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B​.​O​.​A​.​T​.​S.

by Paul Miro

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1.
Bad, Bad Day 03:28
I fell out of the wrong side of the bed It feels like someone derailed a train in my head. Weatherman says the sun is gonna shine. ‘Get up and get happy.’ His words, not mine. Everything’s different today Ideals downgraded, legally grey. Sometimes there’s no easy way – Yeah, I didn’t choose this, but I have to say Chorus: It’s gonna be a bad, bad day. Gonna be a bad, bad day. Only twenty-four hours away From another bad, bad, bad, bad day. I don’t know what else I could do; Yeah, some guys are assholes all the way through. And the weatherman was wrong because it rained. The sky tore wide open and down it came. We’ll make the rules up when it’s over, Bathed in the darkness of lost revelations. Yeah, maybe we’ll meet when this is over. I’ll talk to you later. Right now, y’see Chorus.
2.
I’m a snowball landing in a burning place Dropped from the sky like a flying ace Got to have a drink ‘cause this crowd is tough On a guy who gets high on brotherly love I tell you, If you only knew what I’m going through. I got this urban morphology off to a tee: Friday through Monday caned as can be. Keep the stain on my name but off of my clothes Get a new look next week, smell like a rose, I tell you If you only knew what I’m going through. If you only knew. Chorus: Some kind of heaven rolling my way A kind of heaven rolled up sideways Some kind of heaven rolling my way Keeps rolling on and on and on. The aim’s to be easy but times are hard We all got too fast a trigger on the credit cards I won’t let the worst get the better of me; I don’t have a thirst for the push and shove, I tell you, If you only knew what I’m going through. If you only knew. Bridge: I’m looking for time to spend being with you I’m looking for time to bend. Chorus. Bridge. Chorus.
3.
There was an angel She jumped out of a train Into the arms of a stranger Who thought he’d gone insane. He said he’d lost everything: His love, his job, his home. And she took his sadness And said, ‘No one’s alone.’ He dried her tear and caught her fall And then his problems seemed so small. She said, ‘We weren’t supposed to have it all, It’s enough, what’s your own.’ Chorus: It was true at first light An angel came to play And he held her all night But knew she couldn’t stay. And the moon was so bright He had to turn away Though he thought he just might Have watched her fade away. There was an angel She flew without a plane Into the life of A man who’s legs were chained. And he told her stories Of all the evil he had done. ‘Nobody’s perfect,’ she said. ‘But there’s good in everyone.’ He cried a tear, she said, ‘Trust me.’ And from the air she pulled a key And in his mind he was set free It’s enough just to be. Chorus. If I see imaginary people I don’t mind, they help me sleep at night If I see imaginary people I don’t mind if things turn out alright. Chorus.
4.
SSDD 03:58
I got that Monday morning feeling I find sincerity ain’t an easy disguise. I say this ain’t my life, just what I do for a living And I try to keep my eye on the prize. Yeah, everybody talks from a crib sheet, baby And everybody’s doing cocaine So I sing the songs that make me feel better And tomorrow I will do it again. Chorus Feels like the same shit happening on a different day Got every drone and his brother won’t get out of my way. Whole lotta deadbeat suckers trying to make their play Feels like the same shit happening on a different day. I got smackerjack neighbours and howling dogs. It’s like the whole town’s been painted ten shades of suck, And my paycheque’s gone before I’ve covered my bills, And my fortune teller says I’m bad luck. Oh, and here comes the boss to look me up and down And make me wish that I was someplace else. Yeah, over and over I long for the time When I can tell him to go fuck himself. Chorus. 8 I don’t want no medication, baby Serve life to me as it comes. All I want is recreation Don’t you wanna have some fun? (repeat) chorus x2
5.
Not Sorry 03:50
Tell me what you want the most Is all I asked of you. You said, ‘Nothing much,’ And that it never would be. No one seems to notice Even the most obvious. If it never happens, just pretend it could be. Chorus: I’m not sorry (x3) I wish I was. This is not before or after, Just another day Somewhere in between the past And what will come. No one ever said that one road Takes you all the way. You can’t bring a moment back, What’s done is done. Don’t be sorry (x3) I never was. Chorus. Sunday we might make the most of everything. Monday it might be like I was never really here. But There’s no sorrow (x3) There never was. No Chorus. I wish I was (x3)
6.
Ask Anyone 04:01
I’m lost But that’s nothing unusual; I couldn’t find my way out of a paper bag. Ask anyone I don’t sleep much. There’s always something spinning round my head. Nothing useful, But at 4 a.m. it’s hard to talk to anyone I guess I’ll feel tired all day. But I’m not complaining, It’s always the way. I’m useless At telling short stories. The devil’s in the detail And remember details, Ask anyone. I love the times when we talk until dark, The days we eat ice cream and walk in the park; The way my heart flips when I look in your eyes. Yeah, I love you totally still. Ask anyone, I always will. I’m evil My mind is a sewer And I say the wrong things Whatever trouble it brings, Ask anyone. And I’m lazy. I’m full of ideas But I sit around drinking And talk without thinking, Ask anyone. And if I have nothing to say, I’m not complaining Just finding my way. The way that you talk is my favourite tune When you say, ‘My babe, please come back to me soon.’ And I’ll hold your hand through the whole afternoon. Yeah, I love you totally still. Ask anyone, I always will. We can only do what we can, my love Won’t you just rest while you can, my love. Yeah, I’ll watch you sleeping and take it from there And when you wake up you’ll tell me not to stare And I’ll kiss your forehead, then maybe your hair Yeah, I love you totally still. Ask anyone, I always will. Ask anyone, I always will (x4)
7.
My Lucky Day 04:19
I know the taste of failure And how to take bad news I know about that kind of safety you feel When you have nothing left to lose I need to feel that kind of peace That comes when you’re alone Then I see clearly What I’ve always known. Chorus: This is my lucky day x 4 My lucky day. Our souls are packed in dry ice lately Been out of our control But I still count my biggest score as The moments that we stole. I guess when I’m hurting I look closer to home Till I see clearly What I’ve always known. Chorus.
8.
Slow down, my friend I’m going nowhere So tell me what’s on your mind. You can say anything to me And I’ll understand And I won’t ask why. Sit down, my friend, Feel all your troubles melt Under a perfect sky. Life’s full of surprises My only advice is Tell yourself, ‘Don’t ask why’. Bridge: I know how far we’ve come Not how far we’ll go. Yesterday and now, But not what follows. Our words have no meaning sometimes; There’s nothing there to analyse Don’t ask me why. I don’t know, so don’t ask why. I never trust second thoughts, Where there’s two there are three And, before you know it, You’ll be thinking forever. I’m no mystic vending machine No seller of dreams And I don’t ask why I guess I could, but I don’t ask why. Bridge So slow down, my friend I’m going nowhere Just tell me what’s on your mind. You know me, I won’t ask why. Tell me what’s on your mind. I guess I could, but I don’t ask why. I guess I could, but I don’t ask why.
9.
The One 04:33
Yes, you’re one in a million Taking a stand When only chance can speak at all. We were the difficult children Who asked to experience The wonder of it all. Don’t have the power to change a thing Yeah, it’s like every day’s A notch in one direction. I am not the one to save you. You can choose to run, Not be made to. Chorus: I can’t tell you Don’t believe in anyone Who says, ‘Look what you could have done.’ I am not the one If we’re one in a million Doesn’t that mean there are Still millions like us? Saying, ‘I am not the one to save you.’? You can choose to run, Not be made to. Chorus x 2 Kind of feels like Superman Trying to save the world He got a lot of people out But still could not save the girl. Chorus x 3 I am not the one I am not the one. I am not the one who’ll save you I am not the one who’ll save you.
10.
I seek to change and to grow, Not just go with the flow, That should be clear. You know that I’m there for you. Yes, I’ll be there for you In the silence. I’m not supposed to see you. Our parallel lives Weren’t supposed to collide, What can we do? I can’t escape from what I feel. There’s no escape from what I feel In the silence. Chorus: Hey now, I know what makes me happy. Bring me your dreams And make them all real. It don’t have to be imaginary happy: These are the best days of our lives. These are the best days of our lives. I love this time of evening. The stars all come out And there’s no one about To believe in. If you could imagine what I’ve seen. If you could imagine what I’ve seen. She does not want to be here. Well, she keeps the place clean But her heart has turned mean. It’s the only way she can stay part of the scene. She’s heard everything. She’s seen and heard everything A hundred times or more. Chorus. 8: Mystery making’s all part of the show. You wouldn’t ask if you knew what I know. Facts are not wisdom, or haven’t you heard? In the end, nothing moves far in this world, yeah Chorus.
11.
Let it begin. My temper sometimes gets the better of me If only If only there was something I could say That made me reach half way To being what you needed. Please don’t colour me gone Please don’t colour me gone. So it’s not what you expected. I say don’t expect too much. I wish I had something warmer To wrap around the ice Of what should be good memories. Please don’t colour me gone Please don’t colour me gone. So it’s not what you expected. I say don’t expect too much. Just because you win Don’t make you right Because you win Don’t make you right. How could you find me here? I’ve run so many nights and days With no plan in my head Of where I’m gonna be staying. How could you say You knew where I’d be? ‘cause if that’s the case, then Don’t you see? It means you know me Better than I know myself Please don’t colour me gone Please don’t colour me gone. So it’s not what you expected. I say don’t expect too much. Just because you win Don’t make you right Because you win Don’t make you right.
12.
We’re as good as each other Every sister and brother But we still cannot say what we feel. And we talk of tomorrow When there’ll be no more sorrow, Oh, how we hope it will heal. And there’s none feel so blind As the ones who can see. For what good are your eyes When you’ll never be free? But our hearts share one tongue Through our toil make us strong As we rise and uncover our dream. Don’t wanna say again, no Bring out your dead Bring out your dead Bring out your dead Bring out your dead. There’s hope at the start And greed as they climb And fear as we fall to our knees. Must we let it go on Till all good things are gone And our values invite the disease? And the leaders who stand and claim victory Carve the way with the flesh of your families And they’re treating the planet like children Fighting over a favourite toy And to hold it as theirs for the keeping They don’t care what they have to destroy. Don’t wanna say again, no Bring out your dead Bring out your dead Bring out your dead Bring out your dead. Just one wish will I save As I go to my grave Is to live on forever in you. Don’t believe that we’re broken Or the race has been won For how can it be over Before it’s begun. Oh, I don’t wanna say again, no Bring out your dead Bring out your dead Bring out your dead Bring out your dead.

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Miro’s second solo album B.O.A.T.S. (which stands for ‘Based on a True Story’), originally released in 2009, moves into more sombre musical territory. The songwriting ranges from the infectious, to the huge country soundscape of True at First Light, the throwaway cynicism of SSDD, to the stunning A cappella epilogue ‘Bring Out Your Dead’, B.O.A.T.S. cruises along with beautifully crafted melodies. Miro’s vocals are delivered with a raw passion, once again with silky layered harmonies. There is a definite American flavour to the musical delivery and arrangements, assisted in places by pedal steel guitar. A truly memorable collection of songs.

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released March 4, 2022

Produced, arranged, mixed & engineered by Paul Miro
Mastering Dave Draper

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Paul Miro is an artist who records and performs both as a solo artist and in bands. In addition to his extensive catalogue of solo albums, he writes regularly for film and TV and does mix and production work for other artists.

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