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The Time

by Devon McGarry

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1.
Season of Change 03:45
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Remember the day like any other Just a memory in my mind So I stuck around and wrote the outline Of a speech I’d someday say There’s something about the way this courtyard Fills up on certain nights That feels like loitering in my hometown Is this criminal intent? Tired of being told to act my age I’m a painted sign on a raggedy page Yelling questions, seek compassion in rage I’m an East wind blowing in a season of change I’m an East wind blowing in a season of change You’re watching on with me reluctantly As I’m breaking all the rules Follow me into the weekend Let’s avoid the workday blues Pick your head up off that pillow We’ve got work to do Look alive so all the skeletons In the closet will too Tired of being told to act my age I’m a painted sign on a raggedy page Yelling questions, seek compassion in rage I’m an East wind blowing in a season of change I’m an East wind blowing in a season of change
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Nostalgia King 04:11
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Looking back at all these years can get me dizzy sometimes Thinking about adolescent fears and the kids I used to know As little as a roadway sign is now all that it takes To occupy my free time, can’t let my mind go on – oh no Oh please, won’t you make this movie stop All I’m seeing is my future, but you won’t let me be on top I ain’t got no love for ya, nostalgia king I don’t want to hear no childhood memories Thinking about my modest years makes my quiet pride hurt I ain’t got no love for ya, nostalgia king Maybe I just need to graduate Or meet a different group of friends We’ve had a good run, but now it seems like it’s gone Time to leave the past in the past and move on But I just can’t keep on coming home To new faces at my door and old pictures in my room I ain’t got no love for ya, nostalgia king I don’t want to hear no childhood memories Thinking about my modest years makes my quiet pride hurt I ain’t got no love for ya, nostalgia king
3.
The Time 04:00
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Leaves are piling up on that black ragtop Old Neil Diamond tape’s starting to wear thin Just wanna race off to a place with no ticking clocks A new beginning, we won’t talk about the end It ain’t the pills, it’s the time that kills Time we should’ve spent with each other Somewhere down the line, I’ll be doing fine It ain’t the pills, it’s the time that kills Pass a mirror, get a load of yourself Same look as damn near ten years ago Rock and roll ain’t no dayjob They say you quit, say it ain’t so - you say It ain’t the pills, it’s the time that kills Time we should’ve spent with each other Somewhere down the line, I’ll be doing fine It ain’t the pills, it’s the time that kills Slow me down, this time’s got a hold on me… a hold on me Slow me down, this time’s got a hold on me… a hold on me ya It ain’t the pills, it’s the time that kills Time we should’ve spent with our mothers Somewhere down the line, I’ll be doing fine It ain’t the pills, it’s the time that kills It ain’t the pills, it’s the time that kills
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Monster 03:21
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Boom pow at the garden gates Same old reaper came back again He’ll only get so many shots at a comeback Before this madness must end You’re in love with the monster In love with the monster that's inside of me I’m just a monster I’m just a monster, you can’t run away Help is a long long way away The night is a normal thing to fear What’s in the walls? Is anything wrong? There’ll be no shaking over here You’re in love with the monster You're in love with the monster that's inside of me I’m just a monster I’m just a monster, you can’t run away In the middle of the night There ain’t no headlights on the road But the screams are getting loud As if they’re starting to say You’re in love with the monster You're in love with the monster that's inside of me I’m just a monster I’m just a monster, you can’t run away
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Breakfast in Bed 04:32
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Right in this box right here Is everything you’d ever need They’ll drag you down by the knees Please aim to please And everyone you ever knew before Never thought you’d amount to much more Than hanging round your front door Quitting again… starting again It’s one moment to define your days Every passion’s just a passing phase When you think that they’d prefer you dead All those big plans you just keep in your head You won't ever get any better than breakfast in bed Rome wasn’t built in a day Even though it turned out fine Every broken note, every belted line All the wasted time And all the good advice you didn’t heed The coded notes you didn’t read It's a sharp critique that you didn’t need They’re tuning out… You’re tuning out It’s one moment to define your days Every passion’s just a passing phase When you think that they’d prefer you dead All those big plans they just stay in your head You won’t ever get any better than breakfast in bed It’s one moment to define your days Every passion’s just a passing phase When you think that they’d prefer you be dead All those big plans they just stay in your head You won't ever get any better than breakfast in bed
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Clean the World 03:48
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I’ve been handing out handsoap I’m gonna clean the world I’ve been waving my flag around You can see it unfurl I traded in my girlfriend For this acoustic guitar Take a look at my band now Oh we’re gonna go far Maybe I’m just being a little judgy But it smells a little weird in here Baby I’m just in it for the money ….So we can make it out honey I ain’t got no time to change the world I’ve been way too busy living in the city I ain’t got no time for chasing girls I’d spend too much of mine away from her I’ve been handing out handsoap I’m gonna clean the world I’ve been waving my flag around You can see it unfurl I traded in my girlfriend For this acoustic guitar Take a look at my band now Oh we’re gonna go far I am so caught up in being cool I’m a wanted man; I’m a hundred grand I won’t play your part of pauper fool I’m in the land of plenty where the dollar rules I ain’t got no time to change the world I’ve been way too free, it’s been all about me I ain’t got no time for chasing girls I’d spend too much of mine away from her I’ve been handing out handsoap I’m gonna clean the world I’ve been waving my flag around You can see it unfurl I traded in my girlfriend For this electric guitar Take a look at my band now Oh we’re gonna go far
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Excommunication 03:27
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Sinking deeper in the sand The tide is high and the waves are gonna get me Got a place I’d like to go But this rowboat is running close to empty Call it excommunication Or call it putting my heart on ice If you didn’t call me on vacation I wouldn’t have to go so far to drink your soul away When the sun went down on Dublin that night The moon would shine like a searchlight on the bay Then they'd call last call for alcohol Here it comes, a lonely masquerade Call it excommunication Or call it putting my heart on ice If you didn’t call me on vacation I wouldn’t have to go so far to drink your soul away I admit I had my reservations Your calling card was calling me all night So I went on a permanent vacation You won’t find me here while I drink your soul away
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Fortune Teller 03:31
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Deep beneath the cracks in your hand There’s a story you and I will never understand As old as time and as fine as sand I will never hear the end Because you can’t and I can I could be your fortune teller Close my eyes and make believe There’s another world to see, if you'd just open up to me Yes, I can show you how this ends If you would just give me your hand It looks like things don’t go so well You’re in heaven I’m in hell Fire, brimstone everywhere Flecks of gold upon your hair We can meet in the middle if you dare I could be your fortune teller Close my eyes and make believe There’s another world to see, if you'd just open up to me Yes, I can show you how this ends If you would just give me your hand We could dance around Faneuil Hall Name our kid Crystal Ball All things we shouldn’t do The wrong idea, but right on cue I could be your fortune teller Close my eyes and make believe There’s another world to see, if you'd just open up to me Yes, I could be your fortune teller Close my eyes and make believe There’s another world to see, if you'd just open up to me Yes, I can show you how this ends If you would just give me your hand
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Dominoes 05:00
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You’ve beached yourself on the wrong shore But you can’t sleep on the ocean floor Balled up with the creatures Of the deep, in your dark mind It’s alright, I won’t touch you There’s plenty of time to save your love for The man inside you with Spiny hands and tiny ears You’ve got a long way to go before you’re Counting roses Like dominoes, like dominoes You’ve got the wrong guy You’ve got the wrong tone You’ve got a long way to go ‘til home So just stay with me Don’t cry alone Throw away your broken bones Time with me ain’t no time to kill Stay away from that silent hill You use your mouth like it’s just Moving parts, melting hearts Topple me across the ground I won’t sleep until your safe and sound Simple addition, you can Cook for one, find a nook of sun, you used to Live in the moment, now all you hope is he’s Stacking memories Like dominoes, like dominoes You’ve got the wrong guy You’ve got the wrong tone You’ve got a long way to go ‘til home So just stay with me Don’t cry alone Throw away your broken bones You’ve had a change of heart, see him playing in the park with your Dominoes... Hearts and dominoes He thumbs his nose at your bouquet of roses But he’s not worth a dime; he’s a waste of time Like dominoes…like dominoes Dominoes…Dominoes Like dominoes…like dominoes Dominoes…Go topple those Dominoes…Dominoes
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Right Here 05:01
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Far out and away from everything That’s where I’ve been and like to be With a guitar and a couch to sit on With a sign that says it’s free Light from the quarry Shining through the trees, And the smell of the firewood Is hanging in the breeze Ooh, that's where I want to be Ooh, that's where I want to be One more song for the ladies to love One more glimpse of the stars above Who knows where we’ll be in a couple years If you've got to ask, then I’ve got to say I hope we stay right here Riding around with the music loud In a car with no A/C If she’s got friends and her friends don’t mind Then her friends are fine with me Tell them That a body is a spinning door They’ll tell you They know what you’re digging for Ooh, that's where I want to be Ooh, that's where I want to be One more song for the ladies to love One more glimpse of the stars above Who knows where we’ll be in a couple years If you got to ask, then I’ve got to say I hope we stay right here I know it ain’t simple But you’ve got to live it like you mean it And when it all comes down Was it all really worth the cash Are there no more pretty ladies at your door… Your phone sits silently Waiting for a call But the love you made Was never really there at all So you’re singing... One more song for the ladies to love One more glimpse of the stars above Who knows where we’ll be in a couple years If you've got to ask, then I’ve got to say I hope we stay right here
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Echo Chamber 05:40
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Rattling down south Weston Street And I can see that this freedom sure isn’t free Holy smokes, these holy folks Won’t keep their hands off of me, like I’m a disease This ain’t no revival And the only hope of survival is killing the dream Piercing wind with her voice now I’ve got a match and a fuse and a reason without a choice now Both my hands are shaking And the earth beneath me is quaking all over this town Who could stand the silence? When the noise in my head sounds screaming, I don’t know how Though my life ain’t over yet If it’s nothing to you, take me instead Worse than the monsters under my bed Get this echo chamber out of my head All my nerves are so feeble But whatever you’re selling is evil, and the price is too steep I rip the guts from my doorbell They can see me, I’m crazy, now I can’t sleep Though my life ain’t over yet If it’s nothing to you, take me instead Worse than the monsters under my bed Get this echo chamber out of my head I talk to ghosts sometimes I make the most of times I’ve seen the worst of times I save the world sometimes Though my life ain’t over yet If it’s nothing to you, take me instead Worse than the monsters under my bed Get this echo chamber out of my head
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City Life 03:49
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Tried to go, I cannot leave So-so, no release Half awake and half asleep This city life is not for me Plastic lights and pizza dough A casserole of “gotta go” Layered under see-through moon Midnight feels like afternoon The chasing lights are something new A neon kind of reddish hue Don’t know what I’m gonna do It seems like now I’m lost in you The engineers will lend their ears To anyone with good ideas Pensions for the lucky few I’ve got mine, how ‘bout you? Porch signs are a way of life A house of cards, a hefty price Pack your things we’ve gotta leave This city life it’s not for me The chasing lights are something new A neon kind of reddish hue Don’t know what I’m gonna do It seems like now I’m lost in you

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released August 3, 2018

Personnel:
Devon McGarry - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keys (tracks 9, 12), Tambo
Steve Simollardes - Electric Guitar
Mitch Terricciano - Bass Guitar, Drums, Keys (tracks 1, 3, 8, 10)
Andrew "Manny" Manitsky - Keys (track 4)

Mixed by: Mitch Terricciano
Mastered by: Ryan Cohen - Robot Dog Studios
Artwork by: Kyle Donlan - Hyper Giant Studios
All songs written by Devon McGarry

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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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