Heading into the storm
Eyes wide open
Into this world we’re born
Clean and unbroken

Stumbling around in the harsh bright light
Magic in the wind
Tears in the laughter
Miracles and sin

Slogans and wishful thinking
Dust and rubble and smoke
What the hell were you drinking?
Was it all a sick joke?
Was it all a sick joke?

You’ve seen Heaven
And you’ve seen Hell
You came back
With a story to tell
It’s been a long dark night of the soul
One bad swerve and you’re back in this hole

We drop the ball
Make bad calls
We live together or perish alone
And on down the road
We stand in our own way

Humbled by the bright white light
Winter in the wind
You crash and then you take flight
Miracles and sin

Slogans and wishful thinking
Dust and rubble and smoke
What the hell were you drinking?
Was it all a sick joke?
Was it all a sick joke?

Don’t let the scars burn you in your dreams at night
Don’t let them drown your soul
Don’t let it kill the light….
Don’t let them drown your soul
Don’t let it kill the light….
Na nanana…. Na nananana

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©SAC ® SOCAN 2021

Full steam ahead
Straight into the steel wall
We’re now stuck on a runaway train
Speed of light from the first crawl
I wait for you in the midnight rain

The tallest tower
In the square
Take the back streets
Meet me there
We will put this thing to rest
And all this will be gone

All these things
You deem your rights
Will now vanish
In thin air

Ours is a dark road
Avoid the light
It should be done
Just before dawn
Looking back
So many years
It was a promise
We could never keep
On the run
We are victims of ourselves

The tallest tower
In the square
Take the back streets
Meet me there
We will put this thing to rest
And all this will be gone

All these things
You deem your rights
Will now vanish
In thin air

Whatever dreams you had
Those fairy tales
Your Super Heroes
Took the red eye home
To no one
Nowhere

The tallest tower
In the square
Take the back streets
Meet me there
We will put this thing to rest
And all this will be gone

All these things
You deem your rights
Will now vanish
In thin air

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© SAC ® SOCAN 2022

St Anthony is missing
They’re searching nationwide
Through the underground and back channels
Where mercy maybe hides
Didn’t leave a paper trail
No blood, no DNA
No message to the faithful
They’re thinking foul play

Staring up at the empty sky
The Heavens seem to fade
We’re all alone in this silence
Where the children used to play 

Now we’re calling out to you
Patron Saint of The Lost
And the rent is long past due
Patron Saint of The Lost

I’m putting out a signal
Up and down the dial
They’re jamming all the frequencies
For a couple hundred miles
I’ve been listening for your voice again
Ever since they shut you down
That day the darkness came along
And crushed our little town 

Staring up at the empty sky
The Heavens seem to fade
We’re all alone in this silence
Where the children used to play

Now we’re calling out to you
Patron Saint of The Lost
And the rent is long past due
Patron Saint of The Lost 

The dark angel
Has run us into the rocks
He hides in plain sight
Through the day
At night he comes out
And lurks around in the shadows
Now we can’t find our way 

Now we’re calling out to you
Patron Saint of The Lost
And the rent is long past due
Patron Saint of The Lost
Now we’re calling out to you
Patron Saint of The Lost
And the rent is long past due
Patron Saint of The Lost
We’re calling out to you… 

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© SAC ® SOCAN 2021

While we were sleeping
They cut off the air
The reapers came reaping
And tore down the fair
While we were sleeping
The channel got switched
The Lord is done keeping
Ain’t karma a bitch?

Wake up
To a set of new conditions
Are we gonna find a way back home?
(WAKE UP)
Is this a dream?
Is this a lie?
(WAKE UP)
A single bullet theory
Or a lullaby

While we were sleeping
They went and crashed the car
The creeps came creeping
And drained the bar
While we were sleeping
The river ran dry
Those in the shadows
Set fire to the sky

Wake up
And it feels like perdition
Are we gonna find a way back home?
(WAKE UP)
Is this a dream?
Is this a lie?
(WAKE UP)
A single bullet theory
Or a lullaby

While we were sleeping
The Guard surrendered
Handed their arms
To The Great Pretender
Hyenas and jackals
Lined up and down the streets
While we were sleeping
We conceded defeat

Wake up
We’re on a brand new mission
Are we gonna find our way back home?
Is this a dream?
Is this a lie?
(WAKE UP)
A single bullet theory
Or a lullaby
(WAKE UP)
Was it a scream?
Or an infant’s cry
(WAKE UP)
That triggered a hurricane
(WAKE UP)
The wings of a butterfly
Is this a dream?
Is this a dream?
Is this a dream?
I this is a dream?
Is this a dream
Is this a lie?
Is this a dream
Is this a lie?

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© SAC ® SOCAN

She fell hard
She fell fast

When the heavy rain surrounded us
And a bitter wind came knocking
She couldn’t stand the cold

She was taken in her sleep
We just couldn’t get our arms around her

On the streets of Manhattan
To the hills of BeinnEighe

It’ll haunt you through the night time
It’ll follow you by day

It’s been a long dark winter
There was nothing we could do

A long dark winter
Now I’m reaching out to you

It’s been a long dark winter

Walk with me now my love
To where the missing pieces lay
To the place where we let her rest
On that gentle summer day
Even when the crowd is loud
Or the room is warm and full
I still hear her voice in my head
As she’s heading out to play

From the ruins of ancient Babylon
In every village square
It’ll hunt you down and find you
As it travels through the air

It’s been a long dark Winter
There was nothing we could do
A long dark Winter
I’m and I’m reaching out to you
It’s been a long dark winter

It’ll kick you when you’re weak
Trick you if you’re strong
Leave you frail and breathless
It will steal the Robin’s song
It will creep up through the floorboards
Seep in late at night
Punch you in the light of day
It knows no wrong or right

It’s been a long dark winter
There was nothing we could do

A long dark winter
Now I’m reaching out to you

It’s been a long dark winter

It’s been a long dark winter

It’s been a long dark winter

 

Derek Christie  111420

© SAC ® SOCAN

The city glows like a distant fire
A far off drum
A lonesome train
The street light shines on an empty corner
The sweet caress of an August rain

We are dark and light
So I’m told
Day and night
Young and old
We turn left
Then we turn right
Rust and gold
Strange contradiction in my soul
In my soul

I am far away from my home
I walk lost down this quiet lane
I left my world for a golden dream
Milk and honey
And the price of pain

We are dark and light
So I’m told
East and West
Rock ‘n roll
At our worst and at our best
You can’t break the mold
Strange contradiction in my soul
In my soul

We are dark and light
So I’m told
Day and night
Young and old
We turn left
Then we turn right
Rust and gold
Strange contradiction in my soul
In my soul

We are dark and light
So I’m told
East and West
Rock ‘n roll
At our worst and at our best
You can’t break the mold
Strange contradiction in my soul
In my soul
In my soul

Derek Christie  092020

© SAC ® SOAN

We’re waking up
On the wrong side
At the edge of town
Where the sky went black
We’re waking up
On the wrong side
Don’t look down
Don’t look back

We’re waking up
On the wrong side of history
We’re waking up
On the wrong side

It’s been a long ride
Down this broken path
Burning in the sun (Nowhere to run)
We’re on the wrong side 

As you open your eyes
From this Winter slumber
A deep long sigh
Something’s not quite right
Many months of grey
Have gone and done a number
We’re on the other side
Of an endless night

It’s the end of the ride
We are reborn humbled
Long dark shadows
Have faded into light
Will we run free…
Living unencumbered?
There’s a bold new lie
And you’ll feel its bite

We’re waking up
On the wrong side of history
We’re waking up
On the wrong side

It’s been a long ride
Down this broken path
Burning in the sun
We’re on the wrong side 

It’s been a long ride
Down this broken path
Nowhere to run
We’re on the wrong side 

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© SAC ® SOCAN 2022

Sharp sun
White sky
Burning bright
In your eyes
Broken road
Missed the stairs
Hear the water
As it starts to rise

Houses on fire
Death in the air
You’re all alone on this ride
Screaming tires
Millennial stare
Dueling drive by suicide

Can’t find your way

Don’t remember your name

You forgot your safe word

Road rash
VIP Pass

Rug burns
Broken glass
No smile
For the mug shot file
You forgot your safe word

Been bruised
And beat up bad
Crashed the party
Missed the landing pad
Face first
Into the ground
Guess you never learned

From things gone mad

Crawling home again
No light to guide you
Well on your way down the hole
Stumbling ‘round

On the jagged rocks
As the waves come crashing
Can’t find your way

Don’t remember your name

You forgot your safe word

Road rash
VIP Pass

Rug burns
Broken glass
No smile
For the mug shot file
You forgot your safe word

Every last cent
Was spent

On your descent
No idea at all

Where all the money went
Every last cent
Was spent

On your descent
No idea at all

Where all the money went

No smile
For the mug shot file
You forgot your safe word

Road rash
VIP Pass

Rug burns
Broken glass

No smile
For the mug shot file
You forgot your safe word

Road rash
Fist up the ass

Rug burns
Broken glass

No smile
For the mug shot file
You forgot your safe word

Derek Christie  111920

© SAC ® SOCAN

She’s a beautiful disaster
Laying wreckage in her wake
Disorder on arrival
The Queen of Disarray
A clear and present danger
A storm inside a storm
Rage on the horizon
Chaos taking form
Static on your radio
You see and hear the signs
As you feel her getting closer
A chill runs up your spine 

And after the flood
You’re all on your own
Like all the other fools 

She’s a beautiful disaster
You thought you liked it rough
A beautiful disaster
But you can’t get enough
You just can’t get enough 

She’s a beautiful disaster
Darkening the sky
Burning through your village
Taking out your pride
She’ll leave you no protection 
Renege on every deal
An exit wound on entry
A scar that never heals
A beautiful disaster
She’ll fill you with regret
You’ll be waking up tomorrow
And wish you’d never met

And after the flood
You’re all on your own
Like all the other fools 

She’s a beautiful disaster
You thought you liked it rough
A beautiful disaster
But you can’t get enough
You just can’t get enough 

When all your plans have been swept away
It’s only then you’d realize she was never going to stay 

And after the flood
You’re all on your own
Like all the other fools 

She’s a beautiful disaster
You thought you liked it rough
A beautiful disaster
But you can’t get enough
You just can’t get enough
She’s a beautiful disaster
You thought you liked it rough
A beautiful disaster
But you can’t get enough
You just can’t get enough
She’s a beautiful disaster
A beautiful disaster 

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© SAC ® SOCAN 2022

Something at the end of our street
Something trying to pierce the fog
Shadows dancing on the concrete
Stirring up the cats and dogs
People running down the stairs
Blinded by the flashing lights
Smoke ploughs through the pre-dawn air
This anger has an appetite

The storm has come
Now blood will run
There’s a deep chill in the air 

We already passed the crossroads
Long before the break of dawn
Don’t know where we’re going
…all I know

Is we’re far beyond The Rubicon

We know how we got here
We know who stoked the fire
Runaway train with a payload of pain
Fueled by fear and lies
It was easy to divide and conquer
Demonize ‘the other’ … make them sin
Now we’re turning on each other
Sister and brother
‘Us and them’… is the enemy within 

The storm has come
Now blood will run
There’s a deep chill in the air 

We already passed the crossroads
Long before the break of dawn
Don’t know where we’re going
…all I know
Is we’re far beyond The Rubicon

We already passed the crossroads
Long before the break of dawn
Don’t know where we’re going
…all I know
Is we’re far beyond The Rubicon

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© SAC ® SOCAN 2022

We have walked
Under skies of fire
Through the dark of night
To where the river died
There’s a light on the horizon
As the ice begins to crack
There’s a small town
Where you once lived
Down along the track

We’ll get through this weather
If we do it together

Walk with me
Now take my hand
By your side I’ll stay
A million miles from troubled times
We will find our way

This open road
It calls your name
As a new November snow starts falling
When this endless highway
Takes a turn
Curves around
And brings you back
To the place where you once lived
Before the sky went black

We’ll get through this weather
If we do it together

Walk with me
Now take my hand
By your side I’ll stay
A million miles from troubled times
We will find our way

And those we’ve lost along the way
Will still be with us
At the table
In our hearts…
In every dream

We’ll get through this weather
If we do it together

Walk with me
Now take my hand
By your side I’ll stay
A million miles from troubled times
We will find our way

We’ll get through this weather
If we do it together

Walk with me
Now take my hand
By your side I’ll stay
We will find a safe place to land
We will find our way
We will find our way
We will find our way
We’ll get through this weather
If we do it together
We will find our way

Derek Christie  020921

© SAC ® SOCAN 2022

Mayday Music

Mayday Music is: Derek Christie/Jon James

Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Jon James

@Coach House and Big Tent 2020 – 22

Artwork and Design by: Jon James

Mastered By: Joao Carvalho Mastering

Website: Lianna Boncore, Ryan Cowan

Additional Vocals @ NoiseCave and Kieran’s Place

Additional Drums recorded by brilliantfish

Jon James: guitars (electric/acoustic), bass, drums, piano, synthesizers,

percussion, samples and loops, programming and sequencing, backing vocals

Derek Christie: vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar (’Crawl’)

Laurelle Augustyn: backing vocals

Kieran Christie: backing vocals (’Patron Saint of the Lost’)

brilliantfish: additional drums (’While We Were Sleeping’)

Coyote Pack of the Baif Lands: group yip howling (’While We Were Sleeping’)

Winston: speechification (’While We Were Sleeping’)

Mayday Music would like to Thank:

Laurelle Augustyn, brilliantfish, Rein Vares, Kieran Christie, Deb Bomback,

Special Thanks To: Joao, Bryan and Chris @ Joao Carvalho Mastering

Additionally, Jon would like to thank his family: Dawn, Jamie, Zoe, Mom and Dad and Friends:

Stephen Snitman, Raynor Burke (For Always being There), Ari Lehavi (for the Inspiration and

the late nights in Toronto, Budapest, Athens and Barcelona)

Additionally, Derek would like to thank: Family and friends, Karen Shapiro Cilevitz,

George Guerra

Miracles & Sin

Birthed during the pandemic lockdown of 2020 – 21, the songs of Mayday Music

spring from a musical cauldron comprised of decades of shared experience,

influence and sensibility. This first chapter is a collection of observations

and stories from the frontlines of human experience, with all its tragedy

and joy, dark and light, and miracles and sin.

Miracles & Sin

Thin Air

Patron Saint of The Lost

While We Were Sleeping

Long Dark Winter

Strange Contradiction

The Wrong Side

Crawl

Safe Word

Beautiful Disaster

Beyond The Rubicon

We Will Find Our Way

All Songs Written by: Derek Christie/Jon James

Published by Mayday Music

© SAC, ® SOCAN 2022

C  +  P    2022 Big Tent Productions

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