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Backstage

by Andrew Doss

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1.
Ready 05:26
I'm ready to fly around the world Ready to come and find you girl Ready to make you mine And love you ‘til the end of time I'm ready to see for what it is Ready to make a hit or miss Ready to try it on And know if I'm the man you want I'm ready to make the case for us Ready to sit down and discuss Ready to speak my mind And show you where I draw the line I'm ready to see your face again Ready to try and make amends Ready to advocate And make a move before it's too late And all I want to know is are you ready for me And all I want to know is are you ready for me I'm ready to give you all my love Ready to show what I'm made of Ready to sing this song And let you know it won't be long I'm ready to let you hear my voice Ready to let you make a choice Ready to take it on the chin We can begin again And all I want to know is are you ready for me And all I want to know is are you ready for me And all I want to know is are you ready for me And all I want to know is are you ready for me I'm ready to let you hear my voice Ready to let you make a choice Ready to take it on the chin We can begin again I'm ready to see your face again Ready to try and make amends Ready to advocate And make a move before it's too late I'm ready to fly around the world Ready to come and find you girl Ready to make you mine And love you ‘til the end of time I'm ready to give you all my love Ready to show what I'm made of Ready to sing this song And let you know it won't be long And all I want to know is are you ready for me And all I want to know is are you ready for me And all I want to know is are you ready for me And all I want to know is are you ready for me
2.
Now And Here 04:24
Why did it take so long to find you When all the roads were clear Why did I do the things I tried to When you were always here It’s not that getting here was easy It took such a long, long time Now that I’m with someone who sees me I’m home now that you’re mine I couldn’t face the morning after How could I be so wrong You fill my every day with laughter I’ve needed for so long This life it goes by in a moment It’s hard to rise above I had to learn what feeling low meant To appreciate your love Now and here - here and now Now and here - we’ll be together Now and here - here and now Now and here - now and forever Now and here - here and now Now and here - we’ll be together Now and here - here and now Now and here - now and forever And when we’re in the lights together It seems we’ll always win Riding the seas and stormy weather Just keeps the love locked in While no one really sees the future I really don’t have much to fear She’s with me and my love it suits her It’s beautiful now and here Now and here - here and now Now and here - we’ll be together Now and here - here and now Now and here - now and forever Now and here - here and now Now and here - we’ll be together Now and here - here and now Now and here - now and forever
3.
Raw 04:17
From Saturjune to Thurvember Your universe is bending It's so hard to remember That tomorrow's never ending When the dangers come for us And gazes in your window Like gasoline and phosphorus There's no time for innuendo Your intention, synthesized Flies across the rooftops My perception polarized In a hazy pool of moon drops Obsolete incarnations Bought for sale on eBay Winning motivations And you've earned yourself a free day And I'm playin’ on your mood swings You want it all Like a hummingbird with bat wings You need it raw And I'm drinking kamikazes You want it all And your hangers on cannot see You need it raw Oh yeah And I'm playin’ on your mood swings You want it all Like a hummingbird with bat wings You need it raw And your hangers on cannot see You need it raw And I'm painting in magenta You want it all And I've lost all my expression You want it all I’m just one more in your collection You need it raw
4.
Play your game I’m shooting in daylight Outside, the rumors coming off of your headlines I never believed it was true Inside, you always drew particular red lines Right between me and you I'm turning around in this haze for the first time You knew my intention was real Can't see for the smoke in your eyes, it's about time You remembered how the real world feels Play your game Outside the lines you knew the levy would break in the morning Say my name The colors run down before the credits roll on your lies Flash forward, the news of the world is revealing How clever you were to pretend Crash down on the safety bar, you're still reeling A fighter to the bitter end Break down, and down the line you came running Into my arms like a child Look around the circumstances were stunning This heart was meant to be wild Play your game Outside the lines you knew the levy would break in the morning Say my name The colors run down before the credits roll on your lies Hide away The embers are glowing from everything that's burning down In the light of day The fires keep burning ‘til there's no more sound I'm shooting in daylight for the hundredth time The scene is the same, I'm still committing the crime And you're always standing at the edge of the frame With the sun in your eyes does it feel the same I'm shooting in daylight for the hundredth time The scene is the same. I'm still committing the crime And you're always standing at the edge of the frame With the sun in your eyes does it feel the same Play your game Outside the lines you knew the levy would break in the morning Say my name The colors run down before the credits roll on your lies Hide away The embers are glowing from everything that's burning down In the light of day The fires keep burning ‘til there's no more sound I'm shooting in daylight for the hundredth time The scene is the same I'm still committing the crime And you're always standing at the edge of the frame With the sun in your eyes does it feel the same I'm shooting in daylight for the hundredth time The scene is the same I'm still committing the crime And you're always standing at the edge of the frame With the sun in your eyes does it feel the same
5.
Waiting and guessing Baby you know how to make me do it Checking all the channels You can really make me work Insidious, perfidious Baby you really don’t wanna know In the absence of philosophy You’re pushing me too far Will there be enough time, baby For me to read all the lines Or will I have to read them Twenty times or more? Can you make me compete, baby Or leave me out in the street? All these interstitials Are showing me the door. These Interstitials keep me waiting endlessly These in-between times make me question your love for me You’d better give me one good reason to believe in you This incompletion’s getting long in the tooth Wondering and hoping Baby you know how to make me do it Searching all the places Baby you can really make me work Including, excluding Baby you really don’t wanna know In the presence of security You’re throwing away too much Will there be enough time, baby, for me to read all the lines Or will I have to read them twenty times or more? Can you make me compete, baby, or leave me out in the street? All these interstitials are showing me the door. These Interstitials keep me waiting endlessly These in-between times make me question your love for me You’d better give me one good reason to believe in you This incompletion’s getting long in the tooth Will there be enough time, baby For me to read all the lines Or will I have to read them Twenty times or more? Can you make me compete, baby Or leave me out in the street? All these interstitials Are showing me the door. These Interstitials keep me waiting endlessly These in-between times make me question your love for me You’d better give me one good reason to believe in you This incompletion’s getting long in the tooth These Interstitials keep me waiting endlessly These in-between times make me question your love for me You’d better give me one good reason to believe in you This incompletion’s getting long in the tooth These interstitials …
6.
Machinery - let’s fly away Machinery - let’s fly away Machinery - let’s fly away Machinery This is where I live In the machinery of the world The sunset’s light to give To every boy and girl You know the day is short But life is very long There’s never time to sort All the rights and wrongs But I’ll meet you where you live And we’ll make this life our own With nothing to forgive And a place we can call home (machinery) Show me where you stay And I will find you there At the end of every day We’ll lay our two souls bare When the day is done In the machinery of the world Nothing’s ever lost or won For any boy or girl But I’ll meet you where you live (machinery) And we’ll make this life our own (machinery) With nothing to forgive (machinery) And a place we can call home (machinery) But I’ll meet you where you live (let’s fly away) And we’ll make this life our own (let’s fly away) With nothing to forgive (let’s fly away) And a place we can call home (let’s fly away - machinery) Machinery – machinery - machinery - machinery Machinery – machinery - machinery - machinery Machinery – machinery - machinery - machinery Machinery – machinery - machinery - machinery But I’ll meet you where you live (meet you where you live) And we’ll make this life our own With nothing to forgive (nothing to forgive) And a place we can call home (a place you can call home) But I’ll meet you where you live (let’s fly away) And we’ll make this life our own (let’s fly away) With nothing to forgive (let’s fly away) And a place we can call home (let’s fly away - machinery) Machinery - let’s fly away - a place you can call home Machinery - let’s fly away - a place you can call home Machinery
7.
Blame 04:46
I won’t be the one to blame It was only superstition that caught your eye Hoping for forgiveness for the life you left behind In this dark obsession you've been changing your mind Well, you can't drag me down this time You can’t place the blame on me now You just give yourself away You can’t place the blame on me now You know you’ve only got yourself to blame Blame - blame From the beginning it was passion and crime But now you've got some work to do Don't kid yourself, you know I mean it this time Is this really the life you choose (blame) You can’t place the blame on me now You just give yourself away You can’t place the blame on me now You know you’ve only got yourself (blame) You can’t place the blame on me now You just give yourself away You can’t place the blame on me now You know you’ve only got yourself to blame Blame – blame – to blame – to blame – to blame - blame It was only superstition that caught your eye Hoping for forgiveness for the life you left behind In this dark obsession you've been changing your mind Well, you can't drag me down this time You can't drag me down this time I can't be a part of this crime We can never be the same I won't be the one to blame You can’t place the blame on me now You just give yourself away You can’t place the blame on me now You know you’ve only got yourself (blame) You can’t place the blame on me now I can’t wipe your tears away You can’t place the blame on me now You know you’ve only got yourself to blame
8.
Tailspin 04:38
Moving in formation Across the burning sky No communication Gauges running high Calling to the tower Never hearing back In one frenzied hour Losing all contact Lights flashing on the runway The screaming engines whine I could take drastic measures But now I'm out of time If ever the stars could ever align And shine on who we are You say it’s just a matter of pride But then you go too far Sailing overhead But never looking down I’m in a tailspin Would you even notice That I’m in a tailspin Will I see your face before I hit the ground Pressure's ever-changing I can barely breathe Demonic rearranging Of my sanity You don't hear me calling Emergency condition In the red sky falling From my aborted mission Horizon's interference You're leaving me no choice The sound of your indifference Is my only voice If ever the stars could ever align And shine on who we are You say it’s just a matter of pride But then you go too far Sailing overhead But never looking down I’m in a tailspin Would you even notice that I’m in a tailspin Will you hear my voice before I hit the ground Tailspin tailspin tailspin tailspin tailspin tailspin If ever the stars could ever alig And shine on who we are You say it’s just a matter of time But then you go too far Sailing overhead But never looking down I’m in a tailspin Would you even notice that I’m in a tailspin I will be long gone before you turn around I will be long gone before you turn around I will be long gone before you turn around
9.
Ooooh, you got my number Ooooh, you got my name Ooooh, you got my everything So why don’t I have you Ooooh, you got my bank account Ooooh, you drive my car Ooooh, you know my every move But I don’t know where you are 'Cause you got nothing, nothing, nothing That don’t come from me And you done nothing, nothing, nothing But tell me no You give me nothing, nothing, nothing Anyone can see So back to nothing, nothing, nothing Is where you’re gonna go - Hey! Hey! 'Cause you got nothing, nothing, nothing That don’t come from me And you done nothing, nothing, nothing But tell me no You give me nothing, nothing, nothing Anyone can see So back to nothing Is where you’re gonna go So back to nothing Is where you’re gonna go
10.
Don’t think of me - don’t think of me Don’t think of me - don’t think of me In the moment I tried to ignore the warnings Where the night went I felt it all in the morning Another daydream To hide from the pain I was feeling Strange as it seems How can I go back this evening You know I missed you I couldn't go on without you Coulda told you I'd have no one to come back to Come on baby Don't tell me you need some more time Come and save me I know that we've crossed a fine line Don't think of me Don't waste your time I'm no good for you And you're doing just fine Whatever's left of me It died long ago You gave me your heart And I shoulda said no I wanted you And you wanted me too We had a moment That lasted the night through What you're doin’ now Just keep on goin’ And try to forget The burden of knowing Candles burning I made such a mess of our world here It's still turning Too fast to dry a young girl's tears No more lovers And I've doubled back to my old ways Pull up the covers So I can dream of the old days Don't think of me Don't waste your time I'm no good for you And you're doing just fine Whatever's left of me It died long ago You gave me your heart And I shoulda said no I wanted you And you wanted me too We had a moment That lasted the night through What you're doin’ now Just keep on goin’ And try to forget The burden of knowing Don’t think of me - don’t think of me Don’t think of me - don’t think of me Don’t think of me - don’t think of me Don’t think of me - don’t think of me Don't think of me Don't waste your time I'm no good for you And you're doing just fine Whatever's left of me It died long ago You gave me your heart And I shoulda said no I wanted you And you wanted me too We had a moment That lasted the night through What you're doin’ now Just keep on goin’ And try to forget The burden of knowing
11.
There's a girl down the road She takes care of her own When she smiles right at you She shows you she really knows you When she walks in the room Like gardenias in bloom With a word you will do Anything she asks you to One fine day You'll find what you're looking for What I'm looking for is you In the shadow Of the darkest storm clouds There's always a touch of blue La da da da Touch of blue There's a girl in this town And she don’t ever back down No strangers live in her world of neon For everyone passing by And never questioning why She's there when I need someone to lean on One fine day When she walks back through the door What I say will be true When all the world All the world is dressed in black She'll be wearing a touch of blue A touch of blue Touch of blue - touch of blue - touch of blue - touch of blue There's a woman who knows Whichever way the wind blows The way to love is by giving When the sadness is real And I don't know how to feel She says that I'll go on living – da da da da One fine day When she walks back through the door What I say will be true – la da da da When all the world All the world is dressed in black She'll be wearing a touch of blue – la da da da One fine day You'll find what you're looking for But what I'm looking for is you – la da da da In the shadow Of the darkest storm clouds You’ll find a touch of blue Touch of blue - touch of blue - touch of blue - touch of blue Touch of blue - touch of blue - touch of blue - touch of blue

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This, my first pop album, comprised of songs written and recorded over the past year, is a thorough representation of everything I love about music, featuring a variety of influences from electronic pop to funk rock to prog. Mixed and mastered, and ubiquitous guitars played by the incomparable genius Ed Rogers, and with a host of other fantastic guest musicians like Harriet Williams (vocals), Eric Sands (bass and electric guitars), John Walsh (electric guitars), Jonathan Mayfield (acoustic guitars), and Artem Zhulyev (saxophone).

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released June 21, 2022

Mixed and mastered by Ed Rogers
Guitars by Jonathan Mayfield, Ed Rogers, Eric Sands and John Walsh
Bass by Eric Sands
Backing Vocals by Harriet Williams
Saxophone by Artem Zhulyev

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Andrew Doss Atlanta, Georgia

My music is electronic. Inspired by 80s synthpop and new wave, and influenced by artists like Duran Duran, Howard Jones, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, The Art Of Noise, Alan Parsons, Thomas Dolby, Devo, Jean-Michel Jarre and 80s movie soundtracks.

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