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Tomorrow is Here Today

by Francis Friday

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1.
Midnight Era (free) 01:40
Midnight era, ordinary watchful student son Kill the afterthoughts are ready to be always pure and steady You know how I contemplate this treasure in your mind, always there Line this up and hold it steady Midnight era, ordinary watchful student son You know how I contemplate this treasure in your mind, always there
2.
Cast Iron Gates (free) 03:42
Cast iron gates are waiting Lifting the latches on the other side See you much later Walk around your lawn amongst the fallen leaves Sooner or later we're gonna march right out the dor Chasing the shadows of winter Crisp cool air is the way of life 'round here Both of us waiting on our neighbor's lonely creaky porch Sooner or later we're gonna close our eyes once more and press our lips forever more Walk around the sons and daughters Where rocks and sand will be our mortar Maybe your eyes are sympathizing With or without your thoughts arising Hope that your dreams can wait another day
3.
Will We Laugh (free) 03:23
Will we laugh at the way we talk about who we are? And push along the boundaries of what we are Can this love last a thousand days in the setting sun? Or are we just a knot that has come undone? Our arguments can lead to a brand new start Or wash away the blood from an empty heart So we pack up our bags and follow the brightest star And dream about the days when we pushed too far As the waves crash along the boardwalk in Ocean Grove We stay up late and keep all the voices low The town will watch us through the venetian blinds As we drink a toast to all that is left behind
4.
End of the Line (free) 05:02
As I looked into your big brown eyes I set the table and I wonder why How come we made such a big mistake? I tried to search around for some kind of sign I guess we made up our minds It's like the end of the line I held your hand as you turned away And I think about the other day When I held you in my arms and cried And now I want to die I guess we made up our minds It's like the end of the line And the way you looked that night I don't want to get you out of my sight Don't turn away And when I think about the things we said I can't remember what was in my head How could you tell me that you wanted more? I thought that's what love was for I guess we made up our minds It's like the end of the line
5.
Hold Your Thoughts (free) 02:32
On a rainy day, who said I'd be OK Don't look before I miss you If ever I should stray, take care of little Jay The house that I should finance Hold your thoughts for too long Soon you'll know I was wrong In 20 years we'll see a cosmic symphony They'll play our favorite love song And I'll be holding back my feelings still intact I'll look before I leap now Hold your thoughts for too long Soon you'll see I was wrong Tell my friends I'll see them, I'll see them I know If you let me walk away I'll turn around and show Show you that our love will never really go
6.
Bicycle Girls (free) 02:59
Bicycle girls riding out to the world What a vision are bicycle girls Coast down the street, make my heart skip a beat What a treat are those wheels and spokes gear girls Wishing you would go my way, in my dreams you could stay Tip your hat off, blow a kiss and Let me hop on the bike of your dreams Bicycle girls, watch their legs do a twirl Can you keep up with bicycle girls? Riding today, not a care in the way With the Spring comes the tire and handlebar girls Wishing you would go my way, in my dreams you could stay Tip your hat off, blow a kiss and Let me hop on the bike of your dreams
7.
I can tell that you're feeling blue 'Cause I'm feeling the same way too We don't know what to do Said you're sitting here wondering why Do I stay or I say goodbye? Am I living with the right guy? 'Cause the feeling just can't be beat When you're standing on your own 2 feet Maybe we should just take a break Putting everything all at stake 'Cause the future is what you make But then we could just stay right here Just relax and we'll be quite near I could hold you and make it dear 'Cause the feeling just can't be beat When you're standing on your own 2 feet
8.
Divided in the Rain (free) 04:22
When the fireman came from washing his hands in the water In the down pouring rain there he stands, waving his arms in the air In the woman and the man he sees, divided they stand In the rain When they ring out the bells and the blistering sun burns the valley All the children run out and they stand, waving their arms in the air In the smoke and the fire we see, divided they stand In the rain In the red and the white and the blue they follow their way down to you In the rocky red land they divide up their hands and stand in the rain When the snow falls like sand and the bottle runs dry in the evening Will they scream, will they shout, and they talk While waving their arms in the air By the blue mountain moon we all knew, divided we stand In the rain
9.
Simple Lives (free) 02:52
Simple lives, going nowhere to me, it's like cable tv Simple lives, tell your neighbors and friends that they're bleeding again It's the same shit again and I'm still laughing Sympathize with the classless and free, tell them what they should be Naked eyes, tell them what can we do when they come here for you? It's the same for me too, it's too late It's like two worlds in one Like a heart and a gun Simple lives, makes a man out of you, breaks your heart into two Simple lives, between heaven and hell, hope that you're felling well It's too early to tell if it's shining It's like two worlds in one Like a heart and a gun
10.
Black Tide Rising (free) 02:49
Hear the ocean roar from the black tide rising Creep across the floor like a black tide rising Your empty mind is now redefined, your lifeline's gone so set it off The bricks are falling like chocolate rain, the mortar rots inside the brain Hear the ocean roar from the black tide rising Creep across the floor like a black tide rising The black depth swells across my feeble mind, the rest has fallen way behind
11.
Repentance (free) 01:58
Wade in the water, wash along the shore Clean your imperfections and leave some room for more Hold your head upon his lap Remove your inhibitions and cry out loud Tell another story and put your ears to rest Lay down another body and see what you have left Look at all you own and tell me that you're glad To give it all away to the ashes of your grave
12.
Suddenly a Feeling (free) 02:36
Suddenly a feeling creeps into my head Will you say you love me? Will you think I'm mad? Could you really love me? Misunderstood and sad If I said I had to, would you let it go? 'Cause I'm really nervous, does it really show? That I truly love you and need your company This is the life we've chosen, old and grey and nothing left to say I'd like to hold you and make you young again This is the life we've chosen, if it makes you sad then throw it all away We could close our eyes and daydream Look at what we've started, living in a home We could take the car out, walk right out the door Face another sunrise and live forever more
13.
In the Shadows (free) 04:08
In the evening I sat up in my room It was cold and dark just like a tomb I sat up and drew my breath to take my life When you called me you rushed right to my side And held me in arms of cool blue light In the window I looked outside and softly sighed In the shadows there is light In your arms I feel no pain, no strife But in the morning I will take my own life Since you left me I don't understand love without you In the shadows there is light
14.
Goodbye My Friends (free) 02:05
Goodbye my friends I wish you well and it's certainly nice to know you Like a bat out of hell I wish you'd tell me if my circle of friends still hold you Oh well, that's the way it goes Some friends come and go, which ones you don't know Oh well, I will hope to find the ones I have lost I could show you Goodbye my friends I wish you well and it's certainly nice to know you Like a bat out of hell I wish you'd tell me if my circle of friends still know you Always saying goodbye, you're always saying goodbye

about

Tomorrow is Here Today is an album of introspection and reflection, with a more somber and serious tone than The Streets Are For Keeps preceding it. I wrote 30 songs during the sessions and was thinking of putting all of them out until my friends convinced me to whittle it down to a more manageable length. A few of the rejections appeared on the next couple albums following it.

I played all the instruments on this album. I recorded most of it in my home studio in a little cramped space next to my bedroom with a nice view of the street below. Although the room was tiny, I managed to set up the drums for a couple tracks while my landlord was out of town. My landlord downstairs was quite nasty and was always complaining about the noise. Most of the drums and piano parts were recorded at an hourly studio down the street.

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released May 22, 2008

All vocals and instruments by James Botha

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