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Therapy

by Phillip E Mitchell

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1.
I started young with my foot against the pedal, baby I say goodbye to every fool I've known I'll blow it out on a spread of highway, baby You don't want to see my fall I didn't think so at all You started out looking small inside the mirror, baby I left behind a debt I'll never pay We started out with the ending drawing nearer, baby You know that I've got wandering eyes and wandering eyes don't see You know that I've got wandering eyes and wandering eyes don't recognize everything you see when you look into my eyes I'm leaving now with my finger on the trigger, baby I'm leaving now, walking backwards into night You can smoke your cigarette and pretend it's ever after, baby But you don't want to see me fall Didn't think so at all
2.
Phoenix Hill 03:56
You drove all night from Illinois To meet me there on phoenix hill And everything was beautiful You took my hand and said my name You asked me if I felt the same I said a hundred fold Your eyes, sad under lights on the street We danced while the world was asleep Then fell into secrets we’ll keep And there’s nothing at all that I wouldn’t give To be in this moment as long as I live Just to hold you until dawn But I will always have this song I watched your taillights disappear I watched you run from all you fear While angels came tumbling down I locked myself inside my room I drank all night and slept til noon Looking for an easy out I know dreams don’t come easy like this I will always remember your kiss Though you love a life I don’t fit into And when time’s illusions fall away in disgrace We will be there And there’s nothing at all that I wouldn’t do To be in this moment forever with you Like two statues carved in stone But I will always have this song
3.
Human (free) 03:16
it's good just to breathe in it's good just to wait for the moment to pass it's good to be human it's good to feel love when you're falling fast it's good to remember somewhere ahead you will see the light it's good to find shelter here in the arms of a friend tonight and though you walk in shadows now tomorrow you'll be dancing inside the sun I will never let you down I will carry you like a lover should it's good just to lie down it's good just to breathe for a while instead it's good to find refuge it's good just to sleep while I hold your hand it's good to know someone someone whose heart knows where you've been it's good to know someone someone like me who understands don't give up believing you've got every reason to live don't give up believing it's not the end
4.
Mama 04:02
Oh, Mama, look at me now Look at the bruises on my brow Oh, Mama, when i was a child You busted my lip so you could survive Oh, Mama, I saw you today You hid under covers to sleep it away Oh, Mama dad wrecked the car I dream of him silent now with his scars And every word you say is a lie You just pretend I'll be all right Take a deep breath Shut your eyes The ocean is dark Keep your hands up The current is wild The water is cold After this fall you'll never have enough love Will we ever get enough love Oh, Mama, I think I forgive I've only got one life to live oh mama although you failed I've got my own rough winds to sail And what if all I say is a lie And I just pretend I'll be all right
5.
Avalon 03:03
It was raining on Valentine's Day when you'd almost given up Mother slept it off for a while and my brother and I got drunk While you were tied in electric chains I was passed out on the floor for three long nights no one came to your hospital door Time moves slowly here in Avalon We live only for a little while We must love while we can And carry the weight on our backs Room 232 I set my bag down on the floor You were there with your eyes on the TV the TV was turned off I think it was a surprise to see me as I fell into the chair You said you thought that you were forsaken Well, not while I'm still here
6.
Love (free) 03:42
I know you are hurting I read it in your touch I feel close but far away It’s never quite enough You read to me last night And every word was true Someone else’s old love letters Open the door to you Love, love’s waiting here for you What else can I do to show you? Love, love shouldn’t shut you out Or leave you with your doubts When I can hold you Remember all this open space Is just a great façade Highways run long distance But my heart lives where you are And if you change your mind love And words come spilling out These tired arms will wrap around The promise I’m without
7.
I take out the watch you gave me Christmas day The battery died and it's been stuck at half past eight I see you there reflected in the glass you think it's like me, worthless and free, you think it's like me It's getting dark in here and I'm the one you fear It's getting dark in here and I'm the one you want to disappear I spot you at night alone there in your chair from the hallway I watch you casting vacant stares it's a picture for me of how all good things must pass I'm gripped by desire, I put out the fire, I'm burning alive even the unbelievers will be saved even a legion of demons can find grace just when the world is turning in its grave we will save face! We will save face! We will save face!
8.
Committed 03:45
Look at me baby Look at you You're in your white wedding dress In a padded room Look at you baby Look at me I traded my tuxedo in for a chance to be free so while you savor every taste of wedding cake I gotta car out back just for my great escape I don't want to be committed to an institution all my lifelong days I don't want to be talking 'bout a revolution when I want this my way I got the radio blasting I left that church behind I got the wheels turning fast and the sun in my eyes I don't know where I'm going Maybe I don't care I'm doing both of us a favor I hope you understand And if you see it my way maybe we can talk sometime laughing over dinner saying, 'we were oh so blind' And I don't need no therapy to tell me how to be I've got this feeling set on liberty
9.
Our Last Drive (free) 04:45
We gave up our innocence and expectations We drove home in silence beneath this shadow sky And trailing our headlights with speculation How did we end up on the road at night? I won't regret a single moment's passion And, no, I don't blame you for the love you stole All this we say without looking over An empty space where our elbows touch We might not find it right now But we'll find it somehow We gotta keep the faith that keeps us alive We might not understand the grace That keeps us in place As the world is crumbling right before our eyes On our last drive I saw you tonight and you were huddled over yesterday's papers with your pale white hands I know I'm a child and that getting older Doesn't appeal to me like it does to a man So come out tonight and let's turn the engine I'll take you up to Turner's End, and we'll drive some more Don't mind the darkness it's a blanket for your sorrow I got my foot on the pedal and my heart on the floor
10.
I'm Sorry 04:32
You waited there out in the rain You held my jacket in your hand with my favorite smile And I drove by, no, I couldn't stop I caught your eye and then you knew I had given up And if you call me up tonight I will only say I'm sorry And if you call me up tonight I will only say I never meant to hurt you in this way I lie awake with my eyes glued to the ceiling and every desperate intention seems to hover overhead I see you there with your head hung low yeah, you're standing in my mind like you're etched in stone And after all the bridges have collapsed After all the miles you will one day put behind You will see everything I meant You will see I could never give you what you need Well, maybe I am meant for this lying in the bed alone Maybe I am meant to suffer once you're gone

about

Recent news:

"Love" placed in the finals of the UK Songwriting Contest (2012)
www.songwritingcontest.co.uk/2012-results.html

Singer-songwriter and pianist Phillip E. Mitchell’s LP, Therapy, should keep you on the couch for the duration of its forty-five minute running time—about the time of a typical session of therapy, but for a reduced fee. Athens music magazine, The Flagpole, called Mitchell’s music “soulful” and “mellow” with a “theatrical edge” while on tour with the Colorful Quiet in 2009. Therapy continues this tradition.

After raising money on Kickstarter.com, Mitchell recruited a stellar line-up of musicians to help him realize his vision. Gerry Hansen, drummer and producer of Shawn Mullins’ newest album Light You Up, came aboard to play drums. Famed Nashville producer and former member of Fleming and John, John Mark Painter (Ben Folds & Gabe Dixon Band), contributed horn tracks, Grammy nominated John Keane (Widespread Panic & R.E.M.) played bass, and Andy Carlson (R.E.M & the Cowboy Junkies), whom the New York Times called “demon fiddler,” arranged and played strings.

Mitchell’s music avoids easy point-by-point comparisons to other artists in the piano pop pantheon. While he cites Folds, Jimmy Webb, Elton John, Billy Joel, Randy Newman, and Leon Russell as influences, his songs, both in melodic sensibility and style, are all his own.

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released April 13, 2013

All songs written by Phillip E. Mitchell
Produced by Phillip E. Mitchell

John Amoss: Accordion
Andy Carlson: Violin and viola
Gerry Hansen: Drums and percussion
John Keane: Bass
Jason Kesler: Background Vocals, guitar
Cora Kuyvenhoven: Cello
Shannon MacMahon: Backgrounds on "Love"
Matthew Mitchell: Backgrounds on "Committed"
Phillip E. Mitchell: Piano, vocals, organs, background vocals, and trumpet solo on "Avalon"
John Mark Painter: baritone sax, trumpet, trombone, french horn, and flugelhorn
Mialy R: Backgrounds on "Human"
Carole Rakotovelo: Choir and solo on "Warm"


Engineers: Nick Curtis, Lucas Dorier, Gerry Hansen, John Keane, John Mark Painter, and Phillip E Mitchell

Recorded at

John Keane Studios, Athens, GA
IHOF, Nashville, TN
Earthwork Studio, Newark, OH
Creekside Studio, Lawrenceville, GA
P.M. Studios, Jefferson, GA
Ready, Set, Record, Franklin, TN

Additional tracks recorded in:
Brussels, Belgium and Dole, France

String arrangements: Andy Carlson
Strings recorded at Earthwork Studio, Newark, OH
Horn arrangements: John Mark Painter
Horns recorded at IHOF, Nashville, TN
Mixed and Mastered at Ready, Set, Record by Nick Curtis
Additional editing by John Keane

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