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Long Way Down

by Max Mason

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1.
Chasing Rain 03:24
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Chasing rain Seeing clouds pushing Back to the edge of the world Red sky fills all the air What a day to see passing by Oh my see where the valley goes Oh my see how the ocean glows Oh my see what the trouble shows Oh my see how the desert knows Chasing rain Seeing clouds pushing Back to the edge of the world Red sky fills all the air What a day to see passing by
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I Don't Know How to Get Away 03:35
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I don’t know how to get away  I don’t know where we’re going next I don’t know how to get away  I don’t know what’s around the corner  Riding high and riding low Losing sleep it’s taking toll Wasting time just watch it go  Make a choice don’t let it show  Too loud too fast  Too bright too sharp  Too up too down  Too tired to shout  Get over it  Passing the lights bright city light Counting the heads that keep rushing by  Breaking the crowd and the noise  At the edge of it all, a green exit sign  Looking deep, deep, deep inside  Much the same that’s no surprise  I think it’s time to get away  Pick up your feet and get over it I don’t know how to get away  I don’t know where we’re going next I don’t know how to get away  I don’t know what’s around that corner  Riding high and riding low Losing sleep it’s taking toll Wasting time just watch it go  Make a choice don’t let it show  Too loud too fast  Too bright too sharp  Too up too down  Too tired to shout  Get over it 
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What Does it Tell You? 03:52
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Aromas of the Black Sea Glory in my grip Projected on the wide screen Just want a little more time I’m so tired of sleeping Sky’s never been so blue Doorknobs all around me I’m trying every one Look at me Look at you Look them What does it tell you? Pull out my hair Turn on my screen There’s no way to know Look at the floor Hand in your key You gotta get up and go get up and go Blue shades bloom In the window pane The quiet moon Is here to stay Look at me Look at you Look them What does it tell you? Feedback is slipping through the cracks and putting you on your back What do you do? Feedback is drowning you out pushing you and throwing you out What do you do? Look at me Look at you Look them What does it tell you?
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Running Out of Day 06:02
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Take a trip Down to the stream Build a shrine For the all mighty sun A cult in the night Wrapped you up tight Dragged underground Alone in the dark Eating only bugs Laying in the mud Disciples of the moon Have no sense of what’s to come You’re running out of day It's banging your shoulder Time to escape Sit by the shore You’re not stuck with this crowd You’re not stuck with anything The sun will always rise The light will always blind Same old; another day another week  What do you mean tell a better story?  A feathered crown Golden nails Trumpets sound fury in the air No sight in the juniper haze A slack jaw idiot guides the way Hear the sound Hear the sound Hear the sound of the riverbed Apostates gather Indigo skies Have you seen the shrine? How about this weather? Feeling righteous; feeling like a man  Those punks in the back better keep to themselves Soft eyes, soft eyes in the corridor come true  There’s a hurricane slipping down your throat  Ties you up so you don’t even croak  Just stand there drinking drinking drinking  Never stop just keep on dancing dancing dancing  Oh live away the pain Oh live away the pain They neglect to love  They fight to love They worship to love  They dream to love   They whisper to love They leave to love They follow to love They try to love You’re running out of day It's banging your shoulder Time to escape Sit by the shore You’re not stuck with this crowd You’re not stuck with anything The sun will always rise The light will always blind
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Dream Operator 05:17
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I called up the dream operator But she didn’t have much to say Just pointed me to the nearest hotel And said I should be on my way The lobby was filled with men in flaming suits A bar crammed with hazy perfume I asked for a drink, all I got was a look And then I was sent on my way I stepped in a room without any windows Cream coloured sheets and a beautiful rug A woman laid out with a man on her teat They said I should be on my way Your feet will carry you home Your eyes will keep an eye on the time Your ears will listen out for each brilliant sound Your mind will play tricks but thats just part of life I stepped out on to cloud avenue Ran into an old friend and another after that A line of acquaintances taking me back Such a shame about the weather, I'd love to catch up with them I took a picture next to the moon Thought I saw an actor, a criminal or a teacher Couldn't wait to show them back at the hotel But it seem'ed they'd vacated, I couldn't catch up with them What a day What a night What great company A star In the sky Is all that I need What a thrill What a rush What wonderful TV A chat With a stranger Is enough for me Your feet will carry you home Your eyes will keep an eye on the time Your ears will listen out for each brilliant sound Your mind will play tricks but thats just part of life
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So Conscious 05:16
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It’s a conscious kind of feeling The feeling that you’re slowing down The feeling that you’re growing round A conscious style of breathing So conscious It’s a fault of your perception Believing that it’s speeding up Believing that it’s getting tough A fault of your deception So conscious It’s a funny way of thinking Knowing that you’re out of luck Knowing that you’re shit the bed A funny point of view So conscious There’s a sense of misdirection A taste of new beginnings A taste of something going right A conscious kind of feeling So conscious There’s a sound of something changing A thought it’s never ending A thought you’re just a different kind of person The sound is never ending So conscious I can’t keep up I just can’t keep up The seeing and believing just doesn’t fit together Sleep in the water, sleep in the water Out of the blue you’re afraid of the other Keep dancing faster but don’t change the pace The times aren’t changing they’re just separating Sleep in the water, sleep in the water What if you’re right and they’re all mistaken I can’t keep up I just can’t keep up The seeing and believing just doesn’t fit together Sleep in the water, sleep in the water Out of the blue you’re afraid of the other On the way to find transcendence You look around ask around Searching for a neon sign The choice is overwhelming So conscious Up ahead in the distance A figure with a thousand heads Fourteen eyes and twenty legs Gives you your purpose So conscious I can’t keep up I just can’t keep up The seeing and believing just doesn’t fit together Sleep in the water, sleep in the water Out of the blue you’re afraid of the other Keep dancing faster but don’t change the pace The times aren’t changing they’re just separating Sleep in the water, sleep in the water What if you’re right and they’re all mistaken I can’t keep up I just can’t keep up The seeing and believing just doesn’t fit together Sleep in the water, sleep in the water Out of the blue you’re afraid of the other Keep dancing faster but don’t change the pace The times aren’t changing they’re just separating Sleep in the water, sleep in the water What if you’re right and they’re all mistaken
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Ocean Floor 03:36
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Make You or Break You Tonight 05:10
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Waiting on the train again A river below, a blue smudge or a stain Its a long way down So keep your head the game The day is nearly here They’ll make you or break you They’ll make you or break you Tonight Working on the hour glass A polished case and fine blue sand So soon until its due For the old king in the sea Its a long way down You’ll see who you are You’ll find all you need When you smash the piece you’ve been working on Against the wooden floor They’ll make you or break you They’ll make you or break you Tonight Laying in the grass again The sea is just a fading dream Where you lost the hour glass A lifetimes work mingled with the water It’s a long way home So stay in the field Wait for the fury to come They’ll drag you in And make you start again A new bag of sand And a thousand more years They’ll make you or break you They’ll make you or break you Tonight
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Coral 05:17
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released October 24, 2023

Written, recorded, produced and performed by Max Mason

Additional Musicians:
Euan McGinty - Bass on 'I Don't Know How to Get Away' and guitar on 'What Does it Tell You?
B.W. Johnson - Additional guitar on 'I Don't Know How to Get Away'
Elly Falbo - Vocals on 'Running Out of Day'
Luca Siegel - Guitar on 'So Conscious'
Conner Reilly - Vocal percussion on 'Running Out of Day'

Album Artwork:
Photography by Simon Edmondson
Graphic Design by Max Mason

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