I recently posted a number of videos that promote my new album Bittersweet Parade by discussing and explaining the behind the scenes perspective. I’m taking each song, one-by-one and giving it some time in the spotlight. Enjoy the collective media behind Great Man’s Funeral – track #4 off of my new album Bittersweet Parade.

GREAT MAN’S FUNERAL

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LYRICS TO “GREAT MAN’S FUNERAL” by TYLER STENSON

There’s only one thing certain in this life;
If you breathe, one day you will die.
With any luck, they’ll show up in a line
Making sure that your memory is soaked in wine.

It’s a great man’s funeral;
His passing is a bittersweet parade.

I do believe you’re gone before your time
And that my days in your sunshine were kind
And the education gained along the way
Was good as gold and all its accolades.

It’s a great man’s funeral;
His passing is a bittersweet parade.
Somewhere on this great timeline
I’m confident they’ll call this a Golden Day.

I’m a better man for bleeding almost dry-
My bag of bones is a medal of that pride.
I can’t believe we lived to tell how we survived
(Cause it seems to me) we starved 40 days and nights.

It’s a great man’s funeral;
His passing is a bittersweet parade.
Somewhere on this great timeline
I’m confident they’ll call this a Golden Day.

If there was ever one thing certain in this life;
If you breathe, one day you will die.
But look at them all standing in a line
Making sure that your memory is soaked in wine.

It’s a great man’s funeral;
His passing is a bittersweet parade.
Somewhere on this great timeline
I’m confident they’ll call this a Golden Day.

It’s a great man’s funeral;
His passing is a bittersweet parade
And the simple fact I knew him when
Will long and always be my claim to fame.

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I recently posted a number of videos that promote my new album Bittersweet Parade by discussing and explaining the behind the scenes perspective. I’m taking each song, one-by-one and giving it some time in the spotlight. Enjoy the collective media behind I Get No Sleep – track #3 (and my personal favorite) off of my new album Bittersweet Parade.

I GET NO SLEEP

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LYRICS TO “I GET NO SLEEP” by TYLER STENSON

I get no sleep
Try as I might
I don’t see no day
But there’s sure as hell no night.

No, it’s somewhere in between
The Dawn’s haze and dream
And Nothing’s ever seem more real
Than the ceiling that I see.

I get no sleep with these trains in my head.
As far as I can see, I’ve got tracks running down both sides.
What started as a steady hum-
Became a war-time drum
And eventually north and southbound collide.
I get no sleep with these trains in my head.

Then, history repeats
And the city never sleeps
And I can hear those trains
No matter how soft they creep.

Can you hear them world?
The wolves are at my door;
I’ve got nothing to my name
And still they ask for more.

I get no sleep with these trains in my head.
As far as I can see, I’ve got tracks running down both sides.
What started as a steady hum-
Became a war-time drum
And eventually north and southbound collide.
I get no sleep with these trains in my head.

I get no sleep with these trains inside my head.

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I recently posted a number of videos that promote my new album Bittersweet Parade by discussing and explaining the behind the scenes perspective. I’m taking each song, one-by-one and giving it some time in the spotlight. Enjoy the collective media behind The Road – track #2 and the official “single” off of my new album Bittersweet Parade.

PS. If you like this song, please vote for it to be included on the KINK.FM sampler at http://www.kink.fm/pages/130403.php

THE ROAD

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LYRICS TO “THE ROAD” by TYLER STENSON

From where I am, I can see where I need to be;
It’s a long way down and one million miles from me.
Never once did the distance daunt a ramblin’ man
So I’ll lead with my boot heals, followed by an empty hand.

I’m not the kind of guy that believes in fate-
But I’m also not the type to deny how well you’re made.
Since I like the way you move,
I’m prepared to wait until you’re ready to go because
All I’d give, to have your hand on my way down the Road.

Alone I’m fine but with you I’ve got all I need and
You can rest your lovely eyes because you’ve found that in me.
My heart is on my sleeve and penned in that sunset-
I think it looks like you all pretty, pink and violet.

I’m not the kind of guy that believes in fate-
But I’m also not the type to deny how well you’re made.
Since I love the way you move,
I’m prepared to wait until you’re ready to go because
All I’d give, to have your hand on my way down the Road.

From where I am, I can see where I need to be
But it involves one road and I would love to have you walking with me.

I’m not the kind of guy that believes in fate-
But I’m also not the type to deny how well you’re made.
Since I’m wild about the way you move,
I’m prepared to wait until you’re ready to go because
All I’d give, to have your hand on my way down the Road.

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Thank you for taking the time to listen to my song Wyoming. Below you’ll find the song, the lyrics and some other videos illustrating the inspirations. Please give it a listen, turn the volume way up and enjoy it to the fullest. Thank you.

WYOMING

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LYRICS TO “WYOMING” by TYLER STENSON

The world started to run
With the turning of the sun.
Cities rose from towns
And quiet turned to sound.
That place stayed the same;
That’s Wyoming.

So, the legends say
That explorers tried to explain-
But the beauty that they found
Was too much to write down.
So, in fiction,
They believed to be Wyoming.

Where the clearest sunny days
Quickly turn to rain
But we don’t mind,
Because all of the sweetest smells remains.

I know Adam’s never seen such a scene
(In neither Eden or his dream).
Even Eve would stop to stare
At God’s most perfect square.
That’s one thing I believe;
He made Wyoming.

Where the clearest sunny days
Quickly turn to rain
But we don’t mind,
Because all of the sweetest smells remains.

All the years hang on the wind
Above this last good plot of land.
I hear it echo in the trees.
I hear its whisper on my knees.
Even Dust can be a king
In Wyoming.

Yes, even Dust can be a King,
In Wyoming.

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