Back To The Start

by Bigtree Bonsai

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This is Bigtree Bonsai's first official release.

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released 22 November 2012
recorded and produced by bigtree bonsai / joe johnson / joe kreuzer / matt o’brien / steve sullivan / andrew thompson
mixed by joe johnson / joe kreuzer / steve sullivan
mastered by eric swanson at sacred heart studios

recorded at mcnally smith school of music & wrinkle studios,
august 3rd – october 13th, 2011,
st. paul & minneapolis, minnesota

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Since their reformation in the fall of 2010, the members of Bigtree Bonsai have all shared a common purpose: To write honest, distinctive and meaningful music.Expect to see a diverse, dynamic and energetic live performance from Bigtree. They will give you anything from down tempo folk, dancing roots and rock, 3 and 4 part harmonies, and hip melodic riffs and vocals. ... more

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Track Name: Take The Wheel
as you walk by / there’s no one left here / to hear your cries / it’s time to go, we’re leaving / but had i foreseen / that we’d be living in this symphony / and yes it’s true, it’s starting to wear / well, i don’t want to be here no more / i’m all ready / and our youthful indecision will help us somehow / please help us somehow / please help us somehow / as you walk by / there’s no one left in this town / it’s time to go and start anew / leave everything all behind / take the wheel and drive / take the wheel and drive / we don’t know where this will lead to / no one will, it’s best if you don’t know / free to go, you’re not the only / one who wants to see what you’re made of now / take the wheel and drive / had i foreseen we’d be living in this symphony / and yes it’s true, it’s starting to wear.
Track Name: It's Quiet Now
we’ve all come so far from what we believe in and this old house keeps burning, burning to the ground / oh, oh said i’m gonna leave it, gonna take my car and ride / may the road be our will while the moonlight, while the moonlight, while the moon lights our way / in this town i live in, the mean men are small, but our dreams stand tall to what we really know / places some live where the gold flows like wine, but i won’t leave behind something money can’t touch / can’t buy me love or keep it on credit / if we had enough, then why we runnin’? / if we look past the ways, the ways of the city / it’s quiet now, it’s more quiet now / so i drink whiskey more than time to time / just to ease my troubled mind, though my problems cease to fade / if i pack up my bags and leave this town for good / they’ll be some things i miss and one thing that’s understood that / can’t buy me love or keep it on credit / if we had enough, then why we runnin’? / if we look past the ways, the ways of the city / it’s quiet now, it’s more quiet now / if all you know is all you’re told, then how are you to fill a void? / if all you care is all you hear, are you aware it’s make believe? / someone’s got to give or something / something’s got to give / something’s got to give or someone / somethings’s got to give / can’t buy me love or keep it on credit / if we had enough, then why we runnin’? / if we look past the ways, the ways of the city / it’s quiet now, it’s more quiet now / can’t buy me love or keep it on credit / if we look past the ways, the ways of the city / can’t buy me love or keep it on credit / it’s quiet now, it’s more
quiet now.
Track Name: Black Iron
sit down here my boy and tell me what you’ve done / i don’t care where you’ve been and i don’t care where you’re from / your eyes are lying to my face and your breath it smells like rum / so sit down here my boy and tell me what you’ve done / sit down here my man and tell me about your life / did you give up everything to make that cheating girl your wife? / did she chew you up, spit you out and cut your heart out with a knife? / so sit down here my man and tell me about your life / ‘cuz i’ve seen a life from where you are / and i know that luck won’t get you far. / sit down here my man and tell me who you are / did you chase it long and hard for a body full of scars? / did you pick yourself up off floors and find wisdom stashed in jars? / so sit down here my man and tell me who you are. / i earn my black iron, i’ve earned my black eye / ‘cuz i’ve seen a life from where you are / and i know that luck won’t get you far / most of what i know now was taught to me when i was on the ground and all that i’ve learned is the black iron.
Track Name: Lost My Mind (Lot Dah)
lot dah / early in the morning and i lost my mind again / but it’s a habit im working on losing throughout the day / early in the morning and it makes no sense looking high and low for / early in the morning and i lost my mind again / i’ve shut down, shut down and it feels all right / expending all my time, misplacing all my faith / and it’s hard to define the characters in which i relate / in the midst of the pitch black, here right in front of me / i’m taking a step back, carving out my effigy / expending all my time. misplacing all my faith / i’ve shut down, shut down and it feels all right / i’ve shut down, shut down, oh and it feels / lot dah,…and you’re carrying on / it’s so easy when you lost your mind / this only comes in phases / it’s enough to hesitate when you’re stuck without an exit and feeling more impatient / this only comes in phases / it’s enough to hesitate when you’re stuck without an exit and feeling more impatient / i’ve shut down, shut down and it feels all right / i’ve shut down, shut down, oh and it feels / lot dah,…lot dah,…and you’re carrying on / it’s so easy when you lost your mind again / lost my mind again / and you’re carrying on and you’re... / lost my mind again and you’re carrying on and you’re...
Track Name: Oh, The World Is
the world is crumbling, can’t you see? / crashing harder, down, down / the world is crumbling, there’s too much greed / taking more than we need / thoughts are fumbling, oh, how to save / what we have left, make no mistake / there’s so much beauty this small world holds / hell, who needs to think of that when oil flows / when the world is crumbling, some lose there feet / broke as shit walking streets / but if you’re crumbling, don’t lose a piece / i promise you’ll need it to keep to your feet / oh, the world is, oh, the world is, oh, the world is crumbling / oh, the world is, oh, the world is, oh, the world is crumbling / the world is crumbling, can’t you see? / down, down / down, down / oh, the world is, oh, the world is, oh, the world is crumbling.
Track Name: Then Came The End
when you’re bothered and you’re tired and the rains have rolled in / lying down, giving up seems more than just on a whim / should you cry, should it die and you’re left here alone / still your will, i hope for your sake, stays strong / and on this face that you look upon each day you wake up / forget about all the madness for a moment / what’s brewing in your cup? / some are hopeless, some are rich, you say you’re stuck in between / you stop to think, breathe the air, there could be more for me / you thought you had everything, then came the end / i’ll touch you, take hold and see / what pours from your soul is what we believe / showing, knowing, all that you think, what you know, who you are / growing, keep going, you’ve learned what you needed, now you’re back to the start / who woulda’ thought, who woulda’ thought this would be the way? / so entangled, so entangled in the holes of the day / but with your heart in time, it’ll find its place / we’re out of control from here / though, some things roll on and on and on and on and on / showing, knowing, all that you think, what you know, who you are / growing, keep going, you’ve learned what you needed, now you’re back to the start.