Opening track, sets the scene.

Homage, in various ways, to Bowie, Arcade Fire, Airborne Toxic Event. I wrote most of it while out running on dirt roads near the Cody landfill.

Inspired by the David Brooks book "Bobos in Paradise" and an article I read on the so-called "Prosperity Gospel", which is one of the weirder religious movements I've heard of.

Title is a reference to a 2009 RPM album's title. It is a song about leaving Chicago.

Inspired by the David Brooks book "Bobos in Paradise" and an article I read on the so-called "Prosperity Gospel", which is one of the weirder religious movements I've heard of.

Opening track, sets the scene.

An ambulance ride through the poor side of town; a delivery of self and social status lyrics: The outside was a barren wasteland; dilapidated houses garbage on the ground And the buildings' aging faces echoed the sirens and her pain across…

Turning point #2. The storm clears and though there is an endless blue above, clouds will forever be a part of the sky.

this song makes me think of a splintered piece of wood. lyrics: It's a cold day out, the kind where you think you're missing the longer days with the sun beating on your face but you're beside me and I think the cold was a gift to lead…