I need money, need it fast
Gimme money or I’m livin the trash  
Gimme someone no one would miss
With a daydrinkin wife who'd kill for a kiss

Gimme a hunched old man with a melted face
Made enough coin for a yacht in space 
Who don’t have kids, ain’t got time 
Play a little bridge give em cheap red wine - and you're in.

He's dreamin of a small town 
Live himself a small life
Livin in a small town
That would take the weight down
Living in a small town 
He’d be doing allright 
We could trade our sad lives 
And maybe make it worse (yay!) 

Ooooh 
Livin in a, livin in a
Ooooh 

Wanna be a girl, trade this body 
Sailor Moon morph to a centerfold bunny 
Metaverse star with a makeup page
Girl on girl porn when I come - of age 

Nicely sweetly, tease me, dare me
Till i've got a kid i'm forced to carry 
Then another day job so Im takin the rock
Tie the guy up take the wallet and the truck now 

Thelma, Louise said I better call Saul
Now I work the Cinnabon at the mall
Line the walls with the bloodsoaked cash
Like a banana stand 
Groundhog day, with a cute little ass 
Im spinnin' 

And livin in a small town 
Live myself a small life…
We could trade our sad lives… 
And maybe make it worse (yay!)

You’re livin in a big town 
Don’t it make you low down 
Something like a hello goodbye fuck my life
A face in a faceless crowd 
Or u could be happy, at least for temporary
Then call me when you're ready 
And well trade it all again, and again and again and again… 

Like a pretty lil mango flying through the night (transatlantic flight?) 
So the kids up in Nunavut have a lil bite 
Don't it all feel better in a VR world 
Phineas, Kermit, meet the Hentai girls (Ukraine girls?) 
Blockchain rain, what’s strange bout it, 
Shove a bluepill in the vein vein, Kermit 
Make the fake real, deepfake, can’t escape, 
Hair with the snakes got me stoned face, shit face 
Up late, kid days, Bob with the rakes, Bob trade the face
Watching Wacky Race in a daze now the end plays 
We could trade it all girl, we could take it all girl
Jerk it jerk it jerk the whole machine 
Meltin’ pot, meltin’ me 
Till i'm finally finally free 
Yeah i'm finally finally free 
Cos im not me
Yeah Taylor ain't around
I heard he's deep deep deep down 

Oooh

Fill the firepit for a minute with a little bitta 
Small town…

Small Town (Scratch Demo Lyric in description)

The Morning J

My guest this week is Canadian singer-songwriter, Taylor Abrahamse. Our paths first crossed virtually last year when we were both finalists in the Kerrville New Folk Songwriters Competition (Taylor was a winner!). We had the pleasure of meeting in person when he stayed with me and my wife back in August during his pilgrimage west to see South Park at Red Rocks.

Our conversation is filled with an array of topics (such as our mutual love for Randy Newman), but the core of this episode explores the tale of Taylor and his friend, Bryn Scott-Grimes, attempting to save their beloved studio. Silverthorn Studios was a 7-room, 24-track recording space in Toronto that Abrahamse called home. Suddenly faced with losing the space, Taylor and Bryn tried everything they could to keep it going. In those final weeks, Taylor recorded some 120 songs that he is now starting to release (the first track dropped on November 18, 2022). 

Since our conversation, he has been working with the legendary Toronto venue, Hugh's Room Live, to bring back the studio better than ever! Hugh's Room is working on purchasing an old East-End church that (if successful) will become a non-profit arts & performance community center - an affordable, inclusive & dearly needed creative hub for the next generation of Canadian talent. (Note that half of all proceeds from Taylor's weekly releases as well as his patreon will go towards Hugh's Room Live).

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Guest Links:
Website: https://taylorabrahamse.ca
About Silverthorn Studios: https://www.silverthornstudios.ca
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Episode Music:
Original music by Andy Sydow

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101. Taylor Abrahamse

Even though this was just compiled from two back to back shows, I slaved for many months on the mixes, getting in a pretty dark place. Even with help, I'm still very torn about them. There were simply problems with the engineering that can't be avoided, and I desperately need to move on. If you are as 'mixed' as I am about them, message me for a refund (minus the percentage Bandcamp takes). At least the songs & performances I like.

The complete Bandcamp purchase includes a lovingly created digital booklet, and in addition to the full 20-track album, seven bonus tracks that aren't stream-able anywhere else. www.taylorabrahamse.bandcamp.com

9. Sharks In A Cage Take 2 (Live In Lockdown)

The complete Bandcamp purchase includes a lovingly created digital booklet, and in addition to the full 20-track album, seven bonus tracks that aren't stream-able anywhere else. www.taylorabrahamse.bandcamp.com

Even though this was just compiled from two back to back shows, I slaved for many months on the mixes, getting in a pretty dark place. Even with help, I'm still very torn about them. There were simply problems with the engineering that can't be avoided, and I desperately need to move on. If you are as 'mixed' as I am about them, message me for a refund (minus the percentage Bandcamp takes). At least the songs & performances I like.

7. Happiness (Live In Lockdown)

The complete Bandcamp album purchase includes a lovingly created digital booklet, and in addition to the full 20-track album, seven bonus tracks that aren't stream-able anywhere else. www.taylorabrahamse.bandcamp.com

Even though this was just compiled from two back to back shows, I slaved for many months on the mixes, getting in a pretty dark place. Even with help, I'm still very torn about them. There were simply problems with the engineering that can't be avoided, and I desperately need to move on. If you are as 'mixed' as I am about them, message me for a refund (minus the percentage Bandcamp takes). At least the songs & performances I like.

3. Last Night's Pizza (Live In Lockdown)

Shadow Puppets

How Are You

For all you sicko's, get some fluids, rest up and nod your head to this (which will loosen up some mucus  for you to expel out your nostrils).

Get Well

Sped up unnaturally on my computer :) Part of an initiative I've co-founded called 'Wiki Songs'. Create a song for a Wikipedia article today! wikisongs.wiki-site.com

Chlorogenic Acid

Ovoid comes in hot on this next juice tune bringing all kinds of dark glitch energy and textures together in a punchy package.
This boi slayed the mastering for this release and delivered a nasty wonked out anthem for you to get it to.

Mastering @ovoid
Art @resonantlanguage

Small Town (Scratch Demo Lyric in description)

Taylor Abrahamse

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