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Under the Weather

by The Revenants

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1.
Fair Weather Friend 05:29
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Summertime and the weather is lousy Lying in my hammock feeling drowsy There's no sun There's only black and blue skies There's no sun in my sun-deprived eyes To me the forecast is pretty depressing I can only hope that the weatherman's guessing It's strange how the rain Can really affect my mood My soul is starved and the sun is my food I don't mean to complain But I'm so mad at the rain When in the world will it ever end Call me a fair-weather friend I feel betrayed by Mother Nature She's as lame as the Legislature She gets to decide who will have a good day She gets to decide and you don't have a say You're a fair-weather friend And you only want your perfect day Your own way I hope you find it I hope you find it And when you do you will be gold I am in the August of my years I am facing down very real fears Don't want for much or have much left to say Just that every so often I'd like a pleasant day
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Come On Down 04:23
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I been living out here in the desert And I am dry as a stone I been hoping for a little relief Someone to throw me a bone Whichever way the wind does blow Hey weather man and your weather vane Hope’s a-comin’ to this parched ol’ world We’re expecting rain Come on down, come on down Rain down on me Come on down, come on down Wash me out to sea I’m as thirsty as a dry old road I could use a little drink Who out here will fill my cup Before I shrivel and shrink My skin’s as red as a turkey-cock I’m as hot as Bahrain But hope’s a-comin’ to this parched ol’ world We’re expecting rain My throat’s as dusty grandma’s attic Wish I could slake my thirst I lap my water right out of the gutter Is there anything worse What do I see outside my window As I survey the terrain Hope’s a-comin’ to this parched ol’ world We’re expecting rain
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Bourbon Rain 07:22
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The air is thick Lays a lacquer on the streets And girls do a cha-cha in their underwear The dew point is so high Your clothes they never dry And there's always a frizz in your hair I am soaked to my soul In the bourbon rain A stick in a shoal In the bourbon rain Won't you throw me a rope In the bourbon rain You're my one and only hope In the bourbon rain The air is heavy And the sweat it beads up on your skin Like mottles on a brown paper bag You can't get dry No deodorant is strong enough So you walk around like a wet old rag The air is fat And it swallows you like a coat Makes it hard for you to catch your breath The forecast is grim And I am soaked down to my socks I'm afraid I might catch my death
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April Always Brings Me Down the Most 04:37
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Winter's about wrapped it up And the days are getting brighter Leaves are budding on the trees The darkness is turning lighter But I just can't seem to cope Despite the breaks of sun I should be out living it up But I'm not having fun April always brings me down April always brings me down April always brings me down the most They tell me stop being a drag The world is not so bad But every time I look around I start to feel so sad No I am not out of my mind Despite how it appears I am being reasonable With reasonable fears April showers bring May flowers Yes that much is true But April only ever brings me down Brings me down and blue Some people they love the springtime When everything is in bloom But April makes me think of you And that fills me with such gloom April's when you went away Never to come back All around the world is green But I only see the black
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Let It Snow 04:59
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Oh the weather outside is frightful
 But the fire is so delightful
 And since we've got no place to go 
Let it snow, let it snow Oh it doesn't show signs of stopping
 And I've brought some corn for popping
 The lights are turned way down low 
Let it snow, let it snow Snow on the roof, fire down below We lie here under our covers
 Just like two perfect lovers 
And with the lights turned way down low 
Let it snow, let it snow We kiss and we say goodnight 
And we hold each other tight
 We got no place to go
 Let it snow, let it snow The fire is slowly dying 
And my dear we're still goodby-ing
 But as long as you love me so 
Let it snow, let it snow Oh the weather outside is frightful
 But the fire is so delightful
 And since we've got no place to go
 Let it snow, let it snow We kiss and we say goodnight
 The world seems perfect and right
 The lights are turned way down low 
Let it snow, let it snow
6.
Cool Down 05:31
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When it's gets to be all too much You gotta cool down, cool down, cool down When you think you're losing touch You gotta cool down, cool down, cool down When you think you're gonna blow your top Hey, cool down When it feels like the heat won't stop Yeah, cool down When all your fears come a crop Yeah, cool down You gotta cool down Be an ice man When you find yourself pushed you aside You gotta cool down, cool down, cool down When all your fucking rights are denied You gotta cool down, cool down, cool down When an asshole grabs your subway seat Hey, cool down When you feel so down and beat Yeah, cool down You gotta cool down Be an ice man Be cool baby, don't you lose it Be cool baby, yeah, just defuse it When your life ain't no more fun You gotta cool down, cool down, cool down When it seems all the bad guys have won You gotta cool down, cool down When you think you are at the end Hey, cool down You have a chance to transcend Yeah, cool down You gotta cool down Be an ice man
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Sometimes It Rains 05:04
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Lightning arcs out across the sky Like so many trembling fingers It strikes in a flash then vanishes But still something awful still lingers Sometimes it rains Sometimes it's a drought Sometimes it's in-between The badlands and the wash out Sometimes it rains Sometimes it rains Blood-thirsty soldiers loot a town Leaving graveyards in their wake And the refugees stream like a river of heat These casualties that even God won't forsake Sometimes the rain can rinse us clean Sometimes the rain can wash our sins away Sometimes the rain can give us life And sometimes the rain only brings decay There are times when your glass is empty And you need something to fill it up The sky darkens and rain starts to pour down And it runneth over your crummy little cup Here comes the rain Gonna wash us down the drain Here comes the rain You don't need a weather vane
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Fireflies 05:07
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Fireflies in the sky And they’re coming down now Fireflies in the sky And they hit the ground now Round around and chase my dreams Will you call me tonight And be my firefly, my firefly, my firefly tonight Yeah come with me Gimme a light, oh, gimme a light Gimme a light, oh, gimme a light So I can see Fireflies behind my eyes They blow through my head Fireflies behind my eyes Go where angels never tread Flit about like a white tornado Can’t contain ‘em in a jar Won’t you be my firefly, my firefly, my firefly tonight Yeah come with me Gimme a light, oh, gimme a light Gimme a light, oh, gimme a light So I can see Fireflies wave goodbye They’re gone in a flash Fireflies wave goodbye Brimstone and ash Standing here on the precipice Waiting for their return Please be my firefly, my firefly, my firefly tonight Yeah come with me Gimme a light, oh, gimme a light Gimme a light, oh, gimme a light So I can see
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The Harvest Moon 03:08
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Well I sat down by the wishing tree I wish I may I wish of thee Then a lonely leaf fell at my feet Suddenly I heard a tune As bright and full as a harvest moon About a girl that I might hope to meet It went, love is like the harvest moon Looks so close it will make you swoon But it's really a million miles away Drank some brandy from an old tin cup Up fell down and down turned up Found my lot with a band of unholy thieves We tramped around in the underbrush Till mom and dad told us to hush Then we made our bed amongst the leaves But what about the girl that I had hoped to find I knew I'd would not find her running 'round blind Come the morn the birds were tweeting A bright, sweet song that kept repeating Goodbye moon, hello sun Packed my bag and got on my way Didn't want to lose another day All my childhood things are now done Saw my girl at the top of the hill She was singing a song that I remember still
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Keep On Waiting 03:49
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Days go by and nary a drop The sun beats on down And the heat it don’t stop The heat it don’t stop Ain’t no relief Neck and a crop I keep on waiting I keep on waiting I keep on waiting for the rain But the rain does not come Clouds they form but they don’t bleed The devil rides by On what looks like a steed On what looks like a steed He blows on his flute And drops his bad seed I keep on waiting I keep on waiting I keep on waiting for the rain But the rain does not come No the rain does not come Yeah the rain does not come The land it is scorched Dry as bone I pray to Zeus He’s silent as a stone He’s silent as a stone I turn to dust My dust it gets blown
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Under the Weather 04:05
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My thoughts are like a hurricane Mixed with ghostly static A draft is pouring on in through the holes in the attic How many days has it been Since I last saw the sun One front follows the next Till the world is overrun I’m under the weather It’s taken me by storm My body’s got a fever. outside it’s cold as hell All my blue-sky thinking Well it don’t make me feel well It’s been a long hard winter Bleak and cold and with no break Life has come to a standstill Like being trapped under an icy lake I’m under the weather It’s taken me by storm My skin is feeling itchy Ain’t no moisture in here Dried up like a raisin in this rancid atmosphere How many years has it been Since I last felt pretty good I have long stopped counting It messes with my livelihood I’m under the weather It’s taken me by storm What a world we are living in It’s like we’ve all gone insane Don’t know who to believe no more Or what I can ascertain How many days has it been since I last saw the sun One front follows the next Till the world is overrun I’m under the weather It’s taken me by storm
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December Song 06:36
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I can see my breath Blow 'round my head Crystalize like dust and stars December's here Snow everywhere Blankets the the streets and cars I think of you Where you are now Somewhere 'tween Venus and Mars Happens each year Like it or not So deep are the scars There's a change in the weather I can feel a chill coming on There's a change in the weather The comforts of home are all gone "It's a Wonderful Life" Is always on But life itself is not so great Memories are cruel Like a punishing storm Bury you under its weight I think of your mom How she took her life Can't chalk it up to fate

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The fire is slowly dying

And my dear
We're still goodby-ing

But as long as you love me so

Let it snow, let it snow

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released July 5, 2023

Cover "Under the Weather" by Christine Wilder

Songs written and performed by Eliot Wilder

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