There's a switchman up around the bend
He gets you in the end every time
He rolls his snake's eyes and listens for your train
With broken fingers
He lurks and lingers
And crosses off your name
With eyes like magic eight balls
Floating dice of fate
You could try again but that's a train that's never late
Any day now, your luck could change
There's no way out, there is no bargaining or trade
You're in the hands of the switchman tonight
And he can make you go wrong
And he can make you go right
A man builds a wall, and another knocks it down
We just go round and round, it's all the same
We're pinatas spinning in the wind
Blindfolded children, singing and swinging
They always get you in the end
And your candy shower burst
And sprinkles out your fate
And the switchman stirs awake
Any day now, your track can change
There's no way out, there is no bargaining your fate
You're in the chorus of the switchman's little song
And he can make you go right
And he can make you go wrong
And all in all we all just fall like bowling pins
Like broken violins in the end
We can hold onstrong like that old Parthenon
3000 years strong, we just keep hanging on and on
Any day now, your luck could change
There's no way out, there is no bargaining or trade
You're in the hands of the switchman tonight
And he can make you go wrong
And he can make you go right
As a lifelong fan of psyche, I was delighted to have found this, stunned that I'd missed them for three decades and devastated by the news of Dallas' passing. Makes many of the album's lyrics even more poignant. I hear echoes of the Chocolate Watch Band, Long Ryders and both the pop and country sides of the Byrds. Stunning, and a contender for my album of the year. Iain H
Normally a concept rock album about dogs shouldn't work. It couldn't possibly work.
This one does.
Brilliant writing, beautiful music. Matt's emotion and feelings shine through on tracks like Talking to the Sky and I Wanna Be Your Dog.
I mean, it is about dogs, right? Isn't it? Or is it... rob.cee
I feel like a dork for just now (May 2021) stumbling on this alternate version of GOODBYE Blue Monday. If it's half as good as the original, it'll still be twice as good as most of the other music out there. sandymanthemusicfan
Tom Heyman documents life in San Francisco circa 2023, refusing to succumb to easy characterization & instead capturing the city’s nuance. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 22, 2023
Long-running underground rocker Brian Vanderwerf is the heart and soul of these gritty songs that capture the scruffy spirit of the ’70s. Bandcamp New & Notable May 7, 2022