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Squawk

by Geoff Zimmerman

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1.
I don't believe a word you say, I don't believe a word I don't believe a word you say, I don't believe a word I tried to change all my plans But I had nowhere to go And when I tell you the truth I'm sure you already know I find it kindof funny that I told myself "don't look back" Regret was a word that I never knew and now it's just not true Looking for the evidence, drowning in the present tense Looking for the meaning in a song and now it just feels wrong Lightning bones I find it kindof funny that I told myself "you can't do that" Singing songs was for the birds, at least they know the words Sail away, sail away, down the river and far away Sail away Lightning bones
2.
Hey you over there Looking like a Mona Lisa Come on over here And tell me how you're really feeling Tell me are you alright Tell me why you're feeling down Tell me why you look so blue I really hope you're alright Can we turn this thing around Tell me what we're going to do We'll glide across the floor Turn your hurting into motion Don't cry anymore This dance is like a healing potion Tell me are you alright Tell me why you're feeling down Tell me why you look so blue I really hope you're alright Can we turn this thing around Tell me what we're going to do Hey you over there Looking like a Mona Lisa Come on over here And show me how you're really feeling Tell me are you alright Tell me why you're feeling down Tell me why you look so blue I really hope you're alright Can we turn this thing around Tell me what we're going to do
3.
Trinity 03:12
Will you let me sing or shall I weep While the world is all asleep In mourning of our recent cold defeat Rise my darling lay ye not to rest I live for the rising in thy breast Of this I'm sure dear, in your love I'll invest Father, son, and holy ghost The three that I fear the most The holy trinity of whom I can't be host
4.
Hear you in stereo, I hear you crystal clear You make me want to go so far away from here But when I think about the things I'll leave behind Well you just scream and shout, and make me change my mind And tell me everything will be the very same Teach me to sing the blues, bend the strings the way I feel Read me the daily news, show me your sex appeal Pretend I'm the only one in the room you see Hold me when the day is done, sing beneath the apple tree And tell me everything will be the very same
5.
Why Can't I? 04:39
It's hard to feel the way I feel, it's hard to say the things I mean when there is nothing to hold onto I'm getting too old for this shit, maybe I'm too young for their game, no one plays as hard as I do My nerve endings never seem to end, my eyes are wide but I can't see, I didn't know till someone told me Why can't I feel it? Give me a minute to unwind, compose my thoughts I'll hurry up, but there's no use rushing creative minds I heard the clocks begin to chime, I was surprised to see you here, you never call before you show up This has been a pleasant little phase for me, but the lights are fading When you say your love is pure and true, why can't I hear your voice Why can't I feel it?
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7.
Amber Moon 04:28
Winter fades to milky grey, when you step outside I'll say Close your eyes a big surprise awaits you as the sun escapes you Through the magic looking glass, a million colors could not pass you By the time you face your fears, you will not get away from here Winter fades but you'll remain just another coffee stain On second thought you find you're not the type of man you're looking for and Through the magic looking glass, a million colors could not pass you By the time you face your fears, you will not get away from here By the light of the amber moon Winter fades but you'll remain just another coffee stain On second thought you find you're not the type of man you're looking for and Through the magic looking glass, a million colors could not pass you By the time you face your fears, you will not get away from here By the light of the amber moon
8.
End of the world, couldn't care less Wouldn't know the difference anyway and I must confess I'd help it along If I thought it meant our souls would carry On and on and on, free to pass on by Through, within, over and under The pristine canvas that we call the sky The palette of our dreams The overflowing sea of musing Flowering from the seams It seems our dreams are only these Words are meant to be and not to fall Down between the cracks of reason Please don't drop the holder of the ball The bearer of the style The one who never sees you wanting The one who sets you free just for a while You watch your garden grow The things you've come to wonder were the Things they never wanted you to know The palette of your dreams The overflowing sea of musing Flowering from the seams It seems our dreams It seems, it seems our dreams It seems, it seems our dreams are only these
9.
Hanna 03:18
Sun up to sun down And everything in between Seems like lately these four walls Are the only ones I've ever seen Hanna you're stealing my days Hanna you ruin my nights Hanna I feel like a slave Oh, Hanna can you hear me alright? Full time, you're a full time thief But you won't apologize I can hear you laughing every night I can see it in your eyes Hanna you're stealing my days Hanna you ruin my nights Hanna I feel like a slave Oh, Hanna can you hear me alright?
10.
I feel like I'm falling for the first time And looking down I cannot see the ground This is the start of something good But the bottom of the barrel is the end So I'll just soak it in while I can Because the journey is the best part anyway, anyway It's the best part anyway It seems like only yesterday when we were only children playing Without a care and nowhere to be, nowhere to be Nowhere to be
11.
Can't get you out of my head Can't dream you out of my thoughts Can't keep you out of my songs No matter how much I fought And you haunt me now I can't get away When you're singing out Each time I wake With your piercing eyes And your cold, dark soul I try to strategize And take it blow, by blow, by blow I tried to change all my plans But I had nowhere to go And when I tell you the truth I'm sure you already know And you haunt me now I can't get away When you're singing out Each time I wake With your piercing eyes And your cold, dark soul I try to strategize And take it blow, by blow, by blow

about

Tremendous thanks to Chris Gilley and Henry Redman (Geoff Zimmerman Trio (GZ3)) for making this record sound like a couple of friends playing together.

Additional thanks to Alexis Pastuhov, George Eisenhauer, Andy Barbo, and Amanda Gervasi (The Bailout) for breathing your bits of light into so many of these songs.

Patrick O'Connor. What can be said? You help in unconventional ways.

Thank you to everyone who financially supported the release of this album: Nick Meyer, Britney, Chris Gilley, Annie Cavallaro, Colin Edward Huggins, David Bass-Clark, Dylan Lewis John Martin, Colleen Clark, Rob Schreiber, Scott Brown, Joshua Hughes, Amanda, Chelsea Lee Gilbert, Lizzie Rider, Mary Smith, Squibb Medical Group, Shea Gunther, Jeremiah Lowengard, Keelin, David Michaud, Gifford Campbell, Donal Smith, Andy Barbo, Ryan Smith, Sherry Cavallaro, Dale Smith, Bridget, Perri Kapp, Louis Cornelissen, Camilla Mozo, Eric Bettencourt, Pete, Sandra Gilley, Samm Bahman, Richard Marcotte, Dan Aceto, Dana Smith.

And, of course, thanks to my friends and family. You do more than you know to keep me going. You listen to me talk endlessly about minor production details that you clearly don't need to know. You've heard these songs since they were just ideas. You've listened to me complain about countless all-nighters and marathon days. Thanks for the hugs and the smiles. I love you all.

credits

released June 1, 2012

All songs composed and arranged by Geoff Zimmerman
Engineered by Eric Bettencourt at Shadow Shine Studios
Additional tracking by James Whalen at The Studio and Geoff Zimmerman at ORE Sound Lab NE
Produced by Geoff Zimmerman of ORE Records
Mixed by Noah Cole
Mixing on #1, and #6 by Geoff Zimmerman
Mastered by Jim Begley at The Studio
Artwork by Geoff Zimmerman
Made entirely in Portland, ME

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Geoff Zimmerman Portland, Maine

Well... Geoff Zimmerman is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Portland, Maine. His urban-folk/indie-rock style is eclectic, finding inspiration from anywhere in time and space. Geoff has been writing songs for over 10 years and has earned a bachelor degree in music.

"By the time you face your fears, you will not get away from here."
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