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The Second Renaissance

by Andrew Nieporent

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1.
Only World 03:41
Moon is gone, it's coming on snow and I'm running up the hill Sky turns white, the city it glows Winter's coming for the kill and ohh, we're coming to your town and ohh, we're keeping to ourselves but Where to go when all the fire's running out of the world? Where to go when all the color's fading out of the world? What's it gonna take to stand up for this, Only world? Moon is gone, it's coming on snow and I'm running down below Sky turns red, a bitter wind blows a Thousand cuts to pave the road and ohh, we're reaching for the sky and ohh, we're struggling to get by but Where to go when all the fire's running out of the world? Where to go when all the color's fading out of the world? What's it gonna take to stand up for this, Only world? Only world? And ohh, we're taking to the streets and ohh, we're falling to our knees Where to be when all the fire's running out of the world? Where to be when all the color's fading out of the world? What's it gonna take to stand up for this, Only world? Only world? Only world? Moon is gone, it's coming on snow and I'm sitting all alone
2.
When the fruits of all your labor are turning bitter in the sun and someone else's daughter doesn't care for someone's son When you've settled in up on a hill that overlooks the town take the longer road around Take the longer road around, while there's still time to save Take the longer road around, you'll get there anyway In your head a lonesome clock is gonna tick your worry down Take the longer road around When on the jagged roads of Irvington your dignity's gone flat and like the social safety net, your tires have been slashed When your body isn't broken and you'll soon be homeward bound take the longer road around Take the longer road around, while there's still time to save Take the longer road around, you'll get there anyway In your head a lonesome clock is gonna tick your worry down Take the longer road around When you're twice as good as anybody's half assed fall but twice as good ain't any good at all When your fingers have to hussle just to get a lucky break and your dating game's as nonexistent as the EPA When you know that someone's out there, they just haven't been found take the longer road around When your spirit isn't broken and you'll soon be homeward bound take the longer road around Take the longer road around, while there's still time to save Take the longer road around, you'll get there anyway When in your head a lonesome clock is gonna tick your worry down Take the longer road around When in your head a lonesome clock is gonna tick your worry down Take the longer road around
3.
Route 35 03:56
The days were long but the light was short I took a ride out to that emerald shore and it was stretching out like the long dark night I was alive but my life was just to die Shakedown, Route 35 I've got the summer of '69 in my speaker tonight Shakedown, Route 35 I'm gonna sink or swim in Jersey tonight Claustrophobic just hanging around but I knew a girl in Middletown and I felt the beat from that burnt out legion hall Yeah, I was burnt out but I wasn't there at all Shakedown, Route 35 I've got 1979 in my speaker tonight Shakedown, Route 35 I'm gonna sink or swim in Jersey tonight I turned my back on an open door I put the pedal down to the floor and the coastal factories shined like gamma rays Yeah, I was shining but I knew I couldn't stay I was shining but I knew I couldn't stay I was shining but I knew I couldn't stay Shakedown, Route 35 I've got the sound of 2009 in my speaker tonight Shakedown, Route 35 I'm gonna sink or swim in Jersey tonight
4.
So the neighborhood you're living in gives you what you need Walls so high they keep your children dry and blow away disease You want to ride out in that open road scatter like the breeze but blue lines are turning long and red and the blood runs deep Roll on, roll on, midnight world Water is rising and the flags are all unfurled Roll on, roll on, midnight world Got to keep it together, all you boys and girls You used to sit and watch the lillywhites cross the Roman streets but now your lonely view's a bowie knife while the city sleeps Roll on, roll on, midnight world Water is rising and the flags are all unfurled Roll on, roll on, midnight world Got to keep it together, all you boys and girls So you've seen the Eiffel Tower now flown a rocket through the air but dreams vanish on a crowded beach and a call to prayer Roll on, roll on, midnight world Water keeps rising and the flags are all unfurled Roll on, roll on, midnight world Got to keep it together, all you boys and girls
5.
Long Beach 03:06
I thought I heard the captain say tomorrow was your sailing day, but I don't know A hint of spring was in the breeze but Stella brought us to our knees, don't you know? There's always more shanties to sing but a girl's calling you across the sea and the toll man says "cash only, please" down in Long Beach The tide it is high, and it forms a reflection All those debts I had to pay But funny, it seems, seven years fading.... I thought I heard somebody say the sun was coming out today, but I don't know I felt some drops upon my face and soon enough it all turned gray, don't you know? I've still got some wounds left to heal but I've laid down my sword and my shield And by Grandell the signs all say, "Yield" down in Long Beach down in Long Beach down in Long Beach down in Long Beach down in Long Beach down in Long Beach
6.
On the muddy shores of Xanadu, the sky is all blackened with soot. For the city glow sighs and the sun is too high to raise the standard of living. On the muddy shores of Xanadu, the water is closer each day. To our children we teach respect for the sea, for we can't stop the land disappearing. On the muddy shores of Xanadu, You build up as high as you can. 'Cause there's no looking down on an old shantytown, And when it rains it'll keep you from drowning On the muddy shores of Xanadu, the people are every known shade. For the wind and the rain don't discriminate unlike the system that led to its building. On the muddy shores of Xanadu, we always take care of our own, so we lie warm and close and count fingers and toes, but the defects just keep on a-pilin' On the muddy shores of Xanadu, you never can tell what you'll catch. For the people inside have machines by their side, while we scrounge for some water worth drinking. On the muddy shores of Xanadu, we've only ourselves to blame. For the ones behind walls are outnumbered by far by the ones who voted to build them. On the muddy shores of Xanadu, you can hear a faint hum in the air. So we bang on our drums and raise up our voices and the life we are living is there and the life we are living is there and the life we are living is there
7.
Black Wind 04:16
Black wind howling where the road is paved Black wind howling where the road is paved That endless skyway fades away Somebody will not be saved Black wind howling where the road is paved Black wind howling at the stock exchange Black wind howling at the stock exchange Those sparkling sands of power sway Harder to tell night from day Black wind howling at the stock exchange I found myself on a drunken street I found myself on a drunken street Higher ground across the street Water between it and me I found myself on a drunken street Took off my shoes and rolled up my jeans Took off my shoes and rolled up my jeans I closed my eyes and I whispered "please" and waded in up to my knees Took off my shoes and rolled up my jeans I felt the sand beneath my feet I felt the sand beneath my feet Afraid of what might lie beneath Gave my toes no time to think I felt the sand beneath my feet Treading barefoot down the street Treading barefoot down the street Couples smiling strange at me They're headed down that same drunken street Treading barefoot down the street Black wind howling where the people pray Black wind howling where the people pray That diamond desert's hardened clay Wisdom's cold and locked away Black wind howling where the people pray Black wind howling where the children play There's a black wind howling where the children play That golden valley's turning grey Wisdom's cold and locked away
8.
If the weather should change into something strange where will I find you? Where will you stay on this powder blue cadillac day? If the silence should fade into noise and rain could we take shelter? Would it be the same on this powder blue cadillac day? Your hair hangs low so I want you to know can I kiss you slowly and wait out the light of day on this powder blue cadillac day?

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All songs written by Andrew Nieporent, 2014-2020

Produced, mixed, and mastered by Steve Carter in Mahwah and Verona, NJ, 2019-21

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released April 14, 2021

Andrew Nieporent - Acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
Ryan Kleber - Lead guitar
Adam Biener - Lead guitar
Steve Carter - Bass, keyboards, sound design
Ben Marino - Drums
Britta - Backing and lead vocals
Harrison Bieth - Saxophone
Sammy Mellman - Trombone
Jared Beers - Mandolin

Dedicated to
-Countless family, friends, local musicians, venues, colleagues, and teachers, without whom I would not be here making records such as this.
-The Carters for allowing me to work with Steve for hours in their lovely home up right up until lockdown.
-Healthcare workers, people making deliveries, educators, restaurant workers, and anyone else who worked hard and put themselves at risk to perform essential functions while most of us stayed home during the Covid-19 pandemic.
-All who have fought, are fighting, and will continue to fight for a fairer, more just, more equal society, and all who overcame hurdles to vote.
-Anyone opposing those who use their power selfishly or for evil, and anyone with some kind of power who has used it to help those with less.
-The millions worldwide who have lost their lives to Covid-19.
"There never was a time when you and I did not exist, nor any future when we will cease to be."--Bhagavad Gita 2.12

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Andrew Nieporent Verona, New Jersey

Folk-infused singer-songwriter. Solo but increasingly band- and collaboration-oriented. Mostly acoustic but electric- curious. Host of the Fine Grind Open Mic Night. Veteran of thousands of local shows and open mics. Hardcore fan of Bruce Springsteen, Cat Stevens, Tom Waits, and Conor Oberst. Flattered to sometimes be aurally mistaken for John Darnielle, Colin Meloy, and Jeff Mangum. ... more

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