Dokken - Erase The Slate (1999)++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don Dokken - Lead Vocals Reb Beach - Guitars Jeff Pilson - Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Mellotron, Keyboards, Backing Vocals Mick Brown - Lead Vocals on "Crazy Mary Goes Round", Drums, Percussion Produced by Dokken. Recorded by Rob Easterday at 710 Studios, Redondo Beach, CA. Mixed by Tom Fletcher at Rover Studios, North Hollywood, CA. Additional Recording by Michael Perfitt at Rover Studios, North Hollywood, CA and Wyn Davis at Total Access Studios, Rodondo Beach, CA. Assistant Mix Engineer: Rob Brill. Second Engineers: Scott Francisco, Bernd Burgdorf and Wes Seidman. Pro-fools Expertise by the one and only Michael Perfitt. Creative Director, Photography: Mark Weiss. Cover Concept: Don Dokken, Mark Weiss. Graphic Design: KWFarrell. Cross and Logo Art: Dave Williams. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Erase The Slate (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 3:47 2) Change The World (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:34 3) Maddest Hatter (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:38 4) Drown (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:53 5) Shattered (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:40 6) One (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 3:10 7) Who Believes (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:23 8) Voice Of The Soul (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:13 9) Upon Your Lips (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:02 - Japanese bonus track 10) Crazy Mary Goes Round (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 3:01 11) Sign Of The Times (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 3:14 - Japanese bonus track 12) Haunted Lullabye (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:47 13) In Your Honor (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:31 14) Little Brown Pill (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 1:16 - Secret track ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Erase The Slate (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 3:47 Contradiction it's an expedition into darkness (darkness, darkness) Aggravation is the inspiration into madness (madness) Soon the day will come ... when all the world will finally see It's a matter of time, the sand will run out Waiting for the rising sun Erase the slate (2) My religion is a mind condition as it turns out Hesitating while my soul sits waiting through my blackout Soon the day will come down when I'll reflect on all those years My perfect world, sublime and surreal Waiting for the rising sun Erase the slate (4) Time and time remember when... Life forgave my call Too much pride, could not repent Can't escape at all Erase the slate (3) And start again Erase the slate (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Change The World (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:34 Talk to me 'bout fantasy You talk to me 'bout love You filled me with empty promises You promised sky above You ask me what I'd do for you Give my life and more But would it keep you satisfied Baby I'm not sure I change myself most everyday But you don't reply The things you want the most from me How can we survive I can't change the world - If I tried would it make you happy I can't change the world - this time I can't change the world From soft lips you speak to me How's it gonna be Everyday's a different story Changing all the time You come to me with promises I listen as you speak But the promise that you want the most... Is not for me to keep You leave me on this withered vine now Stripped away and torn Left with only fantasy Dreams of nevermore I can't change the world - If I tried would it make you happy I can't change the world - this time I can't change the world - Never said that I held the answers I can't change the world I'd give my spirit if you tried A fortune lost a heart denied I come to you (you) ... in your sleep My heart is yours ... for only you to keep And when the days they pass me you will see I can't change the world - If I tried would it make you happy I can't change the world - this time I can't change the world - I never said I held the answers I can't change the world - this time I can't change the world Change the world ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Maddest Hatter (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:38 I want the ordinary life Talking to my rabbit friend, he seems so bright indeed... A conversation over tea Then he told me, I'm standing all alone There's a ... crowd of people eating at my throne Is it just me, is it just you Or is it everyone Chorus: I want the ordinary life When the sky is dark I feel like it's light I want the ordinary life I must confess, I'm the maddest hatter of them all And it's so contrary that I know I shouldn't... Watch the rainbows circle my friend Mary I wish that I could fly so I can see much more I wish that ... I could see things like others do If it's just me, then it's just you I'm not the only one Chorus I want the ordinary... I wanna be with my friend Mary I want the ordinary life (I want the ordinary life) When the sky is dark I feel like it's light I want the ordinary life I must confess, I'm the maddest hatter of them all I want the ordinary life When the sky is dark I feel like it's light I want the ordinary life I must confess, I'm the maddest hatter of them all Of them all, yeah I'm the maddest ... hatter of them all Yeah I'm the maddest ... hatter of them all ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Drown (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:53 I been left in the crossfire, sacrificed to love and hate Out of ammunition to regain my mental state I found myself adrift upon an endless sea Of lies and bitterness, horizon out of reach I see the stars that shine, reflections in the waves I need to find that distant shore... Before I drown Slip beneath the waves and drown Takes me to my grave Of love and heartache, there's got to be a way That I can save myself before I drown Too much conversation ... can erode our little minds My emancipation comes with solitude of night As the world sleeps ... I contemplate all that's been done I profess no innocence, I've held ... held that smoking gun I found myself atop a sea of ocean blue Cast from a world that left me too... To drown Slip beneath the waves and drown Takes me to my grave Of love and heartache, there's got to be a way That I can save myself before I drown Save myself I can save myself I'll drown Slip beneath the waves and drown Takes me to my grave And drown ... from the pouring rain Of love and heartache, there's got to be a way I can save myself Save my-self... Before I drown I gotta save... Save myself (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Shattered (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:40 Lonely, why do I feel this way If you're so in love with me, why do you stay away Heartache, breaking down my pride The closer that I get to you ... the more I hurt inside Feeling I've been wrong about you Try to justify Chorus: I'm feeling empty inside I see the heartache you hide in your eyes I'm feeling empty inside Shattered Shattered, trying to get to you Left my heart in broken pieces, haven't been so true Leave me, in my barren world When I try to give you all I hear the cry of love There's no words and there's no time for... All the reasons why Chorus Chorus Yellow walls ... and I light another cigarette Rainbow dreams crossing ... through my eyes Shattered pictures in my mind Love lost, lorn Shattered (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) One (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 3:10 One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do Two can be as bad as one It's the loneliest number since the number one, uh No is the saddest experience you'll ever know Yes it's the saddest experience you'll ever know Cuz one is the loneliest number, that you'll ever do One is the loneliest number, wouldn't work for two Chorus 1: One is the loneliest number (2) One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do It's just no good anymore since you went away Now I spend my time, just making rhythms of yesterday Chorus 1 It's just no good anymore since you went away Chorus 2: Number - one is the loneliest (2) Number one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do Chorus 2 One Number one One is the loneliest (2) Number one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Who Believes (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:23 Tried to go to sleep last night But too many things were in my head Then the sun began to rise Still I haven't gone to bed Why do all these questions dance around inside my head All I want to do is close my eyes and go to bed Let tomorrow bring the answers that I need instead And let it go, let it go Is there anybody who believes That the answers and the questions will come easily And this sadness that I felt will finally set me free Set me free, set me free Hope that I can sleep tonight Close my eyes and slip away Dreams about some other place Where the sun shines in my head Out of all the people in my life I love you more And I hope that time will find a way to make it sure There we stay ... one and the same Is there anybody who believes That the answers and the questions will come easily And this sadness that I felt ... will finally set me free Set me free Set me free You're the only person in my life And I hope that time will find a way ... to make it right And whatever happens you will know... I love you more Is there anybody who believes That the answers and the questions will come easily And this sadness that I felt ... will finally set me free Set me free, set me free Set me ... free ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Voice Of The Soul (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:13 Can you see the soul ... through a window in my mind Can you see the darkness that was left over time Bordering on sadness, no tranquility Look through my mirror and you'll see So long - A vision come and gone Inside - nothing was clear Chorus: Saving grace - Forgotten road I was lost, but now I'm home Saving grace - A ray of hope When I hear the voice of the soul Sold my religion, sold my candles too Knees have been bleeding, praying over you I search the heavens, all I ever see Dust from the ashes, misery Rise up - Sleeping with misfortune Temptation - A mirror of myself Chorus When the light shines above me A casts a shadow of myself Look to skies that surround me Embrace the one that speaks inside Delivered unto self Saving grace - A ray of hope When I hear the voice - of the soul Voice of the soul Saving grace Voice of the soul When I hear the voice Hear the voice of the soul ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Upon Your Lips (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:02 - Japanese bonus track There's no reason you can't understand me now There's no point in living up among the clouds Tiny innuendoes circling your mind Come to find out you've been left so far Left so far behind And all the time you thought it's turning out so well You turned your back on me And wished me straight to hell Chorus 1: That's where I'll go if you want me to I'll see you there I'll see you there when your life is through I'll see you there Soaring higher now you're bound to come unglued You're supported by a love that was untrue Write your story on a single grain of sand Heed the warning when ... you let go Let go of my hand Chorus 2: A promised kiss upon your lips for not to tell You turned your back on me And wished me straight to hell Chorus 1 So write your story on a single grain of sand Heed the warning when ... you let go Let go of my hand Chorus 2 That's where I'll go if you want me to I'll see you there I'll see you there when your life is through I'll see you there That's where I'll go if you want me to I don't care I'll see you there when your life is through I'll see you there (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) Crazy Mary Goes Round (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 3:01 There's a girl next door with a leather coat And she looks pretty good to me My friends all say that you better watch out There's a side of her you haven't seen Still I took a ride, it was late at night We were cruising along on her motorbike Everything was right, til Crazy Mary went down So let me tell you about - Mary Crazy Mary goes round Let me tell you about - Mary Crazy Mary goes ... round and round, round and round Called my doctor and I tried to explain Cuz it didn't make sense to me Seven different sides and I've seen them all One for every day of the week She gave me a scare, she was combing her hair A long conversation, there was nobody there Does anybody know, what Mary's talking about So let me tell you - Mary Mary, Crazy Mary goes round Let me tell you about - Mary Crazy Mary goes ... round and round, round and round Uh! So let me tell you about Mary Mary, Crazy Mary ... goes round and round, round and round Mary - Crazy Mary goes round Funny thing about Mary - Mary Crazy Mary goes ... round and round, round and round Upside down ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) Sign Of The Times (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 3:14 - Japanese bonus track Life is a mystery Leaves me no consolation Life fades like distant waves Return again No need to hide Soon you'll be born again A new chance to live And walk that road to the end Chorus: It must be the sign of the times how I feel Now I surrender the day It must be the sign of the times how I feel And I hope that you feel the same Love is a mystery That gives up no secrets Embraces everyone No hesitation We try to find religion How many books can we read We look for love and romance How hard can it be Chorus In a way, we lost our innocence In a day, we'll walk that road to the end It must be the sign of the times how I feel Now I surrender the day It must be the sign of the times how I feel In the way I look at you It must be the sign of the times how I feel I can feel that there's been a change It must be the sign of the times how I feel And I hope that you feel the same (the same, the same)... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12) Haunted Lullabye (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:47 You, you took me to a place I'd never been High, much higher than before Now ... the vision of you haunting me again Your spirit chills me to the core Sing to me, your twisted melody Mesmerized, it never seems to end Chorus: Another haunted ... lullabye I don't know the reason or the rhyme Another haunted ... lullabye Steal away the cradle in my mind Gone ... and left me with insatiable desire Still ... I can't escape your trance Take ... your pleasure when you play with my laments You cast a shadow bound romance Sing to me, your symphony of woe Deafening, oh will it ever end Chorus I can't stand the way your silence leaves me broken And my loneliness is playing on the strings ... of my despair Another haunted ... lullabye I don't know the reason or the rhyme Another haunted ... lullabye Steal away the cradle in my mind ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13) In Your Honor (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 4:31 I lit a candle in your honor today Prayed for forgiveness for the things that I said And now I wake up and I see I was wrong All those years wasted, how come and gone How many years have I been this way The lines grow deeper, time fades away Now etched in stone don't have the strength anymore... To break down these walls ... again I lit a candle in your honor today Everything will come around again And you never know that maybe someday Everything will come around again Now I see you on the other side Sunshine raining down upon your face You look so beautiful that place where you live You walk among your dreams we talked about So I stand here and stare ... in my garden of neglect Never noticed it before - that it's winter all the time Was too busy staring at ... your garden that you grew in time I can see it took a lot of years - Your colors fill my mind I lit a candle in your honor today Everything will come around again And you never know that maybe someday Everything will come around again Even though the years keep passing, I reflect About the one I truly loved and pushed away Suddenly I stop and feel that winter rain I know so well And close my eyes, wish you all the best And you never know... I lit a candle in your honor today Everything will come around And you never know that maybe someday Everything will come around I lit a candle in your honor today Prayed for forgiveness for the things that I said And you never know that maybe someday Everything will come around... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14) Little Brown Pill (Beach, Brown, Dokken, Pilson) 1:16 - Secret track Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reb Beach uses D'Addario Strings and Picks, Suhr Guitars, Alvarez Acoustics and Lexicon Effects. Jeff Pilson uses Fender Basses through Ampeg SVT's with Dean Markley Strings, all worked on by the incomparable Eric Chaz at Erics Guitars. Wild Mick uses Sonor Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Aquarian Drum Heads, Vater Drum Sticks and L. P. Latin Percussion exclusively. Don Dokken would like to thank: ... and especially to all the Dokken fans. To the friends I have lost and have left this world too soon - John 'Zavier' Welch, Sandi Santor, Suzie Macura, Johny 'Gash' Sombrotto, Lisa Livingstone - I miss you all very much and this record is for you.