1. |
tidy
02:32
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And we're meeting, for the first time
The ceiling's almost touching our heads
Can't remember their names, or even my own
No one is looking at me
And I feel it, for the first time
In a tiny part of my brain
To say it out loud is a little beyond
What I've come to expect from this crowd
Alexandra has boundaries
From the top of her head to the
Bottom of her heart
Alexandra's got boundaries
Let's take a moment to reassure
Alexandra
And I'm wearing, for the last time
My $90 leather coat
Blew a sure thing as we stepped off the train
My bedroom doesn't even have a door
And I'm screaming, for the last time
But not a sound is being made
Throw my hands in the air to end the affair
And slowly march into the lake
Alexandra has boundaries
From the top of her head to the
Bottom of her heart
Alexandra's got boundaries
Let's take a moment to reassure
Alexandra
She's got boundaries
But we love her anyway
Alexandra’s got boundaries
Don't let anyone take away your smile
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2. |
E.S.B.
04:17
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Move up, big leagues, big leagues,
Move from C18H21NO4
To C21H23NO5
Big Leagues, big leagues
I know the place feels farm team, farm team
But C21H23NO5 is some pro ball shit, you should
Stop playing t-ball, and move on up
Up, Hammond
You’re gonna find it every time
You know you’re gonna come up, Indiana
Surrender now
Surrender now to me
The park is pure and sure to keep you noddin like you like
You’ll itch that scratch all night if you want to
When you were a child
You played with some childish toys, with some childish boys
But your junk dropped
And now its time to grow up
slow down, upgrade your dose, just move up
To C21 H23 N05, so alive
So alive, finally you have arrived
So its time to move up
Up, Hammond
You’re gonna find it every time
You know you’re gonna come go, Indiana
Surrender now
Surrender
Pick yourself up, dammit
Your lines of range and base are not pure
Gonna get you fucked up
In Hammond
Surrender now
Surrender now to me
The park is pure and sure to keep you noddin like you like
You’ll itch that scratch all night if you want to
Surrender now you know it helps to keep you adjusted
The bridge is out
You know you’re gonna hit that abutment
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3. |
mainstream
02:43
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here is an advert
and here’s a doll that’s anatomically correct
the choice is now and ever yours to make
simple mechanics
brace yourself when you are coming to a stop
might just need to cling to someone else
looks like it’s time for another stab
at the mainstream
i could
sing
if i wanted to, but no,
i opt for the honest job
looks like its time for a
happy daydream
sing simple
sing happy
sing like i’m not
this is your backbrain
and here’s your backbrain as depicted on tv
a quorum met and worked it out just so
i dare you
forget her
do your best to clear the ones and zeros out
i guarantee you’ll still know what you know
looks like it’s time for another
empty gesture
i could
flirt
like i’m twenty three but what
do i have to show for it?
looks like i’m primed for another
accidental
play like i
still mean it
play like i rock
rock
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4. |
my snare
02:54
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step back, kojak
your law enforcement’s wack
the kids are fine outside
and i’ve been watching you for a while there in the mirror
right there, no fair
you’ve stepped into my snare
i know you hate the winter light
so this is sneaky like our fights
lay down, sweet clown
your body pretty it makes me giddy all light in the head
suppose i could please myself instead
but ich mag beitrag zum beispiel schreiben wir lies we’ll call ‘em nonfiction and wise
as we write our novel in our heads
twilight, no fight
you’re sleeping to my right
i got the history upstairs
mnemonic rhyming pairs
so few days this way
when both have our say
and still the kids are fine, i guess
another in-joke for the guests
lay down, sweet clown
your body pretty it makes me giddy all light in the head
suppose i could please myself instead
but ich mag zweischlag zum beispiel look in my eyes and tell me a lie or a few
you know i would do the same for you
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5. |
penalty phase
06:49
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i)
it’s no fair
‘cause you don’t realize
how trashed i am
trashed how i am
i mean you do everything that i do and you’re not remotely
as trashed as i am
so it’s not fair
how am i trashed?
ii)
i don’t have the gear
i don’t have the tracks
i don’t have the technique
i don’t have the patience
it’s just not fair
i don’t have the gear
i don’t have the tracks
i don’t have the method
i don’t have the bounce
i don’t have the gear
i don’t have the tracks
i don’t have the habit
i don’t have the focus
it’s just not fair
iii)
it’s me bellyaching
i bellyache normal
diet coke buzz
low battery fuzz
and zero fill
with no drum fill
it’s me summer breaking
i break down each summer
the penalty phase
the basement for days
the cinder blocks counted
each cinder block counted
i create a space
a sandbox in the garden
when the rain comes it turns everything to mud
the better space —
the sandbox or the basement?
i stare at the wall
and wait for the call
i stare at the wall
confidence falls
i stare at the wall
and wait for the call
it’s not fair
iv)
i throw my quarter into the ring
my hat, my pocket
and when it flips
the sun hits it
and it flips
the sun flips it
and it hits
the sun flips it
i throw my caution off like a coat
onto the sofa
and it sits
where it lands
where it hits
i don’t dare
raise a hand
i could
move it
and when it hits the ground, that’s what i give you
my quarter hits the ground. it’s what i give you.
and i give you this
v)
it’s no fair
‘cause you don’t realize
how trashed i am
trashed how i am
i mean i bellyache like i do
and it’s not fair
but i give you this
i give you this
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6. |
bad match game
03:53
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i didn’t want to come off
making threats at you, in point demanding that
you’d have to start to understand me
but if you say my lack of listening’s
purely done just to upset
you’ll find your evidence
is circumstantial
i try to make
a point and then
i find myself outside again
you’re shouting back at me you never cared
and if i try
to make amends
without conceding points again
i find right then that circle gets the square
there’s quite a lot of wasted room in there
stipulate my point is true
but i’m right back outside and you are
shouting back at me as if you cared
but we could be
the best of friends
without conceding points again
and learn that circle always wins the square
there’s quite a lot of wasted room in there
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Box Set Authentic is not actually based in Brooklyn, but Bandcamp requires us to choose a single location. We're a loose- knit group of friends and longtime musical collaborators who really like one another’s songs. Most of us played in and around Chicago in the bands Shovel Choir, Tart, and the Velmas. We've recorded in Chicago, the Bay Area, and New York and played live in LA, NYC and Portland. ... more
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