Reese Fulmer & The Carriage House Band - Live At Just The Right Time

17 track live album featuring nine Carriage House Band players across four live performances at Caffe Lena, The Hangar On The Hudson, The Park Theater, and The Jive Hive

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"Live At Just The Right Time" Album Announcement Press Release

The album, titled “Live At Just The Right Time,” features 17 songs, all written by Fulmer and drawn from four different live performances over the past six months.

“I think anyone who has come to see a full Carriage House Band show knows we’ve got a pretty broad body of work already, but I felt like it was time to share that in a different way,” says Reese Fulmer about his upcoming release. “This is just about as clear as I can make it."

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Listen to “Live at Just the Right Time” and try not to change -

to meld with the music, shift with the genres, smile at the lyrics. If you are brave, give it a deeper listen two, three, or four times to evolve with an ever-cognitively flexible and yet constantly beautiful performance.

The album is a rich representation of Fulmer’s growth over the six months of performing the pieces live, and while he expressed that he’s already changed since their recordings, I would posit that any listener will also be altered by the album’s metamorphic energy.

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LYRICS: Live At Just The Right Time

Track 1. Long Black Car

Smoke and fire falling on the alleyway
A young boy cries
Mercy is a word on the air
Now let me die with nothing on my shoulders but the weight of my family's love

Light me up and leave me on the mountain
Until the sun comes up
Teach me what you have to teach

And all that land, it slipped into the ocean
With a big green hand
Waving like a flag on the beach
Now let me die with nothing in my pocket but a flower and a stone from the sea
A stone from the sea

Leave me with a paper and a pen
And a long black car
Empty as the edge of the world
No I won't leave a rich man lying in the ground
He'll leave me
He'll leave me
He'll leave me

Track 2. The Sinner's Prayer

I heard it from a friend of mine
A theory that's been much maligned
A concept which is ripe for some debate
That sinners once expired may be forced to work both night and day
If management decides that be their fate
And once or twice in quite a while
If fortune on their back may smile
They might receive a favor from the lord
A moment free to gaze around and listen to the sacred sound
Which lingers on as all they can afford

And every day the same old thing in royal halls to dance and sing
And entertain the angels all aglow
While somewhere ever-after lies with gentle gaze and hips and thighs
But where to find it heaven only knows

I heard that they can't see the sky
When what with being up so high
And always scrubbing mops along the floor
They stumble out into the light and finding sunshine much too bright
They never venture further out the door
And every time the lord goes by
They kneel and must avert their eyes
For fair as to be blinding is the face
And sharp as diamond cutlery, the regal garment luxury
Of fishnet stockings done up high with lace

And every evening washing down the silver swords and golden crowns
And mirrors all translucent on the walls
So that with each angelic glance will viewers fall into a trance
And so for hours stand there still enthralled

I heard it told that sinners find
Their solace in a quiet mind
When send to pass their servitude alone
And may in fact improve upon their lot as it had first been drawn
And sign on writing scripture for the throne
They copy down all history
Erasing every mystery
And credit to the lord, much overdue
They plagiarize the entity in shades of mediocrity
When they have come to find out something new

And every night the same old task, they have to listen as I ask
That when I open up my sleeping eyes
I will have some dignity
A cover for my bigotry
And I will be both rich and very wise
Oh I will have some dignity
A cover for my bigotry
And I will be both rich and very wise
Amen

Track 3. Running In Place

Lord knows I'm not one to believe
But the shapes of the clouds seem to change as I breathe
In all my dreams I could speak to the leaves
But when I woke up, the tree in the park burned down
So pick your head back up and stop dragging those bones around

And I don't care how long it can take
For the time that I have I'm already late
It's almost enough to make all my mistakes alright
For all the darkness I feel there is also light

And I might take everything I can steal
And I might jump just to see how it feels
Maybe it's the first cut that never could heal
But from what I'm told, the blood never speaks of the knife
All I know is that in death, there is also life

I think I'll be fine in my little cocoon
But maybe there's a way to find a bigger balloon
Everybody knows you can reach for the moon
But when I looked up I could see that the sky fell down
So pick your head back up and stop dragging those bones around

And all my life I've been running in place
Cause the longer it lasts, the sweeter it tastes
And maybe I can figure out a better way to face myself
For all the things that I am, I am no one else

And I don't care how long it can take
For the time that I have I'm already late
It's almost enough to make all my mistakes alright
For all the darkness I feel there is also light
For all the darkness I feel there is also light
For all the darkness I feel
There is also light

Track 4. 3am

3am I'm lying on the coastline
Watching all the dragons in the night sky
Sometimes I've alive at just the right time
Always hearing music on the grapevine
Stuck on what I know is always undefined
Maybe I can do it all again
Sleep is just a different kind of peace of mind
I guess I'm back to thinking that again

3am I'm high and eating ice cream
Watching my reflection on a small screen
Sometimes I'm awake for all the bad dreams
Always getting older at the same speed
Stuck on alpha methylphenethylamine
Maybe I can do it all again
Sleep is gonna bring me all my self esteem
I guess I'm back to thinking that again

And I will lay my body down
I will lay my body down

3am is moving like a freight train
Watching yellow street lights in the soft rain
Sometimes it's the right way but the wrong grain
Always finding moments in the last frame
Stuck on what I know is always undefined
Maybe I can do it all again
Death is just a different kind of peace of mind
I guess I'm back to thinking that again
Death is just a different kind of peace of mind
I guess I'm back to thinking that again

And I will lay my body down
I will lay my body down
I will lay my body down
I will lay my body down

Track 5. Just Gravy #2 (instrumental)

Track 6. Shake Those Blues

Your mama and your papa sure been smokin grass
Mama and your papa sure been smokin grass
Your mama and your papa sure been smokin
All day rippin and a'rolling and a'tokin
Mama and your papa sure been smokin grass
Now follow all the rules and see what fun you have
Follow all the rules and see what fun you have
Follow all the rules and it ain't no fun no
A little bit of singing never hurt no one now
Follow all the rules and see what fun you have

Meet me at the jailhouse and don't say why we're there
Meet me at the jailhouse don't say why we're there
Now meet me at the jailhouse and don't say why
We're gonna break those bars down and dance all night now
Meet me at the jailhouse don't say why we're there
Come on on the rooftop and shake those blues away
Come on on the rooftop shake those blues away
Come on on the rooftop and shake those blues
You can leave them hard times and just cut loose now
Come on on the rooftop and shake those blues away

Track 7. San Francisco

Somewhere, the air is alive, the bees keep the hive
The riverbed stretches
And waits for the rains to arrive but it will not survive
And somewhere, you lay your head on a four poster bed
The canopy opens
You fall through tomorrow instead
To the hard days ahead

But oh the sky, big as those eyes
It takes all the time in the world
And gives it to somebody else
It swings like a necklace of pearls
Drops like a coin in a well

Somewhere, out on the road I’ll get what I’m owed
A tumbleweed dancer
We’ll ride like the wind to the coast
To San Francisco

Somewhere, in red roses crowned, a stone on a mound
It breathes in a sunrise
With all those ghosts in the ground
But it’s nothing profound

But oh the sky, big as those eyes
It takes all the time in the world
And gives it to somebody else
It swings like a necklace of pearls
Drops like a coin in a well
Oh the sky, big as those eyes
It takes all the time in the world
And gives it to everyone else
It swings like a necklace of pearls
Drops like a coin in a well

Track 8. Not Now, Not Forever

The beach is empty
The sky is too
For what they left me, it's just like the way I think of you
And they don't love me
They never will
No they won't love me, I just like the way they make me feel

For what they told me, the ocean rose
To fall back over with a whisper as the curtains closed
The moonlit harbor, the seabirds' wheel
A motion forward
Illusion always seems so real

For what I told myself it's not the harness
It's the whip that makes the painted horses run
A silver dollar wasted on a bargain
The rise and fall of spinning around the sun

And it's fading quickly
And falling fast
For what's so simple, the feeling never seems to last
And time is bending
From what I know
The world is ending in a whimper as the saying goes

For what I came for, a mission bell
A quiet station
The war is over now it's just as well
The moonlit highway, the silver coast
The concrete garden
A flower painted like a ghost

For what I can't explain it's misadventure
A letter, never written, never came
It seems I'll live my life down in the valley
The mountains never called me by my name
In what I can't afford to leave unopened
The city holds a fever dream for sale
I'll see you in the one they call New Orleans
I'll be swinging something by the tail

The beach is empty
The sky is too
For what they left me, it's just like the way I think of you
The moonlit harbor, the seabirds' wheel
The concrete garden
Illusion always seems so real

Track 9. City Of Roses

I used to dance round a candlestick flame in the darkness
And I used to scream my own freedom at hollow black skies
And I grew from a seed that was soaked in the blood of my likeness
To a ghost in the alleyway watching my childhood die

I fell in love with a tourniquet girl in the city
I found a rosary broken and laid at her feet
And I prayed for the end of my suffering, greed, and self-pity
To a god that lay twisted and motionless down on the street

And I had a dream last night
That everyone woke at the same time
With a loud, loud noise and a bright light
We thought to ourselves in the back of our minds
What a beautiful dream it is we leave behind

And oh child
Isn't it just like they told us
Watching the colors collide
All in an instant it's over
Just close your tired eyes
Picture a city of roses
A blooming skyline sunrise

I used to float through a merrigold sky by the ocean
And I used to ring from the steeple of rhythm and rhyme
And I grew from a waterfall pulled by my own inner motion
To a cliff by the harborside cut by the passing of time

Track 10. To Be Alone

See I always start thinking that I missed my line
That something's in the mirror past the exit sign
And someone's always calling from the tallest tower
I've been up here calling from my own
And someone's always late to claim the better prize
Or too soon to forgive and find a compromise
In every place I've been to I've seen dreamers getting old
I don't think I needed to be shown

Yet here I am
Sitting by the window getting high again
Thinking of some thoughts that I have never had
Dreaming of the things I've never done
Burning down the tower of the midnight sun
Far as I can tell I'm not the only one

And we always find comfort in a cloudy sky
And faith is blindly looking through a blackened eye
To finally feel alive is to forget the things you've known
To live the way you are is to be alone
Cause my first real confession was for no one else
And in my last one I may finally know myself
And in between the choruses of judgement day
I'll be up there standing on my own

And here I am
Sitting by the water getting high again
Missing someone's body that I've never met
Dreaming of the times we've never had
Built from every moment that I left behind
For all I know this happens all the time

Yet here I am
Sitting by the fire getting high again
Thinking of some thoughts that I have never had
Dreaming of the things I've never done
Burning down the tower of the midnight sun
Far as I can tell I'm not the only one
Far as I can tell I'm not the only one
Far as I can tell I'm not the only one

Track 11. Just Gravy #4 (instrumental)

Track 12. If I Was The Devil

If I was the king in that castle high
I'd sacrifice you all as the price of fame
And if I was the king in that castle high
I'd build a big straw man so you can curse his name
And if I was the devil, I'd do the same
Oh if I was the devil, if I was the devil
If I was the devil, if I was the devil
If I was the devil I'd do the same

And if I'd done you wrong and I made you cry
I'd do it all again like it's just a game
And if I'd done you wrong and I made you cry
I'd make sure you took all the blame
And if I was the devil, I'd do the same
Oh if I was the devil, if I was the devil
If I was the devil, if I was the devil
If I was the devil I'd do the same

Now if I was the bottle in your daddy's hand
I would dress your cuts with the sting of shame
And if I was the bottle in your daddy's hand
I'd light a match and I'd fan the flames
And if I was the devil, I'd do the same
Oh if I was the devil, if I was the devil
If I was the devil, if I was the devil
If I was the devil I'd do the same

Oh If I was the devil, if I was the devil
If I was the devil I'd do the same

Track 13. Ohio

My arms had never known a different lover
His eyes were softer when we met
He took me home and told me all the others had always left
And I could tell that that old house was haunted
The way the shadows seemed to dance
But I settled down and gave him what he wanted
Another chance

And sometimes we were almost like we promised
His words cut soft as loving can
But some things have a way of making honest a callous man
And Caroline I swear could make it better
And stop my heart from growing cold
But I will never have a chance to let her save my soul

Driving all night to say goodbye to Caroline
I'll never be the same again
Driving all night to say goodbye to Caroline
I'll never be the same again

Now that house has gone and lit a fire
And it will not be born again
And I can hear a prayer drifting skyward
A requiem
And someday when the stars fall on Ohio
I will set his spirit free
Someday when the stars fall on Ohio I will be free
I will be free
I will be free
I will be free, I will be free

Somewhere there's a field of golden sunlight
And wild flowers on the air
And she will smile and tell me that it's alright
I'll meet her there
And you might sign a law to try and stop me
And call the wretched thing divine
But until my last breath has left my body
The choice is mine

Crossing state lines to say goodbye to Caroline
I'll never be the same again
Crossing state lines to say goodbye to Caroline
I'll never be the same again
I'm crossing state lines to say goodbye to Caroline
I'll never be the same again

Track 14. All The Summertime Sunshine

In the morning I'll make a strong cup of coffee
And you'll watch the birds on the rocks by the seaside
And I'll play your favorite Schubert concerto
And you'll find a pear on the counter that fell from your tree
And oh, doesn't it taste like heaven

And in the afternoon we'll set a table for talking
Find a word once or twice, and we'll lose many more
Watching the waves, you'll try and remember my name
And I'll sit here watching the last rose you cut from the garden
And oh, doesn't it smell like heaven

In the evening I'll light a bergamot candle
And we'll say a prayer like your mother did when you were young
And I'll leave the light on outside in the hallway
And you'll turn your head on your pillow to look at the moon
And oh, doesn't it look like heaven

In the morning I'll watch the sun as it rises
Out in the harbor, the fishing boats leave like they do
And I'll hold your hand, and tell you I love you
While all the summertime sunshine comes through the window
And oh, doesn't it feel like heaven
Oh doesn't it feel like heaven

Track 15. No Gospel

Well I guess I believe in the law of the land
But what's in the truth if it's all secondhand
And how can I find the right place to stand if it's everywhere
And I don't want a highway just a nice stretch of road
And I don't need to see where the rest of it goes
And sometimes I think there ain't no way to know til the gettin' there

And I guess I'm a fool not to care how I die
But who'd be both dead and unsatisfied
And how would I know if I ever tried to make other plans
And for once I'd be free from this sandpaper shell
And I'd be washed in the arms of the hurricane swells
Just to drift back to shore on the tide to be held by my mother's hands

Cause if all my dreams wear tomorrow's shine
If all we have is just borrowed time
Then I won't need no gospel cause I'll follow mine
I won't need no preacher to pray for me
So for now I'll fall like I always do
When it hurts I'll pretend that I always knew
And I'll love in the right ways and the wrong ways too
I'll never ask someone to wait for me

And I guess I'm a fool not to fear what's ahead
While I'm frightened to live in the moment instead
And maybe I'll look back on words left unsaid or unwritten
But in that case I'd rather be bled til I'm dry
Not the blood on my lips or the tear in my eye
Will be drawn on my last breath or lost in a lie just to fit in

And I think I know how the rest of it goes
We'll gaze from the precipice to the sidewalk below
And we'll wave all our hands like there's something to show for us being there
And when all our little hearts cannot bear the goodbyes
And faith on its own cannot let us know why
We'll stumble and cry but the truth is that time doesn't really care

And if all my dreams wear tomorrow's shine
If all we have is just mountains to climb
Then I won't need no gospel cause I'll follow mine
I won't need no angels to play for me
And for now I'll laugh like I always do
When it hurts I'll pretend that it's all brand new
And I'll love in the right ways and the wrong ways too
I'll leave all my pain far away from me
I'll love in the right ways and the wrong ways too
I'll leave all my pain far away from me

Track 16. Let The Kids Go Hungry

Something's in the grass and it smells like asphalt
The fire's right there in the garbage can
Something's in the air and it burns like napalm
Send another prayer like a holy man
Take another spin maybe you'll get lucky
You'll never know what's in this vault
Save another dollar let the kids go hungry
It's not the devil it's the rich man's fault

Call the fuckin cops man see if I care
I don't pay 'em to hold my hand
Burn another church and shoot the preacher
Buy another stake in the holy land
Take another spin maybe you'll get lucky
You'll never know what's in this vault
Save another dollar let the kids go hungry
It's not the devil it's the rich man's fault

Break another rule and you'll get shot down
I own the people that write those laws
Here's a little bit of powdered heaven
Take another hit maybe you'll find god
Take another spin maybe you'll get lucky
You'll never know what's in this vault
Save another dollar let the kids go hungry
It's not the devil it's the rich man's fault

Pack up all your bags cause the house is mine now
You signed the papers to let me in
I'd keep you alive but it'd bring my stocks down
I'll send the bill to your next of kin
Take another spin maybe you'll get lucky
You'll never know what's in this vault
Save another dollar let the kids go hungry
It's not the devil it's the rich man's fault

Take another spin maybe you'll get lucky
You'll never know what's in this vault
Save another dollar let the kids go hungry
It's not the devil it's the rich man's fault
Take another spin maybe you'll get lucky
You'll never know what's in this vault
Save another dollar let the kids go hungry
It's not the devil it's the rich man's fault
No it's not the devil no
It's not the devil no
It's not the devil it's the rich man's fault

Track 17. Leaving A Dream

It's just like a boy to finally propose
By a bridesmaid in her sister's Sunday school clothes
Who is green as the delicate hand that he chose for himself

Float like a handful of leaves in the air
Up and over a groomsman with dirt in his hair
Who is watching a kiss and a secret affair by himself

It's like I was pulled from a cold silver screen
And in waking an old friend I'd never seen
Said that bright as the city may seem, it gleams for itself

I came home burning an old magazine poster
Pushing a broken, useless machine that was
Given as I left the kingdom of dreams by myself

You're just a handful of dirt in the air
By a pile of flowers and crumpled up prayers
That were wasted on kisses and secrets affairs by yourself

But I miss the wave of a delicate hand
To a tune being played by a carriage house band
Like the ringing of clarion bells all through the wasteland