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Our Boy

by The Revenants

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Nerve Salad Really, man. Just really. The work gets better and better. This has some of the best songs yet. Just... really. Truly brilliant. This mind must be an amazing, vast cosmos. Revenants for the win. Favorite track: Dust.
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1.
New Morning 03:24
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Gotta get up Gotta get up and get going Gotta wake up Gotta plant the seeds I’m sowing Gotta move up Gotta move on up and outta here Gotta make a stand Gotta make a stand or disappear Can’t spend my time hesitating Can’t waste my life nauseating Can’t lose myself one more bright and sunny day It’s a new morning Gotta lift off Gotta lift off this launch pad Gotta sort out Gotta sort out the good and bad Gotta get straight Gotta get straight up to the sky Gotta fly away Gotta fly away like a butterfly Can’t spend my time messing about Can’t waste my life dropping out Can’t lose myself one more bright and sunny day It’s a new morning Gotta speed up Gotta speed up and get in gear Gotta live life Gotta live like I got no fear Gotta dream big Gotta dream big with no constraint Gotta be God Gotta be God or at least a saint Can’t spend my time taking the piss Can’t waste my life in a reminisce Can’t lose myself one more bright and sunny day It’s a new morning
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Brought Me Home 04:19
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Take my hand, you said Take my hand And walk with me out of the wasteland I will lead you to a better place I will lead you home If you trust me Can you trust me I will lead you home Take my hand, you said Take my hand Walk with me out of the dead zone I won't give you what you want But I will give you what you need If you trust me Can you trust me I will give you what you need I was out there all alone Had no connection on my telephone But then you found me And you brought me home You brought me home Take my hand, you said Take my hand Walk with me out of your nightmares I will drag from your sleep And help you face a brand new day If you trust me Can you trust me You can face a brand new day No one's ever talked like this to me before No, no one's ever quenched my thirst No one's ever talked like this to me before This has got to be a first
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Dust 04:53
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I came from the ashes And to the ashes I will return And the fire raging in-between Will see me burn, burn, burn I am a fever I am disease I am a virus borne on a breeze All I am is dust All I’ll ever be All I am is dust Sweep me, sweep me Sweep me away in the night Sweep me away from you sight I came from the earth And to the earth I will revert And the sand that covers me Comes from a life in the desert I am a fungi I am bacteria I am a diner in life’s cafeteria I am in the air Here, there and everywhere I am in the ground Dig me up and spread me ‘round I am from the cosmos And to the cosmos I will abscond While the rest of you mortals Simmer in your pond We are stardust, we are golden And we got to get back to the garden
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Million Pieces 05:07
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Part of me is here Part of me is there That’s me all over Here, there and everywhere I try to hold together But I always fall apart This puzzle that is me Looks like abstract art I’m in a million pieces And none of them quite fit I’m in a million pieces They all seem counterfeit When will I find salvation When will I find my joy I been out here in this desert Ever since I was a boy I’m in a million pieces I’m in a million pieces All these errant feelings I want to hold them in But they keep popping up Much to my chagrin Never had much protection No one to go out on a limb It’s always just me all alone Lonesome Joe my pseudonym I been out here in this desert I have a mighty thirst I beseech you for a drink You said first things first You said it’s not the water Not the water that I need You offered me your hand And I take your lead
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So Close, So Far Away 04:27
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I can almost taste it, taste it Yeah I can almost taste it on my tongue It seems so real It seems so real to me It seems so real As real as reality I am near it As near as I can be I am near it This real reality So close, so far away (I am so close, so far away) I can almost hold it, hold it Yeah I can almost hold it in my hands It feels so right It feels so right to me It feels so right As right as right can be Just beyond here Just beyond my reach Just beyond here Out beyond the breech I asked you if I should give it all up And you asked me what if I did Where would that leave me What if it were worse God forbid
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For Crying Out Loud 04:29
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What I got ain’t a lot What I want ain’t that much more I need is a little bit of something Is that too much to ask for Stranded out in the wilds All my desert days The sun bears down on me I feel its brutal rays For crying out loud For crying out loud Got no place to run to Got no stones to throw Got no dreams to cling to Got no place left to go What I wish for is for nothing What is granted is much less Got no future Got no address Been searching for an answer But I can’t find myself none Living out here all alone Well that ain’t that much fun I cry and I cry Cry me an ocean of tears And I fear that I might drown I cry and I cry Cry me an ocean of tears But there ain't no one around When I look in the mirror I don’t see my face I've been hijacked Someone has taken my place I wish I knew then What I have found out now I’d’ve never lived this life It would be different somehow
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I Am Fire 04:52
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Can you see the fire from within Can you see the fire from within It burns deep blue Can you feel the fire from within Can you feel the fire from within It burns right through you Don’t be afraid to touch it Don’t be afraid to let it touch you Let it touch you Can you see the fire from within Can you see the fire from within Can you visualize Can you feel the fire from within Can you feel the fire from within Shoots out of my eyes Don’t be afraid to hold it Don’t be afraid to let it hold you Let it hold you I am fire, I am fire, I am fire Burn, burn, burn Feel it all around you, feel it on your finger tips Feel it all around you, lick it off your lips Can you see the fire from within Can you see the fire from within Jump into the flame Can you feel the fire from within Can you feel the fire from within Feel the fire reclaim Don’t be afraid to love it Don’t be afraid to let it love you Let it touch you
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I Wanna Be Everybody's Everything 05:10
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How can I please you How can I ever give you what you need How can I make you happy Just tell me and I will plant the seed How can I love you How can I put a smile on your face How can I take away your blues And leave you in a state of grace Just tell me I want so bad to know Just tell me And I will make it so I wanna be everybody's everything I wanna be everybody's everything Of thee I sing, of thee I sing Of thee I sing, sing, sing How can I change this How can I ever dry up all your tears How can I reassure you How can I allay all your fears How can I hold you How can I ever show you what you mean How can I make you laugh In the face of the unforeseen Just tell me I want so bad to know Just tell me And I will make it so Let me in, let me in, let me in I'm really not a bad guy Let me in, let me in, let me in You won't know unless you try Let me in, let me in, let me in Let me heal your broken heart Let me in, let me in, let me in Let me in and that's a start
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The Future 04:54
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All of this crazy shit I never bargained for it All of this hate and hurt I never bargained for it This pain down in my groin Follows me where I’m goin’ This tightness in my chest No I’m not at my best Wish I could escape Wish I could run away Wish I could find some peace Or have just one nice day One nice day Look out, look out, look out Here comes the future All these aches and pains I never bargained for it All these ups and downs No no, I never bargained for it This sense of losing out It ain’t what life’s about This weakness in my guts Driving me coconuts Wish I could escape Wish I could get away Wish I could find some peace Or have just one nice day One nice day Here comes the future Like it or not Here comes the future The future we all bought Here comes the future Let us scream banzai Here comes the future Kiss the past goodbye
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Simple 04:27
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I recall a time When everything was so simple It was a time Oh what a time I recall them days When everything was so simple Nothing was too hard Nothing was a drag I recall a feelin’ When everything was so simple It was a feelin’ Oh what a feelin’ it was I recall your face When everything was so simple Never crinkled your brow Never had a reason to I recall a place When everything was so simple It was a place Oh what a place I recall a love When everything was so simple So much love Too much to go around
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Forty Years at Sea 06:02
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Come in, please, come in Can't you hear that I'm pleading Come in, please, come in What's the point in proceeding Oh what was I thinking And where did I want to be Well I couldn't say then because, because I was lost at sea No I couldn't say then because, because I was lost at sea La, la, la, la, la, la I've been forty years at sea La, la, la, la, la, la And then what's become of me So many places that I have roam But all I want is to come on home Had me a map and a compass But they done me no good, no good Had me a map and a compass But I guess I misunderstood Had my minutes and my seconds But I could not find the degree Well I couldn't say then because, because I was lost at sea No I couldn't say then because, because I was lost at sea Where are my stars Where are my stars The sky that I knew has turned black Where are my stars Where are my stars You know that I want to come back
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Together Alone 04:42
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What time is it, it must be late No one's stirring but you and me Don’t try to fake it I know you’re wide awake Wide awake at quarter to three I could say something But what’s the reason Our day is done We had our season You and me, stuck in this together You and me, forever and ever You and me, each to their own You and me, together alone How long has it been, I’ve lost track Maybe twenty or is it thirty years Life really does fly by In the blink of an eye The dust settles before it clears What happened to us Is hardly profound Our love got beached on life’s battleground This sucks for me and this sucks for you This sucks for all involved To think what we were And all that we had Around which our world revolved And now there’s nothing But the same routine Two bodies side by side Awaiting the guillotine

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Had me a map and a compass
But they done me no good, no good
Had me a map and a compass
But I guess I misunderstood

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released November 15, 2023

Cover "Our Boy" by Eliot Wilder

Songs written and performed by Eliot Wilder

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