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Emperor of Colorado
01:40
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01 Emperor of Colorado
Matthews
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All the weight’s been lifted
Right off my back
Reality has shifted
I’m lost without a track
Gonna take it easy
Like a cat stretched in the sun
See where it leads me
When the day is done
Pre-chorus
I’ve seen the valley draw the river in
Rolling right back down to where it’s always been
Chorus
I’m taking it easy, I’m enjoying my time
The world could fall apart, but I’m feeling fine
All this time spent waiting
Just spinning my wheels
Gotta wait a little longer
Just to see what time reveals
Gonna take it slowly
Like Winter into Spring
See if it shows me
What a little patience brings
Pre-chorus
Chorus
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Growing Vine
02:28
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02 Growing Vine
Grear/Matthews
You’ve got a garden in your heart
It’s always been there from the start
Don’t let the weeds get in the way
Your roots are strong you’ll live another day
Chorus
See yourself climbing high
Sitting right below the sky
With the sunset fading in your eye
You’ve got a pride can’t be denied
You’re just a growing vine
Sometimes you grow sideways but that’s just fine
Climbing up the cracked wall
I’m just getting high, baby that’s all
Chorus
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Just the Sky
02:48
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Just the Sky
Matthews
When you look up what do you think that you see?
When you look up what do you think that you see?
A great big mirror, the sky and the sea
When you look up what do you think that you see?
When you look up what do you think that you see?
Some old man looking out for thee
It’s just the sky and the sea
It’s just the sky and me
It’s just the sky and the sea
It’s just the sky and me
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Silent Spring
04:15
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5. Silent Spring
Grear/Matthews
Closer together, farther apart
Is this the end or just a start?
Silent Spring, outside my door
Going back to the way things were before
Chorus
Your eyes, fixed on the stars
Finger pointed at the moon
Don’t forget the silent Spring
Another Summer will be here soon
Arms wrapped around, all you can hold
But where do you buy what can’t be sold?
Spend all your time, waiting for
The past to come knocking at your door
Chorus
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Waking Up With You
02:47
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6. Waking Up With You
Matthews
Find a place to sit in the sun
Anyplace’ll do any single one
Reach out take my hand
Let’s hit the road, strike up the band
Chorus
That’s when I knew
My heart was beating for you
And anything that I could do //And anything that we’d go through2x
Would be alright waking up with you
Tune one up, let it slide
Spending days by your side
Curl up, share my chair
Watch the sunshine move through the air
Chorus
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7. Here Comes The Country Doctor
Matthews
Here comes the Country Doctor
That grim joker with a reaper’s grim
Paper skin stretched across his death-skull
Salacious smile reveals the teeth of sin
Chorus
Skinny skeleton syringe man
Black satchel of the surgeon
He’s the withered widow’s new best friend
If he heals you once you need healing again
If he heals you once you need healing
Arrived in town like a shadow
Right when all the money came in
Riding his wagon right down main street
Rusty stethoscope clutched in his hand
Chorus
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Bringing the Future Home
02:22
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08 Bringing the Future Home
Grear/Matthews
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Lookin Up
03:17
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9. Lookin’ Up
Matthews
I sit below the night sky
Growing bigger in my open eyes
I can’t see the lights of the city
And I can’t hear the people there, always so busy
Chorus
Lookin’ up seeing the big stars
I’m laughing, feeling real small
Oh, I might just float up into this night sky
Leaving my troubles below
Out way beyond the cash chase
I can hear my thoughts, not my heart race
I reflect on a tree branch
Let’s take a chance, quit riding the fence
Chorus
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Honey Blazer Denver, Colorado
Growing from the friendship of Gann Matthews and Brad Grear, Honey Blazer chips the shale off rock-and-roll gems that draw
from both West Coast experimentalism and the best of Golden Era songwriting.
With a songwriting engine that is equal parts George Harrison and Cass McCombs, and a “firearm-free” Spector production sound, the band makes easy songs for troubled times.
photo by Glenn Ross
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Honey Blazer recommends:
Not only is Ryan our friend and bandmate, he also has an awesome band called Supreme Joy. (Not to mention being a member of SF's Cool Ghouls, more on that below) Check out his great new record, JOY!
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Live On WFMU, Jersey City, NJ 3/22/2013
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Before returning West, Gann played bass in NYC's Plates of Cake. Witness the live glory of Plates as they ride the train to NJ to play at legendary station WFMU.
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Drop the digital needle and groove to the great songwriting and awesome recorded vibe of SF's Cool Ghouls, featuring our friend and bandmate Ryan Wong!
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