Well, I've forgiven all the past injustices
Hidden in a smile, Hidden in a smile
And I've forbidden any kind of hitting back
Anyway, I'm giving slack, I'm holding back

I'm holding back, I'm holding back

Forced by hidden fears lost in silent tears
Hidden deep inside, deep inside
It sets off like a bomb, intending to do total harm
Anyway, I'm giving slack, I'm holding back

I'm holding back, I'm holding back
I'm holding back, Lord knows, I'm holding back

Friendships thin in the daylight, then chill on a rainy night
They leave you in a cold sweat, in a cold sweat
And you wonder with the last one, did you just go out fashion
Anyway, I'm giving slack, I'm holding back

I'm holding back, I'm holding back
I'm holding back, I'm holding back
I'm holding back, Lord knows, I'm holding back

I'm Holding Back

I sat down to write you a love song
Something made me feel this way
I won't know if it's the right song
Until I get to hear you say

You made me smile
Just hearing what you made for me
You took my heat
And set it high up in the trees     

It's just a love song
La la la la la
A one-on-one song

I'm feeling that it's been too long
Since my love for you has shown
I won't know if it's right or if it's wrong
Until I get to hear you say

You made me smile
For all the world to see
You took my heart
You took it away from me

It's just a love song
La la la la la
A one-on-one song

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar, bass, electronic piano, electronic drums
Judy Briggs – vocals 


A Love Song

Well, I got to bed at 2am and lay awake all night
Wondering who's kissing her and if she had the right
To blame me, for those empty feelings

Morning comes another round of standing my own ground
Leading to the emptiness that I have truly found
To be setting in, all around me, all around

Struggling for daily bread and constantly distracted
Was this just a poor excuse for me to be detracting
Our love, our love

Left inside a lonely room, feeling broken hearted
Never gave a reason to her, why my heart departed
Never noticed, until our love was gone, gone

Driving tears away, waiting for someone to say
I heard your situation, everything will be ok
This is a lie, there is no time
It's lonely here and I still pine for our love, our love

OUR LOVE

It's been such a long long time
Since I've had some peace of mine
I said it's been a long long time
I got to find some peace of mind

Took my momma out to a movie
Couldn't find nothing to see
Took my momma out to a movie
We couldn't find nothing to see
Spent all night walking around in the rain
Couldn't stand the pain in me

Took my momma out to a bar
Couldn't find nothing to drink
I took my downtown to the bars
We couldn't find nothing to drink (it's pretty dry out there)
Spent all night walking around in the rain
Couldn't stand that screeching pain in me

It's been such a long long time
Since I've had some peace of mine
I said it's been a long long time
I got to find some peace of mind

Took my momma out for a walk
all she could do was talk to me (just keeps talking and talking)
Took my momma out for a walk
All she did was talk

It's been such a long long time
Since I've had some peace of mine
Said it's been a long long time
Since I've had some peace of mine
It's been such a long long time
I've had some peace of mine
I said it's been such a long long time
I got to find some peace of mind

SONG NOTES:
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, bass, electronic horns, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering

NO PEACE OF MIND

I'll stay away while you gather up your things
You can keep that friendship ring
Don't want it back, it's just a reminder
What you did, when you let your love wander

Then hid behind those lying eye's
And smiled while you cheated, It took me by surprise
Look at me, I'm a broken man
Standing here crying with my heart in my hand

I took a chance and game my heart away
Thats the price of love these days

New love is going to take a little longer
You made me weak, and I got to get stronger
True love is out there somewhere
Just looking for me

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, bass, electronic horns, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering


New Love

Please, never stop holding me
When your near 
Something tells me there's nothing to fear
My hear falls, into a special place
I can't see, anything except your lovely face

Please, just hold on to me
Oh Please, never stop loving me
Always here to feel

Please, never stop loving me
When we touch, my heart suddenly starts feeling free
And it's here, that I always need to be
With you alone and what you have to give to me

Please, just keep loving me
Oh Please, never stop loving me
Always here to see

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, bass, electronic horns, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering


Always Here

Take my hand and walk with me a while
Say goodbye to what held you as a child
Stay with me in this garden and discover
Who you are and who will be your lover

Lay with me and touch a while
Heaven knows I get lost inside your smile
Together we can weather any raging storm
Hold on tight I'll keep you safe and warm

Forever More, Forever More
Forever More, Forever More

Life and love are an open flame
When you get burned there's really no one else to blame
Help me discover what this heart is looking for
I promise you'll walk hand and hand with me

Forever More, Forever More
Forever More, Forever More

Stay with me and help me love again
Joining hearts will help us ease our loving pain
Sheltered here we'll both be warm and safe
Side by side, living and loving in this place 

Forever More, Forever More
Forever More, Forever More
Forever More, Forever More

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, bass, electronic horns, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering


Forever More

Are you distracted; did you look away
Have you lost interest, to the words I say

Something sounds familiar, trapping you inside
Holding your attention, will it make you cry

Is your toe tapping, can your shoulders fly
Beats you up with rhythm, feel it deep inside

Roll, Roll, Roll, ROCK, Roll, Roll, Roll, ROCK
Roll, Roll, Roll, ROCK, Roll, Roll, Roll, ROCK

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco –  production, mixing, mastering


Distracted

All roads lead you somewhere so pick one with your heart
Some roads take you nowhere well they're the ones with a simple start
Well, you can pass through here and go through that and never rest or stop
But don't get caught meandering your world could fall apart
Yeah your wold could fall apart

You can talk but you're not asking you look, but you cannot see
You touch but you can't feel a thing and you can live but you cannot breathe
Well you walk the line across the track and never turn to see
That you just passed beside yourself on the road to eternity
Yeah, the road to eternity

Walk.... I said Walk.... a keep on Walking baby
Walk.... I said Walk

Well people live inside a clock they dream of a better sign
Some just dread the ticking sound and some they like the wine
I said all roads take you somewhere so pick one with your heart
Cause one day you'll get all wound up and the clock will break apart
Yeah the clock will stop your heart

Walk.... I said Walk.... Walk on baby
Come on Walk.... I said Walk

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – production, mixing, mastering


WALK

WHY WOULD YOU COME HERE AND SEE ME TONIGHT
I WAS JUST ABOUT OVER YOU
TEMPTING ME AND TELLING ME THE LIES
I HEARD SO MANY TIMES BEFORE

STAY AWAY FROM MY LOVING ARMS
STAY AWAY FROM MY EYE’S FULL OF TEARS TONIGHT 
TONIGHT TELL ME WHY WOULD YOU COME HERE TONIGHT

YOU WALKED OUT AND LEFT ME ALL ALONE
TOOK MY HEART AND LEFT YOUR KEY
I KEPT WONDERING WHERE WE WENT WRONG 
I WASN’T SURE IF IT WAS ME 
	
STAY AWAY FROM MY HEARTACHE
STAY AWAY CAUSE I JUST CAN’T SEE YOU TONIGHT
TONIGHT - TELL ME WHY WOULD YOU COME HERE TONIGHT

YOU KEEP RINGING MY PHONE EVERY HOUR
I HEAR YOUR KNOCK ON MY DOOR
I KNOW YOUR TRYING TO GET BACK INTO MY HEART
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I’M ALONE 

STAY AWAY FROM MY LOVING ARMS
STAY AWAY FROM MY EYE’S FULL OF TEARS
STAY AWAY FROM MY HEARTACHE
STAY AWAY CAUSE I JUST WON’T SEE YOU TONIGHT
TONIGHT - TELL ME WHY WOULD YOU COME HERE TONIGHT
TONIGHT - PLEASE TELL ME WHY WOULD YOU COME HERE TONIGHT

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, bass, electronic horns, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering


Tonight

It's crystal clear why I'm here on the rig - on the rig
Surrounded by the open sea it doesn't really seem to be that big - this old rig

My solitude is echoed by the crash of the waves against the jacked-up legs of the rig
And my heart is bound by the life that I found, and I'll never have a better place to live

It gets very lonely, and time passes slowly on the rig - on the rig
And the hum of the motors they grind through my shoulders on the rig - on the rig

I'm facing all my fears and fighting back the tears on the rig - on the rig
and time seems to stand still but I know that I will forgive this old rig

My solitude is echoed by the crash of the waves against the jacked-up legs of the rig
And my heart's bound by the life that I found, and I'll never have a better place to live

It's crystal clear why I'm here on the rig - on the rig
Surrounded by the open sea it doesn't really seem to be that big - this old rig

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, bass, electronic horns, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering


The Rig

Go on and deal your luck will tell
What kind of hand and if you should sell
Your feeling lucky the draw looks good
When all the time you know you think you should

Give it up - Give it up
Clubs are lonely - Diamonds tend to fade
Throw out the heart and pick up spades

Bad Luck - Bad Luck Blues
Bad Luck - Bad Luck Blues

This game is moving the clock just chimed
The hands are shaking and so are mine
I'm working a red flush the pot was made
Then came that one card this had can't be saved

Give it up - Give it up
Clubs are lonely - Diamonds tend to fade
Throw out your hearts and pick up spades

Bad Luck - Bad Luck Blues
Bad Luck - Bad Luck Blues

Double down time after time
I get the feeling this hand ain't mine
Give it up - Give it up

The cards are stacked up side by side
Looking for takers and waiting in line
Instead of sunshine and seeing the light
They leave you face down and dreading the night

Give it up - Give it up
Clubs are lonely - Diamonds tend to fade
Throw out your hearts and pick up spades

Bad Luck - Bad Luck Blues
Bad Luck - Bad Luck Blues

I said
Clubs are lonely - Diamonds tend to fade
Throw out your hearts and pick up spades

Bad Luck - Bad Luck Blues
Bad Luck - Bad Luck Blues
Bad Luck - Bad Luck Blues

I keep drawing those Bad Luck Blues

SONG NOTES
Recorded by: Endgame
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, production, mixing, mastering
Hank Kaneshige – vocals, bass guitar 
Tom Mitchell – drums
Chelsea Rose - vocals


Bad Luck Blues

Standing on the mountain top, as far as I can see
Nothing fills my emptiness, I've lost a part of me
Walking round in circles, trapped inside my head
Looking like I'm living the dream, when mostly I feel dead

Party with the spirits they make themselves as home
Lie around in smokey dreams then suddenly their gone

Take Me Home to the preacher, Take Me Home
Take Me Home you know I need her, Take Me Home
Save my body from these demons, save my soul
Take Me Home, Take Me Home, Take Me Home
Take Me Home, Take Me Home, Take Me Home

She says, REPENT, REPENT, and be a part of me
                 FORGIVE, FORGIVE, and you'll begin to see
                 REJECT, REJECT, the way you used to be
                 REJOICE, REJOICE, rejoice and walk with me

Love is what she's looking for and what she wants to see
A little faith, hope and a lot more charity, from you and me

Take Me Home to the preacher, Take Me Home
Take Me Home you know I need her, Take Me Home
Save my body from these demons, save my soul
Take Me Home, Take Me Home, Take Me Home
Take Me Home, Take Me Home, Take Me Home

Take Me Home to the preacher, Take Me Home
Take Me Home you know I need her, Take Me Home
Save my body from these demons, save my soul
Take Me Home, Take Me Home, Take Me Home
Take Me Home, Take Me Home, Take Me Home
Take Me Home, Take Me Home, Take Me Home
Take Me Home, Take Me Home, Take Me Home

SONG NOTES
Recorded by: Endgame
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, production, mixing, mastering
Hank Kaneshige – vocals, bass guitar 
Tom Mitchell – drums
Chelsea Rose - vocals


Take Me Home

I guess it's time to change up this room
After all my love just told me she's leaving soon
Paint the ceiling, patch the wall's and fix the door
Change the curtains, change the rug out on the floor

Sweep up my broken dream and throw them in the trash
Change the colors in the room, don't let anything match
Like before, I'm starting all over again
Holding pieces of my broken heart in my hand

This Room, has seen a lot of love
This Room, was comforting when times were really tough
This Room, was just enough for two
This Room, reminds me, of you

I guess it's time to change up this room
Find another love, man I hope it happens soon
Can't stand the quiet, this air is hard to breath
Gotta get out of here, walk the streets and feel a breeze

The toughest times begin when your alone
They settle in and make your heart their home
A battle fought by many, day to day
It's never easy, it's never quick to go away

This Room, has seen a lot of love
This Room, was comforting when times got really tough
This Room, was just enough for two
This Room, reminds me, of you

This Room, Reminds Me, of You

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, bass, electronic horns, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering


This Room

I was standing on the shoreline, watching the sun go down
There in the water, swimming without a sound
It was a beautiful lady, all dressed in white
She wore a mask to hide her thoughts, I couldn't read her mind

So I stared in her eye's, trying to read her soul
She turned away to hide her face, she didn't want to lose control
It was the last time I saw her, she swam into the dark
The night had fallen and taken away, the beating of my heart

Lost In Time, Lost In Time

A gusty wind was howling, crashing the waves on the shore
I found myself alone at the bay and wanting so much more
I took a walk in the moonlight, her vision burned in my mind
She left a hollow space in my heart, she will never, never ever, be mine

Lost In Time, Lost In Time, She's Lost in Time

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, bass, electronic horns, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering


Lost In Time

Don't miss the highways, I don't miss the pain
Getting stuck in a bus on highway nine, stranded in the pouring rain
I can't fight the memories, I'm never gonna be the same
It's even worse when everyone standing around
Doesn't notice that there's been a change

Shine On, Shine On, Shine On, Shine On
Shine On my love to be, Shine On

Gave up my love for love, didn't get a chance to cry
When you hold in your heart the love of your life 
Then you find out there's another guy
It's a hard thing to discover, that someone else took your lover
But life has a way of making her pay
She's more confused now that he showed her his way

Shine On, Shine On, Shine On, Shine On
Shine On my love to be, Shine On

Well my tears will dry up in time, my heart will heal no denying
But my soul has been drained of spiritual pain
I've given up trying there's nothing to gain

Shine On, Shine On, Shine On, Shine On
Shine On my love to be, Shine On

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, bass, electronic horns, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering


Shine On

Lightening hit a metal chord and shouted out my name
Clouds opened up and cried in pain
Shaking me from head to toe till I couldn't sleep
Drenching me in acid rain, made my body weak

Let it Rain - Rain, Rain
I said Let it Rain - Rain, Rain, Rain

Born and raised where brick and tar eat up all the sun
Wishing on a shooting star when every day is done
Fantasies are commonplace and dreaming's half the fun
Wasting all you precious life if you're lucky to be one

Let it Rain - Rain, Rain
I said Let it Rain - Rain, Rain, Rain

Here we are in Hoboken, where it all began
When basement bands were the kings and everyone was fab
In the park, in the dark we played the open ear
Step aside and let me out, I need to shed a tear

Let it Rain - Rain
I said Let it Rain - Rain, Rain, Rain

SONG NOTES
Recorded by: Endgame
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, production, mixing, mastering
Hank Kaneshige – vocals, bass guitar 
Tom Mitchell – drums
Chelsea Rose - vocals


Rain

Raise your head, above the water
Show your presence, like you ought to be here
Everyone slips, some of us slide
Somehow we all keep our Balance, inside

Just keep leaning on me
I look weary but I'm strong as a tree
When your lonely, close the distance
Make the space between us lesser than your cries

Keep your Balance, I'm by your side

Day after day, were mostly apart
Time goes so quickly, the clock never stops
Ticking and taking away, the love that we need
Before we both tumble, come stand by me

Hold your Balance, watch your stride
Keep your Balance, I'm by your side

Hold your Balance, watch your stride
Keep your Balance, I'm by your side, I'm by your side

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, bass, electronic horns, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering


Balance

Sitting here talking with all my friends
About love, money and way back when
We used to hang around together all night long

When times were good and love was young
Nothing mattered more than learning to some
And being strong meant standing on your own

Moving on aint taking so long the time is rushing through
Those happy days are changing their hue
To a Darker Shade of Blue, Darker Blue

It wasn't till now that I see myself
Looking like I really should
If only I had learned back than to be a different kind of good

It wasn't seen in a mirror, it didn't have a feel
It slapped you in the face when you least expect it
And then you know it's real

Moving on aint taking so long the time is rushing through
Those happy days are changing their hue
To a Darker Shade of Blue
A Darker Blue

The color sounds like sadness, it makes me feel apart
But all the time it's a madness, that brings me back to the start

Sitting here talking with all my friends
About love, money and way back when
We used to hang around together all night long

Moving on aint taking so long the time is rushing through
Those happy days are changing their hue
To a Darker Shade of Blue, Darker Blue
A Darker Blue

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, bass, electronic horns, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering


Darker Blue

I've had changes going on
Kinda felt like some kind of storm
Changing directions and being disruptive to my core
Dark clouds brewing in my head
Got up and did nothing instead
Couldn't pass the feelings that made me feel dead

Archangel
Archangel of mine
Archangel, ease my soul
Cold winds, tonic and gins
Trying to alter the state I'm in
Lord knows I've got changes going on

Black boots, black jeans
That's the kind of vision I mean
Clouded, misty, eerie and obscene
No sun, no clouds just pain
Got up just to do it again
Never mind those heavy, bonding chains

Archangel
Archangel of mine
Archangel, ease my soul
Cold winds, tonic and gins
Trying to alter the state I'm in
Lord knows I've got changes going on

Archangel
Archangel of mine
Archangel, ease my soul

SONG NOTES
Recorded by: Endgame
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, production, mixing, mastering
Hank Kaneshige – vocals, bass guitar 
Tom Mitchell – drums
Chelsea Rose - vocals



Archangel

It’s a little bit lonely, out here on the road
I find myself on the edge of, getting tired and old
Just need to focus on a home life, how I feel and then
Get on that bus to the next show, one more down two to go

I’m sick and tired of these hotels, and all the pretty little maids
Can’t get no sleep I’m exhausted, I have to hide behind shades
I get excited when I’m on stage, it’s crazy like a zoo
Back on that bus to the next show, one more to get back to you

We’ll be coming back for more
Kicking down your door
Man, this band is tight
We’ll be ready for tonight
We’ll get so loud you’ll be frightened
And we’ll be Hotter Than Lightening
We’ll be Hotter Than Lightening
							         	 
Sometimes were treated like rock stars, in the back of a car
Were always slipping through back doors, looking for bars
Where we can sit back and pretend, that were not who we are
Back on that bus to the next show, it really can’t be that far

We’ll be coming back for more
Kicking down your door
Man, this band is tight
We’ll be ready for tonight
We’ll get so loud you’ll be frightened
And we’ll be Hotter Than Lightening
Yeah we’ll Hotter Than Lightening

We’ll be coming back for more
Kicking down your door
Man, this band is tight
We’ll be ready for tonight
We’ll get so wild you’ll be frightened
And we’ll be Hotter Than Lightening
Yeah we’ll Hotter Than Lightening
We'll be Hotter Than Lightening
We'll be Hotter Than Lightening

SONG NOTES
Recorded by: Endgame
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, electronic horns, production, mixing, mastering
Hank Kaneshige – vocals, bass guitar 
Tom Mitchell – drums
Chelsea Rose - vocals


Hotter Than Lightning

I caught you looking my way, with that welcome look in your eyes
Your head was tilted sideways, felt like I was hypnotized
Frozen in a moment, time just stopped inside
My feet were saying run away, but my heart was waiting for you to say

I’m picking up a strong sign, It won’t let me be
I’m picking up a strong sign, In me

I know it’s been a long time, since I had that feeling in me
I hope it’s not the wrong sign, cause I really, really want it to be
Please tell me I’m not wasting my time, you know my heart just skipped a beat
Come on now, give me a sign, you know I really, really need you with me

I’m picking up a strong sign, It won’t let me be
I’m picking up a strong sign, In me

I hope I’m not just dreaming this, pinch me so I’m wide awake
I hope I’m not dreaming cause that would make my heart just break

I walked you to your doorstep, you put your hand in mine
You said you’d like to see me again, come on that will be just fine

I’m picking up a strong sign, It won’t let me be
I’m picking up a strong sign, In me
I Said, I’m picking up a strong sign, It won’t let me be
I’m picking up a strong sign, In me

SONG NOTES
Recorded by: Endgame
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, electronic horns, production, mixing, mastering
Hank Kaneshige – vocals, bass guitar 
Tom Mitchell – drums
Chelsea Rose - vocals

A Strong Sign

I can hear the whistle of the train on the tracks
And I know, it’s not for me
I can hear the church bells ringing in the square
And I know, it’s not for me

Well happiness will never come back
All the flowers in my garden are blooming in black
I can hear the wind chimes in the garden by the stream
And I know, It’s not for me

I can hear you whispering softly in my ear
And I know it’s not for me
Talking bout the future with a home and family
And I know, it’s not for me

Well the road keeps pulling me back
It’s like a freight train rushing, rushing down the track
I can see your future fade into black
And I know, it’s not for me

Out here on the road, life is faster it makes it easy to roam
Making me a memory for you to hold on
And I know, it’s for me

I can see the sunset from this windshield just fine
And I know, it’s for me
Yes I know, It’s for me

   SONG NOTES
   Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
   Lou Di Falco – keyboards, bass, electronic horns, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering


It's Not For Me

I just need you, to check in once in a while
Make sure that I’m ok and pretend to smile
I never thought I would be alone this long
Waiting for someone to hope that I’m not gone

Ring my phone, check in on me
Make sure I’m just sleeping or watching tv
Stop wasting precious time, check in on me
One day I’ll be gone and become a faded memory
Check in on me

Every man lives a legacy, be it good deeds or family
Giving all that he has for free, helping strangers and all he sees
Then suddenly, he’s nowhere to be found
Like he locked himself in a shelter, deep underground

Ring my phone, check in on me
Make sure that I’m just sleeping or watching tv
Stop wasting precious time, check in on me
One day I’ll be gone and become a faded, a faded memory
Check in on me

The silence is so loud, I can hardly hear
This empty house is cold, I’m living in fear
To be forgotten like the snow that disappears
And discarded like the hair shaved from my old grey beard

Ring my phone, check in on me
Make sure that I’m just sleeping or watching tv
Stop wasting precious time, check in on me
One day I’ll be gone and become a faded memory
Check in on me

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar, harmonica 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, bass, electronic horns, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering

Check In On Me

Treat me like your lover man
I’ll give it back like no one can
I know the method to make you cry
I’ll push your buttons and I’ll make you sigh

Loves not for me, No, I gotta move along
It’s not for me, No, I get it fast and I’m gone

A dark shadow in a rainy sky
I’m out of sight if you blink your eyes
I’ll be your comfort like no one can
Come walk with me to the promised land

Loves not for me, No, I gotta move along
It’s not for me, No, I get it fast and I’m gone

I’m your Flim Flam Man, I’m your Flim Flam Man
I hold your heart in the palm of my hand
I’m your Flim Flam Man

I’m just a sickness who need a cure
Your body’s acking and you yell for more
Get on the bed lets take the tour
Don’t close your eye’s I’ll be out the door

Loves not for me, No, I gotta move along
It’s not for me, No, I get it fast and I’m gone

I’m your Flim Flam Man, I’m your Flim Flam Man
I hold your heart in the palm of my hand
I’m Your Flim Flam Man

Loves not for me, No, I gotta move along
It’s not for me, No, I keep moving on
Loves not for me, No, I gotta move along
It’s not for me, No, I keep moving on

I’m your Flim Flam Man, I’m your Flim Flam Man
I’ll keep your heart in the palm of my hand
I’m Your Flim Flam Man

SONG NOTES
Recorded by: Endgame
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, electronic horns, production, mixing, mastering
Hank Kaneshige – vocals, bass guitar 
Tom Mitchell – drums
Chelsea Rose - vocals

Flim Flam Man

What if we woke up tomorrow
And heard unearthly sounds
And the sky was burning orange
And we stood on shaky ground

Would you stand alone
Could you stand alone with the pain 

All the dreams you had were over
All the greed for things was gone
No more wanting or needing
They say it won’t be long

Would you feel alone
Could you be alone with the pain 

Who was walking with me
Who was talking with me
He could see through my eye’s
Theres nothing but blue sky’s, blue sky’s

Repent, seek salvation
Keep love high on a shelf
Make peace with those around you
Make peace within yourself

You won’t be alone
You’ll never be alone with the pain, with the pain

Nothing but blue sky’s
Nothing but blue sky’s
Nothing but blue sky’s

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, bass, electronic horns, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering

The Sermon

Where are you now, oh you’re with him
I can hear the noisy silence lying next to you
It’s a deafening reminder of the space inside our lives
And the constant blade that cuts the stare between our eyes

Love turns to lies, now we begin
To speak the answers to the questions in our hearts
There the burning truth that we both can’t ignore anymore
So lift your head up off the floor

Take my hand and talk some more
Help me understand the reasons we both got ignored
And then walk away before my anger soars

I’m losing faith now, I’ feeling hate now
I want to let this monster out
So he can take my heart and burn it at the stake
To free me of the pain that we both make

Where are you now, oh you’re with him
I can hear the echoes of your empty dreams
It’s a deafening reminder of the love we had before we split at the seam
And a constant hum that’s drowning out the screams inside my head

Take my hand and talk some more
Help me understand the reasons we both got ignored
And then walk away before my anger soars

I’m losing faith now, I’m feeling hate now
I want to let this monster out
So he can take my heart and burn it at the stake
To free me of the pain that we both make

Where are you now
Where are you now
Where are you now

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering

Where Are You Now

One sixteenth and Amsterdam
I’m sifting through the garbage with tin cans in my hand
The smell of beer and smoke and piss all around
I’d like to fly away but I’m stuck to the ground

Third generation, government fed
Nighttime hustle and daytime in bed
With a street education I’m out betting for change
I’m tortured by demons and I’m almost insane

I’m looking for motion, I’m looking for light
I’m trying to find a way to make a new life
Stuck in the system, living in fear
I gotta find a way to get the hell out of here

Am I a victim of circumstance
Or did I inherit this life by chance
It’s so familiar, that lock on my door
I know I’m trapped here so they can get more

The wheels are grinding, the state is in charge
The roads all mapped out, they keep me at lodge
In a burning bed, with two blurry heads
I’m coked up needy and so close to dead

Looking for motion, looking for light
Trying to find a way to make a new life
Said I’m stuck in the system, I’m living in fear
Gotta find a way to get the hell out of here

But this is America 
And there’s a class distinction 
Between the Stars and the Strips

I said I’m looking for motion, I’m looking for light
Trying to find a way to make a new life
Stuck in the system, living in fear
Gotta find a way to get the hell out of here

I’m looking for motion, I’m looking for light
I’m trying to find a way to make a new life
I said I’m stuck in the system, I’m living in fear
Please Lord help me get out of here

I said I’m stuck in the system
Between the Stars and the Stripes

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering


Stars and Strips

You worked all your life, to try to buy some time
You bought into the dream, and you got an A for trying
But your life just slipped away, you watched the time go bye
You sat around and you wondered, could this all have been a lie

And now it’s time, to Do or Die
Settle down into a rocker and stare up at the sky
Or make that lifetime dream you had, come alive
Chase that cloud and wave goodbye
Get off that chair, give it a try, I’ts Do or Die

Forty years or more, you put up with the fears
Struggling with the setbacks and fighting back the tears
But as time just ticked away, the harder it all seemed
To get up every morning and follow that life dream

But now it’s time, to Do or Die
Settle down into a rocker and stare up at the sky
Or make that lifetime dream you had, come alive
Chase that cloud and wave goodbye
Get off that chair, give it a try, I’ts Do or Die

Now you did everything you should, to buy a little time
You walked with caution on the path, and you followed every sign
But your body’s been torn down, they messed inside your mind
You stood your ground and shouted; this life will soon be mine

And now it’s time, to Do or Die
Settle down into a rocker and stare up at the sky
Or make that lifetime dream you had, come alive
Chase that cloud and wave goodbye
Get off that chair, give it a try, I’ts Do or Die

Chase that cloud and wave goodbye
Get off that chair, give it a try, I’ts Do or Die

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar 
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, bass, electronic drums, production, mixing, mastering

Do or DIe

We used to sing about love and talk about what peace meant
Now we’ve all become experts and sit behind a screen with lots of friends

Oh, you can’t have peace without love
You’re being taught to hate your brother
We should be eye to eye
And help each other through the night
Remember momma said
Life is short and fighting ain’t right

You think the people now would demonstrate for freedom
But they stand and scream they want everything to be free to them

Well, you’ll never see through the fire
When you’re told, everyone is a liar
We should be eye to eye
And help each other through the night
Remember momma said
Life is short and fighting ain’t right

We really have to resist, raising our hands
We can do better than this, I know we can

Earning my keep has always been a dream for me
But there’s a shadow out there making you think that it’s all for free

Well, they’re sneaking back through the wire
And keeping us hungry and tired
We should be eye to eye
Helping each other through the night
Remember momma said
Life is short and fighting ain’t right
Remember momma said
Life is short and fighting ain’t right
My momma said
Life is short and fighting ain’t right
My momma said
Life is short and fighting ain’t right

SONG NOTES
Michael Carlone – vocals, guitar, electronic drums
Lou Di Falco – keyboards, bass, electronic horns, production, mixing, mastering


Mike Carlone

Pinned to spotlight

Popular tracks