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Open Fire

by Mike Noga

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1.
Covered 05:23
Could you start at the beginning close your book and face the world, start singing I will never ever leave you, covered I arrived a little early smile on my face, my briefcase a little dirty constant ringing in my ears says, covered Could you laugh a little louder I took a train for at least an hour saw a picture of a seashore, covered I walked 45 minutes to the station on my own to revive my spirit and caught glimpse of your shoulder, covered There's a shop selling sea shells and the ringing's like church bells saw a photo of your footsteps, covered Walking back amongst the flowers I was struck by the thought of a friendships powers and made some tea in the kitchen, covered When I sat down to watch the TV I was talking to myself and nobody could see me except the person in the corner, covered Could you start at the beginning Close your book and face the world Start singing I will never ever leave you, Covered
2.
Open Fire 04:05
I saw an old friend the other day I'd turn the other cheek but I guess I'm not feeling that way I took some time to teach myself, you're better off without that and no one wants to live in that world And so we're taking a higher ground a slow motion walk through every single street in your town I'm like a painting upon your wall hanging around till I see you fall I saw red in the night I saw you open fire on a friend and it gave me a fright Imagine if the world turned the other way time travelled backwards and your nights looked just like a day And we were everything we think we are a gift from above like a trail from a shooting star I'd travel down to your first address torch the whole place then I'd happily clean up the mess now I'm the heartbeat inside your chest c'mon now darlin’ let’s forget the rest of them I saw red in the night I saw you open fire on a friend and it gave me a fright Nanananananananana So I'm the trigger on an itchy finger I'm your father sitting down to dinner I'm the silence before the scream look around man, I am winning team I walked down to the edge of town I looked to the east then I turned back around nothing left but candlelight and I saw red and it gave me a fright I saw red in the night I saw you open fire like I knew you would you open fire on a friend and it gave me a fright
3.
I’ve travelled far and wide to hold you by my side we'll make a river from a stream a castle from a dream While all our kingdoms fall and rise I'll swim for years in your eyes and I'll hold you through the night make promises that it's alright Like a soul needs saving can the world below me see you breathe for me A cradle on a mountain high an angel in the blink of an eye you cut deeper than the sea higher than the tallest tree Like a hand needs holding can the world below me see you breathe for me You breathe for me You breathe for me You breathe for me You breathe for me You breathe for me You breathe for me You breathe for me You breathe for me
4.
You were standing in the kitchen corner pouring all the wine in the mirror I was looking older like something out of time But here I go again, with the stars in my eyes you're my kitchen knife C'mon baby, come and dance with me and let me see your smile In the morning there'll be no sun rising, no wedding ring, no bride And here you come again, with that look in your eyes You're my kitchen knife C'mon darlin’, let’s get out of town, disappear I'm coming down like a photograph of a tear Whoa oo o oo ooooo I dreamt a dream where I was dancing slowly with ribbons in my hair and then suddenly the world stopped turning and no one seemed to care And here I go again, with the stars in my eyes And here you go again, I believe in your lies You’re my kitchen knife  
5.
When I was young, I could see, everyone, every letter I could taste every note, every song was so much better than before I felt the weight of your voice like a storm like some weather rolling in and rolling out and it felt so much closer than before At the end I'll be there with my heart all a flutter because there's hope in the air and it feels so much better than before  
6.
I don’t want this body I don’t want this soul I don’t want this body I don’t want this soul I don’t want this body I don’t want this soul I don’t want this body I don’t want this soul Please I’ve found the fire in my home I’ve found the fire in my home  
7.
There's a guy standing by, you believe me I met him in the middle of a frozen month He said come inside I've got a pocket full of posies but when I turned around he had a loaded gun It goes one for the money and a two for the show I’m coming clean Baby tell me what’s left I got my one for the money and my two for the show I’m coming clean baby tell me what’s left Hey buddy can you tell me what you're thinking and have you got a handle on this thing called life You can make a song or a sound or a two step but never make a promise you can make it alright It goes one for the money and a two for the show I’m coming clean Baby tell me what’s left I got my one for the money and my two for the show I’m coming clean baby tell me what’s left There’s a guy standing by me and believe me I met him in the middle of my frozen month He said “come inside, I got a pocket full of posies” But when I turned around he had a loaded gun It goes one for the money and a two for the show I’m coming clean Baby tell me what’s left I got my one for the money and my two for the show I’m coming clean baby tell me what’s left Come on little darling now dance with me I’m the one that loves you baby, Can’t you see? Come on little darling now dance with me I’m the one that loves you baby, Can’t you see? Come on little darling now dance with me I’m the one that loves you baby, Can’t you see? Come on little darling now dance with me I’m the one that loves you baby, Can’t you see? I’m the one that loves you baby can’t you see
8.
Hey girl, forget this world It’s ending in a matter of time Hey girl, don’t be scared There isn’t any reason or rhyme Rain on everyone Raining on everyone And it feels alright When I was young I took a trip to the city With a friend who eventually died When I was young Everything I wanted would appear in a matter of time Rain on everyone Raining on everyone And it feels alright Come on now, there’s a silence in the town Yeah I’ve got a truck out back full of guns and a map Yeah Take solace in the fact that we’re never coming back We’ll be swallowed by the sun Four, three, two, one Yeah Hey man, there’s a blanket and a rope Make a fire try to get some tea Hey man, throw your caution to the wind ‘Cause I’m the only one you’re ever gonna need Rain on everyone Raining on everyone And it feels alright (Alright) When I was young I took a trip to the city With a friend who eventually died (And it feels alright) When I was young Everything I wanted would appear in a matter of time (And it feels alright) Rain on everyone Raining on everyone Rain on everyone Raining on everyone And it feels alright  
9.
I saw red in the night I saw you open fire on a friend And it gave me a fright I was young, you were younger then We had nothing to fear Then you turned into a hurricane within the space of a year I saw red in the night I saw you open fire on a friend and it gave me a fright You look different than you did before like a movie fades to black You keep your head down at the grocery store and the sun at your back I saw red in the night I saw you open fire on a friend and it gave me a fright I'll take one for the money now I'll take two for the show It takes three to kill a king again and leave them dead in the snow I saw red in the night I saw you open fire on a friend and it gave me a fright Thank god you've come back to me in the dead of the night But you were covered in red again and it gave me a fright I saw red in the night I saw you open fire on a friend and it gave me a fright Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah
10.
Holding On 04:11
If I keep holding on If I keep holding on I met you somewhere else I can’t remember where I called your name but someone else appeared instead In the red forest I began to bleed some Tried to run but my body wouldn’t move I turned my head and smiled at what I thought was you If I keep holding on If I keep holding on So now your soul is sinking slowly sits the ground Your smile your shape your shadow nowhere to be found And should I follow in the footsteps of a leader or take stock of everything they're doing wrong I closed my eyes and heard the silence of your song If you see me, don't try talking, walk on slowly by If you're near me, I won't touch you, no one is alive If I see you I'll not worry, everything is mine If I want to I can hurt you like a fire….like a fire If I keep holding on If I keep holding on If I keep holding on If I keep holding on If I keep holding on If I keep holding on

about

Open Fire was recorded in August 2019 at Sacred Heart Studios in Duluth, Minnesota with Alan Sparhawk (Low) in the producer's seat. Open Fire is an apocalyptic, synth-heavy, rock and roll record and follows on from Noga’s critically acclaimed concept album, King. The title track 'Open Fire' is released today.

Mike Noga passed away on 26 August 2020. His death was accidental and attributed to a rare condition that caused a cerebral haemorrhage, a condition exacerbated by bouts of heavy drinking. Mike had a lifelong struggle with anxiety and depression which became particularly difficult in the last three years of his life.

Open Fire was written in Noga's hometown of Hobart. Writing to a friend during the recording process Mike reflected “Sonically and thematically there’s a healthy dose of impending doom about the state of the world running through the songs…I constantly have the Velvet Underground in mind when I'm writing for this album. Pop... but with a weird, dark twist.”

Lead single 'Open Fire' is the centrepiece of the album, a big Springsteen-esque rocker. A little bit about revenge, a lot about the impending end of the world.

credits

released October 8, 2021

All songs written by Mike Noga

Produced by Alan Sparhawk and Mike Noga

Recorded by Jake Larson at Sacred Heart Studio in Duluth, Minnesota

Additional recording by Glenn Richards at Dark Satanic Mill Studio, Hobart, Tasmania

Mixed and mastered by Jake Larson at Gamut Mastering in Duluth, Minnesota

Front cover photography by Wilk
Back cover photograph by Sabine Legrand
Graphic Design by Carl Breitkreuz

Mike’s family would like to thank the following people for their generosity, compassion, support and patience while we navigated the unfamiliar territory of releasing this album; Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker, Jake Larson, David Walsh, Paul Dempsey, Emma Coyle, Joel Byrne, Carl Breitkreuz, Davey Lane, Sam Cross, Glenn Richards, Ben Salter, Chris Coleman, Tom Hyland, and John Donaldson. Most importantly we’d like to thank Mike. We are incredibly proud of this album, for its ambition, beauty and nuance. It was a privilege to have him in our lives and to travel along with him on his musical journey. His passing has left us with a massive void that might be partly filled with his incredible body of music. A gift to us all.

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