Nine Rays Of Moonshine

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1.	High Flier (2020 Remix) 03:19	lyrics	buy track
Once I saw a cat fall down All the way down to the ground It rose to climb the building side The boat pulled out An old man cried Full moon sound will fill your ears The boat sails on And disappears
2.	Snapper 03:41	lyrics	buy track
daffodilly petals are in bloom  the moment you walk into the room  and each time that i ask you to come in  your head puts my head into a spin  reaching unknown destinations tonight  ride with me i'll take you out of sight  confusion rules where once was sane  patterns in my brain spell out your name t his could be coming just in time  love you so much it blows my mind  ride with me i'll take you out of sight ©1992 Parker, BMI
3.	Lyman Bostock 05:01	lyrics	buy track
Begging with a borrowed hand again Burning bridges, swimming rivers Building and breaking and fixing things You can never run from the devils in you But you can beat a path to my door When the running gets the better of you Rest yourself a while, sit a spell And you know that tomorrow is a new day It's all in how you harvest me It's all in how you harvest me It's all in how you harvest me It's up to you, how you harvest me Betting on a borrowed hand again Desert sands in your barren palm Your rivers dried out into the seas Brother, don't you curse my name I haven't made peace with parts of my past Or with those ghosts with halos round their eyes And you hope that tomorrow is a new day It's all in how you harvest me It's all in how you harvest me It's all in how you harvest me It's up to you, how you harvest me It's all in how you harvest me It's all in how you harvest me It's all in how you harvest me It's up to you, how you harvest me
4.	Jaded Jean 03:49	lyrics	buy track
If you could see like jaded jean  You wouldn't have a need for dreams  Like jaded jean in her jaded scene  She's planting seeds  A garden queen You can find her at home almost every night  Writing letters on sheets of white  Or jade green  From her garden stream  She's consciously falling asleep  Jaded jean Would you believe  Her father's at home  Watching the clocks  While mommy's alone  And would you believe  In all of these things  If you could see  Like jaded jean If you could work out everything  And fill the holes the ashes bring  You wouldn't have a need for dreams  Like jaded jean  In her jaded scene The stories come before she falls asleep  She draws the people she wants to meet  They live in houses filled with schemes  The sun rises up  And floods her streams Would you believe  Her father's at home  Watching the clocks  While mommy's alone  And would you believe  In all of these things  If you could see  Like jaded jean If you could be like jaded jean  You wouldn't have a need for dreams
5.	Jimmy Colored Glasses (Make It Good Mix) 05:18	lyrics	buy track
Never thought that you'd feel so sad  Never wanted anything you had  And its time that you learned to see  It's enough to just believe We all will pass this way  No one makes us stay  If there's any way to make it good  I think that you should
6.	When I Feel 05:28	lyrics	buy track
When I feel  I want to touch When I do  I do too much When I go  I go too far What I want  I want more I'm going to last a lifetime I'm feeling frail dead afraid  Trapped, earthbound  peace flew away  Arm in a sling  my broken wing This day is gone  thistle in my palm I'm going to last a lifetime Greet the new day  feel a new way  Figure time  with math of mine I glow and flow  I frost the glass  Feel electric  big and blasting Hobo a train  I can't fail  Boxcar free  chug down the rails Ride on wheels  learn and yearn I'm on fire feel me burn I'm going to last a lifetime
7.	Race You To The Mustard Patch 04:41	lyrics	buy track
Drop down and see it fall away  Climb up catch what they say  Drop down and be there fall away  Get up race you to the day  The only way Get a little closer to the tone  Vibrate for everyone you know  When you stop you've never been away  Get up race you to the day  The only way
8.	Firecracker 04:44	lyrics	buy track
I believe in colors  So bright and full  So extreme I believe in light  Florescent, candle  And the sun It's not enough  To not be afraid of electricity  You've got to believe  You've got to believe Give me your hums, your drums  Your drones and moans and  All the riches of your Gold Coast Give me your wings, your web  Give me your heart and head  Give me your smoke ghost The past is past, the future's best  I'm standing here  Ready for anything that comes You and me will not  Go down in history  We'll just be disappeared and drowned But, there's a lot of freedom out there  And I'm just trying for my piece  Oh, you've got to believe  You've got to believe Show me your wrist, your lips, your kiss  Your needs and knees  Show me what you fear most Show me your ankle, show me your elbow  Show me your anger  Show me your smoke ghost  Show me
9.	Sunrise Ocean Bender (Ampreon Mix) 06:52	lyrics	buy track
Nothing to believe in  Nothing worth seeing  It's ok The dunes are frozen  Throw rocks in the ocean  The waves are astounding  The heart keeps on pounding  It's ok Your arms are golden  Your sunlights are broken  When night is falling  You hear me calling Can you tell me how to see  Can you tell me how to look  I can't find my way inside  I haven't read the book  It's ok The sunrise ocean bender  The sunrise ocean bender

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One 45-minute finely curated sonic taster of the 90’s neo-psychedelic underground group from NYC/Hoboken.

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released June 4, 2021

Tadpoles - Nine Rays Of Moonshine. On Bakery Records.
Compiled by Todd Parker

2021 Tadpoles/Bakery Records

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Tadpoles Hoboken, New Jersey

Tadpoles, based in Hoboken, NJ, disbanded in 2000 after releasing 4 critically acclaimed studio albums, 1 live album and 1 E.P. all on their own Bakery Records label (except for their last studio album, Whirlaway, which was released on Australia's Camera Obscura Records.) The group was formed by vocalist/guitarist, Todd Parker and original drummer, Michael Kite Audino in New York City in 1990. ... more