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Shepherdstown Rocks the Cosmic Tranya

by Ron Brunk

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1.
Out on the highway clouds are rolling by I’m sitting at this bar, not a car in my sky An 18-wheeler’s weaving through my mind I got big plans, baby, if only I could find the time I dreamed a large dream, I sure hope it comes true I was a filthy rich man making perfect love to you I looked you in the eye and I thought I could see Everything I ever wanted staring back at me And the customers in this bar wander in and wander out Like the people in our lives that wander in and wander out Like Halley and his comet wandering in and wandering out Like you and me……wandering……in and out I’d like to change the world the way I change my mind Like to be somebody but I can’t even be on time I’d like to climb a mountain but I can barely climb the stairs I should tell you how I feel but maybe I’m just too scared They tell you what to do but they never tell you why There’s no answers in the back of the book, all you can do is try And sometimes you get the prize, but most of the time you just get hurt It’s like we’re all making mud pies on this great big ball of dirt And the customers…… And the customers……
2.
Malachi 03:12
The rain is his companion Thunder runs his life Blistered by the lightning Searching for the strike Disinformation constellation Fills the bloody sky No one wants to look him in the eye And Malachi…wonders why His love is not returned It’s hard to cross that river When the bridges….when the bridges… Have all been burned Firstborn on the altar Thieves on every side Mix that holy water With a little bit, a little bit of genocide Rain falls hard on the boulevard And the concrete says a prayer Smell the Armageddon in the air
3.
Something no one knows Just beyond your hemisphere Is beating down the door To seize upon your bloody tears Drop your anchor down Don’t make believe yourself with me Every word your lips Will speak your destiny Maybe come tomorrow You will borrow the beggar’s clothes Maybe in your sorrow You’ll find something that no one knows You’ll find something no one knows There’s a metronome Full of rage upon your chest Pounding out the time Beating back the emptiness And there’s a heart of hope Bigger than the biggest sky Ferociously in love Fall into the lullaby CHORUS CHORUS + You’ll go somewhere that no one goes
4.
I used to be lonely Thought that I had only One chance to get away I knew I couldn’t stay Trapped inside a box People called me crazy Some said I was lazy Or afraid to settle down But I could hear the sound Of life outside the box You got to reach for something more Don’t give up, don’t give in Even when they slam the door in your face You still got to chase After something more REPEAT INSTRUMENTAL INTRO Even when you’re shattered It doesn’t really matter You got to keep on walking Never stop knocking On those doors REPEAT CHORUS 1 INSTRUMENTAL LONGER CHORUS 2 You got to reach for something more Don’t give up, don’t give in Even when they try to tell you you’re not right You still got to fight Fight for something more REPEAT CHORUS 1
5.
We were hip, we were young Enigmatic with aplomb We were weird, we were strange We were dancing with our brains You were hot on guitar I was banging on my drum We were shooting like a star We were living on the run….. Like a couple of bums You were per, I was plexed You were muscle, I was flexed I could never understand Why your brother quit the band CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL SECTION You sang lead, I harmonized Just imagine my surprise To feel you cross the Neverland To see you breaking up the band CHORUS CHORUS We were weird, we were strange………….. We were dancing with our brains……………..
6.
There’s nothing more to say Nothing left to prove to you It’s just the saddest day So I’ll walk away With the love I have for you I would have held you closely I would have been forever yours You haunted me so ghostly So I’ll walk away With the love I have for you The desert burns at midnight The ocean churns black and blue The world turns a brand-new day With the love I have All the love I have for you INSTRUMENTAL Love is like the moon Dancing through the night time sky Shining softly in your room While you dream away All the love I have for you While you dream away Of the love I have for you While you dream away The love I have for you
7.
Nothing 04:46
You draw the lines of ignorance With pencils that have no lead On the blank page of history You keep hidden in your bed Under the mattress of your soul Asleep on the pillow, you take control……of nothing Kings and bankers come calling Courting you with a rose Chateau Lafite and Almas Beluga And a beautiful ring for your nose It’s the demographic that they seek Look behind the curtain and take a peek…..at nothing Mussolini wears a jet pack Millay rides her iceberg home Emily and Adolph are At war for the comfort zone The Messiah said he would return Meanwhile all the nations burn…..for nothing You carry a chip on your shoulder And another just under your skin You’re a walking Testimonial To how humble you have been Shout it from Kilimanjaro You shoot straight like a crooked arrow……at nothing Thomas Gray and King Solomon Walk together through the Gate While the Devil smokes a cigarette On the set of “The Reprobate” It’s a classic film with a new release Everybody gets a great big piece………..of nothing The Fire rages around you There’s a bucket on your head You make everything about you Not the blood that others have bled Medusa fell in love with her mirror Inside the bubble it’s getting clearer…..you’re nothing
8.
Most of what I dream turns out to be fiction With no happy ending anywhere in sight Like some melodramatic benediction To christen my shipload of sleepless nights Most of what I dream never comes true But the only dream that matters The only dream that matters to me is you Most of my tears turn out to be salty But the rest are just as sweet as your memory And all of my excuses are somewhat faulty It’s a gradual erosion of my dignity Most of what I dream never comes true But the only dream that matters The only dream that matters to me The only dream that really matters to me is you Most of my pain is self-inflicted Clawing like some monkey on my back And a jury of my peers would have me convicted Of pushing this stubborn train down a busted track Most of what I dream never comes true But the only dream that matters The only dream that matters to me The only dream that really matters to me is you
9.
The sun and the moon had a barroom fight Inside my brain like a Saturday night But the funny thing is, it was a Thursday afternoon I’m high on life, low on gas Looking upward but falling fast I knew this was coming but it still came way too soon I’m lonely today Feeling old and gray Walking on a distant shore I’m lonely today But there’s nothing to say Because you don’t love me……anymore I’m lost at sea, lost in space All I can see is your smiling face It’s midnight now on a Thursday afternoon I’m lonely today Feeling old and gray Walking on a distant shore I’m lonely today But there’s nothing to say Because you don’t love me…..anymore You don’t love me……anymore The sun and the moon had a barroom fight Inside my brain like a Saturday night But the funny thing is, it was a Thursday afternoon Yeah, the funny thing is, it was a Thursday afternoon It’s midnight now on a Thursday afternoon
10.
Rantom Harwar was born in a shack Shook hisself like a cracker jack His momma said, Boy, don’t you tell no lie Or you’ll be in the dirt before you die Rantom dreamed he was up on a cloud No possessions or people allowed He’d live his life like a pie in the sky You’ll be in the dirt before you die Rantom’s daddy was the devil’s seed Blowing around like a tumbleweed But Rantom prayed to the Lord on high And said you’ll be in the dirt before you die…daddy Rantom Harwar down on the dock Preaching the Word like a cinderblock He said, I see the Devil shining in your eyes And ya’ll be in the dirt before you die He said, you boys better turn from your wicked ways Repent it on back to the good old days The Lord Almighty said, an eye for an eye And you’ll be in the dirt before you die Well, the sailor men didn’t take too kind To the Gospel Truth, and they lost their minds The knife cut through him like a piece of pie Said you’ll be in the dirt before you die Lightning strike and a thunder crash Souls of men in a burning flash Rantom smiled in his killers’ eyes And said, you’ll be in the dirt before you die The moon came out and it turned to blood Wrath of God like the Johnstown flood Rantom rose up into the sky And said, you’ll be in the dirt before you die
11.
Circus 03:42
When the winds come howling The devil’s bride is smiling Creatures of the darkness prowling Through your twisted mind The Big Top won’t stop spinning The bearded lady’s grinning The lions and the elephants Are sitting by your side And the sun beats down Like an angry clown You’ve got to stand your ground When the circus comes…… When the circus comes to town Sometimes words escape you Situations make you Lose your mind and take you Where you never thought you’d go The fire eater sets you On the highwire and forgets you There’s no net there to catch you When the Big Top falls
12.
She's So Yum 02:56
She’s so yum I wanna chew her like a gum She’s so yum Ya know I got to have some On the tip of my tongue….she’s so yum She’s so yum She’s the string I wanna strum She’s so yum For every song I ever sung On the tip of my tongue….she’s so yum 2X We’re laughing and we’re loving And we’re having all the funning Yeah in any kind of weather Now whenever we’re together Oooooohhhhhhhhh…..she’s so yum She’s so yum Now I’m bangin on my drum She’s so yum Like a peach and like a plum On the tip of my tongue….she’s so yum
13.
There were cats in the attic Wolves in the den The gloom was automatic Beating down on the zen They were wearing top hats And buttercup gowns Brawling on the mats Like a car full of clowns I’m breaking….I’m breaking….I’m breaking apart But I’m making….I’m making….I’m making a brand new start Yeah, I’m breaking….I’m breaking….I’m breaking apart But I’m making….I’m making….I’m making a brand new start A brand new start I got the retina burn And a crack in my spine Trying to learn From such a bad good time These dystopian shoes Man, they’re killing my feet With the cracker box blues In the presidential (honeymoon) suite I’m breaking…….. INSTRUMENTAL They were giving out grief And chains for free Forget the new leaf I’m turning over a tree Ghosts from the past Escape from the zoo Nothing’s gonna last Baby, not even you I’m breaking…….. I’m breaking………..

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The perilous journey to Shepherdstown involved crossing the Potomac and the Opequon. We wandered in and out of atmospheres, hand in hand with phantoms on the outskirts of town. These songs were inspired by the titanic trip....and will lead us soon to the Ghosts of Shepherdstown...

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released September 16, 2022

All Songs Written & Produced by Ron Brunk.
Ron Brunk: vocals, guitar, piano
Mike Schrimpf: keys, percussion, co-production, main engineer
Jordan Larsen: guitar, violin, mandolin
Paul Allen: guitars
Donnie Schroeder: drums & percussion
Todd Stotler: vocals engineer Sharpsburg sessions

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Ron Brunk Nashville, Tennessee

Ron moved to Nashville in 2002 with only 10 dollars in his pocket,
and within a year he nearly doubled his money.

Ron partnered with guitar virtuoso Paul Allen. They performed
together 5 years.

Ron married and divorced the same woman 3 times.

Ron was once beaten senseless by a gang of 30 rednecks up a hollow in
Beaver, WV.

Ron nearly died 3 times from massive intestinal bleeds.
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