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We Are Stray Bears

by The Ellie Badge

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1.
Bloodletter 02:03
"Bloodletter" Every incident is catalogued and stored with the rest In the basement of the bungalow that's deep in my chest I've been letting all these leeches take a piece of my heart Now my blood has come to boil so I'll let it all out I've been crucified forever; all tied up with some string Hung on a pole to scare some crows but there's none to be seen I'm told that it's too cold but they'll be back in the Spring They found it better in the meadow where the kids wear skinny jeans Well I could write songs about drugs and New Orleans Piss off my girlfriend, steal all her blue jeans Sing about the river, yeah I'd put on a show But you'll never live forever if your life is a joke This song is all just a bloodletter This song is all just a bloodletter They said if I let it all out I would feel better Yeah, this song is all just a bloodletter I keep my eye on the prize, yeah I keep wanting to hate her And I keep trying to keep writing to the lowest denominator I don't know if you can see that all these feelings are fake But they are, and all this pretending is just too much to take Maybe I should write some lines that just don't make any sense Because I'm sick of singing songs about love in the past tense And I know that if I try that I could compare All the problems of a poet with the life of a bear We are all stray bears... We wonder and we wonder and search for something we can share It could be good news or the horrible truth, I don't care Because we are all stray bears Jeremiah Matthews 2011
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"You. Me. Picnic. Milkshake. Fuzzy." I never understood the art of karaoke It always looked like quite a bit of fun I never took the time and no one ever showed me I always hoped that you would be the one Because you see things the way they are supposed to be and I see things the way they are I can't believe I'd ever let things get this crazy I can't believe I'd let it go this far... You and Me (Oh!) Share Chemicals! Mix our blood with the Earth and sand! The Royal We (Oh!) Work miracles! Become one when you take my hand... Do you remember last December? Do you remember me...? The other day I found a needle in a landfill The other day I fell apart I swear to God I'll run away, I'll run if you will I swear to God, I'll even cross my heart! You and Me (Oh!) Share Chemicals! Mix our blood with the Earth and sand! The Royal We (Oh!) Work miracles! Become one when you take my hand... Do you remember last December? Would you remember me...? I'm slipping into the hole of how I felt when I fell down Cause we live on two different sides of down copyright Jeremiah Matthews 2010
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"Under My Tongue" Take me away until I have been saved Am I not worth saving? Sing me a song, but don't take too long Please just don't keep me waiting Look into the fire tell me what you see Gravitate to Hell, gravitate to me If it's really there show it all to me Give me quite a scare, give it all to me All of those folks that you used to know They don't know you anymore They all have friends that they can't stand And dress like it's 1974 Say you got a problem? Say there's nothing left? Take another pill! Shove it in your chest! Tell you where to go, tell you who to be Show you how to live, show you how to bleed A long time ago I wrote you a note And I buried it under my tongue Now when I speak, my tongue in my cheek It reminds me of when I was young Gonna take it, take it all and watch it burn... When I was alone, you wrote me a note And you buried it under my tongue So now when I sing I lie through my teeth And nothing I say is enough Jeremiah Matthews 2011
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Trojan Horse 03:46
"Trojan Horse" "Why did I let you in?" I've been asking myself ever since you left Why did I let you in? I guess it's too much fun to play pretend But it was all for one, yeah, all for one You have no love to share with anyone All in fun, yeah, all in fun Not a bone in your body is a serious one You go for the throat, you go for the lungs You take out the old and you take out the young The Devil came down and set you right on course Little girl, you're my Trojan horse I put up a wall back then I kept out everything But you were not like them You were not like them And I didn't know that your play was already cast But I guess that it was fun while we hoped it would last Jeremiah Matthews 2011
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Penelope 03:19
"Penelope" It's one last call for alcohol. You're slow and pressed against the wall. You said, "Someone's got a passenger and god, I hope it's you!" Row by row and house by house by even numbers headed South I even held your hair back while you puked.. And though I've had this feast before, my darling, I do admit for you I'm starving Living for too long in poverty And now my heart you do caress, posses my deep and sunken chest With love every time you look at me Oh Penelope, are you listening To the words that flow from the Cemetery? And will I be in your league when we're underneath? My dear Penelope.. So just because that didn't really happen, scribbled down on dirty napkins, Doesn't make it fictional to me. Between every character I imitate and love song that I emulate The metaphors, they teach me who to be Oh Penelope, are you listening To the words that flow from the Cemetery? And will I be in your league when we're underneath? My dear Penelope.. Jeremiah Matthews 2009
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Darling 03:28
"Darling" Darling, do you know what I'm talkin' about When I sing it with a shiver from the edge of my mouth? Darling, do you know what I'm talking about? Cause everybody knows it's you... Well if the Devil's in the details I guess I know him pretty well I remember every burning second of that night we spent in Hell The way we set the world on fire and we sank deep in our desires Then you called me your everything and I called you a liar! Darling, do you know what I'm talkin' about When I sing it with a shiver from the edge of my mouth? Darling, do you know what I'm talking about? Cause everybody knows it's you... Well maybe I change at the drop of the hat; one minute it's this one minute it's that But I always assumed that the way that we bloomed was the same... Is it so wrong that it affects my mood? One day I'm the sun, one day I'm the moon I don't think it's wrong that when I hear a song it tends to take over my brain! Oh Every time I try the trigger tends to get stuck I've been dead since I was ten and you just don't give a fuck Well silly me, I made believe that we both had a place Where we're staring long and hard at the holes in your face... Well all I ever wanted was for somebody to hold me down Just come in like a storm, blow down the door, and make me settle down I don't know who I am but I guess that it just wasn't enough to make you stay So put down your lightning my friend and get out of the way Darling, do you know what I'm talkin' about When I sing it with a shiver from the edge of my mouth? Darling, do you know what I'm talking about? Cause everybody knows it's you... Darling, now I know what you're all about Yeah, cause every time you cry you let a little bit out. and I've been keeping every tear, every hope, every fear And you know I'm never gonna let it out. Jeremiah Matthews 2011
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"You Can Disappear" Wait... All I wanna do is wait for you Don't know what I'm gonna say to you If you ever come home Take... Everything you ever gave to me Put it in a shallow grave with me And leave me alone All the things you promised me are gone Hate... I hate the smell of gasoline But I know that it is what I need If I'm gonna get anywhere I guess that that's one way To explain what I am going through The way it is with me and you It's a lot like that I wish that I could take it back I wish that I could take it back And if you ever want a souvenir You can take all my memories and disappear You can disappear Jeremiah Matthews 2011
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"High School Hold" I've watched your slow descent I've watched your spine get bent You know, that's not the only way... And you think they know the answers To all those stupid questions Like, "How far can I drag myself before I up and fade away?" You're gonna die if you keep on asking You're gonna leave the same impression That you left on everyone back in high school I've watched your eyes Sink deeper still with every little lie Oh please, you act so victimized. I'm sick of it. They're got that high school hold on you And you don't know what to do You should've never let them through, you should've never let them through You're gonna die if you keep on asking You're gonna leave the same impression That you left on everyone back in high school You cut ties like the back of a jack knife You'd rather burn rubber than look me straight in the eye It stops now, you're coming home tonight We may be young at heart But not nearly enough to let this fall apart We'll turn over every leaf until we find you a fresh start We're going down together and we will live forever.
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"Valerie" We must unwrite all these epitaphs written in regretful tones We must cradle ever broken heart and help them find a home And remember every evening when we're sitting by the phone That we are not alone... When I stare into the ocean I will think of nothing else Other than the little fishys and the continental shelf So when I slip into the silence at the bottom of the well At least I know that I won't be by myself... Cause the world will tear you open and they'll bury you in greed They'll rip out all your insides and tell you who to be But with every last castration I will smile just because I know that there's one thing they can't touch... So when they tell you all their stories and they sing their siren song I hope you stare into their sunken eyes and refuse to sing alone Cause at the end of every day there's only one thing that remains And it's rushing through our veins! Jeremiah Matthews 2011

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released September 12, 2011

All songs written, recorded, produced, and performed by Jeremiah Matthews 2011

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