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1.
Do you know your close friends well enough to suit your taste Did you choose them cautiously or were you fooled in haste Can you be convinced they’re as real as the sketches they portray Have you reconciled yourself to the feelings they convey Ohh my friend can you see what could become of you and me? Do you know your close friends well enough to suit your taste Did you choose them cautiously or were you fooled in haste Can you be convinced they’re as real as the sketches they portray Have you reconciled yourself to the feelings they convey Ohh my friend can you see… Does anybody really see? Well I can see their bodies movin’ right before my eyes I can see their faces changing right through their disguise I don’t see how friends are friends when schemes they do devise
2.
Sittin’ in my easy chair and takin’ too much time. Should I write down what’s in my mind or should I make it rhyme? Will I find a way for my pen and my fingers to combine? What could be the reason I can’t form a single line? Sittin’ in my easy chair, another cup of wine Searching for the answer to the mystery in my mind Late the hour, gone the day The Lady in the moon comes whisperin’ down Throw all your verses in the wind my friend It’s enough just to make the sound…
3.
Gentle is the word friend Withdrawn like the still sea Secrets scrambled within his thoughts Calling just for the need Tempting like candy which none can touch As free as the wind, yes this is my friend Lips taste but what he feels Like heavy clouds that disappear Rarely stopping to study life Now for himself to shed a tear Life is a chronicle of friendship Friends create the world anew each day Without their loving care courage is not enough Without their help we can’t make our way Life is a chronicle of friendship Friends create the world anew each day Without their loving care courage is not enough Without their help we can’t make our way Without their help we can’t make our way Without their help we can’t make our way Without their help we can’t make our way
4.
Well have I stayed around this place for far too long? Have I been wastin’ in the darkness before the dawn? That stranger movin’ on his way seems forced to carry on I can’t take it oh I hate it I wonder what’s gonna come Will it stay the same? I hope that I will be saved Here again the wine tastes fine; it eases me along. There’s my friends, their color and rhyme Our dreams will raise a smile Like a bit of magic we are lifted for a while The wine tastes fine; it clears my mind And eases me right along Will it stay the same? For the moment I feel saved Now we see the nowhere man, I dread we’ll tag along The zombies will be on parade. I can see that they’re far gone. Take some time and direct your mind to the head of the line. We can make it; try and take it I wonder what’s gonna come Will it stay the same Oh God I hope I’ll be saved?
5.
I’ve got you… I’ve got you under my skin And though I’m sure that I want you I guess I just can’t win I’ve lost you…I lost you so long ago And though it’s my fault that it happened I couldn’t take any more I’ve got you… I’ve got you under my skin I ‘ve lost you… I guess I just can’t win I’ve got you… I’ve got you under my skin I ‘ve lost you… I guess I just can’t win
6.
Moving upstairs, mind the sleeping Candles burn the night away Passing doors of unknown reason, See the ones here to stay Evasella! I can’t find you Evasella feed my soul Evasella! I can’t find you Woman would you feed my soul.
7.
Know the eyes of despair; Feel the cold caress of their glare You are to blame for their being You must change what they’re seeing. This is the hour of our lives We feel the sharpness of the knives Insurrection is near at hand Must do something to save the land. Abandon your pursuit of wealth, Concern yourself with your mind’s health Time has told of your foul deeds done Let them not affect my new-born son. This is the hour of our lives We feel the sharpness of the knives Insurrection is here at hand Must do something to save the land. Heed the pressing hand of danger Know I’m your brother, not a stranger A new course is ours if we’ll only take it Something must be done, we’ve got to make it. This is the hour of our lives We feel the sharpness of the knives Insurrection is here at hand Must do something to save the land. Must do something to save---the---land.
8.
Do you know your close friends well enough to suit your taste Did you choose them cautiously or were you fooled in haste Can you be convinced they’re as real as the sketches they portray Have you reconciled yourself to the feelings they convey Ohh my friend can you see what could become of you and me? Do you know your close friends well enough to suit your taste Did you choose them cautiously or were you fooled in haste Can you be convinced they’re as real as the sketches they portray Have you reconciled yourself to the feelings they convey Ohh my friend can you see… Does anybody really see? Well I can see their bodies movin’ right before my eyes I can see their faces changing right through their disguise I don’t see how friends are friends when schemes they do devise
9.
Is it your fear when you open your mouth That no one will hear what you say Well just come to me and pour out your life And I’ll hear your words today Yeah, I will listen and the earth may groove to the sound Is it your fear when you speak your mind That the world might simply turn and walk away Please open up to me, let’s look inside to see What wisdom and wonder has to say Ohh… I will listen That the earth may be moved through the sound Is it your fear when you open your mouth That nobody’s gonna heed what you say Well just come to me and roar out that strife And I’ll feel your words today Ohh… I will listen and the earth will move through the sound.
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**FIRST EVER RELEASE OF POST-CHILDREN OF THE MUSHROOM HEAVY PROG STUDIO/LIVE RECORDINGS FROM 1971**

Formed in California in 1967, Children of the Mushroom were the quintessential garage-psych band. As the times evolved, the band hardened their sound, shortening their name to Mushroom.

By 1970, Mushroom became Lady, incorporating prog-rock influences and instruments like flute to their hard-pych organ/guitar dominated sound, drawing inspiration from bands like Jethro Tull, Steamhammer, Gypsy or Bloodrock.

In 1971 the band recorded a few studio demos at Village Recorders in Los Angeles, which are presented here in top sound quality along with a couple of raw, lo-fi but killer live tracks from the same year.

Long tracks, heavy fuzz guitar, Hammond organ, flute, powerful vocals…

**Filer under: hard psych, prog-rock**

*Remastered sound

*Insert with liner notes by Klemen Breznikar (It’s Psychedelic Baby) and rare photos

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released August 22, 2025

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Children Of The Mushroom Los Angeles, California

Formed in California in 1967, Children of the Mushroom were the quintessential garage-psych band. As the times evolved, the band hardened their sound, shortening their name to Mushroom.

By 1970, Mushroom became Lady, incorporating prog-rock influences and instruments like flute to their hard-pych organ/guitar dominated sound, drawing inspiration from bands like Jethro Tull.
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