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1.
Blood Rain (free) 04:38
Blazer on the love seat Laptop is in charge Said that you were all mine Then we all drew straws Needle in the open hand Clear a space for her to land Tell me where you want me Tell me where you want me They say your good heart Ain't so good anymore I can see the blood drain from your eyes Try to get along Make room for the stars Say that you are all mine Then you don't show up Burning in the midnight sun Rock your baby all night long Tell me where you want me Tell me where you want me They say your good heart Ain't so good anymore I can see the blood drain from your eyes
2.
I am the feeling that you don't ignore I am the father that you ought to know Yeah, of all of the powers that be The one who matters is me And you're so confident and self-assured And you are careful not to be overheard Yet, of all the powers that be The one who matters is me You cut through all the bullshit Aw, you're getting through it All you are trying to be Yeah, you're getting noticed Then you lose your focus And your focus is me The one who matters is me All that you're trying to be The one who matters is me There's a party on your office floor And you are trying to hold your liquor But your friends won't help you for free When the one who matters is me And in the soft dim light of the hall They come running with their hands full of stones Yeah of all of the powers that be The one who matters is me You cut through all the bullshit Aw, you're getting through it All you are trying to be Takes one to know one Aw, you holy roll one Tired of your company The one who matters is me All that you're trying to be The who matters is me
3.
You're unhappy with the world that you made Try to make a good thing great Your leaving me left no doubt You look better when you're on your way out All your life is such a terrible mess Nothing's ever gonna hurt less Nothing's gonna make you feel right Until you accept the rest of your life C'mon and admit your brave mistake The one you weren't afraid to make C'mon you knew it all along The way to reparation hall The way to reparation hall It's exciting when you think about it Chance to undo a regret Something that you take back now Could save you on a bad side of town Pedals falling off your rose Aw, you got a lot of nice clothes What you gonna wear in a fight To cover up the thorn in your side? C'mon and admit your brave mistake The one you weren't afraid to make C'mon you knew it all along The way to reparation hall The way to reparation hall I know you want to save your face You ought to be ashamed of yourself I know you want to save that face
4.
Sidewalks 04:39
You left a light on in the dark It's the only time that I could see you And all the time that I was lost I always thought that I was near you We're terrorized out of our senses We're so afraid that we believe them Yeah, we're too old to make it back And what we built can't be repeated Should have never lost what we had Sidewalks you remind me of Taking me the places that I needed to go Guess I might have used you for your love Was that so bad? You were alone there in the darkness It's the only scene I can remember And you said you could walk home alone But I should have gone; I should have begged you Should have never lost what we had Sidewalks you remind me of Taking me the places that I needed to go Guess I might have used you for your love Was that so bad? You were proud of our civilized break-up You got by but you never got what you need Say you got to hold onto your big dreams Should have never lost what we had Sidewalks you remind me of Taking me the places that I needed to go Guess I might have used you for your love Was that so bad? Was that so bad?
5.
White Sands 04:35
she broke suddenly from the weight of my arms and drifted out the chamber into the dark her naked body shone beneath the fat moon and i said oh-oooh-hooo-oh-ohh followed my horsemen through the violet dark and her silhouette was still on fire when we got much closer and could see where she stood we all said oh-oooh-hooo-oh-ohh formed my halo from the branch steered the horses underneath the white sand fire my pistols through the flames seal the horses underneath the white sand and i said, oh, no no. i draped put her gown on her shoulders for warmth she let it fall back to the ground all my religions undone before that dawn and i said oh-oooh-hooo-oh-ohh formed my halo from the branch steered the horses underneath the white sand fire my pistols through the flames seal the horses underneath the white sand and she said, oh, no no
6.
Left Behind (free) 03:35
I like where you're going I mark my map I post your instructions On an internet site I dig carpal tunnels In my own small hands Playing hurt in the city Playing dead for the man   Walk miles undercover Wear a suit and tie We pray for our brothers On a cash cell phone We know what we're doing But we don't know why Taking orders from each other And the deep blue sky   We told all the people to wait here We told all the people to wait here   We stood in a circle 'Til the sun went down Laying hands on each other And our ears to the ground We know who we love But we don't know why We trust in a lover Who's a thief in the night   We told all the people to wait here We told all the people to wait here   We slept in the city All by ourselves Making love to each other Eating breakfast in bed When we looked in the mirror We found our voice Because you can't do nothing That we couldn't do better ourselves
7.
In the Dark 04:17
Wait for me wait for me I don't know how you can run that fast Race through the park with a big head start And hey, I came in last In that moment, you changed me A heart isn't easy to find In that moment I see your light And from then on I set my sights on you Tell the whole world That I'm in love when I see her face Yeah, that’s my girl and no one else is gonna take her place I said all that I can say There's no more running away It's quiet in the car on our way back home And I still feel uptight We're taking our time, and I know that it's right But I might lose my mind In that moment, you changed me A heart isn't easy to find In that moment I see your light And in the dark I could feel your eyes on me Tell the whole world That I'm in love when I see her face Yeah, that’s my girl and no one else is gonna take her place I said all that I can say I'm planning the rest of my days There's no more running away Cuz out here in the dark of my night When I don't know what's wrong or what's right And the thing that I want Is you in my arms I don't what I can do… In that moment In that moment In that moment In the dark I could feel your eyes on me
8.
Richard III 05:33
I can't get into The Fall I can't buy enough at the mall I fell into a trap and then I fell asleep I lie awake at night in my bed I try to feel as safe as I can But I am afraid That the only way out is a horse I beg for a lover and then I use force I'm half on the page And half on the screen I stole half my life from a movie My baby is over all of you And there's not much more that you can do A credit card or a time machine, they are the same things I wipe away her bitter smile Throwing all her clothes in a pile She does it for me And she could write the SQL in code How she does it I don't know She says that something that was a part of her Was a part of me Two veterans of the cola wars kissing through rotten teeth Says that something that was a part of me Was partly her and part history Something that was a part of me was what I saw on the TV screen Says that something that was a part of me Was partly her and part history Something that was a part of me Was stolen from all the silver screens And as for where I got these clothes Nobody knows and no one can tell me anymore
9.
We're gonna win the lottery Relax for a while Invite all our family and friends to catch up a bit And her tongue was on the battery We shook into smiles We prayed for all the lightning in the world To strike at the same time You hit below the bible belt  but I'll be alright Carry on my wayward girl Meet me on the battlefield  and stitch me up tight You're still not getting laid Until I figure out girl What my state is in
10.
The way that I lose friends is the way that I lose air Like a forest fire I burn through them I never know what I am; I only know what I do And what I do leaves ashes all around this town Here's the story of my orange and yellow heart Tried out for debate team just in time to make the tournament I took the bus down and I threw my weight around Forty-three years later I'm a senator in my office with the door closed To keep myself out of the state I do the best thing I can do And every six years I come home To prove my western heart is true I tell the truth and I live without regret That is what I told the high-school journalist I remember the slight sounds of her tape recorder rolling Capturing the water rights and protecting the home schoolers Turn my fate around; I am a salesman, an attorney I'm a turncoat on the fire escape with a belly full of scotch My wife died of cancer and I drank with both her lovers My daughters they are married and their husbands call me, "Senator, Senator." To keep myself out of the state I do the best thing I can do And every six years I come home To prove my western heart is true Seat next to a firefighter's son On a helicopter that I commandeered Out for the cameras and campaign Fly lower than we should Over orange and yellow waves and over silent smoke As I explain why we should let it burn And it will take our lives The firefighter's son and me, the pilot, and two journalists We will be on TV And they will pay respects To them that lay down in the flames of necessary fires To prove their lonesome hearts are true

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released September 18, 2010

Recorded by Jonas Wilson in Austin, TX at Blue Train Studio
Mastered by Carl Saff in Chicago, IL

All songs by Bright Men of Learning

Marshall Preddy: Vocals & Guitar
Benjamin Davis Murphy: Guitar & Lap Steel
Chris Kahlich: Guitars
Johnathan Sage: Bass
Jeff Senske: Drums

Other players:
Jenny Gacy: backing vocals on Richard III
Sweeney Tidball: keyboards on Richard III

Artwork and lettering by Rene Cruz

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