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by Maxel Toft

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released 27 August 2011
Auckland Bach drums: Afraid

Janelle LAH vocals, Rhodes, piano: The Economy, Last, Lost, Least, and Lifted, Calling, Making Contact, Late To Work, Beneath The Willow, To Pieces, The Thaw

Maid Marion vocals, guitar: Calling

Maxel Toft everything else

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tags: folk indie Chicago

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The President Series began as a home-recording project in 1999. Starting with 42 (Clinton) and continuing in reverse order, all recordings are implicitly named and numbered according to past U.S. Presidents.

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Track Name: The Economy
I've been hearing about government, taxes, retirement
Healthcare, interest rates, the state of the market
Tried each and every way I can think of how to spin it
So I'm just going to pretend that money wasn't mine to begin with

I'm not going to get upset, make a fuss, or protest
It's already rather remarkable that I'm even doing this
I could write a letter but I probably wouldn't finish
So I'm just going to pretend that money wasn't mine to begin with

With automatic direct deposit we don't even see it
A fairly good reason it's futile to fight it
I fundamentally feel there is no way to win this
So I'm just going to pretend that money wasn't mine to begin with

Now I've got more pressing things on my list
Like walking the dogs or washing the dishes
Or play a typical white-collar middle-class song sung in English
So I'm just going to pretend that money wasn't mine to begin with
Track Name: Last, Lost, Least, and Lifted
What about the last
Shall be first
Tell me the lost
Shall be found
One day the least shall be lifted
Set up on high ground

I jumped out of bed
I must have slept late
Repairs to the tracks
And my train was delayed
I need a break
But I'll never quit trying
I'm out here in the rain
At the end of the line

So what about the last
Shall be first
Tell me the lost
Shall be found
One day the least shall be lifted
Set up on high ground

An accident ahead
Rerouted my way
Driving all alone
In an unfamiliar state
I need a break
But I'll never quit trying
I'm out here on the road
Till I recognize a sign

But what about the last
Shall be first
Tell me the lost
Shall be found
One day the least shall be lifted
Set up on high ground

The hurricane arrived...
The waters did rise
And the waters remained
Watching everything sink
And all wash away
I need a break
But I'll never quit trying
I'm stuck here on the roof
Just praying to keep dry

And oh what about the last
Shall be first
Tell me the lost
Shall be found
One day the least shall be lifted
Set up on high ground
Track Name: Calling
Have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me
I am living, I am living, I am living, I am living, have you seen me
Have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, I am living
I am calling, I am calling, I am calling, I am calling, have you seen me
Have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, I am calling
I am leading, I am leading, I am leading, I am leading, have you seen me
Have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, I am leading
I am smiling, I am smiling, I am smiling, I am smiling, have you seen me
Have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, I am smiling
I am I AM, I am I AM, I am I AM, I am I AM, have you seen me
Have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, I am I, I AM
Track Name: Singing Nearby
Hey, hey
I'm singing praises and if you're nearby
Don't hesitate to join the choir
If you're not in a praising place
Then stay right there and bathe in grace
And wait, wait
We're singing praises and if you're nearby
Don't hesitate to join our choir
If you're not in a waiting place
Then sing and dance at your own pace
And pray, pray
We're singing praises and if you're nearby
Don't hesitate to join our choir
If you're not in a praying place
Then shout and cry and interface
And say, say
I'm singing praises and if you're nearby
Don't hesitate to join the choir
Track Name: Executive Decision
From my corner office high above
I see police are blocking off the streets
And while they move like worker bees
I train my seat towards computer screens

Should I march? Should I march?
Or is it better that I'm tethered
In support of mine own interests and I give when I can?

From the steaming pavement far below
A crowd emerges peacefully insured
With banners, flags, and drums and horns
While I return to where my words are heard

Should I march? Should I march?
Or is it better that I'm tethered
In support of mine own interests and I give when I can?

All throughout my hardly weary day
The ants I see are marching three by three
And while their numbers rise and fall
I intercede in comfort as I please

But should I march? Should I march?
Or is it better that I'm tethered
In support of mine own interests and I give when I can?
Track Name: Making Contact
Such little protection
From a razor so mean
We dodge and defend
But the dagger cuts clean
Our skin is but thin
And gives way to the blade
Piercing ever deep
Till the light starts to fade

The darkness is lifted
Still the wound makes me reel
And two become one
As the hurt starts to heal
The skin closes in
It gets stronger each hour
Underneath the scab
Is a beautiful scar
Track Name: Late To Work
Ooooh
Track Name: Abandoned
Jungle for lawn
Dandelion pond
Tree trunk painted white
Trash can tipped on side
Untouched

Gutters filled with leaves
Helicopter seeds
Tire flower pot
Junk mail shoved in slot
Untouched

Throw a rock

Bird bath cracked in half
Worn out welcome mat
Windows boarded shut
Rusted pick-up truck
Untouched

Throw a rock and run
Track Name: The Thaw
One single sheet
Holds all the keys
To all I love
All folded up

Sun beats down bright
Snow loses fight
Small rivers float
My paper boat
Away

Gone 'round the bend
Down hills and glens
Through fields unknown
Then safely home
Again
I'm not worried now

I'm not worried now
Track Name: To Pieces
Broken on arrival
So we gather up what's left of us
And put the pieces where we think they go
This one is heavy, maybe
It goes over here by chance
And that one over there, be careful
It has cut me more than once

Heading off to battle
Or returning from, with either one
We put our pieces where they shouldn't go
This slot is empty, maybe
It got lost along the way
And that one wouldn't go, I'll have to grow
To where it stays in place

Although the sun is in our eyes
We leave the shadows behind
I know it's hard to see, it's hard to see
It's hard to see but I believe

I'll meet you at the table
Where the Father's love will wait on us
And put our pieces where they need to go
And if I'm ready, maybe
This time I will be made whole
Or even more, my soul restored
And everyone made beautiful

Although the sun is in our eyes
We leave the shadows behind
I know it's hard to see, hard to see
It's hard to see but I believe
Track Name: Afraid
I am unprepared to meet you everywhere
I'm scared and need repairs
I am unprepared to meet you everywhere
I'm scared and need more prayer
I am unprepared to meet you everywhere
I'm scared and need repairs
I am unprepared to meet you everywhere
I'm scared and need more prayer

Not closed, but closer
Not closed, but closer
Not closed, but closer
Not closed, but closer to you

I am unprepared to meet you everywhere
I'm scared and need repairs
I am unprepared to meet you everywhere
I'm scared and need more prayer
I am unprepared to meet you everywhere
I swear I need repairs
I am unprepared to meet you everywhere
I'm afraid I need more prayer

Not closed, but closer
Not closed, but closer
Not closed, but closer
Not closed, but closer to you
Track Name: Destination
Automobiles and rolling wheels
That stop and go and slowly pull
Their cargo to the next event
Our pilot steers with patience years
Of brake lights, horns, and radios
Have formed like prints on wet cement

Packed inside we play I-Spy
And cheat and cry and duke it out
Till no one speaks and fall asleep
We hum along and wake and yawn
At waysides, pumps, and burger joints
To tumble out and bend our knees

We pile back in while bickering
On who's got dibs and who sits where
And someone's hogging all the grapes
Then settle down without a sound
And come to terms with where we are
And rest in knowing we are on our way
Track Name: Beneath The Willow
Although your feet don't reach the ground
When you sit beneath the crown
On a throne that throws you out
Because you failed to pass the test

So now you're floating high above
And you feel you've had enough
But your landing gear is stuck
Don't panic, take a deeper breath

'Cause it's a major victory
When you hit that six by three
Without any luxuries
I mean, you're not the only one

Upstairs the people on the street
Gather 'round to laugh and weep
While you're down here counting sheep
Rest up, the journey's just begun