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The Marvelous

by MD McNally

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1.
Midwestern Day 03:03
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There’s a common side effect And it’s not what you’d think Unless you live with a mild case Or you’re the missing link All of the years between Triumph and defeat I like the midwestern way Midwestern day by day by day, by day by day So it’s not what it used to be But you built it to last It was only a dream ago And it’s still in the trap All of the years between Triumph and defeat I like the midwestern way Midwestern day by day by day, by day by day There’s a common side effect And it’s not what you’d think I like the midwestern way Midwestern day by day by day, by day by day Midwestern day by day by day, by day by day © MD McNally Music LLC (2021)
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The Bright Unknown 03:25
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Where are you spending the rainy season Storms will be here by noon I’ve got a tanker of rocket fuel To sling-shot off of the moon Dark clouds gather on the horizon I’m leaving this planet in lieu Of hearing anymore pseudo-science Or suffering anymore fools I’m moving up my lift off schedule To get out before monsoon You can come with me too Rocketing out of the Troposphere Leaving weather below Pierce the veil of the Thermosphere Where air’s impossibly cold Break the gravitational pull Head for the bright unknown Rip open a brick of space ice cream And toast every comet we pass I hope we used the right equation Of energy, speed, and mass ‘Cause I don’t see any filling stations Or anywhere to crash © MD McNally Music LLC (2021)
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Back to You, Back to Me 03:22
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The other day has already faded in my Memory might be overstated by a Large degree but doesn’t matter if you Come back to me from wondering Come back to me, back to me Or I’ll come to you Or I’ll come to you Or I’ll come to you Or I’ll come to you Come back to me from wondering Come back to me, back to me Or I’ll come to you Or I’ll come to you Back to me, back to me Or I’ll come to you Back to me Or I’ll come to you Back to me Or I’ll come to you, whoo hoo I’ll come to you © MD McNally Music LLC (2021)
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The Day She Died 03:00
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It’s on to tame a thunderstorm To fight what nature does For love that always was Don’t fear another pain And let your body rain And there’s no shame because You won, me too, all three Before o’clocked at five Energy won’t die So reach out and let it enter your soul Don’t fear another pain And let your body rain And there’s no shame because You won, me too, all three Before o’clocked at five I know it hurts You’ll see it’s time that’ll mends our wounds You won, me too, all three Before o’clocked at five I know it hurts You’ll see it’s time that’ll mends our wounds Energy (I know) won’t die (but it hurts) So reach out (you’ll see) and let it enter your soul You won (I know), me too (but it hurts), you’ll see (won’t die) And let it enter your soul © MD McNally Music LLC (2021)
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Anyone at All 02:57
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I can read the writing on the wall Written in black letters signed and all Believe in me, believe in mysterious notions I have been illegal this whole time When does a human become a crime Believe in me, believe in mysterious notions I wouldn’t be anyone at all but you believed in me I wouldn’t be anyone at all I wouldn’t be anyone at all but you believed in me I’ve been in trouble and I was wrong It was you behind me all along Believe in me, believe in mysterious notions I wouldn’t be anyone at all but you believed in me I wouldn’t be anyone at all I wouldn’t be anyone at all but you believed in me I wouldn’t be anyone at all but you believed in me I wouldn’t be anyone at all I wouldn’t be anyone at all © MD McNally Music LLC (2021)
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To Annascaul, and the Voices of Pain 02:27
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I’m going back to Annascaul Where God shines gold on the fields Raising a glass to the shadows cast On the causeway by the giant Fionn mac Cunhaill And I’ll see the sea on the other side As I did when I was a kid Smelling mud and tasting the rain Without yielding to the voices of pain Heading north through Ontario Lakes next to every town Holding fast bitter winds won’t last May our ships never run aground And I’ll see the sea on the other side As I did when I was a kid Smelling mud and tasting the rain Without yielding to the voices of pain I’m going back to the open range Where storms bring fire or flooded plains And dust falls from their eyes instead of tears Descendants of tyrant pioneers And I’ll see the sea on the other side As I did when I was a kid Smelling mud and tasting the rain Without yielding to the voices of pain © MD McNally Music LLC (2021)
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Hot Minute 02:10
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I need a hot minute To roll it and spin it Turn it like a spire Light it on fire! © MD McNally Music LLC (2021)
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The Fox Girl 00:52
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© MD McNally Music LLC (2021)
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You Were a Ghost 03:17
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I thought you should know I’d heal a lot better Survive the worst weather If I knew you were close Because you were a ghost You paid your way to seventy-three And it really wouldn’t bother me If you haunted my home Because you were a ghost I wish you were a ghost You were a ghost I wish you were a ghost I’m ready to see A shade with a spectral grin A shadow that follows me in A chill on a summer breeze I thought you should know I wish you were a ghost You were a ghost I wish you were a ghost Have you seen the other side? Is judgment really nigh? If the spirit moves you so Be the phantom of my show I’m ready to see I thought you should know I wish you were a ghost I wish you were a ghost I wish you were a ghost I wish you were a ghost I wish you were a ghost © MD McNally Music LLC (2021)
10.
Mess 03:05
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She dressed in red today And I wiped a lipstick stain from her glass Come on Lucy Come red rover What a mess but what a rose Her pa was a stone cold case Left with an altered face spray painted blue Come on Lucy Come red rover What a mess but what a rose Come on Lucy Come red rover What a mess but what a rose Come on Lucy Come red rover What a mess but what a rose © MD McNally Music LLC (2021)
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Wild Eyed Man 03:18
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Won’t you please hold me together Louise I can fight this disorder if you help turn the corner with me It doesn’t have to be this rough I know that we’re still in love Haven’t you had enough of me Oh no no no chérie Even if you lose those wide eyes, woman, I’ll still be your wild eyed man I’m not so efficient and used all my wishes But fell ungracefully We might of met sooner but I’m such a late bloomer And I know that you found me It was you who found me You know I need you to bear with me Louise I used my whole pound to kick the last ounce of disease Our love it like a molotov But I know that it won’t burn out But haven’t you had enough of me Oh no no no chérie Even if I lose my wild eyes, woman, I’ll still be your man And it never felt better to come home to Milwaukee And feel my baby in my hands We could spend the night on our sides talking We rise up and have this dance Louise, come on chérie Hold out your hands, let’s have this dance Why don’t we dance while we’re still alive Why don’t we dance now, why don’t we dance Why don’t we dance while we’re still alive Why don’t we dance now, why don’t we dance Why don’t we dance while we’re still alive Why don’t we dance now Why don’t we dance now Why don’t we dance now © MD McNally Music LLC (2021)
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Revelry 02:41
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I’ve got my guns and some silver in my hands All in a nightmare that I have now and then If I don’t wake up tomorrow who’ll carry me home Oooh don’t leave me alone I’m free enough for now to tell you why I reeling Breaking bones with mobile phones and truths last seen fleeing If I don’t wake up tomorrow who’ll carry me home Oooh don’t leave me alone And now it’s late and penalizing the next day For five years straight we don’t need a revelry, a revelry If I don’t wake up tomorrow who’ll carry me home Oooh don’t leave me alone Dusk is the best time of day to tell whether you’re lonesome Weave me into the tall grass and be still just for the moment © MD McNally Music LLC (2021)
13.
Wax & Glass 03:09
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Confusion, contusions A handle on the candle a sparking match is hard to hold The big black oval lined with gold rotates around the room I’ve lived long that’s why I’ll write To tell you that I’m fine Slicing flames, spread the dark To lights made of wax and glass, and sparkling guitars The drums played all by themselves, and were driven from the stars I’ve lived long that’s why I’ll write To tell you that I’m fine Illusions, elude me I was on my way to talk to you some more and I fell into a fold The clock stares right back at me like I was 12 years old I’ve lived long that’s why I’ll write To tell you that I’m fine © MD McNally Music LLC (2021)
14.
The Fringes 03:09
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You and I we’re on the fringes again, my friend Sworn together by old principles, whoa then Don’t you worry, keep it moving ahead I run and I run But I don’t feel a thing I must be asleep Raise it higher, move it more to the left Find a level, a hammer, and a nail Hang a memory, hang a piece of your heart I run and I run But I don’t feel a thing I must be asleep Moving again Only six months on the job Moving again Never thought I’d last this long Tell me what’s more than truth Make me believe in you Look at at now from space It’s not the safest place Moving again © MD McNally Music LLC (2021)
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Midwestern Day 03:03
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There’s a common side effect And it’s not what you’d think Unless you live with a mild case Or you’re the missing link All of the years between Triumph and defeat I like the midwestern way Midwestern day by day by day, by day by day So it’s not what it used to be But you built it to last It was only a dream ago And it’s still in the trap All of the years between Triumph and defeat I like the midwestern way Midwestern day by day by day, by day by day There’s a common side effect And it’s not what you’d think I like the midwestern way Midwestern day by day by day, by day by day Midwestern day by day by day, by day by day © MD McNally Music LLC (2021)
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You Were a Ghost 03:17
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I thought you should know I’d heal a lot better Survive the worst weather If I knew you were close Because you were a ghost You paid your way to seventy-three And it really wouldn’t bother me If you haunted my home Because you were a ghost I wish you were a ghost You were a ghost I wish you were a ghost I’m ready to see A shade with a spectral grin A shadow that follows me in A chill on a summer breeze I thought you should know I wish you were a ghost You were a ghost I wish you were a ghost Have you seen the other side? Is judgment really nigh? If the spirit moves you so Be the phantom of my show I’m ready to see I thought you should know I wish you were a ghost I wish you were a ghost I wish you were a ghost I wish you were a ghost I wish you were a ghost © MD McNally Music LLC (2021)

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released April 1, 2022

Produced by MD McNally
All music and lyrics by MD McNally
Drums by Ryan Gracyalny
Mixed by Ian Olvera
Mastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering
Recorded in Wauwatosa

© MD McNally Music LLC (2021)

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MD McNally Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

This is what rock 'n roll feels like to the little boy who was saturated with songs of Irish rebellion, wore out his older siblings' '80s pop mixtapes, and witnessed Mtv's peak and reality show descent.

Classic rock, folk, world, grunge, jammers, alt-country, and sci-fi all left marks.

Music that sticks to the ribs, lyrics that linger, songs for everyone. ... more

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