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The Front Page of the Modern Age

by Fort Frances

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1.
The Big One 02:52
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You won’t find the devil in the details Or in the fine print That makes your eyes squint He is listing his services for sale On the front page Of the modern age Stories of jesus christ and climate change, human rights and outer space There are wars That cannot be won The damage is done, the lines are drawn, the factories closed, the robots turned on Now every minute feels automatic All the headlines blur together, stock markets, the five day weather The forecast calls for truths to be told Before attention spans grow too cold To make it through the day, if you find history don’t throw it away Let the past Stand inside the light Cause the devil is not hiding in the details You got to look him in the eyes And put up a fight Raise your hands, boys and girls If you’re worried about the end of the world Turn your eyes from the tv screen that plays reruns of American dreams When did it get so hard to wake up? I’m searching high and low for hope and truth that shine in the fantasy of youth No matter how the years may weigh us down Open your eyes, say a prayer for everyone and everywhere Now stare straight into the sun The big one ain’t here yet Our work is not done
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A Thousand Years From Now 03:11
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Follow the light Coming in the window this morning Don’t read the news Don’t pick up the phone The ghosts in the stars Have been issuing warnings Of the trouble ahead In the great unknown We can’t wait for love to figure out how to find us Among a million hearts standing in the crowd Life gets easily lost when you’re looking for the answers Who knows where the world goes a thousand years from now Let’s move north of the city And turn the radio on Listen to the dreams and the doubts and the reds and the blues Echoing among these highway songs We got to ready before the days get heavy Before one thousand years have come and gone We can’t wait for love to figure out how to find us Among a million hearts standing in the crowd Life gets easily lost when you’re looking for the answers Who knows where the world goes a thousand years from now
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Fantasy of Youth 03:17
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all the days smelled like gasoline my hands shook, the wheels spun, the light guided me to leave now the past is a novel that everyone wants to read so bury me in lies i don’t need the truth i want to believe in the fantasy of youth our mothers and our fathers warned us of what was to come paychecks and prescription pills won’t give you the keys to the kingdom but middle age is still a mystery, god only knows what i haven’t done so bury me in lies i don’t want the truth i want to believe in the fantasy of youth i don’t give a damn about where i’m going i don’t give a damn about what i need i don’t give a damn about where i’m going i just wanna live in the fantasy so bury me in lies i don’t want the truth i want to believe in the fantasy of youth
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Highs and Lows 03:17
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Do you remember all the lies we told We were waging a war against growing old Year after year after year, all the seasons disappear Now I’m holding my dreams in my hands Writing a script about being a modern man Reality is the one thing I can’t quite understand Oh the highs and lows Now think of all the secrets we can’t share And all the truths scattered on the streets from here to there Mile after mile after mile, we try to figure out what’s worth our while Half of life is spent running away The other half you try to find a place to stay Are we in love or are we simply afraid of what’s to come? Oh the highs and lows
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All I Ever Knew Was Wrong 04:15
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I used to think I knew the answers Now I can’t be quite so sure These billboards sell nothingness, from the highways they blow a kiss All the exit signs start to blur I want to get off, I’m tired of trying And waking up in this ghost town dream I want to get off, I’m tired of lying To this holy rolling, god fearing machine How many roads can one man follow, how many truths can one man swallow
How many times can he sing the same sad song? How many lies will I believe before I finally see All I ever knew was wrong I used to wait, I used to count the hours I used to think that time would not pass me by But all the corners in all these towns among all these roads that circle around Are looking back at me as they wave goodbye Where to next, I need to understand Why tomorrow looks just like the day before What’s the world got left, I need to know Tell me what the hell the world’s got in store How many roads can one man follow, how many truths can one man swallow
How many times can he sing the same sad song? How many lies will I believe before I finally see All I ever knew Can disappear And fall behind Maybe I’m not here I’m in another life All is quiet All is calm All I’ve known Has all been wrong How many years can one man wait before it’s too late And tomorrow’s gone? How many roads can one man follow, how many truths can one man swallow
How many times can he sing the same sad song? How many lies will I believe before I finally see All I ever knew was wrong All I ever knew was wrong
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Double Take 03:12
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Take a second Take two Do a double take Let your brain unglue Tie the minutes up Like the laces on your shoes With a double knot To make sure you stay confused I been praying for good luck But the world don’t seem to give a fuck About which way is up Or which was is down The rabbit hole Better known as your soul I’ve been losing sleep Over what I cannot control My lord There’s always a little bit further to go Well I never Seem to keep it together I dream a lot about forever But at the end of the day I wake up wondering whether All my debts and my debtors Will ever read this letter About forgiving, forgetting and moving along They say you got to think fast In these fast times But the faster you move The sooner you fall in line And the harder it becomes To change your mind Your business Mind your step Mind your manners Take a breath Let it out slow Now do your best To imagine a tomorrow where you can lay to rest All the worries about win or lose All the headlines of fake news All the walls we never managed to break through Take a second Take two Well I never Seem to keep it together I dream a lot about forever But at the end of the day I wake up wondering whether All my debts and my debtors Will ever read this letter About forgiving, forgetting and moving along If all I ever knew was wrong How do I know where to go from here? Well I never Seem to keep it together I dream a lot about forever But at the end of the day I wake up wondering whether All my debts and my debtors Will ever read this letter About forgiving, forgetting and moving along
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Another Life 03:27
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There’s another life In the atmosphere Floating among the stars There’s a universe Where we are acrobats Walking tightropes above our anxious hearts Oh the possibilities of the galaxies where gravity is not a law Have you ever stopped to watch your memories traveling at the speed of light? Do you ever lose yourself dreaming of another life? Have you ever stopped to watch your memories traveling at the speed of light? Do you ever lose yourself dreaming of another life? There’s another life Under a hidden sea Drifting between the shores There’s a universe Where time is invisible It slips through the cracks in the floor Oh the possibilities of the galaxies where lines cannot be drawn Have you ever stopped to watch your memories traveling at the speed of light? Do you ever lose yourself dreaming of another life? Have you ever stopped to watch your memories traveling at the speed of light? Do you ever lose yourself dreaming of another life?
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Desert Hotel 03:30
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Did your mother warn you about California The closer you get to the sea The more the earth shakes under your feet There’s a fault line inside my brain It runs parallel to the walk of fame All the stars line up one by one Waiting to burn out beneath the sun Put on your fancy shoes Bite your lower lip and hum the blues May the western wind carry me and you When the whole world goes to hell Send a message to all our friends If we never make it back again Let them know we wish them well Forward all our calls to this desert hotel We may feel ourselves sinking in the sand As history traces the palms of our hands Time will tell truths that we can’t understand So put your faith on high alert Do you believe in heaven or do you believe in Hollywood? All the billboards promised us something so good If Jesus forgives and drugs can help us forget Maybe the past meant nothing at all Put on your fancy shoes Bite your lower lip and hum the blues May the western wind carry me and you When the whole world goes to hell Send a message to all our friends If we never make it back again Let them know we wish them well Forward all our calls to this desert hotel Tell me Where do you go when you’re looking to Forget the world and let it forget you You always seem to know How to read mind, where to find the time and what to leave behind Put on your fancy shoes Bite your lower lip and hum the blues May the western wind carry me and you When the whole world goes to hell Send a message to all our friends If we never make it back again Let them know we wish them well Forward all our calls to this desert hotel
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Stars in Silent Movies 04:04
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Take a look through the lens Our lives play at the wrong speeds Too quick to catch up with What they truly need Nobody really knows If we are moving Or if the light is reflecting an illusion We are stars in silent movies The crowd can see right through me They know every thought on my brain They know your heart is racing faster Looking for what’s after The credits roll, the world goes insane Every day in history
We’re writing mysteries About where life will lead If I had the answers, I’d tell you so Wander back through time Find your days inside a frame The distance makes it feel different The closeups look the same, Nobody even knows If we are even moving Or if the light is reflecting an illusion We are stars in silent movies The crowd can see right through me They know every thought on my brain They know your heart is racing faster Looking for what’s after The credits roll, the world goes insane Every day in history
We’re writing mysteries About where life will lead If I had the answers, I’d tell you so We are stars in silent movies The crowd can see right through me They know every thought on my brain They know your heart is racing faster Looking for what’s after The credits roll, the world goes insane Every day in history
We’re writing mysteries About where life will lead If I had the answers, I’d tell you so
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A New Kind of Universe 03:29
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I’ve been waiting on fireworks The kind that make the heavens hurt I’ve been counting up reasons to explode Oh oh oh my god When the future arrives, will we all applaud? Will we believe everything we saw? Or will our minds be blown? Into a million stars floating far above the earth In a new kind of universe The difference between space and time Is the product of the memories in your mind Add up all you ever learned, then divide By all that you have left behind All the closed doors Is the story of the starting of the third world war God won’t pick sides, she won’t keep score So we won’t ask for more We won’t settle for less, we’ll pray for the best And dig a hole to the middle of the earth And find a new kind of universe Is tomorrow really so far from reach I can hear the engine humming I do believe That all these roads can turn to gold When the wheels slow down and your feet get cold Forget everything that you’ve ever been told About the way the world should unfold for you Tell me what will life be worth In a new kind of universe Tell me what will life be worth In a new kind of universe Tell me what will life be worth In a new kind of universe Point me to the spotlight Help me get the facts right All the pieces of this puzzle fit together like a mystery If the truth can’t be found down here on earth Let’s build a new kind of universe

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released November 8, 2019

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Fort Frances Chicago, Illinois

With Sam Kassirer (Josh Ritter, Lake Street Dive, Langhorne Slim) at the production helm, Alio stretches well beyond Fort Frances' Americana roots to unlock the potential that’s been building for the past two years with louder guitars, jubilant horns and dueling rhythm sections. ... more

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