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Demos From The Unreleased Second Album, Part 2: Everything

by BAD CAPTAIN

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Intro (demo) 03:04
I feel no pain I’ve become immune to whatever comes my way I promised myself I would never love another I’m lifting the weight of the world off my shoulders I’ve admitted I’m lost Now let me sail, let me try to find my way Someday you’ll find me where this never mattered I’m lifting the weight of the world off my shoulders ‘Cause I’ve got the weight of the world on my shoulders Lifting the weight of the world off my shoulders
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I know I’ve kept my distance Radio silence for all this time I had to start over as I found no treasure After searching through night and day I lifted my anchor and like a skilled sailor Rode the high seas to find Who among the best of you I left behind When I lost my way In shame, I will never be recognized In doubt, I will never be strong But in confidence, I can be something As long as I’m yours I thought I could strive on my own and rely On the tide to make it back home, but I Found it ain’t worth it to catch any waves If I know you’re gone In shame, I will never be recognized In doubt, I will never be strong But in confidence, I could be something As long as I’m yours For what’s left of my time I’ll fight for my survival With you in mind Brave and immortal And one day When we finally come together We’ll become immune to What comes our way In shame, I will never be recognized In doubt, I will never be strong But in confidence, I could be something As long as I’m yours As long as I’m yours And in pain, I will never be anything But with you I will always be strong And in confidence, I will be someone As long as I’m yours
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I spent a long time at the wrong place Trying to shed some light on my dark days Going nowhere Had I really lost my way? Waiting for someone else to answer my Questions and bring me reason But I’ve realized that only I Could make it my own I know that it ain’t perfect But it’s my life I know that it’s all worth it I can’t deny it And I can finally say For the first time In a long time That I’m living my way I spent a long time singing the wrong lines Trying to make it straight to the airwaves Going nowhere Had I really lost my way? I won’t be waiting for no one else to answer my Questions and bring me reason ‘Cause I’ve realized that only I Can make it my own I know that it ain’t perfect But it’s my life I know that it’s all worth it I can’t deny it And I can finally say For the first time In a long time That I’m living my way I’ve let go of all my apprehensions And I know that I need to be unbroken But you have to understand I don’t nee a helping hand I can face this world on my own I’ve let go of all my expectations And I know that you can’t save me now ‘Cause I don’t need to be saved I don’t need to run away This is my home and I know I know that it ain’t perfect But it’s my life I know that it’s all worth it I can’t deny it And I can finally say I’m at the right place right time And working on a future so bright I’m living my way
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Maybe this isn’t how it should be What if we opened the wound and let it bleed But you and me We can’t wake from our sleep Even though we don’t belong here ‘Cause we’re a different breed I had a dream Where our souls were set free We danced on our graves for all eternity I came here To tell you the story When we looked at each other and knew That in that moment of peace You were mine It was just a matter of time because you don’t belong to me But for a minute we tried to know how happy we could be And for a second you opened the door into your soul And I was yours But we’re no more Now I must leave And go back where I’m buried I wouldn’t want to wake all the others At their final resting place But I hope That maybe one day You’ll look back at the moment we shared Where all doubt had been erased And you were mine
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This is what I had written so far for this track before we started recording vocals. I didn't write down what I wrote when recording, so this is all there is: Maybe now you’ll see That nothing can get to me I’m empty of everything Blame it on a feeling that it’s all ending Or maybe that life’s lost all its meaning But nothing can get to me I’m empty of everything So go ahead and rip me open To see what’s broken
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So sorry it took so long To find the time to write this song But the past little while, you can’t deny That you and I just feels so wrong So was it all worth it Or was it all for nothing Tell me did you just fake it I bet you And that’s the way it is This is what we’ve come to And it means the end for me Can you believe it was all for nothing Now you know where I have drawn the line I’ve had enough I’m taking what’s mine So did you think that you could ever fool me That I was gonna let you win again If this is really what you thought of me then I’m better off without you in the end It’s safe to say that it was all for nothing Now you know where I have drawn the line I’ve had enough I’m taking what’s mine I’ll free my soul then I will take my time To let you know I’m doing just fine
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I don’t really know where to start I don’t even know if I’m at the end already But if only I could find a way to win your heart Then I know you could save my soul All the days and all the nights Where I have stayed awake to write Simple words of love that I Had never thought would sound so right Was I wrong to think that you and I could be together ‘Cause I know I could hold on to you forever I want you to take me home And never let me go I really don’t know where to start I’m not even sure if I know myself anymore ‘Cause I’ve ben lost for so long so don’t let me go ‘Cause I know you could take me home All the days and all the nights Where I have stayed awake to write Simple words of love that I Had never though would sound so right Am I wrong to think that you and I could be together ‘Cause I know I could hold on to you forever And I want you to take me home And never let me go
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This is all I have This is all my life Because there is nothing that makes me feel As alive as the love we have There is something inside of me Like a flame that burns forever The everlasting desire To be free To live my dream There is something inside of me Screaming we belong together And we are never giving up On being free And living our dream
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Get off your knees, brother The heat has blurred your vision Here in the cold weather Your tears will live forever Oh! how it feels to love and Not be loved in return Stand up and feel the hurt
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I’ve tried to leave it all behind But maybe I’m not much of a man after all Because instead of fighting the monsters in my mind Escaping to your arms is all I want ‘Cause all the pain that I’ve known Is going to swallow me whole I need a change I have to run away Where all my tears and worries Are nothing but distant memories I need a change I have to run away I’ve tried, I’ve tried so hard But maybe I am not that strong I can’t go on There is nothing, no warmth left in my heart And escaping to your arms is all I want ‘Cause all the pain that I’ve known Is going to swallow me whole I need a change I have to run away Where all my tears and worries Are nothing but distant memories I need a change I have to run away ‘Cause all your pain and sorrow Will be resolved and no more I need a change I have to run away
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You’re gonna have to believe me And all the promises I have made ‘Cause I am here for a reason I want to take you higher
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Outro (demo) 02:53

about

This is everything I wrote for the 2nd album. I started writing for the follow up to Where We Belong a week after its release in May 2012. I was really eager to write another album and I had tons of ideas, including follow-up tracks and "musical winks" to songs on WWB. Over a period of about a year and a half, I wrote these 16 songs; some of which have fully-produced vocals, some are instrumentals and some just have a bit of vocals here and there. But yeah, this is all of it...

Most of these songs were going to be finished and would make it onto the album, which was going to be split and released in two parts. We wanted to release Part 1 in October 2013 and Part 2 about five months later in March 2014. But about a month before hitting the studio, our drummer Alex left the band and we had to delay everything.

Once Guillame joined as Alex's replacement, we started recording Part 1 and dragged the process for about a year. As we were starting vocals, our bass player Nic left; tired of the constant delays, disappointed with the mixing quality of the album, the speed at which it was being made, and sick of the tension within the band. Our friend Stéphane, who had previously played bass with Chris, Ric and myself in Track Map Liberty joined, we scrapped the entire album and started over in early 2016.

Recording drums, bass and guitars went relatively smoothly, but by the time we got to vocals and programming, we had fallen into an unproductive work ethic where we'd only do a couple of takes over 3 or 4 hours once per week due to conflicting schedules. I thought we'd eventually get to the end of it, but more drama around production speed made it so that we couldn't stand working together anymore. Jams were shit, the recording process was shit and we just weren't getting along.

I was really starting to get over the songs, the album concept and the band itself, so I wrote a bunch of stoner rock songs and started another band called Horsedog with Ricardo and two other friends. Towards the end of 2016, after a quick discussion between us, we decided to pull the plug on Bad Captain and formed a casual cover band just for the love of playing together.

At that point in early 2017, even if I wanted to mix, master and release what was finished from the recording sessions, there was no way to get my hands on them. After all this time and hard work, Bad Captain's second album is never going to see the light of day, unless I decided to start over once again.

I decided to release a couple of the more polished demos in mid-2017. A very small and quite dedicated bunch of people wanted to hear more, so I thought I'd upload everything (including the previously released tracks). It's over an hour of mostly instrumental tracks, but to anyone who actually wants to take the time to listen to this big mess of Garageband demos, it's all here!

If you're going to give it a listen, thanks for being such a trooper and enjoy!

- Pat

Part 1:
Intro
As Long As I'm Yours
My Way
You Were Mine
Home
Empty of Everything
All For Nothing
Forever

Part 2:
R.I.P. Pop Punk
All My Life
Gloves
The Hurt
Run Away
Higher
We Belong Together
Outro

credits

released January 8, 2018

Music & Lyrics by Pat Tremblay
Performed by Pat Tremblay
Lead guitar on "The Hurt" performed by Chris Cabot

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