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Chemistry of Confusion

by The Presumptions

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1.
As the sun sets on an empire With no more bets to hedge From down below you call to me To slide one foot off the ledge Well, you’ve never caught the looks I’ve thrown So honestly I might have known A leap into those arms was bound to fail I crash down beyond the pale Just beyond the pale As the sun sets on an empire A fumble in the dark The chemistry of confusion Was close enough to a spark ‘Cause your sweetness burns a bitter blue That colors everything I do Combustion on a slower-motion scale It lights up beyond the pale Just beyond the pale Sure, the grass looked greener From the side of innocence That tired tale is what got us to now Still, if I had half a chance To climb back on the fence I couldn’t tell you why, let alone how So I leave behind the road ahead To stumble back to you instead And lose myself far off the beaten trail I’m somewhere beyond the pale Just beyond the pale
2.
One of these days, one of these days I’ll turn it all around One of these days when my back’s up against it I’ll turn it all around You’ll hear the sound I’m a little worse (Little bit worse than better) But I’m a whole lot better than before Yeah, I’m a little worse (Little bit worse than better) But I’m a whole lot better than before Seems like yesterday we were falling Falling in and out of time One of these days when we control the moments That’s where we’ll be found Let’s go to town I’m a little worse (Little bit worse than better) But I’m a whole lot better than before Yeah, I’m a little bit worse (Little bit worse than better) But I’m a whole lot better than before Falling in and out of time (Little bit worse than better) But I’m a whole lot better than before
3.
Evening in a sleepy town The implication of a sunset on your skin At least you got to know him Before you got to nowhere Worth going again A hundred different languages But people tend to use the same three dozen words And you need a cup of quiet To pour over the awkward Last sentences that you heard 11:51, gate 4A 767 rolls down the runway Starlight blurred to a smoggy gray You're not sure what you left today But you know it's not home Twilight of a midnight's end The expectation of a sunrise through the blinds But you find it's not so easy To fake a second chance He may be out of sight, but he's not out of your mind A hundred different passages Road signs tell your fortune every mile But it's nothing worth repeating And you begin to wonder If you'll ever learn to smile How long can you be strong? Why now? Who will show you how? 11:51, exit 4A Smoke-scented rent-a-car rolls down the highway The sunlight burns through the smoggy gray You're not sure where you are today But you know it's not home Ain't no place like home
4.
If you looked inside me To see just who I am Would you look much further? Deeper than I can? It’s as far as I can go Just thought that you should know It’s not the only time That a question from your list Has flipped me over backwards And turned me into this It’d be easier at best To open up and second-guess But it’s okay now, it’s okay now It’s okay now for me Don’t take me further
5.
Gravity 03:59
Who’s to say when this all started Or how long we’ve been around? You know, my memory isn’t perfect Time speeds up and time slows down We always seem to be trapped in the moment Standing toe to toe instead of face to face And I don’t want to see you and I colliding Spinning ‘round and ’round before we fade away You know, I’ve always known my place Is orbiting your star But the winters seem so long and cold When the distance is so far You and I should hold together Through it and against it all Reaching out for each other While the world just rattles on We always seem to be trapped in this moment Standing toe to toe instead of face to face Yeah, and I don’t want to see you and I still fighting Spinning ‘round and ’round before we fade away You know, I’ve always found it strange From far away like this That I can feel your gravity Pulling me back in
6.
Hopefully 02:56
Let’s go down to the river today Got a lot to see and a lot to say to you A little bit of this, a little bit of that And all those things I’d like to do with you I don’t know, but I’ve been told There’s a reason we grow old I just don’t want to do it all alone Well, I need you and hopefully you need me Let’s go down to the city today It’s a perfect town - we’ll decide to stay, it’s true All the main street shops we’re passing by And the town square clock with the bench beside We see two others just like me and you And since we do not live forever Let’s spend the time we’ve got together Chasing down the summers, springs, and falls ‘Cause I need you and hopefully you need me Yeah, I need you and hopefully you need me Oh no, it’s not the same When we play these silly games Afraid to say what really counts Real love should scream and shout it out Scream and shout Well, I need you and hopefully you need me Yeah, I need you and you need me hopefully

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released October 27, 2017

Produced by The Presumptions

Recorded and mixed at Big Al Productions Studios (Plano, TX)
Additional recording at Sound Asleep Studios (Allen, TX)

BILL JACKSON
Bass and Background Vocals

CHRIS RIPPY
Lead Guitar and Background Vocals

STEPHEN RIPPY
Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitar

MATT STANBERRY
Drums and Percussion

Cover design and studio photos by Stephen Rippy
Cover photo by Carmen Swanger

Tracks 1 and 3: Music and words by Stephen Rippy (ASCAP)
Tracks 2 and 4: Music and words by Chris Rippy
Tracks 5 and 6: Music and words by Bill Jackson

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Stephen Rippy Dallas, Texas

Stephen Rippy is a Texas-based game soundtrack composer; notable releases include the "Age of Empires" series, "Halo Wars," "CastleVille," and "Dungeon Boss."

Maintaining a separate body of work as a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Stephen has independently released numerous solo albums as well as 2 EP's with Dallas band The Presumptions.
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