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Talkback Tambourine

by The Preservation Society

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1.
I have a confession to make I sing too much about the booze that I've drank And if you want to know the truth In my bourbon there's a bit of vermouth It's not a story it's how it goes I didn't want to write it I just deal with the blows So I always try and tell the truth Cause I figure I got nothing to lose Well maybe it's the person I've become Or maybe it's just the water in the rum Maybe it's because I'm falling apart Maybe just because I have a broken heart Well either way you break it down There's always one less bottle around When I try to write a new song I think about my life and all the things gone wrong And then I try and write it down But it helps if I have poured my first round Then I'll drink 'bout seven more And all the real problems I can start to ignore So I'm probably not telling the truth I figure maybe I've got too much to lose What matters most is my honesty So I am trying to sing with integrity Every time I make a genuine try I add a splash of bitters to my bourbon and rye This is how I write a song It's no wonder they don't sing along
2.
Colored hair and pretty eyes and hands that will console There's kindness in her heart and still there's dither in her soul I find it odd her views about the metaphysical Though strange to me I have been known as being cynical Well it's fun to forget about the things that I hold true And more fun to forget about it when I'm holding you Even though there are conclusions that I have come to As for now I'd rather not think it through Dark brown eyes and curled hair at the age of twenty-two There's purity and lasciviousness about the way she moves Her voice is like a singing siren summoning for me I'll think of her and know it's better she's across the sea Well it's fun to forget about the things that I hold true And more fun to forget about it when I'm holding you Even though there are conclusions that I have come to As for now I'd rather not think it through
3.
Should've said I missed you before you said anything at all I should've said I loved you Should've said I missed you before I said anything at all I should've said I loved you You can't believe how my mind plays tricks on me So I'm telling you before you tell me You're telling me nothing I don't know That I'm never gonna love you if I can never get over me It's the last thing I wanna do is push you out No I'm never gonna love you if I can never get over me It's the last thing I wanna do is push you out You can't believe how my mind plays tricks on me Even good intentions don't do me any good at all 'Cause if I'm hurt I won't pull the punches Even when you tell me that I'm everything you want In another heartbeat I'm waiting for the breakup or breakdown So I'm never gonna love you if I can never get over me It's the last thing I wanna do No I'm never gonna love you if I can never get over me It's the last thing I wanna do is push you out You can't believe how my mind plays tricks on me I should've said I missed you before you said anything at all I should've said I loved you
4.
Bourbon 04:04
Situationally I find that what I need To get me through the eve is liquor Every time I weigh the cost of what I pay With reason my case grows thicker If it were not for this bourbon I would never find reprieve If you think that I'm a fool then I think you're naive The places that I go though there's people that I know My mind begins to race my hands begin to shake I tell myself to breathe as my body starts to seethe I hang upon my face a smile that is fake If it were not for this bourbon I would never find reprieve If you think that I'm a fool then I think you're naive
5.
The Elephant 03:28
Calling out for rain Singing life's so grey Are you crazy or can't you feel the pain Speaking of the pain Aren't you wondering If I'm not sober then why I'm not ashamed Cause I don't like to think about the way It feels to be when I'm not covering The elephant with low shelf bourbon If you're worried now About the alcohol Pour a drink and I'll tell you about the fall About the government About republicans About the pickle that your life has been in I've got the wisdom and the words to say The things that make you understand the truth In ways that won't offend unbelievers The elephant hides in the corner of the room With lights out he hopes that you ignore him Well it's over now Feeling better 'bout All the ways that your life has not worked out Now you're talking loud You should slow it down To tell the truth I know your brother won't be proud You need to learn to be convincing It will take a lot of practicing Every single night and most afternoons
6.
I know it's hard to understand though I've explained it all before It was not like me to be the one to leave things on the floor Cause I picked up most things you knocked out of my hand I was tired of bending over at your commands You see that every time I woke up I thought of how I could escape That constant criticism and emotional arrays When confronted with the truth of it you played the victim's part That's why you cannot trust that woman's heart For all those who are wondering how I could be that hard Let's have a conversation and a drink in my backyard If forgiveness fuels the fire of unconditioned love Then fire it has no proof to have fear of The fire was blazing hot Though I tried my love was not The train was moving in all directions The two of us had no connections Even though I tried my best I was blind to what came next The fire burned with a heavy cost But all the fear would soon be lost There's another kind of holy fire that reigns down from above It likes to burn down houses and wipe out condemned love When a house has stood divided divided it must fall So there ain't no damned good reason to fear at all No there ain't no damned good reason to fear the fire no not at all
7.
Courage 03:34
I saw you on the other side A beer and bourbon would be nice We talked about ex-loved ones and my kin Even though we laughed a while I could see it in your smile As courage masked the agony within Though I'm not that perceptive I can read what I can feel I won't feel a thing if I don't think it's real The night we had a drink or three You threw the arrows left of me We would play until the break of dawn I asked you for your honesty You responded quietly A few more months before I travel on Though I'm not that perceptive I can read what I can feel I won't feel a thing if I don't think it's real
8.
Lost Control 03:26
I saw you there standing on the other side We told each other stories had some laughs and told some lies Since the day we met and I know this part is true Not a day has passed I have not thought of you Oh I've lost control She races in my mind and stirs within my soul And oh the way she moves It makes me feel so good but leaves me so confused I must admit it I cannot quit it Let's get on with it It hurts like hell when my expectations fall It makes me wonder why I ever had them at all I say to myself it could never be her fault Then I drown myself with my love for single malt Oh I've lost control She races in my mind and stirs within my soul And oh the way she moves It makes me feel so good but leaves me so confused I must admit it I cannot quit it Let's get on with it
9.
Every day we count our money Every day we watch it go We take another hit now And then we make another go We even laugh when things aren't funny We keep our head up off the floor Oh, we'll take another hit now And then we'll make another go We're digging in our heels that there is so much more than hope It's getting old and lonely at the end of this rope So we're digging in our heels that there is still much more to love It's only hope that holds us and it's still not enough You mix the drinks and set the mood light I turn the music up to ten While recapping every story That reminds us where we've been Another evening another surprise fight Another making of amends It doesn't matter where we started It only matters where we end We're digging in our heels that there is so much more than hope It's getting old and lonely at the end of this rope So we're digging in our heels that there is still much more to love It's only hope that holds us and it's still not enough
10.
Your Man 03:32
I waited by the phone on a Friday night Watching all the clouds as they rolled by I was thinking about the day I would die And wondering if that day was tonight Then I dreamt about you and your beautiful smile I searched for all the memories that I could compile Then I fought not to wake just to lay here a while your man When we were young it made a lot of sense We fooled a lot of people but in our defense We were having lots of fun just at others' expense And if I would have had any common sense I should have held you closer to me I would have traveled the Atlantic Sea I could have given every thing to be your man oh man The time I spent with you made the record unfair To all the other dames I had to compare You loved me harder than I could hardly bare Then I broke what we had with no time to compare For the face of hardship the unwritten score Though I've made it this far my mind can't ignore When dusk sets in there's nothing to live for Oh man As evening turns to dread I'll keep on drinking til I'm almost dead Oh man...
11.
My immodest girlfriend will be my immodest wife The ebb and flow of my immodest life Inconsequently I broke from the fold To search out the depth of my immodest soul The courage it takes to know when I'm wrong Or is it just fear that keeps me from harm And regretfully I struggle to see The view from a lens that is foreign to me
12.
A shooting star reaching for his daddy's hand Fingers his scar a mark the remnant from a distant land A life on Mars longing for abstracted bliss His avatar a ghost the victim of a savage kiss So just stop And breathe Then fall asleep And should you wake shrieking for your father's name With what's at stake the beast will suck your marrow from your frame You'll feel no pain falling from your soaring grace The perfect game the con the bloodless man without a face The countdown started before it had begun The missing heart the love resistant to the morning's son You'll see no gain with thoughtless words in tyrant's hands The march began to stop the loveless and the faithless man So let's start And dream Don't fall asleep

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released August 22, 2017

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The Preservation Society Seattle, Washington

Indie-folk duo, The Preservation Society, is home to Seattle's Jeremy Wingfield & Dana Little. With a combined two-dozen years of songwriting, arranging, performing and music-collaborating under their belts, Wingfield and Little are sharp-shooting lyricists and melodic story-tellers with a knack for obsessing over the details. Talkback Tambourine, recorded in 2016, is their first release. ... more

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