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American Sunset

by The Tressels

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1.
Wolves 04:20
I don't expect your mercy I don't expect you to be sweet No I expect you to hurt me I accept defeat Lord, tell me where did we go wrong I been out here way too long And I will sing a joyful song, when the wolves come
2.
I take donations, I take your pills I test your patience but I pay the bills Things could get worse and they probably will oh yeah. I heard you were Jesus, turns out you're not You're an empty bottle in a parking lot And that's a sad thing to believe in but it's all we got oh yeah. So I know that we're over I don't know why you'd care But I'll be staying at the raven you can reach me there Well I think of you every time the breeze blows in Cause you don't know nothin' about the wind The hurricanes will come and wash away our sins oh yeah. I take donations, I take your pils I test your patience by I pay the bill Things could get worse and they probably will oh yeah So I know that we're over I don't know why you'd care But I'll be staying at the raven you can reach me there I'll be staying at the raven you can meet me there
3.
How come your honor fades, but your armor never rusts? How come your promise breaks, but your vertebrae won't budge? How come the dullest blades always make the deepest cuts But I won't rake your leaves No I won't cut down your trees Honey I don't work for free I never have Cause your cold blue eyes; They told me lies How come you never stayed yeah you always had to run Remember the night you claimed that you don't love anyone? Well I loved you and I stayed true but it was not enough But I won't beg you please No I won't get on my knees I've got no apologies I've used them all Cause your cold blue eyes; They told me lies And I'm not lonely I've got plenty of friends But I can't depend on any of them
4.
I start making my wish at 11:10, it's a long one I gotta get it all in And I mention you in parts of it; For health and wealth and all that shit And maybe I can quit cigarettes next time I look at the clock Ten minutes gone by Only twelve hours 'til I get another try So won't you tell me a secret don't keep it to yourself Tell me a secret I won't tell no one else If you keep your secret, and I tell you mine Then we'll keep our secrets 'til the day we both die I invited all the girls I've wronged to come and hear me sing this song And the only one that showed her face said "I know a quiet little place, won't you follow me cause I got a lot to say". I tried to forget what she made me remember It was so long ago people still wrote letters
5.
Wilma 03:38
My name is Cyrus I ride the rails I don't receive much courtesy from these young females I came to Vancouver To settle down And find the love that left my home a ghost town You look surprised to see my face I know you thought you had escaped But I've got a couple friends who keep their ears to the ground Can't you hear those footsteps now.. Wilma, don't listen what your papa told ya You know I'm gonna love ya anyway Wilma, you know that I'm gonna love ya I'm always thinkin' of ya, everyday Your papa's pistol can't beat my knife I killed 100,000 men in 100,000 fights Tell all your lovers you love 'em so Watch who you're sleepin' next to cause he's the first to go You look surprised to see my face I know you thought you had escaped But I've got a couple things that I just needed to say Don't you try and get away..
6.
Priscilla 03:31
You're down in a hole that's big enough for two well I'd follow you down if you asked me to, and everything I've seen through cracks in the door it changed me that's what I think they left 'em open for. So I thought about my mother and father's bills yeah I thought of mixing vodka with NyQuil. And I thought of having faith and I thought of having patience but kids today have no imagination. Well I used to have a charming opening line, yeah I used to have a real good time. And I was not afraid of defending what was mine, yeah I used to have a real good spine. But unfortunately, it's gonna be my epitaph, even though I've written several drafts. And when my family reads it, they're just gonna laugh cause some things you write that you just can't take back. So take your bad music and take your bad drugs take your last name change it back to what it was. And train your replacement make sure she gets enough information so you don't look dumb. Cause we all come frozen, hard to open, so you have to let them thaw. And we have no instructions just a whole lot of buttons, so you have to push them all. I've got no desire to be the best I just wanna be your bullet-proof vest They had to take your child and the heart from your chest I'll prevent them from taking the rest

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AMERICAN SUNSET is a Tressel six pack and
the first installment of THE AMERICAN TRILOGY

This brief yet compellingly personal set of songs finds The Tressels perfecting the sound they've developed over the past six years

heartland rock

psychedelic riffs

post-punk energy

pop song-craft

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released October 4, 2011

Butch-lead vocals/electric guitar/acoustic guitar/banjo/ukulele/bass
Dirtman-lead guitar/slide guitar/electric guitar/acoustic guitar/vocals
Mickey Reds-shaker/tambourine/jingle bells/vocals
Time Bomb Tom-drums/vocals
with:
Chris Margarite-drums"I'll Be Staying at The Raven"
Dan McGlinchey-vocals "Wolves" "Tell Me a Secret" "Priscilla"
Brian Von Uff-vocals "Wolves" "Tell Me a Secret"

Produced by Dan McGlinchey
Recorded at Mill Street Records (Clifton, PA)
Engineered by Dan McGlinchey, Bob McGlinchey and Brian Von Uff
Mixed and Mastered by Dan McGlinchey

I Write Better Songs Than You/Strings Break So Do Hearts (ASCAP)
copyright 2011

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The Tressels turn personal and professional tragedies into earnest anthems about hope, addiction, betrayal, love, loss, nostalgia and regret played by life long friends who hold onto the heroic (or idiotic) notion that rock & roll is still a noble pursuit. ... more

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