Don’t send me to the sun
I’m only boozing
Until I’m truly not alone

Stained glass thick with grime
Gave up on asking
Now I’m about the quiet

I want to take you there now
To somewhere safe to heal your side
Where the bottles stay filled

Domain
Is it mine
The pain
Leave it behind

I want to take you there now
To somewhere safe to heal your side
Where the bottles stay filled

Painted upon the fallen rocks
Easy lies and harder truths

Don’t send me to the sun
I’m only boozing
Until I’m truly not alone

I want to take you there now
To somewhere safe to heal your side
Where the bottles stay filled
And wine flows thick

Dance upon a grave
Wake the dead
Until they’re dancing too

I want to take you there now
To somewhere safe to heal your side
Where the bottles stay filled
And wine flows thick

Dance upon a grave
Wake the dead
Until they’re dancing too

Painted upon the fallen rocks
Easy lies and harder truths
What we took from them
What I gave to you 

I want to take you there now
To somewhere safe to heal your side
Where the bottles stay filled
And wine flows thick

I want to take you there now
To somewhere safe to heal your side
To heal your side

John Makarewicz - Drums 
Nick Nunziata - Guitar, Vocals
Stephen Murphy - Bass, Guitar

Somewhere Safe

Wasting away on the pavement
Is no one's idea of a really good time
Can't be down in the dumps when the money's chest high
I've checked all my sources
They confirmed that I'm right

Try it your way
I just did that
Not wasting that time again
What the book say
I did that too
Not wasting that time again

Trial and error is a surefire folly
The morning will be riding in soon
I don't want to be holding the bag
When the truck comes pulling in
I'm keeping my cool

Try it your way
I just did that
Not wasting that time again
What the book say
I did that too
Not wasting that time again

With the long arm it's a short ride
And your companionship is fine
When the guardrails are on

Walking the tightrope for hours a day
Is the quick way to riding in chains
To be the odd one out
When the cars come rolling in
Try to keep from forgetting my name
The guns are loaded and the bombs will explode
If this pot ever decides to blow
I don't want to be holding the bag
Without reinforcements
This life has taken its toll

Try it your way
I just did that
Not wasting that time again
What the book say
I did that too
Not wasting that time again

Stephen Murphy - Drums, Bass, Guitar Solo
Nick Nunziata - Guitar, Vocals

I Just Did That

Daylight’s long gone
Answer me for one and all
I feel it watching
Like there’s no threat at all

A spirited try
Ignore the pitfalls
Sitting clear as day 
Right in plain sight
Instinct goes wild
All too quiet

Yet the face on the wall is smiling
Despite the tears in its eyes
And the face on us all is shining
While it's buying everybody time

If it’s answers I sought
More questions you brought
Who placed you we’ll never know

Yet the face on the wall is smiling
Despite the tears in its eyes
And the face on us all is shining
While it's buying everybody time

Daylight’s long gone
Answer me for one and all
I feel it watching
Like there’s no threat at all
I can feel it on the inside
Speaking to my everything
I feeling willing to give it all to you
Just to see that smile die

Yet the face on the wall is smiling
Despite the tears in its eyes
And the face on us all is shining
While it's buying everybody time

Stephen Murphy - Drums, Bass, Guitar, Backing Vocals
Nick Nunziata - Guitar, Vocals

The Face On The Wall

Living in the wild is a full time gig
Savor every moment that you make
Finding signs in every upturned rock and covered cave
The blasphemers will read a list of reasons why this is the time for man but as the ground parts the reveal brings certainty

The birth of the Crystal Goat is here
Reminds me of just why I was born to serve

Back in the day we spoke of its vague prophesy with varying degrees of success on Ghosts Harm Humans and The Jewelry Store in the Woods
But as we tell these lies by the crackling fire it's hard to withhold
That this time every inch of its grace is here to stay

The birth of the Crystal Goat is here
Reminds me of just why I was born to serve

Working up the courage to approach as it sheds layer after layer of mist and crystal shards and blood
What a beautiful world

The birth of the Crystal Goat is here
Reminds me of just why I was born to serve

We've primed the earth for its blossoming eventuality
As caretakers we have a price to pay and we do it in spades
No mere vegetarian this apex species only feeds on believers
And our sacrifice will sell its status to the universe

The birth of the Crystal Goat is here
Reminds me of just why I was born to serve

Stephen Murphy - Guitar, Bass
Nick Nunziata - Drums, Guitar, Vocals

Birth of the Crystal Goat

All music by Nick Nunziata and John Makarewicz.

Doublepump

Being with you is like welding chrome over velvet
Unnecessarily hard
But beautiful underneath all that shine

You're a fighter
I'm a sidekick
No desire 
To escalate this
If we wait
Maybe it'll diffuse
This ignorance
Is my happy place

Being with you is like welding chrome over velvet
Unnecessarily hard
But beautiful underneath all that shine

Bad times
Crystallize
Emphasize
This is your world

My desire
Is to equalize
Pick me up
To pull you down
Flashing eyes
Tell your story
One outcome
What you want

Being with you is like welding chrome over velvet
Unnecessarily hard
But beautiful underneath all that shine

John Makarewicz - Drums, Bass
Nick Nunziata - Guitar, Vocals
Stephen Murphy - Guitar, Backing Vocals

Chrome Over Velvet

I could forget you honest
It’s a gift I’ve been given

Half measures, son
Half measures, son

You promised me a bolder life
Adventures on the sand
Whispering to me the news of love
And fortunes spent

I don’t blame you for anything

Half measures, son
Half measures, son

You promised me a bolder life
Adventures on the sand
Whispering to me the news of love

I could just walk away
Or I could just trust you

Half measures, son
Half measures, son

You promised me a bolder life
Adventures on the sand
Whispering to me the news of love
And fortunes spent

John Makarewicz - Bass
Nick Nunziata - Guitar, Vocals
Stephen Murphy - Drums, Backing Vocals
Micah Robinson - COVID

Half Measures

Life is lies but what I sell is truth
Just believe the things I'm telling you

[It gets around]
Blind eyes like mine capture signs
Burst of light on the memory
Opine on what can be seen at all
[It gets around]
This blind eye has seen more than you
And tonight it will open wide
Surprise there's no light in the light
[It gets around]
Just a negative of what you saw inside
So adjust your eyes and be blind like I
For tonight and we'll dine on the light
[It gets around]
That dissolved into this mutual night

Life is lies but what I sell is truth
Just believe the things I'm telling you

[It gets around]
Blind eyes like mine capture signs
Burst of light on the memory
Opine on what can be seen at all
[It gets around]
This blind eye has seen more than you
And tonight it will open wide
Surprise there's no light in the light
[It gets around]
Just a negative of what you saw inside
So adjust your eyes and be blind like I
For tonight and we'll dine on the light
[It gets around]
That dissolved into this mutual night

Before you all make a sound
It all gets around
Don't even complain
It has to be this way

Before you all make a sound
It all gets around
Don't even complain
It has to be this way

Stephen Murphy - Drums, Guitar, Backing Vocals
Carl Cunningham - Bass
Nick Nunziata - Guitar, Vocals
Micah Robinson - COVID

It Gets Around

Made a deal with the wrong kind of person and I realize
I've fallen down in this world
Grab a friend 
Grab a place
Grab a box full of that falling down stuff
And roll out the string
Roll it all the way down

I’m laying low
You don’t know why
We done some things
Can never face
Always on the run
With time to think
So let’s sit here
With our boat drinks 

Go to ground 
Find a shadow
And wait for the darkness
And always avoid their eyes
It’ll get you every time

I’m laying low
You don’t know why
We done some things
Can never face
Always on the run
With time to think
So let’s sit here
With our boat drinks  

So shut the lights
And lock the doors
For the reaper is hunting us down
To close out the circle
Put an end to this game

I’m laying low
You don’t know why
We done some things
Can never face
Always on the run
With time to think
So let’s sit here
With our boat drinks 

Took the longest time to realize why I'm here
A shorter fuse but burning hot
Now take a look at you 
And take a look at us
Pour a glass of rarest stuff we got
And roll out the string
Roll it all the way down

I’m laying low
You don’t know why
We done some things
Can never face
Always on the run
With time to think
So let’s sit here
With our boat drinks 

John Makarewicz - Guitar
Stephen Murphy - Drums, Backing Vocals
Nick Nunziata - Bass, Vocals
Carl Cunningham - Guitar
Micah Robinson - COVID

Boat Drinks

Originally released in 2003.

Music by Micah Robinson, Steve Murphy, and Nick Nunziata

The All Devouring Beast

Last Transmission

The first Wizard's Keys album. Music by Nick Nunziata and Steve Murphy.

Cover art by Gareth John Davies.

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In the Morning

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