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Album of The Year

by Boy Eats Drum Machine

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when you get to the other side see someone you know when you get to the other side I met you at a party where we had a common friend you said to me what do you do and I began to recite string together words wondering if I even knew even though it's simple maybe you can understand how it's not that lonely as an unknown one-man band but tell me where you go with those imaginary friends I'll show you where I've been with mine I'll show you where I've been with these imaginary friends this is where I've been with mine meet me at a party where society breaks down I'll show what I really do meet me at a party where society breaks down I'll have some advice for you steal yourself a synthesizer form a one-piece band fade in fade out all the numbers you make with your own hands then tell me where you go with those imaginary friends I'll show you where I've been with mine I'll show you where I've been with these imaginary friends this is where I've been with mine I'll show you where I've been with mine
2.
I might be arrogant why shouldn't I be give me one good reason why I shouldn't be give me one good reason you know why I shouldn't be you checked in like something's wrong would you see what I'm working on so watch me crop these pictures for an album of the year ask we why but I really don't know if it could be any more clear first of all why not try to see yourself like somebody else there are a lot of good people you've never heard about there are a lot of good people you've never heard about go ahead and laugh but you know it's true would you believe in the unseen would you believe what's inside of you going down to the bend going down to see how it ends to see how it ends I might be arrogant why shouldn't I be going down going down now going down where sight can bend to see how it ends I might be arrogant why shouldn't I be
3.
The Best 05:14
I don't think I can do this any more the one thing I know for sure is I'm not right I'm not right at first I thought I'd lose some friends I was worried I might lose a couple friends now I'm not right I'm not right if your body gives out if your body gives out when you havn't had a good thought for days then I havn't had a good thought for days is my mind stuck in place is my mind stuck in place mind stuck in place my mind stuck in place I'm not right I see my reflection hold an end I start forming a plan I'm not right I'm not right I'm sorry that I'm not the bigger man I tried the best I can it's just I'm not right I'm not right
4.
a no one in the woods outside your own home town do you wonder if they'd miss you wondering, wondering which of your works they'll disown and you laugh about that in dusk whirling like a drunk memorizing shadows on hawthorne bridge in march as evening, evening falls in they'll disown a no one no one in the woods are you ready are you ready to fill the night are you ready
5.
Handshake 03:26
it seems you'll probably need to run 'cuz they always make you shake their hand only tell you what you want to hear they always make their motives seem so pure to stockpile enemies to stockpile enemies you became a follower staring down a foe you think you found a working plan you think you're gonna get cut in and when that's done you'll need to run I was once just like you I was once like you I did what you do I hunted for reasons to to stockpile enemies to stockpile enemies territory wronged territory wronged again who wouldn't want a cunning plan who wouldn't want to be cut in and when that's done you'll need to run
6.
Gold Window 03:23
hello do you feel unknown lay back by your phone gold window you'll find it's the only way to travel time gold window do you judge that it was I who called I'm alive remember I heard you might be a fan of a hollow scene you and I could hold a window open for a while if you want you know that I would hold a window open for as long as you got to spend turn the hour glass upside-down wake up a beat up guitar play your fingers down play your fingers down what is there to wait for now wake up that beat snare drum rattle it around rattle it around what is there to wait for now you and I could hold a window open for a while if you want you know that I would hold a window open for as long if you've got it you should spend it 'cuz all we have is traveling in time all we have is traveling right into time right up to the end and we'll do it all again you know you know you know I once lost it all now I travel time I travel time I once lost it all time lost it all
7.
I'd haunt you if you take me at your side and I'll follow you as a plume of smoke because you amaze me now like you amazed me then I'd rather see you don't take another step alone 'cuz I'll be a fool for you where it's always night and we're stuck between the lights you and I we're stuck between the lights but I'll find you in the end I'll follow you again because you amaze me now like you amazed me then and I'd rather see you don't take another step alone you amaze me you amaze me like you did don't take another step alone I'll follow you again I'll follow you again here in the dark you amaze me like you did amaze me like you did I'm a fool for you I'm a fool for you
8.
2nd Worst 03:16
it's the truth I don't want to know it's the truth I said I don't want to hear it it's the truth I don't want to know beware any thought with a negative tone it's the truth in your poser town it's the truth in your poser town I guess I'm living in a poser town now it's the truth cry cry that sigh it's the truth cry cry that sigh beware any thought on the negative side 2nd worst in a poser town maybe I'll turn it around but I doubt it I'm probably too emotional to do something about it it's the truth that rattles around like a cage dragged open and a clanging sound cry cry that sigh cry cry that sigh beware any thought with a negative side people say you only do this for show and they're right they'll say it some more they say I love you but you're not a good friend and they're right they'll say it again lovers called me crazy before and they're right they'd be the ones to know and some people just hate you in the end and they're right because you're not a good friend remember? it's the truth cry cry that sigh it's the truth cry cry that sigh beware any thought with a negative side they're right
9.
let's catch up it's been so long let's catch up it's been so long but first of all first of all I love you but there were problems I recall there were problems I recall we made promises where we should have burned it all I'd like to bury phantoms in the wall bury phantoms in the wall we'd pull the bricks apart and take them right down from the wall we all need the same thing I've heard you believe we all need the same thing do you believe there's an infinite love let's catch up it's been so long let's catch up it's been so long but first of all first of all do you think there's an infinite love some things that bothered me and faded from sight have been keeping me up in the middle of the night but first of all first of all do you believe in an infinite love well do you we all need the same thing I've heard you believe we all need the same thing do you believe in an infinite love do you believe in an infinite love what do you believe we didn't heal in distance like we said we would what do you believe we didn't settle our difference like we said we would and now I'm pulled apart you say you won't help me like you said you would what do you believe about the end of my life what do you believe about the end of my life

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Special gratitude and thanks: to my love -- Doctor Sparklehorse, to family, to wonderful, supportive friends; and to you for listening, for going to my shows, for sharing a kind word, for being good-humored and lifting my spirits, for being hospitable and giving me a place to crash, for being generous with your time and listening to these songs:

Thank you,

/Jon Ragel -- Boy Eats Drum Machine

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released April 8, 2021

written, played, recorded, mixed, mastered by Jon Ragel

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