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by Castle Theater

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1.
Make Sense 03:01
I know that you know this isn’t where we thought we’d be And you know that I know we’re falling somewhere we can’t see And it doesn’t make sense Though every little thing is not right Most of everything is alright I'm not sure what or where we are But we’re moving somewhere tonight Though some days I’m lonesome, I’m still grateful for this accident Flying in some kind of heaven, like floating omens no one sent It just doesn’t make sense Though every little thing is not right Most of everything is alright I'm not sure what or where we are But we’re moving somewhere tonight I know that you know this isn’t where we thought we’d be And you know that I know we’re falling down, falling down, falling down And it doesn’t make sense Though every little thing is not right Most of everything is alright I'm not sure what or where we are But we’re moving somewhere tonight We’re moving somewhere, alright? Moving somewhere tonight
2.
CA, 1999 03:45
I’m going back to the living I’m going back in time To the San Fernando Valley Headed to the darker side of night And I’ll know it right when I see it Some imaginary LA Waves on waves washing over This monastery brain I’ve waited for you In my Midwestern mind, I’m moving to California Beautiful California Hiding here until morning Gonna hide right here in peace I left my stress behind me Just by the skin of my teeth Behind this space-age dream screen Glows a brighter shine A perfect kind of union from 1999 California I’m moving to California Beautiful California Some bygone California Come, come, come away Come away with me Come, come, come away Come away wholly I’m watching it I’m watching a picture. Now I’m in California Beautiful California Moving through California Untouchable California California Moving to California Moving through California Beautiful California
3.
The Old Show 03:50
I was so much stronger then But the old show’s over now I had all the answers to believe in But the old show’s over now Yeah, that old show’s over now Yet I can’t help but replay it again, again Yeah, I can’t help but replay it again, again Tomorrow I’ll open up to living in the moment But tonight’s not over yet There’s nothing that I wouldn’t start believing If only the past would get on with it But tonight’s not over yet Hey - for a minute I saw it open up Hey - for a minute I saw it open up I saw it open up
4.
Chances 03:28
So here’s another showdown It’s high time for it to go down And get bent out of shape Or go down in flames I’ve seen this room before So let’s stop before we start it I can’t take another day trip Trust me, I swear it’s better to spare us both of this Oh Lord, Sweet Jesus, I still can’t find what I’m needing I just might surrender Break my heart - don’t break me down Please break my heart, just don’t break me down Break my heart, don’t break me down Because I know what love is for And I don’t trust in it anymore Yeah, all that I know for sure Is that I’m holding on Today is a hundred days So take it anywhere you wanna go I’m open - a little punch drunk - Gotta come down, calm down I wanna tell ya every little thing now I wanna tell ya who I am I’m open - a little too raw The outside’s in Oh Lord, Sweet Jesus You turn me, I’ve been waiting Been holding on to something But I’m letting down my guard And I just might surrender Don’t break my heart or break me down Please don’t break my heart or break me down Don’t break my heart or break me down Because I know what love is for And though I hate what it did to me before All that I know for sure Yeah, all that I know for sure All that I know for sure Is that we’re holding on
5.
Beyond the marquee We lost ya to the winning scene Angry and afraid  Eating dogs and lemonade And you don’t mind  Even when I’m with you I still miss who you were Come home again  Don’t treat us so unkind Stop saying it’s some blessing in disguise You’re not the only one Waiting for a quiet calm Be right here Still, when you’re near me You can’t hear, see, feel me Please come back home  Every time I play You turn that way and every time I say “hold on” I know it ain’t easy  To constantly be leaving Please come home again
6.
I Need You 03:37
After years of kicking and screaming at no one My tired fists wore down to the bone Been trying my darndest to try and do better And pull my body back together, man I need you I need you I need you I need you Lord, I want a savior … some human connection A dreamer dreaming dreams for two You wake me up, honey You make me a new man And ya don’t care that I lost myself 
7.
Still 03:10
He’s dressed the part Dressed to kill the good in you and the good in him Sells his myths as truths He still builds his home on a peaky limb Now he’s onstage And singing sin onto quiet and angry men Something’s gotta change him Shake him, stop him, turn him in But his soul stares blindly at the light Of that blood red sight The flashing warning sign That should have scared that sick out of his mind       But he’s still unfazed Yeah, he’s still angry Good god His soul stares blindly at the light Of that blood red sight The flashing warning sign That should have scared that sick out of his mind       But he’s still unfazed He’s still angry He’s still lonely Some things never change
8.
Cold Comfort 03:44
I ran myself ragged through autumn Raced my way down past the bottom And burned all my bridges Opened up my stitches And did it again, again, again And now that time has finally caught me I’d do anything to say I’m sorry  But that’s not comfort That’s cold comfort I’m not ready for the truth No, that’s no comfort Just cold comfort Because I’m already gone Banking on a magic moment Banking on a change of heart A lucky last shot To bury a lot Something to open and save me The heart aches hard, the heart aches heavy So tough to keep it goin’ steady It needs some comfort Some soul comfort Just before I see the truth A little more comfort And I knew comfort Gold flowed through my blood Give me some comfort Even if it’s cold comfort Just before my way back home Please send me some comfort A little more comfort I’m already on my way back home Give me some comfort Even if it’s cold comfort I’ll never be more ready for the truth  Please send me some comfort Some cold comfort Because I’m already gone
9.
Woke up in a new age Woke up in a new way, Honey And though the sun has set I’m seeing things much more clearly I know I knew better It can be such a lonely, lonely world Been tied to too many things Now I’m trying to put this back together I know that you are somewhere else But I see you over and over I know that you are somewhere else But I do love you Yeah, I do Now that I’m getting older And though my anger got out (and I let it) I’m something to see in this brand new skin I’ve got so much life to begin The minutes move slowly But the years all go by in a flash, and they’re gone Been banking on an afterlife I’m hoping for some way to hold on I know that you are somewhere else But I see you over and over I know that you are somewhere else But I do love you Yeah, I do I know that you are somewhere else But I see you, I want you, I need you I know that you are somewhere else But I do love you Oh Lord, I do

about

Castle Theater is me, Tyler Tholl. I wrote, recorded, and mixed this music in my family’s home, September 2020 to May 2021.

The songs were edited by my partner, Nora Kain, and mastered by Joe Finstrom at Lithium Mastering. They were loosely inspired by Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1999 film, Magnolia.

The cover art is a combined photograph and painting I made of my family’s cat, Little Bear, wandering the San Fernando Valley.

This music wouldn't have been made without the help of a lot of people. My eternal gratitude to:

Nora, for everything; C & A, for being the coolest; Joe, for making these recordings sound better; Tom Lecher, for letting me use your many instruments; Matt Leavitt, for the Optigan and microphone; All the friends who listened to this stuff in its various stages and gave advice, I love you; Tom Scharpling, Judee Sill, and PT Anderson, for the unending inspiration; And you, Reader, for taking the time to listen to these songs. Thank you.

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released August 13, 2021

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Castle Theater is the music of Minnesotan songwriter and home recordist Tyler Tholl.

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