released April 2, 2021
Unstable Oscillators
1. Unstable Oscillators
2. Sang The Hangman
3. Roofless Kitchen
Words & music by Daniel Hales
Cover art by Patrick Porter
Recorded & mixed by Daniel Hales in Unstable (/unst’-a-bull/), MA
additional recording on Unstable Oscillators
by Mark Alan Miller @ Sonelab, Easthampton, MA
Mastered by Mark Alan Miller @ Sonelab, Easthampton, MA
James Lowe: bass, synth bass, 1st drone on Unstable Oscillators;
piano on Sang The Hangman; bass & sinister marimba on Roofless Kitchen
James Heflin: Theremins on Unstable Oscillators
Billy Martin, aka: illy B eats: drums & percussion on Unstable Oscillators
billy-martin-aka-illy-b.bandcamp.com/track/phates-bounce
Mark Alan Miller: oscillating synths, ocarina, bubbles on Unstable Oscillators
All other sounds by Daniel Hales Released April 5th, 2021
All Rights Reserved, Daniel Hales/Postdusk Songs 2021
Answering Machines
4. So Hard (clean)
5. Answering Machine
6. Cross On The Hill
10. So Hard (F bombed)
Words & music by Daniel Hales
Recorded and mixed by Daniel Hales @ Algorhythm Studios, Greenfield, MA
Additional recording on Cross On The Hill by Patrick Porter
@ Mokie Studios South, Austin, TX
Mastered by Mark Alan Miller @ Sonelab, Easthampton, MA
Patrick Porter: organs, synths, 2nd & 3rd bass, slide solo, outro drums on Cross On The Hill
All other sounds by Daniel Hales Released March 5, 2021
All Rights Reserved, Daniel Hales/Postdusk Songs 2021
Covid Summer Shades
7. Corona Summer Song
8. Side Of Your Mind
9. Corona Summer Sunset
Words & music by Daniel Hales
Recorded and mixed by Daniel Hales @ Algorhythm Studios, Greenfield, MA and Covert Studios, Trumansburg, NY
Additional recording by Patrick Porter @ Mokie Studios South, Austin, TX
Mastered by Mark Alan Miller @ Sonelab, Easthampton, MA
Patrick Porter: bass, synths, & angry guitars on Corona Summer Song; 2nd bass, ebows, tambourine, verse moans on Side of Your Mind
Justin Isenhart: classical guitar on Corona Summer Sunset
all other sounds by Daniel Hales Released August 25, 2020
All Rights Reserved, Daniel Hales/Postdusk Songs 2020
Love & thanks to Amy, Gena, J FLo, John, Justin, Mark, Mini Buff, Patrick, and Tracy.
Unstable Oscillators
Your melody sets my teenage heart aflutter
turns my knees to brie or maybe
more like melting butter
They say words are free
but I’ve never been much of a talker
so hum it with me through the vents
in our freshman lockers
Hum...
You and me are a couple of unstable oscillators
We were meant to be
unlike Farah Fawcett and Lee Majors
They say words are free
but I’ve never been much of a talker
so hum it with me on the porch
in our rest home rockers
Hum...
Sang The Hangman
Hang in there sang the hangman, the worst is almost over
Hang in there sang the hangman, soon you’ll sleep beneath the clover
Soon… you’ll sleep… so… sound
Soon… you’ll sleep… deep… underground
Soon you won’t care which man your sweet lover lies with
Soon you will be freed from bloodshot eyes to cry with
Soon you’ll leave behind these heaving lungs to sigh with
No more troubling dreams that you have wings to fly with
Soon… you’ll sleep… so… sound
Soon… you’ll sleep… six feet… underground
Hang in there sang the hangman, the worst is almost over
Hang in there sang the hangman, soon you’ll sleep beneath the clover
Soon… your knots… will come… unwound
Where… you go… no one… is bound
Soon… you’ll sleep… so… sound
Soon… you’ll sleep… six feet… underground
Hang in there sang the hangman…
Roofless Kitchen
A sink full of broken dishes
in a roofless kitchen
ravaged by the wind and rain
wells webbed with a spreading stain
I tried to hide all your pictures
in my deepest fissures
but I see your face when I close my eyes
and in the cracked window
a face I despise
If I could turn regrets into wishes
like multiplying loaves and fishes
I’d patch those cracks in our ceiling
before the roof caved in
A sink full of broken dishes
in a roofless kitchen
ravaged by the wind and rain
wells webbed with a spreading stain...
So Hard
Have you ever loved so hard
you were scared… that your fucking heart would pop?
Have you ever cried so hard
you were scared… that you’d never ever ever stop?
It’s so hard
to lose the love that held you for so long
It’s so hard to see the face of the man who replaced you
It’s so hard
Have you ever tried so hard
not to care… but your fuckin heart won’t stop?
Have you ever tried so hard
to repair… but your fuckin heart’s been chopped?
It’s so hard
to lose the love that held you for so long
It’s so hard to see the face of the man who replaced you
It’s so hard
Verse 1
Answering Machine
My messages sleep on her answering machine
and the voice that’s awake inside of me
wants to take back those words before they repeat
words are despair, words are defeat
I’d like to erase each word I’ve said
cut out the tongue inside my head
send the operator a fax
asking for all my quarters back
By now she’s asleep by her answering machine
by now she’s somewhere inside a dream
by now he’s asleep where I used to sleep
and I’ve got only my voice to keep me company
Cross On The Hill
There’s a cross on the hill out on Route 84
to remind sinners dying is what life is for
crucified every day your arms get pretty sore
but that’s the price that you pay being born in this world
Each mile I drive out on Route 84
leaves gravel inside like a kind of reward
each inch of the road takes me further from hope
more space in my bed, exhaust fumes in my soul
If there’s someone above who hears people pray
I’ve got one thing to ask ‘fore you close shop today
Give back the one reason you took away
without her this damn road’s a drive to the grave
Well there’s a cross on the hill out on Route 84
to remind sinners dying is what life is for
crucified every day your arms get pretty sore
but that’s the price that you pay being born in this world
Corona Summer Song
When I found out I’d lost my job
it wasn’t really worth a sob
‘cause I had you & we had plans
& nothing’s holding them for ransom
You moved out on March fifteen
left me & the cat in quarantine
Scaling back my summer plans
Covid’s holding them for ransom
Got crushed again on August two
when I found out about you know who
Cancelled all my summer plans
Corona won’t accept my ransom
Ugly crying in my kayak
Hugging the cat way too often
Why make any autumn plans?
Corona won’t accept my ransom
Side of Your Mind
When you left felt like I’d lost my home
‘cause now it’s just a house I live in all alone
and I… still can’t bring myself to sit in your chair
or take your picture from the top of the stairs
so don’t lose me in the back or your mind
there are way too many cobwebs there
Chorus: So can you keep me on the side of your mind
somewhere where you might sometimes rewind?
Please keep me on the side of your mind
if you get lost then you can find me there
Days I don’t know, what days are for
Ever since you left, nothing makes sense anymore
Chorus
How can I sleep, without you in our bed?
How can I think, when your ghost haunts my head?
How do I grieve you, when you’re not dead?
Chorus
And if you should ever un-decide
Consider giving me just one more try
I hope you know where you can find me
I’ll be waiting on the side of your mind…
Don’t leave me waiting on the side of your mind
All words by Daniel Hales 2020/2021 Postdusk Songs
