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Studio Stigmata Liner Notes: Players and Lyrics

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1.Studio Stigmata

Copyright 2006

Music & Lyrics: Stephen Palmer

Lyrics: TJ Jordan

 

Verse 1;

BLEED

Down, do you feel so down

The music’s gone and the lights are out

All is not lost, hope’s not gone

Get down on your knees, and dig up the songs

 

Pre-Chorus;

Five point one - makes me whole

My life is wounded - so I’m told

Here it comes - feel the roll

From my heart - life to you

 

Chorus:

Power from my hands

Straight to your head

Let it bleed from your ears

 

Verse 2;

BLEED

Get your heart pumping -  from the swear of the beat

Let your blood start boiling - The music’s there to eat

Let the sounds tears it up - and rip it down

Your mind starts screaming - as the notes surround

 

Pre-Chorus 2;

Five point one - makes me whole

My life is wounded - so I’m told

Here it comes - feel the roll

From my heart - life to you

 

Chorus 2: X2

Power from my hands

Straight to your head

Let it bleed from your ears

 

Bridge:

Bleed from hands - bleed from ears

Bleed from eyes - bleed from mind - bleed from mouth

 

Chorus 3: X2

Power from my hands

Straight to your head

Let it bleed from your ears

 

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2. The Turning

Copyright 1995

Music :Stephen Palmer and TJ Jordan

Lyrics: TJ Jordan

 

Verse One

Everyday is a different day

Sometimes it seems like I’ve changed

But I’m the same man I used to be

Its just things seems so confusing

 

Pre Chorus

And I hope and I pray

That the pain goes away

In my head there’s a sound

Of a voice telling me

 

Chorus

Wait for the turning

the turning keeps turning

And turns with a brand new day

 

Verse Two

Sometimes my silence hurts

Some days I have nothing to say

But I’m the same man I’ll always be

I know you get confused

By the things you see

 

Pre Chorus

And I hope and I pray

That the pain goes away

In my head there’s a sound

Of a voice telling me

 

Chorus

Wait for the turning

the turning keeps turning

And turns with a brand new day

 

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3. You Can’t Kill Me

Copyright 2006:  Stephen Palmer Music: ASCAP

Stephen Palmer: Music and Lyrics

TJ Jordan: Lyrics

 

Verse 1:

So you say you want a sweet thing

But you rip it from the inside

 

Chorus:

I’m Fast, I’m Furious I’m just a little curious

On how you are going to crucify me

No cash or jewelry, just falling far from grace

You should know you can’t kill me

 

 Pre-Verse:

I won’t go down, down, down, down, down, down

 

Verse 2:

I will pray for your salvation

And I won’t let you drag me down the line

 

Chorus:

I’m fast, I’m furious I’m just a little curious

On how you are going to crucify me

No cash or jewelry, just falling far from grace

You should know you can’t kill me

 

Pre-Verse:

I won’t go down, down, down, down, down, down

 

Bridge:

Do you pull the wings off angels?

Does it make you happy to watch them bleed?

 

Pre-Chorus:

I won’t go down, down, down, down, down, down

 

Chorus: X2

I’m fast, I’m furious I’m just a little curious

On how you are going to crucify me

No cash or jewelry, just falling far from grace

You should know you can’t kill me

 

Outro:

You won’t take me down, down, down, down, down, down

You can’t kill me

I said you can’t kill me

 

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4. Train

Copyright 1995: Music & Lyrics: TJ Jordan

Music; Stephen Palmer

 

Verse 1:

Lying to myself again

I need to see the truth

Riding down a lonely track

I always play the fool

 

Pre Chorus:

Every night I’m gonna dream of you

When you’re not here lying next to me

I close my eyes, pretend I hold you tight

That’s the only way I can sleep at night

 

Chorus:

And if you don’t feel the same

I’m gonna get off this train

And I won’t place no blame

 

 

Verse 2:

Oh- What a lonely ride it would be

If you weren’t here next to me

Oh - all these lonely faces surround me

And I want to break free

 

Pre Chorus:

Every night I’m gonna dream of you

When you’re not here lying next to me

I close my eyes, pretend I hold you tight

That’s the only way I can sleep at night

 

Chorus 2:

And if you don’t feel the same

I’m gonna get off this train

And I won’t place no blame

 

Bridge:

My love is like a runaway train

Going down the wrong track

I can’t find my way

So I’m gonna to turn back

 

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5. Juliet

Copyright 2005

TJ. Jordan: Music and Lyrics

Stephen Palmer: Music

 

Verse 1:

These nights I sleep with a smile

This love inside no words can describe

A light through the dark

You have finally arrived

 

Pre Chorus:

I am you, you are me

Together now complete

I see meaning in this life

Through your eyes

Something that I thought I could

Never find

 

Chorus:

I no longer feel alone, in you

I have found a permanent home

A home full of warmth and love

That nothing can ever touch

 

Verse 2:

I wish I could take away all the pain

I’d change the world if only I could

So let’s just live in the here and now

From now till forever

 

 

Pre Chorus 2:

You are me, I am you

Together something new

I see meaning in this life through your eyes

Something that I thought

I would never find

 

Repeat Chorus

 

 

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6. Feel This

Copyright 2002

TJ. Jordan: Music and Lyrics

Stephen Palmer: Music

 

Verse 1:

Searching for the open door

To slip inside and take it all

But you’re so cold, I can’t complete

With your icy heart I’m left incomplete

 

Verse2:

Let me warm your icy road

I’m sliding down out of control

Let me taste what I haven’t had

Don’t turn away don’t drive me mad

 

Chorus:

I walk the line, don’t waste my time

I want you to feel this

I’ll take the ride

Let me inside

Cause I want you to feel this

 

Bridge:

What I want I just can’t have

What I need, I need it so bad, so bad

 

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7. Faded

Copyright 2006

TJ Jordan: Lyrics

Stephen Palmer: Music and Lyrics

 

I’m here on the road again

I can see you in the distance

Standing in the doorway

A smile has turned to a frown

 

I must have been alone for too long

It feels like the only way I know

But I want to thank you

For letting me get lost a little while

 

I can’t stay

A piece of me doesn’t want to leave

But I know I must be movin’ on

 

It’s beautiful so beautiful

But now it all disappears

 

You couldn’t know me

You couldn’t see the real me

Through this disguise I’m always wearing

I didn’t care to know you

I’m so afraid it might be the real thing

 

I just can’t let go

It’s beautiful but it all fades away

 

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8. Goodbye to Rock and Roll

Music and Lyrics by: TJ Jordan and Stephen Palmer

 

Verse 1

This song has finally come to an end

The music over and the lights grow dim

We all stare; we all stare until the last of days

 

Chorus

Goodbye, goodbye to rock and roll

I wish it could stay for ever

Just say goodbye, we must say goodbye

 

Verse 2

We set fire to our guitars

We said farewell to all our familiar haunts

We will swallow broken glass

Till we can’t scream no more

Lets just song one last song

 

Chorus

Goodbye, goodbye to rock and roll

I wish it could stay for ever

Just say goodbye, we must say goodbye

 

Say Goodbye (3x’s)

 

Chorus

Goodbye, Goodbye to Rock and Roll

I wish it could stay for ever

Goodbye, Goodbye to Rock and Roll

I wish it could stay for ever

Say Goodbye (3x’s)

 

 

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9. Studio Stigmata “Reprise”

Copyright 2006

Music & Lyrics: Stephen Palmer

Lyrics: TJ Jordan

 

Chorus: x2

Power from my hands

Straight to your head

Let it bleed from your ears

 

Bridge:

Bleed from hands - Bleed from ears

Bleed from eyes - Bleed from mind - Bleed from mouth

 

Pre-Chorus;

Five point one - makes me whole

My life is wounded - so I’m told

Here it comes - Feel the roll

From my heart - Life to you

 

Chorus: x2

Power from my hands

Straight to your head

Let it bleed from your ears

 

Verse 2;

BLEED

Get your heart pumping - from the swear of the beat

Let your blood start boiling - The music’s there to eat

Let the sounds tears it up - and rip it down

Your mind starts screaming - as the notes surround

 

Pre-Chorus;

Five point one - makes me whole

My life is wounded - so I’m told

Here it comes - Feel the roll

From my heart - Life to you

 

Chorus: x4

Power from my hands

Straight to your head

Let it bleed from your ears

 

 

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10. New York Rat Dance

  (Instrumental)

  A. From the Darkness

  B. Say Cheese

  C. Tail End

 

 

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11. The Speaker and the Driver

 (Instrumental)

 

CREDITS;

Recorded & Mastered @ Race Production Recordings

Produced by: Stephen Palmer & TJ Jordan

Mixed & Mastered by: Stephen Palmer

 

Recorded and Mastered @

RACE PRODUCTION RECORDINGS: 2005 - 2008

Cover Graphic Artwork designed @ RPR Digital Graphics Suite

 

All Songs were written and arranged by: TJ Jordan and Stephen Palmer

Publishing ASCAP: Stephen Palmer Music & TJ Jordan Music: Copyright 1994 - 2007

 

 


 

The Alliance

The Core Players

 

Stephen Palmer:

12, 8, 5 & 4 String Basses,,

12 Strings and 6 String Electronic Guitars,

Keyboard and Drum programming

 Stephen’s gear for this CD is:

Basses; Hamer 12 String Bass, Dean 8 String Bass SP Custom made Sub Bass’

Alembic 5 String Bass, Fender American Standard P-Bass and a Barrington Custom made Active 4 String Bass.

Master Series 6 string Electric guitar and a Ovation 12 String Legend Acoustic Electric Guitar.

Ampeg B50 1 12" Bass Combo, BBE Bmax Bass Pre-Amp,Marshall 4203 Artist Hybrid Guitar Amp Combo

Vox DAC 15D Guitar Amp, Behringer V-amp Pro Rank Guitar Pre-Amp
Fender Hot Rod Blue Deluxe 1 12" Guitar Amp Combo
Roland XP-80 Workstation, Roland Fantom-S Sampler/Workstation
Roland VariOS Phrase Open System Module System, Roland S-550 Digital 16bit sampler w/ full library
Roland TD-10 V-Drum Module, Roland R-8 Human Rhythm Drum Machine
Roland Pad 80 MIDI Drum Controller, Yamaha DJX-IIB Groove Box

 

Eddie Pisano:

Acoustic Drums

Lead & Back up Vocals

Eddie’s gear for this CD is:

Eddie’s Custom Made Evolution drums, Assorted Ludwig, Tama and Evolution Snares

Tama 5PC Rock Star Custom Kit Bass Drum 18" x 22, Toms 10"x12", 11"x13", floor tom 14x14",
Tama Hardware:  boom stands, one straight stand, snare stand, Iron Cobra hi hat stand & bass drum pedals,

 Assorted Paiste and Sabian Cymbals
 

TJ Jordan:

Acoustic and Electronic Guitars

Lead & Back Up Vocals

TJ’s gear for this CD is:

Gibson Les Paul, Fender American Standard Tele, Ovation Acoustic Electric Cutaway,

 Cry Baby Wah,, Jim Dunlop Roto Vibe, Korg GTR foot effect controller, Ibenaz tube streamer

Marshall 4203 Artist Hybrid Guitar Amp Combo, Vox DAC 15D Guitar Amp
Fender Hot Rod Blue Deluxe 1 12" Guitar Amp Combo, Behringer V-amp Pro Rank Guitar Pre-Amp

 

Guest Vocalist: Dennis Saint James on Studio Stigmata

 

Tracked, Mixed & Mastered by: Stephen Palmer

Software/Hardware used to record this CD:

SOFTWARE:

Steinberg Cubase Studio 4 multi-tracking and 32 bit Mastering software,

Sonic Foundry ACID Pro 4 loop based software with a huge wave file library,

Pro Tools Version 6.7, Steinberg Wavelab 6 Mastering Software.

Tascam GS 3.04 Gigastudio Orchestra, Waves SSL 4000 Collection,

UAD 1 powered Plug ins, Waves Diamond Collections, TC, Sonic Foundry , Sony

Native Instruments Soft Synth’s; B4, PRO53, and FM7, Steinberg "The Grand", Steinberg Virtual Guitarist"
Antares: Auto Tune 3, VST Tube and AVOX Plug ins, Steinberg HAlion 3.1 Sampler
Steinberg Hyper Sonic VST Synth Plug In, Steinberg Halion String Ensemble V1"

Nero 7 and 5.01 and Roxio Easy CD Creator 6 software,

Plextor Plextools Professional CD Test and Burner program

HARDWARE:

Sweetwater Creation Station Audio DAW PRO TOWER CPU#1; main Pentium 4 /3.2 GHz

Dual 80 and 200 GHz hard drives, Windows XP Home OS

Maxtor USB 80 Ghz External Drive, Seagate USB 160 GHz External Drive,
 MOTU PCI 424 with (2) 2408 MK3, MOTU Midi8X 128, Steinberg VST system link

(2) Universal Audio UAD-1 powered plug-ins, Focusrite Liquid Mix, Aarkvark Sync D.A. word clock distribution,
Fostex DP-8 Digital Patch bay, (2) Fostex VC-8 ADAT / light pipe converter.

Carillon Custom CORE Audio DAW 1 CPU #4; Pentium 4 / 2.4 GHz; Windows XP Home OS
Dual hard drives 40 & 120 Gigabytes. Maxtor Firewire External 300 Gigabyte drive,

Samsung 52x CDR writer, LaCie DVD-R & DVD RW writer.

MOTU 241/O expander / PCI 424 track core recording system, MOTU Midi Express 128, MOTU micro-express,

 Mixing Consoles:

Trident S-100 Summing Mixer, Soundcraft M-12 with British EQ’s and Pre-amps
Tascam DM-24 Digital Console,
Recorders:
Tascam DA-RV1000 high definition master recorder

Monitors:
Mackie HR824‘s powered near fields, Tannoy PCM6.5MKII’s near fields,
Yamaha NS10M’s near fields, Fostex PM-1’s powered near fields, Mackie Big Knob Analog Monitoring station

Samson Resolve 120A Powered Subwoofer, Presonus Central Station digital monitoring unit

Headphones:

Fostex T50RP’s, AKG K240M

 

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