SAVING ALASKA

It's Too Bright

Selhurst Park

© 2020 Words and Music by Josh Stewart.

Mixed by Anton Hagop.
Mastered by Brian Lucey.

Additional musicians:
Rob Calder, bass.
Jay Stapley, guitar.
Patrich Ferris, guitar.

Scars

it was late and my head hurt, 
we talked for hours about being down 
and trying to make it work 

i said that i wouldn’t leave you 
for what it’s worth, 
you can spend your life swimming through the tide 
let the world pass by, 
only wanna be by your side 

you know i try to convince myself i’m not weak, 
we come home drunk in the middle of the night 
and i cry myself to sleep 

there’s no point in trying if they don’t let you in, 
no matter what you say you’re never gonna win, 
if they don’t let you in

maybe we should leave it all behind, 
but it doesn’t feel right and it hurts me all the time 

there’s no point in trying if they don’t let you in, 
every word you say, you’re never gonna win, 

you’re never gonna win 
if they don’t let you in

Sleep

One thought to start the day
Breath in and out
Easily
Freely

Two steps you're on your way
Its not so hard
Keep it simple
And a little bit mystical

And in one moment
to let it through
a bit of peace
and a kiss for you

And just for now
Don't think
Have a little trust
A little hope

Mornin'

"Got My Back to the Wind" is based on a night out I had where I found myself at the casino till the late hours of the morning. I pieced together moments and characters from the night as inspiration for the song and based the narrative around a larger-than-life main protagonist - a sharp dressed, martini-drinking gambler with attitude, rolling with the big time players.⁣
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The character finds himself winning effortlessly and thinking he can do no wrong. Draped in woman, with pockets full of money, and completely out of his mind, he eventually stumbles out of the casino in the early hours of the morning looking for the next adventure. ⁣
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"Got My Back to the Wind" is the high before the hangover.

⁣- Geoff

Hold Me Close Hold Me Tight

Got My Back to the Wind

When I was on tour years ago I was stopped and questioned by U.S. Customs at Toronto airport. They wanted to know my intentions and why I was travelling to the US after spending a week in Toronto. "Well, I’m a singer in a band and I’ve got shows booked across the country from New York to LA" I said. The rest of the band were completely unaware of the situation I was in and were way ahead of me, had cleared Customs, and were awaiting my arrival on the plane.

After an intense interrogation, the Customs officials decided to deny me entry based on my Visa not allowing me to sing in the U.S. - you actually need an Entertainment Visa to do this which requires a lot of money and filling out tonnes of paperwork... The Customs officer walked me to the front of the airport, turned me around and said "Good luck". 

So, there I was, in a country I had never been before and I’m looking around thinking 'Where the hell do I go? What's my next move?'. Lucky I had met some really cool Canadians during the week at some of our shows, so I gave them a call. I spent the next two weeks soul searching and sleeping on floors.

"Shadow of a Doubt" is about those two weeks of having no real sense of commitment, time, place, or idea of how and when I was going to get back to Australia.

- Geoff

Operator

Luna Bay