From the recording Seriously
Basic tracks recorded at Sparta Sound by Rich Mattson - Additional recording at It's a Secret in Minneapolis by David J. Russ - Mixed at Sparta Sound by Rich Mattson - Mastered by Tom Garneau
THE BAND:
Dan Israel - acoustic and electric rhythm guitars (and a few leads), vocals, some rudimentary piano
David J. Russ - drums, vocals, and percussion - and orchestration on "How Do I?"
Mike Lane - bass,, vocals, keys on the bridge to "Take Off Again"
Steve Brantseg - lead and rhythm electric guitars
THE GUESTS:
Rich Mattson - various and sundry guitar/bass/keys/percussion contributions, harmonica on "I'm in New York"
Peter J. Sands - organ and piano
John Eller - piano on "Happy for Now"
Katie Gearty - harmony vocals on "Set Each Other Free"
Colleen Martin-Oake - harmony vocals on "Taking the Fall"
"The Hang of It" - Recorded/mixed/produced by Jon Herchert at Suburban Serenade, a Deck production - Dan Israel - rhythm guitar and vocals - Jon Herchert - lead guitars, bass, and harmony vocals - Ashleigh Still - harmony vocals - John Fields - drums
Cover art by Laura Bennett - Design by Jon Hunt - Photo by Steven Cohen - Special thanks and love to Eden Mollow - www.danisraelmusic.com
Lyrics
6. Set Each Other Free
(chorus)
Guess we're back in this place again, I still wanted, to be your friend,
It's never lining up perfectly, how we gonna set each other free?
How we gonna set each other free?
I don't know what is the way ahead, let's go back to the things we said,
Don't feel like any way to be, how we gonna set each other free,
How we gonna set each other free?
(verse)
I hurt so bad, 'cause I can't fulfill, all your dreams, I'm a bitter pill,
Can barely swallow and it's hard to breathe,
Wish I knew how we should proceed, wish I knew how we should proceed***
(chorus)
Mornings come and the evenings go, wish I knew what the happy ones know,
I'm never quite where I'm supposed to be, if you want, you can cry to me,
If you want, you can cry to me....
(verse)
It's a lot to get to even out, working only with a shadowy doubt,
Guess we gotta take it by degrees, if we wanna put our minds at ease,
if we wanna put our minds at ease***
(solo)
(Bridge)
Maybe we can make it work, we can make it good,
Maybe the road up ahead can bend,
I never felt this good, I guess that's why I'm scared,
Maybe it doesn't have to end...
(chorus)
Guess we're back in this place again, we can only do what we can,
what we can, whatever's meant to be, maybe we can set each other free, maybe we can…