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Play On Words

by Yellowtieguy

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1.
One To Break 03:57
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I'd love to tell you I hear something the first time But you oughtta give me another go around Measure twice and the first cut is right Sorry we don't always see eye to eye That doesn't mean the worst is come I will call for you all in a little while At least those who are mine Hello I volunteer Can't I be the one this time to break We've both been waiting for good fortune to roll our way But I'm so tired of giving into sympathy When there's so much that we could just embrace I'm happy we kept pushing for a little more We can't just leave it up to fate It takes a strong resolution to realize Something big is on its way Change So I can see light in this darkness Before me Below So I could say Hello I volunteer Can't I be the one this time to break I'd love to tell you I hear something the first time Change So I can see light in this darkness Before me Below So I could say Hello I volunteer Can't I be the one this time to break
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First Move 03:07
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Holding on to things that I need not save Not because I need them I'm just so afraid to lose But time keeps waiting for me to make the first move Pondering what it means to make this song And if I should change one part Could I ruin it all O but time keeps waiting for me to make the first move Time keeps waiting for me to make the first move And will I find I've awakened Or this whole time I've been mistaken About you About you About the other side of me that so few people see I can't love Time keeps waiting for me to make the first move Time keeps waiting for me to make the first move
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Rules Of The Game 04:09
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Hello, Hello, Hello, Did you hear about the echo Not a thing to be taken lightly At least not all the time Okay, Okay, Okay, I'll admit that it's time to play Let's no longer make it dealer's choice You have a voice On the rules of the game If ya wanna know the God to honest truth Some of these folks get special treatment They're treated special because they are our friends And we'd like to be your friends too If you'd let us get close to you We'll promise that our fire does not burn Does not burn Hello, Hello, Hello, Did you hear about the echo Not a thing to be taken lightly At least not all the time Okay, Okay, Okay, I'll admit that it's time to play Let's no longer make it dealer's choice You have a voice On the rules of the game If ya wanna know the God to honest truth The key to this life is communication With people who've learned to do more than just exist And when you've acquired the skill To do all that you say you will Your promise will be a fire that does not burn Does not burn Hello, Hello, Hello, Did you hear about the echo Not a thing to be taken lightly At least not all the time Okay, Okay, Okay, I'll admit that it's time to play Let's no longer make it dealer's choice You have a voice On the rules of the game You've never really learned how to live Til you sacrifice all you can give And the promise of a threat has been sincere Been sincere Hello, Hello, Hello, Did you hear about the echo Not a thing to be taken lightly At least not all the time Okay, Okay, Okay, I'll admit that it's time to play Let's no longer make it dealer's choice You have a voice On the rules of the game
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Anthem 03:37
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Dotting my "I"s and crossing my "T"s Left me stranded In the middle of the desert Minding my "P"s and minding my "Q"s Left me thirsty In the middle of the ocean But it will not, will not, no it will not always be like this The shortest distance between two points Is a straight line And that's fine for your destination Those of us who like to wander What awaits us At the end of our journey O it will not, will not, no it will not always be like this
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Stronger Than I 02:51
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Everyone is waiting for me To become someone in whom they can believe Mortal man living inside your lines Drawn for me without my design Til I become the hero of your dreams Is there no one stronger than me Stronger than I So many people are waiting to impress Great deeds on others they publicly address But my reasons are for me and God alone Not to be noticed or broadly to be shown Still I'll become the hero of your dreams Is there no one stronger than me Stronger than I
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Brood (Another Line) 04:43
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I won't waste another line on you This will be the only one I've already written a love song That returned to me untrue I would rather love than spend my whole life looking I would rather fight to win than spend my whole life pushing To get through to you So just sit there in your bitterness and brood I know you want me to hurt like you've been hurting too The solution for your situation is to forget about me So I'll forget about you You said I never made the time for you Now that time is dead and gone In the end I'll recognize my faults You'll go on as if you have none I would rather love than spend my whole life looking I would rather fight to win than spend my whole life pushing To get through to you So just sit there in your bitterness and brood I know you want me to hurt like you've been hurting too The solution for your situation is to forget about me I never gave up on you even when you abandoned me In the end I still had a love you refused to see This won't fix a thing but maybe it could by us some time So just sit there in your bitterness and brood I know you want me to hurt like you've been hurting too The solution for your situation is to forget about me
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Afraid Of The Rain 02:35
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I'm not afraid of the rain when it falls I don't feel any pain at all It's only water that's pouring down my face I'm not afraid of the dirt 'neath my feet Though we might one day meet Sweet Odyssey My journey has been made clear for me My future has been made clear for me I'm not afraid To live each day like I've got something to live for now Got no time to waste cuz I've got a taste of how I could be on fire in so many ways for you I'm not afraid of the sun in my eyes I'll soon adjust to the sight In due time My vision will be made right I'm not afraid of the cold when it stings What harm can winter bring To one like me My temperature is rising as I speak My temperature is rising as I speak I'm not afraid To live each day like I've got something to live for now Got no time to waste cuz I've got a taste of how I could be on fire in so many ways for you I'm not afraid of the rain
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Dreaming 02:39
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Waiting by this telephone But no one's calling Cuz everyone's over Waiting for my loneliness to fade Looking for places where I can hide In a room filled with people Internally crying Wake me from this dream that I'm dreaming When I'm dreaming Holding on with bated breath Reality When will you catch up to me Stuck in this moment that's hard to breathe And I'm waiting for a reason that I can leave Nothing convincing enough for me To escape from this place where you led me be A thousand thoughts racing through my mind at once And I can't beat the traffic to go the distance Can you bring me to believe that I'm stuck in a dream Need to wake before I'm lost and become the unseen When I'm dreaming Holding on with bated breath Reality When will you catch up to me
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War (Should I Be So Surprised) 04:23
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Should I be so surprised You would make me feel this way Should I be so surprised You would make me feel this way I expected it I neglected it Now it all comes back to me A mark that penetrates Placed upon my skin Plain and clear for all to see And when it's over Will you bring this soldier home And take the world from off his shoulder And make you all he's ever known You are my War that I have fought so long for You are my War that I have fought so hard for Help me to identify Anything that separates Help me to identify Anything that separates I expected it I neglected it Now it all comes back to me And when it's over Will you bring this soldier home And take the world from off his shoulder And make you all he's ever known You are my War that I have fought so long for You are my War that I have fought so hard for You are my War that I have fought so long for You are my War that I have fought so hard for Should I be so surprised
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War (It's You I'm Fighting For) 03:02
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Might be for selfish reasons Might be for what is mine Might be in my best interest It's my life on the line Might be for gold and glory Though empty they might seem Might be for God and country Or friends and family It's you I'm fighting for Might be to save mine own skin Or the struggle to survive Promises to men at arms Brothers on the front lines Since the dawn of history Unchanged, this paradigm Trained to kill and sworn to protect It happens all the time It's you I'm fighting for
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Good Day 03:33
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Today is a good day When it starts out like this When I wake up beside you When we kiss our first kiss I could spend all day Holding you in my arms I want to be with you now Be with you then Be with you tomorrow And have a good day again So long to sadness Hello to sunshine I've been waiting for you It feels like a lifetime No live like this Sounds so cliche But it's like you were made just for me Today is a good day When it starts out like this When I wake up beside you When we kiss our first kiss I could spend all day Holding you in my arms I want to be with you now Be with you then Be with you tomorrow And have a good day again You are my first thought When I open my eyes I still can't believe it's you It blows my mind But it's no surprise We were there all along Waiting for our turn Where we knew that we belong Today is a good day When it starts out like this When I wake up beside you When we kiss our first kiss I could spend all day Holding you in my arms I want to be with you now Be with you then Be with you tomorrow And have a good day again And what used to be just for me Is now for you and I Today is a good day When it starts out like this When I wake up beside you When we kiss our first kiss I could spend all day Holding you in my arms I want to be with you now Be with you then Be with you tomorrow And have a good day again

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YellowTieGuy lead vocalist/guitarist, Daniel Warren Hill, shared his thoughts on the conceptualization of Play On Words: "When songwriting for Play On Words there were two objectives. The first was to be able to release a certain number of songs that were kind of stragglers from our first record, Joy in the Mourning. The second objective was to focus on writing songs for Play On Words that set a new tone for what Yellow Tie Guy was capable of. We wanted to get away from minor keys when possible, and to steer emotions towards one of optimism. Not blind optimism, but certainly anti-cynicism. Play On Words is that tipping point where one must take life seriously, but not too seriously, and enjoy every moment as it's own little destination inside the journey."

YellowTieGuy is:
Daniel Warren Hill – Vocals, Guitar
Jason McKinney – Guitar
Jamie Rasmussen – Bass
Cole Deiner – Drums

About Alchemical Records: Alchemical Records is an independent alternative label based in Waldorf, MD. Alchemical also includes the EDM imprint Sharpe Records, and the metal imprint Thornhill Records under its umbrella. Alchemical works closely with its label artists to cultivate their music, manage the marketing, development and business focus and put out relevant albums by the Mid Atlantic's brightest rising artists.

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released November 25, 2016

All songs written by Daniel Warren Hill except One to Break written by Jason McKinney and Daniel Warren Hill, and Dreaming written by Joseph Schmitt and Daniel Warren Hill.

Play On Words was recorded at Belly Acres Studio in Pisgah, MD with engineer Darren Guzzone; album cover artwork was produced by comic book artist Joan Cooke.

Additional guest appearances on Play On Words include: Mary Celeste, Kyle Jackson, Ralf Madrigal, Steve Syzbowski, and Chubbs, and Brad Mamalis.

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YellowTieGuy was founded by singer/guitarist Daniel Warren Hill in 2009, and is joined by former Crooked Crow bassist Jamie Rasmussen, former Dreamscapes Project drummer/percussionist Eric Sanford, and former Copper Sails keyboardist Kyle Crosby. YellowTieGuy jokes they are the world’s first “Discount Super Group” given their individual successful musical careers, now applied to the future of YTG ... more

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