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Farewell Tour

by Hobo Starseed

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chughes036 I've been looking forward to this for a long time, and it does not disappoint. Fist listen hits hard! Great song writing, arranging, production and performances. I can't wait to dig into it more now..
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1.
2.
The Seed 04:04
Back in my age of innocence No one to set me straight I just wanted an audience To watch and congratulate Cries of pain, shouts of joy Dismissed them all the same It was then I learned the ploy To get what I need in this game I never really had it rough Things were given to me But seems I wasn’t good enough To live in reality Though I tried so hard to please For a hollow sense of self It was always out of reach Too high up on the shelf Then I turned to the world For emotional release Where I will finally be heard And my thoughts will be unleashed Unapologetically I’ll get what I deserve (what I deserve) I will make them listen to me By striking every nerve I just need to make them live In my dream with me This is how It’s gotta be
3.
Sirens and city lights Streaming in through my stuck window Just some small-time open mic But I’m running about a half pint low I’ll dip into what I’ve saved up Yeah, I’ll still have just enough For a couple months Oh, I’ll be golden once I get in with the right ones Older long-haired man hunched at the bar Nursing his beer Knows I’m nervous Might have gone too far Say’s “This will help you think clear” As my name is called I feel it Kicking so violently in Stumble through some worn out tunes I learned when I was beginning See myself outside And realize I’m not alone It’s that same man Doing what he can To help me stay afloat “I couldn’t help but notice that you Seem pretty down I used to sing my songs on this stage, too Back when I was new in town” “So try to have a good time, son” “Youth is wasted on the young” Won’t do much to quell the fear To say it’s all downhill from here But now I know just what I need Just why this means so much to me To fight the slow fade into obscurity It might seem tragic To some, perhaps a little cliche To do as my idols have done To try and live on in this way But it would be no life at all for me I’m not afraid to die So long as it’s a blaze of glory And not a long, painful goodbye
4.
Going Places 04:56
Bested and beat down Back out on the street again Staring up the barrel of Another couple miles of cold dead-ends I lay me down to sleep in the back of my car Kicking myself for not thinking this far ahead Today was never supposed to come Not like this Pulled out of my dreaming Another junkie screaming in the night Oh just ‘cause you can’t see ‘em It doesn’t mean the demons ain’t nearby I’m looking down At my reflection in rain Pooled up in a gutter That refuses to drain I’m breaking down with every stare Just before they Quickly look away Cowering away from every morning I sniff out a place to mark my territory And dig through the headlines for a new backstory And wait for someone to make my mind up for me To prove I stand out in this sea of faces Reassure me my potential isn’t wasted It’s just a detour on my way to greatness And tell me “Kid, you’re going places”
5.
Five strings left Scrounging for cigarettes Play to all the Motion-blurred silhouettes They got places to be But not me So I find a melody And hum along with the footsteps on the street Off to the corner store Gonna see my friend First thing at 6 a.m. Settle my debt Buy more gin He knew he’d see me again A few bucks But nobody gives a fuck Can’t look me in my eyes As they wish me luck Well, is it them or is it me? ‘Cause I think I oughta be On a stage or the radio I may be wrong, though I don’t know Anymore With every day I’m wasted here Gradually disappearing Any chance I’ve got Dwindling to naught Can’t help my thinking out loud (I begin to cry) Guess I’m not too proud… Am I one of them now? (To cast aside) Haunting the periphery But not yet There’s too much left unsaid But I’ll need your help I cannot do this myself I wanna be loved So fucking much That someone takes my life (Somebody, take my life) I wanna know what that’s like
6.
Hit a bit of luck About to call it a night Last song’s wrapping up And someone’s listening at my side She claps and then she tells me That the band she booked tonight’s Nowhere to be found Manages a dive bar Not too far from this pier The gig don’t pay too much But if I’m up for tips and beer I’d be doing her a favor And she’s sure that they, like her Will love my sound Not much sense in saying “no” To somewhere to be And a reason to go This may not be my big break Right now, it might as well be What a difference it makes To hear somebody yelling “Play us another one” Forget how long it’s been But I I feel alive again Finished my first set Put down my guitar Shaking off the cold sweat I head off for the bar I can’t afford to blow it I just need one to dull the edge I look around the room This old saloon feels more like home Than anywhere I’ve laid my head Since I’ve been on my own Someone buys a round And I can’t turn down This flattering pledge Once again I take the stage To continue my masquerade This may not be my big break Right now, it might as well be What a difference it makes To hear somebody yelling “Play us another one” Forget how long it’s been But I I feel alive again Pouring my heart out ‘Cause they may be in this crowd The one who will make it all Worth it somehow It’s the end of the night And I’ve sung my peace and pain The crowd filters out And a lone stranger remains He’s walking my way Must have something to say “That was one hell of a show How far would you like to go?” I take his card with shaking hands He smiles with excitement “Ya know, I’ve signed a lot of bands You’re up there with the brightest” Despite my stomach turning I just couldn’t be Any happier It’s happening for me No more singing on the street To folks who just ignore me No more trying to compete With the city roaring For every day that I spent Feeling two feet tall I’m going places After all
7.
This is just where I wanted to be Yet I sit here feeling uneasy Many long months on the road have paid off When will the other shoe drop? Quit telling me everything I wanna hear Is it true I’ve got nothing to fear? I craved the attention and that’s what I get What did I expect? Maybe I should learn to be more content Fame was not something I’d thought I’d resent People apparently love me to death At least one crazed fan that I’ve met “Man, you’re so talented, how could we lose?” They say as I get the sense I’m being used The public will always believe what it’s told Now it through me that the lies will be sold Starting to see What they’ve made me Revenue stream A commodity “Take a seat, kid, everything will be fine No one else matters, it’s just you and I We can still go all the way to the top Step out of line, you’ll be dropped” Was it the dream to molded like clay Bleeding my soul so that they can get paid If I keep ‘em coming, they’ll keep me supplied Knowing full-well I may not survive
8.
Last Stop 06:01
I can’t believe just how naive I’ve been They set the trap and then I fell right in A trail of petals laid out down the garden path I chased the sunset into midnight And I can’t find my way back In the mind of a child, the dream Played out nothing like this Even with all the eyes upon me It feels so meaningless My sense of self is all but stripped away I never really had one anyway They’ve dressed my demons in the latest trends To inject the poison straight into the next Generations Thought I was pulling them in To my warped reality Thought I was one step ahead of the game But the game was playing me Now I think back to when I had nothing But a broken down car and hope To keep me going Well, I felt invisible then as I do today At least no one cared to exploit me this way And now I’ve got even less Of a reason to go on I fell prey To the allure of Burning out so young I gambled with my potential For a legacy when I’m gone No longer will I be a tool for this machine Of soul destruction and its abject misery Now that I’ve seen it plainly I cannot contravene I’m breaking out From the wicked world That I’ve been worshipping I’m breaking out I’m breaking out
9.
Encore 05:09
Made my escape Wound up down in a nowhere town I wait For it all to find me here For the calls of pleading from my puppeteers “The people need you” Why’d you leave? You have so much you stand to lose” I throw my phone out of the window Don’t wanna see myself on the news Livin’ in cheap hotels and bars He must’ve been Watching me for weeks from afar ‘Cause he knew what I was out to score I didn’t sense the danger As I passed through the basement door “Don’t you know I need you Tell me it ain’t true You just can’t be giving up See, I’m more than just a fan You’re all I’ve got, man The only one who gets me” That was the last thing I heard Before my vision started to blur And spiraled into the depths of timelessness When I awoke, I was chained up to the wall I could see nothing at all Dawn broke and crept in through a crack Of a tiny window painted black Not a chance I’d loosen this steel bar Only thing I could reach was a guitar Pen and notebook left out on the floor That’s when I heard the creak of a door I asked him “What do you want from me?” He laughed “Ain’t it obvious? You know what I need It was clear by the songs you sang You weren’t happy out there You wanted somewhere to hide away” You never have to Go anywhere, you’ve Got everything here you require You’re gonna write it Your next big hit I’ll be here to keep you inspired” I tried to fight it at first That only made things worse And I don’t know what he’ll do When this album is through Perhaps I’ll die down here Maybe today, maybe 40 years… But, at least I’ve told my story In hopes it will reach your ears

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Hobo Starseed's debut concept album, chronicling the descent of a fictional rock hopeful on his quest to cement his legacy.

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released May 20, 2022

Starring:
Frankie McCabe - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Chris Grandy - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Wes Hampson - Drums, Percussion
Alynn Sobolik - Bass

With:
Evan Griffiths - Electric Cello (tracks 4 & 5)
Jim Shaffer - Piano (tracks 4 & 9)
Dave Dolengewicz - Saxophone (track 4)
Jeremy Shaskus - Saxophone (tracks 1, 8, & 9)

Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Chris Grandy
Mastered by Jack Endino

All words/music by McCabe/Grandy
©2022 Hoser House Publishing
Recorded at Ear Of The Beholder, Seattle, WA
Album Art by Jeremy Dean Martin
Layout and Cover Photo by Frankie McCabe
Special Thanks to Conner Hancock, Sedrick Bloodsaw Jr., Kurt Clark, Michael Gill

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