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Miracles & Sin

by Mayday Music Songs

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1.
Miracles & Sin 08:24
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Miracles and Sin Heading into the storm Eyes wide open Into this world we’re born Clean and unbroken Stumbling around in the harsh bright light Magic in the wind Tears in the laughter Miracles and sin Slogans and wishful thinking Dust and rubble and smoke What the hell were you drinking? Was it all a sick joke? Was it all a sick joke? You’ve seen Heaven And you’ve seen Hell You came back With a story to tell It’s been a long dark night of the soul One bad swerve and you’re back in this hole We drop the ball Make bad calls We live together or perish alone And on down the road We stand in our own way Humbled by the bright white light Winter in the wind You crash and then you take flight Miracles and sin Slogans and wishful thinking Dust and rubble and smoke What the hell were you drinking? Was it all a sick joke? Was it all a sick joke? Don’t let the scars burn you in your dreams at night Don’t let them drown your soul Don’t let it kill the light…. Don’t let them drown your soul Don’t let it kill the light…. Na nanana…. Na nananana Derek Christie 092620 ©SAC ® SOCAN 2022
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Thin Air 05:41
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Thin Air Full steam ahead Straight into the steel wall We’re now stuck on a runaway train Speed of light from the first crawl I wait for you in the midnight rain The tallest tower In the square Take the back streets Meet me there We will put this thing to rest And all this will be gone All these things You deem your rights Will now vanish In thin air Ours is a dark road Avoid the light It should be done Just before dawn Looking back So many years It was a promise We could never keep On the run We are victims of ourselves The tallest tower In the square Take the back streets Meet me there We will put this thing to rest And all this will be gone All these things You deem your rights Will now vanish In thin air Whatever dreams you had Those fairy tales Your Super Heroes Took the red eye home To no one Nowhere The tallest tower In the square Take the back streets Meet me there We will put this thing to rest And all this will be gone All these things You deem your rights Will now vanish In thin air Derek Christie 080420 © SAC ® SOCAN 2022
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Patron Saint Of The Lost 05:33
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Patron Saint Of The Lost St Anthony is missing They’re searching nationwide Through the underground and back channels Where mercy maybe hides Didn’t leave a paper trail No blood, no DNA No message to the faithful They’re thinking foul play Staring up at the empty sky The Heavens seem to fade We’re all alone in this silence Where the children used to play Now we’re calling out to you Patron Saint of The Lost And the rent is long past due Patron Saint of The Lost I’m putting out a signal Up and down the dial They’re jamming all the frequencies For a couple hundred miles I’ve been listening for your voice again Ever since they shut you down That day the darkness came along And crushed our little town Staring up at the empty sky The Heavens seem to fade We’re all alone in this silence Where the children used to play Now we’re calling out to you Patron Saint of The Lost And the rent is long past due Patron Saint of The Lost The dark angel Has run us into the rocks He hides in plain sight Through the day At night he comes out And lurks around in the shadows Now we can’t find our way Now we’re calling out to you Patron Saint of The Lost And the rent is long past due Patron Saint of The Lost Now we’re calling out to you Patron Saint of The Lost And the rent is long past due Patron Saint of The Lost We’re calling out to you… Derek Christie 120121 © SAC ® SOCAN 2022
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While We Were Sleeping 04:50
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While We Were Sleeping While we were sleeping They cut off the air The reapers came reaping And tore down the fair While we were sleeping The channel got switched The Lord is done keeping Ain’t karma a bitch? Wake up To a set of new conditions Are we gonna find a way back home? (WAKE UP) Is this a dream? Is this a lie? (WAKE UP) A single bullet theory Or a lullaby While we were sleeping They went and crashed the car The creeps came creeping And drained the bar While we were sleeping The river ran dry Those in the shadows Set fire to the sky Wake up And it feels like perdition Are we gonna find a way back home? (WAKE UP) Is this a dream? Is this a lie? (WAKE UP) A single bullet theory Or a lullaby   While we were sleeping The Guard surrendered Handed their arms To The Great Pretender Hyenas and jackals Lined up and down the streets While we were sleeping We conceded defeat Wake up We’re on a brand new mission Are we gonna find our way back home? Is this a dream? Is this a lie? (WAKE UP) A single bullet theory Or a lullaby (WAKE UP) Was it a scream? Or an infant’s cry (WAKE UP) That triggered a hurricane (WAKE UP) The wings of a butterfly Is this a dream? Is this a dream? Is this a dream? I this is a dream? Is this a dream Is this a lie? Is this a dream Is this a lie? Derek Christie 061920 © SAC ® SOCAN 2022
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Long Dark Winter 05:34
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Long Dark Winter She fell hard She fell fast When the heavy rain surrounded us And a bitter wind came knocking She couldn’t stand the cold She was taken in her sleep We just couldn’t get our arms around her On the streets of Manhattan To the hills of BeinnEighe It’ll haunt you through the night time It’ll follow you by day It’s been a long dark winter There was nothing we could do A long dark winter Now I’m reaching out to you It’s been a long dark winter Walk with me now my love To where the missing pieces lay To the place where we let her rest On that gentle summer day Even when the crowd is loud Or the room is warm and full I still hear her voice in my head As she’s heading out to play From the ruins of ancient Babylon In every village square It’ll hunt you down and find you As it travels through the air It’s been a long dark Winter There was nothing we could do A long dark Winter I’m and I’m reaching out to you It’s been a long dark winter It’ll kick you when you’re weak Trick you if you’re strong Leave you frail and breathless It will steal the Robin’s song It will creep up through the floorboards Seep in late at night Punch you in the light of day It knows no wrong or right It’s been a long dark winter There was nothing we could do A long dark winter Now I’m reaching out to you It’s been a long dark winter It’s been a long dark winter It’s been a long dark winter Derek Christie 111420 © SAC ® SOCAN 2022
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Strange Contradiction 06:28
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Strange Contradiction The city glows like a distant fire A far off drum A lonesome train The street light shines on an empty corner The sweet caress of an August rain We are dark and light So I’m told Day and night Young and old We turn left Then we turn right Rust and gold Strange contradiction in my soul In my soul I am far away from my home I walk lost down this quiet lane I left my world for a golden dream Milk and honey And the price of pain We are dark and light So I’m told East and West Rock ‘n roll At our worst and at our best You can’t break the mold Strange contradiction in my soul In my soul We are dark and light So I’m told Day and night Young and old We turn left Then we turn right Rust and gold Strange contradiction in my soul In my soul We are dark and light So I’m told East and West Rock ‘n roll At our worst and at our best You can’t break the mold Strange contradiction in my soul In my soul In my soul Derek Christie 092020 © SAC ® SOAN 2022
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The Wrong Side 05:20
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The Wrong Side We’re waking up On the wrong side At the edge of town Where the sky went black We’re waking up On the wrong side Don’t look down Don’t look back We’re waking up On the wrong side of history We’re waking up On the wrong side It’s been a long ride Down this broken path Burning in the sun (Nowhere to run) We’re on the wrong side As you open your eyes From this Winter slumber A deep long sigh Something’s not quite right Many months of grey Have gone and done a number We’re on the other side Of an endless night It’s the end of the ride We are reborn humbled Long dark shadows Have faded into light Will we run free… Living unencumbered? There’s a bold new lie And you’ll feel its bite   We’re waking up On the wrong side of history We’re waking up On the wrong side It’s been a long ride Down this broken path Burning in the sun We’re on the wrong side It’s been a long ride Down this broken path Nowhere to run We’re on the wrong side Derek Christie 121920 © SAC ® SOCAN 2022
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Crawl 01:17
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(INSTRUMENTAL)
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Safe Word 04:09
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SAFE WORD Sharp sun White sky Burning bright In your eyes Broken road Missed the stairs Hear the water As it starts to rise Houses on fire Death in the air You’re all alone on this ride Screaming tires Millennial stare Dueling drive by suicide Can’t find your way Don’t remember your name You forgot your safe word Road rash VIP Pass Rug burns Broken glass No smile For the mug shot file You forgot your safe word Been bruised And beat up bad Crashed the party Missed the landing pad Face first Into the ground Guess you never learned From things gone mad   Crawling home again No light to guide you Well on your way down the hole Stumbling ‘round On the jagged rocks As the waves come crashing Can’t find your way Don’t remember your name You forgot your safe word Road rash VIP Pass Rug burns Broken glass No smile For the mug shot file You forgot your safe word Every last cent Was spent On your descent No idea at all Where all the money went Every last cent Was spent On your descent No idea at all Where all the money went No smile For the mug shot file You forgot your safe word Road rash VIP Pass Rug burns Broken glass No smile For the mug shot file You forgot your safe word Road rash Fist up the ass Rug burns Broken glass No smile For the mug shot file You forgot your safe word Derek Christie 111920 © SAC ® SOCAN 2022
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Beautiful Disaster 06:14
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Beautiful Disaster She’s a beautiful disaster Laying wreckage in her wake Disorder on arrival The Queen of Disarray A clear and present danger A storm inside a storm Rage on the horizon Chaos taking form Static on your radio You see and hear the signs As you feel her getting closer A chill runs up your spine And after the flood You’re all on your own Like all the other fools She’s a beautiful disaster You thought you liked it rough A beautiful disaster But you can’t get enough You just can’t get enough She’s a beautiful disaster Darkening the sky Burning through your village Taking out your pride She’ll leave you no protection Renege on every deal An exit wound on entry A scar that never heals A beautiful disaster She’ll fill you with regret You’ll be waking up tomorrow And wish you’d never met And after the flood You’re all on your own Like all the other fools She’s a beautiful disaster You thought you liked it rough A beautiful disaster But you can’t get enough You just can’t get enough When all your plans have been swept away It’s only then you’d realize she was never going to stay And after the flood You’re all on your own Like all the other fools She’s a beautiful disaster You thought you liked it rough A beautiful disaster But you can’t get enough You just can’t get enough She’s a beautiful disaster You thought you liked it rough A beautiful disaster But you can’t get enough You just can’t get enough She’s a beautiful disaster A beautiful disaster Derek Christie 011621 © SAC ® SOCAN 2022
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Beyond The Rubicon 04:40
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Beyond The Rubicon Something at the end of our street Something trying to pierce the fog Shadows dancing on the concrete Stirring up the cats and dogs People running down the stairs Blinded by the flashing lights Smoke ploughs through the pre-dawn air This anger has an appetite The storm has come Now blood will run There’s a deep chill in the air We already passed the crossroads Long before the break of dawn Don’t know where we’re going …all I know Is we’re far beyond The Rubicon We know how we got here We know who stoked the fire Runaway train with a payload of pain Fueled by fear and lies It was easy to divide and conquer Demonize ‘the other’ … make them sin Now we’re turning on each other Sister and brother ‘Us and them’… is the enemy within The storm has come Now blood will run There’s a deep chill in the air We already passed the crossroads Long before the break of dawn Don’t know where we’re going …all I know Is we’re far beyond The Rubicon We already passed the crossroads Long before the break of dawn Don’t know where we’re going …all I know Is we’re far beyond The Rubicon Derek Christie 012421 © SAC ® SOCAN 2022
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We Will Find Our Way 05:00
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We Will Find Our Way We have walked Under skies of fire Through the dark of night To where the river died There’s a light on the horizon As the ice begins to crack There’s a small town Where you once lived Down along the track We’ll get through this weather If we do it together Walk with me Now take my hand By your side I’ll stay A million miles from troubled times We will find our way This open road It calls your name As a new November snow starts falling When this endless highway Takes a turn Curves around And brings you back To the place where you once lived Before the sky went black We’ll get through this weather If we do it together Walk with me Now take my hand By your side I’ll stay A million miles from troubled times We will find our way And those we’ve lost along the way Will still be with us At the table In our hearts… In every dream We’ll get through this weather If we do it together Walk with me Now take my hand By your side I’ll stay A million miles from troubled times We will find our way We’ll get through this weather If we do it together Walk with me Now take my hand By your side I’ll stay We will find a safe place to land We will find our way We will find our way We will find our way We’ll get through this weather If we do it together We will find our way Derek Christie 020921 © SAC ® SOCAN 2022

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Birthed during the pandemic lockdown of 2020-2022, the songs of Mayday Music spring from a musical cauldron comprised of decades of shared experience, influence and sensibility. This first chapter is a collection of observations and stories from the frontlines of human experience, with all of its tragedy and joy, dark and light… miracles and sin.

Hear the full album uninterrupted; all 12 songs in sequence:
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released November 1, 2022

Jon James: guitars, bass, drums, piano, synthesizers, percussion, samples and sequencing, backing vocals
Derek Christie: vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar (‘Crawl’)
Laurelle Augustyn: backing vocals
Kieran Christie: backing vocals (’Patron Saint Of The Lost’)
brilliantfish: drums (‘While We Were Sleeping’)
Coyote Pack of the Baif Lands - group yip howling (‘While We Were Sleeping’)
Winston Churchill - speechification (‘While We Were Sleeping’)

Produced, recorded and mixed by Jon James
@ Coach House and Big Tent 2020-22
Additional vocals @ NoiseCave and Kieran’s Place
Artwork and design by Jon James
A Big Tent production
All songs by Derek Christie and Jon James
©SAC ® SOCAN 2022

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Multi instrumentalist/producer Jon James and vocalist/songwriter Derek Christie are the heart of this genre defying project. Since the late 80’s, they have produced music together in various bands/projects, culminating in this new body of work to be released in Summer 2022. FB: @MaydayMusicMM ... more

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