“Queens” is the first single from Carver Commodore’s second LP. The song is about and for anyone who has felt marginalized or held down by the people who make decisions.

Production, Engineering, & Synth by Brendan St. Gelais

Mixing & Mastering by Chris Bethea

Drums & Percussion by Noah Freeman

Electric Guitar by Phillip Blevins

Keys by Clayton Christopher

Vocals, Electric guitar, Organ, Bass, Artwork, & Song by Payton Ray Pruitt

Queens

LYRICS:

Everything feels worse than you can remember
In your twenty-something years of life
Maybe you’re just awake now
Maybe you’re beaten down
But ya can’t help feeling justified

When every morning begins with a sigh

Misty eyes
Got a lot left to deal with
Don’t you cry
It’s too late to turn back now
Head up high
Doesn’t mean that you can’t feel it
Misty eyes
Take a rest and come back
Take a rest and come back down 

So you call up a friend to vent your feelings
Ya leave 'em a message at the tone
Ya get a text
Read what it says
“I’m just too sad to talk over the phone”

It’s hard when every night ends all alone

Misty eyes
Got a lot left to deal with
Don’t you cry
It’s too late to turn back now
Head up high
Doesn’t mean that you can’t feel it
Misty eyes
Take a rest and come back
Take a rest and come back down 

Fight the good fight
Live in the light
Don’t look back at the wrongs you’ve made right 

Misty eyes
Got a lot left to deal with
Don’t you cry
It’s too late to turn back now
Head up high
Doesn’t mean that you can’t feel it
Misty eyes
Take a rest and come back
Take a rest and come back down

Misty Eyes

They Don't Know

Devil May Care

Drown Me In Emotions

Never Satisfied

Too Late To Get Out

If Nothing Happens

CARVER

IN THE VALLEY

HANGING BY A THREAD

IN YOUR HEAD

STONE COLD STUNNER

OPINIONATOR

F.O.M.O.

OK OK OK

WAVE

SPINNING OUT

TOO LOUD

An oldie, but a goodie (from what y'all tell us). Our very FIRST music video is below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqu7QhoDJH0

Lyrics:

If I could, then I would
Jump up to the moon
And try to make some room
For someone else

If I could, then I would
Ride a shooting star
To wherever you are
To be with you

It'd be too easy
To give it all up
And let you take this cup from me

If it was up to me, 
I'd have the garden of my dreams
With stars & galaxies, and people in between

I know you, you know me
But I'm barely hanging on
My hope is almost gone
So let me see

When you show up, 
Well then I see love
And nothing in between
And nothing in my dreams could compare

It'd be so easy
To live my life like hell
And give it all to someone else

But I can't ignore belief 
That there is much more than it seems
In the stars & galaxies
And people in between

If I fall down easy
Would you pick me right back up
Overflow my cup
And hear my plea?

Only give me what I need
Tend the garden of my dreams
In the stars & galaxies
And people in between

Tell Me What You Want (I Want It)

Wanna see the music video for this song? It's really fun. Link below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNkq7JUrNAk

Lyrics:

I sat around for a year 
To wait on you to get right 
I could not hide 
All the feelings I had going on 
You

I tried my best not to notice 
You was taking your time
But in my head 
I’d assumed you'd never be mine 
I was blue

I see the world
You see it too
I’ve seen it all 
But I only have eyes for 
You
Ba da da da
So stop your worrying
Stop your crying 
There are so many others 
But I am blind for you

I'll do my best, I will
Stick to my head, I won't
Follow my chest 
I’ll never choose them instead of 
You

It's just so hard 
Not to fall in love with certain people
I work so hard
Not to let myself know how I feel 
True
Don't you

I see the world
You see it too
I’ve seen it all 
But I only have eyes for 
You
Ba da da da
So stop your worrying
So stop your crying 
There are so many others 
But I am blind for you

I see the world
You see it too
I’ve seen it all 
But I only have eyes for 
You
Ba da da da
So stop your worrying
Stop your crying 
There are so many others 
But I am blind for you

You wouldn’t believe it
But I would make myself blind 
For you

Blind

Here's us playing this song LIVE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPMvQSz0CEE

Lyrics:

Check me out 
I’m going to the store 
I’m gonna buy a little toy 
I’m gonna really show the boys 

Check me out 
I’m going to the school
I bet this thing is gonna rule 
They’re gonna think I am so cool

With my 
Black plastic
I got my 
Black plastic 

That teacher wore me out 
I must have really broke a rule
This time it doesn’t seem like 
Everything is gonna go smooth

They kicked me out 
I don’t know what to do 
I can’t go home and tell the news
My mom and dad they would be cruel

They don’t like 
Black plastic 
It’s only 
Black plastic 

I’m on the long way home
Don’t wanna face the truth
I’m stoppin' everywhere I know
To try and delay feeling blue

And when I whipped it out 
At the candy store so smooth
Just showing off they didn’t like it
Much they didn’t much approve my

Black plastic 
I got my
Black plastic

Black Plastic

ACTIVE > PASSIVE

Lyrics:

If I give myself permission to dream
I'll be moving along
if you know what I mean 
But the devil wants me to be passive, massively 

I'm ready now
I'm ready right now 
I don't want to wait no more 
I gotta see what I'm looking for

I'm steady now 
I'm ready right now 
The tide is coming and it won’t be long
I’m stacked and ready and I’m feeling strong

If I could stop and take a second to breathe 
I'm afraid of the changes I might foresee
Jesus wants me to get
Past the apathy
Don’t try to hold it in, you’ll never reach the end

I'm ready now
I'm ready right now 
I don't want to wait no more 
I wanna find what I'm looking for

I'm steady now 
I'm ready right now 
I wanna be what I'm here to be
I wanna know what is here for me

I'm choosing the route of the restless fool;
My patience has worn itself thin

I've watched all my friends 
Let their loyalties end 
So I've ran out of mercies to give

I've played by the rules, 
And I'm played like a fool 
But I don’t know where else to begin
Do you?

I'm ready now
I'm ready right now 
I’m finished waiting on a mystery

I'm steady now 
I'm ready right now 
The tide is coming and it won’t be long
I’m stacked and ready and I’m feeling strong 

I’m gone

Active Aggression

For a friend.

Lyrics:

Hey Julie 
I know you're feeling blue
So I got some words for you 
Swear it's nothing weird 

Just lately
You haven't seemed bulletproof
I know the lies sound a bit like truth
But you got nothing to fear

Cause you don't live up to no one
You ain't no prodigal son
Riches or fame won't bring your fortune
You're rich cause you know what you want

Generally
Some folks know they're born to run
Some are born to stay at home
And some seem born to lose

But that ain't you
You're here for the extraordinary
Not ordinary or seminary
You know that it's true

Cause you don't live up to no one
You ain't no prodigal son
Lovers nor fame don't bring your fortune 
You're rich cause you know what you want
You know what you want

Do what you want 
Say what you wanna say
Tell me you won't 
Then do it anyway 

Do what you want
Hold on another day
Stay another day

You don't live up to no one
You ain't no prodigal son
Lovers nor fame make up your fortune
You're rich cause you know what you want
You know what you want

Julie Kid

The concluding track to our first album. I think it wraps everything up quite nicely, do you?

Lyrics:

I feel myself 
Getting lost in the wild
I’m doing my best
To behave like a child
But daddy never taught me how
To be satisfied
Just win the fight
And live to spite 

So I keep telling myself I’m fine
I’m gonna get better
I’m gonna grow bigger
It just takes some time

I gotta keep letting myself believe 
That I’m gonna get better
I’m gonna get better
Before I die

If I buy the lie 
Of a hollow claim 
And find my pride 
In my flawless name
I never wanna let him down
But is it worth the shame 
Is it worth the pain
It’s an endless game

So I keep telling myself I’m fine
I’m gonna get better
I’m gonna grow bigger
It just takes some time

I gotta keep letting myself believe 
That I’m gonna get better
I’m gonna get better
I got so much time

I’m gonna get better
Before I die

Better

H E A V Y R A W K

Lyrics:

Me
I try to put it into motion
I get a feeling and I run and hide
I need to seal my devotion
I’m only sure of a suspicious mind

God
I know you think I got a potion 
That it’s my job to keep you satisfied 
I get the feeling that you’re not sure
You're sure of nothing; join or die

Generator 
Generator 

Oh by the power of yourself 
you would fall 
I give you much 
you give me nothing at all
That don’t mean a thing
Alright
That don’t mean a thing 
I’ll still keep giving to ya

Generator
Generator

Me vs. God (Generator)

Our very own ghost story.

Lyrics:

Listen up brother
I think I've seen a light
It came from the heavens 
And it gave me a sign

I'm tellin' you brother
Believe it called my time 
I felt the end come nearer
As it went back to the sky 

I got to make my days worthwhile 
Gotta make it right and I got to give my life 
I don't have no time to waste 
I can feel it as my days go by 
I gotta make my days worthwhile 

I know you dear brother 
I believe the words that you say 
You've never made a fool of me 
I know you wouldn't go and start today

So listen up man 
I'll care for your wife at home 
I'll take her with me in the morning 
So you can go off on your own

You got to make your days worthwhile 
Gotta make it right and you got to give your life
You don't have time to waste 
You can feel it as the days go by 
You got to make your days worthwhile

I'm sorry dear mother 
Our Carver's dead and gone 
He was run down by an automobile 
Walking on his own way back home 

I'll mourn with you mother
But now that we know he’s safe 
No more evil anticipation
Thank God we know he had the faith 

We got to make our days worthwhile 
Gotta make it right and we got to give our lives
don't have no time to waste 
Can't you feel it as the days go by
We got to make our days worthwhile

Carver Commodore

Watch the music video for this song HERE! You'll learn a lot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeoezQd5sKQ

Lyrics:

The phone rings again
It’s my girl, my everything
I can never figure out her riddles
Here’s what she said to me

We need to talk
I’m finished battling
Tried to meet you in the middle
But It’s not happening

I love it 
When she 
Does it

Cause I 
Know she 
Really
Loves me

She
Does it 
To be 
Funny 

No she 
Can’t stay
Away 
From me

So I said wait
there must be more 
You can’t slip right past me 
Don’t you even care a little
I thought we were meant to be

She said
You’re delusional
A total catastrophe 
Absolutely irrational 
Oh, the audacity

But I 
Love it 
When she 
Does it

Cause I 
Know she 
Really
Loves me

She
Does it 
To be 
Funny 

No she 
Can’t stay
Away 
From me

- BREAK -

I love it 
When she 
Does it

We’re better together

Cause I 
Know she 
Has to
Love me

Together forever

She 
Does it 
To be 
Funny 

We’re better together

She knows she 
Can’t stay 
Away 
From me

Together forever

I love it 
When she 
Does it

We’re better together

Cause I 
Know she 
Really
Loves me

Together forever

She 
Does it 
To be 
Funny 

We’re better together

She knows she 
Can’t stay 
Away 
From me

Together forever

Can't Stay Away

Diss track? Stephen King's Christine? Hand gestures? Find them all in THUMBS UP. 👍 

Watch the music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPUSoepCWtw

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Lyrics:

Soon I'm gonna have to call an SOS
I guess I’m tired of the egos 
And the way you dress
I try to tell you good job and you just say yes
Well OK
I really tried my best

Thumbs up 
It’s cool man 
Don’t you worry about a thing

It’s all you
Forgive me 
And all my insecurities 

I won’t be 
So petty 
No next time I won’t be the same 
If you know what I mean 
Oooh sha la la la la la la

Someone’s gonna have to call the CDC 
This is spreading like a cancer 
And it’s killing me 
I try my best to keep away the negativity 
But You know what
I’m only human okay

Thumbs up 
It’s cool man 
Don’t you worry about a thing

It’s all you
Forgive me 
And all my insecurities 

I won’t be 
So petty 
No next time I won’t be the same 
If you know what I mean 
Oooh sha la la la la la la

I know you like it slow
But I hear it getting old
I see you reaching low 

You need some humbling
I hear you mumbling
God I hate rock n roll

And really no offense
I'm just getting a sense 
That you take yourself a little seriously 
though

Just take a minute to resent yourself 
Like I do

Thumbs up 
It’s cool man 
Don’t you worry about a thing

It’s all you
Forgive me 
And all my insecurities 

I won’t be 
So petty 
No next time I won’t be the same 
If you know what I mean 
Oooh sha la la la la la la

Thumbs Up

GET UP OFFA THE COUCH!

Lyrics:

I get up and I get proud 
I wear out and I get down again
I move myself up to the couch 
And I stay there 

I try my best to get around 
To work myself until I hit a breakdown 
I lose myself in my own doubt
And I stay there 

I'm becoming pathetic again
Becoming pathetic again
And I stay there 
I just lay there

I feel like something in me died
I'd do anything to keep my mind occupied 
I flip my world up on its side
And it just stays there

I watch funny movies and I cry
Take my emotions on a roller coaster ride
I’ll do it all to pass the time 
But I...

I'm becoming pathetic again
Becoming pathetic again
But I won't stay there 
No I won't stay there 

I won't stay there 
I won't stay there 
I won't stay there 
I won't stay there

Pathetic Again

Our cover of Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" - totally reimagined. Just wait for the end. 🤯

Here's the music video of us recording this song in the sTuDiO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx1XNh90wBo&list=PLya1lAI9m2ISOqK5bhtvmxETyYoUS68eK&index=4

Bad Guy (Billie Eilish Cover)

Tell Me What You Want

"Your record collection is very meat and potatoes."

Carver Commodore is an alternative rock band from the modest town of Florence, Alabama. The band is composed of guitarist and vocalist Payton Pruitt, guitarist Phillip Blevins, drummer Noah Freeman, multi-instrumentalist Clayton Christopher, and bassist David Smith. In contrast to the “swampy, soulful sound” that put their hometown on the map, Carver is known for fusing garage, indie, and pop influences into stadium-worthy rock anthems.

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