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THE STRONGHOLD

by The Cryptkeeper Five

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1.
MADDOG 20/20 we stand alone just a ghost of what we were & that’s fine our cross in tow we struggle with making a home a simple life in the drop of a dime you’ve got me i hope that it’s comforting slighty lightens your load slightly eases your pain don’t you regret what we are don’t you forget who we are we stand our ground our facade is tall & white a good disguise our turin shroud we’re finding god in dirt cheap bottles of wine i am right at your side if you’re wrong if you’re right not to choose or to decide i am here for the fight don’t you regret what we are don’t you forget who we are golden lights down the coast break the blackness & void raise your heart raise your hopes shed light on these simple truths don’t you regret what we are don’t you forget who we are we are what we are & we’re one in the same
2.
Balboa 03:01
BALBOA i’m tried & true & black & blue i have thunder in each hand neutron bombs in balled fists i wanna cut the ties that bind i wanna live free i wanna love blind i keep moving forward hit after hit no i’m not giving in i’ve seen hearts die cease to burn or shine things got so dark that i lost sight i stumbled through hell guided by your light i am damned cause i believe & wear my heart proud on my sleeve lordy, lord i’m suffering yeah i’m not giving in i’ve seen suns risein pale green eyes i got knocked down i lost the fight i stood toe to toe & i‘ve earned the right i will not bite my tongue scream from the tip top of my lungs i’ve found my adrian & i’m not giving in no i’m not giving in i’m not giving in
3.
THE BLACK CLOUDS there are dark clouds black & made of lead anchored just above my head harbored deep within myself harbored deep within my heart they block out the u.v. rays provide cover on a sunny day now you can say all that you want but they’re home they’re home ‘til they’re not i was warned keep your feet flat on the ground your head out of the clouds it doesn’t matter what the heart wants you can’t be something you are not now you can try until it hurts but a curse is a curse & we’re cursed ulysses finally get me home because it’s all all that we want & it’s home ‘til it’s not & it’s all that we’ve got home, i wanna go home to the black clouds take me home to the black clouds take me home the black clouds take me home take me home to the black clouds
4.
1,000 Keys 02:42
1,000 KEYS i hear a jingle like a siren they scream one thousand keys on my father’s ring i feel a sting i’ve got electric bones crawl to the back of my childhood home i bust open the door & i run run to the woods where no one is clean we weren’t lost boys we were brave, mighty kings soldiers of fortune in unfortunate ways we are animals we are thieves nothing to prove & we prove it wellto no one & we run & we run & we’d run take a cold, deep breath & exhale see your hair stand on its edge i feel a sting i’ve got electric bones i see a darkness that consumes & grows my heart’s afire i’ve got fuel to burn & it burns & it burns & it burns run to the woods - hand in hand run to the woods - run as fast as we can run to the woods - to our sacred place on our knees and we’re safe are we safe?
5.
THE EAST HORIZON slam that god-damn door again these dashboard lights glow brown & dim the early, bright sting that aches your eyes pales to the one that breaks my heart i’m still very much in love it doesn’t make things very easy & all the drinks & the girls & the drugs don’t mean a thing to me there’s only you but i fear i’m letting you down i pray i’m making you proud & not losing your faith & not growing too tired when will the reality set in? that love just isn’t enough? & i fall far from short from what you really want another night on the run another mile post gone we ramble on ‘til we’re numb but i can see the sun it rises calmly on the east horizon our eyes fixed faithful on the east horizon
6.
Frankie 02:52
FRANKIE when we were bitty little daddy brought home some gloves johnny, frankie put these on let’s go out to the front yard come on lace ‘em up let’s shoot the fair one me & frankie we tried to do him proud me & frankie we threw hands for his love he’d sit down on the steps & he’d light up a smoke pull the tab from his can still in his work clothes it was dusk the end of summer hot as a motherfucker i beat on my brother & my brother beat me back dad would laugh when we cried ‘til he cried then we’d laugh frankie very rarely fought nice he could kick like a mule he would bite he wouldn’t lay down he’d dance all damn night man, frankie don’t lose fights frankie, don’t you ever lose that we learned how to struggle to rise from a fall sparked a fire inside these stronghold walls & though frankie’s has dimmed at times he lets it shine frankie’s got the heart of a lion enough love for one thousand cold, lonely, lost souls
7.
Bristol 04:00
BRISTOL it’s been a long & winding road we’ve burned & buried all our bones we met on common ground slow & steady as she goes to a place that seems almost home we feel safe & sound in this old town hard rains - they do fall & southern winds do moan you are a shelter from the doubt a beacon of hope in a bleak, dark storm together we could work it out yeah, you can lean on me like i lean on you & before the night turns down i’ll be good you’ll be good we’ll be good come all - let’s lift & toast to those who lift our hearts beat drums for the ghosts who still haunt the old 7th street bar you have all our love come all - belt out a song for those that we hold dear some have run, some are gone some are lost, but still right here in our hearts in our hearts you have all our love you have all our love you have all our love
8.
Ignite 02:14
IGNITE i still have a hot heart i want to set the world on fire watch it all burn down let it all out i’ve got a fire inside i can feel it behind my eyes i’m not meek yet afraid to speak i’m afraid of what might ignite all sins come clean washed in gasoline baptize me in fire & write my epitaph in the fallen ash of the son of the morning star i’ve still got a lot of fight i won’t leave until i’ve left my mark i still have a hot heart i want to set the world on fire set the world on fire set the world on fire set the world on fire
9.
Boulette 03:19
BOULETTE leave a little lamp on in the basement let’s shed some light on what you left behind i don’t want to go down to the basement this mess won’t clean up overnight dirty conscience, clear thoughts we’ve got our hearts in our throats gunshot. rotgut. i might throw up your soul must have raged like the ocean kick children, bite dogs on a good day your spirit crushed, you got lost in the commotion kick children, bite dogs on a good day gently creep down the stairs get the family prepared to be humbled and maybe crumble dirty conscience, clear thoughts left on the floor to be mopped gunshot. rotgut. i might throw up just one tiny last thing to prove that you care leave a little light on in the basement i’ll do it for you even though i know you’re never comin home leave a little light on in the basement i’ll do it for you and pray to god that you can feel my love leave a little light on in the basement just one tiny last thing to prove that i care this mess won’t clean up overnight i’ll leave a little light on
10.
MADDOG 20/20 we stand alone just a ghost of what we were & that’s fine our cross in tow we struggle with making a home a simple life in the drop of a dime you’ve got me i hope that it’s comforting slighty lightens your load slightly eases your pain don’t you regret what we are don’t you forget who we are we stand our ground our facade is tall & white a good disguise our turin shroud we’re finding god in dirt cheap bottles of wine i am right at your side if you’re wrong if you’re right not to choose or to decide i am here for the fight don’t you regret what we are don’t you forget who we are golden lights down the coast break the blackness & void raise your heart raise your hopes shed light on these simple truths don’t you regret what we are don’t you forget who we are we are what we are & we’re one in the same

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released September 26, 2017

Produced by Johnny Ott and Sean Glonek
Engineered & Mixed by Sean Glonek (SRG Studios, Hamilton Sq. NJ)
Mastered by Brian Lucey (Magic Garden Mastering, Los Angeles CA)

Drum Tech: Mike White

players:
Johnny Ott - vocals / guitar
James Harrington Jr - guitars / vocals
Mikey Groch - bass / vocals
D.T. Graves - drums / percussion / vocals

additional players:
Nicky Arabatzis - piano / Hammond organ / Farfisa organ
"Amazing" Amy Matlack - vocals / viola / violin / resonator
Sean Glonek - guitar
Ceilidh "Blue" Madigan - tenor saxophone
Mark Gallagher - baritone saxophone
Christopher Tolomeo - Trumpet
Tom Sheponik - accordion

additional vocals:
Brian Mazzarini, Leigh-Ann Ott, Joey Affatato, Chrissy Isaac, Jonny Sorge, Ricky Schneider, Collin Russert, Conor Meara, Harry Bittner, Joe "Dim" Wolstenholme, Jim Graziano, Anthony Catanese

All Songs written by Johnny Ott,
except "Bristol" by Johnny Ott and James Harrington Jr

All songs ©The Cryptkeeper Five

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The Cryptkeeper Five (sometimes referred to as CK5) are an American punk rock band formed in 1997 in Trenton, New Jersey. The band currently consists of founding members Johnny (vocals/ guitar), Jimmy Ray (guitar/ vocals) along with Mikey G (bass guitar/ vocals) and Brian Mazzarini (drums) ... more

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