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Jilted

by Spencer Carlson

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1.
God's Great Thumbnail (free) 02:59
I know that the future can't be defined by my past And I want to love you dear but I can't guarantee it will last Thought I fell in love before Just to whine and beg for more Than she could possibly give Its no way to live Its so dark outside, I'm just trying to find the light God's Great Thumbnail shining out among the charcoal sky Like a Roman emperor An omnipotent reminder Of the slave gladiator life Its always pointed down Oh no, she had to go I lost control, now I'm on my own I had such confidence I placed my bets on an unknown soul My fears always win When she disappears my head just spins To the point of no control Watch me slowly burn away
2.
Parallel (free) 03:57
I am a mute tree John Barleycorn laughing at me, through me Sometimes I feel like a witch that must Drown in an ocean just to prove I'm human As I go downtown to witness A public hanging of someone who's innocent Before they send him down, he said out loud Words that brought me to my knees As he said, "Don't you cry for me They can't own me Before I go in peace I wanna leave you with one thing All our pain is parallel Save a life and save yourself Find a kindred heart Before yours tears apart Take the pain and find a way To help another through The things that burn in you The things that burn in you" John Barleycorn saw me, tried to console me With words I'd never wish to hear As my chest fills with angry acid My stomach turns on end As he said, "Don't you cry for him He is a man of sin Only to be forgotten You are nothing like him You are still a free man Go on and live your life While you still got the time" But if I'm truly free Why do you haunt me? Like a ghost that no one can see Yet when I walk the town I can see it all around People who are just as scared as me I'm praying for the day When we'll all walk away From all your lies that left us hypnotized but I guess for now I'll look up at the clouds And pray that the rain will wash your filth away For good
3.
Slowing Shapes (free) 03:06
Light the match and fade away Everything will be okay Or at least that's what they say Kill the past for a day Put the paper under your tongue Watch all the shapes turn out wrong Look and stare up at the sky Wondering why, wondering why Slowing Shapes are in your mind Try to leave this world behind Slowing doubts are in your head Try to forget them but instead Are you lonely or are you alone? Are you away or are you home? Is there somewhere you'd rather be Than with the things that you see?
4.
The Wind and The Wall (free) 03:56
Enter the wind from the West 'Cause it thinks it knows what is best As the wind from the East is blowing like a hurricane Trying to snuff out a zealous flame Everyone's been dealt a hand to play Don't let the wind come and blow it all away As the queen screams out for the loss of her jack and king Hoping their death wont mean nothing As they all fit Into their own suits They came from the same deck As me and you Everyone's been standing, pounding on a wall Shaking its foundation to the core As the wall says back, "don't you know I have no where else to go?" Yet its business opens up its doors We all rush in hoping there will be so much more Only to find It was us this whole time And the wall was a mirror Reflecting our own lives Yet when the wind hits the wall it only bounces off So we try to hide behind it hoping its tough enough We all ran in here to find shelter from our dying day We're all here to survive in our own way Yeah, we're all here to survive all of our ways
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Jilted (free) 03:05
Tonight You're going out to try To find someone To rise above This tidal wave But when You try and stand up tall Your fear it brings you down And everyone around Will watch as you're falling apart And they don't know who you are But it's ok And their Words will come Like a loaded gun Pointed at the wrong target As your ghost Came to steal your crown Didn't make a sound So everyone will doubt While you are falling apart And they don't care who you are But it's ok Like a butterfly you can't catch Like a champion who's met his match Every time you find something new Old memories keep breaking through Like a broken bridge that's burnt to ash Overlooked and fading fast Like poem that nobody gets With a clear thought you can't express There was a time you though you knew But war wounds weathered what you thought was true You're a toy soldier wound up so tight All the gears that moved you have broke inside And now Afraid to make a sound Don't want to be called out By people who are just clueless To the guilt That's manifest inside Afraid to even try So everyone will sign While you are falling apart The poison's reached your jilted heart Don't go away

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released June 24, 2020

Songs and lyrics written by Spencer Carlson
Guitar and Vocals: Spencer Carlson
Bass: Alex Stoops Sabel
Keys: Charles Wicklander
Drums on Track #1: Luke Dumke
Drums on Track #5 Spencer Carlson

Recorded and Mixed by Luke Dumke at Pinehill Studio
Mastered by Steve Turnidge at Ars Divina Studio
Album Art by Callie Moore

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