Music by Eric Bay Andersen
Lyrics and Vocals by Sebastian Briggs

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'On The Shelf'

Sitting lonely on this dusty shelf
Watch the world pass behind glass
Wish I knew how it felt to be a part of the world
And not some unplayed toy

My parts are used, my stitches old
But they are filled with stories that go left untold
Wish I knew how to make someone stay and play with me

Feel like I'm stuck here in limbo
Mindlessly waiting in the window  
Where everything comes and it goes
Somewhere I know, good things are waiting for me 

One day my world will change, I know
Can't keep wishing on stars
For all I know they long burnt out, maybe years ago
And I won't let it burn out in me
One day my strings will be cut, I know
This stranglehold, I will overthrow  
For once in my life, out those doors, I'll be free

Come back down to reality
Countless hopes and dreams, God, how to let it be
Back on the shelf I guess is the life for me

I'll write this song let it give a glimmer of hope
To get me through days when they pass without a poke
Wish I knew how to make myself shiny again

Feel like I'm stuck here in limbo
Mindlessly waiting in the window  
Where everything comes and it goes
Somewhere I know, good things are waiting for me 

One day my world will change, I know
Can't keep wishing on stars
For all I know they long burnt out, maybe years ago
And I won't let it burn out in me
One day my strings will be cut, I know
This stranglehold, I will overthrow  
For once in my life, out those doors, I'll be free

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Write, Co.

On The Shelf

Music & Lyrics by Eric Bay Andersen & Stefanie Drexler

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'Embrace It'

If I see on TV a new episode of my favourite show
Then you know I'm gonna watch it ASAP

If I spot on the shelf a collectible that I don't have yet
You can bet I'm gonna get that thing for myself

I get it may not be your cup of tea
And to hear me drone on ain't exactly a turn-on, but...

How can this be a guilty pleasure
If I don't feel guilty and I never have
So tell me why should I feel embarrassed
When all I want to do is embrace it

If a band I'm a fan of comes along with a brand new tune
Very soon you know it's gonna be my new jam

If a game that I played as a little child gets a HD remake
Then on release day I'll be the first one in line

I get it may not be your cup of tea
And to hear me drone on ain't exactly a turn-on

The night I discovered other people who feel the same as I do
People who love what I love
And feel no shame inside, I knew
I had found the home I'd been searching for for so long

How can this be a guilty pleasure
If I don't feel guilty and I never have
So tell me why should I feel embarrassed
When all I want to do is embrace it
Embrace it, yeah

How can this be a guilty pleasure
If I don't feel guilty and I never have
So tell me why should I feel embarrassed
When all I want to do is embrace it

How can this be a guilty pleasure
If I don't feel guilty and I never have
So tell me why should I feel embarrassed
When all I want to do is embrace it

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Embrace It

Music & Lyrics by Eric Bay Andersen & Ty Simpson

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'Instantly Calmer'

All I need to do is fix the world for you
And chase desire as it enters your mind
I can't anticipate what you will crave today
But I know there won't be reason or rhyme

Bridge
Your time has come again
You yearn and twist and turn and then...

Suddenly everything is alright with the world
It all revolves around you
Like it's supposed to
Suddenly everything makes sense once again
You got what you were after
Now nothing else matters

And though I hope to be one of the things you need
It seems that I am just a means to an end
And I might fantasize of running from your side
But we both know that I'm a slave to your whims

Your time has come again
You yearn and twist and turn and then...

Suddenly everything is alright with the world
It all revolves around you
Like it's supposed to
Suddenly everything makes sense once again
You got what you were after
Now nothing else matters

Suddenly everything is alright with the world
It all revolves around you
Like it's supposed to
Suddenly everything makes sense once again
You got what you were after
Now nothing else matters

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Instantly Calmer

Music & Lyrics by Eric Bay-Andersen & Joe Lonsdale

This track isn't part of the 'Write, Co.' project, but I've included it on this account as it was the first song I co-wrote with someone else - in this case, Joe Lonsdale, the producer of all my studio recordings to date.

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'Shona Mona Mae'

Shona Mona Mae, don't take so long
Can't be just co-incidence
That your name sounds like a song
At the break of day when I don't feel right
Can't be just a twist of fate
That I dream of you the whole night through
Yes I do
 
There's no one else can make me feel this way
No other girl but Shona Mona Mae
I wouldn't have her any other way
I'd give her everything if she'd just stay
Shona Mona Mae
 
Ain't no other way, gotta stay real strong
Gotta hide the love away
'Til the loving feeling's gone
Gotta make a choice, go with my gut
If I could only find my voice
Then I know exactly what I'd say
To you, my Mae
 
There's no one else can make me feel this way
No other girl but Shona Mona Mae
I wouldn't have her any other way
I'd give her everything if she'd just stay
Shona Mona Mae
 
There's no one else can make me feel this way
No one but you, my Shona Mona Mae
I wouldn't have you any other way
I'd give you everything if you'd just stay

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Mae & Max (single)

Shona Mona Mae

Music by Eric Bay-Andersen
Lyrics by Sam Long & Eric Bay-Andersen

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'An Angel Cries'

How slow the fog rolls in
Sounds of the night begin
I kicked an empty can down a long and lonely road

Past boarded windows
A neon sign glows
Ten dollar cover at the Lonesome Lounge tonight

In a back-street dive an angel cries
But she shines while on the stage
When she sings her sad songs
The cold fog rolls away
I'll be watching from my table-for-one
If you ever need convincing
That there's still some beauty
In this world just listen to her sing

Old souls they sound so fine
It gets me every time
I can hear her singing almost everywhere I go

What am I looking for?
Could be behind that door
I just know it's something that I really need to find

In a back-street dive my angel resides
At my table is where you'll find me
But there are still some seats left
For the midnight show, so come join me
For when she arrives on stage tonight
With the spotlight like a halo
You'll believe in beauty
A little more with every single note

She awaits me at the end of a lonely road
She awaits me at the end of a lonely road
She awaits me at the end of a lonely road
She awaits me nightly and I've got a place to go
She awaits me at the end of a lonely road
She awaits me at the end of a lonely road
She awaits me nightly and I've got a place to go
She awaits me at the end of a lonely road

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An Angel Cries

Music & Lyrics by Fady El Hachem & Eric Bay-Andersen

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'Night Falls'

I don't really know what to say
You were hanging around with me
When I saw the light for the first time

You've been messing with my mind
I've poured myself a glass of wine
And I want you to come over
But hurry, 'cause I won't stay sober

When the night falls, I just stumble
I think about the women who have been in my bedroom
And when they close the door my heart crumbles
Makes me question everything I thought I knew
Paper cuts from letters on the table
You were never quite sure if our feelings were stable

I smelled your perfume in the air
Then I saw you standing there
And in the blink of an eye things were changing

I had to free my memories
Say goodbye to what used to be
So you and me could start over
And suddenly I don't feel sober

When the night falls, I just stumble
I think about the women who have been in my bedroom
And when they close the door my heart crumbles
Makes me question everything I thought I knew
Paper cuts from letters on the table
You were never quite sure if our feelings were stable

When the night falls the rules can bend
When the night falls our hearts can mend
When the night falls we let the light in
And that's when good things can begin

When the night falls, I just stumble
I think about the women who have been in my bedroom
And when they close the door my heart crumbles
Makes me question everything I thought I knew
Paper cuts from letters on the table
You were never quite sure if our feelings were stable

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Night Falls

Music by Peter Andersen
Lyrics by Eric Bay Andersen

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'Winter Sun'

Before you rise, before you open your eyes
I've seen where you are going
I know all there is worth knowing
Now I, I'm on the road, but I'm driving blind
All alone, wishing I was headed home
​
The winter sun shines just as strong
As it did all summer long
All that was shall be again
This doesn't spell the end for us
'Cause it shines on and on
As it did all summer long
All that was shall be again
This doesn't spell the end for us
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A lonely place to spend the winter days
There are ghosts that walk those hallways
And I'm sure they'll be there always
Head down, down to beach at the edge of town
There you'll find the part of me I left behind
​
The winter sun shines just as strong
As it did all summer long
All that was shall be again
This doesn't spell the end for us
'Cause it shines on and on
As it did all summer long
All that was shall be again
This doesn't spell the end

The winter sun shines just as strong
As it did all summer long
All that was shall be again
This doesn't spell the end for us
'Cause it shines on and on
As it did all summer long
All that was shall be again
This doesn't spell the end

Winter Sun (single)

Stage Parades & Eric Bay - Winter Sun

Music & Lyrics by Eric Bay Andersen & Jake Haws

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'Sunny Days'

Knocking on the door on a rainy afternoon
Thursdays always seem to come around so soon
I could tell from the look on your face that it's getting to ya
You wanna be strong but you're worried about the future

A sunny day is on its way again
The clouds of fear will start to clear, my friend
These are troubled times indeed
But you got everything you need
So hold on for the sunny days ahead

Saw a man I hadn't seen in years
Wasn't sure if he still lived 'round here
He said the people in this town have all gone crazy
Human nature never ceases to amaze me

A sunny day is on its way again
The clouds of fear will start to clear, my friend
These are troubled times indeed
But you got everything you need
So hold on for the sunny days ahead

A sunny day is on its way again
The clouds of fear will start to clear, my friend
These are troubled times indeed
But you got everything you need
So hold on for the sunny days ahead

A sunny day is on its way again
The clouds of fear will start to clear, my friend
These are troubled times indeed
But you got everything you need
So hold on for the sunny days ahead

Sunny Days (single)

Eric Bay & Jake Haws - Sunny Days

Music & Eric Bay Andersen & Anders Bay Jensen (@moechtegern)
Lyrics by Eric Bay Andersen

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'First Base'

Safe, safe and secure now
There's a way, but I'm not sure I know how

Yet it feels so right
Yeah, it feels so nice
And it reminds me of a time
When I was halfway to paradise
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I'm out to play
Been on the bench for long enough
Today's the day
It's time to show them what I'm made of
​
Run, when you meet a catch you can't lose
But I am done, I've met my match and it's you
​
Yet it feels so right
Yeah, it feels so nice
And it reminds me of a time
When I was halfway to paradise
​
I'm out to play
Been on the bench for long enough
Today's the day
It's time to show them what I'm made of
​
So it's as you say, we all play a part
First base isn't all the way, but it's a start
When they call your name, then the pressure's on
Losers run away, but I say “bring it on”
That's how winning is done
​
I'm out to play
Been on the bench for long enough
Today's the day
It's time to show them what I'm made of

I'm out to play
Been on the bench for long enough
Today's the day
It's time to show them what I'm made of

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First Base

Music by Gene Rowan
Lyrics by Eric Bay Andersen

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'Turn It Off'

Don't take this the wrong way
But I don't understand how you can say
That you don't need to understand me
To disagree with me in such a violent way
But that's the way it is nowadays

Get out of my head now
'Cause that's where I'm at peace
And I'm allowed to have that safe space
Somewhere I can be
When from the left and from the right I hear them shout
Why can't they cancel each other out?

Turn it off, that's what I said
Don't believe what you have read
I don't care what you say you have heard
Don't believe a single word
Turn off the record, baby

All I'm hearing is hearsay
And, dare I say it, lies
I'm not surprised it's turned out this way
Still it's hardly fair
How you've declared yourself the judge and jury too
Well, who's gonna execute me – you?

Turn it off, that's what I said
Don't believe what you have read
I don't care what you say you have heard
Don't believe a word

Turn it off, that's what I said
Don't believe what you have read
I don't care what you say you have heard
Don't believe a single word
Turn of the record, baby

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Turn It Off

Music & Lyrics by Eric Bay Andersen & Allison Leah

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'In A Hundred Years'

Thought I saw you walking down the street
But I can't be sure
'Cause we need to keep our distance
Been so long, feels like I'm losing touch
But it's temporary
Least I hope it is

How much longer will we play pretend?
Will it ever be the same again?

In a hundred years, they'll look back on this and wonder
Just what were they thinking at the time?
In a hundred years they'll look back and ask
How could you believe you were doing what was right?

Water's rising as the seasons change
But we act the same
Just pretend that it's not real and move along
I can't breathe outside, it's like the air's on fire
And it's getting dark

In a hundred years, they'll look back on this and wonder
Just what were they thinking at the time?
In a hundred years they'll look back and ask
How could you believe you were doing what was right?

Bridges are burning
If we don't start learning
The problems we're facing
Will just keep returning

In a hundred years, they'll look back on this and wonder
Just what were they thinking at the time?
In a hundred years they'll look back and ask
How could you believe you were doing what was right?

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In A Hundred Years

This is the 'Write, Co.' project - a collection of songs co-written by Eric Bay with other artists. If you'd be interested in writing a song together, send me a message via one of the links below...

http://www.ericbaymusic.com - my website
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https://soundcloud.com/eric-bay - my regular Soundcloud account

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