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About An American

by Strothers

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1.
Candles 05:01
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This short sidewalk All my half-full stops All my quick decisions That put me in division An American man An American plan I’m happiest when When I know what I want I wasn’t a drunk I wasn’t on junk I wasn’t a liar But sometimes I desire Besides, besides, I want to feel excited I, oh I think that you understand I, guess you can Understand I thought about you I always forget Wishing for my words That I can regret When midwest lights Become together Softer and somber Drinkers forever When midwest nights Make starry minds Undress the dark There’s no stars tonight Besides, besides, I want to feel excited I, oh I think that you understand I, bet you can Understand Candles stay lit Eyelids they look Absorbed by the light Absorbed it’s so bright No greater distance Than the four feet between Oh maybe its me Oh maybe its me Oh no I”m not gone Well I’m counting out strong At least I can sleep At least I can sleep Confused, confused, or maybe amused I, oh I think that you understand I guess you can, Understand
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Mirrors 03:19
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I’m talking with my favorite Digital mirrors they tell me who you are Closer to your thumb Reflections are so much fun My other me Messages are easy to confuse All of those Anxious nights are made to feel alright Closer now, you’re my friend these agreements I’m waiting for you or maybe someone Your words can’t slip from your lips to your thumb Tell me the truth whenever you said It’s easy to see when I feel okay Blood is redder than your friend says Hearts are but electric threads Running through my head Forgetful, heartfelt words are all for sale I’m waiting for you or maybe someone Your words can’t slip from your lips to your thumb Tell me the truth when you said It’s easy to see when I feel okay
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Midwest Cities 03:58
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You you you Were invisible to the most unusual Midwest cities seem to say: “television’s my every day” The channels go anywhere You wanna go Oh and I’m I am moving in time I am waiting in your line Oh I wanna’ hear you say Whisper what I wanna hear You you you Were indifferent, clinical, unconcerned to the City streets, motor vehicles, complaining About my cheeseburger And I guess That I find beautiful traffic rage Oh and I’m I am moving in time I am waiting in your line Oh I wanna’ hear you say Whisper what I wanna hear You you you Were invincible to the only kind of lonely All my blue, red, white Feels just right Skyscraping, near-short sight And it’s no depression when I leave myself To myself Oh and I’m I am moving in time I am waiting in your line I wanna hear you say Whisper what I wanna hear
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Nude Descending A Staircase In G 05:41
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Dreaming 03:05
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Back, back, back against the wall No time to close my eyes No time to recognize I heard pressing, pressing, pressing In my chest, a rushing in my head Had just minutes to keep guessing At the games, games, games That we hadn’t been addressing We refuse to keep undressing As I sit, sit, sit I’ll be the context for your weather The lie when you know better The one who’s having fun And I’ll go down, down, down I’m feeling down I’ll turn around, ‘round, ‘round When I feel, when I feel It’s a window to a blind It’s a lock to a bind It’s my heart to my mind When I swear I show you my disguise, my disguise Thoughts are words to a joke Confusion not spoke And a reason to think, think, think Alone in the world, alone with the world I’ll spell, spell, spell, my name with an I Conceited and conceited I guess that we’re mistreated A cross, cross, cross, was walked a thousand miles To the New York state, it’s a New York day It’s a pillar in the sky, it’s the other form of I That I tell, tell, tell myself: “wishing you well” Wishing you well Asleep, sleep, sleep Burnin’ in the heat and waking to my shaking I was dreaming more than dreaming I was close to something seeming What was more than myself and more than I knew I believe, leave, leave Alone to be free, alone to the sky Darkness and existence It was missing, wishing, waiting, changin’ Angered by the ways That were making my escape Difficult, impatient I’ll be here for a while, I’ll be here, here
6.
On Tuesday 04:07
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Redness in my eye Looks like I couldn’t see Big red, red circles Whenever I dream You know just what to say On Tuesday I felt like I was myself Rose-colored visions They make all my decisions Now we’re all having fun I don’t have tricks It’s just a fact Love is forgetting that Old past, all my old past Dark purple roses It seems everyone I know Thunder shook my hand To teach me to love Well I guess we’re on the same page I’m thinking that You know that we’re the same Although these memories They’re soon less I can see You know I bet it doesn’t matter now I don’t have tricks It’s just a fact Love is forgetting that Old past, all my old past
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I Want To See 04:22
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I want to see What makes me feel Invisible A broker’s friend My middle man I want to run I want to run Miles in the sun Miles in the sun I wanna’ be Inside a cage A human maze To view the world In my other world With my own eyes With my own lies I tell no lies I guess that’s fine Well I wanna’ know The things that you know Of life and death Oh I think I’m sad The need to compare The need to compare There’s no regret There’s no regret I wanna’ show It’s easy to think It’s all just what’cha think But don’t be deceived I’m all that you need Close to God Close to God Well nevermind Oh well nevermind
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Blue 03:49
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Blue lips Kiss, kiss, kiss On death And wait a long, long long time I want to feel, feel, feel just like A silvery sky Blue skies Now, now, now just nights Life is just, just, just a day A stage without a play Now that I feel okay Shiny lights in my eyes Reflection of a gun Firing in the sun In the sun I sailed to my dock I wish I could stop Lonely man’s an island Down Down, down, down Down Hard to breathe inside the south Holy words are only loud Soft language in my sleep Shiny lights in my eyes Reflection of a gun Firing in the sun In the sun I sailed to my dock I wish I could stop Lonely man’s an island
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Same To Me 05:20
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Same to me The days are equally The same to me Almost apart of everyone It seems I’m never going to learn A way to undo the things that you do Basically It’s easier to pretend That hearts, they’re meant They’re made to be broke Life is the inevitable love sofa Dirty and cheap Oh there’s substitutes for someone I guess that she wasn’t having fun I’m convinced That it, it wasn’t my fault That everything, it happened to fall Apart in my hearts I’m not the end Of all troubles or fuck ups Look me in the eyes Without a disguise Without the need, the need to pretend You’re happy when you are not I understand you better then Oh there’s substitutes for someone I guess that she wasn’t having fun Same to me Silvery stare I guess I’m not there I guess I’m not aware I’m runnin’ away With all of my thoughtful dreams I guess it was at least A lie running by my side I’m shallow like a pond Compared to the Compared to the sea Now I’m all gone

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released January 10, 2018

Thanks to Rob Harari @ Harariville Studios for mixing and mastering, and
To our families and friends for their continued support.

Maria Grig, violin on tracks 2 and 4
Joe Harari, live drums tracks 1-4, 6-9
Dylan Lawbaugh, bass tracks 1-4, 6-9, slide guitar track 1
Sam Strother, songwriting, vocals, guitar, piano, midi, etc.

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