oh wait, i am
oh wait, i am
sunshine kingdom

recorded at various locations from tucker's bedroom (in nashville at the time) to my apartment living room to a local church. written and recorded from september 30th, 2019 to october 2nd with a few extra sessions by myself in the following week. the only exception is the last track 'pied piper' which was written and recorded in nashville on july 17th and 18th 2018. the song was initially scrapped but we decided to revist it during the sessions for this project. the project was released on november 15th, 2019.

listen and download

1) if god is love (1:59)
2) dr. splitpants (1:20)
3) the ballad of bayou billy and
    big mama blanche leblanc
 (3:04)
4) once you left (1:09)
5) pied piper (5:26)


album cover

tucker mckee:
electric guitar - (1,2,3,5)
steel string acoustic guitar - (3,4,5)
stomps - (1)
toy cymbal (1)
spoken vocals - (2,3)
bass - (3,5)
book - (5)
mouth pops - (5)
snaps (5)
claps (5)
nylon string guitar - (5)
toothbrush - (5)
pill bottle - (5)


joshua sanford:
lead and background/harmony vocals - all tracks
spoken vocals - (2)
organ - (1,5)
piano - (3,5)
electric keyboard - (2,3,5)
harpsichord (3,5)
synth jazz choir - (2)
synth lead - (3)
stomps - (1)
djembe - (1)
toy tambourine - (1)
maracas - (1)
pencils on desk - (1)
bass - (1)
input jack - (2)
reversed, stretched guitar - (2)
acoustic guitar - (4)
melotron - (5)
lighter - (5)
snaps - (5)
claps - (5)
toothbrush - (5)
night noises - (5)


miranda sanford:
spoken vocals - (5)


if god is love

music and lyrics: mckee/sanford

if god is love
then let me tell ya god is one sexy motha
if god is love
then let me tell ya god is one sexy motha

i'd like to be a monkey
floatin' round on hot dense rock in space
oh wait, i am

if god is love
let me tell ya god is one sexy motha
if god is love
let me tell ya god is one sexy motha
if god is love
then let me tell ya god is one sexy motha


dr. splitpants

music and lyrics: mckee/sanford

good evening boys and girls
this song is about a beautiful man
a beautiful man with a dream
rather, a nightmare
that, if you're lucky enough you might get to wake up in
in his nightmare
this man, he has a split right down his ass crack
whitey tighties
for all to see
and no one has the strength to tell him
because see, this man is well respected
this is the nightmare you must live if,
if you are a well respected adult in our society
no one's gonna tell you when you split your pants
no one's gonna be here for you
you are not loved
you're merely feared
goodnight


the ballad of bayou billy and big mama blanche leblanc

music and lyrics: mckee/sanford

i've prayed many a night
for someone like you
but how could it ever work out
the way that i've planned it to

you could never be
the one for me

but she shows me how to please her
all she needs is some little ceasars

i like big mamas (bring me some cornbread)
and they keep me fed (hold my beer)

she cleans my clothes
i blow my load
in the cold of the winter night
she keeps me warm laying by my side
it's a shame she'll have to die
thirty years sooner than me
(obesity is a disease)

i don't know how the fuck
anyone on the face of this goddamn planet
can say they don't like little ceasars
it's a whole goddamn pizza for five dollars
fuck

(little ceasars) got them breadsticks
got that most bestest (you are my darling)
got that garlic sauce (what would we do)
got that marina sauce
extra cheese (if we didn't have you)


once you left

music and lyrics: mckee/sanford

once you left i knew that i would stay
in love with you
once you left i knew that i was saved
from god's good grace
once you left all i could see
was your crying face
lookin' up at me
lookin' up at me


pied piper

music and lyrics: mckee/sanford

blanket of night
cuddle up the mind
reaper inside

pied piper
i won't need your help again
pied piper
i know how this story ends

el dorado, man of gold
guatavita washed your soul

time keeper
you can't keep your time within
watchmaker
the golden piece brings your end

el dorado, man of gold
guatavita washed your soul