Walking the long way home in broad daylight
That’s the address I’ll always recognize
I push the door and I am home at last
Familiar as I remember

You’ll never know
I still live on
I will remain a stain on your wall
Air that sticks to your skin
And clothes you’re bringing home
I know that it haunts you too
It haunts you

Don’t you forget me
I won’t forgive you
Swimming in the deep place
Tucked behind your mind space
Keep thinking of me
Nowhere for running
I live on to spite you
Endlessly
Endlessly

It Haunts You

Deyja Took Me

My name won’t stick
To the wall of bricks I’ve licked
Can’t find the cliques
Don’t write the hits
That turn a profit
Without the means
Materializing
Not hip enough to stay in place 
To play ironic

I always cared so much 
about your ears
That it made me bitter
Over several years 
I’ve put my soul into this noble craft
If it made me better 
Then where’s the pats across my back?

But once I quit
Trying to win
I tune back in
To this breathing moment
Knowing desire 
Is a clinging fire
Whether or not 
I choose to try to hold it

Replace these strings
And face the human beings
Some wound so tight
Or simply overburdened 
But still we’re here
To watch each other thrive
I’ll do my best each time
Because you’re worth it 

I used to fear you’d see the pain and tears
That I’d put in my day-to-day today tomorrow 
But now I see despite the suffering
My gratitude for what we made 
outweighs the sorrow

Cuz once I quit
Trying to win
I tune back in
To this breathing moment
Knowing desire 
Is a clinging fire
Whether or not 
I choose to try to hold it
Once I let go
Of my need to prove 
Myself to you
I am not your opponent
Let music heal
More than the ego feels
Whether or not 
You ever stop to hear it

Whether or not 
You ever stop

Clinging Fire

My radio show Warm Bath broadcasted on KVRX 91.7 FM December 3, 2022, dedicated to my friend & housemate that passed a year ago today. Original title is in Yoruba, Translation: Five (For Mayel)

*DJ Bootyshorts is an alias I use on air at KVRX to protect my identity & privacy

~tracklist~
Loraine James - Building Something Beautiful For Me (Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc)
That Kid, Girl Roommate - Heaven
Teethe - By Your Side
ghost orchard - sweet song
Mamalarky - Mythical Bonds
Octopus Montage - What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid, Mike Reed - Light on the Path
Sonny Sharrock - Bialero
Diatom Deli - Sonrisa / (Interlude: Hanging with Banana Tapes)
Jaala - Been Bad
Spellling - Under the Sun
Mayel, Vonne, Hiba - Belly
700 Bliss, DJ Haram, Moor Mother - Sixteen
Suzi Analogue, ZenSoFly - WAY LIVE
Eddie Okwedy - Happy Survival
Washington Phillips - What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?
Leon Thomas - The Creator Has a Master Plan
meat computer - somebody to love
Charlotte Adigéry, Bolis Pupul - Blenda
Bizarre Inc - I'm Gonna Get You - Original Flavour Mix
Seven Davis Jr. - Leave a Message (Remix)[Bonus Track]
fyb.eli - Wish You Well

Márùnún (Fun Mayel)

[updated version from the Oasis of Days Lp]

Chrysalis

This tune was extracted from our live set for you to enjoy.

stringofbutterflycocoons [live set excerpt]

Off the forthcoming Oasis of Days LP out soon. 

Last Summer's Hum

songwriting group prompt #2 - new money

New money, new me
Fork up 50 for a recipe
Cook a meal for all to see
A better me

More cash, more options
More stress, more oxycontin
Pay a man to fix my problems
Reluctantly

Washington don't care what I do
Franklin and Hamilton are mine too
Lincoln is here to guide you
Jefferson will always find you
A better deal

No cents, it's senseless
When I'm broke I feel defenseless
Walls are built in dimes and gold
To shine on me

Sell high, buy low
A richer man once told me so
I've never felt so goddamn low
Invest in me

Washington don't care what I do
Franklin and Hamilton are mine too
Lincoln is here to guide you
Jefferson will always find you
A better deal

So let's make a deal
If you bet on me
I'll return you riches
No bait and switches
No email princes
No dollar scheme
If you just bet on me

Washington don't care what you do
Franklin and Hamilton are yours too
Lincoln is here to guide you
Jefferson will always find you
A better deal

New money, new me

I’m at a point where I think things through
I’m at a point where I have enough to do
I’m in a season of caring less
I know enough and I tried my best
 
I wander where I wanna go
I wander where I wanna go

I manage crises by the cards in my hand
I’m flying off the handle/seat of my pants
I am advised by the mothering voice
Steers me away from the questionable choices

I wander where I wanna go
I wander where I wanna go

A work of art is gonna take some time
This work of art is gonna age like wine
A work of art takes more than a day
This work of art is not one in the same

I wander where I wanna go
I wander where I wanna go

I take a street that I’ve always passed
first time for everything but never the last
I see a regular from the store
Now I know the number of their front door
I see a car parked on the curb
It’s yellow color looks so absurd
I crack a smile cuz I think of you
I send a picture with a message saying

I wander where I wanna go
I wander where I wanna go

chords: Bm D | E7 G

where i want to go

Spokesperson For The Broken Hearted

 "Our program is cultural revolution through a total assault on culture, which makes use of every tool, every energy and every media we can get our collective hands on... our culture, our art, our music, our books, our posters, our clothing, the way our hair grows long, the way we smoke dope and fuck and eat and sleep-it's all one message-the message is freedom." 

No Limits Or Boundaries

Lady Chops and The Goddamn Jam is an Austin, TX based 4 piece that explores a conglomeration of genres like rock, jazz, punk, and soul. This SoundCloud has turned into an idea dump by mainly Bethony (Lady Chops) and perhaps you’ll hear them played live in the future!

where i want to go

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