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Band Patches
03:22
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wanted to tell you
your eyes were wild like
frayed electric wires
but i'm glad i kept my lips tight
afraid you might take it
as a compliment
when i really meant it
as a scared and concerned observation
headphones deep in my ears
singing to "Bad Kids"
a futile gesture to communicate
if you think you can..
if you can behave like an island,
then i can be the cartographer
who blots you out
by putting a body of water
over the area of land where
you actually exist.
every time i see that old english script
tattooed across someone else's sensitive skin
i'll think about the place you pushed your friends
and i'll think about the place that i pushed my friends too--
relegated to the fringes of
the band patches on
our denim jackets.
last leg somewhere outside of LA
i took your phone call with
my one last shred of grace
you asked for my password and username
to stream a movie with a tinder date
well, i hope you discover he's into Sevendust
with impersonal arms
and a lust for status
and an overdose of dead end charm.
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Blueberry Pancakes
03:24
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like this last christmas eve
i stayed up until three
crafting presents for my family
clippings from old magazines
sitting awkwardly on top of my feet
they were numb and asleep
before my drugs of choice
i bent and bowed my knees
said a facetious prayer it went,
life is tragic (not to be insensitive)
but i shoot from the hip
and you keep me equipped
i have the least amount of patience
when i feel like own
too much shit. (amen)
well this morning i woke up
and tied up my robe and made
a cup of coffee with three tablespoons of grounds
and nine ounces of boiling water
and i called my mom
she keeps me feeling balanced
when my heart wont stop racing
i make blueberry pancakes,
isn't that right mr. ruiz?
isn't that right mr. ducote?
isn't that right mr. shortsleeve?
and, i listened to both sides
of "Sentimental Health"
because this album reminds me
what it means to make music
that is heartfelt.
and why most nights
i have my cold bed all alone to my cold self.
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206 Bones
02:58
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4. |
Hotel On Main
02:46
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5. |
Stanley
02:51
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when you take off
your carefully chosen clothes
with someone you've been getting to know
or, getting out of the bathtub
when you were three
a wet towel wrapped around
your shivering body
french toast and spur of the moment love notes
a codine coat
and annie's dreamboat
i was with pat and trev and eric
while jason anderson spilled his soul
with chelsea in my loft watching
heavens gate initiation videos
food that we left in the fridge
out of sight
often times goes to waste
and in the worst way,
and i didn't want to let this band-aid
stay wrapped around my finger
for a week.
and as the crowd swelled,
i could sense you,
your hands were covering your face.
because you knew,
oh, you knew...
then, as they dropped the gates
and the bets were placed
your's was against me.
like some insider trade,
you were privy to my fate--
i'm the horse with the broken leg.
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7. |
Coach Class Anecdote
02:42
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8. |
Molasses
02:46
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9. |
Lip Balm Boy
03:24
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count out my emergency contact coins
with a steady adderall hand and a tremolo voice
laid out the spoils of an old testament war
well i was leaving for Seattle and i forgot my skateboard.
walk me to the train station
my anxious sweat will anoint
or, usher in the initial stages
of my pink hair ploy
my ring finger tan line choice.
we parted with a hug
and i waited for the train
that phone call from cait
was like a ginger soda to my brain.
went to take a shit
and that lady barged right in
oh, what that growler contained
each time i'd drop one in
i'd call out your name
walking down towards 35th North
what those coins became:
a skateboard that i bought that would carry my weight.
willow fly-catcher's song
won't you point,
to the Petro east of Kingman
i've got a squeaky CV joint.
when i was your lip balm boy
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