Can I Make This Lighthearted?

by Sad House Guest

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1.
December Whatever 02:16
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We shoulda started dating in December Then we could live together by the summer But now we gotta wait another year Cuz it’s a little too soon now I guess Going back and forth night to night Sleeping on my twin bed half the time And I ain’t too small of a guy So there ain’t much room I’m overwhelmed by the feeling Never want you to be leaving I know i get a little bit sweaty But being that close is pretty fun Is that why you fell off the left side Said i hog the whole space the whole night I was still kinda laughing in the morning Thinking about you falling We shoulda started dating in December But fuck it, whatever June will have to do cuz that’s how long it took I’m overwhelmed by the feeling Never want you to be leaving I know I get a little bit sweaty But being that close is pretty fun I’m overwhelmed by the feeling Of actually liking who I’m loving I know I get a little bit sweaty But being that close is pretty fun
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BABE 02:59
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I don’t know your eye color And i don’t know your birthday I don’t know your horoscope cuz I’m not that big on astrology I never used to like callin each other babe It always seemed a little pedophilic to me But i guess it’s more of a socially acceptable label normalized by decades of use And a perfectly appropriate term of endearment But I’ve memorized every facial expression Every verbal expression that you’ve ever shared with me Cuz I like looking when you’re not lookin And you like lookin when I start talkin About how I stopped caring about people who never cared about me About how i can see my friends without emotional repercussions now About how i started dropping F-bombs in my songs Because it’s so freeing and because I fucking want to Hey maybe would ya wanna kiss me in the dirt It’s been a long day of feeling like I cannot feel the earth I wanna go for a drive and then a drive back home But before I get to that maybe I don’t wanna be alone Oh god everything is pissing me off I got math homework until 11 in the evening But I got new pants and I got a new speaker So I can walk away better and tune out all the bullshit I took my guitar into the shop and now it’s so much worse But at least i got 50 less dollars in my wallet now Ain’t that great ain’t that peachy Called you up and said let’s be needy Hey maybe would ya wanna kiss me in the dirt It’s been a long day of feeling like I cannot feel the earth I wanna go for a drive and then a drive back home But before I get to that maybe I don’t wanna be alone Babe babe how do ya feel? Hey maybe would ya wanna kiss me in the dirt It’s been a long day of feeling like I cannot feel the earth I wanna go for a drive and then a drive back home But before I get to that maybe I don’t wanna be alone
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Acne & Anxiety 03:42
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I got an itch to scratch Don’t know where it is Maybe it’s on the West coast Maybe it’s on the web Maybe I just need a house With a wife and a wall To display my knick-knacks neatly Or maybe I need nothing at all No I got an itch to scratch I got a brand new hat Maybe my brain is way too hazy And just needs to go to bed Maybe I need a million people to like me Or at least know who I am And listen to me on their way to work Or their funeral My medical records Just say acne and anxiety Well I guess that means I’m doin pretty well I am in love And every day I get a hug But my music will still just be me Whining enthusiastically Maybe life was a little easier When I hated myself I refused to care about Anything at all Well I know that’s not me I know fall’s not the end But when the leaves fall from the trees I get that old sense of despondency I know that’s not me I know fall’s not the end But when the sun sets o’er the hills I get that old sense of dejected thrill I know that’s not me I know fall’s not the end I know that’s not you I know fall comes again
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Tiger, Moon, Daffodil 03:58
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You're a tiger, you're a moon, you're a daffodil I know that's not your favorite flower but still I don't think you have one, you just like the wild ones The ones I pick when i can't really seem to find the bright ones And i know your favorite color is green But every flower i see has some green There's green on every leaf here so I'll just pick the ones near Maybe if I tie them by their stems they'll seem more clean dear Blush blush baby i can see your cheeks but they ain't as red as mine Hush hush honey it's a hell of a time to wonder why you're mine You're a tiger, you're a moon, you're a daffodil I know that's not your favorite mammal but still I’m just saying you scare me, hide behind the rain tree I was just the stupid guy who waits to see what finds me And I know your favorite girl is the moon But my favorite girl is you Think of all the wrong times, laugh at all the dumb times I’m glad it's the time that we can finally call the right time Blush blush baby I can see your cheeks but they ain't as red as mine Hush hush honey it's a hell of a time to wonder why you're mine Bang bang baby I know you're a little crazy but its all the same to me Crush crush cutie you are my calm and my canary can I take you home with me Tiger moon daffodil, candle on the window sill Yellow green fire drill, I thought I was roadkill Tiger moon daffodil, gotta pay the doctor bill Yellow green little hill, kiss you in the landfill Blush blush baby I can see your cheeks but they ain't as red as mine Hush hush honey it's a hell of a time to wonder why you're mine Bang bang baby I know you're a little crazy but its all the same to me Crush crush cutie you are my calm and my canary can I take you home with me
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Sober October 03:31
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Can I make this lighthearted? Can I make this fun Like all my favorite artists do? It makes me feel like I can be done Can I make this stop hurting? Can I make this memory? There is something to be said for antidepressants But I am not a pill to be consumed and then refuted Well it tastes like suicide As they mess with your mind But it feels like homicide Cuz it’s not me you’ve been prescribed Can you write it down for me? I can’t understand a word you’re saying Can you fuck off for today? I wanna spend some time with my friends All at once is not a great idea But I wasn’t there to be the perfect dose Doctor, doctor, come quickly Mother, father, don’t blame me Well it tastes like suicide As they mess with your mind But it feels like homicide To say goodbye to my brighter side Well it tastes like suicide As they fuck with your mind But it feels like homicide Cuz it’s not me you’ve been prescribed Well it tastes like suicide As they fuck with your mind But it feels like homicide To build a dam behind my eyes Well it tastes like suicide As they fuck with your mind But it feels like homicide Cuz it’s not me you’ve been prescribed
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Poison Ivy 03:39
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I wanna be sitting in my new brown leather recliner In the corner of the living room With my girlfriend distributing her weight equally Between the left arm of the chair and my left knee I am holding a glass full of fifteen dollar whiskey Mixed with sour and ice And all of my friends are sitting comfortably And we are watching one of my favorite movies The movie ends and we sarcastically applaud And then analyze the plot Then we quickly shift to conversations About alcohol and pot And this is exactly where I want to be right now The sun is almost down But that’s fine because it is so unbearably hot It is not too early in the day To run around and get poison ivy on my legs It is not too late in the day To come back in the evening and kiss your face I wanna be sitting outside on saturday Laughing and scoffing at my filthy jokes Even though we just got thrifted shirts Partying sounds like too much work So we’ll sit and we’ll lay and we’ll read and we’ll drink And we’ll laugh and we’ll toke and we’ll cry and we’ll think But we are all getting sunburnt on the right side of our face We go inside about fifteen minutes After the first mosquito bite Inside we do pretty much exactly the same thing But this time with more light And this is exactly where I want to be right now The sun is almost down But that’s fine because the moon is just as bright It is not too early in the day to run around and get poison ivy on my legs It is not too late in the day to come back in the evening and kiss your face
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Try Me Out 02:56
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I don’t wanna be the one who’s always thinkin about you But I am, yes I am And I always have been I don’t wanna be the one who’s always jealous of your friends But I am, yes I am Wanna hold you in my hand I will wait fifty minutes for you to respond again But it’s always the same I’m at home and I will stay Wait for you to invite me I will act so politely I will flirt some other day But I will fight who’s in my way If you don’t like me that way Tell me right now, I can’t go another day Can’t pretend that I ain’t jealous At this point I’m overzealous Stayin true to my denial But these men are always vile So try me out I don’t wanna be the one who’s always thinkin about you But I am, yes I am That has always been my plan I don’t wanna be the one who’s always knockin at your door Sayin hello I want more Always separate but what for If you don’t like me that way Tell me right now, I can’t go another day Can’t pretend that I ain’t jealous At this point I’m overzealous Stayin true to my denial But these men are always vile So try me out If you don’t like me that way Tell me right now or I’ll lose my brain Well it’s rollin down the alley And it will escape the valley If I find another poser With a hand that’s gettin closer If you don’t like me that way Tell me right now, I can’t go another day Can’t pretend that I ain’t jealous At this point I’m overzealous Stayin true to my denial But these men are fucken vile So try me out
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Bluesky Moon 03:41
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Yes my honey you can come on over Just for today we are not getting older I see the sun and it’s right on my shoulder There’s a blue sky moon and a five leaf clover Run sugarplum run right on over Once you get here we can stop bein sober Saved you a spot and it ain’t gettin colder There’s a blue sky moon and an empty folder
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Jackrabbits 06:42
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I saw a flicker of white in the dark There are still a few jackrabbits left in this park I heard a whisper from the path that you lead There are still a few bits of them left in your head So take the apple from my hand And fill your glass with wine There are still some questions left unanswered in my mind So don't take your life for granted there is more than what you wanted Before you asked for a fight All these things around you an inside you and about you They keep you awake at night You’re talkin to yourself and to your pillow and your wall And you still don't know what you said Remember all the times you said you get it and you got it Then you lost it all instead So take the apple from my hand And fill your glass with wine There are still some questions left unanswered in my mind So don't sing to me, my memory I’m trying to sleep I’m trying to dream
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Two Fools 05:18
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I was sittin lonely In my basement Wondering if I could be the one to hold your hand But not like how we used to More like how we want to Wondering if you could be the harmony in the songs that we Always sing along to At a party Or maybe just a couch Late at night when no one’s near Let’s go to the west coast Let’s go to chicago Or maybe let’s just sleep for now It’s been a long, long year You are the sunshine You are the moon tide You are the night sky in the daytime I think I always knew it Nostalgia for the future Knowing if I let you in I could not let you go But I don’t think I have to Doubt is just a dead fool Knowing now you are indeed the poetry in the songs that we Always sing along to In my basement Or maybe just a porch In the sun with everyone near Let’s jump in the water Let’s enjoy the warm air Or maybe let’s just walk around the town before we go You are the sunshine You are the green vine You are the sunshine You are the moon tide You are the night sky in the daytime

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released September 22, 2023

Lyrics, guitars, vocals by Samuel Stein.
Keyboards by Sam Lakmann.
Drums by Ben Stein.
Bass by Tor Kjartansson.
Mixed by Sam Keenan.
Mastered by Jonathan Pines at Private Studios, Urbana, IL.

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