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Putting My Art First
03:53
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Lyrics:
First let me say I truly am sorry
Cuz I know that I’ve been acting rather distant recently
I have some things that we should speak about
But know my mind’s made up though we have never talked it out
There’s not a thing about you that I’d change
I worry something good like this could never be sustained
Cuz I really need to focus on my art
Though you’ve been nothing but supportive one day we'll be torn apart
I feel so ashamed to make you wait
And I feel it now from canceling on yet another date
But I think I need to live more for myself
Without concern for the effect that it may have on someone else
And though I really hate to think I made you hurt
When I’m asked to change my actions in all truth that feels much worse
So I think that our relationship is through
But if you want to something more casual I’d consider it for you
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Schminger-Schmongwriter
04:12
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Lyrics:
1
I heard a band that’s abuzz this week
Offbeat instruments and retro chic
MFAs that sing of hopping trains
A well-sewn quilt of stock clichés
Americana with fancy hair
Add more reverb until Pitchfork cares
And when the fashion changes, I’ll still be here
‘Til another trend makes me disappear
2
The other day I saw the latest star
Strumming standard chords on a pink guitar
An airbrushed sound and a soulless swing
Hit all the notes, but she couldn’t sing
She’s a shiny face with a killer rack
But her heart has never even seen a crack
And when her beauty fades away, I’ll still be here
‘Til a newer model makes me disappear
3
Trust fund babies wearing torn up clothes
Spouting wisdom everybody knows
Singing “young forever” and “f*** the man”
Talking down so we might understand
Think they’re rebels, but their only cause
Just the pursuit of canned applause
And when these Brooklyn kids grow up, I’ll still be here
‘Til another hipster makes me disappear
(solo)
4
Chop off my legs and I’ll try to stand
Change my name so it sounds like a band
I play empty clubs with spit and scorn
Guess I’ve got my art to keep me warm
I sing the truth and I sing it well
And if you don’t like it you can go to hell
What was I fighting for anyway?
Yeah, I'll be a martyr 'til my dying day
I’ll be a martyr ‘til the day I die
When no one notices I’m not alive
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3. |
Revolving Door
02:18
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Lyrics:
I fell in love today in a revolving door
I caught her eye and then we cycled more
I’d like to take her out and maybe buy her flowers
She and I have been circling now for hours
Push it, baby / Push it, baby
Push it, baby / Push it, baby
Push it, baby / Push it, baby
Push it, baby / Push it, baby
The revolving door, it spins and spins and spins
Quite a predicament my love and I are in
But when I see her smile…I’m so glad I chose her
Though we push this door ‘round an’ don’t get any closer
Push it, baby / Push it, baby (x4)
Push it harder now
Push it faster now
And now push it soft
But, for the love of God, don’t ever stop
Push it, baby / Push it, baby (x4)
I really need a shower and a shave
Cuz event’ally the hours turned to days
We’re growing bitter though we’ve never talked
Still we keep circling, never getting off
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4. |
What Caitlyn Never Knew
03:17
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Lyrics:
If I seem like I’m on fire
It’s cuz I have seen the light
If I seem a little forward
It’s cuz I have been behind
If I seem a little vacant
It’s cuz you have blown my mind
I seem a little lost
Would you be so kind
As to take me by the hand
And walk me home tonight?
And I might say these words
If you squeeze my hand real tight...
I’m in love...I’m in love, I’m in love, I’m in love, I’m in love
I’m in love...I’m in love, I’m in love, I’m in love, I’m in love
I’m in love...I’m in love
With you
It’s like a little religion
Of mass confusion
Damp with tears and
Perspiration
A million questions
With no solution
It’s love
I’m in love...I’m in love, I’m in love, I’m in love, I’m in love
I’m in love...I’m in love, I’m in love, I’m in love, I’m in love
I’m in love...I’m in love
With you
And your smile...It’s your lips and your teeth and the space in between
And your eyes…They’re big and they’re brown and their open up wide
Your smile...Your smile
Your smile
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5. |
Cuts Me Like the Wind
04:07
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Lyrics:
I am impervious
I have rough, calloused skin
I am still standing
I’ve seen and survived everything
…But a pretty girl still cuts me like the wind
She is a lighthouse
Telling me I’ve come home
She is a mountain mist
Causes the valley to glow
…And I feel her when the wind begins to blow
A pretty girl still cuts me like the wind
A pretty girl still cuts me like the wind
She is a mother to
Every child that she sees
I’m hoping someday
That she’ll make a father of me
I am a barricade
She has discovered a door
She is the sweetest song
Makes my heart starts to hurt
...And every day I feel I love her more
Every day I feel I love her more
Every day I feel I love her more
A pretty girl still cuts me like the wind
A pretty girl still cuts me like the wind
A pretty girl still cuts me like the wind
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Spend the Night
03:43
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Lyrics:
You’re not concerned that it’s getting late
You volunteer to help wash the plates
You settle back into my room
At 2am you slip off your shoes
I’ll turn this couch into a bed
Ruin my pillow with another head
You know you wanna, so just let it be
Come on, baby, spend the night with me
Go to you when I close the shades
Use my fingers to trace your face
Feel a spark when I touch your lips
And lose track of time with each passing kiss
The window’s open with a summer breeze
Come on, baby, spend the night with me
Come on, baby, spend the night with me
We’ll know it’s morning by the robin’s call
And how the light shifts on the wall
Every color in my room will change
And I’ll kiss the smile still on your face
I’ll fix you breakfast anyway you please
So come on baby spend the night with me
Come on, baby, spend the night with me
Come on, baby, spend the night with me
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Frost in Hampton
02:30
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Lyrics:
I loved you once, but not anymore
When I’m home for holidays I wanna knock on your door
Or write you a letter…A postcard or two…
I loved you once and I miss you
Whatever happened to the girl I once knew?
Sexy, adventurous…a bit scary, too
The bad girl the boys want, but they haven’t a clue…
I loved you once and I miss you
I loved you once…way back, back when
I still think about you....now and again
I think I might call you, but I never do…
I loved you once and I…
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Brad Bru & The Crowd Goes Wild Chicago, Illinois
This band brings together the richness of acoustic music, the charm of alt-country and the energy of melodic punk. Whether playing distorted power chords or fingerpicking crisply, the witty and relatable lyrics balance humor with darkness.
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