October CD Release

Duets of Dodging Acorns

This month is certainly dominated by boy/girl duets and a glorious amount of terrific tracks. Each song is delightful in its own unique way between the musically complex and the lyrically genius. Not every song will be a favorite for ChipperDemon listeners but there is at least one favorite for every listener.

October made it hard for there to be a bad set of songs with the release of some major beat thumpers. TV on the Radio came out with their new album recently and was a second place finalist for this month's compilation with "Dancing Choose," which just goes to show how stiff the competition was. Ben Folds came out with his new CD, and if it weren't his collaboration with ChipperDemon's favorite Russian musician, Regina Spektor, who knows if he would have even gotten an honorable mention. Ingrid Michaelson, whom you may recognize from last October's mix, has also come out with her new album and has proven to just get better and better. 

To have also improved over the year is Los Campesinos! with their new released stuff. They made an appearance on last November's CD. To top off all the big name releases, Jukebox the Ghost, from June, April and October, has been reported to be in the studio and mixing up some good stuff for their next album. Luckily, we got a hold of the demo and are more than excited to include two of their premature productions in October's collection. Aside from the known names there are quite a few new musicians added to ChipperDemon's artist folder this month as well. Mother Mother and Jared Mees and the Grown Children are happy additions.

Tracklist as follows:

 1. You, Me & the Bourgeoisie - The Submarines (lyrics)

      Because ChipperDemon consistently collects commercial songs (this track is featured in iPhone's new 3G phone commercial) we give you the delightful Submarines. The chorus insists on ChipperDemon's attention, "who are we to breakdown? every day we wake up, we choose love, choose light, we try, it's too easy to just fall apart." Honeysuckle Weeks (May 2008) is there second album, making an appearance on Nip/Tuck and Grey's Anatomy and then later recording a version of "Little Boxes" for the show Weeds. Apple wasn't the first to snag this duo.

 2. Bees - Jared Mees and the Grown Children (lyrics)

     With the release of Caffeine Alcohol Sunshine Money (October 2008), Jared Mees exemplifies the fantastic possibilities of boy/girl voice collaborations. Between the poppy "Friday Night," lyric heavy "Tallest Building in Hell" and twang filled "Black Coffee," the album is quite versatile and worth an extensive listen. It's hard not to love a band when their songs feel light and with simple lyrics but complex music to support it. Also, their record label is called Tender Loving Empire, it's just hard not to fall in love with that. "The radio is on and it's turning my heart into gold."

 3. Miserabilia - Los Campesinos! (lyrics)

     Los Campesinos! came out with a surprising amount of great tracks on their new set of works with their signature boy/girl use. We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (October 2008) consists of slightly more lyric and much more music strong tracks making album number two quite a fantastic addition to ChipperDemon's Los Campesinos! collection. "Miserabilia" burts on the mix with great bits of imagery, "We got nostalgic, ended up filling shoe boxes with vomit." The chorus also just screams out making it a very powerful song. 

 4. Anticlimax - Kat Flint (lyrics)

     This track mixes up the beginning of the compilation a little bit. It breaks from the energy building and delights one with a lovely guitar riff into a fantastic set of lyrics. "I try to decide to be good when I'm lonely, but doo doo doo doo doo doo, I can't." Kat Flint's Dirty Birds (September 2008) features various instrumental tracks with clever lyrics. There's nothing all together unique about her music style, however, credit is always due to musically talented clever lyrcists. She has certainly been added to the ChipperDemon must watch list.

 5. Midnight Blues - The Detroit Cobras (lyrics)

     Ever since the Black Keys came out with their last album, rock/blues heavy songs have been like candy. This track from the Detroit Cobras' Mink Rat or Rabbit (1998), a cover from Charlie Rich back in the 1950s, offers a delirously delicious electric guitar and low sultry smoker's voice that belts this wonderful bridge, "Everytime I feel a little bit free, I hear those blues, midnight blues." And then the best lyric of the song, "I just can't help but feel a little bit chained, everytime I hear you call my name." This Detroit Cobra cover is just pure ear candy.

 6. Old Friend - Future Islands (lyrics)

      To continue the pattern of unexpected sounding tracks this 80s-esque synthpop sound from Baltimore's Future Islands follows "Midnight Blues" quite nicely and continues this rather quick beat that picks up the pace of the compilation. Future Islands, formed in Greenville, NC, dropped Wave Like Home (September 2008) with a plethora of bumping beats worth listening to. The only noteable lyric, "I whisper the tongue like an old friend" is all the song needs, it's really the music that gives it its charm.

 7. Sociopath - Anya Marina (lyrics)

     This absolute gem of a song is just a demo of what is to come from this flirtatious rock sound off of Slow & Steady Seduction Phase II (December 2008). It wouldn't be expected that this clever lyrcist would be featured on MTV and nominated for a Best Pop award, but she was. The rest of the songs on the album are quite poppy, a little less clever, but a few of them are delightful. "Sociopath" wins its listeners greatly with, "I'm pathologically addicted to what you call a dickhead." The song is just masochistically enjoyable.

 8. Nobody - Jukebox the Ghost (lyrics)

     With the intention of Jukebox the Ghost making an earlier appearance on the compilation, "Nobody" just fits so well right after "Sociopath." "Nobody" is a little masochistic itself and rings a bit of similar sentiment as Los Campesinos' "Miserabilia." However, Jukebox the Ghost jumps into the mix with their piano strong, significant vocal style and finger tapping crescendos. It's exciting to see them back on the music scene so soon after their debut album, Let Live and Let Ghosts (April 2008).

 9. Crooked Teeth - Oliver Thiessen (lyrics)

      Of all of the songs Oliver Thiessen seems to have come up with, "Crooked Teeth" stands out by a great deal. It has this eerie simple sound that lulls and sways its listeners. His voice guides through the song but lets one get lost in imagery of moonlit nights and golden fields. The sentiment gets a little lost with complicated lyrics but holds the song together with the beginning, "Your teeth are crooked from all the lies you ate... you thought it was love but you were wrong." It's the song's simplicity that really makes it stand out.

10. You & I - Ingrid Michaelson (lyrics)

       This track is another fantastic boy/girl duet done by the amazing Ingrid Michaelson. Her new album, Be OK (October 2008), is a wonderful series of Ingrid original tracks. Her ability to write about such simplistic messages in her somewhat peppy style is an attribute unmatched. "You & I" is just one of many great songs but definitely exemplifies her lyrical talent. "I want to do what bunnies do with you if you know what I mean" coming from any other artist would be entirely different, she manages to say it with innocence and charm, maybe it's because its accomponied by a eukelelea. Proceeds from her new album also go toward Stand Up To Cancer. "Baby, how we spoon like no one else."

11. Hayloft - Mother Mother (lyrics)

      This rather fast paced track knocks the mix up a notch and leads listeners into this odd imagery but has such an unexpected sound that it holds attention. "Young lovers with their legs tied up in knots." Mother Mother is the first Canadian band to pop up on this month's compilation and does not disapoint. While the second track of theirs from O My (September 2008) on this mix is perhaps the superior of the two, the combination of them both shows their impressive variety. 

12. I Love You - Esser (lyrics)

      Perhaps one of the catchiest songs on the mix, Esser's "I Love You" will find its way into the everyday life constantly repeating, "Love is no excuse for bad art." Esser is by far one of the oddest artists that ChipperDemon seems to have come across. With a lack of internet literature on the band and their London location they are almost impossible to research. "I wish I could find the words, to tell you how I feel, oh these cold and tainted syllables" will haunt one's eardrums; beware.

13. You Don't Know Me (Featuring Regina Spektor) - Ben Folds (lyrics)

       With no offense to Ben Folds, he has this very repetitive sound with his voice. While he appears to have an immense amount of song composition talent, his songs nearly always fall flat in some way. Yet! with Regina Spektor of the other end of the piano bench the creation of one of the best songs this year comes out onto a ChipperDemon compilation. With an excellent mix of beat and Regina's subtle influence, "You Don't Know Me" is outstanding ditty to bob to from Way to Normal (September 2008).

14. Soo Clean - St. Paul Slim

      It's not often that ChipperDemon features a rap song, so when we do we like to think it's because it is just that great of a song. St. Paul Slim, while very vulgar, has accomplished a rather brilliant set of lyrics in "Soo Clean." "I wouldn't buy your shit if it came with a gas card" and "I'm old school like the woolly mammoth" are just a couple of the lines that brought this song onto this month's compilation. 

15. Me + Your Daughter - Natalie Portman's Shaved Head (lyrics)

      Aside from having a song title-esque band name, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head is an of course ChipperDemon loved band. Their simplistic fun song subjects and boogie inducing sound inspires the lamest to move even just a little. "Me + Your Daughter" off of Glistening Pleasure (July 2008) is original and smile producing with it's naughty overcast on the high school days that these kids are not far from leaving behind. "Brothers like me know to be squeeky clean, very cool for the parents... me and your daughter touching my body, she is so lovely." It makes one want to protect all high school girls they come across.

16. Total Job - The Faint (lyrics)

       It does seem a little unfair to include The Faint on a second compilation in a row considering how many songs had to be cut but "calling Sydney" just sticks in the head and their unique sound is needed for some variety among the entire compilation. It is also just hard to avoid The Faint's new album, Fasciinatiion (August 2008), which has just been such a long wait for ChipperDemon. 

17. Boys with Girlfriends - Meiko (lyrics)

      Meiko is certainly not new to ChipperDemon but "Boys with Girlfriends" off her new self titled album (September 2008) is just a great song. Following a theme with many of the songs on this mix, the simple and down to Earth message about such an every day thing that isn't heard that often is really Meiko's strength. While some of her songs are tear inducing she also has sweet and innocent tracks as might be remembered from "How Lucky We Are" on June's A Year's Worth of Treasured Trash. "I know better not to be friends with boys with girlfriends" how precious. 

18. Mistletoe - Jukebox the Ghost (lyrics)

       Again, just another fantastic track from Jukebox the Ghost. It is perhaps too much of a tease to have two of their pre-recorded songs so early but who can wait for great music? As for this song, "Don't look at me like another lost soul" grapples at those heart strings out of the chorus. It's also somewhat refreshing and interesting to center a song on such a symbol rich object "Oh my mistletoe, called me up on the phone." With the holidays coming up around the corner, this is sure to be track repeated throughout the coming months.

19. My Body is a Cage - Sara Lov (lyrics)

      Covering Arcade Fire, "My Body is a Cage" by Sara Lov on her 5 song collection, The Young Eyes ep, has a lovely melody and somber message that is few and far between on this collection. Her voice carries the song and is probably why her version is slightly stronger than Arcade Fire. 

20. Wrecking Ball - Mother Mother (lyrics)

       Mother Mother does a great job of using imagery to stage their songs. While they are not telling a story and providing the listener with a well illustrated song they do have lovely metaphors. The image of a fist as a wrecking ball is poinant and easy to visualize. Mother Mother has definitely proven their skill and versatile song approach, which is always recognized and appreciated.

Bonus Track

The Right Key but the Wrong Keyhole - Charmaine Neville Band, Reggie Houston & Amasa Miller

      Only one bonus track this month because this song has the power of many.

October I Have Taste In Music Ballot results

Wrecking Ball - Mother Mother = 2 votes

You, Me & the Bourgeoisie - The Submarines = 1 vote

You & I - Ingrid Michaelson - 1 vote

Hayloft - Mother Mother 1 vote

You, Me and the Bourgeoisie - The Submarines (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "You, Me and the Bourgeoisie" by The Submarines from Honeysuckle Weeks

Here I am with all the pleasures of the first world
Laid out before me who am I to breakdown?

Everyday I wake up,
I choose Love
I choose Light
And I try, it's too easy just to fall apart

Oh my baby don't be so distressed
Were done with politesse
It's time to be so brutally honest about
The way we know long for something fine
When we pine for higher ceilings
And bourgeois happy feelings

And here we are in the center of the first world
It's laid out before us, who are we to break down?

Everyday we wake up
We choose Love
We choose light
And we try, it's too easy just to fall apart

Plastic Bottles
Imported Water
Cars we drive wherever we want to
Clothes we buy it's sweatshop labor
Drugs from corporate enablers
We're not living the Good life
Unless we're fighting the Good fight
You and Me just trying to get it right

In the center of the first world
It's laid out before us, who are we to break down?

Everyday we wake up
We choose Love
We choose light
And we try, it's too easy just to fall apart

Love can free us from all excess
From our deepest debts
Cause when our hearts are full we need much less

Yea i know we long for something fine
When we pine for higher ceilings
And bourgeois happy feelings

But Here we are in the center of the first world
It's laid out before us, who are we to break down?

Here we are in the center of the first world
It's laid out before us, who are we to break down?

Everyday we wake up
We choose Love
We choose light
And we try, it's too easy just to fall apart

Everyday we wake up
We choose Love
We choose light
And we try, it's too easy just to fall apart

Bees - Jared Mees and the Grown Children (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "Bees" by Jared Mees and the Grown Children from Caffeine Alcohol Sunshin Money

*These lyrics were transcribed and hold no guarantee for accuracy

Send us a signal
Give us a sign
The needle’s on empty
But you swore everything would be fine
But it’s on fire and there’s bees in the walls
They’re buzzing so loud
That I swear I miss every one of my calls

So do it with smoke
Do it with light
But whatever you do
Just make sure that it’s strong and it’s bright
‘Cause it feels like the end
But I now and then overreact
They’ve been saying that since way back
When the moon turned to blood and made rivers all over your back now

This (unknown lyric) world of conviction
And a lifetime of wonder
Creeping suspicion that it’s all soon going under
(unknown lyric) sandals from that landslide in the small town
The wax from the candles on the strap of her costume ball gown
It comes through the windows just like radiation
It penetrates like a saber
And according to all my calculations
The sickness will descend in even gradations
Defying the preacher’s evaluations
Now is always better than later

Go get the door
Send them away
This is not a good time
And it doesn’t look like a good day
‘Cause the house has the odds
They’re a hundred to one
That you will decay in your tracks
And go blind as you stare at the sun
Just making his rounds
And increasing the dread
That each morning you leave slightly more of yourself in the bed
But the radio is on
And it’s turning my heart into gold
And the guilt I once had is gone
It’s been replaced by a fear of dying before I get old now

(unknown lyric) the decay
We’ll stay with you all of your life
The way that the blood still decades later stains your pen knife
It’s 10:59 according to the clock at the station
Oh what a perfect time to begin making accusations
It’s easy to forget but it’s tough to lose
Like the color of your complexion
Blends in so nicely with purples and blues
And most of the time it’s disguised as a bruise
It sleeps under the skin as the good life accrues
‘Cause if breathing is the error it’s the simplest correction
‘Cause if breathing is the error it’s the simplest correction

Miserabilia - Los Campesinos (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "Miserabilia" by Los Campesinos! from We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed 

Go!

Breathe... easy
Your hands will remain empty
When you have stopped clutching at straws
Clean two bad memories
Forget all the insufferable bores
No one matters
(No one matters)
No one cares

He whispered, "Oh my God,
This really is a joy to behold"
For he said it's a joy to be held
So I held him too close
It was a grave mistake...
He never came back again

I'm not saying there's good in none of this
Miserabilia to show the kids
I'm not saying that you're responsible
Miserabilia for one, for all

I've spend too much time on my knees
Next to urinals in garish Mexican restaurants
Sobbing into my warm, pale palms
For a better understanding of her dietary requirements

Cried on ocean floors all walking into clubs
Not '06, not '08, two thousand, 2010!
2004, (?), oh my God, oh my God!

We got nostalgic,
Ended up filling shoeboxes with vomit
Collected scabs in lockets,
Hung them round our necks like nooses
None of it mattered
(None of it matters)
Nobody cared

I'm not saying there's good in none of this
Miserabilia to show the kids
I'm not saying that you're responsible
Miserabilia for one, for all

I have broken down
Into the naked breasts of a newly ex
And no dignity, I can only guess
That she thinks about it
When she touches herself

Shout at the world because the world doesn't love you!
Lower yourself because you know that you'll have to!

Anticlimax - Kat Flint (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "Anticlimax" by Kat Flint from Dirty Birds

Shall we kiss on the lips
Or will I say that I'm sorry?
That on any other day of the week I would have asked you back
But tonight I'm a mess
And I'm afraid that you'll worry
And it seems so easy to tell myself that, tell myself that
Tell myself that's true
But I hope it's fooling you

'Cause I tried to decide to be good when I'm lonely
But doo doo doo doodoo doo doo doodoo, I can't
When this day is full of things that bring out the worst in me
And we're both aware that I can't help but stare, but stare at you
Can't help but stare at you

And all I need is time
To grow up, to grow bored, and to grow wise, but
You're so, you're so beautiful tonight

As stories go, I don't know
I could be your anticlimax
I could disappoint you slowly but surely
And you won't know 'til you try
'Til you dare to waste your time
If I could be the anticlimax of your life

So can we sit side by side and talk about nothing?
Well, any excuse is all that I want right now
And I'm charmed and entertained by all of the strangest things
Hey, you are one
Come do your worst, but kiss me first
Then do your worst to me

Oh, 'cause all I need is time
To grow up, to grow bored, and to grow wise
But you're so, you're so beautiful tonight

As stories go, I don't know
I could be your anticlimax
I could disappoint you slowly but surely
And you won't know 'til you try (you won't know until you try)
'Til you dare to waste your time
(You won't know until you try)
If I could be the anticlimax of your life

Ba ba, ba ba, ba ba badaba ba ba

As stories go, I don't know
I could be your happy ending
I'm a long shot at the best of times
But then you never know, stay and see
How you might be waiting for me
And stranger things have happened and see, happened and see
Happened and see, oh

Ooh, no no no

All I need is time
To grow up, to grow bored, and to grow wise, but
You're so, you're so beautiful tonight
Oh, you're so, you're so beautiful tonight

Midnight Blues - Detroit Cobras (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "Midnight Blues" performed by the Detroit Cobras from Mink Rat or Rabbit

Midnight, why are you doin' me wrong?
Keepin' me up all night long
Every time I feel a little bit free
I hear those blues, midnight blues
Convinced they're calling me

Midnight, you keep me runnin' around
Made up my mind, I'm gonna settle down
Every time I feel a little bit free
I hear those blues, midnight blues
Convinced they're calling me

I just can't help but feel a little bit shamed
Every time I hear you calling my name
I'm blaming you for all the bad things I've done
Still I will admit that every once in a while, it was fun

Oh, every night
You keep me runnin' around
Made up my mind, I'm gonna settle down
Every time I feel a little bit free
I hear those blues, midnight blues

Midnight blues, keeps on calling
Night blues, keeps on calling

Old Friend - Future Islands (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "Old Friend" by Future Islands from Wave Like Home

I whisper the tongue like an old friend
I cherish my time here alone
I wait in the eyes of the passing nights,
to help me laugh brushfires again
by the swallows sleeve, I’m a new hand
cutting out the shapes that burn me
I can touch the mouths of these child gods
and these true minds that hurt man

and the will will go up
to the crashing sails
and the crushing wails
of my old pan
this wind screams while I’m asleep
and dreams that these white eyes
will smile again

and the will will go up
to the crashing sails
and the crushing wails
of my old pan
this wind screams while I’m asleep
and dreams that these white eyes
will smile again

I take to the road like an old man
I cherish my time here alone
I process the lines of the passing lights
losing myself, I change my plans

by the western walls, I’m a cursed hand
by the eastern seas, I’m hardly wrong
I can swing myself down from these trees
when I crave a glimpse of weary sands

I whisper the tongue like an old friend
I cherish my time here alone
I swing myself down from these trees
to help me laugh brushfires again

Sociopath - Anya Marina (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "Sociopath" by Anya Marina from Slow & Steady Seduction Phase II

I'm not much for dope or drink
And that's thanks to Dr. Shrink
But one thing I can't kick is
I can't kick a man

I'm pathologically addicted
To what we call a "dick head"
Cheaters and liars seem to light my fire
And god, I gotta get clean

So I did, yeah, I did

I took a bath with a sociopath
I took a bath with a sociopath
And I'll be sorry, but for now I'll laugh about it
All night long

'Cause I like a little coffee with my cream
I like a little dirty with my clean
And my baby’s really filthy
My baby's really somethin'
And my baby can dysfunction

I took a bath with a sociopath
I took a bath with a sociopath
And I'll be sorry, but for now I'll laugh about it
All night long

'Cause I like a little coffee with my cream
I like a little dirty with my clean
And my baby’s really filthy
My baby's really somethin'
And my baby can dysfunction

I took a bath with a sociopath
I took a bath with a sociopath
And I'll be sorry, but for now I'll laugh about it
All night long

Nobody - Jukebox the Ghost (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to the "Nobody" demo by Jukebox the Ghost

*These lyrics were transcribed and hold no guarantee for accuracy

I’ve never known why
It’s a crime to say we’re not fine
But I’ve never been quite alright
Though I will admit the time
This time is on my side

We think to start it
Let’s go home to where the heart is
So when you feel left out
Oh go have a shout to nobody
‘Cause you don’t need body at all
While, while I’m locked out
Oh I’ll have a shout to nobody
‘Cause I don’t need nobody at all
I’m singing na da la da

I know that I might be to blame
For the pain you’ve been in
And the strange rules of this game
But I’ll try not to be martyr
But I feel that sometime soon
Something big is going to change

We think to start it
Let’s go home to where the heart is
So when you feel left out
Oh go have a shout to nobody
Cause you don’t need nobody at all
While, while I’m locked out
Oh I’ll have a shout to nobody
‘Cause I got nobody at all
I’m singing na da la da da dum
La da…

So while you call me home
Ah you’ve got a place for your body
When you’ve got no one at all
While you’re, while you’re up in the clouds
Don’t you feel like you’ve left your body
Cause you’ve got nobody at all
La da…

So while you call me home
Oh, you’ve got a place for your body
When you’ve got no one at all
While, while you call me home
Oh, you’ve got a place for your body
When you’ve got nobody at all
I’m singing na da la da da la da dum

Crooked Teeth - Oliver Thiessen (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "Crooked Teeth" by Oliver Thiessen

*These lyrics were transcribed and hold no guarantee for accuracy

Your teeth are crooked from all the lies you ate
From all those words you (unknown lyric) hate
You thought it was love but you were wrong
You thought it was love but you were wrong

Could I comfort you with some kind words
Or maybe a good ear you would prefer
You could tell me your whole story
Or we could just stay up all night watching the sun set and the sun rise

We come in and go out all the same
But it’s those days in between that get in the way
Holding us back from being ourselves
Letting life put us on the shelf

But you were always meant to shine
Not like the sun or the moon at night
But like the galaxies far away
Like the golden fields on a clear summer’s day

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
And I think you’ll get more beautiful as you get older
More confident and whole
Not like a bottle of wine
All screwed up and left in the cellar to rot and hide away

So go and get your teeth straightened out
'Cause these haters and liars know nothing about you
Not like I do
Not like I do

You and I - Ingrid Michaelson (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "You and I" by Ingrid Michaelson from Be OK

Don't you worry there my honey
We might not have any money
But we've got our love to pay the bills

Maybe I think you're cute and funny
Maybe I wanna do want bunnies do with you if you know what I mean

Oh lets get rich and buy our parents homes in the south of France
Lets get rich and give everybody nice sweaters and teach them how to dance
Lets get rich and build a house on a mountain making everybody look like ants
From way up there, you and I, you and I

Well you might be a bit confused
And you might be a little bit bruised
But baby how we spoon like no one else
So I will help you read those books
If you will soothe my worried looks
And we will put the lonesome on the shelf

Lets get rich and buy our parents homes in the south of France
Lets get rich and give everybody nice sweaters and teach them how to dance
Lets get rich and build a house on a mountain making everybody look like ants
From way up there, you and I, you and I

Lets get rich and buy our parents homes in the south of France
Lets get rich and give everybody nice sweaters and teach them how to dance
Lets get rich and build a house on a mountain making everybody look like ants
From way up there, you and I, you and I

*ChipperDemon would like to thank Ingrid Michaelson for posting her lyrics on her website.

Hayloft - Mother Mother (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "Hayloft" by Mother Mother from O My

My daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
you better run.
My daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
ga - ga - ga - ga - ga

It started with the hayloft a-creakin',
well it just started in the hay - LOFT
With his longjohns on, Pop went a-creeping,
out to the barn, up to the hay.
Young lovers and they are not sleeping,
young lovers in the hay - LOFT.
With his gun turned on, Pop went a-creeping,
out to the barn, up to the hay - LOFT.

My daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
you better run.
My daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
ga - ga - ga - ga - ga

Ahh.. yaa.. yaa.. ya.

Ga - ga - ga - ga - ga - ga

My daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
you better run.
My daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
ga - ga - ga - ga - ga

It started with the hayloft a-creakin',
well it just started in the hay..
With his longjohns on, Pop went a-creeping,
out to the barn, up to the hay - LOFT.
Young lovers with their legs tied up in knots,
Young lovers with their legs tied up in knots,
With his long, tall gun, Pop went a-creeping,
To blow their hay-loft dead heads straight off.

My daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
you better run.
My daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
you better run.
My daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
you better run.
My daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
my daddy's got a gun,
ga - ga - ga - ga - ga - ga

Haa yaa yaa ya..
ga - ga - ga - ga - ga - ga
ga - ga - ga - ga

I Love You - Esser (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "I Love You" by Esser

I love you
you
But I don't know how to tell you that
I love you
you
But I don't know how to tell you that
I love you
you
But I don't know how to tell you that
I love you
you
But I don't know how to tell you that
I love you
you
But I don't know how to tell you that

How to describe all these feelings I'm feeling
Love can be draining like internal bleeding
How do I tell you that I'm breaking in half
when love is no excuse for bad art

I love you
But I don't know how to tell you that
I love you
But I don't know how to tell you that
I love you
But I don't know how to tell you that
I love you
But I don't know how to tell you that

How do I know that you're not being misleading
Love can be dangerous like a fire in your kitchen
You bring me up then you tear me apart
Still, love is no excuse for bad art

I'd come in
offer you
You'd think I'm weird
but it's true
I know that I'll prove you wrong
And that this is not another pointless love song

I love you
Tainted syllables
Are not what I'm meaning
I wish I could find the words
To tell you how Im feeling
Oh, these cold and tainted syllables
Are not what I'm meaning
I wish I could find the words
To tell you how I'm feeling
Oh, these cold and tainted syllables
Are not what I'm meaning
I wish I could find the words
To tell you how I'm feeling
I love you
But I don't know how to tell you that
I love you
But I don't know how to tell you that
I love you
But I don't know how to tell you that

You Don't Know Me (Featuring Regina Spektor) - Ben Folds (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "You Don't Know Me" by Ben Folds and Regina Spektor from Way to Normal

I wanna ask you
Do you ever sit and wonder
It's so strange
That we could be together for
So long, and never know, never care
What goes on in the other one's head?

Things I've felt but I've never said
You said things that I never said
So I'll say something that I should have said long ago

(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all (at all)

You could have just propped me up on the table like a mannequin
Or a cardboard stand-up and paint me (paint me)
Any face that you wanted me
To be seen.
We're
Damned by the existential moment where
We saw the couple in the coma and
It was we were the cliché
But we carried on anyway

So, sure, I could just close my eyes
Yeah, sure, trace and memorize
But can you go back once you know

(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all (at all)

(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me

If I'm the person that you think I am
Clueless chump you seem to think I am
So easily led astray
An errant dog who occasionally escapes and needs a shorter leash, then
Why the fuck would you want me back

Maybe it's because

(You don't know me at all)

(You don't know me
you don't know me)

So, what I'm trying to say is
What (What?)
I'm trying to tell you
It's not gonna come out like I wanna say it cause I know you'll only change it
(Say it)

(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all (at all)

(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all (at all)

What?

Me + Your Daughter - Natalie Portman's Shaved Head (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "Me + Your Daughter" by Natalie Portman's Shaved Head from Glistening Pleasure

Suckaz wanna roll tryin'a get that gold
But they never gonna get your daughter that way
Brothaz like me know to be squeaky clean
play it cool for the parents

I picked her up in my Trans Am Baby
We hit the night like a slap in the face

Me and your daughter
Never been hotter
Rockin’ this party

Me and your daughter
Touchin’ my body
she is so lovely

Me and your daughter
Hotter and hotter
Suspended in sweet, sweet summer love
It’s the kind of thing
You don’t want to end
So don’t make us go home ever again!

I need her love and it’s legit
You must admit that we just fit

Total Job - The Faint (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "Total Job" by The Faint from Fasciination

Sharp dressed servers where the upscale dine
A safe dial turned by a glove in the crimes of night
A nurse in an ambulance rides
He "don't deserve it", the patient is right

Career
Serious
There are times when I miss the appeal

Long black cars driven close to the lawn
Straight legged slacks and the shine of the chauffer's garb
The lawyer with an eloquent tongue
He sways the verdict, the jury is numb


Career
Serious
There are times when I miss the appeal
Energy that pulls us toward it
To feel the total job
No economic success
To get the total job

Boys with Girlfriends - Meiko (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "Boys with Girlfriends" by Meiko from Meiko

When I first met you I knew you were the one
'Til you took me home and I met her
She had your boxers on
She was listening to your song
And I thought right then that you had everything

But I knew she was jealous from the start
Yeah, I knew she was jealous from the start

'Cause I know better not to be friends with boys with girlfriends
Oh, I know better than that
I know better
You play the victim and I'll be the bad guy
I know better than that
I know better

We started hanging around after nine
I could've sworn that I was yours
You looked at me and said, "It's a little too late for bed"
We went to the hotel and talked about everything

But I knew she was jealous from the start
Yeah, I knew she was jealous from the start
'Cause I know better not to be friends with boys with girlfriends
Oh, I know better than that
I know better
You play the victim and I'll be the bad guy
I know better than that
I know better

What she did to us was tragic
And I have to do what's right
What we had was really magic
But I have to get what's mine
What's mine
I'll get what's mine and you'll get yours

'Cause I know better not to be friends with boys with girlfriends
Oh, I know better than that
I know better
You play the victim and I'll be the bad guy
I know better than that
I know better

I know better not to be friends with boys with girlfriends
Oh, I know better than that
I know better
You play the victim and I'll be the bad guy
I know better than that
I know better that that
I know better not to be friends with boys with girlfriends
Oh, I know better than that
I know better

Mistletoe - Jukebox the Ghost (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to the "Mistletoe" demo by Jukebox the Ghost

*These lyrics were transcribed and hold no guarantee for accuracy

Oh my mistletoe
Called me up on the phone
Tried her best to explain
To the hardest that she didn’t know
That though they misbehaved
She’d known it all along
No need to feel ashamed
We didn’t do nothing wrong
She said, “I wanted you to know
I believe in the end out of love
True love grows and if I’m to be alone
Then I’ll be alone
But don’t look at me like another lost soul”

Covers her hands with rings
20 little something precious things
Each one bare a heart she’d stole
From the years out on the road
She talked of (unknown lyric)
She planned her own rocky path
And that the past is past
Ain’t nothing you can do about that

She said, “I wanted you to know
I believe in the end out of love
True love grows and if I’m to be alone
Then I’ll be alone
But don’t look at me like another lost soul
You don’t look at me like another lost soul”
(unknown lyrics)
I’ve called to the people that knew me before I was grown

Oh my mistletoe
Called me up on the phone
Tried her best to explain
To the hardest that she didn’t know
That though they misbehaved
She’d known it all along
No need to feel ashamed
We didn’t do nothing wrong
She said, “I wanted you to know
I believe in the end out of love
True love grows and if I’m to be alone
Then I’ll be alone
But don’t look at me like another lost soul
‘Cause I believe in the end out of love
True love grows and if I’m to be alone
Then I’ll be alone
But don’t look at me like another lost soul
Yeah, if I’m to be alone
Then I’ll be alone
But don’t look at me like another lost soul”

My Body is a Cage - Sara Lov (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "My Body is a Cage" by Sara Lov from The Young Eyes

My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key

My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key

I'm standing on a stage
Of fear and self-doubt
It's a hollow play
But they'll clap anyway

My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key

You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key

I'm living in an age
That calls darkness light
Though my language is dead
Still the shapes fill my head

I'm living in an age
Whose name I don't know
Though the fear keeps me moving
Still my heart beats so slow

My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key

You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
My body is a

My body is a cage
We take what we're given
Just because you've forgotten
That don't mean you're forgiven

I'm living in an age
That screams my name at night
But when I get to the doorway
There's no one in sight

My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key

You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key

Set my body free
Set my body free
Set my body free

*Lyrics originally composed by Arcade Fire

Wrecking Ball - Mother Mother (Lyrics)

Below are the lyrics to "Wrecking Ball" by Mother Mother from O My

I made a wreck out of my hand
I put it through the wall
I made a fist and not a plan
call me a wreckless wrecking ball
I threw my plates against the wall
and give it all I got
I aim to break, not one but all
I'm just a big ol' wrecking ball

I am unruly in the stands
I am a rock on top of the sand
I am a fist amidst the hands
and I break it just because I can
Dah dah dah dah...

It takes a dedicated hand
to put it through the wall
You gotta wanna break the hearts
of all those pretty porcelain dolls
You gotta wanna be the drummer in the band
You gotta wanna be a battle ring ram
You gotta see the artistry in tearing the place apart with me, baby

I am unruly in the stands
I am a rock on top of the sand
I am a fist amidst the hands
and I break it just because I can
Lets break it
just because we can
Deface it
just because we can
Lets break it
Just because, just because, just because
just because

I am unruly in the stands
I am a rock on top of the sand
I am a fist amidst the hands
and I make a wreck out of my hand
I make a fist and not a plan
and I break it just because I can
because I can, because I can
because I can, because I can
because I can, because I can
because I can