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Right State of Mind (2014)

by Holy Ghost Tent Revival

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1.
Got Anew 03:05
Got a new kind of living Think I'll be more forgiving Stop underestimating everything that I see Got a new style of night life I think I'll try to sleep Not everyone around here has to agree with me Got a new kind of lady She's got a new kind of touch Too many times I've been lifted Too many times I've been dropped I got a new kind of family I got new worrying I need to do Got to let the growing up around me That everyone has got to do Got a new kind of talking I got some words that need some truth Got so many letters waiting To open up and read to you I got a new style of listening You got some things to make clear We're gonna scramble all the airwaves Got to hear what we want to hear I got a new kind of thinking To be at peace with what I've done Surrender to misfortune Forgetting what's to come
2.
You got the right state of mind So tired of feeling lonely. Think I'll step outside Don't got much money on me, but that won't bother me tonight Go see my friends play, tell them that I'm just fine Cause I got the right state of mind I see you dancing there. I been watching you all night. You're a kind of the kind of woman that'll keep me satisfied You tell me I'm crazy. I say that's just fine Cause you got the right state of mind [chorus] You got the right state of mind We hide out in the corner, not to be seen in the light I get the notion we'll be making it alright She's like that cocaine, gonna keep me up all night We hail a taxi, gonna go for a ride Hanging out in the backseat, wrapped up real tight I tell you I need you. You say that's just fine Cause you got the right state of mind I tell you from my heart now baby I been moving too fast (moving too fast) I've been wanting loving lately That I know can last (I know it can last) I know sometimes it passes, but then Again I know it can deliver Love has been on my mind forever You are so fine [chorus]
3.
Sun/Shadow 04:25
The sun is burning up the ground I feel like breaking Suddenly fear in the sound Of the love that I ain't making The wind that always would catch Has changed its fickle mind And I never felt so cold Well in fact, I am frozen The rain beating against the wall Has made me move so slow Seems like time is agreeing That it's time for me to go [Chorus] I know that I'm weary when I'm home I know that I'm dreary when I'm home So what's new with you? I want to sing of jubilation Of something I connect to All I spit out is frustration Of this love that I can't protect The trees are empty in the fields Nothing around me is real Seems like the whole world is dying Standing still. No use in trying During the days of hungry sorrow Of wretched wanting and dismay May you look upon your shadow That's been fighting to stay No longer mute no longer idle No longer striving to break There are voices in the distance Hope I'm not making a mistake. [Chorus]
4.
Why won't you look at me when I'm talking to ya'? Why won't you even try to understand? Why won't you even look at me when I'm talking? Why are you so scared? Why won't you even try to tell me that you're on my side? Why won't you even give me the benefit of the doubt? Why are you resigned to live in the shadows of your mind? Why won't you even let me in tonight? Why are you so confused? Don't you catch me unawares I was a broken spirit
5.
So late, and I'm still awake Got work to do when the day breaks through I got no money to waste The hot sun is burning down Where the hell is that rain cloud now Weather man's been talking 'bout? [chorus] Gotta do what I do I long for the evening Cause there ain't no better feeling Than unwinding your mind I steer clear from rumors I hear Got to keep the fire from spreading Around here [chorus x2] Cause all Hell is busting loose I'm in trouble to tell you the truth The right way What has been happening over yonder on the mountain? Oh, help me get back on my way There's a tailwind blowing across the tightrope
6.
Everything around us is true Everything surrounding is you So step out of your past Take a deep breath Make it last Did you even have to ask? I hear there's spaces in between Of things we hear and what we see Maybe they don't really know Where we've been Or where we'll go Between the high notes and the low I heard that beauty fades and falls And that'd be sad if that was all Cause I see newness all around And I notice that it's round Where the sky meets the ground Don't you know it's a big big world? Don't you want to see it? It's a big, beautiful world Don't you want to see it? I know the feeling never stays I know your worries have their ways But its all part of the day And it would really be a shame If it always looked the same
7.
Blackout 03:20
Haven't I met you before Scratching around back doors I could teach you to play with fire But I know you're just a child We've been through this before You throw your guitar on the floor I could reach out like I care But for now I do not dare [chorus] Between hello and goodbye You could miss a lot if you try And I hope you're home by now You've been so long without I could teach you to play with fate But I fear that mistake [chorus x2] There's a blackout down the street Leaves you tangled in the twilight And there's a white light after me
8.
If I Lie 04:09
Take me back to that old country home Take me back where my spirit will roam How I miss that ferry that would take me to your house Take me back to that house by the sea Take me back where my spirit will be How I miss that tide rolling on for miles Take me back to that old family tree Take me back where my spirit will be How I miss that tree growing old and weak How I miss that tree leaning on me And when I die, I want to remember everything And if I lie, I want to lie about everything How I miss that ferry that will take me to your house
9.
Too Bad 03:02
[chorus] Too bad, too bad There's a well that's running dry In the neighborhood where I Would hang around Drown in the sound There's no time to change the past Working hard just to relax Slowing down Moving too fast Heavy load on my back [chorus] I need you to be strong for me now Live recklessly somehow No hesitation when you speak Fog and smoke when you breathe There's a destination on the rise Night, goodbye. Hello sunrise Empty glass, bloodshot eyes I know, I know… Baby so sad, so sad (I was wrong) Let the lies that keep on stealing Everybody's hearts from feeling All the day they do (All day long)
10.
I'm a giver, but only when I take A weaver of words that have no weight But there's nothing that you can do To keep me far enough from you [chorus] Only your shadow knows What you do before the show What you do after you go I'm a dreamer, only real when I am fake A big deceiver. It's a wonder I'm awake But there's nothing that I won't say To make you think that I'm okay [chorus] I'm not here to motivate you Advocate you I don't really want to be friends with you But, since my father died I've been reaching out for someone, something Anything that lets me know that when I die I've been chasing after something I want to Because what's real inside isn't always what's true on the outside So if you ever find yourself bleeding, needing someone to stand beside Just remember: [chorus]

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Produced and Recorded by Bill Moriarty and Joe Bisirri
Mixed by Joe Bisirri
"Got Anew" and “Sun/Shadow" mixed by Bill Moriarty
Mastered by Alex Johns at Binary Mastering
Recorded in June of 2013 at Waking Studios in Philadelphia, PA

Thanks to our mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, and significant others.

All songs written by Holy Ghost Tent Revival
(Except lyrics for Big Big World, written by Holy Ghost Tent Revival and Stephanie Bowman)
and Published by Who Is We Are (SESAC)

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released September 16, 2014

Holy Ghost Tent Revival is:
Stephen Murray: rhythm guitar, lead vocals tracks 1-6, 8, 9
Matt Martin: lead guitar, bass, lead vocals track 10
Kevin Williams: bass, piano, lead vocals track 7
Ross Montsinger : drums
Charlie Humphrey: trumpet, flugelhorn
Hank Widmer: trombone, clarinet, vocals

Other Musicians:
Bill Murray: Violin on Track 8

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