A Place For Your Ghosts To Dance

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1.	Intro 00:52		buy track
2.	Stay Out Of My Way 02:50	lyrics	buy track
I don’t know what you’re doing stay out of my way It’s just my fear I’ll take it out the wrong way Paths were meant to cross Plans were set to give me loss Hey babe I could see us I could see us lost Your way to make my day And my way to feel okay I don’t know what you’re doing stay out of my way It’s just my fear I’ll take it out the wrong way Paths were meant to cross Plans were set to give me loss Hey babe stay away I’m in my head where things decay Full of life and full of hope But when I’m like this I’m at the end of my rope I’m lonely I’m a lonely boy It’s nice to have you around But if this fucks with my head it’s me or you Stay the fuck away nirvana will drain you I don’t know what you’re doing stay out of my way It’s just my fear I’ll take it out the wrong way Paths were meant to cross Plans were set, but I don’t know what that means no What are you doing stay out of my way It’s just my fear I’ll take it out the wrong way Paths were meant to cross Plans were set to give me loss Paths were meant to cross Plans were set to give me loss
3.	I'll Take You Inside 04:37	lyrics	buy track
I love your look I dig your style You seem the type to spend a while with me Give me your look give me your smile A far look forward is me with you, with you If I say I want to die It’s only in a state of mind yeah I’m fine with what happens to me in life I’ll take your pain I’ll taste your strife What’s new I need to hear from you I need a sign to take me through the night I need to hear from you I need a sign to take me through the night I want to look special to you Just an illusion to keep me cool If I’m living this dream I’m a fool There’s nothing real about me and you No I need to hear from you I need a sign to take me through the night I need to hear from you I need a sign to take me through the night I’ll take you inside, I’ll take you inside I’ll take you inside, I’ll take you inside I’ll take you inside, I’ll take you inside Don't’ be a freak or a creep, but maybe I’ll seem weak Don't’ be a freak or a creep, but maybe I’ll seem weak I’ll take you inside, I’ll take you inside I’ll take you inside, I’ll take you inside
4.	A Mutinous Look 05:14	lyrics	buy track
Black cat crossing the street I pray for your darkness Black cat clawing at me I welcome anything to feel free Into my madness into my anger A mutinous look away from a stranger Falling deeper into the danger Of my own brain driving me insane Black cat crossing the street I pray for your darkness I think you’re like me Other way around, but how does it seem? Into my madness into my anger I can’t conceal a single finger Falling faster into the danger Sucks for you, but only she can change herself Only she can change herself Ever since you’ve fallen my hearts been in two Ever since you’ve fallen my hearts been in two Ever since you’ve fallen my hearts been in two Ever since you’ve fallen my hearts been in two
5.	The Heaven In My Heart 05:19	lyrics	buy track
Seven times I put my heart in yours Sometimes wonder what will be on for sure I don’t know what the future holds Scares me so I’ll stay in this moment Inaccessible you seemed to me How silly I can be Lost for words to think I’d known you But this world must have promised to show you to me Ooo Three years since I first met you I never knew these things could come true Took me three years to talk to you But I love every moment wrapped up with you I don’t know what the future holds But there’s one thing that I know You love me just how I want to be loved You touch me just how I want to be touched Above all you leave me mystery You leave me wondering What do you really think of me? But I’m just looking for that singular moment Wrapped up with you Wrapped up with you I’m just looking for that singular moment Wrapped up with you I love every moment Wrapped up with you The heaven in my heart Wrapped up with you The heaven in my heart Wrapped up with you The heaven in my heart Wrapped up with you The heaven in my heart Wrapped up with you Wrapped up with you Wrapped up with you
6.	A Gift 04:47	lyrics	buy track
I’m gonna give you something You’ll think it’s sweet But it doesn’t mean we’ve got a special thing I’m gonna give you something You’ll think it’s sweet But it doesn’t mean we’ve got a special thing A gift for you A gift for you My feelings may or may not be true, but I’ve got a gift for you A gift for you A gift for you My feelings may or may not be true, but I’ve got a gift for you I’m gonna give you something Real sweet What will you think of me What will it be I’m gonna give you something Real sweet What will you think of me What will it be I want you to know It came from my brain It was a sweet gesture I want you to know It came from my brain It was a sweet gesture
7.	Inside Voice 03:57	lyrics	buy track
When I’m with you babe I can’t see the light of day When I’m with you Everything’s a tasty haze When I’m with you babe Sometime’s you make me sad ‘Cause I just want to be with you But I know you do too Inside voice for inside moments Open up your world for me to fall into Inside voice for intimate flow now Don’t open your eyes just keep your hands on me Sometime’s I need to know I’m the only one you’re going for I’ll admit I’m quick to envy So let me know don’t give me a show California morning Awake to the sounds of it The sky is gray Looks like a dream I’m living I’m living Inside voice for inside moments Open up your world for me to fall into Inside voice for intimate flow now Don’t open your eyes just keep your hands on me
8.	Maybe Someday 03:41	lyrics	buy track
You could go right down On your way to save yourself You could settle down In a good place to take yourself I know you’re going to spend some time in my life I know you’re going to bask a little in the sun There’s nothing you really tell me that lets me know anything for sure Maybe someday we’ll see things a little more clear, a little more clear You could go right down On your way to save yourself You could settle down In a good place to take yourself I wonder now Why was I so drawn to you Things could burn right down But there’s always something to take me further I know you’re going to spend some time in my life I know you’re going to bask a little in the sun There’s nothing you really tell me that lets me know anything for sure Maybe someday we’ll see things a little more clear, a little more clear You could go right down On your way to save yourself You could settle down In a good place to take yourself You could go right down On your way to save yourself You could settle down In a good place to take yourself I wonder now Why was I so drawn to you Things could burn right down But there’s always something to take me further
9.	Someplace New 01:27	lyrics	buy track
Alone, alone a lot of the time And that’s okay But by myself with my pain Is a lot to handle Maybe I can hand it off in you Maybe I can give it a chase Maybe I can chase it off in you But I never could lie I never could lie to you, to myself So I ended up halfway where I started At least it’s someplace new
10.	A Falling Diamond 03:53	lyrics	buy track
Welcome to my fate You’re not a second too late Take a chance on me There’s not too much that you won’t see Come on Get lost In the way I want it It’s twisted, never for you to see In your eyes I see A smarter way for things to be In my eyes I plead Hold me as high as you can see Come on Get lost In the way I want it It’s twisted, never for you to see My heart, a beat, a little harder than you need A falling diamond it seems Come on Get lost In the way I want it It’s twisted, never for you to see My heart, a beat, a little harder than you need A falling diamond it seems A falling diamond it seems, yeah A falling diamond it seems A falling diamond it seems, yeah A falling diamond it seems
11.	Moon Dance 05:25	lyrics	buy track
Da-da-doo-da x3 The moon Sits on its own The sea Brother, what are you trying to be Bop-ba-doo-doo-bop-ba-ba-doo-bop-ba x4 The sky is on today Blowing my mind away The sky is a ballroom floor The moon and stars will dance some more Oooo.. Oooo.. The moon Sees everything as it is The sea Just gives and gives The sky is on today Blowing my mind away The sky is a ballroom floor The moon and stars will dance some more Oooo.. Oooo.. Falling down is the only way to the floor Looking up I see balance is always restored The moon dances just to impress the sea The water likes it, it always asks for more It’s always asking for always asking for more Bop-ba-doo-doo-bop-ba-ba-doo-bop-ba x4 The sky is on today Blowing my mind away The sky is a ballroom floor The moon and stars will dance some more The moon Sees everything As it wants to be Reflected on the sea Falling down is the only way to the floor Looking up I see balance is always restored The moon dances just to impress the sea The water likes it, it always asks for more It’s always asking for always asking for more The moon Is happy as can be Happy as can be Dancing with the sea
12.	It Don't Matter 02:39	lyrics	buy track
It don’t matter what they think Time’s yours It don’t matter what they see Time’s yours Time’s a door Mmm Maybe I’ll think away this day as it’s been offending me Everything bothers me Two, three, four! It don’t matter when you’re swimming in a creek Time’s yours It’s only you who you need to be Time’s yours Time’s a door Mmm Ooo I think I’ve been away They say nothing’s here to stay That’s some game life is playing
13.	666 The End 06:25	lyrics	buy track
Take me out of me Take me out of me Take me out of me Ahhh Take me out of me Take me out of me Take me out of me Oh yeah You can’t say you’re going to be the only one for me You can’t say you’re going to be the only one for me You can’t say you’re going to be the only one for me You can’t say you’re going to be the only one for me You can’t say you’re going to be the only one for me You can’t say you’re going to be the only one for me
14.	Outro 01:16		buy track

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A Place For Your Ghosts To Dance is dedicated as a sonic platform for all the ghosts and spirits wandering around to come and dance on. It is also dedicated to listeners as a way to dance and let go of their past ghosts and pain.

Recording for this album began in August 2021. The entire thing was finished around February 2022. The songs were all written within the last two to three years; the last song on the album was completed after the album recording process had begun.

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released August 2, 2022

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Retrognome Los Angeles, California

Alternative rock duo Retrognome joined forces in early 2022, blending Mahar's dreamy, unexpected harmonies and head-banging hooks with bassist Cayla Dean's melodic, playful bass lines. The duo began performing Tom Mahar's debut album A Place For Your Ghosts To Dance at iconic LA venues such as the Whisky A Go Go. ... more

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