The Runner, The Ends, The Space Between

by Dan DiMonte

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1.	She Leaves 03:36	lyrics	buy track
1. She Leaves Dan DiMonte/Liz Schorsch The red taillights Sped off into the autumn rain There’s breakfast on the stove To fight the morning cold And you’ve upped and gone Summertime has passed And all the things we thought would last Have blown away like promises That only you had heard And I told you I was right for you And then you said that you’d fallen for me Like the autumn leaves But like the leaves that break free And fly from the tree I let you fall away from me I didn’t say a word as you walked out the door So I don’t deserve you anymore So run away (run away) Run away (run away run away) Run away from the ghost of us As I sit alone it haunts me The gusts of wind they taunt me And the leaves cut my face The thunder shakes the skies And then I finally realize I know where you’ll be And I want you to see That like the fallen leaves of autumn trees Blown away by the breezes I too can… I can change My feet splash through puddles And the wind pounds my chest As I storm into the sheets of rain Looking for the best way to say That I know in my soul I want you and no one else So you can take the promises And I’ll take the blame But know though it was twisted it was love And like the fallen leaves of autumn trees Blown away by the breezes I too can… I too can change.
2.	Long Day 04:02	lyrics	buy track
2. Long Day Dan DiMonte When it rains it pours So close the windows and lock the doors The flock of birds flew between the trees Saturday is coming soon But the end don’t mean goodbye Memories last a minute But legends never die When I’m down I know Mary looks down on me Sometimes I’m afraid to show What’s hidden inside of me It’s a long, long, long, long day It’s a long, long, long, long day Can’t seem to speak your mind When your mind’s in another place The flock of birds has gone to rest So when it rains it pours And with it comes the hurt And when your eagle soars Your cage is lost in the dirt When I’m down I know Mary looks down on me Sometimes I’m afraid to show What’s hidden inside of me It’s a long, long, long, long day It’s a long, long, long, long day It’s a long, long, long, long day It’s a long, long, long, long day It’s a long, long, long, long day It’s a long, long, long, long day It’s a long, long, long, long day
3.	The Little Chapel 03:49	lyrics	buy track
3. The Little Chapel Dan DiMonte The snow came falling down Outside the little chapel’s windows As I sat alone downstairs Toiling over a broken piano Piecing bits of chords together Forcing out a work of labored art Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, oh Lord The storm blew out the power On the eastern side of town So I lit myself a candle and I felt the warmth as the flame began to glow Suddenly it came to me In anguished perfect harmony The saddest sound my ears had ever heard Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, oh Lord A casket that was far too small To fit someone who had lived their life Awaited me as I walked up the stairs The congregation gathered round The mothers and the children weeping The fathers fighting tears back themselves The Preacher said, “This child of ours Was taken without explanation And I have none to give you today But know she’s in a better place Filled with hope, love, and grace. Pray that we will see her again.” Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, oh Lord The snow came falling down Outside the little chapel As winter closed its fist around my town.
4.	Smile 05:29	lyrics	buy track
4. Smile Dan DiMonte I’ve been stuck inside for a lifetime begging Begging the world for some place to go I’ve been sleeping with my head underwater For every yes there’s a thousand no’s You were hearing the music in your head But you were not listening to a single word it said Give me something Something to smile about Is it the birds in the trees or the bees aw please don’t tell me I can see it from the look in your eye You don’t got wings on your back but I know when I’ve seen an angel Take my hand and baby let’s fly You were hearing the music in your head But you were not listening to a single word it said Give me something Something to smile about We were flying high in the sky then we landed and said see you later Then my life became just a little more grounded Now I’m back in the grind never minding the time that I spent in Heaven I needed some happiness and baby I found it You were hearing the music in your head But you were not listening to a single word it said Give me something Something to smile about
5.	La Sombra 05:54	lyrics	buy track
5. La Sombra Dan DiMonte/Zoe Mayberry A veces creo que no tengo problema (Sometimes I think I don’t have a problem) Pero entonces una sombra tiene sorpresa (but then a shadow has a surprise) No puedo evitarla, no puedo hacer nada (I can’t avoid it, I can’t do anything) Mi Corazón esta pesado con mucha emoción (My heart is heavy with much emotion) Una sombra está conmigo (A shadow is with me) Una sombra está conmigo (A shadow is with me) A veces creo que tengo un problema grande (Sometimes I think I have a big problem) Quiero ocultar esta emoción todos los días (I want to hide this emotion everyday) Necesito hablar con la oscuridad (I need to talk with the darkness) Y digo que necesitas salir la cabeza (And say to it, “Leave my head”.) Una sombra está conmigo (A shadow is with me) Una sombra está conmigo (A shadow is with me) Una sombra está conmigo (A shadow is with me) Una sombra está conmigo (A shadow is with me) A veces creo que no puedo poner fin a esto. (Sometimes I think I can’t put an end to this) y voy a desaparecer en la noche para siempre (and I’m going to disappear into the night forevermore) Necesito intentar para mí sanidad (I need to try for my sanity) Hoy es el día de mi libertad (Today is the day of my freedom) “¡Basta! Déjame solo.” (Enough! Leave me alone.) Una sombra está conmigo (A shadow is with me) Una sombra está conmigo (A shadow is with me) Una sombra está conmigo (A shadow is with me) Una sombra está conmigo (A shadow is with me)
6.	Blown Away 03:37	lyrics	buy track
6. Blown Away Dan DiMonte Blown away, you have me Blown away Like the waves on the shore rolling to our feet That return to the sea you have me Blown away Blown away, you have me Blown away Like the waves on the shore rolling to our feet That return to the sea you have me Blown away I like who I am with you much better than when I'm all alone it's true So I figured I'd write this song to tell you that I I love everything about you Blown away, you have me Blown away Like the waves on the shore rolling to our feet That return to the sea you have me Blown away I like who I am with you much better than when I'm all alone it's true So I figured I'd write this song to tell you that I I love everything about you Blown away, you have me Blown away Like the waves on the shore rolling to our feet That return to the sea you have me Blown away
7.	Harmony 05:32	lyrics	buy track
7. Harmony Dan DiMonte Before things get a little heavy I’ve gotta get something off my chest This might sound just a little crazy But there’s something I’ve got to confess There’s something ‘bout a girl with a voice all her own You see I got one of those myself I can only get so far playing my guitar alone I’ve gotta just shout, baby, gotta let it out ‘cause it ain’t good for my soul. And you understand what I’m going through Don’t know what I want but I do what I wanna do Maybe we should figure out what’s happening. I know that you are with another man, But I just wanted you to know that I never felt harmony ‘til I had you singin’ right next to me. I know this is kind of a longshot So I hope you feel the same way, too But you’ve gotta sift through your soul ‘cause I know that you love another man So I’ll be there with my guitar on the floor just standing at your door and a’waitin’ for waitin’ for And you understand what I’m going through Don’t know what I want but I do what I wanna do Maybe we should figure out what’s happening. I know that you are with another man, But I just wanted you to know that I never felt harmony ‘til I had you singin’ right next to… Me, you understand what I’m going through Don’t know what I want but I do what I wanna do Maybe we should figure out what’s happening. I know that you are with another man, But I just wanted you to know that I never felt harmony ‘til I had you singin’ right next to me.
8.	Safe From The Rain 04:52	lyrics	buy track
8. Safe from the Rain Dan DiMonte As the sun sets on the city, The rays of light nearly clear the horizon, The clouds move into formations. The walls I put up around my soul, They help me day by day, But it’s the night when the rain comes And I know, due to my offenses, It’s time to face my consequences. I hope and pray that you don’t do the same. I hope you’re safe from the rain Safe from the rain. I hope you’re safe from the rain, my dear, ‘cause it’s pouring over here, And a bed that once was a place of love Now drowns in Heaven’s tears The anguish that I’m feeling Is worse than death itself But I couldn’t wish it on anyone else And I know, due to my offenses, It’s time to face my consequences. I hope and pray that you don’t do the same. I wouldn’t want to cause you any pain. And I know, due to my offenses, It’s time to face my consequences I hope and pray that you don’t do the same. I hope you’re safe from the rain Safe from the rain Safe from the rain Safe from the rain
9.	Roscoe Street Strut 07:31	lyrics	buy track
9. Roscoe Street Strut Dan DiMonte I’ve been waiting so long For a sunny day It makes me feel alright And that things are going my way I wanna sing high ‘cause I feel so alive Gonna roll into town with my windows down Gonna strut my stuff up on the stage For the people tonight Oh Freedom! Oh Alleluia! As sure as there’s a God above, my brother, You’ve gotta live life in love There are the men who spend the grind getting stepped on And there are the men who spend it wearing the shoes I prefer the congregation to feel the love, move with the groove, And dance away the blues You remember that red-haired girl who lived down on Roscoe? The one I met last week at the carnival? Like the drums in the back of the band she takes my heart for a ride She’s unlike any other, and she’s here tonight. Oh Freedom! Oh Alleluia! As sure as there’s a God above, my brother, You’ve gotta live life in love
10.	The Runner & The Lover 06:03	lyrics	buy track
10. The Runner and the Lover Dan DiMonte There’s a window down on Gilbert Street where time and space can finally meet The Runner speeds right by and doesn’t realize that it calls his name Runner run run run away, Runner run run run away Run away, ‘cause you know that you can’t stay The Runner’s got a Lover that he’s been seeing for quite some time now And her heart is charred with all the scars of flames he’s burned before She holds on for what he’s been, holds on for what he’ll be again Someday, but she can only stay for so long The Runner felt the familiar aura of entrapment and jealousy And he ran away to the whores from whence he came The empty gestures of greener pastures that seemed so different and free Were never worth it, and burned him all the same. The Runner awoke in the gutter, his head spinning like a dime His clothes were wet with the evening’s sweat and regret came across his mind He tried his very best to get up from the mess But he couldn’t, couldn’t shake off all the grime It seemed the runner was running out of time Then he crawled his way across the alley, his body folding in the morning heat And he stood upright in the summer light and then he found he was standing on Gilbert Street The window called his name, he saw his rugged shame And realized the one place he should be Is with her, away from poisonous memories Runner run run run away Runner run run run away Run run run away Run run run away (Run away run away) Run run run away (Run away run away) Run run run away (Run away run away) Run run run away (Run away run away) The traffic signs and power lines were flying by as he ran away From the life that he had suddenly decided to throw away And he opened up the door To find the girl that he loved before To find a note left by the phone To find he was nothing to dwell on To find that she’d already gone
11.	The Next Stage 04:23	lyrics	buy track
11. The Next Stage Dan DiMonte I’m surrounded, I mean absolutely stifled By those stiffs in their caps and gowns This polyester sea is overpowering me And I feel like I’ll surely drown The stranger sitting next me had a look on his face that said, “It’s time to leave this place” Then he turned my way and this is what he said to me He said, Hey man I hope you’ve got a plan ‘Cause I left mine hanging on a lecture hall seat Who knows what we’ll say or the music we’ll play Or the crazy people we’re gonna meet I say if you’ve got the wheels and I’ve got the time Then it’s time to step onto the next stage of our lives When I’m onstage it’s unlike any other feeling I’m manic, yet euphoric at the same time I hope you know what you want out of your life ‘Cause I know what I wanna do with mine Oh I got my diploma and I got congratulations And took all the handshakes To what degree does this little piece of paper prove That I’ve got what it takes? Suddenly I notice the polyester sea has parted in front of me Me and that stranger, we going for a ride Hey man I hope you’ve got a plan ‘Cause I left mine hanging on a lecture hall seat Who knows what we’ll say or the music we’ll play Or the crazy people we’re gonna meet I say if you’ve got the wheels and I’ve got the time Then it’s time oh it’s time, to step the next stage in our Lives, lives, step onto the next stage of our Lives, lives, step onto the next stage I say if you’ve got the wheels and I’ve got the time Then it’s time to step onto the next stage of our lives
12.	Under The Bridge Over The Water 05:07	lyrics	buy track
12. Under the Bridge over the Water Dan DiMonte Remember when we were younger And life seemed to move oh so slow? Nothing else mattered but the love that we had for each other And we'd meet under the bridge over the water. We'd walk through the meadow at sunset With bare feet and love, love in our souls. Running our hands through the sand by the riverside And we'd kiss under the bridge over the water. Give me the strength to take things that I can't change Give me the courage the change the things I can Give me the eyes to see the difference between them So I don't make that mistake again. When the road tears your soul down, And you need a place where you can go, Follow the signs where your heart leads, And meet me under the bridge over the water. Then I got a job layin' steel down, 'Cause school, it seemed like a waste of time. Then I got moved to the Chicago Southside, And I worked, worked on a bridge over the water. Then I got a job waiting tables at a burger joint, 'Cause school was the only way outta this town I bought a degree and I drove away and never looked back Taking my heart across the bridge over the water Give me the strength to take things that I can't change Give me the courage the change the things I can Give me the eyes to see the difference between them So I don't make that mistake again. When the road tears your soul down, And you need a place where you can go, Follow the signs where your heart leads, And meet me under the bridge over the water. Sometimes I wish we could go back To a time when life moved oh so slow. Follow me down to the riverside And meet me under the bridge over the water. I'll wait for you (I’ll wait for you) Under the bridge over the water.
13.	Song For The Working Man 06:31	lyrics	buy track
13. Song for the Working Man Dan DiMonte/Josh Vaske Working man wakes up before the sun Simple breakfast of black coffee and cold bread Then he loads up his truck and goes back inside Kiss his wife on the lips and the kids on their foreheads Punches in his card, puts his hard hat on Seven stories closer to God and he starts his day Laying steel can be such hard work in the hot, hot sun Knows his work will remain even when he’s gone away And you don’t hear him complaining ‘Cause he’s the working man Kids greet him at the door with a great big hug His wife asks him, “how was your day?” with a smile on her face He says that work was fine, “what’s for dinner, hun?” Then he stands for a while and he thinks with a smile That there’s so many things in life that you can’t replace And the years go by, and his children grow And he’s laying down that steel because you know He’s a working man The working man lies in bed on a cold December night He tells his family it’s time for him to go away His wife kisses him on the lips and the kids on his forehead Then he closes his eyes, and he hears a faint voice say: You don’t gotta work no more You don’t gotta work no more You don’t gotta work no more You don’t gotta work no more You don’t gotta work no more You don’t gotta work no more You don’t gotta work no more You don’t gotta work no more You don’t gotta work no more You don’t gotta work no more You don’t gotta work no more You don’t gotta work no… And you never heard him complaining ‘Cause he’s the working man.
14.	Snake Alley 08:02	lyrics	buy track
14. Snake Alley Dan DiMonte I grabbed my keys and decided enough is enough The rising sun on this cold autumn morning is making this quite tough Zoe tell me are you coming to see me today? It’s a great day for lying it’s a great day for flying away The birds in the trees are getting ready for their trek down South And the hipsters play down on Ped Mall way suckin’ serenity outta cigs in their mouths Oh last night, Zoe, I saw Clinton Street was burning up in flames Of young lovers not knowing the difference ‘tween a bottle of Jack and their brains We don’t care if the world stops spinnin’ For all that we know and all that we’re given stickin’ round here don’t make much sense anymore I got my guitar and you’ve got your voice And I think it’s about time we made that choice The open road’s waiting and you know what I came for So just open up your door The steam whistle out by the dam is telling me it’s time to go And I wish time could heal all these stains and grimaces that I wear on the sleeve of my soul I ask my brother Johnny to lend me a few bucks ‘Cause gas these days ain’t as cheap as the love you can find on the street with some luck Hey Zo you know we’re crazy for doing this so fast This one rash decision might cause some division ‘tween our future, present, and past But we don’t have time to think things through as we should ‘Cause my current life preference made me lose my reverence for things that I thought were good We don’t care if the world stops spinnin’ For all that we know and all that we’re given stickin’ round here don’t make much sense anymore I got my guitar and you’ve got your voice And I think it’s about time we made that choice The open road’s waiting and you know what I came for So just open up your door We got in the car and it might be a sin But we drove our love all the way down to Burlington Then I parked my car and we sat on a log by the shore I can see my home’s just a river walk away But your home’s waiting from back where we came And I don’t wanna take you from all that you know and adore This road ain’t just one way it’s more like a revolving door And life is like a snake alley twisting and turning about And the only thing we know is there’s one way in and one way out And the bridge was calling telling me to come on home But my westward life was crying don’t leave me alone Just ‘cause I’m here don’t mean I’m here to stay Turn around baby we’ll try it another day She shut the door I put the metal to the floor and I said aw man ain’t it a pity And we drove into this darkness looking to park this mess back into Iowa City Now tell me what’s more important, the ends or the space between? ‘Cause you’re the most beautiful thing in the world that my two eyes have ever seen Ever seen, ever seen! We don’t care if the world stops spinnin’ For all that we know and all that we’re given stickin’ round here don’t make much sense anymore I got my guitar and you’ve got your voice And I think it’s about time we made that choice The open road’s waiting and you know what I came for The open road’s waiting and you know what I came for So just open up your door

about

A culmination of over five years of music and lyric composition, "The Runner, The Ends, The Space Between" asks some of the eternal questions that everyone asks at one point in life: "Which has more meaning? The beginning and the end, or the path that leads from one to the other?" Drawing from traditions of rock music of all shapes and sizes, various Latin sub-genres, reggae/ska, jazz new and old, folk storytelling, and many more, each tune takes the listener on a different journey through DiMonte’s various life experiences which inspired the compositions. The saxophone, guitar, and keyboard musings of Jonathan Birdsall, Dan Padley, and Robert Monroe, the compositions come alive as each instrumentalist tells their story alongside DiMonte's additions on lead vocals, trumpet, and guitar. The funky bass grooves of Blake Shaw, the percussive orchestration of Emily Roane on the drum kit, and guest vocals by Victoria Symmonds, Zachariah Spindler, and Jared Poland help create the live experience of Dan DiMonte and the Bad Assettes in a studio setting. The tracks were initially recorded as a full band in the same room with various vocal and horn overdubs added in later to complete the sound. It is a celebration of music, life, and the twists and turns both can bring.

More music by Dan DiMonte: www.soundcloud.com/dandimonte
More music by Dan Padley: soundcloud.com/dpadley
More music by Blake Shaw: soundcloud.com/bshawbass
More music by Robert Monroe: soundcloud.com/robert-c-monroe
Check out Jonathan Birdsall's other project, The Weathered Heads: www.facebook.com/TheWeatheredHeads
Zach Spindler's artistic endeavors: www.facebook.com/teamreldnips

credits

released April 18, 2014

Dan DiMonte - Vocals, Trumpet, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Aux. Percussion

The Bad Assettes:
Dan Padley - Electric Guitar
Jonathan Birdsall - Tenor Sax
Robert Monroe - Keyboards
Blake Shaw - Bass Guitar, Upright Bass
Emily Roane - Drums, Aux. Percussion

With Special Guests:
Victoria Symmonds - 02, 05, 12, 13
Jared Poland - 05, 06, 13
Zachariah Spindler - 13

Recorded, Mixed, & Mastered by John Svec at Earthtone Studios
Produced by Dan DiMonte & John Svec
Album Design By John Graf & Trent McMahon
All Music Composed & Arranged By Dan DiMonte
Copyright (c) 2014 By Dan DiMonte