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Sinners, Tricksters, Killers & Saints

by Armory Recordings

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1.
Debut 03:58
VERSE: Close your eyes and take a breath Cross your fingers, I'm a wreck All along I've been amused Have a drink and sing the blues How much longer will it take? Don't you know what is at stake? I guess there's nothing left to say 1, 2, 3 -take it away! PRECHORUS: Running through.... CHORUS: Our debut will shock and awe Knock em' dead, they're so bourgeois See our names on the marquee Playing songs on MTV Our debut is fine and grand, Off your seats and lend a hand Buy a CD, wear our shirt To the streets and spread the word! VERSE: Selling out for a review But recognition's overdue Why do I feel so ashamed? Have a smoke and pass the blame People see me in the streets, They walk right by, still incomplete What on earth is this delay 1, 2, 3 - this ends today PRECHORUS: Deja Vu... CHORUS: Our debut will shock and awe Knock em' dead, they're so bourgeois See our names on the marquee Playing songs on MTV Our debut is fine and grand, Off your seats and lend a hand
2.
VERSE: What is the method to your-madness? What is the pattern for your-mind games? How you you live with all the -self deception? Drop out the deadbolt, I'm coming in! CHORUS: I love your Modus Operandi! Leaves me shakin' deep within... I love that dirty satisfaction! The way you murder with a grin.... VERSE: What is the motive for your-runaway? What is the reason for your-heartbreak? How do you deal with all that-crazed frustration? Break off the high life, I'm coming through! CHORUS: I love your Modus Operandi! Leaves me shakin' deep within... I love that dirty satisfaction! The way you murder with a grin.... VERSE: What is the motive for your-runaway? What is the reason for you-heartbreak? How do you live with all that-self deception? Drop out the deadbolt, I'm coming in! CHORUS: I love your Modus Operandi! Leaves me shakin' deep within... I love that dirty satisfaction! The way you murder with a grin....
3.
Travelsong 02:40
I look out my window at a small piece of the world I see a road I can travel Everywhere is a battlefield, everywhere i am I see a road I can travel Anger I shall not want, happiness will find me Anger I shall not want, happiness will find me But until it does, I see a road I can travel I look out my window, at a small piece of the world I see a road I can travel I can travel Travel
4.
White Whine 04:04
VERSE: I have told you once or twice that white whine--- Will bring you everything you want in good time Everything that's spoken for is resigned--- To live a life in perpetual decline CHORUS: I don't wanna take it slowly White Whine is all I need to end this fight I apologize politely More time is all I want- VERSE: -To know you and to show you all the places--- That reward good intentions and your graces Everything is better when your lying Keep thinking that your love is still undying CHORUS: I don't wanna take it slowly White Whine is all I need to end this fight I apologize politely More time is all I want to- CHORUS: I don't wanna take it slowly White Whine is all I need to end this fight I apologize politely More time is all I want All I Want and all I White Whine is all i need
5.
City Night 04:18
VERSE: Another wish is just another broken dream Under the starless sky, above this old concrete A wave of silence sweeps the city off it's feet Above the lifeless grass, under the the leafless trees CHORUS: Breathe right in, and smell the city night You can gaze, into the neon light But only I can feel the city's fright... VERSE: Your second wish is just another selfish scheme The clouds are crying for our lacking self-esteem A crime of passion brings the city to it's knees Under the roaring trains and the spineless thieves CHORUS: Look right in, blinded by the night You can gaze into the ether light But I'm the pill that will take this pain away from here tonight! VERSE: Your final wish is what will send you on your way Into the stratosphere and lead us all astray A new perspective brings the city back to life The smiling faces cause the ending to the strife CHORUS: You will leave, or you'll choose to stay We'll pretend that it's all okay Goodnight, sleep tight And live the City Night.
6.
VERSE: What is love next to self-preservation? Or even compassion; my own reservations? Stand on my own feet or limp by your shoulder. It's all in my hands, and I won't turn it over. PRECHORUS: I walk on hot coals with my head in the clouds It's answers I seek, and questions I've found. CHORUS: And I'm damned if I do, you're damned if I don't I could if I would, you can't if I won't I'm here then I'm gone, condemned by the song We both? or alone? How shall we go on? VERSE: How does hate taste when you're blinded by madness? Or the smell of air, while wandering transits? Just feel your way through, but it won't take you farther To go it alone will only be harder PRECHORUS: I walk a straight line, with my head goin' round It's answers I seek, and questions I've found. CHORUS: And I'm damned if I do, you're damned if I don't I could if I would, you can't if I won't I'm here then I'm gone, condemned by the song We both? or alone? How shall we go on? VERSE: Have you seen worse, cause I surely haven't. It's the nature of things as you face the unpleasant. There is one more truth that I just can't hide Just be yourself or be me beside. PRECHORUS: I'll see you today, and tomorrow for sure There is something here, safe and secure CHORUS: And I'm damned if I do, I'm damned if I don't I could if I would, you can't if I won't I'm here then I'm gone, condemned by the song We both? or alone? How shall we go on? And I'm damned if I do, I'm damned if I don't I could if I would, you can't if I won't I'm here then I'm gone, condemned by the song We both? or alone? How shall we go on?
7.
Would you dance on the moors in the pale moonlight? Bet that'd make you feel alright! Don't you come crying tears around my door... I don't need your lovin' any more! It's a shame. Lord, lord, lord it's a shame... It's a shame. A cryin, crying shame..... Will you scream bloody Mary in the mirror at night? I hear that ol' hag is out of sight! Dressed in velvet black and ruby red... Keep in tune with the marching dead! It's a shame. Lord, lord, lord it's a shame... It's a shame. A cryin, crying shame..... A sulken man and his dreary bride Run out of town, with heads held high Cursed with crimes they did not commit Angry locals shout and spit Now I hear this tale is not quite right, Barrel of a gun lookin down the sight. Tears were wept and blood was shed The story ends with a bullet in your head
8.
Seventh Hour 04:01
VERSE: Close all the tired eyes that are weakened by sun They come to feel the warmth of a million fired guns Persons of interest are not broken easily. VERSE: Bring all your humbled masses made helpless by your words They feel the pain brought on by your sympathy unheard It's just the seventh hour of the reckoning at hand CHORUS: I've finally opened my eyes and shuttered out the dark Come with me little darlin, our love's not a question mark I know your scared and lonely, but this is the seventh hour And then we'll just pretend to shine... VERSE: Wake up and feel the cold from the window next to you You'll think that all the fighting has finally subdued But silence tells a story of violence and shame CHORUS I've finally opened my eyes and just shuttered out the dark Come with me little darlin, our love's not a question mark I know your scared and lonely, but this is the seventh hour And then we'll just pretend to shine... BRIDGE: Shine on and on and on with you, I promise that we'll start anew Shine on and on and on my friend, I'm ready to begin again CHORUS: I've finally opened my eyes and just shuttered out the dark Stay true upon the course, running fast right from the start I know you're eager baby, but this is the seventh hour And then we'll just pretend to shine...
9.
Savannah 04:45
VERSE: Run and do not stop, til the sun begins to rise Where is no trace of dark, only light fills skies I will meet you there, plainly dressed in my best With two tickets of state, you're my love, I am blessed CHORUS: I''ll wait for happiness, til my heart no longer feels any pain I've hated long enough, oh Savannah won't you take me away? VERSE: Walk along the shore, feel the water at our feet Taste your tender lips, and smell the misty breeze Dream of whats in store, on the path that waits ahead Stare up at the stars, and fall asleep in our bed CHORUS: I''ll wait for happiness, til my heart no longer feels any pain I've hated long enough, oh Savannah won't you take me away? VERSE: Think of what went wrong, all our sins and ignorance Dwelling on the past, when I courted your romance Was it really me that let you walk away? All I hope for now, is to see your face someday CHORUS: I''ll wait for happiness, til my heart no longer feels any pain I've hated long enough, oh Savannah won't you take me away? Oh Savannah won't you take me away? Oh Savannah won't you take me away?
10.
VERSE: An early evening drunk once said to me I knew a saint way back in '63 She had a message to spread Gave up her things and shaved her head VERSE: She wandered through these dirty streets Preaching good will to all that she would meet And yet she lived in sadness She had her method and her madness CHORUS: She must be a saint, she must be a martyr an angel of mercy till the end The saint, and the martyr, saving souls VERSE: Fueled by the public's insanity Denouncing conveniences and vanity She removed herself from modern living Dreamt of barren landscapes, cold and unforgiving CHORUS: She must be a saint, she must be a martyr an angel of mercy till the end The saint, and the martyr, saving souls VERSE: She sought to tell the tale of her own death Neither to shock or awe nor impress She set the stage in Union Square Dragged the crowds into her despair She must be a saint, she must be a martyr an angel of mercy till the end The saint, and the martyr, saving souls She must a our saint, and she will take us farther Start a new chapter of our lives The saint, and the martyr The saint, and the martyr The saint, and the martyr, saving souls
11.
Duster 06:02
VERSE: Step in-to the light... Burning blister blight. Can you feel me near? Your kiss was so sincere... VERSE: Duster's come to town... Leather's rough and brown. Boots kick up the sand, This is no-man's-land... PRECHORUS: And all we want is our fair share A quiet place to rest our bones CHORUS: Dm-C-Bb-A7x2 Dm Trains will run and we will hide From the dusters standing side by side Shots ring out, your family falls Its cowardly, their curtain call The preacher's cry and bagpipes sing But you're not there to do a thing VERSE: Fall down to your knees Not what you believed. Someone else's greed Duster's tumbleweed PRECHORUS: Grab my gun and stand up tall While exiting the entrance hall Bow my head but show no shame Give myself for family name CHORUS: Dm-C-Bb-A7x2 Dm Ashes ashes falling down From trouble in this one horse town Duster now your time has come The price you'll pay from rule of thumb Weigh your heart upon the scale You'll be damned without a fail OUTRO: Ashes ashes falling down From trouble in this one horse town Duster now your time has come The price you'll pay from rule of thumb Weigh your heart upon the scale You'll be damned without a fail Progress paved with the blood from your first-born son This is how the west was won.
12.
Salutations 05:06
VERSE: Heaven help me, I'm a sinner, Just the winner of the game. Salutations to the unknown, The introduction never stuck. VERSE: Lord please help me, I'm a trickster, I survive through sabotage. Salutations to the alpha, A Deception changed my luck. CHORUS: And I don't wanna set the world aflame I play the part of someone to blame Don't admit it but you play my game Pleased to meet you, Scapegoat's the name VERSE: Devil help me, I'm a killer Destroying lives in every sense. Salutations to the scoundrel, Murder is a work of art. CHORUS: And I don't wanna set the world aflame I play the part of someone to blame Don't admit it but you play my game Pleased to meet you, Scapegoat's the name BRIDGE: As I'm walkin' to and fro I fell into a sinkhole And I'm fallin' as I'm shoutin' --for someone Salutations to my mortality! If I die before I fall, I pray the lord to take it all Indistinct from kitchen sinks, at least I think Salutations to deliverance! Coffee, tea, and jamboree, and cigarettes and whiskey Oyster forks and popping corks ---and blah blah blah Salutations to celebrations! Future guys and one-eyed lies will look back fondly, At the wonders I have done with you in mind OUTRO: Now it's time to bid farewell, as I lie entombed in hell Sinners, tricksters, killers, and saints, I leave to you to the world's complaints Salutations to the scapegoat Salutations to the scapegoat Salutations to the scapegoat Salutations to the scapegoat

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released March 15, 2012

Rob Janos - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin, Keyboards, Harmonica
Alyssa Menes - Bass Backing Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Saxophone
Lee Davis - Drums, Percussion
Ronnie Sena - Lead Guitar

Ianna Higgins - Vocals on Track 2
April-Ann Tass - Vocals on Track 3
Alex Dadon - Violins on Track 3
Sara Accardi - Viola on Track 3
Linsay Setzer - Cello on Track 3
Bob Ventimiglia - Trumpet on Track 11

Ben Steber - Lyrics on Tracks 6 & 7

All tracks Produced and Mastered by Chris Sulit at Trading 8s Music

All songs written and arranged by Rob Janos, Alyssa Menes, Lee Davis and Ronnie Sena

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