Album page can be found At lunarhowlmusic.wordpress.com via the spinoffs section.
Fronted by Nigel, this album is much more directly personal to me, and contains references to people and places Ive lost and found through the years and my own experiences of growing older.
It has been one hell of a ride to write and produce.
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Faking Dead No Passengers
Faking Deads album No Passengers is a new project from Anthias. Faking Dead is the fictional band Gwendolines Mission support on tour for GM3: Staring At The Crack, after meeting lead singer Nigel in GM2: Travelling Still. The songs are about getting older, getting through things, losing people, chasing ideas, and the strange business of being alive sometimes seriously, sometimes not so seriously.
This album is complete and can be downloaded as high quality 320kbps cbr MP3s from the Lunar Howl mega or may be heard on wolf haven fm, our radio station. Find both on the home page.
And tracks 9 and 10 form a massive centrepiece at 5:50 and 7:43 respective durations, each a suite over multiple movements. Nigel got carried away. Or I did. Who really knows at this point?
Track list
Basic Expectations
Lost Ones
Road Fog
Age of Denial
Pushing Through
The Tender Fender
Chasing Fantasies
Emotional Sherpa
Growing Down / Growing Out
No Passengers
Noodles and Soy
Out now!
More when things settle.
Lyrics
Track 1 Basic Expectations
[Verse 1]
Give me coffee. Doesnt have to be good.
Ill take a bridge thats made of wood
Keep up the smiles and the friendly song
And Ill stand beside you all day long.
[Chorus]
Basic relations
Simple foundations
Friendly communications
And my basic expectations.
[Verse 2]
Take me places that are free
You dont need to spend your money on me
Just be there on my arm all day
And tell me whatever you need to say.
[Chorus]
Basic relations
Simple foundations
Friendly communications
And my basic expectations.
[Verse 3]
Some want the world on a giant yacht
Some have needs that are hard to spot
But I live simple, I only need you
And with that youre free to do what you do.
[Chorus]
Basic relations
Simple foundations
Friendly communications
And my basic expectations.
Track 2 Lost Ones
[Verse 1]
Somewhere down the rugged road
I turned to help with someones load
Turned back around to empty space
Of the person beside me there wasnt a trace
[Chorus]
They are the lost ones
Who vanished from sight
Walked out of our lives
And it didnt feel right
They are the lost ones
Whose absence we feel
But we all might be victims
Of the cards that we deal.
[Verse 2]
I wandered along just my feet on the ground
Until suddenly two feet beside me I found
Until I look and the shoes are gone
Just mine by the door and now Im alone
[Chorus]
They are the lost ones
Who vanished from sight
Walked out of our lives
And it didnt feel right
They are the lost ones
Whose absence we feel
But we all might be victims
Of the cards that we deal.
[Verse 3]
We are the lost ones in each others place
Somehow disconnected while running this race
Finding a way back is harder than hell
But still I hope they remember me well.
[Chorus]
They are the lost ones
Who vanished from sight
Walked out of our lives
And it didnt feel right
They are the lost ones
Whose absence we feel
But we all might be victims
Of the cards that we deal.
Track 3 Road Fog
[Verse 1]
The updates keep the gps right
But the maps in my brain are locked up tight
There are places and roads where I still want to be
But theres a house where dad used to fish with me.
[Chorus]
My maps are old and the roads are wrong
But my desire to visit old places is strong
But I have to go around the houses with dogs
That occupy spaces where my brains map fogs.
[Verse 2]
It used to be trees and lakeside fun
Now its concrete and bricks and blistering sun
There are roads cut through heaven and the old ways are gone
This isnt my future, its what progress won.
[Chorus]
My maps are old and the roads are wrong
But my desire to visit old places is strong
But I have to go around the houses with dogs
That occupy spaces where my brains map fogs.
[Verse 3]
Theres a dog on a chain where we used to sit,
Just me and my dad and the fish for a bit.
Its a piece of my life that I cant let go.
But dad is long gone so hell never know.
[Chorus]
My maps are old and the roads are wrong
But my desire to visit old places is strong
But I have to go around the houses with dogs
That occupy spaces where my brains map fogs.
Track 4 Age of Denial
[Verse 1]
I know Im not old in my heart of hearts
But thats not backed up by my failing parts.
Lifes been a long meal, all roads up hill
And now the doctor is bringing the bill.
[Chorus]
Life is a journey
It shouldnt be a trial
But we all reach it
The Age of Denial
[Verse 2]
Its easy to ignore the number of years
That passed beneath the bridge of my fears
But then the world catches up with a shock
When my knees say the carpet feels more like a rock.
[Bridge]
Not much to say
Beyond that its hard
To face this today
The length of my road
So Ill just be honest
That Im not being true
About all the things
I can no longer do.
[Chorus]
Life is a journey
It shouldnt be a trial
But we all reach it
The Age of Denial
[Chorus]
Life is a journey
It shouldnt be a trial
But we all reach it
The Age of Denial
Track 5 Pushing through
[Verse 1]
Stopping is not an option.
Sometimes going on is all you can do.
So show some gumption
And push on if only for you.
[Chorus]
Pushing through
Is all I can do
Fighting on and on
Even if theyve already won
[Verse 2]
It might feel like
You can never win
But give those jeans a hike
And stride on in
[Chorus]
Pushing through
Is all I can do
Fighting on and on
Even if theyve already won
[Verse 3]
It might be hit square to the jaw
Or a hit to your wallet that leaves you raw
But stand firm in your heart and never back down
Dont let misfortune run you out of town.
[Chorus]
Pushing through
Is all I can do
Fighting on and on
Even if theyve already won
Track 6 The Tender Fender
[Verse 1]
It was the end of a tough day
I was driving out of town
Thats when I saw her
Crying with a tire down
[pre chorus]
I stopped to offer a ride
She got out and leaned on the side
One look at her eyes and I knew
She needed more than a ride could do.
[Chorus]
The tender fender
An emotional bender
I said what felt right
While she told me her plight
[Verse 2]
She was a widow of twenty years
And she was seeing her worst fears
Her two children were gone in a moment sad
To live in heaven, beside their dad
[Bridge]
I changed the tire then drove her home.
Hitched a ride out and drove her car back
This was somebodys wife and somebodys mum
Now all alone and feeling numb
Made my day feel not half as bad
As hers had been, her kids with their dad.
[pre chorus]
I stopped to offer a ride
She got out and leaned on the side
One look at her eyes and I knew
She needed more than a ride could do.
[Chorus]
The tender fender
An emotional bender
I said what felt right
While she told me her plight
Track 7 Chasing Fantasies
[Verse 1]
They say you should always follow your dreams
But they are wrong in a simple way
Follow your life where your path seems
And discover an easier way
[Chorus]
Chasing fantasies can lead to hard roads
They often disguise the heavier loads
So take life the way that brings you less pain
Discover the dreams this helps you to gain
[Verse 2]
You can chase after dreams a sensible way
And realise when fantasy says not to stay
The course becomes pointless if the outcome is gone
So turn to a new dream thats easier won.
[Chorus]
Chasing fantasies can lead to hard roads
They often disguise the heavier loads
So take life the way that brings you less pain
Discover the dreams this helps you to gain
[Verse 3]
I once watched a friend chase the dream to be thin
Her genetics dictated she could never win
She starved herself till her bones started to show
And by then how to stop, shed never know.
[Bridge]
She started out with a dream to see
She chased till it became a fantasy
The world has lost a beautiful soul
I miss her. I miss her so.
[Chorus]
Chasing fantasies can lead to hard roads
They often disguise the heavier loads
So take life the way that brings you less pain
Discover the dreams this helps you to gain
Track 8 Emotional Sherpa
[Verse 1]
Some things are hard for one person to hold
It doesnt matter if youre young or old
If the weight is too heavy you need a hand
And I dont mean a dirge from some emo band.
[Chorus]
Emotional Sherpa, the one who you trust
We carry each other, through high and through bust
But who carries the Sherpa when its their world at stake?
We all need to give as much as we take.
[Verse 2]
You cant ask your children or a crumbling house
While walking on glass and being soft as a mouse
So we all need to watch for the people we know
And make sure they always have somewhere to go.
[Chorus]
Emotional Sherpa, the one who you trust
We carry each other, through high and through bust
But who carries the Sherpa when its their world at stake?
We all need to give as much as we take.
[Verse 3]
Sometimes the Sherpa cant ask for help
So we need to listen for when their heart yelps
Because pain can be seen even if its not shared
I know I feel sharing my needs is not fair.
[bridge]
We all climb this mountain
Of rock we call life
And everythings harder
When alone in your strife
But if we are all sherpas
To help carry the load
Then none of us wander the darkest road.
[Chorus]
Emotional Sherpa, the one who you trust
We carry each other, through high and through bust
But who carries the Sherpa when its their world at stake?
We all need to give as much as we take.
Track 9 Growing Down/Growing Out
[Growing Down]
[Verse 1]
When I was young life moved a lot
Every day a new map dot
But somewhere in the flowing years
The movement slowed through love and tears.
[Chorus]
After all that time and learning life
After winning and losing and fun and strife
You reach a time of growing down
You plant your roots in your final town.
[Verse 2]
Growing down can be harder than growing up
The world keeps stealing wealth from your cup
But the goal becomes plain even without a plan
And being still becomes the mark of the man.
[Chorus]
After all that time and learning life
After winning and losing and fun and strife
You reach a time of growing down
You plant your roots in your final town.
[Verse 3]
We all fight to keep it, that little patch called home
But home can be carried with you as you roam
Part of growing roots is letting them stretch
And sharing it around for others to catch.
[bridge]
It doesnt have to be fixed, that final town
You can keep on moving even while settling down
That place is your people.
[Chorus]
After all that time and learning life
After winning and losing and fun and strife
You reach a time of growing down
You plant your roots in your final town.
[Growing out]
[Verse 1]
I may move slow but still have to go
Im reaching out to make sure they know
The people I love are still on my mind
And my home is always a place they can find
[Chorus]
After all that time and learning life
After winning and losing and fun and strife
You reach a time of growing out
You stretch your roots so you dont need to shout
[Verse 2]
Ill grow like a tree that can shelter the ground
And give those beneath it a place to be found
The branches can reach where the roots cannot go
And give love and shelter to family below.
[Chorus]
After all that time and learning life
After winning and losing and fun and strife
You reach a time of growing out
You stretch your roots so you dont need to shout
[Verse 3]
You dont need to own it to call it your home
Or hold on so tightly that nobody roams
The more that you share, the bigger it gets
And welcomes new family you havent met yet
[Bridge]
I spent all my life learning where I should be
Then found that the answer was never just me
The roots hold me steady, the branches reach wide
And theres room for the people I keep by my side.
[Final Chorus]
After all that time and learning life
After winning and losing and fun and strife
You reach a time of growing out
You stretch your roots so you dont need to shout
Track 10 No passengers
[Movement 1]
[Verse 1]
Im sitting in the front seat
My life encased in steel
But I am not a passenger
My hands firm on the wheel
[chorus]
There are no passengers
On the ride that life makes
Everyone is driving
For as long as it takes
[Verse 2]
As I walk through my journey
Of doctors, pills and bills
Theres no guarantee
But its my hands at the wheel.
[chorus]
There are no passengers
On the ride that life makes
Everyone is driving
For as long as it takes
[Solo/Instrumental interlude]
[movement two]
[Verse 1]
Youre sitting in the front seat.
Perhaps youre beside me
But your hands steady the wheel
Youre active in this deal
[chorus]
There are no passengers
On the ride that life makes
Everyone is driving
For as long as it takes
[Verse 2]
You travel on your highway
Between points on lifes map
You arent a passenger
Your hands guide every lap
[chorus]
There are no passengers
On the ride that life makes
Everyone is driving
For as long as it takes
[Solo/Instrumental interlude]
[movement three]
[Verse 1]
We all ride beside each other
We all steer and we all move
We carry them they carry us
We carry on with love
[Refrain]
So we hold the line together
Through the dark and the rain
Yeah we back each other always
And well do it all again
[Bridge]
There are no passengers
Life needs us all to drive
And we carry each other
In order to be alive
[Refrain]
So we hold the line together
Through the dark and the rain
Yeah we back each other always
And well do it all again
[Final Chorus]
All of us are helping
To carry our mistakes
Everyone is driving
For as long as it takes
Track 11 Noodles and soy
[Noodles]
[Verse 1]
Doesnt need to be fancy
Just needs to fill a hole
Ive never been too fussy
Just need noodles in a bowl
Costs me next to nothing
Fills my belly up
Hit it with soy and spices
And it really livens up
[chorus]
Noodles and soy
Are enough for this boy
Nothing too pricey
Just good food to enjoy
[Verse 2]
I can go to the store
And get a box full of fun
Tasty cheap noodles
Five packs in one
Two dollars a pack and five serves in each
Its a meal that is never too far out of reach
[chorus]
Noodles and soy
Are enough for this boy
Nothing too pricey
Just good food to enjoy
[Soy]
[Verse 1]
Were out on the road
I need a quick lunch
I see a restaurant
And walk in on a hunch.
I order some Ramen,
Since I left mine behind
Its good to know cheap food is easy to find.
[chorus]
Noodles and soy
Are enough for this boy
Nothing too pricey
Just good food to enjoy
[Verse 2]
A small bowl of noodles, soy sauce and tofu,
Thats twenty-eight dollars sir, Ill bring it to you
My mind is reeling as I tap my card
What am I paying for? Is it really so hard
To pour water on noodles and polish a bowl?
Now my budget has a noodle-shaped hole.
[chorus]
Noodles and soy
Are enough for this boy
Nothing too pricey
Just good food to enjoy
This concludes No Passengers. Perhaps the most directly personal album Ive written for this entire broader wolf haven project. Audio will be up soon. All songs lyrics and music copyright 2026 M. Mortimer.
Edited by anthias, 26 September 2026 - 07:03 AM.
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