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2020, pt. 2

from The Monster by Jeff Gay

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As you can see, I did not complete these notes in time for the release, but I promise it is a work in progress… just have a few other pertinent issues to address before I can get to the rest of my thoughts! Please check back again, LOVE JEFF :)

lyrics

It was 2020
She said, “I don’t know how this ends”
On a barren country road
“That all depends,” I said
The trees are a-swayin’
Red sun versus the rain
And the branches sag
From the heavy weight
I feel much the same way
Cinematic expanses
Breathe it all in
On a country drive
We hit the road here together
To take it all in
In real time

Out of focus
In the mist
In the corner of the frame
It could look just like a normal year
Or any normal day
Am I dreaming of this romance?
Of this perfect carefree girl
Or am I starring at a reflection of my life before?

[CH1] Waiting for something to happen
It’s in his DNA
To wait it out
All his life he’s stargazing
A mechanism
To fake them out


And there’s a fire within us
All consuming
Engulfing us
I don’t know what we are doing
Like so many
Tryin’ to feel my way out
But there’s something I’m dying to tell you
To answer all of your questions
Before the year ends

It was 2020
The year they flipped the switch
Have to lock yourself up for days
Just to get out of phase
And it’s 50/50
There are no guarantees
You’re your own worst enemy
When you think it all comes for free

A glass of champagne is shaking
While soldiers march outside
When this whole thing is over
And the dust clears
You will realize

An abandoned mansion
The base where we conspire
The old man’s fireplace
We gather ‘round the fire
Running wild like a child
When we finally hit the streets
With the sun behind the clouds
The night, our accomplice


Primordial lovers
In the throes of passion
Our love is blind
Primordial lovers
They are love and hate
They are born to fight

[CH2] All those echo of silence ringing in my ears
I realize
Cascading reverberations
Echo waves of fear inside
And you can’t blame mother nature
She came imposing her changes
Before the year even began

It was 2020 and before she could decide
She gave me a little taste and I buried myself inside her

credits

from The Monster, released December 8, 2023
Song written by Jeff Gay.
Drums: Connor Booth. Drums recorded at The Golden Palm in North End Halifax with Palmer Jamieson. Percussion by Jeff Gay and Drew Debay. Timpani patch from Kaossilator (thanks Victor!)
Everything else (guitars, bass, keys, lead vox, etc.): Jeff Gay. Backing vocals: Emilee Sorrey, recorded at Ocean Floor; and Ronok Sarkar, recorded by himself. Additional recording by Jeff Gay and Charles Austin at Ocean Floor Recording. Lead vocal recorded with Ronok Sarkar at his home.
Mixed by Jeff Gay and Charles Austin w/ Ronok Sarkar.
Mastered by Francisco Lopes.

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TOSSING RECORDS is filled with beans and joy to announce the newest Jeff Gay album, THE MONSTER. Coming to you: Dec 8, 2023. First single from the Monster: Moonflower, Dec 1. In addition to Jgay and Dirtmouth titles, TOSSING RECORDS will release the entire Jeff Gay catalogue on Bandcamp, so make sure you follow for digital transfers of dusty DATs and demos/unreleased tracks ... more

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