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Iceland

by Tyrone Warner

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1.
In Harmony 03:45
I can't sing in harmony / If you don't know the notes Where your voice is supposed to go ---- to sound complimentary I can't drum in double time / If you don't know the chords and remember any of the words ----- it's not punk rock to me The less we are in sync, the more you need to drink The less we are in tune, the further I feel from you I'm tired of playing minor chords / and songs that make me sad I know you feel real bad ---- it's not how you're supposed to be I can make my keyboard sound / like any sounds you want but you don't know what you want ---- or what to do with me The less we are in sync, the more you need to drink The less we are in tune, the further I feel from you I can't play in another bar / cause no one wants to go They're tired of seeing your show ---- let me give it to you straight You need to fine another thing / to dedicate your time stop trying to make it rhyme ----- and enjoy my company. The less we are in sync, the more you need to drink The less we are in tune, the further I feel from you
2.
I put a lock on a chain on a chain on my heart / gonna hold this mess together / till I find the missing parts I came broken when they made me and I'll be broken when I go / A dozen rusty sprockets / where I thought I had a soul Oh no, oh no, oh no I wear a mask on a mask on a mask on my face / so I'm not afraid to tell you all / exactly what I think We dress the truth up with lies and then play it on repeat / skips into our minds / and poisons all our dreams Oh no, oh no, oh no I shone a light on a light on a light in the dark / and where I thought we ended / was another chance to start Now I'm restless for the future while I'm shackled to the past / and what was endless pain / is now a kind of love that lasts Oh no, oh no, oh no Oh no, oh no, oh no
3.
Clouds around your shoulders / Clouds around your peak A hood low on your brow / shadow across your face Nobody else heard you comin / now everyone wants you to leave Shake from the foot to the summit / deep within you're desperate to breathe You crack, you bloom You exalt with your towering plume You groan, you rise You make the earth reunite with the sky The wind is thick with sulfur / your fire lights up the night Everyone swears its thunder / but the sound comes from inside Sparks dance around your mouth / the mountainside covered in ash Wherever this energy is coming from / there's no way it's going back You crack, you bloom You exalt with your towering plume You groan, you rise You make the earth reunite with the sky
4.
You got the bright red skin / From a long afternoon in the sun Every inch of your face is burning / tender like a child who was wronged Your mother kept an aloe plant in the window / broke the leaf and laid it's gel upon your blistering brow cool and wet the pain starts receding / that's when you know her love is the best And when your wife / secretly shared with your doctor That she was afraid that something was wrong / and that you might try to take your own life Now the shrinks try to pull apart your brain / and pluck out the parts that look real strange But insanity is imagination that lost it's way / so if you never make it back I know you'll be okay They say you can know a tree / from the fruit that they grow Different fruit from different trees / planted where they need to breathe And if there's only leaves / then it might be diseased You can prune a branch or two / And it might once again produce Am I a lonely apple tree? / Bent sideways in the breeze The harvest time has come and gone / Am I the dark before the dawn? If I got this one thing wrong / should I lay it out in song? There's an orchard all around me / and I tremble fearfully
5.
Restless 06:45
I'm not sure of my place in the story Lost my thread in this twisted plot All my friends seem quite contended With a life I don't think I want I'm not sure of what I love anymore I'm bored of my home and I hate my job I just don't know what I should be doing Make something from the little I got There's a part of me that's restless There's a part of me afraid There's a part that needs to get going There's a part that needs to stay I'm not sure of my place in this family I can't relate to my own flesh and blood I'm out of step with the walk I am faking And I don't care if I ever get caught I want to give up on trying to listen If what you say don't me much So many have heard you when you've spoken But you only care when I've done wrong There's a part of me that's restless There's a part of me afraid There's a part that needs to get going There's a part that needs to stay
6.
I remember you singing those songs about praising The raising of hands and the lifting of spirits I thought that I felt it in my deepest of hearts The only thing standing when my world fell apart Take me to the clinic that treats all the fractured Because my sight has been splintered into thousands of shards I used to think believing was as natural as breathing now everything is laboured and I'm trapped in the dark I'm trapped in the dark I'm not so fond of parties and I don't care for receptions I'll stay home alone and send my kindest regards I can't say goodbye so I'll wait out in the hallway And regret that decision for the rest of my life
7.
Your Dog 01:55
You walk your dog in the pouring rain / You walk your dog before you go to work You walk your dog when she starts barking / You walk your dog every single day Your dog, your dog, your dog, you love your dog You pet your dog, when she needs petting / You train your dog so she learns to stay You wash your dog when she gets muddy / You feed your dog every single day Your dog, your dog, your dog, you love your dog You love your lab, you love your bully / you love your pug and your wiener dog too You love your pitbull, you love your husky / you love your shitzu and your st. bernard too Your dog, your dog, your dog, you love your dog
8.
When his machine / stars to sing / sticks the pin / into my skin Leaves a mark that won't wash out / spells out a verse to remind myself By the grace of God, you've been lost By the grace of God, you've been found By the grace of God, I understand By the grace of God, I am what I am When the blood / wiped away / the bandage on / downstairs to pay Healing takes about a week / the answer now when I need to see By the grace of God, you've been lost By the grace of God, you've been found By the grace of God, I understand By the grace of God, I am what I am You can ask, I might forget I might lose hope, I might give in You can ask, I don't mind I have this song, this mark is mine
9.
Up North 03:35
Up north the air you breathe tastes sweeter / on your skin feels colder / overall seems cleaner Grass and weeds grow around kind of wild there / every week spreading faster / living life freer The days are pure and last that much longer / The sun shines brighter / the night darker The noise is gone except for birds in the morning / the firewood cracking / the wind brushing through the trees Back home, we got things to do there / clothes that need washing / jobs that need working The time flies by along with bills that need paying / cars that need fueling / coffee that needs brewing And all our friends are thinking the same thing / try to keep you from knowing / what they are feeling It's harder everyday to make a human connection / to not feel like a stranger / in this dimension Up north, why don't we get together / take off for the weekend / just a little vacation Forget about the world cause it's so demanding / give up commuting / for some para-sailing The bugs might bite and the neighbors get rowdy / everything gets dirty / but consider us lucky We got a place to go for a little relaxation / and meditation / when we travel up north.
10.
When I stopped loving you, when I forgot how to feel You kept on loving me like it was no big deal Thought I didn't deserve it, I was riddled with guilt And when I bloom again, I'll shake off all this wilt Because of your Works of Love. When I stare the bedroom wall, you would cradle my neck Even if I shrugged you off, you would always come back When I hit all the wrong notes and I am acting off-key Though I feel like a monster, you help me be me Because of your Works of Love. I'm a distant connection even if I am near But you're the only thing that seems to adhere I know you'll be waiting when I finally defrost And all these good things are worth any cost Because of your Works of Love.

about

In 2010 Iceland became a major source of frustration for travelers around the globe as the volcano Eyjafjallajokull erupted unexpectedly, spewing an unusually large amount of debris into the atmosphere, darkening the sky with a dense ash and grounding aircraft for weeks. With the volcano roaring in every news report on TV and online, Silver Speakers decided to see the volcano for themselves and took a direct flight to the tiny country from Toronto. There, only a few kilometeres away from the eruption, a creative spark was lit inside the band, ending a prolonged songwriting drought.

The resulting record, "Iceland," is a result of that renewed creative inspiration, and marks a unique entry into the Silver Speakers catalog: characteristically dark lyrics that meditate on themes of identity, belief and depression are buried within intentionally muddy and dense production in an attempt to recall the grainy, sand-covered farms that surrounded the volcano site. Protruding from a mess of grungy, distorted guitars and electronic drum programming, songs include "In Harmony," which speaks from the point of view of a hired hand telling his band leader that it's time to pack it in, "The Aloe Plant and the Apple Tree" and "Works of Love" hat-tip Kierkegaard in the midst of existential crisis, "Ink (By the Grace of God)" describes the private meaning of a tattoo and "Up North" is a paean to country cottage retreats.

Writing of "Iceland" was completed within several coffee houses powered by a steady stream of caffeine procured in Reykjavik, Iceland at Mokka Kaffi, Prekid and Kaffitar, and in Toronto at the Dark Horse Espresso Bar, Mercury Espresso Bar and the Jet Fuel Coffee Shop. All songs were written by Tyrone Warner, who also performed all instruments and recorded the album in his living room on an old 8-track Tascam recording unit. The album was mastered down to audio cassette tape, and will only be released as a digital download via bandcamp and an extremely limited run of audio cassettes (which will include a complimentary download of the record). The album cover photo is taken from the interior of Reykjavik's landmark church, Hallgrimskirkja.

Streaming of the album "Iceland" (as well as the rest of the "Silver Speakers" discography) is available at silverspeakers.bandcamp.com. Promotional CDRs and digital downloads of the album will be available by request for publicity and radio purposes. Hi-res photos of the album cover and of the band is available at GravenRecords.com. Silver Speakers will also be available for interviews via phone, email or in person within the GTA, and is interested in doing exclusive recorded performances for websites and blogs in audio and video formats.

Silver Speakers is the moniker for GravenRecords recording artist Tyrone Warner, who is joined in live performance by a rotating cast of friends. Silver Speakers has been played on CBC Radio, featured in the CBC Radio 3 Podcast with Grant Lawrence as well as being highlighted on their "Song of the Day" segment. Silver Speakers has also appeared on TORO TV, reviewed by Chart and Earshot! magazine and extensively performed around Ontario, including venues such as the Artel in Kingston, The York Tavern in Lindsay, and The Boat, The Oxford Hotel (RIP), The Cameron House and The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto.

Silver Speakers are currently looking for new booking opportunities across Canada, and are available for any opportunity North or South of the border.

Please contact Tyrone Warner directly for all requests at press@gravenrecords.com or at 416-841-7772

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released October 10, 2010

Everything performed, recorded and produced by Tyrone Warner.

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