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A Spectral Occasion

by Tonda Gossa

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Lyrics by C. Tuckfield There’s a little room Full of hats and brooms Through the closet door Is a world never seen before Where hat racks move around The ceiling’s on the ground And the fad is plaid and mice are nice And mannequins alive with sound And through the cover of night When everything is calm and quiet Out from a dust covered box There comes a little tube sock fox They creep and crawl and bark and bawl And roll up into soft small balls And the ties are snakes and socks are worms A shoehorn is a friend to all Through another door There is so much more A garden under stars Which hang on strings and glow like Mars Flowers with delicate bells Turtles with elegant shells Soil soft and sweet Cool beneath my feet Hedges cut so neat A maze which men cannot complete A garden in the night Paper lanterns, dragon light Flowers with delicate bells Turtles with elegant shells Soil soft and sweet Dreams of digging deep
2.
Jet Set 06:03
She drove a tricked-out, top-down, rockin' jalopy That she bought with an IOU She was a well-read, well-bred opulent Aussie Who had dropped out of NYU She was a free bird Not believing what she heard Like a tiger when she purred And I wanna make her mine She was a hard-to-get jet set sunny vacation From a nation of icy freeze She was a palm tree, white beach, pretty location And her face brought me to my knees She was a good girl Doing all that she could girl Whatsoever she would girl And I wanna make her mine On my mind I think about her all the time I think about her almond eyes I think about her smile She got me speechless, gaga I drop my jaw I'm impressed, Father I guess I better Confess, Lord what she's doing to me I wanna make her mine She was a hot rod, good God, Magical potion in an ocean of DOA's She was an ice cream, pipe dream Musical motion and I'm hopin' that she looks my way She was a bright light Burning flame in the night time Showing up at the right time Never late and I wanna make her mine Girl, you could be my life My light My everything That'd be just fine Let's take a walk in the sunshine Let's drink it in like a fine wine Let's live our lives on the bright side Just don't forget what I'm telling ya Darlin', you could be my life My light My everything That'd be divine Let's open up what we've shut down Let's let it in what we've locked out Let's set it straight what was turned round With love like this, I know we'll be fine I was an average guy Humble as pie I wasn't quite sure what to say but We would pass in the street And our eyes would suddenly meet And you would smile at me Something's bringing us closer I was a rag tag, dime bag, decadent dreamer Who was weened here in SLC I was an unlocked prog rock nothing to see here Who would doubt his divinity She was a deep breath Cheer me up when I'm depressed Calm me down when I'm upset And I wanna make her mine On my mind I think about her all the time I think about her almond eyes I think about her smile She got me speechless, gaga I drop my jaw I'm impressed, Father I guess I better Confess, Lord what she's doing to me I wanna make her mine We could be more than before, babe we could make a good team If you'd be my life And we could live long, love strong, babe we could make a new dream If you'd be my wife Cause you're the right one Shining out like a bright sun Flying high as a kite and I I wanna make you mine
3.
Jonathan he he left with his coat on he left Made a break for the bank just to check on his debt Jonathan got caught up in a storm and got sick Made a break for a house he saw in the distance do do do do do do do do Jonathan walked right in heard a click and was shocked Now I'm stuck in a rut i feel mocked doors are locked Frankenstein is inclined to malign your spirit Plasma guns are no fun magic wands are more fit do do do do do do do do Skeletons are not friends raise their arms and they're lit In the dark lights are out find the fuse box fix it Chandeliers shed no tears when the blue witch appears Crystal balls can see all of the paths that are near
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Bag Of Love 04:35
Lyrics: Curt Tuckfield Sunday morn Knock at the door Turn the knob Then i found a blob it was a Bag of love Sunday night City lights By the morning sun Everyone will get a Bag of love Never thought id see it yeah Open up and breathe it in yeah Friendly neighbor you don't know Gave a bag with a fuzzy glow oh it was a Bag of love
6.
Red and Gold 04:25
Lyrics: Shane Hunt and Curt Tuckfield Platypus explains Your mammalian brains Pattern your life after your wife Pabst Blue Ribbon beer Dissipates his fear Pattern your life after your wife Red and Gold It is getting old Honey bees Honey please Just got out of jail The check is in the mail Pattern your life after your wife Locked inside a house It belongs to Mr. Stauf Pattern your life after your wife Red and Gold It is getting old Honey bees Honey please I’ve never been to hell And yet I know it well Pattern your life after your wife Everything you need Is at the bottom of Lake Mead Pattern your life after your wife Red and Gold It is getting old Honey bees Honey please
7.
Salt Showers 00:49
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Next To You 04:12
Lyrics: Curt Tuckfield and Scott Tuckfield Can I catch you? Will you catch me? I’ve been gone so long I’ve been gone so long Will you catch me? Next to you A subterranean sound (If you swallow) I put my ear to the ground (I will feed you) I feel the pulse of the earth (I’ve been gone so long) I know that I’m not the first (Our bond has grown so strong) Out of the darkness rebirth Wanting to be Next to you
9.
Torn 07:48
Lyrics by Scott Tuckfield and Curt Tuckfield If you find a 5 by 9 photograph, call me fast It was all that I owned And so my life is a kite Untethered, unfettered, and blown Through the sky, through the night Through the roar of the thunder A ball of lightning Is very frightening It glows and grows and it flows through you The stormy weather Exploding feathers The swirling smokestack, black as a top hat Cloud overhead The silo and shed Dust in my eyes from the gusts in the skies Elephant snout Snarl and shout Twist like a drill as it feasts on the field I lock the door, close the windows I hit the floor, howling wind blows I see a flash, blinding white light Thunderous freight train breaks the skylight The shattered glass, shaken snow globe Goes flying past, cuts my earlobe Down the stairs, lock the cellar Thousand things I want to tell her Her photograph, smiling sweetly She used to laugh, used to need me A printed scene, soft and lovely But the wind it blew and took you from me It took the walls, took the ceiling It left me broken, bent, and reeling I’m all alone in a shattered city But I’ll find your picture if it kills me A ball of lightning Is very frightening It glows and grows and it flows through you The stormy weather Exploding feathers The swirling smokestack, black as a top hat Cloud overhead The silo and shed Dust in my eyes from the gusts in the skies Elephant snout Snarl and shout Twist like a drill as it feasts on the field

credits

released July 4, 2016

Curt Tuckfield: Keyboards, vocals, programming
Scott Tuckfield: Keyboards, vocals guitar on Jet Set, programming
Rob Mosher: Guitar/synth guitar, engineering

Tracks 1 & 3 by Schultz, C. Tuckfield
Track 2 by S. Tuckfield
Tracks 4 & 5 by C. Tuckfield
Track 6 by S. Hunt, C. Tuckfield
Track 7 by Manfredini, C. Tuckfield
Track 8 by C. Tuckfield, S. Tuckfield
Track 9 by C. Tuckfield, S. Tuckfield, R. Mosher

Cover concept and backstory by Curt Tuckfield.
All illustrations by Scott Tuckfield.

Backing vocals on "Red and Gold" by Shane Hunt.

Recorded by Tonda Gossa at TG Studios.
Mixed and mastered by Michael Sasich at Man Vs Music.

Special thanks to Nitemare 3D creator David P. Gray and composer David B. Schultz, Melissa Keegan, Michael Sasich and Shane Hunt.

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