ALBUM: Breaking Bats for Jesus

Performed as Cezanne
Album Original Release: 2005
Album Re-Release: December 2017

The name “Breaking Bats for Jesus” comes from John’s humorous and incredulous observation of the Power Team — 1980s era evangelical bodybuilders who preached the gospel by performing acts of brute strength, like ripping phone books, smashing concrete and, of course, breaking bats with their bare hands.

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critical REVIEW

“Breaking Bats for Jesus is minimalist indie rock that swaggers like a lo-fi Interpol with a hint of shoegazing. … It’s an impressive effort from a guy who couldn’t get signed and decided to do everything (and I mean everything) completely on his own.”
 — Joe Tacopino, PopMatters

TRACKS FROM BREAKING BATS FOR JESUS

  1. I’ve Got So Much
  2. Two Wings to Fly
  3. After Trial (Like a Child)
  4. Memories Don’t Work
  5. Everywhere With No Direction
  6. In Snow
  7. Hells Bells

LYRICS FROM BREAKING BATS FOR JESUS

I’VE GOT SO MUCH

Track 1 of Breaking Bats for Jesus © 2005 Hearttooth Inc.

Powerful and passionate with tight harmonies.

I've been down to the wire
 There's nothing but city cars
 Even those rented seats
 Even tho I've been high

I've been down to them every hour
 I've been down to you
 Oh I've missed the sky

When the dogs cry out:
 You've got no right to sing, You've got nothing
 You've got no right to sing, You've got nothing

I say:
 Even when I shout, shout my love for you
 Even when I shout, shout my love for you

I've got so much
 I've got so much
 I've got so much
 Soul I'll give you some

I've got so much soul I'll give you some
 I've got so much soul I'll give you some

Oooooooh
 (I've got so much soul I'll give you some)
 (I've got so much soul I'll give you some)
 (I've got so much soul I'll give you some)
 (I've got so much soul I'll give you some)
 (I've got so much soul I'll give you some)
 (I've got so much soul I'll give you some)
 (I've got so much)

You've been told by
You've been told by
 so many people

You can't do it

You won't make it

You won't get out

I've got so much soul I'll give you some
 I've got so much soul I'll give you some
 I've got so much soul I'll give you some
 (I've got so much soul I'll give you some)
 (I've got so much soul I'll give you some)


TWO WINGS TO FLY

Track 2 of Breaking Bats for Jesus © 2005 Hearttooth Inc.

Upbeat indie song with a soaring melody. You can’t help but sing along. Come on, let’s fly.

Living a life alone
 These things happen all the time
 There's no rhyme, and there's no reason

Everybody knows
 It takes two wings to fly
 I've got one wing and it's mine
 You've got yours and I've got mine

Come on let's fly
 (Come on let's fly)
 Come on let's fly

Living alone for so long
 Good things happen all the time
 There's no reason, there's no rhyme

Everybody knows
 That it takes two wings to fly
 I've got one wing and it's mine
 You've got yours and I've got mine

Come on let's fly
 (Come on let's fly)
 Come on let's fly

MEMORIES DON’T WORK

Mournful.

Track 4 of Breaking Bats for Jesus © 2005 Hearttooth Inc.

My memory don't work right
 I forget you never loved me
 Every time you come around
 I'll try and tie my heart shut
 Gotta keep the swelling down

EVERYWHERE WITH NO DIRECTION

Track 5 of Breaking Bats for Jesus © 2005 Hearttooth Inc.

A sweet song about a sweet girl. 

I've been known to roam
I've got no direction
So I walk towards the moon
Oh, but I never reach it, reach it
So I stare at the stars
Wishing that I could be there, be there

That's my face on the moon
I see __ views of humans
Amazing grace canceled out by refuge
Everyone's come around to see you

You're clean, but not on the inside
But she's
Everything's done right, 
It seems
Buried to inside

I've been known to roam
I've got no direction
So I walk towards the moon
Oh, but I never reach it, reach it
So I stare at the stars
Wishing that I could be there, be there

Left my keys in the car

Everyone's coming around to see you, honey
Look away and finally see what you've been
Missing all these years
Behind you

Would you float down the river with me
Let all the rescuers like me
Put all your troubles to sleep
All your troubles

Would you float down the river with me
Put all your troubles to sleep
All your troubles

IN SNOW

About frozen hearts.

Track 6 of Breaking Bats for Jesus © 2005 Hearttooth Inc.

Buried in the snow
She's not dead 
But you know she's cold
You know she's cold

She's cold
She's cold
She's cold
She's cold
In the snow
You know she's out there somewhere
Never been told
Somehow I know, I know, I know

She don't have my love and now she knows how it feels
She don't have my love and now she knows how it feels
She don't have my love and now she knows how it feels

Buried in the snow
I'm not dead 
But you know I'm cold
You know I'm cold
I'm cold 
I'm cold 
I'm cold 
I'm cold
In the snow
You know I'm out there somewhere

I don't have no love
Now I know how she feels

You know I'm out there somewhere
I don't have no love
Now I know how she feels

Buried in the snow
Buried in the snow
We're not dead but you know we're cold
Oh we're cold
We're cold
We're cold 
We're cold 
We're cold  
In the snow

You know you're out there somewhere
Never been told 
Somehow I know I know I know

We don't have no love
Now we know how it feels

Buried in the snow

HELLS BELLS

Track 7 of Breaking Bats for Jesus © 2005 Hearttooth Inc.

Quintessential 1990s grunge sound with a steady electric guitar and just the right amount of distortion. 

I rang as soon as I heard
You were in an accident
Didn't seem like you were hurt
I spoke a thousand words

Didn't scream from shooting him down
______ and jump right in

ALBUM: Stranger Things Don’t Happen

Performed as Cezanne and Ten Everlasting Seconds or 10e.s.
Album Original Release: 2002
Album Re-Release: Spring 2018

This album was published twice — once as Cezanne and once as Ten Everlasting Seconds — and included different tracks.

Listen: “LIFE OF A DUCK”

Album Version 1: TRACK LIST from stranger things don’t happen, TEN EVERLASTING SECONDS

  1. The Life of a Duck
  2. Conditional
  3. Brother
  4. Sour
  5. You Genius
  6. Would You Ever
  7. He’s Terribly Delusional She’s Never Coming Back
  8. The Radio is Broken
  9. Just So You Know
  10. Hooker’s Green
  11. Disbelieve Her
  12. Know-Show
  13. Be

Album Version 2: TRACK LIST from stranger things don’t happen, cezanne

  1. The Life of a Duck
  2. You Genius
  3. Conditional
  4. Sour
  5. Brother
  6. Would You Ever
  7. Just So You Know
  8. The Radio is Broken
  9. He’s Terribly Delusional She’s Never Coming Back
  10. Disbelieve Her
  11. Know-Show

ALBUM: I Live in Turbulence

Original Release: early 2000s
Re-Release: Summer 2018

TRACKS from i live in turbulence

  1. Post-Modern Serenade
  2. New York Secret
  3. TRUTH
  4. Knowledge vs Wisdom
  5. I Know What Love Is
  6. Everyone is Family

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