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Wild & New

by westwork

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1.
Wrap the Hours 03:59
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Hang the lights that will lead you to blindness, cover your eyes, ‘cause you can’t fight this, won’t the night have mercy on you now. Love the man but you can’t own him love his life but you can’t control him won’t the night have mercy on you now. Won’t the night have mercy on you now, Reminisce on a place you’ve never been Won’t the night have mercy on you now, don’t confuse the sinner with the sin. Tear down the walls that would keep you protected, Close to the cure but don’t get infected, won’t the night have mercy on you now. Wrap the hours, the time you’ve been given, Hold them close but don’t keep them hidden, won’t the night have mercy on you now. Won’t the night have mercy on you now, Safe but not so close that you can’t breathe Won’t the night have mercy on you now, Don’t confuse the victim with the deed. Fall off the road that you had your day in, lose the words before you can say them, won’t the night have mercy on you now. Wrap the hours, the time you’ve been given, Hold them close but don’t keep them hidden, won’t the night have mercy on you now. Won’t the night have mercy on you now, Reminisce on a place you’ve never been Won’t the night have mercy on you now, don’t confuse the sinner with the sin. Won’t the night have mercy on you now, Safe but not so close that you can’t breathe Won’t the night have mercy on you now, Don’t confuse the victim with the deed.
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The Charming Song 02:48
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The Charming Song You've seen it all before A soldier coming back from war No man can comfort you You're too damn smart To suffer all these fools And I'm just another circus tryin' To entertain the masses And my story is predictable So I'm put back on the shelf But you can't look at me And tell me most assuredly That I should be alarmed And I've wasted all my Calculated charm You weaken when I'm juvenile, Hurt, and out of favor I walk on the perimeter Without a prayer And you won't believe me When I say that I'm fallin' I'm forsaken evermore And you won't believe me So I lie here rotting 'Till you pick me up and show me the door You've seen it all before A soldier coming back from war No man can comfort you You're too damn smart To suffer all these fools
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Hearts & Minds 04:01
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Hearts & minds Are they set in stone? Do they move with the seasons Or when you're alone? Hearts & minds Is it too late to change? Or can one person find A way to rearrange? I won't be slave to my habits I'll see the pool hall and drive on right past it I'll look straight in the mirror and ask it 'Is it time for something more drastic?' Hearts & minds Are they set in stone? Do they move with the seasons Or when you're alone? Hearts & minds Is it too late to change? Or can one person find A way to rearrange? I'll see the devil in me and I'll unmask it I'll cut the ties the lead me astray I'll look straight in the mirror and ask it 'How could you treat her this way' The past catches up every time Hearts & minds I'll see the devil in me and I'll unmask it I'll cut the ties the lead me astray I'll look straight in the mirror and ask it 'How could you, how could you how could you, How could you, how could you, how could you …' Hearts & minds
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Lasso the Stars 03:22
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Without you in my arms I'm an acre of land that doesn't yield Without you in my arms I'm a prisoner alone with his last meal You're so easy to love Like an old honky tonk song from Bakersfield If I could lasso the stars, Give you those heavenly flowers Would that work like a charm And get you back in my arms? The night you went away It's a night that forever haunts me still Said things no lover should say I'm prone to hyperbole and overkill I don't remember the words But by the look on your face you were not thrilled If I could take them all back Taken a different tack Had our love not bought the farm You'd still be in my arms Other lovers fight but then they reconcile Other lovers fight but then after awhile They kiss and make things alright. Other lovers fight but then they reconcile Other lovers fight but then after awhile They kiss and make things alright. Without you in my arms I'm a submarine in the wild, wild west Without you in my arms I'm an instagram post with no hashtag blessed I just can't go on In this feature length film of loneliness If I could lasso the stars Give you those heavenly flowers Would that work like a charm And get you back in my arms?
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Sitting in the Corner 03:00
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Sittin in the corner nearly out of my mind The locals think I'm sleeping but I hear'em just fine Drilling down on this memory of mine Sittin in the corner nearly out of my mind Sittin in the corner not givin a damn I took a fifth of wild turkey and lorazepam What'll finish me off is a couple more grams Sittin in the corner not givin a damn I pretended far too long Pretended to not see the signs You were so good at hiding your crimes To you, they were just a game I can't believe I defended you and I hold myself to blame Sittin in the corner with my head sunk low Everybody knows so I'll give'em a show Cops'll be here in a minute or so Sittin in the corner with my head sunk low I pretended far too long Pretended to not see the signs You were so good at hiding your crimes Those girls were just a game I can't believe I defended you and I hold myself to blame I pretended far too long Pretended to not see the signs You were so good at hiding your crimes Those girls were just a game I can't believe I defended you and I hold myself to blame Sittin in the corner nearly out of my mind Waiting on deliverance or the drop of the dime This town could burn down and that would be just fine Sittin in the corner nearly out of my mind
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Wild & New 03:38
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All I wanted, all I wanted Was to hold you Tell you everything'll be fine Like lovers are supposed to All I needed, all I needed Was a smile from you To remind me of the times When we were wild & new We grew up in different worlds Different houses of misery Different ways to waste away love Dance around the tragedy We took it upon ourselves To break away from the fire and flames Build a life full of golden days And not play those dangerous games That we knew so well That we could memorize the shame All I wanted, all I wanted Was to hold you Tell you everything'll be fine Like lovers are supposed to All I needed, all I needed Was a smile from you To remind me of the times When we were wild & new Old ghosts are hard to fight Old habits are harder I started to spend my nights Drinking down by the harbor Trying to drown my wicked heart Trying to keep my worth out of view Wash away the bitter taste Of constantly disappointing you I fell in love with my chains And now nothing of us remains All I wanted, all I wanted Was to hold you Tell you everything'll be fine Like lovers are supposed to All I needed, all I needed Was a smile from you To remind me of the times When we were wild & new
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2 Hearted Riot 03:37
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I was swimming in the deep end I was looking for a friend And then you came 'round You came 'round I was in between myself More comfortable on the shelf And then you came 'round You came 'round You shone a light underneath my bed Showed me there's no need for dread Then I wasn't scared I wasn't scared Oh the mighty mess we made We put our mistakes on parade And just laughed it off Laughed it off We were a two-hearted riot A love too big to be quiet We kept the neighbors awake We shook the walls like an earthquake All good things come an end We were no exception my friend We fell apart Fell apart Looking back I can almost see You lighting me like a Christmas tree You were such tease Such a tease We were a two-hearted riot A love too big to be quiet We kept the neighbors awake We shook the walls like an earthquake I miss those days, wild with desire I miss the way we set the world on fire World on fire World on fire
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Blackbird Medicine Recipe 03:30
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I courted her on the train to Beijing, with long braids and red star of China. On the banks Beihai Under a red-painted sky We laid down in the temple Dagoba. Lieutenant Yin Was the belle of Tianjin. All the red army boys Would shout and make noise. When she would walk by They'd raise their glass of Mou-tai 'There goes the sweetest, fair maiden of China.' Blackbird Medicine Recipe will make her love me again. The days and nights passed I knew it would not last For she loved the life of a soldier On the night we came back From the karaoke bar I knew that it soon would be over. Now I'm taken apart, and Put back together When I see all her charms In another man's arms. I know that it's hopeless A dream of the lotus. Still I pray that she'll love me To the angels above me, oh Blackbird Medicine Recipe will make her love me again. Blackbird Medicine Recipe will make her love me again. She is so far away from me, I can no longer pretend.
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Whiskey Tango Nights 04:25
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'You look like a handful' That was how she broke the ice I just laughed, she said 'bottle or draft?' You know she didn't have to ask me twice I said 'you look like a heartbreak' Nothing ventured, nothing gained Red hair and a sad smile I could never refrain You know the best way to get The last one off my mind Is to go and have myself a real good time We got onto the next round I said 'this one's mine' Then we went dancing in my car headlights… Those whiskey tango nights Six months of not feeling lonely Two days of all out warfare During the trial She wanted to hurt my pride She said 'now we're getting somewhere' I said 'you look like you're leaving' She fixed me with a thousand yard stare A thousand disappointments she left hanging in the air You know the best way to get the last one off my mind Is to go and have myself a real good time Last I heard she was drinking back with her kind Down at The Galaxy Lights You know the best way to get the last one off my mind Is to go and have myself a real good time Last I heard she was drinking back with her kind Down at The Galaxy Lights Those Whiskey tango nights Those Whiskey tango nights
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Send Her My Love 03:54
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Send her my love Give her my best regards Tell her I'm doing all right And that I' been dealt winning cards We were just kids back then Standing at the bus stop, the one facing south And by the age of 10 We were stealing kisses behind her momma's house We always said Why walk the mile when you can run? Did we burn out too soon? Sparks flying in the air And I was too high notice When she wasn't even there Send her my love Give her my sympathy Tell her I'm doing all right Just lay the blame on me We always cared A little too much about just having fun Did we burn out too soon? Sparks flying in the air And I was too high notice That she wasn't even there We always cared A little too much about just having fun Did we burn down in flames? Too close to the sun? And I was too high to notice When he put down the gun... Send her my love
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Long Way Around 04:12
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No more crying Over things I can’t control No more giving less and taking more No more trying To get one over on life No more acting nice till the cop’s out of sight You’d think I’d ve already learned With all the bridges that I’ve burned There’s a short path to solid ground But I took the long way around No more giving The twisted wealthy a pass No more fables of the white working class No more lying To my family and friends No more politics that I can’t defend You’d think I’d ve already learned With all the bridges that I’ve burned There’s a short path to solid ground But I took the long way around This time I’ll love Without conditions This time I’ll shut my mouth and listen This time I’ll wait till I get permission This time I’ll fix only the parts that need fixin No more fighting Or saying hell to it all No more angry pride before the Fall no more phases where I disappear no more barroom trials or whisky tears You’d think I’d ve already learned With all the bridges that I’ve burned There’s a short path to solid ground But I took the long way around This time I’ll keep My promises with me This time I won’t live up to my history This time I’ll speak before I shout This time I’ll think before I open my mouth This time I’ll stop all the pretending This time I won’t give away the ending This time I swear I’ll stop repeating All of these phrases that don’t have a meaning This time I'll take what the world has to give me mind my own business and send her home safely This time I’ll let my heart be a window Start up a band and write a song with an intro This time I’m different or haven’t you heard? This time I won’t always get the last word This time I’ll love Without conditions This time I’ll shut my mouth and listen This time I’ll wait till I get permission This time I’ll fix only the parts that need fixin

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released October 13, 2022

Wild & New

Chris Stromquist: Drums, Percussion
Scot Fitzsimmons: Bass
Sean Moran: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Mandolin
Joshua Douglas Camp: Vocals, Piano, Organ, Guitars, Accordion, Wurlitzer, Percussion, Banjo, Mandolin, Glockenspiel.

Engineers: David Duncan, Joshua Douglas Camp
Additional Engineers: Chris Stromquist, Scot Fitzsimmons
Produced by Joshua Douglas Camp
Recorded at Punk & Monk and The Pink Room studios.

Violins & String Arrangement on ‘Blackbird Medicine Recipe’: Maxim Moston
Violins & String Arrangement on ‘2-Hearted Riot’: Skye Steele
Guest Vocals on ‘Lasso the Stars’: Laura Ann Singh
Lead Guitar and Pedal Steel Guitar on ‘Lasso the Stars’: Charles Arthur
Pedal Steel Guitar on ‘Hearts & Minds’ and ‘Send Her My Love’: Gerald Menke

Words & Music: Joshua Douglas Camp, Calle Del Campos, BMI 2022

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