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Found in the shed

by Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures

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Found in the shed (free) 04:00
broken dusty cracked and rusty sometimes I feel I am the furniture found in the shed discarded, forgotten low down and rotten sometimes I feel I am the junk found in the shed a little attention a little time you can make this contraption come alive and shine rain soaked and wasted stained, useless and hated sometimes I'm mistaken for the objects you find in the shed misplaced and dated old fashioned and faded sometimes we're the pieces everyone has left in the shed some consideration a little caring you can take this machine and make it sing find the right wavelength tune in the channel connect all the wires under the panel put me back together bit by bit till I am as good as new and figure where I fit stranded and shattered piled up and battered sometimes I think I'm like the furniture found in the shed but you add the right component and give it a moment you're the one who will teach me that feeling is all in my head
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This Illinois moon shining like one of Willem Dafoe's teeth as our story starts the late musician his car bonnet raised and he's underneath he slams it shut and yells 'try the engine' there's a brief sign of life but it's all emphysema he kicks the front tire and with a sigh he gives up while some 10 miles away the girl from Ipanema drifts between saloon doors and his date When he arrives he's all black with grease and smells of engine a cursory glance around this place finds things being packed up by the band and barman he grabs his head and through cracked cursing lips he blames himself, his car and all who made her then there's a flash of colour over in the corner he can't believe it as she wanders over and sits saying 'my darling you're late' He sings I would cross mountains I'd swim the sea I will always get here in the end if you are waiting for me She lets out a laugh then calls the waiter they both order a stiff drink and there they sit till last orders are called the empties in the sink he knows he has to make his move he's all mumbling nerves it's right now or the moment will be lost the box is opened he's down on his knee light catches the ring he has his fingers crossed She smiles then says 'why the wait?' He sings Will you cross mountains swim the ocean blue will you always get here in the end if I am there for you Say yes and I'll cross mountains I'd swim the sea I will always get here in the end if you are waiting for me. That Illinois girl took her late musician by the hand and said I'll have to think about it
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My neighbor is a farmer So he knows a thing or two like waiting out the winter and what's a proper pair of shoes on a disaster movie morning when the elements won't quit there are existential cries newspaper lady in a fit walking this city of rust patience is a must in the basement there's construction they must know a thing or two like the certainty of destruction and all the different size of screws when the elephant leaves the building and all the baskets are broke you get a face full of carbon of course you start to choke when all other options are bust patience is a must I am cursing Samuel Johnson tired of hearing myself speak too many words hitting the ceiling foundations feeling weak what does it really matter when there's beauty in the street things have a way of turning over when two ideas have room to meet This is an empty evening it must hold a thing or two like the discovery of a future or some take away food When there's nothing left but traffic and a mother in law joke the distance is overwhelming and you're permanently broke when apologies are dust patience is a must
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hand me that gingham table cloth hand me that folding table too I've got the napkins and cutlery in my overcoat salt and pepper packets in my shoe I'm going to that building river building climbing up to the top I'm going up onto of that building building I may never stop they're turning Domino sugar into housing so as they tear at the guts from here I'll sit on top and have some cheese and wine bid the old farewell my dear I can see a lot from this building river building smoke stacks and the chimney tops I'm up on the roof of that building building perspective it can mean a lot. Vincent's ashes scatted with his favourite hat there are probably worse ways to go but as I sit up here and realise that the east river puts on a tug boat show they wave as they pass this building river building I'd give it all for just one more go round I've got to the top of the building building I catch my breath before it makes a sound
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this little apartment these last two years time with you always so near no anxiety we can be ourselves in this little apartment in the best city in the world this current feeling hard to pin down it's in the bricks of this building it's having you around it's in the words in my headphones in the strings of my guitar this current feeling in every corner of my simple heart I'm no good at putting this into words you just know if and when its at your door seeing my friends the word is spreading what else are words and music for this current existence of ours full of the rich and the rare each morning I'm amazed that you even care you pull me from the cold to where it's warm this current existence has filled me head to toe with a loving calm I'm no good without my girl things go smoother when she's here it's true and I hope all the people I care for feel like this what else are words and music here to do
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New England 03:57
The ghosts and spirits of Fryeburg Maine call to me in a moment of silence I will count up and keep all of my coins with them build a shelter and some self reliance I want to find an old fishing boat painted shipyard grey and spend my days making her seaworthy New England with your New England trees look what you've done to me I want to learn It's not just the song it's where you sing it I long to leave some dust and feathers on the mic an old barn, high ceilings, a cathedral of bric a brac with history wood beams, paint cans, old bricks and a rusted bike In the shadow of the brave white mountains and their smart red and orange cousins I want to go way out there and never come back like vinyl, telegrams and carrier pigeons want to wash up on the shore of some lake's island stick a flag in the sand and claim it as my own New England with your New England eyes I hope you'll welcome me home I want to learn it's not just the song it's where you play it I long to leave these notes scattered along the river bank grab some branches and kick the earth under a tea stained sky and in my sweethearts arms share some evening whispered thanks
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This city is a cardboard storm tonight and I'm a cinema marquee each piece an address to some place new my love can always spot me The city and the cardboard storm tonight and I am underneath the A outside that breeze brings commuters to their knees as I give out the time of day we're not holding hands because it's valentines It's so I know where my home is at all times A cardboard storm in the city tonight lean in with your shoulder and grin each airborne scrap a torn off idea that one day somewhere someone can win we're not locking arms because it's valentines I just don't want to leave my life behind
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All I see's the front beams the white lines in the road and your reflection there's a thousand more to go you'll keep on the wheel I will keep up conversation another morning comes strange landscapes and the sun and another gas station when you're facing down the day only time is in your way between here and the destination I want get lost with you out here under this widescreen sky and if we never find our way home I wouldn't mind the bad motels and roadside breakfasts even have a certain style to them I can't wait for the day our travels start again never ending power lines factories or turbines connect the nation from the castle on the coast to the trailers in the shadow of a mountain no sign of life on the longest stretch defies imagination the road makes you think on your feet be ready for every situation all my focus is on finding a way that we can save up take off and make this our story for a while
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Yours to conquer (free) 03:47
lights off head down memories creep in forgotten faces the past is waving goodbye clean slate since you moving forward each day clear blue no more awkward skies and just your skin's worth more than water an airplane's sun rise your laugh is brighter I am the earth I'm yours to conquer I'm so lucky to live a moment within your eyes daybreak still up we are the night birds on the sofa with blankets and vision blurred we fly Your hand in mine and I'm a winner the Mackinac Bridge your support is stronger my head my heart are yours to conquer and no matter what my question your love replies
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Dead weight 04:31
I just got back I'd been fighting with myself afraid of lighting this room was black but now I'm back no need to listen to what I was saying my head, my bed a mess can't believe you're staying It's you I'm missing I need to listen Sometimes I lose Sometimes it beats me Some times the ground comes up to meet me Sometime it's the future Sometimes just fate Sometimes they call me The Dead Weight I'm The Dead Weight In the grand scheme this moment will pass but I am trapped beneath a half empty glass thought it was last years dream this grand scheme Sometimes it's tricky Sometimes confusion Sometimes my goodwill needs a transfusion sometimes it's early and I'm running late the ones around me know I'm the dead weight they call me the dead weight
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No one here survives (free) 02:33
it was winter the ground was hard the fence had fallen to the weeds in the yard an angry air claws at the paint the battered porch swing the patience of a saint and the wind whispers not long now tree tops tearing holes in the ceiling the foundations got that sinking' feeling the walls are paper to the ancient roots at night the creatures see what they can loot and together they sing not long now the earth is taking this house with it when it goes pull it down into it's fire till nothing shows we were here and we lived a million lives the last laugh is no one here survives

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My 6th Album of original songs.

The idea with this one was to do the songs as simple as possible. Most of them have minimal or no overdubs and the lyrics and the playing have to stand by themselves without the luxury of complicated production.

This was both nerve wracking and liberating, personally I consider this some of my best work.

Not that it's saying much.

Here's hoping someone enjoys all this.

A video for the song "Stay Where You Are" is now up on YouTube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=M30jnZMCiJw

Recorded at Om/No Studios, Manhattan. Produced & Mixed by Jon Cross.
℗ 2011 Miscellaneous Plumbing Music © 2011 Miscellaneous Plumbing Music. The copyright of this recording is owned by Jon Cross & Miscellaneous Plumbing Music. All rights reserved.

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released July 1, 2011

Guitar, Mandolin, Percussion, Ukulele, Keyboard, Harmonica, Vocals - Jon Cross

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Songwriting and banging your instruments together

The main thing I love to do is write songs. I pick up various instruments from ukulele to piano, accordion to percussion and electric guitar to harmonica and bang them about to try and get close to the noises I hear in my head but the writing comes first. ... more

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