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Chasing the Ghost

by Ducky Boys

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1.
New Chapter 01:24
I’m clearing the shelf. I’m wiping the slate Cuz I don’t know how much more hurting I can take I’ve spent all my life behind walls and these masks And all of the pain keeps on circling back Now is the time. The road forward is clear Now is the time. There’s no room to fear Someday we might find all the things that we’re after But this is a new chapter What good is a lesson if there’s nothing you can take from it? What good is a broken heart if you’re never gonna tend to it? Now is the time. The road forward is clear Now is the time. There’s no room to fear I put down the bottle and I threw down the crutch And I now I gotta figure out how to get back up Someday we might find all the things that we’re after But this is a new chapter
2.
Fuck you and the world because I am through Fuck you and the world because I am through Have you ever lived under a cloudy sky? Have you ever woken up and wondered why? Have you ever wanted to lie down and die? Fuck you and the world because I am through Fuck you and the world because I am through You’ve reached out but there ain’t nobody home So leave your message at the sound of the tone I’m in the kitchen with a razor to my wrist Chemically altered not to see on down the road Against the wall and I’ve got no place to go A side effect but, tell me, how was I to know? Fuck you and the world because I am through Fuck you and the world because I am through And there ain’t nothing that anyone can do You’ve reached out but there ain’t nobody home So leave your message at the sound of the tone I’m in the kitchen with a razor to my wrist Seconds away from bringing it to an end If you’ve been there then you probably know what I mean If you’re there right now then step back please You’ve got tomorrow and a reason. Can’t you see? You’ve reached out but there ain’t nobody home So leave your message at the sound of the tone You’ve reached out but there ain’t nobody home So leave your message at the sound of the tone We’ll see each other somewhere further down the road Don’t worry for me cuz I’ve got no plans to go
3.
When I first met you you were just a little too young for me But you stuck it out through my darkest time and you gave me a reason to believe Things just haven’t been the same since you had enough of me I feel like I’m only half a man and it ain’t the half I want to be Won’t you come home, my baby? Won’t you come home, my baby? Won’t you come home? And maybe, baby, you’ll see That things can turn out the way that you thought they’d be Every morning I wake up to find an empty bed There’s a box that sits in the corner where I gathered up all of your things I know that I’ve got my walls, my darling, and you’re not the first to say That breaking through can be difficult but I promise that you’re on your way Won’t you come home, my baby? Won’t you come home, my baby? Won’t you come home? And maybe, baby, you’ll see That things can turn out the way that you thought they’d be I know you made a tough decision and it’s hard to turn back now But life is short. You only get one chance. And I hope that you will somehow You know I’d never ask you something that I wouldn’t give in return So try it out, give it a shot and I promise that you won’t get burned Won’t you come home, my baby? Won’t you come home, my baby? Won’t you come home? And maybe, baby, you’ll see Won’t you come home, my baby? Won’t you come home, my baby? Won’t you come home? And maybe, baby, you’ll see That things can turn out the way that you thought they’d be
4.
Surrogates 01:52
One more for the money lenders, now One more for the king I say one for the war machine And that leaves one more for me Don’t fall apart No crumbling hearts No failing institutions Thy will be done It’s no worse than what any one of you did Each generation knows the end is near But each one still sees their kids grow old You’re working through a world that’s forgotten wrong and right Be not afraid, you’re not alone When we were seventeen our hearts were made of gold Saw how the world erodes but that seemed so far from home Give up the ghost once you’re almost done paying restitution To those who govern us Those who’ve forgotten us If all those sirens keep you up at night Know we still have so much to learn If you could just get back that job you lost last night If it’s like you against the world Just remember right here, you’re home Right here, you’re not alone
5.
I can't think of many things that are sadder than the thought of growing old and dying out on my own. I can't think of much that makes me gladder than waking up every morning with you in my arms. It just wasn't meant to be. You being there with me. I guess I'm broken And I said I'd never let them break me, didn't I? I'm just a little baffled when as far as I could tell I always tried to do you right. I know there's nothing sure in life except love is sharper than the sharpest knife I guess I'm broken And I said I'd never let them break me, didn't I? Knowing that once I had her will torment me until the day I die and turn to bones It just wasn't meant to be I guess I'm broken And I said I'd never let them break me, didn't I? I guess I'm broken And I said I'd never let them break me, didn't I?
6.
There ain't a fella alive that hasn't swallowed his pride and kept his mouth shut while he broke But we all have imagined what could be happening When your ladies packs up and she goes She could be sitting at home with tears in her eyes Wishing that you would just call But in all of our minds she’s out having good times With some guy chasing after your girl Don't you know I feel your pain? I've been right there again and again Heartache ain't a thing I'd recommend It's getting better all of the time The morning's getting brighter after every night The first time around it stings like hell But one day you'll wake up and you’re feeling all well The next time it will still hurt some but Look at all the distance you've come One day it will bite you and might even delight you That's the day that you’re moving on Don't you know I feel your pain? I've been right there again and again Heartache ain't a thing I'd recommend It's getting better all of the time The morning's getting brighter after every night You can worry if it's what you need You can question everything you believed but It's getting better all of the time
7.
All these years I've been chasing Chasing down the ghost Singing songs that add up to nothing That's just the way it goes Now you sing the chorus, I'll sing the verse yeah Give me a few to see if I can write some words We’ll go on straight to tomorrow together come what may. We’ll go on like there’s no tomorrow Let the music take us away All those times I said the wrong things They were only words I should've just said I loved you I guess I'll never learn Now you sing the chorus, I'll sing the verse yeah And it will take us miles from all the pain in the world We’ll go on straight to tomorrow together come what may. We’ll go on like there’s no tomorrow Let the music take us away Someday you might forget me. I won’t forgive myself. I might be three minutes from greatness but I won't hold my breath And you might just walk back in that door and pick it up where we left off Where you sing the chorus, I'll sing the verse yeah And we could live happily forever more We’ll go on straight to tomorrow together come what may. We’ll go on like there’s no tomorrow Let the music take us away We’ll go on straight to tomorrow together come what may. We’ll go on like there’s no tomorrow Let the music take us away Take me away
8.
I was walking so blind And I was drunk right out of my mind Until I found an angel like you I found an angel like you I was living a lie And I was chasing the specter of time And you were standing right there all the time And I found an angels like you I found an angel like you Yeah I found an angel like you Thank God I found an angel like you And I found an angel like you Yeah I found an angel like you Thank God I found an angel like you I found an angel like you I was walking so blind And you were standing right there all the time And I found an angel like you I found an angel like you Yeah I found an angel like you Thank God I found an angel like you
9.
Cure Me 01:48
They say that time heals all wounds Then why do mine seem like they grow I'm waking up every morning Angrier than ever before My brother told me that as he gets older He's finding a new ways he can cope Me, as I'm growing older I'm realizing there isn't hope at all Won't you kill me? Or won't you cure me? Anyone? Won't you kill me? Or won't you cure me? Anyone at all? For a moment's time it seemed like I had someone that I could trust but just like all the others before her she was looking for an exit out And now I'm searching for a reason why When it don't really matter at all Cuz no matter how I choose to slice it I just end up with the same result each time Won't you kill me? Or won't you cure me? Anyone? Won't you kill me? Or won't you cure me?
10.
I guess I can't blame you for being impressed with the way they talk and the way they dress but their cocaine and handshakes won't make a difference when you need it What's on your mind when you lay alone? Do you fear the now and the great unknown? When the wolf comes out on the hunt, baby, will you feed it? Goodbye and good luck, my Queen Jane Goodbye and good luck and I wish for you no pain Goodbye and good luck, my Queen Jane I can see you've got a desperate heart You're insecure and unsure to start But you're looking in all the wrong places, kid Tell me, can't you see it? Goodbye and good luck, my Queen Jane Goodbye and good luck and I wish for you no pain Goodbye and good luck, my Queen Jane I guess I can't blame you for being impressed with the way they talk and the way they dress so fill me up another shot of whiskey, sir. Cuz I think I need it Goodbye and good luck, my Queen Jane Goodbye and good luck and I wish for you no pain Goodbye and good luck, my Queen Jane
11.
Hey Liberty 02:28
Hey Liberty, I know that you got your problems But you won't find solutions on the money side of a knife Hey Liberty, I know that you feel like you're falling But that's a cold part of this trip that we know as life Yeah we've got these shredded hearts in common But the solution for me is the solution for you And that's to keep going cuz we’re gonna all pull through Hey Liberty, I know that you got your problems You walked in on your sister while she's swinging there from a line Hey Liberty, that ain't no way to solve them So put down the pills and get on back to living life Yeah we've got these shredded hearts in common Sliced to ribbons by the razorblades of our pasts Yeah we've got these shredded hearts in common But the solution for me is the solution for you And that's to keep going cuz we’re gonna all pull through Hey Liberty, I know you felt a little betrayal You found your friend and man were trading secrets in the night Hey Liberty, I know that made a decision But keep looking towards the future and everything will end alright Yeah we've got these shredded hearts in common Sliced to ribbons by the razorblades of our pasts Yeah we've got these shredded hearts in common But the solution for me is the solution for you And that's to keep going cuz we’re gonna all pull through
12.
I Lied 02:41
I've got a confession to make, a secret I can't keep A little something just to get off my chest so please unburden me Do you still remember the times when I'd sing you off to sleep? That was just to get rid of you so I could find a little peace When I said I loved you I lied I guess it was just something I thought at the time All the times we walked in the night holding hands and feeling alright I was just dying inside, killing time and waiting for the chance, waiting for the chance for flight When I said I loved you I lied I guess it was just something I thought at the time When I said I loved you I lied I guess it was just something I thought at the time You said to write a song in your name You said to write a song in your name So here you go with your little claim to fame Suburban girl goes slumming it with a mixed up city man Thinking you could cure my pain but then you found out you can't I ain't saying that it wasn't fun while you gave it the best you had I'm just saying I'll remember you as hole in my past When I said I loved you I lied I guess it was just something I thought at the time When I said I loved you I lied I guess it was just something I thought at the time
13.
You can go ahead and clip my wings You can go ahead and slice my throat And I'll just keeping on moving down the road I'm like a bee keeper that's been stung so much that I don't even feel it no more And I'll just keep on moving on down the road That which doesn't kill me Can only make me stronger That which doesn't kill me helps me carry on Flames can't burn me and my heart won't break And I'll fall asleep where I can lay my head And I'll just keep moving on down the road Friends can stab me right in the back And their crazy girls can go on the attack but I'll just keep moving on down the road That which doesn't kill me Can only make me stronger That which doesn't kill me helps me carry on You can take your ball and head on home You can, you can ignore me when I call your phone I'll just keep moving on down the road That which doesn't kill me Can only make me stronger That which doesn't kill me helps me carry on That which doesn't kill me Can only make me stronger That which doesn't kill me helps me carry on
14.
Ain't it funny how it all pans out? We're all just a moment in time I've got a moment that I'd like to share with you Mirror mirror on the wall, can you tell me where she's sleeping tonight? Is she lying in the arms of someone so much fairer than I? I don't need a lot of words to sing All I need are a couple of chords I can't tell you how I'll wake up tomorrow But tonight...I'm feeling alive A shot of whiskey came to take me away and it brought a little peace of mind But the water underneath raged despite that coating of ice And I sobered up one morning and I realized there was much more to life I don't need a lot of words to sing All I need are a couple of chords I can't tell you how I'll wake up tomorrow But tonight...I'm feeling alive Just one more night or one more year Just one more drink, girl, then I won’t care Just one more night or one more year We all fall down sometimes We all fall down sometimes But getting up takes some time I don't need a lot of words to sing All I need are a couple of chords I can't tell you how I'll wake up tomorrow But tonight...I'm feeling alive
15.
Medicine 02:07
Gimme a little taste of medicine then I'll be on my way Gimme a little taste of medicine then I'll be on my way Why must it cut so deep just to make me sing this way? Gimme a stay of execution and then I'll be on my way Give me a year or two to calm my nerves then send me on my way Back to the gutter where these three chords can play Ain’t that the way? Ain’t that the way? Gimme something that will dull the edge and cut back on the pain Gimme something that will dull the edge and then I'll be on my way Back to the deep end to see if I can swim Ain’t that the way? Ain’t that the way? Gimme a little taste of medicine then I'll be on my way Gimme a little taste of medicine then I'll be on my way Why must it cut so deep just to make me sing this way? I'll just unplug right now and walk off silently With serenity If it saves the day If it keeps me sane
16.
There's nowhere else I'd rather be than anywhere as long as you're with me That's the truth and I can't let it be I might seem like I'm somewhere else but all along I've watched my heart melt to a pool that's now drowning me I'm just a man. You're just a girl. But you're the sweetest girl in the world C'mon, baby, give it all to me I keep thinking about how you're out there, time is ticking and I'm right here This ain't the way that it was supposed to be You're a little younger. I'm a little old. I'm a little bitter. I'm a little cold You bring a little warmth to me. I'm just a man. You're just a girl. But you're the sweetest girl in the world C'mon, baby, give it all to me And I can't dream about another day Because when I just close my eyes and see your face C'mon baby bring it back to me I'm just a man. You're just a girl. But you're the sweetest girl in the world C'mon, baby, give it all to me And I can't dream about another day Because when I just close my eyes and see your face C'mon baby bring it back to me C'mon baby bring it back to me C'mon baby bring it back to me
17.
As a boy I was abandoned Beaten down and then tossed away Now as a man I'm still here standing But I’m fucking up along the way I believe that there'll be a better time Til then I'm fine I see the road to my salvation And it's a word that been tough to reach That word is love and it stings so badly And it gave me scars that I'm gonna keep I believe that there'll be a better time Til then I'm fine There's always another way There's always another way I'll try to just keep on keeping-on For a better day I only know the roads I've traveled And those roads are dark and dangerous I play my cards close to my vest, dear But that's a favor to both of us I believe there'll be a better time Til then I'm fine There's always another way There's always another way I'll try to just keep on keeping-on For a better day

about

Rock ‘n’ roll mainstays the Ducky Boys are back with their first album in six years, Chasing the Ghost.

The fan-favorite lineup that wrote and performed on the band’s seminal Three Chords and the Truth and its follow up, The War Back Home, returns for this record. Written chiefly by singer/bassist Mark Lind, these songs deal with trials, heartache, pain and redemption with his usual nerve and honesty.

However, the album does bring some new elements to the band’s sound: The last four Ducky Boys studio albums were produced with Jim Siegel at the Outpost, whose sound was in many ways the signature of the 90’s Boston Street Punk scene. Looking to infuse the album with some fresh energy, Chasing the Ghost was recorded in several studios around Boston, utilizing some of the city’s most talented engineers. Most notably, the album was recorded in part was mixed and mixed by Benny Grotto (The Dresden Dolls, Ben Folds) at Mad Oak Studios in Allston.

This record pushes the boundaries and raises the stakes for the Ducky Boys - and not just musically. The band has cast aside the shelter of an outside label, releasing and distributing Chasing the Ghost through their own State Line Records. The goal of this imprint is to create a model which will allow the band to record what they want to, when they want to; to release music from other bands which they enjoy and support; and to support the fanbases and independent music outlets that are critical for real music to be heard and spread.

In many ways, Chasing the Ghost is the definitive Ducky Boys album. The band’s growing in new directions, as always - but they’re still doing what they do best: knocking you over and picking you up, one song at a time.

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released January 17, 2012

Mark Lind: Vocals, Bass, Guitars
Jason Messina: Drums
Douglas Sullivan: Guitars, Vocals

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