Recorded, mixed and mastered by Brent Cross at Grizz Studios.
Additional recording by Gary Jones and additional mixing by kele fleming. Produced by kele, Ron & Brent.
Artwork by Lara Kroeker at Randomlink Interactive
All songs copyright tinforest productions, SOCAN.
Thank you – Brent Cross, SWP, Gary Jones, Tony Lee, Lisa Butel, Lara Kroeker, Ken Schroeder, DL for introducing us to the Rhodes.
1. ekologik
(fleming & Yamauchi)
drums – Ron | bass – Ron
acoustic guitar – kele | rhodes – Ron lead guitar – Gary Jones
vox – kele | beegees – kele & Ron
on the page i write, i’ve forgotten how to live my life, i bow to the machine now i’m living like, a disappearing kind
i close my eyes, scared of what i’ll find
i’m not alone, i feel the blood of millions
boiling and raging within
but where are they now? in our cities and towns beneath the veneer, gone way underground
i want to be found, i want to be loud tell the stories of us, the bound until there’s no static, no sound
no state, no law
only the gentle breeze
a kiss on my jaw
putting my heart at ease
it’s old news now
i’ve forgetten how
i bow to the machine now
2. wishing away
(fleming & Yamauchi)
drums – Tony Lee
tambourine – Ron | bass – Ron
acoustic guitar – kele | lead guitar – kele keys – Ron | ukelele – Ron
vox – kele | beegees – kele & Ron
i was wishing away but the wish went away
i was dreaming away but the dream went away all those things that were said
when they had nothing to say
we believed in it once
then the belief went away
i was speaking away but the words went away
i was preaching away but faith went away
the sound of my voice when i had nothing to say i grow tired of it now
i’ll put my voice away
nothing stays the same everything changes today
i was hoping away but the hope went away
i was thinking away then the thoughts went away when we opened our hearts to the light of day
we had faith in it once
then the faith went away
nothing stays the same everything changes today i was hating away but the hate went away
i was dreading away then the dread went away
i’d been stuck for some time
afraid of what they’d say
when i decided to love
all the doubt went away
nothing stays the same everything changes today
3. me oh my
(Yamauchi)
drums – Ron | bass – Ron
acoustic guitar – Ron | lead guitar – Ron | piano – Ron
vox – kele
we had the sun
and our anger and self pity
we had our fun
we felt clever, even witty
me oh my i talked my way
out of so many tomorrows
some were good, some were great who’s the fool now and the sorrow?
me oh my
now what’s done is done
so far you’ve come
in the cold city
now you are complete history delete
you’re still so pretty me oh my
the lucky rabbit’s paw once met a saw exchanged for gold they say nothing’s lost and nothing cost when we were bold
so take your fill
when they ask how you’re living you beg or kill
are the choices we’re given
me oh my me oh my
4. 2012 (For Toddio)
(fleming & Yamauchi)
drums – Tony Lee
acoustic guitar – kele | electric guitar – kele
lead guitar – Brent Cross
keys – Ron | bass – Ron
vox – kele | beegees kele & Ron
you heard they were coming for all of us the angels of death descended
walking among us & making plans
you were ready first
never to be the last
you took the plunge head first
crossed the river wide to the other side
we’re all reaching for the other side // wanna cross the river wide
you made a pact to come back
but the current took you way downstream you signed your name & said hello
to the masquerade behind the curtain
in the leaving light you dance
to the music on the other side
we’re all reaching for the other side // wanna cross the river wide tumble down through through
push on through
you were not meant to grow old here you’ll be the child in your daughter’s eyes
waving from the other side singing from the other side dancing from the other side and loving from the other side
we’re all reaching for the other side // wanna cross the river wide tumble down through through
push on through
5. city ghost
(fleming & Yamauchi)
drums – Ron | bass – Ron acoustic guitar – kele
lead guitar – Gary Jones
accordion – Ron | organ – Ron
vox – kele | beegees – kele & Ron
she keeps her face pressed to the glass leaving a smear
she hopes they’ll hear
and if she makes herself seen
they’ll pay attention
but she receives no invitation
no warmth, no good will
even a kind word from passerby is too much to ask
she’s a ghost, a city ghost she walks the streets alone & visible
she’s a ghost, a city ghost if you find yourself lost
(you can count on her) she’ll be a gracious host she’ll be
she keeps her feet moving to the sound heal-toe on the street
she follows in the footsteps
of the hundreds before her
an invisible tribe of women
sirens wail through the dark
a beacon call to
all of those walkers hoping to be found
she’s a ghost, a city ghost she walks the streets alone & visible
she’s a ghost, a city ghost if you find yourself lost (you can count on her) she’ll be a gracious host she’ll be
no warmth, no good will
even a kind word from passerby is too much to ask
she’s a ghost, a city ghost…
6. mosiac
(fleming & Yamauchi)
drums – Ron | bass – Ron
piano – Ron |strings – Ron
vox – kele | beegees – kele & Ron
this is where he lays his head this is how he choses his words this is where he breaks his bread this is why belief is absurd
this is where she makes her bed this is how she’s never heard this is when she’s forced to wed this is why ethics are blurred
this is where we bury our dead this is how we’re easily lured this is when we lose our heads
this is why we are the scourge
we sing this dirge, embrace the dirge
this is where he made his stand this is how he found his voice this is when he laid his hand this is why he closed my eyes
7. Vampire Song
(fleming)
drums – Ron | bass – Ron
acoustic guitar – kele | electric guitar – kele
12-string – Ron | accordion – Ron
keys – Ron
vox – kele | beegees – kele & Ron
in my dream about vampires you had a lot to say and it wasted a whole day i will take off my shoes to feel the raw, raw soil
emotions boil
in this field of decay i can smell the centuries of human toil
human toil
and this body remembers what this mind wants to forget i guess this means that i’m not over you yet
and it’s been so long since i have felt as one please push me into some travelling oblivion
in my dream about ancestors she waits under the naked tree & she looks like me i see her down that road alive in the wildness
ghosts move under her dress
in my dreams i can touch the past planted there at pleasant valley road
i watch the silence erode
and this body remembers what this mind wants to forget i guess this means that i’m not over you yet
and it’s been so long since i have felt as one please push me into some travelling oblivion
8. sleeping beauty
(Yamauchi)
drums – Ron | bass – Ron
lead guitar – Brent Cross
keys – Ron
vox – kele | beegees – kele & Ron
chasing the pleasure can be a pressure
wondering how you can hit wondering how you can quit it
we could be digging a treasure, quietly taking our leisure
always time for half measures when you’re a who in whatever
get up, get up
time to wake up sleeping beauty (it’s your time baby rise and shine) time to wake up sleeping beauty
back to the present life can be pleasant
you better learn how to take it, til then you can fake it if you keep snoozing, you will be losing
all of your will so, better get off the pillow
get up, get up
time to wake up sleeping beauty (it’s your time baby rise and shine) time to wake up sleeping beauty
9. Carrier Hotel
(fleming & Yamauchi)
drums – Tony Lee
bass – Ron
guitars – kele, Ron & Brent Cross
lead guitar – Ken Schroeder ukuele – Ron | organ – Ron
vox – kele | beegees – kele & Ron
from streetlight to streetlight
wind your way down Front Street
you dodge the net sweepers
squeeze through a choke point
you carry a message close to your heart you carry a message close to your heart
you can kiss but we won’t tell at the carrier hotel
we’re all a little closer to hell at the carrier hotel
a room on the eighth floor warm light & machine hum
greets you at the door
stay away from the window
with a little cash and fake ID
you can be whoever you want to be
at the carrier hotel
you can kiss but we won’t tell we’re all a little closer to hell at the carrier hotel
the hotel down Hudson Street is a disappearing act
every room is full of masks you walk out as someone else it’s the most real you’ll ever be packing your new identity
carrier hotel
you can kiss but we won’t tell we’re all a little closer to hell at the carrier hotel
i’ll meet you at the door, a room on the 8th floor
you can drown in the ecstacy, get lost in your fantasies leave your heart at the carrier hotel…
10. cautionary tale
(fleming & Yamauchi)
drums – Tony Lee
lead guitar – Gary Economy
acoustic guitar – kele
rhodes – Ron | bass – Ron
vox – kele | beegees – kele & Ron
take it from me i’ve been around
seen a few things, nothing too profound know who your friends are
treat them well
don’t grow up too fast
you’ve got lots of time
to chose your targets well
some will fake you, try to take you keep your head up girl
they’ll never break you
you’ll hear lots of advice & slights gossip & tall tales not too nice don’t get all caught up in kiss & tell
tune out the noise & be true to yourself
don’t be afraid to stand alone
never let them push you back down
11. the streets are kind
(fleming & Yamauchi)
drums – Tony Lee
bass – Ron
acoustic guitar – kele | french horn – kele
piano – Ron | strings – Ron
vox – kele | beegees – kele & Ron
the streets are kind to her face abrasions on her leg
(if) the lighting’s just right
she’s the star in your elaborate dreams
the streets are kind sun on her back she’s found her place she doesn’t mind subtle attacks
she’s found her place she feels his gaze on her body it’s how she’s made
a welcome sight
she embodies hopes & dreams
the streets are kind sun on her back she’s found her place she doesn’t mind subtle attacks
she’s found her place
she feels so naked in this story we trace her lines
on streets at night
she’s the glory of dawn’s first light
the streets are kind sun on her back she’s found her place she doesn’t mind subtle attacks
she’s found her place
12. in my dream
(fleming & Yamauchi)
acoustic guitar – kele
piano – Ron
vox – kele | beegees – kele
in my dream, you play the most interesting roles
in my scheme I play a part in a world made whole
I felt my armour melt away
til I was naked as the day
when I was thrown into the ice, the world is not so nice
I shut my eyes
fall in the deep forever, forever
see you in my sleep
last night, I was just talking about you love
last night, you were out walking without me love you when I finally close my eyes
are the memory that I prize
because you’re in my head
can’t wait to get to bed
I shut my eyes
fall in the deep together, forever see me in your sleep
you when I finally close my eyes are the memory that I prize because you’re in my head can’t wait to get to bed…