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Parachute

by Atomic Flea

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1.
Over Chicago 04:07
Outside my window an ocean of cloud My shadow cast upon the cabin wall The sun it sets behind a strange and distant planet No place that I can recall And I’m flying over Chicago, over Chicago Chasing answers I don’t want The beat is driven by the rumbling of the engines And the music won’t stop My head is swimming with practiced conversations Rehearsing things that I might say Making sure to say the right words and the right time On some other earth, some other day And I’m flying over Chicago, over Chicago Chasing answers I don’t want The beat is driven by the rumbling of the engines And the music won’t stop Won’t stop and let me off The Earth’s rotation turns day into night The city lights reveal their glow Slicing a framework through a future I can’t fathom In the darkness down below And I’m flying over Chicago, over Chicago Chasing answers I don’t want The beat is driven by the rumbling of the engines ‘til the landing gear drops and the crew take their spots and the music stops
2.
Sumonagun 05:02
I went walking on the slient side into the setting sun I brought my gun And brought me one Father, Son, and Holy Ghost Oh I went walking over brash and brambles Over shifting sand In foreign lands, I will withstand Every slander that the demon hurls this time With silence and the ocean on my side There’s no debating, no evading light In this ever-coming night I looked out upon the dreams and riches laid before my eyes And far and wide, to be despised For the hand so dealt to me Oh I did savor all the frutis and flavors Dark and deep and red I turned my head And chose instead To be free from all the traps and wires this time With silence and the ocean on my side There’s no distracting, no refracting light In this ever-coming night Oh compromise and indecision Coupled with a lack of vision All these things will run from me tonight (solo) The darkest night will run from me this time With silence and the ocean on my side There’s no debating, no evading No distracting, no refracting light In this ever-coming night  
3.
It's 3AM The snow is falling I am calling Wondering where you are I snap awake Darkness churning Flashes burning From a distant star But the light fades into memory And the memory fades with time And the picture-perfect clarity Spills like wine In dreams I leave behind Flickering Gold and fire Deep desire With me all along You turn away Subtle smiling You confide In all you do not say (chorus) And all the years they disappear like sheets of paper Turn back the pages and I see your face like nothing's changed As long as we don't say a word It's 3AM I am burning Mind is churning Wondering where you are
4.
Leaves 05:57
Do what you will Do what you must Say what you need to say to regain my trust 'Cause I'm on the road Not hanging 'round The cold is here And the frost is on the ground Don't make a sound And the world grows colder O'er my shoulder The leaves are falling down The nights grow longer But I grow stronger And I'm not turning 'round For the leaves left on the ground I walk in the rain To gather my thoughts To contemplate every last Little glimpse I caught But what of the ones That slipped away Left me here scattered proud With nothing left to say Oh I kneel and I pray (chorus) And I'm not slowin' down For the leaves left on the ground One final thought Before we part Before we make an end Of a brand new start That nothing's for sure And all things can change Just like forgotten snow In a cold spring rain I'll see you again (chorus) And I'm not turnin' round To pick up those leaves left on the ground
5.
Lie 05:06
All these things I can see Still the shadow’s rolling over me All these arrows in my side Better find a place to hide Blue and black across the page Spirals and channels, incandescent rage Still it’s heat now with no light burning fires through the night ‘Cause I’ve been watching I’ve been here all my life Damn the darkness and the light Won’t you be my sight? Let me be the one To skip this beat in time Help me find the time to lie One more time Turn my head this way and that Pull another tale out of my hat Play the fool now every time So familiar and sublime Where I’ve been watching… (chorus) Lah de dah, lada de dah Lah de dah, lada de dah This soul inside Help me find my mind Let me be the one To skip this beat in time And find a quiet place to lie One last time
6.
Parachute 03:27
So I jumped out of a plane It’s just a fiction in my mind Stood at the edge, petrified The world before me Living and dying to Suddenly be A bird in flight My worthless knees Locked tight with fright ‘and one last push from the invisible hand I feel gravity’s embrace And burn up in the atmosphere A hundred miles above the ground A hundred more from any sense of reason No explanation to be found Just circumstance And one last chance to Finally be… Chorus And then the world flies at me 540 degrees I watch my life spinning ‘round The chute it opens And silence Stillness All around And there I’d be A bird in flight My worthless knees As free as light and one last push from the invisible hand I feel gravity’s embrace And burn up in the atmosphere
7.
The Seed 04:07
One life, one glance One day, one chance One sun, one moon One perfect sunset June It's so right that perfect night One heart, one soul One loss of control You know, you know It's just the things that won't let go It's the seed, it's the flower It's the love you devour Like honey, like wine before your time It's the seed, it's the branch It's the time, and the chances You give and you take That finally break you That finally make you Two words, two eyes To see these skies And you so blue Who knew just how much more you could take We laugh, we sigh We breathe these goodbyes And try to shake These bleeding hearts that burn to break (chorus) One look, look back On the aftermath And the wind and the rain Will beat this dust to life again
8.
See You 03:01
Even no I can't see you You're still on the other side Even no I can't see you You're still inside Even no I can't see you You're all that I see Even though we're not together It doesn't mean we're apart You're still with me Even no I can't see you You're still with me Even no I can't see you You're always there Even no I can't see you You're all that I see Even though we're not together It doesn't mean we're apart You're still with me
9.
Son 04:29
Lay down, son Lay down your arms In the warm sun and the cool breeze Let this fight be over and the darkness pass over See this world before you Rolling in the distance Lay down all you've gathered Because it's timeless and endless
10.
Stars 04:34
I'm standing here with no rage Standing in a circle All the vectors point at me I'm standing here with no rage Walking in a circle Turn my head so I don't see In the dark of the night Oh I want to cry out but there's no sound Just the perfect stars I'm standing here with no rage Running in a circle A mad tornado whirl I'm standing here with no rage Spinning in a circle My battle flags unfurled Oh how can I keep watching Eyes willing Mouth gaping At the killing And the raping And the swindling And the taking Oh it must be this rut that I'm stuck in Must be this rut That I'm stuck in
11.
Surprise 03:10
I’ve been reading through your lines Suddenly I see through your disguise Now your face is red But now I know you see me too And looking back on all that we’ve been through Could we look ahead To the long haul To the big climb To the free fall And the final bow that takes you by surprise I’ve been running through your heart Beats so fast to make a brand new start If the conditions stay right But on this much we can agree No predictions and no guarantees About the weather tonight Or the long haul Or the big climb Or the phone call And the final bow that takes you by surprise Or the long haul Or the big climb Or the curtain call And the final bow that takes you by surprise
12.
Trump Towers 04:22
Up on the airplane Up on the roundabout Up on the beltway Up on the Eiffel Tower (woohoo) Up on the trump l’oeil Up on the god machine Up on the plot device Up on the in-betweens (woohoo) And if I was born yesterday I would say, I would say if I was born yesterday I would say, I would say anything Up on the airwaves Up on the spin machine Up on the talking ehads Up on the latest meme (woohoo) And if I was born yesterday I would say, I would say if I was born yesterday I would say (didn’t fall off the turnip truck) But I was, I was not, I was But I was, I was not, I was I was And I can’t remember anything No I can’t remember anything (x3) And if I was born yesterday I would say, I would say if I was born yesterday I would say, I would say anything Anything (x3)
13.
One week of seven days Can seem like such a bore When your feet are achin' for the door Even your favorite drink Is spiked with misery When there's somewhere else you're supposed to be, yeah I'm on my way now I'm out of this happy home Things are great now, but I've just got to roam Northbound, southbound, I find that I don't care Just open up that door my friend It's time you let me out of here I did my time for you This you've got to say Broke rocks one hundred times a day You used to promise me The kingdom that would come But all I did was come undone Chorus They've got a name for things Things that never change It's called a funeral to arrange But I checked my pulse And found that I was still alive But I think I'm chokin' here Chokin' here inside, yeah

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Our first full-length album in our drummer-less acoustic form. Four friends making music -- plus some killer cello from our pal Aaron.

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released December 10, 2013

Atomic Flea:
Mike Senkovich, Guitar/Vox
Dawn Bentley, Violin/Vox
Eric Kreidler, Vox/Guitar/etc
John Hizon, Bass/Vox

Guest Musician:
Aaron Kerr, cello

Lyrics on "See You" by Jack Bentley

(P) 2013 Snowplow Records.
All songs ©2013 Atomic Flea/BMI.
Mixed by Ben Durrant.
Mastered by Bruce Templeton.

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Mike Senkovich (Guitar/Vox), Dawn Bentley (Violin/Vox), Eric Kreidler (Vox/Guitar/etc), John Hizon (Bass/Vox)

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