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Lessons of A Chiller God

by Icarus Tyree

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1.
Sailors at odds with their salty sea dogs And a little girl sanding out the playing There’s no toll for a departed soul At the haunted lighthouse on the coast of Maine Wailing women who died while swimming And an old man walking with a cane Every ghost finds its place in the roost Of the haunted lighthouse on the coast of Maine The light still shines to guide the ships from the sea Their bows won’t break against the craggy keep The sailors are sighing in their relief As the siren starts to drive them insane The water rolls like it somehow knows And the wind howls in the spirits’ pain Someday you’ll see for eternity The haunted lighthouse on the coast of Maine The haunted lighthouse on the coast of Maine
2.
I couldn’t have predicted that I’d meet you But things don’t always go the way we’ve planned So if you’ll let me ask a simple favor Oh please, just put your hand inside my hand A diamond ring is not the way to please me I think you’ll find that I’m a simple man My fingers fit so well between your fingers So please, just put your hand inside my hand And when you’re there, it makes me happy And when you’re gone, I wait until you’re back We shouldn’t spend forever only wondering About the things we’ll never understand I know I like the way you feel beside me Please, oh please, just put your hand inside my hand And when you’re there, it makes me happy And when you’re gone, I wait until you’re back We shouldn’t spend forever only wondering About the things we’ll never understand I know I like the way you feel beside me Please, oh please, just put your hand inside my hand Oh please, just put your hand inside my hand
3.
Junebug 03:18
Junebug Fleeting hours of the day There’s a spot by me Where you can stay Junebug Kick off your June shoes You don’t even have to be alone To play your Junebug blues I can sit right here and strum along While you tell me what’s going wrong I find I like my problems more when they’re in tune Oh, Junebug The hinges on your old screen door Have all gone to rust Not there anymore Your old man’s cooler Just can’t hold water And you’re not his girl You’re not his daughter But just sit right here and strum along While you tell me what’s going wrong I think we get more worried than we oughta Ah, Junebug I think the night is coming soon But you can’t get scared Cause we’ve got the moon The cricket sounds like lullaby And it looks like someone sneezed all of Those stars into the sky I’ll just sit right here and strum along While you tell me what’s going wrong But I won’t let us start to wonder why Oh, Junebug
4.
I wanna be in your bed I wanna be in your bed This morning when I woke up I was all alone again I’m alone again And my blanket’s not as soft as you Oh, all I want is to be in your bed Why can’t we be sharing one sun through the window? Why can’t we be under one moon? If I knew where you were Then I would go there And everybody’s gotta sleep So I would wait for you In your bed I wanna be in your bed This morning when I woke up I was all alone again I’m alone again And my blanket’s not as soft as you Oh, all I want is to be in your bed Oh, all I want is to be in your bed
5.
Go Thy Way 04:08
I’ll meet thee under the greenwood tree If thou art fond of my company Or else, I’ll wait in thy fantasy And I’ll appear when thou dreamst of me O, that this life were a comedy That it might end in such jollity All through the chaos and injury I’d know that soon I would be with thee Go thy way I should be coming soon Even without the moon to light my path Maybe the stars will shine steadfast If not my heart Lover, be true I’ll meet thee under the greenwood tree Though I dote not in idolatry But with that knowing humility That thou and I both mortals be Go thy way I should be coming soon Even without the moon to light my path Maybe the stars will shine steadfast If not my heart Lover, be true
6.
Garden Round 00:58
Oh, everybody’s got a garden but me And that’s why I’m so lonely I can’t grow my very own beets and greens Won’t you dig a garden with me? [repeat and round]
7.
I’m really not so bothered but I’m quite confused - Can you get something gained if you’ve got nothing to lose? Oh, I’ve been asking to the cold wind Oh, I’ve been asking to the robin So measuring correctness is just how you feel But this is what you get, and it is so surreal Oh, I’ve been asking to the mountain Oh, I’ve been asking to the robin But she don’t talk to me And I don’t think in speaking So why don’t I just close my eyes And wait til I stop sinking Not really sure if this is getting through And well, it’s been a moment since I had a you Oh, I’ve been asking to the cold wind Oh, I’ve been asking to the robin But she don’t talk to me And I don’t think in speaking So why don’t I just close my eyes And wait til I stop sinking Not really sure if this is getting through And well, it’s been a moment since I had a you Oh, I’ve been asking to the cold wind Oh, I’ve been asking to the robin Oh, I’ve been asking to mountain Oh, I’ve been asking to the robin
8.
Left side, right side Monkey in the middle Your side, my side Monkey in the middle I can’t see you, not even a little Monkey in the middle (Here we go) Round and round until we stop Round and round before the weasel goes pop Lost my partner, what’ll I do? Monkey in the middle Railroad, steamboat, river, canoe Monkey in the middle Dish ran off with the fork and the spoon Cat played the fiddle Monkey in the middle (Here we go) Ice cream sundae, soda pop Pretty please-ing with a cherry on top Upside, downside Monkey in the middle Inside, outside Monkey in the middle You can’t see me, not even a little Monkey in the middle Monkey in the middle
9.
Softly 03:11
Softly, find me I’m only hiding if you don’t know where to look Softly, kindly I’ll be your Eden if you’ll be my Paradise For just one moment, I would like to take it slow With you So that I save my time Softly, finally I’ll know what it is to make you mine Softly, and I don’t mean shyly What am I waiting for? You gotta let me know Your speed, my dreams I’ll be your once again if you’ll be my reprise Some people tell me that I’m wasting half my life With you I say that suits me fine So, now that I’m asleep And you’re beside me I’ll know what it is to turn the tide The moon on the water Is shining in your eyes And looking at this, I can’t help But poecize If I ever said that I felt safe before this… I guess I lied Softly, guide me There are no promises left burning in my head For you, why me? I’ll be your Venus if you’ll be my Aphrodite Now that it’s quiet and my pretty words Are falling like the rain I’ll say that you’re divine Softly, finally I’ll know what it is to make you mine
10.
Hey, little bird Don’t fly away, little bird If you’d permit me just to sit here I can show you that I mean you no harm, little bird And when you’re calm, little bird If you would sing me one of your songs Then I could try to play along on my guitar Or we could pass the time in silence I just hope you understand That if I can’t speak your language I’m still glad to be here with you Hey, little bird You’re far away, little bird And maybe I should write a letter Since I know the address of your nest, little bird I’d send my best, little bird But would the paper run and fall If it began to rain at all Or even snow? I know that I can’t stand the winter But you didn’t follow me When I flew south to be warmer And forgot that I might miss you Hey, little bird One of these days, little bird If you can trust yourself to trust me You might see that this is just me and my heart, little bird Things fall apart, little bird
11.
You’re no swamp thing You don’t drive a rocket Don’t have bat wings Or magic in your pockets Stitched-up creature of the night But my fire won’t scare you with its light I can hear your heart, it’s louder than the thunder You and all your parts Me and all my wonder Sparks fly in this mad laboratory Though you’re built of old bits, I’m a fan of it Every suture in your skin seems to pull me in Oh, it’s terrifying This weird science that we’re trying I can hear your heart, it’s louder than the thunder You and all your parts Me and all my wonder Sparks fly in this mad laboratory In our private creature feature horror story Sudden like you flip a switch Cause I was here, and now you’re here in front of me Serendipity I don’t know what it is But do you feel it crack like electricity? I can hear your heart, it’s louder than the thunder You and all your parts Me and all my wonder Sparks fly I can hear your heart, it’s louder than the thunder You and all your parts Me and all my wonder Sparks fly in this mad laboratory In our private creature feature horror story
12.
Spider in the dark Loving you is like a spider in the dark Four arms, four legs, one heart You felt to me like a spider in the dark I should be afraid of things that I can’t see I should be afraid if I don’t know what’s them or me But the spider cares, so it’s very, very, very, very nice I’d love to look into those four eyes But I don’t mind that you turned off the lights Spider in the dark My world became one thing, and that’s a spider in the dark Just the right amount of moving parts How could I know I’d find this spider in the dark? Maybe it’s unusual to hold a spider so But I can’t see anything, so how am I to know? Spiders spin their webs but I don’t feel like a fly I’m just a part giving four more limbs To another spider’s side Spider in the dark Loving you is like a spider in the dark Four arms, four legs, one heart You felt to me like a spider in the dark Spider in the dark Loving you is like a spider in the dark Our arms, our legs, our hearts How could I know I’d want this spider in the dark?
13.
I haven’t seen your pretty face awhile Sad eyes, sad smile Sighs that don’t quite reach your lungs You don’t need to say a thing at all I know you well And your thoughts can’t quite get past your tongue Lover, I’m standing beside you Lover, how long will I wait for you to Come into my arms, come into my open arms It won’t be hard to find me Come into my arms and let yourself stay I don’t need forever, I just want another minute I can’t see the future and I don’t know if you’re in it But right now, you’re the oxygen that’s flowing through my veins Through my heart, and out again And again Lover, I’m standing beside you Lover, I want you to know that you can Come into my arms, come into my open arms And you’ll forget the future Come into my arms and let yourself breathe Come into my arms, come into my open arms Come into my arms, come into my open arms Come into my arms, come into my open arms I don’t need forever, I just want another minute
14.
Baby Baby 02:50
Baby, baby Thought that maybe You being gone wouldn’t hurt me much Because I’m usually lonely But that only makes me Miss you like some kind of dream That’s half awake and half asleep I’m strolling somewhere in the dark I can’t see for all these stars And I don’t care who you are As long as you’re my darlin’ All that I see looks just like me I’d have thought the world had more to say, hey Baby, baby Night and daily I’m like a snake Only feeling what I make It’s nearly such a pity And I’m there with me One times one is never two All my notes don’t have a you I’m strolling somewhere in the dark I can’t see for all these stars And I don’t care who you are As long as you’re my darlin’ All that I see looks just like me Maybe I’m not trying very hard I’m strolling somewhere in the dark I can’t see for all these stars And I don’t care who you are As long as you’re my darlin’ All that I see looks just like me And it barely talks at all
15.
Once in a while I try to call you But you just won’t pick up the phone I wait around in case you’re on your way But I just get the dial tone It’s hard to miss somebody you don’t see no more It’s hard to miss somebody you don’t know But it’s easy to forget that I can’t see you and don’t know you When I’m sitting at a table all alone The last train out of here held a conductor, A sleeper car, a lady with a stole, And it might have held somebody that is close to me But I can’t tell you now because it’s gone It’s hard to miss somebody you don’t hear no more It’s hard to miss somebody you don’t know But it’s easy to forget that I can’t hear you and don’t know you When I’m sitting in the station all alone I’ll wait around until the next one Or I’ll pack up and head on home Maybe I’m leaving here with you in mind But either way, I’m leaving on my own It’s hard to miss somebody you don’t love no more It’s hard to miss somebody you don’t know But it’s easy to forget that I don’t love you and don’t know you When I’m sitting in the station all alone It’s hard to miss somebody you don’t see no more It’s hard to miss somebody you don’t know But it’s easy to forget that I can’t see you and can’t hear you And don’t know you and don’t love you When I’m sitting at a table all alone
16.
There were two ravens who sat on a tree And they were as black as ravens might be The one of them, I heard him say “Now where shall we go to dine today? Shall we go down to the salt salt sea Or shall we go dine by the greenwood tree Shall we go down to the salt salt sea Or shall we go dine by the greenwood tree? As I was a-walking on the soft sea sand I saw a fair ship sailing near at hand I waved my wings, I bent my beak That ship, she sank I heard her shriek There lie the sailors, one, two, and three O shall we go dine by the wild salt sea There lie the sailors, one, two, and three O shall we go dine by the wild salt sea?” “No I will show you a far better sight Of a lonesome glen and a new-slain knight His blood now on the grass is hot His sword half-drawn, his shafts unshot And no one knows that he lies there But his hound, his hawk, and his lady fair And no one knows that he lies there, But his hound, and his hawk, and his lady fair But his hound is to the hunting gone His hawk to fetch the wild fowl home His lady’s away with another mate O, what a fine breakfast this poor boy shall make! Our dinner is sure, our feasting is free O come, and we’ll dine by the greenwood tree Our dinner is sure, our feasting is free O come, and we’ll dine by the greenwood tree And you can tear at his naked thighs And I’ll peck out his two fair eyes You can pull a lock of his curly hair To strengthen your nest where it grows bare The curly down upon his young chin Will do to rest my young ones in The curly down upon his young chin Will do to rest my young ones in” O, cold and bare will his bed be When grey winter storms blow through the trees His head’s in the turf, at his feet a stone He’ll nevermore weep, nor hear young maidens mourn Over his white bones, the birds will fly The wild deer run, the foxes cry Over his white bones, the birds will fly The wild deer run, and the foxes cry There were two ravens who sat on a tree And they were as black as two ravens might be The one of them, I heard him say “Now where shall we go to dine today? Shall we go down to the salt salt sea Or shall we go dine by the greenwood tree Shall we go down to the salt salt sea Or shall we go dine by the greenwood tree?”
17.
I wish my music wasn’t as cute as it is But then, I wish you weren’t as cute as you are Cause then you wouldn’t topic my daydreams And infect the way I play my guitar I could deny that I’ve got it bad for you I could pretend that I’m not blushing this hard Since I don’t know at all what you think of me And really, I don’t know who’s holding these cards Do all the things that make me think of you Make you think about me in the same way? The snacks that we ate and the jokes we have And all the games that we get to play Would you be embarrassed to hear me think The thoughts that I’m embarrassed to say? Or would I hear the same thing inside your head And know that all these words are okay? And of course, I’m exaggerating Since you’re not here right now So your absence makes this fonder But even then, I’ll say how I really, really, really hope You don’t take this as just a joke If you think that this song is about you, it probably is I don’t know who I’m scared’s gonna judge me If I make a sort of foolish mistake And I don’t know if this bubble heart Is big enough to hurt my chest if it breaks I guess if you were going to tease me I could probably push you in a lake But know that I’ll jump in right behind you So I hope you won’t kick me in the face And of course, I’m exaggerating Since that’s how music goes Making complicated simpler But I still need you to know I really, really, really hope You don’t take this as just a joke If you think that this song is about you, it probably is I wish my music wasn’t as cute as it is But then, I wish you weren’t as cute as you are Cause then you wouldn’t topic my daydreams And infect the way I play my guitar I could deny that I’ve got it bad for you I could pretend that I’m not crushing this hard Since I don’t know at all what you think of me And really, I don’t know who’s holding these cards And of course, I’m exaggerating Since that’s what words are for And you know you’re not the only one But even though there’s more, I really, really, really hope You don’t take this as just a joke If you think that this song is about you, it probably is And of course, I’m exaggerating Since that’s how music goes Making complicated simpler But I still need you to know That I really, really, really hope You don’t take this as just a joke If you think that this song is about you, it probably is
18.
Chickens a-crowing on Sourwood Mountain Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day Chickens a-crowing on Sourwood Mountain Hey-ho di-iddle-um-day So many pretty girls, I can’t count ‘em Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day My true love lives over the river Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day Few more jumps and I’ll be with her Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day My true love is a blue-eyed daisy Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day If I can’t get her, I’ll go crazy Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day Chickens a-crowing on Sourwood Mountain Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day My true love lives down in the holler Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day She don’t come, so I don’t foller Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day Chickens a-crowing on Sourwood Mountain Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day Chickens a-crowing on Sourwood Mountain Hey-ho di-iddle-um-day So many pretty girls, I can’t count ‘em Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day My true love is sweet like honey Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day We’re flat broke, ain’t got no money Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day Cows in the field and horse in the stable Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day Say, pretty girl, won’t you sit at my table? Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day Chickens a-crowing on Sourwood Mountain Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day My true love lives way over yonder Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day Of her heart I couldn’t be fonder Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day Chickens a-crowing on Sourwood Mountain Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day Chickens a-crowing on Sourwood Mountain Hey-ho di-iddle-um-day So many pretty girls, I can’t count ‘em Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day My true love lives over the ocean Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day We’ll get married if I take the notion Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day Ducks in the pond and geese in the water Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day Say, old man, I’m in love with your daughter Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day Chickens a-crowing on Sourwood Mountain Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day My true love lives at the head of the holler Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day She don’t come so I don’t foller Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day Chickens a-crowing on Sourwood Mountain Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day Chickens a-crowing on Sourwood Mountain Hey-ho di-iddle-um-day So many pretty girls, I can’t count ‘em Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day So many pretty girls, I can’t count ‘em Hey-di-um-dum diddle-um-day

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Lessons of A Chiller God is a collection of songs written over the past few years (as well as two folk favorites) that'll have you toe-tapping, heart-breaking, and scratching your head.

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released July 21, 2023

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Icarus Tyree Craftsbury, Vermont

they/them - Icarus is a fool who writes music and has been writing music and will be writing music about nothing very special in particular.

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