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Sad And Beautiful World

by Jesse Malin

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    Disc 1:
    1. Greener Pastures
    2. Before You Go
    3. State of the Art
    4. Lost Forever
    5. Tall Black Horses
    6. Get Out Of Here
    7. Sinner
    8. Dance On My Grave
    9. Crawling Back To You

    Disc 2:
    1. Backstabbers
    2. The Way We Used To Roll
    3. Almost Criminal
    4. Todd Youth
    5. Come On
    6. A Little Death
    7. Dance With The System
    8. Saint Christopher

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1.
Waking up in Dallas And the lights are low and dim We all want somewhere to begin I sent for my prescription But it hasn’t shown up yet I’ll know the feeling when it does Greener pastures always wait for you Tell the story one more time What you ask for starry-eyed and blue You can make it if you try I went to see a movie That everybody liked Made me wish I was a better guy I’m waiting on a vision But it hasn’t shown up yet We all know the river’s gonna rise Greener pastures always wait for you Tell the story one more time What you ask for starry-eyed and blue You can make it if you try I lost a friend this morning Well I just saw them last week This fragile world’s so bittersweet I’m waiting on an answer But it hasn’t shown up yet We all want a reason to believe Greener pastures always wait for you You can make it tonight La la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la La la la la la la
2.
Phone calls from a foreign country Rich kids asking for money Newsflash that the summer’s ending Are they looking out for you and me? Fallout in the plastic ocean While you’re putting on your tannin’ lotion Holiday while the beach is burnin’ Are they looking out for you and me? Are they looking out for you and me? Every night when the sun goes down Hear that high and lonesome sound Raise a glass for the poor and broken Lonely faces still enduring Days ahead Hangin’ round for better things Wake the dead Any kind of song you sing Before you go here’s all those things you always wanted Sit alone in an empty theater Now you see it all much clearer A sad film with a happy ending Are they looking out for you and me? Silent prayers and words of guidance Finding peace in a local riot Stay at home, have it all delivered Are they looking out for you and me? Are they looking out for you and me? Days ahead Hangin’ round for better things Wake the dead Any kind of song you sing Here we go now From the past into the future Late at night when the moon is low With the ones that didn’t go Raise a glass for the poor and broken Lonely faces still enduring Days ahead Hangin’ round for better things Wake the dead Any kinda song you sing Days ahead Hanging on for better things Before you go here’s all those things you always wanted Days ahead Before you go
3.
Staring out the window as I ride on I’ve been thinking about the world, where I’ve been and gone Rolling like a river that heads upstream I hear you’re happier now since you got clean They put you through the paces when you were young And they still drink the Kool-aid back where you come from You walked around town with your collar up And you never got off on that racist stuff Living in the state of the art I’m trying not to take it to heart While everything is falling apart I know you wanted more this time Oh, it’s been a while since I heard from you I know you don’t like talking when you’re feeling blue I think I get it, man, cause I’m the same When everybody else is trying kill the pain I heard you called your sister from a holding cell And your friends from the protest, they all wish you well Another broken system and some killer cops I read the papers and I cried a lot Living in the state of the art I’m trying not to take it to heart While everything is falling apart I know you wanted more this time You always saw the sadness behind my jokes While all your other friends were busy blowing smoke Rolling with the punches in a world of lies With Johnny on the jukebox singing “Born To Cry” Like a faded picture of a starless night All your dead heroes couldn’t get it right You find the silver lining as the thunder rolls Well the night is dark but the moon is gold Living in the state of the art I’m trying not to take it to heart While everything is falling apart I know you wanted more I know you wanted more We all want something more this time
4.
Waiting by the side of the road For day to break so we could go Down into Los Angeles With dirty hands and worn out knees I keep crawling back to you I keep crawling back to you The ranger came with burning eyes The chambermaid awoke surprised Thought she'd seen the last of him She shook her head and let him in I keep crawling back to you I keep crawling back to you Hey baby, there's something in your eyes Tryin' to say to me That I'm gonna be alright if I believe in you It's all I want to do It was me and my sidekick He was drunk and I was sick We were caught up in a barroom fight Till an Indian shot out the lights I'm so tired of being tired Sure as night will follow day Most things that I worry about Never happen anyway I keep crawling back to you I keep crawling back to you
5.
She didn’t like the parties She dressed in gray and black Our love felt like Easter Always coming back She came from crooked parents Balanced it with dance She hid out in her pages To graduate with grants So long But someone’s always breaking my heart Ride on through on those tall black horses Why be blue when forever being born All you need is a little protection When you realize All over town I’m the man who aches for you We talked of San Sebastian And played Sketches of Spain We slept safe and silent She didn’t trust her pain Seven sins and oceans I thought I’d get her back Well I looked in the mirror And it was just as black Cause someone’s always breaking my heart Ride on through on those tall black horses Why be blue when forever being born All you need is a little protection When you realize All over town I’m the man who aches for you Can’t you see my love for you Can’t you see it shining through But someone’s always breaking my heart Ride on through on those tall black horses Why be blue when forever being born All you need is a little protection When you realize all over town I’m the man who aches for you
6.
Lost Forever 03:24
You never knew me cause you never were around Lost in a memory doesn't mean much to me now You gave me a name and the blood in my veins But you, you never had time for me Whoever you are It’s true Slipping through Society Where were you when I learned to walk Where were you when I got lost Where were you when I left to school Where were you when I wasn't cool And you, you never had time for me Wherever you are It’s true just something I just can’t see The warm winds of summer Came up from the South As I wait for hours on the front steps of the house I waited all day and nobody came Cause you, you never had time for me Wherever you are It's true just something I just can’t see A place in my mind Lost forever Where were you when I lost my job Where were you when I had no god Where were you when I had it all failed Where were you when I went to jail You, you never had time for me Whoever you are It's true slipping through society I left it behind You never had time for me Lost forever
7.
Well I know you don’t need me But I’m living just the same And I didn’t get the message Anyway You said “You don’t believe in nothing” Since the day that you were born Well I wanted to be the one To prove you wrong Won’t you write me a letter While you dance on my grave Maybe I could do better If you turn around I won’t let you down Again Broken as a promise Restless as the sea You loved me when I had nothing But the street I was born when I met you I died when you left And for a little while We made a mess Won’t you write me a letter While you dance on my grave Maybe I could do better If you turn around I won’t let you down You don’t ever change Like the women inside my brain Like the boys down at the rifle range Won’t you write me a letter While you dance on my grave Maybe I could do better If you turn around I won’t let you down Again Never wanna fall in love Putting trouble on the run Waiting for the night to come Never wanna fall in love
8.
Sinner 04:44
You and your sister grew up real fast Learned about things that no one would ask Read all the books that your parents displayed Loaded and locked, oh what would they say I’ll be a sinner and I’ll be alright I’ll be the one who’s chasing the light I’ll be a sinner and look in my eyes I’ll be the one who’s paying the price When I left her body moving along When you want somebody, you can’t be too strong I’m not quoting some lines Sitting and drinking champagne on the rocks Paint in a corner or in a box Yankee dollars and digital skies All of your progress is all just a lie I’ll be a sinner and I’ll be alright I’ll be the one who’s chasing the light I’ll be a sinner and look in my eyes I’ll be the one who’s paying the price When it all goes badly You don’t give a damn When you want somebody You don’t understand I’m not quoting some lines These are popular times I’ll be a sinner and look in my eyes I’ll be the one who’s paying the price I’ll be a sinner and I’ll be alright I’ll be around for the rest of my life I’ll be a soul on ice I’ll be a soul on ice I’ll be a soul on ice
9.
Backstabbers 04:00
I was born out in a borough I was born inside a void I was looking out for something man that couldn't be destroyed Running through the city with somebody else's sins Well, all I ever wanted was just somewhere to begin Well they stab you in the back and they wanna see you crack And they say you'll go to heaven in a brand new Cadillac They wanna see you hurt, and they treat you just like dirt And you soon find out that life is just a four-letter word I was dealing with a feeling like a poor boy on the line I was 16 years old in an A state of mind I was hanging out at Playland with some kids from Ozone park Playing computer games and learned to kill like a shark Well they stab you in the back and they wanna see you crack And they say you'll go to heaven in a brand new Cadillac They're giving you a script and they wanna see you trip But you spit the poison out cause you're sick of being sick Hey, tell me what do want Tell me what do you want from me? Hey, tell me what do want Tell me what do you want from me? Hey, tell me what do want Tell me what do you want from me? Well I made an appointment cause I needed some advice But the doctor and the dealer man were charging the same price They say they want my body but they can't touch my soul I’m gonna keep my distance, man, and play some rock and roll They stab you in the back and they want to see you crack And they say you'll go to heaven in a brand new Cadillac They tell you it's a sin then they want to stick it in But all you ever wanted was just somewhere to begin Hey, tell me what do want Tell me what do you want from me? Hey, tell me what do want Tell me what do you want from me? I've seen some roll over Some just grow colder And turn to stone And I, I won't be broken, I won't be stolen I'll let it roll
10.
Let's begin at the end I'm in trouble again You can ignore it all Til you lose all your friends Man of the future with all of the rage Til the money ran out, had to do what they say Oh, do you remember The way we used to roll Oh, do you remember Before they got my soul I was charged with a crime I was misunderstood Now I lie to the people who thought I was good I wrote a great story about all I could be Tony Montana's got nothing on me Oh, do you remember The way we used to roll Oh, do you remember Before they got my soul I came up From the streets Had the world At my feet I was chased I was caught I was sold I was bought I was up on the ledge In the lie of the mind Get this guy out or I'll cut him tonight Been pacin' my cage And I'll leave him for dead So set him up, Joe, get me out of my head Oh, do you remember The way we used to roll Oh, do you remember Before they got my soul Oh, do you remember The way we used to roll Oh, do you remember me Before they got my soul Call the man Call the cops Give me all That you got Don't you know Who I am I'm in trouble again
11.
Todd Youth 03:16
Leaving Babylon I was out of time and out of body on a Saturday night Well my phone kept ringing but my heart had stopped I really didn't want to go Well I never had nothing I never had much I never had reason man To tell you that I'd keep in touch And it's a long way back through a sunset city I made my bed I don't want no pity I never say goodbye it just ends Well I sold my records and my last guitar On a night so dark I couldn't see the stars Next thing I knew I was leaving Leaving this Babylon And it's a long way back through a sunset city I made my bed I don't want no pity I never say goodbye it just ends And it's a mean old world I’m slipping through society Boys and girls of the devil’s new economy Looking out for the light up ahead (Sailing on) (Sailing on) People talking 'bout me what I did and could have done Like sand through my fingers or poison in my blood Send my love to my daughters they did nothing wrong Leaving Babylon, I am sailing on And it's a long way back through a sunset city I made my bed I don't want no pity I never say goodbye, it just ends And the ashes burn but my soul’s delivered From Tompkins Square to a holy river I never say goodbye, it just ends (Sailing on)
12.
Did it my way Still I found you In the star life That surrounds you When I met you I couldn’t forget you When I first saw you I was out of time It was unpredictable So formidable Lightning striking twice Kinda miracle Perfect metaphor I never heard before Supernatural Almost criminal Going my way Thinking ‘bout you Don’t know how I Lived without you When I saw you I couldn’t ignore you When I felt you I was under your spell It was unpredictable So formidable Lightning striking twice Kinda miracle Perfect metaphor I never heard before Supernatural Almost criminal Don’t cry now, baby Don’t cry now You came along Like a story that’s unwritten And you came along Like a dream I never had I know the way it was then I know the way that I feel about you now It was unpredictable So formidable Lightning striking twice Kinda miracle Perfect metaphor I never heard before Supernatural Almost criminal Unforgettable Roots rock radical So formidable Midnight beautiful Don’t cry now, baby Don’t cry now
13.
She flew in from Miami First class on an ego trip Father was a doctor and her mother was a trip Tried her hand at college with some fashion and design Living in the beautiful decline Where do you go? Where do you go when there’s nowhere else to run? (When you flip the script) Oh what a lonely life (When you take the hit) Born in a different time (It’s a little death) Hey is it what you want? (When you hit the light) Oh tell me what you got I woke up in the middle or somewhere in between Trying to tell the difference between a nightmare and a dream Running through the midnight like a doll without a pin The voodoo that you do to stick it in Where do you go? Where do you go when there’s nowhere else to run? (Flip the script) Oh what a lonely life (When you take the hit) Born in a different time (It’s a little death) Hey is it what you want? (When you hit the light) Oh tell me what you got I’m Sister Ray I’m on display I’m Queen of May I’m here today And I’ve got some money in the bank I’m on the floor I’m at your door I’m with your friends I need some more And I got some people I can thank I haven’t thought about him and I guess it had been a while Heard you met somebody that you thought could make her smile It’s hard to tell a person what they can and can’t protect Knowing what you give is what you get Where do you go? Where do you go when there’s nowhere else to run? (When you flip the script) Oh what a lonely life (When you take the hit) Born in a different time (It’s a little death) Hey is it what you want? (When you hit the light) Oh tell me what you got I’m Sister Ray I’m on display I’m Queen of May I’m here today And I’ve got some money in the bank I’m on the floor I’m at your door I’m with your friends I need some more And I got some people I can thank I’m fast as punk I’m dead as junk I’m Daffy Duck I self-destruct And I’ve got some money in the bank
14.
Getting down Getting down to the heart and soul I was bound I was bound in the arms of love I was lost I was lost like a holocaust So dance with the system like you’re down on your back Dance with the system like it’s blood on the tracks Dance with the system in your rebel boots Dance with the system like you’re swinging the blues Getting down Getting down and out of love When I met you, I was so messed up When I saw you, I was out of luck When I felt you, there was nowhere I could hide Getting down like a stranger on the town Stay free and you don’t owe me One day you’re gonna realize We got a good thing, don’t let them burn it down Dance with the system like you’re down on your back Dance with the system like it’s blood on the tracks Dance with the system in your rebel boots Dance with the system like you’re swinging the blues Getting down Getting down in the arms of love Going round like a stranger on the town Dance with the system Dance with the system Dance with the system Dance with the…
15.
I packed up all my troubles And I got on a train I had my Saint Christopher On a silver chain I didn’t have much money Something I could feel All I want and all I want and all I want is real Hey man whatd’ya say? I’m all fucked up in the USA Hey man where do I go? Cause I’ve been all over the world I see lovers kiss at midnight Under a broken moon Lovers of a fast life Shoot up in a room From the California sunshine To New York in the rain All I want and all I want and all I want But nothing seems to change Hey man whatd’ya say? I’m all fucked up in the USA Hey man where do I go? Cause I’ve been all over the world La la la la La la la la I’ve been high in the mountains I’ve been down there in the tombs I’ve been green with envy I’ve been black as the blues From the mighty river To the burning sky All I want and all I want is a love that never dies Hey man whatd’ya say? I’m all fucked up in the USA Hey man where do I go? Cause I’ve been all over the world Hey man whatd’ya say? I’m all fucked up in the USA Hey man where do I go? Cause I’ve been all over the world La la la la La la la la La la la la La la la la

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released September 24, 2021

Sad and Beautiful World

Jesse Malin - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Derek Cruz - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, BGVs, Percussion, Synth, Mandolin, Piano
Rob Clores - Keys, Synth, Piano
James Cruz - Bass
Randy Schrager - Drums, Percussion

Additional Players
Cat Popper - Bass and vocals
HR - Vocals
Dave “Immy” Immerglück - Electric Guitar
Mike Montali - BGVs
Joseph Arthur - BGVs
Don DiLego - Bass, Acoustic Guitar
Colin Killalea - String Arrangement
Ryan Adams - Electric Guitar
Gregg Foreman aka Mr.Pharmacist - Farfisa
Lucinda Williams - Vocals
Tommy Stinson - BGVs

Greener Pastures - J. Malin, H. Ramos
Before You Go - J. Malin, D. Cruz
Lost Forever - J. Malin
Almost Criminal - J. Malin, R.Clores, H.Ramos
Tall Black Horses - J.Malin, D.Cruz
Get Out Of Here - J. Malin
Sinner - J. Malin, D.Cruz
The Favorite - J. Malin, H. Ramos, D. Cruz
Dance On My Grave - J. Malin
Crawling Back To You - T. Petty
Backstabbers - J. Malin, D. Cruz
The Way We Used To Roll - J. Malin, H. Ramos
State Of The Art – J. Malin, R. Clores
Todd Youth - J. Malin, D. Cruz, G. Sanoff
Come On - J. Malin, R. Clores
A Little Death - J. Malin, D. Cruz
Dance With The System - J. Malin
Saint Christopher - J. Malin

JESSE MALIN: Rain Street Music (BMI) administered by Rough Trade Songs (BMI)
DEREK CRUZ: Silent Weapons Music (BMI)
ROB CLORES: Robbie C Music (ASCAP)
HOLLY RAMOS: Nifty Cat Music (BMI)
GEOFF SANOFF: Seashore Drum Music (BMI)
TOM PETTY: Gone Gator Music (ASCAP)

Produced By Derek Cruz and Geoff Sanoff
Except –
Backstabbers and The Way We Used To Roll produced by Lucinda Williams and Tom Overby
Sinner produced by Don Dilego

Additional production and arrangement assistance by Joseph Arthur and Diane Gentile

Recorded, Mixed and Engineered by Geoff Sanoff
Mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Kevorkian Mastering

Additional Engineers
Joey Wunsch
Pablo Morales
Ryan McCaffrey
Richard Salino
Gregg Williams

At Flux Studios NYC and at Renegade Studios
Except
Greener Pastures, Backstabbers, The Way We Used To Roll at Studio G in Brooklyn, NY
Greener Pastures drums trackedat Atomic Sound

Management and A&R - David Bason for 7S MGMT
PR - Carla Parisi at Kidlogic Media
Agents
US: Jesse Rosoff at Mint Talent Group
Booking Europe/UK/Australia: Chris Metzler

Album layout - Gillian Stoll
Cover photo - Paul Storey
Back cover and sleeve shots - Ilaria Conte
Sleeve photos - Matthew Ryan
Gatefold and band photos - Vivian Wang
Inside photos - Dave Stekert, Nick Solares, Giles Edwards, Johhny Gale
Stage and guitars - Harry Greenberger
Graphics and marketing - Dolly Faibyshev

Live front of house - Mark Lewis
UK TM - Toni Haimi
US TM - Dan Avery
Wheels - Johnny Stiff

Thanks to:
Steven Van Zandt
Dennis Mortensen
Louis Arzonico
Rebecca Stern
Olivia Callaghan
at Wicked Cool Records

www.JesseMalin.com

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