BILLY THE MOUNTAIN

T I D E S O F M E R C Y

FREEDOMAnd I live just to be freeAnd I love in light just to be meI am free in love I am meIn the light burning brightI can see

It was cold as iceWhen you told me it was overAnd you said your liesWere old and not to beI had rolled the diceFor love to take me soberIt was in your eyesThat you were over me

But I stand aloneAnd I see the future burninI have lost the gameBut I still will not go downI am not aloneThe world still keeps on turningI still know my nameAnd love will come around

And the love I loveSets me free

DESERT DANCEDancing in the desert Dancin’ in the burnin’ sun I can feel the world is burnin The dance has only just begun

Maybe the winds are changin Maybe the end won’t come See if the sands are turnin See if you’re the only one

Dancin in the desert Like a season in the sun Found a day of water Has this thing just begun

GONEGone... you left us and the world behindLeft us hanging in the windNo trace of all the shadows and the hungry mindNo footsteps stretch across the sand

Gone... your laughter is beyond the skyGone your secrets in my headNo more your innocence and happy liesYour perfume vanished from my bed

Gone... your gentle laugh and diamond tearsGone your wicked eyes on meCold and quiet are the morning clouds But still your spirit rests with me

MODERN LOVELooks like I’m in love now with a modern girlShe don’t want much she just wants a half of the worldShe leaves me once or twice and comes back againAnd then I’m out there in the cold again

I’m feedin on modern loveI’m bleedin from modern loveI’m needin her modern lovePleadin but it just ain’t enough

I know it’s over but I can’t let goI see it burning but I don’t want to knowI wasn’t ready for all the love that she needDon’t have the readies just to satisfy her greed

I’m feedin on modern loveI’m bleedin from modern loveI’m needin her modern lovePleadin but it just ain’t enough

Wasn’t ready for your hungry lovinWasn’t ready for your hungry soulJust can’t handle all your modern lovinYour modern love is outta control

HERE BEFORESeems like we been here beforeYou say I’m outta lineYou say you’re showin me the doorI don’t know what’s on your mindNothing I can sayLooks to me like love is gone for sure

They say love will take it’s courseAnd strengthen with the yearsNow you say it’s ending all in tearsMaybe I been gone too longI’m livin in the pastNothing in this new world seems to last

SEXILLA Well I heard about SexzillaHow she’s the queen of the vineShe bustin all the crap gamesPuttin love on the lineShe’s a Princetown mamaShe got the city on holdShe use the first degreeYou better do what you told

There’s an unfound rumourRunnin right across townShe got the balls to put The president downShe’s a hard ass muthaShe got the city on toastShe is bullet-proof sheriffShe scare the Huffington Post

FLY DOWNThere is a question and it’s burning in the nightIf I should love you, is it wrong or is it rightBut something tells me you were happy with the fightMy heart says love to live if it’s wrong or if it’s right

Is this loveOr am I wrongAre you thereOr are you goneAm I crazyOr am I rightCome and hold meHold me tight

And is this love I feel, tell me why I am wrongAnd are you really here, or are you really goneAm I so crazy, or am I really rightCome and hold me, come and hold me tight

Is this loveOr am I wrongAre you thereOr are you goneAm I crazyOr am I right

Come and hold meHold me tight

THE MAN PLANYou got the answersTo my questionsTo all the secrets in the sandYou know the revolution’s cominYou know the plan is out of hand

I see the secretsIn the man’s eyeI see the comedy of warBut still they’re dyin in the desertThey won’t be comin home no more

You got a ticket to the front rowYou couldn’t get a better viewYou feel them breathin on your face nowThey only feet away from you

You watch the cameraAs they film youYou hear the people call your nameYour lips are movinAs the bullet comesYour life can never be the sameCold and quiet are the morning cloudsBut still your spirit rests with me

Then they sayThat love is all around usGivin love is how it comes aroundI belived the gods of loveHad found us we were sacredBut now it looks likeLove has broken down

Maybe loves another placeI didn’t know so wellMaybe I was blind in love to seeI don’t have another faceWhat you see is meI don’t know another place to be

TIDES OF MERCYIn these daysThere’s a worthless set of rules Days just clutching at the starsIn many waysWe were born to find the jewelsNow you see we’ve gone too far

Chasing dreamsThere’s no turning backThere’s more to lifeAnd now we know Peace on Earth A lovely distant dreamWe must find the place to go

Days of loveAre sadly all behind usSoldiers die to claim the dayTurn back the clockAnd love is all around usLift your head and see the way

Bad daysSad daysMaybe they will changeIn the tides of mercyHard timesHard linesMaybe they will changeIn the tides of mercy

CARRY MEYou said our days were numberedThat nothing ever lasts very longI knew our love was troubledBut I always played along

Carry me carry me

Catch a falling universeAnd put it in the bag of your dreamsLove is just a crazy planFailing to match all our schemes

Carry me carry me

Leave your door wide open nowLet the thieves plunder and callTell me what I want to hearAnd you can have it all

Carry me carry me

Careful with the magic daysBurning in the hands of time Put your love in careful handsBe careful where it lands

Carry me carry meCarry me down......

Well you say you love meI beg to understandYou care enough to mock meIn the arms of another man

Carry me carry me

Catch me as the sun fallsHurrying down to the seaMy old star has fallen downLove made a fool out of me

Carry me carry me

E YESFlew across your desertOn my way to lovin’ youRan across the border Like a cloud across the blueComin down on the evening airA secret in my handFound you flying circles in the sand

In your eyesSee no liesNo surprise That’s my prize

Only you and the morning sunCan wake me from my dreamChase away the midnight bluesWhere nothing’s as it seemsSeeing things when the days were youngAnd all our dreams came trueHearing songs that spoke my words to you

Falling hard as the years go downAnd cry beneath the skiesLooking long as the sun escapesStill burning in your eyesFeel the rain arrivingAs the desert calls your nameWatch the rivers rising high again

BOUGHT AND COLDYou bought the way And another day in hellYou found a dime and an easy fixEnough to keep you well

Feelin’ no pain As you walk an angry mileYou walked tall, real tallAnd cut the day in style

You’re streets ahead Cos the shadows work for youYou got a better day And no-one’s after you

There was a time when you were mineI thought that life was coolI had a hold made of gold and no-one knew my fool

You bought the day There’s better days for sureA stone a day a bone awayBut nothing thru the door

There was a dayWhen I thought I had the keyI turned my boat around And bargained to be free

You know you’re wrong to feel alrightCryin’ in the morning and no sleep at nightDead on my arrival, cold as winter stone

Bought and coldBought and sold

ONE LOVEMystery and madnessYou know I’ve known some pain:I been down and back again

Heartache and angelsI wish this road would end:And I won’t get fooled again

Love is a mysteryWith all its twists and turns: But I’ll be there where your light burns

Heading for the crossroads I’m coming through againSeems my searchin’ never ends

One LoveIs all I want to seeOne Love Is all a man should needOne Love Is all I want to knowOne LoveShow me where to go

SEE MESee me – high in the sunTell me – you are the one I hear the future in the songs you singI see the laughter in your eyesI feel the love inside the news you bringI know that love is your surprise

Hear me – calling your nameCatch me – playing your gameI know the times they are a-changin’I see the future in your eyesI want you love and no more changingI hide the truth behind my lies

Catch me – crying againTouch me – you are the sameYou know the love inside is hurting meYou see the love inside my heartI live my life without a part of meI know your love is just a start

See meCatch meHear meTouch meTell me Love me

T I D E S O F M E R C Y an album by BILLY THE MOUNTAIN

Billy The Mountain thanks sweet Nancy ‘Nattakharn Meetham’ Blues, my love and the only place I ever wish to be; Alex & Gertie Pithie; Nicolai Kehlet for his mind, music and magic; Nils Andersson for his delicious talent; Gann and Dynamic for the vibe; Boris for his determination and generosity in equal measure; Steve ‘Tex Aloha’ Tharp; Nancy Julia Pithie; Tom & Marion, T-Bone Hawkins and ‘Texas’ Buddy Walker; Decibel Dennis Tennis and Captain Barney – East Coast Advance Party and pro-Vambo County activist; Jeff, Jay, George and the TJ crowd; Paul ‘Mr Tambourine’ Williams and Frank Noriega for traffic control; Adam Yurman a man who saved my life; My families on both sides of the world; Sister Monica & Anna Travnik and all over there. Gratitude but no royalties to Frank Zappa, Peter Gabriel, Rory G, SRV, Walter & Donald, Tom Waits; Lowell George; Jeff Beck, Jimmy Rogers, Jimi; Eric C, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and the whole beautiful universal blues community. And all who buy this music – we bow to you.

Nicolai wishes to thank: My wonderful dogs Agi and Ziggy. Alex for his inspiring songwriting. Boris for making this happen. All the wonderful musicians and singers involved. My family back in Denmark. Karn at Dynamic. Torben for great mastering. Nicolai plays Tsar and ESP guitars and Mørch, ESP, and Tsar Basses.

This Urban R&B Mind Expanding Event was created by Billy The Mountain© and recorded, engineered and mixed by Nicolai Kehlet at Paradise Production Studios; and at Dynamic Studios, Bangkok.

Boris would like to thank all the guys who made it all happen, in particular Alex and his wife Nancy who gave me the space and time in their home to ‘find my karma’; and to someone who was on my mind when I went out to do the album with the guys. “The future just got better BTM is second to none.”

Special thanks to: Yellow Mama Music; Fender Guitars and Amps; Martin Guitars; Music Connection; Music Concept; Alicea Custom Guitars; Anti-Gravity Straps.

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Freedom*Vocals : Alex PithieGuitars : Rick StickneyBass : Nicolai KehletDrums : Lester EstebanKeyboards : Daniel Alexander MuschinskyTenor Sax : Manop VaronitipasBacking Vocals : Gry Trampedach, Rikke Boisen

Desert DanceVocals : Alex PithieGuitars & Bass : Nicolai KehletDrums : Derek WilsonKeyboards : Nicolai KehletSax : Stig NaurTrombone : Ola ÅkermanTrumpet : Mårten LundgrenBacking Vocals : Gry Trampedach and Rikke Boisen

GoneVocals & Acoustic guitar : Alex PithieGuitars & Bass : Nicolai KehletDrums : Derek WilsonKeyboards : Daniel Alexander MuschinskyBacking Vocals : Gry Trampedach, Rikke Boisen

Modern LoveVocals & Acoustic guitar : Alex PithieGuitars & Bass : Nicolai KehletDrums : Derek WilsonKeyboards : Daniel Alexander MuschinskyBacking Vocals : Gry Trampedach, Rikke Boisen

Fly DownVocals : Alex PithieGuitars : Nicolai KehletGuitar solo : Nils AndersonBass : Nicolai KehletDrums : Derek WilsonKeyboards : Nicolai KehletBacking Vocals : Sesabeth, Darwin Santos

The Man Plan*Vocals : Alex PithieGuitars : Rick StickneyBass : Nicolai KehletDrums : Lester EstebanKeyboards : Kevin Intraporn

Tenor Sax : Stig NaurTrombone : Ola ÅkermanTrumpet : Mårten LundgrenBacking Vocals : Sesabeth, Darwin Santos

Here BeforeVocals : Alex PithieGuitar and Solo : Staffan AstnerAdditional guitars & Keys : Nicolai KehletBass : Henrik SimonsenDrums : Derek Wilson

Sexilla* Vocals : Alex PithieGuitars : Rick StickneyBass : Nicolai KehletDrums : Lester EstebanKeyboards : Kevin IntrapornTenor Sax : Stig NaurTrombone : Ola ÅkermanTrumpet : Mårten LundgrenBacking Vocals : Sesabeth, Darwin Santos

Tides of Mercy*Music and Lyrics : Alex PithieVocals : Alex PithieGuitars : Rick StickneyBass : Nicolai KehletDrums : Lester EstebanKeyboards : Kevin IntrapornBacking Vocals : Sesabeth, Darwin Santos

Carry Me*Vocals : Alex PithieGuitars : Rick StickneyDrums : Lester EstebanBass : Nicolai KehletKeyboards : Kevin IntrapornBacking Vocals : Gry Trampedach and Rikke Boisen

EyesVocals & Acoustic : Alex PithieDobro : Nils AndersonBass : Nicolai KehletDrums : Derek WilsonPiano : Nicolai KehletSoprano Sax : Manop VaronitipasBacking Vocals : Gry Trampedach, Rikke Boisen

See Me*Vocals : Alex PithieBacking Vocals :Guitars : Rick StickneyBass : Nicolai KehletDrums : Lester EstebanKeyboards : Kevin Intraporn

Bought and ColdVocals : Alex PithieGuitars : Nicolai KehletBass : Nicolai KehletDrums : Derek WilsonKeyboards : Daniel Alexander MuschinskyFlute : Stig NaurTrombone : Ola ÅkermanTrumpet : Mårten LundgrenBacking Vocals : Gry Trampedach and Rikke Møldgaard

One LoveVocal and Acoustic Guitar : Alex Pithie

All Music and Lyrics : Alex Pithie

All songs produced and arranged by Nicolai KehletExecutive producer: George John Stroud

All backing vocal arrangements by Nicolai KehletAdditional backing vocals recorded at Echo Studio, CopenhagenEngineer: Anders Holm Mortensen

All Horn arrangements by Nicolai KehletTranscribed by Marty SmithHorns Recorded at Liv Produktion i MalmöEngineer: Ola Hedén

Staffan Astner’s guitar on Here Before recorded by Staffan himself, in Sweden.Derek’s drums recorded by him in Rome Italy.

* Tracks recorded at Dynamic Studio engineered by P. Joe, and K. Ae.

All songs mixed by Nicolai Kehlet at www.paradisepi.comAll songs mastered by Torben Lysholm

Special thanks to: Yellow Mama Music; Fender Guitars and Amps; Martin Guitars; Music Connection; Music Concept; Alicea Custom Guitars; Anti-Gravity Straps.

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Billy The Mountain Management: THE Mostly Music AGENCY mangodust@gmail.com

Manufactured and Distributed by: (M3) Massive Magical Music Inc.

All Rights Reserved. Songs & lyrics © 2011 Alexander John Pithie / BILLY THE MOUNTAIN incl. all world rights

www.billythemountain.com

www.paradisepi.com

Graphics by The Front Room www.frontroomdesign.com

BILLY THE MOUNTAIN

Freedom

Desert Dance

Gone

Modern Love

Fly Down

The Man Plan

Here Before

Sexilla

Tides of Mercy

Carry Me

Eyes

See Me

Bought and Cold

One Love