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Days Passed In Exile

by NY lights

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1.
1/2 My Love 04:01
1/2 My Love They said I could have it all If I decided to stay I guess I could have it all But I just walk away Cos I know it's not right To live in a lie And I know it sounds trite But I'm walking back to you All the way Cos I do just what I want to do All the time It's a problem of mine They said I could have it all If I decided to stay I guess I could have it all But I just walk away Cos I can't stop my brain Once it tells me to move And I know it sounds strange But I'm walking back to you All the way Cos I do just what I want to do All the time It's a weakness of mine The crowds draw in circles Circling 'round the chain The crowds crowd the circles 'Till nothing round remains I swear I saw you there Honest as the sun The crowds draw in circles Still you're the only one They said I could have it all If I decided to stay I guess I could have had it all And I try But I'm walking back to you All the way Cos I do just what I want to do All the time It's a habit of mine Now 1/2 my love is on the other side Now 1/2 my love is on the other side Now 1/2 my love is on the other side Now 1/2 my love is on the other side
2.
Tennessee 03:22
Tennessee She paints her hair in aubergine And lays it on St. Augustine I met a girl She'll drive me crazy I met a girl She'll drive me mad She paints her hair in aubergine And lays it on St. Augustine And in her world The blind are lazy And in her world It's good or Bad She paints her hair in aubergine And lays it on St. Augustine I thought this was right I thought it would be all good things Never wrong More wrong I never would be In a word, ”no” This is not for me In a word, ”Tennessee!” Oh I met a girl She'll drive me crazy I met a girl She'll drive me mad She paints her hair in aubergine And lays it on St. Augustine In a word, ”no” This is not for me In a word, ”Tennessee!” Appalachian Mountains I'm walking towards you From so far away Appalachian Mountains It's better this way We'll always have Maine Oh
3.
Everyone Is Saying Everyone is saying I'm in love with you But I'm not Just don't want to be cold in the evening Why won't every chorus crasher eavesdropper gossip just stop And rake their own leaves 'cause they're blowing into my yard They're gonna kick us out you know Napoleon, Byron, Dante & Oblio Or we can just up and flip the plan Freud, Marx, Juan Jimenez, Einstein, Chaplin & Paul Thomas Mann Yeah! Everyone is saying I'm in love with you But I'm not Just don't want to be cold in the evening Why won't every chorus crasher eavesdropper gossip just stop And rake their own leaves 'cause they're blowing into my yard They're gonna kick us out you know Muhammad, Fredrick Chopin, Peron, Hugo Or we can just up and flip the plan The Dali Lama, Trumbo, Lopez, Marcos & Romain Rolland Every one of us, Every one of us, Every free one of us Needs a new plan I've gotta get out of here I've gotta get out of here I've gotta get out of here I've gotta get out! LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA L
4.
Innocent in the Sun What if I told you that I'm coming back for you And every sentiment is true Every day out here has been more beautiful Than the one before But none as beautiful as you I've been thinking a lot about what you said You needed from me And you are right I was getting too lost inside my head Now I'm doing alright Innocent in the sun we were once Innocent in the Sun Innocent in the sun we were once Innocent in the Sun When you see me you will know that I am true And every word in this is too But what I'm asking isn't easy Yeah I know, yeah I know I never wanted more than this and you Innocent in the sun we were once Innocent in the Sun Innocent in the sun we were once Innocent in the Innocent is where I'll meet you Let's find the love and hold it high In the sun where I can see you Beneath our stories in the sky I've been thinking a lot about what you said You needed from me And you are right I was getting too lost inside my head Now I'm doing alright Innocent in the sun we were once Innocent in the Sun Innocent in the sun we were once Innocent in the Sun Maybe you're right We're gonna get lost in it Baby tonight We're gonna get lost in it Maybe you're right We're gonna get lost in the sun, sun, sun, sun Maybe you're right We're gonna get lost in it Baby tonight We're gonna get lost in it Maybe you're right We're gonna get lost in the sun, sun, sun, sun Innocent in the sun we were once
5.
Carl Sagan 02:53
CARL SAGAN I wrote this letter I wrote this letter I wrote this letter I wrote this letter for you I hope you get it I hope you get it I hope you get it Because you always do I wrote this letter for... Carl Sagan you're living well In the wildest westerly Celestial skies I got lost in the middle of Cosmos disc 3 Just trying to sleep But your timbre kept stirring my mind Who will pick the plow up? Who will give sight to the blind? Who will transcend the eternal tan cord sports coat? Who will debunk every myth while slipping a smile? I wrote this letter I wrote this letter I wrote this letter I wrote this letter for you I hope you get it I hope you get it I hope you get it Because you always do I wrote this letter for...you Carl Sagan you're living well In the wildest westerly Celestial Skies I got lost in the middle of Cosmos disc 3 Just trying to sleep But your timbre kept stirring my mind Who will pick the plow up? Who will give light to the blind? Who will transcend the eternal tan cord sports coat? Who will debunk every myth while slipping a smile? Carl Sagan, Carl Sagan, Carl Sagan you always do Woo woo woo!
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7.
So Damn Young Hand spin the record back The needle scores the black Some secret message about love It's not enough to have love Drop the needle down Another song another sound I want you I want you Goodbye the best-laid plans Change is making more demands It's always flow or be shoved It's not enough to have love And said the sand grain to the sea ”Come pull me in and set me free” I need you I need you She was so damn young We were so damn young I'm taking all my clocks, cell phone and pocket watch I'm gonna smash them to pieces, then smash the pieces to pieces Drop the needle down Another song another sound I want you I want you Time is not my friend There's nothing sure as this I can depend on In the lonesome day lit bed I miss you I miss you She was so damn young We were so damn young I miss you I miss you I want you I need you I miss you I miss you I free you Release you Turn it on and turn it off again Not sure why you left before the end Now it’s getting clearer She was so damn young We were so damn young
8.
The Guy 03:25
The Guy The guy the guy the guy The guy's got it all wrong The guy the guy the guy The guy's got it all wrong I've been waiting very second Of every night I've been hanging on the curve Of your words and your light I've been holding down the dark So we'll make it all right But I'm not gonna stand here And watch him get to you The guy the guy the guy The guy's got it all wrong The guy the guy the guy The guy's got it all wrong Walk away walk away Gotta hold it Walk away walk away Gotta hold it Walk away walk away Gotta hold it together I've been waiting very second Of every night I've been hanging on the curve Of your words and your light I've been holding down the dark So we'll make it all right But I'm not gunna stand here And watch him get to you I've been waiting every second Of every day I've been searching every breath For the right word to say I've been shaking in my skins Trying to coax you o stay But I'm not gonna stand here And watch him get to you The guy the guy the guy The guy's got it all wrong The guy the guy the guy The guy's got it all wrong
9.
Lost Inland 03:00
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Had A Girl 05:11
Had A Girl While we were lying on the beach at Devil's Mountain We watched our bodies from the summit peak Where you were swimming, floating deeper in the ocean And talking to me way before we meet Forever dreaming of a time When we were free and you were mine And always dreaming dreamers dream You feel exactly what I mean Forever dreaming of a time When we were free and you were mine And always dreaming dreamers dream You feel exactly what I mean I had a dream I had a girl Had it all and I made her let go Lost it all In a dream Never woke and I made her let go When we believed it Young lovers trying to escape Everything was cool, everything was fine Everything could wait Living in the sun Living on the run Like the only ones to ever try Try try try Where you were swimming, floating deeper in the ocean And talking to me way before we meet And When we wake up we're gonna laugh about this Take me to the part where you say ”I saw you stuck in a kiss” Let me say ”you're wrong” Let me swear a lie Put it in a song Let me try Try Try Try Try Try Forever dreaming of a time When we were free and you were mine And always dreaming dreamers dream You feel exactly what I mean Forever dreaming of a time When we were free and you were mine And always dreaming dreamers dream You feel exactly what I mean And it felt like love And it fell like love Felt a lot like love And it felt like love And it fell like love Felt a lot like love And it felt like love And it fell like love Felt a lot like love And it felt like love And it fell like love Felt a lot like love Awake!

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released May 15, 2015

NY lights: Philip A. Jimenez: Vocals, Guitars, Banjo, Hammond, Piano, Stuff. Kathryn Froggatt: Bass, Tambourine, Vocals. Dan Batista: Lead Guitar, Vocals. Andrew Stein: Piano, Organ, Synths, Vocals Tom Batista:Drums, Percussion.

Produced, recorded, and mixed by Philip A. Jimenez
At Milk House Studios, Huntington, New York
Consulting and additional mixing: Rich LaSalvia

Additional Musicians:
Rebecca Perea – Cello on “So Damn Young”
Andrew Perea – Violin and Viola on “So Damn Young”
David Froggatt – Electric Guitar on “Innocent In The Sun”

Art design, dioramas, paintings and photography by PJ
with additional help from Lily
West TaghKanic Diner photo by Tony LaSalvia painted on by PJ
Childhood photos by our parents

All Songs & Lyrics by Philip A. Jimenez
Published by STRATOTONE MUSIC (ASCAP)

©&℗ PARK AVE. RECORDS 2015
Management: Cliff James

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NY lights is a raw, catchy, lyric driven, string laden, 60's influenced, indie-rock band fronted by multi-platinum record producer Philip A. Jimenez

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