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THE HEART OF A SIREN

by Carl Funk

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1.
Swirl 03:19
SWIRL All of my life I have stood here in the rain Watching the world And you know I can't explain Deep in the shadows I explored Call it a kingdom or a ghetto Saw one thousand tribal wars Under one blue shining sky Riding the dream What can I do Caught in the swirl Of the black and the blue Heart of the world Too hard to know Holding a mirror to a mirror So here I am Like some Catcher in the Rye Don't have a plan No religion to live by Watching the blind who lead the blind Wondering why they're always smiling Like they've left themselves behind And just gone on holiday Riding the dream What can we do Caught in the swirl Of the black and the blue Heart of the world Too hard to know Holding a mirror to a mirror to a soul Ah, but it's only the world Lost in the heart of the swirl Riding the dream What can we do Caught in the swirl Of the black and the blue Heart of the world Too strange to know Holding a mirror to a mirror to a soul Riding the dream What can I do Caught in the swirl Of the black and the blue
2.
Dreamtime 04:08
Dreamtime Far from the eyes Of the rest of the world Far from the cities Hidden from view A fire is glowing The sparks flying high The Old Ones are dreaming In the Outback tonight Far away In the Dreamtime Life begins In the Dreamtime Walk away Down the Songlines Sing away The Dreaming starts again The Old Ones believe Gods walked the land Creating the world In songs that they sang This was the Dreamtime And when it was gone The song was the land And the land was song Far away In the Dreamtime Life begins In the Dreamtime Walk away Down the Songlines Sing away The Dreaming starts again Modern man A wonder to see We can send a thought around the world In the time it takes you to breathe We know so much But, don't understand The land is the song And the song is the land
3.
THE HEART OF A SIREN You will not remain In this place for long You will leave no trace When this day is gone Nothing pure remains In this world for long Youth is a flame And the wolves grow bolder as the fire dies down Love is a flame And the wolves grow bolder as the fire dies down Life is a flame You will not be still Time will not be kind In the fist of night There your treasure lies Oh, such lovely lights Leave you hypnotized Youth is a flame And the wolves grow bolder as the fire dies down Love is a flame And the wolves grow bolder as the fire dies down Life is a flame It's the only life you know Always out 'til someone takes you in You will not remain In this world we're on And the Siren's heart Cannot beat for long Cannot beat for long Youth is a flame And the wolves grow bolder as the fire dies down Love is a flame And the wolves grow bolder as the fire dies down Life is a flame Love is a flame Youth is a flame And so...
4.
HEARTBROKEN MAN Glazed over eyes Her words came slowly She apologized I said don't worry Just tell me why So I'll understand I'm not a jealous guy But I am, a heartbroken man You were gone so long Is all she tells me I'm just not strong The night's so lonely And he was here It crept up on me slowly I didn't mean to fall in love But now, just let me go please Just tell me why So I'll understand I'm not a jealous guy But, I am... I call her name God knows I don't want to I picture him Knowing things that I knew Glazed over eyes My words come slowly I apologize and she says No need to worry No need to worry
5.
TAKE YOUR TIME Take your time That's what she said Pour yourself a cup of coffee And I'll make the bed A morning moon Is in the sky All the screamers of the night Have passed us by See the world Come to life See the streets fill up with people In the morning light I'll take my time Take it in There's no place I have to be No prize to win I'm strolling down my road to ruin I don't believe I'll be there soon I don't know why I don't care when It ain't no sin I take my time See the world Running down One by one The lights go off around this town Time for dreams Behind the blinds And she turns to me And tells me take your time I'm strolling down my road to ruin I don't believe I'll be there soon I don't know why I don't care when It ain't no sin I take my time
6.
Roy Cohn 03:22
ROY COHN Mr. Roy Cohn Depressed and alone Well, he knows Capote don't care About Answered Prayers And he knows We all fall from grace Don't kid yourself that it's not so We all fall from grace Old Errol Flynn Robs the cradle again Well, he knows Poor Judy drones There's no place like home She knows We all fall from grace Don't kid yourself that it's not so We all fall from grace Into the maelstrom we go All of the villains and heroes That march in the human parade Count back from 2000 to zero The Piper has always been paid Dylan Thomas goes down After eighteen rounds Yeah, he knows Superman wrote In his suicide note That he knows We all fall from grace Don't kid yourself that it's not so We all fall from grace Into the maelstrom we go
7.
BIG CITY GIRLS I'm in the corner You're in your usual place The lights of the city Reflecting on and off your face No stereo on, no TV No murmur of a broken heart You never tell me you miss me You're too proud to play that part Big city girls have a way of being all right I wonder could you ask me Just once where I've been You take it for granted I'll always be back again If there was another woman Would you even want to know You never tell me you love me You're too scared to let it show Big city girls have a way of being all right Big city girls have a way to get through the night Big city girls never cry when they're left alone Big city girls are the rule and the city's their own And you're a big city girl You're a big city girl No tears from a big city girl
8.
FALL TOGETHER Tell me you've got no secrets Tell me everything's all right Tell me you've got no reason Not to stay with me tonight Tell me I'm the one you choose I will cast my lot with you And we'll both fall together Or together we will rise Forgive me my trespasses All those times I let you down If loneliness was an ocean Well, I know you almost drowned If you're tired and insecure I will be there at your door And we'll both fall together Or together we will rise Maybe I made you crazy Maybe you think I don't know why The tear drops fell in rivers from your eyes Maybe you'd understand me If I told you I'm only like you A lonely soul who sometimes feels confused Tell me you've got no secrets Tell me I'm the only one Tell me that I won't lose you To anything or anyone If this world should make me choose I will cast my lot with you And we'll both fall together Or together we will rise
9.
The Party 02:55
THE PARTY Threw a party for myself Invited me and no one else Bought some wine although I'm broke And laughed at my own stupid jokes Addressed your picture on the wall Like a fool before the fall Shouted don't need you at all And hoped like hell that you'd call I can't keep my head When I think of the things that you said But, I guess I know The words that I'm singing Will never be bringing you home Threw a party for myself Invited me and no one else I celebrated being free And dreamed of gold chains wrapped around me
10.
IT FALLS ON ME Every time I see you I just want to run and hide You've got your head in your hands And the teardrops fill your eyes You say, do your best to understand me It's just a phase I'm in right now It falls on me All the weight of your weeping It falls on me And I just can't hold up anymore Everything's a crisis Something's always going wrong You're misery's child And the tragedy goes on and on Sometimes I think you're going crazy Or is it me who's crazy now It falls on me All the weight of your weeping It falls on me And I just can't hold up anymore Well, you talk, talk, talk But, nothing ever seems to change Pull yourself together now Or have the guts to go insane You ought to know you have a good thing You ought to know that much by now It falls on me All the weight of your weeping It falls on me And I just can't hold up anymore It falls on me All the weight of your weeping It falls on me And I just can't take it anymore

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The Heart of a Siren was originally released in 1995. This is a digital reissue on the album's 21st anniversary. Two songs were left off from the 95 CD. Two other songs, written in the era, were added to this version. This falls under the category of artist's perogative. It was a great joy to revisit the material, and to be able to offer a digital version, which allows sequencing and adding material in a fresh way. The Heart of a Siren remains a career highlight. It is a pleasure to be able to share it again.

Original release by The Charlatan Record Cartel

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released July 29, 2016

THE HEART OF A SIREN

Produced by Carl Funk, with Dave Dysart, David Kincaid, and Garey Shelton

Mixed by Ed Brooks, Bad Animals studio, Seattle
Mastered by Wally Traugget, Tower Mastering, LA
"Heartbroken Man" and "It Falls on Me" Mixed by Dave Dysart, Traid Studios, Seattle. Mastered by Alan Yoshida, A&M records, LA

Engineered by Dave Dysart, Garey Shelton, David Kincaid, and Tom Hall

Recorded at Triad Studios, Seattle, The Garey Shelton Studio, Seattle, Studio 19, NYC.

Carl Funk: Vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion
Garey Shelton: Bass, keyboard
Bruce Hazen: Electric guitar
John Morton: Electric guitar
Ben Smith, Gary Thompson, Mark Ivestor: drums
David Kincaid: Vocals, mandolin
Libby Torrance: Vocals
Lori Goldston: Cello
Jami Sieber: Cello
Dana Dysart: Keyboards
Walter Schwede: violin
Dick Powell: Harmonica

All songs written by Carl Funk, published by Guemes Music, BMI
"Heartbroken Man" written by C. Funk and A. David Kincaid. Published by Guemes Music, and Haunted Field Music

2016 "Redux" cover, photograph by Andrine Olson

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Pacific Northwest artist Carl Funk has spent more than half his life creating lyrics and music, delivering evocative narratives that connect people to foundations that define community, love and resolution.

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