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Stealing Time

by Sidewalk Atlas

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Alex Kihurani
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Alex Kihurani <3 <3 Sidewalk Atlas - especially the sexy voice of that lead singer Danny Greene. DAYUMN Favorite track: Gone For Now.
Hannah Kitchen
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Hannah Kitchen This is really experimentally cool and interesting. Good mix of rock and chill--perfect for a long car ride Favorite track: Remember When.
Michael Doyle
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Michael Doyle Great record, love Margot!!! Favorite track: Margot.
Matthew Solin
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Matthew Solin So varied, I love this album. Favorite track: Gone For Now.
Danny Greene
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Danny Greene I made this album! :) Favorite track: (For Your Consideration) a Car Breaks Down in Bryn Mawr.
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Lyrics: [instrumental]
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Lyrics: I remember how it used to be like. I remember how it used to be so free. Nothing’s good enough for no one. But everything is just falling apart now. Even my own dog won’t answer my call. I can’t believe how far we fall. But now the opportunity’s gone. Raise your hands up and scream for something. Pray to God that it don’t mean nothing. When you’re working so hard. Keep afloat when the money’s tight-tight. Keep those morals when the waters rising. When the world won't let you be. But now the opportunity’s… Gone! But I’m here. Oh, I swear oh God, I swear I’m gonna be free. Yes I’m on my way. Now the opportunity’s… Gone! But I’m here. Oh, I swear oh God, I swear I’m gonna be free. Yes I’m on my way. Now the opportunity’s… Oh Susan you're the perfect girlfriend. So pretty and not so talky, when I'm trying to sleep. Point your finger if you want to darling. Lord knows that’s the way things go these days. Nothings good enough for nothing. But now the opportunity’s… CHORUS
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Margot 04:14
Lyrics: Its just the story of: Margot and the nuclear so and so's. Margot and the nuclear so and so's. Margot- You’re not so special. Margot- You might be nuclear. Margot- Can I be special now too? Algebra just held no fun for Margot and her friends. So they walked along to the power station, even though they might be found. The glowing lights, with all their tricks, convinced them to move along. And while they danced so loud and free, radiation filled their BRAINS… CHORUS So the very, very next day Margot went out to play. She found the things, she couldn’t do, she could do... with ease! So she went up to that dodgeball king, and she challenged him that day. But little did that bully know what she had in store. Cause Margot and her cosmic friends, were powered by the sun. CHORUS Walkin home, after school, the kids are all there to clap along. Cause today's the day the war was won, the school bell broke, so lets have some fun… CHORUS Oh I can't. No, I can't be... Margot…. Margot… Margot…
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Gone For Now 03:46
Lyrics: Gone for now and I won't be long. No I can't be long, if there's love to be found. Gone for now, and I won't be long. No I won't be long, if there’s love to be found… You're the only one who listens to me. You're the only one who entertains my dreams. Dreams of frustrations, internal combustion, keeps playing my head, keeps play in my head. You're the only one who calms me down- calms me down, without even a word. CHORUS “Stay by me,” she begs and she pleads. On bended knees, she flops like a fish- she is gasping for air, as she flounders to find the words that so often are plaguing her mind, “You're the only one who unpuzzles my pieces, so why are you leaving my side?” CHORUS This bed where we lay is comfy for sure, but we're facing catastrophe, certainly atrophy, if we stay here its-- coming quite clear, the world could be ending-- and we'd still be dying. But something's not right-- The feelings all wrong. Holding my body-- from feeling so lovely. Centripetal motion-- the waves of the ocean, regardless of weather-- I'm losing devotion… CHORUS But I can't stay much longer, or my life will be squandered -- Crushed by your radiant waves. Won't you let me go, girl? I'm dying to know if I'll ever just make myself proud. And though I may love you, much more than I have to, there are things that I just have to do. Gone for now, and I won't be long. Won’t be long, now there's love to be found. Gone for now, but I promise you, I’ll be back real soon, as soon as I take out the trash…
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Lyrics: I’m sorry Mom, I’m sorry Dad. I should have told you where I was going. But if I did, I knew that you would find a reason to hold me back... Nick and Matt and Brad and Dan, we’re all cramped in Mom’s minivan. Daft Punk blarin' in our ears thought we were wiser, than the years, but where we were going, we’d never know- it only mattered that we went. I just can’t go back in time, no matter how I try. The roads are blocked and the names have changed, I’m scared what I might find. Just throw me in the car. I need someplace new. Newfound car, a newfound license, a license to discover what’s around this town, and every town we see. I eat up everything. The quests for that softie shake. Nothing would do to feed our hunger. Simple people with simple goal. To stay out later, much longer than we should. CHORUS I’m sorry Mom, I’m sorry Dad. I should have told you where I was going. But if I did, I knew that you would find a reason to hold me back... CHORUS
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Lyrics: Everything I ever do is wrong I just can’t get my self from you I just can’t get myself from you I just can’t get myself But everything went wrong this time Your lies have ruined all the lines You don’t even know what’s wrong this time Oh it’s time… One more time We’ve got just one more time This city’s not enough for you always tried to run from it And when we talked of futures, your heart was not into it And every time you choose to run away You didn’t know where it was too No you never know what you should do No you never know what you should be Now don’t pretend that you’ve finally found yourself This new facade is as flat as the last one And every time you chose to change Its too late, no its too late CHORUS One More Time We’ve got just one more time Before I go... back.... on my way... home...
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Lyrics: Funny, I never though I’d be back here That dirty Bryn Mawr Theater, where we saw that Bob Hope movie You laughed. You smiled. I didn’t have to work real hard To make you smile To make you want to love me. The projector is haunting me Or maybe echoes calling me (but I) swear I see your face beneath the marquee Quiet down, There’s nobody else around. So hold on tight, before you fade away I’ve got this feeling that you’ll soon be gone I’ve been waiting for you for far to long And I don’t wanna lose you now My car, my mind One of us is breaking down At least I know the rest stops in this town Oh tell me,’ How did I arrive here? The recent past is not clear. I know I didn’t steer I remember, Leaving for a business trip These meetings always make me sick It seems I’ve found an exit The grades, the raise, Said I’d only leave here for three years, then I’d buy that record store. ... ... Staying up at night, It didn’t mean a thing to you, the raise I might be getting. Oh Maybe, It’s what I just deserve Trying to be o everything, when all I need is here...
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Lyrics: A waitress blinded, picks up the pieces unaware of fire going on below. As if we’d never know ... The foam rises, the sound breaks interesting, the speeds so fast, the crushing and popping, the churning below, the sound, the earth, the rain, I feel it now The morning quake, toppled buildings, triggered landslides, and cut the power, broke the water mains, and shorted transportation At least one person was killed in action 2 0 4 or more were injured the nation’s coast guard brushed it off now they missed their warning Give up – now can’t you hear her Give up – with a voice so lovely Give up – that have you answer When Terra Calls You Back I struggled to find a place to hide until I stumbled upon a petrified forest that will never quiet until this raining stops The dogs are howling, the cats are screaming, They know that something’s wrong But the gears keep rolling, and the clock keeps ticking No sign of bottom line Give up – now can’t you hear her Give up – with a voice so lovely Give up – that have you answer WHEN TERRA CALLS ME BACK

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Made over the course of 9 years, "Stealing Time" is a meditation on time-travel, summertime, and futures that might have been.

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released May 31, 2013

All songs written, recorded, produced, and mixed by Danny Greene

The following friends played on this record:

Danny Greene- lead vocals, backup vocals, piano, EPs, organ, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, ukulele, synths, theremin, and many other instruments that have since been forgotten (tracks 1-10) -- click specific tracks for more info
Pat Kelley- bass (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 9) electric guitar (track 2)
Vince Paglione- acoustic & electric guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5, 9, 10) bg.vox. (track 2) spoken word (track 10)
Ian Lander- electric guitar (tracks 2, 3, 4, 8)
Michael Kalaras- bass (tracks 2, 3, 10) bg.vox (track 2) beatbox and whistling (track 10)
Carl Bahner- drums (tracks 4, 8)
Ben Jones- drums (tracks 2, 3)
Dan Cooper- drums (track 9)
J.P. Feenstra- drums (track 5)
Brian Fitzgerald- violin (track 1)
Bruce Greenwald- clarinet (track 1)
Tom Hampton- pedal steel and dobro (track 8)
Marissa Lesnick- chorus backup vocals (track 9)
Cate Obert-Thorn- ending backup vocals (track 9)
Rachel Macleod- cello and co-string arrangement (track 6)
Lorenzo Raval- viola (track 1)
Michael Gilbert Ronstadt- cello (track 1)
Jeremy Sawruk- trombone (track 5)
David Willis-Lorenz- bass (track 9)

Mastered by Alan Douches. Assistant Mastering Engineer Mike Piacentini
All songs engineered by Danny Greene
Additional engineering- Vince Paglione (tracks 2,3,6,9), Andy Swan (track 5), John Mondick (tracks 4, 8)
Recorded mostly in Danny’s apartment, dormroom, and basement. Other recordings took place at Range Recording Studios, the Penn State Music Building, and Vince’s basement.

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Sidewalk Atlas is a summery, sci-fi pop band from Philly. We like long walks on the beach and playing the SNES.

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