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Past Life View

by Sean Marshall

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1.
Bad View 02:43
Picture yourself in a New York town Out in the road exchanging vows And your gaze true Into his eyes blue There ain’t no short of people around And what you say you say so proud ‘Cause he knows you Like an old few The Friday lights get too bright You’ve seen everything that has a sight It hits you hard, its not just a bad night It’s so true, you’re stuck with a bad view A trip for work and the weekend bouts You lost his eye to the rat race shouts Yeah, he lost you You feel lost too Out in the street you seemed so devout Held to a stare that you can't back down But your heart is blue He’s gonna leave you The Friday lights get too bright You’ve seen everything that has a sight It hits you hard, not just a bad night it’s so true, you're stuck with a bad view Picture yourself in a Midwest town A city block with no people around In your best suit It feels like a costume Your only friend is a Jesus crown The way they sing they sing so loud Trade your bad view In for a church pew It’s a mad zoo We all want something new From a bad view
2.
Glucose 04:12
Behind my eyes are good things And ice cold blood in my veins Seeking validation for all the fear I ring And the cuckoo clock is ticking just the same But when I die I want memories with my name Jackie Robinson or the Babe The insects will find my body lame Gnaw at the glucose in my veins Skin will be red, but my heart will be tame If you don’t laugh, I won’t take it the wrong way Can’t remember when I could look you in the face The years between start to fade Where the oak tree gets covered in a sappy paste It will banish the lark from his chosen place Makes me think there’s no one you could ever save I spread darkness like a firehose. Once you spray, Nowhere that shit goes, at least they say No destination was in my mind For my worn out heels to find Click through the channels while I’m on my break I've been working too hard, spinning wheels til they take Lust from my eyes and color from my face I'm not sure what I need: friend, woman, or grace? All the walls inside they move like a maze Tricks from years ago start to fade And I will find a trail one day A tree will part its branch to say Visions of ease It won’t be a dream
3.
Dumb 03:44
There are some things I wanna ask you about Like as a boy, how’d I do with bouts Of bad dreams, when you heard me scream? 'Cause for me, it’s just a metaphor And I'm sent here to ask you more Questions than you can answer Like, when you heard, were you freaking out? Underneath, while my light was out Did you pray for it to turn back on? Or did you see it as a seed of doubt? And the terrors that I screamed about Would come back, but not a dream? You were right to think that maybe I was dumb And you though it was a show I was putting on Hold me down Hold me down until I calm As you see me from the telephone Do my eyes flicker off and on Do I grab my knees, And roll my tongue? Like the trees in the backyard With a tale, but beneath the bark Do they sway, or will they fall? You were right to think that maybe I was dumb And you though it was a show I was putting on Hold me down Hold me down until I calm An antique fell apart I hope I’m still sleeping hard If I scream, don’t wake, Dont wake me You were right to think that maybe I was dumb And you though it was a show I was putting on Hold me down Hold me down until I calm Hold me down Hold me down until I calm
4.
Bowery 04:20
There’s a picture at home, hangin’ in the stairwell hall Got a towel round your neck, shoulders broad, standing tall Smirk on your face, seems like you knew just how That guy from back then could be the same as now Yeah yeah... Scene on the shore, Long Island sound Rose from the water, shook it from your crown And you walked on by, got called into a bungalow Picked up the phone, whispered a soft hello And you picked up the phone, whispered a soft hello On the west end The same place as the streets you roamed when you were just a kid The Bowery still ends Right along the Broadway gap we wait to shuffle in I just had you on the phone, seems you’re gettin old I can tell by your tone you are just as bold You still argue, man, it seems you have to fight Said you’d never let go. I was hoping that you never might You said you’d never let go,I was hoping that you never might On the west end The same place as the streets you roamed when you were just a kid And "Blowin' in the Wind" Still echoes in the Gaslight hall as I stumble in On the west end The same place as the streets you roamed when you were just a kid Its got that same tint As in all of the photographs you painted in my head
5.
Traveler 02:54
Pacing back and forth, she don’t have a clue Reading books that tell her everything she oughta do Pupils wide, panic in the stare Convinced herself nobody cares Hanging on to that disembodied voice Growing up they told her she did not have a choice They forced the book right in her hands "You know, we all have got a plan.” I guess I’m not the one to tell you how it goes For all the things I’ve done, God, he only knows All the hurt I’ve caused Not just the travelers are lost Empty walls show all she can't afford Echoed halls remind all yet to explore If she stops looking so hard, Open her eyes, see at all I guess I’m not the one to tell you how it goes For all the things I’ve done, God, he only knows All the hurt I’ve caused Not just the travelers are lost Morning breaks and clouds seem to part Says to herself, “I can go anywhere I want” And for once her window ain’t so large In a moment she is gone I guess I’m not the one to tell you how it goes For all the things I’ve done, God, he only knows All the hurt I’ve caused Not just the travelers are lost Not just the travelers are lost
6.
Place to Go 02:38
Before you leave and go I’d like to ask “What do you want with me?” I had no ideas, and got no money When you walk out in the cold, cold rain And the night sky is a dark, dark way Don’t you cry Girl, don't you cry You know we’ve both been bought You know we’ve both been taught Not to hold our words Don’t hold your words And even though I talk way too much And even though I miss your touch I dont expect you to stay at all Just down the road where I walked everyday I had a place to go, another place to go Now its shut down with the whole road paved across the way And the money’s rollin in Money's rollin in I liked it better the old way where I don't have to walk too far I dont like to walk so far So If you're going down the same old road And see a place we used to go Think of me Think of me Think of me
7.
Let You Down 04:25
Hit me with your words again I had a thought to reel them in You stole it with a cheshire grin I never want to let you down. I never want to let you down. I gave another metaphor To get you walking through my door And even though it’s never more I never want to let you down. I never want to let you down. I know you You know me, too A fire burning out The water running through Inside you sleeping bed A flicker lights your weary head I love you I sent it in the mail for you Hoping the words would get you through All those times your heart rang true I never want to let you down. I never want to let you down. I'm not sure what you want from me You gave me everything I need And hold it with a selfish greed I never want to let you down. I never want to let you down. I know you You know me, too A fire burning out The water running through Inside your sleeping bed A flicker lights your weary head I love you I know you You know me, too A fire burning out The water running through Inside your sleeping bed A flicker lights your weary head I love you
8.
Little man was hidin' his face while Slowly walking thru Short temper along with his hair Fumblin' for you Black and white on the side of the bed But he slowly blinks his eyes Long nights and shorter dreams He won't ever have another kind He won't ever have another kind He was lookin back Just walkin' round in circles He was lookin back But he’ll never walk another line No, he'll never walk a straight line Jump up, on, off of the bed Slow motion turn around Take a picture, eyes open again And you're standing in your wedding gown She walks, and you follow through Alone in her kitchen now Flash of your mother’s house You were playing, he was sitting down You were playing, he was sitting down He was lookin back Just walkin' round in circles He was lookin back But he’ll never walk another line No, he'll never walk a straight line Take the bandage off his head He's slowly getting bruised Think of all those things he would do If he only had you Pendulum swingin' back and forth And he drives down the boulevard A car parked out in the street He's peekin' but through the bars Yeah, he's lookin' but through the bars He was lookin back But he's walkin round in circles He was lookin back But he’ll never walk another line No he'll never walk a straight line
9.
Hold On 03:13
You ever seen a wave from the sun Barrel at you with your head undone? And shit, you could be lying in your bed Can’t feel your legs, nobody to help What is it you're gonna do? Anything they ask of you? Riding in the backseat Hoping that the front Drives to the place That you just came from You ever in a slow motion crawl? Things pass you and you roll along Knowing that your bound for the race Hope for the best, hoping that you say "What is it you wanna do?" Anything they ask of you? Riding in the backseat Hoping that the front Drives to the place That you just came from Hold on, Hold on, Hold on They wanna see you gone Flying through a sunset cloud Shiver and let your hair hang down I saw you at the bottom of the bar Sippin' on your breath Holdin' back your thoughts What is it you came to do? Anything they ask of you? Riding in the backseat Wishing you had gone Nobody's there, say to yourself Hold on, hold on Hold on They wanna see you gone You ever seen a wave from the sun Barrel at you with your head undone? It sounds the knocking in your head Take a breath, and you smile instead
10.
Meet me on the couch, and you can bring your wine Doesn’t matter if it’s animated or in real time We’ll watch a new film, won’t have to wait in line I’ve been writing this song with just a single rhyme Not the first time, we’ve been here before It’s not a line, and it’s not a metaphor You wanted less, but you say you wanted more You’ve seen me, too In a past life view I can’t believe that I didn't turn my head Came to the wedding in your party dress Wanted me to look, yeh you want to me impress Head in the clouds, 'cause I was seeing less Not the first time, we’ll be here again It's almost like it's an illusion We're coming back, just like we're circlin’ You've seen me too In a past life view I can't believe all that time we lost Runnin' around like there was no cost You can be the brains, you can be the boss And we’ve done it, too In a past life view

about

For his third full-length record, Marshall allowed both the composition and recording of its songs to be led by a more spiritual compass.
The result is an all-out embrace, of both a more colorful sonic palette and a broader, more loving lyrical perspective of life, its conflicts, and its characters.

In Past Life View, Marshall takes his listeners on a drive through an eclectic and vast catalogue; it’s a ride fueled by love and gratitude that begins in the city, excursions to the country, and cruises to its conclusion at a coastline vista.

Past Life View was released in collaboration with Space Canoe Records.

credits

released September 16, 2022

Produced by Sean Marshall & West Taylor
Engineered Brandon MacLean
Mixed by Brandon MacLean
Mastered by Glenn Davis

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Drums: West Taylor
Saxophone: Terrence Charles
Trumpet: Lee Tucker

Photography by Ashley Mercer

All songs written by Sean Marshall.
Copyright Sean Marshall 2022 (BMI).

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Sean Marshall Columbus, Ohio

Born and raised outside New York City, Sean Marshall has since resided at the Jersey Shore, the Midwest, and now the Pacific West. His experience across diverse landscapes and audiences has only enriched his eclectic vision of America and its people, demonstrated by songs rooted in classic folk structures, colored by indie rock textures, and laced with country ambience. ... more

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