Nine Black Roses

Recorded between March 2024 - October 2025 at Phoenix Studios in Schenectady, New York.

Recording Engineer: “Boom-Boom” Fat Bottom

Produced by: Aegis Bonesteel & “Boom-Boom” Fat Bottom

Musicians:

Vocals, Acoustic, Electric & Bass Guitars: Aegis Bonesteel

Female Vocals (Soul Mates): Tori Elliot

Male Harmony Vocals (Unwind): Christopher Galen

Piano/Keyboards: Abramo Riti

Fiddle (A Good Time): Jessie M

Drums/Percussion: “Boom-Boom” Fat Bottom

LYRICS:

A Good Time

Monday, Monday mornin’.
The alarm goes off & I wanna go back to sleep.
Still drunk. Still drunk from Sunday.
I told myself I wouldn’t go in too deep.

All I wanna do is have a good time.
Drink good beer & get a little high.
Forget about the world & the daily grind.
Pretend I’ll never die.
All I wanna do is sing you a song,
sleep all day drink all night long.
Dance around the fire with a girl or two
underneath the light of the moon.

I throw on my dirty work clothes
& my steel toe boots that protect my toes.
Let me, let me tell you one thing,
gettin’ up at 4:30 really blows.

So go ahead and do what you will.
’Cuz ya know I’m gonna do me.
Tonight, I’m gonna get ill &
smoke a couple of trees.

So I’m standin’ at the gates of Satan’s homeland
ready to smash the time clock into bits.
12 hours done, now dreadin’ the thought of
48 more hours of this shit.

Heat Stroke

Just the other day, I saw her at the Piggly Wiggly.
She was a down-home country girl, I had to say giggidy-giggidy.
Now I got a crush on a girl I never seen before.
I never thought I'd fall in love at the grocery store.

She had the kind of face that could launch a thousand ships.
And long, dark hair that made it all the way to her hips.
If I had to guess, she stood about 4 foot 10.
I'm gonna make her mine, it's only a question of when.

I always thought that love at first sight was a joke.
But she was so hot, she damn near gave me a heat stroke.

Ya know she fit real nice into those tight blue jeans.
Now I see her every night in my head ‘cuz she’s the girl of my dreams.
I don't got alotta money & I don't drive a flashy car.
But I can take her mud boggin’ in my pickup truck
& I play a pretty mean acoustic guitar.

I could sing this song until we all have a touch of grey.
But just like The Grateful Dead sang, “Ya know my love will not fade away.”
So I'll end this song, I done said what I had to say.
I'm gonna make her mine even if it takes all the live long day.

I always thought that love at first sight was a joke.
But she was so hot, she damn near gave me a heat stroke.

In the Headspace of Butterflies

All the leaves in the trees were dancing,
until the commies burned the whole forest down.
All I feel now is the anger burning in my heart &
on the ground. But what’s that beautiful sound?

That’s the sound of a screaming butterfly,
who lost his mind with Lucy in the sky.
The stars are out in force tonight
& the moon is crazy big & bright. Let's open that bottle of wine.

I've never seen a smoking caterpillar.
Setting them all on fire is just plain mean.
Don't you know that stress is a killer?
I read that somewhere in a dirty magazine.
Or was it hidden inside of that queen who was fresh out of nicotine?

So let's listen to the screaming butterfly.
He’s dropping knowledge & only charging a dime.
The stars are out in force tonight
& the moon is crazy big & bright. Let’s open that bottle of wine.

The righteous & the wicked are out for blood tonight.
10 to 1 says that heads are gonna roll.
And if you want those big, fat fish to bite.
You best be listening to rock n’ roll or Christian Death Metal Bebop.

From the redwood trees that only exist now in our dreams,
we can watch the grass grow ever so gently.
The sky is baby blue. I think I'm me, can I be you?
Running naked through the streets of Lima, Peru.
Nobody seems to care or knows what to do or even has a clue & neither do I.

Psychos & Lunatics

Why is the world full of such turmoil
& I don't mean only today?
Psychos & lunatics bent on destruction,
it sure does seem like that's the way
it's always been.
We're livin' the dream?
Let's unite as one & rage against the machine!

Psychos & lunatics, government officials
lie through their teeth everyday.
You know this to be true.
Then again, what do you do?
You do what you're told anyway!
Just do what they say, it'll be ok.
Well, if you believe that they've successfully washed your brain.
You think you're free but you're a slave & I sing this song in vain.

They're always the first ones to declare war
& send all our kids off to die.
They're full of hate, greed & lies. All of us they despise.
Look for yourself, open your eyes.
We've all been deceived.
We’re living the dream?
At first the truth hurts but then it will set you free.

They don’t give a damn who they kill and what they destroy.
It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that they actually enjoy it.
They’re going to do their best to take away all of our guns
& if we let them do that, it’s over we’re finished.
We’re done.
If we all don’t stand as one.

So when they tell you to kill, they know that ya will,
'cuz you drank the Kool aid & swallowed their pills.
They tell you “We fight for peace!”
In truth, you're being fleeced.
You're just feeding the beast.
But you don't know, what you don't know.
Don't ask any questions.
Just do as you're told.

Soul Mates

What should I do?
What can I say?
to change your mind and have you love me the way that I know you can?
I know you can.

I am too old
I’m told to cry,
but something tells me deep down inside to let you go.
I gotta let you go.

Even when we both go our separate ways
in the end every road lead leads back to you.
I don’t know what we should do,
but one thing’s for sure,
there’s nobody quite like you.
Nobody quite like you.

In my eyes,
there are no lies
and I don’t think I can sleep tonight without you, baby.
Without you baby.

In my mind,
I can see your face
and I wish I could hold you for a million days and I’d never let it go.
No girl, I'd never let go.

Three Sheets to the Wind

When you have so much on your mind,
you wanna sit down relax & unwind.
One soon turns into five,
now you’re feeling good you’re feeling alive.

I’ll tell you all the ways I’ve sinned,
when I’m three sheets to the wind.
I like to fight but I hardly ever win,
when I’m three sheets to the wind.
I don’t really care where she’s been,
when I’m three sheets to the wind.
I can say all this with a shit- eatin' grin,
‘cuz right now I’m three sheets to the wind.

Sometimes it feels like you can’t take another hit.
Always gettin’ kicked when you’re down
& you wanna cash in your chips.
But you got half a bottle of whiskey
next to the kangaroo
& a 12 pack of imported cold ones.
Fuck it! Let's get drunk & screw.

I’ll tell you all the ways I’ve sinned
when I’m three sheets to the wind.
I like to fight but I hardly ever win,
when I’m three sheets to the wind.
I don’t really care where she’s been,
when I’m three sheets to the wind.
I can say all this with a shit -eatin' grin,
‘cuz right now I’m three sheets to the wind.

Unwind

Sittin’ alone.
Foggy thoughts, smokin’ some home grown.
Restin’ my bones down by the water side.
When I try to unwind, I usually get out of control.
But you gotta admit, I give it all my heart & soul.

You’re standing too close I need at least an arms length of space.
You got a beautiful face, but your heart is made out of stone.
I’m tryin’ to get home but I’m afraid I’ve lost my way.
It’s late. I’m tired & after all, tomorrow’s just another day.

I stayed up all night just so I could watch the sunrise.
I remember a time when you meant the whole world to me.
I thought I could see but now I know that I was totally blind.
In my mind the stars were aligned, but I guess I just had to unwind.

The west is the best.
That’s what Jim said in “The End”.
Death is my friend, we made some elaborate plans.
To travel the land, following “The Dead” in a Volkswagen bus.
Now let’s discuss if you & I tread common ground.

I’m not really sure if you’re pickin’ up what I’m puttin’ down.
You said it would best if I got lost and never was found.
I smile like a clown as your words cut me to shreds.
I pull my gun & put it up to your fat, ugly head.

Wrong

Once upon a time, it was not so long ago.
You used to drain me, before I had to get up and go.
Now you're just a memory, why we had didn't last long.
You said it was all my fault, but you were wrong.

You were wrong. You were wrong.
You were wrong. You were wrong.

There once was a time when you would do anything for me.
If I wanted a beer, you'd go to the fridge & get one for me.
Towards the end I would ask you, “ What time will you be home?”
You'd give me the runaround, it was tryin' to get……..

blood out of a stone. Blood out of a stone.
Blood out of a stone. Blood out of a stone.

Lookin' back is futile. The past cannot be changed.
I wish I knew when I met you, that you were so deranged.

I thought when I met you, that we would make it to the end.
But you bamboozled me, you're personality was pretend.
Finding true love is a path that's twisted & long.
I thought you were the one but once again it turned out……..

that I was wrong. I was wrong.
Yes, I was wrong. I was wrong.

*All music & lyrics written by Aegis Bonesteel