Free event. Music throughout Roslindale. https://roslindaleporchfest.org
EXERCISE THE SPIRIT: SONG LISTING, CREDITS, & LYRICS
SONGS
1 Run to Hide
2 Lazy Bones
3 Ageless Pill (Called Playing)
4 Landmine
5 Exercise the Spirit
CREDITS
RS: vocals, guitar, keyboard, piano
Recording and Mix Engineer: Dan Hallas, Roslindale, MA
Mastering: Free Hallas, Long Beach, CA
Bass: Jim Haggerty
Guitar: Free Hallas
Drums: John Sands
Guitar and Moog on Run to Hide: Jamie Edwards
Bass on Exercise the Spirit: Kimon Kirk
Drums on Landmine: Jonathan Ulman
John Weston gave mixing support on Lazy Bones.
Graphic design: Jim Haggerty
Lime with cloves photo: RS
RS Rainy sky photo, Franklin Park ruins, Boston: Julia Hoffman
All songs by Ramona Silver, copyright 2018 Tootsie Music ASCAP
LYRICS
1. RUN TO HIDE
I see you coming and I run to hide
Like a big wheel burning right between my eyes
It aint true, I am not you, ahhh
You're not listening to a thing I say
But you're gonna tell it to me anyway
If habit has its own way
What I’d give for a quiet day
Could you ever think to love me?
Paint a better picture of me?
But it's not true, I am not you
You keep tracking all the ways I fail
But I’m done running back into your cell
All my shades are up for good
Now who runs the neighborhood?
Could you ever think to love me?
Paint a better picture of me?
But it's not true, I am not you
2. LAZY BONES
Lazy bones you piss me off
You keep me from the things I dream of
Test my head and lay the tacks
Try to poison all my limbs with all my lacks
Wonder what good seed is growing?
Wonder when I’ll get to knowing?
What I see when you walk in
A cloud of smoldering flies round your grin
What I know when I stand up
I always feel much better
Wonder what good breeze is blowing?
Wonder when we'll get to knowing?
Lazy bones, I cannot stand
The lies you feed my mind at my command
Wonder what good seed is growing?
Wonder when we'll get to KNOWING!
You come inside and march around
You like to think you own this town but
You forget I see you now, it's my mind
And every time you push me down
I peel my head up off the ground
And now I know, the lie is old, it's my mind
And when at last you've given up
Because I've drowned you in my cup
I feel the lift, your time is up, it's my mind
I'm taking back, I'm digging in
I'm taking back, I'm digging in
I'm taking back my mind
Wonder what good breeze is blowing?
Wonder how we'll get to knowing?
What what good seed is growing?
Wonder when we'll get to
3. AGELESS PILL (CALLED PLAYING)
I just want to go outside and play
And run around the world until I finally feel again
Such a hurried life, I won't obey
I'd leave behind this busy mind for a foolish day
Oh anytime to play
Always lots of stuff to do
All important never through and I would rather run amok with you
I just wanna crawl inside and play
And surf around my mind until I finally dream again
Time is marching into our dismay
Let's lay and listen to the clouds hearing what they say
(We all need time play)
(Cars and cash and dividends)
All this useless stuff we do
(Houses, screens, and medicines)
All important never through, and all we need
The ageless pill called playing
(Cars and cash and dividends)
All this useless stuff we do
(Houses, screens, and medicines)
All important
(Cars and cash and dividends)
All this useless stuff we do
(Houses, screens, and medicines)
Not important
(Cars and cash and dividends)
All this useless stuff we do
(Houses, screens, and medicines)
So important, never through
(All these things don't add up to)
The ageless pill called playing
4. LANDMINE
Funny feeling, to feel nothing
To know that you're real, but to feel you must steal
You remember you once wanted her
Now you just know that the want has let go
Oh my, it feels like living on a landmine
And all this time, you step so lightly so you can survive
It’s a slow seed
It comes down heavy, it comes down lately
All in a day you could be washed away
Honey, meanwhile, through your sad smile
You try to say good cause you think that you should
Oh my, it feels like living on a landmine
All this time, you're walking lightly so you can survive
It’s a slow seed
Honey don’t believe the things they’re telling you
Walk on by that crowd of monsters waving
Try to trust the seed God plants inside of you
Oh my, it feels like living on a landmine
All this time you walk so lightly so you can survive
And alright, your hands are shaking and your heart’s on fire
By sunrise, we’ll still be watching for your open eyes
Cause it’s a slow seed
5. EXERCISE THE SPIRIT
Leaving in the morning
Dress before the sun brings taxi man to Japan
Hinges on the drawer creak, try to fake a deep sleep
Don't wanna know, or watch you go
Coffee milk steamin, time to break the dreaming
Hearts not done, not yet one (won?)
I feel you lean to kiss me
I attach a secret string longer than any plane can fly
I don't know how, I can't say where
Someone please tell me cause I'm in mid-air
I feel much better doubting disbelief than with game face on
(When the doubting's done)
I want you for my wallet
Pull you out at any moment to verify you're still alive
We're leaning on the spirit, why don't we exercise it?
And why can't I feel heaven now?
I don't know how, I can't say where
Someone please tell me cause I'm in mid-air
I'd feel better doubting disbelief than with game face on
I don't know how, I can't say where
Somewhere please tell me cause I'm in mid-air
I should feel better doubting disbelief than with game face on
Don't stay long I will be fine
If in between we exercise
You don't stay long I will be fine
If in between we exercise
Free event. Music throughout Roslindale. https://roslindaleporchfest.org
Ramona Silver performs solo and as a trio with singer Ruby Bird (Bird Mancini) and percussionist Betsy Neptune (Opposite People, Lechuga Fresca). Free! https://www.hpaa-mac.org/concerts/
Roslindale Porchfest, 4th Annual! -- RS solo, 55 Cliffmont Street, Roslindale, MA
Ramona Silver plays solo and opens for the Hallas Cowboys band!
free and family friendly!
RS rainy sky photo: Julia Hoffman