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2015 EP

by Various Small Fires

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1.
Here comes the night again to filter out the restless colors of day You’re on my mind again, but I guess for me you never gone away Was it real or was I dreamin’? Broken hearts and fixed ideas lemme tell you how this feels Once you’ve been acquainted with the night You never get accustomed to the light These walls are closing in and everyone hears everything you’re thinking Should I confess my sin? Well, I’m living for what never could have been What I’m seen I’m not believing Doubting Thomas was no fool; shouldn’t’ve put my trust in you Once you’ve been acquainted with the night You never get accustomed to the light With your head up in the clouds You’re too busy looking down Heaven help me now Heaven help me now Someone tell me how to get out of this love Once you’ve been acquainted with the night You never get accustomed to the light
2.
You ask me how I can wake up and just shake off those unquiet dreams I’m’a tell you I cried a little in the middle of some memories But all those tears are distractions from the action; they can't set you free So I turn my back on all that and shoulder my bag cause it's all on me. I'll tell you something: I make my own sunshine, sunshine No grey skies be following me. I make my own sunshine, sunshine. I ain't lying; I guarantee Forget your hair and your makeup Cause your smiling face is enough for me Let's put these fools through their paces! Throw down aces for them all to see! And darling if I get tired of your charms or your company You know that madness must pass I'll follow you till the last to see your eyes reflect me. I make my own sunshine, sunshine No grey skies be following me. I make my own sunshine, sunshine. I ain't lying; I guarantee Now in the morning we'll wake up and we'll shake up this jaded scene Leave off them sorrows cause we've got tomorrow and all that will be And if by chance winds will blow us, wherever they've strown us, just look our for me However dark is that night, just look for my light, I'll help you to see I make my own sunshine, sunshine No grey skies be following me. I make my own sunshine, sunshine. I ain't lying; I guarantee
3.
Heaven 03:44
Sometimes when I close my eyes I feel the room isn’t there anymore Like searching the heart of the sea by the shells that wash up on the shore You conjured me by oath to not reveal this, but I keep losing track of all your secrets. Where’s heaven anyway? She said that it’s gotten so bad, we don’t get out of the house anymore She said, “Why don’t we get outside?” I told her, “That’s what the windows are for” Sigh if you like; cry if you need to, honey But I don’t think that all of this is funny Where’s heaven anyway? I’ve stared at the facts so long, I can’t be sure of what’s true anymore I gave up the chase, lost all my leads, trail went cold long before Say what you like; think what you want to, honey Above all the clouds, well you know that the day is still sunny Where’s heaven anyway?
4.
Gravity 02:26
My friends, they never come around and I think I know why that is They laugh at the way I carry on; they say, “You’d think he never had it” They don’t see it ‘cause they can’t feel it, no, no One taste of what she got me fixin’ on, she got me acting like an addict She just keeps me in the habit “Hold up!” she says “You know you really gotta keep your hands off me I ain’t got time for all this triviality Why don’t you save it up for when you’re ‘lone with me?” I get pulled in by her sexual gravity My girl she put me in a haze if she only love me one time Fact is, it’s been going on for days, man, I never see the sunshine When we go outside there’s nothing we can hide, no Playing games underneath the table while she’s giving me the eye And I’m charming as the devil in a razor sharp tie “Hold up!” she says “You know you really gotta keep your hands off me I ain’t got time for all this triviality Why don’t you save it up for when you’re ‘lone with me?” I get pulled in by her sexual gravity At last, we’re home! She says, “You really gotta put your hands on me I ain’t got time for all this triviality What you been saving up for when you’re ‘lone with me?” I get pulled in by her sexual gravity
5.
Red Wall 03:24
She fired the first shot ‘cross the bow I said, “Just what kind of fool have you taken me for?” And then she turned and she said, “Don’t you know this is war? “I’m gonna shake your walls like Jericho!” That’s all! I surrender! Put a white flag on a red wall! All hail the pretender! The new king’s in the castle! The last thing I remember is a white flag on a red wall. A white flag on a red wall. You scorched the earth and you’ve broke through my lines. You held your fire till you saw the whites of my eyes. Fold my colors; hand them to you. You brought me to this Waterloo. That’s all! I surrender! Put a white flag on a red wall! All hail the pretender! The new king’s in the castle! The last thing I remember is a white flag on a red wall. A white flag on a red wall.
6.
California 04:18
Too many memories of this town I had a match I would burn it down But the memories would still remain Amid the smoke and the decay I want to go where I’ll shine in use An endless summer with an ocean view And my dreams washed by the ocean tide May finally ease my worried mind Hey, California’s in my blood Hey, you know a change would do me good You brought me up to bring me down I’ll get my feet back on the ground Another sky, I wouldn’t be the same Find a town where no one knows my name And the loneliness it suits me fine No one wasting all my time I’ll start again in the Golden State My heart will beat and the earth will shake And the salt from the Pacific breeze Will slowly season my unease Hey, California’s in my blood Hey, you know you really done me good You brought me up to bring me down I’ll get my feet back on the ground I watch the jets leave their vapor trails Pick up the phone but my nerve just fails And I know I’m gonna take that ride When I make my mind up to decide… Hey, California’s in my blood Hey, you know you really got me good You brought me up to bring me down I’ll get my feet back on the ground

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released May 29, 2015

John Pajot: Vocals, Keyboards, Acoustic and Electric Guitars
Elizabeth Gengenbach: Vocals
Patrick Hennessey: Guitar
Zachary Fell: Saxophone
Jason Wagner: Bass
Ben Hogan: Drums, Vibraphone

Recorded/Mixed/Mastered by Daniel Zelonky at
National Recording, Milwaukee, WI

All songs written by John Pajot

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Various Small Fires Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Various Small Fires is a singer-songwriter pop-rock band that is based in Milwaukee, WI. Our sound is influenced by multiple genres, including ‘60s soul, R&B, Jazz, gospel, and pop. We present solid grooves and well-crafted melodies that are familiar and fresh at the same time; a melding of blue-eyed soul, pop melodicism, and singer-songwriter introspection. ... more

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