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Anchors

by The Wonderlife

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1.
The Fog 04:02
Oh, a light A shimmer in the night The savior for a vessel bound to die Cling, to life Before we’re out of time I know we won’t go down without a fight There’s no clarity or company for the lonely ones This heart and soul 50 sailors move as one Wind bites the sails As the world comes undone Dreaming in a scentless haze As the world comes undone Undulate through testing times Uncertain and doubting beliefs of Devotion shared collectively Soon comes the dissipating phase Shining like the sun in all its ways Sail under the sun rays Illuminating future days Absorb and breath in the vapor Drift along in the fog So far into the gray layer So lost in it all An anchor I’ll find Sail toward the light Can you save me from the tides? Oh, a light A shimmer in the night Cast away the anchors and glide Cling to life Before it’s out of sight I’ve found all that I need to stay alive
2.
As We Run 04:15
The pleasure's mine Just tell me, what’s your story? Perhaps a petty fight (is keeping you awake at night) Or skeletons that linger, terrorize For me it’s what I used to know Where doors are closed and now they’re locked tight Run away from this enduring tragedy Girl, take my hand and I will follow A town so bruised and battered, egos shattered Where demons hide in trees that shade the light Run away from this enduring tragedy Girl, take my hand and lead the way We'll chase the morning sun Just tell me what we’re running from And we won’t turn back A tale of irony That only ends in misery Dressed so seductively I couldn’t take my eyes away (I had to stay) The more we run The more we come undone As we run We only come undone This irresponsibility Scripted by our destiny Our hands are bound But only for the night Is this meant to be? The clock says temporarily We flee this scene And circle to the start (We feel it as we run) (Our hearts escape as one)
3.
Why, Oh Why 03:24
You’ve had your look Now baby see for yourself It would suffice it to say that you’re hooked You don’t need nobody else it looks like I came at just the right time Now I may believe in fate Though it’s taken plenty away Providing me all of the proof By leading me to you Now the sun is shining through Long blades of golden wild grass And all the colors of my heart were scattered across the sky Oh, how colors rework From your painters brush to to my awaiting eye I want you by my side Need you for tonight Baby, why, oh why? I want you by my side Need you for tonight The look that's on your face Makes it worth the wait The only consequence is Tainted innocence
4.
See the moon Vulnerable and in view Eyes so glued, they hardly move The start of something new I’m not saying that I’m caught on the line But I’m not saying that I don’t feel something If you’re still awake at the end of the night That’s your way of saying everything’s alright When these sparks subside Will this fire die? Will our flames be burning steady? Shouted from up high When we realize That we were more than ready All along I had you wrapped between my fingers baby Don’t you know I was kind of overthinking this And we were on the same flight Headed to the west side We were in a maze Avoiding the familiar We were right on time The light that opened my life Mesmerized by a pair of hazel eyes
5.
Let Go 05:33
Two souls illuminate In sheer disinclination Can both reciprocate the light? Still they radiate Inescapably bright Reflecting one another Look in my eyes See fate materialize As chains which left you afraid They wither and decay On the wings of reluctancy We crash and burn Turn hesitation into release And just let go It’s pouring in paradise But the California sun shines through This winter water’s bitter But I’ll bear it for you For tonight, regrets won’t survive One by one, they’re carried away With a dose of reality Will elation survive? An indication of what could be Destroyed in time Place your hands in mine By the oceanside We’ll sway side to side And forget about all that we’ve lost Hold me close We’ll pretend that we’re both not insane I’ll lose myself in another This fear will not remain On the brink of maturity With courage to grow I’ll take this strange new audacity I won’t let go
6.
7.
RX 03:29
Alone at the bar, but there’s room for two Anchored to a memory of the fall of autumn Trust only lies in a glass half empty Fueling the fire, igniting desire Inhale the energy In control, just sit and breathe Until the end of the line I’m getting stronger in time To destroy the boundaries in my mind Moving toward the feeling I’m after And I’m moving faster, faster Fly again, again and again Higher Inhale the energy Control’s a memory At the end of the line Almost out of time Can you help me fuel the fire inside? Red skies bleed into blue You’re hiding from reality And I won’t stop you Come down and coalesce We’ll conquer the demons Inside of my head Torn between an anchor and the shore I’m losing my breath As they pull to the death It’s a war Can you love the broken part of me? Can you find any good inside, in the sin inside of me? Self-fulfilled but hanging on the wall Occupy them all, ready for the fall Can we mobilize ourselves? All these years we’ve been lying to ourselves Conscious of the fact materials extract Leaving poison in our veins
8.
My means have lead my to my end Memorizing what to speak and who to be Your days are spent trying to find life again Now my hope is gone Faith don’t lead me on Stuck with no roads left and no reason to carry on Power is what power holds And I’m grasping for control You smile through deception like no one knows You leave the impression that its a gray world Time will test my stability The sensation that’s killing me Now submission has taken its toll On my body, my spirit, my soul Your blackened heart Met my changing skies The world can see The gray in these eyes I give in I’m powerless
9.
Parallel 04:47
I’m staying up just to hear you call Baby when will your frozen heart thaw? Have I lost her? Will I endure? I’ll dwindle for sure Caught in the sky Our parallel lives at the right time We were brought from the sky Our parallel lives No this won’t be the last time So I’ll take my time Lessening haste And with each embrace I was caught in the sky By parallel lives Brought by the sky We live parallel lives Now I'm caught in the sky Our parallel lives Oh, but why? Why did it die? No time for regret Or to forget When you love something just let it go Now time passes by Our parallel lives We'll beat the time (Yeah there'll come a time) We live parallel lives We'll be caught in the sky Our two parallel lives We will align Parallel lives
10.
This January, without a drop of rain Brings introspection coupled with a dire lack of change In February, the water starts to fall And now the path I walked is washed away Was it ever there at all? Waiting for the light To wash over my head And bring me the rest of my days Waiting for the time When this longing subsides So I can get on with my life Now and then I drive by memories And dream of who I used to be He bleeds A flicker of doubt in a fading flame It sparked who I am, not what I became What was my heart’s delight Has left me stranded outright And now as we fade away I’m getting better in time Broken pieces will align in time I’m only getting better now Gather what was shattered Now I pick up all the pieces
11.
The Constant 04:35
I believe in eternity Not a life lived uncertainly As days go by My heart is heavy An anchor to the ocean ground Around which my soul is wound You won’t see me around Suggesting this confidence found My feet led me astray But my spirit found its way As time accelerates We stand still An anchor to ease the pain To make me strong again To make me a better man As vessels, they sail away I’m anchored to somewhere safe Another, I’ll find When ships drift they collide Can you save me from the tides? I believe in eternity And unwavering melody As the earth unwinds My pulse is steady

credits

released July 7, 2015

The Wonderlife is:

Jay Vertin — Vocals, Guitars
Jacob Lauing — Drums, Bass, Vocals, Piano, Guitars
Peter Verheecke — Guitars, Vocals

Additional musicians:
Julien Renvoisé — Guitars on track 6
Gabe Wolf — Guitars on track 8

All words and music by Jay Vertin and Jacob Lauing*
*Track 8 written by Jay Vertin, Jacob Lauing and Gabe Wolf

Mixed & Mastered by Gabe Wolf at Apartment 20 Studio in Los Angeles
Vocals on tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 AND 11 produced by Julien Renvoisé and Samuel Marfleet in Montreal

Photography by Jacob Lauing
Editing by Jacob Lauing and Joseph Pack
Design and Typography by Jacob Lauing and Kassi Luja

© 2015 The Wonderlife
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Formed more than a decade ago by childhood friends, The Wonderlife wields an emotive, atmospheric brand of indie rock.

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