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Mountain on Fire

by Handsome Hound

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1.
What is it with these people And their godforsaken ways Sodom and Gomorrah had a ball Every time I go and try to set them straight There’s fire and pitchforks at the gate Soon they’re gonna crucify us all Lord, lord, lord, lord help me Won’t you lend an almighty hand? Lord, lord, lord, lord help me I’m a Bible salesman in a godless land What happened to a dollar earned For working through the day Can’t you pull yourself by your bootstraps anymore? I been selling my whole life Don’t you know who’s gonna pay the price Jesus ain’t gonna foot the bill no more Change It don’t come easy for everybody Lord knows not me Lord knows not me How Did things get so complicated I did everything they told me I did everything they told me Give me how it used to be
2.
Carina 04:15
There's a you-shaped hole in my heart Is there a me-shaped hole in you? If only I had some paper I could fix us up with glue But all we got's your scissors Held tight in your hand If we talked for a minute I could make you understand Carina Can't you see what you're doing to me I'm wearing my heart on my sleeve Carina Carina Lord knows I ain't proud To shout your name out loud Carina Bonnie misses her Clyde Antarctica misses its shelf Cleopatra misses old Antoine And Narcissus misses himself Now I ain't gonna say That I miss you terribly But if I don't get to see you they'll make a story out of me
3.
Be Kind 03:34
First time that you caught my eye babe There was not a thing that I could do Turned around and ran for my life babe But every single road led back to you You were standing there With your little smile Took me for a fool Dragging me along As if I had a chance But I knew the truth Be kind, be kind, it won't take too much time I want you to let me down easy Go slow, go slow, I got no place to go I want you to let me down easy You say you always tried too hard babe With me you wouldn't have to try at all Sit there strumming your guitar babe Swear it won't be long before I fall I been trying hard Not to be the one To make the first mistake I don't wanna be Just another girl You send on her way Be kind, be kind, it won't take too much time I want you to let me down easy Go slow, go slow, I got no place to go I want you to let me down easy
4.
October 03:49
I forgot about October Apple sauce and honey wine I forgot about October But you remind me all the time And it's fine Oh baby, yes it is Sitting by the telephone Waiting for someone to call Someone who can take me dancing Someone's name I can't recall And it's fine Oh baby, yes it is Because I'm too old to give a damn And I'm too damn young to forget who I am I am everything I remember and something more I am something more Come one evening sit beside me Talk about the day we met Long ago I kept your secrets Secrets now I'll soon forget And it's fine Oh baby, yes it is Turn the leaves into November Orange brown and reddish hues All the things I can't remember I can still remember you And your smile Oh baby, and your smile I'm too old to give a damn And too damn young to forget who I am I am everything I remember and something more I am something more
5.
Austin 05:06
If all my thoughts are borrowed If all my words are stolen Would you still see me tomorrow? Would you tell me where you’re going? She said, I’m going to Austin The people here are strange They ask so much and leave so little change They take your love and make you rearrange So I said I’m going to Austin I’m going to Austin I'm gonna buy myself a hat A big old cowboy hat And talk about the weather I’m gonna look real different Gonna feel real different too Gonna feel much better When I get to Austin Met a man in Nashville Had the clearest eyes that I had ever seen Said his life was bouncing around and he was caught in between He said I could really use a change of scene So I’m going to Austin Gonna help to keep it weird Gonna grow myself a beard And pull myself together I’m gonna look real different Gonna feel real different too Gonna feel much better When I get to Austin They kept it good for ten years Then on June 1st it burst at the seams Ain’t there nobody who’s exactly as they seem? She said I could use another song to sing So I’m going to Austin Gonna hit that music scene Gonna help let freedom ring And write my mom a letter I’m gonna look real different Gonna feel real different too Gonna feel much better When I get to Austin So come with me to Austin We're gonna buy ourselves some hats Some big old cowboy hats And talk about the weather We’re gonna look real different We're gonna feel real different too Gonna feel much better When we all get to Austin When we all get to Austin Yes, when we all get to Austin
6.
Bird flies north where the wind blows cold And money don’t stick, that’s what I been told But you and me will be just fine Between these hearts lies a deep gold mine Between these hearts lies a deep gold mine H A P P Y Is what I am, I can’t deny H A P P Y I spell it out for you and me H A P P Y Is what I am though I’m bound to die Ooo When I’m older than seventy three I’ll be sitting picking grinning brimming wishing for teeth Thinking back on Carolina Pines The difference is a change of time The only difference is a change of time Sometimes I think these feverish nights will stay forever And sometimes I drink to see if you and me will be together, in the morning And baby don’t blink, it’ll seem like was never, in the long run Because forever is a long long time
7.
Doghouse 04:45
I did the thing that you said not to do I could've listened but I chose not to I intentionally got you all riled up So I guess that I deserve what I got Oh can I come out of the Doghouse? I've got a chill that's rattling all of my bones I'd take it all back if I could just lie beside you Oh, won't you open up the door? You came home smelling like alcohol and cigarettes You lost all your money from placing your cards on risky, ill-advised bets I don't differentiate between the things you love and the things you say you hate But I could stand to live without all your enmity of late I said some things that I didn't mean Now I'm ringing your doorbell and begging you to let me come clean I won't blame you if you never forgive me But I will howl at your door until I know you can hear me (What's that your saying?) You made a mess and you don't know how to fix it all I'm burying my anger in the backyard If I choose to let you in, where would we start, where would we begin? Give me a chance and I promise I will be good again (I don't know about that!)
8.
Spoonfuls 03:40
Here we are Floating in space Nothing around us To hold us in place What a curious sight What a strange world It’ll crush your dreams And then make your toes curl Through the pain and the pleasure A cracked homily: How lucky I am To have you here with me All the rent checks And funerals Measure our lives In spoonfuls It gets so frantic Being alive We gasp and claw Just to get by Between the crowds and cacophony A thought comes to me: How lucky I am To have you here with me
9.
I knew a man who looked like you He owned a shop downtown His hands were rough but his voice was soft Though he rarely made a sound He worked his days in solitude His nights were much the same After dark he'd pick a fiddle tune You could hear him softly sing: I sold all my dreams to cover the rent I packed my whole life in a box call the weekend And everyone else, they don't understand I'm a mountain on fire, I'm a tiny straw man The years come down like the pouring rain And with the rain they pass We all got somewhere to be going to If we only had the gas I sold all my dreams to cover the rent I packed my whole life in a box call the weekend And everyone else, they don't understand I'm a mountain on fire, I'm a tiny straw man The man downtown, he don't sing no more His shop was boarded up His song was carved into the wooden door Before the flames burnt it up I sold all my dreams to cover the rent I packed my whole life in a box call the weekend And everyone else, they don't understand I'm a mountain on fire, I'm a tiny straw man
10.
Work at This 04:10
I don’t feel right left by myself So don’t you leave me Don’t you leave me When I wake up My bad dreams gather all around Can’t you see them? Something tells me this ain’t going away Melancholy might be here to stay We’re gonna have to work at this If I died here Would they hold a grand parade? A grand parade Don’t you find that It’s all a part of the charade? A masquerade Wait for a moment, let me fix my mask Before the neighbors all begin to ask We’re gonna have to work at this Pour my coffee All that comes out is smoke Only smoke Faces listening Speak up now and don’t you choke Don’t you choke Darling, it’s not fair for you I know I’m no rose, but someday I’ll grow We’re gonna have to work at this

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released May 18, 2018

All songs written and performed by Handsome Hound

Handsome Hound is:
Claire Derby - vocals
Cuchulain Kelly - vocals & guitars
Allison Rosenberg - vocals & trumpet
Ben Schifman - bass
Andrew Northcutt - drums
Linda Collins - alto saxophone
Mike Dranove - trombone

Recorded at Beat Babies Studios outside Baltimore, MD, and The Doghouse in Washington, DC
Produced by Cuchulain Kelly and Claire Derby
Co-produced, engineered, edited, and mixed by Chris Freeland (Wye Oak, Lower Dens)
Mastered by Sarah Register (Big Thief, The Shins)

Album art by Carolyn Supinka
Inside cover photo by Mark Hoelscher

Handsome Hound would like to thank: Burl and Betsy Daviss; Ed and Deirdre Kelly; Cormac Kelly; Ken Keno-Mentz and Neil Cannon; Michael Sherman; Jessica Cooney; Madeline Daviss; Andrew, Mary, and Juliette Gorospe; Graham Hall; Tracey Katz; Jonathan Lao; Sib Mahapatra; Dennis O’Neill; Carol Ramaswamy; Caroline Walradt; Kelly Servick; Kate Taylor Mighty; Nefra Faltas (Humble Fire); Susan and Leonard Rosenberg; Maria, Zeb, and Tido; all of our incredibly generous IndieGogo supporters; everyone who has housed and fed us on tour; and YOU for listening to independent music. Thank you!

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Folk rock / Americana trio based in Bay Area, California; originally from Washington, DC.

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