6th Street Solitude

Listen on iTunes: http://www.eastvaneye.com/ "There was a stillness in the room and all that money talked in tongues - I could see my butcher's breath as he skinned me where I hung."

Words and music by the band Words and music by the band East Van Eye - this lyric was written by Brent Truitt / inspired by isolation living alone in Vancouver

LYRICS

This could be our last supper
In this cold rain town
Better take it easy brother
Not much here to go 'round
I declare the multitudes
Never really fingered me
They had it out for you
Ever since they saw you bleed
And you were not around
When your Judas rolled on you
When she took herself
In her 6th Street Solitude

And now you're losing touch
With downtown's latest rage
You ain't missing much
With all the anger donned these days
Those poets now have limps
And infected blue tattoos
They can't find a fix
For their 6th Street Solitude

I went down to Devlin's Tables
They're still racking up a game
I got shutout shooting blind
Guess some things never change
There was a stillness in the room
All that money talked in tongues
I could see my butcher's breath
As he skinned me where I hung
His blade was on his belt
And his art was in his cue
He had all the markings
Of 6th Street Solitude

Here's one for the boys
Still playin' in the band
Here's one for the girls
Who never held your hand
Here's one for those forlorn fears
Still snapping at our heels
Here's one for those peers
We lost behind the wheel

Think it's time I said farewell
To these barren shores
There's nothing here for me
That I can see no more
I got nothing left to pawn
Got nothing left to prove
And I've had enough
Of this 6th Street Solitude
I've had enough
Of this 6th Street Solitude

Words and music copyright SOCAN CANADA

CREDITS

Production:

Words and music by Brent Truitt
Recorded and Mixed by Don Schmid of the Northern Pikes
Mastered by Cyan Digital Media
Remastered by MasteringBox

Instrumentation:

Guitars/lead vocals/harp by Brent Truitt
Drums/Percussion by Don Schmid
Bass by Kevin Macza
Piano/Keyboards/Organ by Kevin Barrett
Background vocals by Dave Tic and Kevin Barrett

Guests:

Eddie Gschiel/bass on Living off Spare Change
Lyle Ashe/backing vocals on Slim Jim