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The Fashion Focus (song)

## Lyrics

So what

So I think you know

That you were the first to go

To lonely towns with one way streets

Met the ones I'd love to meet

By driving cars, deliveries

You're the one who played the keys

It's odd

How you always notice when

The world gets you down

I find it odd

How you always notice when

The world gets you down

It's odd
Teens in Love

## Teens in Love

### Appears on:

*I Am the Portuguese Blues**Never Play Covers*

## Lyrics

He can see when he gets you alone

Takes no one home

He's showing off the city

He shows his teeth when he gets you alone

And takes no one home

Showing you what's pretty

Teens in love

And the shows with no hope

And if that's love

Show me the rope

I'm a live one

Not a visitor

I'm gonna drive one

Showing off the city

He shows his teeth when he gets you alone

And takes no one home

Showing you what's pretty
Slow (song)

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## Slow

 ### First released:

 2016

 ### Appears on:

 *SLOW*

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## Lyrics

I was hoping the life we made

Would stay and never change

I was young, and you were young

And so we made our way

Bought the place on Abbey Lane

And leased the Cherokee

Played some shows and on the drives

Thought of baby names

What does it mean?

I keep looking for something that I think I have lost

Can't find the key

I keep looking for something

Looking for something

I was hoping a change of pace

Would help me find my way

I'm kinda young, and you're kinda young

And so we'll find our place

Leave the house in Riverside

And sell the Odyssey

And become the older ones

Who had the #3

What does it mean?

I keep looking for something that I think I have lost

Can't find the key

I keep looking for something that I think I have lost

My kids, they grow up fast

I want it slow

So slow

My life goes by so fast

I want it slow

So slow

Slow, so slow

I want it slow

So slow

Slow, so slow

I want it slow

So slow

Slow
The Starflyer 2000 Reprise

## Lyrics

So burned out, well we should know

For days I've thought of you so

Burned out in style

I wish you wouldn't go

Behind the old house

And wait, and wait, and wait

Hope for now this is the last time

Just take me for a ride

I'm coming now, I've come for the last drop

Just take me for a ride

It's always you

No, no, no, no...

Now you know it's always you
Leigh and Me

## Lyrics

So burned out, well we should know

For days I've thought of you so

Burned out in style

I wish you wouldn't go

Behind the old house

And wait, and wait, and wait

Hope for now this is the last time

Just take me for a ride

I'm coming now, I've come for the last drop

Just take me for a ride

It's always you

No, no, no, no...

Now you know it's always you
Starflyer 59

**Starflyer 59** is a band founded by Jason Martin in Riverside, California in 1993.

## Lineup

As the frontman and principal songwriter, Martin is the only member of Starflyer 59 to appear on all Starflyer 59 releases. Since 2006's *My Island*, however, the core trio of Martin, Steven Dail on bass, and Trey Many on drums has remained more or less consistent.

The following chart is based on studio recording credits only, and excludes performers credited as "additional" instruments:

Jason Martin
**Jason Martin*** Guitar & Vocals:
01/01/1994 – 30/01/2024
Andrew Larson
**Andrew Larson*** Bass:
01/01/1994 – 01/01/1996
Eric Campuzano
**Eric Campuzano*** Bass:
01/01/1996 – 10/06/1998
Jeff Cloud
**Jeff Cloud*** Bass:
10/06/1998 – 12/04/2005
Steven Dail
**Steven Dail*** Bass:
12/09/2006 – 30/01/2024
Dan Reid
**Dan Reid*** Drums:
01/01/1994 – 01/12/1994
Ed Giles Benrock
**Ed Giles Benrock*** Drums:
01/12/1994 – 01/01/1996
Wayne Everett
**Wayne Everett*** Drums:
01/01/1996 – 09/06/2001
Joey Esquibel
**Joey Esquibel*** Drums:
09/06/2001 – 20/05/2003
Frank Lenz
**Frank Lenz*** Drums:
20/05/2003 – 12/09/2006
Trevor Monks
**Trevor Monks*** Drums:
12/09/2006 – 28/10/2008
Trey Many
**Trey Many*** Drums:
12/09/2006 – 10/08/2010
* Drums:
08/01/2013 – 26/04/2019
* Drums:
19/06/2020 – 30/01/2024
David Brotherton
**David Brotherton*** Drums:
10/08/2010 – 08/01/2013
Charlie Martin
**Charlie Martin*** Drums:
26/04/2019 – 30/01/2024
Josh Dooley
**Josh Dooley*** Keyboards:
05/06/2001 – 08/10/2002
Richard Swift
**Richard Swift*** Keyboards:
20/06/2003 – 24/02/2004
199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024BassDrumsKeyboardsGuitar & Vocals

## Studio Albums

*For a full discography, see Starflyer 59 Discography.*

* *Silver* (1994)
* *Gold* (1995)
* *Americana* (1997)
* *The Fashion Focus* (1998)
* *Everybody Makes Mistakes* (1999)
* *Leave Here a Stranger* (2001)
* *Old* (2003)
* *I Am the Portuguese Blues* (2004)
* *Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice* (2005)
* *My Island* (2006)
* *Dial M* (2008)
* *The Changing of the Guard* (2010)
* *IAMACEO* (2013)
* *SLOW* (2016)
* *Young in My Head* (2019)
* *Vanity* (2021)

## See Also

* Starflyer 59 Discography
* Starflyer 59 Members
* Concerts
Enemy Ships

Ryan Dennee - guitar

Dirk Lemmenes - bass

Frank Lenz - drums

**Enemy Ships** (also known as **The Emergency**) was a supergroup consisting of Travis Zimmerman (Jupiter James) on vocals, Jason Martin and Ryan Dennee (Stavesacre) on guitars, Dirk Lemmenes on bass, and Frank Lenz on drums.

The band recorded one album for Atlantic Records, which was never released; however, promotional copies of the album were made and were leaked onto the internet.
Easy Street

## Lyrics

Get me back on easy street

Where there are easy leads

With no troubles at all

No desperate calls

There's a new life that leaves all miseries

Far behind where they follow

Your destiny lies to leave uneasy dreams

Far behind where they follow

Long distance dreams of me

Of a life with easy needs

With no troubles at all

No desperate calls

On easy street
She's the Queen

Ronnie Martin (track 3)

***She's the Queen*** is Starflyer 59's first EP. It contains B-sides, remixes and alternate versions of songs from *Silver*.

## Tracklisting

1. **She's the Queen**
2. She Was My Sweet Heart
3. Blue Collar Love (Joy Electric Dub Mix)
4. Monterey (Lounge Version)
5. Canary Row
6. Salinas
7. The Drop
8. Droned (In Love Version)
Mall Monarchy

## Mall Monarchy

### Appears on:

*Ghosts of the Future**Ghosts of the Past*

"Mall Monarchy" was originally written and recorded by Compulsion .

## Lyrics

His wife's in

Her nightdress

As Ethan

Grabs his chest

You were the brightest of them all

When you designed the shopping mall

That keeps us clothed and entertained

From Baltimore to Stephen's Green

Born hungry

Got wounded

Iwo Jima

In '45

You were the brightest of them all

When you designed the shopping mall

That keeps us clothed and entertained

From Baltimore to Stephen's Green

And so we called you here today

To send our monarchy on his way

Where history and bunk are blessed

And with the Edsel laid to rest

In a black car

White roses

And the tombstones

They're all the same

And so we called you here today

To send our monarchy on his way

Where history and bunk are blessed

And with the Edsel laid to rest
I Win (song)

## Lyrics

When I try to erase or calculate

For a moment could you just decide

Which way to go I need advice

I've been wrong, it's just close quarters

And they have a way to cloud your mind

Is my lot in life to just resign

Oh could you tell me

Should I travel, and maybe get the starring part

And a monogram that says I W-I-N

So what am I supposed to say

My talents [sic] an acquired taste

Well that's just what you say

When you've missed your train
Silver

March 31, 2009 (LP)

June 19, 2018 (LP Reissue)

Velvet Blue Music (LP Reissue)

2005 Edition

**Silver** is Starflyer 59's debut full-length album. Although technically self-titled, it is generally referred to as "Silver" based on its cover art, to differentiate it from 1995's *Gold*, also technically self-titled.

## Tracklisting

1. Blue Collar Love
2. Monterey
3. Sled
4. Hazel Would
5. The Zenith
6. 2nd Space Song
7. Droned
8. Happy Days Are Here Again
9. She Only Knows
10. The Dungeon

### 2005 Reissue

1. She's the Queen
2. She Was My Sweet Heart
3. Blue Collar Love (Joy Electric Dub Mix)
4. Monterey (Lounge Version)
5. Canary Row
6. Salinas
7. The Drop
8. Droned (In Love Version)

## Credits

### Lineup

* Jason Martin - vocals, drums, guitar
* Andrew Larson - bass
* Dan Reid - drums

### Recording

* Produced by Blood
* Engineered by Bob Moon
* Executive Producer: Brandon Ebel
* Mixed by Blood Productions & Bob Moon
* Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman's
* Recorded at The Green Room
* Mixed at The Mixing Lab except "Hazel Would" mixed at The Green Room

### Visual

* Art direction and design by Brandon Ebel and Jason Pickersgill
* Imaging and logo design by Jason Pickersgill
* Triumph photography by Matt Wignall
* Band and studio photography by Brandon Ebel

#### 2019 reissue

* Remastered for vinyl at Record Technology Incorporated
The Dungeon

## Lyrics

You're on the outside

He's in the way

You're on the outside

In the hallway

My heart is bleeding

For the one you hate

But you're always in the hallway

In the hallway

So take your blue news

And take your taste

Take all the good things

That you waste

And know I am coming

To take the blame

Because it's always the same

It's always the same
M23

## M23

### Appears on:

*Ghosts of the Future**Dial M*

*Ghosts of the Past*

## Lyrics

Hey man write it

So they see

It's not tired

My melody

I've been writing

Since [I was] 23

My memorial

Can I rely

(One more time)

Can I?

In the twinkling of an eye

Of an eye

We'll rise

Hey man, you tired?

Yeah that's me

You look worried?

Well yeah that's me

Is it over?

Well we'll see

My memorial

Hey man did ya

Write that for me?

It seems like it

That really spoke to me

But you made it up

You made it up

You made it up

You make it up

Can I rely

(One more time)

Can I

In the twinkling of an eye

Of an eye

We'll rise

So I'll rely

(One more time)

On Christ (on Christ)

In the twinkling of an eye

Of an eye

We'll rise

We'll rise
A Lists Go On

## Lyrics

A lists go on

We know you've tried

But you're getting on your knees

For the same old wrongs

God knows I've tried

Can you help me to see

Who's afraid, because they're moving on

They're moving on

So is this my life

Maybe so

It's the same old song

It trips up my life

Can you help me please, I need

Someone who is strong

I know I've tried

Can you help me to see

Is this my life

Maybe so

Because no one ever listens

So tell me what's the difference
All You Want Are The Things I Need

## Lyrics

Nice shot

Just the same one time after time

You know you know how I feel

You know you know how I feel

All you want are the things I need

All you want are the things I need

Think you're some shock?

Just the same one time after time

You know you know how I feel

You know

You know you know how I feel

You know you know how I feel

How I feel

All you want are the things I need

All you want are the things I need

All you want

All you want

All you want are the things I need
Indiana

## Lyrics

Stay... These days and you will find

All the hurting here will die

Be better when you're mine

And we'll stay

A basket and the blue of your eyes

A basket and the blue skies and your eyes

I don't care about the boys

Who throw their head up and hit the road

I won't feel the wedding mourn

If you stay the same

A basket and the blue of your eyes

A basket and the blue skies and your eyes
Somewhere When Your Heart Glowed the Hope

## Lyrics

I've been wondering where you are

Taking these blues just way too far

You're telling me it's all the same

Would you ask

Could you ever feel this way

Somewhere when your heart glowed the hope

Stuck on a wish I wish you would know

If you don't feel it just let me know

You're telling me it's all the same

Would you ask

Could you ever fell this way

Somewhere when your heart glowed the hope
Trey Many

Velour 100

His Name is Alive

Liquorice

**Trey Many** is the current drummer for Starflyer 59. He has played drums on every major release since *My Island*, with the exception of *The Changing of the Guard* and *Young in My Head*. Many is also the drummer for White Lighter and Lo Tom.

Many also works as a talent agent, having founded Aero Booking in 1998. In 2008, Aero merged with The Billions Corporation , and in 2018, Many left Billions to join Paradigm Talent Agency .

## Discography

### With His Name Is Alive

* *Mouth By Mouth* (4AD, 1993)
* *Ft. Lake* (4AD, 1998)

### With Velour 100

* *The Rainwater E.P.* (self-released, 1995)
* *Fall Sounds* (Tooth & Nail, 1996)
* *Of Color Bright* (Tooth & Nail, 1997)
* *Songs from The Rainwater E.P.* (Tooth & Nail, 1997)
* *For an Open Sky* (Distant Sound Recordings, 1999)

### With Starflyer 59

* *My Island* (2006)
* *I Win* (2006)
* *Ghosts of the Future* (2007)
* *Dial M* (2008)
* *IAMACEO* (2013)
* "Like a Baby" (2015)
* *Slow* (2016)
* *Terror* (2017)
* *Miami* (2020)

### With Lo Tom

* *Lo Tom* (2017)
* *LP2* (2020)

## References

1. ↑ Paradigm Hires Ali Hedrick and Trey Many Away From Billions Corp. https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8458816/paradigm-hires-ali-hedrick-trey-billions
Harmony

## Lyrics

Time moves you knew it would

You'd leave them all after their plainer thoughs

You lose some I knew you would

You'd leave them all after their plainer thoughts

Time away I wish you'd call on me

Time away I hear you calling

Because I knew we would

We'd leave them all after their plainer thoughts

You lose some I knew you would

You'd lose them all, some how they just forgot

Time away I wish you'd call on me

Time away I hear you calling

Donne' moi le coup

Call on me

Donne' moi le coup

Call on me
I Drive a Lot

## I Drive a Lot

### Appears on:

*The Fashion Focus**Easy Come Easy Go*

*Live at Schuba's*

## Lyrics

And if you need it a lot

I'm talking just to waste my day

I drive a lot

I drive a lot

Think of things I'd be

With time to kill and just had lots of money

Time to kill and just had lots of money

So when I'm all worked up

I think of friends of mine now thirty-five

And if you need it a lot

I'm talking just to hear myself

I drive a lot

I drive a lot

Time to kill and just had lots of money
Mic the Mic

## Lyrics

So many now your mouth's dry

So I'll leave them at the door

Did you mic the mic

I can hear it through the floor

I missed it and got rattled

So was your reception what you liked

There's a distance when you travel

So count on me to make it right

So I counted it to fill my

To fill my empty heart of need

So could you RSVP

And put my name in you'll see

That this is a crime, this is an emergency

You let me down, this joke kills

It's on me

I've made my mistakes, well that's what you say

I've made my mistakes, don't count them always
Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice

## *Talking Voice Vs. Singing Voice*

### Label

Tooth & Nail Records (CD)Burnt Toast Vinyl (LP)

## Tracklisting

1. The Contest Completed
2. Easy Street
3. Good Sons
4. A Lists Go On
5. Night Life
6. A Good Living
7. Softness, Goodness
8. Something Evil
9. The Longest Line

## Lineup

* Jason Martin – vocals, guitar
* Frank Lenz – drums, string arrangements
* Dirk Lemmenes – bass

*Additional players:*

* Nicole Garcia – violin
* Briana Dandy – viola
* Ginger Murphy – cello
* Matt Fronke – trumpet
Good Sons

## Good Sons

### Appears on:

*Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice**Live at Schuba's*

## Lyrics

The no good sons malign you

Is it tough to come back a waiter

He's come to try you

It's a nice night so can't you come later

And it's taking such a long time, long time

Can't we ever make it right, right... right

The no good sons they try you

I've been tough and there's more even later

I've been through denial

With no rest I know that it's over
Starflyer 59 Discography

## Albums

* *Silver* (1994)
* *Gold* (1995)
* *Americana* (1997)
* *The Fashion Focus* (1998)
* *Everybody Makes Mistakes* (1999)
* *Leave Here a Stranger* (2001)
* *Old* (2003)
* *I Am the Portuguese Blues* (2004)
* *Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice* (2005)
* *My Island* (2006)
* *Dial M* (2008)
* *The Changing of the Guard* (2010)
* *IAMACEO* (2013)
* *SLOW* (2016)
* *Young in My Head* (2019)
* *Vanity* (2021)

## EPs

* *She's the Queen* (1994)
* *Le Vainqueur* (1995)
* *Fell in Love at 22* (1999)
* *Can't Stop Eating* (2002)
* *Old Demos* (2003)
* *Portuguese Blues* (2004)
* *The Last Laurel* (2004)
* *I Win* (2006)
* *Minor Keys EP* (2009)
* *Miami* (2020)

## Singles

* *The Drop* (1993)
* *Goodbyes Are Sad* (1995)
* *Like a Baby* b/w *Tasteful Nudes* (split 7" w/ Mike Adams At His Honest Weight) (2015)
* *Terror* (2017)

## Live Recordings

* *Plugged* (1996)
* *Live at the Paradox* (2002)
* *Never Play Covers* (2005)
* *Live at Schuba's* (2006)

## Compilations

* *Easy Come Easy Go* (2000)
* *Ghosts of the Future* (2007)
* *Ghosts of the Past* (2009)

## Compilation Appearances

* *A Steve Taylor Tribute: I Predict a Clone* (1994, R.E.X. Music) - "Sin for a Season"
* *Art-Core Vol. 1* (1995, Tooth & Nail Records) - "Leigh and Me"
* *Plastiq Musiq: Electric Music Comp. 1* (1997, Plastiq Musiq) - "We Got a Word For"
* *Happy Christmas* (1998, BEC Recordings) - "A Holiday Song (Happy Holidays)"
* *When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos* (1999, Ferris Wheel) - "Shedding the Mortal Coil"
* *Happy Christmas Vol. 2* (1999, BEC Recordings) - "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
* *Start Right Here: Remembering the Life of Keith Green* (2001, BEC Recordings) - "Lord, I'm Gonna Love You"
* *Happy Christmas Vol. 3* (2001, BEC Recordings) - "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
* *A Live Tribute Recording For Gene Eugene* (2001, Northern Records) - "E.P. Nights", "Going Places"
* Happy Christmas Vol.4 (2005, Tooth & Nail Records) - "Christmastime is Here"

## Guest Appearances

* The Browbeats - *The Browbeats Presents Wither Wing* (1998, KMG) - "Just Wanna Be You"
* Daniel Amos - *When Everyone Wore Hats* (2002, Stunt Records) - interview with DA frontman Terry Scott Taylor, conducted by Jason Martin
* Neverending White Lights - *Act 1: Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies* (2005) - "Of All the Things You've Done Wrong"
* The New Division - *Together We Shine* (2014) - "Honest"
Minor Keys

## Minor Keys

### Appears on:

*Ghosts of the Future**Dial M*

*Minor Keys EP*

*Ghosts of the Past*

## Lyrics

And through the speakers

And through the walls

My sounds will travel in spite of it all

It's through the bunkers

My fake brick walls

Pray sister Mary, I can keep my control

For once

Or maybe twice

I was in my prime

The best are made from these

That's what I say to put my mind at ease

The saddest songs were wrote in minor keys

Like Johnny Marr, I want my "Please, Please, Please"

Cancel the meetings

Blacklist them all

My sounds will travel in spite of it all

This is my mission

This is my call

Pray sister Mary, I can keep my control
Destiny

## Lyrics

We are dressed to leave

You and I we're never going to make it

Nothing left to see

Because I know you we're never going to say it

So if it's destiny then play our song

And when it's time to leave

Well, we'll be gone

So I went to Japan

See you soon, I'll call you from a hallway

There's nothing left to say

I know you were never going to make it
The Frontman

## Lyrics

The experts say and they should know

Divert yourself and never do it alone

The poets post it and frontmen front it

What made you think you were one of them

Who's gonna make it

My message over time will hold its good meaning

If you never contrive what is possible

I do believe

I'm miserable, I've got my mind set

Most of all I think I'm through with it

Because poets post it and frontmen front it

What made you think you were one of them

Who's gonna make it
New Wife, New Life

## New Wife, New Life

### Appears on:

*Old**Never Play Covers*

*Live at Schuba's*

## Lyrics

Talk strays when you lie

So drive straight when you drive

Towards the finish of that season

And the finish of that life

To get what you always want

To get another try

To find that party

You'll break all your family ties

New wife, new life

Chest pains when you lie

So talk straight when you try
Troubles

## Lyrics

Troubles... It gets you uptight when you

Only want to get the loan

Troubles... it gets you uptight when they

Only want to take your home

Troubles... it will get you all right

So why did you have to get the law?

Troubles... it gets you all right when you

Only want to fix the known

Troubles... it gets you all right when you

Never knew you were so large

Troubles... It gets you all right when you're

Never ever walking tall

Troubles... It gets you when your nice and gets you when you could be wrong

Troubles... It gets you so you never want to leave your home

There is an easy life, and I want that life,

So keep on getting on

There is a simple life, and I want that life,

So keep on getting on

There is a peaceful life, and I want that life,

So keep on getting on

So keep on getting on
Leave Here a Stranger

## *Leave Here A Stranger*

### Label

Tooth & Nail Records (CD)ABC Group Documentation (LP)

## Tracklisting

1. All My Friends Who Play Guitar
2. Can You Play Drums?
3. When I Learn to Sing
4. Give Up the War
5. Things Like This Help Me
6. This I Don't Need
7. I Like Your Photographs
8. ...Moves On
9. Night Music
10. Your Company

## Lineup

* Jason Martin – vocals, guitar
* Jeff Cloud – bass guitar
* Josh Dooley – keyboards
* Joey Esquibel – drums
Nice Guy

## Lyrics

Somebody told me there's an occasion to rise

Somebody's driving me, crazy

So if you're lonely, well you better think twice

So many times your memory remembers these

What really matters is inside

No one ever gives it to the nice guy

With protocols that always should

No one gives it to the good

Somebody told me

Don't wear your heart on your sleeve

Because one day

They all will leave
Lifeguard

## Lyrics

I've never been there

So when I see that look in your eyes

I'm not a lifeguard, with a towel that dries

Who fixes a life

So when there's nightmares

And the stakes have gotten to [sic] high, over reactions

Somebody's gonna know who's paying the price

In my moments of crisis

Could I get some relief

Could I get a new license

Where I've only dreamed

I'm not a pinwheel

Or a light turning on in your mind

I've realized

I'm not the towel that dries

Or fixes a life

So when there's problems

And the stakes have gotten too high

You're out of line

Somebody's gonna know who's paying the price
Unbelievers

## Unbelievers

### Appears on:

*Old**Never Play Covers*

*Live at Schuba's*

## Lyrics

I took the long long way to help you

I never took my eyes off your trail

I never said goodbye

So I ask myself why

This is what I got in the mail

I took the long long way to stop you

I never thought that you'd really fail

I never said goodbye

So I ask myself why

This is what I got in the mail

The golden lights

I love you still
Automatic

## Automatic

### Appears on:

*Ghosts of the Future**Dial M*

*Ghosts of the Past*

## Lyrics

Death of the nation

I still have pride

Because I'm right most of the time

That's the way I would describe

I'm a messenger like Kissinger

Call it what you want it's automatic

With a monotone monotony

Call it what you want it's automatic

I only play what I want to play

I only feel what I want to feel

Because I'm right most of the time

That's the way I would self-describe

I'm a messenger like Kissinger

Call it what you want it's automatic

With a monotone monotony

Call it what you want it's automatic

It's automatic

I only play what I want to play

I only feel what I want to feel

Because I'm right most of the time

It's automatic
Le Vainqueur (song)

## Le Vainqueur (song)

### Appears on:

*Le Vainqueur**Plugged*

*Gold* Extended Edition

## Lyrics

I wish you would stake the claim down

To fulfill your will

And I feel, and I feel, you will

And when you come later

The healer that makes it better

And better

And better

(Le Vainqueur)

Our hearts

And better

(Le Vainqueur)

Our Homes

Coming around to take all your messages down

And I feel, I feel that you will

When you come later

Our healer is better

And better
A Holiday Song (Happy Holidays)

## A Holiday Song (Happy Holidays)

### Appears on:

*The Fashion Focus**Happy Christmas - A BEC Holiday Collection*

## Lyrics

You know what day it is?

The day we fell in love

Long and sad goodbyes

So sad you couldn't stay

You don't have to go

Spend the holidays

You don't have to go

Spend the holidays

You know what time it is?

It's time to fall in love

Sad, so sad to see you go

Stay a long long time
Black Jacket

## Black Jacket

### Appears on:

*Ghosts of the Future**Ghosts of the Past*

## Lyrics

He's got a mind to sift you

Saint Peter was warned

Hey, Jason, there's a service to misuse

So now you've been told

He's got a vision to melt you

Just like you were told

Hey, I've got a problem

I've got a string you can pull

'cause he's black like a jacket

And knows all the racket

He can sift you like wheat

Make a mess of your scene

I've got my mind made up

I've got my mind made up

I've got my mind made up

I've got my mind made up

Cause he’s black like your jacket

And knows all the racket

He can sift you like wheat

Make a mess of your scene
The Big Idea

## The Big Idea

### Appears on:

*I Am the Portuguese Blues**Never Play Covers*

## Lyrics

Eternal lies

Bigger than skies

You come on like a feeling that I never wanted

This is why the trips I try

They come on like a feeling that I never wanted

What's the big idea

Because it takes two

To multiply

And leave you bruised

Eternal strife

Bigger than knives

It comes on like a feeling that I never wanted

So this is why the trips I try

They come on and I'm feeling like I'm ever haunted
Goodbyes Are Sad (song)

## Goodbyes Are Sad

### Appears on:

*Goodbyes Are Sad**Easy Come Easy Go*

*Gold* Extended Edition

## Lyrics

One day you'll find it's here

Would you recognize the feel?

Feeling like I do, like I do

Goodbyes are sad

You're the best that I wish I had

So I'll wait a million more

Is three days enough to heal

Is three days enough

To take in your healing like I do

Like I do
The Longest Line

## Lyrics

I've got one destination

For Jesus to call me home

For faces sad and wasted

Oh that we would be known

It's all in good time

To get in the longest line

It's all in good time

For hearts that live in patience

For hearts that just live alone

To fix the sad and wasted

Oh that we would be known

It's all in good time

To get in the longest line

To get in the longest line

To get in the longest line

The bright star is coming to meet the needful

So get in the longest line
Morella's Forest

**Morella's Forest** was an early project of Jason and Ronnie Martin. The duo later reconvened as Dance House Children. Little information exists about the group.

On April 3, 2021, Velvet Blue Music announced they were releasing *Tales*, an unreleased album recorded by Morella's Forest in 1988 when Ronnie and Jason were 18 and 16, respectively.

## References

1. ↑ https://velvetbluemusic.com/morellas-forest-1988-tales/
All My Friends Who Play Guitar

## All My Friends Who Play Guitar

### Appears on:

*Leave Here a Stranger**Live at the Paradox*

## Lyrics

So this is what you do for a name

You wanna waste your life in a country

And fly around on a place, I do the same

I drive in cars and fly around on a plane

I never thought it would go this far

I never thought that

Know who we are, we never go far

Like all my friends who play guitar

So this is what we did for a name

We took a taste of life in our country

And flew around on a plane, and did the same

We drove in cars and flew around on a plane

And never thought it would go this far

We never thought that
A Housewife Love Song

## A Housewife Love Song

### Appears on:

*Gold**Plugged*

*Easy Come Easy Go*

## Lyrics

Tend the tables, put your houseguests away

Tend the tables for free and it's okay

Put your pockets in the drawers

Sad and warm

Hey... I will be right here

Tend the tables, broom the rats out for me

Tend the tables for free and it's okay

Put your pockets in the drawers

Sad and warm

Hey... I will be right here

I will be right

Be my housewife love
TW Walsh

Headphones

The Soft Drugs

Bandcamp

**TW Walsh** is a musician and audio engineer. He is most well known for his work with David Bazan in Pedro the Lion, as well as the music he has released under his own name. Walsh is also a member of Lo Tom.

Walsh has worked on the following Starflyer 59 recordings:

* *IAMACEO* - mastering, additional guitar
* "Like a Baby" - mixing, mastering
* Young in My Head - keyboards
* *Vanity* - producer, keyboards
Merchandise

This page will catalog official Starflyer 59 merchandise.

*Silver*-era tour shirt with misc. merchBack of *Silver*-era tour shirt*Silver*-era tour shirtback of *Silver*-era tour shirt*Gold*-era heart shirtback of *Gold*-era heart shirt*Gold*-era star shirt*Gold*-era star shirt*Gold*-era soccer jerseysShirt from 1994/95Shirt with art from *Goodbyes Are Sad**Americana*-era shirt with lyrics from "The Hearttaker"Detail of "Hearttaker" shirtClockwise: *Leave Here a Stranger*-era shirt, mid-2000s shirt, Bon Voyage shirt*Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice*-era shirtNeon Horse shirt*Ghosts of the Future*-era shirt*Dial M*-era shirt*Gold*-era shirts reissued by Velvet Blue Music in 2019Tour Poster, 1998
First Heart Attack

## Lyrics

Listen I'll tell you a story

Of lines you never get back

This is a reason to worry

The trials that make you a man

It's when I have my first heart attack

And I can't even breathe

You tell the truth I know you wouldn't lie

That I'm on my last beat

So listen I'll tell you a story

Of trials that made me a man

This is a long fascination

Just try as long as you can
Songs & Stories

## Tracklisting

1. A Windswept Place
2. Grandfather Clock
3. Darling Valentine
4. Held By Your Wishes
5. Beautiful And Lovely
6. Blue Bonnet
7. The Old Oak Tree
8. Spinning Wheel
9. The Gingerbread Meadow
10. Springtime Blossoms
11. Galore
12. There Will Never Be

All tracks written by Ronnie Martin, except 4 & 9 written by Ronnie & Jason Martin, 11 written by Jason Martin
Can You Play Drums?

## Lyrics

And this is what you can't explain

A need to take a long long trip on a train

And this is what you cannot say

I wanna take a long long trip far away

I can't even talk

Let's kick in the rock

I already know what we're gonna play

I don't want to take the flight

I need a drummer and I need one tonight

And this is what you cannot say

I wanna take a long long trip far away

Sometimes we don't have a life
Tooth & Nail Records

**Tooth & Nail Records** is a Seattle-based record label founded by Brandon Ebel in 1993.

Tooth & Nail has been home to Starflyer 59 for the majority of their discography, including every full-length album with the exception of *IAMACEO* in 2013.

Tooth & Nail also put out releases for numerous other Jason Martin projects, including Bon Voyage, Neon Horse, and The Brothers Martin.
Sled

## Lyrics

And she doesn't care

Well not bad

And she doesn't care

No not her

And her heart it's not there

And your heart it's not there

And your heart it's not there

And your heart it's not there

And she is just a sled

And he is just as bad

And her heart it's not there

And your heart it's not there

And your heart it's not there

And your heart it's not there
Hi Low

```

## Hi Low

 ### First released:

 2016

 ### Appears on:

 *SLOW*

```

## Lyrics

I've been thinking since our meeting there's a lot to cross

You turn the tables cause you're able so I'm at a loss

Cause I was feeling high

Now I'm feeling low

I was feeling so high

Now I'm feeling low

I've been thinking since our meeting there's no need to talk

It was in the air but fair is fair, I think I lost the toss

Cause I was feeling high

Now I'm feeling low

I was feeling so high

You've got me feeling low

The way it looks I'm right on pace

To fall apart like some weirdo

Who's always up to something and always on pace

To turn into some weirdo

Cause I was feeling high

Now I'm feeling low

I was feeling so high

You've got me feeling low
Night Life

## Lyrics

If you're teaching a trade

About a mocker's song

With no business to name

You've got night life

If you're making the made

For your precious own

With no need for a name

You're got a nice life

To live and write

So when I called you enemies

It was just for the things that I cannot buy

I never had a working wife

So if you've made all the trades

And no pressure is on

And you are coming home

For that nice life

To live and write
Guitar Man

## Guitar Man

### Appears on:

*Ghosts of the Future**Ghosts of the Past*

"Compulsion" was originally written and recorded by Bread.

## Lyrics

Who draws the crowd and plays so loud?

Baby, it's the guitar man

Who's gonna steal the show, you know?

Baby, it's the guitar man

He can make you love, he can make you cry

He will bring you down, then he'll get you high

Somethin' keeps him goin', miles and miles a day

To find another place to play

Night after night who treats you right?

Baby, it's the guitar man

Who's on the radio? You go listen

To the guitar man

Then he comes to town and you see his face

And you think you might like to take his place

Somethin' keeps him driftin' miles and miles away

Searchin' for the songs to play

Then you listen to the music and you like to sing along

You want to get the meaning out of each and every song

Then you find yourself a message and some words to call your own

And take 'em home

He can make you love, he can get you high

He will bring you down, then he'll make make you cry

Somethin' keeps him movin', but no one seems to know

What it is that makes him go

Then the lights begin to flicker and the sound is getting dim

The voice begins to falter and the crowds are getting thin

But he never seems to notice he's just got to find

Another place to play
My Island

***My Island*** is Starflyer 59 's 10th studio album.

## Tracklisting

1. The Frontman
2. Nice Guy
3. I Win
4. Division
5. Mic the Mic
6. It's Alright Blondie
7. My Island
8. Pearl of Great Price
9. Lifeguard
10. Ideas for the Talented

## Lineup

* Jason Martin – guitars, vocals
* Josh Dooley – guitars, keyboards
* Steven Dail – bass
* Trevor Monks – drums
* Trey Many – drums

## Credits

* Recorded at El Mirage Studios
* Mastered at Spectre
* Jason Martin – producer
* Troy Glessner – mastering
* Ken Andrews – mixing
* Invisible Creature – artwork/design

## Artwork

Album coverFull art from unfolded bookletInside of unfolded bookletBack cover art
A Good Living

## A Good Living

### Appears on:

*Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice**Live at Schuba's*

## Lyrics

There's this feeling that I've got to leave

Because the money is all out of reach

I'm leaving home and I can't tell you sorry

There's a lot of views

But this is what I'm going through

I'm leaving home because I can't make you nothing

Can you look around

For hope because I need it now

Jesus Christ please help me because I'm lonely

What's the use in living

If you can't make a good living
Told Me So

```

## Told Me So

 ### First released:

 2016

 ### Appears on:

 *SLOW*

```

## Lyrics

So you set the bar

You never told me how far

What you expect is high

I didn't know so I asked you why

'Cause you say that you told me, you told me so

And you say that you told me, you told me so

If I make it more

And paint the walls and wash the floors

You still expect it high

I didn't know so I asked you why

'Cause you say that you told me, you told me so

And you say that you told me, you told me so

It's all small

If you make it back

It's all small

If you make it back

'Cause you say that you told me, you told me so

And you say that you told me, you told me so
When No One Calls (It Will Be Alright)

## When No One Calls (It Will Be Alright)

### Appears on:

*Le Vainqueur**Easy Come Easy Go*

*Gold* Extended Edition

## Lyrics

Still you can't win

You paid and tried for love

So cool then why did you bother

Then why did you stay?

These days on my own

So why did you ask when I'm lonely for her

So cool than why did you bother

And why did you stay

If nothing at all you'll fade your right arm

If nothing at all, hey, you're right on

And if no one calls it will be all right
My Name

## Lyrics

These are what you like

So I'll turn in my card until the payment is right

These are things you need

I'll turn in my card until the payment's right

Because I like it when you're hanging around

I like it when you're hanging around

You took on my name

You took on my name

These are things you say

When you drive in a car with the songs we make

These are what I need

Know when to call and know when to leave

My name
Mr. Martin

## Mr. Martin

### Appears on:

*Ghosts of the Future**Dial M*

*Ghosts of the Past*

## Lyrics

Hey Mr. Martin who can I trust

I've been told a lie

For every season and every time

I think I got the punch line

'Cause nobody likes a loss

And nobody can stay on top

'Cause nobody is always in

The fattest were one time slim

Hey Mr. Martin I need a new job

One that pays for my time

Because I'm better than everyone else

I think this is the punch line
Vanity

***Vanity***, also called In Search of Vanity, is the sixteenth full-length album by Starflyer 59.

## Track Listing

1. Asunder
2. Life in Bed
3. Crossroads
4. Ya Right
5. Respect
6. Like to Lose
7. Sunrise
8. New Guitar
9. Hey John

## Lineup

* Jason Martin - vocals, guitar
* Steven Dail - bass
* Charlie Martin - drums
* TW Walsh - keyboards
Loris Tanner

**Loris Tanner** has been the steward for the Linden estate ever since her father disappeared 2 years ago. She is quite competent with the estate management, but unused to proper manners.

## Relationships

* Husband - Thomas Jennings, Baron Sutcliffe
* Father - Micah Tanner
* Sister-in-law - Theresa Jennings
* Friend - Matthew Belmont
* Employees - "Wee Nick" (Nicholas Haddonfield, Viscount Reston, working incognito as a stablehand) and his brother "Beck" (Beckman Haddonfield)

## Books

* Main character in Thomas, Jaded Gentlemen book 1
* Major character in
	+ Matthew, Jaded Gentlemen book 2
* Supporting character in
	+ Douglas, Lord of Heartache (first appearance)
* Referenced in
	+ Beckman, Lord of Sins
	+ Axel, Jaded Gentlemen book 3

## Secrets

(Click expand to see spoilers)Loris Tanner's mother was a cousin to the Haddonfield siblings, and her father Micah arranged for Nicholas and Beckman to "watch over" Loris while he disappeared.
J. Edward Keyes

J. Edward Keyes is a music journalist. He has written for outlets including Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, SPIN, Entertainment Weekly, and the Village Voice. He is currently the editorial director for Bandcamp.

Keyes has contributed writing to a number of Starflyer 59 projects:

* *Easy Come Easy Go* – "The Story of Starflyer 59"
* *Portuguese Blues* – short story on B-side
* *Ghosts of the Future* – introductory foreword

## External Links

* J. Edward Keyes on Twitter
* J. Edward Keyes on Bandcamp Daily
Priscilla Jennings

**Priscilla Jennings** is illegitimate daughter of Theresa Jennings. She grew up isolated in a castle by the sea, and loves writing stories about the people that she meets.

## Relationships

* Mother - Theresa Jennings
* Governess - Alice Portman
* Uncle and Aunt - Thomas Jennings and Loris Tanner
* Step-father - Matthew Belmont
* Step-brothers - Christopher, Remington, and Richard Belmont

## Books

* Major character in Matthew
* Cameo in Ethan, Lord of Scandals
* Referenced in
	+ Thomas

## Spoilers

(Click expand to see spoilers.)Priscilla's father was a soldier who died on the continent, and may have not even known that he was a father.
Minor Keys EP

The ***Minor Keys EP*** is Starflyer 59's eighth EP. The title track is taken from *Dial M*, and the remaining tracks were released later as part of *Ghosts of the Past*.

## Tracklisting

1. Minor Keys
2. The Brightest of the Head (Acoustic)
3. I Love You Like the Little Bird (Acoustic)
4. Under the Milky Way (The Church cover)
All Done Wrong

"All Done Wrong" was originally intended for *Everybody Makes Mistakes*. It was finally released in 2000 on disc 2 of *Easy Come Easy Go*.

## Lyrics

No tassels

We don't like where you're from

Your hair is all wrong

And the clothes that you have on

Your friends say it's all done wrong

The plans you make are never gonna shape

Your friends say it's all done wrong

The plans you make are never gonna shape

Well it's all done wrong

The big mistake

We don't like what you've done

Because of one month long

Well it's lost all of its fun

It's all done wrong
I Was 17

**"I Was 17"** was originally recorded during the *Americana* sessions. It was finally released in 2000 on disc 2 of *Easy Come Easy Go*.

## Lyrics

Sorry I broke your heart

Left you with no start

Don't you know I wish

I could take back the time

Seventeen, I was seventeen

Sorry about our plans

Left you with no band

Thought you'd be alright

Don't you know I wish

I could take back the time

Sorry I broke your heart

I was seventeen
The Right Amount

## *The Right Amount*

### Producer

Jason MartinTerry Scott Taylor (vocal production)

## Tracklisting

1. The Right Amount
2. Never Coming Back
3. The Third Marie
4. Dressed In White
5. Segue
6. All The Traps
7. The Telephone
8. On Your Side
9. Be What I Need
10. Advice

## Personnel

* Julie Martin - vocals
* Jason Martin - guitar
* Travis Zimmerman - bass
* Richard Swift - keyboards
* Ronnie Martin - synthesizers
Christian Severn, Duke of Mercia

**Christian Severn, Duke of Mercia** joined the army after the birth of his heir, Evan. While bathing, he was captured by the French and tortured by a man he knew as Robert Girard and Girard's superior Henri Anduvoir. He never revealed secrets. When he was released, he was a shadow of his former self, mutilated in body and spirit. He vowed to get his revenge.

## Relationships

* Wives - Helene (deceased) and Gillian, Countess Greendale
* Children - Lucille "Lucy" and Evan (deceased) Severn
* Friend - Devlin St. Just
* Cousin and heir - Marcus Easterbrook
* Interrogator - Robert Girard
* Torturer - Henri Anduvoir
* Jailer - Michael Brodie

## Books

* Main character in The Captive
* Minor character in The Traitor

## Spoilers

(Click expand to see spoilers.)
While Christian was in captivity, his young son died of influenza and his wife died of an overdose of laudanum. His daughter responded by no longer talking.

Christian was captured because his heir, Marcus Easterbrook, arranged for the French to capture him in the hope that he would inherit. He also poisoned Christian's wife Helene and threatened his daughter Lucille.
Worth, Lord of Reckoning

Worth is the eleventh book in the Lonely Lords series by Grace Burrowes.  It is a regency romance published in 2014.

### Back Cover Summary

Consummate man of business and rake at large, Worth Kettering, repairs to his country estate to sort out his familial situation, trusting the ever efficient (though as yet unmet) housekeeper, Jacaranda Wyeth, will provide his family a pleasant summer retreat. To his surprise, his household is manage by a quick-witted, violet-eyed Amazon who’s his match in many regards.

As Jacaranda and Worth become enamored, the family she’s kept hidden from him, the financial clients Worth feels singularly protective of, and the ragged state of affairs between Worth and his estranged older brother Hessian all conspire to keep Worth and Jacaranda apart. Worth must choose between love and profit, and Jacaranda must decide between loyalty to her family, and the love of a man who values her above all others.

## Main Characters

* Worth Kettering
* Jacaranda Wyeth Dorning alias Mrs. Wyeth

### Major characters

* Yolanda Kettering - illegitimate teenage half-sister of Worth and Hessian
* Avery - Worth's young niece
* Hessian Kettering, Earl of Grampion - Worth's brother
* Grey Dorning, Earl of Casriel - Jacaranda's brother

### Minor characters

* Francine Dorning - stepmother and mother to The Dorning Siblings
* Will Dorning
* Lady Belinda Evers - Hessian's friend and neighbor
* Benjamin, Earl of Hazelton

### Cameos

* Ash Dorning
* Oak Dorning
* Hawthorne Dorning
* Valerian Dorning
* Sycamore Dorning

### Mentioned characters

* Moira Kettering, deceased
* Lord Evers - Belinda's aging husband
* Amy Marguerite "Daisy" Evers, age 4
* Lucas Evers - eldest Evers son

## Notes

1. ↑ Hazelton's countess (Maggie Windham) is mentioned twice, implying this story occurs after Lady Maggie's Secret Scandal (and thus also Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish.) Revising the reading order must take into account that this novel is the first Dorning siblings story.
2. ↑ Young Daisy is a major character in Hessian's story, His Lordship's True Lady.
A Dethroned King

## Lyrics

This is how you know when you can't do right

I think you should have gone for a country life

Good for nothing when you lose your ring

Good for nothing you're a dethroned king

A dethroned king

This is how you know when you lose your light

Good for nothing when you lose your ring

Good for nothing when you lose you're ring

Good for nothing you're a dethroned king
The Fashion Focus

## *The Fashion Focus*

### Label

Tooth & Nail Records (CD)Burnt Toast Vinyl/Velvet Blue Music (LP)

## Tracklisting

1. I Drive a Lot
2. We're the Ordinary
3. Sundown
4. Fell in Love at 22
5. A Holiday Song (Happy Holidays)
6. All the Time
7. The Birthrite
8. Card Games and Old Friends
9. Shut Your Mouth
10. The Fashion Focus
11. Too Much Fun
12. Days of Lamech

### Vinyl-Only Bonus 7"

1. Elijah the Prophet
2. Never Had a Name

## Lineup

* Jason Martin – guitar, keyboards, singing, bass guitar, tambourine

* Jeff Cloud – bass guitar
* Wayne Everett – drum kit, tambourine, backing vocalist, sleigh bells
* Gene Eugene – keyboards, bass guitar
* Mike Knott – backing vocalist on "Shut Your Mouth"
Old

***Old*** is the 7th album by Starflyer 59.

Jeff Cloud kept a detailed journal of the recording process, which was published on the Starflyer 59 website.

## Tracklisting

1. Underneath
2. Major Awards
3. Loved Ones
4. Passengers
5. The Lights On
6. New Wife, New Life
7. Old
8. A Kissing Song
9. Unbelievers
10. First Heart Attack

## Lineup

* Jason Martin – vocals, guitar
* Jeff Cloud – bass guitar
* Richard Swift – keyboards, background vocals
* Frank Lenz – drums, background vocals

## Gear

* **Guitars:** 1994 Fender Jazzmaster, Gibson Les Paul, Fender Telecaster

* **Guitar Amps:** Fender Bassman, Fender Vibroverb 1962 Fender Deluxe, Supro 12" *("the exact year and model amp Jimmy Page used exclusively on the first 2 Led Z albums")*

* **Guitar effects:** include Electro-Harmonix Memory Man Pedal, Boss RE-20 Space Echo, "The Experience Pedal", Tangerine Dream Pedal *("something a friend of ours made for Jason a few months ago")*

* **Bass:** Fender Jazz Bass, Ampeg head through a 8x10" cab

* **Drums:** 1968 Slingerland

* **Keyboards:** Hammond B3, Wurlitizer 200 A, Korg MS2000, Korg SH2000

## References

1. ↑ SF59 recording journal -by J.Cloud - 21 June 2003 via Archive.org
Shut Your Mouth

## Shut Your Mouth

### Appears on:

*The Fashion Focus**Easy Come Easy Go* (live)

## Lyrics

After all

You really stink it up

And the lies that you tell

I really think that you know

Left your girl

And you left your family too

For things that you're never sure about

Know that there's one thing I'll get through

You've got it all worked out

I wish you'd shut your mouth

After all

You really like just to never tell

We really think that you'll burn in hell

We really think that you know
Like a Baby b/w Tasteful Nudes

***Like a Baby b/w Tasteful Nudes*** is a split single by Starflyer 59 and Mike Adams at His Honest Weight. It marks the end of a 2 year 9 month 22 day (beginning from the release of *IAMACEO*) period during which no new Starflyer 59 music was released, the longest in the history of the band.

## Tracklisting

1. Starflyer 59 - Like a Baby
2. Mike Adams at His Honest Weight - Tasteful Nudes