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Dress for Nasty Weather [2014]

by The Extraordinaires

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1.
[Philo the dog howls] Two opinions pose a threat to peace between opposing sets Opposing forces never rest and it's best to keep your distance If I want things a certain way and you refuse or disobey It's up to me to pave the way by crushing your resistance When you strike back it's 'This means war!' Then we start that good old back and forth I'll do my worst to break your sword and battle your persistence Like old Berlin, Korea too a stalemate doesn't mean I lose, I'll simply carve the map in two and gladly split the difference! History, it has its way of getting buried with the dead And hiding underwater for a time But every now and then you'll see the Ghost of Death and Misery He's creeping up behind you carving lines Carve it up! Carve it up! Carve it up! Take that map and carve it up!
2.
Stray Bullet 06:24
I was made of rotten wood And there were plenty things I never understood 'Till the Angel came and asked me if I would Like to take a little stroll around the neighborhood She embraced my wooden heart She was the first to see me for the sum of all the parts We took a step and started dancing all around the yard Just a'howling at the moon and counting all the stars But over time the Angel came to grant me all of my wishes And I could never trust another soul to be on her mind And when my nose grows I get paranoid and suspicious It wasn't long until she brought me to the end of the line Well I woke up and looked around Well it had been a couple days and I was feeling down I bought a pocket full of dreams and the weighed me down With their charms And she danced around in my arm as she sang she sang, 'Let me take you on a ride, We could agree to be each others alibis For the wild days, and the wild nights We can burn like candles on a winter night Stray, like a bullet, I was lost in a dangerous city [TAKE THE MONEY / TAKE THE MONEY] Heavy heavy hands held high just to have her around [AIN'T IT FUNNY / AIN'T IT FUNNY] Brain's like a paperweight, what a waste of space, such a pity [PAINT 'N HONEY / TAINTED HONEY] It won't be long until she puts me to the end of the line [Musical interlude] Snoring loudly fate has found me in my weakest moment, And in my place I've given chase to the bait of my opponent, Snoring louder never prouder it's my great escape, and Every time I take to the sky I always bring my cape, And as I climb - into - the cannon on the roof I try to aim it right at the ground but my Aim - isn't true - and I feel a bit confused so now I'm Heading right up to the moon And the light - from the fuse - is caught between my tooth and all the Critters crawl out of my mouth, leading me right out of town To the end - leading me to the end of the line Until the spring that was sprung on the spot, The twig that toppled the pot, The king was humbled and brought down to his knees
3.
Blue Moon 03:50
When you're up - you come down Then you hide - in the clouds I wonder what I can do - for you You get big - then you're small There are nights that I don't see you at all oh what a shame Must be something - I can do for you Blue moon, when you gonna come around? I'm hear waiting on the ground and I'll be here when you come down Blue moon, how'd you make it on your own? You don't need to be alone, just let me know when you come down When you're up - you come down Then you hide - from the crowd, I wonder what I can do for you You get big - you get small, there are nights I wanna give you a call Oh what's you're name? Must be something that I can do for you You come near - you go far, I'll be hear when you call oh what a shame Must be something - I can do for you CHORUS Blue moon, I can't take it anymore Are you hollow at the core? Let your worries hit the floor Blue moon, take it easy take it slow We don't have nowhere to go You just have to let me know when you come around
4.
Treehouse 04:49
I want a life worth living, not false paradise Don't take without giving, take some good advice Speaking without talking, if you listen you can hear Do we know each other, or just the way the way appear? Treehouses call, the hours march along We put our worries away and let the music play We live in a treehouse You take a seed and plant into the ground A house you have from what begins to sprout I want a song worth singing, and a girl that's nice She feeds me when I'm hungry, bowls full of beans and rice That resonant connection, future with the past, Explained best with a spiral, culminating all so fast CHORUS
5.
I wanna break the ice, wrapped around the device A will sacrifice - already paying the price I've got my head in the cloud, I haven't figured it out Turn up the radio loud - it's transmitting my doubts I'm losing control of my inhibitions - I'm drunk on the talking machine I'm tired of hearing the new edition I'm sick from the feed on the screen, I'm weak from the techno vaccine I wanna fight the tide, I'm being brushed aside I'm really burning inside - it's killing all of my pride The cold is numbing my mind - the light is making me blind I let myself be defined the way a tool is designed CHORUS Where are the natural pools of water? Where is the grass between my feet? Where are the stars to survey my slumber? I'm not where I thought I'd be CHORUS
6.
The Big Show 04:39
They say it like it's true then watch it put down its roots And blossom from the gossip into truth We're in the weeds up to our knees it's hard to tell the poison from the fruit Look out below the whole damn thing's about to blow Gone are all the good days, but hey at least we get to watch the show, Speak up, sing loud! If you can't let them hear you know We'll be winning in a rat race, from here until the bottom falls out So take a walk around the block and do what you do Those sunny skies are singing just for you But the weather man has bigger plans so Dress for nasty weather and stay tuned Teach a man to fish and watch him eat every day, A tender tuna steak or a cod fillet, But feed him to the sharks and he won't ever want to fish another day CHORUS There's a rumor right between the lines Some say it's about time and the End, it's nigh and near Fortune tellers dress you up just to knock you down But there's always an update to keep you coming 'round When will the fire and the brimstone stop the clock With all these advertisements left to watch
7.
Paradiso 03:44
[MOUSE] Dropped head first, how could this day get any worse? Is it a blessing or a curse to be stranded here in this paradise? Carried away into this picture perfect place, it is a wedding or a wake? To be stranded here in this paradise? I'll never ever need to work again to get the feed, I'm living large and counting all of my seeds, A tragic end indeed, to be stranded here in this paradise I'll never dig a ditch again I'm hanging with my cricket friends I'm happier than I've ever been and I hope it never ends I'm a tourist here in this paradise [SCIENTIST] Everything you want you want you've got, A water hole and a sleeping spot You're the king of comfort in every way But you're staring at the world through a window pane [MOUSE] I'll never ever need to work again to get the feed, I'm living large and counting all of my seeds, A tragic end indeed, to be stranded here in this paradise [SCIENTIST] Don't you count your chickens yet For one wrong move and you'll be dead, Take a moment look around you're not the only one in town, Can't you see that there's a price to living here in Paradise? Just when you thought you were safe You realized you were standing on top of the tail of an old rattlesnake
8.
Up, up and away Where a like to look down on busy motorways And take a minute to wave to the people in their planes, If only they could just stop and take a walk in outterspace, High in a balloon, reach up to the moon You're up there all alone, never lose your way home I believe the sunshine's looking down on me And I believe we fit together like a puzzle piece High in a balloon, reach up to the moon You're up there all alone, never lose your way home I've been working really hard to keep my head dry So every now and then I get high Way out above a cloudy grey sky CHORUS
9.
We were never well-acquainted And everyone you knew was a state behind you Left to wonder where you went and why But did it come as a surprise That our voices carried further in your mind than you would ever recognize We were on a first name basis, you were never good with names or faces I hate to think we never crossed your mind But is it any question why? In the end I couldn't care the thought of you Laying in bed, staring at the Sun We followed you across the nation, just another page in the compilation But I was never there to disagree And is it any mystery that you'd still be haunting me? And am I better now to know your history? Or could I ever been the one to hold your hand And whisper to you while you were Laying in bed, staring at the Sun
10.
Promise me - that as we push you out to sea That you won't ever ask of me to not look back Drifting there - marigolds and weathered hair Delicate and unaware - lead me back I see you in a dream, nothing ever seems odd or out of place to me And then I realize - I've lost you a thousand times - just like this Driving you up and down the avenues Dodging all the traffic lights to catch your flight Push and pull - waiting at the terminal You handed me a plastic knife for our last goodbye Listen to a song you've been hearing all along and you'll find me there Whispering - here's another song - I'll meet you in Avalon Avalon

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Recorded in Spring of 2013 with generous donations from our amazing Kickstarter backers. Slated for release in Spring of 2014, our Kickstarter backers are invited to claim their EXCLUSIVE EARLY DOWNLOAD of the record on December 20th 2013.

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released December 20, 2013

Produced by Jay Purdy, Matt Gibson and Kyle Johnson
Engineered by Corey Fortune West
Mastered by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound in NYC

The Extraordinaires are:
Jay Purdy | Vocals/Acoustic Guitar/Piano
Matt Gibson | Bass/Vocals/Acoustic Guitar/Piano
Zach Poyatt | Electric Guitar/Vocals/Acoustic Guitar/Piano
Koofreh Umoren | Trumpet

Additional Players:
Dave Fishkin | Saxaphones
Billy Dufala | Flute/Cuíca/Triangle/Percussion
Jamie Robinson | Synth/Keys
Larry Toft | Trombone
Vinchelle Woods | Vocals
Kyle Johnson | Drum Machine

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