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When Chaos Comes To Town

by The Stayns

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I've got a house in the bush that I live in Theres a garden fresh and green Theres a creek flowing cool and clean Mountains are what I climb When I feel like getting high We've all got our own mountains to climb I've got my reasons Your one of them Take these two hands and this guitar Together with my feet, they'll get me far But not far enough from you This head is trying to think As this heart is struggling to feel We'll drink on into the night Until nothing seems real But we'll make it to the moon one day Whisky and goon, they are my fuel When I'm dancing in the milky way I'll be dancing there with you Stories will be told Some are new, some are old Thats all we've been doing all along Making it up as we go You walk fast I walk slow And I'm noticing things That I never would've seen before
2.
One Spark 03:07
I sit outside And sleep has given up on me From the roof of my house City lights flood out like the sea I'm not sure where I'm going But I don't think I'll come back I'd rather die out there Than here from a heart attack One spark starts a fire One drop starts a flood He's no friend he's a liar And theres no god above We're not thinking enough Some of us aren't thinking enough I'm doing the best I can with what I've got Stop your complaining little baby Its a hell of a lot Oh shit we lost control But I never really had it at all Its a beautiful thing She's a beautiful thing One man starts with nothing One man has too much Greedy men and woman You're a sick, sad, selfish bunch Sick, sad, selfish bunch Well one spark starts a fire And one little drop, well yeah that starts a flood And he's no friend He's a liar And I do not believe that there is a god above I do believe that we're not thinking enough!
3.
Old Sea Dog 03:22
He wakes, to the sun Shining through the window There is only one Pulls on his trousers and a shirt Picks an apple from the tree As he walks down, walks down to the sea At the pier the boat waits for him here Worn hands on worn rope Let the mooring lines fall A captain with no crew sails through harbour walls Let the wind take you Drift along now A long way away from feet on the ground Uncoil the lines Like you have many times before See what you can catch Then return to, return to the shore Rice and fish a simple meal now Drink the whisky Blow out the candle And lay your head down Wait for the day, you've never seen before Wake up get dressed Walk out the door When the waves rise up and give the sky curves The man takes the ropes With the steadiest of nerves Trust in your arms Hold her steady now When the wind changes Makes sure your ready to bring her around Whole life Drifting on the waves The cracks in his face, they count the days And he'll never forget when it took her away Down in the depths Thats where she lay So he screamed to the sky And he looked to the sea You've taken my love But you'll never take me With the wind in my sails I'm alone and free Alone and free
4.
Burnie 04:22
Hey man With your thumb to the left You're accused of murder and theft But you're innocent You've done nothing wrong You might be dirty Yes sir your not clean No doubt after the things that you've seen But there aint no hate in your heart Bad people Doing worse things They don't care about the sorrow it brings They waste and wonder why They're not quite happy tonight Good people they are there Dont take me for a blind man Who doesnt care The ones with the least Always have that little bit more And I've noticed in my few years We are animals like the wolves and the deer But we aint so natural anymore Changing things that are wild and pure Well I always knew that it would catch up Well stranger look down at your cup Is it half full Or were you greedy like me and sculled it down Do you need help getting home When you get there are you sleeping alone Blaming the world for being a hard place You gotta get up This ones for you I might be paranoid I could be conspiring But this society is slowly dying Held down in debt Those people are crying out for new days We need change Stuck in an old man Mother fucking capitalist ways
5.
Come on down Dance around You don't don't have to worry About your feet touching the ground But if your greedy with the devils brew He's gonna reach through the earth Just to get to you He's gonna drag you down Smash your face on the ground And he wants you to scream But you don't make a sound Well I cut away the garden Just the other day Woke to find the weeds and thorns had come to stay But they left me a pretty view One window of the hills and the forest And skies of blue Well I tried the doors but the locks were stuck And those windows were all rusted shut And I turned those walls upside down But there was no escape to be found So I sat with the devil I looked out at the view I can see where I should be But now I cant get to you Well he looked me in the eyes And he spoke to me You had plenty of time to be free But you wasted You couldn't take it But theres plenty of time in eternity So feel welcome to stay here with me Or take this one bullet and use it well You wont go to heaven But you wont be in hell So I found that rifle That was left to me And I returned that bullet To where it was meant to be I said devil you played me well But I don't believe what what your saying So fuck off back to hell And I shot not maim I shot to kill Only the devils weapons will do my will And he fell with a smile into ash and smoke What he said to me It was no joke Well I'm still sittin in the house with the view And the rats and crows are doing what they do It could have been a year Or a century If I had my time over That bullet would have been for me And when my eyes fall on this place I hear him laughing at my mistakes He fooled me Yes he fooled me
6.
I ride this roller-coaster Until the sun gets closer And my wings burn and die Well I've been sleeping on the floor Fuck this I need my rest And then maybe I'll take that test This is fucking manic People start to panic As I sit and laugh and cry I look across the room Your sitting there with a look on your face That says to me People are pathetic Are they just dumb or is it genetic I raise my hand to fill my alcoholic demand When I look up Your heading my way What should I do I shit my pants I'm a dropkick Your an angel Well I'll buy you a drink We know whats happening here I ride this roller-coaster My legs are swinging Those god damn birds have gone and started singing I take a walk and when I look into the gutter Scum and broken glass Well it makes me wonder Theres a lot of talking Theres a lot of cash Theres a lot of politicians With a lot of stats We can put a man on the moon And have a nuclear stash But we still don't know how to take out our own trash
7.
Scum City 03:42
Well I woke up in the morning And fuck it I felt great I ran naked down the hall To the backyard Through the gate And I screamed to the morning I'm no better off than yesterday But fuck it I'm still young And that job I'm working doesn't pay I got that shotgun from the wardrobe Sipped that whisky and the rum I drove down to the bank-house Felt the trigger between my finger and my thumb And I walked into that establishment Of that modern wealthy man He's been stealing shit for ages If you think I cant Then I can Well I know something That you bastards will never learn And I've been knocked on my arse at every second turn But I'm still standing Through the sunny and the grey Still free and surviving In a world that tears itself apart a little more everyday Well come down to the best pub In this scum city town I know its building up But tonight we're tearing it down So tell that girl you love her Because its gonna be alright Well this is van Diemans And the drinks are on that fucking bank all night Well I've been many places and I've seen a few things too And I know when I'm away that I'm coming back to you We've got this island down south that we can all our own This island called Tasmania That we all call home But we're young and we're wild and we're free And you'll never gonna stop us No you'll never chain me Because I can breathe This island and me This island and me This island and me
8.
The Stab 03:15
Cant sleep cos the room is spinning Cant sleep cos the tap is dripping Cant sleep cos the walls are closing in on me Cant sleep cos I've forgot how to dream I get out of here Get out of here while you can (Earth, Wind, Fire!!!!) Concrete shoes are so comfortable Concrete shoes are so cold Concrete shoes are so comfortable When I cut of my feet and crawl I gotta get out of here Get out of here while you can It's been a long time since I've been out now It's been a long in the real world It's been a long time since I've been out now With my imaginary girl I gotta get out of here Get out of here while you can When you walk out the front door Your not quite sure if you hear screaming When you look at the sky Look at the trees They blend into one Well you took this trip Forgot the steps Forgot the way back When you look in the mirror The eyes that stare back are black Yes they're black Yes they're black Yes they're black
9.
When did we get to this Living in a cardboard house on the street There are no shoes on my feet Out the window there is Scum and smoke in the city air Broken buildings everywhere Well I see a lot of people, they're all around walking, walking, walking down Got to get to work Got to get paid Got to be the man that the devil made Got to take the path that they did not choose Can’t go wandering, there is too much to lose Add up the numbers in this equation And ask yourself are you living to the full Are you benefitting from this whole fucking situation But then chaos comes to town With flood, storm and flame And all those systems snapped like twigs And there was no-one to blame Financial institutions crumbled like ash in the wind And all those modern supermarket families They had forgotten how to live When did you turn around and see it all Play your songs to the street Eat out of the dumpster And grow your garden tall Well I think its worth a thought every now and then How would you handle things If the world as you know it came to an end Would you hold onto fire and burn your hands Listen to the stories of a greedy man Would you hold onto hate as a weapon and blame as an excuse Would you take a step back and think for a while Take a step back, think it all through Think and smile Its in your hands, its under your feet Well I see more inspiration walking down the street Than I do in the house of the elected seats Tune out, get in tune, something’s coming for you Tune out, get in tune, something’s coming for you But then chaos comes to town With flood, storm and flame And all those systems snapped like twigs And there was no-one to blame Financial institutions crumbled like ash in the wind And all those modern supermarket families They’d forgotten how to live Well its an honest fucking truth You can see it everyday There is power in your hands Don’t let them take it away Walk that path which seems best to you We can break these chains And get the message through

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Nine songs shaped by the Tasmanian landscape and the people that call it home. Cheers to all who come to our shows, bought us beers, danced and had a wild time!!!

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released July 5, 2014

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The Stayns TAS, Australia

We're a Tasmanian Folk/Punk band who have been been playing gigs in houses, at pubs and on festival stages for the last couple of years. We've loved getting covered in sweat, drinking tasty beers and playing for you all.

After some work and time we are proud to release our new album "When Chaos Comes to Town" its nine songs shaped by the Tasmanian landscape and the people that call it home.
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