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What You'd Give Up Tomorrow You'll Pay For Today

by The North Decade

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1.
Imagine a color that no one has seen It's blue-er than blue It's green-er than green It's glorious fingers stretch down From above The name of the color is... You could sit around all day For the answer to fall in your lap Shaken fists abound at the sky above But not the people around you And that's not really where it's at So imagine a color that no one has seen It's blue-er than blue It's green-er than green It's glorious fingers stretch down From above The name of the color is... We could sit around all day Or we could just go take a nap After a winter's pause Where the sky has fallen And the leaves surround you Nowhere even on a map How about that? And we'll imagine a color that no one has seen It's blue-er than blue It's green-er than green It's glorious fingers stretch down From above The name of the color is love.
2.
After all of the time You'd been hiding out in a well We thought it would be kind To bring you up for show and tell Because you can't get by on the sound That you've been carrying around No you can't get by on the town That's always carrying you around But after all of the time After every time you fail Keep it in mind You could just give up the company The revolving blue society with a cultural anxiety That you're always carrying around and around and around When we said what we meant We meant what we said When we said what we meant We meant what we said Because you can't get by on the sound That you've been carrying around No you can't get by on the town That's always carrying you around But after all of the time After every time you fail Keep it in mind Why don't you give up the company The revolving blue society with a cultural anxiety That you're always carrying around No it's never going to let you down Yeah you'll always carry it around and around and around.
3.
Wreck 03:58
I carry it on my shoulders for dramatic affect I catch wreck I catch wreck Your high falutin' standard of living Can go straight to hell For a kiss and tell Oh you ne'er do well But we could have fun fun fun It's fundamental If we could come come come Come together We'll be at sit sit Situations critical But it'll be fun fun fun After awhile The pain expires And after awhile We'll start new fires But if everything is alright Would you mind keeping me down By your side Whatever you decide Tow the party line And we could have fun fun fun It's fundamental If we could come come come Come together We'll be at sit sit Situations critical But it'll be fun fun fun if you're fundamental I'll carry it on my own I'll carry it alone I'll carry everything that I own I'll carry it alone
4.
Forget you, forget me Forget the scenery and forget the scene Forget about the minutes fallen by Forget about the landscape As we drive away Lost myself Lost my way Lost all meaning I was lost in space Lost are the hours of our lives Lost is the water from my eyes As they rain all day It rains all day All day It rains all day It rains all day It rains all day Make a space Make a spot Sit right by me Not so far off Kiss me once Kiss me twice Kiss me madly Oh so nice To be out In the rain And it could rain all day All day It rains all day It rains all day Why don't it go away But I would not want you to call it a waste of time.
5.
Is there ever the right time Is there ever a good sign Do we live through the fault lines Is there ever a good time? 'Cause I'm worried for my friends Will they make it to the end Are your bones as strong as mine Do our hearts heed the same rhyme Do we live through the fault lines Is there ever a good time? 'Cause I'm worried for my friend Will he make it to the end Walking down that crooked street To the siren's song so sweet It's all sound on sound on sound on sound 'Cause I'm worried for my friend Will she make it to the end Living on my crooked street Where the siren's sound so sweet They're all sound on sound on sound on sound
6.
Middle Man 03:17
I don't know what to call it When you walk around the living room On fire I rely on the middle man 'Cause he draws a clean thin line Through the town That neither of us live in To get that first blush I've gotta put myself out of touch There's no blood on the table There's no ring on the line. I don't know what to say to you When the clouds block out the sun At just the wrong time And all you needed was a little light So I confide in the middle man 'Cause he draws a clean thin line Through the hours When we never even sleep tight But to get that first blush I've gotta put myself out of touch There's no blood on the table There's no ring on the line.
7.
This could be the one This could be the one two This could be the one two punch to my heart She gives you what you need She gives you what she wants to And she'll take you through the fear That you have the right idea And after a thousand years I just don't regret it Because the owl hunts the sparrow When the yellow moon is high If we stay here any longer We'll have wasted half of our lives But it's not enough to say you will This could be the one This could be the one two This could be the one two three four five When I'm getting what I need I'm giving all I want to And I made it through the fear Yeah I had the wrong idea But even after a thousand years I still don't regret it Because the owl hunts the sparrow When the yellow moon is high If we stay here any longer We'll have wasted half of our lives But it's not enough to say you will
8.
It doesn't matter what you do or say It is only what you know And once the notion is planted It will soon sprout roots and grow And reach up through the snow It doesn't matter what you sing or play It is only who you know And if you're hurt It'll be o.k. It's alright for that blood to flow And seep out towards the snow And everything you know It's so subjective So strip the sunlight From my hands Never to bring me down Wash me away, yeah 'Cause I'm so tired of it all I'm so sick of the fall But I can't wait for your call If anyone is anything Well than I'll be something too If everyone is everything Why can't I be someone to you? It could be something different to do And all that you misconstrue It's so subjective So strip the sunlight From my hands Never to bring me down Wash me away, yeah 'Cause I'm so tired of it all And I'm so sick of the fall But I can't wait for your call
9.
Cliff 03:30
I'll keep looking for a cliff To drive off in this old wreck Because we can't avoid the seasons We no longer see the reason To object To blowing up in this old wreck The time is not for sorrow Please look forward to tomorrow But it's a shame we don't have nicer weather The sun is gone I'll need a sweater A shame we don't have all forever To share this great love together It's so sad that I'm gonna miss Out on our very first kiss I just can't pick up your signals And I've given every reason to resist Why does it always come to this? A touch turns into loving And pretty soon we're left with nothing But it's a shame we don't have nicer weather The sun is gone I'll need a sweater A shame we don't have all forever To share this great love together
10.
Call Time 04:27
Can't you wait Why can't you wait Can't you wait to call time Can't you wait Why can't you wait Can't you wait to fall in line Why you need it so badly Well I just can't say What you'd give up tomorrow You'll pay for today When the long distance call Isn't from the same team Do you reject it's meaning Or is that just me? Yes it is. Can't you wait Why can't you wait Can't you wait to call time Can't you wait Why can't you wait Can't you wait to fall behind Why I want you so bad Well I'm just not sure But I can't take my eyes From your listless allure Would you hold on so tight To the end of a dream That you'd give up tomorrow Or is that just me? Yes it is. The Rain split the town at the national line Division so slowly began to unwind
11.
Sometimes 04:22
I feel Sometimes That one day My crimes Will pay I feel Sometimes And it won't Go away Try to make good Try the break down Keep your mind behind your eyes Try to make good Try the break down Take your time just to take your time But I'll forget How to compromise With you Because the only thing that you'll ask me for Is the truth I feel Sometimes That one day My crimes Will pay I feel Sometimes And it won't Go away But I'll forget How to compromise With you Because the only thing that you'll ask me for Is the truth

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released May 20, 2011

Joshua Jenkins: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Brad Cantrell: Guitar, Keys, Bass, Vocals
Ryan Spilken: Guitar, Bass, Vocals

Chris Chernesky: Guitar solo Track 10

Jonathan James: Engineering, Mixing, Auxiliary Instruments, Bass on 11

Recorded at Dark Egg Studio, Springfield MO

Carl Saff: Mastering

Nathan N. Cook: Art & Design

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The North Decade Springfield, Missouri

The North Decade was a rock band combining folk and blues elements with shrewd pop craftsmanship. Gleaning inspiration from a diverse range of sources like The National and Neil Young, the arrangements and lyrical content display a remarkably dense palate of emotion spanning love, political satire, and cultural commentary. ... more

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