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Staying Up For Strangers

by L. Mounts

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1.
Black Roses 05:06
lyrics
I’m in the movies, I’m on the TV screen I smell the roses, I smell the roses black I find it hard to think that I am safe anymore I find it hard to think that I am brave anymore My life exists within a field that wilts when I’m alone I find it hard to think that I am ever going home Now I am hiding, now I am far away You take my picture I don’t appear in frame You’re everlasting, I am a dying scene You’re my revival, we’re ends that just won’t meet I smell the roses, they are of poison seed I am a glutton, I am the lustful greed Envious slothman, proud of his dying creed Wrath of the rapture, wrap me in toxic breed I find it hard to think that I am safe anymore I find it hard to think that I am brave anymore My life exists within a field that wilts when I’m alone I find it hard to think that I am ever going home I am immobile, I’m always falling down You cannot fix me, I am unhealthy now This is the hard part, this is admission time I remain breathless, speechless, and out of sight Sigh when you need me, breathe if I’m not the one Yes you can hurt me, I’m not the flaring gun Useless and babied crying out in my sleep You are the future, I am the past at least I’m not in trouble, I’m just a slinky thing You are a building, I am the flat concrete Holding you up but still getting stepped upon Sleep when I ask you, die when I’ve finally gone
2.
Ants 03:16
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I see them crawling on the carpet I see them scurry down the walls I see them add up in the bathroom I’m going to catch them all I see them dirtying the dishes I see them smaller than a string I see them gather in the garbage I see them on everything Black, tiny legs Tiny bodies, tiny heads Tiny teeth, tiny nails Tiny everything, they’re everywhere They’re ants I see them munching up the bread crumbs I see them slinking in the sink I see them plotting in the backyard They are much too small to think I see them weave between my fingers I see them cover up my room I see them even when I’m sleeping I predict we’ll all be doomed Oh, here they come Here they live now, here they’re one Here they’re wild, here they’re free Here they’ll rise, here they’re everything They’re ants I feel them underneath my blankets I feel them underneath my feet I feel them crawling through my brainwaves Ant transmission now complete God, now I’m theirs Now I’m sneaky, how unfair Now I’m weak, now I’m small Now I’m vulnerable I’m an ant
3.
Emily The Waitress 04:12
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Emily the waitress Goes to work at 9 Serves the people off of the highway In the mood to dine Makes sure that she's happy So that you can be Offers up desserts of the plenty Complimentary Speaks with the subtlest southern of accents As she brings on over your plate Tosses her hand and offers her help Before you head out of the state Emily the waitress Goes to bed at 10 Eight long hours of work are behind her Five more in her head Kicks off her old dress shoes Unravels her tie Slides off her white shirt from the thrift shop That's getting her by Washes off all of her pageant belle makeup To reveal the purest of skin Turns off the light and crawls into her bed Tomorrow she'll do it again Emily the waitress Works on tips alone Deals with families out of their towns Who cheaply beg and moan She's got more potential Than this 9 to 5 Sweet and pretty, useful and homely She could have the life Apologizing for others' mistakes As she pleas that it wasn't her fault I know it's okay, I say it's okay I'm truly not bothered at all I finish my meal and I go to the manager Give Emily my regards Exit the diner and back on the road Through the flurries of traveling cars
4.
Outside 04:36
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Nature, nature how do you plea? Breaker, breaker, I cannot breathe Suffocating in ill harmony Wishes, wishes, never come true Business, business, follow the suits Lady gives its heart to the brutes When you come, I will fall When you come, I will fall I am none, you are all When you’re fine, I’m not fine When you’re fine, I’m not fine You are enclosed, I’m on the outside Worry, worry, paranoid faults Blurry, blurry, can’t see at all Please assure me I am on call Stronger, stronger, I’ll never be Longer, longer, time passes me If I falter I’m in the sea When you’re right, I am wrong When you’re right, I am wrong I am sight, you are song When you’re fine, I’m not fine When you’re fine, I’m not fine You are enclosed, I’m on the outside You are surrounded by the outside When you speak, I am mute When you speak, I am mute I abstain, you refute When you’re fine, I’m not fine When you’re fine, I”m not fine You are enclosed, I’m on the outside You are surrounded by the outside You are engulfed, I’m on the outside You are surrounded by the outside
5.
I Song 03:08
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I am tired from the day's events I am regretful of pretentious pretense I am a prisoner in a personal fence I am a psycho in a sexual sense I am the one who love is passing by I am the passenger just passing time I am inspired by the people in life I am a bastard to the ones that I like I don't find all that much pleasure in myself I don't find usefulness in pleasuring myself I don't find you enough to change the way I feel I don't find social cues and personal appeal I am tight to my family ties I am loose to my enemy lines I am abstinent to substances I am the only one like that in my life I am proud of my family's health I am disgusted at my enemies' wealth I am sadly stagnant in my stance I am living in a personal hell I don't believe in deities above I don't believe that I'm ever close to love I don't believe I have the core stability I don't believe that I'm worthy to somebody
6.
Sierra 04:40
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Sierra, I want you Sierra, I need you I watch you, I breathe you Sierra, Sierra Sierra, I know you Sierra, I bleed you I crave you, I want to Sierra, Sierra I have been searching out for you I have been searching our for years You broke the fall I’ve broken out My heart is out of control now I see you smile big and bright I see your teeth all straight and white Your lips mean everything to me I am no king but you’re a queen Sierra, I want you Sierra, I need you I watch you, I breathe you Sierra, Sierra Sierra, I know you Sierra, I bleed you I crave you, I want to Sierra, Sierra I fall in love, I fall in line But things are different this time You’ve got the qualities I like That others lacked and missed out right I wish you weren’t far away Or else I’d be with you today I’m passed out past all the clichés I’m past the mission ‘cause today Sierra, I want you Sierra, I need you I watch you, I breathe you Sierra, Sierra Sierra, I know you Sierra, I bleed you I crave you, I want to Sierra, Sierra I watch you dance in the shade I am the anxious parade You’re everything that I want But I must tear down that thought You’re miles and miles from here But yesterday made it clear You are the most perfect one And I am just too far gone Sierra, I want you Sierra, I need you I watch you, I breathe you Sierra, Sierra Sierra, I know you Sierra, I bleed you I crave you, I want to Sierra, Sierra
7.
Hiding Your Love 04:10
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You think of lots of things That I wanna hear You find a lot of time I really want you near I really want your heart You got it blocked off I really want your trust You got it locked up You say a lot of things That I wanna do Don't wanna do too much Except for be with you I really want your touch You got it wrapped up I really want your kiss You keep your mouth shut All I really wanna do Is get through to you I can't sleep you're hiding your love on me I can't dream you're hiding your love on I can't speak you're hiding your love on me I can't breathe you're hiding your love on You talk a lot of ill About your ex-boys But all I really hear Is just white noise I really want you to Try and just forget Of all the bad times That you got in your head You didn't say a word For the longest time I couldn't say a word But I tried and tried I wanna pick you up I wanna drive around You are the one I want If I could take you out All I really wanna know Is if you truly want me so I can't sleep you're hiding your love on me I can't dream you're hiding your love on I can't speak you're hiding your love on me I can't breathe you're hiding your love on All I really wanna see Is you smiling next to me I can't sleep you're hiding your love on me I can't dream you're hiding your love on I can't speak you're hiding your love on me I can't breathe you're hiding your love on
8.
The Complex, The Other Jitters 05:14
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I will drown myself just to keep you dry I will hurt myself just to keep you alive I will fall right down to keep you standing up I will sink below to keep yourself above I will wait for you until your time runs out I will sing for you because you have no mouth I will bleed for you because you have no veins I will call to you because you have no name You’re a dream within a dream I can’t wake up I’m asleep Walking, moaning all night long Just to sing for you this song That you’re never gonna hear You’ve no eyes and you’ve no ears You don’t know any of this That’s because you don’t exist I’ll light myself on fire just to keep you warm I’ll remain ugly ‘cause it’s you that I adore I’ll be emotional, I know that you won’t feel I’ll be the crazy one, I know that you aren’t real You’re a figment of a thing Of an image of a dream Dancing, moving all around Even though you make no sound I can hear you loud in clear Like the ringing in my ears I should just forget all this ‘Cause I know you don’t exist You are something in my head You are nothing in my bed You are vivid, you are me You are imaginary You are what I wish I had You are what I’ll never get You are gorgeous, you are sweet I am hopeless in defeat

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Eight songs. LP14. Catalogue number FPR093.

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released June 30, 2015

Everything on this record was conceived and presented by L. Mounts with the exception of 'Emily The Waitress,' the melody of which was shamelessly lifted from the Ivan Lins number 'Cantoria.'

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Singer of songs. Abstainer of substances. Bringer of plagues.

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