"Glimmer" Vol. 1 ~ (comes with extensive wonderful pdf booklet file of cover, photos & lyrics), by Bill Mallonee (2024)

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There's Not Enough Bandages (In The Infirmary)Words & Music by Bill Mallonee .BMI c.2024There are people you will hurtThere are people you will healThere are treasures you will stumble onwhile out walking in the fieldAnd the malaise runs deepDeeper than eyes could seeAnd there are not enough bandagesin the infirmaryNow, the optics here are funnyPlaying tricks upon the eyesCasting thoughts & shadowsin a million disguisesAnd the malaise runs deepDeeper than eyes could seeAnd there are not enough bandagesin the infirmaryNow I catch You in glimpsesThough you rarely stay for longI'm wasting my life sittin' on fencesand writing songsWhile You slip away up the road apieceOr just around the bendA Friend farther up the road who waitsfor me to catch up againWe built a world to fall a partRight before our eyesWith faith in Progress or WhateverIs anyone surprised?The malaise runs deepDeeper than eyes could seeAnd there are not enough bandagesin the infirmaryNot enough bandagesin the infirmaryNot enough bandagesin the infirmary...

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PRAYING MAN words & music by Bill Mallonee BMI c. 2024Something’s rattling under the hoodI'm not sure i like that soundPull over here if you wouldI'll jump out and take a look a roundThis old girl's seen the whole USAMore than a time or two millionAnd it's always more miles than money, Honey,And I can't tell the saints for the villains You knew about the rough patchThat footnote about no turning backYou might say you read the writing on the wallChorus:And it sure don't make you specialNo, nothing special at all'cept you're sure to become a prayin' manif you're in it for the long haulTake care of your sweetheartShe'll catch you when you fallIt'll soon make you a prayin' manIf you're in it for the long haulNow small & Insignificant might be the best of thingsLike a songbird cutting loose in SpringLike rose petals on a streamEver since I took my first stepsI have always felt this waySmall & insignificantAh, but, baby that's ok...You might say you saw...the writing on the wall...And it sure don't make you specialNo, nothing special at allBut you'll soon become a prayin' man,if you're in it for the long haulTake care of your sweetheart yesShe'll catch you when you fallAnd you'll soon become a prayin' manif you're in it for the long haulAnd it sure don't make you specialNo, nothing' special at allbut it will make you a prayin' manif you're in it for the long haulKeep your eyes wide openCareful, lest you fallAnd I sure could use your prayers my friendif you're in it for the long haul...

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PILLAR TO POST words & music by bill mallonee BMI c.2024Why you coming round here with that hangdog look?With those crocodile tears; Are you pawn or a rook?You oughta know by now you gotta butter your toastAnd get use to going from pillar to postAh, why you steppin' out there with that grin on your face?In no time at it’s gonna be erasedSlings & arrows from some nearby moatBetter get use to going from pillar to postget use to going from pillar to postNow God, He whispers in our joys and screams in our painNow in a haunted house, honey they're all one and the sameNow, whatever it takes to shake hands with your ghostand just keep on crawling from pillar to postKeep on crawling from pillar to post

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TRUE BLUE words & music by Bill Mallonee BMI c. 2024It's all true baby blueIt's what the world adoresNo "Ifs, Ands, or Maybes"It's all we've got time forI'll hold you when you lonelyI'll pray for you when you're sadIf you've gone down a bitter roadand you think you can't get backNo, you think you can't come back...chorus 1You & me?We been paying duesYou & me?Trying to see it throughI promised you my heartand you said "Baby, that'll do.You & me? True blueYou & me? True blueThese streets are low & meanThe world is never quite, never quite what it seemsI can dream of a land of healingbut it's shifting like the sandI know you know that countrylike the back of your hand,like the back of your handchorus 2You & me?Paying duesYou & me?Trying to break throughI gave you my heartand you said "That's the Golden Rule."You & me? True blueYou & me? True bluechorus 3You & me?We been paying duesYa' gotta wonder sometimesif folks were born to loseWhat if I gave you my heartand you said "Babe, that'd be cool!"You & me? True blueYou & me? True blueYou & me? True blue

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EYE TO EYE & HEART TO HEART words & music by: bill mallonee BMI c. 2024(possibly the saddest, most intense & sweetest song on the record)Tell me that story one more timeThe one about how you & I were once togetherDown a long stretch of life's lonely highwayI can almost rememberYeah, and, and didn't you have long red hair?And Oh my, your finger tips!The one's that grazed my face & pulled me in And offer me those lipsMusta been a dreamThey say that's how my mind's inclinedBut, tell me if you will that sweet story one more timeEye to eye from the startYou & me in the darkEye to eye and heart to heartI remember I gave up on lifeBecame everything I dreadHow can one have so much and still be starving for a crust of bread?Somehow you broke down the wallsYou looked at me and said:"Baby, just between you & me,I can raise the dead..."Musta been a dreamThey say that's how my mind's inclinedBut, if it's true would you please tell me, Tell me that story that sweet, sweet story one more timeEye to eye from the start, You & me hands clasped in the dark Eye to eye and heart to heart|Eye to eyeThey say electricity can heal youI feel it every time I pick up this guitarBut, you gotta wish & you gotta prayThat's why God made so many starsSo, was it your long red hair, Oh, that smile and your fingertips?The ones that raised my lost face and offered me your kissMusta been a dreamThey say that's how my mind's inclinedBut, if it's true would you please tell me the story one more timeEye to eye from the startYou & Me hands clasped in the dark Eye to eye and heart to heartEye to eye and heart to heartEye to eye and heart to heart…

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MOUNTAIN SERMON Words & Music by Bill Mallonee BMI c.2024Out here the mountains whisper sermonand sweetheart, they don't waitAfter they finish up the preachin' partthey pass the offering plateI'd played 3 sets a the casinojust the night beforeSo I threw in a Benjaminand headed for the doorYou gotta shake hands with the snowy peaksever ice-agedAnd those paths that lead straight to your heartOver the Hills & Far AwayBaby, I gotta get backwhile the sky is blueAnd I'm smitten by the scenerythat's deep inside of youSo you take some inventoryHow could you be surprised?At those wayward acts and thoughtsthat keep running thru your mind?Those clouds they form a bridgefrom where I stand to skies of blueAnd I'm smitten by the scenerythat's deep inside of youAnd I'm smitten by the sceneryThe mountains whisper sermonsAll quite unabridgedLife disappears and re-appearsridge after ridgeBaby, I gotta get back your waywhile the sky is blueand I'm smitten by the scenerythat's deep inside of you

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SHE'S GOT HER EYES ON YOU words & music by Bill Mallonee BMI c. 2024I was looking for workwhen the carny came throughAnd the burlesque barker said: "I'll see what I can do"Let me take a peek 'round the corner and see what I can do..."But, before we transact and make it officialThere's Ginger on trapeze, she's the cute one in the middleShe's got her eyes on youShe's got her eyes on youGot her eyes on youNow, that girl could swingShe's a farm boy's dreamand my fortune's reversed right there on the sceneShe said: "Aren't you new 'round here?"I just nodded and agreedThen she took me by the hand for a walk in the parkShe gave me here poems, but she stole my heartShe said: “I've got my eyes on you...I've got my eyes on youI've got my eyes on you”I was looking for workwhen the carny came throughThe barker for the show girls said: "I'll see what I can do,"“Let me take a peek 'round the corner and I’ll see what I can do..."But, before we transact and make it officialThere's Ginger on trapeze, she's the cute one in the middleShe's got her eyes on youShe's got her eyes on youShe's got her eyes…Eyes on youShe's got her eyes on youShe got her eyes on you…

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THIS SIDE OF THE VEILwords & music by bill mallonee BMI c. 2024Just why you coming in here with that hang-dog look?Did you forsake someone or were you forsook?Just what can you tell me; No, no you can't go wrongThe whole wide world is yearning for Love in almost every country songchorus:Didn’t no one ever tell youthe undertaker over took?Yeah, this side of the veilYeah, this side of the veilYeah, Heaven & hell? You get to chooseMaybe no one gets the chance, gets the chance to loseMaybe no hearts grow so hard, maybe no eyes can go so blindWho ever stop thirsting for Jesus' wine?Didn’t no one ever tell youthe undertaker over took?Yeah, this side of the veilYeah, this side of the veilYou can call me a heretic; Ah…but I don't knowWhen everyone sees Love's banquet?They’re all gonna wanna go...They wanna get all dressed up. They wanna come & get cleanThey're gonna bring all their friends to the PartyThe Party of their wildest dreamsDidn’t no one ever tell youthe undertaker over took?Yeah, this side of the veilYeah, this side of the veilI threw the guitar in the trunkI got ready to embraceSomething like a life of crimewith a smile upon my faceI set out down that lonesome highwayAnd God He only knowsWhat Joys, what Heartaches do awaitwith my good intentions in towDidn’t no one ever tell youthe undertaker over took?Yeah, this side of the veilYeah, this side of the veilThis side of the veil…

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YOU’RE GONNA BE ALRIGHT (A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER)words & music by Bill Mallonee BMI c. 2024It's been a year like no otherI'd go as far to say: "Ain't it been a life?"One thing that I know, sweetheartlike the back of my hand:You're gonna be alrightYou're gonna be alrightToo much bad luck to speak ofToo many heartaches to keep ‘em all shushed & quietNot enough shoulders to cry onBut I swear: You're gonna be alrightBetter than your wildest dreams & imaginingsLove, she gets the last word in the endAnd that little girl heart will dance for joyAh, but first, the sad strings will kick in...It's been a year like no otherI'd go as far to say: "Ain't it been a life?"One thing that I know, sweetheart like the back of my hand:You're gonna be alrightYou're gonna be alrightYou're gonna be alright...

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MAY NOT BE ENOUGH words & music by bill mallonee BMI c.2024I can sing in the sunshine & despair in the shadowsRepent in the dead of nightYour smile is all that mattersLoneliness is permafrostThese oceans? They get rough…ChorusI can give to you my heartI can give to you my heartBut, it may not be enoughMay not be enoughBaby, keep your fingers crossed at least for todayGod promises a million things to take your breath awayThere's no hand I’ve ever shaken that's made of such stern stuffI can give to you my heartI can give to you my heartBut, it may not be enoughMay not be enoughI can sing in shadows and despair in the sunshineRepent, if you'll promise to be a friend of mineI'll give to you my heart when these oceans get roughBut; it may not be enough; It may not be...

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PUT MY FINGER IN THE WOUND WHEN I HAD TO words & music by bill mallonee BMI c.2024All the voices at the table made me think I might be dammedAnd the instruments for navigating were salt rusted & jammedBut the winds that came at mid-night were pleasant & fairAnd, I learned to read the compass stars all woven in her hairI needed....something bracingI needed something beyond 5 sensesI needed something to awaken me...just like what Jesus calls us to.So, I stumbled thru the nights & rejoiced in the day I put my finger in the wound when I had to...We met at the dirt road intersection of tears & laughterStoking our wild hope and obsessions with the hereafterSpent some time comparing notes; Spent some time catching upI said: "Honey, I promise you my heart."And you said: "Well, baby that's good enough..."I needed....something bracingI needed something beyond 5 sensesI needed something to kick me off all these fences I'd been sittin' onSo I stumbled thru the nights & rejoiced in the day I put my finger in His wounds when I had to...Now the railroads smell of creosoteThe backroads smell of sweat and dustMay the cities of our wounded hearts Be full of laughter and full of trustI needed....something beyond bracingI needed something well beyond 5 sensesI needed something to break it all downJust like steppin' out of the wombSo, I stumbled thru the dark nights & rejoiced in the day I put my finger in His wound when I had toPut my finger in His wound when I had to...

released May 3, 2024

"Glimmer" Vol. 1 was written, recorded & mixed in the high-desert Rockies of northern New Mexico between October 2023 & April 2024
"The Land of Enchantment" is truly that.

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All songs, music & lyrics by Bill Mallonee
Admin by BMI c.2024
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Produced by Bill Mallonee & Muriah Rose;
Production assistance by John Michael Rose
Mastered by Chris Bethea
WPA photography "Last Chance Gas" used by permission by Library of Congress
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Bill Mallonee: electric & acoustic guitars, vocals, bass guitar, drums, lap steel, baritone guitar, harmonica, lead & harmony vocals.
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Thanks & gratitude to my wife, soul-mate & Sweetheart of the Rodeo, Muriah Rose. Her encouragement has been a beacon of light & hope on this journey; In addition, her role as "arm-chair producer" was invaluable in the making of this recording.
Babe, your love & constancy ever inspire;
I remain "ever smitten."
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Thanks Effusive to those who make these wondrous tools of the trade:
Aaron Regenold at Sweetwater Sound, Ft. Wayne, IN whose advice and wisdom has helped me stock my home studio.
Rich Siegle at Fender Guitars & Amplification; Gretsch Guitars;
Steve & Deirdre Wooley at Vintage '47 Amps; Doug Marhoffer at Rode Microphones; Dusty Wakeman at Mojave Microphones;
Justin Friedman at D'Angelico Guitars; Dave Koltai at Supro Amplification