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1.
The Night of the Comet 03:00
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65 million years in the making Apparently the dinosaurs weren't wrong After spending the night in my steel shed I nearly died as I woke at dawn For the sky was a hazy shade of red And the streets were as bare as bone There were piles of red dust in the streets And mysterious empty clothes In the night of the comet It's our final judgement day It's the night of the comet So just dance the night away In this post-apocalyptic nightmare there wasn't a single soul to be found Until I stumbled upon a freaked zombie infested small town Where evil scientists captured me to harvest my blood I was saved when the rains came and washed away all of the poisonous red dust In the night of the comet It's our final judgement day It's the night of the comet So just dance the night away In the night of the comet It's our final judgement day It's the night of the comet So just dance the night away Dance the night away Dance the night away
2.
Gloomy Sunday 03:01
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Sunday is gloomy, my hours are slumberless Dearest the shadows I live with are numberless Little white flowers will Never awaken you Not where the black coach Of sorrow has taken you Angels have no plan of Ever returning you Would they be angry If I thought of joining you? Gloomy Sunday Sunday is gloomy with shadows. I spend it all My heart and I have decided to end it all Soon there will be candles and prayers that are said I know Let them not weep. Let them know I was glad to go Death is no dream for in death i'm caressing you With the last breath of my soul, I will be blessing you Gloomy Sunday Sunday is gloomy with shadows. I spend it all My heart and I have decided to end it all Soon there will be candles and prayers that are said I know Let them not weep. Let them know I was glad to go Death is no dream for in death I’m caressing you With the last breath of my soul, I will be blessing you I’ll be blessing you And the tap Dripped Dripped, dripped, dripped, dripped, dripped Dripped, dripped, dripped, dripped, dripped Dripped, dripped, dripped, dripped, dripped Gloomy Sunday
3.
Struggling 03:30
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Everyday I find it hard just to forget All these little things I've come to regret I sweat all night from my bad dreams I wake myself up to my own screams It's hard to make sense of all these little errors They always go to fuel my endless night terrors I often feel I'm drowning in a rage I’ve got the butterflies and the whole damn world’s a stage I'm struggling to keep my head up Even though I know it's hard to get up I'm struggling to keep my head up Even though it's hard to get up, get up I go outside and walk down to the corner Get a cup of Joe to make my body warmer I look around and see kids laughing and playing In a city of poison air, and death is just delaying It’s inevitable, we all gonna go eventually I have a small dose of reality It makes sense that nothing’s gonna last forever But I still get that urge to make my life a little better I'm struggling to keep my head up Even though I know it's hard to get up I'm struggling to keep my head up Even though it's hard to get up, get up I'm struggling to keep my head up Even though I know it's hard to get up I'm struggling to keep my head up Even though it's hard to get up, get up
4.
Helm 05:02
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Plans in motion, no stopping for correction The ship we’re on is on a course without direction Hands white knuckles, black waters from the deep Feeding reapers of this shallow sea Swells of the current are blinding the way Sails marred from torching, wind shaken and frayed Crew’s abandoned overboard, lost souls As we bottom into hell As I howl, howl, howl from this helm As I howl, howl, howl from this helm I’m a captain who’s lost his way No control without rest Relentlessly thrashing me awake It’s not me you want, I’m not for the take Mercy’s for the beggars and the bottom of the lake Rudderless and without hope Can’t surrender now boys, we’ve run out of rope Fathoming all knots, in acceptance of a failure What a listless wait, the drifting of a sailor As I howl, howl, howl from this helm As I howl, howl, howl from this helm I’m a captain who’s lost his way It's not left up to me I was never given rights I understand my voyage now I’m prepared to sail all night As I howl, howl, howl from this helm As I howl, howl, howl from this helm I’m a captain who’s lost his way
5.
My Favorite Things 02:41
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Raindrops on roses And whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels Doorbells and sleigh bells And schnitzel with noodles Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings These are a few of my favorite things Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes Silver-white winters that melt into springs These are a few of my favorite things When the dog bites When the bee stings When I'm feeling sad I simply remember my favorite things And then I don't feel so bad
6.
Moon Over Marin 04:03
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The crowded future stings my eyes I still find time to exercise In uniform with two white stripes Unlock my section of the sand It's fenced off to the water's edge I clamp a gas mask on my head On my beach at night Bathe in my moonlight Another tanker's hit the rocks Abandoned to spill out its guts The sand is laced with sticky glops O' Shimmering moonlight sheen upon The waves and water clogged with oil White gases steam up from the soil On my beach at night Bathe in my moonlight I squash dead fish between my toes Try not to step on any bones I turn around and I go home I slip back through my basement door Switch off all that I own below Dive in my scalding wooden tub My own beach at night Electric Moonlight There will always be a moon over Marin
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Belle of Baton Rouge 04:30
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There's a hint of pity That strikes when you stare Chained to a harbor In the Mississippi waters A fake, a facade, gutted and filled Gaming tables, glitter, and girls Memories of coal and steam Door man’s suspicion Carved in his face Every two faced crooked table junkie Stares me down The doors open with ease Gaming tables, glitter, and girls Memories of coal and steam Cocktail glasses and cigarettes Dangle between their fingertips A dealers hand Ghostly apparitions emanate from their lungs Stiff drinks, stiff collars Dragging their egos behind We’re down to loose change and lost time Gaming tables, glitter, and girls Memories of coal and steam Cocktail glasses and cigarettes Dangle between their fingertips A dealers hand
8.
Crawley’s Curse 04:42
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When the village was pillaged, my mother, my brother, fled on an oil rig The oil stained our skin My mother and I watched my brother die We both prayed for our sins When my father returned redemption was grim Redemption was grim My loving wife took her own life The diagnosis came too late Months had gone bye, she was too weak to fight I wrote her last words down for her memories sake For her memories sake Put your life in a box and bury you I can’t believe that it's over, your skin is blue Put your life in a box and bury you I won't believe that your essence will not pass through Cant believe that you’re really not here with me You were the only one I could hold dear to me The only comfort to pain that I've dealt When I visit your grave and your presence is felt I carry you with me, my lover, my friend I can't wait to die to be with you again
9.
The Giant Spider (Acoustic) 01:33
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Creeping, crawling Through your town The screams are heard From miles around, its The Giant Spider The Giant Spider The Giant Spider The Giant Spider Is it from outer space? Or a nuclear test? This one one big bug Not like the rest The Giant Spider The Giant Spider The Giant Spider The Giant Spider Don't get caught inside its sticky web Or you'll have to face eight long hairy legs The silky web will stick like glue As its bite injects venom into, you! Is it from outer space? Or a nuclear test? This is one big bug You don't want to mess with The Giant Spider The Giant Spider The Giant Spider The Giant Spider will Attack, Attack Attack, Attack Attack, Attack Attack, Attack
10.
Monsters 01:31
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When I was young I used to believe in monsters On my tv in magazines there's monsters At night I used to dream about them Never did I ever doubt them When i was young i used to believe in monsters Then one day I found out there's no monsters They're just lies to my surprise no monsters They're just made to help sell stories Of graveyards crypts and laboratories Damn the day I found out there's no monsters Absent for a while were the monsters I always frowned until I found the monsters It turns out they're still here to grace us Now they're wearing human faces People are more hideous than monsters Damn the day I found out there's no monsters People are more hideous than monsters Damn the day I found out there's no monsters
11.
Punk Rock Love 02:47
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Into a scene, full of lies Met you there, you seemed alright I Gave you love, I Gave you a heart All you gave me, broken heart Broken heart, I want it back Broken heart, I got it back Oh my love, Oh my dear What I gave you was so dear Oh my love Oh my dear What I gave you was so dear Oh so dear, I love you dear Oh so dear, Oh oh so dear Gave you love, Gave you heart All you gave me broken heart Gave you love, Gave you heart All you gave me, broken heart Broken heart, I want it back Broken heart, I got it back Gave you love, Gave you heart All you gave me broken heart Gave you love, Gave you heart All you gave me broken heart Broken heart, I want it back Broken heart, I got it back I Gave you love, I Gave you heart All you gave me broken heart I Gave you love, I Gave you heart All you gave me, broken heart Broken heart, I want it back Broken heart, I need it back Broken heart, I got it back Broken heart, I want it back
12.
Rum Runners 03:20
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I'm not jumping in after you sweetheart You've cried wolf for far too long You’re sheep like lemmings in after you, sink to you I'm not jumping in after you, after you I'm not asking you, nor have I ever Honey you sighed for far too long The wool coat you wear, sheepishly you, heavily you I am not coming up for breath so don't hold yours Keep sipping so your words seem clever Darling have I ever? I Wouldn’t mourn long Overboard and overly bored I'll drink into the never I'll be standing starboard, so stoic,and certainly not forever Certainly you see if not by sea baby, can't you see we've had so long. Over said and over done 94 proof. I'll leave you standing at the bow, taking my bow Standing but not in applause Sugar lost cause Your lost cause Overplayed and I'm done so go ahead honey and sip your rum. I left you sinking I bowed out Long before your running You're dead to me, dead to me, dead to me Oh can't you see we had so long You're dead to me, dead to me, dead to me Can't you see where we went wrong And tragically, tragically, tragically My backs and broke and then your last straw Finally, finally, finally My foot's down once and for all And after the spilled drinks and wasting of time. You'll fall off the deep end and into the Brine I'm colder, I'm sober. My insides are dying I told you I wouldn't mourn long. And now you're sinking as I sail on Sail on Sail on
13.
Over the Falls 02:37
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They broke out in laughter again His lip beaded with sweat as they strapped him in And he stood by and waited to be called The talk was of times that'd gone by And the quantity and quality of women they lie His eyes welled with wet and his mouth had gone dry As he stood by and waited to be called He stood by and waited to be called He stood by and waited like the others before For his turn to go over the falls He got up and tried it again For lack of persistence is surely a sin He stood by and waited to be called He looked to the lightning with glee And admired his vessel for its symmetry Twelve units shy of a bachelor's degree Stood by and waited to be called Stood by and waited to be called Stood by and waited like the others before For his turn to go over the falls Stood by and waited to be called He stood by and waited to be called He stood by and waited like the others before For his turn to go over the falls
14.
Same Night 03:30
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The weekend's done but it isn't really I'm not immoral, I just wanted more There weren't any shows So I spent another night on the floor You're on my mind and I like it, it's not what they say Or is it the demons in my head? It's not what they say I'm not going to lie, cause i'm not all that good at it But, I've been thinking of you for the last three days The sky begins to rain I confess I'm not afraid to admit it You're on my mind and I like it, it's not what they say Or is it the demons in my head? It's not what they say Where the hell I been and why am I here again? Where the hell I been? The same night. The same night Where the hell I been and why am I here again? Where the hell I been? The same night. The same night You're on my mind and I like it, it's not what they say Or is it the demons in my head? You're on my mind and I like it, it's not what they say Or is it the demons in my head? You're on my mind and I like it, it's not what they say Or is it the demons in my head? You're on my mind and I like it, it's not what they say Or is it the demons in my head? It's not what they say
15.
Unquiet Grave 02:25
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The wind doth howl today my love, and falling drops of dew I've only had but one true love, now the green grass grows over you I would do as much for my sweet heart as any young man may I will go and weep upon your grave for twelve months and a day After twelve months and a day had passed a young girl rose to speak What keeps you mourning at my grave? You will not let me sleep Why do you weep, why do you mourn, what do you ask of me? One kiss, one kiss from your lily white lips, that is all I ask of thee My lily white lips are as cold as the clay, for I am one year gone If you take one kiss from my lily white lips, your time will not be long On the far off meadow on the garden grove where you and I used to walk The prettiest flowers that we had ever seen are now withered on the stalk They are withered on the stalk my love. Their leaves will never return and, since i lost my own true love, what can I do but mourn? Mourn not for my own true love, oh not for me I pray I must leave you and the whole wide world and go into my grave I must leave you and the whole wide world and go into my grave
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Burning at Both Ends 04:00
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Sifting through the dead goose To expose its golden innards A living breathing mass Force fed it willing victims Drag behind your empty coffins Bring your bobbles for the barter Make sure to wear your life vest In these shark infested waters There's a killer in the basement climbing up your steps Hide under your bed and seal your lips My heartbeat pounds at the witching hour And we’re burning the candle at both ends Burning the candle at both ends We’re burning, at both ends Work, consume, be silent and die Work, consume, be silent and die Work, consume, be silent and die Accept the grim face that our company advertise Sifting through the dead goose To expose its golden innards A living breathing mass Force fed it willing victims Drag behind your empty coffins Bring your bobbles for the barter Make sure to wear your life vest In these shark infested waters There's a killer in the basement climbing up your steps Hide under your bed and seal your lips My heartbeat pounds at the witching hour And we’re burning the candle at both ends Burning the candle at both ends We’re burning, at both ends Work, consume, be silent and die Work, consume, be silent and die Work, consume, be silent and die Accept the grim face that our company advertise
17.
Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) 03:48
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They heard me singing and they told me to stop Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock These days, my life, I feel it has no purpose But late at night the feelings swim to the surface ‘Cause on the suburbs the city lights shine They're calling at me, come and find your kind Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small Then we can never get away from the sprawl Living in the sprawl Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains And there's no end in sight I need the darkness someone please cut the lights We rode our bikes to the nearest park Sat under the swings, we kissed in the dark We shield our eyes from the police lights We run away, but we don't know why Black river, these city lights shin They're screaming at us, we don't need your kind Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small Then we can never get away from the sprawl Living in the sprawl Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains And there's no end in sight I need the darkness someone please cut the lights
18.
King’s Cachet 00:52
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King’s Cachet cream Your hair will love you King’s Cachet cream Your hair will love you King’s Cachet cream Your hair will love you King’s Cachet cream Your hair will love you King’s Cachet cream Your hair will love you King’s Cachet cream Your hair will love you King’s Cachet cream Your hair will love you King’s Cachet cream Your hair will love you King’s Cachet cream Your hair will love you

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“Ciao!” Is 18 tracks of Night Hobs classics and covers. Just in time for Halloween. Enjoy!

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released October 23, 2020

The Night Hobs are:
Richard C. Boyce: Vocal, Acoustic Guitar
Charlie Bennett: Cello
Josh Cruz: Double Bass

Additional Musicians:
Zoe Bennett: Vocals
Ben Sher: Violin solo on Belle of Baton Rouge

All Songs Written and Arranged by The Night Hobs (except where noted)
Produced by The Night Hobs.
Recorded at The Commonwealth Music Factory, Middletown, NY. November 2014 - September 2015
Engineered by Josh Cruz at The Commonwealth Music Factory, Middletown, NY
Mixed and Mastering by Josh Cruz at Cognitive Wax Studios, Atlanta, GA

Mannequin photo by Robb Hill
www.robbhill.com

Release Date: 10/23/20

Special Thanks to: Ben Sher, Robb Hill, Zoe Bennett, Raquel Fortunato, James Edward Baker, Scott Davis of The Armed Suspects/Broken Heroes, Jake Kolatis & Marc "Meggers" Eggers of The Casualties, Chris Barrows of Pink Lincolns, Stiff Pole Records, Alright Hector @ nightofthecometblog.wordpress.com , Seneca King @ www.hudsonvalleybarbers.com , Faludi András @ papageno.hu/featured/2019/05/wowezaz/ & Distrokid!

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The Night Hobs

The Night Hobs are a recording collective and live performance group.

The Night Hobs Are:
Richard Boyce – Vocals, Guitars
Charlie Bennett – Cello, Strings
Josh Cruz – Basses, Vocals, Recording Engineer.


The Night Hob are a race of nocturnal humanoids from Fantasia that reside in the Southern regions. They have sharp features, wild hair and wear drab clothing. ... more

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