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Midnight Sirens

by J. Coursey Willis

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1.
Night... closes in, here we are, the town looking back again Fight... no one wins, but we’re never gonna back down, this is how it ends Remember when we ran, leaving tracks all through that sand I don’t wanna waste the light Been a long time coming on tonight I don’t wanna waste the light So let’s run on through the streets tonight White... bleached our sins, as the moon washes over dirty skin So bite... chased by grin, let the blood run down without a flinch Remember when we ran, leaving tracks all through that sand I don’t wanna waste the light Been a long time coming on tonight I don’t wanna waste that light The dark dawn is coming into sight I don’t wanna waste the light Let’s run on through the streets tonight (I’ve been waiting alone) Steal it all away, my friend (I’ve been waiting alone) Time will wait for no man now Steeple chasing those clouds, erasing worries still wearing thin This sound is so deafening now I don’t wanna waste the light Been a long time coming on tonight I don’t wanna waste that light The dark dawn is coming into sight I don’t wanna waste the light So let’s run on through the streets tonight Let’s run on and chase our youth tonight, c’mon and Run on through the streets tonight Let’s run on and chase our youth... tonight
2.
Dangerous 03:57
Oh, my, look at all the silly little people They’re all dancing… spinning in circles Can’t you see them… they’re all around me Am I the only one here that’s gone crazy? Yeah, I think I’ve lost my mind Somebody tell me I’m fine Oh, my, look at all these pretty little time bombs Tick-Tock-Tick-Tock... ones gonna go off Can’t you see them... they’re all around me I’m not the only one here that’s gone crazy Yeah, I think I’ve lost my mind Somebody tell me I’m fine You can’t go walking around me ‘cause Tonight I think I’ve gone crazy I’m not the only one who’s dangerous Oh, my, look at all the fragile little people They’re all dancing... spinning their circles Can’t you hear them... they’re all around me Am I the only one here that’s gone crazy? Yeah, I think I’ve lost my mind Somebody tell me I’m fine Oh yeah, I think I’ve lost my mind! I think I’m dangerous, I know I’m dangerous I’d say I’m dangerous, God damn I’m dangerous I know who's dangerous, I said I’m dangerous… You can’t go walking around me ‘cause Tonight I think I’ve gone crazy You can’t go walking around me ‘cause Tonight I want to go crazy You can’t go walking around me ‘cause Tonight I know I’ve gone crazy I’m not the only one who’s dangerous
3.
Prison Man 04:20
Oh God, take away these sins I’ve gone and done it again Lock me away inside this pen I’m a prison man, and that’s all I’ve ever been See this man, and you see the blood upon his chin Like a statue, he’s fighting off the wind I hope these chains hold, less we cannot pretend He’s gonna kill again, he’s a prison man within Lock me up and throw away this key No, the devil, he’s got nothing on me Father taught me how to stand But, I was born a prison man It didn’t take long for that knife to hit the bone When that freedom’s gone, there ain’t no coming home Smell that rain and that damn dirty stain I’m just a prison man, that’s what I’ll always sing Lock me up and throw away this key No, the devil, he’s got nothing on me Father taught me how to stand But, I was born a prison man Lock me up and throw away this key No, the devil, he’s got nothing on me Father taught me how to stand But, I was born a prison man
4.
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it die Let it die, let it die, let it die Come, gimme my soul You took it all away from me, girl I need it back although, you can keep the key Come hold my hands, and walk me to my grave Please dig it nice and deep, like the way you said you loved me I heard you’d be there, right up till the end So just beware of this broken skin Please, now I’m screaming on my knees Give it back, girl, what you took from me Come, gimme my soul You took it all away from me, girl Cause when you lost control, hey at least you were set free Now hold my hands, and walk me to your grave No, need to worry cause I’ll keep it nice and clean, so pretty If I’d known back then, what I know right now Then this brittle heart it would not bleed out You cannot pretend to see what’s not there I’ll just breathe in all this heavy air Please, now I’m screaming on my knees Give it back, girl, what you took from me I hoped that you wouldn’t see In my mind, girl, screaming like banshees... oh no Blood ran red, tears ran blue We were sweet, but now, we’re dead too Took all that you had, till you could not stand And that nieve heart, no it would not bend See that I loved you, up until the end What you threw away, I still regret Please, now I’m screaming on my knees Give it back, girl, what you took from me I hope that you couldn’t see In my mind, girl, screaming like banshees Now she’s gone and thrown into the creek One more time, girl, then I’ll stop dreaming... of you What she took from me! From me!
5.
Heavy Hands 04:05
Sitting here by myself, 25 bottles off the shelf Heavy hands on no one else, while I listen... to the breeze This is the way that I spend my days While you’re falling down onto those knees Don’t come ‘round here knocking Tryin’ to sell your fucked up faith to me I tried to listen to the world, but it all ended up in vain They don’t know me very well, and that’s ok with me I tried to listen to the girl, but it all ended up in flames So please clear a path for me, I might go a little... The floor seems so much colder in the dark When you’re sitting here with your heart pulled apart If I had known that it would feel like this I think I would’ve done things... different I know exactly how I have been told But it makes no difference, you still grow old and You move on and time grows fast So forget one thing, is to forget the past I tried to listen to the world, but it all ended up in vain They don’t know me very well, and that’s ok with me I tried to listen to the girl, but it all ended up in flames So please clear a path for me, I might go a little insane Yeah, insane Uh oh, no... uh oh, look what you’ve done Uh oh, no... uh oh, look what you’ve done Uh oh, no... uh oh, look what you’ve done Uh oh, no... I tried to listen to the world, but it all ended up in vain They don’t know me very well, and that’s ok with me I tried to listen to the girl, but it all ended up in flames So please clear a path for me, I might go a little insane Oh no, I'm insane, no more Insane, oh no, I'm insane
6.
She’s never been happy with the things that I can’t change Now I’m gonna watch her walk away Yeah, I’ll watch you walk away, baby I’ve never been nothing more than a man fooled by fate I’m gonna watch you walk away Yeah, I’m a watch you walk away One more time! How could we come to this? One more time! This place I know, I’m really gonna miss Oh no, no, no, well damn, she walked away Oh no, no, no, there goes all my faith Oh no, no, no, please take this blame from me Maybe then the thought about thinking of you Wouldn’t cause so much pain, just walk away She’s always begging, please, to share just a little piece of me Some things are harder to say, and some you never would believe This head it gets so filled with dirtiness and shame So I guess you’ll have to walk away, yeah I’m gonna watch you walk away One more time! How could we come to this? One more time! This place I know, I’m really gonna miss Oh no, no, no, well damn, she walked away Oh no, no, no, there goes all my faith Oh no, no, no, please take this blame from me Maybe then the thought about thinking of you Wouldn’t cause so much pain What should I say... I know you prayed all this would change I hope some day... that you’ll take me just this way One more time! How could we come to this? One more time! This place I know, I’m really gonna miss, yeah Oh no, no, no, well damn, she walked away Oh no, no, no, there goes all my faith Oh no, no, no, please take this blame from me Maybe then the thought about thinking of you Maybe then the thought about thinking of you Maybe then the thought about thinking of you Wouldn’t cause so much pain, just walk away!
7.
Break Me 03:49
Come, show me a sign, show me the light Show me something to pray for I’ve got the time, I’m gonna find you What is hiding in plain sight Oh, she can barely breathe around me So come, bury the sun, show me the moon Show me someone to be like Trust the holy one, like a fool You know I might just be right Hush, let it be Won’t you see that she’s the devil inside of me I, I’ve got the spoon, you know what’s right Now we hide in plain sight Oh, she can barely breathe around me Now she’s lonely, she takes what she needs... To break me No, you can’t break me No, you can’t break me Back on the road, same place to show What you’re blaming me for So wouldn’t you know, the secrets unfold And now there’s no place for keeping Hush, let it be Won’t you see that she’s the devil inside of me I, I’ve got the spoon, you know what’s right Now we hide in plain sight Oh, she can barely breathe around me Now she’s lonely, she takes what she needs... To break me No, you can’t break me No, you can’t break me No, you can’t break me No, you can’t break me No, you can’t break me down No, you can’t break me down No, you can’t break me down No, you can’t break me down No, you can’t break me
8.
There’s safety deep within Into the darkness, through the skin Look through the eyes of the last lost son And you will notice that not everyone… is laughing And I am giving in You know me, I can’t deal with this shit One last dark trip into the wind Set sail, I won’t look back again... I’ve given all I can I don’t how to win Tried forever just to give up this shit Go on and push it deep within Sound the sirens and the “shoulda beens” again Let go and seize the night Come with me on a moon ride Close your eyes and see inside Get out while you’re still alive I’ve seen your evil grin It fucked with me and my newborn sins So I’ll bury you within And keep the secrets where they should’ve been Now they’re back again Let go and seize the night Come with me on a moon ride Close your eyes and see inside Get out while you’re still alive, alive, alive Alive, alive, you’re alive And I am giving in You fucked with me and my newborn sins So I’ll bury you within And keep these secrets where they should’ve been Now I’m back again
9.
I know that I’ve heard this before Every time you walk out that door It’s coldest when it’s all your fault And you know it’s darkest when it’s all gone You’ve seen me crawl on that floor You know I was falling down looking for more And you know it’s coldest when we’re all gone... long gone We can’t always breathe But baby, you know, someway I’ll see you someday, somehow We... can’t always breathe But maybe someday I’ll see you someway, somehow Oh, it hurts so bad honey, well... I’ll take you where we used to go Back to that place With the train and the pine trees So why you wanna shoot me, do tell Don’t hold it against me no more Broke all I had, now I’m lying on the floor We can’t always breathe But baby, you know, someway I’ll see you someday, somehow We... can’t always breathe But maybe someday I’ll see you someway, somehow Well, I know that you wanna go But, you won’t take me, well that’s ok I’ll make my way into the sunset and say I remember those chains that you’d wear so well One last glass of wine I guess it’s time that I met mine I know that we... can’t always breathe But baby, you know, someway I’ll see you someday, somehow I know that we ... can’t always breathe But maybe someday I’ll see you someway, somehow I know that we... can’t always breathe But baby, you know, someway I’ll see you someday, somehow I know that we ... can’t always breathe But maybe someday I’ll see you someway, somehow
10.
Remember that road that you found me on? What were you looking for? Did you find the one, and only one? Or was it just another broken door? Did you see that tree with the hole beside her? It’s where I used to go, and it’s where I lost my soul And I’m telling you to please keep moving on I’m not giving up just yet So would you take my hand? Show me where this long road ends And I just hope you’ll understand I’m doing the best I can With all of these untended partial threads I keep fighting with these ghosts in the mirror They haunt me through the dead of the night This old room, no, I can’t see clearer Well, I’ll walk you through, but never turn on the light And I’m telling you to please keep moving on ‘Cause I’m stitching up all that I’ve got wrong I’m not giving up just yet So would you take my hand? Show me where this long road ends And I just hope you’ll understand That I’m doing the best I can With all of these untended partial threads Your broken heart, you’ll find it here instead And you’re all inside me now TIme, time keeps moving on And I’m still stitching up all that I’ve got wrong And I’ll find myself someday I’m not giving up just yet So would you take my hand? Show me where this long road ends And I just hope you’ll understand That I’m doing the best I can With all of these untended partial threads Your broken heart, you’ll find it here instead And you’re all inside me now... inside me now

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Midnight Sirens is a 10 song, 40 minute follow up to my debut EP, Missing October. A project six years in the making.

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released October 1, 2021

J. Coursey Willis: Vocals, Guitar
Island Styles: Guitar, Strings
Matt Everhart: Bass
Jerome Maffeo: Drums

Songs written by J. Coursey Willis
Produced by Jerome Maffeo, J. Coursey Willis
Recorded January 2019-September 2020 at RomeAudio by Jerome Maffeo
Mixed at RomeAudio by Jerome Maffeo
Mastered at Howie Weinberg Mastering by Howie Weinberg
Artwork & Design by Jennifer Barrick, J. Coursey Willis
Photography by JustusScapes Photography

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Described as “The imagined child of Jim Morrison and Alanis Morissette,” J. Coursey Willis is an alternative rock figure, known for poignant lyrics and a brooding sound. He explores themes of addiction, despair, heartbreak, and tragedy. With a voice akin to Eddie Vedder and Layne Staley, fans appreciate his introspective songs for their nostalgia, raw honesty, and beauty amidst the darkness. ... more

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