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Moonlight Mission

by Turbine

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1.
Once you see what night brings you can be like me and tread lightly There's floods in the vale but outside there's thunder on the hill and cannonball lightening very very frightening you pull me in and spit me out again so keep your eyes on the light and watch out for what night brings pale eyes walking away, cold ice in disguise full gale blowing up the side of the hill you can hear the ravens cry the old man knows the road, he's got you in his gaze this ain't no place for the weak or the wicked if you're still not sure of the way well don't come around, don't come around this moonlight mission mist rolls in slow 'round midnight, it surrounds like sleep, grip's tightening the cinders glow so brightly, ah but all men know we must move swiftly you can pull my head, I'll put you down if you're dead now the hour grows late, you can't go back now I need something strong, fear that's in your eyes gonna hit just like the wave of the future I can see that shadow rise the whole mess is coming apart, nothing's what it seems Suddenly you wake up to find out that this ain't no living dream oh don't turn away When you think I'm down and dead, I pull myself together again pull myself together, gotta pull myself together It comes again in the dead of night It's not a sin to be scared to die I'll tell you when it's gone and passed us by until then you can ease my mind First light, it's alright, somehow you save it for another night pale eyes walking away, cold ice in disguise full gale blowing up the side of the hill you can hear the ravens cry but the old man knows the road, he's got you in his gaze this ain't no place for the weak or the wicked if you're still not sure of the way well don't come around When you think I'm down and dead, I pull myself together again pull myself together, pull myself together When I finally reach the end, I pull myself up again and again pull myself together, gotta pull myself together . . .
2.
You know you're only wasting And it's someone else's time When you're gonna get there, well Your guess is good as mine You know the higher up you go The farther down you fall What you tried to sell me, well It wasn't no good at all It's all part of the situation It's all part of the show It's all part of the explanation That you don't want us to know You've got your hammer working and You're looking for some glass Careful what you wish kid 'cause You might just get what you ask You know you tried to bring me down with Another sinking spell That's the risk you're taking when You keep going down to that well It's all part of the situation It's all part of the show It's all part of the information That you don't want us to know When I wake up I'm not mistaken It's time for the information When I wake up I'm not mistaken It's time for the education When I wake up I'm not mistaken No time for investigation When I wake up I'm not mistaken It's time for the explanation It's time for the explanation It's time for the explanation It's time for the explanation
3.
Oh, well, I was born in a little bitty tar hut And they called me a man 'cause I couldn't keep my big, big mouth shut So what's the sense of me sitting here leaving When any ole day I might be even And Lord knows that New York City's got a lot to do with it I wish someday I could find the way to get it out of my grain This dirty old town's gonna sink right down and I don't want to go with it Well I wish there was a way that I knew to get even A way to get a lick in A 'bobbin' and a 'weavin' Any ole thing besides goin' and a'leavin' You can do on a train Well, I once knew a man who sailed around the world twice He would have made it three but he took a lot of bad advice So you just tell me what's the sense of me sittin' here leavin' When any ole day I might get even And Lord knows New York City's got alot to do with it I wish someday I could find a way to get it out of my brain This dirty old town's gonna sink right down and I don't want to go with it I wish there was a way that I knew to get even, way to get a lick in A 'bobbin' and a'weavin' Any ole thing besides goin' and a'leavin' You can do on a train Oh, yes! Well, I once knew a man who sailed around the world twice But his motor cooled down and now he's deliverin' ice Tell me what's the sense of him sittin' here leavin' When any ole day he might get even And Lord knows New York City's got a lot to do with it I wish someday he could find a way to get it out of his brain This dirty old town's gonna sink right down and I don't want to go with it I wish there was a way that I knew to get even Way to get a lick in A 'bobbin and a'weavin' And all the things besides goin' and a'leavin' You can do on a train Oh, yeah
4.
Lost in the city Left there for dead Caught in the moment Shuffled like a deck Buried by trouble Burned out like a light Washed up in summer Rolled out with the tide Now I'm ready, willing, but unable To change your mind Dragged through the gutter Betrayed on the street Tossed like a ship Stranded at sea The wind it was raging The skies they did pour And we were like children In the midst of the storm Now I'm ready, willing But unable to change your mind Somehow you opened our eyes and let in the sun's golden rays Now it's too late and we see the stone roll back into place It's time to get going I'm dead in my tracks Though it's just a bit farther To go to get back And we know where we're headed That slow motion crash So I'll drink and I'll sing And believe this will last Now i'm ready, willing But unable to change your mind
5.
Watch out for some of those high flying rides you've been taking, especially the ones that are flying too low you better watch out for some of those high flying rides you've been taking, especially the ones that are flying too low come on back down to earth my friends come on back up with me we've all been through the nigh time now let's reap the waves of reality With the power of soul anything is possible with the power of you anything you want to do flying through the air on a kite every day and every night takes a bit of risk sometimes the wind ain't right playing too much with one toy baby, just up there escape to the crippled night you look around and see old jellyfish he's saying floatatious groovy baby even he'll tell you that getting high everyday is easy than floating around even a jellyfish will agree to that With the power of soul anything is possible with the power of you anything you want to do
6.
Blinded, you can't see There's more light than you can believe Now songs like pearls on twine Fall off one at a time New age of sun, new age of sun Falling, yes I'm falling into one Voices are rising Speaking on the wind Now rays of ice Break in the morning light New age of sun, new age of sun Falling, yes I'm falling into one Moonlight on the sea Will fade eventually The source that was within Now will begin again New age of sun, new age of sun Falling, yes I'm falling into one
7.
Slain 09:06
Gold guitars and tiny stars Tell the story of ours Love lost too late Far gone and far apart Always grey rain Upon the northern plains In no man's land Here lies the boy she's slain That boy is dead He's lost his mind That's how it is sometimes When you lose your prime That boy is dead He's lost his soul It's hard to see sometimes In the devil's cove In the distance He sees she's come at last But here's just ruins Of forgotten past Lone grey rider He sees the wild blue eyes Searching for him He's on the other side That boy is dead He's lost his mind That's how it is sometimes When you lose your prime That boy is dead He's lost his soul It's hard to see sometimes In the devil's cove
8.
Pahrumpadise 03:15
Remember us long ago We've been through all of that And now it's all that I know It's not too much too ask So let's not wait 'till it's done I'll take my own advice And we'll just sit in the sun Here in Pahrumpadise Keeps calling me back my love Just wait and see There's nothing I lack my love If you're here with me Under the stars have no fear The silence is so nice When the desert night's clear Down in Pahrumpadise Well it's the end of the race It's time that I unwind When I said "how 'bout this place?" You said "Nevada's fine." The day's almost done my love We'll sit in the shade The battle is won my love Just look what we've made Now the world is at bay I've known it once or twice And I don't care what they say To me it's Pahrumpadise
9.
Columbus Day 16:22
I'll be right there I'm on my way Just another minute and I'm on my way I said I'll be right there (on my way) On my way (right away) There's no need to rush there's just never a need to rush I'll be right there I'm on my way There's an accident up on 48th I said I'll be right there (on my way) On my way (right away) There's no need to rush there's just never a need to rush It's too far to walk but that's O.K. I'll take a crosstown cab I'll be there soon Now there's a marching band in my way Why'd it have to be Columbus day? I'll be right there I'm on my way There's a police blockade in my way I said I'll be right there (on my way) On my way (right away) There's no need to rush there's just never a need to rush It's too far to walk but that's O.K. I'll take a crosstown cab I'll be there soon Now there's a marching band in my way Why'd it have to be Columbus day?
10.
Invited 06:36
I'm going back to the middle back where you come from Gonna think like a fiddle and play like a drum I know you're not waiting on nothing new If I'm invited you're invited too If you hear that whistle gonna ride 'till the end If the wheels stop spinning we'll go 'round again I'll fly like an arrow that's shot straight through If I'm invited you're invited too Gonna read those cards and tell you what they say So you know something good is on the way I'll be waiting out in Kalamazoo If I'm invited you're invited too Well I never smelled nothing burning up so sweet Just roll that bottle down a cold ice sheet Strike the metal and the sound rings true If I'm invited you're invited too If I'm invited you're invited too I'm going back to the middle back where you come from Gonna think like a fiddle and play like a drum I know you're not waiting on nothing new If I'm invited you're invited too
11.
Quicksand 05:34
He packed up all his bags where no one would see them He never had to settle down, he never had a reason He tried to tie up all his lose ends and put them in the past All except one remained, he swore it'd be the last Hell and fire in the sky and rock upon the road Were not enough to stop him, he had to go alone There was a flame in the sky bound to follow him The words echoed in his head as he repeated them If not today then tomorrow If not tomorrow then the next day 'Cause the day after that I've gone away On the low horizon where the mountains meet the sky Just beyond the desert where nothing is alive The time was drawing near but would he have all that he needed? The mistakes of the past were bound to be repeated Nothing out there can survive The night slips away like sand You'll have to make it back before it gets light So many years you've been running away Now you might not get a chance If not today then tomorrow If not tomorrow then the next day 'Cause the day after that I've gone away Steady in his gaze in the silence of the sun He was only waiting for the end to come There was not a way to speak the words to her before He faded to the night forever more If not today then tomorrow If not tomorrow then the next day 'Cause the day after that I've gone away
12.
O Dawg Stomp 03:51
13.
Late nights Lonely street light Without you It's the hour and the start of something new Bad dreams It was a crowded scene I lost you You were enamored with the start of something new Tired eyes Forever grey skies It won't be soon 'Till the hour and the start of something new You were blind It never crossed your mind What you could lose Now you devour the start of something new Now it seems You had these dreams And it's true It's the hour and the start of something new Now it's late Got to find a way To make it through And try to hold on to the start of something new
14.
Eddy the Sea 12:19
Eddy, Eddy the Sea Just got back and now he's ready to leave It's been easy as you want it to be 'Till he comes back on his hands and knees Fruit was ripe on the vine When he lived down in the Mississippi pines It was never so good, but nothing's for sure I can't even say what he's doing it for Eddy, Eddy the Sea Just got back and now he can't believe It's sunny and seventy-three And he can kick back in the evening breeze To tell you, tell you the truth I think he bet on nothing to lose 'Cause he threw it all up in the air When it comes down he doesn't even care Eddy, Eddy the Sea Since he got back everything is green His honey, sweet Angelene She was the best that he's ever seen It's funny, but take it from me I still don't know how this came to be But I'm lucky he set me free I was caught between the land and the stars and the sea
15.
Members Only 14:43
If there’s something I could’ve said, I would’ve said it You can tell me what to do, and I would it for you Every time I turn around you keep on slippin’ What am I supposed to do, if you leave me standing in the cold Members Only Everytime I turn around, its Members Only All your crazy friends, down in the city Falling on the floor, seems like you’re having fun Like the time you stole my car, and went to Cancun I tell my self again, I don’t need it anymore never mind what you're doing to me in the end well I'm never gonna see you again i used to see you from time to time i'm never gonna see you again i'm never gonna do it again i used to be there from time to time i'm never gonna see you again i still hear about it from time to time i'm never gonna do it again cause it's the end, and in the end what will be will be then I remember, I remember, I remember only I remember, I remember, I remember only I remember, I remember, I remember what you always told me I remember, I remember, I remember only Members Only Every time I turn around, its Members Only never mind what you're doing to me in the end well I'm never gonna see you again i used to see you from time to time i'm never gonna see you again i'm never gonna do it again i used to be there from time to time i'm never gonna see you again i still hear about it from time to time never gonna see you again i'm never gonna do it again oh no, oh no never gonna see you again oh no, oh no never gonna do it again oh no, oh no never gonna see you again Don’t need you’re alibis From time to time im never gonna see you again never gonna do it again oh would you be my friend Don’t crash the Party
16.
Jack Louard was driving around Got stuck on the side of the road He should've watched out for that rusty nail Now his wheels won't roll with the punches Roll with the punches roll with the punches Roll with the punches and Roll with the punches and roll Jack went out and had a few drinks Chatted with Molly Simmons Late that night he went home alone To reflect on poor decisions Roll with the punches Roll with the punches Roll with the punches and Roll with the punches and roll Jack went down to an antique store Found a dusty lame Rubbed the lamp, nothing happened Afterwards a he felt a bit foolish Roll with the punches Roll with the punches Roll with the punches and Roll with the punches and roll I wish you wouldn't go so far or take it so hard you can keep your head up high if you just take some good advice and roll Jack Louard came and went Now we'll never know Hidden by the veil of death Just where his heads gonna roll with the punches and Roll with the punches roll with the punches Roll with the punches and Roll with the punches and roll

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Moonlight Mission, Turbine's second live album, features a mix of both live recordings and studio cuts over the course of 2012.

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released February 12, 2013

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Turbine Brooklyn, New York

"Their sound is exhilarating, with flurries of melodic guitars and wailing harp propelling complex improvisations." -Relix

"Their music wails, whispers and directs our thoughts to the deeper mysteries of life." -Americana UK

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