Summer 2017

01 Silence Of The Hive

Bring Me the Night
Among the[G] yawning shadows [D]longing at the[E] dawn for inspirations [C] of the night
My [E]shadow longs the[D] deepest stretching[C] westward from the [Am]light 
Where the[Em] darkest pangs of nature still[C] sway my willow [Am] wisp
And my [G]shallow roots spread wildly out but my[D] trunk remains fixed [C](to this place)
[Em] And I suffer through the sunshine [C] Oh! Must I endure it's might 
[D] In the daytime’s brightest hours [Am] You ask me… how to make it right

CHORUS (twice)
Mercy is the [C] night
(That) Wonderful [D] declivity
[Em] (come on and) Bring it down
{1st} Make me right
{2nd} Bring me the [G] night

Above the monarchs flutter past, I Ask them “how long has it been?”
But they just pass me by as if they never knew me when
Isn't that the way these days curse me to exist
When the friends I knew are ghosts and yet their bodies still persist (in younger shells)
[Em] And I suffer through the [C]sunshine Oh! Must I endure it's might 
[D] In the daytime’s brightest hours [Am] You ask me… how to make it right

CHORUS (twice)

Mercy is the [C] night
(That) Wonderful [D] declivity
[Em] (come on and) Bring it down
{1st} Make me right
{2nd} Bring me the [G] night







I can cut the rays into a million dancing lights

At noon my dark spirit dissipates and wraps a black halo below my boughs
And so my spirit lifts 

EmThe nighttime is for dreaming
C It's nearsightedness delights

Above the monarchs flutter past and I say “how long has it been?”
But they just pass me by as if they never knew me when
Isn't that the way these days force me to exist
When the friends I knew are ghosts and yet their bodies still persist (in younger shells)




But it appears they don't remember me

04 Mercy Is The Night #1

Good Reasons 96 bpm 
Sandy came and took my home
Brought me down a world of Woe
Family soon to grow to four 
(Mama had to tell me, Lord)

You might feel broken you might feel ashamed
You might count up all the bad reasons you can name
Wake up, son! don't be angry anymore 
You got to find a good reason for everything, that there's a bad reason for. 

Came some helpful hands that's true
Thoughtfulness and gratitude
Family helped me all along 
I never felt so weak and so strong

CHORUS 

I won't kick you when you're down
Hard times humble
You know that good times come around
Even if you stumble 

CHORUS 

You've got to find a reason
Maybe it's a friend you haven't seen in awhile
You've got to find a reason
I hope you find them and share a smile
You've got to find a reason
Even the house plant has told you
You've got to find a reason 
What a little positivity can do for you

Oh! Good times come around 
Yeah! Good times come around

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But if you can pick yourself up and walk through the door
You might do things out of hate you might do it for love 
You might need to make a confession or speak to the lord up above
Cause you never know when you're gonna walk through that door
There's a mighty good reason for everything that there's a bad reason for


He won a million dollars
He spent it all in one night
He gave it all to charity 

She robbed a local store
She had to buy medicine for a veteran

She drove over a man twice

I can't judge a person whose down
Who's been beat up and messed around
These hard times humble


We got to find these souls help them to their feet
Give good shelter and food to eat

One bad deed achieves another

You make Solomon pull an all nighter

Came some helping hands from the shore
Moved more times than I can be sure
The hands of friends pushed me along
Taught me how to be strong
Let god judge


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05 You Got To Find A Good Reason For Everything There's A Bad Reason For #2

My X-ray eyes
Uke or Capo 5.  C Csus4 Cadd2 G.   Am F G F

The vultures of monmouth are circling my head
I dare not look up, I shake off the threat
For I'm certain that my morbid story lines
Must call them to this place where I trouble my mind

A mystic I freed from some New Jersey diner 
Gave me fantastic sight but now I can't find her 
And oh god! what has she done to me?
I never asked for such responsibility

I can't dream
Nothing's as it seams
I see no surprise
This world is no match for my X-ray eyes


At a card game in AC, I knew I could win
The gamblers smelled a cheat cuz a sinner knows a sin
So I took myself to college because everybody knows
That if you want to be a fraud it's a place to go

I met you at a party for a mutual friend
I told you my story and you believed me then
Push came to pull came to pull away
You hung on to everything here but me

You're standing strangely at my dresser
Letting go of some strange letter
What can words say?
 What can I say?

I can't dream
Nothing is as it seems
I see no surprise
Your dear john letter is no match for my x ray eyes

How can I dream without you in my bed?
The vultures of monmouth are circling my head
I watch them spin through my transparent ceiling
I'll never write another story and I'll never lose this feeling

I can't dream
Nothing's as it seams
I see no surprise
This world is no match for my X-ray eyes

01 Silence Of The Hive

Danny Dan