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Fort Peace

by Fextonia

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1.
Esprit de Corps 04:11
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The challenge now facing the Scourge of the West Is keeping up esprit de corps Courage is plentiful; the men are the best At staying out of pointless war The NCOs have a crazy scheme to get rich quick It’s a harmless thing The rank and file are outcasts living the dream All they require is a leader who’ll let it happen Up from the ranks, humble as pie, lucky as Columbia Lou Sharp as a tack when trouble’s afoot Otherwise he hasn’t got a clue Clumsy like a fool, loyal to a fault, utterly devoid of greed Wholesome with a heart, fearless and kind The commander good men need The locals are mostly friends to respect The few who oppose are held in check Everyone has a reason to maintain the dream An island of peace held together by a cherished captain The real threat comes from the brass above Who knows what they’re capable of? Brilliant or not, be it fact or disguise Apparent incompetence can save lives Then there’s the wrangler, best shot in town She’s got her eye on a wedding gown Wilton plays dumb, but he’ll do what’s in store As soon as it’s good for esprit de corps Why can’t real life soothe the mind like a simple story frozen in time? Maybe the dreamer doesn’t matter as much as the dream You’re free to escape as you please From the life you’re trapped in Tell your story, sing your song; spin your own flavor of tale Ultimately it’s utterly up to you whether it’s to any avail The web you weave can be an island of peace Or a devastating, pointless war You’re in command so dodge the brass And keep up esprit de corps Some people need to have a crazy scheme Let the best hang around and do their thing Most people need a little help to live their dream All they require is a leader who’ll let it happen
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Time Can't Tell Me 04:11
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A mismatched pair of joined hands Chase each other around the wall Adjustments made as needed Forward they spring and back they’ll fall The mourning dove sings at seven The fabled blue warbler starts at three It was there and then I learned how to tell time But time can’t tell me How clever that seemed to be The face by the door stared patient and firm As a voice said “come on in” Sometimes someone would walk outside And never come back again Big, bad changes were happening there And they ruined us by degrees Not much of a game, but it has its points and time can’t tell me Time can’t tell me how to play until it wins She never did laugh when the joke was good Or flinch at the flash of a gun I never got used to her ticking away Even after her work was done Like a feeble excuse for the sun And still she marks the hours in a dark room Long may she run And still I fail to fully fathom the fact That we’ve no longer just begun And I can’t be the only one I packed things into boxes Which once were captivating and new Only the wind says “come on in” For the old voice is packed up, too You don’t have to see if you want to believe Either way, away you go What will happen then? Well, time will tell But time can’t tell me, time can’t tell me No time can’t tell me – how that feels I don’t yet know
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Seinfeld 02:36
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Seinfeld, Seinfeld! It was a part of my childhood I loved that show All the comedy and action, it was my favorite It was my favorite show; it deserves a go, yeah Seinfeld, Seinfeld! It brings back memories Eating ice cream, messing up the sheets up on the bed pre Messing the sheets up all the time, yeah Seinfeld was part of my childhood; it’s on my face ... wooh! Seinfeld, Seinfeld! Seinfeld was a part of my childhood I remember watching it for the first time Now I’m watching it for the billionth time, a billionth and oneth Oh, now a trillionth and a millisecond – give it a go, Seinfeld!
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Kitties in the Night 02:24
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Kitties turning on the lights, kitties making it bright One and two o’clock, meowing in my ear Kitties chasing each other, all day playing And sometimes I just forget your love Oh, kitties, kitties in the night; wo wo! Kitties trick you into thinking they’re oh so cuddly And they are just so loving But one and again at five – jeez, you sound like a bee hive Oh, kitties, you’re so cuddly Oh, kitties, kitties in the night; wo wo!
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Fort Peace 04:50
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Built my castle in the shade As the warm wind blew, the tall pines swayed When the sun dipped down Pap and I watched the Braves beat Toronto Rode my bike within the walls Answered welcome land-line calls Didn’t care about how or why Today’s dream crawls toward tomorrow Though the gates were trees and the ramparts clear It was home, Fort Peace, and it kept out fear And I smiled and thought “I’m going to stay right here forever” Then came cause for a long patrol Nights spent camping in the cold As the days strolled past My former post grew old and abandoned Fought a semi-private war Sinking so far from the shore When I returned at last Only one locked door was still standing And a madman took the helm of a vessel that transported me To a foolish, cruel realm with no memory And I cried and thought “this is how it’s going to be forever” Now I’m generally in command My fate is partly in my hand I store little pieces of Every campaign I’ve planned on this computer Spend some precious time remembering Don’t waste any more repenting Grow a higher love Chase the present sprinting toward the future We had to move Fort Peace, but I kept the name Though a heart may cease, the beat’s the same And I think I’m going to stay here and catch a game
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Temporary Magic 02:39
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Life’s kind of a drag and then you’re toast Taking the long view, everyone’s a ghost All you can do is try To pretend you’re immortal until you die And it’s hard to cry while you do what you love the most A little bit of temporary magic We put together pieces of a song A little bit of temporary magic all day long can’t be wrong Life’s kind of a drug and then you’re clean Spend it as a cog in the cash machine Or maybe tune that out And get in touch with what your story’s about The endpoints are fixed while you choose what’s in between A fair amount of temporary magic A couplet that is pleasing to the ear Something that can keep you in the moment, year by year More words here If you go down to the Dairy Queen Get that taste of delicious temporary ice cream At home, at work, at the war, things are going to be fine ’Cause they’ll end Then what will you do with the rest of your time? I recommend temporary magic Being where you feel you best belong A little bit of temporary magic can’t be wrong – sing your song
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Who Needs Love 04:42
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A wild one out of nowhere swaggers into my back yard No collar, no manners, no doubt his life’s been hard Hungry, lean, and canny, always on his guard In a field without a goal Here at home is comfort, come a snowstorm, flood, or drought When it rains, my trouble is will the Internet cut out? And who’s got time or energy to stop and care about Some trembling lonely soul Who needs love, who needs love? On a planet like the one we’ve tamed, who needs love? My fellow human beings, being human, disagree About everything worth thinking over, sometimes violently Most step right over a beggar, saying “Thank God that isn’t me” And if you call them out you’re rude Cloying for attention; how pathetic, weak, and trite Snowflakes drive them crazy; so does reason, so does quiet If such a man stood on my porch He’d say, believing he was right “It’s a cat – it’s after your food” Who needs love, who needs love? With the progress old white men have made, who needs love? Who needs love, who needs love? That’s a quaint word from a simpler day, so who needs love? I took a chance and, after feeding that dangerous, ornery tom I pet him and discovered how he really missed his mom What harm can come from offering a moment’s priceless calm To a trembling, lonely soul Who needs love, who needs love You may not like it or you may – you need love Who needs love, who needs love Every creature alive today, yes everyone needs love Who needs love, who needs love Who needs love, who needs love
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If I Live On 02:25
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If I live to be a million, billion, trillion, quintillion I will spend my years wisely ... and I will give praise If I live to be a million, billion, trillion, quintillion I will spend my years wisely ... and I will reraise If I live on, I will have to make no major mistakes And that’s a part of life, quite a challenge to overcome
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Beyond the Walls 05:17
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Say it once more for the kid in the back They hate your guts out there Some will try to kill you for sport All the rest are too busy on their phones to care It’s part of my job so I’m cutting you slack Don’t hang yourself too soon All lieutenants, give me daily reports And remember, no shame in coming home this afternoon Since you moved here, you’ve been handed a chance To chase your chosen dreams Inside, reason calls the shots, while extramuros Fear is twice as powerful as it seems This ain’t a vacation, it’s a deadly dance One hell of a nature hike Resist the temptation to be heroes It’s a good rule; You’ve got to see for yourselves what the world is like Beyond the walls, the only games Are lies and brawls A smart man steals whatever he can Then throws the law on whoever he blames Out beyond the walls Make no mistake: it’s not that they can’t tell What’s right from wrong It doesn’t matter ’cause the system wins And you deserve to lose by being where you don’t belong Those by nature suited to a quiet cell Are better off inside In your pappy’s day we raised a defense Most intellectuals took up arms and the pacifists died One way out, one way in That’s what works for now I know that all of you wish There wasn’t so much hullabaloo Maybe someday soon this war will end I don’t know, but believe it or not, I hope so too I’ve said my piece, so class dismissed You’d best be on your way You are more than welcome to come back in Young scholars Know that no one will help you if you stay Beyond the walls they’ve lost their minds Sagan bless you all; try to blend in Don’t look for trouble, kids And don’t be what it finds out beyond the walls
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Crisis 04:29
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Hang on to Now 03:44
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Wade too deep in the wishing well Fall asleep on the carousel Try to be someone time can’t tell and you’ll see Work hard between commuter flights Do good only when under the lights Spend your days waiting for the nights Oh, the humanity! What could your purpose be? Hang on to now for that is where you belong Why wonder who asked you to do What you can’t do wrong while your mind is strong? Be where you are for that is where you must temporarily stay Hang on to now as it drags you away Care too much about the game you’re in Whether it’s fair or where you begin Judge your play by how much you win and you’ll lose Swim against the laminar flow Or cling in despair to the status quo If you measure your worth by how far you can go In another’s shoes, prepare to hear bad news That isn’t how you can cure the disease So many try, from birth till they die To ignore the pleas of their memories Life is bizarre if you insist that all eyes see it your way You’ll make it out if you only Hang on to now for that is where you belong Why wonder who asked you to do What you can’t do wrong while your mind is strong? Be where you are for that is where you must stay Hang on to now as it drags you away
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Retreat 01:46
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Times change; space stretches before your eyes The same old place gets tougher to recognize Hardly cause for elation, though if we must fall back I’ve not yet begun to defend the fort’s flag Ground, works, remains – these cannot leave the post Dreams, defiance, and brains – these are what matter most If you must yield your station, no other choice to choose With somewhere to run to, you can’t ever lose

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Produced and engineered, as usual, by Fextonia
Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Foxwoods in Hawesville, Kentucky, February - April 2022

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released April 24, 2022

Chad Money - vocals, harmonica, ukulele, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion

Julian Money - vocals, ukulele, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion

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Fextonia Hawesville, Kentucky

Founded in 1996 amid the hills of southeastern Kentucky, Fextonia quickly evolved from a high school jam band into a songwriters' convention and continues to record original albums.

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