Mike Quesnel - Into The Unknown NOTES 01 The Cruelest Kind (Instrumental) (3:44) 02 My Pet Alien (Instrumental) (1:21) 03 Sorry I Can't Help Myself (Instrumental) (2:36) 04 Dial Again (Instrumental) (1:20) 05 Scary Monsters (4:24) 06 Call Of Nature (Instrumental) (1:39) 07 Devil Music (extended version) (Instrumental) (1:59) 08 Con Amabilita (2:19) 09 The Nail (2:36) 10 Hey! (2:31) 11 Concrete Shoes (2:47) 12 I Can't Feel Anything (4:21) 13 Going Insane (3:07) 14 The Dark (3:01) 15 Orcrist (1:01) 16 Wash Away (Laukannen) (3:35) 17 BONUS TRACK - My Guitar Wants To Kill Yo' Mama (Zappa) (2:48) 18 BONUS TRACK - Percussion Jam at Kelly's (Improvised) (2:50) Mike Quesnel - vocals, guitars, bass, keys, drums, percussion, effects Thanks to Paul Truedell for keys on "Hey!" Thanks to Jeff Barkhouse for drum loop on "I Can't Feel Anything" Thanks to Steve for the use of his drum kit. Thanks to Ched and Jason for the use of their bass guitars. All songs written by Mike Quesnel except "Wash Away" by Alice Laukannen All songs recorded and mixed by Mike Quesnel except "Hey!" and "I Can't Feel Anything" by Mike Quesnel and Jeff Barkhouse. 05 Scary Monsters In my closet near the back the closet monster waits For unlucky little children who the closet monster hates Calling him names will never hurt him; neither will the sticks and stones He will eat you up in one big bite, then just spit out the bones And there's something underneath my bed, frightening to say the least With fangs like knives to sever lives; a putrid, stinking beast It means to take away my life, then to have me for a feast And when I go to bed I'm sure I'm soon to be deceased Scary monsters in my dreams; life's not really what it seems Scary monsters live or dead; scary monsters in my head Way up in the attic there are noises late at night Shuffling around above my head while I am praying for the light Deep down in the basement in a room that I know well There is a hole that yields to darkness; it is a path that leads to hell Have you ever danced with the devil? Have you ever looked into his eyes? Repeat chorus Mike Quesnel - everything 08 Con Amabilta Lost and lonely, then you showed me the way Taught me not to hide what's inside Don't know where to go, but I know I know you I have tried to see the future, it just isn't clear to me And I don't mean to bring you down, but it's too big a mystery But I know that I love, I love you, yeah Here and now is not like there and then And I could tell you how I feel but I don't know where to begin Mike Quesnel - everything 09 The Nail If your life was hard today I will take the pain away But in return you must give me Control over your destiny I am pleasure, I am pain I make no sense, I am insane I'm the killer, I'm the nail Try to stop me, you will fail I am the nail; I'm the knife Feed me money; give me life I am yellow, I am brown And I will always be around I am your master; you're my slave And I will show you to your grave Taste my savor, feel at ease Then I will bring you to your knees Repeat chorus Mike Quesnel - everything 10 Hey! Hey Ah Hey Ooh Hey Paul Trudell - keyboards Mike Quesnel - everything else 11 Concrete Shoes Once upon a time I had nothing on my mind But now my thoughts are full of doubt of things I know nothing about I can't forget about the past; I still remember what I've done And I still judge myself with every single setting of the sun Gotta look straight ahead; I feel I'm being weighed-down I don't need to see my feet to know for sure they're on the ground I'm ready for tomorrow and I've got nothing to lose But it feels like I'm walking around in concrete shoes I'm walking around in concrete shoes Weighing me down Mike Quesnel - everything 12 I Can't Feel Anything Hellfire, smoking guns I do not want to live on the run Here and now I'm miles away From the place I need to be today Because I can't feel, I can't feel, I can't feel anything I can't feel anything Chalk dust, the crazy train I do not need anyone to blame How can I just turn my head Leaving things I should say left unsaid? Repeat chorus Rise up and take a look around Feel and see if you can hear the sound Repeat chorus Black skies; another rainy day It brings me down much more than words can say Salvation in you and I True love's something no-one can deny But I can't feel anything Jeff Barkhouse - drum loop Mike Quesnel - everything else 13 Going Insane I try to see things clearly but the fog is just too thick I try to keep an open mind but some things make me sick I attempt to put my thoughts on paper but the words come out all wrong I wanna fit in with the crowd but I don't think I belong Am I the only one who feels this way? Can you relate at all to what I say? Tomorrow looks just like today and I'm going insane I think I'm losing my mind and it feels kinda nice I try to be a good boy and I try to do what's right But the voices in my head, they won't go down without a fight Are my efforts made in vain? Is it all a waste of time? Am I just losing a game? Should I bother with this rhyme? No spark on the horizon; no-one to call my bluff Am I just a big-time loser or a diamond in the rough? No light at tunnel's end; no star to wish upon And time is running out; it won't be long before I'm gone Repeat chorus Mike Quesnel - everything 14 The Dark Late one Friday evening we're so very high We watch the cloud formations changing in the sky And while the world is sleeping time just slips away Until the sun comes up, beginning a new day And chasing us away into the dark Early Sunday morning the rain is pouring down My head is pounding and I can't escape the sound And though my eyes are open I am not really here I stay inside my room and try to overcome my fear The time is drawing near here in the dark Outside I hide in the dark Inside I cried in the dark I died in the dark One hot summer afternoon the sun is shining bright But all the same I must remain in hiding from the light And while my mind is open, though all the doors are closed I'm free to wander wherever my spirit goes And every single moment of every passing day I recognize the tragedy, I mourn for the decay And though my mind is clearer I still can't see it through I'd like to help but I just don't know what to do It's really nothing new So I'll stay here with you in the dark Mike Quesnel - everything 15 Orcrist Orcrist ever dwelleth here, gleaming so when foes are near Heed no worry nor fear no dread; recall many a goblins' head Sure and swift her girth shall fly when orcs are hunting and doom is nigh Forget thee not of cleaver's blade, that which in dwarfish hands were made Though wealth restored and dragon slain and aided by the host of Dain Warg-riders shall attempt the gain, lest strike down Kingly son of Thrain Yet birds of stealth answer her call; their talons tear down goblin-wall The mountain and the crown restored, now Dain upon the dragon hoard The King is buried with his own; his kin's beloved Arkenstone The sword is placed upon its throne there to defend for time unknown Gold the river flowed, in turn; still nothing else but home to yearn Songs be sung in town and field of the quest of Thorin Oakenshield. Mike Quesnel - all vocals and sound effects 16 Wash Away (Laukannen) And the trees are my friends today So they gather just to hear me play And they listen to my songs in the woods And this is what they had to say Wash away There's a tree standing In the middle of a cliff A rock may tumble and take it away Wash away the grains of your life Wash away the sands of time They are wise and have seen many years They watch the rocks as they crumble to dust The jagged rocks of life, the waters will carress And all the seasons will change for the best Wash away There's a tree standing In the middle of a cliff A rock may tumble and take it away Wash away the grains of your life Wash away the sands of time Somehow I hope if the words flow like the feeling A feeling that washes you inside and out Like waves that rise in currents and tides They wash the jagged rocks to polished stone Wash away There's a tree standing In the middle of a cliff A rock may tumble and take it away Wash away the grains of your life Wash away the sands of time The sands of time The sands of time Mike Quesnel - everything 17 BONUS TRACK - My Guitar Wants To Kill Yo' Mama (Zappa) (2:48) I don't have permission to reprint the lyrics so I won't. Mike Quesnel - everything 18 BONUS TRACK - Percussion Jam at Kelly's (Improvised) (2:50) Kelly McDonald, Jason Lawrence, Ivan Hajek, Mike Quesnel and Steve Reid - percussion