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The Signal Light

by Justine and The Unclean

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1.
Sweet Denial 03:33
Sweet Denial I saw my baby leaning As his eyes swept the room Up behind him striding Here come my lover soon Here come my lover soon Sweet denial Won’t see what’s right in front of your face Sweet denial Lord won’t you give me a taste Lord won’t you give me a taste Lord won’t you give me a taste What are we gonna do About this love so true What are we gonna do He said everything is what we’re gonna do He said everything but we know that’s not true He said everything but he doesn’t know about you You I’ve been to Detroit City I’ve been to Baton Rouge Ain’t found a man between them Who tells himself the truth Who tells himself the truth Who tells himself the truth Sweet denial Can’t see what’s right in front of your face Sweet denial Lord won’t you give me a taste Lord won’t you give me a taste Lord won’t you give me a taste Lord won’t you give me a taste
2.
Vengeance 03:34
Vengeance Sweet cookie You can have his vengeance love You can have his lying, his drinking, his cheating You can have his not growing up Oh sweet cookie Honey can’t you see His love ain’t nothing but vengeance Anytime he’s too drunk to see His love ain’t nothing but vengeance Anytime he can’t get me Sweet cookie Get him outta my house Come on by with your broom and your dustpan Sweep the pieces to the hospital Aw sweet cookie You’re just wasting your time His love ain’t nothing but vengeance Anytime he can’t get mine His love ain’t nothing but vengeance Anytime my bell don’t chime You want that vengeance love You need that vengeance love Gotta have that vengeance love ‘Cause it’s all the love you got Oh honey it’s all the love you got Sweet cookie You keep looking for that smoking gun He up and fired those shots on main street Right in front of everyone Ah sweet cookie I can’t apologize His love ain’t nothing but vengeance And falling out of love ain’t a crime His love ain’t nothing but vengeance And I can’t steal what’s already mine You want that vengeance love You need that vengeance love Gotta have that vengeance love ‘Cause it’s all the love you got Oh honey it’s all the love you got Little baby it’s all the love you got
3.
Picking a Fight I’m content to get along What the hell is wrong with you I’m just making conversation What’s this much ado Feel like picking a fight Feel like picking a fight I don’t know who’s wrong or who’s right All I know is that you’re picking a fight Feel like picking a fight Feel like picking a fight I don’t care what’s wrong or what’s right All I care about is picking a fight You’re afraid of competition What’s a girl to do You’re a fan of repetition Increased volume too Feel like picking a fight Feel like picking a fight I don’t know who’s wrong or who’s right All I know is that you’re picking a fight Feel like picking a fight Feel like picking a fight I don’t care what’s wrong or what’s right All I care about is picking a fight Feel like picking a fight Feel like picking a fight I don’t know who’s wrong or who’s right All I know is that you’re picking a fight Feel like picking a fight Feel like picking a fight I don’t care what’s wrong or what’s right All I care about is picking a fight
4.
Drug Seeking Behavior I wanna get lost I wanna get wasted Wanna do it soon Soon as you leave the room I can hear you talk Your little heart it sings But all I see is you Between me and my thing Drug seeking behavior Drug seeking behavior That’s what it is Recognize this Drug seeking behavior Drug seeking behavior That’s what you need That’s why you breathe Don’t care about you Don’t care for your mother You’re an accident Whose time has come You wanna come along I heard you call shotgun You wanna ride the wind Well climb on in Drug seeking behavior Drug seeking behavior That’s what it is Recognize this Drug seeking behavior Drug seeking behavior That’s what you need That’s why you breathe I’m already gone I’m already gone Drug seeking behavior Drug seeking behavior That’s what it is Recognize this Drug seeking behavior Drug seeking behavior That’s what it is Recognize this Recognize this Recognize this
5.
Scorpion Bowl to Go Scorpion bowl to go Scorpion bowl to go Oh, oh oh, scorpion bowl to go I don’t have a good excuse I like my rum with juice I can’t end this hell staycation Deliver medication Scorpion bowl to go Scorpion bowl to go Oh, oh oh, scorpion bowl to go Took my heart and left a hole (You left a hole) Could not agree on germ control Locked down feeling so alone (I’m all alone) I’m gonna order drinks by phone The boys all come to visit me on my screen Bluelit sonata, darling, auto-electric dream Push away impending doom (Push it away) Cocktail hour can’t come too soon (I need a drink) When a home becomes a prison (It’s like a jail) Verging on alcoholism Scorpion bowl to go Scorpion bowl to go Oh, oh oh, scorpion bowl to go Scorpion bowl to go Scorpion bowl, scorpion bowl, scorpion bowl to go
6.
Fourth Love 02:56
Fourth Love You can drop me off here It’s as good a place as any I feel alone and weird in my own hometown Oh oh, you can come and go Come back around His first love is the bottle His second love is the hard sell His third love is the barstool His fourth love is me Hey hey some might say He’s my just deserts His fifth love is the reason For perjury and treason His sixth love is just teasing His fourth love is me Misery has a friend And her laughter makes her pretty And she just loves his company His first love is the bottle His second love is the hard sell His third love is the barstool His fourth love is me Hey hey some might say He’s my just deserts His fifth love is the reason For perjury and treason His sixth love is just teasing His fourth love is me His fourth love is me His fourth love is me
7.
The Chasm 03:10
The Chasm I hear the humming of the bees On a warm summer day But they’ve taken down the trees And they’ve taken you away from me There’s a chasm, there’s a breach I can see him but I can’t reach There’s a chasm, a deep crevasse A thundering river that I can’t cross Laying on of hands I am flying upside down Instrument panel powered down I need data, I need proof But I don’t want you to tell me the truth Laying on of hands To understand Finally be understood Crushing needles underfoot As we’re walking through the pines But I think we’ve lost the path And I’m looking for a sign from you Grieving something I’ll never have Never should have wanted, and I wanted it bad I can’t come here, can’t see you anymore I’ll walk the earth, heartsick and footsore Laying on of hands, to understand Finally to be understood
8.
You and Me Against You and Me I thought it was gonna be You and me against the world Somehow it turned out to be You and me against you and me How many times can you say I’m sorry I didn’t know you couldn’t love nobody So lonely I thought it was gonna be You and me against the world Somehow it turned out to be You and me against you and me We fell in love like washing up on an island It didn’t take the stormwinds long to find us And unwind us Oh, oh I told you not to say that you love me That’s when things get good and ugly So lonely I thought it was gonna be You and me against the world Somehow it turned out to be You and me against you and me You and me against you and me You and me against you and me
9.
Breaking the Devil Out of Hell I’ve got my wings of white I’ve got my aura bright And I might not live out the night I’ve got my cherubim I’ve got my seraphim Chance of survival mighty slim Everybody tells me To leave that boy alone Evil got his soul He’s as good as dead and gone Breaking I’m breaking Breaking the devil out of hell Breaking I’m breaking Breaking the devil out of hell He set my wings on fire I can no longer fly And scalded me out from the inside I swam the molten lake Broke every bone that breaks But still that soul is mine to take Talk about redemption Talk about getting stoned I don’t have your answer All I have is ash and bone Breaking I’m breaking Breaking the devil out of hell Breaking I’m breaking Breaking the devil out of hell Breaking the devil out of hell Breaking the devil out of hell
10.
The Boot 03:19
The Boot I learned to hate the person I might be How dare you think you’ve got a personality How dare you think you’ve got the right to pull a breath Whatever air you take, you take it from the rest And then one day you wake and see the bitter truth And every sacrifice you’ve made, it kicks you like a boot Cause they’re no better off for all your blood and sweat and tears And hours turn into days turn into months turn into years And I won’t ever be like you I don’t know what I’d do I don’t know what I’d say It’s one long holiday When you’re the one wearing the boot Now that I’ve quit your game you don’t know who I am You’re not alone in that cause I just can’t explain I’m newborn every day like hatching from a shell But what’s inside is just an embryo from hell And I won’t ever be like you I don’t know what I’d do I don’t know what I’d say It’s one long holiday When you’re the one wearing the boot And I won’t ever be like you
11.
The Signal Light One if by land Two if by sea I made mother nature angry And she’s coming for me With her deep green gaze And her bird-thorn crown Wearing my resistance Down down down I see the signal light I see the signal light Moonflower in the night I think I can see that light One if by land Two if by sea The crazy horseman blew his head off And he’s coming for me Got a flaming jack lantern with a shit eating grin Gonna knock me down like a bowling pin I see the signal light I see the signal light Bell tower in the night I think I can see that light One if by land Two if by sea Put a candle in the window If you’re ready for me There’s one thing I just can’t understand And that’s a beautiful woman with her torch in the sand I see the signal light I see the signal light Spark shower in the night I think I can see that light
12.
When I Stopped Loving You When I stopped loving you I stopped loving everything I stopped loving the moon And the pretty little song she sings I stopped loving my queen And turned into a killing machine Ah but everybody weeps For you on your bended knee When I stopped loving you There was nothing that I could do When I stopped loving you I stopped loving the air that moves Every sweet little breeze Tears across an open wound I should have made it hard I should have done it fast and cruel I just couldn’t believe After everything we’ve been through After everything we’ve been through After everything we’ve been through After everything we’ve been through When I stopped loving you I knew I had to pay what’s due I gave myself to the wind Gave myself to the mob that rules When I stopped loving you There was nothing I could do When I stopped loving you I know you still love me But it don’t mean a goddamn thing I know you still love me But it don’t mean a goddamn thing I know you still love me But it don’t mean a goddamn thing

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Justine says:
"The Signal Light is about struggling with the real stuff of life. With losing, with failing, with falling down, with spinning out into depression and despair. And, with finding your strength and courage. With getting back up and continuing the good fight, working hard to stay positive, create music, and keep our community of family and friends strong. I believe there are things you can say with a song that you might not speak out loud in polite company. Life can be brutal, ugly. And it can be astounding, full of miracles of resilience and hope."

credits

released June 2, 2023

Justine and The Unclean are:
Justine Covault – vocals and guitar
Janet Egan King – bass and vocals
Charles Hansen – guitar
Jim Janota – drums

Additional performances:
Lauren Parks – cello on “When I Stopped Loving You”
David Minehan – random backing vocals/shouts/screams and guitar throughout; piano on “When I Stopped Loving You”
Jim Janota and Charles Hansen, shouts on “Picking a Fight”
Justine Covault – slide guitar on “Breaking the Devil Out of Hell”

Recorded and mixed at Woolly Mammoth Sound, Waltham MA
Engineered and produced by David Minehan
Mastered by Dave Locke, JP Masters

All songs written by Justine Covault
Red on Red Music/BMI
© 2023 all rights reserved

Cover design by Steve Prygoda at SpryDesign
Photographs by Joan Hathaway
Original artwork by Stephen Fredette

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Justine and The Unclean Boston, Massachusetts

Garage power pop punk from Boston. Catchy hooks, smart lyrics, dirty sweet harmonies, screaming leads, and rock solid bottom.

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