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Chameleon

by Beech Hill

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1.
Can’t predict tomorrow from the eyes that teach Gave it all I had and a farther reach But the future holds something that will forever please Wake up without your bread Frustration left inside your head Can’t explain the words that you said Clothes crumpled on the floor Suppose life was supposed to be more No money...no money left for the store Wonder where life has led Don’t know if you're needed Wake up you're underground Painting pictures that will never be found No one there to pull you down Everyone has left that was around A burden for you to be found See your breath on the window sill Take a pill for a little thrill Say you won’t, but I know you will Wonder where life has led Don’t know that you're needed Wake up you're underground Painting pictures that will never be found
2.
Pleases Me 04:42
Bring….bring on the cold The morning, it never knows I love….I love a long night Away from the city, away from the fight Surround me….surround me with white And I will dance … I’ll dance in the light No one has been this way before And I can hardly take it anymore Smoke on the trees, turning from a fire That always pleases me A little light up on the hill, so good to be home It’s so good to be home Like a little kid laughing all the way So good to get old and remember how to play If I drop a little bit, if I’m feeling kind of low If I have a little drink I get a little glow And I’ll sing another song And do another show I can’t go away It’s my time to play today Climb….climb high Drag me up so quick ever wiping by A little light up on the hill It’s so good to be home…it’s so good to be home.
3.
Eveline let go, Let go Eveline Eveline watches the evening invade the avenue Misery and poverty used to be fine by you Till a late night evening to see The Bohemian Girl Put another hand in your hand can put your life in a swirl Eveline sits by a window, looks out where to children used to play Eveline sits by a window, looks out where the red bricks lay Works both day and night for a little bit of pocket change Comes home, dusts off the pictures and life stays the same Eveline hold onto your black leather purse Don't you dare listen to those others words Happiness, it’s there for you So come on Eveline, you know what you got to do Eveline is greeted by Frank at the end of the day When she was asked do you want to leave or do you want to stay? Frank held her hand and spoke but not word was heard The boat blew its whistle, still Eveline wasn't sure Eveline let go, Let go Eveline The boats keep calling, The boats keep on calling your name The end of pain is pleasure, You’ve got to leave to find it
4.
Oh, now why did you go and do that for? Was death there knocking on your door? Are you smiling as you look down on me? Is it everything you said it would be? I can feel you when I’m walking alone Like the buzz that never comes from your phone Like the robins that sway in the sky Is that you with your watchful eye? I’m sick of hearing that time will heal I’m not afraid of what it is I feel I’m afraid of all the broken machines I never listened when I was seventeen You must laugh when you see me cry What does it feel like when you die? There better be something there on the other side Can you let me know, send a little sign? Send me a sign Now there’s a lot that people expect from me I didn't know that's the way it would be Can you give me tips on how to figure it out? I pretend the words are coming from your mouth Is there a book hidden on a shelf Something to free my mind and give me a little help I see the words when I close my eyes But could you help me now, could you send a sign? Send me a sign I still have the cigarettes that you left Did you see the trail of the people you met? Can you hear the stories that they tell? They rattle me up like a ringing bell But don’t you worry ‘cause I understand Everybody has to leave this land I’m lucky to have you for such a time But do you mind, could you send me a sign? Send me a sign
5.
The Wake 05:06
Helpless was the way I felt Things I didn’t know couldn’t help Things I didn’t know couldn’t tell me I was standing here for hours Think I’ll sit down for a while Missed all the crying and the flowers My eyes will rest upon the tide In my head I will go back there And I feel cold and I feel scared And all the dark cloud silver lining is Thank God the boy wasn’t there No I have not been sleeping In my dreams I live the day No I have not been just weeping I’m been sobbing with my hands upon my face I still can’t believe it How fast it all goes down Now I’m standing here recieving For the man at with which I almost drowned Helpless was the way I felt Things I didn’t know and couldn’t help Reckless was the way I felt Things I didn’t know put me through hell Now a trying time ahead of me Got to pick it all back up Make a strong face for my family And say enough is enough But in my head I will go back there And I feel cold and I feel scared And I’ll be reaching for a long arm And say a little pray I’ll say a little prayer The ocean is so big and the boats are so small The ocean is so big, never used to bother me at all
6.
Broken Teeth 02:58
When I awoke I was surrounded by dogs hungry and weak And the night bit me open, with its broken teeth I could see you standing there, just like a candle flame Why do we smother ourselves in shame? Like a wild pony, I don’t dare try to tame ‘Cause you can’t control a kite in a hurricane So you watch from a distance, and you fight the urge to touch How can something hurt so much? You don’t need no complications I don’t need no explanation The world feel asleep and the music it turned low And you sang in the streets, it was all part of your show I was the crowd, I was eager, I was shy But should we live before we die? You open the door and you tiptoe the stairs I can still smell the night, it lingers in your hair An exhibition of beauty that I can never share Sometimes life doesn’t seem fair You don’t need no complications I don’t need no explanation
7.
Our love has taken its bruises While outside the night it plays music Won’t be another time, with you and I standing here I need your love to make it more clear Decadence desire My love for you is for higher (It's not too late, not late) I forgot who you were, did you forget who I am Sometimes life just makes life confusing again I remember a time, I thought it would never end Without your touch I’m feeling helpless again Decadence desire My love for you is for higher (It's not too late, not late) I got clutter in my eyes clutter in my ears So take my hand I need to feel you near Won’t be another time, with you and I standing here Now I need your love to make this more clear Decadence and desire Your love it takes me higher (It’s not too late, not too late)
8.
A shiver in my soul A long feeling I cannot let it go A pain that cuts so deep A river that runs wide But I can you on the other side Don't let go of my hand I got to know just where you stand I have young mind Yes, I'm still a child But I can see you on the other side Days they turn to night I try not to give up the fight There's no water underneath my feet Can't taken out with the tide But I can see you on the other side A shiver in my soul A long feeling I cannot let it go A pain that cuts so deep A river that runs wide But I can you on the other side

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Recorded in MacInnis’ home studio, and mixed and mastered by Mike Ryan of The Town Heroes, “Chameleon” is a wholesome slice of Indie-Folk with unexpected - yet welcome - moments of driving, grooving traditional Rock.

Lead by singles ‘Painted Pictures’, an introspective, folk-infused exploration of life, and ‘Derevaun Seraun’, a fear-defying letter of encouragement to James Joyce’s Eveline character, “Chameleon” tackles change as a concept by way of life, death and love.

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released March 13, 2020

Mix and Mastered by Mike Ryan
Recored at MacInnis' Home Studio

Cover by Rochelle MacQuarrie

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Beech Hill Inverness, Nova Scotia

Beech Hill, made up of Jesse Fraser, Neil MacQuarrie, Jesse Ryan and Peter MacInnis, are a genre-bending Garage/Indie-Folk band.
Their latest release “Chameleon” is a wholesome slice of Indie-Folk with unexpected - yet welcome - moments of driving, grooving traditional Rock.
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