Men Amongst Mountains

Release Date:

Tracklisting:

  1. Keep Going

  2. Wish I Knew You

  3. Gold To Glass

  4. It Was A Sin

  5. Monster

  6. King of What

  7. Stand Up

  8. All In The Family

  9. Move On

  10. Need You

  11. Amber

  12. Bulletproof

  13. Fade Away

  14. Men Amongst Mountains

Credits

The Revivalists are:

David Shaw: Vocals
Zack Feinberg: Guitar
Andrew Campanelli: Drums
George Gekas: Bass
Rob Ingraham: Saxophone
Ed Williams: Pedal Steel Guitar
Michael Girardot: Keys & Trumpet

Management: Stefani Scamardo and Adam Kowalski for Hard Head Management
Booking Agent: Phil Egenthal & Owen Grey for Madison House
Legal Representation: John Frankenheimer - Loeb & Loeb, LLP
A&R: Shawn Cohen & Jon Vetri
Product Manager: Alison Shepard
Art Direction & Design: Bobby Jeffries
Wind-up Legal: Jeffrey Koenig - Serling Rooks Hunter McKoy & Worob, LLP

All Tracks Published by: Purple Good Friends Publishing
administered by Songs of Imagem Music (BMI)
All Tracks Produced by: Ben Ellman
All Tracks Mixed by: Vance Powell at Sputnik Sound, Nashville, TN
Except "Amber”, "It Was A Sin”, & "Need You” Mixed by: Mikael Eldridge a/k/a Count
All Songs Recorded at Studio In The Country in Bogalusa, LA (except where noted):
Engineered by Chris Finney, Assistant Engineer: Jay Wesley
"Wish I Knew You” and additional album recording at Esplanade Studios in New Orleans, LA
Engineered by: Casey Contreary
"Gold To Glass” and additional album recording at The Living Room Studios in New Orleans, LA
Engineered by: Chris George and Daniel Majorie
Percussion on tracks 2, 3, 7 & 8 by: Mike Dillon
Recorded at: The Living Room, Engineered by; Chris George & Daniel Majorie
Harmonies on tracks 1 & 5 by: Maggie Koerner
Recorded at: Studio Number C, Engineered by Ben Ellman
Strings on track 14 by: Rick G Nelson
Recorded at: Marigny Recording Studios, Engineered by: Rick G Nelson
Electric Guitar on Tracks 3, 4, 7 & 11, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks 5, 7 & 14, Drum Loop on track 3 by: David Shaw
Banjo on Track 14 by: Zack Feinberg
Harmonies on Tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 14 by: Michael Girardot
Harmonies on Tracks 6, 8, 11 by: Rob Ingraham
All Tracks Mastered by: Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters

Lyrics

1. Keep Going
(Shaw)

Said, I’m pulling down the shades for the long ride
I never knew that I could feel so black and blue
I’ve been holding onto something now for sometime
All I know is it’s a feeling fit for two

Cuz when the sunlight laid its head down on this dog night
And I was talking to myself in the rear view
Yeah I’ve got questions but I know everything is alright
All I have to do is just remember you
Cuz I’m never gonna lose you
I’ve got you deep inside my chest
And I can feel you beating like the soul of a drummer boy

We’ve gotta keep going
Keep going
Keep going
Keep going
Don’t care what anybody say
Let the law take us away
We’ve gotta keep going
Keep going
Keep going
Keep going
Don’t care what anybody say
Nah nah nah nah

I’ve been fake and I’ve been free
I’ve been you and I’ve been me
But now I stand up tall for what I believe
Against all odds I walked that trail of fear
And tread on desperate leaves
But no one’s leaving just yet
We all want that make believe

Tried and true tribulations
Of who I’ve come to be 
The less I know the more I learn
How much love means to me
Every day I’m walking out the front door
Leaning on your ghost
The best feeling of the day is one that I lean toward most

We’ve gotta keep going
Keep going
Keep going
Keep going
Don’t care what anybody say
Let the law take us away
We’ve gotta keep going
Keep going
Keep going
Keep going
Don’t care what anybody say
Nah nah nah nah

I’ve been fake and I’ve been free
I’ve been you and I’ve been me
But now I stand up tall for what I believe
Against all odds I walked that trail of fear
And tread on desperate leaves
But no one’s leaving just yet
We all want that make believe

Tried and true tribulations
Of who I’ve come to be 
The less I know the more I learn 
How much love means to me
Every day I’m walking out the front door
Leaning on your ghost
The best feeling of the day is one that I lean toward most

We’ve gotta keep going
Keep going
Keep going
Keep going
Don’t care what anybody say
Let the law take us away
We’ve gotta keep going
Keep going
Keep going
Keep going
Don’t care what anybody say
Nah nah nah nah
Keep going
Keep going
Keep going 
Keep going away

2. Wish I Knew You
(Shaw/Gekas)

You shine like a star
You know who you are
You’re everything beautiful
She’s hot, hot like the sun
The loneliest one
Still everything beautiful
Well I’ll be god damned
You’re standing at my door
We stayed up in the city
Until the stars lost the war
So Friday night, holy ghost
Take me to your level
Show me the one I need the most
I need the most

I wish I knew you when I was young
We could’ve got so high
Now we’re here it’s been so long
Two strangers in the bright lights
Oh I hope you don’t mind
We can share my mood
Two strangers in the bright lights
I wish I knew you 
I wish I knew you
Oh I wish I knew you when I was young

Truth, it’s all that you need
You bury that seed
It’s everything beautiful
That sound comes from the underground
It’s all inside you now
It’s everything beautiful
But what are you running from? 
They got you on the run? 
So Friday night, holy ghost
Take me to your level
Show me the one I need the most
I need the most

I wish I knew you when I was young
We could’ve got so high
Now we’re here it’s been so long
Two strangers in the bright lights
Oh and I hope you don’t mind
We can share my mood, yeah
Two strangers in the bright lights
I wish I knew you 
I wish I knew you
Oh I wish I knew you when I was young

Maybe we can share my mood
Whoa, whoa, whoa 
Maybe we can share my mood
Whoa, whoa, whoa 
Maybe we can share my mood
Whoa, whoa, whoa

I wish I knew you when I was young
We could’ve got so high
Now we’re here it’s been so long
Two strangers in the bright lights
Oh and I hope you don’t mind
We can share my mood, yeah
Two strangers in the bright lights
I wish I knew you 
I wish I knew you
Oh I wish I knew you when I was young

3. Gold To Glass
(Shaw/Feinberg)

This is the final come and go
I keep fighting faith cuz I don’t wanna know
On this eve in fall, lights shining over
She’s colder than she would show
I guess I’ll just take the pill
And fall into the meadow
This isn’t who I am I’m a soldier with a medal

All my gold turned to glass
And now I’m breathing fast
I need someone to help these hard times pass
All my gold turned to glass
And now I’m breathing fast
I need someone to help these hard times pass
Find someone to help these hard times pass

So let me put my costume on
I’ve gone a million miles
With the same crooked smile
And I always give you all you need
But I can see that you’re dancing with the devil
So I hope you brought your shovel
You won’t get what you need 
If you’re not down on his level
And it’s okay just a little mischief
Hotel rooms were made for this
I’ve got you open like a butterfly
Inside you made my soul cry 
All day all night for my lifetime
Just a little mischief, mischief

All my gold turned to glass
And now I’m breathing fast
I need someone to help these hard times pass
All my gold turned to glass
And now I’m breathing fast
I need someone to help these hard times pass
Find someone
Find someone
Find someone to help your hard times pass
Find someone
I am someone 
Find someone to help your hard times pass

All my gold turned to glass
And now I’m breathing fast
I need someone to help these hard times pass
All my gold turned to glass
And now I’m breathing fast
I need someone to help these hard times pass
Below my feet were steaming coals
And now I’m filled with holes
I need someone to help these hard times pass
If all your gold turns to glass
They find you breathing fast
I am someone to help your hard times pass
Find someone
Find someone 
Find someone to help your hard times pass
Find someone 
I am someone
Find someone to help your hard times pass

4. It Was A Sin
(Feinberg/Shaw)

I believe it was a sin 
Oh to do you in the way I did
I stole the gold and drank the gin 
Then I ran off with your kin
If I can you know I will and if the stars align 
I still get loaded on the things that I cant change
And Im out here tonight so if you want to start a fight 
Well get loaded on the things that I cant change

I believe it was a sin do you in the way I did you in
I couldnt stop it coming from afar
I lost the keys to the getaway car
And every now and then Im in this place
Its hell living when I need your face
Dont hide dont hide dont hide from me

I believe it was a sin 
Oh to do you in the way I did
I took out more than I put in
I got fat while you stayed thin
But I came here tonight if you want to start a fight
We can get loaded on the things that I cant change
Yeah Im out here all night so if you want to start a fight
We can get loaded on the things that I cant change

I believe it was a sin 
To do you in the way I did you in
I couldnt stop it coming from afar 
And lost the keys to the getaway car
Every now and then Im in this place 
Its hell living when I need your face
Dont hide dont hide dont hide from me

Dont hide dont hide dont hide dont hide from me
Dont hide dont hide dont hide dont hide from me
Dont hide dont hide dont hide dont hide from me
Dont hide dont hide dont hide from me

I believe it was a sin 
To do you in the way I did you in
I couldnt stop it coming from afar 
And lost the keys to the getaway car
Every now and then Im in this place
Its hell living when I need your face
Dont hide dont hide dont hide from me
Dont hide dont hide your face
Dont hide
Dont hide 
Dont hide 

5. Monster
(Shaw/Gekas/Campanelli/Feinberg/Girardot/Ingarham/Williams)

She said she wanna tell me everything all night long
She said she wanna get her name into a song
So we go dancing in the daylight and everything is good right now
I can hold my pain in and we can have our love for a while

But you better stop and save yourself
You could have anyone else
Stop, save yourself
You could have anyone else
Stop, save yourself
You could have anyone else
Stop, save yourself
You better save yourself

She said she wanna get up into my biz for a day
And I could have her I could keep her but I can’t make it rain
So I’m listening to the rain drum listening to the silent sound, yeah
While I’m hearing everybody else screaming out loud

Boy you better stop, save yourself
You could have anyone else
Stop, save yourself
You could have anyone else
Stop, save yourself
You could have anyone else
Stop, save yourself
You better save yourself
You better save yourself

Yeah I’m sleeping with a snake tonight
And nowadays what’s wrong feels right
I was a bastard of the worse kind
I looked you in the eyes still told you a lie
Drinking cheap champagne, no I can’t complain
Pushed into the lights these are the pressures of fame
And it’s still all good there’s only one thing wrong
You know what it is and I told you
Well I’m a monster

I’m turning into a monster
And I don’t want to be a monster anymore, no
I’ve got to leave you alone
But I can’t leave you alone

6. King of What
(Feinberg/Shaw)

You say every mans a king
King of what?
They say every mans a king 
A king of what?
I got my bullets, bag and stone dont wake me up Im in the zone
And I believe the trees not those innuendo seeds
Everything is light see no voodoo in the night
Hear no evil, fear no evil whats the reason for the fight?
If every mans a king
A King of what?
They say every mans a king
A king of what?

I can hear you on the other line tell stories from another time
Lawsuit love is all we know like fleeing dogs in heavy snow
Wait in wonder, watch in awe 
Who we were is all we are

Its getting dangerous, dangerous
Its getting dangerous

You say every mans a king 
King of what?
You say every mans a king
A king of what?
Of every step that he will take
Every move that he must make
Every waking moment hes alive
Every thought and spoken word
Laughter, sob or sigh he heard
Every ounce of love thats in his heart
Hes a king
We are kings

7. Stand Up
(Shaw/Girardot)

And I should’ve been murdered by now
And I’ve got fifteen people wondering 
How the hell’d he make it out
I carry this bucket of pain
And I’ve got 18 dollars to my mother-fucking name
And it’s not a life it’s a game
And I’m a two-ton wrecking ball filled with pain
And I’ve got a lot to say
And I’m still feeling good from yesterday

So stand up if you’re out in the crowd
Get down, make the doctor proud
Stand up, if you’re out in the crowd
Get down, make the doctor proud

Well I don’t know everything
But I sure wish I did
Then every time I’d catch a case
I wouldn’t pop off so much at the lid
I’d have my get out of jail card
Popped cool and ready to go
And then I’d pay my tax and bail money
Cuz I’m a tax paying fool
So we gotta

Stand up if you’re out in the crowd
Get down, make the doctor proud
Stand up, if you’re out in the crowd
Get down, make the doctor proud
Stand up
Get down
Stand up 
Get down

He’s a little boy with a son and a daughter
He’s got no wife no he’s got no father
He’s just trying to make it through
This hard hard winter
Toes freezing no reason he’s got no dinner
He’s a product of the music
A product of his time
A product of addiction in a very long line
Of users and abusers who just couldn’t
Keep it straight oh man I wish I didn’t know one
I hope it ain’t too late
So won’t you call your mama 
Call your daddy you can call your sister too
Cuz we’ve been out here walking that hard line
You never ever could’ve made it through

And now we’re seven hundred billion strong
We still can’t tell right from wrong 
So I’m gonna keep on dreaming until the cows come home
When drug store America starts taking care of their own
Start taking care of their own
Yeah yeah
So we gotta

Stand up if you’re out in the crowd
Get down, make the doctor proud
Stand up, if you’re out in the crowd
Get down, make the doctor proud
Stand up
Get down
Stand up 
Get down

Oh you gotta stand up
Oh yeah
Living for this feeling
We’ve got nowhere to go
Stand up
Oh yeah
I’m living for this feeling
I’ve got nowhere to go
Stand up
Oh yeah
Living for this feeling
We’ve got nowhere to go
Stand up

8. All In The Family
(Shaw/Feinberg/Girardot)

You know the fight in me
It will never be gone 
My good side and bad don’t need no chaperone
I’m living city pretty New Orleans 
With my hood good girl 
She’s my honeybee
And she never ever lies to me
But she sure knows how to lie with me
I caught a cold case of love from the past
Now I’m here to shake the funk out your ass

Are you happy with the plans you’re making?
Are you satisfied with who you are?
Now its on cuz the Karma’s free
If you want to role the dice and play the cards with me
You better jump in line baby while the bets are free
Cuz ain’t no pretty girl ever changing me
I’ve got a coked out neighbor
I’m losing my gas 
And all I ever have to do is pass the test
C’mon, c’mon, c’mon, c’mon, c’mon

We’ve got the feeling in our bones
We’re all just one big family now
We’ve got the feeling in our bones
We’re all just one big family now
All in the family now 

We’re keeping it moving baby
We’re keeping it moving baby
We’re keeping it moving baby
We’re keeping it moving baby
We’re keeping it moving
Keeping it moving 
Keeping it moving
Keeping it moving
Keeping it moving
Keeping it moving
Keeping it moving baby

Are you happy with the plans you’re making?
Are you satisfied with who you are?
Did you create your world around you?
Or did you let them drive your feelings far?

Are you happy with the plans you’re making?
Are you satisfied with who you are?
Did you create your world around you?
Or did you let them drive your feelings far?

Are you happy with the plans you’re making?
Are you satisfied with who you are?
Did you create your world around you?
Or did you let them drive your feelings far?

We’ve got the feeling in our bones
We’re all just one big family now
We’ve got the feeling in our bones
We’re all just one big family now
We’ve got the feeling in our bones
We’re all just one big family now
We’ve got the feeling in our bones
We’re all just one big family now
All in the family now

9. Move On
(Campanelli/Girardot)

This is a stick up, I’m here for your love
It’s coming with me where I’m going
Just keep your distance so we can end this,
Without making it a headline story
You’ve had your shot but now we’ll do things my way
Her pistols cocked and the flash was blinding

Do you really wanna live your life inside a wishing well
You’ll be spending more than your last dime buying shit that ain’t for sale
Do you really have to scream I love you to a dial tone at 5 am 
Thinking things could never be this good again
Move on alone 
Move on alone 

So rub your eyelids, enjoy the silence
Cuz freedom doesn’t count for nothing 
Give in to hunger cuz in the jungle
Everybody’s stealing something
Im looking back and seeing mass destruction
Covered in ash from your last eruption

Do you really wanna live your life inside a wishing well
You’ll be spending more than your last dime buying shit that ain’t for sale
Do you really have to scream I love you to a dial tone at 5 am 
Thinking things could never be this good again
Move on alone 

Do you really wanna live your life inside a wishing well
You’ll be spending more than your last dime buying shit that ain’t for sale
Do you really have to scream I love you to a dial tone at 5 am 
Thinking things could never be this good again
Move on alone 

10. Need You
(Feinberg/Shaw)

I dont need you brain playing tricks on me
I dont need you double vision that which I sometimes see
I dont need you heart always beating on me
I dont need you pit in my stomach
I dont need you shaky knees

I dont need you
I dont need you me
I dont need you
You need me
You need me

I dont need you legs refusing to stand
I dont need you blood boiling
I dont need you grabbing hands
I dont need you lungs always getting out of breath
I dont need you bloodshot eyes refusing me my rest

I dont need you
I dont need you me
I dont need you
You need me 
You need me
You need me
You need me

I dont need you
You need me
I cant live without you, no no no
I dont need you
I dont need you
I cant live without you
You need me

I dont need you
You need me
I dont need you
I dont need you
You need me
You need me

11. Amber
(Shaw)

Amber I can hear the sound
Watching over you
Watching over you
I know you can break the spell
Possibly true
Possibly true
Amber I can hear the sound
It’s watching over you
It’s watching over you
And I know you can break the spell
It’s possibly true
It’s possibly true

I know you’re just like me
You want a piece of the party
I can’t take it right now
I know you’re just like me
You want a piece of the party
But I can’t take it right now

Yeah I’m hopping on a plane tonight
I don’t know where I’m going to/gonna go, no
Somewhere to get my feelings right
There’s so much she doesn’t/don’t know
I never took that easy way
And I don’t care about that open road
My heart’s well worn bad
And it’s chilling in a rusty pool

Amber I can hear the sound
It’s watching over you
It’s watching over you
I know you can break the spell
It’s possibly true
It’s possibly true

I know you’re just like me
You want a piece of the party
I can’t take it right now
I know you’re just like me
You want a piece of the party
But I can’t take it right now
I know you’re just like me
You want a piece of the party
I can’t take it right now
I know you’re just like me
You want a piece of the party
I can’t take it
I can’t take it
I can’t take it

I’ll see you through the night
I’ll see you through the fight
I’ll see you through the night
I’ll see you through the fight
I’ll see you through the fight
I’ll see you
I’ll see you through the fight
I’ll see you through the fight

12. Bulletproof
(Gekas/Shaw/Feinberg)

Patience is still bitter in your mouth
The sweet taste was stolen
That’s the story of the south 
Part of me was home and the other half was gone
And I can’t feel the pain when I’m lying all along

Cuz I was breaking down and she was snorting cocaine in my bed
I was making money
Somehow I know it’s gonna be all alright
Something came to me in the wind last night
And now it’s coming down
Oh it’s all coming out 
And I can’t stop it now no

Get out your bulletproof vest
They can send them shots to your chest
We’re gonna make it now 
We’re gonna make it out
Get out your bulletproof vest
They can send them shots to your chest
We’re gonna make it now
We’re gonna make it 

So take it in tonight
Girl your head ain’t right
We could have a date
So we could share this life
There’s something that I know
In the wind as it blows 
It’s better to believe 
Than to lie to everyone you know

I’m breaking down and she was snorting cocaine in my bed
I was making money 
Somehow I know its gonna be all alright
Something came to me in the wind last night
I got a heart, 
You got a heart 
Well that dont tell me just who you are
I got to know 
I got to know 
I got to know 
I got to know
We got to go

Get out your bulletproof vest
They can send them shots to your chest 
We’re gonna make it now 
We’re gonna make it out
Get out your bulletproof vest
They can send them shots to your chest
We’re gonna make it now
We’re gonna make it out

Oooooohs

Patience is still bitter in your mouth
The sweet taste was stolen
That’s the story of the south 
Part of me was home 
The other half was gone
And I can’t feel the pain when I’m lying all alone

Cuz I was breaking down and she was snorting cocaine in my bed
I was making money 
Somehow I know its gonna be all alright
Something came to me in the wind last night

Get out your bulletproof vest
They can send them shots to your chest
We’re gonna make it now 
We’re gonna make it out
Get out your bulletproof vest
They can send them shots to your chest
We’re gonna make it now
We’re gonna make it 

13. Fade Away
(Shaw/Williams)

You got the potion yeah you really do
Make everybody fall in love with you
Call me your lover call me another 
All I hear are lies from you
Theyre throwing stones and you’re feeling bad
Blue baby friends are all you ever had
Lie to you I won’t
Lie to me you may 
But now is not the time and death is not the place but

Would you come with me
I want you to come with me
Cuz I can’t do this alone 
Oh and society is putting scars on my body 
It’s got me acting so naughty
Setting fire to my home

I’m just another skeleton in her closet 
A freak like no one knows
Buried bones up in her backyard with dirt between my toes
Yeah I used to really love her 
But now I just dont know
The time between us faded all the love I felt below
And I wish I may I wish I might have some love today
You know I could 
You know I would find a way to stay 
But now is not the time and here is not the place 
I’m on my way to somewhere these scars I cant erase

So would you come with me 
Oh I want you to come with me
Cuz I can’t do this alone, no 
Ohh and society is putting scars on my body 
It’s got me acting so naughty
Setting fire to my home

Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah

Would you come with me
Oh I want you to come with me
Cuz I can’t do this alone 
Oh and society is putting scars on my body
It’s got me acting so naughty
Setting fire to my home

Oh no no yeah
Oh no no
It’s putting scars on my body
Setting fire to my home

Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Oh and it makes no difference
It makes no difference to me
I’m feeling so god damn good
Oh yeah
It makes no difference
It makes no difference to me
Yeah yeah yeah

14. Men Amongst Mountains
(Shaw/Girardot)

We are men amongst mountains
Pressing into the night
But we know not what we do
We know not what we do
We are the ones
We are the ones
That turned the fire into light
But we know not what we do
With the changes we go through

Love makes it easy
It makes it all right 

In the mouth of the wolf we lay
And chase the sun to sleep
If we never come down
We won’t ever come down
It don’t make no difference to me
We are the ones
We are the ones
That turned the fire into light
But we know not what we do
With the changes we go through

Love makes it easy
It makes it all right
Love makes it easy
It makes it all right
To do what we do
Do what we do

Oh I say my prayers in the morning
I get up in the afternoon
And I’m sailing out to no one but you
I scream to the gods above me
Here we go, let me know

Father of mine let me sing you a song
You’ve been singing in the rain
You’ve been singing so long
And I wanna know could I ever be saved?
If I lived a life of lies and a life of love today

Love makes it easy
It makes it all right
Love makes it easy
It makes it all right