We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Mount Pel​é​e

by Trey Johnson

supported by
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $7 USD  or more

     

1.
Old reactions, Old retreats, It seems they’re hanging over me Don’t wait for Sunday On the way, You hold me up? With nothin left to lose Whoa my heart has aged. One small error to where you are my love Help me to be free Don’t take away from me Old reaction Old retreats It seems they’re hanging over me Wait for someday Oh the motive is this To be here and all along I see you dig the tube? Believe me, There is something better, Oh the moon is up, And Sara went inside the system. Oh I see you’ve admitted it all And waited for a simple ending All the roses in her Mommies eyes Help me to believe Don’t take away from me Sing you’re many songs Your heart posses them But every business that you take on makes one impressive lie Old reactions Old restraints I see them hanging over me Don’t wait for sunday Ooh Money maker Time won't make the sun rise All these raisons Speaking easy, speaking one way Don’t believe him! I'm tired of waiting but i'm tied in Oh believe me I’m tired of waiting But I’m tied in But I’m tied in.
2.
Even though you save your money Even though you say your prayers Somewhere someone’s thinking of you In a most unfavorable way Your friends they all remember glory Your enemy’s they all think you’re square Somewhere someone thinking of you In a most unfavorable way Where have all my friends gone? they all must think I’m shit Somewhere someone’s thinking of me In a most unfavorable way Even though you’re innocent Even though you’re fair Somewhere someone’s thinking of you In a most unfavorable way
3.
A bottle of rum And a ticket to the ocean Drift away Silently to sea It clears my mind Don’t wait another day One by one The choir starts to sing Montpellier Or something else in G We broke the tide Now we’re hangin’ on a wave Everybody’s got some time To waste Oh you busy body Burning calories Can we just sit here for a second before we go? Sweat pours out your body Like its lemonade Drowning all your letters from home. Lost in space In quiet conversation Then drawn away By some forsaken light Look at me mom I’m writing like Nurallah My pen is light And bouncing down the page Everybody’s got some time To waste
4.
Last night I watched a fire go out On mainstreet It seemed like someone'd be there to putIt out A train of thoughts came running at me from somewhere down the road And I'm just sitting here looking for myself The fire burned brighter Then it slowly peetered out There was a wreck of some proportion A collision without distortion And just sat there thinking to myself Inst: What was a peaceful day Turned out had overcome me How could I have seen it coming Sometimes things turn out that way What's makes a body move Must of somehow been removed I shoylda seen it coming but I didn't There is something out of place This morning But I was afraid look at it A fire, train, and an enemy It Make perfect sense to me Tonight As I sit Here thinking to myself
5.
I feel a little glum my lord I feel like I’m sailing away Everyone is out here lookin’ for some wind They say to read between the lines But it is awfully hard to see None of this’ll ever make a bit of sense to me Baby what is that you were sayin’ It’s really been a whale of a day You must’ve gotten without me Were you born with a ring? Now you want someone to take your hand Someone to be the way it ought to be It’s Already time The moon is over me Flatter yourself Go one flatter yourself It’s Already time You don’t ever wanna leave Flatter yourself Go on flatter your self Lately I don’t hear so well Lately words don’t mean a thing All ya'lls eyes are on me But there is nothing to see it seems as though they’ve taken all the heart away Even though the babe was lying there in waste Another got away from me I’m just gonna sit and wait Hopefully they won’t take away All the meals and treats Baby I can’t say you’re right I don’t even recognize your name It’s already time There is no one left to see But Flatter yourself flatter yourself Already time, Don’t you ever wanna leave Flatter your self Go on flatter yourself Maybe we should go and hide away We can’t make one another believe But I wanna be the one whose wants to see you after school Other than that little part in your eyes You look like the wolf to me But I can’t hear you And I am not afraid
6.
Uneven Life 04:23
My, my, that’s a hard way To make a living everyday We must be blind to the practice Of restraint It’s easier to stay away Than it is to pray for change So I think I’ll just pack up all my things And leave It’s an uneven life Today Oh ma Its getting hard, to find something to believe Its an uneven life today Oh ma you're son has died today So I go back to school To find someone to believe But this Loneliness Won’t ever take a break Oh I’m not tryin to tell you of any better Way to be I’m just tires of looking at all these sad faces It’s an uneven life Today Everyone I know Is estranged away It’s an uneven life Oh my, the sun died Today Ooh stories something to believe all the things you said Would be all that there would be
7.
You’re lucky when somebody loves you but the hardest part is when they go and find someone new, and it all falls apart. Take a thousand showers Hang around in bars But answers don’t just reveal themselves You’ve got to beat’em out. Love is like a child(hood) Love is like a dream The minute you start to figure it out It fades away It’s easy to believe in, But hard to define You’re lucky when someone loves you Now I realize Like some Ten Thousand other guise That a woman is your friend And a man He will lie We always fight about the same two things You’d think we would’ve figured it out by now. Love’ll make you crazy Love’ll make you smart But try not to think too much about it So it won’t turn Dark It’ll kill you if you miss it It’ll save you if you’re lost You’re lucky when somebody loves you
8.
It’s a struggle to find The words tonight To say to you What I should say There’s no denying As we leave tonight I would say all the right things If I just knew what to say But I’m all out of good luck I’m drowning in fate For all the right reasons At least that’s what I tell myself everyday There’s no surprise In those cinnamon eyes We feel like this pretty much everyday As you read the lines Hold on tight ‘cause someday it might all just Slip away. But I won’t ever give up What would I do anyway? For all the wrong reasons Or maybe it’s just some kinda mistake When I’m all out of good luck And drowning in fate There are no wrong reasons At least that’s what I tell myself Everyday
9.
Ridin’ around high on your steed With a rose tucked in your teeth Lookin’ around makin’ sure that someone’s still watching Looking happy, or angry, or sad, it all depends on the moment But we all still remember summertime, and staying up all night, Drinking hard liquor Smoking hand rolled cigarettes Now I’m just a bar singer And it’s all right I’m just waiting around for daybreak So I can find somewhere to stash my life But I still remember the rain in the streets and those cold winter nights Writing down words I probably shouldn’t even bother to remember Now I’m not the bragging type But that was a good time No what is it supposed to mean What is this supposed to mean Spending all my hard earned money on cold beer cigarettes and tea
10.
Mr. Natural 03:37
11.
The Radio 05:03
The radio won’t play my song They say they’re all too slow My friends won’t even listen They say I should have quit a long time ago I’m hard of hearing, Or at least that’s what I’ve been told. When someone tells you talk is cheap, Thank’em My phone was always ringing But no one was ever home. I’ll sing my song all night long Lie in bed and dream Till they are all dried up and gone Sometimes I still listen to the radio But I don’t ever hear my song Thank god for the internet

about

After a decade of fronting the Dallas Based band Sorta, Trey Johnson released Mount Pelèe, a mix of piano ballads, love songs, and pop tunes. Arranged and produced by Don Cento (Shibboleth) and Stuart Sikes (White Stripes, Modest Mouse), Mount Pelèe is clever, and at times despairing. Outstanding tracks include: Unfavorable Way, a 12/8 romp with a delightful horn arrangement; Bragging Type, a pop song with a nod to the Beatles; A Struggle to Find, a lilting waltz, and The Radio, a piano and vocal lament that holds it's cards close to the vest.

In the year following the tragic death of Sorta bandmate Carter Albrecht, and the release of the bands final eponymous album, Johnson began composing these songs primarily on the piano. Songs played to his children took shape and a new direction was discovered. Mount Pelèe is a memorable collection of songs that signals limitless possibilities.

As Johnson prepares to perform this group of songs he's in good company: Don Cento and his Band of Merry Men, Shibboleth. Rich Martin, keys; James Driscoll, bass; Matt Kellum, Drum set.

credits

released July 28, 2009

Trey Johnson-vocals, guitar, piano
Don Cento-guitar
James Driscoll-bass
Don Cento-guitar, mandolin, lap steel
Rich Martin-organ & piano
Matt Kellum-Drums

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Idol Records Dallas, Texas

contact / help

Contact Idol Records

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Report this album or account

If you like Mount Pelée, you may also like: