11. Astray

Featuring Siobahn Magnus.

Like You Really Care  >  Really Wish I Could  >  Who Can Say?  >  My Father's Hat  >  Gordon Matta Clark  >  Mar y Cielo  >  Vibrations  >  This  >  You Know I Know  >  Who Can Blame Me?  >  Astray  >  Dear Mongolia  >  Mar y Cielo (reprise)

Here's the final track :

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I can't tell whether this is the story of two young people who meet for a brief eternity in the middle of some rave, or it's the story of two old flames getting together in their later years. 

Either way, the song only began to become a conversation when Jon suggested having Siobahn Magnus come in to do some background vocals. Since there's no denying her huge voice, we thought it'd be better to put her in the middle of the action. Mind you, super trouper Siobahn showed up to studio with a pretty bad cold...

Here's the awful demo with too many pianos : 

Lyrics

Even though we're both so tired and hazy

Sometimes when we fall together it gets so crazy.

Even though we both know it’s only for a moment

if only for that moment we know exactly what

we want the sunshine. 

here. this is all mine

and all yours

Even though this won’t grow outside this hothouse

we both know this hothouse is bigger than a jungle.

Even though it’s still so late for us both, dear

here is my hand you can lead me astray.

Here is the sunshine. Here. This is all mine

And all yours.

Here is my hand. You can lead me astray...

music and Lyrics by Humberto

Siobahn Magnus : vocals

Humberto : accordion, vocals

Aaron Mayo : guitar

Jon Evans : bass

Andrew Fietek : drums

Recorded, Produced and Transformed by Jon Evans at Brick Hill StudioMastered by Coast in Berkeley, CA

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