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Arcade

by Pennan Brae

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1.
Hold The Line 03:24
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Got my fingers taped Across my shoulders Your full weight is draped Around my neck With a jacket flung On a boulder All our hopes are hung By a thread There you come Dig in your heels there’s no turning back On the run Closing in press on full attack Halfway done Holding firm cut back all the slack Feeling stung Shake it off break it off Breath illuminates Night grows colder Shadows they retrace My footsteps Match extinguishes Watch it smolder Strike another spark Light again There you stand Hold the line there’s no backing out Flames are fanned Eye to eye slowly turnabout Underhand Check your gut no time to lose doubt Punches land Shrug it off slug it off Final hope escapes In the twilight Two feet nimbly traipse On a beam Triggering a switch Caught in crossfire Future move is stitched In a dream There you plot Tangled in sordid web you’ve spun Pick your spots Doublecheck watch it come undone Take your shots Pinpoint them there ain’t no rerun Sold and bought Brush it off turn it off
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Stage Right 04:31
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Feel on the outs Deep in a drought Feeling self-doubt Losing my clout Sensing a rout Nothing to tout Try to shout out What it’s all about On with my day Go home or stay Hold it at bay Brush it away Come what may Bend it and sway No time to play Outcome I weigh May think I’m beaten Fully retreating The moment’s fleeting & worth repeating Poor heart is seizing Yet still believing Drive is not easing Aim to be pleasing Lost in a haze Thirty-nine days Full mudslide pave Attempting to stave No time to shave Try to behave My word engraved Onus I waive Feel insecure Please reassure I can endure Try to procure A tad demure Provocateur Cast out the lure Camouflaged cure It’s so compelling The moment’s telling There’s no short selling Last rebel yelling There’s no concealing Sly hand you’re dealing It’s so revealing The cards you’re stealing Hear what you’re saying See the game playing There’s no conveying High price they’re paying Lost path you’re laying Will lead to straying Did the surveying If I may weigh in As the curtain draws Take a breath and pause Hoping for applause That there’s no faux pas Stepping on the stage Turn another page Hoping to engage Successfully assuage Tear the cobwebs Outta my head Hung by a thread I’ve been mislead Pounds to be shed Lines I’ve been fed Innocence pled Rights have been read I will not bail Wall I won’t scale Cab I won’t hail Barge will not sail On a fresh trail Breathe in exhale Straddle the rail To no avail I am rebelling We hear you yelling The storm’s not quelling There’s just no telling High point is reeling Right to the ceiling Wood joints are squealing Fresh paint is peeling Last chance is waning Mirage is feigning Grey sky is raining Blue water staining Love is ordaining Hope is sustaining My will’s retaining The flood is draining As the curtain draws Take a breath and pause Hoping for applause That there’s no faux pas Stepping on the stage Turn another page Hoping to engage Successfully assuage
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Jettison 03:54
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First you pull me up Then you knock me down Shove me to the right Push me all around Call me over here Beckon over there Hold me underground Coming up for air 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Go Air is thin the moment’s near Time to blow this atmosphere Light speed to a new galactic space Cabin shakes engines roar Like a prehistoric dinosaur Jettison don’t leave a trace First you start me up Then you shut me down Pull me to the left Drag me all around Beckon over here Summon over there Suffocate my flame Reignite my flare First you rack me up Then you take me down Pocket corner left Swing me all around Signal over here Flag me over there Lay a hidden trap I avoid the snare 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Go As I go to fill this void Catastrophic asteroid Fire up my lone propeller Supersonic interstellar Got one shell load and fire Fierce blowback repels me higher Gyroscope viral spin Searching for my solar twin Oh yeah First you build me up Then you slam me down Shake me all about Run me over town Haul me over here Drop me over there Discard when you’re through Like you couldn’t care 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Go Air is thin the moment’s near Time to blow this atmosphere Light speed to a new galactic space Cabin shakes engines roar Like a prehistoric dinosaur Jettison don’t leave a trace
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Swing On A Vine 04:38
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At the bus stop Hop on hop off One ride a pop Change lines and swap Too far to walk No time to talk Sights set and locked Get off next block It could be the season That could be the reason On with my day Feeling OK At a café Take a survey This could be the feeling That has left me reeling Long odds I weigh Findings convey There’s no delay High price to pay And as I see you walking talking on by If I said so what it would be a big lie Feigning concern Try to discern Big rapids churn The tide has turned As the sun sets down Leaving this town As the Earth goes round Touching high ground As stars collide My time I’ll bide As the black hole draws Stop hold & pause Along the line Swing on a vine Quarter to nine Biding my time Feeling so fine Hear the bell chime Locked in a rhyme Hands off what’s mine It could be the full moon Got me going boom boom Splash the cologne Squeeze out the foam Tonic & comb Get in the zone It could be the starlight Got me feeling so bright Pick up the phone There’s no dial tone Nowhere to roam The coup has flown And as I see rocking right through your day Don’t worry about me ‘cause yeah I’ll be OK Down in a glut Blew the last putt Kicked in the gut You say so what Crane my neck and look up to heaven On the sixth stage hoping I make it seven Got to move on just like Magellan Where I’ll go there ain’t just no telling Check my plate and the rations are meager Feeling worn and a tad beleaguered Save my strength and dig a little deeper Get the tunes and let’s crank up the Seger You know what can’t give up got to pour it and fill my cup If I pass by promise I won’t sneak peek Knowing your status isn’t something I seek Feeling so spurned Bridges are burned Can’t be returned Meeting adjourned As the sun sets down Leaving this town As the Earth goes round Touching high ground As stars collide My time I’ll bide As the black hole draws Stop hold & pause
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Rumble 04:27
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And you know that I just want to rock All it seems you want to do is talk It just seems to go on for nonstop That is why it’s time for me to walk And you claim you want to take the lead Please indulge but it’s not what I need You forewarn it’s better to take heed I don’t believe that’s what was agreed How you do Read the news Voodoo who Is it true Say take my lead but I don’t like to follow Words that you say they just resonate hollow Hard to digest I just can’t seem to swallow Got to move on cause there’s no point to wallow You say wait a sec but there’s no time to squander Stop ruminating cause there’s nothing to ponder Pawn stolen goods but I don’t like to launder Say that you’re gone but I’m already yonder So I hear you calling out my name But by now it sounds just all the same Situation feeling oh so lame Must step out I’m so glad that you came Clock strikes twelve it’s time to take my leave Navigating as I bob and weave Caught a sneak peek what was up your sleeve Busted attempt to thieve and deceive Have no clue Got to stew Right on cue Kind of knew Say take my lead but I don’t like to follow Words that you say they just resonate hollow Hard to digest I just can’t seem to swallow Got to move on cause there’s no point to wallow You say wait a sec but there’s no time to squander Stop ruminating cause there’s nothing to ponder Pawn stolen goods but I don’t like to launder Say that you’re gone but I’m already yonder Can’t seem to hold at bay Mind is beginning to stray Foundation made of clay On your knees Say take my lead but I don’t like to follow Words that you say they just resonate hollow Hard to digest I just can’t seem to swallow Got to move on cause there’s no point to wallow You say wait a sec but there’s no time to squander Stop ruminating cause there’s nothing to ponder Pawn stolen goods but I don’t like to launder Say that you’re gone but I’m already yonder Why you do me that way Ends are beginning to splay Nerves are commencing to fray Lining’s turning to grey Stance is starting to sway Low is where you should lay There is nothing to say
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Bon Voyage 03:24
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Yeah I see you coming on Why you got to come on so strong You can keep right on going long Reflect upon what’s right and wrong Why you got to say all these things Is that what you really mean Call a board meeting to convene Locate my soul and place a lien Why won’t you fade away Move along with your day Time to leave me alone Get on back to your home I am standing right here Won’t be shedding a tear As I sweep this montage Best of luck bon voyage Why not go on your merry way Not a thing for you here today There’s no vacancy for a stay Game is up there’s no one to play Don’t really think that you’re making sense Build a wall inside your fence Spit me out as you dispense Postulating in the past tense Why won’t you fade away Move along with your day Time to leave me alone Get on back to your home I am standing right here Won’t be shedding a tear As I sweep this montage Best of luck bon voyage There ain’t no need to double back Get on now and pick up the slack Everything seems so out of whack See the facade begin to crack Why won’t you fade away Move along with your day Time to leave me alone Get on back to your home I am standing right here Won’t be shedding a tear As I sweep this montage Best of luck bon voyage
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Sauntering 04:49
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Hey what you doing Storm it be brewing My how you’re stewing Note it’s accruing Hey where you moving Toxic is spewing Might I be viewing No Guess I never forgot about with me and you Memories stick together just like crazy glue As I’m moving sauntering everything just falls right apart Once was grooving now faltering as I fumble to ignite the weary start Sidestepping blows and peppering like spotlights just watching your eyes dart Sheltering and shepherding draw the wagons around my worn and teary heart Hey there you go Just like in a dream What do you know Not quite all as it seems Why do you stow Might you share sparingly What you propose Is simply not for me Hey where you going Floodgates they open Minds they are blowing Feelings are flowing Just can’t be stowing Resentment is growing Crosswinds are blowing Go Suddenly emerge from the deep recesses of my mind Resurfacing at the most inconvenient of times Makes no sense trivial rhythm which I try to rhyme Drift lost and hopeless without my sole partner in crime As I’m moving sauntering everything just falls right apart Once was grooving now faltering as I fumble to ignite the weary start Sidestepping blows and peppering like spotlights just watching your eyes dart Sheltering and shepherding draw the wagons around my worn and teary heart Hey what you do Don’t think that it’s free One of the few As far as I can see Out of the blue Try hard to take the lead What’s old is new Is all I do concede As I’m moving sauntering everything just falls right apart Once was grooving now faltering as I fumble to ignite the weary start Sidestepping blows and peppering like spotlights just watching your eyes dart Sheltering and shepherding draw the wagons around my worn and teary heart Suppose I’ll head out on my own That I will Go and dig up a new bone Then I’ll chill Guess I’ll blaze out in the dust Cause it’s time Peel off all the hanging rust Make it mine Wander down the shady lane Watch me now Discard all of the old pain Show me how Seek shelter beneath the rain Make it shine Hop on the next passing train Feel the rhyme
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Shrug 02:59
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Saw you What could you do Caught me Could you believe Stop pause Hold for applause Naïve Taking my leave Surreal Feeling congeals Raw deal Serve up the meal Jibber jabber fibber flabber Comes out garbled all the toxic you spew Jimmer jammer simmer stammer Need a translation just don’t know what to do As true love erodes Heart damn near implodes Shrug it right off of you As the sparkle rusts Boom has gone to bust Shrug it right off of me Spot me So easily Catch you Turning the screw Change plans On deck all hands Bereft Exit stage left Primetime Get back in line Secede Dependently Mumbo jumbo gusto gumbo Becomes infected all the things that you touch Jingle jangle wringle wrangle Need an injection I have got a head rush As true love erodes Heart damn near implodes Shrug it right off of you As the sparkle rusts Boom has gone to bust Shrug it right off of me
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Richochet 03:06
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Yes I read you don’t want me here no more That you’ve arrived to even up the score Strap on my boots do up the laces tight Adjust my headband get set do it right Then launch a protest to the referee Transform a skirmish into a melee Go throw a tantrum draw a yellow card Convert what’s easy into something hard Yes I heard you can’t bear to hear my name That you will forfeit throw away the game Yes I read you may simply go retire Must stoke the embers reignite the fire Been told to stay leave well enough alone Then draw the shades hermit within my home Been forewarned to just let sleeping dogs lie Fasten the leash tip toe back wave bye-bye But maybe all the stupid things you do Will boomerang and slingshot back to you And all the shade yeah which you toss about Will ricochet and mire you in doubt Gonna make a safe retreat Ten thousand miles away from here Come and jump in the backseat Grab the wheel and make it veer Press the lever down Feel the road as it unfolds Wheels go round and round Cutting through a new threshold Stars in the foreground Spectacle full manifold Destination bound Forever young and never old Feel the moonbeam crest Spotlight bright within the sky Shines down on your breast Extracts my breath making me sigh Lunar solar quest Twist and turn up the hi-fi Lay my soul to rest Backseat astral vision lie Yes I’m told that you woke within a dream And all is not what once upon it seemed Then as you go to give your head a shake Draw a deep breath then do a doubletake Go full ninja to not disturb your zen Then hold my breath ‘til I am blue again Trigger defcon keep radar sweeping clear Maintain safe distance won’t ever get near But maybe all the stupid things you do Will boomerang and slingshot back to you And all the shade yeah which you toss about Will ricochet and mire you in doubt
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Arrival Time 04:34
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And as I push off for distant shores Full of hope and folklore Hit the lights sweep the floor Grab the key lock the door Don’t know where it’ll lead or baby what I’ll find Of the answer I’ll get to the call inside Radar sweeps the horizon no arrival time Every step that I take got you on my mind Know that all that I say babe is dear and true Of the love and the faith which I have for you Hang on tight to the road that you’re riding down Smooth out all of the bumps and keep your journey sound And as I break through another wall Three feet thick ten feet tall Brace myself for the fall Momentum doesn’t stall Don’t know where it’ll lead or baby what I’ll find Of the answer I’ll get to the call inside Radar sweeps the horizon no arrival time Every step that I take got you on my mind Don’t know where it’ll lead or baby what I’ll find Of the answer I’ll get to the call inside Radar sweeps the horizon no arrival time Every step that I take got you on my mind Thinking back reflecting all that we’ve been through Of the false promises and prophecies of doom Played like a catch-22 mixed with some déjà vu More than I ever could possibly construe

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'Arcade' is Pennan Brae's 13th full-length album. Influenced by rock & roll of the 1970s & 80s, the 10-track release was recorded at Blue Light Studio in East Vancouver. Lead singles include 'Jettison', 'Arrival Time' & 'Bon Voyage'.

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released January 20, 2023

Drums: Edward Whelan
Bass: Kaj Falch-Nielsen
Harmonies: Alison Jenkins
Guitar & Vocals: Pennan Brae
Produced by Kaj Falch-Nielsen & Pennan Brae
Mastered by Kaj Falch-Nielsen
Recorded at Blue Light Studio in Vancouver, BC

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Pennan Brae enters 2024 with singles off his upcoming album, 'Portal'. 2023 saw the release of the 1980s-influenced 'Arcade' album & remastered '2 Below 0' soundtrack. 2022 saw the release of 'Picked', an album of 10 songs influenced by rock & roll of the '70s. Pennan released 'Cinema', his 9th album in the Summer of '21. The year also welcomed ‘Lit’ with lead singles ‘Passing Fad’ & ‘El Camino’ ... more

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