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Be As It May

by David J. Carpenter

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1.
AS FAST AS I CAN I know I know I’m going as fast as I can But please understand I'm half of a man right now Not really making plans right now I’m looking at the tattoo on my hand right now It's faded but forever there I'm lonely but right now I'm here (CHORUS) I wish I could let go and be free like you You seem to be having so much fun doing what you do I know I know that there's more chances than time But I can't seem to get it right in my mind, in my mind Now I know she lived it all in her head There was no one else there except maybe her crazy friend oh yeah And she is truly lost in space Look at these tear stains down my face They're fading but forever there And I'm lonely but right now I'm here (CHORUS) (SOLO) I know, I know I’m going as fast as I can But please understand I'm half of a man right now I’m not really making plans right now I’m just looking at this tattoo on my hand right now It's faded but forever there And I'm lonely but right now I'm here (CHORUS) Well I wish I could let go and be cool like you You seem to be so very confident in everything you do I know you know that there's more chances than time But I can't seem to get it , I, I , I can't seem to get it right In my mind, in my mind I know, I know I'm going as fast as I can
2.
Lonely Sound 05:02
Lonely Sound Seems Like only yesterday, I lived on a yacht Loving and caviar was all I got First went the caviar and then went the lover The bank took the boat and tossed me right over (CHORUS) Ooo ooo, it's awfully cold out here Ooo ooo, I don't see nothing near Ah ah, makes a lonely sound Ah ah, if you’re the only one to hear it Just before you drown Oh lonely me, Drifting at sea Somebody please come find me Me and my life preserver, we’re floating at sea You want to talk lonely ?, Well see what I see Alone here at sea (CHORUS) What was that ? I think the sharks are circling It seems the end is coming soon Like the loneliness of my room Seems like only yesterday, Life was so sweet I had everything, I had everything at my feet (CHORUS) Oh lonely me, Drifting at sea Somebody please come find me
3.
Be As It May 02:33
BE AS IT MAY Another chance comes under the sun You woke with the breeze, Sleep’s a tease The giving is done, It's time for the run We’re going full speed but no one leads Be as it may It's all down to this (x2) Till you awoke crippled and choked With nowhere to run anyway You're down on the floor, It’s quarter past four You can't even hear your lover say Be as it may It's all down to this (x2) Be as it may It's all down to this (x2) So get it right (x2) Oo oo oo, Ah ah ah, Oo oo oo I tried to run, I followed the sun I swallowed the truth until it burned I tried to figure how to live in the now But now keeps running way, Is what I learned Be as it may It's all down to this (x2) Be as it may It's all down to this (x2) So get it right (x2)
4.
Lord To Meet 03:51
Lord To Meet And as the highway fell asleep, We took the night by the balls As all the flowers weep, We commiserate in the bathroom stalls Couldn't get my feet to stay down long enough to feel What the earth really feels like I guess I’ll have to kneel (CHORUS) I don't want to be this way I just need to get away I’ve been running down this pot-holed street Like I’ve got the Lord to meet (x2) The sparkle of the leaves is shining, It’s making me believe How could all this light be reflecting off that hunk of cheese? Even the power lines cutting up the sky, They seem to say It's all gonna be alright someday (CHORUS) The plane door opens And I jump out The wind is pulling back my skin I’m freezing Am i flying Am i falling I don't know sometimes It feels so good I don't care It's the dead of night As I fall through the air Should i pull my chute now ? I’m not so sure that i care Oh no I don't mean to be that way But the sparkle of the leaves is shining and making me believe And as all the stars are fading We wish upon these last moonbeams (CHORUS) Like I got the Lord to meet
5.
No Regrets 03:04
NO REGRETS (acoustic) I have spoken like I know When I knew nothing of what I spoke I have lied in the face Of those I truly Love (CHORUS) I’m not a man Who has no regrets I just can’t turn and look at them yet I’m not a man Has no regrets I just can’t turn and look at ‘em yet I have been on the witness stand I have chosen to fake a cry I’ll live, live with that I’ll live with that until I... (CHORUS) I feel them They’re behind They needle me In the back of my mind Oh But I don’t want to see them I don’t want to see them If you don’t mind I have lied in the face Of those i truly Love (CHORUS) I’m not a man Has no regrets I just can’t turn and look at them yet
6.
How Far Away 04:12
HOW FAR AWAY Should I sit right here and wait for you I'm afraid that you won't come In your eyes they're such a distance You're right here but I'm alone (CHORUS) How far away can you make yourself While you’re right here in front of me How far away did you make yourself While you sat there, right in front of me So I will try to cool the fires But still to let my pure love flow It's not easy, these desires They push me to the brink of ... (CHORUS) Right in front of me, but you weren't there You were anywhere but there with me (solo) (1/2 CHORUS) Right in front of me But you weren’t there right in front of me oh (x2) So I won’t sit right here and wait for you Because I know that you won’t come
7.
Cry 06:10
CRY I don’t want to cry I don’t want to cry on your shoulder no more I don’t want it to go like this I don’t want to cry (x2) And baby And babe I know Believe me I know That you don’t want to cry You don’t want to cry out those beautiful eyes You don’t want it to be like this But you won’t even try You don’t want to cry You don’t want to cry out those lop-sided eyes You don’t want to CRY
8.
JUST THIS SIDE So sick of myself and So tired of you I’ve never been anything but Today I’m blue When we’re apart , I blame myself Together I blame you I've never been anything but Now I'm blue (CHORUS) Just this side of suicide (x2) Can’t find justice Anywhere around here I’ve never been anything but Today I’m queer The cruelty of your words, They seem so crystal clear I’ve never been anywhere but Now I’m here (CHORUS) Ups and downs and in-betweens, they’re all the same Because loving my sadness is what Keeps me sane and on... (CHORUS) Just This Side of Suicid
9.
Holding On 03:32
HOLDING ON Holding on so tight, I don't know what's right Come on, come on, come on Let's get over this tonight ‘Cause I've got to find my way in this or the next day And I'm being so unkind no no no I'm not thinking straight (CHORUS) Holding on too long Long after it's been gone gone gone I'm tired of acting so strong When I'm just holding on I’m just holding on And although the world is round, I have often found When I'm sitting still, This world is nothing but a sound Well it's bright colors too. A blueish, purple hew And although I'm alone, I’m alone here with you (CHORUS) Although I’m sometimes blind I always seem to find My way back to the truth And I know what I have to do Holding on too long (CHORUS) Just Holding On
10.
Don’t Let Us Get Sick (CHORUS) Don't let us get sick, don't let us get old Don't let us get stupid alright Just make us be brave And make us play nice And let us be together tonight The sky was on fire when I walked to the mill To take up the slack in the line And I followed my friends and the troubles they've had To keep me from thinking of mine (CHORUS) The moon has a face, it smiles on the lake Causes the ripples in time I'm lucky to be here with someone I like Who maketh my spirit to shine (CHORUS) (Group CHORUS) Let Us Be Together

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released July 1, 2020

PRODUCED BY DAVID J. CARPENTER

MIXED BY DAVE WAY

MASTERED BY DAVE MCNAIR

BASIC TRACKS RECORDED BY CHRISTOPHER HOFFEE (at Chaos Recorders - Escondido, CA) - Except tracks 5,8,9,10


ADDITIONAL RECORDING BY: DAVE WAY (at Waystation - Los Angeles, California) , SHELDON GOMBERG, BILLY MIMS, JASON GOSSMAN (at The Carriage House - Los Angeles, California) , WIM DAANS (at Wim Daans Secret Headquarters - Aarschot, Belgium), DAVID J CARPENTER (at Big As Records Studio A-Anaheim, California), DOUG TRANTOW

ALL SONGS WRITTEN BY DAVID J. CARPENTER (DRUSSELL MUSIC (ASCAP), Admin. by KOBALT Publishing )

(Except track 10) composed by WARREN ZEVON (Zevon Music BMI, lyrics@ Universal Music Publishing Group)

Mixed by Dave Way at Waystation LA , California
Mastered by Dave McNair, at Dave McNair Mastering
Artwork by Marcio Oliveira
Photos by Frank-Lee Drennen
Recording by Dave Way (at Waystation - Los Angeles, California), Sheldon Gomberg, Billy Mims, Jason Gossman (at The Carriage House - Los Angeles, California), Wim Daans (at Wim Daans Secret Headquarters - Aarschot, Belgium), David J. Carpenter (at Big As Records Studio A-Anaheim, California), Doug Trantow

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