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Home or the Oddest Endeavor

by Danny Paul II

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1.
There are reservoirs of backwoods bars In the shadow of a mountain with no snow, Where everyone who knows will go To shake out their unease. Heed the rhyme, dear friend of mine, The tap is dry and all the waiters have gone home: A laurel for the effort shown. I think it’s time to leave. ‘Ifs’ and ‘buts’ to kill and gut The emboweled avowal of the final cut. So rue the day the rooster plays A siren’s gag and the rudder reaps the tune. Yes, I think it’s time to leave.
2.
Holgate 02:35
Sometimes I feel like I could use a cigarette, And I don’t even smoke But in a way it would be just a joke To make to punctuate the way I cannot motivate Myself to ante-up and back up all the shit I talk. So as I drag my feet and my cigarette I’ll think about a time When this hazy, lazy phase of mine Will finally start to rhyme And I’ll trap it in a song With a melody that floats And a backing beat that’s nice and strong. Sometimes I feel like I would rather take the bus To get to where I’m going And not because I trust That I will get there any quicker than I would by car or train. When you’re counting miles then it’s really all the same. But when I close my eyes and I listen to the hum Of all the babble in the rabble and the curses as they Fall out of the mouths Of all the people in their seats, It feels like maybe Stipe was right, And that the bitterness is followed by the sweet.
3.
Another 03:21
In another life We were all dressed up like our mothers and fathers. In another life. In another time We all could’ve been just a little more prepared. In another time; maybe some other time. Spoken interlude: And again I find myself trapped in the cycle of second guessing my thoughts; my feelings and actions. And after each turn, doomed to ask myself, “did I miss out on something good or something great?” In another place There’s a person waiting who we’ll never get to know. In another place There’s someone waiting who we could’ve learned to love. In another way, I know these last five years have been something of a waste. But in a better way, I feel the entry unwound and awaking on the wind. The words we did not think to say And the one that somehow got away Were never really right. Games we thought we should’ve played And the ones that left when they could’ve stayed Were never really right. Every other step and every other mile, Every other world. Every second, every day, And every other life.
4.
Thank You 05:54
Brittle are the branches That bend beneath the wind outside my house: A sign of how the season Has moved along in search of something else. A better place to sow its seeds; To plough the earth and watch the turning leaves. A kinder heart to play its part; To pull the pulse and ring the rhythm as they sing: ‘No place I will ever go Could I ever hope to meet a friend like you Or ever grow The tallest tree; the strongest pine In a forest built on salt and sand ‘neath an ever-rainless sky.’ Hollow is the harbor, Bereft the hull once moored along the shore. Anchors raised and cargo staged, The wharf once full is bustling no more. But tides will turn, docks will dry, And the sea is sometimes taken for the sky. As the image breaks beneath the wake, The surf will birth the earth and wave goodbye: ‘No place I will ever go Could I ever hope to meet a friend like you Or ever grow The tallest tree; the strongest pine In a forest built on salt and sand ‘neath an ever-rainless sky. And this trust that I place in you, Sometimes it burns right through me and I’ve seen it burn you too. And this flame, with the slightest hand, Will never die completely. The embers still will stand.’ “I thank you for being clear. The truth meant more than any lie ever could. Strengthened by this break, I ache… I ache with...”
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6.
You Now 04:34
Song so sweet You would sing to me In the loft above the garage. Stories told In a voice so frail and thin. You’re the errand; I’m a clown. And it’s even in your name, Where the vowel plants a sound to tame The answer that remains For you now. I would rather be Together with my friends to see All the world before we’re gone. But would you go alone If the offer ever clearly shone; Cut your hair and change your tongue? It was even on your face When the rabbit ran to set the pace And failed to bestow its grace On you now. So leave your lovers by the bay, Overseas, and in an early grave. More are sure to find their way To you now.

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released September 23, 2016

All songs written, performed, produced, and engineered by Dan Klee.

All tracks recorded at Lents Make a Record in Portland, OR, except Prophet ‘08 synthesizer (1, 5), bass (5), and guitar overdubs (5), engineered by Matt Greco at The Rye Room in Portland, OR.

Mixed by Matt Greco at The Rye Room.

Mastered by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Mastering, Portland, OR.

Album artwork and layout by Derek Rudy.

Matt Greco – Prophet ’08 synthesizer (1, 5)
Olivia Awbrey – Backing vocals (4)
Sam Weiss – Violin (6)

Lyrical excerpt (4) taken from “Thank You,” written by Olivia Awbrey.

Special thanks to Kiley, Brett, Mike, Jo-Don, Jackson, Nils, the Tims, Karrie, Ellie, and all of my wonderfully supportive friends and fellow musicians.

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