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Great Caesar EP

by Great Caesar

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1.
Still Love 03:56
Fold up your flag Your tattered battle sheet Lay down your arms You don't have to fight with me Show me your wounds And I'll wrap your bandages If you still bleed I'll curb the damages Let go of fear Trust in me dear I'll keep you safe While you're still here Through all the days Of all my years This I can promise you - I'll still love you dear
2.
One hundred years ago in a little town in Minnesota lived a boy who called himself McGill. He sat by the windowsill and dreamed until the day went still, and in the dark he'd dream a little more. Then, one day, there came along a girl who sang a pretty song with a freckled face; she called herself Marie. She said "Hey 'Gill you wouldn't believe what lies out there beyond those trees -- would you let me take you out to see? "So pack up your bags and fly, you've got some living before you die. I've got this feeling, don't ask me why, don't ask me why, don't ask me why." So Marie and 'Gill, they took to the hills and climbed a hundred miles until they found a spot where they could be at ease. It was the highest point that they could see, rose far above the tallest trees, so naturally they became king and queen. But before they'd laid their regal grounds, the sky had darkened all around, the heavens broke, and rain began to fall. The lightening cracked, the thunder clapped, and soon the king and queen were trapped on an island sinking in the rising flood. Well poor Marie, she said, "The end's begun! I've always had a place to run, I'm certain that this night will be our last." But 'Gill said, "Marie, you wouldn't believe what lies inside of you and me -- take my hand and we can be at peace. "So lay down and close your eyes, you've got some dreaming before you die. I've got this feeling, don't ask me why, don't ask me why, don't ask me why. - "I promise you this too shall pass, even if this night is our last." - "I'm afraid that I've made a mistake choosing to stay." For forty hours the storm raged on, and Gill, he said, "I had it wrong -- if we don't leave we're surely going to die." But sweet Marie, she said, "I see the light -- my dear McGill, you had it right, we just needed a little faith before we fly! Because I've dreamed of what this world could be, in all its possibility, and I'll be damned if I don't get to see. So take my hand and hold it tight, we're gonna make it out alright, jump with me and promise to believe." Pack up your bags and fly, we've got some dreaming before we die. We've got this feeling, don't ask us why, don't ask us why, don't ask us why. No, don't ask me why.
3.
Holiday 04:56
Your hand in mine Oh, how divine if we could greet the day Under the Milky Way Your rosy cheek My lips would seek if we could steal away Go on a holiday You came at midnight deep inside a dream So who am I to say what this should mean? Now all I know is that my beating heart is yours to take And I'm afraid that it will Wake me up with birds Your gentle words sound like a lullaby Sweet sibilant simple sigh If you should frown I fear the world would drown Fall into deepest dark Much greater than Central Park You came at daybreak in a waking dream So who am I to say what this should mean? But all I know is that my beating heart is yours to keep And I don't want to fall asleep.
4.
Bury Me 05:11
When I am laid to rest, I hope they bury me face down. Bury me, bury me, bury me, bury me, bury me down.

about

2014
Producer - Griffin Rodriguez
Seaside Lounge Studios, Brooklyn NY

credits

released October 7, 2014

John-Michael Parker - vocals, guitar, piano, songwriting
Stephen Chen - saxophones
Adam Glaser - bass
Tom Sikes - trumpet
Mike Farrell - guitar

featuring:
Sean Andrew - drums (Don't Ask Me Why)
Rob Walbourne - drums (Still Love, Bury Me, Holiday)
Rebecca Ryskalcyzk - vocals (Don't Ask Me Why)
Brooke X - vocals (Still Love, Bury Me)
Laura Weiner - french horn (Still Love, Holiday)
James Hall - trombone (Still Love, Holiday)
Micah Lewis - trombone (Don't Ask Me Why)
Perrin Cloutier - accordion (Don't Ask Me Why)

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Great Caesar Brooklyn, New York

Indie rock band from Brooklyn, NY

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