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No Asterisks

by WHOA!TIGER

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Eric Wood Hey, this does not suck. Like, at all. Favorite track: Days Gone Bye.
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1.
Harp In Pocket 04:58
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HARP IN POCKET Well it's a snap shot, a perfect picture Of this red hot lovin' we share Until you sling shot right back to your other man Sweet-talking me like you care You try to tell me that it's all part of livin' free That don't seem fair to me, I just can't let that be You've got to tell me that it's one way or the other But that don't sit with what you want from me Well I ain't no in between, just like a movie scene You leave me standing on the corner in the rain You never know when good love will leave you broken That's why you always remember The one you always regret That's why you always got a song that makes it better You never know, that's why you always got a blues harp in your pocket [ check this out ] Just like a dog's tail, which end’s wagging which You've got your big-selling list of demands When you know damn well that there's at least two sides to everything And pushing me don't change where I stand I sit and hear the conversation from a distance, "You gotta think like this, don't listen to that, It's just a big lie, listen to the facts, man. I know it's true 'cause it was on my TV screen." That kind of talk, it makes you sound a little crazy My mind don't wrap that way, I just can't live each day Believing life is part of some big dream You never know when bad blood will leave you stranded That's why you're always reliving The words you never forget That's why you always tell it louder to the next guy You never know, that's why you always got a blues harp in your pocket That's why you're always forgiving That's why the chords always change That's why the stage is for the one who's gonna sing it right That's why you never hesitate to rearrange That's why it always reminds you That it's the best that you get That's why it always seems so little when it happens You never know, that's why you always got a blues harp in your pocket
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Days Gone Bye 05:16
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DAYS GONE BYE Anytime since you went away That I start my day Without you on my mind, I catch myself and I drift away I go back to that day When I was left behind. Did you think when you said goodbye And rose into the sky That it would be alright? Or did you know that our time was done As the setting sun Surrendered to the night? You never notice 'til you're in it A lifetime passes in a minute A breath away from eternity Your hopes and dreams before your eyes Like fleeting memories as time flies All them days gone by Twenty years have come and gone I try to carry on That’s why I wrote this song I feel the shadows, they are growing long Like spectral fears they’re drawn My peace of mind has gone You never notice 'til you're in it A lifetime passes in a minute A breath away from eternity Your hopes and dreams before your eyes Like fleeting memories as time flies All them days gone by I look to the Stars When I need inspiration I can feel you among them Shining on How can anybody Say this is forever? One day I will see you (And) we'll take up Right where we left off You never notice 'til you're in it Our time on earth has got a limit When it’s gone, it’s gone Love one another like you mean it Love endures – I know, I’ve seen it Don’t let days go by Love one another like you mean it Love endures – I know, I’ve seen it Say good-bye to days gone bye
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None More Black 05:16
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NONE MORE BLACK That feeling you get just before it begins The season of intensity where nobody wins Same old message from a different face this time But our eyes stay fixed upon the show Try to wade through this sea of information Avoid manipulation, make it something I should know Concieved from a dream you think I should fight for But I believe that the prophecy you offer me Fails to address why this mess was here to begin with It’s just your version of some push-and-pull romance You kiss me as you tighten up your grip around my throat Make me feel like it’s all for my protection And then laugh at my objection to the history we wrote And then it all fell out from the bottom Man, those guys forgot everything we taught ‘em All that time we spent when we fought ‘em Ends up it was their own people that caught ‘em from the inside Yeah, hit ‘em with a blind side Makes you choose a real side when they take away your fine ride There ain’t none more black than a promise taken back That never had a real chance anyway, that’s just the game that we play Revealing a dream that’s replayed in my head But the final scene, it never seems to give me Any answers I need, it all seems to bleed me But I can see the colors, and I know I see the light All the rest is what we need to get us through Getting used to being thoroughly confused Our emotions being used to ignite another fuse And then it came down to what really mattered Took us past all that silly chitter-chatter Look around, fat cats getting fatter Seems high time we took matters in our own hands Not merely stage hands Don’t need to be no grand stand to help us know just what we got planned Cause there ain’t none more black than losing from a kick-back Gonna try for another day, that’s just the game we play Well I don’t care what you’re thinking that’ll make it all go away I don’t seem to find no peace of mind from the pieces I hear each day One thing I know is you don’t let go of the way you know it’s gotta be There ain’t none more black than turning your back on me There ain’t none more black than turning your back on anyone you see There ain’t none more black, now don’t you turn your back on me
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Century Road 06:32
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CENTURY ROAD I guess the drive didn’t take too long, ain’t been back since I was real young This old house still looks about the same Just down the road lived my best friend, don’t think i’ll see him again ‘Cause he took off for fortune and fame It’s where we lived for adventure, a time when dreams didn’t end I’ve got the scars to remind me, where we learned how to mend A kid’s life ain’t what it once was, it’s hard to fight the good cause ‘Cause there’s so much mean, and it won’t go away Say what you want, but don’t touch me, I may not win, but they’ll all see That I ain’t afraid of what you’re throwing my way It’s where I grew ten feet taller, where being just a boy came to end I’ve got the scars to remind me, where we learned to defend Believe in what it tells you, how everything deserves a little more What takes us there together, remember falls that we took before Winding through the countryside, I’m not even thinking ‘bout the next turn And the passage is worn down from all the heavy loads Been carried by the feet here before us That walked here on Century Road We drove around till the sun went down, ‘cause that’s the best time to fool around We’ll pull off where there’s noone at all First time for both of us here, little nervous, little bit of fear We fumbled through it and the thrill of it all It’s where we lost inhibitions, when we first became friends I’ve got the scars to remind me, where we learned to pretend Believe in what it tells you, how everything deserves a little more It takes us there together, remember falls that we took before Winding through the countryside, I’m not even fearing the next turn And the traveler is worn down, but it’s not such a heavy load Where you find you’re not the first or the last one To venture down Century Road Now make good time for coming days, stick around to walk the next mile Look back when you need to, look ahead, it clears you for awhile Winding through the countryside, we’re not afraid of the next turn When it’s all said and done, and the story’s set to be told We know every page is different at the end But we all got there on Century Road …Century Road
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Shadows 05:09
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SHADOWS Look up, it’s different once you’ve been there It’s not what you thought you’d find Time’s up, and I’ve got no resolution I’m not looking at the steps I leave behind I’ve seen many mornings be gone before they’re due When the night falls, I’m left with nothing new So I’m told, it’s seldom worth the effort I’m not sold on such a visionary line I walk away from what appears to be a shadow behind me I know it’s there from a light that I can’t see I move in deliberate motion, and I’ve been on uneven ground You’ve held my hand with this notion that I’d come around We never thought to question what made us turn and hide Another shadow coming from another side It keeps my interest while it seems to keep me a little high I don’t seek answers, I’m not asking why I cry when the spirit moves me, And I laugh when it goes my way I scream like a child when I get excited I’ll share when I’m having a good run And I’ll steal when the game ain’t fair I’ll take on the dark that comes with the night My shadow’s still there. It won’t mean a thing in the morning It won’t make for hallowed ground We’re just lucky we still get invited Don’t even try to remember What it was that tripped you before Just to take on a different light My shadow keeps moving So look up, now that you’re quite familiar It seems to be an extraordinary time Don’t walk away from shadows, don’t let them track you down They don’t mean a thing when you’re not around
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Bitter 05:34
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BITTER I slip just a little and I flip to your side And I trip all the information from this ride I’m winning this battle and I’m sinning just to get by I’m beginning to see double, no one tells me why Desperate measures, desperate times Frantic messages the story leaves behind Feast or famine, no middle ground Too many happenings to turn us all around I know you’ve been lying just trying to keep a straight face In my mind I keep a tally of everyone and everyone’s place If you fall from graces the road back is all uphill Every single step you take is one less bitter pill Bitter living, bitter soul Bitter reminders, they take their toll Strength in numbers see you through Sole survivor, you just make do There’s no time like the present There’s no time like our past Got no time for forgetting No, the time we got has got to last So be remembered with what you say Don’t go unnoticed, no not today Make it your problem, that’ll make it real Live your life how you feel

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"No Asterisks" is an EP containing the first songs we recorded with the 6-piece WHOA!TIGER lineup. We started recording these songs before the entire collection was written, and released them along the way as they got finished.

Once we got to six songs, we started bringing this EP to shows for promotion and such, while we kept writing the rest of the collection. These songs were eventually re-released as part of the full-length project “The History We Wrote” in June 2019.

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released October 3, 2015

WHOA!TIGER is:
Jack Barkley - vocals, guitar, harmonica
Gregg Jones - guitar
Erik Nelson - drums, vocals
Eric Tullis - bass
Terry Valde - keyboards
Eric Wood - percussion, vocals

Production Information:
"Harp In Pocket"/"Century Road" - Recorded April 25-26, 2015 at The Hit Department, Indianapolis, IN. Engineered and mixed by Scott Rainey.

"None More Black"/"Days Gone Bye" - Recorded June 27-28, 2015 at The Hit Department, Indianapolis, IN. Engineered and mixed by Scott Rainey.

“Shadows”/“Bitter” - Recorded March 13/20 and April 3, 2016 at The Hit Department, Indianapolis, IN. Engineered and mixed by Scott Rainey.

All songs written by WHOA!TIGER, except:
“Bitter”, written by WHOA!TIGER and Dan Janke.

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WHOA!TIGER Indianapolis, Indiana

We're WHOA!TIGER, and we've been busy in the central Indiana original music scene since 2008.

Any fan of gutsy rock-n-roll and storytelling lyrics should find plenty to like in WHOA!TIGER. Inspired by the classic album-oriented bands of the 70's, we write contemporary original rock music, with a decidedly old soul.

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