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All instruments - SST

CHRONONAUT : or "The Perils and Benefits of Time Travel"

THE BENEFITS OF TIME TRAVEL
(words & music © 2005/2017)

I remember when you were just numbers
On faces upon the wall
Calendar pages just fading in stages
In effigy to a time and its fall
I remember that day in December
When we took it all too far
It’s a matter of fact
That there’s no turning back
But we can all wish upon a star

Stuck in the middle
It’s just the riddle
Of time left unbound
Let in the good times
Leave all the bad times
Back to where they were found

The surrender to moments still tender
Is surrender that takes its toll
A heart that beats for the moments replete
Is the heart that never truly grows old
Sometimes it’s the hardest thing
To let go of control
Somedays you get all that you give
Back from the places it goes

Stuck in the middle
It’s just the riddle
Of time left unbound
Let in the good times
Let go the bad times
Back to where they were found

Back to where they were found

Forget not yets
Regrets one and all
Too soon they bloom
And cling to the wall
Good times
Bad times
Like friends come to call
No matter what they say
It’s only time after all

Stuck in the middle
It’s just the riddle
Of time left unbound
Let in the good times
Let go the bad times
Back to where they were found

The Benefits Of Time Travel

JIM CROW (Part II)
© st.thomas
Recorded in Manchester, CT
Tascam Portastudio 8 track
1995 (or thereabouts)
Art © st.thomas

Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drumz = SST

Say it ain't so Joe
This ain't the end of the rainbow
You know that you and me
Were never the same
Its been this way for a long time
You know your skin
Dont fit the crime
And now a whole generation
Suffers in your name

Something tell me
Someone looks a lot like a Jim Crow
Love you for your features

Something in your eyes
Twists like a snake
In-between the lies
Somebody should tell you
It should be love
You grab the snake
But forget to take
The crown from your head 
That's revealed a fake
"I'm reminding you brother 
Another cover discovered
Will never hide that mistake ... "

Hey hey
You know I don't look different
Today

Jim Crow (Part II)- demo 1995

SEAGULLS SCREAMING KISS HER KISS HER 
© 1984 Partridge

Recorded 31st August - September 1st 2002. Made in England.

Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her

SHAKE YOU DONKEY UP
© 1984 Partridge

Recorded 31st August - September 1st 2002. Made in England.

Shake You Donkey Up

FROM ASHES DOWN TO DUST
copyright © st.thomas

I. Ashes 

II. Dust
It’s best to leave it to those who know
Evade the decisions ~ even though
The feeling inside could not hide its unease with
A beautiful promise wrapped in gold
Buried love deep underground
Will grow despite the lack of light
Lead legions to the Heartland
Then erase the history
Like ashes down to dust ~ Footpaths will cease to be
Breed contagion into Fear
Keep turning Eternal Machine
Til it all runs down
Say a prayer to all those left in Limbo
It’s sure to arrive there eventually
The eye of the needle is sleeping
While those who keep count are still keeping
An eye on the prize that’s eternity
Reputations are locked to the ground
Foundations cemented with guilt and lies
Lead legions to the Heartland
Then erase the history
Like ashes down to dust ~ Footpaths will cease to be
Breed contagion into Fear
Keep turning Eternal Machine
Til it all runs down

III. Ashes (return) 

IV. Apocalypse
Angels and demons 
Keep peace in the night
Then play Snakes & Ladders 
At first morning light
They then grow restless and bored 
Spread wings and take flight
The sky filled with millions 
The sun blocked from sight
Witness dressed to profess 
Impresses they saw it right.

all instruments - st.thomas

From Ashes Down To Dust (rough mix)

RUMOUR MILL
words and music © sst

Vocals, Bass Guitar, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards, Drumz, Loops, Percussion - SST
Lead Guitar solos - UGUR DARIVEREN

It's the talk talk of others 
and the gossip going 'round
That make working for a living 
just working to keep you down
That the chatter don't matter 
it's the same old lines
It's resistance to persistence 
that get you through it 
everytime

You can do to others
What they done to you
Or you can be another
that do the same things too

It's the once a friend
Bad end
Falling out
Tale again
What they tell you to your face
Ain't what's behind your back then

You can do to others
What they done to you
Or you can be another
that do the same things too

Once the rumour mill goes 'round
There is no slowing down

It's the chit chat
Backstab
Dirty deed
And Rumour Mill
Churning out the news 
that some people love still
It's the whisper in the hallway
It's the looks around the bend
I can't believe it still goes on
When's it going to end.

Rumour Mill

IN ÆTHER
words & music st.thomas ©

Acoustic Guitars, Bass Guitar. Electric Guitars, Loops, Synthesisers, Drumz, Percussion - SST

In Æther the great unknown
The stars have always shown … the way
In the sky we see the signs
In the dust we draw the lines

Shine on, shine on
When love is out the window
And dreams fall to the floor
Shine on, shine on
When the wolves are out and prowling
And the bayings at your door

Effigies doused in gasoline
Statues toppled in the smoke filled scene
Somebody shouted burn it all to the ground
When the relic fell there was no sound
I heard the word was love
But I saw no signs above

Shine on, shine on
When love is out the window
And dreams fall to the floor
Shine on, shine on
When the wolves are out and prowling
And the bayings at your door

Shine on
Shine on

In Æther (Master Mix II)

STATIC EYES
words and music © st.thomas

Acoustic Guitars, Bass Guitar, Loops, Drumz  SST 

Your static eyes are so cold
But one look and I’m sold

I know how you move with something to prove
And nothing to lose and you know that I like that
Down on the floor where we’ve all been before
But we always want more
And you know that it’s like that
I get the strangest sensation
Up and down my spine all the time
I get tied up frustration
With a rope you can cope with all that you know

And I know something belongs here
I know something’s missing too

Your static eyes are so cold
But one look and I’m sold

I like the way that you’re stealing the day
And keeping it close to your heart and your pocket
And it’s easy to slide when you’re slick inside
And the words from your lips say it’s all been lied

And I know something belongs here
I know something’s missing too

Your static eyes are so cold
But one look and I’m sold

It’s not like you knew me
Or see right through me
I’m your shadows you ignore
I’m your secret sold door to door

Your static eyes are so cold
But one look and I’m sold

Static Eyes (Instrument Mix)

THE AGENTS OF TERRA NOVA
In Defiance of Gravity

In Defiance Of Gravity

ROCKET SCIENCE
(illustration by Mary Burr)

Various demos of varying quality recorded on 8 track between 1995 - 1999, in the USA and UK. 

All vocals and instruments - S. St.Thomas

MAN
SUCKERFLY
NOT FOR ME
THROUGH MY EYES
ME AND JIM
LOVE

words & music copyright © 1995 - 1999 st.thomas

Rocket Science

A Leo in the finest sense of the word.



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