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The Lost Season Sessions Vol. 3: Waiting for the Cavalry

by Ted Mccloskey

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1.
Keep Us Afloat 03:08
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Keep Us Afloat Plastic figurines All trying to stay afloat Sinking debris All trying to stay afloat We desperately need help to stay above water Could somebody throw a line this way and try to keep us afloat The flailing of arms Just trying to stay afloat The waves crashing hard Just trying to stay afloat We desperately need help to stay above water Could somebody throw a line this way and try to keep us afloat 911, S.O.S We’re trying to stay afloat Mayday, in distress We’re trying to stay afloat
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The Night Sky 03:16
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The Night Sky This is going to leave one hell of a mark A permanent bruise, a visible scar The night sky will never be the same Heartbreak you can’t swallow or reconcile The stillness is raw and still volatile The night sky will never be the same Goodbyes you weren’t ready for and won’t get to say Reality hits hard in the cold light of day And the brightest stars just fade away In the night sky This is going to be one hell of a hangover And I have no appetite to deal with this sober The night sky will never be the same Dead air hits the ground, it’s falling like rain And keeps the sorrow that floats from floating away The night sky will never be the same When the phone starts ringing in the middle of the night No one is ever calling to say they’re alright The night sky will never be the same
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Wouldn't It Be Great 04:00
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Wouldn’t it be Great I just don’t think that I’m that strong But wouldn’t it be great if I were wrong? I’m just a flower hanging on the wall Looking for a glass of alcohol So put a bookmark in, take two aspirin And pick me up again tomorrow I just don’t think that I belong But wouldn’t it be great if I were wrong? When you’re long on nouns and short on verbs You lose your feet with every word I can’t shake the doubt Or find a word to shout I can see that I am breathing in But my thoughts are paralyzed Please don’t throw doubt on me If you’re giving me room to breathe Then give me room here to breathe I just don’t think that I’m that bold But wouldn’t it be great if I were cold You build me statues out of snow When I reach my lowest low Then you let the sunshine in To see if I can swim You know I’m afraid of the water And I you think I won’t let go Please don’t throw doubt on me
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Room to Breathe 03:44
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Room to Breathe If I pull down the drapes and lay blame at my door I’ll sit here in silence, face flushed to the floor I know it won’t end well, I’ve seen all my endings before I admit I’m afraid but afraid to admit That I’m climbing the walls while I quietly sit And inhale a silence that has no good air left in it, it’s stagnant So I dream of a world that doesn’t exist, yet one I can plainly see I crawl inside and take a deep breath; finally some room to breathe I might not ever leave I sit like an ember in a fire that’s died A smoldering ash, the faintest of light But it’s that last glimmer that keeps me alive tonight Time to get moving while I still have some time It’s the eve of destruction, or at least of mine I may be burned-out but there’s still something burning inside, there’s a little light that says Dream of a world that doesn’t exist, yet one you can plainly see Crawl inside and take a deep breath, finally some room to breathe I might not ever leave I found a room to breathe I found a room to breathe
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This War 03:08
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This War No veil can hide My dilated eyes And all the tears I’ve cried I can’t mask my rage Can’t turn the other page This war is has taken its toll on me I’m just waiting here for the Calvary A staring contest With a full length mirror I’m looking inferior Nobody ever wins You just start over again This war is has taken its toll on me I’m just waiting here for the Calvary Look through my eyes You can’t unsee what I’ve seen It’s taken a toll on me Bring on the Calvary
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No Spring Skips Its Turn 04:16
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No Spring Skips Its Turn Winter’s grip feels unrelenting at some point this has to end All that’s cold and condescending will someday turn warm again The wind still cuts when it hits you The air still makes your lungs burn We all wanted a quick ending But we’ve had to learn no spring skips its term We all want some resolution But we’ve had to learn no spring skips its turn I feel the rust, the cabin fever, the endless sitting on needles and pins The burnt nerves from running heaters, I can’t stop itching this sandpaper skin Got window seats for this bleak season, longing to see a solitary bird Yes change will come but there’s a sequence and no spring ever skips its turn The tyrant spell that once possessed me is slowly starting to melt away The bitter chill, once so repressing, may finally relinquish the reigns The wind still cuts when it hits you The air still makes your lungs burn We all wanted a quick ending But we’ve had to learn no spring skips its term We all want some resolution But we’ve had to learn no spring skips its turn We've seen the darkest of this season And we had to learn no spring skips its turn

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“Waiting for the Cavalry” is the third and latest installment of the Lost Season Sessions. It's about eagerly awaiting an ending and the doubt and lack of patience that goes along with it. This six song set (an EP thanks to emergency surgery) is a little departure in sound from the last record. Lush, dreamlike backdrops blanket a harsh reality and although the words seem firmly entrenched in the present, the themes (as with the other Lost Season Sessions records) are universal.

I am incredibly proud to have produced such a pretty record in such a short period of time.

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released February 5, 2021

all music, lyrics, noises, production and art by Ted McCloskey

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Ted Mccloskey State College, Pennsylvania

Ted McCloskey has been telling compelling stories to local and national audiences for years. He is a singer/songwriter, a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and film composer. He has eleven records to his name alone. His music has been featured on hundreds of network and cable programs and he’s shared the stage with the likes of Jason Isbell, Ryan Adams, and Alejandro Escovedo. ... more

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