Exit Sounds

by Josh Preston

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"Preston placed himself in the arc of usually British guitar troubadours that has people like Ralph McTell and Roy Harper on the folky end, Richard Thompson on the rockier one, and John Martyn, Nick Drake, and Preston himself somewhere in the middle." ~ Vintage Guitar Magazine (Oct 08)

"Exit Sounds is a quiet and moody affair... led by his strummed and finger-picked acoustic guitar and it all supports Preston¹s slightly gruff tenor." ~ AllMusic.com

"His lyrics and compositions come across as mature, espousing truths hard-learned from experience." ~ Southeast Performer

"Preston is a master of cinematic lyrics as he paints vivid pictures by way of plaintive lyrics and buoyant melodies delivered with understated fervor." ~ Minor7th.com

"Preston has a sharper sensibility than the typical singer-songwriter.." ~ Blogcritics

"Preston draws from a singer-songwriter tradition as simple, sturdy and solemn as a 100-year-old tree." ~ MassLive.com

"Exit Sounds is an extremely impressive album from a solo artist who deserves to be well known." ~ CosmosGaming

"Mr. Preston's songs sound like an odd cross between a more accessible Sufjan Stevens and a soft folkie version of Bob Pollard (Guided By Voices)." ~ LMNOP.com

"Nashvillian, Josh Preston is a dude that if given the opportunity could win over a lot of hearts...." ~ Captainsdead.com

"Built upon a solemn vocal tone and an intricate arrangement of sound, Josh Preston’s third full-length recording Exit Sounds is a breathy whisper of turmoil along a wasted waterfront of the heart. " ~ Metro Spirit (Augusta, GA)

"The throaty, heart-wrenching hooks on Josh Preston’s Exit Sounds are as plentiful and long as…well, as his beard." ~ The Deli Magazine (Nashville)

"Much of Exit Sounds deals with the darker side of love, whether being caught in love's web, as described in "Addict," or just quiet bemusement with relationships, as with "Thousand Years." ~ The Trades

"Josh Preston schrijft poëtische liedjes die hij ingetogen zingt, met fijnzinnige arrangementen." (Translation: "Josh Preston writes poetic songs he sings subdued, with sophisticated arrangements.") ~ Moors Magazine - The Netherlands

"His music hits very close to home and is rich with personal experiences." ~ Rock-Is-Life.com

" 3 out of 5 Stars" ~ In Tune (The Daily News, McKeesport, PA)

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released 13 May 2008
© 2008 Me and the Machine Records
Published by Me and the Machine Music (BMI)

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Track Name: If I Had A Light In You
If I had a light in you
Evidence would misconstrue
All the sadness we undo
If I had a light in you

Oh, let it burn
Oh, let it burn

Plan a time and I’ll attend
Moving only to upend
Precious pennies we didn’t spend
Plan a time and I’ll attend

Oh, let it burn
Oh, let it burn

Crooked legs will walk with me
Twisting up the quiet tree
Falling soft will set us free
Crooked legs will walk with me

Oh, let it burn
Oh, let it burn

Winds whisper the empire’s fall
Soft a breath felt down the hall
Simple servants will enthrall
Winds whisper the empire’s fall

Oh, let it burn
Oh, let it burn
Track Name: Safety Feels The Exit
We fell asleep in the trees beneath the billboard lights
When we awoke our legs were weak because we dreamt all night
What about the stars and what about the moon
Even though it’s loud it still sounds so out of tune
When the Great Lakes filled with water
No one could take it back

We built these tiny cities on fire and sand
There was no way to exit safely because the planes couldn’t land
We tried to clear the smoke and filter out the air
Silver melting mountains bent us sideways with the glare
But at least we trust each other
Maybe that will get us there

We were pushing all the buttons but nothing would turn on
Gravity is falling forward so every theory must be wrong
Hold on quickly take a picture this is all that we have left
We took out all the bones but were never charged with theft
We’ll continue to break them quietly
And keep our heads down
Track Name: Temptation
In the ruins of Sunday morning choices
Saturday is strewn onto the floor
Quietly sifting through someone else's love
Leaving nothing but regret and the squeaking of the door

The wind whips breath from Philadelphia
Feels like a high speed crash into the cold
But the only thing that breaks you is the remaining smell of him
And crooked posters hung on walls where you never should have been

Blame it on faulty information
Blame it on just wanting to be loved
Blame it on whatever helps you make it through tonight
Blame it on that thing you feel you're least proud of

Ooooh
Temptation
It won't release your heart
Temptation
Is tearing you apart
Temptation
It makes us who we are
Another taste is never too far

The stack of nights like this grows longer
Good intentions won't ever make it right
Whispering I love you and wasting all your breath
Grasp for the intangible and know there's nothing left

How many times can you start over?
Knowing the end result before you should
Planning out your exit next to lover's with no name
Once again retrieving early morning's shame
Track Name: 501
Inordinary sound
Comes up from the ground
Scribbles on burning paper make no sense to you

Puncturing the clouds
Instead of ripping them down
Broken glass breaks further softly under your feet

We all have secrets that probably don’t matter to anyone
Tuck away regret next to the pictures of those you love

At 5:01 something fell into the sea
Everyone looked on with heads down helplessly
We’ll light another pack of fires
To set ablaze the liars
And thieves

Quickly getting loud
But no one here is proud
Of anything we’ve ever done or wanted to

Forever’s just a word
For dreamers and the self-assured
And no one living will ever see it through
Track Name: Song for Kate
Paint the heart with blue and gold
If we stay outside the lines we might never grow old

Let the wind lift us up
Angels trap like butterflies in simple paper cups

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Here we go falling in love
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Simplicity is more than enough

We’ll run around in circle ‘neath the old oak tree
You’ll take me by the hand and dance with me
Cause it’s you, just you

We’ll drive down the road in your pickup truck
The song on the radio sings our love
Cause it’s you, just you

Her first words, we can hardly wait
Soon she’ll be borrowing the keys to the car and keeping us up late

Everything comes back around
Soon she’ll be standing where I am and maybe wearing this gown

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Here we go falling in love
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Simplicity is more than enough

We’ll run around in circle ‘neath the old oak tree
My heart skips a beat when you look at me
Cause it’s you, just you

We’ll drive down the road in your pickup truck
We’ll go a little slower cause there’s three of us
Cause it’s you, and the baby too
Track Name: Dry Run Road
Take a walk with me down Dry Run Road
Wind along the hills and tangle our souls
Leave them wrapped together til we both grow old
A little bit will probably be enough
Whatever we can build with this love

Take a walk with me down Dry Run Road
It was here many years ago that I first walked you home
I wanted so bad to kiss you but you still said no
My persistence still gets you every time
Reach out and put your little hand in mine

Take a walk with me down Dry Run Road
Where the leaves fall down like blankets of soft tattered gold
And just across the river the hills reflect the coming cold
Soon it will be quiet and still
But with you close I can’t feel the chill
Track Name: Thousand Years
Searching won’t make any difference
Especially when you’re not sure where to look
Trace the rain from here to California
Reaching backwards to release the love you took

If it’s all standard procedure
Could you write it down from memory
Without a hard surface to steady your hand
Without the sun to burn you when you leave the sea

Will it get easier?
I don’t know
If you’re a thousand years
Will I still long to hold you close

I guess in time
Time will tell
I could only curse the moon
In the morning when it fell away

If you’re troubled by the meaning
I am sure this too will pass
These are only words that I am reading
And even they won’t change the past

Will it get easier?
I don’t know
If you’re a thousand years
Will I still long to hold you

I guess in time
Time will tell
I could only curse the moon
In the morning when it fell away
Track Name: Leap Year
It’s fine
I know that you’re leaving
It’s better than deceiving
You, me and everyone else.

If I
Had the strength to hold you
And take back what I told you
Would the world still spin and try to throw us both off

Hold on

Will we ever come back here
Maybe on a leap year
Maybe when we’re older
Or maybe never again

Will we ever stop to wonder
About the weight that pulled us under
Maybe when we’re sober
Or maybe never again

In time
It will fall together
Without the constant pressure
That keeps building up but only in your head

Don’t cry
There’s probably some place better
You’ve always been so clever
In seeing what I could never understand
Track Name: Speed of Sound
Reruns of opinion
On Saturday trends
Locals have time to speak
When the workday ends

To sense the bigger picture
Use a smaller frame
Simple understanding
Always fails the insane

Everyone is here
In line to meet the New Year
Sift through the lost and found
Speak up through the speed of sound

Flip me heads or tails
Call it in the air
Mold the unpredictable
Into what you feel is fair

In summer’s morning quite
You wake to bury truth
And when the world stumbles in to sleep
Don’t let it wake you
Track Name: Addict
kiss me in love
kiss me without
doesn't matter now
cause I can taste your mouth

cursed is the rain
that beats upon our skin
but we're too scared and young and wild
to ever let it in

hey, hey
our love died today
hey, hey
we just got in the way

Maybe I'm an addict
At least then I'd have an excuse
Maybe I'm Jesus
And I'm ready to forgive you
Maybe I'm the morning
That keeps pushing to wake up
Maybe I'm the heartbreak
Of everyone I loved

whisper it now
and never again
hesitate to believe these words
cause I don't know where they've been

and while all the lights
remove the day
I search for a direction home
and step out of your way
Track Name: Etchings
While the avalanche cascades
Into ticker-tape parades
We get dressed up for the grave
Without knowing it

Is the timing ever right
To wake up and live your life
There's another chance tonight
Will you be joining us?

The words were etched on my tongue
Found it impossible to spit them out
Chances are they will remain
Until I can drink them away

Tell me about love
And everything in-between
Do we ever have enough
Does it ever mean anything

Sift through static and resist
Sleeping will become a methodology
Find the ending then begin
Repeating days and phrases without sound
Track Name: Lullaby
Sing the song that I believe in
In a voice I can understand
Hold the picture near the window
The one of me holding your hand

And the light will separate us
Cause it’s easier that way
All the feelings in the picture
Feels like there’s nothing more to say

Lullaby
Go to sleep
I won’t be here in the morning
Close your eyes
And breath softly
Lullaby, go to sleep
Lullaby

All the time
I was reliving this
Compromising situation
I know I shouldn’t
But it’s something I will miss
Track Name: Please Tell Me You'll Be Home For Christmas
Trapped in this car
While you’re trapped in my memory
I’m still so far
From good sleep and family

Waiting is hard
While you’re driving for hours
Snow starts to fall
But there’s no talk of showers

Trace headlights
The road turns to white

Please tell me you’ll be
Home for Christmas

Please tell me you’ll be
Home for Christmas

Pull into town
Just before morning
Strangely unfamiliar
This place I was born

Recap a year
Embellish for clarity
We’re all gathered here
At least temporarily

Start the car to go
Again it starts to snow

Please tell me you’ll be
Home for Christmas

Please tell me you’ll be
Home for Christmas