EMPIRE STATE - 2024 EP
01 BOON TIME
Band Credits
Greg Copeland (Vocal)
Val McCallum (Rubber Bridge Slide Guitar, Electric Guitar)
Tyler Chester (Keyboards, Bass)
Jay Bellerose (Drums, Percussion)
LYRICS
One day
all alone
feather bed
long gone /
gunshot ringtone /
honey what do we do now
Boon time
bound to come and go
boon time
bound to come and go
Boon time bound
to come and go
boon time bound
to come and go
Had a wife
had a plan
had a job I could stand
somewhere in dreamland
honey what do we do now
Boon time
bound
to come and go
boon time
bound
to come and go
boon time
bound
to come and go
boon time
bound
to come and go
02 WE THE GATHERED
Band Credits
Greg Copeland (Vocal, Acoustic Rhythm Guitar)
Greg Leisz (Pedal Steel)
Val McCallum (Electric Guitar)
Tyler Chester (Keyboards)
Jennifer Condos (Bass)
Jay Bellerose (Drums, Percussion)
LYRICS
Keys and credit cards
glitter on the trail /
phones and wagon wheels
scattered on the chaparral /
peace and brotherhood
where could they be /
somebody's gonna tell you
might as well be me
You're going to
want that machete /
Better leave your heavy load /
long way
short road
From the cardboard tents
to the city on the hill
they say you better surrender
like hell I will /
nation in pieces /
people in pain /
systematic bullshit
thick as sugarcane
We the gathered
step by step
we the gathered
little bit by bit
we the gathered
day by day
we the gathered
make our way
There will be
razors in the reeds /
choppers overhead /
Maseratis
spinning in the riverbed /
somebody's suitcase
scattered in the vines
with the snakes
and the gators
and the valentines
You're gonna
want that machete /
Put down your heavy load /
long way
short road
We the gathered
step by step
we the gathered
little bit by bit /
we the gathered
day by day
we the gathered
make our way
We the gathered
We the gathered
We the gathered
We the gathered
We the gathered
03 4:59:59
Band Credits
Greg Copeland (Vocal)
Greg Leisz (Guitar, Mandolin, Mandocello)
Sara Watkins (Violin)
Tyler Chester (Piano, Keyboards)
LYRICS
Yeah it's 4:59:59 /
they got the window
chained down tight
where you go to get paid /
and that
loudmouth boss man
there's nothing he can say /
you just tip your hat
and tell him the time of day
Oxy-cotton candy
owned me flesh and bone /
I burned
other people's bridges
so I could be alone /
it took a worn-out
pick and shovel
for me to find
a stepping stone /
there's something
in the cold cold ground
there's something
in the cold cold ground
We made it through
the summertime /
autumn coming in /
me and Vincent Brady
in a van of sketchy men
digging holes
for County Power
in that
fucking Utah wind /
there's something
in the cold cold ground
there's something
in the cold cold ground
Yeah it's 4:59:59 /
they got the window
chained down tight
where you go to get paid /
and that
loudmouth boss man
nothing he can say /
you just tip your hat
and tell him the time of day
you just tip your hat
and tell him the time of day
04 COYOTES
Credits
Recorded by Greg Copeland in his back yard in Los Angeles, 2023
Mixed by Tyler Chester at Paperchaser Studio
Mastered by Eric Boulanger at The Bakery
05 EMPIRE STATE
Band Credits
Greg Copeland (Vocal)
Greg Leisz (Pedal Steel)
Val McCallum (Electric Guitar)
Tyler Chester (Keyboards)
Jennifer Condos (Bass)
Jay Bellerose (Drums, Percussion)
LYRICS
Everybody's got their
own little jukebox
this is mine /
everybody's got their
own little jukebox
this is mine /
it's got a big old flashing light
by the dollar sign /
everybody's got their
own little jukebox
this is mine
Fire in the firehouse /
fire at the pearly gates /
city girl signing off
from the Empire State /
she kept a picture of Prince
young and proud
and kept a six string drum
so she could dream out loud
It's just baby talk
and baby steps
until it
comes down
to the Silvertone
and your fingertips
Everybody's got their
own little jukebox
this is mine /
everybody's got their
own little jukebox
this is mine /
it's got a big old flashing light
by the dollar sign /
everybody's got their
own little jukebox
this is mine
Fire in the firehouse /
fire at the pearly gates /
city girl signing off
from the Empire State /
see you out west
if you want a new mistake /
see you out west
if you want
a little more heartbreak /
see you out west
on the endless frontier
wolf-bit pioneer
Everybody's got their
own little jukebox
this is mine /
everybody's got their
own little jukebox
this is mine /
it's got a big old flashing light
by the dollar sign /
everybody's got their
own little jukebox
this is mine
