Lost It In The Lights

by Porchsleeper

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The power ballad, perhaps the most maligned and misunderstood element in the rock ’n roll periodic table. Zeppelin may have invented the form, but it was polished to perfection by the likes of Speedwagon, Journey and Styx. This month we pay tribute to that storied tradition with Lost it In The Lights.

Another tune that has been knocking around the Sleeper camp for a while. Lights was probably written in less than fifteen minutes, but has been worked and re-worked for the better part of five years. Lights marks Jim Roll’s first official appearance on a Sleeper recording. Jimmer shows off his mastery of the very rare Robot Spider.

Lights also features subtle nods to Springsteen, Sparklehorse and Tommy Lasorda. The first listener to correctly identify all three will win Ruben Tejada’s fractured fibula.

lyrics

Lost In The Lights

“Look what December dragged in” she said
Is this a good time, should I come back instead
I don’t know what you came looking for
All that was ours I ain’t got anymore

We played percentages we played by the book
But all that practice never really took
We held our stance but we checked our swing
Now all that's left is an empty ring

I don’t want to shout, don’t want to fight
We could have had it all, it was in our sights
But we blinked and lost it in the lights

Call it remorse call it what you will
A dose that size is a bitter kill
I’m not much for eulogy songs
I’ll say my peace and then move along

But eighteen years and forty nights
Goddamnit all it just don’t seem right
To come all this way to lose it in the lights

I don’t want to shout, don’t want to fight
We could have had it all, it was in our sights
But we blinked and lost it in the lights

We lost it in the lights...

credits

released October 13, 2015
Brian: Sang It, played rhythm guitars, organs, synths and piano
Vert: Played rhythm lead guitars, and sang sweet sweet harmonies
Zac: Played bass and sang sweet harmonies
Steve: Drummed
Jimmer: Robot Spiders

Gear Rundown:
Guitars: Les Paul Gold Top, MJT Esquire Cabronita, Fender P Bass,
Amps: Naylor SuperDrive 60, Vox AC30, Bogner Shiva, Ampeg BA-210sp
Keys: Hammond B3, Minimoog, Melotron, Wurlitzer
Pedals: Klon KTR, Timmy, Strymon Mobius, Strymon BlueSky
Percussion: Premier Artist Birch drum kit, Zildjian cymbals

Written by Porchsleeper
© 2015 Fort Awesome Music
Artwork by Jenny Harley
www.jenharley.com

We recorded it with Jim Roll at Backseat on the west side of Ann Arbor, Michigan
www.backseatproductions.com

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