Exciting Times (2018)
July 5, 2023: New edition of Exciting Times with photography by Man Ray and design by Michelangelo Greco.
Original release date: November 9, 2018
Digital: Bandcamp | Spotify | iTunes
Tracklist
01. Way You Write
02. Fatalist Love
03. Something Has Changed
04. Almost Shared a Lifetime
05. Exciting Times
06. Music Gets You Girls
07. Let’s Get Along
08. Wilderness Will Wait
09. Memories of Three
Lyrics
Good looks never hurt no one
Yet they fail to
Turn me on
If you’d like a way with me
Then a way with words
Is the key
My, my
The way you write, write
Blows my mind, mind
Way you write
What a brilliant line
Can we spend the night?
Send me just a phrase or two
No one says things quite
Quite like you
I just cannot help but smile
Got me so intrigued
By your mind
My, my
The way you write, write
Blows my mind, mind
Way you write
What a brilliant line
Can we spend the night?
#
I know your kind
The same as mine
You wear a smile
With frown combined
We see the end
Every second
What a waste
What good taste
I see you mourning the moment
While in the midst of the moment
Some have a tendency for it
And don’t we love each other for it
We’re always mourning the moment
While in the midst of the moment
(ooooh)
Fatalist love
(ooooh)
Fatalist love
Why must things end so bad
After all the good times had
Sentiment doesn’t help
But still I can’t help myself
I see you mourning the moment
While in the midst of the moment
Some have a tendency for it
And don’t we love each other for it
We’re always mourning the moment
While in the midst of the moment
(ooooh)
Fatalist love
(ooooh)
Fatalist love
(ooooh)
My fatalist love
#
Now that you’re settled
Comes a knock at the door
Wind’s rattling something
That never rattled before
What have we if not promises?
The excitement of the road too gets old
Something has changed in me
Changed again
Something has changed in me
And here I go
On the road again
Seeking another storm
Just when I think I’ve got it right
I hear the laughter of life
Something has changed
How many times we’ve pledged forever
Gone overnight like the weather
Magic days of childhood I took for granted
Now I see were held together by a thread
Something has changed in me
Changed again
Something has changed in me
And here I am
On the run again
Seeking another storm
Just when I think I’ve got it right
I hear the laughter of life
How many times can a person begin again?
The road getting stranger with every turn
Nature flaunting her beauty and indifference
Smears away our love with a smile
Something has changed
#
I caught your glance
A time exact
And it led me down a path
How close we came
To a different fate
A million miles away
Slight is the motion
That ripples the ocean
And guides your whole life through
Chance are the moments
That lead to a romance
But not for me and you
Darling you and I
Almost shared a lifetime
Just as easily
Could have been you and me
Like ants we crawl
One takes a fall
With no reason at all
Your eyes meet mine
It’s like we might
As well have shared a lifetime
Slight is the motion
That ripples the ocean
And guides your whole life through
Chance are the moments
That lead to a romance
But not for me and you
Darling you and I
Almost shared a lifetime
Just as easily
Could have been you and me
#
Exciting times
Have arrived
It’s your turn
In the light
The invisible hand
The wind at your back
One by one, lucky cards
Being stacked
All the years
You worked for this
Now make sense
Dead-end roads
Stories untold
With no witness
Exciting times
Enjoy the ride
Feels like luck
May always stay
By your side
Exciting times
All the world smiles with you
So much to look forward to
Just how long will it last?
There’s no time to reflect
In exciting times
Have arrived
Only so many times
In a life
Come what may down the line
Throw your two cents in the pile
Cherish these precious
Exciting times
Exciting times
#
Music gets you girls
It’s true
I can assure
I may not look like much
On the street
But once they hear me sing
Mission complete
If you’re of average look
You’ve got to find another hook
For every twenty hours you invest
I guarantee an hour with the best
So get to work
My ugly friend
Find a guitar
And start a band
We all need love
Whatever works
The truth it hurts
Music gets you girls
The ones who are beautiful
And tall
They don’t need to do
Anything at all
And who can blame them
It’s not their fault
But the rest of us
Gotta hustle with charm
I used to work
At an office job
And let me tell you
The nights were long
Now I sing
And play guitar
And the world has opened
Legs and all
So get to work
My ugly friend
Find a guitar
And start a band
We all need love
Whatever works
The truth it hurts
Music gets you girls
The truth it hurts
Music gets you girls
#
Used to foresee myself alone
A lovely older woman
With lovers come and go
No one to make me sick
Each day a new headache
With stale routines
And all the rest of it
Now I see your face each every morning
Sometimes I want to scream out and go running
But what good would I be
Alone with poetry
The void is sweeter in good company
Let’s get along
Anyone can sit like a genius on their own
In the end what matters most
Is that hellish room we shared
Where everything went wrong
Let’s get along
No doubt I need my solitude
To cleanse myself
Of all the time spent with you
Or else I’d lose my mind
A girl needs her time
To recharge for another round of paradise
Let’s get along
Anyone can sit like a genius on their own
In the end what matters most
Is that hellish room we shared
Where everything went wrong
Let’s get along
It was a season to remember
It was a nightmare and a pleasure
In life you can’t have all things at once
No matter what you choose something gets lost
The math I’ve done is sound
My calculations found
That love yields the best deal around
Yes you’ve told me that story before
Why don’t you go ahead
And tell me once more
Cause you’re the queen of all my days
In life’s nonsensical maze
And that’s a headache
That I’d never trade
Let’s get along
Anyone can sit like a genius on their own
In the end what matters most
Is that hellish room we shared
Where everything went wrong
Let’s get along
Let’s get along
Past the comfort zone’s
Where all the good stuff’s from
At the end of all my years
I will cherish all your endless
Chatter in my ears
Let’s get along
It was a season to remember
It was a nightmare and a pleasure
Thanks for the time we spent together
Now I need you more than ever
#
The wilderness will wait
Said I’d be back again
While I seek the crowds
While I’m on the stage
In life there is a time
For everything
And there with open arms
The wilderness will wait
Wait for my return
While my oats are being sowed
In the city lights
In the arms of boys and girls
Youth it is a time
For the exterior
But in the hollow of a tree
The forest waits for me
Wherever I may roam
Berlin, Paris or Stockholm
A piece of forest comes with me
And watches silently
All my little wins
And great disappointments
Together it reassures
That soon we will return
#
I’m taking with me
My memories of three
High on the beach
With one of each
Down in the mud
Up in the trees
A bottle of wine
What more do you need
These things can’t last
But they make a beautiful season
In the tall grass
She made a pass
All things have their time
And I’m doing fine
But I’m taking with me
My memories of three
Nature goes on
Long after we’re gone
Here in this place
How many have loved
Life carries on
Long after we’re gone
Here by the sea
Our memories of three
I’m taking with me
My memories of three
High on the beach
With one of each
Down in the mud
Up in the trees
A bottle of wine
What more do you need
These things can’t last
But they make a beautiful season
In the tall grass
She made a pass
Life carries on
Long after we’re gone
Here by the sea
Our memories of three
#
Credits
All songs written and performed by Michelle Gurevich
Produced by Michelle Gurevich and Lisa Bregneager
Michelle Gurevich: vox, synths/keys, electric guitar
Gustavo Lopez Retamal: classical & acoustic guitars on 3, 5, 7
Eric Thomas: bass on 1, 3
Matt Davies: drums on 1, 6, 8
Steve Fishman: bass and backing vox on 6
Mark Kulvinskas: drums on 4
Trey Macias: percussion on tracks 8 & 9
Beach sfx on 9 by Julius Galla
Mixed by Michelle Gurevich and Lisa Bregneager
Mastered by Kramer
Photo by Man Ray © Man Ray 2015 Trust / VISDA
Album design by Michelangelo Greco