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UPON THE FENCE
(C. Hludzik)
I’m caught somewhere in between
Death and despair
And the sad thing is
I don’t even care
All the best laid plans
That I thought slipped through my hands
Well it turned out
They were never there
I’ve been waiting for a lifetime
What the hell am I waiting for
Had the chance, but never had the guts
To put my foot in the door
Everyone around me
Thinks I’m goin’ wrong
Tellin’ me
I’ve got to find a better day
But if they knew the half of it
They’d just let me be
And understand
I’ve got to make my own way
So here I sit, upon the fence
With a birds’ eye view of both sides of my life
And looking up to see, hanging over me
Is destiny’s knife
©2020, The Latter Day
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ELECTRIC CITY BLUES
(B. Brophy)
I hear that whistle blowin' loud
Steam billows in a great white cloud
Heavy steel is rollin' down the track
The sights and sounds sure take us back
It's like we're in another time
Coal country thrivin' in it's prime
Electric City trolley cars
This rollin' legacy is ours.
CHORUS:
The world is always on the move
The times they come and go too soon
You either win or you will lose
You either thrive or sing the blues
I was born a Pennsylvania man
Electric City promise land
From the country just outside of town
I've had my share of ups and downs
My Granddaddy was a coal man
The other worked with his hands
My folks knew good and hard times
We all chased the nickel and the dime
CHORUS:
I've played in all the smoky bars
But I have never been a star
I only sing what makes me feel
At least I only sing what's real
Another place is shuttin' down
More boarded windows 'round the town
Some will stay and some will go
But we all reap the things we sow
CHORUS:
©2020, The Latter Day
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THE POWERS THAT BE
(C. Hludzik)
CHORUS:
Everybody's got their money
Everybody's got their guns
Fat cats keep gettin' fatter
And the poor dogs have to run
From the powers that be...
Because they are not to be
You can't be richer than the first man
You can't be poorer than the last
You can't be slower than an old man
Who's nearly ran his last
Somewhere in a golden tower
The fat cat takes his rest
While you're in the street strugglin'
Just to keep up with the rest
CHORUS:
Neatly-sawed ladder footsteps
Snap as you try to climb
Hanging onto every moment
Trying not to get left behind
Airwaves are gettin' crowded
Keeps gettin' harder to get to you
But try to hear what I've got to say
Hold together and you'll pull through
CHORUS:
Everyone's got a price tag
Everyone's for sale
Everyone wants to be the chief
But just who's gonna hail
To the powers that be...
Because they are not to be
To the powers that be...
'Cause we are not to be.
©2006, The Latter Day
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Fear (12-05-20)
02:10
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FEAR
(B. Brophy/C. Hludzik)
She lurks the shadows of your mind
A thief of dreams, the queen of lies
From the neither-world she hails
She captivates, yet terrifies
Though you avoid her toxic kiss
Bitter taste on crimson lips
She dominates your scruples wide
And plunders every ounce of bliss
She’ll relish in your failures made
Delighting in your swift decay
Satiated by your sins
Your fortitude she’ll suffocate
With every arduous stumbling step
Fight her for she’ll never rest
Nor satisfy ‘til you’re allured
To take your final biting breath
©2020, The Latter Day
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You To Know (12-05-20)
03:40
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YOU TO KNOW
(B. Brophy/C. Hludzik)
It’s so hot in here I’m suffocating
Smothered by my thoughts
And by my hopes
And by my guilt
And by my shame
And I know it’s no one’s fault but mine
But still I cannot help
To look elsewhere
To find shelter
For the blame
For so long I have dragged you
Along with many others
Through my losses
Through my troubles
And through my fears
But never for one second
Did I ever think
That I would be the one
To drown in tears
CHORUS:
I’ve waded through and wasted all these years
Now I’m drowning, and although you might not care
I just wanted you to know
It’s so cold out here I’m paralyzed
Frozen by my pain
And by my sorrow
And by my doubts
And by my grief
But you know I know the reasons
I play these empty games
I’ve lost my judgment
And my faith
And my belief
For so long I have withered
Upon this empty vine
Growing weaker
Feeling smaller
By the day
And if ever there would come a chance
To try and make things right
Then now’s as good a time
For me to say
CHORUS:
BRIDGE:
Sorry seems like such a useless word
Often said, but rarely ever heard.
The plunders of the present day
Were the follies of my youth
There’s no excuse for who I am
And that’s the truth that I want you to know.
©2020, The Latter Day
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Moonbeam (5-15-20)
04:02
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MOONBEAM
(B. Brophy/C. Hludzik)
Shining brightly in the sky
O'er the mountains and the trees
She casts her glorious glow
From pastures out to the sea
She peeks from behind a cloud
To see that her children come home
Lights up the countryside
For their safe return
CHORUS:
Oh great bulb of serenity
So many things that she must see
Banish darkness from the land
So natural, happy, and free
All the world's secrets dark and deep
Remain unseen, but she will keep
Them silent and only to herself
As the meadows fall asleep.
On quiet valleys near a stream
Young poets lie awake and dream
Writing verses of their secret loves
Lit only by her shining beam
Wishing of their love one day
To take their maidens far away
With her being the only one
To hear their secret lyrics sung
CHORUS:
Homesteads stand and soundly sleep
Nestled in the woods so deep
Through their window she looks down
But never will she hear a sound
For everyone is tucked away
In their beds they'll surely stay
Dewdrops glistening in the dawn
While her spirit lingers on...
CHORUS:
©2006, The Latter Day
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Need (5-15-20)
04:08
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NEED
(C. Hludzik)
I don't need no big brother
Already got one watching me
From the day I was born, it's the eye in the sky
It just won't let me be.
I don't need no candy
My bag is full to the brim
But the taste so sweet, just can't beat
The bitter state I'm in.
I don't need no friends
I've got one or two of them
But where will they be, when I'm in need?
They'll just run away again.
I don't need no sunshine
I've already seen the light
But the light is dim, and the future's grim
It's darker than the night.
I don't need no tall tales
I've been told enough of those
But they kept me locked up in the dark
From the things I should have known.
I don't need no justice
Never had it anyway
Well they say it's blind, so it might not find
A place for me today.
I don't need no money
My wallet's not what it seems
It can't help you, it can't help me
It can't buy us our dreams.
I don't need no doctor
I already know what's wrong
It's a social disease, brought me to my knees
That's why I'm singing this song.
I don't need no medicine
I'm gonna die anyway
And when I do, I hope it's quick
'Cause I've got to get away...
©2006, The Latter Day
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CONVERSATIONS I'LL NEVER HAVE
(B. Brophy/C.Hludzik)
You were right there
And so was I
I didn't think that I would need you
Until I had to say goodbye
The things that happened
Once you were gone
Made me wish that
You could have carried on
CHORUS:
I never knew where you were coming from
Until I ended up there myself
And it's just a conversation I'll never have
One more thought that ends up on the shelf.
I never thought that I'd be lost
'Til I was stranded in the wood
Never thought there was more to know
'Til what I knew was no damn good
It's not that I didn't listen
I didn't have the questions to ask
And when the day finally came, you weren't here
And life took me to task
CHORUS:
CHORUS:
Repeat first verse
©2020, The Latter Day
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Dreamer (12-05-20)
02:44
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DREAMER
(B. Brophy/C. Hludzik)
I’ve dreamed many a dream
Where thoughts remain unseen
A world inside this wandering soul
That sets my spirit free
In solace I escape
A free fantastic state
And through a bare and quiet stare
A finer world awaits
Oh, I journey oh so far
To dance among the stars
And swing from constellations vast
To melt away the scars
I float on oceans wide
From darkness do I hide
Though glum and ghastly serpents sting
I’m carried by the tide
But many a wish I’ve made
To which I’ve gone astray
I’ve chased incessant fantasies
To never see the day
Though daft as it may seem
Embracing the unseen
In my own world I will abide
And dream many a dream
©2020, The Latter Day
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October (5-15-20)
06:58
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OCTOBER
(B. Brophy)
Do you remember me?
Can you feel my pain
Since I smothered the embers
To a perfect flame?
But I was scared
Of what could or couldn't be
That I poisoned
A perfect smile.
It's hard to understand it now...
Please try to understand it now...
It's the third of October, do you really think
That I'd forget
Though you shouldn't, I should, but I can't
Even if I tried.
It'll soon be November, December, the weather
Has grown so cold
Since we've grown apart
Since we've grown up.
It's hard to understand it now...
Please try to understand it now...
CHORUS:
These nights in October
Have grown so much colder now
I wish you could see me
The way that you once saw me
Well the only pure thing in my twisted mind is you
I have this emptiness - that won't fill
Tell me could you still be my friend?
So I head out alone
To the coldest, darkest night
Without a fire, warm and bright
But I'll brave this storm somehow.
So I picked up the pieces of my broken heart
And swept them all away
Deep inside me
But you still come out and play.
It's hard to understand it now...
Please try to understand it now...
CHORUS:
BRIDGE:
Remember those nights we stayed up and listened
To old songs
You were the only one who saw right through
My surface flaws
But we were only kids back then...
It's hard to understand it now...
Please try to understand it now...
CHORUS:
©2006, The Latter Day
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The Latter Day Scranton, Pennsylvania
THE LATTER DAY is the side project of two Northeast Pennsylvania natives, original musician and multi-instrumentalist Bryan Wylder Brophy ("An Autumn Sunrise", "Maybe Someday") and original musican and producer Chris Hludzik, where they blend the best of pop, rock, folk and blues in their own way. ... more
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