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Near Life Experience

by Honest Pod

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Shane Whitaker
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Shane Whitaker This song originated in concept from a 40 year old sleeping habit known as head banging...(Google It)

I have been head banging nearly every night for 40 years...and my head still hasn’t fallen off ....
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    It took nearly 14 years to make this and it never got finished....but here it is nonetheless in the raw unmixed unmastered studio takes from our third release Near Life Experience.

    Feel to send us a few bones or just take it ya filthy animal....lol
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1.
Pre-Chorus: The dream is over The light is on You are all finally waking Come to see the day - its black Verse 1: I believe it's a lie that we are making up The table is clean - there's nothing left - I've had none Will you give me yours - or will I take it (all) Chorus: Breaking your back You keep turning over Walking the fence because you can't find the door Verse 2: We shared our dreams - we are blind and making love On no bed on which we can fall - hide our face again Like we have so many times before I believe we will see the day The sky is open and we will all know From where we came and if we are going home
2.
Verse 1: Give you a little and you'll want a little more Write on paper and we will settle this score Show me your light I will will show you my light Pre-Chorus: All my life living a lie Never know where I'll go when I die Chorus: Now I never bleed like you want me Now I never talk like you want me to Now I never love like you want me Now I never bleed like you want me Verse 2: You took everything I had Bled all over the pages and you started this war Show me your light I will show you my fire
3.
1st Verse What do you know now Everything goes away So and such is my life – (Delay “Your Life”) What’d you do with the minutes you had You shove your finger into my face To open up my good eyes - (Delay “Blind Eyes”) See me standing alone here again Chorus * I only need one thing Can you tell me what is “real” If you cherish my love – I will 2nd Verse We do we know now Everyone goes away Will we leave at the right time (Delay "or the wrong time") What’d you say – I’ve been dying to hear Would you like to see me beg I won’t ask for much – (Angelic - here in the good life) Can you spare me some change or walk on by Chorus * I only need one thing Can you tell me what is “real” If you cherish my love – I will Can you point me in the direction Of the one - Who can heal me – from me
4.
Verse 1: Do you know my name I spell it with your love No one here believes in my apparitions of A lesson from a rule as you fall down on your face Look around and see all of the destruction Chorus: We are falling faster Than we ever have before I can barely catch my breath Hear me out now Verse 2: Do you need a ride Climb inside my car Buckle up your wisdom Brush away the scars And now how did you know my name Did mother tell you all Yes boy I know mother Now get inside the car Break: Stop the ride Stop the ride I want to get off now
5.
Shudder Me 03:50
Lights out good night I will sing you a little tune Time to close your eyes and dream a lullaby Will you tell me a story Maybe one or two To help ease the fear of Where you are in life Shudder me Shake and Wake from this all Is it all a dream or is it reality The moonlight at night Revealing you another view Casting shadow I think I saw something move Was it you - trying to get out of the chains that are holding you
6.
1st Verse: Where are you today Have these times found you in a world of your own Glor-i-ous misery ~ It goes with the smile Bridge Something has come in and taken me over Left me wrong for you Life has always been me and you Now it’s more like it’s me or you Pre Chorus Well it’s over now One more breath and we are done You say that you’ve had about all you can take (Yeah) have you tried my love Chorus * You sit there like you’re waiting for LOVE Do you think it’s coming down like the gift from above – (you sit) Like you’re waiting for LOVE You are alone now and yet you keep waiting 2nd Verse True today This hard life has made my heart turn into stone Feeling jaded and alone - trusting no one in this life Bridge Something has come in and taken me over Left me wrong for you Life has been so damn hard w/you Now I am all over you Pre Chorus Well it’s over now One more breath and we are done You say that you’ve had about all you can take (Yeah) have you tried my love Chorus * 2 Times Solo : Interlude 4 bars Behind Vox Bridge (soft) 4 bars Pre-Chorus – LOUD 4 bars Chorus * 2 Times
7.
Luver 06:07
1st Verse: You say that we need to come back down to Earth I say I’ll stay away awhile for whatever it’s worth They say - you light a match and you’ll get burned I say hopefully - you’ll finally learn Pre-Chorus : You say that we need to come back down to Earth I say I’ll stay away awhile for whatever it’s worth Chorus * I sold myself and my soul for the love of myself and my soul I sold myself and my soul for the love of myself and my soul 2nd Verse: Ok - you think that we would learned Only those who dare to play the game run the risk of getting burned Good God Pre-Chorus : You say that we need to come back down to Earth I say I’ll stay away awhile for whatever it’s worth Chorus * I sold myself and my soul for the love of myself and my soul I sold myself and my soul for the love of myself and my soul Bridge : 
 I burn, and I bleed, I and try just for you and I love and I learn and I die just for You I burn I bleed….but not for YOU
8.
1st Verse: There is nothing to do in Decatur But sit around and watch tube They say you can not drink the water It flows from the tap but has never been blue Chorus* Sit around – getting high – wonder where your money went 2nd Verse: There is nothing love in Decatur But then nothing in Decatur ever loved you You say – one day you’ll move away from here I’ve heard that so many times Pre-Chorus: 1:00 O’clock in the morning What the hell is that sound 2:00 O’clock in the morning Shoot another down Chorus* (2x) Sit around – getting high – wonder where your money went Brain dead yet half alive - Wondering how – we ever got like this Pre-Chorus: Chorus* (2x) Pre-Chorus:

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Near Life Experience is the third official recording by Honest Pod and features songs that have been recorded and lost for over 14 years. Most of the tracks have be overdubbed as the original tracks were lost, leaving only behind rough mixes and demos to work with. This is the most intimate look into the life long quest for perfection for this Midwestern rock band...oh what could have been...

Enjoy theses tracks and and be sure to get other Honest Pod at iTunes and Google Play.

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released December 31, 2020

Songs written and performed by Honest Pod:
Jeremy Anderson, Dan Cordray, Ian Hoerr, and Shane Arden Whitaker

Recorded & Produced by Shane Whitaker
for Better Than Metric Music ASCAP 2019

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Honest Pod Illinois

We were a Midwest RAWK band - we played ALOT of shows - we SOLD a lot of shirts and made a few low-fi records.

In 2019 we planned a reunion tour -of sorts - but a bag of dicks in cover bands didn't like us ripping on lame -ass cover bands and they proceeded to cancel culture us and any plans for shows in the hometown area..so we said forget it and are giving all of our music away and saying C-YA
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