Mr. Coyote and the Terrible Things He Taught His Children

from Riverside by James Spaite

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Coyote

The coyotes they sing out here
In the dark before the cockadoodle crows
And the freedom of daylight draws near
The coyotes howl a painful song to my ears
And I hear less hope than a sad Negro Spiritual
Sung by mothers in tears

So I asked Coyote
Why he does the things he does
And he replied to me softly,
“Because I am my father’s son.”

But I told him that,
“Things can change
They don’t have to stay the same”
But he stopped me and he said

“Arghhh-wooooo
I’m a slave to the moon
Arghhh-wooooo
I’m a Coyote and it’s just what we do”

The coyotes
Oh, they waste their time out here
In the dark chasing their own tails
Running in circles of fear

So I asked Coyote
Why he does the things he does
And he replied to me softly,
“Because I am my father’s son.”

But I told him that,
“Things can change
They don’t have to stay the same”
But he stopped me and he said

“Arghhh-wooooo
I’m a slave to the moon
Arghhh-wooooo
I’m a Coyote and it’s just what we do”

Oooo, but I told him that
“You don’t have to have
the bitter taste in your mouth no more
from the sour grapes your parents ate
that was their choice not your’s
I believe a father’s child can change their own ways.
And I know that this is something that I’ve said before
But there’s time and these things can be restored.”
And I won’t stop until we all make it there.
And we will sing a new song like

“Arghhh-wooooo
We are slaves to no thing, no thing
Arghhh-wooooo
It’s for freedom we have been set free!”

credits

from Riverside, released April 10, 2018
Engineering by: Zackary Darling, James Bishop
Additional Engineering by: Alex , Christian Cummings, Roy Silverstein, Dave Darling
Mixed by: James Bishop
Produced by: James Bishop
Assistant: Isabel Twongyeirwe
Executive Producer: James Spaite
Primary Artist: James Spaite
Photography and Design by: Jakelen Diaz
Mastered by: James Bishop
Horn and String Arrangements by: James Bishop
Songwriting: James Spaite
Acoustic Guitar by: James Spaite
Nashville Guitar by: James Spaite, James Bishop
Classical Guitar by: Jeff Bishop, James Spaite
Electric Guitar by: James Bishop, Julius Obregón
Pedal Steel by: Julius Obregón
Auxiliary Percussion: Howard Bishop
Bass by: Darwin Avalos
Drums by: Taylor Eldreth
Percussion by: Taylor Eldreth
Programming by: James Bishop
Strings by: CMG Music
French Horn by: Andrew Young
Trumpet by: Evan Walsh
Flügelhorn by: Evan Walsh
Saxophone by: Brady Sisk
Trombone by: Taylor Smith
Vibraphone by: James Bishop
Kalimba by: James Spaite
Piano by: James Bishop, Matt Giles
Keyboards by: Matthew Giles
Additional Keyboards by: James Bishop
B3 Organ by: Matthew Giles
Vocals by: James Spaite, Maddy Trattles, Savannah Walters, Teroa Paselio
Group Vocals by: Aaron Yoshida, Gustavo Olivares, Isabel Twongyeirwe, James Bishop, James Spaite, Jordan Mageo, Joshua Randle, Julius Obregón, Rachêl Barocio, Teroa Paselio


Recorded at:
The Shit House ( Van Nuys )
The Beehive ( Van Nuys )
Clearlake Recording Studios ( North Hollywood )
Rarefied Recording ( San Diego )
Studio West ( San Diego )
Signature Sound ( San Diego )
Brown Chapel Recording Studios ( San Diego )
The Bishop’s ( San Diego )

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