Get all 8 Rodeo FM releases available on Bandcamp and save 15%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Right Wing Planet, All the things you asked for, the truth, Shame shame shame, Worthless Gain, Upgrade of truth, Tired of taming Horses, and The other side of Summer.
1. |
Worthless Gain
04:38
|
|||
|
save your smiles, for a while
put them in a deepfreeze packet overnight
you will need them so make sure they come out right
cause the crowd is about
to give up the warm confusion of its cloud
stepping out
into the light, what a sight
just a picture of the humble and the shy
it reminds me of the origins of time
so the grain of the pain
will come out to blossom in the acid rain
surfing down the drain
in a slightly odd way they collect the worthless gain
in a slightly odd way tip their hat and walk away
when your bride takes a ride
with the one and only friend that’s on your side
when your enemy gives undisguised advice
when the sound's getting loud
in the barracks on the other side of town
stepping down
when the word is well heard
but the meaning’s lost for all it could be worth
and the money rolls discreet and undisturbed
then the grain of the pain
will step out and down and still remain the same
calling out your name
in a slightly odd way they collect the worthless gain
in a slightly odd way tip their hat and walk away
|
||||
2. |
||||
|
50 years youre walking
through the gate neath the neon light
checkin in each morning
forever doing time
the deal includes the amenities
of 1955
the cars and freeways that go with it
sweet residential life
but all of this is over
a shadow of the past
of bribery and complicity
that was never meant to last
and while you should have been fighting
they cut your unions and your ties
riding on productivity
offering wasted lines
and all the things you asked for
why they're gone
I dont have a clou
guess thats what they do
Carla she once told me
it left me quite intrigued
she said you fix your posture, baby
your attitude will heal
i dont know if she made it
i surely know she tried
some things they just phase out
aint seen her in a while
you dont know why you came down here
to pull that heavy load
til everyone around you
suddenly looks so old
it aint your sign or season
so you ask if you can go
if you dont make that goddamn move
the answer will be no
|
||||
3. |
Shame, shame, shame
03:00
|
|||
|
shame shame shame
you left me
things didnt look so bad
I just shared all my secrets
and the keys to my flat
but the verdict has been spoken
it didnt go too well
you say this bond is broken
I say what the hell
so i find myself on main street
with a beehive in my head
listening to my heartbeat
til the line goes flat
shame who’d think of evil
who’d suspect a plan
but you were running as you were leaving
as fast as you can
so i started sending messages
called up all your friends
i got quite obsessive
til i’d played my hand
then i said lord, please tell me
what do you want from me
me teetering, wilting, crumbling
is what you’ll never see
i never saw a wild thing
sorry for itself
they dont revel in the trauma
cry or moan or else
so i will keep attending
til i know just when
to claim the prize for understanding
instead of starting all over again
|
||||
4. |
Where does it leave us
04:38
|
|||
|
the promise of 77 for my generation
was that we could beat the dark side of the force
then the biggest hero
within this narration
shot himself in the head in 94
where does this leave us
walking the plank
walking the floor
is there a place for us
that hasnt been taken before
where does it leave us
in exile, the calm or the storm
if we’re looking at ourselves
we are busy and bored
and here we are in this the boomer world
a consumer world
the dream of a hippie loon
where the price of the earth
your true lovers worth
are commodities, sold out and used
role modeled by the moral defenders
of the hard won center
and the free and liberal dudes
it’s this thing called war
it sits at your core
will you find out or fade out soon
and now the worlds on fire
and the veil is gone
there’s noise in the bubble
and you cant dream on
theres fascists and liars
and lots of barbed wire
and the damned shit on your lawn
for all you socialist dreamers
have we wasted 40 years
can we make the rebound with heart and soul
and build a world from here
fast forward to 2020
seduction is plenty
and the young choose their personal truth
will you choose your screens
to come out and come clean
or redeem the dead red and hoop the loop
will we be witness
to you taking care of business
or will business take care of you
coz when the old is dead
and the new aint born
there are monsters plotting a coup
theyre out to get you
|
||||
5. |
the truth
04:30
|
|||
|
theres a river flowin
outside your door
all your life its been going
down the hills to a distant shore
you hear the diesel drumming
when the trains pull down the line
but you don’t know where they’re running
you got trouble on your mind
theres a shadow of obscurity
in your yard, under your roof
its the flip side of security
sometimes its called abuse
and you hear the engine humming
when the trains pull down the line
you ever thought of stepping out
and do what feels right
the truth it will guide you
beyond the river bend
the truth it will remind you
what you’re up against
the truth will shine a light
and it might become your friend
and the truth is, the truth is
beginnings need an end
theres a river flowing
it carries all the waste
carries all the souls
of the haunted and disgraced
you hear the diesel drumming
and you watch the trains pull out
the commotion and the running
it leaves you deep in doubt
so you read and discover and you listen and you learn
you could change at the flick of a switch
you could be the subject of history
just a quick leap over the ditch
and you hear the engine humming
when the trains pull down the line
and you find yourself stepping out
and do what feels right
and the truth it will guide you
beyond the river bend
the truth it will remind you
of what you’re up against
the truth will make you wiser
and it might become your friend
and the truth is, the truth is
beginnings need an end
|
||||
Rodeo FM Berlin, Germany
If it sounds country that's what it is. It's a country band. Some even say it's a communist country band and there's some truth in that. Pat Carter's Rodeo FM have been around for a while and played their mix of Gram Parsons, Howe Gelb, Tom Petty, Whiskeytown - style Americana relentlessly on the Berlin scene. ... more
Rodeo FM recommends:
One of the main influences of Rodeo FM's Pat Carter's songwriting. One of those few defining albums. He saw Giant Sand as a kid in 1989 and never looked back.
go to album
The Very Best of Fantastic Cat
by Fantastic Cat
Lush harmonies, vintage sound, cutting edge crossover appeal songwriting. What else cut you ask for.
go to album
Great taste and the skills to translate it into music. Think the Beatles, the Byrds and Neil Young sit in to blast out some songs Flamin Groovies style. Based in Germany, too, can you believe it.
go to albumIf you like Rodeo FM, you may also like:
New on Third Man, “Other Girls” is haunted country music of the highest order, all elements suffused in reverb.
go to album
Weathervanes
by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
The Americana artist returns with songs that cover themes like love, transitions, and the danger of nostalgia.
go to album
Georgia Blue
by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
A charity album that celebrates the music of Georgia sees Jason Isbell collaborate with Julien Baker, Brandi Carlile, and more.
go to album
