shanghai'd again at sundown
waitin' on my darlin's diamond ring
she said she set it down now
but I can't see a god damn thing
you know she done and pawned it
for the second time this week
but when she look me in the eyes
I can't hardly speak
so I'm out here in the harbor
waitin' on my ship to come in
I'll be back right here tomorrow
waitin' on that same ship again

saw my baby slippin'
out the side saloon door
with that hombre in a jaunty cap
about six foot four
so I slipped on down the alley
can't believe my eyes
she got a handful of that hat in hand
much to my surprise
now I'm out here in the harbor
waitin' on my ship to come in
I'll be back right here tomorrow
waitin' on that same ship again

now I only tell you this
so you can learn from my mistake
when they say what is yours is mine
well don't that just take the cake

so I'm out here in the harbor
waitin' on my ship to come in
I'll be back right here tomorrow
waitin' on that same ship again

harbor (The Phonosonics)

gone is not the same as lost
when you know exactly where it went
time comes with it's own kind of cost
memories of where that time was spent

adding up the totals of a life
measuring the moments that were shared
cut the string and lose the kite
and everything and everyone that ever cared

when the air is a thief
the answers aren’t blowin' they’re stealing
and there is no time for grief so
don’t bother asking how we’re feeling
when your knees and your soul are both skinned
scream into the wind

now is not the same as then
steps you never meant to take before
launch upon a path to a new end
hope you might like this one more

sand still measures out the time
ash still turning into dust
lighter still when nothing’s mine
praying for the rest of us

I won’t speak the name of the liar
that took everything apart and replaced it all with fire
as long as I’m still wakin' up with you
that’s barely all I’m able to do

when the air is a thief
the answers aren’t blowin' they’re stealing
and there is no time for grief so
don’t bother asking how we’re feeling
when your knees and your soul are both skinned
scream into the wind

into the wind

I just spent a hundred eighty dollars on my hair
stopped by forever twenty one
got some brand new underwear
but I might as well just stayed at home
and watched three more episodes   
‘cause it’s ten o’clock and I’m still alone
lord you know that’s how it goes

well I didn’t get it right
when it was love at first sight
and I thought I’d really found love
the second time around
spent two harvests on a farm
convinced myself third time’s a charm
so what the hell, what’s one more?
now accepting applications for 
bachelor number four

some may say my standards are simply just too high
but it's not my style to settle or even just get by
there might still be plenty of fish in the sea
but all I see are minnows and sharks
if I'm still alone when I'm forty three
waitin' on the right kind of sparks

I know I didn’t get it right
when it was love at first sight
and I thought I’d really found
love the second time around
spent two harvests on a farm
convinced myself third time’s a charm
so what the hell, what’s one more?
now accepting applications for 
bachelor number four

tape it on the mirror
or put it on the shelf
repeat after me "I deserve to be 
just as happy as anybody else"

so what the hell, what’s one more?
now accepting applications for 
bachelor number four

bachelor number four

The richest man in the world
Can’t buy more time
Unless you were born a bird
You can’t fly a straight line

Burning bridges made of ice
Just to slate your thirst
The race that no one wants to win
Ending up in the dirt first

Set a course without a word
While they ask who you think you are
Grow your own wings like you’ve never hurt
And fade out like a star

Digging out the basement
Waiting out the sun
Hire your own replacement
Show them how it runs

Countering what’s come before
Undone is not a crime
No matter how many stores
Still can’t buy more time

Changing course without a word
While they ask who you think you are
Grow your own wings like you’ve never hurt
And fade out like a star
Fade out like a star
Explode just like a star…

star like

Everyone has choices and we make them every day
Some of them are go but I know mostly they’ll be stay
When you’ve spent a thousand hours in another’s hand
You know the paths that lead you in and out of each and every land
You’ve planted seeds of a foundation building up your roots
Walls and windows ceiling doors and chimney smoke above the roof     

What can you see without the light
Every window is a mirror every night

Experience is just the art of trying to live well
While you make a better copy of the story that you sell
Easier to read when you print it out at scale
Timeless like a first kiss or a postcard in the mail
So when you see yourself in that mirror with a smile
Hope you know not long enough still might take a while
    
What can you see without the light
Even windows are mirrors every night

Hard to believe that you can’t see the way I do
Time may be a thief that doesn’t stop the fact it flew
And mirrors only tell the truth 
The only thing as beautiful as your mirror is you

What can you see without the light
we all know windows turn into mirrors every night

Hard to believe you can’t see you the way I do
Time may be a thief that doesn’t stop the fact it flew
Mirrors only tell the truth 
The only thing more beautiful than your mirror is you

mirrors

Well now you picked up the pieces
And put ‘em all away
Neatly stacked up on the rack
Until the next rainy day
What if it’s too long comin’
’til you’re back this way again
There’s better ways to see the difference
Between enemies and friends

When you got caught for the first time
Never thought that path could lead you higher
When your soul was bought it felt like the worst time
And the mirror knows you’re just a f-f-fliar

So you circle the wagons
Gettin’ ready for the end
But there’s no one comin’
Looks like it was all pretend
With the touch of a sculptor
Try to shape it out of clay
But not before the janitor 
Throws it all away

When you got caught for the first time
Never thought that path could lead you higher
When your soul was bought it felt like the worst time
And the mirror knows you’re just a f-f-fliar

When you know the way you wanted it to end
Sometimes you’re better off 
Startin' over again

fliar

Looks like the sun’s fixin’ to set
Guess you made it through another one
Addin’ up one more losin’ bet
Still got a little rope before you’re done
If all you got left are a couple of chips
Can you still call it a stack?
One thing’s for sure and this advice is free
Ain’t no good ever come from lookin’ back

When the sun is high in the Southern sky
And you’re runnin’ out of road
It’s never been clearer you’re not gettin’ any nearer
Now that the sun and your money and your gun ain’t it funny
Guess it’s true what they say
They’re all pointin’ the same way
Too low

Ridin’ back out the way you came
Won’t see this town again 
Lucky you didn’t use your real name
Not lookin’ to make new friends
They say it’s darkest just before the dawn
‘Doubt it’s gettin’ any darker tonight
Guess you’ll just keep ramblin’ on
Under the radar and out of sight

When the sun was high in the Southern sky
And you were runnin’ out of road
It was never clearer you weren’t gettin’ any nearer
‘Cause the sun and your money and your gun ain’t it funny
Guess it’s true what they say
They’re all pointin’ the same way
Too low

Lookin’ around this desert
Makes you wish you were still at sea
Thinkin’ about the lessons
That you wish you taught to me 
Like rowin’s better than ridin’ 
When you’re steerin’ by the moon
And don’t use a torpedo 
When all you need’s a harpoon

Now the sun was high in the Southern sky
runnin’ out of road
never been clearer you’re not gettin’ any nearer
The sun and your money and your gun ain’t it funny
Guess it’s true what they say
Still pointin’ the same way
Too low
Too low

Too Low

seems like you always find just what you've misplaced
when you finally stop lookin' at all 
so please excuse this look on my face
my first sight is not used to this kinda fall

so for the rest of your well let's not get too far gone
little early to call you my wife
but if you're feelin' half way as good for this long
what you think about thirty to life?

they say you'll know when the time is right
but  it's easier said than done
now introducing mr. and mrs. right
maybe this could be day one

of the rest of your well let's not get too far gone
little early to call you my wife
but if you're feelin' half way as good for this long
what you think about thirty to life?

what else do you think that you might have to lose
that hasn't already been lost
one step at a time when you're in the right shoes
is a bargain at double the cost

now the rest of your well let's not get too far gone
might be too soon to call you my wife
but if you're feelin' half way as good for this long
whatcha think about thirty to life
say what you think about thirty to life

30 to life


take in the silence for a second
guess this is what you'd want
hopin' that you meant it
when you said you’d be back to haunt
if I look right through you
it’s ‘cause I don’t know you’re there
the last gift I’ll give to you
is just a little prayer

when the worst thing 
has already happened
and there’s nothing left to lose
might as well put one
foot in front of the other
get some new dirt on your 
old shoes

wings were made for freedom
that’s why they come in pairs
hearts were made for healin’
even when it don’t seem fair
if your ghost is a liar
how would I be able to tell
one less shadow from the fire
I thought I knew you well 

when the worst thing 
has already happened
And there’s nothing left to lose
might as well put one
foot in front of the other
get some new dirt on your 
old shoes


when the worst thing 
has already happened
and there’s nothing left to lose
might as well put one
foot in front of the other
get some new dirt on your 
old shoes

old shoes (Allison Indigo)


take in the silence for a second
guess this is what you'd want
hopin' that you meant it
when you said you’d be back to haunt
if I look right through you
it’s ‘cause I don’t know you’re there
the last gift I’ll give to you
is just a little prayer

when the worst thing 
has already happened
and there’s nothing left to lose
might as well put one
foot in front of the other
get some new dirt on your 
old shoes

wings were made for freedom
that’s why they come in pairs
hearts were made for healin’
even when it don’t seem fair
if your ghost is a liar
how would I be able to tell
one less shadow from the fire
I thought I knew you well 

when the worst thing 
has already happened
and there’s nothing left to lose
might as well put one
foot in front of the other
get some new dirt on your 
old shoes

when the worst thing 
has already happened
and there’s nothing left to lose
might as well put one
foot in front of the other
get some new dirt on your 
old shoes

old shoes (Dwight Knight)

My musical journey began in 8th grade with a school project that evolved into a career, leading me from the PNW garage rock scene to LA, where I'm now an advertising director and photographer - continually attempting to explore the vibrant connections between sound, society, and self.

Too Low

Patrick Yonally

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