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Brass

by Brass Camel

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Dinger's in the back And the band's out front People in between Better give them what they want Cause it took all day to set it all up right When 'til it goes down tonight Dinger's in the back He's got his headphones on And when the curtain's pulled back You know he'll drop a bomb 'Cause it's not just for flash that the band's adored There's a man with a twenty-four channel board Faders fade, knobs turn Warm-glowing outdated par cans burn And our due praise goes not to God But the man in the back with his hands up on the board Dinger's in the back Loading cases out the truck And he says that we're running overtime I guess we'll have to find a way to make some up Dinger's in the back Gone out hangin' in the yard He landed down this side of Houston Gonna eadatubahlah Hold on a second 'fore you call the fuzz You know every bee has gotta have his buzz Running snakes half a mile To bring to each waiting face a smile And they abound All around Lights and sound Dinger's in the back And the band's out front Got people in between Better give them what they want From the Hindenburg to the Albert Hall The man won't stop until he's rocked them all Even when it's all been said and done What is to be Dinged will be brass camel
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Five litre demon cleaner rolling down the block Burnt rubber twenty metres showing you what it has got Flyer than a mac-tac snapback sitting on a big stack like a boss I'm getting looks but I ain't shook I get them a lot I've got the fox I've got the fox I've got the fox Hammer down, right outta town, clean over the hump Under the sun on the 401 passing everything but the pump Got my finger on the fob cause I'm keeping it on lock Might be under the gun, I might be on the run But I won't have to walk I've got the fox I've got the fox I've got the fox The litres number five in my pristine Mustang The hammer's going to swing So if you're ready for a drive Meet me at one-twenty-four and number ten You can tell me when Cause I'll smoke you on the line Each and every time I've got the fox I've got the fox I've got the fox Five litre demon cleaner rolling down the block Burnt rubber one hundred metres shows you what it has got Feeling like Jackie Stewart when I pull up to the spot I might be under the gun, might be on the run But I won't have to walk I've got the fox I've got the fox I've got the fox
4.
There's no way around it It's time we had a talk Don't act like there's nothing to see here We've gotta find a way to make it stop The fighting out in the streets Of cities built on lies and deceit Now we're really feeling the heat Feels like we're living in a Pressure cooker Pressure cooker Elect a heathen to lead you Expect a world of sin They say that the kingdom of heaven Only lies beneath the souls of those who seek to find A higher road to walk A taller wall to climb No time to turn a blind eye When we're living in a Pressure cooker Pressure cooker Pressure cooker Pressure cooker Pressure Pressure cooker Pressure cooker
5.
If I was king for a day Think what the people would say If they heard it from me that by royal decree "We're lowering taxes, for all of the classes" I'd listen and I'd take heed Try to be what I think the people need Be it a benevolent leader or a mean mistreater If I was king for a day I would let all the little children play And I'd be sure to make haste Cause I can't afford to waste Even one single Hour to consolidate my power If I was king for a day I would gather leaders from the west and east To convene for a spectacular feast With a spread so pleasant I'd serve quails' eggs and pheasant To be enjoyed while we ponder ploys To subjugate the peasants Temptation of control it never changes It's a story that's been told throughout the ages By those who lived and died by the sword Marched into the mire by kings and lords A legacy of spite and subjugation Of wretched acts far beyond redemption Was never in the plan when it all began But the road to hell is paved with good intention They say that power corrupts Is it true, as it seems That absolute power corrupts absolutely Would it all go to my head? Would it all go to my head? If I was king for a day
6.
The fork-tailed Victor Has flown its final flight Off to touch the face of God Journeyed to the sky Gone are the days when Handley-Page Would climb away to fight For the lives of you and I Tireless travels belting through the night and day Outline of a delta that you can't mistake Cratered fields reminders of the trails blazed The wayward Vulcan howls and it sings Like a gypsy moth held aloft on steel wings And the fiery rage that XH-558 would bring Will never be seen again The lofty rise of British steel into the air Sadly missed by watchful eyes who stared Stricken down by metal fatigue so far beyond repair A quad of Olympus engines roar As the metal giant soars Off the earth on which we trod To touch the face of God
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Easy 05:00
I could have been a gambling man If I had found the right cards to play To make the wheel spin another day It could have been that Easy Might have been a diplomat Putting forth propositions with tact If not for the poise I lacked To make them think they need me Just to think what might have been Another fixture on the scene, An empty-headed philistine If only it had been easy Could have been a real bad man A calculating evil doer A night-stalking saboteur No one would even see me Had I been a rhapsodist I might have put the right words to a score To pass on tales of love and war Had I thought you'd all believe me Just to think what might have been Another cog in the machine But a no-one with a dream If only it had been easy If only it had been easy
8.
Tell me what you're thinking Crossing over solid lines I would have thought you were drinking If I wasn't up front the whole time It seems you've got no business Holding your foot to the floor Got me clutching the chicken handle above the door And I don't think I want to ride shotgun anymore Keep both hands on the wheel Keep your eyes on the road It's too late to stop now When we've got so far to go You've got me shaking in my boots Shaking in my boots We've had a brush with death an hour Ever since we hit the streets And from the back they're screaming louder About the troubles that they see On the third day of driving Across the eastern shield I'm gonna tell you how I really feel I'd better tell you how I really feel Did I not already mention To keep both eyes on the road Stay at full attention You gon' get us where we're going You've got my shaking in my boots How 'bout you sit on the left And I'll stick to the right If you keep it on the gas We might make it through the night If I hadn't lost my license I might be the one to drive But they caught me doing one-twenty in a thirty-five Keep both hands on the wheel Keep your eyes on the road It's too late to stop now When we've got so far to go You've got me shaking in my boots Shaking in my boots Shaking in my boots Shaking in my boots
9.
Only Love 05:51
How many tears have been shed? How many wars have been fought? Too often we forget The one thing that we've got In trying times we walk the line Of hopefulness and despair Just to find it's always there Only love conquers all With your backs to the wall Only love conquers all Will you answer the call? Crooked fools at the reins Holding in their hands our fate Logic waxes and wanes And destruction lies in their wake In trying times we walk the line Of hopefulness and despair Just to find it's always there Only love conquers all With your backs to the wall Only love conquers all Will you answer the call? Only love conquers all Only love conquers all With your backs to the wall Only love conquers all Will you answer the call? Only love conquers all Will you answer the call?

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Brass Camel's debut LP.

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released September 9, 2022

BRASS CAMEL – BRASS

All music written by Daniel Sveinson.

All lyrics written by Daniel Sveinson except for “Only Love”, lyrics by Daniel Sveinson/Adam Wawzonek.

Brass Camel is:

Daniel Sveinson – lead vocals, electric guitar, grand piano, Moog and Oberheim synthesizer, Hohner Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer 200A, Vibraphone, orchestral chimes, megaphone

Curtis Arsenault – vocals, electric bass, Moog Taurus synthesizer

Wyatt Gilson – drums and percussion

Additional musicians:
Wes Brightman – guitar on tracks 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9
Mike WT Allen – saxophone on track 7
James Stobbe – grand piano on track 8
Tyler Lanigan – backing vocals on track 8

Produced by Brass Camel
Recorded in January-February 2022 at Afterlife Studios and Camelot Studios, Vancouver BC
Mixed by Ben Kaplan
Mastered by Brock McFarlane
Engineered by John Raham, Erik Nielsen and Daniel Sveinson
Bass technician: Dave Reimer
Drum doctors: Jay Deachman and Ronn Dunnett

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