Into the Great Beyond

by Stan Snow

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1.	Guard 03:46	lyrics	buy track
Long ago in a far away land You took your decisions and it got out of hand Hard times You’ll find Will get better if you let your guard come down ……………….Let your guard come down Torn apart from the ghosts of the past You’ve taken your limits and it won’t be the last Let go Ask why You’ll get better if you let your guard come down Let your guard come down Don’t give up Find your way Lost souls can bring the light Into the dark of day Immigrant soldiers on a road to return Looking for wisdom and a reason to burn Hold on Give way You’ll get better if you let your guard come down ………………..Let your guard come down
2.	Chemical Fallacy 03:48	lyrics	buy track
Take your vision drowned in gold Wash it down without the rails All that you see Is blurring to me I can’t let go of your lies Drag your dragons in the ground Don’t surrender ‘til they’re found One more time you’ll go around Until you see, what you need Is a chemical fallacy Load your weapons down the line You’ll need survival gear to see you through No one will show The truth you don’t know Fear is the demon inside Fallen angels meet your guide Lost horizons deep in-side Holy rollers throw the dice Until they see, what you need Is a chemical fallacy
3.	Now 02:01	lyrics	buy track
Don’t give up We still have time I know our lives are fading But you don’t have to worry If we can choose forgiveness Then we will find each other Now Hold on, don’t lose hope Now Let go, all that pulls you Now The end is near, but you can’t see it Now The dream is here, you can feel it Now
4.	Fight 03:51	lyrics	buy track
All I ever needed was a shot in the dark Like a bullet in the heart of the day You came along and turned the right into wrong Told me no one’s gonna take it away Watch out There’s trouble in the wind Don’t look down I think I might fight myself again All I ever wanted was to find a way out Where the river washes over me You told me you loved me like a hurricane fire But I’m blinded by the light that I see Watch out There’s trouble in the wind Don’t look down I think I might fight myself again I don’t really think about mechanical dreams I just know how it all works out You take a line into the heat of the fire Like a hero on a mission of doubt Watch out There’s trouble in the wind Don’t look down I think I might fight myself again
5.	Gone Too Fast 03:46	lyrics	buy track
There is a road, we all must travel That takes you down, to memories past The friends we had, the times we struggled The ones we lost, were gone too fast We all look back, with broken sorrow Grieving loss, for those before The love we had, can still remind us The hearts they touched, with fire no more And there’s a light, that keeps on shining From up above, into the dawn And we will find, their spirits with us. When our time, on earth is done Heroes gone, are not forgotten They will move on, to heaven’s gate We carry on, and take them with us If we can dream, it’s not too late And there’s a light, that keeps on shining From up above, into the dawn And we will find, their spirits with us. When our time, on earth is done
6.	Insanity Repeats 04:01	lyrics	buy track
The sky is falling Down around the killing fields Children are dying From the senseless greed of a war torn world Refugees runnin’ through the streets They don’t know why Evil brings what it needs Insanity repeats Torture is calling Families torn to shreds Leaders are lying Driven by an ego’s thread Tragedy and hypocrisy Carry all Things down to a depth unknown Insanity repeats History doesn’t learn to see Until the midnight hour takes its’ toll Insanity repeats Refugees runnin’ through the streets They don’t know why Evil brings what it needs Insanity repeats
7.	Trouble 03:46	lyrics	buy track
Caught cold in the middle of a frozen night Peggy took her pistol and she loaded all the ammo in sight She never knew how he got so bad He always told her she was all that he had Every time he went to make a new start She bought a ticket to a broken heart Trouble She’s in trouble with the law if she takes that gun Trouble She’s in trouble like a bird flyin’ into the sun Jack Daniels in the middle of a stressful day Seems to take the edge off any thoughts of puttin’ cheaters away But Peggy couldn’t get her mind on track All she thought about was getting him back He never knew she could be so mean Like a fire in room full of gasoline Trouble She’s in trouble with the law if she takes that gun Trouble She’s in trouble like a bird flyin’ into the sun Trouble She’s in trouble with the law if she takes that gun Trouble She’s in trouble like a bird flyin’ into the sun
8.	Into the Great Beyond 04:22	lyrics	buy track
Rolling out of a harbor at the edge of Antigua in the heart of the morning light Heading south to the islands where the diamonds and the glory seemed to shine ………like a beacon in the night Taken outside their comfort of home Like brothers in arms on a mission to Rome They were driving white powder and gold And the dangerous lies that their families were told Deep in the jungles survivalist minds Find a way out to the north in their time Carry their cargo and pack til their gone Looking for fortune into the great beyond Pulling into the compound they will move like a viper In the eyes of a hawk Turning over the cocaine and the suitcase the machine guns Sit around and talk There will be no more packets today Take the hundreds and finally send them away Tell your families they came from Cancun Where the fishing is good if you know what to do Deep in the jungles survivalist minds Find a way out to the north in their time Carry their cargo and pack ‘til their gone Looking for fortune into the great beyond Heading north over Curacao Bay Venezuela is only a boat ride away Like a phantom they’ll travel at dawn No one knows where they’re headed until they move on Deep in the jungles survivalist minds Find a way out to the north in their time Carry their cargo and pack ‘til their gone Looking for fortune into the great beyond
9.	Jungle 03:44	lyrics	buy track
Run to the edge, don’t look down Fly like a bird, make no sound The wise will be kind to those who find their way See all you can The mystery unfolds Turn back the page The future will be told Go to the river Fly through the valley Run to the mountain Open your mind to the jungle inside Turn to the ocean Soar like an eagle Dive in to freedom All of it’s waiting, uncover the ride Time is a line, don’t lose hope Find a way out, don’t let go Follow your dream and you will find the road No one can feel Darkness without light Only the lost Can see the end in sight Go to the river Fly through the valleys Run to the mountains Open your mind to the jungle inside Turn to the ocean Soar like an eagle Dive in to freedom All of it’s waiting, discover the ride Try to begin with the end Why do you let go, bridges are holding you down to the ground Cry if it makes you feel better Give if you don’t know what to do …..with the jungle inside
10.	Try 04:18	lyrics	buy track
Fly until the night is falling Sail into the morning sun Turn the unforgiving minute In to another distance run All things come to pass Don’t let it drag you down Break free, lose your way (and) Try……to pick yourself up again Move until your strength is failing Hold on to the razors edge Feel like there is no tomorrow Find a way to raise the dead All things come to pass Don’t let it drag you down Break free, lose your way (and) Try……to pick yourself up again All things come to pass Don’t let it drag you down Break free, lose your way (and) Try……to pick yourself up again
11.	Change 03:15	lyrics	buy track
Can you see A new day rising Will you feel A call of survival No one can show, you the way Through the maze Only your heart, and time Can change your mind Fire and ice Are pulling you closer Dark and light Are guiding you in All that you know Will be gone like the wind Find a way out, and you Will change in time Far and wide Colors are fading Rain and sky Are pouring in sound Danger and peace Will resolve in the darkness Follow the light, and you Can change your mind
12.	Seasons 04:12	lyrics	buy track
Walking through the clouds Dreaming of a day gone by I’m still asking why Where will it lead me in the end? Only the strong, survive in time Seasons of change remain Time heals, all things will pass Find hope, try to make it last Hold fast, seasons will change Fall down, get back up again Wading through the sound Deep and cold the tide rises in Will it be my friend? Cry to the heavens if you will Only the strong, survive in time Seasons of change remain
13.	Jungle (AltMix) 03:42	lyrics	buy track
Run to the edge, don’t look down Fly like a bird, make no sound The wise will be kind to those who find their way See all you can The mystery unfolds Turn back the page The future will be told Go to the river Fly through the valley Run to the mountain Open your mind to the jungle inside Turn to the ocean Soar like an eagle Dive in to freedom All of it’s waiting, uncover the ride Time is a line, don’t lose hope Find a way out, don’t let go Follow your dream and you will find the road No one can feel Darkness without light Only the lost Can see the end in sight Go to the river Fly through the valleys Run to the mountains Open your mind to the jungle inside Turn to the ocean Soar like an eagle Dive in to freedom All of it’s waiting, discover the ride Try to begin with the end Why do you let go, bridges are holding you down to the ground Cry if it makes you feel better Give if you don’t know what to do …..with the jungle inside

about

Into the Great Beyond is an adventure in sonic and lyrical landscapes. There are 12 songs on the album. Mostly Indie Rock and Americana, but with other styles brought in as needed. The musicianship includes Stan Snow, Abe Laboriel Jr. (Paul McCartney), Valerie Pinkston (Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston), Lyle Workman (Sting, Beck), and Ben Smith (Heart) among others.

Each song is different. All songs were written and recorded in the order they appear on the album. “I wrote each song to satisfy the music fan within.” Snow said. “After I finished writing each tune, I would ask myself - ‘what do I want to hear now?’…..and I would write the next tune based on what I was hearing in my head.”

The transition from each song to the next is almost like a concept album. Each track is like a movement in a suite or symphony. But instead of it being classical and/or instrumental, there are lyrics to every song.

There are songs about Ukraine (Insanity Repeats), Covid/suvivalism (Chemical Fallacy), money laundering and drug running (Into the Great Beyond)….songs about the people we have lost (Gone Too Fast), hanging in there (Try), cheaters (Trouble), being present (Now), new relationships (Fight), being vulnerable (Guard), mind games (Jungle), dealing with challenging times (Change), and navigating transitions in life (Seasons).

credits

released May 26, 2023

Stan Snow: vocals, guitars, bass, keys, mandolin, songwriter, producer, arranger, engineering
Valerie Pinkston: backing vocals 2,4,7,8,10,11
Abe Laboriel Jr.: drums 2,3,11
Ben Smith: drums and percussion 4 -10,12, 13
Lyle Workman: lead guitar 11, drum session engineering 2,3,11, mixing 13
Eric Patterson: horn arrangements and tenor sax 2, 8
Javier Gonzalez: trumpet 2
Don Gunn: drum session engineering

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Stan Snow Seattle, Washington

Stan Snow is best known as the co-founder of SundogsMusic.com. He is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, producer, engineer and filmmaker. In recent years he has released 4 albums with the Sundogs, and has recorded with Alan White, Abe Laboriel Jr., Lyle Workman, Valerie Pinkston, Larry Goldings, Gregg Bissonette, Ben Smith, Keb'Mo' and many others. ... more

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