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Friend of Man and Beast Alike

by The Satans Of Soft Rock

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Line up sideways with the rest of the band Joyous, promised never to expire and known for your secrets The author has chosen only just the right words He scraps the page and proceeds to construct a wall of mortar Open arms to tease you and picked up for a second season Armed black song birds of the night Light a match and aim Watch your tree go up in flames Measure the flapping dust that you had left behind Friends do not let friends count their drinks Or pass around much more than they can take home converting lovers in to corpses You are of the select self-chosen few Lead co-stars in type-casted roles Clash of the cretons He says "Women are so easy to control And men burn books are re-write the old stories" Satanic verses Friends like you are why we give up on friends or hesitate to extend our hand to our neighbor Over-extension
2.
I have found the black diamond of the sun Our histories combined condemn survival Throw away your maps and count down 3-2-1-1-3-2-1-2 It's just as important as you thought To slowly realize the abstract of your worth Angels are chasing you back to earth No matter how you bend it You are King Run-a-thon, lifetime runner Unlock the will of memory that never takes rest You have gone mad with seniority But we know you tried your best Call me if I need anything Or if old flames get wet in the process
3.
I am the engine of honorable mention I ask once, I think twice I'm trying to be real nice i come inside I steer with pride O what a lovely life If you show me some attention I'll show you with thrust and correction Then it's over like dinner Each and every one of us is champion I am the engine you'll never have to think again
4.
Children in fur coats always thinking how to kill two birds pass us the olives no, no peeps now No, that is not a fountain no, you don't have to fight for your right to be free No one will ever know your first names I am not joking Children in fur coats you need to know That you will always have a home here
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I was born a Jewish woman with skin like opal jewelry than I had a jealous lover who made me what you see I forgave him whilst he's sleeping and took the next train to here By the way my name is Zilda would you like to play? I was downtown, I saw you walking Your black eyes pierced my soul I fished out your room number and drank all day at the bar Now we sit, you sip your drink The bartender inches for the phone By the way my name is Zilda but you can call me anything you like Bloodstains are easier to erase And if you please: Make love to me now If you love her, practice on me Call me anything that you like I made plans to be forgotten long before I came The light washes red onto the stucco and cars are all I can hear These new streets are paved in yellow dust from the mountains we fear
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I take this job to be self-serving as soon I eat I'm gone and I will remain clocked on I take this hostage as a witness that I am worth all I steal A finger for every meal I aim my mirrors at the desk and asnswer questions for the press I will close your eyes and take another bite to see such sport I burn bridges by example I aim for your job The treasury will be robbed I read your autobiography The chorus was very clear One lie for every ear I get the feeling I'm correct for dancing on your neck I will be the night that you wished you'd died to see such sport I keep it simple for the masses You can be what you hate and possess your very own fate I made this story unprintable I can make you disappear Like you were never here I will be the you that you wished you knew
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Thank You 03:55
Thank you I heard you want to see me As you know this time of year calls In lieu: I'm sending you this letter In time I just might help you see And I pray and I pray What good has it done for me? So you have shacked up with that greaser with killer figure, mind of a pap Like me You are swallowed by the desert What you give is more than you know Sammy You write literary manure do us this one favor i ask: Put down the pen and finish dying Merciful is god on your soul You're
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I spent all the money I stole from you You came like a deacon, I dangled like a churchbell You told me that fortune was every ones I proved your claim when I licked your apple You look like you are enjoying this You showed me your basket And I got the first of one bite You came like a demon in the night You crept up to my bed and whispered "You are free." I kissed all the present you made for me I can't wait to open what I could have stolen If I counted every ten of your promises I could be certain of half of the re-writes You are a song without choruses You shed the script I got the bug when I met you I can't stop stealing in the light You tried to take from me by lying for yourself I ate all the apples I saved for you Its a lifelong lesson from no one worth knowing I slaved like a camel in spite of you You gave me the knowledge and there's no way to stop it I thrash like this many animals Your blood's still inside me I can't let go of you now "Time makes a circle in the sky" You can never say you didn't say that
10.
There's a picture of your mother hardly filling chairs bible black hair Sleepless like a saint There's a mister on the scene Somewhere off frame The only song he sings Writes itself in vain It's a history half grown Forgotten, now unknown to you Before you go: you're old enough to know That you're the only one There's a leaping in your breath He just sang a song Now it won't be long Before you are his wife There's a cabin in the mountain Sandy vapor's fast To make the magic last for children of this god Don't just stare, pretend like you care The wine of youth is spoiled by the truth

credits

released September 3, 2013

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Justin Collins at Satisfactory Recording Co. & The Echo Lab, TX.
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PLAYERS:
organ, piano: Chris Gomez
bass: David Howard
guitars, vocals: Ryan Becker
drums, synth, percussion: Justin Collins
vocals, synth, guitar, songs: Tony Ferraro

Guest:
violin: Petra Kelly


PRESS:

"Friend of Man and Beast Alike is an accomplished debut, and one more example of why North Texas is so fortunate to have artists like Ferraro in its midst." - Preston Jones, dfw.com

"They are puritans of melody, striving only to do right by some elusive ideal they call music and write a hit every time. Ferraro is certainly one of these kinds of writers. His compositions have always been impressive. They have settings, intrigue, depth and characters, some of the sympathetic kind and some of the outright bastard kind. With Satans of Soft Rock, he continues this practice of penning three-dimensional tunes that riff and flow with simple and beguiling melodies. ..[] Satans of Soft Rock represents Tony Ferraro’s tireless quest to write flawless pop songs (he succeeds often)" - Dick Sullivan, D Magazine

"More musicians should commit the crime of pouring this much creative attention and ingenuity into their work." - Jimmy Fowler, @fortworthweekly

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