No Compass, No Map
from Child of My Sorrow by The Chairman Dances
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lyrics
Blackest sky above
Dewy ground below
Walked the runway of the backyard
You were doing your work while we were asleep
And when you were in over your head
The ground gave way an inch at a time
You kept plodding, sirens calling
You looked up to get your bearings
The light of the moon faded from view
Now it's blackest sky and blackest earth
Still following the sound
An army man lashed to the sail
And a singer, once, sang his way past the sirens' wail
No compass, no map
Us pleading, hands folded in our laps
Trinkets in cigar boxes
Mementos saved for the next life
Or the next move
Your life fringed with glory
Thoughtful words rolling off your tongue
But when you heard the call, an about face
Saints with wrong marching orders
A short circuit in your brain, in your heart
A soldier tied himself to a tree
And a poet, once, sang his way past blackest seas
You went wading, called home
Your life fringed with glory
Memento for the next life
Blackest sky above, dewy ground below
Blackest sky above—wading home
Saved for the next life
Dewy ground below
Walked the runway of the backyard
You were doing your work while we were asleep
And when you were in over your head
The ground gave way an inch at a time
You kept plodding, sirens calling
You looked up to get your bearings
The light of the moon faded from view
Now it's blackest sky and blackest earth
Still following the sound
An army man lashed to the sail
And a singer, once, sang his way past the sirens' wail
No compass, no map
Us pleading, hands folded in our laps
Trinkets in cigar boxes
Mementos saved for the next life
Or the next move
Your life fringed with glory
Thoughtful words rolling off your tongue
But when you heard the call, an about face
Saints with wrong marching orders
A short circuit in your brain, in your heart
A soldier tied himself to a tree
And a poet, once, sang his way past blackest seas
You went wading, called home
Your life fringed with glory
Memento for the next life
Blackest sky above, dewy ground below
Blackest sky above—wading home
Saved for the next life
credits
from Child of My Sorrow,
released September 7, 2018
Words and music by Eric Krewson / Arranged by The Chairman Dances
Dan Comly - analog synthesizer, hand claps
Dan Finn - piano, wurlitzer
Ashley Hartman - vocals, female backing vocal arrangement
Eric Krewson - vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, trumpet, analog and FM synthesizers, glockenspiel, percussion, tambourine, hand claps, saxophone and string arrangements, male and female backing vocal arrangement (before Ashley enters)
Maria Mirenzi - vocals, baritone and alto saxophone
Luke Pigott - synthesizer, hand claps
Will Schwarz - bass guitar
Kevin Walker - drum kit
Maddie Bell - violin
Ezgi Yargici - cello
Words and music by Eric Krewson / Arranged by The Chairman Dances
Dan Comly - analog synthesizer, hand claps
Dan Finn - piano, wurlitzer
Ashley Hartman - vocals, female backing vocal arrangement
Eric Krewson - vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, trumpet, analog and FM synthesizers, glockenspiel, percussion, tambourine, hand claps, saxophone and string arrangements, male and female backing vocal arrangement (before Ashley enters)
Maria Mirenzi - vocals, baritone and alto saxophone
Luke Pigott - synthesizer, hand claps
Will Schwarz - bass guitar
Kevin Walker - drum kit
Maddie Bell - violin
Ezgi Yargici - cello
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The Chairman Dances Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Band/mystics (indie rock & folk from Philly)
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