@jamescrywank: we recorded a few other versions of this kind of thing, going up in pitch too. i am great, when are you next in london? you got any gigs soon?

its been too long since i’ve been home
life has probably moved on
who are my friends
whats the IRS

i dont belong here and i dont know anything about there
the core of my stability has vanished into thin air
i think i’d hate it if i went home
i think i’d hate it if i never went home

wouldn’t it be great if you came home with me
and we could laugh about the things i used to laugh about silently
avoid the bad things about the place i grew up
by moving here to raise our tribe of pups

we wouldn’t have to worry about paying for healhcare 
if things got bad the NHS is always there to care
but we could live in the desert together
and i’d feel whole again

it’s more than just my family
i miss being accosted by aggressive people on the streets in big cities
and the smell of rotisserie chicken
in sams club

i miss long car rides and those big green signs
and seeing people that i love at random times
and people coming to pray with me
when i’m alone and would prefer to continue to be

we could drive eight hours to some random location
stop to see dinosaur poop fossils at some run down gas station
buy our t shirts from the car wash
that sells americana gear near where i grew up

and i could get mad at america again
for being overbearing and religious and excessive 
i’d probably put on some weight
which is something that i’d hate

but thats better than being so far away
that i’ve forgotten all the bad things and am stuck in an eternal daze
where i miss america
the dumb land i grew up

miss america

Payday and Evisbeats as references.

Lying on my mum’s bed with a hanger in my mouth,
I stole that from Monica but we’re more than Friends now,
Best dressed at the cinema I want to love sick hurl,
Turns out I was a nice guy watching the Mean Girls,
Never had I been so high I wasn’t going to let up,
Didn’t see that these were Cheeky Girls I’d danced into a set up,
At the Pick ‘n’ Mix stand I turned whiter than marshmallow,
Jumped in at the pool party but now I’m swimming shallow.

Chick flicked,
Heart sinks,
Think that I’d forgotten I could feel like this,
Stand tall,
Look round,
But my feet are Cha Cha sliding to her sandals sound,
Boo! peep,
A little lost sheep,
If this was a RomCom then I wouldn’t be the creep,

I’ve got two degrees,
But you’re like 45 degrees,
Heating my love isosceles!
 
Sliding through the train carriage
but I won’t get with you,
Riding up those shorts - no baggage,
Our bodies will feel the truth
Like the first time I saw your belly button piercing when I was 10,
I’m swimming shallow.

Love sick,
Heart skipped,
I’m swimming shallow.

I’d join you in the same carriage but I’m not a stalker,
Let’s let fate just recreate another chance encounter,
I bet the other guys will bring you wine,
I’ll bring you sparkling water,
Swilling shallow.

Swimming Shallow with Ben Clifford

Chance the Rapper and Drake and Beyonce as references. Thanks to Theo and Pete for advice.

You don't want my heart
Lie like you used to
I ain’t gonna tell you how to feel today
You don’t want my heart
You just, Lie like you used to

Regardless I love you 
Ain’t no one above you
You don’t feel
How you felt
That’s alright
I don’t need anything from you

Lie like you used to
I ain’t gonna tell you how to feel today
Took my car out for the weekend
Booked some time just you and me when
Some guys in your dms
You’re so mad to see him
And I don’t even say a damn thing
I don’t ask
I don’t need to
So I ain’t gonna tell you how I feel again
You don’t get my heart 
I won’t, try like I used to


And I know
I ain’t forgetting about you

Regardless I Love You with Ben Clifford

Shepard's Samba (The All Note Samba)

Recorded at 1in12, Bradford on Gerrard's field recorder.

Paper Trailing (w/Gerrard Bell Fife)

i dedicate this song to rachel klein, my sweetie

donkey schlong jamboree

what would i give

Raft Radio News Jingle Attempt

What if we hang from the same bolt together?
You're looking nice from this sun drenched tether

We're on a sea cliff multipitch, I'm feeling fine, the sky is blue
The sea told me a joke, I think I'm gonna tell it to you

It's funny how there are some things that you don't know
But then you learn them on a day trip to Gozo

The Hardergrat trail was colder than we ever knew
But I'd do it again fifty times if I was climbing with you 

Underneath the Maltese sun, I found my favorite jug
On this golden rock, you are my rock, I am your rock

What if we hang from the same bolt forever?
Two hands in chalk bags, for worse or for better?

We went to Michigan, you wanted to see my home
But when we got there you said it was one long road

Underneath the Maltese sun, I found my favorite jug
On this golden rock, I am your rock, you are my rock

Underneath the Maltese sun, I realised you were the one
On this golden rock, you are my rock, I am your rock
On this golden rock, you are my rock, I am your rock

Wedding Deluxe III

My Rock

Starring:
Dan Parr as Taxi Driver, Dax, Crowd Member #2
Alex Polise as Marianne Sessions Crowd Member #1
Kitty McCargo-Walklate as Host, Dax's Friend, Shelly, Patrice,
Ben Tulloh as Reporter Chris Tofter

Made for Raft Radio.

Our Correspondent in Partagua

anti-folk ambient noisy tunes. sometimes.

Shepard's Samba (The All Note Samba)

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