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Caught By The Sound

by Rick Amorphis

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1.
Bandcamp Album 03:27
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I got a Bandcamp album Grab it, it’s free I got a Bandcamp album With a whole lotta me It’s my Bandcamp album Ooh it’s my Bandcamp album I wanted to fully realize 12 songs I hoped would mesmerize They say the album is over, it’s a relic of old But it’s still the highest art form in rock ‘n’ roll It can be how I want it I’ll lay all of my powers upon it I’ll sing more harmonies if it needs it I’ll get it right so the world’ll believe it I got a Bandcamp album Grab it, it’s free I got a Bandcamp album With a whole lotta me It’s my Bandcamp album Ooh it’s my Bandcamp album Rewrite, rerecord, remix and listen again Rewrite, rerecord, remix and listen again Rewrite, rerecord, remix and listen again Rewrite, rerecord, remix and listen again Saw myself and I had to laugh I’ve had headphone hair for a year and a half It’s a lonely journey and no one cares Why you’re in a dream world in a room upstairs You worry ‘bout the sequence and what it will say As if anyone still listens to albums that way I will fix every lyric I’ll make meaningless lines satiric If I need help I might ask ya I’ll make Sgt. Peppers look like Nebraska I got a Bandcamp album Of course it is free I got a Bandcamp album Freakin’ hey look at me Got a Bandcamp album Ooh it’s my Bandcamp album I got a Bandcamp album Will be here when I die I got a Bandcamp album They’ll say “hey what a guy, He made a Bandcamp album Yeah, he made a Bandcamp album!” With the heart of a falcon An amazing musical amalgam It’s my Bandcamp album…
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Rejectee 03:42
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When I heard about the things you said I knew you meant them all for me It was too hard for you to be my friend And now it’s over all the world can see There was a time we worked without a net Back in my grin and bear it phase Your rejection would have filled me with regret And I woulda hung my head for days and days But now I’m movin’ on Like a trumpeter swan Oh c’est la vie I’m the rejectee Then you grew your hair and attitude Out in that California sun I guess I didn’t show the gratitude That you took for granted you had won Oh and I wouldn’t lie And you wouldn’t try I couldn’t be What you couldn’t see I’m the fall guy I’m the rejectee I wrote your theme song and your epitaph That joke’s for you to get Lord knows it hasn’t happened yet It’s a fact your ego could fill outer space And I’ll be fine if I don’t see your face Ever make a friend? Ever make a mistake? Baby you pretend But I know you’re a fake I’m on the outside I’m the rejectee All alone and free I’m the rejectee On a losin’ spree I’m the rejectee To the Nth degree I’m the rejectee From sea to shining sea I’m the rejectee
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I Don't Want to Let Her Know 03:25
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She takes her pigeons Out walking She knows what they say Without any doubt She understands Stephen Hawking She’s got a way Of finding things out I don’t want to let her know I don’t want to let her know She doesn’t stay In her lane She can’t be bothered with Sentimental farewells Says Amsterdam Is overrated She darns socks She damns everything else I don’t want to let her know I don’t want to let her know I don’t want to let her know She reminds me of the sunrise MID 8 In a world dark as night How does she shine so bright I don’t know So sublime, I get shy Every time she goes by I become Marcel Marceau She leaves her faders up And her hair down She’s still a mystery Like the music she plays I take the long way home Down her street Just to catch A passing glimpse of her face I don’t want to let her know I don’t want to let her know I don’t want to let her know I’ve been lonely for her only I don’t want to let her know I don’t want to let her know I don’t want to let her know I’ve been dreaming of her only…
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The Year Gerald Ford Was Shot At By Two Women 04:37
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If you told me he was struck by lightning Five times in one day Or maybe hit two lotteries Though I doubt he’d even play Those things would be easy to believe Next to what I can’t quite conceive It left the country mystified That he’d be targeted twice from the distaff side The year Gerald Ford was shot at by two women The year Gerald Ford was shot at by two women He said our national nightmare was over But his had just begun The year Gerald Ford was shot at by two women All alone little Squeaky Fromme Set out to have her say She was thinking of the redwood trees As she drew her gun that day She yelled, “It didn’t go off, can you believe it?” No bullets in the chamber to achieve it Her semiautomatic .45 Was ill-prepared as she; Ford was still alive The year Gerald Ford was shot at by two women The year Gerald Ford was shot at by two women It’s a time that is best remembered For Quaaludes and hash The year Gerald Ford was shot at by two women Sarah Jane was a bit insane But she didn’t wear a sign She was a part-time radical And a snitch for the FBI She used a gun that wouldn’t pass inspection When she fired a shot in Ford’s direction Every husband looked twice at his wife A statistical anomaly had come to life, it had come to life! The year Gerald Ford was shot at by two women The year Gerald Ford was shot at by two women Way to go, California On such a winter’s day The year Gerald Ford was shot at by… Gerald Ford was shot at by… Gerald Ford was shot at…by two women
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Schitt's Weak Dog 02:31
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Schitt's weak dog (repeat)
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Amy I Won't Be Around 03:59
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I ran for dealer Dan I knew he was your man Late at night we’d rendezvous I learned a thing or two One night he went too far I saw him hit you inside his car I knew the day would come Me, him, and a loaded gun I’m tired of the way He puts you on display And then he cuts you down If he only knew The time I spent with you While he was out of town You gotta be strong Whatever happens now Don’t care if we’re wrong It’s gonna get better, but Amy, I won’t be around One day I saw you bruised Down on the avenue We’d leave this life of crime We said we’d bide our time But careless is the yearning heart All our plans I’d disregard What was I supposed to do Look the other way When he raised a hand to you? I’m tired of the way I see him everyday And I just can’t let on What we have in store Is a little more Than he’s counting on You gotta be strong Whatever happens now Don’t care if we’re wrong I know we made plans but Amy, I won’t be around In the alleyway Shots rang out and soon We had a firefight One of us was dead But it wasn’t you, it wasn’t me That died that night You gotta be strong Whatever happens now Don’t care if we’re wrong They took me away so Amy, I won’t be around
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Maybe This Was Too Soon 04:48
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It’s been a long time since I stood at your door Hoping that you would answer I remember the time when I helped you move in With your roommate the ballet dancer I said I would wait forever I was thrilled it didn’t take that long But since we’ve been back together I get the feeling that something’s wrong Maybe this was too soon Maybe we should have saved it longer Maybe this was too soon Baby our love’s too good to squander Maybe this was too soon I did what I thought you wanted Took you to a restaurant and You had words with the waitress All these years I lived and died you Now I barely recognize you When did you become so shameless? I wanted to feel the feeling We had before we broke up But lately your words are revealing And they’re leaving me all shook up Maybe this was too soon Maybe we made a brilliant mistake Maybe this was too soon Baby we’re headed for more heartache Maybe this was too soon Maybe this was too soon Maybe this was too soon Do you remember like I do girl That December when we had the world Or has time played an evil trick on you And taken away all your memories of me and you? Maybe this… Maybe this was too soon Maybe I’m hangin’ on for nothing Maybe this was too soon Baby please tell me you feel something Maybe this was too soon Maybe this was too soon Maybe this was too soon
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The Flamekeeper's Lament 03:49
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1) The moon’s gone to hiding I find myself riding Toward something I can’t explain A Chevy’s my horse And I feel no remorse As I run from a lifetime of pain 2) The headlights are shining Hypnotic and blinding The road’s like an arrowhead I find a motel To rest a spell In a vibrating bed 3) The owner looks tired His help has been fired He says it’s one hundred a night If you need an hour With some sweet young flower I’ll cut you a deal alright CHORUS When the sun goes down The road goes on forever When I leave this town The ghosts on the highway Will follow me on my way home 4) So I park my car Then find me a bar In a forgotten old town Where losers and talkers And lonely sleepwalkers Are trying their best not to drown 5) A newsman’s been drinking He tells me he’s thinking That no one believes what he says A woman is bragging ‘bout men she’s been dragging To sink/swim in the Sea of Cortez 6) An old Vaudevillian With skin so reptilian Says “tell us who you used to be” They all buy me beer They ask why I’m here And what am I trying to see (CHORUS) SOLO 7) I tell them a tale Of how I used to fail At everything I’d ever do They listen intently And smile too gently They think I’m telling the truth 8) The sun’s gone to hiding The moon is providing What little of light’s left to share I’m ready for Hell In an asbestos shell Maybe it’s all better there CHORUS When the sun goes down The road goes on forever When I leave this town The ghosts on the highway Will follow me on my way All gone now Ever bound for nowhere They’re all gone now I’m a day sleeper I’m just a flame keeper alone
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You Don't Rock 'n' Roll 03:26
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Came here about eight years ago You cut your hair Like the girl in “Caroline, No” Uh-oh What’s it all for? You don’t rock ‘n’ roll enough for me anymore Your popularity’s been on a surge Your latest song sounds Just like a funeral dirge Boo-hoo One thing’s for sure You don’t rock ‘n’ roll enough for me anymore CHORUS You don’t rock, roll Baby you don’t rock, rock ‘n’ roll Baby you don’t rock, rock ‘n’ roll Baby you don’t rock, rock ‘n’ roll Got bored with all that jazz Don’t need to know every When, what if, and whereas Oh no Take it away You don’t rock ‘n’ roll enough for me anyway It’s all just like you designed You call it growth, I think you’re Stone cold outta your mind Hey you Ms. Music du Jour You don’t rock ‘n’ roll enough for me anymore Peggy Sue and Maybellene Good golly Miss Molly and A sweet sixteen Oh no Where did it go You don’t rock ‘n’ roll enough for me anymore (CHORUS)
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The Winter of Our Discotheque 04:58
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Started out on a journey In the winter of '79 Me and my rock 'n' roll band In a Ford Econoline Everything was goin’ easy Till the van started breakin' down Saw a mansion up on the hillside On the outskirts of the town The winter of our discotheque That Ford was such a wreck The wind blew cold The winter of our discotheque We climbed up to the doorway Asked if we could use the phone We heard the pulsing disco beat Of 'Miss You' by The Stones 'Shakedown Street', 'Heart of Glass' 'Another Brick in the Wall' all made us shake Kiss's 'I Was Made For Lovin' You' Jesus that one took the cake Beneath the dancefloor is where they tried to lead us Tales of pop suckcess they tried to feed us "Bands come in these doors with guitars… But leave here as lobotomized disco stars" The winter of our discotheque Miles from Quebec The wind blew cold The winter of our discotheque SOLO In the laboratory they tried to keep us I said, "thanks for the food, I hate to be rude But we gotta go right now” The winter of our discotheque Neither Shakespeare nor John Steinbeck Saw what we saw The winter of our discotheque Was it some kind of nightmare I wondered when I finally came to Our drummer’s feet played a disco beat I said, “tell me friend, when did they get to you?” The winter of our discotheque Short as Toulouse-Lautrec The wind blew cold The winter of our discotheque The winter of our discotheque High as we could get The wind blew cold The winter of our discotheque Oooh, the winter of our discotheque Yeah, the winter of our discotheque
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Too Much About You 02:59
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I Know Too much about you It’s true You Go Spilling your guts On my shoes I keep hangin’ around I keep hangin’ around It’s true I Know I’ve spilled my guts too It’s true I keep hangin’ around I keep hangin’ around It’s true
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Spinning On and On 03:54
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There are so many silly things That make people rack their brains There are so many wedding rings I've seen becoming prison chains There are so many broken hearts That make good people cry So many friendships torn apart It has to make you wonder why pre-chorus: Some things may drive you mad Some things will make you hurt Injustice, pain and misery Everywhere in this world (I see) chorus: Do we fight heroically? Do we take it stoically? What else can we do You know it's really up to you I try to keep my head No matter what goes wrong The world gets up and Keeps on spinning on and on On and on and on On and on On and on and on There are so many tales to tell And wise words to be said So many things we thought would work But went so fawking wrong instead pre-chorus chorus

about

CAUGHT BY THE SOUND is an album made up of songs I wrote for FAWM.org, primarily from 2015 & 2016. There are rockers and ballads and some in-betweens, because that was often the make-up of some of my favorite albums growing up.

While I was making this I went back and listened to some of my favorites in their entirety to see what I had liked about them. I played The Who Sell Out, Revolver, Face To Face (The Kinks), Rocket To Russia (Ramones), Blonde On Blonde (Bob Dylan), London Calling (The Clash), and Odessey & Oracle (The Zombies), just to name a few. I noted the subtle changes in tempo, in keys, and in mood from song to song.

These are the classics that inform many of the musical choices I've made and will continue to make. This was a labor of love for me, and I hope that comes through. Because after all, I'm just a rock 'n' roll fan who, at a very young age, was caught by the sound of guitars, drums, and vocal harmonies. Thanks for listening.

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released April 25, 2016

All songs written by Rick Amorphis except:

-The Flamekeeper's Lament (words by Morton Maehre, music by Rick Amorphis)
-Spinning On and On (words by Arthur Rossi, music by Rick Amorphis)

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