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False Ties and Nice Hoods

by Peter Fedofsky

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1.
We were out in the fields when the rain hit the ground there was nowhere to hide to keep warm and dry as the furrows were filled to cover our heels the water poured in we were soaked to the skin Because we were trapped in this terrible storm without any way to avoid getting wet we resigned ourselves to be washed clean as the cloudbursts rolled above oh, my darling when it breaks - here comes the sun The storm rumbled on turning day into night there was nothing to do but see this thing through and the clothes that we wore were stuck straight to our skin there was nothing to lose so we just pulled them loose Standing out under the sky without anything on in the rivers that flooded the field we resigned ourselves to be washed clean as the cloudbursts rolled above hold on my darling look - here comes the sun here comes the sun...
2.
Once upon a time when the moon rose blue above the rusted junkers on the lot of the drive-in wheat colored weeds between metal frames silently pinning them to the ground below we were tossing rocks trying to shatter windows that no longer steamed up in fits of passion occasionally seeing them hit their mark to the sound of brittle glass raining on the asphalt (yeah) I'll trace the moon across the sky baby I'll trace the moon across the sky The Cadillacs and Chevys from a different age chrome dinosaurs in the light of the moon where your ancestors played their respective roles in the drama that brought you here today now age has taken a hold of the fins and fenders warped frames sagging under stress of heat and time they've limped along to this place where they lay in a heap for us to weave in and out of their tired bodies I'll trace the moon across the sky baby I'll trace the moon across the sky
3.
Over the next hill the view could be better the taste could be sweeter than what you've got now the dawn could break loudly to chase off the dark clouds that hound you to no end all over this place but don't turn your back on those standing beside you they're here with you now for a reason you know each passing day is a rung on a ladder and just where it's leading is not for you to know all that you've seen is climbing and climbing it may seem relentless but you have to carry on but don't turn your back on those climbing beside you they're here with you now for a reason you know and when the veil of the night takes your eyes and the future ain't bright as it could be just close your eyes and keep on climbing there are those behind you to push you along push you along Over the next hill the view could be better the taste could be sweeter than what you've got now the dawn could break loudly to chase off the dark clouds that hound you to no end all over this place but don't turn your back on those climbing beside you they're here with you now for a reason you know
4.
Nero 03:20
Under steel gray skies pushing down on you from above your heart sinks heavy in the walls of your chest word come over the wires - there would be no change this year lined up with the last a mirror image leaning on a shop window a hiss of breath escaping you sigh against the wind it's never gonna happen you sigh against the wind it's never gonna happen burn a pile of paper out behind your house at least the words have use to give you some warmth shuffle room to room dragging slippers on the rug clutching the mug in your hand for some kind of comfort make your bed and unmake it let the laundry pile for days you sigh another time it's never gonna happen you sigh another time it's never gonna happen some days you're Nero and you're watching Rome burn all around you some days you're puttin' out the fires I will make you a promise it's never gonna happen if you don't let it burn no it's never gonna happen if you don't let it burn no it's never gonna happen if it doesn't burn to the ground under still gray skies that are moving slightly your heart feels lighter than it has in years words carry more weight the longer they linger and this year goes slowly and the words still matter leaning on a shop window a hiss of breath escaping you sigh against the wind who knows when it will happen you sigh against the wind who knows when it will happen'
5.
When there is love involved I don't think we're responsible for all our decisions when there's a heart on the line you don't go playin' favorites with the ghosts of your old ways even if there's a chance it's gonna break you in two you do what you have to do you do what you have to do I walked around in a fog looking for something to break the silence it went on and on for years on end I lived a quiet existence even if there's a chance it's gonna break you in two you do what you have to do you do what you have to do Like a dialog in the same key that's played in a different way by you and me moving together in harmony some of the notes fall out of place or get played too late but we're playing the tune in our way the way it's meant to be When hard times come again the reason's not important - it never has been we look them straight in the eye don't ever back down and give in to the problem even if there's a chance it's gonna break you in two you do what you have to do you do what you have to do Like a dialog in the same key that's played in a different way by you and me moving together in harmony some of the notes fall out of place or get played too late but we're playing the tune in our way the way it's meant to be
6.
Young Love 02:40
Walking over to your place Roads and streets were passing underneath me Wondering what was gonna happen When I show up at your door Wandering past the sleeping shops Shut up tight against the night air Neon signs are lighting the way In for a landing on your stoop now Oh young love – as it happens to you Oh young love – in cardigans and converse shoes Oh young love Shaking hands clutch at the flowers Bundled tightly under my arm I see the light in your apartment Cast reflections against the windows The city’s slowed down to a crawl I take the stairs two at a time now Up one flight straight up another Down the hall and to your door Oh young love – as it happens to you Oh young love – in cardigans and converse shoes Oh young love Oh young love Maybe if we stick together You and I could get our own place Stand beside me against the world Nothing’s ever going to shake us I know these things don’t ever work out But we are gonna change that somehow I’m standing here outside your door Kiss me darling kiss me darling Kiss me darling kiss me darling
7.
Atlantis 05:07
I was barreling down the highway listening to the radio in the dead of night and in between the bursts of nonsense and the screaming deals that I could not miss there was a perfect song about a broken heart that filled my body from the floorboards up to the open sky - up to the open sky Somewhere above in the indigo darkness the sky was coruscating in time with the music and whoever was singing their own sadness they were serving it up with a side of sighing deliciously resigning them self to a life where they were gonna be lonely forever more -forever more - forever more It took me to a place where the kisses fell on deaf lips and every sweet endearment was turned away turned away from my ears back to the age old question of why we fall for the ones that are gonna tear us like paper when they walk away - when they walk away I was waking from a slumber brought on by a night of treating myself to a bottle in front of me and in between the waves that washed over the deck I was steadying myself on any wall that would have me a perfect song was running through my head it filled my body from the floorboards up to the conflicted sky -up to the conflicted sky It took me to a place where the kisses fell on deaf lips and every sweet endearment was turned away turned away from my ears back to the age old question of why we fall for the ones that are gonna tear us like paper when they walk away - when they walk away somewhere below the ocean in an unmarked grave there's a city that's buried far beneath the waves and a box that was coming from a different age it's hinges are rusty but they're holdin' the same now tell me what do you think is tucked away at the bottom of the ocean lost and forgotten it's the broken hearts the pieces of the broken hearts all of the broken hearts the pieces of the broken hearts It took me to a place where the kisses fell on deaf lips and every sweet endearment was turned away turned away from my ears back to the age old question of why we fall for the ones that are gonna tear us like paper when they walk away - when they walk away
8.
Clothes, I want to take off all your clothes Head, shoulders, knees, and toes Wanna love every bit of you tonight Hands, gonna take you by the hands Gonna make you understand without using a single word No, we're not getting younger let's get this straight right now Our days just might be numbered so I'm done fooling around I've got nothing in my pocket but the truth nothing up my sleeve but the truth Words, I've piled up all these words I even wrote some down but I haven't had a chance to use them yet Now, I'm through with all these words these goddamn useless words don't mean as much as when you're in my arms No, we're not getting younger let's get this straight right now Our days just might be numbered so I'm done fooling around I've got nothing in my pocket but the truth I've nothing up my sleeve but the truth either or or I don't know pick an answer c'mon let's go I've been waiting for this for so many years Touch, I want to touch you now To hold you close to me can't you see I'm right in front of you Dreams, the girl of my dreams my dark and scattered dreams they come to me in pieces these days No, we're not getting younger let's get this straight right now Our days just might be numbered so I'm done fooling around I've got nothing in my pocket but the truth I've nothing up my sleeve but the truth
9.
In the morning when you drop your feet down to the floor push yourself a'stumbling to the bathroom door your face in the mirror doesn't look so fine splash some water on it 'cause you're out of time As you hop into the car and turn the crank Listen to the sputter from the fumes in the tank It's being held together by duct tape and hope 'Bout a few dozen miles it's hit the end of the rope But still - it seems the sun is pushing through the fog Still - this shit ain't never gonna keep you down I've got it down as a fact that there's no one or nothing left to hold you back As you stumble through the motions that pass the day Instinct tells you that you're pissing it all away Man, your time in this prison is an albatross Hanging heavy round your neck as each day is lost On the freeway home each car is busy getting gone And each driver stuck in traffic wants to be farther along Every head stuck on a body stuck inside a car Has the need to break free from exactly where they are But still - it seems the sun is pushing through the fog Still - this shit ain't never gonna keep you down I've got it down as a fact that there's no one or nothing left to hold you back All down the streets as you get closer to home They are lined with trees in the evening sun And the church bells ring from their tower High above the mess below Across the lawns birds weave in an out of bushes And the bugs will dart and hide from their prying eyes This is the way it's always been the way it's always gonna be Another morning as you drop your feet down to the floor And you push yourself a'stumbling for another day more This is how you get it done, man It's been this way since time began As you're heading out the door to face this down You're an old prize fighter in for another round Man, it's one more bout where you take it on the chin And have another chance chance to swing back now and again But still - it seems the sun is pushing through the fog Still - this shit ain't never gonna keep you down I've got it down as a fact that there's no one or nothing left to hold you back
10.
Though they were never in love she always had a fascination with a man she knew he'd been gone for some time she'd forgotten all about him now he's back again her resistance it just folded like paper givin' in to the ache that wouldn't quit in the pit of her heart she's convinced of the course that she's gonna take wasted years be damned my friend Though he was never in style he always had a way about him let's call it confidence wasn't looking for love wasn't looking for anything when she came around his resistance was high couldn't see what she was up to and she froze dumb with a smile on her face not one single damn word was said between them as they stood there wasted years ahead my friend more wasted years ahead my friend so he was back on the road a distant speck on the horizon but she was dreaming still maybe there was a chance he'd make his way back to her someday she could explain herself her resistance it just folded like paper giving in to the ache that wouldn't quit in the pit of her heart now she's convinced of the course she should stick to however long ever long it's gonna be til he returns however long ever long she's waiting for the day to come however long ever long she's hoping for the day to come however long ever long even though he's unaware of any of this however long ever long it's gonna be til he returns however long ever long she's waiting for the day to come

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False Ties and Nice Hoods is a one-man-band bedroom-pop exploration of the sonic territory laid out by The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and Harry Nilsson. Most of the songs deal with new love, old love, losing love, and the profound impact that love has in our lives.

I'm not too into modern production stuff, and just hope to recreate the feel of my favorite recordings/artists from the '60s while still throwing in some fresh stuff now and again. It's really my love letter to albums like Beatles for Sale, Aerial Pandemonium Ballet, and Pet Sounds.

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released July 15, 2013

Well, I wrote, played, sang, recorded, mixed, and mastered every single second of this mess.

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Peter Fedofsky Seattle, Washington

Well, I'm in love with The Beatles, Brian Wilson, Nilsson, early Bee Gees, oh, I love love solo McCartney and The Zombies and etc. I record in my house and don't pay attention to having awesome gear or making everything picture perfect. I just want it to be 1965 again, so no need to get hyper about using the latest doo-dad or production flim-flam.

Let's enjoy silly pop music together, shall we?
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