1. |
every dog in town
04:18
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adulthood doesn't feel good right now
two competing worlds won't let me settle down
i drew a picture of the world with me on the side
but i'm separated from the world by eraser lines
it's hard x4
two plus to care about what i've really got
there are bags in my wardrobe i forgot that i've even got
i want a duck to call my own that keeps my ducks in a row
i want the sun come up on the right side of my nose
it's hard x4
the fact of the matter x4
i've been told once or twice
you can't take everyone else's advice
so i walked away, and i didn't come back that day
the sky outside was yellow like corn
like it was about to storm
so i put on my hat
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2. |
23 & creep
03:32
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i sharpened my pencil
i wrote out your name
would you and i be the same?
even though we've never even met
would we do the same things with our hands?
people tell me that it looks creepy
but maybe you would validate me
would you think it's weird that i'm writing you a song?
or have you already written one for me, but the name you used is wrong
it's ok, you know the real me now
we can be friends, our genes tell us how
i've always wanted a sister but a new brother will do for now
a new brother will do for now
a new brother will do for now
a new brother will do for now
a new brother will do for now
dear new brother, i hope that you're nice.
you look kind of weird, but so am i
i know we may never meet, but this is my song for you
it's called 23 and creep
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3. |
miss america
02:50
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it's been too long since i've been home
life has probably moved on
who are my friends? what's the IRS?
i don't belong here, and i don't know anything about there
the core of my stability has vanished into thin air
i think i'd hate it if i went home
i think i'd hate it if i never went home
wouldn't it be great if you came home with me?
we could laugh about the things i used to laugh about silently
avoid the bad things about the place that i grew up
by moving here to raise our tribe of pups
we wouldn't have to worry about paying for healthcare
if things got bad the NHS is always there to care
but we could live in the desert together
and i'd feel whole again
it's more than just my family
i miss being accosted by aggressive people in the streets in big cities
and the smell of rotisserie chicken in sam's club
i miss long car rides, and those big green signs
and seeing people that i love at random times
and people coming to pray with me
when i'm alone and would prefer to continue to be
we could drive eight hours to some random location
stop to see dinosaur poop fossils at some rundown gas station
by our t shirts from the car wash
that sells americana gear near where i grew up
and i could get mad at america agin
for being overbearing and religious and excessive
i'd probably put on some weight
which is something that i'd hate
but that's better than being so far away
that i've forgotten all the bad things and am stuck in an eternal daze
where i miss america, the dumb land i grew up
i miss america, the dumb land i grew up
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4. |
oat milk
03:28
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i wanted you a long time ago, but you weren't around
i looked for you everywhere in the supermarket in my town
you say that it's crazy
that i love you like i do
i'm secretly hoping no one else knows you're nutty and you're smooth
i've loved other milks before but i think i love oat milk more
it's funny at 26 how my change in taste can be so drastic
i've loved other milks before but i think i love oat milk more
i used to drink you for fun
with coffee on sunday afternoons
now i think i'll try only drinking you
i used to drink you for fun
with coffee on sunday afternoons
now i think i'll try only drinking you
i've loved other milks before but i think i love oat milk more
it's funny at 26 how my change in taste can be so drastic
i've loved other milks before but i think i love oat milk more
after drinking a tall, cold glass of you
i realise x8
i'm oat milk too
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5. |
a little small thing
00:48
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6. |
doom
03:38
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do i look at you
how about a greeting or two
how do i know you want your small hand in my hand?
always out to prove
i’m a mistakeless little wonder
how do i know what others want me to do?
baby girls gone blue
looking hard for the obvious truths
stretching in the cars a nice thing to do
hiding from the truth
functionally following through
theres no handbook on how to balance the doom
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7. |
cherry
02:03
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her name is cherry
we just met
and already she knows me better than you
she understands me
after 18 years
you still don't see me like you ought to do
maybe we could
maybe we could
maybe we could
maybe we could
maybe we could talk 'bout things
if you was made of wood and string
while i love her every sound
i don't know how to turn you down
and your thick and my patience thin
and i got me a new best friend
with a pickup that puts you to shape
and cherry is her name
and when i'm lonely
cherry's there
and she plays along while i sing out my blues
i could be crying
and you don't care
you won't call me back, you're stubborn as a mule
maybe we could talk 'bout things
if you was made of wood and string
you might think i've gone too far
i'm talking 'bout my new guitar
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8. |
luke
02:42
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luke's there, eyes all glass
sat in the old church during mass
walk along the leafy side road
to his mom's i bet she don't know
church wine i don't recommend
i never believed i just wanted a friend
we laughed all through on eagles wings
we drank more booze, the floor got slippery
i never saw god, but i saw luke's eyes
bigger and bluer than the biggest bible
maybe one day we won't get married
in this church with david and katie and aric
my dad likes to talk about how you got strong
not the old dweeb he thought you was
your mom brings up how we got along
stayed after school to drink tea and talk
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9. |
black dot
02:24
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harry's so clever you'd think it was beginners luck
but actually it's a gift from god
the one thing that he can't give up
he tells me that he loves me so
but for three days now i haven't seen him
we passed each other in the hall last night
and he said, "sorry for the silence, but i've been away
staring at a black dot on a ripped out page
when the calling comes, i get swept away
i do love you but not when i'm staring at the page
i do love you but not when i'm staring at the page
i do love you but not when i'm staring at the page
i do love you but not when i'm staring at the page"
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10. |
safeway
01:48
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drunk with a latte in safeway
i told the barista the wrong name
i hope i don't run into anyone my mom knows
i'm just here to get pickles and cheddar cheese and then i'll go
drunk with a latte in safeway
i hope the sheriff lets me get away
when i get home, i guess i'll bake brownies from a box
ellen will be on, and with my sweatpants on i'll do some squats
my dad will come home and he'll want to watch the golf
i'll fall asleep at 4pm hugging a cheeze its box.
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