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Jubilant Blue

by Darling Congress

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1.
Your Dog Don't Like You 03:15
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Lyrics: Your dog don’t like you, based on virtue Life got busy, don’t mean to hurt you I used to know you, could tell your fortune Felt us drifting, felt your cold shoulder I wish that we could talk And make the battle stop I felt my stomach drop If you’re looking for peace You know where I am If you’re looking for war Oh, I’d understand Your words don’t feel true, so our space grew You’re retreating, I’m right behind you You used to know me, you had my number Time passed us by, it felt like thunder I wish that we could talk And make the battle stop I felt my stomach drop If you’re looking for peace You know where I am If you’re looking for war Oh, I’d understand I wish that we could talk, and make the battle stop I wish that we could change, but we stayed the same I wonder who you are, I wander when you’re far I felt my stomach… If you’re looking for peace You know where I am If you’re looking for war Oh, I’d understand If you’re looking for war I know where I stand
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Patron Saint 03:18
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Lyrics: Were you drinking, were you drugging? Were you sticking your head in the oven? Were you laughing, were you crying? For you I feel like dying... Were you shaking, were you faking? My patron saint in the making Were you smiling... flying? For you I feel like dying, for you I feel like dying Have you ever felt like living? Fuck all your misgivings I used to see you shining, darkness so inviting My Patron Saint in hiding Did you break up, did you wake up? One more halo to hang up Were you lying, or were you sighing? For you I feel like dying, for you I feel like dying Have you ever felt like living? Fuck all your misgivings I used to see you shining, darkness so inviting My Patron Saint in hiding Were you fucked up? Were you failing? Were you looking for a little understanding? Have you ever felt like living? Fuck all your misgivings I used to see you shining, darkness so inviting My Patron Saint in hiding
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It's Time We Gave Thanx 02:52
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Lyrics: Your head’s all full of snow I don’t know what do The leaves are turning brown And I’m feeling so blue Your head’s all full of dreams But they come and go The leaves are coming down I’ve got no stones left to throw Feeling like a star without a light You know that we used to shine so bright Feeling like a prayer without a chance Oh you know that we used to give thanks Your head’s all full of hate That’s just how ya feel The leaves are in the yard And I’m trying to heal Feeling like a war without a cause You know that we used to give pause Feeling like a prayer without a chance Oh you know that we used to give thanks My head’s all full of hope That change is bound to come The leaves are here again And I don’t want to run Feeling like a dog that’s found a home You know we were feeling so alone Feeling like a prayer with some chance Oh you know it’s time It’s time we gave thanks
4.
Good Intentions 03:40
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Lyrics: What does it mean to feel left out? Oh, jean jacket boy scout What does it mean to feel whole? Oh, I’ll pay whatever the toll is I stood with good intentions at the foot of your bed Brought myself, my health, my dread Over things that I said What does it take to turn your cheek? Oh, white robe mystic What does it mean to feel complete? Oh, I’ll pay whatever the toll is I stood with good intentions at the foot of your gate Brought myself, my health, my fate And the things that I hate Oh, all the things that I say What does it mean to turn your cheek? I stood with bad intentions, to do a good deed Brought myself, my health, I’d bleed For the things that I need For the things that I need, I’d bleed What does it take to turn your cheek? You’ll find fortune at your feet What does it mean to feel whole? Oh, I’ll pay whatever the toll
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Heaven's Gate 03:23
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Lyrics: Lost my keys and credit cards To a timeshare seller in Florida Found a savior on the Interstate When I missed my left at Heaven’s Gate At Heaven’s Gate, where I made a bet I’ll come back again, when I can pay the man Oh Baby, I’m not crazy I may have done a thing or two that don’t agree at all with you Oh my God, no one’s perfect I may have crossed a line or two, I’ll count them up until I’m back to you Lost my faith in the wrecking ball When the walls around me did not fall Found a savior out of state When I missed my chance at Heaven’s Gate At Heaven’s Gate, where I have a debt Oh, they don’t forgive and they don’t forget Oh Baby, I’m not crazy I may have done a thing or two that don’t agree at all with you Oh my God, no one’s perfect I may have crossed a line or two, I’ll count them up until I’m back to you Found myself a little pause Time stood still, I didn’t call Lost my savior in a cloud of fear Heaven’s gone, but I’m still here Oh Baby, I’m not crazy I may have done a thing or two that don’t agree at all with you Oh my God, no one’s perfect I may have crossed a line or two, I’ll count them up until I’m back to you
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Drugs & Potions 03:38
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Lyrics: I see your drugs and your potions, I don’t need no help with delusional emotion I know your kind of commotion Oh, it’s a triumph of will, it’s devotion Just one more bad day, in a long line of We’ll change, We’ll change tomorrow Just one more bad week, in a long line of We’ll change - but, we love nothing like this sorrow I see your drugs and your potions, I don’t need no help with delusional emotion I know your kind of commotion Oh, it’s a triumph of will, it’s devotion Just one more bad month, in a long line of We’ll change, we’ll change tomorrow Just one more bad year, in a long line of We’ll change - but, we love nothing like this sorrow We keep slipping away, into yesterday We keep slipping away, we could have been okay We could have been okay, we keep slipping away Into yesterday - but, we love nothing like this sorrow I want your drugs and your potions I don’t need no help with delusional emotion I know your kind of commotion Oh, it’s a triumph of will, it’s devotion I want your drugs and your potions (I’ll change, I’ll change tomorrow) I want your drugs and your potions (I’ll change, I’ll change tomorrow)
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Always On The Edge 03:07
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Lyrics: Hey, pick up the phone It’s just me calling, and I know you’re home Hey, don’t leave me hanging I just called to say hello, and to see where we’re standing Everything is fine, and I wanted you to know That I’ve got my shit together And now you can go, you can go Why am I always on the edge of something? Why am I always on the edge Hey, come to the door It’s just me knocking, and I’m on the floor Hey, don’t leave me begging I’ve got a thing or two to say that I’ve been saving Everything is fine, and I wanted you to know That I’ve got my shit together And now you can go, you can go Why am I always on the edge of something? Why am I always on the edge I’m always on the edge Hey, I need a friend Someone to hold me at the end Why am I always on the edge of something? Why am I always on the edge Why am I never on the edge of someone? Why am I always on the edge I’m always on the edge
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Lazarus 03:40
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Maybe I was a little brash I heard you wanna kick my ass Well, I’m outside waving flags Talking trash and begging for a little faith Just cause you keep calling me Lazarus, it don’t mean I’ll rise again Just cause you think that you are meant for it, it don’t mean it’s yours to have Maybe I was a little wrong Maybe I could’ve been more strong Well, I’m outside dodging fate Passing blame and pulling for a better shake Just cause you keep calling me Lazarus, it don’t mean I’ll rise again Just cause you think that you are meant for it, it don’t mean it’s yours to have I guess I was a little brash I heard you wanna kick my ass Just cause you keep calling me Lazarus, it don’t mean I’ll rise again Just cause you think that you are meant for it, it don’t mean it’s yours to have Just cause you keep calling me Lazarus, it don’t mean I’ll rise again Just cause you think that you are meant to miss, don’t mean it’s gonna last
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Death & Taxes 03:29
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Lyrics: I’m like a stone, I will not be moved I’m such a child, I will not be soothed I’ve turned my back on you for less I’ve got some things up on my chest I’m a pillar of salt, it’s all my fault Is it all just death and taxes? Friday sinners, Sunday masses Who’ll pick me up when it crashes? Is it all just death and taxes? I am the rock where you’ll build your church I’m a hummingbird, I will not perch I’ve turned my cheek to you for more Will you tell me what you came for? I’m a pillar of salt, it’s all my fault Are we more than what our past is? First-time callers, second chances Who’ll pick me up when this passes? Oh, babe, it’s all death and taxes Is it all just death and taxes? Friday sinners, Sunday masses Who’ll pick me up when it crashes? Is it all death and taxes? Are we more than what our past is? First-time callers, second chances Who’ll pick me up when this passes? Oh, babe, it’s all death and taxes Who’ll spread me out when I’m ashes Oh, babe, it’s all death and taxes
10.
No Crying 00:59
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Lyrics: It’s not worth dying ‘til it’s over There’s no use setting like the sun It’s not worth begging for forgiveness No crying ‘til the work is done No crying ‘til the work gets done

about

It was during the last week of August 2020 that Darling Congress was officially born. The name had popped into Peter’s head only weeks earlier. He saw the band as a beloved cadre of people coming together to create something special and named it as such. The initial group of van Helvoort, Emmons, and Powell was rounded out by bassist Brent Wirth, drummer Konrad Commisso, and engineer Matt Snell. Each person was purposefully chosen not just for their musical ability but for the deep personal connection they had shared with Peter at some point throughout his musical career. The songs were not rehearsed beforehand, but rather, were put together off the floor as a group in one to two-hour spurts. As the week progressed, something that had begun as a solo record could now only be considered the work of a band. The resulting songs came to be known as ‘Jubilant Blue’, a triumph over the darkness that can, if we let it, engulf us all. Over the course of one week in August, during the most unreal year in modern history, a small group of people felt something they hadn’t in some time. A week without ego, expectation, weight, and pressure. And for van Helvoort, he felt the sun shining through the clouds, “There is a value of letting people into your life, if it wasn’t for them I don’t know where I would be. It truly changed where my life was heading.”

J.S. Richardson

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released June 23, 2022

Written by: Peter van Helvoort & Brett Emmons

Engineered by: Matt Snell
Mixed by: Peter van Helvoort
Produced by: Brett Emmons

Vocals/Acoustic: Peter van Helvoort
Guitar/Vocals: Keegan Powell
Bass: Brent Wirth
Drums: Konrad Commisso on tracks 1, 2, 5 - 9
Drums: Max Trefler on tracks 3, 4
Additional Vocals: Jordan Miller on tracks 3, 10

Artwork: Kyle Fisher & Kaleigh Gorka
Layout by: Laura Kay Keeling
Inner Sleeve Collage by: Laura Kay Keeling
Layout Assistance: Ben Pokol
Tracklisting by: Billy Hamilton

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Darling Congress Hamilton, Ontario

Some sun shining through the clouds. The band that should never have been.

Peter van Helvoort, Brett Emmons, Keegan Powell, Brent Wirth.

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