Before We Go, by James Edwyn & The Borrowed Band

Before We Go

by James Edwyn & The Borrowed Band

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1.	The Shape I'm In (Acoustic Demo) 03:00		buy track
2.	Little Metal Box (Acoustic Demo) 03:02	lyrics	buy track
There’s a little metal box and it sits in the corner of my room One day I’m gonna fill it with things that I know have come good But for now it’s sitting empty sitting there telling me Nothing ever lasts only shadows that you’ve cast It’s enough to make you wanna run There’s a bird outside and she sings to me every day She says don’t be so cynical listen to what I’ve gotta say But she’s flying in circles kind of looking down on us And I don’t know what I’m doing no one ever really does It’s enough to make you wanna run I don’t think about it any more It’s just the mind that I am in It’s just the mind that I am in By all means keep showing me there’s more But am I the guy who finds himself Just liking to say no I don’t know what that’s for Well there’s a little metal box and it sits in the corner of my room And one day I’m gonna fill it with things that I know have come good But for now it’s sitting empty Sitting there telling me Nothing ever lasts Better get on with it fast It’s enough to make you wanna run It’s enough to make you wanna run
3.	These Days (Acoustic Demo) 03:19	lyrics	buy track
I woke up slow And look out the window And wonder how many we’ve left There’s this nagging feeling We’re nearing the ceiling Only to drive up more debt I just don’t know But lately it seems to me Everything’s spinning so out of control And nothing here seems to be fair And it’s so hard to say But nobody cares These days Everything’s messed up these days In so many ways La la la la la La la I wanna help I wanna change What can I do it just stays the same Cause I’m only a shard in the crash I just don’t know It lately occurs to me Everything’s spraying all over the dash And nothing here seems to be fair And it’s so hard to say does anybody care? These days Everything’s messed up These days In so many ways (we go) La La la la la la la la la la la la la la la
4.	Time Keeps Passing (Acoustic Demo) 03:08	lyrics	buy track
I don’t know when some things end How we’ll ever get back to then And I lost that feeling once again Heaven knows that I was tired And I didn’t want to feed the fire But I called you out Called you a liar and then Time keeps passing on And on Don’t look down and call me son Don’t think that you’re the only one I could still make a call when you’ve got none Again I’ll keep passing on And time keeps passing on And on And on And on And on Will it ever be the same again If we could go back Would we even do the same again Or would I hold back Don’t say nothing Try to see that you’ve lost something And I never really wanted it to end Like it did I don’t know when someone’s gone Don’t care who was right and who was wrong I just see a distance now and it got so long My friend Time keeps passing by
5.	Any Other Day (Acoustic Demo) 04:05	lyrics	buy track
Sometimes you get a little nervous With everybody here just Hanging round Some days you feel you need a little practice Cause you just don’t think that you’ll get this down And I feel that way On any other day When I’m worrying ‘bout what the worlds Gonna do But we could sing hallelujah Or I could cry Cry for you Some days we need a little laughter To see To see us through And some day I hope you’ll get what you’ve been after And I know you’re right It could all just end In a day or two And I feel that way On any other day When I’m worrying ‘bout What the worlds gonna do But we could sing hallelujah Or I could cry cry for you We could sing hallelujah Or I could cry Cry for you Cry for you Cry for you Cry for you Cry for you Cry for you
6.	When the Demon's at the Door (Acoustic Demo) 03:00	lyrics	buy track
Pick up a mug and read the back of it Look out the window to the street Go to the kitchen turn the heat up a bit It’s nice to feel the warmth beneath your feet When the demon’s at the door When the demon’s at the door It’s 9 o’clock and I am restless yes Think I could go a pack of cigarettes Pick up the phone and order something more Well I’d hate to see the afternoon becoming such a bore When the demon’s at the door When the demon’s at the door When the demon’s at the door Don’t let it in Don’t let it in You let that demon through the door You’ll end up lying on the floor Cause he’ll suggest to you a reason to begin On this occasion I will walk away But he’ll be waiting on another day When the demon’s at the door When the demon’s at the door Don’t let it in
7.	Mother Storm (Acoustic Demo) 03:18	lyrics	buy track
Say what you want about yours and mine She’ll still be here when we’re out of time Hell have no fury like a woman told And you’re getting warned And it’s getting old Hell on Earth Hell on Earth Hell on Earth Is what you wanna bring Say what you want about being here No it’s not yours or mine or near Hell have no fury like a woman told And you’re getting warned And she’s very old Hell on Earth Hell on Earth Hell on Earth Is what you wanna bring

about

Before We Go was recorded in the Cottage Studio, Cairndow, in the 90 minutes before we went.

credits

released August 7, 2020

All songs by James Edwyn except The Shape I’m In by Robbie Robertson

Acoustic Guitar & Vocals: James Edwyn

Recorded at The Cottage Studio, Cairndow. Thanks to Craig McIntyre

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Ronnie Gilmour

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James Edwyn & The Borrowed Band Glasgow, UK

Glasgow sextet James Edwyn & the
Borrowed Band stumbled on to the
scene 2013, their formation the
result of a series of unlikely
coincidences... Their music is a mix
of alt-country, indie/folk rock and
roots orientated Americana.

They have released two critically acclaimed albums, THE TOWER (2014) and HIGH Fences (2018). They are currently working on a third studio album. ... more

shows

Jun 21

The Classic Grand

Glasgow, UK

discography

Before We Go

Aug 2020
High Fences

Jan 2018
The Tower

Jan 2014

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