|
1. |
|
|
|
|
Hey it’s me again
Your favorite brand new friend
Percolating through the shadows macchiato in hand
I got a lot to say
I’ve got the skills to tamp
I’ve got a killer swing that’s powered by the most forbidden blends
And I think that you’d like me, ooh,
cuz I like me too
I’m a nitro-infused cold brew
And if you don’t love me yet
Then I’ll make a bet
That you will before the inning is through
My name is sparks, and this bean’s for you
Raised by the Dunklin, on the darkest roasts
Till I blasted out the gates of the pacific northwest coast
Where the eyes are red
And the coffee’s black
Keep it steady and get ready cuz I’m back on the attack
And I think that you’d like me, ooh,
cuz I like me too
I’m a nitro-infused cold brew
And if you don’t love me yet
Then I’ll make a bet
That you will before the inning is through
My name is sparks, and this bean’s for you
“Um, yeah, could I get a macadamia milk latte using single origin shade-grown beans from, like, 1,000 meters above sea level, with the housemade mint lavender simple syrup and a bit of locally-sourced bee pollen with lavender buds sprinkled over the top? And when you do the latte art could I get like, a swan, or an angel, or like, a lightning bolt?”
And I think that you’d like me, ooh,
cuz I like me too
I’m a nitro-infused cold brew
And if you don’t love me yet
Then I’ll make a bet
That you will before the inning is through
My name is sparks, and this bean’s for you
My name is sparks, and this bean’s for you
|
|
2. |
|
|
|
|
I saw your back when you walked away from me
The last time that I saw you on the field
They all say, it’ll fade eventually,
But I mean, eventually, we’ll all be dead.
I don’t know if you’ll miss me at all
if you’ll miss me at all
I wanna reach out to you
When I’m with you, I feel less alone
But when I reach out to you
Now all I get is the dial tone
I wanna feel your presence
I wanna hear you on the phone
But when I reach out to you
Now all I get is the dial tone
I watch your games, and you’re looking so happy
And you text me, when you get a moment free
I don’t feel stable, when you’re not here for me
And I don’t feel fear for me, I just feel pity.
But I don’t know if you miss me at all
if you miss me at all
I wanna reach out to you
When I’m with you, I feel less alone
But when I reach out to you
Now all I get is the dial tone
I need you to keep me steady
I need you to heal my broken bones
But when I reach out to you
Now all I get is the dial tone
I know that you’re keeping busy
You’re doing well, and I don’t mean to moan
I just wanna talk
But all I get is the dial tone
Sometimes I need to stay grounded
I need to hear you on the phone
But I guess you left it on silent
Cause all I get is the dial tone
|
|
3. |
|
|
|
|
giant shells in a dark world
inside the jaws of death you might find a pearl
drawn only from the darkness at the end of the year
used only to strike fear
feeling team spirit course through me
like blood in my arteries
red and blue together make the purple of the sky
was it all for nothing, all for nothing, to feel this pride
cuz now we're crashing back to earth after it all
cuz now we're crashing back to earth after it all
i'd say there's nothing like a god to make you feel small
cuz now we're crashing back to earth after it all
i hit the ground and feel my bones break
could you tell me what on earth it'll take
to get back to the way that things used to be
to get back to me
cuz now we're crashing back to earth after it all
cuz now we're crashing back to earth after it all
i'd say there's nothing like a god to make you feel small
cuz now we're crashing back to earth after it all
cuz now we're crashing back to earth after it all
cuz now we're crashing back to earth after it all
i'd say there's nothing like a god to make you feel small
because i've crashed back to earth
|
|
4. |
|
|
|
|
so, siesta's end
time to come back
i missed all my friends
jaylen returns for one more
but not with us
she's so full of love
mike, still in the shadows
is this the last of him
or will he rise again
hope, can we win it for them
we'll watch the twelfth trip around the
sun 2 shines above
the black hole gets ten and minus one
what will await us when it's done
we'll have to rest until it has begun
so, coffee cup's past
inter xpresso
their new perks will last
justice, a new era's dawned
what will it mean
will it be obscene
umps, will they be so kind
to spare the team our lives
or will some players die
so much to look forward to
we'll watch the twelfth trip around the
sun 2 shines above
the black hole gets ten and minus one
what will await us when it's done
we'll have to rest until it has begun
so, it's almost here
start of the season
i have so much fear
can we win it this time
we'll watch the twelfth trip around the sun
the twelfth trip around the sun
|
|
5. |
|
|
|
|
all my energy
is wasted, i'm wasted
and i don't know that i can get out of the place i'm in
and i am tryna hold it all together
cause we will be together
we can hold each other close
and if i do not believe that
then i cannot believe
that anything will change until i'm dead
how am i gonna live with these eyes in the dark
when they're following me around, and following you around
and there's no where you can go that they're not there
how am i gonna live with these eyes in the dark
when they're following me around, and following you around
and there's no where you can go that they're not there
all my energy
is wasted, i'm wasted
and if we don't fight back now, i don't know if we will
cause if i think of home
then i won't be alone
and all the people there will pick me up
|
|
6. |
|
|
|
|
People think that i’m a joke
But i could stomp ‘em to a pulp
I’m powerful and fast,
To say the least
And some people say
That a horse can’t play
I dare ‘em to go up
Against me
Yippee-i-i-oh
I’m a pony on the go
It’s Summers time,
And I always bring the heat
Yippee-i-i-ay
Summers Pony on the way
When I’m up to bat
You’re already beat
And I don’t need to change
To be beautiful
I’m the prettiest pony
That there is
And so I toss my mane
And I roll my skates
And I line up
Another triple hit
Yippee-i-i-oh
I’m a pony on the go
It’s Summers time,
And I always bring the heat
Yippee-i-i-ay
Summers Pony on the way When I’m up to bat
You’re already beat
|
|
7. |
|
|
|
|
My name is derrick Krueger
The fans call me Der
Or they would, if I had fans
They said that when I grew up
I could be anything
So I up and joined the band
Proud of every strike I throw
Write ‘em down in a ledger that’s nowhere near full
And when I’m jamming out with the team it’s easy to forget
I’m not the one, not the one they’re cheering for
I take my coffee black
I love Arthur C Clarke
I’m more than what I lack
I’m ready to start
Every day I get lost in the thoughts
That haunt my head when I wake up
Did I sleep through the only years I have
For a future I don’t
Sometimes that’s just the way it goes
(No loss, no disappointment)
Chills settle over the outfield
Another mediocre game with no return on yield
Nobody looking up from their phones
As the eyes in the dark glow bright
Another light another light goes out
The smell of ash and pitch
the sound of nails on wood
The taste of salty air
The feeling that I could
I guess I’ll never hear my name rain down
From over the stands
I guess I’ll never see myself redeemed
In the eyes of the fans
Sometimes that’s just the way it goes
(No loss, no disappointment)
We’re not a team,
we’re protagonists
But who’s writing the story?
And will I make it in?
Is this all that I am
At the end of the day
One more name for the ticker
One less lousy garage pitcher
As the sky grows dim
Tell them I did my best
I was funny and kind
Please don’t let them forget
I’m sorry I couldn’t make the grade
When my body burns out
Will my name still fade away?
(Just one more chance at the mound
Just one more day in the sun
Will you wish I was around
When all is said and done?)
|
released March 5, 2021
new sparks, new friends by Mother Love Blone (
noise-land.bandcamp.com), lead vocals by teganedan (
teganeden.bandcamp.com ), backing vocals by riley and SigilCrafter Aya (@SigilCrafterAya), sax by Rosie Drown, rhythm guitar by apha (@apha.music) and Deidra Skye (@deidraskye,
deidraskye.bandcamp.com), lead guitar by Mother Love Blone (
noise-land.bandcamp.com), bass by Teake (@TeakeBun), drums by MQ (@QueenMucus), The Worst by zack.ry (@zackleston,
zackry.bandcamp.com)
dial tone by rain (
rainrain.bandcamp.com), lead vocals by Erica Ewell, backing vocals by Quinne Larsen (
eelvalley.bandcamp.com, @quinnecl), yana (@villainousgoo,
going-nowhere.bandcamp.com), SigilCrafter Aya (@SigilCrafterAya), jennifer cat (@CattiferJen) and Navigator Riley (@StarryNavigator), rhythm guitar by VigilantBaker (
vigilantbaker.bandcamp.com), drums by Deidra Skye (@deidraskye,
deidraskye.bandcamp.com), Lead Guitar by apha (@apha.music), Organ by Rosie Drown, Bass by rain (
rainrain.bandcamp.com)
crashing by seb (
bigredsun.bandcamp.com), lead vocals by seb, backing vocals by Quinne Larsen (
eelvalley.bandcamp.com, @quinnecl), lead guitar by INOM (@LambMower,
INOM.bandcamp.com), Rhythm Guitar by Teake (@TeakeBun), Bass by cwill (@cwillcwont), Drums by MQ (@QueenMucus)
twelfth trip around the sun by autumn (
autumnspring.bandcamp.com), lead vocals by autumn (
autumnspring.bandcamp.com), rhythm guitar by A.M.F.S.H. (
soundcloud.com/amfsh), bass and backing vocals by jennifer cat), backing vocals by MQ (@QueenMucus) and yana (@villainousgoo,
going-nowhere.bandcamp.com), drums by azuretone (
azuret.bandcamp.com), organ by Rosie Drown, synth by June September (
juneseptember.bandcamp.com)
eyes in the dark by rain (
rainrain.bandcamp.com), lead vocals by riley, backing vocals by Erica Ewell, lead guitar by biiiiiird (@bird_girlfriend,
soundcloud.com/biiiiiird), rhythm guitar by yana (@villainousgoo,
going-nowhere.bandcamp.com) and rain (
rainrain.bandcamp.com), bass by Deidra Skye (@deidraskye,
deidraskye.bandcamp.com), drums by Henry (@honryyy)
pony on the go by Quinne Larsen (
eelvalley.bandcamp.com, @quinnecl), lead vocals by Quinne Larsen (
eelvalley.bandcamp.com, @quinnecl), backing vocals by jennifer cat (@CattiferJen), Levi Squier (@SquierVoices) and apha (@apha.music), guitar and group vocals by em grace (@UndeniableEmG), spoons and hollers by MQ (@QueenMucus), harmonica and group vocals by VigilantBaker (
vigilantbaker.bandcamp.com), sax and group vocals by Rosie Drown, group vocals by autumn (
autumnspring.bandcamp.com), Navigator Riley (@StarryNavigator), and Deidra Skye (@deidraskye,
deidraskye.bandcamp.com)
the ballad of unremarkable derrick krueger by Mother Love Blone (
noise-land.bandcamp.com), lead vocals by riley, backing vocals by teganedan (
teganeden.bandcamp.com) and biiiiiird (@bird_girlfriend,
soundcloud.com/biiiiiird), lead guitar by Mother Love Blone (
noise-land.bandcamp.com) and rain (
rainrain.bandcamp.com), rhythm guitar by zandterbird (@zandterbird), bass by INOM (@LambMower,
INOM.bandcamp.com), synth by zack.ry (@zackleston,
zackry.bandcamp.com) and June September (
juneseptember.bandcamp.com), drums by MQ (@QueenMucus)
Video editing by Deidra Skye (@deidraskye (deidraskye.bandcamp.com)) teganedan (
teganeden.bandcamp.com) and JuHyun Kim (snowcookies)
Mixing by rain (
rainrain.bandcamp.com)
Production by INOM (@LambMower,
INOM.bandcamp.com) and MQ (@QueenMucus)
Vocal arrangement by jennifer cat (@CattiferJen)
Artwork by cwill (@cwillcwont,
cwill.net)