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Torch Songs

by Dylan Rodrigue

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1.
Goodbye 02:12
A little worse for the ware, if not for the better, t The impossible puzzle, try one, try another It's the fading of a truth, the emerging of a lie The never-ending process of saying goodbye As all the Penske's drive through, they're selling roses on Berkeley He's got them strapped to his back, yeah, he's a self-employed pony Found a pure love today, I'm gonna cheat her on the sly It's the never-ending process of saying goodbye It's not our first rodeo It's not our first rodeo It's not our first rodeo, and no It won't be the last round tonight Seeing two double yellows Has it finally happened? The shattered mirror of egos The ocean is red, the river is dry It's the never-ending process of saying goodbye It's the never-ending process of saying goodbye It's the never-ending process of saying bye bye bye
2.
Kelsey 03:36
Behold the new one, gradually opened After the monsoon, see the world in color With a bag full of flesh and bruises Old tracks and numbness Gray and sticky, but we take it out on Friday And it's old news carried on the way down Good news, leave it on the way out Butterfly misses the cocoon, cause it was easier The spectrum gets wider, going gets dirtier Measure time by the anniversaries The fucked up holidays Blank space between one and the other It's old news carried on the way down Good news, leave it on the way out Don't need to be so careful now Blossoming gossamer world What more can you put on me now? Don't need to be so careful now Blossoming gossamer world What more can you put on me now? Don't need to be so careful now Blossoming gossamer world What more can you put on me now? Oooooooooooooooo Oooooooooooooooo Don't need to be so careful now Blossoming gossamer world What more can you put on me now? Don't need to be so careful now Blossoming gossamer world What more can you put on me now? Don't need to be so careful now Blossoming gossamer world What more can you put on me now? Dear friend in the northwest Everything's going to shit, but I think you're killing it Take it slow, really just feel the flow Just want you to know, you're in for the show
3.
Feel it 2 03:40
With the front of my tongue in the back of your mouth One hand on your shoulder and one down South Not a better way to let those demons out, pretty baby I gotta lift you up to keep from falling down Now that your old prince charming is not around And all I wanna hear is your loving sound, pretty baby It's not some phase that I'm going through It's just something that I got to do Just give me one night, little darling, and you'll feel it too There's a big black hole when you're not around But that don't keep this love from coming around I wanna pick you up just to pin you down, pretty baby So don't you say it ain't meant to be That you can't make up your mind when you're with me Like you're waiting around for destiny, pretty baby That's crazy After all that we've been through, we could bring on something new Just give me one night, little darling, and you'll feel it too I know that you're tired, I know that you're aching I know you're not in the position for making a decision right now I know that it hurts you, I know it hurts me too, but I know we can solve it if we hold it If you'd only come over we could figure out how Figure out how 'Cause we're all tingled up in blue When our hearts are split in two Just give me one night, little darling Just give me one night, little darling Just give me one night, little darling And you'll feel it too Feel it too You'll feel it too Feel it too Yeah, it's kind of felt like rock and roll somehow Yeah, totally That was fun, but now you can hear how that should have sounded, because now we're going to divide up Our men will sing the melody, and our girls will sing the same counter melody And see if you can sing the counter melody. Try it, try it a few times
4.
Little bit of something stronger, honey, gonna help the medicine go down Wake up twitching and scared of life, look at the progress Come to daddy, daddy come to me, before I strip on the dinosaur wings See the cosmos spinning like crazy, it's animal magic I do the best I can, I do the best I can, I can do the very best that I can And you can tell Major Tom that the best was good enough It's a reoccurring vision of a kitchen knife from my childhood bedroom Don't have to dig too deep to see the circle's unbroken Two for Tuesday, take whatever you like, I'm salivating Two for Tuesday, la la love you, your little puppy dog's waiting, I'm salivating Teach me how to lie, teach me how to fake news, teach me how to fake cum for you Woke up on the wrong side of chemistry, look where the apple falls, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree Postmodern guide to intimacy, come on baby, show me your feet We can teleport back to the good old days, coddle the enemy Jesus on the main line, Bruce is on the main line, someone's gotta settle up, someone's gotta settle up Humble Louie Lou I think we need a doctor, I don't need no doctor Two for Tuesday, take whatever you like, I'm salivating Two for Tuesday, I la la love you, your little puppy dog's waiting Two for Tuesday, take whatever you like, I'm salivating Two for Tuesday, la la love you, your little puppy dog's waiting, I'm salivating
5.
Now that we're west of Barstow, the robot girl in my pocket tells me some kind of bad news She goes one, one, zero, one, zero, one, one But I don't understand, I'm still learning non-binary See the semis on the right, so little feet willin' But over here, west of Barstow, that's where they make a killing Me, I'm south of comfort, north of rock bottom Save your family, folks, if you got 'em Got a new invitation to a west side marriage Say he's hung like a horse, she's built like a carriage It ain't a brick house, but it's a sight to see Friday through Saturday from now to eternity, yeah And once we make it to the trailer park Heaven Smell the family cocktail of meth and masculine And all the bad kids are shooting up And none of the good kids are making love We're making good time, recognize the street signs I'll be back in my bed, baby, in no time We got Dijon, Absolutely on the speakers Here where you see the Dodger hats on tweakers I'm pulling up and I'm home again It's all coming back, that I'm alone again, again Every story that I know, it always ends west of Barstow If I can just get east of Barstow, I know, I'll be okay
6.
Togglrrr 03:14
Did I get overtones? I know there's a heart in there somewhere Behind the maggots, baby sweep it up In the box no lacking confidence In the big world, daddy's little soldier You can blame it on me You can blame it on me Sleep in till tomorrow And you say no one's gonna love a ball of self-hatred But no one's gonna love a chokehold of self-love, self-love And you've been a little above, God love you If you're slipping a little bit farther off the deep end Well, honey, you can blame it on me Blame it on me Sleep in till tomorrow And blame it on me Blame it on me With the monkey on your back, come closer Romeo is waiting With a boombox overhead He removed his man suit Shakes in the garden If you don't make it till tomorrow And St. Peter points his finger at you You can blame it on me You can blame it on me Sleep in till tomorrow And blame it on me Blame it on me Daddy's little soldier Come on, blame it on, blame it on, blame it on me Yeah you can blame it on me Blame it on me With the monkey on your back, come closer
7.
CR-78 02:12
Our bodies in the penthouse bathtub make a daisy chain I would've paid closer attention if I knew it'd never happen again She says, “My love is not some object you can simply own,” And then we go back to the way we were when we were alone It's really quite easy, move your fingers 'cross the Rubik's Cube And sooner or later all those squares are lining up for you No more covering our bases, playing cosmic telephone Now that we're back to the way we were when we were alone Yeah, we're back to the way we were when we were alone Now that we're back to the way we were when we were alone
8.
One, two, three, four, oh Moonlight on a sleepy town The double vision spins around Every other day is a holiday Not sure what we're celebrating anyway But it's all coming back again Mondi and The Cracker Make me feel like a gangster in Paris My dick getting sucked by candlelight The crumbling beauty with the seashell eyes And I'm never going back again Bring out the good stuff An old-fashioned reminder to forget While the antichrist is giving me some bad ideas Nothing left to do but to hear him out I'm a real good listener Pick you up in the limousine And you don't know exactly what I mean When I answer, who's the greatest of all time John and Mark Wright, let me sip the wine As we listen to the Big D Every other day is a holiday Not sure what we're celebrating anyway Every other day is a holiday Not sure what we're celebrating anyway But I'm getting the hang of it Yeah I'm getting the hang of it Every other day
9.
lalala 03:30
La la la la la la la la la la la la I don't like you I just want your taste on my pillow If you want I'll be gone Just count from five back to zero It's so easy for you to do Close your eyes and I'll disappear La la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la I'll tuck you in And sing you sweet melodies I won't even complain When you call me a disease It's so easy for you to do Close your eyes and I'll disappear La la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la And you can be what you want You can do what you want You can be what you want You can do what you want You can be what you want You can do what you want You can be what you want You can do what you want to me Look at your world You've got so many below you Must be hard to keep track Of all the people that know you I'll make it easier now on you Close your eyes and I'll disappear La la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la
10.
You're such a pretty thing, you're such a pretty thing, you're such a pretty thing, you're such A pretty thing, I'll never let you go You're such a pretty thing, you're such a pretty thing, you're such a pretty thing, you're such A pretty thing, I'll never let you go You're such a pretty thing, such a pretty thing, I'll never let you go, I'll never let you go You're such a pretty thing, I'll never let you go You're such a pretty thing, you're such a pretty thing, you're such a pretty thing, you're such A pretty thing, I'll never let you go You're such a pretty thing, you're such a pretty thing, you're such a pretty thing, you're such A pretty thing, I'll never let you go You're such a pretty thing, such a pretty thing, I'll never let you go, I'll never let you go You're such a pretty thing, I'll never let you go You're such a pretty thing, you're such a pretty thing, you're such a pretty thing, you're such A pretty thing You're such a pretty thing, you're such a pretty thing, you're such a pretty thing, I'll never let you go
11.
Give it a name, it's the Stockholm Syndrome Shed a little light on the situation You know it'll never be a dream come true But if the dream came true, you know it wouldn't be, wouldn't be Beautiful, beautiful you, you, you See the light through the abscess shining on through You're reborn and dying at the same exact time It's a suicide pact, it's a mutual lifeline Everything between the left and the right ear Every century's a circle and it spits you out right here Well, don't it feel good to know there's nothing to hide Looking down from the cross, Holy Lance in your side Un chien andalus-ya got a knife in your eye It's all over in a second, everything must die Well, the faucet's got a leak, it's pouring down your face Drunken angel, get behind you, you've taken her place She's still hanging in the corner with a gun to her head But she's no longer the lead, now you're the star instead Everything between the left and the right ear Every century's a circle and it spits you out right here That blood, that blood, That blood gotta, gotta drain, drain, spring cleaning Congratulations in the astral plane There's an army of love fighting for your name You got a full metal jacket keeps the feelings at bay But the full metal jacket never suited you anyway We can see it all, even if it's not real Swimming through a gaslight, honky tonk deal A million different people from nine to five Every other day, simply living that range life Everything between the left and the right ear Every century's a circle and it spits you out right here Everything between the left and the right ear Every century's a circle and it spits you out right here

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"Pissing in a river, watching it rise"- Patti Smith

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released July 1, 2023

All songs written by Dylan Rodrigue

Produced by Dylan Rodrigue and Ian Lipson

All tracks mixed by Dylan Rodrigue with much integral help from Ian Lipson except track 1, mixed by Malachi DeLorenzo

Mastered by Jason NeSmith

Album art by Dillon Moore

All basic tracks recorded at Market House except track 9, recorded in the UK by Sam Forrest. Drums (and sometimes bass) of tracks 1, 3 and 4 recorded in Echo Park at THE STUDIO YOU KNOW.


The Players:

Jordan Bush - Banjo (track 3), Accordion (track 3), Suitcase kick (track 5), Bass and Soprano Clarinet (track 6)

Malachi DeLorenzo - Drums (tracks 1, 3, and 4), Acoustic Guitar (track 1)

Izaak Optaz - Vocals/guitar on the outro of track 5. Sampled from Izaak's song, "East of Barstow"

Robert Anderson - Drums (track 10)

Marcus Högsta - Bass (track 10)

Ian Lipson - Moog Sub Fatty Bass (track 7)

Jackie Urlick - Harp (track 6)

Dylan Rodrigue - All the other crap.

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