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Things That Endure

by Cicero & the Orations

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1.
Countryside flows swiftly by my window Morning light floods my blue eyes Obstructing serenity and grace With speed but not with haste Hard against the grass we fall Listen closely for the stars call Oh how they glow above us Carnivorous with their touch Woe is he who knows no folly Blinded by the darkness of the world We excavate his mind and body Unearth we will, the madness of the past Hard against the grass we fall Listen closely for the stars call Oh how they glow above us Carnivorous with their touch. Steal away Steal away Steal away from this place Steal away Hard against the grass we fall Listen closely for the stars call Oh how they glow above us, Carnivorous with their touch
2.
Young Pt. 1 02:43
In the back of the old pickup truck Driving fast, it’s just our luck To be young and free, oh possibly No restraint, they can’t contain Freedom reeks of love and cigarettes Will we die young? Place your bets Where will we go? We do not know Far away so we can stay Where will we go? Far away so we can stay Where will we go? Far away so we can stay Oh far away
3.
Truro 02:31
Sleep with me eternal dear but not like the dead I know you’ve been cryin' all night but it’s time to slip into my bed All I want is to be sure of it now Come on home and feel the rain brush your ivory cheeks The other boys won’t matter anymore when you rest your head against me sleep You’re not tearing me apart inside Don’t run away my girl I know where you hide, where you hide You love that girl, you love that girl, you love that girl I know You love that girl, you love that girl, you love that girl I know You love that girl, you love that girl, you love that girl I know You love that girl, you love that girl, you love that girl I know
4.
Kerouac 03:39
I don’t know why you went so far away It’s too long and I can’t stay. In my head his pages call for treason What he said defies my reason Oh Kerouac I, I call your name Brown-eyed dear, your loving gaze keeps me near Adventures watching your eyes as my hand slips between your thighs You may not have pages but still I feel ageless I don’t want to stray this is my inward dismay Oh Kerouac I, I call your name Lonely roads you walk from home Your pages turn as if alone Beating strides toward the deep These mountain roads are much too steep Deciding where and when to turn You make my inner conscience burn You can’t stop this gentle age I’ll take your word to heart and engage I don’t know why you went so far away It’s too long and I can’t stay Lonely roads you walk from home Your pages turn as if alone Beating strides toward the deep These mountain roads are much too steep Deciding where and when to turn You make my inner conscience burn You can’t stop this gentle age I’ll take your word to heart and engage I don’t know why you went so far away
5.
6.
Young Pt. 2 04:56
Hall and Main I’ll drive today the kids are at the beach Talia is smoking menths so I drive up and screech “If you’re gonna kill yourself at least make it 27s,” So she yelled back at me, “I choose how I go to heaven” Sunlight blinds me from the surface of the shimmering lake Swerve my car to the left I almost hit my mate My passenger glances over with an angry eye So I look back at her, “this ain't a bad day to die” Night after night we go down to the darkened lake We’ll drink and swim away from last night’s mistakes The scattered bottles clank with the swirling wind Ushering in the falls breezy hymn Back from school I hit the gas and head for another state. There’s that girl from down the road, where have I seen that pretty face? Months ago swimming nude it struck me right then, The memory left the morning after with our bottled friend Stony walls already reek of Mary Jane his lover Has it really only been an hour since we’ve seen his mother? The TV blares Tim Burton’s icy Christmas songs And Rocky’s horrors will make this night last so long The hue of leaves mirrors our lighters fire, The temperature is the only thing that’s not getting higher The smell of burning wood wafts down the dirt roads The nippy air drives me to my sweltering home All and me (Hall and Main) All and me All and me
7.
Luce Rossa 04:09
I wake up to those hazel eyes Greeting me with ferocity The tender flare in that wanting gaze Feeds the lust inside of me Your alluring curves brush the morning light Teasing my curiosity Ambivalent you accept To rend what is left You may mock my fondness But it’s you who I, I, I will caress I beckon for a touch of that Greeted with anonymity “Oh please, oh please,” you plead to me Fueling the coals my eyes can see “Ascend to me and please be vigorous” Your gentle hips heed my plea The tender brush of wanting lips Mixed with those adoring screams I run my hand down your neck Oh wrench the sheets from under me You claw away my flesh, Your screams pierce the rest, My touch draws you in, I can feel you flux beneath your skin. And now you lie content and rosy Your drained distain lies in retreat Now I do not need to entreat ‘Cause now you’re ever here with me
8.
Summer 03:11
I saw the leaves were changing long ago But now I’m left here, alone to face the snow Oh summer, summer, summer, where did you go? Oh when you left you brought the autumn wind And now I’m sitting here, chilled to my bones again Oh summer, summer, summer, where did you go? And now the frost has come to freeze my tears To stop the music streaming in my frostbit ears Oh summer, summer, summer, where did you go? Sidewalks stretch beneath my weary feet, As my shoes stomp a lonesome beat. The winter’s come and all is covered with snow Why won’t, oh why won’t your sunlight let me go? So now I sit and watch the roses bloom And I know soon you’ll emerge from your earthly tomb. Oh summer, summer, summer, where did you go?
9.
Autumn 04:59
Leaves flutter back home Littering the ground with brown and pale gold Gusts bellow but don’t warm the air We don’t care, we don’t care, we don’t care, sing the sparrows Days grow dimmer hour by hour We wander through the twilight and embrace the darkness There’s something so comforting in that frost coated wind We grin, we grin as we walk down the path guided by the moonlight Stars shine to guide our sight. Clasped hands on a chilled fall night The heat of passion combatting the cold As the seasons change, as the seasons change. Stars shine to guide our sight Clasped hands on a chilled fall night The heat of passion combatting the cold As the seasons change, as the seasons change
10.
Lipstick 03:40
Beautiful woman won’t you come over and speak to me? You may not be a lover but you’re a wonderful friend I can see Your cherry red lips brush your fingertips as you walk toward our table for two There’s no one else I’d rather see my girl, it’s just you Dressed to kill for the thrills, you’re a fashionista of the night Your red Chanel, I can tell, will treat your woman right I would wish to my fingertips that maybe one day I’ll find a girl like you But for now I’m content to not repent with those lips red hue
11.
12.
Reel #2 03:25
I’m drivin around and all my friends are dead Is this the truth or is it in my head? Shall I document this tragic day Is the cameras reel, real to me? Should I run away or should I stay? Shall I join in with this debauchery? Oh how she screams just like a banshee The breezy winds toss away their muffled sounds As they roll around on the leafy ground Their voices pound, pound, pound, pound My humble face mask my malicious tastes Oh mother, father what did you create? Your love and kindness, only went so far My frontal lobe, is my only scar Now turning the wheel my pain squeals Is he dead, is she dead, is he dead? Is he dead, is she dead? Is he dead, am I dead, am I dead? Am I dead, am I dead?
13.
Lawrence 06:05
You’re running around in circles A prisoner of your own mind The murky waves before you Makes your conscience hard to find You’re willing to drop your anchor Hindered by the choppy restless sea. It may seem as though you are drowning But when you breathe you will be free Spinning sand and spinning waves The two consistencies begin to cave Flowing together like your tandem thoughts The muddled notions sink to naught Hanging below the dunes Spinning sand and spinning waves The two consistencies begin to cave Flowing together like your tandem thoughts The muddled notions sink to naught Rest and peace are coming soon

credits

released August 26, 2016

Tim Bustle - vocals except track 11
B-3 organ on track 13

Ian McNally - guitar
vocals on tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 9
violin on track 8

Shannon Moore - bass except tracks 3, 8, 11
vocals on tracks 6, 8

John Mason - drums on tracks 7, 8, 9, 12
keyboards on tracks 1, 6, 10
B-3 organ on tracks 6, 10
djembe on track 13
vocals on track 6

Daniel Bloch - drums except tracks 5, 7, 8, 9, 12
keyboards except tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 9
percussion on tracks 2, 3, 8, 13
vocals on tracks 2, 6, 9, 12
piano on tracks 7, 9, 10
bass on tracks 3, 8

Sarah Dudley - violin on tracks 9, 13
Jennifer Pinieros - violin on tracks 9, 13
Anton Boutkov - viola on tracks 9, 13
Shaheen Malik - cello on tracks 9, 13

Shruti Sen - vocals on track 10
Katherine Sackman - vocals on track 10
Emilie Schattman - vocals on track 10
Gina Tenore - vocals on track 13
Misha Kuznetsov - trumpet on track 13
Simon Crosby-Arreaza - alto sax on track 13
Sammy Mellman - trombone on track 13

Vocal Arrg. on track 6, 9, 13 by Daniel Bloch
String Arrg. on track 9 by Daniel Bloch & Ian McNally
Vocal Arrg. on track 10 by Ian McNally
String & Horn Arrg. on track 13 by Daniel Bloch & Ian McNally

All Songs by Cicero and the Orations
Recorded and engineered by Mike Hurst at Let Em In Studios, NY & The Pancake Factory, NY.
Assisted by Nadim Issa and Jake Diamond at Let Em in Studios. Additional string recording by Cody Uhler.
Mixed by Mike Hurst at The Pancake Factory, NY
Produced by Cicero & the Orations and Mike Hurst
Mastered by Alex Saltz at APS Mastering, NY

Cover art by Abby Lessick. Cover font by Brendan Wenzel.

Thank You! to:

Chris & Lianne McNally
The Bustles, Blochs, Moores, & Masons
Conor, Elijah, Emma
Roman
Mike Hurst
Nadim & Jake
Alex Saltz

All our incredible musician friends who contributed!

Shruti, Emilie, Katherine, Gina, Sarah, Jennifer,
Anton, Shaheen, Sammy, SImon, Misha

Our music teachers!

Steve Morse, Amy Geiger, Jeff Richardson, Elena Gambulos, Gregory Sheppard, Del Brownlee Bashko, Jeff Petitt, Brian Alegant, Fredara Hadley, Jamey Haddad, Jan Miyake, Reuben Blundell, Suzanne Farrin, Philip Ewell, Daniel Johnston, Geoffrey Burleson, Ryan Keberle, D.D. Jackson, Cilla Owens, Patti Kilroy, Tim Lindeman, Kami Rowan, Jim Osborn, Jack Evans, Trey Files

& our fans :)

To the late Lisa Wenzel and Adriana Kulczycky and their love and support. This album is dedicated in their memory.

℗ & © 2016 Cicero & the Orations LLC

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Cicero & the Orations New York, New York

Cicero and the Orations was originally the brainchild of Tim Bustle and Ian McNally in the Summer of 2009. The current line- up formed in Summer of 2012, and has been playing gigs in and around the NYC area ever since. We attempt to create and experiment with a genre-defying "indie-folk-funk-rock" sound, and enjoy sharing it whenever we can. ... more

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