Bottle Rocket (album)

Track listing

1. "Are We Feeling Comfortable Yet?" - 3:15
2. "Bottle Rocket" - 3:43
3. "Coffee Can" - 3:44
4. "Revelation" - 3:46
5. "What Does It Take?" - 4:09
6. "Babble On" - 4:26
7. "Blue Light Special" - 2:43
8. "Break Me Down" - 3:40
9. "The Water Is Fine" - 2:45
10. "My Queen Esther" - 3:47
11. "Hell to Pay" - 3:22
12. "Fear the Auctioneer" - 2:56
13. "Harder Than It Seems" - 4:15
14. "Salvation" - 3:58

    Song Meanings

• "Coffee Can" was written by guitarist Tony Palacios and was inspired by a recurring dream his mother had shortly before she died of cancer. In the dream she was trying to fly to heaven on a coffee can, but couldn't get it more than a foot or two off the ground. "The dream image became a metaphor for the futility of trusting in one's own strength, and consequently a metaphor of the deep need for grace".
• "My Queen Esther" and "What Does It Take" deal with the easing of burdens at the foot of the cross for "those who labor and are heavy laden."
• The title cut, "Bottle Rocket," is an encouragement to live out your faith in view of the world.

  Personnel

• Jamie Rowe - vocals
• David Bach - bass, vocals
• Karl Ney - drums
• Tony Palacios - guitar, vocals

• Eric Darken - percussion
• John Painter - theremin on "Bottle Rocket", strings on "Bottle Rocket", mellotron on "My Queen Esther", "Hell To Pay" and "Bottle Rocket", keyboards on "Fear The Auctioneer".
• Russ Long - tambourine on "Babble On"
• Shane Boyd - poetic recitation on "Blue Light Special"

• Steve Taylor - producer