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Vol. I: Fairbairn Meadows

by Plaid On Flannel

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1.
Drunk 03:26
Words and music by Nolan Randall Nothin’ to lose, you got somethin’ to choose I got a playlist goin’ with a bottle of booze All the boys will be there And the girls will be scared We’ve got enough of everything For everybody’s share Feelin’ so good Got a night that I want to remember Make it the real thing Don’t want to be a pretender I don’t wanna fight, the beer you drink is light Go off and do your dirty deeds into the night Stay away from the white, I think I lost my sight Mama, can you tell me when it’s gonna end? I’ve got too many allies and not enough friends Too much of anything won’t help me get through I’ve learned a thing or two And I hope you have too Forget about your life and focus on the night Whatever’s gone wrong will soon turn out right Don’t have to lend a hand or travel to a land The D.J. has been replaced by a band 40 of whiskey and a 26er of Jager Feelin’ so drunk My walk, it’s turning into a stagger I don’t wanna fight, the beer you drink is light Go off and do your dirty deeds into the night Stay away from the white, I think I lost my sight Mama, can you tell me when it’s gonna end? I’ve got too many allies and not enough friends Too much of anything won’t help me get through I’ve learned a thing or two And i hope you have too Mama, can you tell me when it’s gonna end? I’ve got too many allies and not enough friends Too much of anything won’t help me get through I’ve learned a thing or two And I hope you have too
2.
Potential 03:26
Words and music by Nolan Randall She’s so fine, she knows everybody around It’s a sign, they follow her like a blood hound No escaping your feelings You’ve got to make her aware Complicating your actions Tell her she’s got to beware You don’t even realize your potential People start to criticize why you’re mental On your mind, you know she wants to ignore you So unkind, she treats you just like the guy before you Never a day where she wants you to call all the shots Maybe if she can’t get you It might change her thoughts You don’t even realize your potential People start to criticize why you’re mental Then she starts to penalize your credentials You don’t even realize your potential Your potential is an honest truth That’s never gonna change People are just animals That’s why they act like you’re strange No way out, you’ve got to play the man’s game Walk about as if everybody’s the same You’ve tried every angle You’ve even changed your appearance Finding a way to capture without interference You don’t even realize your potential People start to criticize why you’re mental Then she starts to penalize your credentials You don’t even realize your potential
3.
Words and music by Nolan Randall They don't know where I belong They don't know a thing They don't know how I get strong It keeps them wondering To be a young man is not as pleasant as it seems Never trusting no one, no one can be trusted They're plotting all their schemes Take a look in my eyes And you'll see there's no disguise within I got a job baggin' groceries at the food-way But it don't pay Associated with a psychopath and a killer Or some might say Where do you stand as you stand in front of me? Sometimes what's standing in front of you is the hardest thing to see Take a look at my share And you'll see there's no despair within Keep it alive, it's a half past five And I don't know where I'm going I'll go to the lengths to enlighten my strengths And to keep this life I've chosen Keep it alive, it's a half past five And I don't know where I'm going I'll go to the lengths to enlighten my strengths And to keep this life I've chosen One of these days I'm gonna get a gun And kill all those things that I shun Maybe that will get the job done As long as I don't do it in front of my son Keep it alive, it's a half past five And I don't know where I'm going I'll go to the lengths to enlighten my strengths And to keep this life I've chosen Keep it alive, it's a half past five And I don't know where I'm going I'll go to the lengths to enlighten my strengths And to keep this life I've chosen
4.
Words and music by Nolan Randall Take a look at what’s goin’ on And tell me where’s it going? Take a look at what’s going wrong Without you even knowing Yes we’ve heard it all before And grow tired of it’s meaning All we ever need is more It’s travesties we’re fiending Put the lover aside and take a ride inside the truth What’s at stake will make or break your mood It’s a matter of letting go And stay true to what’s right If you tell a blind man “no” it won’t bring back his sight Thought you’d score some women for this fabulous occasion Standing in a room alone in desperate desperation Put the lover aside and take a ride inside the truth What’s at stake will make or break your mood And it’s a fact that you’re not going anywhere Still got the music left to share Get with the times and comb your hair ‘Cause we’re not going anywhere The next chapter’s a definite one But you may not survive It might not be your method of fun But it will help you revive Thought you’d score some women for this fabulous occasion Standing in a room alone in desperate desperation Put the lover aside and take a ride inside the truth What’s at stake will make or break your mood And it’s a fact that you’re not going anywhere Still got the music left to share Get with the times and cut your hair ‘Cause we’re not going anywhere You’re not going anywhere Still got the music left to share Get with the times and lose your hair ‘Cause we’re not going anywhere
5.
Move Around 04:01
Words and music by Nolan Randall Thought I'd go to another city To play a role in distraction Five years old now and then I'm fifty To keep my soul from reaction Physically ill now and mentally stable Let's talk a bit about passion Let's see what this life will bring to the table Let's multiply the fractions You move around and then you, you settle down Then you get so bored You want another chance to go ahead and move around You move around and then you, you settle down Then you get so bored You want another chance to go ahead and move around You move around, you move around, you move around Not enough time for me to rotate So many things to attend to Wish I never had to obligate I have no time to commend you Horrible pleasure and terrible good luck No way I'm gonna pretend to Make a dollar and take a big buck We'll see how much they will send you You move around and then you, you settle down Then you get so bored You want another chance To go ahead and move around You move around and then you, you settle down Then you get so bored You want another chance To go ahead and move around You move around, you move around, you move around Splitting hairs while I tell my story With so much to worry about Feel the shame, but I feel the glory There's lots for me to figure out Cynically hoping, confidently doubting It gives me nothing but a drought What I've learned now from every outing Is that I never had a doubt You move around and then you, you settle down Then you get so bored You want another chance to go ahead and move around You move around and then you, you settle down Then you get so bored You want another chance to go ahead and move around You move around and then you, you settle down Then you get so bored You want another chance to go ahead and move around You move around and then you, you settle down Then you get so bored You want another chance to go ahead and move around You move around, you move around, you move around
6.
Words and music by Nolan Randall Going through the motion, won't you take me there Gonna make it if you're gonna take me anywhere Questioning my morals, with my mortality Nothin's goin' right but nothin's gonna rattle me Feeling's lost when you're goin' through the dark ages Such a cost when you're flashing through the middle pages Learning ways of evil without trying it Everybody sees, but no one's really buying it Fire rising higher, examining my fate Things that happen are not what we all anticipate Take a ride down satan's highway He'll show you one thing or another, yeah Get along with him, but not in a shy way He wants you to become a blood brother, yeah Nature as a demon, never bothered me Living life as a supernatural entity The name is Lucifer, the job is telling you What they bought, it may not be what they are selling you Effective opposite of everything that's been created Protective opposites will tell you that it's overrated Never going further than you did before Seems so pointless if you're always gonna want some more Take a ride down satan's highway Your chariot is ready to leave, yeah Even if you have to go down the byway The point is not to ever believe, yeah Take a ride down satan's highway He'll show you one thing or another, yeah Get along with him, but not in a shy way He wants you to become a blood brother, yeah Take a ride down satan's highway Your chariot is ready to leave, yeah Even if you have to go down the byway The point is not to ever believe, yeah
7.
Words and music by Nolan Randall Now, there’s something I need to release And get off my chest All the hype and people buying in I’m not that impressed There’s gotta be a reason why they’re placed above the rest Just because they’re popular does not make them the best Sure they’ve paid some dues and worked so hard How else would they get there? whoa-oh-oh-oh When it comes to skill and filling bars There’s more to compare Born into a world they have Taken for granted, uh-huh Mom has got no records And dad, he can’t stand it, uh-huh Full moon light, you never get lost at night Full moon light, shows it’s alright Getting used to a bush league kind of life That’s what we have here Everybody’s gone their separate ways So few that are near Is there anything out there that will make my destiny clear? Walk into a room so unafraid My biggest fear Is there any difference between them and I? I think there might be, whoa, oh-oh-oh Closing the curtain on these guys Now that I’m aware Born into a world they have taken for granted, uh-huh Mom has got no records And dad, he can’t stand it, uh-huh Full moon light, you never get lost at night Full moon light, shows it’s alright Born into a world they have taken for granted, uh-huh Mom has got no records And dad, he can’t stand it, uh-huh Na na na, you never get lost at night Na na na, shows it’s alright
8.
Words and music by Nolan Randall We've got another friend of ours who won't even go We've got another friend with cars Who thinks that he knows I sit and wonder why sometimes, life it moves so slow I used to think my future was easy, now I'm not sure With little pleasure, it would just tease me I feel premature The life that I live is so different than the one I prefer Working so hard, can't even stand it Life is not what you're gonna plan it The guy who won't go, he still can manage It's time to get up and leave and go to another planet I'm steady rolling this time here, far from the begin My occupation is sincere, at least I give in If you're leaving for somewhere Don't worry where you've been You've got another plane to catch, a plain ambition You've got another brain to scratch, a failed audition We can't be falling apart, 'cause we are on a mission Working so hard, can't even stand it Life is not what you're gonna plan it The guy who won't go, he still can manage It's time to get up and leave and go to Finishing right where we began it Seedier than a pomegranate Did less than what a family man did It's time to get up and leave Another planet's cold with no oxygen There's no way you could even understand it And then the time goes by right before your eyes And then you die Working so hard, can't even stand it Life is not what you're gonna plan it The guy who won't go, he still can manage It's time to get up and leave and go to Finishing right where we began it Seedier than a pomegranate Did less than what a family man did It's time to get up and leave and go to another planet
9.
In The Rain 04:33
Words and music by Nolan Randall It appears as if we’ve had our fun When all is said and done, said and done If we count up all of what we’ve won Then it would weigh a ton, weigh a ton It’s just the memories lying there Proof that we make a decent pair Don’t know where I come from But I sure do know where I belong Don’t know if I’ll get some Making sure I stay out of the wrong It’s up to you now It’s what we choose if we’re the same You saw me dying You saw me crying in the rain Keep my life on track While looking for a way to travel back, travel back Got my bags all packed Don’t care if we live in a shotgun shack Shotgun shack It’s just the future up the stairs Let go of all your little cares Don’t know where I come from But I sure do know where I belong Don’t know if I’ll get some Making sure I stay out of the wrong It’s up to you now It’s what we choose if we’re the same You saw me dying You saw me crying in the rain It’s up to you now It’s what we choose if we’re the same You saw me dying You saw me crying in the rain
10.
Words and music by Nolan Randall Stepped into town about yesterday Ran outta decent songs to play Found my way back on the freeway Told my friend Jack on a weekday This ain't a decent place to play Never thought it would be so tough So many at bats for Aubrey Huff People are strange on the weekends Trying to change all my weak friends I wouldn't live without my stuff I got a strange feeling that won't ever go away As far as I go, it seems that it is here to say Writing a sentence without the right words to say It's not okay It's time to break free from the walls that keep us in I'm getting rusty from my heart that's made of tin Lost in the cold, and I found my buddy Does what he's told, and his feet are muddy When will everything begin? Got a new car, it's breaking down Stuck inside this limited town It takes too long if I only Write a new song for the lonely Maybe I'll find another sound I got a strange feeling that won't ever go away As far as I go, it seems that it is here to say Writing a sentence without the right words to say It's not okay It's time to break free from the walls that keep us in I'm getting rusty from my heart that's made of tin Lost in the cold, and I found my buddy Does what he's told, and his feet are muddy When will everything begin?
11.
All Time Low 03:57
Words and music by Nolan Randall Keeping up with the world they made for us What’s it all about? It seems that they betrayed our trust They think they’re smart but they do not know a thing What can you do when you live in a world where only crap is king? If we only knew where this would Take us down the road Sorry, I forgot to tell the story in stupid mode Talking to the people who still care and you’re still Walking with your feet up in the air when I start Rocking in this never ending chair I’m sure you know this all time low is everywhere Graceless things like this make me wonder why Mindless exhibitionism is why you’re with that guy Obnoxious self-indulgence is a sign That many people are aware that true style is in decline People get notoriety for reasons all unknown Trying to blame the world But it’s nobody’s fault but our own Talking to the people who still care and you’re still Walking with your feet up in the air when I start Rocking in this never ending chair I’m sure you know this all time low is everywhere You do it to feel good about yourself Every time you’re in a jam you have to ask for help The world is yours, you have to make a choice It’s not just you this happens to all the girls and boys Talking to the people who still care and you’re still Walking with your feet up in the air when I start Rocking in this never ending chair I’m sure you know this all time low is everywhere
12.
Major Minor 06:05
Words and music by Nolan Randall They say it’s not his fault Has no more wounds to salt They told him not to worry And everything will run it’s course None of the games he’s won Broke-down bastard, he left his son And swears he will return From all the battles and wars He started walking slow Because he doesn’t even know how to run It’s all for fun or so the little story goes He never knows such episodes Getting adjusted to all the codes His mind is set on what to do He’ll find a way to find another reason too He can’t escape the lies and fears of keeping up If it’s a dream you know it can’t be a nightmare You know Mr. Mayfair just someday might care They wonder why they ever even wish him luck He’ll make his call against the wall He’ll start to crawl, and then he’ll fall Above it all, it’s not his fault Working his life away with all the bills to pay His mother told him that he never should complain Hot, then he’s cold as ice Livin’ everyday as he rolls the dice He’s cool one minute then the next he goes insane Some people are concerned And some don’t even care if he is alive The car’s in drive, but no one is behind the wheel The truth is real, he can’t conceal All the temptations that he’ll feel His mind is set on what to do He’ll find a way to find another reason too He can’t escape the lies and fears of keeping up If it’s a dream, you know it can’t be a nightmare You know Mr. Mayfair just someday might care They wonder why they ever even wish him luck He’ll make his call against the wall He’ll start to crawl, and then he’ll fall Above it all, it’s not his fault (Working his life away with all the bills to pay his mother told him that he never should complain) His mind is set on what to do He’ll find a way to find another reason too He can’t escape the lies and fears of keeping up (Hot then he’s cold as ice Livin’ everyday as he rolls the dice He’s cool one minute then the next he goes insane) If it’s a dream you know it can’t be a nightmare You know Mr. Mayfair just someday might care They wonder why they ever even wish him luck (They say it’s not his fault Has no more wounds to salt They told him not to worry and everything will run it’s course) His mind is set on what to do He’ll find a way to find another reason too He can’t escape the lies and fears of keeping up (None of the games he’s won Broke-down bastard, he left his son And swears he will return from all the battles and wars) He’ll make his call against the wall He’ll start to crawl, and then he’ll fall Above it all, it’s not his fault

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This debut album from Plaid On Flannel was released on June 29, 2012. It features 12 songs, and has an eclectic range of sounds and colours within the record. There's an acoustic presence throughout the album with songs about loss, hope, and overcoming obstacles. While the album has pure electric rock songs like "Potential", "Move Around", and "Drunk", it also explores a variety of styles on a majority of the tracks. Such as the psychedelia of "Not Going Anywhere", the folk of "Full Moon Light", and the flamenco of "Another Planet". Go on an exploration of early Plaid On Flannel with this album which is available digitally!

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released June 29, 2012

All songs written, performed, & produced by Nolan Randall

Mixed and mastered by Hector Viola

www.plaidonflannel.com

© Copyright 2012 Plaid On Flannel

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Plaid On Flannel is an alternative indie blues rock act from Toronto, Canada. With 80+ original songs recorded since 2011, singer-songwriter Nolan Randall has remained the sole constant member of the band. POF's music is known for guitar riffs/solos, memorable hooks, catchy melodies/harmonies, evocative lyrics, & superb musicianship. While keeping a focus on originality and songwriting quality. ... more

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