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Dog Factory

by Jon Hecox

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1.
Wake up, breath in. It's enough to begin again Scrape off yesterday's sin-cerely faults belong to no one. Only the sun can outshine your love. So I'm calling out to the hilltops, "Show me tears before I fall!" and forget to finish this song; before short turns into long. Oh, no no. But always, always keep your light on always, always yeah My dame is writing her chapters as I'm writing her into mine. She's a stranger in line, we're stuck doing... oh Smoke rolling out the alleys like ghost from the old 80's movies I watched when I was seven. But you were always, always keepin' your light on always, always keep your light on Outro medley... Two cigarettes and a breathless chest I walk under the umbrella of fall. But without you I don't know why I walk at all. Always, always keep your light on Always, always keep your light on There will be times, you'll be giving up the fight, but I will shine on you. And every night you're sinking down and drowning, oh there will be someone feeling the same as you do. Two cigarettes and a breathless chest I walk under the umbrella of fall. But without you I don't know why I walk at all.
2.
You were the queen of machinery Knives held no piercing ability A part of this I looked forward to becoming My flesh was always taking up retreat Mapped out discussions on foreign policy You were always armed to the teeth I mostly played along as a fantasy My best was always in jest you see I'd take it all back for one photograph of you and me, before our cowardly retreat Pedalstals are almost always imaginary I'd placed you on quite the highest one well for that I do take up responsibility the mirror of these words is harrowing It haunts my dreams I'd take it all back for one photograph of you and me, before our cowardly retreat Oh lonesome love, come back to me Unconditionally, I'll stay fit to sing you're melody and story...
3.
My eyes are on fire, she's lighting up the sunrise burning holes in what I thought I had inside Whip! Crack! my heart open for the whole world to see There's really nothing more frightening Talk of life and death over our latest breakfast Chapters and lies that are fading slowly so our eyes Gaze then catch, it's a lock - Still I must remain slow... I've been known to over romanticize life We're waiting for the snow To cover all our favorite roads That's when we'll find our home, Our home... With hardwood floors that freeze our toes in the evening, and I'm in love!
4.
Where are you going? Am I laggin' behind? We all get lost sometimes... You say something missing, we’ll of course it is. There are no actors in this room I loved you, and you loved me too Like two kids who would play all afternoon But when the sun leaves us and ends our day Our love will remain, our love will remain... Seeing you in your summer dress Taking a stroll around the lake With eyes bright enough to melt mine We're sippin' right from the vine Tears that stain our lives - we just can't hide The autumn has fallen Your eyes have darkened I loved you, and you loved me too Like two kids who play all afternoon But when the sun leaves us and ends our day Our love will remain I loved you, and you loved me too Like two kids who play all afternoon But when the sun leaves us and ends our dream Our dream...
5.
Little Love 05:52
She stole me at 14 A blindside to the knees She didn't have nothing to say, but I love you That's all I needed She was my little love Always kept me looking up In a world only we shared Where we could keep our dreams And stay there But, as time moves along and you realize something's wrong All these things would soon be gone... gone I've tried to always play it cool My only exception's for you I knew how much you loved my clumsiness to show on through But it's all becoming clear With the older we appear We know less about the face of love When I could move mountains if you'd like Or sit with a book by my side I would take you on a late-night drive Keep them turning 'til sunrise But if we happen to run into a situation Where we could be more than friends I'd only ask once and hope for an honest response I know you'd choose the right one I'm sorry for still holding on You've let me know you're held with new arms I can't let you go, but I'll surely leave you alone But it's all becoming clear With the older we appear We know less about the face of love When I could move mountains if you'd like Or sit with a book by my side I could change the course of my whole life If it'd bring you back to my side Cause even now I'll fantasize About those cold and long Washougal nights Locked up in linens of white I didn't question the fruits of my life
6.
Oh, my ears have heard the sound A whisper along the hillside Asking me to keep belting out When the canyon can't speak for herself Everyday my heart shifts it's shape From new born to a wrecking ball I throw stones until I cry And my eyes gaze on open lies Oh, come November we'll be singing drunken songs To regain a voice that belonged Once only to the young and in love Perched on the mantle of what was I keep an hour-glass resting by My mirror to remind me how soon beauty fades I'll flip it back over when the mirror finally breaks Oh, but your eyes, they reflect mine Just like being a boy, left in the dark Only with his last thoughts Oh come April we'll be swimming under moonlight Tucked between sheets just before the mounting sunrise And out of our coma's by lunch time
7.
Pacific Home 04:13
I like me down here It's taken me years to figure that out - self-sabatoge My room's a junkyard A haven for hiders of sunlight We are the God's of wine Can you remember driving just outside North Dakota Leaking AC drown the floorboards of our old Chrystler We had our whole life on a convoy Drivin' down that long road all the way to the west coast Our new Pacific Home I like you up there A lighthouse to guide my footsteps home We're never really alone I'm walking down the road The concrete face of life is moonlit tonight Can you remember driving just outside North Dakoda Leaking AC drown the floorboards of that old Chrystler We had our whole life on a convoy Following the road all the way to the west coast Our new Pacific Home
8.
There's no truth at all - only reasons to reflect on If we, like leaves, turned yellow in the fall Would the moon still pull the ocean's weight? There's just something about a song Sneaks passed our mental blocks (weaves itself around your heart) Goose-bumps are what I miss the most About growing into a leathered adult I'm asking, is feeling believing? (Oh yeah, oh yeah) Feeling holds us, like a child It's what we find most endearing in our lives It can spark the purest of a smile Or the most brutal of hate crimes In the alley sits my old friend, me Holding fast to the shadow of a scene (Ah, who...?)

about

This is a collection of songs I've written recorded at my good friend (and guitar/producer extraordinaire) James Kerridge's studio called, Dog Factory Studios. It's located out in the country hills of Washougal, WA.

I can't recall an evening of recording that was ever less than fun. With Maker's Mark, Vodka tonics, micro brews, and smokes of various degrees, of course it was fun.

Some of my favorite recordings ever came from these nights - and most of those are these tracks.

Some of these songs were recorded when I first started singing, so get your cringe face ready... they'll getcha!

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released December 1, 2008

Jon Hecox
James Kerridge

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