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The Ripples

by The Ripples

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1.
Hold On Son 02:36
I know you're down because the heather is brown But the trout are right about to bring the grizzlies 'round. If there's a Donner left in Denver, I'll bless your trip But a calmer man than I would never let you slip. Hold on son, hold on son Don't you think that you're the only one Hold on son, hold on son Folding now makes you look the colder one Your mama wrote to me before she passed She'd plead for me to lead you on a tighter path And I know that I been drinking like a gutter fish, But what kind of a dick would nick his mom's last wish. Chorus I know that most I'll do is slow your flow 'Cause you can't each a trout where or how to go Just promise me you'll make your mama proud And pay your dad a visit when the heather is loud Chorus
2.
Four ways on a quarter on a snowy day Will take a little while if you lose your way If Cory’s on the corner, you’re a laugh away But I don’t know Where he’ll find you Or how long He’s there to stay So say ‘hello,’ To let him know That the vines Are fallin’ fine Then he’ll oblige Up the road You follow home Then off you go Staring into the sunset Find the road again Down to T Street So say ‘hello,’ To let him know That the vines Are fallin’ fine Then he’ll oblige Up the road You follow home Cause when you pass the court on the other side They’ll know you got something to hide So chalk it all up to your insight And ask if he’ll spare you a light Four ways on a quarter on a snowy day Will take a little while if you lose your way If Cory’s on the corner, you’re a laugh away Then off you go Staring into the sunset Find the road again Down to T Street
3.
The Jive 03:15
I laughed when she told me it was Saturday, It takes a few minutes for my mind to wake, The motor boaters oughta be on their way I swear. Well when I could leave I left and man I raced away, A grimace outta Grotious won’t save no face, Adios, te llamo, I’m a momma’s man, oh yeah. Some guys, think they’re flowing, Waltzing over patterns that are tattered but barely alive. Sometimes, it’s worth knowing, You’re tantalized, by the rhythm of the jive Well I retreated all defeated ‘cause I needed space, Seated by the preacher for eating paste, Wasted what was laced on a trigger trace I swear. Once around the bay made for a stressful day, The motor boaters floated me home to stay, Picked up like a pup and holed to howl away, It’s the rhythm of the day Some guys think their flowing (whistle) Sometimes it’s worth knowing You’re tantalized, by the rhythm of the jive. Some guys, think they’re flowing, Waltzing over patterns that are tattered but barely alive. Sometimes it’s worth knowing, You’re tantalized, by the rhythm of the jive Once around the bay made for a stressful day, The motor boaters floated me home to stay, Picked up like a pup and holed to howl away, It’s the rhythm of the day.
4.
Hung On 03:42
May I ask you for an update? I've been pacing around My mouth is dry, my feet ache I've been scratching out sounds How do you keep me so hung on When I've been left out too long How do you feel when we cross our eyes? Why you gotta pass me by? A montage scene ain't a walk in the park When love won't catch up with your heart She came out harsh and sharp She can't tell love and hate apart Feeling low and feeling misplaced You must be kidding me now Waiting on some other mistakes Searching for higher ground Oh, is this what you expected of me Two eyes, two ears But all you do is speak Oh, is this all that we could be Too tied to too much And everything I need
5.
Oh! Honey 02:25
I got dues to pay by Monday. I got Blues for when my mind aches, But my scratches all scatter the ground, And I can’t help think of the town, Where we might be living. There’s a fine I should be paying. I don’t mind; I’m just delaying. But if I had a second to spare, And a big ol’ breath of air, I would find you, sit and stare, And say, “I miss you” Oh honey, keep your mind on where your foot falls, It only skips a dip in the same river twice. Now honey, keep your mind on where your head falls. I see you set your sights on your own self tonight. I have days I forget to shower, Setting graves out by the flowers, ‘Cause I chase myself down rabbit holes, Set apart from solid gold, And going on gets to getting old, Bagged and sold in a town, Where I might find you.
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Growin' Mold 03:36
Sit with me a second dear, I've been all over the map My shrugs're heavy and my sighs are clear of a kind that cleans the trap But ain't you ever kicked a can before, don't you know it gets you down? I gotta try to think of something else I gotta stay in sound But it's getting cold and Right on my tail I've got a North Dakotan, softly-spoken treasure trail It don't get much older It's got silver hair I can't be scolding, growing mold behind my veil Take a swim in a summer wind Just as calm as singing free And from a hammock comes a message sent as it falls into a dream And when it goes it leaves a center stone Like a bite in the breeze But it may be broken Cut from its knee No I’m never joking, told to rope it 'til it bleeds Long as I find something that's mine in this mystery Long as Ii see some change of season as well I don’t know why I would try to be keeping it discreet Caught up inside of a well Cramping with no one to tell Slow down, you've got nothing No crown, no one home I've found, if you’re patient Growing mold's the way to go
7.
I've been living my whole life Like I got lots of time Going dreaming again Thinking it's alright Let no one beside me Like I had a beam I had to grow From the things I'd seen I listened to the preacher Like he was in on the scheme Now I pray to God on my knees To set my love free No one beside me When the cold sets in So hard to go where you haven't been I guess, if I gotta go I'm going where the sun is hot With waterfalls of gold And someone sweet to talk to I guess, if I gotta go I'm going and I'll never stop And if the night takes me, Then I hope I get another shot
8.
Up on the water, You got me waitin’ Passing time Hesitating Up after midnight You got me wasted Broken rhymes Broken faces He started on the farm just breaking horses When he caught my eye I shoulda let him go but I took his arm, oh why? He always thought of Rome as the perfect target, But you can decide He never quite remembered Even kings can die Chorus Caught up in the storm of a new opponent, He sat and sighed Now all he does is sing his lullaby Yes, you’re welcome, you’re excused, Words that seldom seem to be, Used by fools to set the scene Chorus He started on the farm just breaking horses Though he never learned to ride Now all he does is sing his lullaby (I’m free and a little bit older)
9.
You brighten me up babe, You settle me down tonight You brighten me up babe, To tell me that it’s alright A waging widow once said to me, You shoulda stuck at the infirmary, When you were ready they’d of set you free, And they made a bed for you to sleep But then I stopped, Cause she don’t know Where I wanna be Chorus When I told you, Of my crimes My eyes could hold you And yours would shy away from mine Chorus A Reagan ditto once bled to me They shoulda killed you for your felony You shoulda seen me when I was a teen, A dream and a Princeton degree, But then I stopped Cause he don’t know Who I wanna be Chorus
10.
I don't want to be a burden I said to a shrug If I didn't know any better I'd get a life, I'd get strung Taking chances, going faster, All of it'll change you Rip your page out of the phone book I know how to call my shots When it finds you baby, don't look Don't peak til it's gone You know why I lead you Won't you let some of it go You don't always have to show I can move, I can go with you I can move, I can go. Why'd you have to go and be so hurtful Like everyone knew you could Spitting out dirt by the mouthful Get it while the getting’s good You can blame you, I could blame me We're all saying the same thing Chorus x 2 Learn it the right way Or put on the right face It's a new day
11.
Safety Zone 03:09
Dr. Beauchamp told me where to run, He said that I could never see no one, I wanna roll Heard a lot about what I forget Good thing no one hasn’t seen me yet I wanna roll Doo’s When I wake up on the side of the road, I need to piece together what I’m told I wanna roll No one’s ever asked me what I take, It’s a sloppy mind that I don’t make I wanna roll When I heard about the sacrifice, I could hardly even act surprised No one’s ever down to go alone I’d rather see you in the morning light, Than tuck you in the deep of night Cause in that moment you’re my safety zone No one’s ever asked me what I take, Whatever chemicals you forsake I wanna roll When I heard about the sacrifice, I could hardly even act surprised No one’s ever down to go alone I’d rather see you in the morning light, Than tuck you in the deep of night Cause in that moment you’re my safety zone
12.
Loose excuses, I haven’t schooled you since Birdland boarded up. How flies the small time? Out on the corner mashing mangoes for a dime. The silent type? It’s alright. It’s quite alright. Beauty queen huh? A tempered timepiece in the jewel box, Come February, I guess that sash won’t have friends to bury. Too in sight? No appetite? That’s quite alright. You look a new Cruella, Right hook, when I tell ya, One look is all it takes to tease a troubled mind. You took the road as a neighbor, And saw a crook as a savior, Shook off the crushing cross of being mine, But never, never said why it had died. Woah Margaux! What keeps us feeling so lonely? Woah Margaux! Why trade our mornings for the moonlight? Woah! I’m feeling so lonely. And oh Margaux, why trade our mornings for the moonlight? Nothing’s right. Nothing’s quite right.
13.
Mini 04:58
Who did you think would fall I spent a lot of time running It won't matter what you say at all When mini's coming, gunning On a dusty road, With any place he wants to go Driving himself crazy All he does is sleep He's got no time to dream Oh baby Sipping on frosted ice Lotsa shit on his mind Driving himself crazy He might finally pop tonight Unless he can get high Oh baby Has he seen what he's done? No cause if it don't bother him, It don't matter anyhow Will he reap what he's sown? Nobody knows

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This album is the culmination of our work this year. It is a showcase of our breadth as musicians. Huge thanks to everyone who made it possible!

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released February 24, 2015

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Tyler Pierce
Cover art by Leslie Rock

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The Ripples Washington, D.C.

Founded in 2013, The Ripples are a post-modern band that takes influence from 60s pop music, but doesn’t shy away from dipping their feet in the blues. They love playing covers and jams to excite a bar crowd and generate a great late-night pulse, but their main passion is working with their original music until all the grooves and changes sound just right. ... more

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