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Light the World

by Eli & the Straw Man

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1.
Let me explain You’ve been running through my mind all night Just a memory of better times Now I’m stuck inside an empty life Let me be strange Said some things that made you feel alone Did some things that I shouldn’t have done Help me now I’m on my own And I can’t leave this behind I saw a darkness, I saw a darkness Oooh Oooh I saw a darkness, I saw a darkness Oooh Oooh Send me away To a place where I can’t be named I’m floating in the strangest way Help me find the words to say Show me a way A way back to where it began It’s all slipping through my hands Help me feel something again And I can’t leave you behind I saw a darkness, I saw a darkness Oooh Oooh I saw a darkness, I saw a darkness Oooh Oooh You pick me up from the bottom, I’m running from the devil and he won’t let me be You pick me up from the bottom, I’m running from the devil and he won’t let me be I saw a darkness, I saw a darkness Oooh Oooh Let me explain I saw a darkness, I saw a darkness Oooh Oooh Let me explain I saw a darkness, I saw a darkness Oooh Oooh Let me explain I saw a darkness, I saw a darkness Oooh Oooh Let me explain
2.
Put together shirt and tie Showed up an hour shy And I was feeling alone Room’s full of leprechauns All holding microphones And I was thinking of you Oh the voices in my head ring out Better you than me is what they say Oh the colours fade away to white I’m standing on the edge again Arrangements made with severed hands String me up where I stand And I was thinking out loud Will you fix me another one And tell the band to play the next song Cause I was thinking of home Oh I’m just thinking of home Oh the voices in my head ring out Better you than me is what they say Oh the colours fade away to white I’m standing on the edge again
3.
No One 03:16
You could never see The sunny side of shady street Mama I’ve made my choice Living a life with someone else’s voice And I do hope to God that we all make it out, make it out of the fog And I do hope to God that we all make it out, make it out of the fog ‘Cause no one wants to be like me And I really hoped you’d stay Guess you never thought I’d find my way And now these days drag on Voices in the alley from dusk till dawn And I do hope to God that we all make it out, make it out of the fog And I do hope to God that we all make it out, make it out of the fog ‘Cause no one wants to be like me I do hope to God that we all make it out, make it out of the fog ‘Cause no one wants to be like me
4.
Paradise 03:14
You always look me in the eye You never say the same thing twice Believe me when I tell you it’s gotta get better Now it has come to this Playing games just like kids We’re running through the yard to save our life tonight ‘Cause we’re a long way from home on some rocky shore Oh my I think it’s worth a try Oh my Gonna live in paradise We all know the way But that first step feels out of place Call me when you have some time to talk awhile Don’t you look that way We don’t move we stay the same We’ll let the stars guide our way tonight Oh my I think this is worth a try Oh my We might just get it right Oh my Gonna live in paradise There’s no need to hide We bought the ticket let’s take the ride Pick a road we’ll see where it goes Oh my I think this is worth a try Oh my We might just get it right This time Gonna live in paradise
5.
Staring down a guillotine feeling alright White hands floating up in the darkness of night Face after face standing in line To satisfy their taste in a cold delight Just give me love and control Love and control Give me love and control To make it though the night Cowboy in a mood and doesn't know why Can’t find the words to say so he looks for a fight Thoughts run through my mind thin and perverse Last man standing gets what he deserves Just give me love and control Love and control Give me love and control To make it though the night
6.
Better Days 04:37
Find it kind of hard to explain But I’ve felt it coming now for days Try not to let it show But I’ve felt it coming now for days If only I could stay out of my own way Cause I’ve seen better days Cause I’ve seen better days Left out in the cold and that’s ok If only I could stay out of my own way Explain again how this goes Cause I feel so far away My mind is lying on the road And I’ve got no soul left to save Everything seems just a day away Cause I’ve seen better days Cause I’ve seen better days Left out in the cold and that’s ok Cause I’ve seen better days I find it kind of hard to explain But I’ve felt it coming now for days If only I could stay out of my own way Cause I’ve seen better days Cause I’ve seen better days Left out in the cold and that’s ok Cause I’ve seen better days
7.
Figured Out 03:31
Oh my love There’s wolves in sheep’s clothing about But you seem to have your doubts That constitution will thin you out, oh You’re picking your part Professors, lawyers, astronauts But all the graphs and charts Can’t tell you how to be yourself You’ve got it all figured out You’re put together so well You’ve got it all figured out You’re put together so well We can see in the dark We’ll run it till it burns right out And take what is not Let's others sort it out, oh Cause we’ve got it all figured out We’re put together so well We’ve got it all figured out We’re put together so well And time, tide me over And time, tide me over We’ve got it all figured out We’re put together so well
8.
Tiger 04:39
Head lights pouring into the city And I don’t even know the names but they seem to know me Late nights weighing down on your shoulders You don’t even seem to care for the ones who bless you Head down trying to make it a living This could be the one but it seems not for me Oh I used to know a girl who made her own order Yeah I used to know the words to the song I once sang Dead dreams lying on every corner Tail lights burn and smolder like a fire in the street Catch your tiger by his collar Or watch it roam wild on the cold concrete Head down trying to make it a living This could be the one but it seems not for me Oh I used to know a girl who made her own order Yeah I used to know the words to the song I once sang I live my lie, I live my lie Oh I used to know a girl who made her own order Yeah I used to know the words to the song I once sang
9.
Coming Home 03:51
Don’t say anything Words are not what we need When you’re left with nothing But a lonely heart to feed But I’d do anything just to see your words again I’m coming home Son as you grow more like me Don’t let the innocence fade into need Cause I’d give anything just to walk your floor again Well I’m coming home Thrown into the fire in dismay Told to make peace with a bullet and blade And I’d do anything just to see your face again I left a giant, now I can hardly stand I’m coming home
10.
Fail 01:43
I don’t wanna fail I get up early and take my pills The man I need to be It don’t come naturally It’s all so meaningful When your back’s against the wall Pick me up or lay me down Just keep me around Let’s go out and get it all Bait it with prosperity Remember me when I’m gone And simplify me Simplify me

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released March 31, 2017

Eli Maiuri - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
James Gizzie - vocals, electric guitar, piano
Nathanial Goold - vocals, electric guitar, slide guitar
Philip Bosley - vocals, bass guitar
Tam Maiuri - vocals, trumpet, percussion
TJ Rogers - drums, percussion
Additional Musicians:
Jeff Heisholt - organ, piano, accordion
Tom Moffett - trumpet
Julian Nalli - saxophone
Nathan Dell-Vandenberg - trombone

Produced by Dan Hosh and Eli & the Straw Man
Let Me Explain, No One, Figured Out with Simon Ward and Darryl James
Engineered by Dan Hosh & Scott Peacock
Assistant Engineer: Ben Leger
Recorded and Mixed at Catherine North Studios (Hamilton, Ontario)
Mixed by Dan Hosh
No One Mixed by Dave Schiffman
Mastered by Ryan Morey at Greymarket Mastering (Montreal, Quebec)

Copyright Eli & the Straw Man 2017

Cover photos by Kedar Datta

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Eli & the Straw Man Niagara Falls, Ontario

Eli & the Straw Man is a collective of seasoned musicians from Canada’s Niagara region. The band formed in 2014 and has since gained a reputation for their charismatic live performances and nostalgic yet modern sound. Six personas deliver the mixed acoustic and electric instrumentation of Indie Roots Rock shaped by gospel and folk influences. ... more

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