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Brooding Joker

by Holden and the Dangers

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1.
Americana 04:24
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In our small town flags line the streets The young kids laugh, sing through reeds Loggers roll by on rutted streets Big and wide as the Fourth of July The sky above blue and open Out on the farms the prayers bring hopin' Americana, American Americana, American Americana, American Americana, American In our small town we served our country In our small town time stands still And if you venture off your front porch You will find all the streets are filled Big and wide as the Fourth of July The sky above blue and open Americana, American Americana, American Americana, American Americana, American In our small town we've ridden fences Made our wares and done our mendings Some folks stay here and some folks go Take to travelin' with the medicine show Those who stay we bury with kin Those who stay live without sin Americana, American Americana, American Americana, American Americana, American
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Come Along 04:14
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I left the foothills of Virginia Driving my Dad’s ’72 Nova Picked you up in West Raleigh Threw a picnic by a roadside lake I gave the world all of my love I wonder if more will come If your heart's full of broken seams Come along and chase your dreams I know we both want the same damn thing So don't forget to take my ring You end up just where you are You end up from where you’ve been So let it go now Leave all your worries Down by the old stone levee I gave the world all of my love I wonder if more will... If your heart's full of broken seams Come along and chase your dreams I know we both want the same damn thing So don't forget to take my ring Life goes on so the story goes People come along and people go We can move back to Colorado We can pack up and go If your heart's full of broken seams Come along and chase your dreams I know we both want the same damn thing So don't forget to take my... If your heart's full of broken seams Come along and chase your dreams I know we both want the same damn thing So don't forget to take my ring Yeah don't forget to take my ring Don't forget to take my ring Don't forget to take my ring
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Brooding Joker 04:16
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Brooding Joker and the bop star Flower founder and Marquee Mark Crowd the streets of New Amsterdam Rings around their left hands Well they say this world takes all kinds Hurry up better get in line The way this thing is shaking out The way this thing is shaking out Nothing you say to me makes sense If I were smart I’d build a fence Between me Between me and you And it's more than I can do It's more than I can do Okay so now you’ve gone and called my bluff Now you know I ain’t so tough Like a rough rider out lost at sea Like a giant reeling from the pea Brooding Joker Flower founder Crowd the streets with rings around their hands With rings around my hands With rings around my hands
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You Don't Have to Stay (Single Version) 04:54
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You come around You make me see you You hang around Like lightning strikes you I don’t have to stay Don’t come around I have no time to play Where would I be If I hadn’t met you I would be free If I hadn’t met you Well you know I don't regret you But where would I be If I hadn't met you I don’t have to see you I can walk away Don’t have to see you Go just walk away Wish I never saw you Wish I never knew you Where would I be If I hadn’t met you I would be free If I hadn’t met you Well you know I don't regret you But where would I be If I hadn't met you
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Broken Storefronts 04:15
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Broken storefronts Crime and destruction all I can see In the morn they sweep it all up again The night comes and it just begins I think somehow we can do better than this Young people become old hair turns to grey There just has gotta be another way Well you take pictures and I just stare We all walk around act like we care I think somehow we can do better than this Young people become old hair turns to grey There just has gotta be another way New York to Phoenix to West Hollywood I’ve seen some bad and I’ve seen some good Heard church bells ring while they steal diamond rings I’ve seen people turn away haven’t seen a damn thing I think somehow we can do better than this I think all we do is we swing and we miss Young people become old hair turns grey There just has to be gotta another way There just has to be gotta another way There just has to be gotta another way Just has to be gotta another way Just has to be gotta another way
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Meet Me 04:17
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I’ve been searching all my life I’ve been searching far and wide Traveled from Key West to Evergreen From Siberia to Sicily Meet me in old New York Meet me down in New Orleans Meet me in your fevered sleep Meet me in my broken dreams Like fair dandelion summer wine In my eyes you will always shine Like angels fallen from way up on high Two wings affixed we’ll fly wings affixed we’ll fly Meet me in old New York Meet me down in New Orleans Meet me in my fevered sleep Meet me in your broken dreams You know we may try with all our might Come up short cuss and fuss and fight You know maybe love is worth all the pain Even the sunshine parts and clouds do rain Meet me in old New York Meet me down in New Orleans Meet me in your fevered sleep Meet me in my broken dreams
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Firelight 03:57
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So what is it really all about When you sidle up to me Your cold-hearted eyes Aren’t really what they seem When you make that little pout You’re a child you’re a thief Little fair-haired crier Mother’s little liar Something about you Just can’t be believed Why not leave me here tonight I’ll just swim in firelight Why not leave me here tonight In all this firelight When we were young we made believe This whole world was our oyster Now all you’ve left is grief All I see is an imposter Why not leave me here tonight I’ll just swim in firelight Why not leave me here tonight In all this firelight All this firelight All this firelight All this firelight
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Drive Through Funeral Window 06:11
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Saturday nights end of days are rough Such a scourge of zombie slough This violent pinball game The man in the love-a-trucker hat might die Driven here this fine old Saturday night Like a schizophrenic St. Peter It's not a fake and it's not a scam I'm a man asking to understand What should I do before I take the trip to the window Should I believe in God above? Should I believe in a woman's heart? Should I believe in anything I want? You pull up Death turns from the news Greets you digits poised over blue plastic keys Breathes into the mic you adjust your loyalties A body gently loaded into a the drive-through It's not a fake and it's not a scam I'm a man asking to understand What should I do before I take the trip to the window Should I believe in God above? Should I believe in a woman's heart? Should I believe in anything I want? Keep from the third rail that one there Death only pauses to maim Works alone at the drive through funeral Respectful of Death’s conceit It's not a fake and it's not a scam I'm a man asking to understand What should I do before I take the trip to the window Should I believe in God above? Should I believe in a woman's heart? Should I believe in anything I want? Mindful brother of your limited budget This really is not a bother The youngest son or matriarch’s cousin For Death you are just another You open the door into the dark The rain trips the latch the body’s crash No one asks for receipt
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Billy Redux 02:08
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Billy was a scourge No more than seventeen He drank his weight in courage Then packed up and ran away Billy found his way to New Orleans Played slide trombone in a jamboree Now Billy’s living his dream Living his life by daily schemes Owns all the clothes on his back You know Billy ain’t comin’ back Over the years his father ached To see his Billy return Took out an ad with apologies In the Nawlins Times One day Billy upped and died Reading about a sinner Saw the world from a greyhound bus Died with great satisfaction There’s a legend that reads Billy’s living his dream Plays his bone and sings Down in New Orleans There’s a legend that reads Billy’s living his dream Plays his bone and sings Down in New Orleans
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Fly Away 03:48
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Out in the fields Down in the valleys You can hear the morning song Of a bird on a wing Like fires on the prairies You can find your way home So gather round and play Let the sun shine all day Like the dandelion spores We can fly away Did you hear that song their singin’ Downtown the bells are ringin’ Voices rise up then fade away Well you can drive all night You can try to make it right And when you come up for air Gather round and play Let the sun shine all day Like the dandelion spores We can fly away And you can face the music And dance away the night And we can fly away When you stop and say goodnight You will find you’ve done alright Gather round and play Let the sun shine all day Like the dandelion spores We can fly away And you can face the music And dance away the night And we can fly away
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You Don't Have to Stay (Extended Version) 07:29
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You come around You make me see you You hang around Like lightning strikes you I don’t have to stay Don’t come around I have no time to play Where would I be If I hadn’t met you I would be free If I hadn’t met you Well you know I don't regret you But where would I be If I hadn't met you I don’t have to see you I can walk away Don’t have to see you Go just walk away Wish I never saw you Wish I never knew you Where would I be If I hadn’t met you I would be free If I hadn’t met you Well you know I don't regret you But where would I be If I hadn't met you
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Fatigue 03:28
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released December 2, 2022

Holden Zuras - Lead Vocals (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9), Backing Vocals (1), Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Drums, Bass, Dobro, Banjo, Mandolin,
Everett Zuras - Lead Vocals (1, 4, 7, 10, 11), Backing Vocals (2, 5, 9), Moog Synthesizer (4), Arrangement (12), Production/Engineering, Album Cover Design, Bandcamp Management
Richard Zuras - Lyrics, Management
Kelly Zuras - Album Cover Art

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Holden and the Dangers Presque Isle, Maine

We are an independent folk rock duo from the wilds of Northern Maine.

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