Unconditional Surrender

by The Throne of Saint James

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1.
Plan A 02:07
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It's 1979 In New York City We got whores We got pimps We got crime The shit is crazy Motherfuckers will shoot you for blow Including strippers and fairies I don't have any reason to go This city has saved me I love this town And I will stay here forever The island is mine But we can rule it together I've made up my mind There's no plan B We'll make our home In NYC It's 1979 In New York City Every bum in the street has a nine And they're tryin' to take me I don't waste time near the Park With any uptown ladies I spend my days with the darkies And sharks 'Cuz they're the ones that get me I love this town And I will stay here forever The island is mine But we can rule it together I've made up my mind There's no plan B We'll make our home In NYC I love this town And I will stay here forever The island is mine But we can rule it together I've made up my mind There's no plan B We'll make our home In NYC
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The Praying Mantis 02:59
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Night after night we go To see Emma in a show Tonight I will set things straight Before it gets too late To promise my heart I want to her to know that I care You know what I am And that I could never play fair Surprise She's mine I dared Defied What's right Who cares? Day after day I wait For what I believe I must take She never had eyes for you Come prepared I will too I promised my heart I want her to know that I care They know who I am And that I could never play fair Surprise It's time I dared Defy What's right Who cares? I promised my heart I want her to know that I care They know who I am And that I could never play fair Surprise It's time I dared Defy What's right Who cares?
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Desperate Man 02:43
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Dirt on her feet She's got nowhere to sleep tonight I offer warm food Two drinks And a room for the night The blankets and sheets are all clean Here's the switch for the light I'll be right next door if you need me And you will I'm not that desperate she says Don't push your luck for a fuck I made it this far I survived Without you I'm not that desperate she says Don't push your luck for a fuck I made it this far I've got plans Without you You're just a guy in a bar You're an open book You expect me to spread my legs After just one look Are you out of your mind? Get a grip I don't type or cook I'll never be your squeeze So, get off me Be still I'm not that desperate she says Don't push your luck for a fuck I made it this far I survived Without you I'm not that desperate she says Don't push your luck for a fuck I made it this far I've got plans Without you
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The Demon 02:12
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I want to hold you like I love you You are a part of me that's for sure I always thought I'd never find you For me you've always been the cure You keep me warm when I've been freezin' This love is more than I can take You know I've never stopped believing So, let's get dressed for goodness sake I'll whisper softly while you're sleeping My heart is louder day by day Your REM tells me you're dreaming I'm on the train heading your way She is a demon She is a demon She is a demon just like you I want to heal you when you're bleedin' This cruel world has been unkind Where would you like to go this weekend? I'm always losing track of time I'll whisper softly while you're sleeping My heart is louder day by day Your REM tells me you're dreaming I'm on a plane heading your way She is a demon She is a demon She is a demon just like you
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Moment of Truth 02:15
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Between the two of us we've got our share of maladies They say that love is blind but that is just a fallacy We're workin' overtime on coping with reality Make up your own damn mind And stay the fuck away from me I'm not coming home There's a light In the hotel room There's a voice It's a girl you knew It's the song Through the night We are one There are wars And the misspent youth In the calm And the sky so blue We were lost In a dream Realized We've been to hell and back And something has come over me My busted lip And you've got shrapnel in your ovaries I'm talkin' crazy 'cuz a wave of guilt washed over me Please be reasonable I suffer from your love disease I'm not coming home There's a light In the hotel room There's a voice It's a girl you knew It's the song Through the night We are one There are wars And the misspent youth In the calm And the sky so blue We were lost In a dream Realized
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Heaven and Earth 03:04
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I cry on your shoulder and pray I don't know if I should stay You kissed me and I'm a wreck I'm really not at my best No I'm not giving up I will fight to the death You will be by my side And we will make them regret (the things they said) No the truth isn't steel It's like heaven and earth We'd die one million times On the eve of our birth I'll never be able to say All that I feel today You held me and I confessed I'm really not that depressed No I'm not giving up I will fight to the death You will be by my side And we will make them regret (the things they said) No the truth isn't steel It's like heaven and earth We'd die one million times On the eve of our birth Regret (the things they said) Regret (the things they said) Regret (the things they said) Regret (the things they said)
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Father Time 03:50
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Her blood on the flowers Their dirt on the grave You knew me as Adam My real name is Gabe Strange things had happened On roads never paved People were screaming As night saved the day And our world was crushed The bodies were burning Rain came and went The seasons are turning Ready for autumn There's fire in the sky I can't help but feel it We're riding the light The car in the driveway There's blood on the seats The windows are open I see cops on the street And our world was crushed The bodies were burning Rain came and went The seasons are turning Even if I never live to be one hundred and two I can be thankful that I spent my last night with you My old man I miss him I need to go back Home for Thanksgiving The deck has been stacked I wait for the signal My cue to go down I'm like a clock That's being unwound And our world was crushed The bodies were burning Rain came and went The seasons are turning He doesn't know that I care and the heartache I feel I promise to go to him now so he'll know that it's real And our world was crushed The bodies were burning Rain came and went The seasons are turning And our world was crushed The bodies were burning Rain came and went The seasons are turning
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The Way Things Go 02:07
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She was the girl of my dreams But nothing was what it seemed Yes it was hard to believe That I could fall for her charms She came to me late at night I kinda thought that she might We got in bed and held hands She is the reason I'm deranged My heart was torn into a million pieces I don't care if you don't believe it It's just the way things go But I'm doing better now I brought a weapon and I will use it For all the fuckers and all their loose lips You promise more than you should So, I've come here to pick a fight She was the voice in my head At times I wished I was dead That bitch she ruined my life Thank God she isn't my wife I've got a couple demands And I'm taking a stand Life and it's best laid plans She was rotten to the core My heart was torn into a million pieces I don't care if you don't believe it It's just the way things go But I'm doing better now I brought a weapon and I will use it For all the fuckers and all their loose lips You promise more than you should So, I've come here to pick a fight
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Beach Stars 03:17
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You had your backpack And I had my lunch box We had been to Rome And drank Coke on rooftops We kissed You were sound asleep I was on my way to bed The lamppost lights the street Our cat beside your head I pray that the Lord will give your soul to me instead You are my everything My dream I want to be Your ray of sunshine One day we'll see Beach stars at midnight We kissed You were sound asleep I was on my way to bed The lamppost lights the street Our cat beside your head I pray that the Lord will give your soul to me instead You are my everything My dream I watched you run You swim like an angel The ocean waves Splash against your navel We kissed You were sound asleep I was on my way to bed The lamppost lights the street Our cat beside your head I pray that the Lord will give your soul to me instead You are my everything My dream The future called So, I built a spaceship Goin' just as far As it will take us We kissed You were sound asleep I was on my way to bed The lamppost lights the street Our cat beside your head I pray that the Lord will give your soul to me instead You are my everything My dream My partner in make-believe And I fall On my knees And say Please don't go And I fall On my knees And say Please don't go And I fall On my knees And say Please don't go away
10.
The River Park Scene 02:49
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Why don't we just sit and talk? The river is close we could go for a walk I tried my best to be me But my words are hard to believe You've always been more than a friend But all things come to an end I know we're done I'm resigned I won't waste tears Or your time You're free to do as you choose I'll never call and that's the truth We should have gone to the beach I'd love to drown in the sea We never went to Japan But I'm no longer your man You've always been more than a friend But all things come to an end I know we're done I'm resigned I won't waste tears Or your time You're free to do as you choose I'll never call and that's the truth I know we're done I'm resigned I won't waste tears Or your time You're free to do as you choose This time I won't chase after you
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The Wolf in the Asylum 02:40
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Where I've been Well, that's my business Where I'm goin' What do you care? I have strayed away from Jesus My faith dissolved into the air I wanted life to be worth living I wanted love For you the same I will never be forgiven The past is future once again I'm gonna walk Better run And don't stop until you get there I'm gonna walk Better run And don't stop until you get there Where I've been Well, that's my secret What I've seen Could fill a book I made a pact with our friend Satan 'Cuz he knows I am a crook My life has never had much meaning Don't worry I'm not feeling sad There's nothing left here worth believing I'm way past hope Stark raving mad I'm gonna walk Better run And don't stop until you get there I'm gonna walk Better run And don't stop until you get there Where I've been The people see me And they run across the street 'Cuz where I'm from they know the evil That I hide under my sleeve I will raid the angel's steeple And they will know my name is death I'm the terror in the evening A lie you never will forget I'm gonna walk Better run And don't stop until you get there I'm gonna walk Better run And don't stop until you get there I'm gonna walk Better run And don't stop until you get there I'm gonna walk Better run And don't stop until you get there
12.
Irreconcilable Differences 02:28
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I'm going out for a bit And I will take my time I've had enough of your shit I'm sick of hearing your lies I'm losing my patience This could all collapse And just for your information You are not built to last And there's no denying that The damage is done I'm takin' the high road And where I'm goin' there's no return address I want to say goodbye Make it quick Here's the kiss off Go fuck yourself And no regrets You thought that I gave a damn Well, ain't life a bitch I guess you don't understand "Let's call it quits" I'm losing my patience This could all collapse And just for your information You are not built to last And there's no denying that The damage is done I'm takin' the high road And where I'm goin' there's no return address I want to say goodbye Make it quick Here's the kiss off Go fuck yourself And no regrets The damage is done I'm takin' the high road And where I'm goin' there's no return address I want to say goodbye Make it quick Here's the kiss off Go fuck yourself And no regrets

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Recorded May 28-June 22 2015 in New York City

All songs written and performed by Matthew Hencke

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released June 25, 2015

Album artwork by Nathan Anderson

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