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Alive at Empty Sea Studios

by Robert Gillies

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1.
Giving In 01:39
Bleed, bleed, bleed until your veins are full of air Quiet hands are folded in the peace of silent prayer Kneeling down you rest your weary head no matter where This is what it feels like giving in, giving in Dig, dig, dig until the shovel's lost it's edge Clawing at the rubble 'til your hands are burning red Crushed beneath the concrete of a fate that stopped you dead This is what it feels like giving in, giving in Pray, pray, pray until there's no more words to spend Crying out in anger for a life that had to end Sink into their arms and wonder how it could've been This is what it feels like giving in, giving
2.
City Man 02:54
I've the feeling I've become a city man Can't sleep 'til the bars let out at night And I've grown used to starless midnight walks, the loneliness of business talk I've become an East Coast city man I've the feeling I've become a city man I won't spill my heart without a fight But that's not how I was raised, this country boy's seen better days I've become an East Coast city man Oh, I've become a concrete city man But I'm begging for some honest conversation I'm begging but I ain't down on my knees 'Cause here I've learned that men don't weep, with their heads up high and shoulders deep So I'm begging but I ain't down on my knees I'm begging, baby come and save me please I've the feeling I've become a city man I spend more time alone than in your arms Though I try to call you twice a day, my voice alone can't feed these flames And I'm scared to be a lonely city man I'm scared I'm just a lonely city man But I'm begging for some honest conversation I'm but begging but I ain't down on my knees 'Cause here I've learned that men don't weep, with their heads up high and shoulders deep So I'm begging but I ain't down on my knees I'm begging, baby come and save me please I'm begging but I ain't down on my knees
3.
L.A. Rain 04:06
LA rain falls like an angel on my window pane She paints her tears across the interstate And washes me away Sweet LA rain, softly reminds me we're apart again She'll keep on falling 'til it's 4am And I'm too weak to pray Somehow she knows exactly how I feel Somehow I'm always caught beneath her heels Somehow she knows that I'll be waiting on an outbound plane Caught in her California rain I'm wearing thin, she doesn't seem to care what state I'm in Her rising tide against my tired skin She forces me inside Somehow she knows exactly how I feel Somehow I'm always caught beneath her heels Somehow she knows that I'll be waiting on an outbound plane Caught in her California rain When it's time for her to go she'll leave an open road And the sun'll raise his head But without that constant sound of her tears falling down I feel lonelier instead LA rain, she won't be falling 'til I call again 'Til I am furthest from my lover's hand Somehow she knows exactly how I feel Somehow I'm always caught beneath her heels Somehow she knows that I'll be waiting on an outbound plane Caught in her California rain
4.
I've got a raincoat on, it's holding off the storm tonight Wish I could say the same for my heart but it's starting to lose the fight And I'm so damn tired of lying, but I'm running out of time To tell you the truth You've got your favourite song, sitting tight with your headphones on Bags are packed, you're calling a cab, got a ticket to send you home And I'm so damn tired of lying, but I'm running out of time To tell you the truth Baby I love you To tell you the truth Baby I love you To tell you the truth Baby I love you But I'm running out of time
5.
Colour Me In 03:22
If I were a coloring book, you'd be the one who found me on the back shelf You'd flip my pages wondering why no one else had tried me out by now I know you see, you read between these lines so easily, so don't just leave Colour me in, and start with my heart beat Then breathe in, and fill out these lungs with the air you breathe Won't you colour me? Now I'm just a little nervous as you're dusting off my surface with your sleeve 'Cause I've been closed, so unexposed, and there's a chance you might not like what's underneath But I know you see, you read between these lines so easily, so don't just leave Colour me in, and start with my heart beat Then breathe in, and fill out these lungs with the air you breathe Won't you colour me? I've found you're quite the illustrator now that I'm at your fingertips Together we could illustrate my heart, and lonely lips Colour me in, and start with my heart beat Then breathe in, and fill out these lungs with the air you breathe Won't you colour me?
6.
Hold On 02:00
7.
Smile 03:18
I wanna start a pandemic I'll just smile and everyone'll wanna go with it Don't just stop and stare 'cos theres a comical gimmick In the mimicry one smile can spread a mile and then overseas On the breeze it's so easy if you try And laugh a while Take a step back Open up your heart and use it Whats the point if you say you care and you can't prove it All along I've been trying to find a way to say this right When a little action shines so bright Forget it All the words have hit the fan and found themselves shredded Oh and the wind made sure we'd never stick to it All the the things we said Well a promise is a promise 'til the day that you're dead Now I see you'd better act on what you say Take a step back Open up your heart and use it Whats the point if you say you care and you can't prove it All along I've been trying to find a way to say this right When a little action shines so bright Of course it's easier said that done But that's no fun Action - reaction - these words are distracting me Why can't we act like the people we're trying to be And save the words for the after-party Prove yourself with the way you live your life Prove yourself, make a choice and ... Take a step back Open up your heart and use it Whats the point if you say you care and you can't prove it All along I've been trying to find a way to say this right When a little action shines so Take a step back Open up your heart and use it Whats the point if you say you care and you can't prove it All along I've been trying to find a way to say this right When a little action shines so bright
8.
Astronaut 04:02
I am an astronaut and I'm probably not the kind of guy you thought you'd see here But I, I've seen the whole world and never a girl that looked like you So I took a rocket here and magically appeared before you in a blaze of smoke & flame And all I want to know's your name, and can I take you to the moon today? 'Cause it gets awful lonely up in space And I could do with seeing someone else's face Discovering each other in a brand new place Yes it's true, you could be an astronaut too I'll take a trip to Mars and I'll steal the stars to paint a picture of a different point of view Then lay, gazing up at the earth, and know what it's worth to be loved by you And you'll wear that dress that we made from the Milky Way and pearls from Venus that we found beneath the sand We'll float back down, but before we land, I'll slip a ring from Saturn on your hand 'Cause it gets awful lonely up in space And I could do with seeing someone else's face Discovering each other in a brand new place Yes it's true, you could be an astronaut too

about

In February 2013 Robert Gillies and Callie Moore set out on a tour of the West Coast of the US. On the 21st they sat down in front of a live studio audience in Seattle, WA. This is what happened that evening.

(Alive at Empty Sea Studios represents a board mix of the show)

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released April 12, 2013

All songs* written by Robert Gillies
*Astronaut co-written with Brittany Mahrer

Robert Gillies - Guitar/Vocals
Callie Moore - Bass/Vocals
Zac Bryant - Drums/Vocals

Produced by Michael Connolly at Empty Sea Studios
Artwork by Shea Strauss

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