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An Evening in the Margins

by Homespun Seals

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1.
Breath of Relief 03:38
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How come you taste like wine, I taste like bitter sweet candy It happens all the time, I get a case of the cold feet You say the water's fine, but I can't get myself to move Until you push me in, and then I suddenly know it's You know it feels so good, when you're standing right next to me I never thought I could, avoid slipping into retreat You know it feels so good, do do, do do do do And now I probably should, take a breath of relief How did you guess my game, I can't guess anything on you Like what's your middle name, why it's so easy for you to move Guess we're like night and day, teeter tottering back and forth I hope it stays this way, we keep lighting each others You know it feels so good, when you're standing right next to me I never thought I could, avoid slipping into retreat You know it feels so good, do do, do do do do And now I probably should, take a breath of relief But sometimes I keep Slipping into retreat You know it feels And now I probably should You’ve got to push all that back You know it feels so good, when you're standing right next to me I never thought I could, avoid slipping into retreat You know it feels so good, do do, do do do do And now I probably should, take a breath of Relief
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By Your Rules 04:50
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In the morning, if you love me, I’ll stay In the evening, if you want me, I’ll play By your rules, by your rules Baby bird don’t sing, little crow don’t yell All the guns have been emptied of their shotgun shells So why don’t we all be real quiet instead There’s a hundred miles left through these garden beds ‘Cause the seeds that were sown, the cover that was laid It don’t take much to wash it all away But we’ve gotten this far, so keep our heads down And try to stay focused on our common ground In the morning, if you love me, I’ll stay In the evening, if you want me, I’ll play By your rules, by your rules Coyote don’t howl and moon don’t glow The baskets have been emptied of all the arrows So give your love away, give your love away Always remember, no one cares what you paid So I’ll lay down my guard, if you’ll relax your line Let the sharpshooters go and have a good time ‘Cause the war was never worth it, never worth the loss And there’s too many hills we’ve still gotta’ cross In the morning, if you love me, I’ll stay In the evening, if you want me, I’ll play By your rules, by your rules
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El Camino Real 03:38
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Tactical operations, useless obligations, don’t speak to me like a little child Practical information, useless isolation, it’s about to go completely wild Chalk it up to the stars, or all the honking cars, I couldn’t understand exactly what you said I’m taking it a little hard, ‘cause that’s my deck of cards, please be patient listening to my head And for what? I don’t know And for who? I ride alone Ask again; what the It’s not a car; it’s my truck Formal salutation, common destinations, a bygone’s a bygone if it be so Shotgun companion with wild abandon, in a short time, there’s a long way to go It’s a bit obscene to use so much gasoline, for trash talking on the boulevard And whether it is breed, or an ancient need, now you got us all raising our guard And for what? I don’t know And for who? I ride alone Ask again; what the It’s not a car; it’s my truck And for what? I don’t know And for who? I ride alone Suspended animation, slight inebriation, crank the radio when we come up to the light Roll down the window, blow out the mendo, everyone in the back’s gotta’ hold on tight It’s a bit hard to hear this called a car, no es un camión, el destino And I’ll take it like a man, ‘cause I can understand; it’s the one and only El Camino And for what? I don’t know And for who? I ride alone Ask again; what the It’s not a car; it’s my truck And for what? I don’t know And for who? I ride alone
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Heavy Foggy Night 04:20
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The rumors had been steady for a couple days S.U.V.’s are in the area, they’re already on their way They smashed the chain from around the front gate and post But, they found a house out back and three more down the hill Everything was looking good, there was more to grow still But they found no one, because they bailed out to the coast Well, it might take some days, or it might only take a glimpse Before you see all the choices, and one of them makes some sense Do you grab the first ride outta’ town, or hang out for some more For it’s a heavy foggy night, on a heavy foggy shore Later on a call from the neighbor up the way He said wherever you are, you might as well stay Your season’s work was chopped and chipped this afternoon But the money that’s been spent, the money that be lost Doesn’t help the next decision, or the extra cost You’re a palm tree and today is a typhoon Well, it might take some days, or it might only take a glimpse Before you see all the choices, and one of them makes some sense Do you grab the first ride outta’ town, or hang out for some more For it’s a heavy foggy night, on a heavy foggy shore This is the price to pay for trying to play the game It’s a roll of the dice, there ain’t no one to blame Everyone around here’s running the exact same race It was your turn this year, it might be theirs next It’s just like Vegas baby and we’re all placing bets And someone’s in the wings just waiting to take your place Well, it might take some days, or it might only take a glimpse Before you see all the choices, and one of them makes some sense Do you grab the first ride outta’ town, or hang out for some more For it’s a heavy foggy night, on a heavy foggy shore
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Memory Lane (No Stroll Down) 04:17
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How did I get this far on down the hole You know, I bought a story that youth never gets old Probably was the glitter, probably was the ritz Well, too many shots and I got the whiskey spits But this ain’t no stroll down that ol’ memory lane ‘Cause, I don’t like to Walk, I’d rather run away Rather run, rather run away Take me to the river and give me bumps and bites You know, I don’t wanna’ struggle, and I don’t want to fight Let’s talk about nothing, nothing in particular Let the hours slip away like unguarded prisoners But this ain’t no stroll down that ol’ memory lane ‘Cause, I don’t like to Walk, I’d rather run away Rather run, rather run away I’d rather run away Ol’ memory lane Stroll down, stroll down Ol’ memory lane Stroll down, stroll down I’d rather run, I’d rather run, I’d rather run away From ol’ memory From ol’ memory Lane And take out all the batteries and unplug all the chords Mark it down to nothing to a price I can afford And throw away the social, and the constant checking in And no one really cares, in case you’re wondering This ain’t no stroll down that ol’ memory lane ‘Cause I don’t like to Walk, I’d rather run away I’d rather run, I’d rather run away Rather run away
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Bottleneck (Yet Another) 05:03
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Midnight never comes when systematic Setbacks keep siphoning air from our lungs And how do we sleep in a factory of Constant demand for manufactured fun And when you fake the history behind Every heartache, it’s just a pickup line When every little step, every little step Is from an empty silhouette So, how we gonna find our way When every little step, every little step Is yet another bottleneck The old days always claim a peculiar amount of Blood that is making its way in our veins Back to our hearts, when we’re racing against the Clock in a synthetic memory campaign And when you build the story of your youth The part that spills comes back as an ugly truth When every little step, every little step Is from an empty silhouette So, how we gonna find our way When every little step, every little step Is yet another bottleneck And days come and go All that we borrow Can leave us exposed So How we gonna find our way How we gonna find our way when Every little step, every little step When the future is an empty silhouette
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Roll 99 Continuation 03:58
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Rolling 99 is pulling at the reigns Who’s gonna’ stop this mighty moving train California’s last stop of the day My, haven’t we come a long, long way That’s how it is when you’re light as a feather That’s how it’ll be when we all go down together When the sky’s on fire, and we’ve seen it on the run There’s no need to worry, the end has finally come Like snow in the summertime, everything starts to shine There’s rumors of storms and rumors of sun Rumors of light and of midnight runs Revolution is the flavor of the room Everybody here is howling at the moon That’s how it is when you’re light as a feather That’s how it’ll be when we all go down together When the sky’s on fire, and we’ve seen it on the run There’s no need to worry, the end has finally come Like snow in the summertime, everything starts to shine When all that remains is only headlines, you know, everything starts to unwind When the sky is on fire, and we’ve seen it on the run You know, there’s no need to worry, the end has finally come When the sky turns brighter, and there’s nowhere left to run You know, there’s no need to worry, the end has finally come When the world is on fire, a foretold outcome There’s no need to worry mama, it’s just that big ol’ sun

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released November 10, 2022

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Homespun Seals Portland, Oregon

A time ago, Jay Seals closed out a 15 year journey as a touring musician across 1,300+ stages and a founding member of 3 bands (Blue Turtle Seduction, Dad’s LPs, & High Tide).
Homespun Seals was created as a 2020s vehicle for original, vocal-centric song presentations, with the help of his wife, Shara–a lifelong harmony singer. The songs range from bedroom rock to indie pop to acoustic synth folk. ... more

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