waking sad I gotta get off my back
into my life 
but so contrived is this walk
but I have to do it
i hope i made you proud!
i stick around because i know
there's gotta be some meaning that i missed out on 
that makes the bad all worth the good
i bide my time and pay the tool
i'm another human getting old

waking sad final 1

shivering 
outside in the sun
she's glaring as she hovers 
over everyone.
it's a staring contest
that she never loses, 
she dances as we tie our nooses
the magic lion spitting out diamonds 
can't be sold until you are buying,
don't you try him
he can get violent
rides the plane to eat the pilot
drives the passengers up the wall
they know he's going to jupiter falls
taking the rings off of their hands
melting their symbols of human love

(art source unknown, pre-1800's)

Rings of Jupiter

I'm taking my money back and the union's got me covered
I'm peeling the scabs back 
and the blood won't dry any color but red
dream a new conquest of bread

oil money can't burn so fast
under heel of the anarchist
you smashed our bowls and you kissed our lips
human beings weren't built for this
but we can dismantle what was built with our own hands

the poor are dying and we need relief
rip the bird from the golden wings
weigh the cost and we'll see who sings
crowned the good in brotherhood
from sea to shining sea

I'm taking my money back not laying down for buzzards
I'm donning my old knapsack to walk the roads uncovered
buy a new set of closed eyes

So I can see what's good to get 
from the pockets lined by my government
but the corporate man he won't shine my shoes
it's looking like I'll have to choose me
Or my fellow man

The poor are dying and we need relief
rip the bird from the golden wings
weigh the costs and we'll see who sings
crowned the good in brotherhood 
from sea to shining sea

buy a new set of closed eyes

written by Jackson C. Frank:

Catch a boat to England, baby, maybe to Spain
Wherever I have gone,
Wherever I've been and gone
Wherever I have gone, the blues run the game
Send out for whiskey, baby, send out for gin
Me and room service, honey
Me and room service, mama
Me and room service, we are living life of sin
When I'm not sleeping, honey, you are on my mind
When I'm not sleeping, honey
I ain't sleeping, mama
When I ain't sleeping, you know you'll find me crying
Try another city, baby, another town
Wherever I have gone
Wherever I've been and gone
Wherever I have gone, the blues come following 'round
Living is a gamble, baby, loving's much the same
Wherever I have gone,
Wherever I've rolled them dice
Wherever I have gone, the blues are all the same
When I'm not drinking baby, someplace down the line
When I ain't drinking, honey
I ain't drinking, mama
When I ain't drinking, oh, you know you'll find me crying
So catch a boat to England, baby, maybe to Spain
Wherever I have gone
Wherever I've been and gone
Wherever I have gone, the blues run the game

blues run the game (final)

semi-autobiographical song written as an ode to elliott smith. comment if you know where the reference to him is

LYRICS:
If I'm to sell my umbrellas
I need it to rain 
Cuz momma just died
and daddy got laid off from the arcade
I planted my seeds 
there's not much a grave needs 
but a bouquet couldn't hurt 
more than laying her down under this cold hard earth
Seattleites are talking,
I came for the freeze
There's not much worth saying in times like these
So I hitch a ride
Down to a place where suffering is just a game 
I'm like a dog after a bone
Who needs a master when you've got a name?
I need it to rain (x2)

The weatherman is calling out my name 
he's looking for answers 
I can't seem to find one to throw down
Zeus's mountain
I stand my ground to make up something
that's worth believing
I promise I'm not leaving now

Weatherman (Puppylove)

this is a cover of  'how can you live if you can't love' by wednesday. they're one of my favorite bands rn and this song inspired me to get a lap steel. still learning, but used a 12 string, clarinet, drums, and other misc. sounds.

how can you live if you can't love (wednesday cover)

sertraline

I'll keep my promises
because I adore you.
But when the sun sets,
we'll be lookin'
from this hourglass
I know that we can do it.
So far away from each other by the mile,
a white smoke drifts above my town
and the sky is so dark now

You'll keep your promise too
I can believe in you
like the sun believes in a flower!
I'll feel your care from afar because

Helium love heart floating
into every room I walk, 
pressurized and bloating
carried in from the sidewalk;
should affection be bound up?
Or hung about from curling strings?
I knew it was a setup, the face displayed to me
Why do all my lovers act like balloons on strings?

Helium Love-heart (ft. Trickshot Johnson)

please don't call a spade a spade
the cards are dealt
the decks been played
your slight of hand and empty promises
I am the rabbit pulled from your hat

you cut me down like a long forgotten tree
broken at the elbow
the parts of me
you see through like paper
I'm not the one to write on
forgotten purpose, forgotten charm

will the hero wear my face as his mask
tripping backwards his skull to bash
wake and see the stars still shimmering
the missions forgotten, the ink has bled

will the jester crawl into my skin
to hurl his jokes from the stage within
will crowd-laugh keep on crashing
at the death of the pen

will the tailor wrap my shoes this year
use my hands to make bodies dissappear
will the teacher grip onto the sword
with the pads of my fingers
I ask you Lord

while the weatherman preaches
of august shivers
I dance in the snow-shine to your song

the world will crumble on the lines of it's faults
take my mouth make it say something pretty
unearth my purpose from under this dust
ashes to ashes, the rest will rust
impersonal smiles on the face of my city
impersonal smiles on the face of my city

hero with a thousand faces

maggie i need you to come out of the bathroom
why are your eyes the size of dinner plates
is it true you can't keep down your food
i don't know how i wasn't privy to that

i'm so sorry,
but i need you. at the mixing board 
the shows about to start and i can't hear myself over this crowd
the drummers gone flat and the bassist is dropping like a fly
maggie. i need you to be on time

come rain or shine i want you there
you've. had your fun, now come give your share
i see you light up like a lightning bug
insecticide it was just my luck

i'm so sorry,
but i need you at my mixing board
the shows about to start
and i can't hear myself over this crowd

maggie

cloak of elvenkind (marcy playground cover)

maggie 2 (demo *1)

Mag & Ted are headed to bed
forgot their chips on the table
they head to AA
cuz that's where they met
willing and able to work the steps
they sneak on back to the back 
to scratch an itch, to cash a check
the needle has surfaced, so has the stitch

you and me baby on top of the world
I don't know what could go wrong if we stay this high forever
no one has to know our names
we can live away from the sunlight
do you wanna hear a story?
I light my match and show you all our glory

maybe it's not a bad idea
to check into treatment
who's gonna watch the dogs
whose gonna make a paycheck
baby we'll figure it out but we gotta get out of this basement

now she's been rehabilitated
doesn't know her own name
can't tell a fleeting moment of pleasure from her pain

Mag & Ted are finally wed
forgot their chips on the table
they head to NA 
cuz that's what they get 
for being able to work the steps
they head on out to the back
to scatch an itch

you and me baby on top of the world
i don't know what could go wrong if we stay this high forever

rehabilitated

Puppylove - dumb (nirvana)

catch a star (demo 1)

Puppylove - Now and Then (Beatles Cover)

indie folk, indie rock, born and raised in rural Montana. My lyrical themes involve elements of existentialism, alienation, and their consequences. You'll hear acoustic and electric guitar, piano, bass, flute, layered vocals, tamborine, harmonica, accordion, clavietta, clarinet, banjo and more in Puppylove's music. Most of my other songs are on every streaming platform. Thanks for listening. 
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