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Another Back Nine Square
03:34
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You're the brother that I never had
You're just another, can it really be so bad?
And I know that you will probably bite
But I won't go out without a light
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2. |
Post-Jock
02:41
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I remember when I only thought 'bout girls
Working out, drinking shakes, doing hops and curls
I remember when I wouldn't eat my greens
And I remember beating off to magazines
Cracks in the mirror from rough nights
I gotta watch my mouth, don't want to pick a fight
Sometimes you've just gotta sweat it out
Yell "fuck it", get loose, bare-knuckle bout
Well there's no need to cross my t's
Cuz I'm the only one I've got to please
At least it seems to me
Well there's no need to cross your t's
Cuz you're the only one you've got to please
Post-Jock
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3. |
Jasper
04:59
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I was somewhere on vacation
And the sky was looking cool
When I saw a green dalmatian
Eating lunch aside the pool
It's hard to tell if you're okay
When no one tells you what to do or say
I stumbled with frustration
While wrestling with drool
My mind in contemplation
While dancing with a stool
It's hard to tell if you're okay
When no one tells you what to do or say
But it's a drag to know exactly where you'll go
I get so uptight when I analyze my life
What should I do to keep from walking straight into another
Dismantled situation
From a distant, unknown rule
That inspired a blue-chip nation
To think killing trees is cruel
And build armies over schools
And create two groups of fools
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4. |
How Much Is Enough?
01:53
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How much is enough?
Cuz tomorrow's grass is green as fuck
It's called persistence, it isn't luck
If you're complacent, you're a sitting duck
So tell me how much is enough to be happy
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5. |
Lemon Tundra
04:58
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The Lemon Tundra, discreet yet cold
The Lemon Tundra, when it soothes the soul
It takes control of you like gum on the bottom of your shoe
Like gum on the bottom of your shoe
Well it latches like a leach
Yet it smiles like a peach's reflection in a spoon
Well it molds to you like clay, taking note of every word you say
To play you, as if your heart were like a game
Well I'm not naive anymore
I know you, and I'm leaving you behind the door that you bore
The Lemon Tundra, discreet yet cold
The Lemon Tundra, when it soothes the soul
It takes control of you like gum on the bottom of your shoe
Like gum on the bottom of your shoe
Well it wears many different masks
Constantly leading you to ask, "What's your true identity?"
Well I'm stuck in my ways, so she knew which face to play
Oh, Lemon Tundra, you're exactly what I hate
Well I'm not naive anymore
I know you, and I'm leaving you behind the door that you bore
Well she'll pull on you like the moon
Beware Lemon Tundra
Take care venom conundrum
Cuz I won't be seeing you soon
*Larry Sheridan on bass, Alex Woodworth on lead guitar. Thanks to Shay Alwan and Arnav Chevula for being a part of the refining of this tune*
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6. |
Picking Berries
02:34
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7. |
Power
05:02
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Where did all my power go?
I don't know. I wanna go home.
And how did all these flowers grow?
I feel old. And I wanna go home.
Can you really look me in the eye
And tell me everything is alright
What if I just told you "no"?
I won't go. I wanna stay home.
Not that I want to be alone
But I feel cold. And I wanna go home.
Can you really look me in the eye
And tell me that you're sleeping just fine
You and I knew a better life
Didn't have to worry 'bout no orange man
So before we die, let's wage a fight
These fucking lefties need to understand what's right
You can't touch my power tonight
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8. |
Why Not You
03:10
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You're addicted to your own personal evolution
But you're confused
You've got no job, and you can't wait to escape
So many excuses for your life
"I was waiting on him"
"We were up all night"
"But when I find the time, to gather up my pride and make it bonafide, you'll aspire to be like me"
Jesus found god
Why Not You
Your brother rides the rod
Why Not You
Your hero hung himself
Why Not You
Your family's full of wealth
Why Not You
If uncle ed's in Belgium
Why Not You
If Sheron goes on long runs
Why Not You
If Gramma donates her blood
Why Not You
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9. |
When Mary Goes 'Round
00:44
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10. |
Green Flowers
04:38
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Green Flowers in the summertime
Like resurrecting from a dream
Bent bottle caps and moonshine
Revealing something so obscene
Smooth sugar heals ripe limes
Fresh fingers clean dirty screens
Melodic mountains and malignant mimes
Find your role in the machine
Lethargic lasers juxtaposed
Trembling targets, no one knows
Lethargic lasers juxtaposed
Peaks and valleys, so life goes
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11. |
Barcelona
03:06
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I was on a wooden bench in Barcelona, collecting my thoughts. When a man asked me for a Euro:
"Got any money, kid?"
"Me puedes dar un poco dinero"
I panicked, and told him I didn't have anything (which was half true).
I only had dollars, but I had plenty of money on me.
Before this man approached me, I was sitting there thinking about money, and how I didn't ever want to be a dapper schmuck--there seemed to be a lot of those walking out of the building that I was sitting in front of.
"Margaret, you look very executive today"
I still worry though...that, eventually, I'll have to become something I detest (I am who I never wanted to be).
But, I suppose no one's forcing me to do anything I don't want to, but it still irks me. There are no rules, just suggestions.
So there I was--new country, with a new tongue.
"Me dice tus sentimientos"
But more of the same: Carbon copy human beings--at least on the surface. Mass produced flesh and blood. Interchangeable personality.
Maybe it's up to me to look beyond the eye-liner and the five-hundred dollar frames and find the individual.
How many hundred dollars are my frames?
On a small scale, I feel much less judgmental (hey, that was judgmental).
But when there are so many, everyone seems to blend into one, homogenous human that's really good at taking order.
"Right away, Sir!"
But I want to live free (so millenial) doing as I please.
No cubicle.
No dress code.
I just want to be surrounded by those who relentlessly pursue the expression of the emotion within them.
"Welcome to the echo chamber"
I feel I am constantly knowing exactly what I want to do, but not being entirely sure about how to go about it.
Just gotta take today today, and tomorrow tomorrow
And, as always, roll with the punches.
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12. |
Smile
06:21
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Been in my room for awhile
Suburban white boy with taste and time
And I don't want to have to work
Unless it requires a guitar
A robot friend once told me about my propensity for feeling down
Neurotic and unfolding, I wondered how I'd ever turn it around
But I read a book, my homie, and I began to feel unbound
And now I can't help but see: It takes a smile to erase a frown
It takes a smile to erase a frown
Don't want to die from mice and ox syndrome
Just get me high on my sand docks in rome
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Lime Forest is the recording project of multi-instrumentalist, Richard Raymond II.
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