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Spitfire

by We Are Star Children

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1.
Fairy King 04:24
I pulled on the interstate Golden gloves blood on my face I entered a rotten state Tears were falling down And then a voice it came to me I’ve magic eyes and history Take solace here Rt 53 The sun is coming now All hail to the rising sun He will stop your eyes from crying All hail to the rising sun He will stop your eyes from crying A Navy friend he said to me Life is short take all you see All due respect I disagree His wisdom was not sound Now stoke your cheek Take a breath All that you feel it comes from death For the death so stars gives life to me His ships are burning now. All hail to the burning ships They are women, they must be free All hail to the burning ships They are women, they must be free They must be free Oooohh x4 I think of all the wars we’ve won Such a funny word ‘cause nothing comes From winning wars and killing sons The Fairy King expounds Now stomp your foot down in the field Throw your arms up make it real For the king inside knows not to steel Blood from this old town All hail to the Fairy King He will lay your burden down All hail to the Fairy King He will lay your burden down All hail to the Fairy King He will lay your burden down All hail to the Fairy King He will lay your burden down
2.
Landline 04:48
Let me call you on my land line oh We’ll be talking till you feel right oh Let me call you on the land line slow Just you and me Talking on my landline freedom on a landline Track the letter that I wrote to the post office on the stamp you’ll find the kiss that I laid on it Wrote every word like a tear jerking effigy Read between the lines salt water drip it on me I not the only one With purple flavor applesauce Die pushing going pay for it all at once If I’m the only one barking up the right tree dial up your number kickback you talking at me Let me call you on my land line oh We’ll be talking till you feel right oh Let me call you on the land line slow Just you and me Talking on my landline freedom on a landline Digging up the dirt like Indiana Dr. Jones breathing hard getting freaky with the dial tone Twist the cord round my finger till I can’t see 1100 hz is my real time frequency. Damn hooker you look right to me From the posterboard to the l.E.D. Sign my up AT&T R U O K L M N O P Let me call you on my land line oh We’ll be talking till you feel right oh Let me call you on the land line slow Just you and me Talking on my landline freedom on a landline You in my eyes and my chest like a heart donor Blood fizzles bubbles up now it’s spilling over Say hi trouble sauce you a dead ringer Dial up you dirty little digits with my middle finger Aisle 9 clean up no you don’t stop I fond I’m pushing all the QTs with my wrist watch. You and me we getting hot by the A.C. We on the landline, you talking at me. Let me call you on my land line oh We’ll be talking till you feel right oh Let me call you on the land line slow Just you and me Talking on my landline freedom on a landline Let me call you on my land line oh We’ll be talking till you feel right oh Let me call you on the land line slow Just you and me Talking on my landline freedom on a landline
3.
Well I was working by your side almost every night Sometimes you’re wrong but mostly you are right And if I were ever lost and could not see You’d be there and you’d take care of me Oh if I could only hold a tune, It would be you to make it true Oh I can barely sing a note Because of you I’m on the radio And we can both agree, You’re a better man than me If I could only learn just how to shut my mouth And I’m walking away with Samantha Freed And I’m walking away from this nonsense Please send my regards, To the rooster and his drum You’re the one, Samantha Freed In 1993 I was the king I was crowned in a parade and homecoming But when I got here I was second to the best You’re the king of rock and roll I must confess Oh if I wasn’t such a jerk You and me could make it work I would write up a turn of phrase And you could make it sound so great Oh I felt it from the start Things were bound to fall apart You see you can’t have two kings prosiding on the stage And I’m walking away with Samantha Freed And I’m walking away from this nonsense Please send my regards, To the rooster and his drum You’re the one, Samantha Freed I realized the line that I had to draw And I could see the writing on the wall You see the same thing happened in 2010 In 2014 it’s happening again. But this time we really lost our heads. The lawyers were sleeping in my bed I can’t believe the paperwork If I hadn’t acted so absurd And we can both agree You’re a better man than me If I could only learn just how to close my mouth And I’m walking away with Samantha Freed And I’m walking away from this nonsense Please send my regards, To the rooster and his drum You’re the one, Samantha Freed
4.
Riddle me rotten Riddle me understood Riddle me creature I’ve been up to no good You’ve got to hold onto something Creature won’t you hold onto me? Well you’ve been acting so strange Creature you’ve been fixing to leave I love your fruity pebbles Let me lay down some cream Oh won’t you come and visit Oh won’t you visit me You know exactly what I’m talking ‘bout My door is open wide Oh won’t you take off your shoes And walk your fruity pebbles inside We’ve been right before we’ve been wrong before We’ve been friends for life And you’ll never change We both misunderstood our love We’ve been around, around the block. But the question is will you Will you stay? The preacher says I doesn’t but the butcher says I do The cobbler he’s been flirting get your own pair of shoes if his needle don’t get you it’s likely that his glue gun will He’s got his eyes on the prize Roll up your sleeves Go in for the kill We’ve been right before we’ve been wrong before We’ve been friends for life And you’ll never change We both misunderstood our love We’ve been around, around the block. But the question is will you Will you stay? Fee fee fi fi fo fo fum Pull up a chair and baby spit out your gum We both understand the consequence And what it will take You see your daddy he’s good looking and Your momma from the USA You see your daddy he’s good looking and Your momma from the USA
5.
Liar Liar 03:15
Ba da dum Beaujoais Fairly done With the day And it’s come to my Attention we have So Much more to say Bid adie Danke schene Dess Coutoure Make your way For the tea house Is full of confessions Liar liar Your face is on fire She knows you’re the fool She sees double Your body’s on her doorstep But promises were nothing short of cruel First Madrid Then to Rome I’ve million Books at home But I’d rather catch A train to your doorstep It’s too cute You are here Just too late To endear A response From my heart All my girlfriend will kill you I’ve a black belt I know Just one second more I’ll show All the ways I could change Please don’t hesitate to call That I will But it seems I have plans You have dreams And delusions of a past Locked away (x2) Liar liar Your face is on fire She knows you’re the fool She sees double Your body’s on her doorstep But promises were nothing short of cruel
6.
Spitfire 04:52
These are the good days And the boys will have their fun The greatest of mistakes Was when we lost one For If these are the good days And the boys are headstrong The silence is insane For he was the real one He’s wasted our time Turn the silence over The water in your eyes They turn into the tear drops on your head The consequences insane And he cannot repeat your name The consequences insane And he cannot repeat your name Spitfire from the heavy metal Spitfire from the heavy metal Spitfire from the heavy metal Children with arrows They shot the dreamer on the back The villain from the red road He sings a song of longing glad And I implore the law the free The awe, the wonder Blind to silence one and all I implore the law, the free The awe, the wonder Blind to silence one and all One and all Spitfire from the heavy metal Spitfire from the heavy metal Spitfire from the heavy metal These are the good days And the strangers all have names Your garden is so safe And yet the neighbors all complain But we’ll stay the while And we’ll stay the day And we’ll stay the while Oh And we’ll stay the day And we’ll stay spitfire from the heavy metal Spitfire from the heavy metal Spitfire from the heavy metal Spitfire from the heavy metal Spitfire from the heavy metal
7.
I can’t stand standing next to you I can’t conceive you could even consider. Now what am I supposed to do My heart wants to stay but I can not be with her Sometimes we laugh and sometimes go I’d ride the lightning but the lightning’s too slow. Or could it be we were born this way A flash in the pan I wonder if you’ll sta Chorus Sticks and stones will break your bones But friends will not desert you Sticks and stones will break your bones But friends will never ever desert you In the winter winds we have been trapped all along Have you ever wondered why it taken so long! Even steven take your time Take off you jacket your a friend of mine. Bridge Though our thoughts may change The heart inside remains And in our dreams awake The stars align and fade I quit the Holy Ghost for something else. I put the Bible back onto the shelf. I learned a lesson but I lost my notes I close my eyes for the Holy Ghost. Friends they come Friends they go Friends they come Friends they go Friends they come But they never ever let you go Chorus Sticks, sticks and stones Sticks and stones, sticks and stones x 2
8.
But you could win awards they say A lot of golf and a little croquet But then the beast, it owned you A poor boy with ribbons and noone And like a champion you walked away. And like a three-legged dog let go You lost a leg now you’re looking for a bone But then the poor kid had to leave His home in Troy/Schenectady If need another minute here’s a quarter for a public phone He’s a dangerous boy He’s been living in your own backyard He’s a dangerous boy He’s been living and the living is hard, The living is hard, The living is hard. And the beats of the beast don’t change You drive a taxi and you make your way Not another minute left they told you And not another penny left they owed you A poor boy with many problems walked away Should I go or should I stay A lot of coke and a little cocain But father had a difference in his head Inherit what stroked him and play dead An old key aint enough to bring you home He’s a dangerous boy It’s getting dark, too dard to see He’s a dangerous boy It could be you, it could be me Oh it could be me

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We Are Star Children started their third studio album in 2015 following the release of "With Arrows" at Virginia Art Recording under the guidance of Chris Doerman and Sean Dart. After a short break, the band relocated to James McLaughlin’s studio. Here, they worked on re-recording the lost tracks and developing new ones.

The album's completion was further delayed by the pandemic, but eventually, it was finished in McLaughlin's newly built Mountainside studio. This process spanned almost nine years, marking a significant period since their last release.

The album features original compositions that embody the band's signature sound while exploring a wide range of musical styles. It includes tracks like "Fairy King," which incorporates Spaghetti Western elements, and the emotionally powerful and anthemic title track "Spitfire."

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released January 15, 2024

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