Monarch (2006) (Remastered 2014)

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Originally released in 2006, "Monarch" was remastered in 2014 and is now available for high resolution download in the format of your choice. Included in the download are 34 bonus photos from the recording, mixing, and promotion of the album. Also included is the bonus track "Butterfly," which was a hidden track on the original CD.

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1.	Monarch 03:57	lyrics	buy track
Monarch Lyrics by Joe Hayes Life is a jet stream We are a monarch’s wings Hover above the water Guided by a moonbeam Life is frail and withering if you waste it A desert or a paradise is waiting Life is what you make it You can save it all for a rainy day But some droughts are never ending Strands of silver strings Billowing in the wind Caught in the spiral And you will not transcend Life is frail and withering if you waste it A desert or a paradise is waiting Life is what you make it You can save it all for a rainy day But some droughts are never ending Étend tes ailes Sens-toi porté Laisse-toi aller Seasons are eternal We are made of stars The strength of a life most lived Is written in the scars Life is frail and withering if you waste it A desert or a paradise is waiting Life is what you make it You can save it all for a rainy day But some droughts are never ending
2.	Far From Romance 02:54	lyrics	buy track
Far From Romance Lyrics by Joe Hayes Afraid to fly Afraid to sing Who do you cry to When you’re afraid Who do you confide in Where is your trust What dreams do you have Do you dare These fears they keep you Far from romance Afraid to breathe Afraid to live Who do you cry to When you’re afraid Who do you confide in Where is your trust What dreams do you have Do you dare These fears they keep you Far from romance Wellspring a prison I drown my sorrows Oasis of which I dream Is unobtainable Afraid to be Afraid to dream Who do you cry to When you’re afraid Who do you confide in Where is your trust What dreams do you have Do you dare These fears they keep you Far from romance
3.	House of Trouble 03:57	lyrics	buy track
House of Trouble Lyrics by Joe Hayes Deep roots hold onto the soil Shallow thinking a dust bowl No prophets for the future Heirs to claim a broken kingdom House of Trouble Sliding down Weak constitution Holds no sway House of cards Is blowing away Stacks unload on the blue sky Full speed into the black Coffers are overflowing But we are choking in the darkness House of Trouble Sliding down House of Trouble Cracked foundation Shift in the clay House of bricks Is crumbling away Weak constitution Holds no sway House of cards Is blowing away Heavy water wash away Scar the bed and feed the bank Strip the land - erode the clay And the heavy water eats away Caustic reign is trickling Roar of a silent spring The ships have all come in Funny that now the fleet is sinking House of Trouble Sliding down House of Trouble Cracked foundation Shift in the clay House of bricks Is crumbling away Weak constitution Holds no sway House of cards Is blowing away
4.	Somewhere Inside 04:30	lyrics	buy track
Somewhere Inside Lyrics by Amy Humphrey Inverted gaze Fire rushes in to your soul The fever inside washes over you Hand in a fist holding tighter now Wanting to let itself go Let it go Somewhere inside There’s the light and the dark And you’re struggling in between Filaments blaze Firing the flow of contempt Feeling the weight of the ambiguous Everyone has a shadow Wanting to see the light See the light Somewhere inside There’s the light and the dark And you’re struggling in between Live in a daze Chained to a wall of lament Held in the grip of indecision Circle around anger and solitude Trying to fill yourself in Fill it in Somewhere inside There’s the light and the dark And you’re struggling in between
5.	Twilight 00:43		buy track
6.	Nighttime 04:14	lyrics	buy track
Nighttime Lyrics by Joe Hayes Years of my life Sitting up on a fence Hiding in a daydream Biding my time Breathing in the ether Swaying with the breeze Head in the clouds and Waiting for a perfect day The earth spins slowly And the landscape is rolling Night is descending And I’m gently pulled away Starlight is flowing And the moonshine is glowing Lights up my shadow And I’m gently pulled away Enchantment in disguise When I’m closing my eyes Animated in my dreams Sleeping in the present No future or past Fully unaware and blissful to the last The earth spins slowly And the landscape is rolling Night is descending And I’m gently pulled away Starlight is flowing And the moonshine is glowing Lights up my shadow And I’m gently pulled away Do I save the candle Or play the game Try as I might I can’t hold on to the flame Sleeping in Nocturne’s arms Lucid reverie Stroll through the constellations I’m adrift in the sea The hourglass quiets The last grain falls I open my eyes Above my pall Idled away my day in the sun Wide awake now that sleep has come The earth spins slowly And the landscape is rolling Night is descending And I’m gently pulled away Starlight is flowing And the moonshine is glowing Lights up my shadow And I’m gently pulled away The breadth of our lives Is a gentle flame Nurtured day by day To be kept untamed Down wild paths we roam To find what fortune may Or keep yourself at home And dream your life away
7.	Limelight 04:21		buy track
8.	For Her 03:05	lyrics	buy track
For Her Lyrics by Amy Humphrey You can see her standing there She’s a vision in long black hair You’re trying not to stare But it’s more than you can bear Her smile sweeps you away But you don’t know what to say So she laughs and turns away And you’re alone another day You know not to live for her And you know not to die for her You know what denial’s for You sink down in it anyway You know not to live for her And you know not to die for her You know what denial’s for You sink down in it anyway She’s got another man You can see them hand in hand Try hard to understand Feel like you’re drowning in the sand Your obsession turns to greed And you’re consumed by jealousy Just a fish in her sea You’ve got to face reality You know not to live for her And you know not to die for her You know what denial’s for You sink down in it anyway You know not to live for her And you know not to die for her You know what denial’s for You sink down in it anyway You can see her standing there She’s a vision in long black hair You’re trying not to stare But it’s more than you can bear Her smile sweeps you away But you don’t know what to say So she laughs and turns away And you’re alone another day You know not to live for her And you know not to die for her You know what denial’s for You sink down in it anyway You know not to live for her And you know not to die for her You know what denial’s for You sink down in it anyway
9.	Charm 03:01	lyrics	buy track
Charm Lyrics by Amy Humphrey Don’t blame the barrel When all you pick are bad apples Don’t blame the wine When all you drink is vinegar Come from behind And no one knows that you’re slinking Four thousand lies don’t equal one apology Charm stings only the fragile Dressed in evil skin Mistakes come together When you invite them in You stick around All twisted and dismembered If there’s a doubt You’ll see that it’s been realized Thoughts trickle down It’s your brush and everyone’s painted Forget the ones who gave you everything you need Charm stings only the fragile Bathed in evil sin Mistakes come together When you invite them in
10.	Turn Away 04:42	lyrics	buy track
Turn Away Lyrics by Amy Humphrey Under the Sun Lightning strikes everyone In the space of a day You find happiness in flames Turn away from the pain Ache lie awake Levity gravitate In the space of a day You find happiness in flames Turn away from the pain In the place of a name You find emptiness to blame Break away from the chains Brave face is gone Travel to Avalon and on and on In the space of a day You find happiness in flames Turn away from the pain In the place of a name You find emptiness to blame Break away from the chains
11.	Tenuous 04:56	lyrics	buy track
Tenuous Lyrics by Amy Humphrey We’re born to this world alone Unsympathetic We live as we dream alone And don’t you forget it Into loneliness Reach out Reach out Into oblivion Tenuous Freedom is mine alone Now you regret it Simple but hard as stone Forged in the desert of my heart In loneliness Reach out Reach out Into oblivion Tenuous We’re born to this world alone Still empathetic Wandering far from home Wounded and fettered Into loneliness Reach out Reach out Into oblivion Tenuous Into the brink Looking over everyone Into loneliness Reach out Reach out Into oblivion Tenuous
12.	Martyr's Cry 03:46	lyrics	buy track
Martyr's Cry Lyrics by Amy Humphrey Landlocked on the ocean Adrift on the desert Flying through the molten core Chained to an illusion imprinted on a star Falling up the other side The cave is so bright And the thorn is so soft And the pillow is so hard Martyrs cry The pain is the pleasure when we’re torn apart Awaiting the end to begin We welcome discomfort, we’re beating our hearts Cheating our favorite friend The fire that freezes the hope that despairs Chipping away at the air We’re making the peace come apart at the seams Where are the selfish dreams? No one is quite as they seem Gridlocked in a meadow Awake in a nightmare Speaking in the perfect tense Floating on the quicksand, a devil in the snow Clear skies on a cloudy day The sun is so dark And the water so dry And the quiet is so loud Martyrs cry The pain is the pleasure when we’re torn apart Awaiting the end to begin We welcome discomfort, we’re beating our hearts Cheating our favorite friend The fire that freezes the hope that despairs Chipping away at the air We’re making the peace come apart at the seams Where are the selfish dreams? Nothing is quite as it seems In the sunshine In the moonlight In the twilight Always in the dark In the sunshine In the moonlight In the starlight The smile is too tight And the laughter too dark And the sour is too sweet Martyrs cry The pain is the pleasure when we’re torn apart Awaiting the end to begin We welcome discomfort, we’re beating our hearts Cheating our favorite friend The fire that freezes the hope that despairs Chipping away at the air We’re making the peace come apart at the seams Where are the selfish dreams? Nothing is quite as it seems
13.	Death's a Wall 03:45	lyrics	buy track
Death's a Wall Lyrics by Amy Humphrey I wait for the time to pass A breath of air, a blade of grass For all the days I thought would never end Death’s a wall With a door in it You just have to find the key Death’s a place That we all must come to It’s not where we cease to be Instinct takes a hold of me I fought to live but not to breathe It doesn’t matter when you start or end Death’s a wall With a door in it You just have to find the key Death’s a place That we all must come to It’s not where we cease to be Don’t leave me Don’t follow I’m empty and hollow In silence I slip away Death’s a wall With a door in it You just have to find the key Death’s a place That we all must come to It’s not where we cease to be

credits

released September 18, 2014

Amy Humphrey: bass and vocals
Joe Hayes: drums and percussion

Recorded by Christopher Rowe at Blackbird Studio and Love Shack Studios, Nashville
Assistant Engineer at Blackbird: John Netti
Mixed by Christopher Rowe at Love Shack Studios and “The Mix Room” at Masterfonics, Nashville
Assistant Engineer: Sean Truskowski
Mastered by Brent Lambert at The Kitchen Mastering

Produced by Christopher Rowe and Clatter

Music and Lyrics by Clatter for She-Pa Publishing (ASCAP) ©℗2006 & 2014, except:
Limelight (Lee/Lifeson/Peart) Published by Core Music Publishing (SOCAN) ©1981 Anthem Entertainment

Dialogue on "For Her" by Grant Sharkey and Karl Evans
Quotes on "House of Trouble" by Prof. Tom Burke
Monologue on "Monarch" by Jazz Ad
Piano on "Nighttime" by Don Tanner

Photography and Design by Clatter