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Joey and Davey

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1.
Unscathed 04:00
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Davey I’ve been in the treehouse There’s this rowdy nest of squirrels I keep looking at your magazines And I’m nervous around girls I know it’s only been five weeks Still everything feels weird Mom keeps biting her cuticles I’ve been trying to grow a beard Is it hot there What do you eat Do you miss us Have you shot anybody Davey I’ve been working so hard Putting down cover crops Dad was riding the harvester Rooted up a swarm of wasps You know how the sky changes When the summer turns to fall I’ve been thinking of vacation Up in snowy Montreal Are there monkeys Is it real dense Do you worry Have you made any friends I’ve been missing the way that you tease How you’d share all your freaky ideas The way you always seemed unafraid Please come home unscathed
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HVAC 03:36
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I’m too far north for monkeys, Joey They live in the south It’s more rocks and mountains than trees In this part of the world And it’s drier than dry Some of us got kidney stones And lost a few days of work Installing HVAC in the barracks Joey, every boy is nervous around girls It’s whether you show it or not But you’d be better off showing it You were never good at hiding your feelings, Joey Beard or no beard your eyes can’t lie I miss tending the crops back home Not much grows in the desert A local man roasted a whole goat buried in the sand That’s about the closest thing they’ve got to taking food from the earth Taking food from God’s earth Oh and friends What about friends do you want to know? You have to make friends here if you want to get by But it’s scary, it’s scary to get close with someone who might die And please don’t ask if I’ve shot anyone ever again
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Same Stars 03:18
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If the clouds begin to part If see a sleeping deer If I hold my breath a while Then you’ll reappear If a plane flies overhead If this leaf falls away If my dad is on the porch Then you’ll be okay If the frogs come out tonight If the clothes are on the line If I count every step Then you’ll be fine Are you looking at the same stars Are there birds up in the trees Are you sad with your decision I think war is a disease If the cows are laying down If this stick begins to burn If I think of you real hard Then you’ll return
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C9 Bulbs 03:46
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Merry Christmas Happy New Year Hope you aren’t too sore I missed your last thanksgiving call We were in some ancient canyon And after three long days we heard the copter blades They spotted us at last I was thinking of our grandfather How he never smiled but loved so well How teased and joked but never laughed I can’t remember one time he cracked a smile and still We adored him all the same Hey does mom still use those C9 bulbs? They make the whole tree glow a kind of warmth Those LEDs from China are cold and piercing Like perfect robot icicles They’re not the same And I miss the same The burst left us disoriented bloodied blind and bruised disabled and confused we wandered aimlessly Well what about those big old 70s C9 bulbs? That made the whole tree glow a kind of warmth Those IEDs on the road are armor piercing Like hidden serpents in the sand It’s not a game Life’s not the same And I miss the same
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Holidays Without You 02:43
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We were in the basement Fixing the sump pump Dad saw a spider And I swear he jumped We had a good laugh Best one in years Then in the dim light I noticed the tears I cut the tree down Dragged it back home Set it up in the living room All on my own Mom cooked the rabbit We stumbled through It wasn’t easy These holidays without you Walked on the stone wall Out to the quarry Thought of the jackknife You got for me All of the stories You used to tell Trying to scare me When I wasn’t well I lit a sparkler On New Year’s eve Dad shared his beer with me Then fell asleep Mom called Aunt Polly Out of the blue It wasn’t easy These holidays without you
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Three Blind Mice 03:25
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Those old tales that frightened you They were nursery rhymes, mother goose From a book on the shelf of the room we shared by the holy bible that made me scared but for you it was the wife with the carving knife in Three Blind Mice But I understand Joey I know your fear We got into this mess without any plan Out of the farmer’s frying pan into the fire of Afghanistan Pinning every hope on the lookout man one of three blind mice So don’t be scared Tell dad not to cry I’ll be home for the fourth of July We’ll go to the quarry and take a dip drink a beer and work on your pistol grip Find myself a good job at the dealership wear a suit and tie
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Sparklers 03:06
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Honestly I must confess It’s been hard here what a mess Late night practices wrestling When it’s done I hang out in the gym Laying on the smelly mat I forget where I’m at Got a laugh picturing you All dolled up in a suit Hair slicked back selling cars It just won’t work too bizarre Freshman dance is in two weeks I might ask Angelique Dad seems pretty unfazed But I haven’t seen mom in days We’re gonna buy a new horse Here’s to you home for the fourth I’ll buy sparklers of course
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That Allen Boy 03:17
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The last time mom up and left was the time that I skipped school to go camping with my friend Jacob Allen When dad heard he tackled me to the ground like a wrestler to the mat Caught me off guard and I’ve never forgotten He pinned me down put his face in mine said you better shape up or ship out And keep away from that strange Allen boy Mom ran out that night Went to stay with Aunt Pollyana You were only six I doubt you remember Mom and I didn’t speak to dad for at least a week The time he took you fishing every day I only tell you this in passing It’s all pretty funny if you ask me He pinned me down He said straighten your back and pick up your feet keep your grades up son your hair cut neat get some direction for your life You’ve let go dull your pocket knife No more of this weekend sleeping in Wipe off that smartass grin And keep away from that strange Allen boy Yeah keep away from that strange Allen boy Son keep away from that strange Allen boy
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Strong Enough 04:25
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Davey I remember everything Walking through the Barberries early spring I fell in the river dad was pissed He started drinking while we fished That night the stars really felt so near Dad was snoring like that old John Deere Then this Spotted Owl swooped in close I swear I thought I’d seen a ghost I heard that Jerry Turner died Some lady shot him from behind I know that nothing is for certain Promise me you’re gonna be fine Davey did I tell you that I had my first kiss Me and Angelique one night drinking Schlitz Out by the bleachers talking laughing And then suddenly it happened You always teased that my lips were huge Angelique says that I’m wicked smooth Maybe in the summer we can hike the bluff If you think you’re strong enough I overheard dad on the phone He said your lost your new best friend I get so freaked that I can’t sleep Someone said this war might never end Davey tell me it’s not true What would I do without you
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Take a Picture 03:38
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Little brother don’t lose sleep over me You’ve got enough to think about what with your sweet Angelique and poor Jerry Turner Oh lord what a week It’s true what dad said about my friend We became fast pals in the infirmary when I sprained my elbow lifting weights too big for me That was his favorite word: “Elbow” Lately there’s been quite a lot of talk A lot of activity on the base It’s not any one thing but you can sense it like animals can sense the earth about to quake Last night I dreamed I was up in the attic All our old toys were there and dad’s deer heads And the red coat that mom wore to Uncle Roger’s funeral that caused an outrage I could hear you all talking downstairs I couldn’t make out any of the words just a lot of mumbles and murmurs but I could make out the laughter Joey, if I’m not there on the fourth Do me a favor if you would please Write our names in the air with the sparklers Have mom take a picture

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A collaboration between Guy Capecelatro III and Chris Cote for the 2021 RPM Challenge. Letters sent back and forth across three continents tell the story of two brothers separated by a war with no end in sight.

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released March 1, 2021

Guy Capecelatro III - vocals, guitars, keyboards/synth, bass, banjo, melodica, toy piano, guzheng.
Chris Cote - vocals, keyboards/synth, guitars, hand percussion, bodhran.
Daniel Murphy - sleigh bells

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Forest Route is a collective of artists from New Hampshire and Maine. Our cup of tea is to pass original music through a varied filter of historic styles. Each Forest Route project is guided to a greater or lesser extent by producer/composer/arranger/lover of pastiche, Chris Côté. We aren't a record label. We don't sign artists. We're artists ourselves, making the things we love to make, together. ... more

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