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Shades Of Joy

by Smokey Angle Shades

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1.
Empty Carriage 04:19
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There’s no one on my empty carriage There’s no one on my empty carriage There’s no one on my empty carriage There’s no one on my empty carriage It’s gonna be a very long journey Here in my empty carriage It’s gonna be a very long journey Here in my empty carriage No one can hear my song Here in my empty carriage No one can hear my song Here in my empty carriage The skies are clear but it’s cold out there Supplies are running low The skies are clear but it’s cold out there Baby you’ve got to know It’s gonna be a very long journey Here in my empty carriage It’s gonna be a very long journey Here in my empty carriage No one can hear my song Here in my empty carriage No one can hear my song Here in my empty carriage The skies are clear but it’s cold out there Supplies are running low The skies are clear but it’s cold out there Baby you’ve got to know The road ahead is blocked there’s been a detour But I'll carry on all the same Carry on all the same It’s gonna be a very long journey Here in my empty carriage It’s gonna be a very long journey Here in my empty carriage It’s gonna be a very long journey Here in my empty carriage It’s gonna be a very long journey Here in my empty carriage
2.
Mean To Me 04:15
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Why do you have to be so mean to me? This really ain’t what it seems to be at first You couldn’t hide your bad half for long I see Wake up your kind one, it is gone to sleep I am here and you are there You don’t wanna hear excuses And I’ve always got one spare You try to make me scared with accusations But they’re not true I swear I am here but you wish I was there I’m happy where I am and this you cannot bear Now that you know that I never really cared It’s really you who’s scared Why do you have to be so mean to me? This really aint what it seems to be at first Couldn’t hide your bad half for long I see Wake up your kind one, it is gone to sleep I am here and you are there You don’t wanna hear excuses But I’ve always got one spare You try to make me scared with accusations But they’re not true I swear I am here and you’re not there Now you’ve crossed the line Before you didn’t dare Walk in spiral stairs that never lead you anywhere All I ask of you is to be fair I am here and you are there You don’t wanna hear excuses But I’ve always got one spare You try to make me scared with accusations But they’re not true I swear I am here but you wish I was there I’m happy where I am and this you cannot bear Now that you know that I never really cared It’s really you who’s scared I really need to know why This is what it tells you to do Why do you have to be so mean to me? This really ain’t what it seems to be
3.
Everybody Knows (The River Song) 03:20
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Everybody knows Catfish got no scales Everybody knows Cotton comes in bales The Mississippi River Deep and muddy stream
 I just sit on the bank
 And I fish while I dream

 All I can say is Whoa whoa whoa
 Whoa whoa whoa 
I can't pick no cotton 
I can't pull no corn
 It just keeps on raining 
But I just cant stay at home

 All I can say is Whoa whoa whoa
 Whoa whoa whoa 
I am so miserable
 I am so tired
 I just sit on the Mississippi River
 And watch the fish swim by
 My life is so confused
 But I don't want to die
 I wanna go to heaven
 But I’m scared to fly

 All I can say is Whoa whoa whoa
 Whoa whoa whoa Just keep on singing Just keep on singing Whoa whoa whoa
 Whoa whoa whoa
4.
Kaleidoscope 03:41
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Whereabouts d’you go when you’ve lost the knack? Straight on down that bric-a-brac Why’s it got to be always tit for tat? Now I’m heading home to the bric-a-brac Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope Turn the magic wheel see what you feel Turn the magic wheel when you cannot cope Travel through the lens of kaleidoscope Only coloured glass and mirrors they say But hold it to the light for another way Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope Turn the magic wheel see what you feel Dear old Derek sat down and played us a tune Then at teatime showed us a window to go through Looking back, it seems like a colourful view Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope Where are we going? Kaleidoscope Why are we going? Kaleidoscope I don’t know I had to ask To turn and turn again Where are we going? Kaleidoscope Why are we going? Kaleidoscope I don’t know why I felt I had to ask To turn and turn again Turn and turn again
5.
Evening Sunshine 05:15
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Evening sunshine Spread like Marmite Gold in your hour, I am lost in your shower of Evening sunshine Evening sunshine Evening sunshine Evening sunshine Evening Sun Down with daylight Hints of nightlife Time slips through your fingers as the birds soar and linger in the Evening sunshine Evening sunshine Evening sunshine Evening sunshine Evening Sun Evening Sun Evening Sun I’d like to sit and watch the world pass by Where have you gone? Address the hour in its yellow-drenched sky My evening Sun And as the day draws to a bitter end Where have you gone? I’d climb a mountain just to see you again Evening sun And even in your setting pace Where have you gone? You give your light back to the ocean’s grace My evening sun I can’t wait to see you again Where have you gone? Just to see you rise in glory Sun, where have you gone? My evening sun, where have you gone? My evening sun, where have you gone? My evening sun, where have you gone?
6.
Sad Hour Song 03:36
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I catch a foreign scent on the breeze Reminds me of where I’m supposed to be It’s calling me back home But where is home? I don’t know I’m waiting for the sad hour song I’m waiting and it won’t be long I’m waiting for the sad hour song Something’s coming and it won’t be long The tracks have all been hardened by snow A crow sits on a telegraph pole He’s staring down at me I wonder what he sees I’m waiting for the sad hour song I’m waiting and it won’t be long I’m waiting for the sad hour song Something’s coming and it won’t be long Downstairs somebody sings a tune Linseed oil and sawdust and a paper moon But now it’s gone Where I don’t know Someone let me know Someone let me go Sad hour song I’m waiting and it won’t be long I’m waiting for the sad hour song Something’s coming and it won’t be long I’m waiting for the sad hour song I’m waiting and it won’t be long I’m waiting for the sad hour song Something’s coming Something’s coming Something’s coming and it won’t be too long
7.
Comedienne 03:40
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I just woke up with a girl I don’t know from LA She made me laugh so I really wanted her to say She’s got a million little drugs running round up inside her head She got the funny feeling when you wake up feeling dead I don’t care if it’s white, care if it’s black I suffer from paranoia attacks And the only thing going for me is going away And the only thing going for me is going away I am born again This is the end of jokes that have no end And I’m a comedienne This is the end of jokes there is no end I just woke up with a joke I heard in LA About a million little drugs running round that wanted to stay And the elephant pushed the piano on top of her head “What’s the colour of the blood?” That’s what the doctor said I don’t care if it’s white, care if it’s black I suffer from paranoia attacks And the only thing going for me is going away And the only thing going for me is going away I am born again This is the end of drugs that have no end And I’m a comedienne This is the end of jokes there is no end I am born again This is the end of jokes that have no end And I’m a comedienne This is the end of jokes there is no end
8.
The Way Around 03:17
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The story’s never written now The story’s never written now Sometimes you’ll see As time passes by The story’s never written unless You take the pain from your heart And throw it all away Cos it’s the long way round When you’re buried in sound And this might take flight Before we hit the ground Oh my Cold feeling, a cold, cold feeling I can feel it in my bones And it’s this cold feeling I can feel it in my bones And it’s the cold feeling, the cold, cold feeling That’s gonna see me through Everybody’s waiting now Everybody’s waiting now The story has been told The story won’t be sold to The man who sits upstairs (stares at you) The man who’s everywhere (where was you) The only one who ever seems to care It’s in the way around When you’re buried in sound And this might take flight Before we hit the ground Oh my Cold feeling, a cold, cold feeling I can feel it in my bones And it’s this cold feeling I can feel it in my bones And it’s the cold feeling, the cold, cold feeling That’s gonna see me through
9.
Had About Enough 03:22
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Oh Lord this is getting me down I haven’t seen the sun for days Rain, rain won’t you please go away! You’re pouring me insane I had about enough I had about enough I had about enough But I’ll have a little more Please forgive me the things that I said I never meant a single word Hold on a second! Maybe I did! Life is so absurd I had about enough I had about enough I had about enough But I’ll have a little more I know this is never gonna last I know this is never gonna last I know this is never gonna last I know this is never gonna last So pick me up one station to go I’m never going there again Rain, rain you can rain all you want But I’m coming back again I had about enough I had about enough I had about enough But I’ll have a little more I had about enough I had about enough I had about enough But I’ll have a little more I had about enough I had about enough I had about enough But I’ll have a little more
10.
Mother Dearest 04:59
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Mother dearest don’t you cry I can’t bear that pain in your eyes True mother, true, there’s been some hard times But sure as icicles melt, the sunshine will rise Mother dearest don’t you weep I can’t bear this pain that you keep True mother, true, it’s been a long road But while there’s light in the sky, we’ll journey home Sing nighty night now Billy Barlow Carry me home to Bali Hi Tell me of magic foreign landscapes Play me that sweet old lullaby Mother dearest Can’t you see? That the light is shining through the silver lining Mother dearest Can’t you see? Sing nighty night now Billy Barlow Carry me home to Bali Hi Tell me of magic foreign landscapes Play me that sweet old lullaby Sing nighty night now Billy Barlow Carry me home to Bali Hi Tell me of magic foreign landscapes Play me that sweet old lullaby
11.
Sad Blue Eyes Of Jesus 02:55
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Military man take arms Military man burn farms In God we trust and in his name We’ll kill for losing, we’ll do it again Sad blue eyes of Jesus Staring down at me Sad blue eyes of Jesus Staring down at me Gone is my love All my love it is gone Gone is my love All my love it is gone God is on our side they say He’ll fight our fight and lead the way For the love of God our blood is spilt And the money that’s won will pay their guilt Sad blue eyes of Jesus Staring down at me Sad blue eyes of Jesus Staring down at me Gone is my love All my love it is gone Gone is my love All my love it is gone Gone is my love All my love it is gone Gone is my love All my love it is gone

credits

released January 26, 2015

PAT DAM SMYTH vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, pump organ
FRED STITZ vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lapsteel, piano, hammond organ
NIPSY FERGUS RUSSELL vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vibraphone
NED CROWTHER vocals, bass, piano, vibraphone, farfisa, synth, harmonica
ANTONIO FEOLA drums, percussion

Produced and mixed by Smokey Angle Shades
All songs written and arranged by Smokey Angle Shades, except track 3 written by M. J. Keep, Roosevelt Jamison.
Recorded at Fish Factory Studios, London.
Mastered by Lewis Hopkin for Stardelta. 'Comedienne' mixed by Marc Mac. Additional Engineers: Desmond Lambert, Benedic Lamdin, Mattia Sartori, Emanuele Tiberi.

Artwork & Design by Nipsy. Artwork post production by Callum Sadler. Back artwork Photos by: Joseph Adamson, Edward Bishop, Natalie Eloise, Marie Ely, Rosie Reed Gold, Alvise Guadagnino, Isla Macleod, Billy McCartney, JB Millot, Ben Richards, Oscar Segovia, Regg Shumba, Harold Stitz, Georgie Weedon.
Special thanks: Matthew Brown, Callum Sadler, Benedic Lamdin.
© & ℗ Smokey Angle Shades.

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