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.​.​.​and they call it Whiskeybillie

by The Steady Swagger

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1.
Primal Wave 02:53
Primal Wave Lyrics by M. Lacombe While we we’re sleeping our shoes were out by the door So we would all know where there’s vacancy for this coming day We’d sleep through the day while the others were flocking as one They’d flock all day then return and sing to the moon While we were sleeping they would sing as one We traveled westward in the night our lights shining dim Car wrecks and rifles are reminders that we walk with fear We burn the nests, they are the threat, we take them out with no regret ‘Cause they could read our minds and they keep haunting us in our dreams
2.
Big Fat Radiant Sun Lyrics by M. Lacombe I’m going for a walk I’ll put on my favorite pair of shoes I’ve got my bamboo socks I’m walking with my own two feet on the street there beneath My legs they’re getting tired from all those hills But I just keep on walking ‘cause it feels so good with that big fat sun shining down on my face Bring on the sun Well now I’m sitting with a cloud of smoke above my head I’m watching all the folks they’re walking down the street with their own two feet right beneath their cheeks The ladies are so pretty and it drives the lads crazy as they walk down the street I’ve got to say they look silly Well me and her we’ve got these cans we’re drinking with the big fat sun shining down on our face You make me feel alright when you shine down from that sky It makes me feel alright, with that big fat radiant sun just shining on us from that big ‘ol sky
3.
Fire & Whiskey Lyrics by P. Sailin Cutler & M. Lacombe What happened that night if I could remember I found myself wandering out on the streets Then it started to rain when this man stood before me His face was a shadow his deep voice said to me “Where are you going”? I said mind your own business I reached in my bag I had one can of Guinness So I cracked her right open, she was done in one shot I stepped in the bar and I ordered some shots of whiskey… The man sat beside me and he looked in my eyes I said why are you here? Then I was shocked and surprised It was the devil in person with red scales for skin “It’s been a long time, tell me how have you been” I was speechless and afraid and I could barely move No one could see him so I could not prove But I swear that I saw him he was physically there I was not yet drunk I was mentally scared With a click from his fingers then the barmaid appeared Then the devil he said “I’m ready for Fire and Whiskey” Well sit by me lad and let’s drink this whiskey Then fire will surround you and things will get freaky But don’t be afraid, I’ve no need for your soul I need you to sit, and to drink, and to feel bold We’ve now one shot down, now lets have some more The flames they’ll burn quicker, let’s get drunk then drink more Then we’ll hit the streets and I’ll go out for more But I’ll let you go home to that missus you adore I was too drunk when I crawled in your bed Cold skin and dreamless you’d think I was dead Cause my eyes they were empty and my body felt weak But my lungs were still breathing and my breath it smelled like whiskey
4.
Squashed Mouse Lyrics by M. Bonevicsh Well it feels like autumn But its summer masquerading around In it’s black cloak and sickle Cackling shivers up my spine Kiss me harder kiss me with the words The vibrant things of life Tell me sweet lies When death comes knocking be my alibi But I’ll not be caught with my slacks around my ankles Your panties damp upon my head And I had a tip from the devil a couple of times before he said keep your teeth in hell you won’t have any But it feels like heaven Just might be real But I never, never did believe But now I might as well. Hey there squashed mouse How does it feel to be someone’s glorious meal? Was it tiresome? The act of being chased to death Like a billion times before After such a short time alive I though that you should be pissed You’re smashed to the ground and drowned in a bucket of rain Well I can just imagine what its like to see the cold hand of death Come looking for you, grasping at your brain But it feels like heaven Just might be real But I never, never did believe But now I might as well. One, two, three, four your heart remains scattered across the floor Five, six, seven, eight you learn to appreciate every mundane chore Nine, ten, eleven, twelve I never believed in heaven or hell but now I might as well And if that man in a black cloak comes knocking tell him I’m not at home But it feels like heaven Just might be real But I never, ever did believe But now I might as well.
5.
Time 03:02
Time Lyrics by P. Sailin Cutler With time you can say no You cross this line, this invisible line I keep to myself in a jar by my side With time you can’t feel no The oil sand is just a mile away from you So stay Where the people know you best And the barmaid knows your name You’re welcome to stay for a limited time The map is here But the road is gone And the trees are blue And the river is green With time you can hold on To the things you care, you care the most Just hold on The map is here But the road is gone And the trees are blue And the river is green With time you can’t let go Of the things you care, you care the most Just let go
6.
Heavin’ Stone Lyrics by M. Lacombe and A. Blakney “Heave fools, make us move Turn right fools, make us move” First I saw it, perfection, selected for the “finest” of men just sitting atop sippin’ on tea and livin’ life free and collecting all the money from you and me Livin’ for the spite of productive life, big brother always told em “just be nice” Now they’re heavin’ a stone away from their homes to a far undisclosed location Finally my eyes they dropped low to make out so many droves of people wrapped in rope and doing their damn best to cope with the situation at hand “Heave fools c’mon make us move!” said the “finest” of men high above the sand “Turn right fools c’mon we gotta move!” to the droves of good folks The stone’s been tainted but the blood has faded to create a pretty marble design The dust never settles except for when the rain comes to wash their sins and turn tears to mud The rope’s tied tight and try with all their might they can’t put up a good fight can’t even sleep at night ‘cause they’re being dragged under and over them ropes, unraveling reality and strangling hope While they build their kingdom many good men die but let’s keep on resisting and question why and where are they leading us and what are they feeding us Don’t you know they’ll cut your brain if that’s what it takes to make a pull-sane man? While they build their kingdom many good men die but why in the first place Why did all those good men follow? It’s a new generation heavin stones like flocks surviving the conquered old stock in a solid mind-lock With broken backs they think the rope is right “we gotta pull our weight, it’s our reason for life” Why comply with a norm set in stone by those born and pre-disposed to control us I’ve opened my eyes it took a crack of the whip, I see our future is rope and a boot to the face
7.
Tales of a Turtle Lyrics by M. Lacombe and A. Blakney Welcome all please have a seat, the chairs they’re tied together And until you’re called stay off your feet or you’ll find them both severed We lead you here, you followed with fear but you couldn’t care less to be bothered The tales you hear are often revered and give good cause to the author We need hunters and farmers and those that breed scapegoats to keep ourselves clean We need workers, barristers and those without to build and maintain this machine We need paper bills, more reasons to kill and division of class We need conspiracies and secret agencies, it’s convoluted you say? Well that’s the best part Lets all sing together while we work to remember what made us forget in the first place The tales they entice and they’re there to remind us that everything fine but we are not safe These walls you see pay them no mind just take a number and get in line One more leap of faith, simply close your eyes, you must trust us, everything’s fine We are the ones in control don’t forget just pay attention to the tales These fine stories to induce conformity now have a seat, the chairs they’re tied together
8.
Sleep Away 05:47
Sleep Away Lyrics by M. Lacombe I want to live to be an old man with you I want to feel your breath upon my neck and upon my shoulder as you whisper in my ear I want to dream of a lazy warm horizon throwing shadows over me I want to sleep for as long as it’ll take for my skin to wrinkle and for when white hairs prevail I close my eyes And sleep away them days Was this the life meant for me? Or did I falsely perceive I want to live a full life custom made just for me I want to drink scotch and whiskey and smoke recklessly I want to do all of these good things with you by my side I want to feast on good wisdom and spit out the tension from financial dependence we’ll just let things happen and I most guarantee that we shall be content Lay your head upon my chest, we’ll just sit and we shall grow old Looking out we can see all of life’s mysteries playing out on the horizon with the sunset throwing shadows over me and you and our dog, his names Blue; he’s the laziest hound dog that I’ve ever known Now I look back just to see that you’re not here with me I call your name with no reply Was that dream not meant for me? I understand now, you were not there, you never were, but I was
9.
Puppets 02:42
Puppets Lyrics by P. Sailin Cutler & M. Lacombe Where did all the puppets go? Dirty little puppets are hanging on a tree And all their strings are tangled into one Dirty little puppets are hanging from their feet All tangled up and dancing on their heads Listen
10.
Drink with me Lyrics by P. Sailin Cutler Beside the graveyard there’s a man beneath a tree With words of wisdom he could always set you free From time to time he’d use them tricks to manipulate Come out and grab a shot now drink with me tonight Everybody drink! Drink with me! He used his power to turn the world to his own image Oh no don’t you know he’s a very heavy drinker He lifted his hand up in the air and turned the sea into wine Come out we’ll have a swim and we’ll drink ‘till the seas are drying
11.
Lights Out 04:39
Lights Out Lyrics by M. Lacombe When all the lights go out Shadows prevail, twisted visions unveil, you try to inhale but you can’t When all the lights go out The creatures that fly, they benight the sky, the monsters are creeping, your body is freezing When all the lights go out Memories absorbed through your skin to your veins, they’re haunting your mind and you swear you can taste blood When all the lights go out Fragments of whispers induce psychological torture The night stalkers, creepy crawlers, the savage beast and the vampires Are sneaking out to make you squeal, to make you bleed When all the lights go out Memories of pleasure and sweat laced with pain, you’re screaming out “these are not mine!” you could see through the eyes of that predator stalking it’s prey, all you see is your own damned face Dark creatures will pierce the skin, and then a fierce thirst will ravage your life Be gone foul creature let me lie here in peace beyond any doubt this is the end Let me die most foul creature and when all life has left me only then may you feast On my limbs and my skin, my eyes and my finger nails, and my entrails Blood will trickle down your filthy throat as you feed on my belly and make yours bloat Beyond any doubt you will hear the same shout, for night after night they’re all out and about when all the lights go out
12.
Rats Lyrics by M. Lacombe & P. Sailin Cutler The rats marched on Not afraid of us For the death of their pups and their dams They swore revenge They came to a halt The warren was found Called out to the rabbits For they knew their hate was strong Now they crawl through our walls Like the roaches in the city With their eyes blacked out And with a plan that would Burn us to the ground They had it all Then we snared to feast For the rats warfarin And for that they set out to kill We had to face Their advance on us The rush All the rats and dirty rabbits Now an army waging war In the name of all their fallen kits and pups and dams And all the rest of their families That is their reality

credits

released January 28, 2012

Pi Sailin Cutler : Vox/Guitar/Mandolin
Mat Lacombe : Vox/Double Bass
Andrew Blakney : Percussive Hand Brooms

Trombone on Track 5 by Eli Richards
Clarinet on Track 11 by Elizabeth Millar

Gang Vocals on Track 3, 7 and 9 by Santosh Lalonde, J-P Demers, Aly Neumann, Speedy Johnson, Bartleby J. Budde, Steeve Lavoie, Jean Christophe Poirier, Dug Kawliss, Guim Moro, Lucas Choi Zimbel, Phil Ouellette, Lucas Alcantara.

Logo design by Andrew Blakney - Special thanks to Pat larochelle for the groundworks.

Album Design & Layout by The Steady Swagger

Recorded, mixed and produced by Pieryves Decoste (AKA Pi Sailin Cutler) and Mathieu Lacombe at Hobbit Studio in Montreal, QC.
* Rats was recorded by Aly Neumann at R.A.C. Studios in Montreal, QC.

All songs written and performed by The Steady Swagger except for Squashed Mouse written by RantMusic.

Mastered by Gaetan Pilon at Studio Victor in Montreal, QC

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The Steady Swagger Montréal, Québec

As soon as they get going, so does their hungry public. For the past six years The Steady Swagger have been crafting their unique style of folk storytelling grounded by a solid rock & roll foundation. They play a deft mélange of high octane theatrical folk music punctuated by surf rock, jazz, pirate shanties and gritty blues. ... more

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