Star Stuff, by Great Elk

Star Stuff

by Great Elk

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1.	Dark Mountain 05:19	lyrics	buy track
DARK MOUNTAIN Come on, park your car let the keys slip into your pocket, now and walk Go on, past the walls let your mind slip away from the crowd they’re gone Float off, above the ground up where silver ships are slinking through the stars A dot among the clouds of all the cosmic dust - oh, you know that’s all you are There’s nothing here to pin your wishes on the best is done Oh, it’s done Empires rise and fall all the time yeah, all the time all the time Go on, close your eyes there’s more on in there than on the outside Come on, close your eyes you can leave all this broken world far behind There’s nothing here to pin your wishes on the best is done it’s done Empires rise and fall all the time all the time all the time
2.	How it Ends 03:24	lyrics	buy track
HOW IT ENDS I’m gonna swallow everything then forget what I did again I’m gonna fly on my own wings or put my fist through a television set Don’t you follow me to far I’m a man who can’t say anything You’re holding on to a dying star It’s gonna burst and swallow everything I can’t wait for it Can’t wait for it I can’t wait to see how it ends I can’t wait for it Can’t wait for it I can’t wait to see how… I wanna live like a rolling stone shake the moss and whatever else they say I wanna learn how to rock ‘n roll stop this song and start it off again I wanna live like a dying man open eyes, feeling everything You’re holding on to dying star I’m gonna burst and swallow everything I can’t wait for it Can’t wait for it I can’t wait to see how it ends I can’t wait for it Can’t wait for it I can’t wait to see how… I can’t wait for it Can’t wait for it I can’t wait to see how it ends I can’t wait for it Can’t wait for it I can’t wait to see how it ends
3.	In My Eyes 04:04	lyrics	buy track
Don’t ask me how I’m doing you already know But I’m still here underneath this mangled machine Don’t tell me what you’re thinking I already know I could’ve been what should’ve been what I think you dreamed Ask no questions hear no lies A tired old expression in my eyes my eyes The temperature is falling but you already know it shakes teeth stabs your feet and squeezes out your air I’d go out to the corner to get another beer but I can’t leave there’s a million feet of snow from here to there Ask no questions hear no lies A tired old expression in my eyes my eyes Don’t ask me how I’m doing you already know But I’m still here underneath this mangled machine
4.	Music is Better Than Life 04:28	lyrics	buy track
MUSIC IS BETTER THAN LIFE Well, I’ve been rolling around taking my time but it’s hard to take your time Everything’s moving so fast so much on my mind and it’s hard to keep track of your mind Ohhhhhhhh If I was a river I’d be slow and I’d be wide a big river where a mountains collide And if I was a day I’d be long and creep into the night oh, I’ve had enough of the night Ohhhhhhh Ohhhhhhh These songs might ruin my life they might set it right but I’ll sing ‘em most every night And hope someone closes their eyes to forget about life ‘cause music is better than life oh, music is better than life oh, music is better than life Ohhhhhhh Ohhhhhhh Ohhhhhhh
5.	Sun God 03:34	lyrics	buy track
SUN GOD You’ve been waiting for the dawning for the power of the sun Well, I am the son of, the son of the sun I’ve been waiting for you calling I’ve been sleeping with the stars I’ll come down Oh, I’ll come down The darkness is done And it’ll work out right It’ll work out alright It’ll work out right Alright Alright In the cold night by the moonlight light a candle for your dreams In the cold night by the moonlight float your wishes down the stream Oh, it’ll work out right It’ll work out alright It’ll work out right
6.	Everything Falls Apart 02:50	lyrics	buy track
EVERYTHING FALLS APART You start to figure out that you’re never going to figure anything out It’s never a little everything falls apart You start to figure out that love will never cure your loneliness You’re still alone Talking to yourself And I am waiting for this winter to end And I am looking for a home again ‘cause I feel alive I’m alive again I’m alive again
7.	Star Stuff 02:23	lyrics	buy track
STAR STUFF Tell me can you fake it? Can you fake it for a while? (There’s beauty in that too) I think we can make it, we can make it with a smile (that’s all we gotta do) There’s so much that’s still amazing, it’s amazing to be alive (that’s all ya gotta do) See, I can fake it so let's fake it for a while And smile… Smile Come on… Tell me can you fake it? Can you fake it for a while? (There’s beauty in that too) I think we can make it, we can make it with a smile (that’s all we gotta do) There’s so much that’s still amazing, it’s amazing to be alive (that’s all ya gotta do) See, I can fake it so let's fake it for a while And smile… Smile Come on…
8.	A Seaside Prayer 03:25	lyrics	buy track
A SEASIDE PRAYER The ocean plays a perfect serenade with voices in the air The kids are lined up at the old arcade the seaside sends a prayer Flies are buzzing at the lemonade free hands block the glare The sun burns another shoulder blade but darling don’t despair The moment is gone don’t you cry The trip that we’re on is gonna fly Hold on to my arm and we’ll get by Hold on to my arm by and by All that you see is all that we’ve got It’s just you and me you know that’s a lot Yeah, all that you see is all that we’ve got it’s just you and me you know that’s a lot Tankers on the h’rizon burn, then fade the coaster riders scream Soaring seagulls and the terns invade the hot dog vendors’ steam The fortune tellers on the promenade foretell a closing scene The seaside sings a perfect serenade while all the world careens The moment is gone don’t you cry The trip that we’re on is gonna fly Hold on to my arm and we’ll get by Hold on to my arm by and by All that you see is all that we’ve got It’s just you and me you know that’s a lot Yeah, all that you see is all that we’ve got it’s just you and me girl, that’s a lot
9.	A Clouded Head (Kansas City) 03:45	lyrics	buy track
A CLOUDED HEAD Kansas City, I’m calling you forget the letter, not a word was true Oh, I’m a liar when I am blue But Kansas City, I’m still calling you Oh, one more drink and a clouded head I almost thought of something you said but my heart is sinking, pushing lead Oh, one more drink and a clouded head There’s so much that I failed to say the day that I flew Of all the bad ideas I’ve had the worst of them was you But Kansas City, I’m still calling you First the whiskey and then the wine your hands together head bowed to mine To get as drunk as you are kind Oh, first the whiskey and then the wine But all that’s behind us now I know that I’m a fool Of all the bad ideas I’ve had the best of them was you So Kansas City I’m still calling you Kansas City, I’m calling you I’ve been in Cali for a year or two Oh, she’s a good one, her heart is true But Kansas City, I’m still calling you

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Originally released July 1, 2015, Star Stuff is now available on bandcamp for the first time.

credits

released July 1, 2015

Recorded August 2013 to October 2014, primarily at The Isokon in Woodstock, NY by D. James Goodwin.
Additional recording by Great Elk in Brooklyn, NY and Cheshire, OR.
Mixed by D. James Goodwin
Mastered by Tommy Harron
Cover photo by Bryan Bisordi
Cover design by Erica Rudy
All songs by Great Elk, BMI.

Great Elk is Paul Basile, Bryan Bisordi, Tommy Harron, Patrick Hay and Bryan Trenis

© 2014, All rights reserved.

Thanks to our families, significant others and friends for your love and support.

Special thanks to Star Stuff supporters David Hills, Jessi Robertson and Clarke Speicher.

"We are made of star stuff." - Carl Sagan

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The New Yorker says - “The Brooklyn rockers Great Elk display the control and restraint of a band with deep chemistry, as they sway gracefully between gentle ballads and mid-tempo indie-rock tunes.”

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