Band History:

Birth order… Mike, Neil, Scott and John

The current sound began from this place with its first iteration of a group called “Gone Away “which began in 2009 as casual brew swilling jam sessions (BW Project) among friends Michael Woods [guitars/vocals] & Scott Benedict [percussion]. Along with his gear, Michael brought over a head full of song ideas, much of it being experimentation with open G tuning on guitar, to Scott's new Sound Cave Studio. As the process of arranging & recording began, mutual friend Neil Juhnke received an earful of the work from Michael. Liking what he heard, the collaboration was forged as a studio project, with Neil adding tasteful lead & bass guitar lines, as well as sound engineering skills. As the project neared completion, Scott's brother John returned to the Cleveland area, and was added to the line-up playing both keyboards and bass guitar.

Scott had to get out of the studio and perform and joined another group in 2016 called Something Involving a Monkey. There were recordings that were left unfinished until today, thanks to Scott’s brother John resurrecting the recordings and getting them professionally mixed.

Special thanks to Mike Brown at Lava Room Recording, Cleveland for his mixing expertise and Joe Petrich at Misfit Toy Records for distribution.

Past Projects:

Madman Mundt (Scott Benedict-drums, John Benedict-bass), Pere Ubu (Scott Benedict-drums “Raygun Suitcase”), The Vivians (Scott Benedict-drums), Toybreaker (Scott Benedict-drums, John Benedict-bass), Surrounded by Jeds (John Benedict –drums, Weeds from A Perfect Garden (John Benedict-drums, Scott Benedict-drums), Ludus Eros (John Benedict –Drums) Sight Unseen (Neil Juhnke)

Emerald Forrest (Michael Woods –Guitar and vocals). Quote from Michael, “First gig I ever played was a benefit for the hearing impaired” … Other Projects, The Woods Brothers and “Bill”.

Dimoral

1)Overture (Instrumental)

Our protoganist enters to bombastic fanfare

2)Gipsy Ethics (Instrumental)

One can visualize pockets being picked as the music plays

3)Big Man

You don’t know how I sell my conscience

All in all, we all seek the same truth

Get it done. You can be my good friend

Support my cause, don’t waste your youth

You can’t save me because I’ll never find the way

So please support my cause, help me seize the day

All my friends are here, they love to pay to play

Just support my cause, help me seize the day

Find my way

I showed you how you can earn my trust

Join the club, let’s make this fun

A life of riches is in your hands

Indulge me, concede to my dreams

You can’t save me because I’ll never find the way

So please support my cause, help me seize the day

All my friends are here, they love to pay to play

Just support my cause, help me seize the day

Find my way

You can help me; I sure can help you

If you feed me, you’ll be a respected man

I’m the chairman of the board

Just what do you take me for?

Man of means, I’ve got power

I am your Terminal Tower

You can’t save me because I’ll never find the way

So please support my cause, help me seize the day

All my friends are here, they love to pay to play

Just support my cause, help me seize the day

Find my way

4)Demonico’s Steakhouse

Golden dreams of Vegas nights

Dressed in my best attire

Righteous schemes, future bright

As I go down into the fire

Demonico’s Steakhouse

Perfect Steaks

The finest wine

Her flowing curves melt into mine

Erotic scenes, embrace the night

As I go down into the fire

- Demonico’s Steakhouse

Back at home, work looks nice

All my friends have paid the price

Restless sleep, called from vice

As I go down into the fire

- Demonico’s Steakhouse

Golden dreams of Vegas nights

Dressed in my finest attire

Righteous schemes fade into the night

As I go down into the fire… Demonico’s Steakhouse

5)Glowing Lights in The Trees

Never thought I’d have to say

It’s okay for you to leave

Some lonely days visit me

Warm heart-felt memories

Of glowing lights in the trees

I would take you there with me

See me as golden light

My sorrow hidden in plain sight

I’m one with your soul

It’s with you that I grow

Never once thinking twice

You wanted everything for me

I will take you there, you’ll see

Never thought I’d see…

The way I look at you, look at me

Some lonely days visit me

Cold, tear-soaked memories

The cell block door awakens me

6)Reprise (Instrumental)

Our protagonist’s mind races, pondering the wreckage of his life

7)Charlton

You’re not the only one

Fell from the sky through the hole in the sun

All my friends surrounding me

Time is here to change reality

Because you’re not the only one

Separated light by the things that are to come

Move through life like a moth to a flame

You’re right there for me, stay right there for me

Don’t you care for me

I’ve been wandering through this world for days

All the people they say

There’s a man over there

He’s got a cold, dark stare

All the pundits they say

Just take their guns away

We all live in fear as we shed all our tears

From his cold dead hands…

Kids from Columbine say hi

From his cold dead hands…

Angels learn to cry

From my cold dead hands…

Kids from Columbine say hi

From my cold dead hands…

Kids from Sandy Hook say goodbye

From my cold dead hands…

Loving parishioners only sigh

I know why.

You’re not the only one

Fell from the sky through the hole in the sun

All my friends surrounding me

Time is here to change reality

Because you’re not the only one

Separated light by the things that are to come

Move through life like a moth to a flame

You’re right there for me, stay right there for me

Don’t you care for me

Don’t you care for me.

8)Shift

What we’re hearing is the start of something

That can change this wicked world around

It’s where we’ve always wanted to be

Electricity is flowing through us

It generates a vibrant heart-filled sound

It’s what we’ve always wanted to do

Low vibrations are fading faster

We avert another human disaster

Turn the channel from the jaded broadcaster

The slaves vanquish the master

People won’t believe it but the shift has happened

Millions seeing that the time to love is now

It’s what we’ve always wanted to be

The closed-minded never to see the answer

But open hearts beat to the universal sound

It’s what we’ve always wanted to do

Good vibrations are racing faster

Everyone can see that love is the answer

Harmony and understanding are found

To beat the universal sound

Oh yeah, I’m really gone

Oh yeah, I’m less than born

Oh yeah, I’m really gone

Good vibrations are racing faster

Everyone can see that love is the answer

Harmony and understand are found

To beat the universal sound

Open minds embrace the transfer

Open hearts beat the universal sound

9)Time is Willing

I rolled out of my world today

Like I just rolled out my soul

I’m at the bottom looking up

As I fill this fractured cup

Time is patient

Time is willing

Time knows just right where it is

I dreamed this world has no end

And now I found another friend

I backed out of my world today

Just to see what I had done

Time is patient

Time is willing

Time knows just right where it is

I dreamed this world had no end

And Ratzo found another friend

If you’d just love me

You’d see it my way

Can you just help me?

Don’t delay

It’s my play for a new day

My haze, my ways

Don’t take my prize away

If you’d just love me

You’d see it my way

Can you just help me?

Please don’t delay

It’s my play for a new day

Mind haze, my malaise

Don’t take my prize away

10)You Won’t See me

You won’t see me

You can’t see me, you won’t see me

You won’t feel me, you can’t see me

You won’t feel me

You won’t see me

You can’t see me, you won’t see me

Seventeen years go by

Go right by in the blink of an eye

You know they will

We get our fill

Yes, we do

Yes, we will

You won’t see me

You can’t see me, you won’t see me

You won’t feel me, you can’t see me

You won’t feel me

Seventeen years go by

Go right by.

Bye, bye, bye

You know they will

We get our fill

Yes, we do

Yes, we will

Seventeen years go by

Go right by.

Bye, bye, bye

You know they will

We get our fill

Yes, we do

Yes, we will