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Shaker The Moon (fdm107)

by Chris Anderson

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Workin' The Machine 04:54
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WORKIN' THE MACHINE what goes up must come down you better leave your hate on the ground look at 'em run now these ivory eyes, they see all sides charades'll wear you thin don't take it off til it's over your head whoh-oh-oh-oh, whoh-oh-oh-oh don't ya step upon my feet it's a matter of time til we pick ourselves clean whoh-oh-oh-oh, whoh-oh-oh-oh it's a burden just to be the only one in the world workin' the machine the sun goes up, the sun goes down we're still here countin' the ways we're gonna wait it out until we spin again this kind of rain'll ease the pain just keep on singing the blues they've got nothing on you ain't that the truth whoh-oh-oh-oh, whoh-oh-oh-oh don't ya know it's all in vain it's a matter of time before we do it all again whoh-oh-oh-oh, whoh-oh-oh-oh it's a burden just to be the only one in the world workin' the machine we all get up, we all get down next up, do it again but don't stick around desire on the run we're busting loose from our own shoes to keep on playing the fool before they make it all true just look at you whoh-oh-oh-oh, whoh-oh-oh-oh stepping over, stepping on it's a matter of time before the thrill is gone whoh-oh-oh-oh, whoh-oh-oh-oh it's a burden just to be the only one in the world workin' the machine 8/23/18
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Gutterball 03:50
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GUTTERBALL in the gutter is a shelter from the wind that's blowing up and down, time and again somewhere out in the storm is where i stand just wading through the moments in my hands simple is as simple does release the aching doves in the gutter there another road ahead that'll keep me on my toes until i'm dead but anyway, it's far beyond the bend i'll take it like a thief or just pretend shady eyes can hypnotize the strongest never shoves too much to touch is never what my shadow says he loves simple is as simple does release the aching doves to the wicked wind i'll see it to the end in the gutter i can't see for all the haze that's cluttered all around me like a maze i built it so i know my way around but sometimes it's enough to feel the ground lyin' fools, they stole the jewels and left behind the gloves for all of us to shout and cuss at those who rise above simple is as simple does release the aching doves to the wicked wind i'll see it to the end in the gutter there's no other way to crawl in the wilderness i'm backed up to the wall i heard it once or twice, the siren's song and smiled though she couldn't stay for long shady eyes can hypnotize the strongest never shoves too much to touch is never what my shadow says he loves lyin' fools, they stole the jewels and left behind the gloves for all of us to shout and cuss at those who rise above simple is as simple does release the aching doves to the wicked wind i'll see it to the end -1/14/19
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Atlas 02:52
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ATLAS there's a thief in the alley of my mind he takes a moment there from time to time when panic sets about he'll have his day and tear down all the good left in the way he's going down down down it's coming now now now he's going down down down oh hell yeah, we're over it there's a fool in the attic of my life sharpening his wits before his knife someday we'll see who's who and get back on the horse that threw us off before the dawn he's going down down down it's coming now now now he's going down down down oh hell yeah, we're over it there's a demon in the spires of my soul shouting revolution from his hole there's nothing left but dust and the remains of the cloud that kept us safe from all that rain he's going down down down it's coming now now now he's going down down down oh hell yeah, we're over it -1/13/19
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Go Down Swingin' 05:01
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GO DOWN SWINGIN' hey ho, it's time to go down swingin' like a bad man head in the sand i got the wheels and the ground below me i'm rolling like a freight train thief in the rain i got it now i wrapped it up to make a point and disappeared between the joints of the barricade i built inside my head might as well do something else instead hey ho, it's time to go down swingin' like a bad man head in the sand i got the wheels and the ground below me i'm rolling like a freight train thief in the rain i got it now sometimes it's better left undone than to sweat out every moment in the sun before the shade, before those rainy days wash out everything left in the way hey ho, it's time to go down swingin' like a bad man head in the sand i got the wheels and the ground below me i'm rolling like a freight train thief in the rain i got it now this time, we all can feel it swell from the furthest reaches of our dryest well and settle on our souls without a sound so we're moving on, a thousand heels abound hey ho, it's time to go down swingin' like a bad man head in the sand i got the wheels and the ground below me i'm rolling like a freight train thief in the rain i got it now -1/8/19
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Carnival Eyes 06:28
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CARNIVAL EYES carnival eyes in the midnight sun a seed in disguise, a shadow on the run when the silence ignites we'll just pretend we're done carnival eyes like a river swim out to the surface, now we're back again when the sunlight erupts we better move back in carnival eyes in the mirror glow shades of the blades we never used to know when the chaos collides, only then we'll go carnival eyes under a raven sky capture the moments as they pass on by moving on to the edge between how and why and it's a circus around here three rings and cavalcades, ya hear those eyes keep ringing clear carnival eyes beyond the last known light shatter delusions of what's wrong and right if the thunder won't settle then we're off to fight carnival eyes on their dying day huzzah to the lids that get in the way and make us forget the things we need to say this tunnel takes us to the end of each beginning, break, and bend our sweetest fear is our best friend -1/10/19
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Shaker The Moon 04:48
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SHAKER THE MOON man alive, it's colder than a big wreck driver on the edge of the way where the bright lights burn, baby yearn for the tricks and the motherfucker of the day we're in tune with the boon and it's blood red, shaker the moon he got a hand on the wheel no pride, baby boom, inside this room where you're told just how to feel take it to the ledge, now you put me on edge, now blow it up, for a moment, just to feel the mirage of all the red in the way no bread, no mary, no cheap contrary fix is gonna make them pay so we do it up here like we do all year and forget about the fog and the wind pretend we're the moon we're gonna burn out soon they'll believe anything, my friend take it to the ledge, now you put me on edge, now big rig, gonna ride over the holes in the road he got no stone to throw mama G needs answers, don't need facts or an elemental dance in the row black eyes mean money in the eyes of the honeymaker my, he's got some thoughtful lies behind is a blind spot bigger than the kind of modesty he calls a prize take it to the ledge, now you put me on edge, now this little tune it's for shaker the moon, shaker the moon oh, you better get here soon shaker the moon, shaker the moon nice one, said the big cat standing on the edge of the sun where all the outlaws play nowhere's so scary than the eyes of mary when you get it up to walk away this fire, oh my, her arms are wide but not because of what you think it's time to climb the lattice and i know i need a fucking drink this big ship sails til it springs a leak and then everyone is freaking out about some stupid shit that no one else should ever really care about and here, i'm just here, just doing my thing and singing with my head in the sand and waiting for the moment when we can strike up the fucking band take it to the ledge, now you put me on edge, now this little tune it's for shaker the moon, shaker the moon oh, you better get here soon shaker the moon, shaker the moon take it to the ledge, now you put me on edge, now -1/21/19
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Devil, Devil 04:09
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DEVIL, DEVIL my face is the face of madness behind my eyes, is where i lie my face is the face of madness seether never leaves me high and dry my face is the face of madness trick me once you'll never see it grow my face is the face of madness kiss me once or twice before i go my face is the face of madness over/out, it's what she said my face is the face of madness believe it, just this once, the sky is red my face is the face of madness wrap yourself in every little lie my face is the face of madness my inner angel's demon's on the fly my face is the face of madness it takes me by the wing and makes me sing my face is the face of madness it triggers like a crown upon a king my face is the face of madness poison arrows dive beneath my soul my face is the face of madness you can see it in the depths of every hole devil, devil... -1/22/19
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Cobwebs 05:41
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COBWEBS sometimes i'm made of glass sometimes i care too much to let it pass sometimes i feel too much sometimes i'm left relying on my crutch i'm feeling holy, feeling whole but there's nothing left but cobwebs in my soul sometimes i hear that bell she's been ringing for as long as i can tell sometimes it's all too real sometimes i cut the cord before i feel i'm feeling holy, feeling whole but there's nothing left but cobwebs in my soul sometimes i shake it down sometimes i paint my dunce cap like a crown sometimes it's like i'm here sometimes i'm cataloging all my fears just to see which bend or break will lead me to the messes that i'll make sometimes it's like a dog the way the fire's dampened by the fog i'm feeling holy, feeling whole but there's nothing left but cobwebs in my soul we're gonna shake it down now we're gonna bring that motherfucker to his knees we're gonna take it down now to the shadow of the demon that he used to be we're gonna shake it down now sometimes i'm on the run sometimes i hit and quit and then i'm done -1/15/19
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Wicked Jane 03:08
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WICKED JANE just go away now wicked jane, wicked jane she's got her eyes on the button but she's paying the cost for the point she never got across she threw her sense into the void just go away now wicked jane, wicked jane she's got her eyes on the button and she's claiming the prize for all the circles, cons, and alibis she blew it out into the wind just go away now wicked jane, wicked jane she's got her eyes on the button and she's spinning her wheels just to see the way it kinda feels she's got her eyes on the button and she's pounding the wall above the shouting and the caterwaul she's got her eyes on the button and she's feeding the flame that carries over and it's all the same she left her soul out in the rain just go away now wicked jane, wicked jane -1/3/18
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Don't Wait For The Rain 02:57
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DON'T WAIT FOR THE RAIN knee-high to the background standing in the way, you got a lot to say even when it gets down deep in your skin you never want to go away don't give it away there ain't enough to go around don't give it away look out, man we got the bombs and we're coming down but we don't really know how oh my god what the hell have we done now? holy hell black ice on the fly oh my, you gotta see the way it shines it's never been better said the fly in the net so what if we're just wasting time moving down the line there ain't no talking tough this time moving down the line look out, man we got the bombs and we're coming down but we don't really know how oh my god what the hell have we done now? holy hell big head at the red door i figured that the floor would pull us into this tunnel so i did a quick runner and i thought about the way it's always what it is don't wait for the rain we'll just pretend we're dawning now don't wait for the rain the end is coming soon don't wait for the rain we're on the back slide of it all don't wait for the rain look out, man we got the bombs and we're coming down but we don't really know how oh my god what the hell have we done now? holy hell big fool, go and sharpen all your tools it's time to throw it all away 1/29/19

about

Chris Anderson's 73rd full-length album release.

I have spent the majority of my life writing songs, so many songs. A pretty ridiculous amount of songs, in fact. Albums were made....oh so many albums, but not enough albums for all the songs. And, once my recording style was standardized in 2008, every song that came before was back in the hopper, to be brought up to the standard at hand.

I started addressing the issue in 2011 and 2013, when I recorded a ton of those older songs. Some of the most important ones were released on 2014's Reinvent The Lie, while the rest just kinda hung around, waiting for a purpose. In 2016, I got the idea to fashion those songs into new albums and that spearheaded a campaign that is still continuing, as I am constantly recording batches of old songs and making new albums out of them. As such, I put myself on a songwriting moratorium, so I could focus on that project. I still flexed my creative muscles on rewrites and revisions but new songs were kept to a minimum.

Every year since 2007 I have participated in the RPM Challenge, which charges artists with the task of recording an album over the month of February. It has always been successful for me and one of my favorite times of the year. Every album created until 2016 featured songs written during the challenge as well, and some of those albums are among the most important in this collection. With the songwriting moratorium going, in 2017 I looked back to my first RPM album, both the album itself and the many songs that were written for it but not recorded. The result was an album called Disastering, and I had a great time making it. 2018 saw me having issues with my recording gear so my RPM offering was a set of three extended improvisations called Octarina, which is a very cool record, something completely different. By the time 2019 came around, however, it was time to start writing songs again.

Rather than do it all in February, I wanted the songs to breathe a bit before being recorded so I started writing at the beginning of January. The goal was to write one song per day and while there were some days where that was impossible, I would always make up the difference later, and at the end of the month I had 31 viable new songs. I feared that the process would be difficult, seeing as I hadn't written anything in some time, but it was actually the opposite. I would pick up a guitar and a song would just spill out immediately and with very little effort. And those songs weren't gibberish either. They were songs with meaning, words that needed to be said, and a kickass musical soundtrack with which to do it. Each song was immediately recorded as an elaborate acoustic demo, and I would continue on, as the pile grew.

As soon as the month changed over to February, it was time to start recording. I took a couple days off of work, thus creating a four-day weekend, and I recorded the entire lot over that period. Long days and wild inspiration led to a vast bank of what I consider to be some of the strongest material of my "career".

Early on, I knew there would be more than one album created and it didn't take long for the songs to start falling into one of three categories:

a) socio-political commentary
b) deeply personal, reflective, holy-shit-I-just-turned-45
c) other

The first category is what makes up this album. I shall not preach here (I'll let the song speak) but these are very trying times and these songs could only come into being in this day and age. I wish they did not have to exist but they do, and I am glad that they do. This album is most certainly a statement and fortunately I believe the songs support that. I have a deep love and appreciation for every song on this album but "Workin' The Machine", "Go Down Swingin'", and the title track go beyond blowing me away. One of my proudest accomplishments.

-CA, 3/29/19

credits

released March 29, 2019

"produced" by Chris Anderson
Recorded and mixed in The Room, February 2019
For the RPM Challenge

CA: acoustic and electric guitars, bass, acoustic and electric mandolin, drum programming, percussion, vocals, other shit.


All songs written by Chris Anderson
(c) CA / Flying Dachshund Music (BMI)


This album is dedicated to the world.



(p)(c) 2019 Chris Anderson / Flying Dachshund Music. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is only cool if you press this to vinyl and send me a copy. Those who rip me off will be shaken.

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Chris Anderson Alexandria, Virginia

Chris is a wildly prolific songwriter who has hovered among the outskirts of the music world for over 30 years. On his own label, Flying Dachshund Music, Chris has released 154 CDs, 96 of them being full-length albums. That's just the tip of the iceberg and there are no signs of stopping. Ever.

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