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Up, Down, and In Between

by Michael Rancourt

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1.
Revolution (free) 05:05
And you busted through our shells And breaking through the headspace was something else Now we're sitting tall where the turrets fell We're still buying all those words you sell I wonder if enough will be enough, will it be enough for you, or is it just too much for you Taking over airwaves All the lights, they're too bright, they're too bright You know we'd fight and light the way for you You say you lost something you had before I feel the heat coming, a revolution Something more Never thought I be a part of something like this All the rules I never broke, opportunities I missed Love was always good enough until I had your kiss Convinced me we are slowly sinking into the abyss Everyone is so confused They don't know what to make of you Yeah, I didn't like it But I didn't feel the need to fight it
2.
Dryer (free) 04:16
Hung me out Strung me out like wire I'm too tense, I'm too taut I'm wound up too tight All I can I do is pray that I'm through with you Let me tumble out of the dryer Maybe I'm crazy Threadbare fading Somehow you have Desaturated me Spinning reeling I think I see You wore me like a sweater Then tore apart the sheets
3.
Monsters In My Bed (free) 04:00
You feel it in the air You could taste em in town The crackle and rumble And they all came down And it didn't even matter If you lock the door They blew 'em all away Like they did before Chaotic and neurotic Gonna rain and hale The bright-metal comets And the chemical tails And the bombs came down In the big black night And we all went to heaven In the little white light I was in the cauldron Sinking in the stew Heard 'em in the alley They're coming after you Creeping and crawling In the watermelon mist They sang a little diddy And it went like this There are no monsters in your bed The only monster is in your head I haven't seen the sun For ninety-seven days My brain is all amok And I'm wasting all away I took a little walk and It tore me all apart Apathetic eyes and the cold cold hearts She was in the alley Not another soul around Swinging and a-swaying Moving to a sound She took me by the hand She blew a little kiss Sang a little something And it goes like this
4.
Black and Blue (free) 04:01
Some have said you're not for me And most have thought I'm not for you But it's easier to fall Into someone you know Than scaling walls alone They told me you're like a breeze That I'll show you where to squeeze And I pray for the day When you decide to stay And like a stain I'll fade away And it's true that love is blind I'm out of body when you're in my mind If it suits you baby I'll be your biggest find When I come around, I don't look behind They told me you're a mystery to solve I see puzzle pieces, all they see is walls Some of the things I used to say And do for you I still won't let your heart go black and blue They say I can be so deaf and blind And it's true that you're always in my mind And if you feel it baby Don't leave me behind I will be your alibi
5.
And I gotta chase it down Get it when I can Sometime float by Buried in the sand Come up washed up coated with mud I don't want to touch it I just want to run I play the signal Help me get this far You found the water In a washed-up broken heart Could you get a table To put our troubles on I'll go get a shovel For things that should be gone And I need you to write down all you see Everything we feel For when I don't believe The sun comes up There are grooves in the sand I found the note In your steady hand Written in a language I had never seen Talked in words Echos in between I heard voices Turn me all around You are in a circle Body making sound Danced on a symbol Beckon me along I'm about to crumble Singing your song I used to run from you You never made much sense The way you used your mind And never built a fence And now I see the sign I see you coming through All this time I thought it was me And it was you All that life you live today All those things just came your way A quarter shy, half your soul And all those things inside your head Nothing worse than empty beds I know you are a strange ritual
6.
Stronger Hands (free) 05:45
I get the feeling you don't want me around I'll pack my things and I won't make a sound Found some precious gems in the hardness of your ground Before you love again, let your defenses down Take my heart, don't be scared I know forgiveness is a hard fruit to bear Where your heart on your sleeve When it's dark you will see The mark you made, a modest price Return in spades, a better life And I will always treasure the things we had Reflect on the good and learn from the bad An easy peace has settled over my lands To lovers lost, it makes for stronger hands
7.
On My Knees (free) 04:32
Sometimes it's hard to breathe, what is real, what is not? Sometimes it's hard to attach words to my thoughts And I could pack a suitcase with the things I forgot And drop it off on a blacktop parking lot Wake in a sweat, but my dreams are cold It's like we never met, because I spun the lies with gold And I'm on my knees Please don't go tonight Your love is like a hurricane Sink or swim in that violet rain Inside the storm, she cannot see Her seeking sparks cannot find me But I'm so glad to have your smile in my life It's like a warm reflection in the iris of your eyes
8.
Sentimental Nights (free) 05:45
I feel the storm around you Smiling through the rain I know it's hard to take off An overloaded plane Jettison that cargo You needed for a time Let go of old I need to draw the line Found a recent picture Dangerous terrain i remembered older photographs Everything about you changed Now you are wired To not believe a thing I say Guess it's meant This way Love is a universe I cannot find Don't know what is wrong, or what is right Just a breath away, but I am years behind And I get a little sentimental at night And I drift into my future world Where money's not a drug, it's just a girl A promise made is a promise I cannot see A promise I cannot guarantee
9.
Satellite 05:14

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This is the 3-track demo EP of the full-length album soon to come!

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released October 9, 2010

All songs and lyrics written and produced by Mike Rancourt

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