Tethered to the World, by Will Rainier & The Pines

Tethered to the World

by Will Rainier & The Pines

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1.	Circles 03:04	lyrics	buy track
There’s something I’m running from or around I guess maybe I just don’t wanna be found The seats are all filled they don’t give a hoot It’ll take all night to give ‘em the boot I think I’m just trying to put things in place In the mirror sometimes I wanna see a new face I just hope I can remember the name Of who I become and from where I came Never could rise above the din I never could just fit in Or find a place where I belong Something easy like a rhyme in a song Maybe this isn’t so unusual I could just be like every other fool Wasting time just waiting around Counting the minutes ‘til I get found The circles we’re running all end up back here somehow The circles we’re running all end up back here I know this world has a lot to take in And I don’t wanna seem unappreciative But I gotta keep moving and trying new things Keep writing the songs I hope to one day sing I know I sometimes take things too seriously But all these circles are catching up with me Spinning me round trying to knock me down I guess I’ll look at the stars while I’m laying on the ground You know things are big but not as big as the sky So stop running in circles and let yourself pass by
2.	Tethered to the World 02:46	lyrics	buy track
Well you sit by the phone Waiting for someone to say you’re not alone But you’re tethered everyday You got a sinking feeling things are not ok The world is weird Shouting at you to make you hear Things you don’t want to know But it seems like it’s kind of unavoidable Well you try to forget By drinking too much what’s the point of it Maybe it’ll pass But tomorrow’s here and it looks like it’s gonna last There’s a deep void inside Where memories they try to hide So when you’re finished feeling down Come on out from that darkened cloud If you think the system’s rigged You’re probably right but it’s much too big For anyone to take on alone So drop a line so I can come on down Well you stare at your phone Wishing everyone would just leave you alone But you’re tethered everyday You got a sinking feeling things are not ok
3.	City Crow 02:27	lyrics	buy track
Walking across town trying to mind my biz When a crow swooped down and just missed my head He came around quick to take another pass But I got out of there and I had to run fast I turn around to look and what do I see Now two crows taking turns diving at me I must of looked crazy flapping around But these crows were seriously going for the crown Oooo, city crow They say that a crow’s gotta real sharp mind They can throw a nut down and crack it most of the time Whatever you do don’t look in their eyes Because they can remember and they don’t forget Oooo, city crow You don’t fly away because of me You stand and stay in spite of me A murder of crows is what they call their pack And they’re always squawking about this and that Just don’t forget who’s running the show So when you see ‘em coming it’s time for you to go
4.	Down All Night 01:52	lyrics	buy track
Down all night (down all night) I’m down all night Pour me another drink I’m down all night Leave this town (leave this town) Gotta leave this town When I get up off of this floor I’ll leave this town There’s a time to get lost And a time to be found All them good ol’ boys Should buy another round I’m down all night Down all night (down all night) I’m down all night Pour me another drink Buy me another round Come on let’s get lost I’m down all night I’m down all night (down all night) I’m down all night
5.	Purple Rain 04:25		buy track
6.	Spirits of Saturday Night 03:30	lyrics	buy track
Oh good night my dear I’m drifting off I’ve chased all those spirits long enough for one night And I fall down to the bottom Where I won’t think of you With one eye open I see what they see My mind is spinning with too many thoughts of you
7.	The Disappearing Act 04:35	lyrics	buy track
I’m only drinking my daily dose But that’s ok because I write all my own prescriptions So the sky’s the limit I thought I heard another one biting the dust So let’s run away and find a new place for us to hide It’s what we do best Is this it what you’ve been waiting for You’ve finally arrived and now you’re walking out the door It’s where you’ve been before A perfect world with the stars aligned Easily gone in a blink of an eye And don’t be so surprised I’m just looking for a place to blend in To rewrite the truth rewrite the history Until I disappear Let’s forget it’s easy to slip away Don’t look back when you’re out in the open all alone Something’s crushing your chest Stealing your breath Until there’s nothing left And don’t be so surprised
8.	Folding 02:26	lyrics	buy track
I’ve got stacks of uselessness I haven’t used in a while I keep reminding myself I should go through that old file That one book I always meant to read Strong feeling inside that might impede me Folding and folding until it breaks apart And doesn’t resemble what you had at the start I keep roaming and searching and looking and not finding Something that tells me that it’s time to start Trying to find the meaning out I really want this all to count Anything everything all the time whenever I can’t keep going on like this forever Sometimes I walk around to clear my head And that nagging feeling of overwhelming dread I wish this all was just a video game So I could turn it off or just restart the whole thing Trying to find the meaning out I really want this all to count Anything everything all the time whenever I can’t keep going on like this forever
9.	Mumbly Joe 03:09	lyrics	buy track
Mumbly Joe where did you drift off to I heard you were looking for some company Someone to confide in and tell ‘em your dreams Share with the nightmares that rattle your soul I wasn’t much help As I fell asleep Searching for angels To guide my way home Mumbly Joe I hope that you find peace And ward off the demons that haunt you so Tell me a secret so I know it’s you Sometimes my memory ain’t so good Please don’t wait up for me There’s someone I’m trying to find in here I’m not crazy you see There’s just a place I’d like to get to my dear
10.	Great Big Trucky Truck 03:08	lyrics	buy track
I’ve got so much to tell you about the man I’ve become But I’ve never been much for words cat’s got my tongue I know how I can tell you without words I can say I got me this truck to drive you away Great big trucky truck let’s go for a ride Just climb up that ladder on the passenger side Great big trucky truck damn we’re up high Great big trucky truck just you and I I can see in your eyes you got something to say That same cat’s got your tongue we gotta get that thing spayed Now I know that it’s big oh please don’t you cry Just climb right on in won’t you give it a try Now I sit here alone thinking how things went wrong I can’t figure it out but I wrote me this song Well one thing’s for sure and just maybe it’s luck I may have lost you but I still got my truck
11.	Smoke Angels 01:59	lyrics	buy track
Send the signals up Into the whispering sky Into the fading clouds Into the watching eye Your ghost is with you Hovering above Writing the story Watching it unfold We stoke the fire Give it the fuel Feed the dark signals Until we go home Send the signals up Into the whispering sky Into the fading clouds
12.	Runnin' with The Devil 02:23		buy track

credits

released April 16, 2020

Jen Garrett: Bass, Vocals
Christine Hager: Keyboards, Vocals
Laura Pautler: Guitar, Lap Steel, Vocals
Will Rainier: Guitar, Vocals
Kaitlin Wade: Drums, Vocals

All songs written by Will Rainier ©2020
Except:
Purple Rain, written by Prince
Runnin’ With the Devil, written by Alex Van Halen, Edward Van Halen, David Roth, Michael Anthony

Recorded in Seattle, Washington by Will Rainier Summer/Fall 2019
Mixed by Chad Yenney
Mastered by Chris Hanzsek
Artwork & design by Vladimir Verano, Vertvolta Design
CD images: tree rings, ©Kathleen Conklin via Flickr.com,
cracked paint wood, royalty-free image

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