all songs were performed, recorded, mixed and mastered by austin may in york, pa during july of 2006.  all songs were written by austin may except "pacific tide" which was written by samantha lee, austin may and kenneth morton.

pacific tide

a july winter is upon us / confusing senses save the touch / a whole new system defines the elements / i'm foreign to everything but you / a strange pennon a strange crest / the same sun still sets in the west / in the cold of july we'll reach pacific tides / beneath the southern stars we'll make this queensland ours / there's no sense in being alone / we both know we both can go / bridging uncharted waters / you are all that matters / in the cold of july we'll reach pacific tides / beneath the southern stars we'll make this queensland ours

in theory

these late night phone calls are getting shorter / and maybe we're running out of things to say / but i think that we're both busy in our temporarily separate lives / this break comes to a close tonight / this cold long winter will not die soon enough for me / it's threatening the best of our spring days here and our days are numbered / the snow outside it may be melting but i can't tell / and i fear that this will be better in theory / so please prove me wrong / we'll be meeting up tomorrow / isn't that what we always looked forward to / i'll be arriving early afternoon / you'll be here maybe at seven / this week has been nothing compared to / what summer will bring / but still i want to stare you down / as you walk into my apartment / your look will say it all "this week was fun / apart but now i'm happier than ever / to be back with you" you'll take the words from me / when no one says a thing but / "hey i'm glad you made it safely" / these next two months will be the best we've had / these next two months will be the best / we've ever had

so far from bliss

walking out just before midnight is nothing new / but i could stay all night and lay so close to you / it's not that i don't sleep i just don't do it well / and that's fine with me but i wish i knew how you felt / but she's still finding out who she is / i hope that she soon realizes / that no one really knows who they are / or i could be waiting from so far / another cool fall in central pa / yeah it's my favorite season but not today / i've lived too many days like this / and right now i'm so far from bliss / i hope i soon find out / what it takes to take it from now / i know it's not easy / so please say that you're with me / oh love i need your support / do you remember the night that you swore / to always comfort me / and i swore that i'd never leave / and i swore that i'd never leave / and i swore that i'd never

new love

you're not my type you're not even my ideal friend / you're outlook on life is too positive in the end / but oh my god you are beautiful your smile's so contagious / let's set aside our differences and focus on us / this chapter is titled new love and it's two fold / it could be the last in a book that won't grow old / i know that this love won't last oh hell it's barely begun / and already i feel it start to fade to one / so cleanse my soul of all anger and indifference / and thank you lord for showing me this brief love chance

these things are too real

these things are too real for me to envision / a world that i can happily live in / these things are too real / these things are just too real / so i'll take the next road to nowhere in particular

the storms of early summer

you comb your hair / and blankly stare / you ignore the phone tonight / there's nothing you could say that's right / you wonder why / you still try / you cry yourself to sleep at night / and drinking never makes things right / but it's not going to rain forever / it's just the storms of early summer / the sun will shine again / a new day will begin / embracing the darkest night / it's never what you hoped it would be / then running towards the light / you never thought you'd ever be free / you lock your door / and lay on the floor / you detail all your pain / in a sad song you never play / and you give up / on what you want / you know that it's pointless to / have a dream to have a clue / but it's not going to rain forever / it's just the storms of early summer / the sun will shine again / a new day will begin