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1.
TO BE SET FREE (C. Sleightholm) Been straining myself to think where we’ve went wrong But I’ve still gotten nowhere. By now I thought we would’ve taken our fate And held them up in to the air. But the flowers on our tombstones are swaying in the breeze, And the lonesome whine, the wind blowing through the trees, Lord, I’m only trying to be set free. Glory, hallelujah the Gospel still moves me, But so does the drink – Can’t reconcile both and certainly not Say what it is I think. Been drinking fast; been drinking strong Trying to erase these memories all night long Lord, I’m only trying to be set free. The light of the upcoming days is no longer blinding. Got nothing coming up, just these same songs I sing, And the drink, and the smoke, and the nighttime air (I have to admit I’ve found a lot of comfort there). Lord, I’m only trying to be set free. Smoke in the air, and booze on the breath – We’re living in crazy times. By now I thought we would’ve changed someone’s heart With one of these songs of mine. The bottles are all empty, none are full I just hope there’s enough to have another pull. Lord, I’m only trying to be set free.
2.
DON’T EVER WANT TO LEAVE AGAIN (D. Floyd) I don’t ever wanna leave again. No, I never wanna leave again. I’d give up good times and making new friends If I don’t ever have to leave again. Well I’d like to get my head on straight, Yeah I’d like to get my head on straight. With this crooked mind I got no sense of time. I wanna get my crooked head straight. The ghosts in my head have amazing power, Make me feel like I’m going ten thousand miles and hour. Ain’t it funny how fast someone can go nowhere? I don’t wanna throw my money away, I don’t wanna throw my money away. But I’m sitting at the table, and man I wanna play, But I don’t wanna throw my money away.
3.
GREEDY + GUILTY (D. Floyd) “Everybodys gonna end up dead,” That’s the only thing she said. No matter where you lay your head tonight. Got a call from the tel-mate line From a friend living on the inside, He’s been waiting two years for that trial. Why would anybody say: “Goddamn the broken man and not me, Good Lord have mercy! Goddamn the guilty man and not me, Cuz I have never been guilty.” I wouldn’t know how to tell the truth, About what it feels like to lose, lose, lose. Have to ask my friend about it. When he was 15 his brother killed their Dad, Didn’t know him so I won’t say good, or bad. It all just seems to sad to think.
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I’LL STILL REMEMBER (C. Sleightholm) Where the lights go out I’ll remember “Cinnamon Girl.” I’ll still remember “There She Goes, My Beautiful World.” I’ll still remember the look on your face, Because time cannot erase. I’ll still remember that the bottom is not so far. I’ll still remember the way you smiled at me. I’ll still remember the way things used to be. So let’s hold each other tight, And say, “things will be alright,” But I remember the way you looked at me that night. When the lights go out I’ll remember all those things, And my thoughts will distill as someone else sings. I can’t remember what the words were for. Guess I learned a lot, but I forgot more. I’ll still remember what your body felt on mine.
5.
TRYING TO BE SET FREE (C. Sleightholm) I was wondering if you knew about the things I see when you’re gone. I walk the floor and I speak some words I once spoke to you before. Now I’m wondering down the hill going somewhere – Probably trying to find something that was here before, but now it’s gone. I stood outside your door and listened to the sounds that you were laying down. It was as if you knew and I heard your body longing for truth.
6.
Jeanie 02:39
There was a cold wind blowing from a crooked place All the saccharine eyes were staring at their screens. Living in a city where the soul’s a waste You get up, you go out you’re looking to be seen. She didn’t give a shit about the matters on the stock exchange, Feel so down whenever it rained. Like a late night train stumbling on through the dark. Jeannie, I’m wondering how we’re gonna get along without you. Old friend, I’m wondering when we’re gonna see your face. There was a haze in the air on the day she left, I woke up, got high, and I went back to bed. Thinking about every single word she said while handing meals out the back door. She was a stone rolling down to the bottom. She was a star in the midnight sky. I know that all good things are laid to rest, But I don’t think that nothing really dies.
7.
Queen Street 02:46
QUEEN STREET (C. Sleightholm) The sun’s been shining every day, But it’s just not enough to keep my demons away. They just keep me down in my sorrow, Maybe they’ll all leave me tomorrow. So I just watch that old record, Because I know that these days are only passing too. I just need you to remind me these feelings will pass away sometime. The night is falling down on me And she is the only thing that I see. Standing down on this wet corner I’ll close my eyes and all I’ll see is her.
8.
Tin Soldier 04:28
TIN SOLDIER (D. Floyd) Came racing by at the speed of light. I didn’t think you were ever gonna come back down. The outskirts of town don’t feel right. Miles behind the soul and speed of sound. Tin soldiers on the rooftop singing: Nobody’s leaving here breathing. Just don’t know if I think that’s a shame. When I get to go back home, I won’t feel so alone. How I can’t wait for that day. Every knock on the door makes me wonder where you’ve been. I should’ve known better than to bet on the unbeliever. If you showed up I don’t know if I’d let you in. Put my family on the edge, you’re just looking for a friend.
9.
Hallelujah 03:14
HALLELUJAH (D. Floyd) War should not be Just a bunch of greedy deals done under lock and key – I hope that none of those deals are mine. Love cannot see, When I’m waking up alone and you’re the only thing I need. That’s how it is most the time The light of day is calling I can hear the walls are falling If I could just get my shit straight. Life’s a funny thing You get exactly what you bring, But there’s never time to waste. So I say… Hallelujah, won’t you save me cuz I just can’t save myself. Hallelujah, won’t you change me from trying to be somebody else. We’re out on the take, Big trucks to drive and the drugs to stay up late. But I only want what is mine. Just a piece of the ground Where I can lay my head and say that I am found, Then I’d have what I need. I’m always giving in to where I wish I’d never been and now it’s Getting hard to sleep. Never wonder why but from the city to the sky Feel like I got no soul to keep.
10.
(YOUR HEART ACHES FOR) HIM, NOT ME (C. Sleightholm) After ten bottles it’s plain to see your heart aches for him and not me, And your tear-stained, bloodshot eyes they’re for some other guy. I know that you’ve been crying for him not me, So I lay my head on the bar and order up another fix, Cuz now it’s plain to see your heart aches for him not me. The night is all around, and I’m trying to hold it all down, But all that I can see are the threadbare memories. I know you’ll keep trying to take it all back, But the truth is that you just found someone new, And now it’s plain to see, it’s him, it’s not me. Now it’s plain to see your heart aches for him not me.
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credits

released November 10, 2017

The Windows Up Above LP 1 was:
Produced, recorded and mixed by: Christopher Sleightholm
Mastered by: Orion Paradis
LP sleeve prints by: Edith Skeard
LP photograph by: Andy Beisel
Additional layout by: Piper Burns & Sunny Adams

As performed by:
Andy Beisel – bass
Piper Burns – drums, percussion
Ian Cameron – pedal steel
Devon Floyd – guitar, vocals
Christopher Sleightholm – guitar, vocals

Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7 & 10 by: Christopher Sleightholm
Tracks 2, 3, 6, 8 & 9 by: Devon Floyd
Track 11 by: Neil Young

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