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The Bus That Takes The Sad People Away

by APRIL MOON

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1.
Stepping out with our heads full of mantras Two of us side by side Slidin on down the fern-covered valley To the universe inside Yeah it's a beautiful day for Lookin up Into the wild green yonder and thinkin about The way that the trees are holding hands with the sky I'm lookin up Standing still in a dried up streambed Drinking the energy Feeling the ghosts of yesterday's river Washing the dust off of me What a way to spend a sunny day I'm lookin up Into the wild green yonder and thinkin about The way that the trees are holding hands with the sky I'm lookin up Hear the sounds of footsteps falling Joining with the songbird calling To see my place on the forest path Makes me want to laugh Placing my hands on the ancient tree With the earth moving under my feet I'm lookin up Into the wild green yonder and thinkin about The way that the trees are holding hands with the sky I'm lookin up I'm lookin up Into the wild green yonder Looking up just thinkin about The way that the trees are holding hands with the sky I'm lookin up
2.
Days Go By 03:17
Life was easier you know Where they'd go I would go And I would not ask why My head's in the promised land My feet are in the sinking sand As the days go by When you're playing in a marching band You gotta know where you're supposed to stand She wants to run before she crawls And I don't mind it at all This moment's alright with me Whether or not the sun shines on me As the days go by We're programmed for resentment Toward displays of contentment Nobody wants to fly Around here when the snow comes down Nothing moves in the whole damn town Folks complain when the rain falls But I don't mind it at all This moment's alright with me Whether or not the sun shines on me As the days go by
3.
Smile 03:43
Him and her separated by this moving train Trying to force their feelings through a dirty window pane They don't see me watching from my seat across the aisle There's something 'bout goodbyes that make me smile Now their story plays out in directions I don't see But I can't stop my wandering mind from taking leave of me It's traveled round to a prairie town where I have kept my soul My boy and girl will keep it from the cold I think maybe tomorrow I will fly across the sea And hold you close in my arms for a while I can't fix a single thing my beautiful sweet boy But I know I can make you smile Eleanor, I never knew you, never saw your face Never heard you laugh or cry or felt your small embrace You were poised to change it all for me and mine it's true This silent space, I'm keeping it for you I think maybe tomorrow I will fly across the sea And hold you close in my arms for a while I can't fix a single thing my broken hearted girl But I know I can make you smile The trouble with tomorrow, it's a day away from me And this moment's keeping me from being free
4.
Bloody Suzy 03:27
Hey little Suzy come around, come around Mama's in the kitchen and Papa went to town Get the job done before the frost hits the ground Hey little Suzy come around, come around Hey little Suzy come around Hey little Suzy roll up, roll up To the rundown farm in your pickup truck Ol' Bessie's bit the dust, farmer ain't got no luck Hey little Suzy roll up, roll up Hey little Suzy roll up Hey little Suzy Little Suzy come around Hey little Suzy We know you get around Hey little Suzy tell us why, tell us why Lots of meat on her bones, it wasn't time to die She didn't look sick yet here she lies Hey little Suzy tell us why, tell us why Hey little Suzy tell us why Hey little Suzy with a knife, with a knife Cover up the eyes of the farmers wife If you do it well, you might save a life Well hey little Suzy with a knife, with a knife Hey little Suzy with a knife Hey little Suzy What you doing with the knife? Hey little Suzy in the mud, in the mud Hold a heart in your hand, it's got no thud Let the rain pour down to wash away the blood Hey little Suzy in the mud, in the mud Hey little Suzy in the mud Hey little Suzy Down in the mud Hey little Suzy Let the rain come down to wash away the blood
5.
Gonna find my original face The one I had so long ago The one I wore in a different space Before my mother and my father were born I can put my hands together I can make that clapping sound And I can clap one hand forever Until I see myself coming around Who's dragging this corpse around? Who's telling it what it needs? The same person as seven years ago The same man who was a child before The same god who used to be a dream Gonna find my original face The one I had so long ago The one I wore in a different space Before my mother and my father were born My attention is a reckless thing Repetition makes my head ring Saw the Buddha coming up the road So I killed him Gonna find my original face The one I had so long ago The one I wore in a different space Before my mother and my father were born
6.
We like to stay up at night Under electric moonlight When all the interesting people are out To savour the dark delights And shadows beneath the fog We are your sons and daughters We are the poets and martyrs The sun watches each step we take And blinds the dreams we make Eyes of the stars do not judge The night knows you're awake We'll make the guard dog bark We are your sisters and brothers We are the lovers and murderers We're the girl in the back of the car And the boy who takes it too far We are the suffering who fall We are the ones running away from home We are the ones who want to be left alone We are never the drones The time for living's when they're in bed Follow the trails inside your head Belief, we give it room to roam We share the darkness with the dead We seek what cannot be found We are your sons and daughters We are the poets and martyrs We are your mothers and fathers We are the evolution
7.
7th Avenue 02:56
There's a windstorm blowing up the dust at the side of the road on 7th Avenue I stop to take a picture And remember that I miss her So I keep on walking up the side of the road to my place on 7th Avenue But there's nothing there for me And it's getting too dark to see Do you remember that day in the hospital When we took a walk to escape the smell The sun fell on our skin And we felt okay again You thought that I would rescue you But I was scared there was nothing that I could do It turned into a dream With sunshine and ice cream And I keep on walking up the side of the road to my place on 7th Avenue Can't believe it's almost time To leave it all behind Well I'm thinking of the colours hanging on your wall How it was your sweet mind that created them all Do you know what you are? The greatest thing by far I was the one who went a different way I hurt the world so it hurts me back every day Redemption's a disguise It's only in your eyes So I'll meet Marty by the riverside And we'll stroll up 7th Avenue Every word he says is true But it's ripping me in two Do you remember that life we had way back when We danced in the light with our beautiful friends And then it turned into a dream It turned into a dream
8.
When you're alone, miles from home You will be one, you'll be your own Look at your hands, what are they doing Picking up sand, letting it go Somebody's trying to pull you under If he had footsteps they'd sound like thunder Your eyes are open there's no mistaking The man inside you don't want you waking Jonas and PJ around the table Trying to teach me this harmony But out the window I see her smiling Feeling the grass and waiting for me
9.
She doesn't know where she is She isn't sure of where she's going But if you see her out tonight, it's alright, Cause you'll know she's only flowing She met the first boy on the line (he seemed fine) Wasn't as tall as she'd been hoping Next one took her swimming in a stream, what a dream But you know she's only flowing She's looking for her place to stand Right beside some perfect man, that's her plan But tonight, everything is alright She calls crying on the phone when she's feeling alone like yesterday Another year another heart broken again cause the end's not like the start You thought you weren't the world to her (but you were) 'least that's why you said you were going She's stronger than she knows, and it shows Cause she lives by only flowing She's looking for her place to stand Right beside some perfect man, that's her plan But tonight, everything is alright Yeah, tonight everything is alright
10.
Go, go Go, go my darlin Fly away while you can, it's getting very close now Go, go Go, go my darlin Hear my name upon the breeze, say a little prayer for me Oh little man Who built his cabin with his hands Its time to flee You can't protect this land Leave me here Here I'll stand Sweetest friend From the shelter of my bough It's time to fly You were leaving anyhow So leave me here Here I'll stand My precious leaf Who dances in the sun It's time to ride Catch the wind and then you're gone Leave me here Here I'll stand Goodbye my friends You wont see me here again It's time to die Limb to limb we must remain I'm the lord of my domain But I must stay here Here I'll stand
11.
I like this game, it's a good game I'll play it to the end Don't care if it's only you and me And our imaginary friends Aint it funny how the love comes And sets us right down on the wheel All the promises we made to ourselves on sunny days Seem to fall beneath our heel When I was small you know the jungle gym it was the place to be Only the strange ones wandered off to see what else they could see Aint it funny how the world turns And changes us right into them Inviting fear to come and stay while we send the love away Going backwards once again Behind the red door, we can change the time Behind the big red door, yeah we leave their world behind I like this game it's a good game I think that's plainly true If you can forget your past and future Well I'll come and play with you Aint it funny how their smiles change When they're asked to take that leap In the middle of the night, sometimes I think they might be right Then I just go back to sleep I like this game, it's a good game I like this game, it's a good game I like this game (I think that's plainly true) I'm going to play it to the end now (Don't take your past along with you) I like this game (Forget your future too) I like this game (I'll come and play it with you) I like this game
12.
Come sit by my side Rest your head for a while Let the world drift away I'll serve you tea Won't put you to sleep But everything will feel ok And I'll take you down to the castle gates The rabbit's running late Just take my hand and see How nice it will be Fall into my arms My embrace is warm and the night will be long Close those starry eyes It's ok to slide into this world with me And I'll take you down beneath the waves We're not too gone to save Take my hand you'll see How nice it will be Trust the words you hear Gather you near, keep the dreams at bay Soothe your troubled mind Let your past unwind I'll take you down to the holy man Who holds truth in his hand Take my hand and see How nice it will be Just take my hand and see How nice it will be

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We dedicate this album to Kat, Chris, and Sharlene.

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released October 26, 2016

Jason Moon - Drums, percussion, guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, vocals

Jaime April - Guitars, percussion, vocals

Tino Keith - Bass (Original Face)

Jack Woods - Guitar (Take You Down)


Recorded and mastered by Jason Moon

Album artwork by Jason Moon and Jaime April

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APRIL MOON Liverpool, UK

Boot-stompin' Canadiana / alt-country

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Jaime April & Jason Moon (APRIL MOON) hail from the prairies of Saskatchewan but left the ol' family farm to seek fame and fortune. Travelling around in their campervan (The Clubhouse), they play music across the Northwest and wherever chicken wings are found.
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