MARRIAGES & DIVORCES

  • Nate Logston

    SONGWRITER / PRODUCER / VOCALS / MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST

  • Rob Shelton

    PRODUCER / ENGINEER / KEYS

  • Andrew Maguire

    PERCUSSION

  • Allen Van Wert

    GUITAR

  • Adam Hill

    ENGINEER / BACKING VOCALS / MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST

  • Carly Bond

    BACKING VOCALS

  • Julie Odnoralov

    GUITAR

  • Dave McNair

    MASTERING ENGINEER

TRACK LISTING AND CREDITS

  • Nate Logston - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass, Drums

    Adam Hill - Slide Guitar, Backing Vocals, Tambourine

    Rob Shelton - Organ

    Andrew Maguire - Percussion

    words and music by Nate Logston

  • Nate Logston - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Organ, Drums

    Allen Van Wert - Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar

    Rob Shelton - Synth, Rhodes Piano

    Andrew Maguire - Percussion

    words and music by Nate Logston

  • Nate Logston - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Lead Guitar

    Rob Shelton - Organ

    Andrew Maguire - Percussion

    words and music by Nate Logston

  • Nate Logston - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass

    Rob Shelton - Rhodes Piano

    Andrew Maguire - Percussion

    Carly Bond - Backing Vocals

    words and music by Nate Logston

  • Nate Logston - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass, Drums

    Julie Odnoralov - Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar

    Rob Shelton - Organ, String Synth

    Andrew Maguire - Percussion

    words and music by Nate Logston

  • Nate Logston - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

    Allen Van Wert - Lead Guitar

    Rob Shelton - Synth Bass, Rhodes Piano

    Carly Bond - Backing Vocals

    Andrew Maguire - Percussion

    words and music by Nate Logston

  • Nate Logston - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Drums

    Adam Hill - Bass, Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals

    Rob Shelton - Farfisa Organ

    Andrew Maguire - Percussion

    words and music by Nate Logston

  • Nate Logston - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Lead Guitar, Drums

    Allen Van Wert - Lead Guitar

    Rob Shelton - Farfisa Organ, Synths

    Carly Bond - Backing Vocals

    Andrew Maguire - Percussion

    words and music by Nate Logston

  • Nate Logston - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Synth

    Allen Van Wert - Lead Guitar

    Rob Shelton - Synth Bass, Rhodes Piano

    Andrew Maguire - Percussion

    Carly Bond - Backing Vocals

    words and music by Nate Logston

  • Nate Logston - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Synth

    Carly Bond - Backing Vocals

    Andrew Maguire - Percussion

    words and music by Nate Logston

  • Nate Logston - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Bass, Piano, Hammond, Lead Guitar Fills

    Allen Van Wert - Lead Guitar

    words and music by Nate Logston

All words and music by Nate Logston, © 2023 Level-Three, Inc. Mixed by Rob Shelton at Altamira Sound in Los Angeles. Mastered by Dave McNair. Special thanks to Shane Taylor for lending a critical ear during the writing and tracking process. Thanks to Adam Hill for working with me all these years. Thanks to Lynn, Ella and Zack for always being my first listeners, biggest fans, and putting up with my creative urges. Thanks to Rob, Andrew, and Carly at Altamira. Thanks to Julie and Allen, who contributed super-power creative energy to the songs. Special thanks to my brother Matt, who inspired parts of this entire album.

And thank you to you, for being here, being interested, and supporting me, us, and this collection of songs.

Lyrics

water high

it was mine but i shared / as you do when you care / till you’re burned / and the wounds never repair / feigning fate to a fool / like the sun shining through / is meant to blind / instead you find your inner truth

if i had some will or some strength / might’ve found a way / instead i have this date with dread and drinking pain away / and though i’ve made up this bed / it’s starting to look like a grave

i remember the night / felt that something had died / it wasn’t coming back no matter how we tried / you were mine till you weren’t / you were warm till you burnt / i held you close enough to feel your feelings hurt

if i had some will or some strength / i’d stop misreading faith / letting love be love / instead i’m reading doubt as hate / and now i’m saddling up / i’m riding this pride to the grave / and i’ll be paying back some debts that i owe / before i hit the road / think of heading south in search of someone that i know / and no cares if i stay / they just want to say not to go

and it’s like it was right there for the taking / and i never felt ready / i’m running out of time while i’m waiting / losing trust / growing cold / while i’m just growing old

i was high but i fell / wasn’t me you could tell / it’s a blur / water high and living hell / lessons learned taking notes / living life with the ghosts / you were right / i was just weaker than most

losing all my will and my strength / i have myself to thank / and after all is said and done i took all i could take / so i’m saddling up / and i’m riding this pride to the grave / i’ll be paying back some debts that i owe / before i hit the road / spend what days are left down south with someone that i know / cause no one cares if i stay / so no one should care when i go

paying back some debts that i owe / before i hit the road / think of heading south in search of someone that i know / cause no one cares if i stay / no one should care when i go

words and music by Nate Logston

No TAkers

i found ten kinds of hell inside my brain / and i call dibs on suffering and pain / this nightmare fuel won’t help put out the flame / and fighting when i’m less likely to blame / and all i’m saying is 

i’m no good for her, don’t hate her / i know that she’ll rue the day where / she finds out i’m the traitor / who tried to give her up / no takers

i’m wound up in this web i didn’t weave / and i got spun round and round and couldn’t leave / and that was ok with me / i’m not just some guy that she forgave / cause i got some lies i’m taking to the grave / and all i’m saying is 

it was me who pulled the faders / she kept holding, i betrayed her / tried to tell her i tried to save her / i tried to give her up / no takers

and she said / where you been and was it worth it / when i called i know you heard it / the forest we saw through the trees / it was only a pile of leaves / let’s burn it

smaller batches boost the flavor / restlessness brings bad behavior / tried to pawn her, i tried to trade her / i tried to give her up / i tried to give her up / no takers

words and music by Nate Logston

Ringside

i’m afraid to say / i veered a little off my path / i might’ve lost my way / and it seems i’ve met my match / but i never meant to stay / now i can’t seem to pull myself away

and i fell from grace / and slipped into another round / need you to cut my face / to bring this swelling down / cut clean but dodge my veins / and press the cold steel firm against the pain

i'm on the ropes and bound to fall / taking jabs and hooks to the jaw / my lead right that got me here, has led me wrong / i’m ringside with you for now / but not for long

i made you wait / just like it all revolved on me / i told you keep your faith / but faith isn’t what you need / false hope isn’t worth the grief / when the twelfth-round bell might never ring

i'm on the ropes and bound to fall / taking jabs and hooks to the jaw / my lead right that got me here, has led me wrong / i’m ringside with you for now

i'm on the ropes and bound to fall / taking jabs and hooks to the jaw / my lead right that got me here, has led me wrong / i’m ringside with you for now / but not for long

words and music by Nate Logston

You Don’t Seem To Mind

trust yourself to be wise / immune to good advice / with heavy hands and sad eyes / you’ll think once but you’ll pay twice / and you don’t call that lonely / and you don’t feel that void / the past is fading slowly into blue / just like the only love we knew

what’s it mean to be good? / have i done all that i could? / a heavy mind and heartache / just hoping for peace when i wake / and i don’t rest so easy / a good friend is so rare / it’s all becoming more than i can bare / and i’m not so sure you care

and i’ve become so jaded / but you don’t seem to mind / the years have slowly faded / all the hope i had / the dreams i had / the faith i had / the love i had / the fear i had / trust and pride / but you don’t seem to mind

and how my thoughts keep racing / and i can’t sleep at night / i can’t help but think that i’ve wasted / all the hope i had / dreams i had / the faith i had / love i had / the fear i had / must’ve died / but you don’t seem to mind

words and music by Nate Logston

Exit Plan

think i left my pride where I found this joy / i’m carving out some time for things that I love / so i can destroy them / all i need is space to let the memories fade / my body aches / i’ve taken the hits / made the mistakes

the line’s in sand, so i’m jumping while i can / cause i’m half the man they think i am, and twice the fool for fighting / chasing dreams full of fears i’ll never find ‘em / i just need an exit plan / cause i’m not gonna be another broken man feeling like he’s dying

i think i see the end as a white oak door / it’s a place i’ve been / new living to do what i didn’t before / there’s been enough heartache to last a hundred years / it’s been a rough start, making truth out of lies, faith out of fears

the line’s in sand, so i’m jumping while can / cause i’m half the man they think i am, and twice the fool for fighting / selling dreams never means that someone’s buying / i just need an exit plan / cause i’m not gonna be another broken man who’s feeling like he’s dying 

my heart was wrong / my head was right / knew it all along / trouble today will visit tonight / may the wind be strong / may the sun shine bright / may the days be long cause it’s cold in the night

the line’s in sand, so I’m jumping while I can / cause i’m half the man they think i am, and twice the fool for fighting / i’m chasing dreams full of fears I’ll never find ‘em / i just need an exit plan / cause I’m not gonna be another broken man who’s feeling like he’s dying / i’m feeling like I’m dying / i’m feeling like i’m selling dreams to a world who isn’t buying / i just need an exit plan / i need an exit plan / cause i’m not living life feeling like i’m dying

words and music by Nate Logston

Figure This Out

you might’ve told me but i’m sure i wasn’t listening / i think i do that time to time / you probably showed me but i bet i wasn’t watching / i might’ve saw something that shined / but i don’t need you to tell me / i know there’s something about me now / now just give me some time and i’ll figure this out

something about the way i feel is not familiar / it’s like i’ve got a borrowed mind / something about the way i look is a little different / but aren’t we all on borrowed time? / but i don’t have strength to face this / i know i’m going through changes now / now just give me some time and i’ll figure it out

had i known when i took this deal, i’d have scars that would never heal / dreams i never will see or feel / it’s like the fire’s burning out / and all at once i’m filled with doubt

you might’ve wondered where i was when you were sleeping / i couldn’t stay although i tried / you might’ve worried, might’ve questioned if believing has made things harder in your life / but i know shame when it fills me / i’m to blame but i can’t breathe now / now just give me some time and i’ll figure this out

and i know pain when it kills me / i know love when it leaves me / i know shame when it fills me / i know no one believes me now, now / now i’ll have to figure this out

words and music by Nate Logston

Leaving Lies

pour a glass full of lime and tanqueray / buckling in to fade away / i put on nilsson / turn the lights down, try to heal some / make it worse, make it numb, make it rain / making room for the anger and the pain / i’ll stop this sulking / but “without her” “everybody’s talkin”

for a song and a dance, a change of pace / gotta think fast to change my ways / wanna show you all that i’ll be fine without you / and i don’t need you / i don’t want you now / it was me who threw me out / no one i can’t do without / all i needed was a reason

and i’ll be seeking these visions in my mind / focused on what lies ahead / leaving lies for you to find

poor man with the good book in his hand / doing no good like no one can / wants to save you / feel his faith and let it take you / and i don’t blame you / got no shame to give / got your own life left to live / got the house and both the kids / you don’t need me to forgive

and i’ll be seeking these visions in my mind / focused on what lies ahead / leaving lies for you to find 

pour a glass full of lime and tanqueray / buckling in to fade away / put on nilsson / turn the lights down, try to heal some

words and music by Nate Logston

Closed

is it a shame we met or will the best come yet? / who knows / all i know is a door hasn’t opened since this one closed / there was a time when you and i were satisfied / since then, it has all fell to pieces / a lesson that teaches men  

and after all, you promised love eternally / it was easier to leave / and all i really hoped for was honesty

is it a shame it’s time, or is it silver lined? / i’m fine / but now all this is piling up and i’m losing my mind / and when it’s time, will be both know, will we both cry? / and how can we divide a lifetime full of things we held so tight?

there was a time when you were always by my side / feels like you keep fading further, though you never leave my mind

is it a shame we met, or will the best come yet? / who knows / all i know is a door hasn’t opened since this one closed

words and music by Nate Logston

My Brother

my brother will work just as hard as two people, and charge just a fraction of the one / my brother will pray, try to keep away pure evil, partaking in some evil when he’s done

my brother might say one thing and then do quite the other / and our mother’s had enough / and our father, he gave up / my brother might ask for help / and when he does, he needs it / and i want to keep him safe, but i cashed out all my grace / i’m selfish but I’m safe / and i can’t find a reason for his faith

my brother has strength, just as much as two people / and a touch of something crazy in his brain / my brother has ways of lighting up the darkness with a sharp wit and a clever turn of phrase

but my brother can’t seem to tell when something’s quite enough / and it’s tough to fool me twice, but he’s done it countless times / my brother has love for days, an endless well for giving / and i tried so many ways, but i just can’t seem to change / my patience starts to wane / and before i know it i’m causing him pain

my brother won’t hold a grudge but sure can hold a secret / in a week won’t remember what you said / my brother’s chalk full of life but running low on money / and he’s funny till he has you seeing red

my brother would run head-on into a house that’s burning just to save a stranger’s cat / how could i compete with that? / my brother would starve for weeks, or run for days not sleeping, but i take him for a fool, and have treated him so cruel / and he gets under my skin / life wouldn’t be as good without him

my brother won’t say one bad word about you, and i doubt you could ever say the same

words and music by Nate Logston

Into Afterward

i’m feeling more useless every day / need some more time to throw away / want the one once lost who wanted to stay / burn the bridges crossed

i wrote a line, played a chord, struck a vein / making sounds out of truth and hidden pain / let me turn all your shame into disdain / burn the love we lost / and sell the hope at cost

giving you the right to be the good guy / calling it a night / you knew i would be trying to dodge a fight the best I could / without a friend in sight

and i don’t need permission to believe / i’ve got god’s approval to deceive / far from what’s right into the pure / and that should lead thru the night / but i could use a little light

onward into afterward / i misread the signs / memories are fading, waiting for the sun to shine / onward into afterward / losing all that what was mine / i was looking out for what’s been waiting, and leaving you behind

i’m staying in bed through the day / avoiding all the dread that comes my way / living life inside my head, where I’m safe / had it all and i let it slip away / the work of a lifetime gone in a day / can’t have back what you throw away

and it’s onward into afterward / i misread the signs / memories are fading, waiting for the sun to shine / onward into afterward / losing all that what was mine / i was looking out for what’s been waiting, and leaving you behind

words and music by Nate Logston

Gradually

i was hung up with the idea of love / i got caught up in the dream / and i began to lose hope / it happened real slow, gradually

i had your trust in the palm of my hand / i had a death grip, so it seemed / but like a shift in my soul, time took its toll, gradually

like a slow river moving south / i could read the words that kept falling from your mouth / and i know you didn’t mean to say all that / but i don’t want it taken back / in the end this truth is all we have

i’m out finding mine while you’re finding yours / but now i could use some relief / because i’m building up debt along with regret, gradually

you never know what life will have in store / but if you did, you’d do exactly what you did before / and now i’ll be tracing back a path / taking turns just like i took / rewriting lines written in this book

i never felt like i was giving it away / but one by one, then two by two is how my bed was made / now that all i have left in life is me / guess i’ll learn to love again / it’s easier to love than to agree

and i’ve become one of those guys that you know, who gambled on love and left with grief / and i’m still finding ways to get through these days / still finding ways to get through these days / still finding ways to get through these days, gradually

words and music by Nate Logston