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SEEING THINGS

by Eb & Sparrow

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DEATH 03:49
1.DEATH EVERYBODY KNOWS, EVERYBODY KNOWS HOLDING ON, TO A STEADFAST LIFE HOLDING ON, TO THE BREATH OF LIFE   WANDER DOWN, LATE AT NIGHT NO ONE SEE, MY SORRY SIGHT HOLDING TO THAT BREATH HOLDING ON COULD BE DEATH   EVERYDODY’S GONE, EVERYBODY’S GONE WALKING UP, TO THAT HILL WALKING UP, QUIET AND STILL   CARRIES ME, IN HER BREAST CARRIES ME, PAST MY DEATH WE ALL WATCH AS THEY GO I DON’T THIS FOR MY HOME   HOLDING ON TO THIS BREATH HOLDING ON TO THIS END CARRIES ME, IN HER BREAST CARRIES ME, IN MY DEATH For Alan
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TO THE WEST 03:41
2.TO THE WEST ALL THE CIRCLES FLOAT AROUND IN A TALE OF TAPESTRY, INDIAN BORN, IN A STORM WATCH THE SKIN BARED AS SHE CARRIES ON WITH HER COOL HANDS AND HER HOT BLOOD HER ATLANTIC SWIM AS SHE DEPARTS BABY, BLUE EYES I DON’T HAVE TO OWN YOU YOUR ALREADY MINE TO THE WEST, TO THE SOUTH TO THE EAST, THE WIDE RIVER MOUTH WHEN THE SUN, GAVE HER TO ME MADE A PACT WITH GOD I WOULD ALWAYS BE WHEN THE SUN, GAVE HER TO ME MADE A PACT WITH GOD I WOULD ALWAYS BE TO THE WEST, TO THE SOUTH TO THE EAST, THE WIDE RIVER MOUTH TO THE WEST, TO THE SOUTH TO THE EAST, THE WIDE RIVER MOUTH BABY, BLUE EYES I DON’T HAVE TO OWN YOU YOUR ALREADY MINE BABY, BLUE EYES I DON’T HAVE TO OWN YOU YOUR ALREADY MINE TO THE WEST, TO THE SOUTH TO THE EAST, THE WIDE RIVER MOUTH THAT’S ME, THAT’S ME, THAT’S ME For Bell~Bell with all my love.
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MT VIC 03:36
3.MT VIC LOST MY MIND ON MT VICTORIA CLIMBED TO THE TOP, OUT PAST THE BORDER SWUNG THAT SWING HIGHER THAN THEY DARE YOU OUT OF THE SKY OUT WHERE IT SCARES YOU   I KNOW A THING ABOUT LIVING UNDERGROUND YOU DON’T DIVE IN IT JUST, DRAGS YOU DOWN   I LOVE TO HEAR THOSE BOYS SING ON THEIR KNEES ALL ABOUT THE SINNERS, HEAVEN TO ME COME ON NOW, GET ME INTO A STATE I’M GONNA TAKE ALL THE RISKS I CAN TODAY   I KNOW A THING ABOUT LIVING UNDERGROUND DON’T DIVE IN IT JUST, DRAGS YOU DOWN   I’M AS SORE AS HELL I HEAR THE GLORY BELLS RINGIN’, FOR THE DEAD AND THE FOUND MT VICTORIA, THE DEAD AND FOUND
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THE TIMBERS 03:57
4.THE TIMBERS SWEET HONEY OF DECEMBER I’M THE HARD ONE TO PLEASE I FEEL THAT THE TIMBERS OF THESE TREES, ARE GOING TO LEAVE   STRIKE ON A MATCH FOR ME PUT OUT MY BAD COMPANY I’M THE RECKLESS ONE BABY AND I KNOW, THAT YOU WANT ME   SHAKE IT BABY, SHAKE IT LIKE YOUR GOING TO RAIN EVERYBODY HERE, WANTS TO KILL THEIR PAIN SHAKE IT BABY, SHAKE IT LIKE YOUR GOING TO RAIN EVERYBODY HERE, GOT A LITTLE DREAM   SWEET HONEY OF DECEMBER I’M GOING TO STAND IN OUR TREE I FEEL THAT THE TIMBERS, GOING TO CARRY ME   STRIKE ON A MATCH FOR ME PUT OUT MY BAD COMPANY I’M THE RECKLESS ONE BABY AND I KNOW, THAT YOU WANT ME   SHAKE IT BABY, SHAKE IT LIKE YOUR GOING TO RAIN EVERYBODY HERE, WANTS TO KILL THEIR PAIN SHAKE IT BABY, SHAKE IT LIKE YOUR GOING TO RAIN EVERYBODY HERE, GOT A LITTLE DREAM For G.A.  
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WAYWARD 03:51
5.WAYWARD WAYWARD, WAYWARD FRIENDS TAKE THIS HEED, START AGAIN TAKE THIS SKIN, MAKE IT RIGHT TAKE THIS SKIN, MAKE THE LIGHT   MAKE IT ONE LESS THING THAT I DO FEAR GUIDE MY HANDS, CAUSE I CAN’T HEAL YOU TAKE MY SIGHT I CAN’T SEE YOU FOR THE NIGHT, FOR THE NIGHT   STEALING, STOLE AGAIN BENDING THE WILL OF ALL YOUR FRIENDS YOUR FEET, BEAR THE SCARS THEY’RE FROM NEEDLES MAKE IT ONE LESS THING THAT I DO FEAR GUIDE MY HANDS, CAUSE I CAN’T HEAL YOU TAKE MY SIGHT I CAN’T SEE YOU FOR THE NIGHT, FOR THE NIGHT
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SETTLE 03:29
6.SETTLE I WON’T, I WON’T, I WON’T, SETTLE AGAIN I WON’T, SETTLE AGAIN   BEATING DOWN THE HALLS BREAKING ALL THE HEARTS LEAVE YOU FEELING HOPELESS AGAIN EVERYTHING YOU GOT EVERYTHING YOU WANT YOU HAVE TAKEN ALL MY FRIEND   I WONT, SETTLE AGAIN I WON’T, SETTLE AGAIN CAUSE YOUR POISON, POISON MAN POISONED, MY BEST RIGHT HAND   I WON’T TAKE THE PAIN YOU TAKE AWAY AGAIN I WON’T TAKE THE THOUGHTS I WON’T CUT MY CLOTH I WON’T TAKE THE WAY YOU GIVE YOUR BEST RIGHT HOOK   I WON’T, SETTLE AGAIN I WON’T SETTLE AGAIN
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WORKING 03:22
7.WORKING I BEEN WORKING, SO LONG I BEEN WORKING, SO LONG I’VE FORGOTTEN, ALL OF MY FRIENDS I’VE FORGOTTEN, ALL OF MY PLANS   I BEEN WORKING SO LONG I BEEN WORKING SO LONG I WANNA GO HOME LIE DOWN WITH YOU, ALONE   EVERYBODY, KEEPS ASKING ME WHERE YOU ARE, WE KNOW YOU’RE BAD BUT YOU CAN’T SEE EVERYBODY, KEEPS ASKING ME WHAT I’VE GOT TO DO, TO BE FREE   I’VE  BEEN WORKING I’VE BEEN WORKING I’VE BEEN WORKING SO LONG WANNA GO HOME LIE DOWN WITH YOU, ALONE
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PRODIGAL 04:09
8.PRODIGAL I’M THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER OF A PRODIGAL SON I REIGN DOWN ON EVERYONE I COME FROM THIS LAND, FAR AND WIDE EVERYONE’S TEARING IT UP ON THE INSIDE BROKE DOWN SALLY WITH A BROKE DOWN MOUTH SHE’S A HARD WOMAN TO PLEASE NO ONE ELSE AROUND LORD SHE’S DYING TO LEAVE   POOR MAN JOHNNY WITH A LONG GONE WIFE MAKING ENDS MEET PLAYING IT HARD, ON THE ROUGH SIDE AND WE’RE FILLING HIM UP WITH THE SIN OF MAN HE’S A PRODIGAL SON, HE JUST AIN’T COME HOME YET   HE MET A BROKE DOWN SALLY WITH A BROKE DOWN MOUTH SHE’S A HARD WOMAN TO PLEASE NO ONE ELSE AROUND LORD HE’S DYING, TO LEAVE   I’M THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER OF A PRODIGAL SON AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO EVERYONE CAUSE I’M A BROKE DOWN SALLY WITH A BROKE DOWN MOUTH I’M A HARD WOMAN TO PLEASE, NO ONE ELSE AROUND I’M DYING, OH SWEET LORD I’M DYING I’M DYING, OH SWEET LORD I’M DYING TO LEAVE
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MY OLD HOUSE 02:46
9.MY OLD HOUSE MY OLD HOUSE, HE SAYS TO ME STAY WARM AND DRY, INSIDE, LIKE ME   RAIN MAY FALL, OUT IN THE TREES WE’LL BE FINE, JUST YOU AND ME THUNDER AND LIGHTNING MAY CRASH ACROSS THE SKY WON’T BE SO FRIGHTENING AS LONG AS IT’S YOU AND I   IN MY OLD HOUSE, WE’LL LAUGH AND SING WITH THE JOY, THAT A HOME CAN BRING WITH THE JOY, THAT A HOME CAN BRING   Written by Gram Antler for his son Rowan
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SEEING THINGS is a critically acclaimed third full-length album by Eb & Sparrow

"a genuinely show-stopping sound" James Belfield - NZ Listener

"the band is bigger, better, sharper, darker" Simon Sweetman - Off The Tracks

"Eb and Sparrow’s Seeing Things is a beautifully made, richly atmospheric record. The playing is subtle and understated, and has been captured and rendered to something close to perfection by producer and engineer Brett Stanton" Nick Bollinger - The Sampler RNZ

"an impressive vault upward into a different and more rewarding musical landscape and ethos" Graham Reid - Elsewhere

"The band is quietly brilliant; lapsteel, brass and strings provide texture, but at the heart of the record is Lamb’s indelible, soul-stirring vocal performance" Jeremy Quinn - Otago Daily Times

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released March 23, 2018

Written by Ebony Lamb

Performed & made together by Eb & Sparrow who are:
Gram Antler, Electric guitar, bass, B.V's, percussion extras
Chris Winter Trumpet, melafone, electric guitar, bass, B.V's, tambo
Justin Barr, Really great Drums
Bryn Heveldt, Lapsteel, electric guitar
Ebony Lamb, Lead vocalist, acoustic & electric guitar

With very special guests:
MOTTE / Anita Clark on Strings - All strings written by Motte
Sharon Boyd - Trombone, Andrew Legget - Trumpet - All parts written by S.B, A.L & C.W together.
Joe MacCallum - Percussion, Stephen Gallagher - Keys

Co-produced by Brett Stanton & Eb & Sparrow
Recorded, engineered, mixed by: Brett Stanton
Extra Recording, Mr Winter Audio
Mastered by Mike Gibson/Munki
Released by Deadbeat Records / Slow Boat Records on vinyl
Distributed by Southbound

Cover Art by Harriet Bright

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