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Burnt and Broken

by Cisco Caesar

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    Burnt and Broken how it's supposed to be heard. Pressed on bright orange, 180 gram vinyl our debut album includes a free download with lyric and credits insert.

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    10 tracks of Cisco Caesar goodness
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    Single artwork for Mama Bear and Rooster & Lyrebird
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1.
Mickey was a Rooster Gypsy was a Lyrebird Songs like you've never heard But only spoke in lies She ran into this viper She met him at the county fair He looked like Samson's heir And so he won first prize The Rooster and Lyrebird Weren't meant to be She thought she could tame him But now her song don't sound so sweet The season's short for deceit They live in Oklahoma She cooks and hooks for Mickey now He's got a whole henhouse Oh with room to spare You could have a body You could have a magic song But when a Rooster's strong Oh shit, you'd best beware The Rooster and Lyrebird Weren't meant to be She thought she could tame him But now her song don't sound so sweet The season's short for deceit They flew off to Bermuda And Gypsy stole his Firebird And no-one's ever heard From that liar bird again She had a body She had a magic song And when a Lyrebird's strong Oh shit, you'd best beware The Rooster and Lyrebird Weren't meant to be She thought she could tame him But now her song don't sound so sweet The season's short for deceit Well Mickey was a Rooster Gypsy was a Lyrebird Songs like you've never heard But only spoke in lies Songs like you've never heard But only spoke in lies Songs like you've never heard But only spoke in lies
2.
Mama Bear 03:26
Well Mama Bear's been gone And now we're barely hanging on We're spilling Honey all over the road We'll have a jamboree That's where everyone will be Leave your pickup at the fork in the road Watch the fireworks fly On the fourth of July Won't you hold my hand Watch the marching band I wanna let you in I wanna be your friend I wanna be your sugar Sweetest Evelyn Five years to the day Since the bottom fell away Now there ain't another place you can go You gotta take some time Better find a piece of mine Cause the one you got is ready to blow Don't you wonder why All the fireflies fly Can't you live without Anything but doubt I wanna hold your hand I wanna be your man Wanna be your lover Sweetest Evelyn Ohhh I Don't wanna be your clown Ooooooooh ohhhh yeah. Ohhh I Don't wanna let you down And bring the whole thing round....yeah Back up and jump real high Throw some water in the sky You gotta swing like never before You gotta swim right out Yep, you gotta leave the crowd Until your feet can't touch any more Don't you wonder why All the fireflies fly Can't you live without Anything but doubt I wanna hold your hand I wanna be your man Wanna be your sugar Sweetest Evelyn
3.
Cutaway Road 04:08
Caterpillar stripped the tree Just like you been stripping me Got a fruitful little vine Gonna let it grow, gonna let it climb Out here on the side road Seem to rain nearly every single day All the tractors and the wide loads Seem to drift off into space Sprinkle fire out on the water Take it right down from the sky...oh yeah, oh yeah Out here on Cutaway Road Ain't got no engine, Can't haul no load Me and this guitar Said we're 'bout to explode Out here on Cutaway, Out here on Cutaway Road Sarsaparilla 'neath the tree Got a fearful hold on me Gotta try and clear my mind From all the fearful people and Father Time Out here on the side road Tractors roll right into the sky And they move around these crossroads Just like you and I Sprinkle fire out on the water Take it right down from the sky...oh yeah, oh yeah Out here on Cutaway Road Ain't got no engine, Can't haul no load Me and this guitar Said we're 'bout to explode Out here on Cutaway, Out here on Cutaway road Sweet Camilla was her name Every kiss tasted just like rain Said I drank a little too much wine Looked at me said “I've got trees to climb” Out here on the side road Branches grow right into the sky And they spindle across the crossroads Just like you and I Sprinkle fire out on the water Take it right down from the sky...oh yeah, oh yeah Out here on Cutaway Road Ain't got no engine, Can't haul no load Me and this guitar Said we're 'bout to explode Out here on Cutaway, Out here on Cutaway Road
4.
Showdown 03:20
Don't need another showdown I'm feeling wore down And I need a change I'm feeling lonesome And you think that I've grown some But I'm just the same Well I don't want to argue any more Well I'm wearing out your door Wearing out these shoes Every time I run back to you Run back to you You say you're restless Well I'm tired and breathless Everything's gone black You put your hand up Said you'd help me stand up Well girl I'd break you're back Well I don't want to argue any more Well I'm wearing out your door Wearing out these shoes Every time I run back to you Run back to you Well I don't want to argue any more Well I'm wearing out your door Wearing out these shoes Every time I run back to you Run back to you Don't need another showdown I'm feeling wore down And I need a change
5.
Unlucky Fool 04:18
Never gave a damn, never gave a shit Never made a plan so I couldn't even quit Took a stumble Broke my point of view Never had the courage, never had the spit To get right down there in the bottom of the pit And work hard Like my grandaddy did Kept waiting for my soul to change But nothing's happened and I'm still just the same I'm not a man, brother I'm a mule Take a road but it goes nowhere Feels like I moved but I'm still right here A lot's passed me by it's true Never looked for trouble, always looks for me Where I shouldn't go that's exactly where I'll be It's a wonder That I'm here at all Never had the money always had the time I'd be a millionaire if I hadn't wasted all my dimes Chasing curvy women And heartache too Kept waiting for my soul to change But nothing's happened and I'm still just the same I'm not a man, brother I'm a mule Take a road but it goes nowhere Feels like I moved but I'm still right here A lot's passed me by it's true But I'm no victim, I'm just an unlucky fool unlucky fool unlucky fool unlucky fool unlucky fool unlucky fool unlucky fool unlucky fool
6.
Met this girl Gave her my number She called me up She said do ya Wanna come over I said why not I said that's fine Just as long as you remember oh yeah I said that's fine Just as long as you know I'm just chasing romance I'm chasing romance I drove over To her house And I rang her bell She looked at me Saw straight through me I could tell Said that's fine Just as long as you remember oh yeah Said that's fine Just as long as you know Just chasing romance I'm chasing romance Just chasing romance I'm chasing romance Life can be so short You've got to live it while you can I'm gonna spend my time Making plans For romance aaahhhhhhhhhhhh I'm chasing romance
7.
Ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh Go, baby work with what you know Baby take it throw by throw The dawn is coming soon You gotta work, now baby gotta try Want to be for them tonight The earth, the sun, the moon Don't change, baby got to build the name Gonna set this world aflame, baby Gotta make it in the show So don't slide Sleep on the other side All out and none to hide Sit back and watch it blow Well, I believe in you And everything you do So why in the hell am I flat here on my back With a Heartbreak Heart Attack? Fly, get 'em up and get 'em high Look them right into their eyes And sing into their souls You gotta wail, take the mic and make the sale Drop the hammer to the nail Get 'em losing all control Steam, heat it up like you're a queen No need to be obscene 'Cause you know that less is more Make 'em cry Make them wish that they could die If they could just be by your side Make them scream until they're sore Well, I believe in you And everything you do So why in the hell am I flat here on my back With a Heartbreak Heart Attack? Well, I believe in you And everything you do So why in the hell am I flat here on my back On my back with a (heartbreak) with a (heartbreak) With a Heartbreak Heart Attack
8.
Future History Sunshine, hit the earth with a gilded hand Now that you're mine I feel divine like a holy man I said completely, completely baby that's how I fell Said you need me, and I need you as well I'm crazy for you, you're crazy for me We got a future history I'll lift you up and I won't bring you down No I won't bring you down 'Cause baby you're my hometown In December, when we's walking in the sand Make me remember, all the cold times when you held my hand I said forgive me, yeah forgive me baby if I don't tell ya how I feel You live in me and I live for you now baby you know that's for real...so real I'm crazy for you, you're crazy for me We got a future history I'll lift you up and I won't bring you down No I won't bring you down 'Cause baby you're my hometown
9.
Gonna write a little letter, gonna take a little time Gonna put it all together, stick the reason with the rhyme Gonna change the way I change things Gonna stick to what I feel Stop the way I rearrange things Do something real Gonna give up all my vices Gonna try and tell the truth Gonna act a little nicer, nicer like you Gonna kick a little harder Gonna try and make the grade Stop the way I'm always losing Get something saved After all the things that we've been through I still think there's nobody better babe It might strain sometimes to do what we gotta do But I still think there can't be another way The devil's here to stay Feel a change around the corner Feel a certain kind of greed Feel the climate getting warmer Time to think about what I need Need a woman I can care for Need a place to put my head Need a future I can dare for Stop acting dead After all the things that we've been through I still think there's nobody better babe It might strain sometimes to do what we gotta do I still think there can't be another way The devil's here to stay Devil's here to stay
10.
You can blame it all on me I never ever found a single thing I could be 1 and 1 they don't equal 3 But you wanted more Try no matter how I might Seems the devil throws one hell of a fight How can I be wrong if you don't know what's right I'm out the door You never cried when you let me down I should have known shouldn't have hung around You got me high you kept me smoking But now I 'm burned and broken Fight with you you're always right Telling me it's black when I know that it's white I don't wanna take no more shit tonight I'll stand up and go Whine you do it all the time Do it so much that it's blowing my mind How can I be first if I'm standing in line I'll never know You never cried when you let me down I should have known shouldn't have hung around You got me high you kept me smoking But now I 'm burned You got me high you kept me smoking But now I'm burned You got me high you kept me smoking But now I'm burned and broken ahhhhh ahhhhh ahhhhh You can blame it all on me I never ever found a single thing I could be Baby 1 and 1 they don't equal 3 But you wanted more

about

The debut LP from Cisco Caesar has taken nearly two years, a near-death experience, and a ridiculous amount of talent to produce what may become known as the album of the decade. However, with Cisco Caesar, what decade is the question? Constantly having their live shows compared to those of the great bands of the seventies, these boys have finally decided, after seven years (and only one EP) to release a full length album.

Influences range from funk to country, including a song inspired by their drummer (and former childhood star) having a heart attack. You're not prepared for this you really aren't.

credits

released August 30, 2014

All songs J. Cisco except: 6) J.Pickett/P.Slattery
All tracks recorded and mixed by JT at Debasement Studios
www.debasement.com.au
Mastering by JT & Oysters at The Oyster Cave
Photography: Lilli May Waters
www.lilliwaters.com
Artwork: Skye Forster & James Cisco
All tracks performed by:
James Cisco - guitar, vocal (except 3 - banjo)
Jacob Cole - guitar
Paul Slattery - bass, vocal (except 5 - bass only)
Jason Torrens - drums (except 7 - vocals)
Guest artists:
3, 4 & 10 - Jeb Cardwell on guitar/lap steel
5 - Jed Pickett on guitar
All except 5 & 7 - Damien Slingsby on keys
1, 9 &10 - Adrian Whitehead on keys

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Cisco Caesar Melbourne, Australia

Cisco Caesar is an alt-blues foursome heavily influenced by old soul, funk, vintage rock and country. Their ridiculous amount of talent combine to make music that's not just catchy, it's downright viral. If you like songs with plenty of vibe and swagger - this band is for you. ... more

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