Track Listing & Lyrics
by the light of a sun
by John Wesley
by the light of a sun
burning dreams into ash
flames set the night on fire
so take a drink and have a good laugh
we shoot at the moon
taking withering fire
head over the top again — into no man’s land
armed with only desire
face into the sun
turn your face into the sun
face into the sun
turn your face up into the sun
stumble on like a drunk
so maybe we are
we longer dare…
we just hitch a ride on some blinded star
by the light of a sun
shining down on our flaws
we chase the enemies of good men down
take a drink have a laugh and move on
face into the sun
turn your face into the sun
face into the sun
turn your face up into the sun
a way you’ll never be
by John Wesley
talk a loud game
in the face of no enemy
mocking a man that would guard you as you sleep
basically brave is
a way you’ll never be
it was always some kid
some mother’s kid
could never do it yourself
lose it if you did
so die another way
hiding on the moon
burn another empire
never ever leave your room
winning all your wars from a battlefield armchair
pour derision on a man
with the thousand yard stare
just a little bit brave
it’s a way you’ll never be
to outrun the light
Lyrics by John Wesley
have i been chasing delusional
maybe just chasing me
identify as a thin white male
catholic, skeletal in beliefs
colliding with all these bad ideas
poor design has run it’s course
the veil lifted on too many years
to learn you betted the wrong fucking horse
well.. here we stand
facing heartache by decree
never given a second glance
let out the air we need to breathe
well…here we stand
now that we have outrun the light
cut the pace and take a stand
come with me we’ll face the beast tonight…
the price you pay when you know to much
a toll for how far out you see
the simple live so less miserable
the font of empathy bound to exceed…
well here we stand
facing heartache by decree
never given a second glance
let out the air we need to breathe
well…here we stand
now that we have outrun the light
check the pace and take a stand
stay with me we’ll face the beast …
well…here we stand
seeking happiness by decree
never give it the second chance
never give it the second chance
the revolutionist
by John Wesley
a passenger arrives on an evening train
a ghost in the shadows sets out the flame
a call to arms
for the coffee shop comrades
beard, beret, on an eighty dollar shirt
crimson hero or cigar advert
if che were here…
he would have had your head
here’s the friend to no one
he’s the son of a revolution
a call to arms… no gun
he’s the one to bring a revolution
worlds collide in levi’s and cons
a round of marlboros and lattes for all
he’ll save the realm in a coffee shop coup
here’s the friend to no one
he’s the son of a revolution
a call to arms… but he didn’t bring a gun
he’s the one to bring a revolution
nada
by John Wesley
is that a light in a window
a moment already past
watch it drain through the bottle
no good whisky should last
in a life consumed to the fullest
every bit of ice melts away
left here with a glass of nothing
on this nothing we pray
not a thing
not a thing so you give it all for nothing
not a thing, not a thing
because nothing, it’s the enemy…
oh nothing who art in nothing
nothing be thy name
thy will be nothing as in nothing
when every day ends up the same
in a life broken to the fullest
did you even know their names
gone from here into nothing
was it for nothing they prayed…
not a thing
not thing so you give it all for nothing
not a thing, not a thing
because nothing, it’s the enemy…
the silence in coffee
by John Wesley
altercate into morning
quiet by dawn
the silence in coffee
i made it too strong
it whittles us down
rakes us across
the embers of could’ve been, should’ve done
mindful of all that lifts and what tears
and all that’s been given up or given in
well I can’t give in….
injuries in progress
well it’s all in your head
yet there’s no recalling
a single word that was said
it whittled us down
raked us across
the embers of could’ve been, should’ve done
mindful of all that lifts and what tears
all that’s been given up and given in
it whittled us down
dragged us across
the ashes of could’ve been, should’ve done
there’s no release, here’s where we stand
in all that’s been given up or given in
well I can’t give in….
unsafe space
by John Wesley
(instrumental)
sun.a.rose
by John Wesley
sun.a.rose
hiding from the waves
hiding from the violence in the wind
sift through ashes
a way of killing time
we’ve already burn’t the prize
so just pretend…
to make your own luck
easy to believe, easy to ignore
and easy to defend
sun.a.rose
brighter than it was
wearing me and tearing me
eyes raise
really not my fault
conspiracy the purpose and the plan
identify lost, self consumed
i don’t remember what it was to be a man
sun.a.rose
brighter than i need
sun it rose for me and i just….
the sun
the rose
the weight
in front of me
sun. rose.
sun…
epic
by John Wesley
epic walls of sound
epic words of change
epic fools in my sights
epic cost in blood
a blame decision
epic waste of breath
epic loss of sweat
a wasted mission
i nearly lost my edge
i barely caught myself again
dragged up brought back from the dead
i nearly lost…
epic lengths i’ve stared
numb from all the tired inane percussion
of the lips that move
wrapping truth in lies
insane discussion
i nearly lost my edge
i barely caught myself
dragged up brought back from the dead
i nearly lost…
crazy was i to think i’d find
an element of truth
crazy was i to ever exchange
a word with you …crazy
crazy was i to ever think i’d hear the truth
crazy was i to ever talk a word to you
crazy… crazy was i… crazy was i…
pointless endeavors
by John Wesley
i chased the wind and the myth of something better
i chased the promise and the glitter of the never never
leave the lost years in a box of old letters
shed the dead skin of pointless endeavors
gone is the chaos of the unknown
so turn around and go home
reap a little of what we managed to sow
who we touched, good or bad
impossible to know….
leave the lost years in a box of old letters
shed the dead skin of pointless endeavors
gone is the chaos of the unknown
so turn around and go home
Album Credits
all songs written by john wesley
produced and engineered by john wesley and mark prator
recorded at redroom recorders
mixed and mastered by jim morris at morrisound recording
touring sound mark thompson at esi audio
touring guitar ian medhurst
executive production chip walters
artwork carl glover at aleph studio
inside out music – thomas waber stefan franke freddy palmer jeff wagner and jessica lausen
john wesley – vocals and guitars
mark prator – drums
sean malone – bass
geri x – backing vocals on ‘a way you’ll never be’
john wesley performs and records with dr strings, prs guitars, larose guitars, gibson guitars, babicz guitars,
marshall amps, mesa boogie amps, the gigrig, analogman and diamond pedals
mark prator performs and records with ayotte drums and vic firth drumsticks
sean malone performs and records with ibanez basses, dr strings and ebs pedals
no artists are able to create without incredible amounts of support from dear friends and family,
thank you to all that have been a part of bringing this music to life