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The Blue Eagle

by Jason Guy Smiley

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1.
They say that to get distance Just take rate by time But how far do you have to go To say you were alive? If two trains leave the station From distant cities One's goin’ fast, one's goin’ slow How soon will they meet? But life is not as simple As a straight line railroad track And it's never fun to wonder If you're ever comin’ back If it leaves westbound at half past three How long will it take before you hate me Whoa whoa whoa if a train leaves If a train leaves They say that to find speed Divide distance by time Come on, let's see how fast we leave Each other behind If two trains leave the station And they're going separate ways Do you think they miss each other And hope for better days? Got plenty of time to drink Just rollin’ on down the line Got too much time to think When something's on your mind If it leaves westbound at half past three How long will it take before you hate me Whoa whoa whoa if a train leaves If a train leaves
2.
It's too late to think  So i'll grab the rum And fix myself a drink  I’m with all my friends  And I think we all know just how This night ends And it's wishful drinking on a saturday night  It’s just one more way that we can  Find a reason to fight  They say that I’m just thinkin’ wishfully  But I know that I been drinkin’ recklessly  When it's time for bed  I should just shut off the light  But it's wishful drinkin’  On a Saturday night There's bottles strewn And it looks like a bomb went off In this hotel room The point's made moot So I’ll grab a pineapple Do some drinking from fruit And it's wishful drinking on a saturday night  It’s just one more way that we can  Find a reason to fight  They say that I’m just thinkin’ wishfully  But I know that I been drinkin’ recklessly  When it's time for bed  I should just shut off the light  But it's wishful drinkin’  On a Saturday night
3.
On a night time drive With the windows down Air so thick it hangs off your fingertips As you drive around I’m lookin’ for love I’ll take what I can get I just keep finding kisses that taste Like beer and cigarettes I’ve had enough Oh, I can't get enough But I’ve had enough Cause this isn't love I’ve spent all my life Just running from things Now I’ll fly away On the blue eagle's wing Said we'd get what we deserve Then made it sound like a threat We'd get the credit we're due But all we got is the debt I’ve had enough Oh, I can't get enough But I’ve had enough Cause this isn't love You'll sleep so soundly While your ears ring tonight It's just the echo of the show in your head And the gleam of the bright lights In your eyes I’ve had enough Oh, I can't get enough But I’ve had enough Cause this isn't love This isn't love
4.
Erin Jordan 03:39
We were lying on a blanket, by the ocean She looked deep into my eyes We were about to start making out When my cell phone rang She turned it off and said way to kill the vibe She told me she's an artist and a writer Or at least she says she is Her music has a needle scratch Her writing has a typewriter clack It's hard not to fall in love with someone As cool as this We spent our summer days just how you'd guess. She really is the best, I checked We spent our summer nights having fights eating pizza and having sex But mostly having sex She cooked me dinner, made the coffee Even though she prefers tea We laid around hanging out on the couch And she read me some Bukowski She said "I like him and Jack Kerouac, But neither of them can swear as well as me" My lips were dry, but hers were wet with wine So we pressed them together, obviously I spent my summer days with my friends, recordin’ Writing songs about my heart aflame I spent my summer nights with Erin Jordan But she don't know my name She don't know my name
5.
I Was Ready 04:41
I was ready To sing you every love song But instead I’ll just sing this one about how you've gone Every good plan It goes astray We said so many words But I had breath to waste I was ready To sit up with you again all night But instead I’ll be the only one in the morning light The empty bottle Next to me on the floor Tells me that you were here But you're not here any more but I was ready I was ready just in case You know I’d do anything on a dare But you know that i always came prepared cause I was ready To drop the needle into the groove But instead I’ll listen to this song without you I’m lost in the dark Without a match I’m repeating myself Like a record with a scratch but I was ready I was ready any time I was waitin’ up for a call or a text From you to say you'd take me away from this mess
6.
When I look back on my time here I wish I had spent it more wise, dear I wish that I could say I had tried But you don't need a macro lens You don't need to zoom in To see a flaw that's 10 miles wide Oh, well I slipped right out of focus I’m becoming bokeh, my friend Well, I fucked it up this time And I don't think your angle's wide enough To fit me in your frame again She said “I think that you should know To dial down your ISO Cause I’m sure you're making too much noise It ain't grainy or vintage I swear every single image Is just making me more and more annoyed" Oh, I slipped right out of focus I’m becoming bokeh, my friend Well, I fucked it up this time And I don't think your angle's wide enough To fit me in your frame again I need to find some balance Cause everything is getting blown out And if you need me to leave I don't need to be shown out Just increase the aperture Lower the f-stop number Push the button and watch me as... I slip right out of focus I’m becoming bokeh, my friend Well, I fucked it up this time And I don't think your angle's wide enough To fit me in your frame again
7.
I walked away from what was comfortable I walked away from what I knew I walked away from the things that made me happy And I walked away from you I had to figure some things out I moved into a garage in the backyard Of my ex-girlfriend's sister's house You used to say someone would save me Come along and bail me out I used to think that was just jealousy But now I see that You're scared no one is coming To save you from yourself I hadn't felt like myself in months I drove my car right off the road one night And as I walked away from the smoking wreck I got the feeling, that everything would be all right I had to take some time for myself I left our house in Connecticut And I headed south You used to say someone would save me Come along and bail me out I used to think that was just jealousy But now I see that You're scared no one is coming To save you from yourself From yourself
8.
You were a poison And I was a knife For everything you hid I drug something to light You were a rock And I was a hard place For everything you did behind my back I threw something in your face And I’d have been better off If you’d have never come my way Because these days I won’t Even say your name, oh no You were the powder keg And I was the spark It turned out that you were the heel And I was your mark I was the torch And you were the falling rain But instead of just putting me out You caused me pain And I don’t think I ever Need to be around anyone like you Someone who doesn’t see people as people Just tools she can use And I’d have been better off If you had never come my way Because these days I can’t even Say your name, oh no
9.
I learned my lesson the hard way About being nice to you And repeating that mistake Is something I will never ever do “Sometimes it works really good. Sometimes it gets too confused to tell." That sounds like me, just kidding I never really worked very well I asked her what I could do better And her list was like a myriad And I know she's angry Because every text is just one word then a period Where does the hurt end? She said no where Where does the hurt end? Does anybody care Could you go on the rest of your life without it? If you're honest you know you'd say you doubt it Well it's hot in september Do you remember where we were? And the heat of the summer Doesn't break as easily as her I can take the hint And as the summer turns to fall We can make it like this never Ever happened at all I said “I hope you feel better" And I got no reply But I really don't need An explanation why Where does the hurt end? She said no where Where does the hurt end? Does anybody care Could you go on the rest of your life without it? If you're honest you know you'd say you doubt it And just this once If you ever get the nerve Take this sand and Build the castle you deserve
10.
You were innocent When the bullets flew I’m sorry you had to endure The way that I was abused And it made me crazy And it made me sad You deserved more than I gave you You deserved more than I had You were my whole world You were my everything You were my morning sun You were every evening But I went away And you were taken away And now I’ve lost things I can't bring myself to say I’ll never be sure what happened I’ll never know the truth I could never make myself understand What it's like to be you It would take far too long To count all the times That you truly hurt me Then made me apologize You were my only thought You were all I could see In my search for you All I lost was me But you sent me away So I pushed you away And now I’ve lost things I can't bring myself to say Maybe I have been wrong in spending my nights pouring over words Looking for an explanation as to why I have a werewolf heart That turns wild beneath a full moon Instead, perhaps I should use the sentences you mumble before waking As a guide to the hollow beating in your chest So I may search your arteries for a way To stop having “I love you” mean “I’m sorry” Perhaps a way out of this forest and back to you Is graffitied in your pulmonary veins If you see a wildfire ablaze in the distance Know that I have sacrificed myself in a final grand attempt To prove to you that I care. But I went away (You were my whole world) And you were taken away (You were my everything) And now I’ve lost things (You were my morning sun) I can't bring myself to say

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Dedicated to the memory of Elizabeth “Tooty” Robinson, my grandmother, who as a young woman sang in a dive bar called The Blue Eagle.

Dedicated also to a personal hero, without his words of encouragement this record would have never happened. Never Forget Tony Sly.

And to my friends. My friends have always been the best of me. When I decided to do a "solo" record with a full band, my friends climbed
out of the woodwork to appear on this album. When you are reading the credits, it's not just a list of musicians, it's a list that reflects
the support of some of the best people and players that I know. Without them this record would not have been possible. It is not likely
I could adequately show my gratitude, but let the record show that I offer my eternal and most heartfelt thanks to them all.

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released April 1, 2014

Credits:

Jason Guy Smiley - Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Anthony Stubelek - Lead Guitar
Vince Jarocki - Drums
Brian Murphy - Bass
Jessica Holloway - Keys/Organ

Additional Vocals:
Lydia Nichols
Emily Moran

Additional Guitars:
James “JR” Manning
Damian “The Damester” Fedorko

“Hidden In Your Aorta Is A Way For Me
To Win You Back” appears in The Tenth Song
courtesy of (and is recited by) Lora Mathis

Recorded at Rockstudio in Brunswick, GA
Produced by Anthony Stubelek

Artwork by Karl Christian Krumpholz

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