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In a Field of Red

by The Summer Rebellion

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    This digital version of In a Field of Red, our sophomore album, comes with digital lyric booklet and some album art. Thank you and enjoy!
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1.
Beginnings 03:00
Beginnings Brothers and lovers Come pour some water on my gills Bring me back around again I know, you know this isn’t over yet Fire and whispers Come find me hidden in the hills I’ll tell you what it means to be Halfway between the mountains and the sea One or the other Come to me saddled with debris A whirlwind swept us through the air Bleeding out blending in always paying our fair share Love between brothers And moments that are not quite out of reach War between strangers And comets making craters on the face of the earth Eating breakfast on the battlefield This is what we do
2.
All Together All Alone I won’t listen to the best of them And argue with the worst of them Cause in the end there's nothing else but me I won't wonder where you're coming from And don't care where you're going to Cause in the end these places are the same One big house for all of us With padlocks on our doors at night To keep the dark and scary hordes away Anti-consumption is the new non-violence You’ve got to fight fire with water, fight hate with love Violent mental oppression, environmental destruction You’ve got to fight fire with water, fight hate with love We all cover up our eyes at night And listen to the blowing wind Tell stories of the way it used to be No one knows what's going on So few of us care anymore Something's gonna give eventually Foreigners landing on our shores Everybody wants a little more Anti-consumption is the new non-violence You’ve got to fight fire with water, fight hate with love Violent mental oppression, environmental destruction You’ve got to fight fire with water, fight hate with love We all make our choices every day We listen to a voice inside That tells what we think we want to hear Still our fires are burning low Our wasted youth so long ago Those best intentions seem to disappear So feel the blood run through your veins This mountain's here for you to climb And add your screaming voice to all of ours Anti-consumption is the new non-violence You’ve got to fight fire with water, fight hate with love Violent mental oppression, environmental destruction You’ve got to fight fire with water, fight hate with love
3.
Au Suivant 02:47
Au Suivant Tout nu, dans ma serviette, qui me servait de pagne J'avais le rouge au front et un savon à la main Au suivant, au suivant J'avais juste vingt ans et nous étions cent vingt À être le suivant, de celui qu'on suivait Au suivant, au suivant J'avais juste vingt ans et je me déniaisais Au bordel ambulant, d'une armée en campagne Au suivant, au suivant Moi, j'aurais bien aimé, un peu plus de tendresse Ou alors un sourire ou bien avoir le temps Au suivant, au suivant Ce ne fut pas Waterloo, non, et ce ne fut pas Arcole Ce fut l'heure où l'on regrette d'avoir manqué l'école Au suivant, au suivant Mais je jure que d'entendre cet adjudant de mes fesses C'est des coups à vous faire, des armées d'impuissants Au suivant, au suivant Je jure sur la tête, de ma première vérole Que cette voix, depuis, je l'entends, tout le temps Au suivant, au suivant Cette voix qui sentait l'ail et le mauvais alcool C'est la voix des nations et c'est la voix du sang Au suivant, au suivant Et depuis, chaque femme, à l'heure de succomber Entre mes bras trop maigres, semble me murmurer Au suivant, au suivant Tous les suivants du monde, devraient se donner la main Voilà ce que la nuit je crie, dans mon délire Au suivant, au suivant Et quand je ne délire pas, j'en arrive a me dire Qu'il est plus humiliant d'être suivi que suivant Au suivant, au suivant Un jour je me ferai cul-de-jatte ou bonne sœur ou pendu Enfin un de ces machins, où je ne serai jamais plus Le suivant, le suivant
4.
Slow Down 03:02
Slow Down I’ll take it easy when I go When I go, I’ll take it slow Couple beers and a couple of whiskies Then I’ll get up and go Slow down Left my harp and angel’s wings At the lobster town saloon Went down ‘Bout a half a funeral too soon Pull your teeth out one by one So that you don’t mince your words Don’t need teeth to eat it A little bit soupy, so I heard Slow down Drunken trumpet sings his song Drums keep bumpin’ all night long Dancing with the brightest stars No red carpet here but a smoking room And they all know who you are Slow down
5.
Brothers/Lovers Brothers bring your knives Lovers come inside Let’s go for a ride Through the mountains in my mind We howled at the moon Singing out of tune We stayed in bed til noon Spooning, watching old cartoons Waiting for some change Not going to happen overnight Time will pass, yet love remains No brothers/lovers anymore It’s been a thousand years I’ve listened to my fears Nothing waiting here No more laughter, only tears When we meet again It isn’t quite the same Remembering with shame I’ve forgotten who’s to blame Waiting for some change Not going to happen overnight Time will pass, yet love remains No brothers/lovers anymore I want everybody in the world to be my brother I want everybody in the world to be my lover So put away your knives, everybody come inside We’ll sit down by the fire And we can talk about the time we couldn’t look each other in the eyes But now it’s different When I see you I smile, it took me a while to see you in this new light Waiting for this weight to fly away For a day like today to say The shit we did, the truths we hid Well, it doesn’t matter anymore So now we can see more than that bullshit from before Now the love we shared is more important than running scared Than anger, than shame, than jealousy that unfortunately was to blame For such a dangerous undertaking And I wonder if making decisions really means taking into consideration The complexities of two people in love, in trust, in confidence Because I’m searching for simplicity with myself and another I’m reaching for some space to breathe and a brother And a lover
6.
Waltz for Three Women Thursday 5:30 St. Michael’s downtown We came struggling through I was born with a cap on my head But I’d only heard it from you Birthday boy in 1989 A robot in a box I was born to a privileged world But I’ve always counted on luck When I was older you left me alone And you didn’t take the time to explain I chewed through my collars for most of a year I’d only you to blame Well I’ll watch you staring out the window Watching me walking down the beach From this home we built together of green wood and alibis The answer’s always hiding out of reach You were twenty-one in 2004 Punch-drunk and taking a dare You took off your clothes and you ran out the door With the raindrops alive in your hair Well I’ll watch you staring out the window Watching me walking down the beach From this home we built together of green wood and alibis The answer’s always hiding out of reach Sunday morning, sunny and warm and You came to me with a smile I would take a more cynical view And we’d argue about it for miles I never could tell what you wanted to hear So I said what I wanted to say I glanced in your eyes as you lay on the floor With your head nested soft on my leg And I’ll watch you staring out the window Watching me walking down the beach From this home we built together of green wood and alibis The answer’s always hiding out of reach
7.
On the Ground Between Us On the road again, eh my friend eh my friend On the road again, oh my friend my friend Sitting on the sand, where it began oh it began Sitting on the sand, oh my friend my friend Waiting for the end, take my hand take my hand Waiting for the end, oh my friend my friend Take me by the hand, wait with me until the end Take me in your hand, oh my friend my friend To and fro you ran to make yourself into a man To and fro you ran, oh my friend my friend On the road you ran until you could barely stand By your own command, oh my friend my friend I've got 7 of one and 9 of the other You call me son, I call you brother You adjust your tie as the ship goes down In the blood I have found on the ground between us In the blood I have found on the ground between us So load me up yeah weigh me down And close your eyes against the sun Cause after it’s all said and done There’s blood blood blood on the ground
8.
Most 04:24
Most Remember this feeling Approaching joy My hand on your spine My heart in your mind Man with no sight Sees his first sunrise The tears in his eyes Are the tears in my eyes How do I know when I look in your face The truth is I don't But you still hold my gaze The power in you eternal and true The shortness of breath That I feel in my chest Is proof and a witness There is more to this And more to a world So recently dead Then I thought I would feel I admit I confess How do I know when I look in your face The truth is I don't But you still hold my gaze The power in you eternal and true I push and you pull With a different stride The moon it is full And the river is wide This bridge built by children Collapsed in the fall Will be swept aside And rebuilt in time How do I know when I look in your face The truth is I don't But you still hold my gaze The power in you eternal and true
9.
In a Field of Red Moving on my pillow I hear you sigh at last A certain sort of rattle I know our time is past I'll listen to your crying with not a thought for me Falling off this wagon into the shining sea A man of words a coal mine's canary I'll see you in my dreams tonight In a field of red: a blazing warning Hazy in the fading light A certain glow gone missing snuffed out by friendly fire Indifferent in the darkness hollow sun won't shine no more A fevered vision beckons red wine and desire Naked sleeping beaten a blind dog to ignore A plan absurd a righteous path forever carrying on In a field of red untouched by faith As silent as the dawn A cold heart and heavy shoulder will build a tower higher than unfinished ones before So many generations hoping all together and failing in their love for one another as they fall Klaxon in the distance failing eyes read semaphore Standing at the helm guiding us to shore Safely in to port I'll bid you fond farewell We'll meet again once more my friend before the gates of hell
10.
Under the Skin Half-hearted Waiting for my light to shine Got inside of me Now I'm going to lose my mind Got a choice to make Low road stretching out silver in the fading light Keep walking this road you've cobbled I can tell you, tell you in the end it’s right You cut me Gut shot and a needle in my eye Burns brightly Blue flames tearing up in the sky Your bags never made it back to you No, they showed up on my doorstep With a dirty trail to follow me for life This cat's only got two claws One's left over and one's not right Pulses beating Rhythms breathing in the dawn It's obvious I was stupid and you were wrong Now the choice is made High road looking back still wondering as I sing this song Keep walking this road you've cobbled I can tell you, tell you in the end it's right
11.
For What It’s Worth You call me up on Tuesday, tell me you need a man tonight Call me up on Tuesday, tell me you need a man tonight I'll be on over later baby, you know I'll make you feel alright Breakfast Wednesday morning, black coffee and a cigarette In your kitchen Wednesday morning, black coffee and a cigarette Pull my boots on I'm leaving, and you ain't even thanked me yet This is the last time that I see you, I tell myself again It's the last time that I see you woman, yeah I tell myself again You're shutting the door on me, smiling your devil’s grin So don’t set your hungry eyes on me, I’m not the only man in town Don’t go setting your hungry eyes on me, the last unbroken heart in town Just try to get your hooks in me, don't care how hard I let you down For what it's worth you told me, I was the best you ever had For what it's worth you're telling me darling, I was the best you ever had Well it ain't worth nothing to me, won't get me back into your bed

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In a Field of Red is our second album. A sordid and moving collection of songs about war, about breakfasts on battlefields, about smouldering embers in half-glimpses, about misunderstanding and understanding a little too much. We went away to battle and returned to share our scars with you.

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released March 30, 2018

The Summer Rebellion is

David Koczij - Vox, Drums, Percussion, Beatbox
Arthur Bacon - Accordion, Vox

Guest musicians on In a Field of Red are

Zeynep Kaya - Vox
Cédric Lemaire - Drums, Vox
Camille Momper - Cello, Vox
Octave Moritz - Trumpet, Pucker Whistle
Sébastien Müller - Tenor Saxophone
Abel Rohrbach - Tenor Sackbut, Bass Sackbut

In a Field of Red was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Downtown Studios in Strasbourg, France, with the one, only, and forever Mathieu Pelletier.

The album art was a team effort by Dragan Marković, our dear and loyal photographer, and the talented Benoît Febrinon, who undertook all illustrations and graphic design. Some additional graphic design was done by Poil aux Dents.

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---- Born of the burning flames of yesteryear, The Summer Rebellion heralds the coming storm with the cavernous voice of David Koczij and thunderous accordion of Arthur Bacon. The Summer Rebellion arouses strong emotions with their wild carnival freak song. Step right up and witness the modern day harbingers of the message, the truth and the dirt beneath the fingernails of our everyday saints ---- ... more

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