Funny lyrics on this one. Of course we just ended a 4 week adventure breathing downwind California fires, so this is also particularly fitting to the moment. Haha. :)

Charming piano melody (and playing). And a sweet 'playful couples' message. :)

A characterful piece which flies in the face of today's bland mainstream muzac.

I like the piano base, your vocals are great and the lyrics are very thoughtful. Great work Steve!

I love when an artist creates a song with no actual "traditional" percussion (yeah, I know that the piano is supposed to be a Percussion instrument), but instead lets the natural percussiveness of other instruments lay down the rhythmical brick-work instead...  :D

Beautifully written and performed tune! The piano and vox harmonies are superb! Cheers, good sir :)

Exhaust Pipe

In the shadow of a smokestack rising eating up the air
Kinda gritty look you give me on this street to God knows where
We’re ducking under extrusions in the face of water walls
At least we got each other ‘neath this sky that’s like a war

Eye brows on the ceiling even though we got the word 
Imagining is one thing but reality’s absurd

Part of me is chill
And part of you is screaming
Now that we got choked in earth’s exhaust pipe
I can pull you closer
You can stare me out
It’s getting hard to breath in earth’s exhaust pipe

Creating scenes a hotel room the balm of bodies close
And bricks so thick to hide the world is all that we can hope
Nose in flesh the best to hide like puppies suckling mums
And after rain the swollen streets be scorching in the sun

How did it come to this . . .
I just want to love you . . .

EXHAUST PIPE

Playing live and writing & recording in Nelson New Zealand - began recording in 2004 once technology was available to make CDs using industry standard equipment at home. Radio airplay on Fresh FM and the TLC network from 2005. The track IS THIS WHO I THINK IT IS was a finalist in the 2009 NZ MLT songwriting contest.  In Dec 2012  DUNEDIN SOUND reached  no. 26 on NZ on Air "The Audience" chart. In December 2015, RIP OFF THE SCAB and DREAM DESTINATION were selected by a US A&R agent for promotion to artists, In July 2017 - HIGHEST ROOM also picked up by a US agent for promotion. July 2018 DON'T YOU TURN AWAY selected by NY agent to promote to a London soul singer. August 2018 LOVE MY LIFE assigned to BuyNZ audiovisual advertising. December 2018 WHERE CIGARETTES FALL forwarded by Taxi.com to US TV music director. Latest album SLEEPS ON FIRE seeks to marry Leonard Cohen Imagery with Steely Dan musical movement. Daytime job is in anaesthesiology and healthcare leadership.
2024 FLOATING INTO WONDER on a New Foundland radio station.

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