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THE WAKE

by motorslug

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1.
The Wake 04:15
AS WE WIND DOWN THE ROAD OF SEVEN YEARS ALL THE HOPE ALL THE PRAYERS ALL THE FEARS ALL THE TROUBLE WITH THE HEALER AND THE LAW COUNT THE DAYS DOWN TO THE FINAL STRAW WELL THE DAY WAS FROZEN AS YOU SLEPT YOUR BED TURNING COLD AS WE WEPT SEE THE SMOKE NOW RISING TO THE SKY FUELED BY YOUR DREAMS AS THEY FLY WE ARE STANDING NEAR THE ROCK OF AGES WITH THE WIND WHIPPING UP OUR HAIR THE CONDUCTOR LASHING TO THE BEAT OF THE DRUM HIS WAND FLYING THRU THE AIR AND YOU WONDER HOW IT HAS COME TO THIS THE TWILIGHT SEEMED SO FAR OFF YOU WONDER WHAT’S IN STORE FOR YOU AND WHAT SIDE YOU’RE ON ONLY FOOLS KNOW CERTAINTY AND THE CLUELESS KNOW WHAT TO DO SIMPLE ANSWERS PROMISE BLISS THE IGNORANT PLAY BY THE RULES
2.
I’LL TAKE THE BLOOD MONEY THIS IS A SLOW SONG JUNE EMBRACING THE SHADOWS WE MOVE ACROSS THE ROOM WE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WE’VE BEEN RUNNING SINCE THAT DAY TAKE LICENSE IN THE FREE WORLD A KING WILL HAVE HIS WAY BUT THE KING HE WOULD NOT RULE LEAD TO A SLOW SONG JUNE OUTSIDE THE TREES BOILING RIVERS OVERFLOW LISTEN TO THE NEWS IT HAPPENED ALL BEFORE THRU A TOWN OF SAWMILLS RUNNING THRU THE NIGHT THE BLADES THEY WHINE AS CHIPS DO FLY INTO THE BLINDING LIGHT I’LL TAKE THE BLOOD MONEY THIS IS A SLOW SONG JUNE TO JUSTIFY HIS LOVE HE PROMISED YOU THE MOON BUT ALL WHAT’S LEFT’S THIS TUNE LEAD TO A SLOW SONG JUNE OUTSIDE THE TREES BOILING RIVERS OVERFLOW LISTEN TO THE NEWS IT HAPPENED ALL BEFORE THRU A TOWN OF SAWMILLS RUNNING THRU THE NIGHT THE BLADES THEY WHINE AS CHIPS DO FLY INTO THE BLINDING LIGHT OUTSIDE THE TREES BOILING RIVERS OVERFLOW LISTEN TO THE NEWS IT HAPPENED ALL BEFORE THRU A TOWN OF SAWMILLS RUNNING THRU THE NIGHT THE BLADES THEY WHINE AS CHIPS DO FLY INTO THE BLINDING LIGHT
3.
Swamp Thing 03:41
SHOW ME HOW TO LOVE YOU TREAT ME LIKE A FOOL THIN AIR THAT SURROUNDS US NARKING ON MY COOL SO TIGHTLY WOUND I CANNOT SPEAK BEST LAID PLANS TO HELL SHOW ME HOW TO LOVE YOU THERE’S POISON IN THE WELL YOU ALWAYS CALL THE DIFFERENCE WE’RE PLAYING BY YOUR RULES DRAW YOUR NOOSE AROUND MY NECK LAY RUIN TO MY SOUL MY ANGER AT THIS FUCKING WORLD GROWS HARDER TO CONTROL NEED NO MORE AGGRAVATION GONNA DIG A HOLE SHOW ME HOW TO LOVE YOU SO LOVE WON’T GO AWAY GIVE AN INCH I’LL WALK THE MILE EVERY SINGLE DAY ROLL ME LIKE A SWAMP THING THE WAY YOU ROCK AND ROLL THROW YOUR ARMS AROUND MY NECK SET FIRE TO MY SOUL SWALLOW UP THE ROOM SWALLOW UP THE AIR SHOW ME THAT YOU CARE SHOW ME HOW TO NAIL YOU ROLL ME LIKE A SWAMP THING FIRE IN THE HOLE DO THE THINGS YOU DO SO WELL STROKING MY DE GAULLE THROW YOUR ARMS AROUND MY NECK SET FIRE TO MY SOUL SHOW ME HOW TO LOVE YOU LET ME DIG YOUR HOLE SWALLOW UP THE ROOM SWALLOW UP THE AIR SHOW ME THAT YOU CARE SHOW ME HOW TO NAIL YOU
4.
The Flood 03:37
I’M STANDING BY THE ROAD I’M STANDING BY THE WATER RAIN HAS DRENCHED THE SOIL SATURATE AND BOTHER I’M LOOKING FOR MY GUITAR YOU KNOW IT SWAM AWAY I LEFT A FRIEND OUT BY THE TRACKS TO FIND HIS WAY BACK HOME OKAY I'VE SEEN THE DAY A COMING KNOWN IT ALL ALONG AND THE WATER’S RISING AS THE STORM DIES DOWN I CIRCLED ALL THE CLODS THAT NIGHT A PASSENGER OF MINE BE A FRIEND A PART OF ME UNTIL THE END OF THE LINE YOU SHOWED ME HOW TO WIELD THIS AX YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TO PLAY AND WHEN YOU FINALLY TOOK THAT RIDE MY GUITAR SWAM AWAY I CALL OUT TO THE ANGRY SKIES IS THERE NO REASON WHY WE ALL RIDE THIS CRAZY WAVE UNTIL THE DAY WE DIE -SOLO- YOU SHOWED ME HOW TO WIELD THIS AX YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TO PLAY AND WHEN YOU FINALLY TOOK THAT RIDE MY GUITAR SWAM AWAY I CALL OUT TO THE ANGRY SKIES IS THERE NO REASON WHY WE ALL RIDE THIS CRAZY WAVE UNTIL THE DAY WE DIE YOU SHOWED ME HOW TO WIELD THIS AX YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TO PLAY AND WHEN YOU FINALLY TOOK THAT RIDE MY GUITAR SWAM AWAY YOU SHOWED ME HOW TO WIELD THIS AX YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TO PLAY AND WHEN YOU FINALLY TOOK THAT RIDE MY GUITAR SWAM AWAY

about

The music on this mini-album was recorded at our rehearsal space at the Sedel, located in Lucerne, Switzerland, an old jail that has been converted to rehearsal spaces in 1981. Visit www.sedel.ch.
Vocal tracks were recorded at 'Don&Don's Fall Out Shelter' in Horw, near Lucerne.
Mixdown and mastering by Marco Jencarelli at Soundfarm Studios in Kriens, near Lucerne. Visit www.soundfarm.ch.
Artwork by Steven Soshea. Visit www.soshea.com

credits

released March 17, 2014

The Wake is dedicated to Susanna Braun-Bieri, who passed away in 2011.
Special thanks to Don Gredig and Don Farrer at 3Dons rehearsal in Horw.

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motorslug Lucerne, Switzerland

MOTORSLUG -
Sedel Rock Band

The Future of Rock

Influences: Elivis and Black Sabbath

motorslug:
Markus Friedrich - g
Andy Holz - b
Roberto 'Marshal' La Mantia - voc
Adi Meyer - dr
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