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Nothing But Noise EP

by The Devon McGarry Band

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Swinging Ship 05:35
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Don’t need to testify Don’t need a witness Just something in the sickness Makes me feel like I’m finished But when the fear subsides See clearly that you’re in it And you’ve got a chance to win it But what’s the prize? Close your eyes, mouth screaming wide It's coming up the other side I don’t want to ride on your swinging ship This carnival and its sights and sounds I’m sick of it The guys who work the rides may too be broken But half the time I can’t see where I’m going I don’t want to ride on your swinging ship My stomach turned the second that they flipped the switch It feels like it could rip the sky wide open And half the time I can’t see where I’m going These feelings I feel They aren’t so run-of-the-mill It’s making me ill It always will And the anapest roars That's the horses of war They’ve done quite a few tours Round my door Get a bad surprise at every bend It’s coming back around again I don’t want to ride on your swinging ship This carnival and its sights and sounds I’m sick of it The guys who work the rides may too be broken But half the time I can’t see where I’m going I don’t want to ride on your swinging ship My stomach turned the second that they flipped the switch It feels like it could rip the sky wide open And half the time I can’t see where I’m going Then a man gestures hands in my direction Just a little insurrection Says "your boots are perfection" But we've got to talk about your walk and confidence You've shown a little hesitance Ain't rising to the top of this But if a kid can, then you can It’s time to rise up and be a man Don’t draw no line here in the sand My Stetson 12's are ready to dance I don’t want to ride on your swinging ship This carnival and its sights and sounds I’m sick of it The guys who work the rides may too be broken But half the time I can’t see where I’m going I don’t want to ride on your swinging ship My stomach turned the second that they flipped the switch It feels like it could rip the sky wide open And half the time I can’t see where I’m going
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What You Got 04:04
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A keenly tuned intuition A common case of indecision A pair of shades for your blurry vision I can’t explain it All I’m really asking is for permission Aw ya What you got in that bag That’s got you feeling so casual? What you got in that bag? What you got in that bag of yours? Every walk down the street is a competition Everyone you meet is a politician But that big old bag is on a mission I can’t explain it I’ve got a bad, bad, bad premonition Aw ya What you got in that bag That’s got you feeling so casual? What you got in that bag? What you got in that bag of yours? Won’t you show me… What you got in that bag That’s got you feeling so casual? What you got in that bag? What you got in that bag of yours?
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Southern Exchange 04:17
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Friday night and I’m on my way To meet some friends at a football game Those gym class girls always hang around This liquid courage, better drink it down SoCo’s soaked right through my clothes Took about 15 shots or so. Who knows? If I die before I wake Don’t leave this bottle on my grave It’s a luminescent taste This whole room is starting to fade Splash something cool upon my face Because I can’t take this Southern Exchange Party’s over I’m on my way This hallway reeks of pride and shame Might just take a load off here… It’s a luminescent taste This whole room is starting to fade Splash something cool upon my face Because I can’t take, no I... Sneaking in I’m almost home I pull the plug on the telephone A welcome mat marks the spot A motion light and now I’m caught It’s a luminescent taste This whole room is starting to fade Splash something cool upon my face Because I can’t take I can't take No I... I can't take this Southern Exchange
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Light On 06:21
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Maybe something about religion Maybe something about my creed But I can’t seem to find the answers To the questions that they’re flashing on the screen Chasing buses for an hour or two To be anywhere but here Every station they pull into A group of onlookers appear I say let ‘em talk Let 'em whisper all they want They don’t know about the tears you cried They can’t see ‘em with the light on I’m wasted and homesick And I’ve had it with this road trip Disagreement in the back seat They can’t see it with the light on As long as I’ve got two feet below me I don’t need a cab at all They make conversation like they know me And they smell like Armor All Find a doorway to make an entrance Find a stairway to take a fall The Trojan Army’s getting lazy They left a light on in the hall So I say let ‘em talk Let 'em whisper all they want They don’t know about your fears inside They can’t see ‘em with the light on I’m wasted and homesick And I’ve had it with this road trip Disagreement in the back seat They can’t see it with the light on Before this shakedown in the garden Let’s get some facetime in the street Hearing bells just like alarms ringing Don’t you worry about me It’s an honest observation To your involuntary plea If you want to make a jailbreak You better learn how to be free So I say let ‘em talk Let 'em whisper all they want They don’t know just how it feels inside They can’t see ‘em with the light on I’m wasted and homesick And I’ve had it with this road trip Disagreement in the back seat They can’t see it with the light on I say let ‘em talk Let 'em whisper all they want They don’t know just how it feels inside They can’t see it with the light on I’m wasted and homesick And I’ve had it with this road trip Disagreement in the back seat They can’t see it with the light on This disagreement in the backseat They can't see it
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Nothing But Noise 04:08
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One night I was the coolest ever, then I woke up the moment that Bug hit my eyelid and knocked me back into my bed Saw a picture of a pantsuit model in a real slim fit in a cheap magazine Reading about how we’re all gonna die alone Everybody’s an architect But no one’s holding to code This ain't nothing but noise This ain't something for them good old boys This ain't nothing but noise Are you gonna drown it out or drown all in it When this breaking in is breaking you down With nothing but noise There's nothing here to hang my hat on so I walk downtown check out a movie I'm hoping I might somehow actually not miss the point On the way back all I hear is static, all the lines are down, all my walls are up Thinking I might finally see the light they promise on television All my vitals are fine You say it must be the wine… it sounds like This ain't nothing but noise This ain't something for them good old boys This ain't nothing but noise Are you gonna drown it out or drown all in it When this breaking in is breaking you down With nothing but noise This ain't nothing but noise This ain't something for them good old boys This ain't nothing but noise Are you gonna drown it out or drown all in it When this breaking in is breaking you down With nothing but noise

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released December 10, 2021

Personnel:
Devon McGarry - Lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar

Jeffrey Messina – Electric guitars, keyboards, backing vocals

Mitch Terricciano – Bass guitar

Rich Armstrong – Drums, percussion


Produced by The Devon McGarry Band

Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Coop at Vibesville Studios

Artwork by Dave Magnanelli of Magnanelli Design Company

Nothing But Noise© 2021 The Devon McGarry Band. Produced and distributed by The Devon McGarry Band. All Rights Reserved. All Musical Selections ©The Devon McGarry Band.

Check out The Devon McGarry Band at devonmcgarry.com

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The Devon McGarry Band is a 4-piece rock group based in Burlington, Vermont, led by Singer-Songwriter Devon McGarry.

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