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Six Feet Over

by Eric Endres

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1.
Tony 04:06
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Tony, Tony, lonely lonely soul You tried to go on, but you never had control And now you're gone, broken and alone But if I could, I'd call you on the phone and tell you... Say “hello” to Jerry Say “hello” to Kurt Ask him if he found nirvana and if the bullet hurt Tony, Tony, lonely soul They tried to lift you up, but you kept on letting go And now you're gone, a body in the ground It's peace you wanted, man, I hope it's peace you've found, Tony Say “hello” to Jerry Say “hello” to Kurt Ask him if he found nirvana and if the bullet hurt You lost it like a game There is no one to blame We lose a friend and in the end, It's really just a shame Sometimes I wonder where you are, A bug in the Devil's jar? Or scamming God to cop a nod? But I know I'm never far Say “hello” to Jerry Say “hello” to Kurt Ask him if he found nirvana and if the bullet hurt Say “hello” to Jerry Say “hello” to Kurt Ask him if he found nirvana and if the bullet hurt Tony, Tony, lonely lonely soul
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The Journey's End 02:14
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Every day drivin' down that road for my connection My only sense of direction - Goin' full speed forward while my brakes are bad And so I'll drive into walls And I dive over Niagara Falls Spending so much time ridin' with that so-called friend Out by The Journey's End La da da da da da da La da da da da da da La da da da da Every day walkin' in that house for my connection My only sense of direction - Takin' two steps forward, and then a thousand back It's hard to leave what you know Easy gettin' where you don't wanna go Hard to live your life chained up with that so-called friend Out by The Journey's End La da da da da da da La da da da da da da La da da da da
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The Dark Blue Heron with the Missing Eye 04:16
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The dark blue heron with the missing eye landed on my arm one night Such a friendly bird at first but then it got much worse The dark blue heron with the missing eye Started comin' 'round every night Scratchin' at my arms and my brain Makin' me insane All I wanna say - blue bird please fly away The dark blue heron with the missing eye always circlin' in the sky So many times it shit on my head and I wished it were dead The dark blue heron with the missing eye Man, that fucker just wouldn't die Shot it once and it turned out then Had to shoot it again and again All I wanna say - blue bird please fly away The dark blue heron with the missing eye needs to get out of my life No more damn bird flyin' around No more chasin' it down Just for today - blue bird please stay away
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Gone 03:16
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Sympathetic situation Kind of lonely inspiration I see my destination Gone gone gone She was time and she went right through me Knew it all but she barely knew me Such a fragile lover to me Gone gone gone Gone, like the leaves Now I'm on my knees Praying “come back, please” Gone gone gone Fleeting fragments from a runaway life Cold comfort for an old man's night Seeing tunnels at the end of the light Gone gone gone Gone, sad song Or maybe I got it all wrong Comes a time to move along Gone gone gone
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Hole 03:26
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I've gotta let go and let God but letting go can be so hard I wanted you for so long I can't accept that now you're gone It may be “easy come” but it's “hard go” I've got the shape of you in my soul; wanna fill that hole I take the emptiness wherever I go; gotta fill that hole I'm obsessed with your possession I'm possessed by this obsession I can't get you out of my head Don't wanna stop when the light is red And I project you into everything I do I've got the shape of you in my soul; wanna fill that hole I take the emptiness wherever I go; gotta fill that hole And all the things I've done to try to get you back And what you did to me was wrong but that doesn't change the fact that I don't feel right And I'm the one who will not sleep tonight for the want of you I know that this, too, shall pass And yet I still wanna make it last It's all bitterness, it's all pain but at least then you're in my veins It may be “easy come” but it's “hard go” I've got the shape of you in my soul; wanna fill that hole I take the emptiness wherever I go; gotta fill that hole And all the things I've done to try to get you back...
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Blah Blah Blah Blah 03:12
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I told my friend I have a headache in my soul And the pain is gettin' harder to control My friend, he said, “Your soul is in your head. The pain can seep through any hole.” I told my girl I have a heartache in my hand 'Cause when I touch her I can feel another man My girl, she said, “Well, he ain't in my bed.” But I just couldn't understand. It sounded like... “Blah blah blah blah” “Blah blah blah blah” “Blah blah blah” “Blah blah blah” I told the doctor there's a virus in my mind That keeps erasin' every answer I find The doctor, he said, “I'd recommend some meds. But not your mind-erasing kind.” I told the preacher there's a fracture in my knees 'Cause when I pray I just ain't gettin' what I need. The preacher, he said, “You need what you get. Sometimes we heal when we bleed. Still sounds like... “Blah blah blah blah” “Blah blah blah blah” “Blah blah blah” “Blah blah blah” Words of joy, words of grief Words of hope, no relief Words of truth, no belief I told God I have a magnet in my shoes Everywhere I go, they lead me right into the blues God, he said, “Go barefoot, instead.” And I got nothin' left to lose “Blah blah blah blah” “Blah blah blah blah” “Blah blah blah” “Blah blah blah”
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Six Feet More 03:39
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I'm tired of sleepin' through my life Goin' blind from lookin' for the light Sick and tired of bein' sick and tired So low and can't get any higher And I know as low as I can go, there's always six feet more And I've said, as bad as it can get, “It hasn't got to me, yet” I'm done with lyin' about the truth I'm done with cryin' for my youth I'm runnin' out of ways to run Been holdin' on to what is gone And I know as low as I can go, there's always six feet more And I've said, as bad as it can get, “It hasn't got to me, yet” I know, I set my life ablaze And hid inside the haze It's time to change my ways And now, I know I need to be A better kind of me I'm ready to be free I know... Never wanna feel that way again Never wanna bury another friend Don't wanna give in, Don't wanna go where I've been Don't wanna die until the end And I know as low as I can go, there's always six feet more And I've said, as bad as it can get, “It hasn't got to me, yet” I know...
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More Will Be Revealed 03:26
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When I surrender, I've won And when I'm powerless, I'm strong The healing comes through the worst of pain Hope was dyin', but now it lives again The more I live, the more I'm healed Every day, more will be revealed I'm in the world but of the sky And when I'm grounded well, I fly Slowly pushing back the closing wall Life was numb, but now I feel it all The more I live, the more I feel Every day, more will be revealed It takes some direction to know the way And it takes some faith to have some faith The wildest dream's becoming reality Hope was buried, but now it's flyin' free The more I dream, the more it's real Every day, more will be revealed Every day, more will be revealed Every day, more will be revealed
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Gravy 03:18
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Twenty-six years and I'm not sure If I got a Band-Aid or I got a cure Wounds have healed and the jones is gone But that little voice keeps droning on Telling me I fall short in all kinds of ways But I know as long as I'm countin' days It's gravy, gravy; the broken-down cars and throwing-up kids Gravy, gravy; the shoulda dones and shouldn'ta dids As long as I'm still here Every day, every month, every year is gravy Made some foes and made some friends Made another list of new amends Built some castles out of beautiful sand Felt all the grains washing through my hand Lost my religion and lost my wife But as long as I've had any kind of a life It's gravy, gravy; the snow and the heat and the wind and rain Gravy, gravy; the stress and the fear and the doubt and pain As long as I'm still around Every day that I'm above ground is gravy Gravy on my mashed potatoes, mmm mmm mmm Gravy on my mashed potatoes Gravy on my mashed potatoes Gravy on my mashed potatoes I got to love and dream and badly dance I got to sing about those elephants I got to play some games and sometimes win I got to know Roseann, Rebecca, Freddie, and Kim I got to make a little right out of a whole lotta wrong I got to do a cheesy little rap in this song I got nine thousand five hundred days to be I got to know what it's like to be free It's all gravy Gravy gravy, mmm mmm mmm Gravy gravy, mmm mmm mmm Gravy gravy, mmm mmm mmm Gravy gravy, mmm mmm mmm

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On December 29, 1996, singer-songwriter Eric Endres' friend, Tony, died of drug-related causes. Eric went to Tony's wake high on the drug that put Tony in the casket, and realizing he was on the same path and unable to stop. Speaking of the song he wrote about that ("Tony"), Endres says, "Hearing it today, it sounds like a lot of justification. Oh, too bad, man... You couldn't control it. I'll be okay, though. The last line of the bridge - "I know I'm never far" - was the only real moment of self-awareness. It was a turning point to really feel that."

Thus begins Six Feet Over, a powerful album chronicling Endres' own heroin addiction, brushes with death, and subsequent recovery, and all of the obsession, avoidance and rationalization along the way. Endres got clean on April 17, 1997, and this album includes several songs written shortly before and after that time, as well as a touching follow-up about life 20 years later ("Gravy").

Six Feet Over shows off a variety of memorable songs and musical styles, including the powerful alt-rock ballad "Tony," the droning progressive pulse of "Dark Blue Heron," the gorgeous and bluesy "Gone," the quirky and catchy "Hole" and "Blah Blah Blah Blah," the gospel rock flavored "More Will Be Revealed," and the folky Jack Johnson meets Kenny Loggins feel of "Gravy." Connecting the album throughout is Endres' unique and compelling voice and accomplished guitar work, as well as the chops of guest musicians Seth Horan, Eric Cymerman, Ben Macy, and Brian Williams.

Eric Endres is a multiple award-winning singer-songwriter-performer. Best known for his body of work as a kids/family artist (by the name "Eric Herman"), Endres has also composed a lot of "grown up" music, including a full-length musical, orchestral works, and albums in the alt-rock, progressive rock, and singer-songwriter genres.

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released June 14, 2017

Produced by Eric and Roseann Endres

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Eric Endres Walla Walla, Washington

Best known as the popular kids' music performer, Eric Herman, Eric Endres is also an accomplished musician and songwriter of "adult" material. Eric has created a wide range of music including progressive/alt-rock, orchestral, folk-acoustic, as well as a full-length musical. Eric lives in Walla Walla, WA, and regionally performs solo shows, and with the bands Mennon & LaCartney and Bottled Boogie. ... more

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