Songs from 1989 – Page 2

Hopeless

By Cygnus Wave November 19, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Bonus Tracks

Bonus Track By

Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 3:36
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/Xtra/Hopeless.mp3]
Lyrics Late at night I sit at home and think of where you are right now I know that you’re with someone else, I almost want to cry aloud Does he appreciate your love the way I would appreciate you? Is there no hope someday you will be all mine? I really don’t think things should be like this I hope someday things won’t be this way I know I shouldn’t try to steal your heart But it beats the hell out of being apart I hope someday that you’ll understand When we met you were just another little girl to me But then I went and slowly fell in love with you which turned to tragedy Then you went and got engaged to him Which put me in a rage inside I wish there was someway I could tell you how I feel I really don’t think things should be like this I hope someday things won’t be this way I know I shouldn’t try to steal your heart But it beats the hell out of being apart I hope someday that you’ll understand Understand what you mean to me and what me and you could someday be I guess it’s all in the hands of our destiny Now I stand alone again hoping that you find me, friend You can say I can rock but that’s not all I can do I also have a special talent for loving you When we met you were just another little girl to me But then I went and slowly fell in love with you which turned to tragedy Then you went and got engaged to him Which put me in a rage inside I wish there was someway I could tell you how I feel Late at night I sit at home and think of where you are right now I know that you’re with someone else, I almost want to cry aloud Does he appreciate your love the way I would appreciate you? Is there no way someday you may be all mine? I don’t think things should be this way I don’t think things should be this way I don’t think things should be this way Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on April 4, 1989 Recorded April 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Drums, All Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: A quarky little lover’s lament ballad that was once named “Ode to Hopelessness”.

Please offer your own analysis of Hopeless by leaving a comment in the box below.

Concrete and Mustard

By Cygnus Wave November 19, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Bonus Tracks

Bonus Track By

Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 3:39
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/Xtra/Concrete&Mustard.mp3]
Lyrics Just need someone to hold and please me Not touch and tease me, that’s all I want Need some woman to Love and squeeze me Never release me, that’s all I need Abga Aba you’re my only hope, Abga Aba you’re my only friend Always faithful, always treat me right Abga Aba right until the end Just need someone to understand me Don’t reprimand me, my words are true Need some woman to sweep away the gloom With her magic broom, that’s all I need Abga Aba you’re my only hope, Abga Aba you’re my only friend Always faithful, always treat me right Abga Aba right until the end Now it’s the evening of day two and the locks on the doors are loose And the pastures are turning blue I can feel yo trying to break through Don’t compromise, don’t spit out lies Those shattered dreams will revitalize But the alarms begin to sound and the guards begin to search the grounds Someone heard a foreign sound, hurry before they track us down But I don’t know which way to go My heart says “yes”, my head says “no” Should I jump into the bottomless hole? My heart says “yes”, my head says “no” Abga Aba you’re my only hope, Abga Aba you’re my only friend Always faithful, always treat me right Abga Aba right until the end Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on February 4, 1989 Recorded February 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Ricter, Electric Guitars, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: A very theatrical tune that may be a bit uneven and melodramatic, but still something well worth preserving.

Please offer your own analysis of Concrete and Mustard by leaving a comment in the box below.

A Snowy Day In April

By Cygnus Wave November 19, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Bonus Tracks

Bonus Track By

Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 4:14
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/13-ASnowyDayInApril.mp3]
Lyrics Tell ya ’bout my lady, well she looks so fine Although her image is shady she won’t cross the line With all her southern delights and northern comfort at night It’s still hard believe that I can’t release That precious gift from the time That precious gift in my mind Still I’m holding right on until the nitty gritty end, now And on the edge of that night, I’ll take my step into flight Am I this crazy to stay? Was it the golden way your face glowed or the life you choose? Or just another snowy day in April when I found you? I found you, I found you And on the edge of that night, I’ll take my step into flight Am I so crazy to stay? Was it all planned out that way? Is it the mystic way about you that attracts me? Is it the love hidden deep inside you that most can’t see? Is the sacred love forever, that pulled me through? Or just another snowy day in April when I found you? When I found you, when I found you, I found you Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on January 28, 1989 Recorded January 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Bass, Drums, All Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: A sort of hybrid betweenmy best attempt at blues and some type of hard rock. Not fantastic, but a somewhat interesting listen.

Please offer your own analysis of A Snowy Day In April by leaving a comment in the box below.

Got to Abide By the Rules If You Want to Play

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

Track 19 On By

Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 3:22
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/28-You’veGotToAbideByTheRulesIfYouWantToPlay.mp3]
Lyrics Feeling a conscious, making a stand Doing what it takes to become a man Keeping my own, holding off tears Wasting away the most magic of years I should have quiet, that’s what they say You’ve got to abide by the rules if you want to play Making a strong comeback, not quite as bitter I could be a Veggie, but I’m not a quitter Finding a throne halfway up a ladder But no one here roams, so what does it matter I should have quiet, that’s what they say You’ve got to abide by the rules if you want to play Losing my love for the thirty-sixth time She’s not yet quite ready to join in my clan Keeping feet on the ground, reaching for stars Wasting our oxygen playing guitars I should have quiet, that’s what they say You’ve got to abide by the rules if you want to play Searching long through time and space For love and peace and help to make things right Keeping feet on the ground, reaching for stars Wasting our oxygen playing guitars Finding a throne halfway up a ladder But no one here roams, so what does it matter I should have quiet, that’s what they say You’ve got to abide by the rules if you want to play Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on November 2, 1989 Recorded November 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Harpsichord, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Drums, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: I wrote and recorded this song the day before leaving for audio tech school in Ohio and it reflects the melancholy mood of leaving behind the life, friends, and girl who I would not see again. It is a simple harpsichord song with simple drum beat put together spontaneously and beautifully.

Please offer your own analysis of Got to Abide By the Rules If You Want to Play by leaving a comment in the box below.

Disagree

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

Track 18 On By

Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 4:15
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/27-Disagree.mp3]
Lyrics I say three and one and four and eight plus one is seventeen You say three times four plus five instead just to try and disagree You say I’m the one who makes you sad by treating you so cold I say you’re the one that makes me mad by strutting out so bold But when it seems that everything’s gone Then I fall back in love with you If I treat you so cold and you treat me so bold It would take our two souls to just rise, rise, rise! But we’d still disagree I say someone, somewhere has got to change your narrow mind You say life is fine the way it is, I say you must be blind But when it seems that everything’s wrong Somehow we two pull through If I think that you’re blind, you don’t think I’m too kind If we’d just change our minds then we’ll go, go, go! But we’d still disagree But when it seems that everything’s gone Then I fall back in love with you If I treat you so cold, then you’ll treat me so bold It would take our two souls to just rise, rise, rise and shine Rise, rise, rise and shine, rise, rise, rise and shine, rise I say someone, somewhere has got to change your narrow mind You say life is fine the way it is, I say you must be blind You say me and you could never be because it’s not your style I say me and you have got to be because I love your smile But when it seems every drop of blood in my bones has gone to rest You give me a smile, against your own style You take me away from this place until we Get back to being ourselves and we disagree Get back to being ourselves and we disagree Disagree, yeah when we disagree now Get back to being ourselves and we disagree Get back to being ourselves and we disagree Disagree, disagree now Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on October 13, 1989 Recorded October 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, Drums, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: This bass-led song has a strong classic rock vibe with nice movement, changes, and drum rolls. The lyrics are full of riddle-esque wordplay, which makes the song a fun rap.

Please offer your own analysis of Disagree by leaving a comment in the box below.

Tag: Songs from 1989

Hopeless

Concrete and Mustard

A Snowy Day In April

Got to Abide By the Rules If You Want to Play

Disagree

Artists

Categories