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1.
Tonight 03:59
Hold tight, my heart is beating While we share my bench seat, the night Approaches us so slowly can’t come fast enough Inch uphill it’s slow-going Sun won’t set it’s arc shows tonight We’ll be on top, I bet that we can make the world Forget about the past and all the pain, it starts Tonight It’s just me, you, and I We’re waiting for the moment When the stars come out and shine Nevermind All the things that make you cry We’re waiting for the moment for the moon to rise (Waiting for tonight) So if your heart stops beating Just know that we had fun tonight (Even if you think that things don’t turn out right) Remember life is fleeting Mistakes don’t mean a thing So just trust me and I will show you a way you can Forget about the past and all the pain, it starts Tonight It’s just me, you, and I We’re waiting for the moment When the stars come out and shine Nevermind All the things that make you cry We’re waiting for the moment for the moon to rise Seventeen miles out of town Where you will never be found Digging my way slowly down Several feet underground Softly, slowly, I brought you so far up (But you are so far down) Softly, slowly, I brought you so far up (But you are so far down) Softly, slowly, I brought you so far up (But you are so far down) Softly, slowly, I brought you so far up (But you are so far down)
2.
Bad Taste 03:25
She was only six She was only six She was only sixteen I was in the know Into getting known Getting known is what I mean How come any girl want a boy like that girl How come any girl want a boy like that How come any girl want a boy like that girl How come any girl want a boy like that Red shirt, blue shirt Where'd you get your skirt Smiling faces all around With your talk of preservation And your little smile Did you think you'd wear a frown How come any girl want a boy like that girl How come any girl want a boy like that How come any girl want a boy like that girl How come any girl want a boy like that
3.
The Watcher 03:32
I perched myself upon a hill Where it’s dark and very still I’m alone, she’s far away The Autumn air gives me a chill My lenses clean and dusted My azimuth adjusted I hope she’s in full view tonight My love is shining bright I’ve never felt this way before And I can’t wait for what’s in store So thank you, Kepler, for this gift The heavenly body I adore My lenses clean and dusted My azimuth adjusted I hope she’s in full view tonight My love is shining bright I just can’t believe that this All burned out in the abyss Never could have foreseen How things could go so amiss Spent my life looking at stars And a little time watching Mars Oh, God, it seems this love of mine Has been such a farce
4.
He tried so hard to make it turn out right They weren't going down without a fight So he pressed his pants And he told his sycophants You'll be working late again tonight That's the weight of the world It's only hard to lift it on your own But if you try you'll break your back in time That's the weight of the world Illuminated by the morning light She sips her coffee, pulls her laces tight But she doesn't know He sees her through the window She won't be coming home on time tonight That's the weight of the world It's only hard to lift it on your own But if you try you'll break your back in time That's the weight of the world
5.
Make your way across to me I never wished an enemy It's no big deal just how I feel They want us all to kneel Spin around up front and see I always make some time to flee You want to live, I want to give This world is but a sieve Every Sunday we all pray Coming Tuesday's holiday Take yourself away from me We always need some empathy I wanta show you how to grow It's gonna be so low Run around and let it be I'll always be the enemy We're gonna die, fly to the sky This world just makes me cry Every Sunday we all pray Coming Tuesday's holiday This next Monday we all slave Then on Wednesday dig our graves
6.
I Got A Girl 03:44
I got a girl who likes to twirl To rock n' roll records And drink chocolate swirl She never never asks me where I've been or where I am going Townshend and Moon told me sometime 'round noon I should keep her around and become a cartoon I have never understood exactly why I'm animated I got a bomb to bring you down I got a bomb to turn you 'round I got a bomb to drop on you if you don't come My girlfriend's keen on Frankie and Dean And she swears up and down I'm the hottest cat she's ever seen And if she was blind then maybe I would believe her Ringo and Paul told me we don't fall In love with another, especially their mother I've never understood a reason why I should be knighted I got a bomb to bring you down I got a bomb to turn you 'round I got a bomb to drop on you if you don't come I got a girl who likes to twirl To R & B records and drink strawberry swirl She never asks me where I have been or where I am going Richards and Jagger, with cocksure swagger Say that when you're in love it won't even matter If you're knocked down with your face in the ground I got a bomb to bring you down I got a bomb to turn you 'round I got a bomb to drop on you if you don't come I got a bomb to bring you down I got a bomb to turn you 'round I got a bomb to drop on you if you don't come
7.
I'm sure that there is much to fear From a liberal agenda He with ears let him hear This has to be the end of days I'm sure that's what God is saying In so many ways So if we have to we will fight To keep this country holy Make people do what's right And they would let our elders die And when I think about I get so mad I could cry Now what do we do with all this pain Disinformation makes our mob insane We're frozen in fear of a creeping government For now is the winter of our discontent This is our land So we will never turn and run When our black Muslim leader Tries to take our guns And make the white race disappear As thousands of little brown babies Will anchor millions here Now what do we do with all this rage And searing hate which facts cannot assuage We're slowly going mad with cognitive dissonance And basking in the summer of our ignorance This is our land This is our land
8.
Seems like yesterday Had your love and that love kept fading Never had a lot to say Silent hearts make this life so grating Oh, it's a lot to learn Oh, and you know it's burning Today was dull and grey Little things add up to yearning Regretting keeps us all at bay Had this world, but this world keeps turning Oh, it's a lot to learn Oh, and you know Oh, I don't have to turn Oh, now you know it's burning Don't say it's true Don't say goodbye Don't make me blue Don't make me cry When light is day When dark is dawn We'll see the way Into the sun Don't say it's true Don't say goodbye Don't make me blue Don't make me cry Now that we've gone Into the night Now that we're on This endless flight
9.
Open Book 03:06
He holds his backpack as the red sun goes down Walking north, gotta get out of this town Arm held wide trying to thumb a free ride A car slows down the driver invites him inside There isn’t a conversation Some part of this situation Has happened before At the tracks waving the driver good bye Drawn off some place but he doesn’t know why He finds his way as if by precognition Seemingly not of his own volition Without any hesitation Something in this strange location Has called him tonight A small cross and some dried up flowers Tucked in between broadcast towers Inscribed in his name
10.
He Needs Me 04:21
He needs me and every time he's said I think that you're the one I know that you're the one to wed He needs me, he wants me, tonight Ooh, tonight He wants me to be more than everything Wants me to learn, to grow And he wants me to sing He wants me, he flaunts me tonight Ooh, tonight Every time he walks in a room And every time he smells my perfume It makes me red Every time he smiles, I'm done I want to make myself into a better person He makes me feel special He's so influential And I'm just good enough. He flaunts me to everyone we meet Everywhere we go He wants the world to think the world of me He flaunts me, he makes me, tonight Ooh, tonight Never dreamt I'd be a wife I never thought I'd want to share my life It's such a rush When everything is said and done My cynicism's gone and it makes me blush I make him feel special I'm so influential Thank God he's good enough I vow to be everything I can As long as you promise to hold my hand You say you need me more than you do But I'm gonna live my life to make it true He makes me into everything I am With him in my life I will do everything I can He makes me Make him need me tonight Ooh, tonight
11.
Outerspace 02:42
Fire is what they're calling on me Worthless is what I seem to be So I try and I try and I try and I try I try and I try it again Cause I try and I try and I try and I try I just can't see you again Cause when I seen your face I want to blast you to, smash you through I blast you to outerspace It happened before her little eyes Pressure, it only makes me die So I try and I try and I try and I try I try and I try it again Cause I try and I try and I try and I try I just can't see you again Cause when I seen your face I want to blast you to, smash you through I blast you to outerspace To outerspace Cause when I seen your face I want to blast you through, smash you to I blast you to outerspace Cause I try and I try and I try and I try I try and I try it again Well, I try and I try and I try and I try I just can't see you again Cause when I seen your face I want to blast you through, smash you to I blast you to outerspace To outerspace To outerspace To outer...
12.
Sunrise, how'd you get so true Midnight, how'd you get so blue It's all over now It's all over now It's all over now You were only by yourself Big Eyes, why are you so sad Summer nights make you feel so bad It's all over now It's all over now It's all over now You were only by yourself It's all over now (Now it's all over) It's all over now (Now it's all over) It's all over now (Now it's all over) It's all over now (Now it's all over)
13.
Nocturne 01:53

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Originally expected to be a concept album about a turn-of-the-century love triangle with a murder sub-plot, the Big Friendly Corporation's 3rd album "Nocturne" evolved into a frenzy of musical styles and lyrical subjects. From indie to punk, BFC drift in and out of historical song genres, as well as take chances on different soundscapes. Songs like "Bad Taste" and "Whirling Dervish" see Big Friendly going in a more experimental direction, while "The Watcher" and "I Got A Girl" keep them firmly planted in their roots.

One key difference between "Nocturne" and Big Friendly albums of the past is a Beatles-esque approach to lead singing and song writing. Before, Ryan Marth was the primary lead singer/song writer. With "Nocturne," the duty is shared with everyone equally to delightful avail. In fact, half of the album is written by drummer, Mike McDonald.

Some of the concept album ideas are still present in songs like "Tonight" and "Sunrise (It's All Over Now)." But a larger portion of the album covers different subjects like betrayal ("Outerspace") and astrophilia ("The Watcher").

This is the second album that the band recorded with friend Brian Garth (Black Camaro). And the first to be recorded in Garth's new studio in downtown Las Vegas provocatively called Chrome Werewolf.

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released January 28, 2012

Ryan Marth-guitar
Melissa Marth-keys
Jeff Ford-guitar
Timothy Styles-bass
Mike McDonald-drums

Recorded by Brian Garth
Chrome Werewolf-Las Vegas, NV
Except "He Needs Me"
Recorded by Jeff Ford
BFC Studio B-Las Vegas, NV

Mastered by Michael Lavin

Album art by Jennifer Kleven

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