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Regenerator

by Desoto Jones

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1.
The Jackal 03:18
On a northern road they barreled through the night They were singing songs and celebrating life A touring band just trying to survive In a country torn apart from the inside They had almost reached the border to the south When the van was stopped and they told them to get out The singer said hey what's this all about And the soldier put a rifle in his mouth So you think that you're untouchable We don't care that you're a star You never should have come here and now you'll never leave There must be a sacrifice in order for the north to be set free It was morning when the ambulance arrived And what they saw brought terror to their eyes There were three men dead but one was still alive Who shot the band and left them there to die? No one knows who gave the orders to put a target on their heads There will be no justice or closure for the fans Cowards with their power plays Will always know the blood is on their hands
2.
Air 04:12
Clean up your act while you're young It's not too late to get you there Speak from your heart not your tongue If you expect a soul to care You can play any game that you like Just don't ever think you're smart enough to win It's air, there's nothing really there It's only just a pose Days when your life seemed so bad No one made it out to see you come alive You can live in the screen for a while But don't you ever lose something you would die for If you got the guts to play I think you know it gets harder every day You wonder where it went WIth open arms you started your descent
3.
Get Well 03:36
Every institution has a way to save face Conscience can't be silenced by the wind An open ended question ringing out through the canyons like an echo Pick apart the concept of a life well spent Put it back together in the dark Looking glass is flipped and now the only thing you see is your shadow We might never get well We might never get well We might never come back from the downslide We might never come back from the downslide We might never get well Year by year we shuffle through the only open door Unaware of what lies beyond Keepsake in our pockets to remind us who we are And where we come from Don't stand too close to the wishing well You don't want to be the one who fell It's okay if you can't repel another bad dream Only a whisper and a cry for help The nurses agree it's too soon to tell We might never get well We might never get well We might never come back from the downslide We might never come back from the downslide We might never get well On your feet When you want something On your knees We might never get well We might never get well We might never come back from the downslide We might never come back from the downslide We might never get well
4.
Take your life into your hands I don't suppose you have a plan It drains the light out of your eyes You should think before you give it a try Peace of mind never was free You can't taste the fruit without climbing the tree Powerless under his thumb You've been told to leave but can it be done You can steal back your heart But will you ever be free to learn Will you give the new leaf a turn Will you ever be free to learn Will you give the new leaf a turn Understand you are allowed To join the laughter of the crowd You gave your love, that's not a crime But he made a point of crossing the line You can steal back your heart But will you ever be free to learn Will you give the new leaf a turn Will you ever be free to learn Will you give the new leaf a turn It seems so absurd Knowing what you know now Hung on a word You're gonna have to come down Tune out the talk They don't know what you've been through You can cut loose and run But will you ever be free to learn Will you give the new leaf a turn Even if you can't see the end Even if it's all just pretend Will you ever be free Will you ever be free
5.
Heard a knock saw a face through the door What a crazy feeling So you reached for the gun in the drawer Your mind was screaming If you'd only took a breath You raised up your hand He never had a chance Your overreaction it cost his life Fatal distraction, fight or flight If only you'd ask him If there was something you could do But you'll never have a clue All your life you've been taught to defend But never giving Couldn't see past the shade of the skin That's no way of living Knew that it was wrong You'll pay for what you've done You took away their son All too familiar Something has to change
6.
Into the lack lust A gentle heart can play no part Under the big thumb we go It was a hard fall A fatal turn from all we've learned Into the black hole we go Sheltering our brains From this hollow-headed game Are we man or are we snake We were gone before we came You were the first one To penetrate this awful state Under the cold moon we go This is the last waltz A perfect storm where love is born Out of the red fog we go Sheltering our brains From this hollow-headed game Are we man or are we snake We were gone before we came Requiem for the powerless Testament for the numb Requiem for the powerless Left to drift in the mud
7.
Countless hours spent deciphering the headlines Had left us stunned and days away from sleep How can a man who is so obviously guilty Be sanctified in spite of all we've seen Stove my head It's all that I can take Plug my ears It's not enough to keep me sane Water to flame More of the same Head in a vice All of the time I was a fool to think that love would be the hero And the narcissist would tumble off his horse Now it seems to be a beast of our creation And it will not deviate its hateful course Stove my head It's all that I can take Plug my ears It's not enough to keep me sane Water to flame More of the same Head in a vice All of the time The master of manipulation Claims to be like you The mirror shows the true deception Water to flame More of the same Head in a vice All of the time Water to flame Treat yourself to a better life you'll never get to live Water to flame Keep away from another fight you're never gonna win
8.
Golden Gate 05:03
Took advice from a song Was feeling desperate Couldn't right what was wrong Should have left it On the banks by the bridge He laid his cards out What he loved wasn't his It ripped his heart out Took his chance on a whim He wanted to fit in So he danced with a grin Still she didn't see him So he ran to the bridge And he stared at the waves til they called his name Then he turned and he fell He was free like the wind on a summer day He was our friend He rides again He was our friend He rides again So impossible to realize All the sorrow inside He was our friend He rides again He was our friend He was our friend And the waves called his name He rides again Brother has got the bends And the waves called his name He rides again Being dead still ain't better than being broken-hearted
9.
Unreflective 03:52
Sober eyes and polished lens Watch them come around again We all get a chance to see The fumble of the century Hang your guilt beside the door It's time to address what we cant ignore I won't waste another dime Cos you're too low to see Where we've drawn the line How can you live only to be unreflective Now that you're here do you understand your directive Under the rug, out of the way where you swept it I refuse to heed the call of a broken man Can it be the one who grins Polishing his sword again Treating everyone like shit Will you get away with it You're deep inside your well of fear You blurred the line but it's so clear And I wonder what I'm doing here Overthrown How can you live only to be unreflective Now that you're here do you understand your directive Under the rug, out of the way where you swept it I refuse to heed the call No one's answering at all We're prepared for the fall What you swore it was Toe the line before you bleed Parasites can only feed Close the blinds, it's all too real Close the blinds
10.
If It's Real 04:38
Go and take a look around The ground we used to spit on Water for the roses yet to grow Who do you think is laughing now The gardener or the mason Either one could say the other is wrong I don't care what side you're on Leave it out The worst will always come Without a doubt Oh if it's real It'll come running back to you Through the fields Once I swore I'd never leave here I've been noticing the friction Tensions in our hearts about to break You can frame it how you want, dear It doesn't change the picture It's reading like a pillow to the face Now you must decide What you prefer A hand that holds the kite Or a bird Oh if it's real It'll come running back to you Through the fields You can't force the seed Give it time Don't wait for the stars to realign

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This album is dedicated to the memory of Adam Francois. We miss you buddy.

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released November 4, 2022

Engineered and mastered by Dave Downham at The Gradwell House, Haddon Heights, NJ
Drums on 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 engineered by Matt Weber at The Gradwell House

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