Sea State 12, by Sea State Six

Sea State 12

by Sea State Six

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1.	Fifteen Miles 04:05	lyrics	buy track
Sittin’ here waiting, waiting forever Fifteen miles of endless waiting Might stop breathing, cease all thinking Fifteen miles of endless boredom Keep on staring, a room with no view Fifteen miles of endless nothing Get impatient, stuck here waiting Fifteen miles of absent motion Don’t get upset, this is just the start If you think it’s bad now, it’ll only get worse Look all around at a metal wasteland Fifteen miles of endless plastic See other faces, look just the same Fifteen miles of no expression Start to move but stop right away Fifteen miles of indecision No end in sight, no reason clear Fifteen miles of absolute waste Look at each other, just pay attention Stop what you’re doing, put down your cell phone! Get frustrated at the road Fifteen miles of thick asphalt Think about what was here first Fifteen miles of nothing at all Try to imagine a different way Fifteen miles of bikes and trains Take a chance, try something new Fifteen miles of anything else Something is broken, we’ve got it all wrong We shouldn’t be here, we can do more
2.	Genderfree 04:00	lyrics	buy track
Trapped! Trapped! Do you feel constrained? Detained! Restrained! Do you feel held back? Attack! Fight back! Does it make you sick? A trick! A trick! Do you want something more? A bore! What for! Oh, tell me what’s the use Abuse! Abuse! I refuse to play The game! A name! I don’t need the words It’s forced! Of course! Let’s begin anew Why are we stuck here where we are? Despite our choices we only pick from two Let your imagination loose There’s a spectrum (or a field) of possibilities So do as you please, no one to appease Genderfree! There’s a mask that you wear someone else put there Didn’t matter how you felt, it’s the hand that you were dealt This is where you’ll fit, it’s all that you will get Throw a fit, make a scene, you’ll just seem obscene In a world full of chance, there’s only skirts and pants Despite what they say, there’s no room for play Stray from the track, you will be attacked They talk about choice, but you don’t have a voice
3.	No Worries 04:37	lyrics	buy track
Lay your worries down Forget about the past Don’t mind the busyness Let your troubles pass Making big decisions You find yourself here Think about your future Don’t ignore what’s right before you Lay your worries down Forget about the past Nothing to think about Let your troubles pass The smell of something burning Grabs your focus sharp Feel electric shivers Must be hard at work And when the job is over Lying half awake Rising to the surface To face the world as you are Sleep away the headache Restore your outward glare Face the outside world now Pretend nothing’s changed But now you are as reborn Freed from all the chains Nothing to think about Let your worries disappear
4.	Watch 04:49	lyrics	buy track
It’s the strangest thing To see it happen as you hit Right before the eyes And be powerless to stop it You can scream and shout You can plan ahead and be careful It happens anyway Despite your attempts to prevent You can’t make it stop You can only watch You can’t make it stop You can only watch Well, I stood and I tried to think of What had just happened, how I was not hurt Picked myself up Pulled myself in shape, sat down on the curb While I looked around Heart was racing fast, I could hardly speak A stranger walked up Tried to make amends, where to even start If I only knew I’d say it right away, I wouldn’t hesitate If I only knew, I wouldn’t wait a blink It’s the strangest thing To see it happen as you hit It’s beyond control It’s up to the laws of physics Your feet, they still move And now you are somehow standing It’s hard to believe Despite your attempts to prevent
5.	On the Ground 03:32	lyrics	buy track
What did you think would happen here? Bring all your guns, all of your gear Raise up the pressure, feel the heat Scare all the people down on the street Walking along up to your house Here they come to ask you why It doesn’t matter what you say They’ll have you down on the ground What were you doing on the street That’s no place for people to be That’s why you’ll get what you deserve They’ll have us down on the ground Hit the street – as they march on over Don’t back down – when they tell you to go Stand up strong – as they make their threats Rise above – when they force you to the ground Their true colors have been shown Look at where they point their guns Now you know whose side they’re on They’ll have us down on the ground There’s nothing left for us to do Get outside and join the crowd Smoke will clear across this town We’ll rise up from the ground
6.	Girl 03:51	lyrics	buy track
Be my girl Baby show me when you come Be my girl Let me know it when you come There’s room for you Fill me up I’m into you Oh so deep Let’s get you Into me Your fever’s risin’ I’m burning up My bed’s too neat Fuck it up I got your number You got my name I am the one Who’ll make you rain I’ll tell you baby When we’ve gone too far When I play you Like this guitar Be my girl Baby show me when you come Be my girl Let me know it when you come There’s room for you Feel me up
7.	Blue Wail 05:16	lyrics	buy track
Some people understand, some don’t They’ll try to hold your hand, I won’t Cause I don’t let anyone unmake me And sympathy It’s a drug you see Keep you lookin’ for someone set you free It’s written on your arms, it’s comin’ from your lips The sound of your apocalypse Notes on your guitar, lies that you tell Blue is the color you make, when you wail And where you goin’ now, you wonder Rollin’ through your mind it sound like thunder Only thing that matter, callin’ you So you take it on the road, but can’t hide The reflection in the mirror, you know it don’t lie Glass has shattered, you’ve fallen through And it don’t matter what you’ve been told You know in your heart you got to let it go Cause your blue wail and bruises Are all you leave
8.	Cling 04:13	lyrics	buy track
When the world is heavy Pain and sin When the light has left you Sinew and skin Cling to me Oh child When your heart is beating Pain set in When you’re bruised and bleeding Let me in Cling to me Oh child When your bones are broken You’re livin’ hell And they’ve told you Not to tell Bring it to me Oh child I’ll fight forever To keep you from harm Put you back together Where you’ve been torn Oh child Oh child I’ll fight forever To keep you from harm Hold you together Right these wrongs, child Oh child

about

Recorded 2015-2017.

credits

released November 8, 2020

Susan Stockton: vocals, guitar
Luann Williams: drums
Patti Vacek: bass
Carter Arrington: lead guitar

Thanks to Derek Young, John Hammond, James Williamson, Scott Love, Sylvia Massy, and Steve Turnidge for helping to make this music a reality.