Here’s a video we made about the writing of One Step Closer to Dead, a track on Idlewilde South‘s latest record.
Preview and buy this excellent record here.
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One Step Closer to Dead
Posted by Kent on May 24, 2015
https://errbear.com/2015/05/24/one-step-closer-to-dead/
Straight into Goodbye
Another week, and my game cam is still badly misaligned. So I ordered a new mount, and made another video.
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Posted by Kent on May 24, 2015
https://errbear.com/2015/05/24/straight-into-goodbye-2/
Lindy Blue Star
I wrote this song about a character in another song on one of my favorite, obscure 70’s records.
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Posted by Kent on March 2, 2015
https://errbear.com/2015/03/02/lindy-blue-star-2/
Ghosts
Here’s a video we made about the writing of Ghosts, the title track on Idlewilde South‘s latest record.
Preview and buy this excellent record here.
Posted by Kent on February 28, 2015
https://errbear.com/2015/02/28/ghosts-2/
Before I Fall
Before I Fall
Well I guess we’ve put this off for another year
All that’s left is saying what no one wants to hear
I’ve got places I want to go
And you’ve got ones you don’t
So let me slide away before I fall
Chorus:
Watch me slip and slide as I go
A ghost out in the winter glow
I see the water below
So dark, so cold, so nice
Here on thin ice
I’ll miss those nights on the town all polished like chrome
But lately you’ve been staying pretty close to home
I only hope it’s by your choice
You can’t hear the siren with a rheumatoid voice
So let me slip away before I fall
Chorus
Watch me slip and slide as I go
A ghost out in the winter glow
I see the water below
So dark, so cold, so nice
Here on thin ice
Bridge
The light on your porch chases me like a lighthouse through the fog
A howl through the trees sounds a little bit like your dog
But there’s no point in turning around
There’s nothing back there that wants to be found
Chorus:
Watch me slip and slide as I go
A ghost out in the winter glow
I see the water below
So dark, so cold, so nice
Here on thin ice
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Posted by Kent on July 25, 2013
https://errbear.com/2013/07/25/before-i-fall/
Winter Time Again
Winter Time Again
The north wind keeps on blowing
And it chills me to the bone
The past is a cold shoulder
It’s no good for crying on
The future’s just an ice storm
In the coldness of the years
That pass on by like glaciers
After the sun disappears
Chorus:
My love blows down the highway
Like a snow flake in the wind
Fare thee well my summer girl
It’s winter time again
Once the weather turns sideways
And the fall beats a retreat
There’s no rest for the weary
And no fire to warm your feet
And the days all seem so short
When it’s heartbreak saving time
She bought some time for her heart
But there’s not much hope for mine
Bridge:
The snow has been falling since just before dark
It covers my love and leaves not a mark
Chorus:
My love blows down the highway
Like a snow flake in the wind
Fare thee well my summer girl
It’s winter time again
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Posted by Kent on February 15, 2010
https://errbear.com/2010/02/15/winter-time-again/
Winds of Change
Winds of Change
If I was a boat
Oh how I’d float
Far out to the deep blue sea
Ride upon the waves
As they carry me away
Leave your memory far behind me
I’d float away, far away
That’s just what I’d do
Floating along as the wind fill my sails
Never think of you
If I was a bird
Oh how I would fly
Far across the big blue sky
Hide behind the clouds
Ride the winds about
Lose your memory from my mind
I’d fly away, far away
That’s just what I’d do
Drifting along as the wind fill my wings
Never think of you
But no matter how I try
I know that I
Can never lose the memory of your kiss
The troubles that we had
Then you found another man
I guess I’ll go on dreaming like this
If I was the rain
I’d wash away the pain
That sits inside my heart today
If I was the wind
I surely would blow in
As a wind of change
And get you back again
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Posted by Kent on February 15, 2010
https://errbear.com/2010/02/15/winds-of-change/
Wings of Angels
Wings of Angels
Part of me will always wonder
But there’s no sense in looking back
Over the miles that lie crying
Between our desires and the cold hard facts
On a rocket ship to the stars
Does your baggage always get lost
And spin towards earth like falling leaves
As burdens that hold you down get cast off
Chorus:
If you see my father
Ask him if he remembers me
If you see my mother
Tell her I am sorry
Love is the wings of angels
Carried by the wind of regret
Let the healing begin tomorrow
I’m not quite ready yet
I saw you flying through the sky
Towards a moon that was almost full
In my dream I was the ocean
Fighting in vain against its mighty pull
I remember calling to you
As you sailed right over my head
A whole life lived in a moment
And you heard every word I would’ve said
Chorus:
If you see my father
Ask him if he remembers me
If you see my mother
Tell her I am sorry
Love is the wings of angels
Carried by the wind of regret
Let the healing begin tomorrow
I’m not quite ready yet
Bridge:
It’s 3:00 a.m.
And I’m awake again
Looking for meaning to it all
On a dark bedroom wall
My lips make a silent refrain
I will always speak your name
I will always speak your name
Chorus:
If you see my father
Ask him if he remembers me
If you see my mother
Tell her I am sorry
Love is the wings of angels
Carried by the wind of regret
Let the healing begin tomorrow
I’m not quite ready yet
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Posted by Kent on February 15, 2010
https://errbear.com/2010/02/15/wings-of-angels/
White Mercedes Blues
White Mercedes Blues
Driving out to the Woodlands
I was heading north
On I-45
I passed a pretty rainbow
Golden hair, red lips
And pretty blue eyes
Chorus:
Tell me do you like your white Mercedes
Is it taking you where you want to go
Why don’t you come and ride beside me
And we’ll take it nice and slow
We’ll spend some time together
I’ll paint you pictures
Of the deepest hue
I’ll regale you with stories
And if you let me
I’ll make them come true
Chorus:
Tell me do you like your white Mercedes
Is it taking you where you want to go
Why don’t you come and ride beside me
If you don’t you’ll never know
Bridge:
You’ll never know what we can see
You’ll never know the gentler side of me
You’ll never know what we can do
You’ll never know how much I love you
Chorus:
Tell me do you like your white Mercedes
Is it taking you where you want to go
Why don’t you come and ride beside me
If you don’t you’ll never know
Bridge:
You’ll never know what we can see
You’ll never know the gentler side of me
You’ll never know what we can do
You’ll never know how much I love you
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Posted by Kent on February 15, 2010
https://errbear.com/2010/02/15/white-mercedes-blues/
When You’re Sitting at the Bar
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It’s as black as the devil’s heart
Out here on this interstate
The crackling of the radio
Can barely keep me awake
This truck is a silver spaceship
Hurling silently through space
I’m a lonesome rocket jockey
Feeling like a castaway
Chorus:
Baby do you love me
When you’re sitting at the bar
Waiting for some company
Enjoying happy hour
A trucker’s life is lonesome
A trucker’s wife gets lonesome too
I’ve got a trailer full of troubles
And a mind full of you
Baby do you love me
When you’re sitting at the bar
You still tell me that you miss me
But you never say how much
I know you care some for me
I just don’t know if that’s enough
I can picture you sitting there
An angel out on her own
Free drinks for the lady here
Every time her husband’s gone
Chorus:
Baby do you love me
When you’re sitting at the bar
Waiting for some company
Enjoying happy hour
A trucker’s life is lonesome
A trucker’s wife gets lonesome too
I’ve got a trailer full of troubles
And a mind full of you
Baby do you love me
When you’re sitting at the bar
Bridge:
You like to be the life of the party
You want to be everybody’s friend
I’m stuck out here on this dark highway
And you’re sitting at that bar again
Chorus:
Baby do you love me
When you’re sitting at the bar
Waiting for some company
Enjoying happy hour
A trucker’s life is lonesome
A trucker’s wife gets lonesome too
I’ve got a trailer full of troubles
And a mind full of you
Baby do you love me
When you’re sitting at the bar
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Posted by Kent on February 15, 2010
https://errbear.com/2010/02/15/when-youre-sitting-at-the-bar/
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