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Acrobats

by Moors & McCumber

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    11 original songs released in 2018. Recorded at Blue Rock Artist Ranch & Studio in Wimberley, TX

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1.
Bigger Win 04:01
Bigger Win We’re all looking for the bigger win it’s the kind of world we’re living in Where good enough is good enough and we pass like strangers I don’t know why I’ve been feeling this way patience and breathing aren’t really my thing Forgive me for asking forgive me for feeling this way We’re all looking for the bigger win it’s the kind of world we’re living in Where good enough is good enough and we pass like strangers Do you wonder why we’ve been feeling this way We worship ideals we live in fear We’re all looking for the bigger win it’s the kind of world we’re living in Where good enough is good enough and we pass like strangers We’re all looking for the bigger win it’s the kind of world we’re living in Where good enough is good enough and we pass like strangers Open your mind let your heart feed your soul Open your mind let your heart feed your soul Open your mind let your heart feed your soul Open your mind let your heart feed your soul We’re all looking for the bigger win it’s the kind of world we’re living in Where good enough is good enough and we pass like strangers Open your mind let your heart feed your soul Open your mind let your heart feed your soul Open your mind let your heart feed your soul Open your mind let your heart feed your soul Open your mind let your heart feed your soul
2.
Nothing Is Free I made myself a strong cup of coffee to face the light of the day But my pantry is empty and the children are hungry I can’t find a job that pays Even if you’ve got a strong constitution it may not give you the right To go out and get what you need you better be ready for a fight Nothing is free anymore Nothing is free anymore Nothing is free anymore I just can’t win You can elect to follow the demons and watch them swallow you whole You best watch out for that slippery slope or down down down you go Nothing is free anymore Nothing is free anymore Nothing is free anymore We just can’t win Whoo hoo... Beware the man as he comes making promises you know he cannot keep ‘Cause in this land of the misfit toys it’s always going to be hard to get a good night’s sleep Nothing is free anymore Nothing is free anymore Nothing is free anymore Nothing is free… Whoo hoo……
3.
La Da Da Da 03:05
La Da Da Da La da da da la da da da la da da da da... I saw the sunrise this morning I took a walk down to the coast An island in the distance and the one I love the most I’ve got no plans for tomorrow save the ones I make today I’m gonna go and make a future with my hands and some clay I’m gonna sing myself a song and maybe you could sing along It goes la da da da la da da da la da da da da, it goes la da da da la da da da da In your eyes I see the troubles that you’re dying to let go Nothing here between us just our bodies and some soul I’m gonna sing you a song maybe you could sing along It goes la da da da la da da da la da da da da, it goes la da da da la da da da da With no plans for tomorrow save the ones you make today Why don’t you go and make a future with your hands I’m gonna sing you a song maybe you could sing along...
4.
The Edge 03:05
The Edge Everybody’s got their own way of talking Everybody’s got their writer they want you to read I choose rhyme over reason on the path i've been walking Dangerously close to the edge The edge, the edge, the edge, the edge Of course we have problems and our lives are all fragile, what’s at stake if not everything The tighter you hold on the more it unravels And fortunes are thrown over the edge The edge, the edge, the edge, the edge One day there'll be spaceships to take us away From the poisons we've sown in the earth But the seats will be costly and too few to mention And the galaxy pulls us out to the edge The edge, the edge, the edge, the edge Of course we have problems and our lives are all fragile, but what’s at stake if not everything
5.
The Way I Am 03:02
The Way I Am Sometimes I can't find the words to say Open my mouth and say some anyway It's just the way I am When life gets tough that’s when the blood gets flowing My face gets flush and then the whole world is knowing It's just the way I am Just the way I am at the end of the day Trying hard to make a stand as I get in my way It’d be easier to fade but I got my own plan It’s just the way I am, it’s just the way I am Cranky and gruff is how my loved ones know me You don’t come around enough they always let me know It’s just the way I am Just the way I am at the end of the day Trying hard to make a stand as I get in my way It’d be easier to fade but I got my own plan It’s just the way I am, it’s just the way I am Feeling beat up by my endless problems Trying to stay out of the gossip columns Just the way I am Just the way I am at the end of the day Trying hard to make a stand as I get in my way It’d be easier to fade but I got my own plans It’s just the way I am It’s just the way I am at the end of the day Trying hard to make a stand as I get in my way It’d be easier to fade but I got my own plans It’s just the way I am, it’s just the way I am Sometimes I can't find the words to say Open my mouth and say some anyway It's just the way I am, it's just the way I am
6.
Acrobats 03:58
Acrobats The world was made for acrobats who get up after a fall like that and they shake it off I wasn’t built like that I could fall apart at the drop of a hat damn it all With so many emotions to deal with in this life just getting through the daily strife I just wanna feel, I just wanna feel, I just wanna feel real The truth is rare and seldom seen I held it once within a dream and now it’s gone The hardest part of staying clean is living somewhere in between your breath and thought So many emotions to deal with in this life just getting through the daily strife I just wanna feel, I just wanna feel, I just wanna feel real I just wanna feel, I just wanna feel, I just wanna feel real The world was made for acrobats who get up after a fall like that and they shake it off
7.
When the Trains Pass By Maybe I’m being ridiculous or time is chasing me But the plans that I once had are not the future that I see I once had a religion I said my prayers and acted good But the story didn’t suit me as if a story ever could Late at night when the trains pass by, late at night when the trains pass by I think about the miles I’ve travelled, late at night when the trains pass by Over the squeal of the brakeman over the burning of the coal There’s a fire in the belly only embers warm your soul Late at night when the trains pass by, late at night when the trains pass by I think about the miles I’ve travelled, late at night when the trains pass by With the whiskey and the tears and all I’ve swept under the rug Something disappears…...when the trains go passing by I think about the miles I’ve travelled, late at night when the trains pass by Late at night when the trains pass by, late at night when the trains pass by I think about the miles I’ve travelled, late at night when the trains pass by Maybe I’m being ridiculous……
8.
We All Fall Down Ice rattles in a hotel glass some things weren’t made to last Cough drops and cigarettes we’ll get through this winter yet One hit is all it takes ‘til all the lucky breaks come crashing in We all fall down, we all fall down, we all fall down Whatchya gonna do when it comes for you the ones you love What can you do with the war the plague the debt We all fall down, we all fall down, we all fall down Butterscotch aspens, Colorado sage, fear and loathing is all the rage We all fall down, we all fall down, we all fall down Whatchya gonna do when it comes for you the ones you love What can you do with the war the plague the debt We all fall down, we all fall down, we all fall down Ice rattles in a hotel glass some things aren’t made to last Cough drops and cigarettes we’ll get through this winter yet
9.
Castor Bay 03:19
Castor Bay When I was a boy we used to go down to Castor Bay Lay our nets for the salmon and the Dollaghan trout as we rowed against the mighty waves I was fearless in a squall I’d set my shoulders to the oars Doing what I’d been taught by my Pa my heart anchored to the shore We had McStay’s soda bread butter in the pan Water from the well really made the man Lie upon lie and yarn upon yarn we’d be up all night Wish I could be there now The morning brought barrels of fire there were gunmen and geese We caught goldfinches and bullfinches in traps laden with seed We had McStay’s soda bread butter in the pan Water from the well really made the man Lie upon lie and yarn upon yarn we’d be up all night Wish I could be there now Pour a little whiskey in the jar let the curtains come down As the shields we used to beat back life lay abandoned on the ground As some truths get told and some fears are named Like brothers we share the secrets that we’ll carry to the grave We had McStay’s soda bread butter in the pan Water from the well really made the man Lie upon lie and yarn upon yarn we’d be up all night Wish I could be there now
10.
Rory & The Diplomats I never claimed to be a diplomat how do you expect me to respond to that You’re much cooler where the air is thin draw a deep breath and let it in Some say there’ll never be the likes of him again, some spend their lives just to pretend Rory & The Diplomats may never take the stage again, even the best things have to end Horned rimmed glasses and a cigarette leaning off the fender of an old Corvette You remember that scrawny kid well he went and made himself in a world like this Yeah he went and made himself in a world like this Some say there’ll never be the likes of him again, some spend their lives just to pretend Rory & The Diplomats may never take the stage again, even the best things have to end Red pen on my music stand showing me the secrets so I can comprehend I’m trying to comprehend If you’re gonna make that sound again well you better get an SG and a Fender Twin You better get an SG and a Fender Twin If you’re gonna make that sound again If you’re gonna make that sound again well you better get an SG and a Fender Twin Some say there’ll never be the likes of him again, some spend their lives just to pretend Rory & The Diplomats may never take the stage again, even the best things have to end Some say there’ll never be the likes of him again some spend their lives just to pretend...
11.
In The End 04:08
In The End She held her lover in the bed until his breath was gone until his breath was gone The animals have all been fed why don’t you take some bread, go paint the town Cats and dogs all cuddle up to say their last farewell Never will he wake up his soul has cast its shell We all come together in end in the end yeah we all come together in the end We’re burning the past nothing will last it all goes up in flames Learning to fly everyone's high and no one is to blame You're so confident just pay the rent and you can keep your place I have no doubt we’ve all been played out We all come together in end in the end yeah we all come together in the end We all come together in end in the end yeah we all come together in the end We all come together in end in the end yeah we all come together in the end The battle lines have been crossed nothing is lost everything to gain The armaments the sacraments they all bring pain We all come together in end in the end yeah we all come together in the end We all come together in end in the end yeah we all come together in the end We all come together in end in the end yeah we all come together in the end We all come together in end in the end yeah we all come together in the end

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released August 1, 2018

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Moors & McCumber Boulder, Colorado

James Moors and Kort McCumber are Americana musicians who craft beautiful story songs that walk the line between rootsy folk and melodic pop. The two songwriters met at the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons, CO in 2005. Sitting around swapping songs, they each heard something in the music of the other that just fit. The two have been performing and writing together ever since. ... more

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