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When the Troubles Come

by Red Kate

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krotix
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krotix Band blends both rock and roll and concerns together , they are from the midwest and there are touches of roots as well in the mix. Favorite track: I Need a Million.
Gil James Bavel
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Gil James Bavel ****! A _damn_ fine foray into the raveup post-punk sensibilities of yesteryear, grabbed out of that gritty, pulse-pounding time vortex and laid bare, right into the grooves of today's turntable! Gimme some more truth, Red Kate! Favorite track: Please Forgive Me.
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1.
Union Voice 02:38
You live your life on the sidelines think it'll be alright then some mother fucker tries to run you over now you're in the fight of your life Well, I'm gonna tell you again that The Boss is not your friend They're sure quick to tell ya they've got your interests in mind But you know when push comes to shove They'll toe the bottom line Well, I'm gonna tell you again that The Boss is not your friend now it's time you made a choice stand up and raise your voice if you wanna get heard again Now, it's time to listen to what we've always known that if we don't hang together we'll surely hang alone Well, I'm gonna tell you again that The Boss is not your friend now it's time to make a choice stand up and raise your voice got to make some noise if you wanna get heard again
2.
Pink Sweater 02:41
She's just a girl in the pink sweater She's just a girl in the pink sweater Gonna think about her all night Gonna think about her every night What are you doing with a guy like him When you could be at the museum laughin at the Picassos and psychoanalyzing van Gogh I'm gonna have to fall in love again Don't wanna have to fall in love again She's just a girl in the pink sweater I'm gonna have to write her a letter Tell her 'bout the way I feel How my love for her is real We'll ride around on our bikes along canals and over the dikes I'll laugh at all your jokes while I'm taking your last smoke She's just a girl in the pink sweater She's just a girl in the pink sweater Gonna think about her all night Gonna think about her every night What are you doing with a guy like him When you could be at the museum (with me!) laughin at the Picassos and psychoanalyzing van Gogh
3.
If I could just get my head screwed on straight Get out of bed stop waking up late Drinking, smoking, doping and wine Ain't no way for a man to stay alive Whoring, snoring and boring my guests What in the world will I do next? Please forgive me, I'm a mess You ask me If I'm sorry? I guess. It's my mistake I put myself here Can't blame my parents, my dog, or my dear They've all been so good to me Don't know why I treat them so mean I beg them to forgive me, I'm a mess They ask me if I'm sorry, well I guess My whole life has become such a blur Can't figure out how to open the door I stumble, I fall on my face once again Blame my doctor, my neighbors, my friends Every step up I fall several steps down At this rate I'll never even get to the ground Please forgive me, I'm a mess You ask me if I'm sorry? I guess.
4.
Disappear 03:39
You spend your hard earned life working for the same company and wake one day to find out your job's been shipped overseas and now you're standing in line waiting for some government cheese its hard to be seen or heard when you're on your knees so many reasons so many fears so many ways to disappear Tending your fields of poppy in the hills of Afghanistan Some guys fall out of the sky and throw you in the back of van and now you're doing time on a Cuban vacation all to satisfy the will of a frustrated nation so many reasons so many fears so many ways to disappear When you've been slapped down by the Invisible Hand You can always feed the war machine's eternal demand so many reasons so many fears so many ways to disappear
5.
Flirty Hips 03:43
You can say what you want I won't believe it I can say what you want you'll never hear it Your pouty lips and flirty hips and all your precious ways Won't change a thing this time, I've made up my mind I can see through all your deceivin' Just fill in the blanks that you've been leavin' Your dirty talk and B-girl walk and all you do to amaze Turns me inside out, over under sideways down Every time with you its the same rhyme And every night I say its the last time Your pouty lips and flirty hips and all your precious ways Can't seem to break the spell of this dimestore jezebel And though that girl was on my mind, it was a waste a time
6.
My City 02:47
If a thousand days go by I would ask a thousand times If memories are all we own How could you easily let go? We're so scared of our shadow If I told you would it make you sadder? My city Is better than you And now and then I wonder how You've been getting by without Someone close to hold you tight Someone with to pass the night We're so scared of our shadow If I told you would it make you madder? My city Is better than you If we'd have looked into our past We'd have known it wouldn't last So I raise a glass and make a toast To this place that I call home We're so scared of our shadows We're so scared of what doesn't matter My city Is better than you
7.
Hypnotized 04:03
There's violence on the street There's violence every night on your TV screen But you can't see a thing from your limousine Where the hell are you gonna run and hide? The revolution's been televised I won't pledge allegiance to the flag or the company There ain't no way in hell you're gonna pacify me Where the hell are you gonna run and hide? The revolution's been televised You've been hypnotized by the smoke and the lies when the hell are you gonna open up your eyes? They’re lyin' in the street They’re lyin' every night on your TV screen But you can’t hear a thing in your limousine Where the hell are you gonna run and hide? The revolution's been televised You've been hypnotized by the smoke and the lies when the hell are you gonna open up your eyes?
8.
You were always the girl in the spotlight The one whose reflection could leave you blind Now when I look to the edge of the room where the light meets the darkness I find you Sooner or later Sooner or later Sooner or later You're gonna let me down Now you live your life in a bottle You rub and rub but can't get out But when I wish it's just a show my head explodes and I let go Sooner or later Sooner or later Sooner or later You're gonna let me down We always got what we needed so you'll go your way and I'll go mine Sooner or later Sooner or later Sooner or later I'm gonna let you down
9.
Here I sit again Staring at the floor Trying to rearrange The broken pieces of my heart once more Just like the seasons change It seems so automatic Trying to remember A distant remnant of a sound in the static You ask me why I'm so dejected Well, it's time I let you know But trying to have a talk with you girl Is like a silent picture show It's time to get myself back To the haunts I know Remind myself what it was like When my head didn't hang so low The time is done for talkin To a back that's turned These boots are made for walkin That much I know but will I learn? CHORUS Here I sit again Staring at the floor Trying to rearrange The broken pieces of my heart once more
10.
To the law man living is easy if you wanna be free the blind man said if you want to be naked well, you better follow me I heard what you said I don't give a damn I heard what you said I don't give a damn, I know, don't give a damn I know All your fans are gone and the radio won't play your favorite song and your compact discs don't sound like your records did baby we both know you've nothing left to give The rich man hides his money while the poor man hoards His love 'cause when you invest with the Bank of God enough is never enough
11.

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released August 9, 2013

PRODUCED BY RED KATE

RECORDED AT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES SOUNDLAB
KANSAS CITY, MO

ENGINEERED BY DUANE TROWER

MIXED BY DUANE TROWER AND L. RON DRUNKARD

DIGITAL MASTERING BY DUANE TROWER

VINYL MASTERING BY ROGER SEIBEL AT SAE MASTERING
PHOENIX, AZ

COVER ART BY DAVE LOEWENSTEIN

COVER PRINTING BY LA CUCARACHA PRESS
KANSAS CITY, MO

© 2013 RED KATE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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Red Kate is a no bullshit, class conscious punk rock & roll band from Kansas City, MO. For more than a decade the band has toured across the Midwest expressing its DIY ethic through a sound that tips a cap to the beer soaked barroom floors of the 70s British Pub-Rock scene, Australian proto-punk and the modern blues-punk sound that has since taken root in Midwest dive bars and basements. ... more

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