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Miles from the Fire

by Eric Quigley

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1.
Oh God 04:27
I wished I was a sailor Captain of the sea I wished I was a jailer Someone who held a key I wished I was a solider Bringing glory to my name I wished I was a preacher Who proved every claim God soothe the mangled minds God calm our human fear God show your mighty hand Just someway to know your near Oh God I wished I stayed a child Bound by careless wonder Building kingdoms in a backyard That no living thing could conquer I wished I was a cowboy Unwavering in my stare And when it’s kill or be killed well, You’d shoot em dead and leave the body there I wish I was a stranger But I just got too close And whenever I end up leavin’ I’ll think of you more than most God keep the open road God rain the farmer’s field God maintain the sanctuary I’ve passed blindly, and never kneeled One day I will Oh God.
2.
I’ve got my peace of mind Comes when I’m not keeping score At times when I rise and shine Sometimes a drink or more And I’ve got the young mans gun Don’t know what to use it for That which I can’t forgive The disappointments behind the door My head’s a long dark scheme Striking violets, chamber kerosene I’ll try to paint the scene As have so many more The winds a blowin’ The snow drives hard A sky of thick gray ash Covering midwestern stars Midwestern stars I’ve got a weight on me Self made, time won’t relieve Started small, just got bigger you see Tied to nearly everything But I know what I am And I know what I’m worth It’s not a thing others decide It’s a pact made by birth The wind’s a blowin The snow drives hard A sky of thick gray ash Covering midwestern stars I know I’m so very far from you from you I lost my peace of mind Gone when I start keeping score At times man I just rise and shine Right now, I want to drink some more.
3.
What You See 04:49
You, you’re a pretty girl You’ve got the world If you’d want it Me, I’m a fragile boy Born and raised On hidden treasures You, said I was like the rain Always fallin’ On your sunny days We, took our time Found ourselves Building a promise Ah but you, you know me What you see Isn’t what you’re getting The sky, she’s that shade of blue The perfect hue To get lost in Once, I tried to fly At times in life We’ve all got to Don’t cry, you can get so down Then you wear it around Like the finest jewelry We, took our time Found ourselves Slaves to a promise And you, you know me What you see Is just what you’re getting You, you’re a pretty girl You’ve got the world But you don’t believe it Me, I’m a bitter boy Growing older Than my number.
4.
War Cry 02:58
The ghost of Blake The hour of the witch These songs of innocence Sung as a myth Experience is all Experience is king Experience is truth With conclusions changing Look at you now There’s a rot in your gut Drown it in whiskey Then refill your cup There’s a place for to fall On a great golden shore But in order to get there, They’ll have to hurt you some more Love found alone Loose ties to the sky Waiting for dawn With dark yearning eyes If you knew this could be The day you were born Would you fall prey to the void Disappear once more? The everyman, the common fool, plays by the rules, Says keep your chin up, dare to dream, There’s money to be made Be true to you but when it’s not working out, Change swiftly, change radically, Adaption is survival child. So there’s a drag to your step A deadness of the mind Writing songs of deliverance Sung as a war cry The ghost of blake The curse of the witch The first light of morning Yet again missed.
5.
Autumn Fell 05:35
Where’d you get your yellow railroad? Where’d you find your magic spell? Where was it that I saw you? So long ago when autumn fell I was worried you were leaving You’ll never know how much I did Sit and watch you make your face up The mother that could’ve been, always hid I keep imagining a forest Someplace far away, I ain’t been And there’s a girl who looks like you When the rain’s fallin’ and light is dim I’m okay Time has a way Of making things not matter I’m older now yet still young Too young, too dumb to get it right I’ve been wandering worn out daydreams Until I lose myself at night At times I’m thinking about my old friends The ones who know what you are The ones you thought to run away with But you never got too far You used to play under the big tree With ghosts, gods, and plastic parts You didn’t make many plans then Following a map of the heart Memory fades Time has a way Of making things not matter I’ve got to ride that yellow railroad I’m gonna use that magic spell I’m gonna die in that forest I’ll meet you there where autumn fell I’ve been waiting.
6.
My Mary 03:54
I was burnin’ hours With cigarettes and dread Trying to find the flowers The winter buried again You were playing some lovers game I was dropping out Of this and that and things said That I was carrying around Oh my mary Oh my darling All your tender truths You’d take my name Without no shame Spend a lifetime with this fool My Mary I was learning the hard way The price we must pay The things you’ll do to make a dream come true Kill dreamers everyday But you said I was doing fine Said my voice made you feel When your friends were gone Or you didn’t belong, I at least was real Oh my mary Oh my darling All your tender truths You’d take my name Without no shame Spend a lifetime with this fool My Mary Some people live for others Some fend for themselves Some act out of being lonely A dead soul lives for wealth I’m crashing where I started Unfocused and unknown I'm struggling still, but content to feel You at least are real.
7.
Because 03:37
Because there’s no way out On brick wall painted orange fields And when my feet leave the ground It’s someone trying to tease me Because no one hears your prayers Big words and an empty sky And if I’m wrong when I die Here’s my apology Because work is wasted life Hours for cash, cash that doesn’t last I know I’m judged for feeling that I suppose I deserve to be Because artists disguise their lies With purpose, poise, & integrity If I confess to be one of them I never started out to be Because time gets the best of us Plans, dreams, names given in sacrifice Now, it’s not wrong or right It just is Because beauty is a fleeting thing As nothing free can be kept So when my feet touch the ground Man, it’s like they never left.
8.
If I forgot your name And met you on the hill Played a child’s game Playing for the thrills If I lost your touch And chose the open air Would you make amends? Could you meet me there? If I was perfect If I was ever true Would that make me worth it, Would I be the same to you? I’d paint you the morning A picture perfect sky Cloudless and immaculate Red sun on the rise I’d calm your every worry I’d dry your misplaced tears I’d know how to say sorry And say it oh so clear If I was perfect If I was ever true Would that make me worth it, Would I be the same to you? The sun is sinking low The shadows meet again If only for awhile now They try and make pretend.
9.
There’s a fire in me That starts to show When the odds are stacked And no one’s home When the day has left you Nothing at all And night hits harder Than a cannonball When your dreams are dirt Waiting on the rain When there’s a gnawing hurt You can’t explain When your mirror tells you more Than you need it to And the bottle is finished And so are you When you did your best And no one cares When you’re like the rest Fickle and scared When you try to sing And your voice sounds like shit And you don’t mean a thing You thought you did So you’re down and out Under the sheets You turned off the music It didn’t sound the same You dig and you dig For something new A clean, bold thought To pull you through You may find it You may not It’s temporary anyways These emotions we've got But far within you Deeper than the heart There’s an ember glowing Waiting for a spark So get up, get going There’s more to the show There’s so much left You were born to know There’s a fire in me That starts to grow When the odds are stacked And no ones home.

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Recorded in a perfectly dinky north side Chicago apartment, always a great view looking west. Sophomore artist release.

All songs written, recorded, and played by Eric Quigley.

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released July 31, 2015

Credit to Michael Jeffrey Wille for the photograph, taken some time ago and kudos to him for the keen foresight that it would be used for this purpose. Also, a thanks to my Grandmother for the birthday banjo years back.

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Eric Quigley Chicago, Illinois

A singer/songwriter primarily drawing from folk & rock traditions.
Attempting to find the meeting place between Led Zeppelin and Leonard Cohen.

Deceptively melancholy songs that always seek the silver lining.

Frontman and songwriter for Chicago hard rock band 'One More Moon'...& one half of Folk duo 'The Alibis.'
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