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Roads

by Isle of Ease

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1.
Roads 07:12
Let myself out, this morning again Was on the first bus that I did see Oh mister driver man oh where, where are we going? He laughs at me and says son- You know you're going for nowhere Yeah you're going for nowhere. So fuck it I guess I am going for nowhere I guess I’ll never know when I will ever get there The man on my left says, boy, just look at me now ‘Cause I know, just how you feel- And I know what you need so sing with me. La la la la la... We’ve all been there before We’ve pushed it all in, without Even a single glance at your hand But you know, you know my friend That is fine You raise your glass, you laugh it off- Another sip of that oh so tasty wine. La la la la la... Would you meet me there? When we arrive, we arrive to nowhere ‘Cause I would wait, I will wait for you And we will wait for them, oh all of our friends And then we’ll join, as one And we’ll sing, oh we’ll sing and we’ll sing and we’ll sing... And we’ll sing and we’ll sing! Oh oh oh And we’ll sing and we’ll sing! Oh oh oh I said that’s alright, I said that is alright! Oh oh oh I feel it tonight; I feel it inside; I feel it alright! Oh oh oh
2.
My mother said to me That I could always be, what I wish to be But now I am forced in line To sign that sheet that already bears my name You know it bears my time. I don’t need your silver and gold No I just long, to laugh and grow old I don’t see, your reasons or rhymes I don’t see, why I fall into Conscription’s Eye Why? Now what would you have with me? 'Cause I've never been far, I've never been much past Mr. Rogers yard I’ve never shot a gun You know that’s a lie, there was that one time that I shot my brother’s arm Oh I got him good, yes I got him good. I don’t need the silver and gold No I just long, to laugh and grow old I don’t see, your reasons or rhymes I don’t see, why I’ve fall into Conscription’s Eye Why? Hold on... Yeah my mother always told me To be what I want to be. No I don’t need your silver and gold 'Cause I know what I need to grow old. No I don’t need your silver and gold 'Cause I know what I need to grow old!
3.
Nor'easter 02:47
I rolled out of bed today The same way as yesterday, the same way as yesterday I jumped in the mirror and said, hey! Man you threw it all away You’ve gone and thrown it all, all away. But I think about it I think about you, more than them And I, I’ve been searching for it But it keeps jumping between now and then It’s always in the wind. So I’ll stroll to the bar again Oh hey how are you my friend? I am sorry have I met you yet? Oh please sister can you open that gin? And just poor me a double again Poor another double there for my friend. But I think about it I think about you, more than them And I, I’ve been searching for it But it keeps jumping between now and then It’s always in the wind. It’s in the wind.
4.
Like That 04:52
If I called you on any Wednesday Would you leave your house and come to mine? I would make your favourite Tetley Would you like that? I would like that. We could leave my door and follow my dog Take a trip on down through the park Say hello, to our friends - the birds, the trees and all the pretty things. Would you like that? I would like that. It may get too cold outside And you may just watch your own breath run into that clear night sky We’d find that old patched up quilt, just waiting beside Then we'd turn on that channel that never seems to let its fire die. That would be nice Nice. Now would you still like that? Because I, I would love that.
5.
You wake up in the morning dew Thinking about, all the things you wanted to do Go on and stumble through the morning news Do you find any clues? Or any signs for where to begin? Oh well these are the days, when your sandbox is ready But now you march oh so wearily, past your edge again Say what you want to say. You look up, you look oh so high in the sky Hoping to find your dream floating in the thin air But have you ever pondered while you’re strolling down Harbour Drive? That maybe that dream, oh it’s dancing right in front of those eyes. Oh well these are the days, when your sandbox is ready But now you march oh so wearily, past your edge again. But now you’re going back downtown Just to see who’s out kicking around But don’t you mind what they've claimed they found Because you found it too. Oh I can see this within you Would you say what you want to say.
6.
All of them saw, a few of them won They came home on the rum One shot in the air, made that message crystal clear Boots strapped tight, hands gripped with fear. One more stepping stone One more place called home, the battle’s lost But who’s won? One more fork in the road That's one more lost soul Fight em' off, travelling on The stepping stones. Through the fortune and the fame Blood lost the game Take the track that rides without the train No one saw it through, nor did me or you Would you march on a ride with your fallen fear. One more stepping stone One more place called home, the battle’s lost But who’s won? One more fork in the road That's one more lost soul Fight em' off, travelling on The stepping stones.
7.
At All 05:04
I remember that day, when our eyes met Playful like a couple of kids, singing in the rain. We had fun, I would like to think But now, as I think on it I can’t recall just what we did. Ahh ahh ahhh… I’ve been standing, shocked and staring Why’d you ever call me at all? The cars fly by with their people, people I guess it’ll soon be my time. Ahh ahh ahhh… At all, at all Was I just for your wall? And now, it’s gone Or was it from your shot? Now as you sip it along.. You cut through the night You’re a sumptuous knife Now I am shaking fixated on pavement And I am wondering why you’d call me at all? Ahh ahh ahhh… At all, at all Was I just for your wall? And now, it’s gone Or was it from your shot? Now as you sip it along. 41 is a long, long number Do you remember their faces, do you remember the calls?
8.
You Got It 04:18
I’ve seen you out rolling around, through our town Your finger's on the trigger now Do you plan to shoot them down? I’ve seen you out, just rolling around, through our town Your ants are crawling around Because that’s what they are to you. Would you meet me tonight? In the time Meet me tonight. You want it, you got it. You can see it now just rising up, through the sky Well it’s a black cloud, it’s your cloud And you’ve been blowing it up. Oh I hope, I hope, and I hope You can see it through Look around, and see What’s left here, for you. Hey! Would you meet me tonight? In the time Meet me tonight. You want it, you got it. Would you meet me tonight? In the time You draw the line. You want it, you got it. You got it.
9.
I’ve been running straight ahead The arrow points for me, oh I point for him Now what is it worth running for? Find it, hold it, until it’s yours in gold But then you come… Take the rug, from the feet Where is the land, beneath those harsh hands? The rug, from the feet Abandon, the promise of plans Steal the water from its sea, demand they answer from their knees From their knees. I feel I’ve played this game before These walls shed their old stale familiar light Wishing for something more Withstand, hold fast and take the night But then you come… I can see it all play out But now it’s not my choice, not my hour, I am still sifting through the dark Forced to stay here for a while Act as passersby, crossing not the yellow lines. Take the rug, from the feet Where is the land, beneath those harsh hands? The rug, from the feet Abandon, the promise of plans Steal the water from its sea, demand they answer from their knees From their knees.
10.
Your Table 05:29
You watch through that old cloggy window You wish they would take you away The rain gallops on down the road You remember dad's old boat, you'd like to take it and just row, row, row. I, I think I should tell you That you were made, just like us I, I don't know you But that's the beauty of friending someone else. You will find your table when it comes looking for you You won't have to see it, you'll just know The seat will be waiting loyal to you, it won't fit no other bones Come to the table and sit with me and we'll decide for ourselves And we'll rise up from below. I know, I know the things that they tell you The path gets laid out, before the legs can move Your expected, to exceed all those expectations. But remember, you're the only one in a million suns. So I, I think I should tell you You were made just like us Oh I, no I don't know you But that's the beauty of friending someone else. You will find your table when it comes looking for you You won't have to see it, you'll just know The seat will be waiting loyal to you, it won't fit no other bones Come to the table and sit with me and we'll decide for ourselves. You will find your table when it comes looking for you You won't have to see it, you'll just know The seat will be waiting loyal to you, it won't fit no other bones Come to the table and sit with me and we'll decide for ourselves. Come to the table and sit with me Who knows where we'll go?
11.
Park 05:05
Well you see Mr. Beatles tee, turns out I am just like you I’ve stumbled and I’ve lost my way, and I don’t know home But you you’re better off than me, as you sit there with your best friend and smile Oh I sit here with myself, and watch the fountain pour its heart out. But this, is how it goes It’s just the way it’s been, for these days. Oh you guys, listen I am happy for you, I am They all just stop and stare and smile, to admire you’re love But you, you sit patiently oh yeah, you haven’t got a single word to say Your humbleness is truly amazing, how can this be real? Well this is how it goes It’s just the way it’s been, for these days. So I leave unit 30 and I jump three blocks to North It’s a five minute push down Elgin again That familiar seat and the sun burns through my bones. Oh I wonder, oh I wonder Oh how I wonder, if that all just stays the same. Sometimes I’ll just sit and watch, the birds sing their song I think, they might sing it for me, no that’s probably for you The squirrel he gobbles down his lunch, and he jumps for joy Oh he runs in celebration, what a simple life that would be. But this is how it goes It’s just the way it’s been, for these days. Now I leave unit 30 and I’ll jump three blocks to North It’s a five minute push down Elgin again That familiar seat and the sun burns through my bones. And I wonder, oh I wonder Oh how I wonder, if it all just stays the same. I think it has, nothing seems to change

credits

released January 3, 2016

Isle of Ease
Dan McLean - vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, harmonicas, piano, organ, other keyboards, additional percussion
Adam Billard - drums, percussion, glockenspiel, vocals

With friends
Amy Grainger - vocals on Like That, piano on Roads, Like That, At All, Out From Under, Your Table, Park
Andrew Gale - piano on Nor’easter, organ on Nor’easter and You Got It
Francis Dawson - piano on the chorus of Conscription Eye, synth on Roads, Conscription Eye, At All
Micah Brown, Steve White, Adam & Dan - gang vocal party on Roads, Conscription Eye, At All, Your Table
Krisjan Leslie - additional percussion and backup vocals

Recorded and mixed by Krisjan Leslie at LabOfChaos in St. John’s. All recordings done between May-September 2015.
Produced by Isle of Ease and Krisjan Leslie.
Mastered by Sensei.
Artwork and layout by Mike Feehan.
All songs written by Dan McLean and arranged by Isle of Ease. Except Stepping Stones was written by Adam Billard and Dan McLean.

Thank-you to MusicNL for their generous financial contribution to this project.
Thank-you to you for listening and supporting us. Thanks a whole bunch!

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