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The Quarantine Tapes

by Chris Haise Band

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I got a calendar with a page for every day I turn it maybe two times a week I just never bother Gotta find a better way Before that calendar becomes an antique I’m sure There’s a clock on the wall Couldn’t tell you if it’s fast or slow Even if it were Wouldn’t matter at all Being lates the only way I’ve ever known Welcome to a world with no guarantees Somehow I take for granted things I’ve never seen How did I do it? How did I keep track of the days? The sound of malaise I could give a recital But legally no one can attend On account of my age Isolation is vital I’d say I hate it but I don’t like to pretend There was an age When things got rough You could disappear maybe ride the rails That romantic situation Ain’t an option for us At least you get to decorate your own jail Welcome to a world with no guarantees Somehow I take for granted things I’ve never seen How did I do it? How did I keep track of the days?
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I guess my house is like a hotel A room That’s pay to stay And these days I’m getting all my moneys worth I could say I’m on a holiday But my lies never go well Still Ill try to keep my condition from sounding worse I admit I panic in the darkness And the lights are burning out I’ve been proscribed going out and buying more Still they lie, they want my business Eyes that look just like a sharks does Stay home but still spend your money at the company store Stay home but still spend your money at the company store Well I wake up at the same time As I’ve done for years on end But still each morning feels like a brand new day And I’m ready to work not just pretend Ready to enjoy the out side Think about living instead of standing far enough away They’ll tell you how your day goes Advice they don’t believe Funny no one you see on the tv is really poor If we gave it away for free What false idol would we follow Stay home but still spend your money at the company store Stay home but still spend your money at the company store And if the vicar says to risk your life At least you’ll see him for what he is Before long they’ll be collecting door to door I don’t see know difference between big business and religion Stay home but still spend your money at the company store Stay home but still spend your money at the company store
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All those things people say About the gone and good old days Just another fancy way To show they got regrets A life that passed them by The hopes that all ran dry You know time is the reason why Only helps you to forget Everybody's wondering if this old world's been out grown Someday I'll get the answer, I still won't really know I can look for better questions, sometimes it's how it goes All I'm saving, I really only borrowed Did I get myself misled? Get permission to leave my bed? Can't lead, can't get ahead I hope I like where I am now Still things I wanna see Got an alert, so I can't leave Fleeting dreams of being free Are all this world will allow Everybody's wondering if this old world's been out grown Someday I'll get the answer, I still won't really know I can look for better questions, sometimes it's how it goes All I'm saving, I really only borrowed And I don't have the space for the lessons I've acquired So I hold to things I knew before My shame don't seem to burn just tempered by the fire Made stronger when the rain begins to pour In the dark it's all okay But night turns into day It knows no other way Than keeping me on edge Everybody's wondering if this old world's been out grown Someday I'll get the answer, I still won't really know I can look for better questions, sometimes it's how it goes All I'm saving, I really only borrowed
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If I’d have had this time before the world fell apart Can you imagine all the things that I’d be good at If I’d have been this free before the end times took their start I might have stopped standing still to chew the fat I could have taught myself to love Reconciled blood and bone I got time now But my time ain’t my own If I’d have known just how fragile what I had to hold was Would I have worked any harder to fill the gaps? If I’d have known how bad the damn was in need of shoring up I think I would have stopped using that river to swim laps I’d have found a friend or two To pull the weeds before they’d grown I got that time now But my time ain’t my own If I could see where were heading when we finally make it through What excuses will I have that you’d believe If we can understand that we decide what we can’t do May there never be an end to what we achieve For now I’ll put it through the pen Dream of reaping what we’ll sow I got that time But my time ain’t my own
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Make Me Cry 02:57
It’s a big old world Getting bigger everyday Still people tell me I don’t fit What are they trying to say? I’ve tried to find the magic Tried to play the part It’s getting harder with my ever shrinking heart I used to be sentimental Now I’m cold I don’t know why It shouldn’t take somebody dying to make me cry What really changed? What did I used to be? If nothing stayed the same Well that would be news to me Life’s always been a grind It’s always been unfair But these days I find it so hard to care I used to be sentimental Now I’m cold I don’t know why It shouldn’t take somebody dying to make me cry No one explained Summer has to end If you want the leaves to change, to change, to change To break out of the old key Break the past’s hold If you’re worried about staying young All you’re doing is getting old Work don’t ever end Made to scratch and claw and climb It will all be worth it in time. I used to be sentimental Now I’m cold I don’t know why It shouldn’t take somebody dying to make me cry
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Shock and awe what a way to go I liked it better when the news went slow Table manners and empty Frigidaires Sitting in chintz arm chairs Shock and awe what a tempting offer A madman with his fist in the coffer Gotta figure it out gotta do it soon But we only get nine people in the room Mama Needs a new dress Now daddy’s gotta find a new job Hell do what he’s gotta short of robbing let the good lord sort the rest Shock and awe, I ain’t adjusted I’ve been running a fever I can’t be trusted Gotta an old needle and a couple LPs Gonna put em on and find me sleep Shock and awe and an empty block Gotta wipe your ass with what they got in stock They might have more on town over But you’ll never get it over the border Mama Needs a new dress Now daddy’s gotta find a new job Hell do what he’s gotta short of robbing let the good lord sort the rest Shock and awe why do we stay here Saving up now so you can spend it later When we smash the hive to steal a little honey Don’t bother trying to follow the money Mama Needs a new dress Now daddy’s gotta find a new job Hell do what he’s gotta short of robbing Let the good lord sort the rest
7.
Some were counting on war Others betting on famine I was inclined to a meteor Or a collision with an alien planet But it turned out to be much more simple They implied it might be millions of years But it seems these days that all you smell is fear I ain't saying I want it to be over It's all going to hell much sooner than reported Ain't the time right? Don't it feel like The sun exploded Have you locked all your doors? Hiding your daughters and mother? Cleaned out your grocery store? Made sure you got much more than the others? So full of shit I'm glad you got that toilet paper They implied it might be millions of years But it seems these days that all you smell is fear I ain't saying I want it to be over It's all going to hell much sooner than reported Ain't the time right? Don't it feel like The sun exploded I find panic so peaceful I'm enjoying the apocryphal scenes I find myself non essential Content in quarantine Is apocalypse a desperate man's dream? They implied it might be millions of years But it seems these days that all you smell is fear I ain't saying I want it to be over It's all going to hell much sooner than reported Ain't the time right? Don't it feel like The sun exploded
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When this is over they’ll ask you to forget so much Please forget all the cracks let’s all go back to the way that it was Don’t turn the light on you won’t like what you see Stay inside please Stay inside please I guess we’re all famous we’ll be remembered as survivors or victims Momentary changes ain’t enough to break the weight of the system Don’t turn the light on you won’t like what you see Stay inside please Stay inside please I got a feeling when the lights turn on And what we’re waiting for finally shows It’ll be an apparition Something we’ve never known It’ll be an other worldly dream I got a feeling Better is something we’ve never seen I can still charge my phone but it ain’t rang for days Shocking I’ve had the same number since the seventh grade Don’t turn the light on you won’t like what you see Stay inside please Stay inside please It’s strange to see what people value more than their health The simplicity of ignorance, the ease of Everyman for himself Don’t turn the light on you won’t like what you see Stay inside please Stay inside please I got a feeling when the lights turn on And what we’re waiting for finally shows It’ll be an apparition Something we’ve never known It’ll be an other worldly dream I got a feeling Better is something we’ve never seen

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released April 3, 2020

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Chris Haise Band Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Hailing from Milwaukee, WI, the indie/folk/rock band’s music has been described as “intense, thoughtful songcraft”* with “lyrics so vivid you can practically touch them, (Haise) is among the finer storytellers”. Each of their songs is layered with contagious hook-filled melodies while keeping true to Haise’s Dylan-esque vocals and cello-laced compositions. ... more

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