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Left Standing

by Lyle King

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1.
What Goes On 04:05
Everybody's craving your attention They've got your back against the wall All eyes are looking in your direction Like you should know them all I could be your distraction I could give you a taste Of what it's like to be no one To be just another nameless face Everybody's making their connections Through their favorite pickup lines Everybody's striving for perfection In the corner of their minds They're all selling their reactions Hoping that you'll buy And complete the transaction Before they say goodbye If I give a little bit Would you take until I have no more to give? If I fall a little bit Would you help me up or push me over the edge? I've seen what goes on After the sparks have all gone Everybody's shouting out corrections Of what they really want Everybody's pushing their deceptions 'Cause they're afraid it's all they've got If I give a little bit Would you take until I have no more to give? If I fall a little bit Would you help me up or push me over the edge? I've seen what goes on After the sparks have all gone Why do we stay? Why do we stay? Why do we live life this way? Why do we play? Why do we play? These games that we play?
2.
Angel 06:14
An angel's face glowing in radiance Lies above me in the night I think I know her, oh yes I know her But has she forgotten? An angel's face dimming the dark Shines above me in the night There's just one thing I want to ask you Do you believe, do you believe in me? Oh my angel why must you leave me When the morning comes and I awake? Oh my angel won't you stay with me? My life makes sense when you're around My angel comes to me at night She likes to make sure I'm all right In my sleep I see her like she was then I know she'll always understand me I keep her alive through my need to have her by my side
Oh my angel you'll always be with me
3.
Turn Around 03:22
How'd we get here I ask myself Hopin' someone else Will clue me in on the answer And I noticed all the things I missed And the heart I kissed And the chill from your walking out that door You never can be sure of just what will happen Or you'd jump out of the car before it starts crashin' You're smiling and you're waving Goodbye and I just can't turn around You're cryin' as I'm dyin' From this hurting inside Don't want to go, don't need to know I told you so's You're so civil and hard to read My heart's in your teeth But you keep on biting down gently And you're certain just as certain as I But you can't say goodbye It's just easier to live a lie You've got that faded smile to coverin' your pain I wonder under all your faces do we feel the same? I hear your footsteps fallin' deeper in the distance Growing weaker with resistance as I call But then there's nothin' but the smile that you left watching In my head it's just been stalkin' every inch I knew of love You're smiling and you're waving Goodbye and I just can't turn around You're cryin' as I'm dyin' From this hurting inside Don't want to go, don't need to know I told you so's
4.
There's a one way street On the west side of town Take a right after the parking lot And go down down down It sometimes feels like my life Has got the same direction in mind And all the signs keep telling me The rules without affection Oh I'm On a one way street Can't change my destination A few days ago my train left the station And I've been left here with no explanation Should I follow the rules Like they taught me to in school? Or should I ignore all the signs And find my own direction in life? Can't take a left can't take a right I can't see the road there in the night Am I the only one Who doesn't feel that this is right? On a one way street There's a one way street On the west side of town Take a right after the parking lot And go down down down I think I'll take my own way Despite the signs and what they say If you're gonna get there anyway You might as well enjoy today On a one way street Can't change my destination A few days ago my train left the station And I've been left here with no explanation
5.
Always 03:51
There's a girl I knew Who would stand beside the ocean Carving her name in the sand With her shaking hands And no one ever knew Just who she really was Although they played along just fine They never took the time But I think I struck a chord somewhere With a song I sang her once And although it wasn't much I sang to her I said you'll always be the one I hold You know all of my life I've been turning left not right But I finally see the light You'll always be the one I crave every day Oh you know no matter where I go I won't let go I'll stay, I'll stay
6.
I wonder what you'd say If you saw me today Saw the way I hurt Or if you'd look away Since things have turned around It feels like I've been losing ground You pulled the earth right out From underneath my feet And you seem so sure of where you're going And I don't know which way I'm facing You're so sure you're making the right decision So why'd you hold out on me for so long If you knew this all along? It's the simple things each day That we never seemed to say In any apparent way That I'm missing more than sleep You took everything I knew And made it untrue Now nothing's as it seems And no one's hearing me I don't know when you slipped away from me All I know is I can't face this alone All my old friends are all that's supporting me And I'm still falling down on my faith And there's nothing they can say The sound of your voice The volume of your choice Was more than I could take I had to go away I've been thinking what to think And the days go by like weeks And I wonder how you are And if you still remember me And I know now just what you meant to me But you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone And I know you're not coming back to me I don't know how I'll make it on my own I forgot how to be alone There's nothing left to say That can make things okay Even more with every day I'm losing the game
7.
Cold Feet 03:53
Her whole life she's been herself No need to simplify Stashed her pride high on some shelf Blind to the eye It's real, what you feel You so want to feel complete You need someone else There must be something wrong with me Or so you tell yourself You lie, it's not right She's got nothing to hide Her place she's long since found You can't look her in the eye A fear she won't want you around You could be there that place you want to be All you need is yourself to believe, to believe Seven days pass once again And you're feeling down You wish you had her as a friend At least she'd be around Ask why you don't try Cold feet freeze you in your tracks As you watch life leave You know there ain't no going back To opportunities You cry, but why? She's got nothing to hide Her place she's long since found You can't look her in the eye A fear she won't want you around You could be there that place you want to be All you need is yourself to believe, to believe To believe
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I Miss You 06:47
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Back Home 06:53

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Released on September 19, 2002, Left Standing is Lyle's first official album and features 13 studio recorded tracks. The CD contains a mix of original acoustic rock/pop material ranging from full band tracks to solo acoustic performances. The album features an impressive lineup of guest performers and has been well received by audiences of all ages.

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released September 19, 2002

All songs written by Lyle King
(track 4 written by Lyle King & Aaron Ritchie)

Musicians:
Lyle King - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitars (6-string and 12- string), Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Percussion (tracks 3,7)
Andrew Miskavage - Drums & Percussion, Backing Vocals (tracks 8, 12)
Aaron Ritchie - Bass
Chris Titchner - Backing Vocals (tracks 6, 8, 12)
Ana Jesse - Cello (tracks 2, 5, 10)
Arthur Adams - Piano, Backing Vocals (track 8)
Joe Tymecki - Electric Guitar (tracks 1, 11)
Angela Scarpone - Backing Vocals (track 7)
Rachael Soroka - Cello (track 3)
Michaela Condon - Backing Vocals (track 2)
Irving - Tablas (track 5)

Other Information:
Produced and recorded by Lyle King

Drums recorded by Sam Hooker
Mixed by Adam "Irving" Rabin and Lyle King
Mastered by Irving at Superpickle Sound, Burlington, VT
All songs arranged by Lyle King
Additional arranging by Chris Titchner, Ana Jesse, Andrew Miskavage, Aaron Ritchie, Joe Tymecki, Arthur Adams, and Irving
Recorded March 2002 - August 2002

Released September 19, 2002

All cello parts (except track 3) recorded in September, 2001
Instruments on track 7 recorded in April, 2000, at Superpickle Sound, Burlington, VT
Design Concept by Lyle King and Angela Scarpone
Design Layout by Irving and Lyle King

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Lyle King Burlington, Vermont

Catchy and melodic folk pop/rock.

King [has a] "penchant for writing great melodies... the listener can’t help but whistle ’em long after the disc stops spinning." -- Indie-Music.com

"[Left Standing] is a must have for any fan of acoustic rock and any fan of pure and passionate music." -- LeftOfftheDial.com
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