Discography
Time Cures Everything EP (2006)
"This
is a superb piece of work. truly inspired!"
-Mike
Naydock, DJ WKAB 103.5, Badlees Songwriter
Track Listing:
1. Feeling Flat
Special Thanks to: GOD, all of our families and friends, Lee Ann Davidovich, Bill Waschko, Barry Jais, Joe & Pat Gans, Richie and Mari from “Your Life“, and the rest of the WYLN staff, Jeff Drumheller and the Standard Speaker, Joe "Brick" Panzarella for being brutally honest, the American Cancer Society, all the T&BA fans that didn't forget about us, Mike Naydock for the radio play and all the kind words, all of our spouses especially Theresa and Molly for their patience and for understanding our obsession over the past three months.
Special thanks from John: to my entire family, I could not have made it through this without you. To my doctors and nurses in PA and NY. To the members of “There and Back Again” for being part of this. To Jeff B for writing with me and making this entire project happen. To all of my friends, co workers, and all that have given their support, to anyone we may have left out, and once again thanks to God. This CD is dedicated to everyone who had been affected by Cancer or any other disease.
All
proceeds from the sale of this EP are donated to the
American Cancer Society.
Song Lyrics
Well you’re
living life with no regrets
Not a second wasted tryin’ to forget
But even white lies call for something more
Egocentric and, full of lies
You never turn your head to say goodbye
At the end of days it leaves you feeling sore
You say you will, but you won’t
No “I” in team so you don’t
Best defense is walking out the door
No time for this, no time for that
It always leaves you feeling flat
All the lies they cost you more and more and more
In your life there is nothing new
Filled with open sights but stringent views
The streets you pave, they all are full of holes
Your self is centered, you sing your song
Your own mind believes there’s nothing wrong
you don’t want to stay, but you're afraid to go
You say you will, but you won’t
No “I” in team so you don’t
Best defense is walking out the door
No time for this, no time for that
It always leaves you feeling flat
all the lies they cost you more and more and more
Selfish saint I say goodbye
Wrap yourself into your lies
The circus you call life is just a show
You say you
will, but you won’t
No “I” in team so you don’t
Best defense is walking out the door
Still living life with no regrets
All this time to cover your defects
All the lies they cost you more and more
Living lies and feeling flat
Song Notes: This was the first collaboration and the original demo dates back to 2004... If not earlier. This song is about the growing number of people it seems that look out for only one person, themselves. If there's nothing in it for them they don't want anything to do with it. A self-centered person is someone you don’t want to be.
The street pours out under my feet as I walk along
The air is cold and sweet
Today I
turn my head to look around,
for once I can say I've seen
Everything around me now
A million people they walk this same beat
I don’t care if the sky stays black all day
I don’t care if the sun doesn’t show its face
All I need is this air I can breath as I walk down on this street
As I walk down on this street, its where I think
All this time spent wondering what is really happening
What the hell are we doing here?
I don’t
know the answers to the prayers
of the million dreamers who
Never let the sun shine through
All this while you are questioning
Am I ever
good enough?
should I try for something else?
What If I don't succeed?
What do you really need?
I ask myself this as I’m walkin' down this street
I don’t care if the sky stares back at me
I don’t care if the thunders drowns the sounds of my beat
Let it rain all over me
I got everything I need
Down on
this street
Down on this street
Lighting
crashes, water splashes
you ship is sinking deep
Too many
faces, too many places
the waves are way too steep
Let the
clouds come in on this crazy kind of calm
we’re all waiting for the breeze
I don’t care if it rains all day let this flood run free
I don’t care if the sky stays black all day
I don't care if the sun never shows its face
Let the thunder drown the sound of my beat
As I walk down on this street
Its where I can think
Down on
this street
Down on this street
Down on this street
Song Notes: This song came towards the end of the writing session and came together rather quickly. The hook was in John's head after he started to take walks shortly after his surgery. Taking in everything around him and the cool autumn air soon got him thinking that he was glad to be alive and able to take a walk when he wanted to. One day the song's lyrics just fell together and Down On This Street was carved out rather quickly.
All the things you don’t notice, that have always been there
Like the people who know you, so many that care
If you look back in time, can you see your life?
Would you make all those changes you say?
Would you take things or leave them the same?
When our spirit is broken
Why do we have to bleed
Tell me, how it all fits together
In This puzzle of what life’s supposed be
Time cures everything
In the end, time cures everything
When the dreams that we need
Are the hardest to believe?
In the end, time will cure
Everything
All the cries that you let go, all the feelings of hate
Do you ask the question "why me?" (why me?)
Now that it’s over can you comprehend?
There are things in this world, we don’t understand.
Maybe it’s all a game
(Maybe it’s all a game)
None of us are given the same hand
(None of us are given the same hand)
Those of us that don’t have a choice
(have no choice)
Deal some
how…
the best way we can.
Time cures everything
In the end, time cures everything
When the dreams that we need
Are the hardest to believe?
In the end, time will cure
Everything
Chorus
Time cures everything
in the end, time cures everything
When the dreams that we need
Are the hardest to believe.
In the end, time will cure
Everything.
Song Notes: This song was first recorded in early December 2005, just John and his guitar. It is a wonderful thing to watch a song change into the piece that is on our CD. The song reflects not only what John went through, but also how everyone around him felt through it all. An uplifting inspirational song that hopefully can make life just a little bit easier for anyone going through difficult times.
Can you think of a
place
where your heart would be embraced
If you could choose, differently?
Would you be by the sea
Drowning in uncertainty
Sink or swim it's up to you
If you only knew.
When the chance came if you just knew
When the chance came if you only knew
Everyone should know
On a lonely day you're wandering through the rain
Hoping things will happen for you
If you only knew
When the chance came if you just knew
When the chance came if you only knew
Everyone should know
Everyone should know
Everyone should know
Everyone should know
Would you be by the sea
Drifting in uncertainty
finding who you want to be
If you only knew
If you only knew
If you only knew
When the chance came
When the chance came
When the chance came
Song Notes:
Some of these lyrics in one form or another and the theme for
the song have been floating around Jeff's hard drive for a few years. The
meaning of this song is simple. Have you ever asked yourself, what if I did this
instead of doing that? What would life be like if you chose a different path
than the one you are on now.
Sometimes
I don't realize
there's more to this life
than having what everyone else does
It's you
that opened up my eyes
to help me understand
what's important is love
Maybe it's your innocence
or the fact that I see myself
in those curious eyes
maybe it's coincidence
am I biased to feel
such joy such love such pride
Only you
can make me cry
by just a smile or a sound or a touch
Only you
one look in your eyes
can make me feel I have so much
Travel
down the road of life
you may have some regrets
just be proud of what you've done
Listen to
the words I say
don't ever forget
you will always be my little ones
Only you
can make me cry
by just a smile or a sound or a touch
Only you
one look from your eyes
can make me feel I have so much
Maybe it's your innocence
or the fact that I see myself
in those curious eyes
maybe it's coincidence
am I biased to feel
such joy...
such love...
such pride
Song Notes: This one may very well be the oldest of the T&BA originals. The original version of this song was written by John in 1998 and since then has gone through several incarnations. The final one that appears on the CD stays close to the original demo. This song is a simple message from John to his two children John & Jordan.
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