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Skydiving

by Nick Zubeck

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Secrets 04:22
Missin' pieces of a mystery Hidden somewhere only I can see It's a puzzle but you'll miss the mark Puttin' it together in the dark Is it obvious to everyone? To me it's like a sore thumb Stickin' out so I'm tying it down I tie it tighter when you're comin' around Does anybody have a secret? I can see in your eyes, they give it away I won't steal it, but don't feel you've got to Carry it down to the grave There's a line that I not dare cross If I cross it I pay the cost All the skeletons I've hidden away Will be dancin' on my bones at the end of the day Like a deer caught in the headlights Do I freeze or do I take flight? Run away or be hit by the weight I see truth comin' out better never than late Does anybody have a secret? I can see in your eyes, they give it away I won't steal it, but don't feel you've got to Carry it down to the grave You can twist it you can spin it around I can push it even furthur down But oh... you wanna give it away Don't feel you've got to carry it down to the grave
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Burning a hole through the day Watching the snow drip away Lighting imaginary fires Hunting in heaven again Call it a means to an end Looking for any friend of a friend Look to the left to the right Was that a rose in the night? Hiding its thorns below Hunting in heaven again Call it a means to an end Looking for any friend of a friend
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Skydiving 03:34
It don't mean nothin' That look on my face That tear runnin' down my cheek Just a raindrop I'm no different Than everyone else Asleep to myself I like to dream I'm awake Not much to say In the cold light of day My punchline, less than hilarious My comeback, always too late I've been livin' Vicariously Safety in numbers Is it safe or sorry? I'm skydivin' Freefall in space Your love, like a parachute Keeps my head in place So much to say A new light of day My punchline, less than hilarious But I'll come back It's never too late
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Tin Man 03:27
Don't lift your head up, you need to rest up You're lookin' so tired, your balance is off And if you stumble, or if you mumble I'll finish your sen-ten-ces... Be the good ghost, play the silent host Mysterious flowers appear everyday F'you need to spread out, or need a timeout I'll be outta the picture, outta the way For you I step aside Realize Every whim you wanna satisfy I would bleed, so you could feed Your every waking need In the real world, lookin' lean You're a cleaner machine, second to none Though you're no tin man, I'm no oil can We're luminous here, under the sun For you I step aside Realize Every whim you wanna satisfy I would bleed, so you could feed Your every waking need I see reflections underground Together we dig Don't know quite where the X is But the ground is big Enough to find a mirror bulb Sprouting up to surface When it breaks, when it blooms The question becomes the purpose
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Comin' through on the radio Shaky voice I used to know Maybe forgotten but not gone In the bus on the overnight Passenger under the reading light Lonely tune under a transistor moon Came and went like the childlike cruelty Pushed away all the stunted memories Why would you pull a stunt like that? Peace, love, a piece of cake Used to know when to give and take I feel a fever comin' on Who's the passenger behind the window? Can't make the face out, the one I know Watchin' the fields go by, reflect the moon So young and serious, hear that lonesome tune Deep in my memory I know the rider Once sat in his seat, the mute outsider Is he still on the bus? Is it the same night? Same moon illuminates, same face beneath the light
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Saved all my change for rainy days Dog-eared the page Paid off my debts, made safe bets Don't rattle the cage Why should I rage? Or hesitate? I should just shoot straight Into the sun The sun is the one The moon a reflection Temperature's hot Ready or not We've all gotta run Somewhere to be Happy with me You are the one Why should I rage? Or hesitate? I should just shoot straight Into the sun The sun is the one The moon a reflection
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Devil'sTide 03:51
Now I know what took my brother down What took him down, laid him underground What I know never cuts to the chase Every question answered leaves a question in its place I cannot forget While my eyes are wet This rising tide is mine Such a force sweeps any child away Caught up by a current Started out as play Once a man becomes a fallen son overcome by the wake The devil's tide undone I cannot forget While my eyes are wet This rising tide is mine He is present in my blood and I am worn The kids have read, pages they have torn Tossed away to blow around one day Face to face with a page that cannot be turned away I cannot forget While my eyes are wet This rising tide is mine
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It's your primitive patience I need Ferocity sowing the seed Cannot pierce the crust of existence With a brutish stick in my hand Too little, too late, I whittle and wait And mountains break down into sand If I had a watch, would you know what the time was? Knowing the time, watch me go by By and by, counting the seconds Second guessing the sun in my eyes The more time you give me, the less gets done And darker the day becomes I'm unaware, the rest of my days With you here beside me Your silhouette burns in the back of my eye It's your primitive patience I need The animal instinct to seed I pierce the crust of the moment And ask if the moment is right Too little, too late, I whittle and wait And mountains break down into sand

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Nick Zubeck
Sandro Perri
Thomas Hammerton
Darren Wall
Marshall Bureau
Tim Shia
Aly Livingston
Mike Smith
Blake Howard
Jay Hay

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released March 1, 2016

Music and Lyrics by Nick Zubeck c. 2015
Produced and Mixed by Sandro Perri
Recorded by Sandro and Nick at Arthur North, Guelph ON
Piano on tracks 5 & 7 recorded by Jeff Mcmurrich at 6 Nassau, Toronto ON
Flute arrangement on Skydiving by Mike Smith
Mastered by Andy Magoffin at The House Of Miracles, Cambridge ON
Artwork by Andy Frech
Design and Layout by Sylvain Dumais

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Nick Zubeck Toronto, Ontario

Atypical and adventurous singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist using a wide palette of acoustic and electric sounds. Heavy on beautiful arrangements, instrumental passages, and thoughtful lyrics. Nick has also kept busy as a sideman working with varied groups like Great Lake Swimmers, Sandro Perri, Barzin, Sun Kil Moon, Royal Wood, Dana Sipos, Rich Burnett, Roxanne Potvin, and many others. ... more

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