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East Coast New England Boy

by Ian Cat

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1.
Rest my soul You've earned this sleep She has gone beyond the sea Weary eyes Take sight to the blind You will never lose your mind But don't find me now, no more But don't find me now, no more Raise no voice For the sound of sorrow Dies with her now as she goes Feel the wind It is almost new Breathe in life, it is for you But don't find me now, no more But don't find me now, no more Memory Will crawl by my side Looking to revive the sorry time Here I stand I see the crossroads The compass knows the way to go But don't find me now, no more But don't find me now, no more
2.
The sun is going down now Wildlife comes to run the town Allston has singing whores Brighton's got no troubadours I am a stranger here All I see is minor mimicry I'll never be on their side Beyond the wall to lose my mind Following the faces now See them run down to the corner pub We're on the bill and we aim to kill Every fool and fake until we're done I've got my axe to grind I've seen this red so many times But will the sound fall on deaf ears once more Can it be the time has come for them to know The city soon will know my name And maybe I'll forget I felt the pain On this twist and tumble journey through the dark Come on and tell me story Paint a pretty picture All your best lines The verses of your scripture And do you know where winners lie At the end of the night? You're just Speaking in Tongues I'm Down in the Groove You're treading the water I'm diving for gold Blood on the stage Broken strings on your guitar Never knew your name I only know How far
3.
Astral Tune 02:48
See you here See you here See you here You care You find My mind My time Know me now Know me now Know me now Here me sing Here me sing Here me sing I ring I run You love You come Set me free Set me free Set me free
4.
Close the door for privacy Just you and me And insecurity Grow up fast, boy, and be a man My shield's my sweat Your sword's your hand And if you pierce my skin You'll find more than you bargained for And if you stumble in Scream to close the door Just to shake the sheets What will you find Sun burns the skyline Raindrops gather On the window pane Songs simmer in the background Fray the worry Shake restraint And if you wander in You'll know what it's all about Guilty little sins Even just a small amount Just to shake the sheets What will you find Feet pound in the distance The chase is on Breathing strong Fever dreams are holding out Try to talk Can't help but shout
5.
The war was over and I headed west to hell Mesmerized by colored lights, the celluloid, and death Dreaming dreams of grander schemes, pinching every nerve Momma didn't school me for a failure I've traveled states of mind, I'm still inside my skull Reeling feelings to my soul, always wanting more I long for the escape of poetry in your eyes The colors speak beyond the lonesome tide Crying out in sickness I call you by name Seeking sweet redemption I'm ready for the pain I got the Purgatory Blues Down here where the rains don't come, my soul might turn to dust I feel time pass fearlessly, but have I done enough Sparks have flown and circuits blown, is the gutter my next fall I've got some wounds but I'm still standing tall The crowd can sweep me up and sway but they don't understand My heart's on my sleeve, tongue's cut short -- I wear these like a badge Can't you see there's life in me trying to take hold I've more to give and less to lose for sure Crying out in sickness I call you by name Seeking sweet redemption I'm ready for the pain I got the Purgatory Blues Yonder stands the sinner in me, treatise in his hand Begging for a signature or just another pass There's hell to pay there either way, but I'm keeping all my soul I've still got love inside of me worth reaching down for more Dancing with the waves, I feel the desolation rise Choices made, past is gone, is this life a lie To know you are so far away, the distance shreds my heart I want you once to hear me now: I LOVE YOU MORE THAN DEATH Crying out in sickness I call you by name Seeking sweet redemption I'm ready for the pain I got the Purgatory Blues
6.
I don't talk much to strangers Not that they hear me anyway I'll open up when I'm ready 'Til then I've got nothing to say I want to get old with my friends Take our kids to Little League I might be someone's uncle To look at me you'd never think I used to want to write novels Like Vonnegut and Kerouac Sometimes I miss that feeling Seeing my life in paperback I'm a east coast New England boy My heart might be lost in the pines Maybe a bird got a hold of it To what end, I'll never find
7.
When I saw you at the ocean and you said you were through All I heard was breaking waves on the stones My life was gonna change, so I said "let's go" You know that water never really was blue I might never find the truth in what you believe For we never went out to sea too far That smirk you give and your sapphire heart No, you won't let me take them from here If I ever get back home If I ever get back home Will your eyes meet mine like in summertime Will you hold me close with winter in your bones Will the season smile on me like you would When you loved me the same way I loved you The trouble with you is just the trouble with me We're the same riptide we come back, we come back I wonder if the sand will cut us some slack Or if we're lost to drown forever in the sea Naturally, your man is the captain on board Though I've never been a lone mutineer If it's you and it's me the way the navigator steers When the ship sinks down they'll find us on the shore If I ever get back home If I ever get back home Will your eyes meet mine like in summertime Will you hold me close with winter in your bones Will the season smile on me like you would When you loved me the same way I loved you I loved you Won't you come find me on the mainland All I want to do is hold your hand No, you're never on dry land when it rains Just maybe I'll forget I felt the pain Looking back All these years I can still Taste my tears Feel the wind See sunrise Still you stay In my mind Well here I am Left with the rain But you know that it can't Wash away the pain Well here I am Left with the pain There's a bruise on my soul And I've never been the same The road is long And I know in my soul Every path I tread Will lead me home But don't find me now, no more But don't find me now, no more

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"If Wilco had written Yankee Hotel Foxtrot in the proud grungy style of a 1990s Britpop band, it would sound a lot like this. ... These tracks are suspension bridges to somewhere else — gently bending, carefully built, and more solid than they first appear." -- Hunter Styles, Valley Advocate

"... truly a journey that must be experienced in its entirety. ... an impressive soundscape." -- Brian Varneke, The Deli Magazine

"... a listening experience that’s more of a rhythmic voyage than anything else. After you press play, you won’t be listening to the same kind of song twice. It’s refreshing during a time in music where a lot of artists can find themselves stuck in a formulaic rut." -- Rob Duguay, Motif

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released October 28, 2016

TO BE PLAYED LOUD.

All songs by Ian Laczynski except "Shake the Sheets," written by Stephen Bailey and Ian Laczynski.

Guitars, vocals, piano, fake Mellotron, occasional hand percussion, and organ by Ian Laczynski.

Percussion, ostrich guitar and "behind the bridge" guitar on "Don't Find Me Now" by Matt Jones.

All songs engineered and mixed by Matt Jones at Woolly Mammoth Sound, Waltham, Massachusetts, various sessions from 2014 through 2016.

All songs were recorded at Woolly Mammoth Sound by Matt Jones except "East Coast New England Boy," recorded by Ian Laczynski at 750 Temple Avenue, Long Beach, California, summer 2013.

Produced by Ian Laczynski and Matt Jones.

Mastered by Scott Craggs at Old Colony Mastering, Boston, Massachusetts.

Released by Salieri Records. SLR010

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