Ever After

Once upon a time I used to romanticize Used to be somebody never mind Dont miss it that much now I think its sinking in Days that I wonder where Ive been In picture perfect porcelain But I wont lose a pound You say I would make a better liar I never face the music when its dire I breathe disaster, ever after Dont pull away from me now Dont you move, cant you stay where you are just for now I could be your perfect disaster You could be my ever after You could be my ever after, after all I could be your perfect disaster You could be my ever after Apologies Im not myself, but I can guarantee That when I get back you wont believe That you knew me well Dont want to think about it Im fucking tired of getting sick about it Now stand back up and be a man about it And fight for something Nobody told ya this is gonna fold ya We go marching in like toy soldiers To have and hold ya over sold ya Theyre marching

like toy soldiers Somehow dont, you dare fail Fail me now ever after Face the music when its dire Once upon a time This place was beautiful and mine But now its just a bottom line Barely comes to mind Ever After was mine Ill be your disaster, ever after So fire away Goodbye

Havent Had Enough

You havent had enough, you havent had enough Stuck now so long, we just got the start wrong No more last place, you better get your story straight You cant stop this and I must insist You havent had enough, you havent had enough I still need you need you, dont mean to tease you If you want me, Ill come back and meet you Whisper whisper you must admit you want it Dont you need it, dont you want this at all Dont you need it, dont you want this at all Testing testing, Im just suggesting, you and I might just be the best thing

Testing testing, Im just suggesting, you and I might not be the best thing Exit exit, somehow I guessed it right But I still want you want you, dont mean to taunt you, if you leave now Ill come back and haunt you, youll remember return to sender now Well I just wish we could go back one more time and begin it Back before I lost myself somewhere in it Weve been stuck now so long, we just got the start wrong One more last try, Im a get the ending right You cant stop this and I must insist that

By Now

How have you been, can I come in Just came to get my things And then I guess Im leaving If I could say what youd like to hear Id whisper in your ear, its only temporary But Ive been taking you for granted and I thought youd feel the same as me Its time that I come clean But, but for now can we, just both pretend to sleep Sometimes the one you want is not the one you need What goes around dont come around You should know me by now Better than, Should know me by now I should know you as well Our talk is small, Im 7 inches tall And you should keep the apartment So heres my keys, change all the bills Were only built to spill and wonder where the heart went Youve been taking me for granted I know that I remember you I think that you remember me too How can one of us still feel blessed when the other ones lost I know you got to feel the change Just gets worst when it stays the same How can one of us still feel blessed when the other ones so lost

Truth or Dare

Now follow me down to it, just follow me down to it Nobody will know how you come, and you go for it Not gonna get dangerous, you dont got to worry about us Somebody to give what you get and youll get what you need now And these lights get bright so let me show you It would be so nice to know you Its as easy as One two three do you see what I doTruth or dare now yes I double dare you You, you, me, now I think you got it One last breath, and just spin the bottle now You know you dont need to be so worried Even though, below Im still thinking about it One two three and I double dare me as well Truth, Dare This will be our dirty little secret,Give in to the slow decent Give in to the trust to feel it Give in to the pull and the push and the forth and back Were not going to slow you down, were not gonna hold you to it I guess it depends in the end, after all were all friends here

Desperate Measures Porcelain

You thought by now youd have it figured out You cant erase the way it pulls when seasons change It hurts sometimes to find where you begin But you are perfect porcelain The slow and simple melody, of tears you cannot keep from me Its alright if you dont know what you need Im right here when, You need someone to see Its not speak or forever hold your peace Its alright to take time and find where youve been You are perfect porcelain When your heart releases You wont fall to pieces Youll let those old diseases lie And your heart releases You wont fall to pieces And your breath comes crashing in Like perfect porcelain

I cant let this go when I got you right where I want you Ive been pushing for this for so long Kiss me, just once for luck These are desperate measures now Have a piece of American dream Open up and swallow on your knees And say thank you Id like some desperate measures please Trust us you just fell off the bus, suckers Yeah, well payback is a Mother Fucker Go forever, for worse or better My poor heart will only surrender now

Fallout

An empty room, Im empty too Everything just reminds me of you So many things that I shouldnt have missed The more that I push and the more you resist Its easy to say its for the best When you want more, well you leave me with less Im awake and trying While youre sleeping like a baby beside him Im on the ledge, while youre so god damn polite and composed I know you see me and youre making it look so easy What comes and goes, I go without I know youre fine, but what about Fallout, Through the fallout Well now theres him and now theres me The secrets you give and the secrets you keep Nevertheless, its never your let Its more that I give and the less that I get Dont tell me to fight, to fight for you After this long I shouldnt have too

Stutter

I know, I never make this easy Its easier to disappear You said give me something that I can go on Together , anywhere but here Sing it back And Im begging you Bring me back to life I just cant stand leaving you alone tonight Its too late to go, already taken me forever just to try you know One for the money, two for the show Three to get ready and four to go For the life of me I dont know why it took me so long to see, I just Stutter, did I stutter Sunshine, blinds you if you stare But now I see crystal clear So here I am, you can take or leave me But I wont ever be anywhere but here

little more wouldnt you say Dont you want love, dont you want to, Dont you think I deserve better after all that weve been through Dont you want love, now what you say I follow you like Toy Soldiers I will love you like goodbye I will love you like you died, a martyr for me Dont you want love, dont you want this Dont you look so shocked its not the way I planned it I deserve a little more wouldnt you say Dont you want love, dont you fight back, no This will hurt less if you just submit So how about a little gratitude for what I say They dont know you, not like I do Only you and I were meant to be Understand you, just like I do Just like you and I were meant to be forever One day you will learn to love me One day you will thank me youll see If I cant have you no one can

Toy Soldiers

Wholl be my Montague now To this broken Capulet, how if not for you Youll be my local hero, be my role model, And dont fail me now Dont you want love, dont you want to love, Im your biggest fan, its so good to finally meet you I deserve a

B Team

You could want this See if it fits for a bit and if you dont like it Then you can go, like you have been And Ill never tell how I fell for it I never fell before 3, 2, 1, you get right up and Im the one done You never say yes not quite no You say just enough to make me not go You choose your words in careful voice But in the end Im not the first choice You say you want someone just like me So then why am I your plan B You know you love the way I linger and You keep me wrapped right around your finger and You say just wait a little longer And in time I could be the right one Please, Im the B team This could hurt some But if we dont, well never know what its worth to you I saw you first, do you remember, You played it well, Victims sell, how I fell for it I never fell before You like to beg me, yes you like it

So Soon

You say sometimes its like I hardly know you And maybe theres some things I never showed you Sometimes youre certain but you just cant get it working it all You say to yourself somebody better Will understand you more than I ever Ill shake his hand and smile and say I understand, and while I do, That dont mean I dont think about you I know we said its just as well That I wont keep you for myself But I dont want to see you happier with somebody else Why cant you just be lonely I know you need someone too This just feels so soon I know some things should just stay broken Im well aware this should remain unspoken But Ive been working on the things that I was learning all wrong I know sometimes I only twist you

And maybe Im too proud to say I missed you But what if here and now I tell you that Im all figured out Or maybe I just like how that sounds I know it seems beneath me But sometimes its not so easy To wish you well and let you go

No Place Like Home

Theres no yellow bricks to follow back and run from that disaster Familiar sins come crashing in and sever forever and after My old friend its time I leave you here for once for all in frozen alabaster Believe me Theres no place like home A shallow grave where I can keep it safe or hide away for just in case I need it My old friend its time to say goodbye again No need to tell me where youve been I feel it Shallow graves for shallow hearts For pick-me-ups and fallaparts For promises that never started right Carolina tell me how Im gonna get down from here You only ever just disappear but I cant let you go Carolina tell you Im gonna get the ending right I know I started it wrong but I think that its as easy as 1, 2, 3 do you see what I do Truth or dare you say double dare you You, you, me, I think you got it right

Another day on the assembly line Everybody better march in time Cos the fact that we dont care why Youve been sayin coulda shoulda woulda Toy soldiers, will you follow, Face the music when its dire This is true love ever after Once upon a time, this place was beautiful and mine But now its just a bottom line, Theres no yellow bricks, but happily, ever after, we lived, The end

Josh Ramsay Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Harmonica, Drums, Bass, Programming, Corn Shucking Matt Webb Guitar, Piano, Vocals, CNC Overhead Router Mike Ayley Bass, Additional Bass, Vocals, 6am, Rhythm Bass Ian Casselman Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Cups, Competitive Ballroom Dancing Dave Capn Rob Genn Alabama Motel Room + Music and Lyrics by Josh Ramsay Produced by Josh Ramsay Published by Regular Monkey Productions Inc. Recorded at The Umbrella Factory, Vancouver BC Engineered by Josh Ramsay Assisted (heavily) by Coke Zero All songs mixed by Dave Ogilvie except Ever After & No Place Like Home mixed by Dave Ogilvie and

Josh Ramsay, and Porcelain mixed by Josh Ramsay Havent Had Enough, By Now, Fallout, Truth or Dare, Stutter, Ever After, Desperate Measures, B Team mixed at The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, BC Assisted by Zack Blackstone, Josh Bowman, Brad Salter Runners: Dave Graham, Ryan Enockson, Matt Harvey, Neil Lambertsen (Priscilla Platter Specialist), Devon Bellavance Porcelain, So Soon, Toy Soldiers, No Place Like Home mixed at The Umbrella Factory, Vancouver, BC Singers on Stutter: Miles Ramsay, Corlynn Hanney, Sarah Ramsay, Camille Henderson, Saffron Henderson, Tania Hancheroff, Luren Music, Sarah Johns Strings on Ever After & So Soon recorded at The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, BC Engineered by Roger Monk Assisted by Eric Mosher Runner: Devon Bellavance Performed by the Vancouver Film Orchestra

Conducted by Hal Beckett Arranged by Josh Ramsay Piano recorded at Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, BC. Additional floor tom on Truth or Dare by Nik Pesut (18 inches), born and raised in Whistlah. Additional hockey played by Rave Additional electric lute performed by John Stamos Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York, NY + Management: Jonathan Simkin (Simkin Artist Management) A&R/604 Records: Jonathan Simkin Booking Agent: Ralph James (The Agency Group) Photography by Ivan Otis Art Direction & Design by Re:Form [avw]

Marianas Trench would like to thank: Jonathan Simkin, Chad Kroeger, Julie Baldwin, Kesi Smyth, Jenna Robson, Keri Gilleard, Ben Knechtel and everyone at 604 Records, Randy Lennox, Jeremy Summers, Deddy Setton, Marcus Tamm, Natalie Turano, Paul Jessop, Tony Szambor, Brian Chick, Ivar Hamilton and everyone at Universal Music Canada, Ralph James and Zaed Maqbool at The Agency Group, Colin Minihan, Kyle Davison, Dave Rave Ogilvie, Greig Nori, Raine Maida, Nik Pesut, Steve Marshall, Morgan Hempstead, Deb Belinsky and the Toronto Blue Jays, Andy Deveau, Brett Jamieson, Anthony pally Pitcher, Kenna Danyliw, Lucy Strzalkowska, Chris Love, Richie Favalaro, Dave Genn, Carly Rae Jepsen, Craig Halket, MuchMusic. Paul Orescan, Lisa Frank, Michelle Fuentes Welch, Laura Ackermann, Dale Connone & the In2une Music staff, Anthony Paolercio, Steve Kaul, MTVu, California Music Channel, Friends Or Enemies, Missi Callazzo. Fred Taccone & Divided by 13 Amps, Rick Benson & 65 Amps, Brent Ferguson & Dr.Z Amps, Dan & Empress Effects, John Aycock & Voodoo Labs, Hoogie & WB Gear, SIT strings, Matt Brann, Tina Simpkin & Gibson Guitars, Duesenberg Guitars, Two-Rock amplifiers, Tavish Crowe, Paul Iverson, Dave Vidal, Chris Isaac & Sennheiser, Sean Browne & Yamaha, Terry Ryan & Sabian cymbals, Scott Atkins & Al Stapleton at Vic Firth, Kathy Galbraith at SKB cases, Dinosaur Cases, Westone, Radial Engineering, Pedaltrain, Bell Canada.

Josh thanks: My parents, Miles and Corlynn. I can never put these things into words, but without your unyielding love and support, and constant exposure to all kinds of music and studios, I wouldnt be the person I am today, and I wouldnt have ever been able to make this record. I couldnt have ever dreamed of better parents than you. My sisters, Ange, Sara, Shelly and Shawn, and your children, who never treat me like a rockstar. My Osoyoos family for reminding me whats really important. The band for trusting me and being there till the end of the night when I needed it, and giving me space and understanding when I needed that too. My friends, Tane, Andrew, Chris, number 2, Brett, Nik, Steve, Mchiggins,Tux and Anemonie, and everyone who wouldnt give a fuck if I didnt play in a band. Edgewood for helping me to face the music when it was dire. Brian Wilson and Freddy Mercury from inspiring me to always try for greatness, even if I dont succeed. Dave Genn, for teaching me everything I know about producing, and dealing with success. Even though you werent on this record, I couldnt have made it without everything youve taught me. I wanna be just like you when I grow up. Rave for fearlessly following me down the rabbit hole of obscure ideas and ridiculous tracks, and doing it with a smile. And of course, Amanda. You never cease to inspire me, support me, challenge me, make me laugh, and keep me grounded. No words could ever be big enough to encompass everything about you thats dear to me. I wouldnt be me without you. This little symphony is for you. You are the best thing about me, and you will always be my Porcelain.

Matt thanks: Jessica, Mom, Dad, Amanda, and the rest of my family, Dr. Mike Fuoco, Steve Grippo, Mike Twining, Dave Chies, Kato Hayman, Aaron Hutchinson, Paula Kremer, John Trepp, Grandad, Andrew Twining, Rave, Kevvy, Nik Pesut, Gigante, and of course Josh, Mike and Ian for a wild ride. Mike thanks: My family for giving me my strength and my humility. Your continued support of my dreams means more than you know. Tristan for being the truest thing in my life. You keep me grounded and inspire me to be a better human every day. Jani for unconditional friendship nomatterwhat. Wes for inspiring me to find my inner yogi. Simkin for believing in the band when we need it most. Julie for somehow being available 24 hours a day and still being a great mom. Elisa for surviving the roller coaster. Thank you for being the most stubborn person I know. Andy for his ESP and dealing with my cheap-skate attitude. Brett for AA battery teching. Steve for the 20 years history and our UFC tradition-lets keep it going. Josh for the music. You write the best songs I have ever heard. Ian (in advance) for stick twirling, helping me exploit duty limitations and your honesty. Matt for reading my mind, listening when thats all that I needed and for excellent taste in scotch and food.

Ian thanks: Kim Bates for being the kindest woman I know and for having great taste in glassware, Bubba Bean for the long walks, John Fisher for the endless insight and for having the best hands on the planet, The Batmans for the werewolf nights, Mark Lainchwilly and family for the canoe trips, Andy Deveau for being a road guru, Jonathan Simkin for never mentioning the word laptop ever again, Rave you did a heck of a job on EA youre the man, The Suit for the late night arrivals, Shmoojies wild ride, Sam Amlani for the hockey tickets, and the boys in the band for not killing each other, we did good, is that it? We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund) and of Canadas Private Radio Broadcasters. + 604records.com marianastrench.net facebook.com/marianastrench youtube.com/mtrench twitter: @mtrench @joshramsay @mattwebbmt