1. |
Castle-Time
03:58
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Castle-Time
written by Chris Garneau
Men doing men thing times
Chewing candy and tobacco lines
Drinking Harpoon pints
Tossing nickels and dimes
They’re looking for exit signs
They’re looking for lucky nines
They’re talking in boring rhymes
Damn, they’re keeping up old times
My teacher died
Even the frying pan cried
Rain fell slow accoding to Castle-Time
I was only nine
I was looking for exit signs
I was looking for lucky nines
Am I talking in boring rhymes?
Face it, we’re living in war times
Let’s cry about it
Let’s cry about it
You can cry about it
Don’t be embarrassed
I won’t laugh at you
The river flows North and winds
Traveling South you hit Wind-Time
The passers-by are not kind
But the sky is sublime
yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah.
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2. |
Black & Blue
05:33
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Black & Blue
written by Chris Garneau
Air conditioning is cold
Summer’s hot and love is old
I wish I was smaller
A little creepy crawler
There’s lovers’ sin in this town
Lovers cannot lay down
The summer’s hot as hell here you know
If we think we can drink now
We won’t stop cuz we don’t know how
It’s cold, but we love how it feels so right
I’ll sweat it all out, you sweat a lot too
We hurt the same
The same black and blue
Oh, I wanna catch my death of cold
Oh cuz I’m scared of growing old
Oh don’t return the love I gave
Oh you’re still my favorite
Troubles win in this town
Troubles don’t turn upside down
They shit on the last bit of fun
There’s sin all around
Lovers cannot lay down
And the winter wears and tears our bones
There’s a man in this town
He’s shooting us down
He thinks he’s a big man
but he doesn’t know anything about us
or anything at all
At night he lies awake
and his heart aches
Cuz it’s cold
He sweats it out all the night through
Then he throws up all over me and you
Oh, I wanna catch my death of cold
Oh cuz I’m scared I’m growing old
Oh don’t return the love I gave you
Oh you’re still my favorite
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3. |
Relief
03:45
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Relief
written by Mike Hadreas
& Chris Garneau
I saw the sea come in
I saw your good old friend
He walked right past
I’ll never ask
I’ll never ask again
I love the way you dance
We can work it all out
Don’t you miss your chance
The pain will all grow out
I heard your good old word
I heard the things you said
They shuffled in
Asked me to sin
Asked me to sin in red
I heard your good old word
And I also heard the things you said
They shuffled in
Auf Weidersen
Auf weidersen goodnight
I love the way you dance
We can work it all out
Don’t you miss your chance
The pain will all grow out
I didn’t go to see the city
I went to see it around you
We can laugh in hell together
The devil will find you too
Nose to nose
eyes all closed
This is what I said
“We never ever end”
I saw the sea come in
I saw your good old friend
He walked right past
I’ll never ask
I’ll never ask again
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4. |
So Far
04:23
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So Far
written by Chris Garneau
Like the touch of my mother’s hand on my head
I’ll miss you too when I go to bed
We’ve ruined all the new pots
And the metal in the egg crate cots
But we haven’t missed a good day of television yet so far
But we haven’t missed a good day of television yet so far
The dishwasher’s on now
Cleaning somehow
The baby bits of Hamburger Helper (c) that dried too soon
We leave out the milk and it rots
and the mayonnaise that we got from Tops
But we haven’t missed a day of eating good food yet so far
But we haven’t missed a day of eating good food yet so far
You love good
But I think you should go home honey
Cuz we haven’t got any money
You love good
But I think you should go home honey
Cuz we haven’t got any money
Like the touch of my mother’s hand on my head
I’ll miss you too when I go to bed
We’ve ruined all the new pots
And the metal in the egg crate cots
But we haven’t missed a good day of television yet so far
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5. |
Hymn
01:40
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Hymn
written by Chris Garneau
Try and think of nice things to say
Or I might run away
My ears are bleeding
And my heart is worth swallowing
I can run fast you know I can
I am aghast : your favorite man
I can run fast you know I can
I am aghast : your favorite man
your favorite man
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6. |
Baby's Romance
04:37
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Baby’s Romance
written by Chris Garneau
The baby’s sleeping on the crib on top
The baby’s sleeping above you
You will lift him to the parking lot
Your car is waiting there for you
Your car is waiting there for you
I would like to see
A little more propriety
Cooperate with me
And answer me without a plea
I know now I know now I know now
I’m never gonna tell on you
I know now I know now I know now
I’m never gonna tell on you
The whiskey’s waiting on the fire top
The baby’s gonna drink too
The lady’s got no clue she’s at the shop
But if she knew then she’d kill you
The bugs are out cuz they come out at night
Usually they just bite our hands
Cuz normally we have clothes on without a fight
But now fighting’s a part of baby’s romance
But now fighting’s a part of baby’s romance
I would like to see
A little more propriety
Cooperate with me
And answer me without a plea
I know now I know now I know now
I’m never gonna tell on you
I know now I know now I know now
I’m never gonna tell on you
Baby sleeps against graveyard flower pots
The baby’s sleeping up against you
I think he’d prefer an old motel cot
Or any bed made without you
Or any bed made without you
I’d like to see
A little more propriety
And answer me without a plea
I would to see
A little more propriety
Cooperate with me
And answer me without a plea
I know now I know now I know now
I’m never gonna tell on you
I know now I know now I know now
I’m never gonna tell on you
I know now I know now I know now
I’m never gonna tell on you
I know now I know now I know now
I’m never gonna tell on you
I’m never gonna tell on you
I’m never gonna tell on you
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7. |
Not Nice
05:31
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Not Nice
written by Chris Garneau
Always so still
I never will
Be like you
And you never will strike
Me better
It’s always so clear
You’re never really here
At all
And I fear that you won’t
Get better
When you’re not being nice
you’re not nice you’re not nice
you’re not nice
I’d rather leave you alone
I’m gonna leave you alone
You’ve been quiet for so long
If something was wrong
You’d never say a word
So I know that you won’t
Get Better
That’s your fifth drink
Don’t you think that’s a lot?
Considering we’ve only been here
for a little while now
When you’re not being nice
You’re not nice you’re not nice
You’re not nice
I’d rather leave you alone
I’m gonna leave you alone
Always so still
I never will
Be like you
And you never will strike
Me better
Sometimes you’re nice
but when you’re not nice
you’re not nice you’re not nice
I’d rather leave you alone
I’m gonna leave you alone
That’s all
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8. |
Sad News
06:02
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Sad News
written by Chris Garneau
I should have killed you myself
It was always a dream of mine
I could have used a little help
But red wine’s been a good friend of mine
I got sad news
Take off your shoes
Sit down for a while
A while
A while now
Oh
I’m wearing me out
I’m wearing my old clothes
I’m writing all new poems
I’m riding in my car
Oh the children they’re just babies
Little baby size socks and shoes
And I think that maybe
I should keep them away from you
I’ll crawl in
and then I’ll creep out out loud
I got a job
I’m not proud
I’m not proud
No
I’m wearing me out
I’m wearing my old clothes
I’m writing all new poems
I’m riding in my car
But it’s all over now
It’s all done
Red red rover
I can’t remember the game
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9. |
We Don't Try
03:42
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We Don’t Try
written by Chris Garneau
You say you wanna die
Cuz the things don’t work out right
But you don’t even try
But neither do my friends
Though some of them pretend
And it’s easy if you cry
Cuz you feel bad for yourself
I think about my friend who died
And how her kids didn’t get to say goodbye
Though neither did I
No neither did I
And neither did my friend
Though some of them pretend
And it’s easy if you cry
Cuz you feel bad for yourself
I f you pretend everything’s fine
I won’t hurt myself or lie
To you or mom or dad
Just pretend that I’m not sad
And we’ll work everything out
Even the stuff we don’t talk about
Be easier if we cried
We’d feel bad for ourselves
It’s supposed to snow tonight
I hope the forecast is right
Cuz in the morning I sleep in until I like
And if it snowed outside
It’d feel so nice in here
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10. |
Halloween
04:52
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Halloween
written by Chris Garneau
I’m sorry he brought us there
Me crying in my underwear
On the morning of Halloween
Like a story out of People magazine
I drove home
And fell asleep alone
I’m sorry for crying
Don’t feel bad
You didn’t do that
Black and blues
And yellows too
Will fade the same as embers do
We’ll wake up tomorrow
And feel new
This story
That we won’t share
We’re all gonna hide it
Well away somewhere
A warning
For family
The kind a person gives
About an enemy
Now well known
Let’s never sleep alone
I’m sorry for crying
Don’t feel bad
You didn’t do that
I’m sorry we’re crying
Don’t feel bad
Cuz we didn’t do that
Black and blues
And yellows too
Will fade the same
As embers do
We’ll wake up tomorrow
And feel new
Black and blues
And yellows too
Will fade the same
As embers do
Let’s wake up tomorrow
And feel new
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11. |
Blue Suede Shoes
03:09
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BLUE SUEDE SHOES
written by Chris Garneau
i hope you don't go away
i still have some nice things
to do and say
i don't laugh when i can
i don't feel like a very good man
but you, you know me well
wouldn't it be swell to find nothing blue
about me and you.
your blue suede shoes -
you left them on mine last night
after the wine and the fight.
but we're a dime in a well
that hard to find they lose their mind
just thinking about me and you
your blue suede shoes
you left them on mine last night
it's alright
i do - i take care of the love
cuz red rockets fly if you don't.
i'm always gonna worry about this
but you'll tell me it's okay chris.
i can't tell you why babies cry
our lives - they won't keep us alive
oh i hope you don't go away
i still have some nice things do and say
like - we're a dime in a well
that hard to find they lose their mind
just thinking about me and you.
and your blue suede shoes
you left them on mine last night
but it's alright
i will try to laugh when i can
i'll try, i will try to be a better man.
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12. |
First Place
04:14
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FIRST PLACE
written by Chris Garneau
You have killed them
And you don’t know why
Your lips they move
And they only lie
Your house is white
It’s got nice things inside
When you are through
You better run and hide
You know you know you know
You know you know you know
This brigade of girls and boys
We will rid of you
And of your dangerous toys
Like father like son
And so on and so forth
You know you know
You know you know you know
You know you know you know
But we will win first place
And you
we’ll never tell you how
But you shoulda known by now
You have killed them
And you don’t know
You don’t know why
Keep it down
It’s not big news
You know
You know
You know
You know
You know
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Chris Garneau New York, New York
Chris Garneau released "Out of Love" EP in December 2023. His last full-length album, 'The Kind', was released in January 2021. His earlier albums include Music for Tourists LP, C-Sides EP, El Radio LP, Winter Games LP, and Yours LP. He has toured extensively throughout North America, Brazil, Europe, China, Japan and South Korea. Garneau lives in New York. ... more
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