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Kyp Harness

by Kyp Harness

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Hard Life 03:04
Hard Life It’s hard life when you’re tryin’ to break in It’s a big world when you’re tryin’ to paint it It all comes down to how much you can take It’s a hard life It’s a bum rap and you can’t beat it You’re a sitting duck every moment that you’re breathin’ Tryin’ to scratch a living from the earth till you’re beneath it It’s a hard life Mister Jim didn’t have a friend, sat alone at each day’s end Woke up every morning wondering what the hell was goin’ on Got tired of the pushin’, tired of the shovin’ Ran out of food so he put his head in the oven Worst part of it was no-ne noticed he was gone It’s hard life when you’re tryin’ to break in It’s a big world when you’re tryin’ to paint it It all comes down to how much you can take It’s a hard life It’s a bum rap and you can’t beat it You’re a sitting duck every moment that you’re breathin’ Tryin’ to scratch a living from the earth till you’re beneath it It’s a hard life Mama went down to the doctor hopin’ he’d say something to reassure her Hopin’ that he had something to cure her on the shelf Walked down the stairs and hit the street, along cam a truck to knock her off her feet She was dead on arrival with a clean bill of health It’s hard life when you’re tryin’ to break in It’s a big world when you’re tryin’ to paint it It all comes down to how much you can take It’s a hard life It’s a bum rap and you can’t beat it You’re a sitting duck every moment that you’re breathin’ Tryin’ to scratch a living from the earth till you’re beneath it It’s a hard life Young man stands by the village square lookin’ at all the people there He had a fuse in one hand, in the other hand a lighter He’s gonna strike a blow against the devil then he’ll be in heaven forever One person’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter It’s hard life when you’re tryin’ to break in It’s a big world when you’re tryin’ to paint it It all comes down to how much you can take It’s a hard life It’s a bum rap and you can’t beat it You’re a sitting duck every moment that you’re breathin’ Tryin’ to scratch a living from the earth till you’re beneath it It’s a hard life
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Angel Mine 03:56
ANGEL MINE Lay down your arms, lay down your wall You know that I would risk it all Just for you, to see your dreams come true And watch them shine Angel mine I know it’s late, too late for arguing And all that separates us don’t mean a thing I’m on your side, I’ll cross the great divide Just to remind you Angel mine There’s always something tugging at your sleeve Some voice from the past, some guest that just won’t leave All these troublesome deadbeats, we know they can’t compete With you and I combined Angel Mine All the mistakes we made Don’t have to be endlessly replayed I know that you’re the same as me You only ever wanted us to be Happy Don’t run my friend, don’t close the door It’s not the end, there’s so much more After all the years, after all the tears I’m on the line Angel mine
3.
TALKIN’ TO MYSELF Oh, they shut the video store They ain’t selling anymore And the people don’t come no more They saw the sign upon the door Oh, they shut the playground down ‘Cause the kids make too much sound They don’t want anyone around Who’s not cemetery-bound I’m talkin’ to myself, it’s a tale too long to tell But I know my subject well Talkin’ to myself Oh, I tried to get through to you But you raised your forcefield to Turn back anything that’s true As I stand outside the zoo And I wonder what went on Where the carousel has gone If there’s anything beyond Waitin’ for another dawn I’m talkin’ to myself, it’s a tale too long to tell But I know my subject well Talkin’ to myself Oh, the rain fell all day long The tin roof played a song The puddles sang along As I thought of where I once belonged When I ran with arms outstretched Like some poor and pitiful wretch Dignity too far to fetch Lost without a train to catch I’m talkin’ to myself, it’s a tale too long to tell But I know my subject well Talkin’ to myself Oh, I had a dream last night You were fallin’ from the sky Partly dark and partly light The stars were in your eyes I wondered where you were If you’re lost or in repair If you think about me there Or if you even care I’m talkin’ to myself, it’s a tale too long to tell But I know my subject well Talkin’ to myself
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THE SEA MONSTER The days are so frightening My dreams are full of lightning I just got in from fighting in the war My very kind companions Left me shellshocked and abandoned When all their love and understanding Went out the door Come on, mama, save me Come tell me I’m not crazy When I say I’m seein’ sights that amaze me I’ve never seen before As we stood with hope subsidin’ And we looked to the horizon, As the ol’ sea monster was risin’ From the ocean floor We started out believin’ That the deal was square and even Before all charity and reason went by the side In the battle clash of visions Hollow greed and cheap ambition Left each one in the prison of their mind Come on, mama, hold me I remember what you told me All about the people blind and lonely And livin’ in a diamond mine As our hearts were torn with pity We looked to the town and to the city And saw the ol’ sea monster risin’ swiftly From the other side There were strategies and ruses False concern and bad excuses There were banners, flags and nooses Flyin’ in the wind We were distracted and sedated All our sins were elevated And all that could’ve saved us Was trampled in the sand Come on mama, love me With your love so far above me Come flirt and turtledove me To the end As we try to find the sacred And the courage to stay naked As the ol’ sea monster comes shakin’, Steppin’ to the shore again.
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Crazy Moon 03:53
CRAZY MOON Crazy moon, I long to see your beamin’ face again Nobody has understood me like you do since when – I don’t know I been around and yet I’ve found that nothing shines like you I think your beams light up my dreams, perhaps they’ll make them new again Crazy moon, your tears are shining through your shroud of cloud Many times I tried to reach you but I don’t know how—I don’t know how Sometimes I go in circles, other times I stay in line At times I cannot move at all, but you’ve been always on my mind Let me see you shine one more time before I disappear For you were always indistinct, the world was much too clear Crazy moon, I swear I won’t forget the vow we made Long ago, I promise this time I won’t run away – I won’t run away For I’ve sought you like a pilgrim in this strange and foreign land As my fondest aspirations fell to pieces in my hands You are the purity I seek to keep in this dream I’m crawlin’ through I’m just a shadow of the passion that drives me back to you - They think they know from what I show them what I really am But only you come shinin’ through me, reflecting hope you’ve given me Crazy moon, floatin’ high above the dark blue earth Shine on me, now until my time of birth
6.
Crying Shame 05:01
CRYING SHAME It’s a cryin’ shame, the mess you’re in I’d like to help you, but I don’t know where to begin God only knows why this should happen to you Didn’t you used to have connections? Didn’t none of them come through? You who never done nothin’ to cause any pain To anyone who wasn’t in your way It’s a mystery to me that this should come to pass That one such as you should sink so low so fast It’s a cryin’ shame, it’s a cryin’ shame Remember how you used to sneer At all those who were livin’ on the other side of the mirror? “There just ain’t no excuse,” you used to proclaim “For anyone to get caught in that kind of sucker’s game” You were way up on top then, now you’re way down there Why doesn’t anybody see you? Why doesn’t anybody care? What’s that you’re sayin’, darlin’? I don’t understand Your lips are trembling and so are your hands It’s a cryin’ shame, it’s a cryin’ shame. Honey, I know some people who can tell you what you should do They said they would get back to me, when they do I’ll get back to you Honey, I know some people who can tell you what you should do They said they would get back to me, when they do I’ll get back to you Remember the day everything came your way Now you gotta start livin’ on what you used to throw away You used to raise your glass and make a toast to you You used to talk pretty good about all the things you were gonna do Now it looks like you’re gonna have to learn a new way to talk Gotta crawl around on all fours, babe, before you learn how to walk Better get yourself together darlin’, the sun’s comin’ up Maybe not here but somewhere darlin’, the sun’s comin up It’s a cryin’ shame, it’s a cryin’ shame
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JUNGLE OUT THERE Absolutely nothin’ money can’t buy From the day that you’re born till the day that you die You’re trapped in a cage, lookin’ up at the stars Like a dog by the highway looks at the cars It’s crowded and it’s stuffy, the train’s goin’ through a tunnel Round and around in a hurricane funnel It’s all so insane It’s like Tarzan said to Jane: “Oh baby, it’s a jungle out there!” Hold on to me honey, wrap your legs tight around Things are gonna get bumpy when we hit the ground All those well-meaning people can’t help you one bit They’ll step over your corpse and they won’t give a shit Maybe just dumb luck will see us through Pray for me, I’ll pray for you There’s no need to explain It’s like Tarzan said to Jane: “Oh baby, it’s a jungle out there!” The Prime Minister’s son says that everything’s fine Everything’s lookin’ good from his side of the line His train left the station and it never arrived And they never will find it though they search far and wide The flagpole is broken, the banner is torn The one who could save us has died or has not yet been born They’re tryin’ to get somewhere, they’re not sure of the way there But they’ll turn on each other before they get anywhere I don’t mean to complain But it’s like Cheetah said to Jane: “Oh baby, it’s a jungle out there!” My spirit is weary, my body is sore I’ve been pulled through a hedge backwards and thrown on the floor I tried to keep tears at bay, but they came anyway Forced to my knees so many time I figured I might as well pray The ship’s listing sideways, the order’s goin’ down It never was that good to me anyway, I don’t know whether I should laugh or frown The conductor leaned over, pulled the throttle full out Nobody told him that the bridge was out We loved each other in spirit where flesh and blood could never see More real and more eternal than flesh and blood could ever be What more could be gained? It’s like Tarzan said to Jane: “Oh baby, it’s a jungle out there!”
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INSOMNIAC LULLABYE There’s a darkness on the land There’s a shakin’ in your hand There’s a war in your head, and the road up ahead Is filled with rusty tin cans The night is as dark as the night Since the man in the moon shut his eyes And the demons of the day all come out to play The insomniac lullabye All the ghosts of the past Have breached the wall at last They all gather ‘round without a chair to sit down As they wait for you to lose your grasp There’s a mask upon the sky In the field where the children cry Then gather in a ring, and all start to sing The insomniac lullabye All the care that you gave Lies piled by the one you couldn’t save And the skeleton trees flap their hands in the breeze As the dead dig themselves from their graves The vultures go soaring by Dropping their bones as they fly Into the tormented minds of the ones left behind By the insomniac lullabye All of the love you refused somehow You sure could use it now, you sure could use it now Regrets are beating a drum As over the hill they come They all hover there like unanswered prayers With no trace of where they once came from Even the darkest night Is fractured by starlight It glimmers and fades, then you join the parade Of the insomniac lullabye All of the love we refused somehow We sure could use it now, we sure could use it now The blade is cutting deep Into the membrane of your sleep There’s sand in your eyes, but you still can’t recognize Your only choice is to fall or to leap You don’t ask the question why ‘Cause you don’t get no reply So you don’t say a word, ‘cause it all goes unheard Except the insomniac lullabye
9.
SWEET RELEASE There’s a woman that I know Ain’t got the easiest row to hoe It a life that’s pushed her to and fro And is never what it seems She is down but still believes She gives more than she receives She’s reachin’ out past all she grieves For sweet release There’s a guy who spends his life All alone watching starry skies go by And each good-bye fills his eyes With used-to-bes He’s not sure if he’s got time to spend To turn it around, or even if he can He goes out every night gamblin’ For sweet release If there is a God out there Who in all our sorrow shares There must be a prayer somewhere For you and me There’s a man lyin’ in his bed Watchin’ the hours slowly strike him dead The drugs are messin’ with his head Till he can’t see He held on as long as he was able to To bid all his dears adieu Now he’s movin’ through the morphine blue To sweet release If there is a God out there Who in all our sorrow shares There must be a prayer somewhere To set us free There’s a woman that I know Ain’t got the easiest row to hoe It a life that’s pushed her to and fro And is never what it seems She is down but still believes She gives more than she receives She’s reachin’ out past all she grieves For sweet release

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Kyp Harness - guitar, vocals
Sean Lancaric - drums
Mike Smith - bass
Tanis Gill - piano
Brodie West - saxophone

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released November 2, 2018

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