Credits
The Revivalists are:
David Shaw
Zack Feinberg
Ed Williams
Rob Ingraham
Michael Girardot
George Gekas
PJ Howard
Andrew Campanelli
Produced and Mixed by Rich Costey
Recorded by Jeff Citron at Guilford Sound, Vermont.
Engineer: Jeff Citron and Mack Major
Assistant Engineer: Matt Hall and Gianma Conti
Recorded at Guilford Sound, Vermont
Mixed at Guilford Sound, Vermont and Strongroom Studios, London
Mastered by Howie Weinberg
Design by Tommy Moore and Katie Reahl
Photography by Morgan Young
Product Management by Drew Carey, Val Hedges, and Adam Smith
therevivalists.com
Concordrecords.com
Lyrics
“Heart Stop”
Written by David Shaw and Andrew Yanovski and Paullet “PJ” Howard
We played this game, it's bad for our health
Down in this hole, we dug ourselves
I lost your love, it broke my heart
I hate myself, it's all my fault
And the pain don't lie
Cold sweats keep me up at night
I feel it all when the pressure drops
Cause you're the only one that makes my heart stop
Beating me up, tearing me down
Breaking my back, wearin’ me out
Wherever we are, you make my heart stop beatin’
You make my heart stop
Holdin’ it in, freakin’ me out
Never been so lost as I am now
You make my heart stop beatin’
And it won't stop bleedin’
I changed my mind at seventeen
I'm going back to kerosene
You watched me burnin’ up inside
It's crazy that I'm still alive
And the pain don't lie
Getting high on my alibi
I feel it all when the pressure drops
Cause you're the only one that makes my heart stop
Beating me up, tearing me down
Breaking my back, wearin’ me out
Wherever we are, you make my heart stop beatin’
You make my heart stop
Holdin’ it in, freaking me out
Never been so lost as I am now
You make my heart stop beatin’
And it won't stop bleedin’
They made it so hard to live
So I've been learning to die
I'm not afraid of the future comin' my way,
I'm over wasting my time
Cause this is my life
And the pain don't lie
Cold sweats keep me up at night
I feel it all when the pressure drops
Cause you're the only one that makes my heart stop
Beating me up, tearing me down
Breaking my back, wearin’ me out
Wherever we are, you make my heart stop beatin’
You make my heart stop beatin’
Holding in, freakin’ me out
Never been so lost as I am now
You make my heart stop beatin’
And it won't stop bleedin’
“Lost And Found”
Written by David Shaw and Chris Gelbuda
Falling slow through the hands of hope
I can see my light but it's burnin’ low
I know I ain't the only one who's been staring into oblivion
I was facedown down on the pavement
About a thousand miles from home
All these demons I was chasin’
I finally left them alone
No the road sure wasn't pretty
But we made it out somehow
Cause people like us, they get lost and found
So let it go, let it roll, let it all work out
Cause people like us, they get lost and found
Deep inside of this cage of mine
Think I had my fun, think I did my time
I'm going back to that peaceful dream
Where I learned to love my humanity
I was facedown on the pavement
About a thousand miles from home
All these demons I was chasin’
I finally left them alone
No the road sure wasn't pretty
But we made it out somehow
Cause people like us, they get lost and found
Cause people like us, they get lost and found
So let it go, let it roll, let it all work out
Cause people like us, they get lost and found
So take a good look in the mirror
Say I love you, say I see you
Take a deep breath and remember
You don't have to be who you are forever
Take a good look in the mirror
Say I love you, say I see you
Take a deep breath and remember
You don't have to be who you are forever, forever
So let it go, let it roll
Let it all work out
Cause people like us, they get lost and found
So let it go, let it roll, let it all work out
Cause people like us, they get lost and found
People like us, they get lost and found
Get It Honest
Written by David Shaw
Well, I'm so bored, so bored with being sober
Maybe I'll go downtown, to some bar down on Decatur
And I'll drink 'til I remember, I'll drink 'til I get caught
While my lover cries and my soul leaves the dock
Oh, I love New Orleans but this city's got my number
And every chance she gets lord she tries to take me under
Cause it's hard to leave your past and it hurts to wanna wander
But I guess that's what I get for making lightning from the thunder
But I can't say what I wanna say
While these four walls surround me
I know you feel like I do
You wanna change but you're scared to
Leaning on my alibi
Broken on the inside
I know you feel like I do
You wanna change but you're scared to
So I'll ask you to forgive me
Cause I haven't called my mother
The truth is I'm not busy, I've just been under the weather
Don't ask about my father, what his father did to him
There's always a little trauma comin’ up around the bend
Oh I'm running in the night to avoid what's really there
Oh, I got it honest from my anxiety to my hair
Cause it’s hard to leave your past, and it hurts to wanna wander
I guess that's what I get for chasing lightning with the thunder
But I can't say what I wanna say
While these four walls surround me
I know you feel like I do
You wanna change but you're scared too
Leaning on my alibi (but I can't say what I wanna say)
Broken on the inside (with these four walls around me)
I know you feel like I do (I know you feel like I do)
You wanna change but you're scared too
You wanna change but you're scared too
And I can't relate to my past
These faces and places I pass
All made who I am today
I'm changing and breaking away
I'm lonely as I've ever been
Smiling through everythin’
I know you feel like I do
The stranger in me is you
Blood On The River
Written by David Shaw
Long live the river within us
As we disappear into the dust
Taken from the well and the fountain of change
As we sip from the vine of pleasure and pain
You can have it all in your long black dress
But you can't take it with you if you pass that test
Feels right out here in the pines
I take a walk by the river and I clear my mind
(I take a walk by the river and I clear my mind)
I watch 'em all fade away
Behind their guns and the cavalry
It’s all skinned knees and make believe
Til you end up hangin’ from the family tree
Now there's blood on the river, you feel no pain
God damn, it's a dreadful game
Got no past, erased it fast
No God, no shame, it's sad
No God, no shame, it's sad
Long live the river
Long live the river
Long live the river within us
Trust no one's their philosophy
Ain't nobody here to care for me
(Wow)
(Wow)
(Wow)
(Wow)
Long live the river, long live the river
Long live the river, within us
Long live the river, long live the river
Long live the river, within us
Long live the river, long live the river
Long live the river within us
Long live the river, long live the river
Long live the river, within us
Razorblades and Runways
Written by David Shaw and Eric Krasno
Tell 'em all you're comin’
Every night you're runnin’
Sing out to me, crimson's your color
Chilling in your calling
Every night you're wailing
Sing out to me, don't make me wonder
Heaven's order, can't deny it
We used to be, the life of the party
Now we send our love to the babe
Razorblades and runways
Calicos and sun rays
I blew a thousand Mondays
Taking off the wrong way
Tell 'em all you're comin’, every night you're runnin’
Sing out to me, crimson's your color
Chilling in your calling, every night you're wailin’
Sing out to me, don't make me wonder
Heaven's order, can't deny it
We used to be so free in the wild
Now we spend our nights all alone
She only likes the sunshine sometimes
When she's rolling in the waves
She keeps me honest when I hear her cryin’
So hard to keep the beast at bay
My little love I'll never keep you waiting
Oh let these feelings fade
You’ve got it
You’ve got me, and that's always
Razorblades and runways
Calicos and sun rays
I blew a thousand Mondays
Taking off the wrong way
We used to be so free
“Love’s The Only Thing”
Written by David Shaw
I can still smell the scent of rose
On the pillows across the hall
And the wall's still stained in red
From the time you lost your shit
You left in such a haste
Droppin' records and pictures on the wall
Never bothered to pick them up
To give them back would make this real
Love's the only thing that ever hurt me this bad
Tore me to shreds, fucked with my head (yeah)
Love's the only thing that ever carried me home
Left me all alone, came on that strong
What could I have said?
Can't get you out of my head
What could I have said?
What could I have said?
Sometimes I take a trip
And just drive by our old place
I see your smile from the front porch
With that look upon your face
I tried but I can't recall
What happened was a miracle
And right now I need a miracle
I need a miracle
Love's the only thing that ever hurt me this bad
Tore me to shreds
Fucked with my head, yeah
Love's the only thing that ever carried me home
Left me all alone
Came on that strong
What could I have said
Can't get you out of my head
What could I have said
What could I have said
Can't get you out of my head
Can't get you out of my head
Love's the only thing
Love's the only thing
Love's the only thing that ever hurt me this bad
Tore me to shreds fucked with my head (yeah)
That love's the only thing that ever carried me home
Left me all alone, came on that strong
(Head, head) What could I have said
Can’t get you out of my head
(Head, head) What could I have said
Can’t get you out of my head
(Head, head)
Can't get you out of my head
(Head, head)
Can't get you out of my head
“Holy”
Written by David Shaw and Andrew Yanovski
I'm deep in the hills tonight, it don't matter what you do
I'm walking into the void, to get a closer look at you
I'm feeling the love tonight, like I’m making the morning dew
I'm moving through space and time, a supernatural point of view
But you sayin’ an eye for an eye
Makes the whole world blind
So let the punishment fit the crime
But this time I've opened my eyes
To a new world inside
A holy light
Say oh hey, can you help me now
Before the lights go down
Before our time runs out
Say oh hey, will you love me now
Before the lights go down
Before our time runs out
I've seen the world in a different way
Color stains the light that shines
Insecurities tangled up
In all the lies I told my mind
Don't push it back down inside
Let the heart in you ignite
Be the source of all your pride
That everlasting light
But this time I've opened my eyes
To a new world inside
A holy light
Say oh hey, can you help me now
Before the lights go down
Before our time runs out
Say oh hey, will you love me now
Before the lights go down
Before our time runs out
Vivid are the days I remember
We drank sangria by the river in the winter
Just the pain and a way of living in surrender
Till you enter another chamber
Where they tell you that the life you had is now over
Signed, sealed and delivered to your maker
Just look at what God gave you
Cause I can hear my soul, man, knocking in the morning
I can hear my soul, man, it came without a warning
Say oh hey, can you help me now
Before the lights go down, before our time runs out
Say oh hey, will you love me now
Before the lights go down, before our time runs out
Say oh hey, will you help me now
Before the time runs out, before the lights go down
“Bad Bad Bad”
Written by Zack Feinberg
So you wanna catch the highlights
Check it out of the hotel
So you wanna get the hi-fi
From the devil on your trail
Well it's gonna run you over
If you don't wanna run it down
Think we better do this over
'fore we end up in the ground
When it's good, it's good
But it's bad, bad, bad
When it's good, so good
But it's bad, bad, bad
Robert Johnson signed the dotted line
And Eve she ate forbidden fruit
Both of them in their own time
Took their chances with the loot
Sometimes it seems there's no bag to be had
We wanna hold it in our hand
These days I fear the genie’s out the lamp
We're in for trouble in this land
When it's good, it's good
But it's bad, bad, bad
When it's good, so good
But this is bad, bad, bad
Can't hold it
Control it
Can't hold back anymore
Can't roll it
On home when
There's no home here anymore,
Anymore
When it's good, it's good
but it's bad, bad, bad
When it's good, so good
but this is bad, bad, bad
When it's good, so good
But it’s bad, bad, bad
When it's good, it's so good
This is bad, bad, bad
The World Is Not Enough
Written by Andrew Campanelli
What are we doing here
We love the hate we fear
It all returns to dust
As all it ever was
The world is not enough
The world is not enough
Carried in the wind
I'm going where I've been
Since ever I was young
Forever all at once
The world is not enough
The world is not enough
The world is not enough
The world is not enough
We're buried in the flood
The water's rising up
Forever all in one
What have we become?
All ends on my lie
Heavy on my tongue
What have we become?
We'll die forever young
The world is not enough
The world is not enough
The world is not enough
The world is not enough
As Of Now
Written by David Shaw and Andrew Campanelli and Rob Ingraham
As of now, fourteen are in the ground
As of now, there's one more motherless child
As of now, hate can't stand up to the sound
Of the people who sand and danced in the waters
While the tears came down
In our time, sorrow walks the streets
Late at night, the hearts of good men and women weep
Underground here in the city of sound
There’s a pulse, it’s faint, but only as of now
It’s hard enough to save yourself
Grow up strong and live it well
It’s hard enough just to be good inside
Raise a child of your own while you take your time
It’s hard enough always acting so tough
When all you wanna do is just break down for a while
It's hard enough living waist deep in the mud
It's a hard enough life for us
As of now in my neighborhood they say
We won't live in fear it's never been our way
As of now there's a sickness going round
But we're not gonna let it drag us down
Out of town, the governor cracks a smile
Pops his collar and tries to act natural
In the wild there was a tiger on the prowl
Who shared the air with a nurse and an executive for a while
As of now love and mercy reign supreme
As of now the FBI's on my street
As of now hate can't stand up to the sound
Of the people who sand and danced in the waters
While the tears came down
It's hard enough to save yourself
Grow up strong and live it well
It's hard enough just to be good inside
Raise a child of your own while you take your time
It's hard enough always acting so tough
And all you wanna do is just break down for a while
It’s hard enough living waist deep in the mud
It's a hard enough life for us
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
It's hard enough
It's hard enough
It's hard enough
It's a hard enough life for us
“Nobody”
Written by David Shaw and Andrew Campanelli
If I can't do it, it can't be done
In my heart, I hold the sun
Howling to the misty moon
I'm going where the spirits move
And I talk faster than I can tell
And I ain't buying what you're trying to sell
Lost a part of me in a cheap motel
But you'll never find my soul in hell
So live the life, dance to the magic
Never get enough, reach out and grab it
Take the night before the morning comes
Fix the flag, break the old habit
Make mistakes Go on, move on past it
Don't waste your time tryin’ to run
Ain't nobody gonna hold your hand
Ain't nobody gonna take your stand
It's true
Ain't nobody but you
Long on life, short on living
Double down, lose all my winnings
What's lost is found
When new beginnings end
Cause life's a game and we're all jokers
Broken hearts and front porch tokers
Diamonds are forever
We pretend
Ain't nobody gonna get me high
Ain't nobody gonna ease my mind
It's true
Ain't nobody but you
I've been out here for so long
Running wild, cutting loose
What I found while I was spiraling down
Is that there ain't nobody but you
And I've been out here for so long
Running wild cutting loose
What I found while I was spiraling down
Is that there ain't nobody but you
Ain't nobody but you
Ain't nobody but you
Ain't nobody but you
Lay It On Me
Written by David Shaw and Zack Feinberg
I should've known better when I took that trip
Down that old dirt road in my crawling skin
Knew I was wrong when I crossed that line
But I make the same mistakes every time
Still I, I try to travel light
But I could carry your load
On the banks of a river so cold
If there's something that you gotta let go
Just lay it on me
Should of known better when I took that pill
It was bad for my head, I had a good time still
Flyin' down the street in a hearse with wings
The trunk was full of my skeletons
Original sin was a pretty good deal
I was so fucked up but it felt so real
in a purple sky when the moon came up
Took a dip in the abyss of my crowded cup
Still I, I try to travel light
But I could carry your load
On the banks of a river so cold
If there's something that you gotta let go
Just lay it on me
So I could carry your load
On the banks of a river so cold
If there's something that you gotta let go
Just lay it on me, just lay it on me
Just lay it on me
Just lay it on me
Lay it on me
