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Exit Wounds

by The Wallflowers

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1.
Maybe Your Heart’s Not In It No More There’s no fire beneath the smoke No one’s got you up by the coat Not a razor up to your throat You can go anytime through any door Maybe your heart’s not in it no more It’s gone quiet it’s gone cold Acting like someone’s you don’t know Used to rumble used to roar Whatever it’s doing it didn’t before Maybe your heart’s not in no more See the shadow crossing the floor Don’t the shield remind you of yours There’s no one left you can lower your sword You’re the only one showing up for the war And maybe your heart’s not in it no more Out of contact out of zone Off the backbeat off the bone Away from the wolf pack on your own Dance together or dance alone There’s trouble outside and trouble in Show some hustle show some skin Whatever was has already been Let this new day do its thing There’s just water beneath the boat It’s the only thing left you got that floats River high river low Wherever you’re going let ‘em know Maybe your heart’s not in it no more Bar band playing something slow Red headed woman up on my nose I’m telling her the only joke I know The best thing about me is I used to be yours Maybe your heart’s not in it no more Out of contact out of zone Off the back beat off the bone Away from the wolf pack on your own Dance together or dance alone There’s trouble outside and trouble in Show some hustle show some skin Whatever was has already been Let this new day do its thing I’ll carry you now I’ll take us both On down whatever is left of the road Easy come easy go Not leaving without you even though Maybe your heart’s not in it no more
2.
Roots And Wings You’re such a heavy bird You’d never get far on your own You’ll never have a use for your feathers While you’re hopping down the road You were born to walk the earth With your back against the cold You never had a purpose Till I wore you on my back like a coat You’re in your evening gloves You’re off the farm taking big city drugs No matter how far you get let it sink in I gave you roots baby I gave you wings I showed you how to swing And I showed you how to strut That’s my mojo you’re using That’s my wine getting you drunk Was I that broke you in I got you clean clipped and cut You’re a mule among horses I took you When God stood you up Now tell me who could do more Set myself on fire keeping you warm Now I’m off the hook he’s on your chin I gave you roots baby I gave you wings Now you’ve got your looks and your pretty things A new set of chances that I wouldn’t give If you’ve forgotten I’ll tell you again I gave you roots baby I gave you wings You’re such a heavy bird You’d never get far on your own I gave you roots baby I gave you wings I gave you roots baby I gave you wings You’re such a heavy bird You’d never get far on your own I gave you roots I gave you wings I gave you roots I gave you wings You’re such a heavy bird
3.
I Hear The Ocean (When I Wanna Hear Trains) Doesn’t matter if it’s real or not It isn’t wise to make it stop It’s used to getting only what it wants And we’re in no shape to be fought It has no mercy with wings it’s got A shadow longer than you could’ve thought It’s not in any mood to talk Has me cornered and it has you caught Out walking the city in your boots in the rain I‘ve been here sitting down looking out into the waves I’m indifferent now to any other pain I hear the ocean when I wanna to hear trains I hear the ocean when I wanna hear trains I wanna change horses I wanna switch lanes In the morning a fool is quick to pretend This night too does not begin With a shot glass coming up again Elbows down to the bitter end You’re in the bar light with your smoke rings And a stranger who’s leaning in I’m hoping to blackout and land Long before you’re more than friends I’m being handled like a pistol and a boy who plays While lost in the saddle two thousand miles out of range I’m not listening but it’s calling out my name I hear the ocean when I want to hear trains I hear the ocean when I wanna hear trains I wanna change horses I wanna switch lanes I’m in the desert now with this flag being raised This is surrender and these are the cruelest of days I’m not working with a net below I pay I hear the ocean when I want to hear trains I hear the ocean when I wanna hear trains I hear the ocean when I wanna hear trains
4.
The Dive Bar In My Heart Once in a while you still come around Look me over and you look me down It’s just you and that lazy barback And your favorite little clown You’re a long walk from Avenue A You’re a train ride outta your way You slip in like smoke outta your coat With a joke that doesn’t play That’s all she wrote now I’m on my way In the dive bar in my heart Strange to see you on this side of town Not your people or your kind of crowd Just nobodies here drinking flat beer Away from the battleground There’s no sleigh bells in winter time There’s no top shelf or decent wine It’s another slow jam same awful band It’s the last stop the end of line You’re on the list I’m easy to find In the dive bar in my heart In the dive bar in my heart In the dive bar in my heart Every dog has its day Then don’t I too get a bone I’d follow you down to Hell in a boat If that’s where you’re going If we don’t hang together baby Then we just hang on our own Now there’s snow coming down on the steps And the locals have already left I’ll be here late I’ll close up and wait With your perfume still on my neck Now the whole world’s awake and I’ve overslept In the dive bar in my heart In the dive bar in my heart In the dive bar in my heart In the dive bar in my heart In the dive bar in my heart
5.
Darlin’ Hold On You were born on your feet With the stem of a rose between your teeth From a cloud of golden air Where the sky meets the city streets You were already wise To a world that’s bitter as it’s sweet With both kinds of magic And God never gets his sleep Darlin’ hold on I am far but I’m not gone Hold on I am always where you are Hold on I am far but I’m not gone Hold on Some stars they don’t shine as long as others They just slide and slip away Sun goes down and tomorrow Doesn’t call their names Light as a feather white as snow Like lanterns off they go As if whoever brought them here Has come to take them home Darlin’ hold on I am far but I’m not gone Hold on I am always where you are Hold on I am far but I’m not gone Abandoned and locked out and pressed to the fire Been tricked into thinking you’re the one that’s on trial Backed into a corner you’ve been hung up to dry If you’re there so am I Darlin’ hold on I am far but I’m not gone Hold on I am always where you are There in the whistle of a passing train On down whichever road you take There in the water staring back When you kneel down to see your face Darlin’ hold on I am far but I’m not gone Hold on I am always where you are Hold on I am far but I’m not gone Hold on
6.
Move The River It’s not the shadow of a lost plane Or the rumble of a railway line Coming with the strength of an iron horse And without you on its mind I’ve been sitting on the fire escape of the Fairmont looking down There’s not a bridge going anywhere You’d wanna be found It’s not a good idea to cross it It may not have another side May be hot enough to melt your clothes But you won’t step out alive You’re gonna wanna get your lamp lit Can’t nobody see you now It’s not as dark as it’s gonna get And we’re a long way from higher ground There’s no way around it There’s no way around it However you feel about it We’re gonna move the river However you feel about it We’re gonna move the river The sky’s the color of an ashtray Full of Van Gogh’s yellow clouds And those aren’t gospel songs you hear Being sung in the crowd May a ladder appear in the smoke Through a hole we can climb See the torches on a battered boat Of a ghost ship without any guide There’s no way around it There’s no way around it However you feel about it We’re gonna move the river Whatever you do about it We’re gonna move the river We’ve been sleeping in the backseat On our rooftops and open roads Soon we’ll be riding on oil cans Wearing everything that we own If men are all brothers then brother Why do you treat us this way? We’ve already been overserved May be sick but not too much to say There’s no way around it There’s no way around it However you feel about it We’re gonna move the river Whatever you do about it We’re gonna move the river Whatever you do about it We’re gonna move the river No two ways about it We’re gonna move the river
7.
I’ll Let You Down (But Will Not Give You Up) Who’s in charge of this wayward bus Has everyone fallen asleep at once The driver’s not speaking and I’m not believing that he’s Even in front Without any sound in a record-breaking rush I’ll let you down but I will not give you up I’ll let you down but I will not give you up We’re too stoned to notice there’s no road left to be tucked Down under the wheels that have long since abandoned us Like riderless horses they’re all returning back To wherever they’re from It’s impossible now that we’ll be anything but crushed I’ll let you down but I will not give you up I’ll let you down but I will not give you up The fuel line is leaking and the fumes are now too much The rescue is leaving having not been brave enough The guide book we’re sharing has ended with saying You’ll do whatever you must No sign of the ground or a deal left to be struck I’ll let you down but I will not give you up I’ll let you down but I will not give you up I’ll let you down but I will not give you up I’ll let you down but I will not give you up
8.
Wrong End Of The Spear First sign of trouble you take to the woods With your slippers and your hair pulled under your hood You won’t look behind you you’ll just know that you should Be ready for climbing like you never thought you could Looking for cover like you’ve never had to Knowing it gets worse before it ever gets good Cause something’s wrong something’s near Slowly advances and has us surrounded here And if I’m right then it’s clear That I’ll be on the wrong end of the spear There’s ice on the river there’s snow on the rocks But it’s too soft here to cross That’s buck’s fur you’re seeing in the water circled by hawks You stay off the middle you keep out of shot Your feet down in the frost These kinds of stories aren’t told if both get lost Something’s wrong something has come It’s not taking chances it’s not giving us one And if I’m right then you’ll hear drums And I’ll be on the wrong end of the gun This hill we’re on is no longer safe enough it’s true Too easy now to be stormed and set fire to To be overtaken by the likes Of even children that’re too young to fight Something’s wrong something appears With an arrow to its ear coming up on its heels Now if I’m right then it’s real I’ll be on the wrong end of the shield I’ll be on the wrong end of the shield And you’ll be gone you’ll have disappeared
9.
Who’s That Man Walking ‘Round My Garden I’m in the city got two jobs at once I got the kind of things that only come From working like the devil till the sun comes up I got your back I got your front I take the city bus and then a train Walk three miles uphill both ways Now when I get home don’t wanna complain But tell me who’s that man walking ‘round my garden Who’s that man Tell me who’s that man Tell me who’s that man There he is again tell me Who’s that man walking ‘round my garden I built a fence and I laid out seed I go hungry to let it feed I’m like a werewolf I’m pulling up weeds Long after dark still on my knees I’m counting sheep and I’m taking names I’m locked and loaded both night and day Under my nose the lock is off the chain Tell me who’s that man walking ‘round my garden Who’s that man Tell me who’s that man Tell me who’s that man There he is again tell me Who’s that man walking ‘round my garden I keep out of your roses and I expect the same Next hole you dig gonna be your grave Call me a doctor and my mother to explain Why I killed that man walking ‘round my garden Who’s that man Tell me who’s that man Tell me who’s that man There he is again Tell me who’s that man Tell me who’s that man Tell me who’s that man Tell me who’s that man
10.
The Daylight Between us The men were drinking wine the women they’d split To smoke French cigarettes Do a couple rails sit around and bitch Lie down and get sick In the morning there’s a line of ashes in the sink And bruises on her lips The candles that were lit had melted on the cake As if they were over it Now she’s looking for the dog and a last hit For water and a first aid kit But it used to be enough to taste it But that’s before we were always wasted In the spring of ‘09 baby got straight Was getting only half baked I get a little high what difference does it make If you do or you don’t relate It’s true there is a light that comes on when I play Your sweetheart the runaway But I’m never more than fine and you’re not nearly brave Enough for the war I’ll make I feel like a soldier in this pit With you a lion that won’t quit But when I was in love I would make it But I only want you now when I’m wasted We were living in the house we bought in ‘01 for 97 down The car was on blocks wheels were on the ground Been awhile since they’d seen town She was lying in the hall her fingers in her gloves Couple of years past young She’d either given in or maybe given out Or a little of each of em Now I pour myself a drink and I get dressed Rate the horses and place my bets I want her back more than she’d guess But mostly I just wanna get wasted If there were any second chances left Chances are they would get wasted

about

Rock ‘n’ roll is often hard to define, or even to find, in these fractured musical times. But to paraphrase an old saying, you know it when you hear it.

And you always hear it with The Wallflowers. For the past 30 years, the Jakob Dylan-led act has stood as one of rock’s most dynamic and purposeful bands – a unit dedicated to and continually honing a sound that meshes timeless songwriting and storytelling with a hard-hitting and decidedly modern musical attack. That signature style has been present through the decades, baked into the grooves of smash hits like 1996’s Bringing Down the Horse as well as more recent and exploratory fare like 2012’s Glad All Over.

But while it’s been nine long years since we’ve heard from the group with whom he first made his mark, the Wallflowers are silent no more. And Dylan always knew they’d return. “The Wallflowers is much of my life’s work,” he says simply. That life’s work continues with Exit Wounds, the brand-new Wallflowers studio offering. The collection marks the first new Wallflowers material since Glad All Over.

Exit Wounds, which, true to its title, is an ode to people – individual and collective – that have, to put it mildly, been through some stuff.

“I think everybody – no matter what side of the aisle you’re on – wherever we’re going to next, we're all taking a lot of exit wounds with us,” Dylan says. “Nobody is the same as they were four years ago. That, to me, is what Exit Wounds signifies. And it's not meant to be negative at all. It just means that wherever you’re headed, even if it’s to a better place, you leave people and things behind, and you think about those people and those things and you carry them with you. Those are your exit wounds. And right now, we’re all swimming in them.”

credits

released July 9, 2021

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Jakob Dylan: vocals, guitar
Butch Walker: guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
Mark Stepro: drums
Whynot Jensveld: bass
Aaron Embry: keyboards
Val McCallum: guitar
Shelby Lynne: vocals (Maybe Your Heart’s Not In It No More, Move The River, Darlin’ Hold On, I’ll Let You Down (But Will Not Give You Up))
Brian Griffin: drums (Move The River)


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All songs written by Jakob Dylan
Blue Vine Music / Warner-Chappell (ASCAP)



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Produced by Butch Walker
Recorded by Butch Walker at RubyRed Productions in Santa Monica, CA
Assistant Engineer – Todd Stopera
Mixed by Chris Dugan
Mastered by Whynot Jensveld at Whytunes Studios in Los Angeles, CA

Artwork and Design: Rob Carmichael, SEEN
Interior Photo: Paige Dylan




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