1. |
Sajak
02:10
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I got behind the wheel
I was drunk as a skunk
The money all spelled and the letters all spun
You gotta buy a vowel
A margarita too
We’re having half the fun we used to
We had a different show then
We could tolerate those things
Dinner would last for hours
While they loaded the boats in
Maybe I’m drowning
You should go and find the tapes
1983
You get cocky in your thirties and then fall to your knees
Say nothing of Susan
Say nothing of Chuck
Speak only of arrows and Eggland’s and trucks
We had a different time slot
We had some different rules
We didn’t know our angles
We didn’t go to school
We didn’t have a method
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2. |
In May
02:52
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I think I might be dumb
My brain never quite caught up
Memory is less like a chain of events
It’s more like a shiver and an ache and a wince
Sincerity got the best of me and I’m paying for it now
It’s a cloudy day in May and I’m on my way down
I think I missed my mark
Hiding from the dark
Memory is not like a dance to the fair
With a step and a jump and a spin and you’re there
It’s not carousels and Ferris wheels and candy and clowns
It’s a cloudy day in May and I’m on my way down
I think I lost my legs
Please don’t make me beg
I think I might be dumb
My brain never quite caught up
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3. |
Repeater
02:28
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I had a plan
A plan I was sticking to
It was foolproof from the start
I shot at the Sun
I captured the color
But the world got way too bright
I had a plan
The plan was a failure
If it was a failure so was I
I looked at the ground
I looked in the mirror
I captured the color
I took in the light
I am a repeater
A printer
A silkscreen
I am a reporter
A talking head
I’m not saying anything new
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4. |
Greatest Hits
03:23
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We heard the trumpet sound
The sneakers hit the ground
The means we gathered ‘round: sub-optimal, an obstacle
We’re old by age sixteen
What does that asterisk mean?
Don’t want to make a scene: sub-optimal, an obstacle
We are
Assembled like dogs at the park
We are
Fumbling around in the dark
We are
Sub-optimal, responsible dumb things
We dance ‘til break of day
With all the shit we say
Don’t know a different way: sub-optimal, and obstacle
In class we’re head on desk
It hurts to just get dressed
Why would we ever rest: sub-optimal, an obstacle
We are
Alone but we’re never alone
We are
Addicted to love through the phone
We are
Sub-optimal, responsible dumb things
The day’s arrived at last
Rehearsal’s in the past
All we want but not too fast
Guyana’s greatest hits
That boy is scared to bits
And as the blackout hits
We are
Alone but we’re never alone
We are
Addicted to love through the phone
We are
Sub-optimal, responsible dumb things
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5. |
Bridgesong
02:49
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I am a humble bridge
I see the water pass
And all the little sailors
And all their little masts
Each day another party
Each night another dream
A chiropractic nightmare
A concrete trampoline
I’m not sure how I got here
Perhaps I’ll never know
But at least for now I’m standing
Although I stand alone
The wheel of time withstanding
Tin soldiers on a beat
I’m gonna be here for awhile
Until a better one’s complete
2017
Kosciuzko caused a coup
I look forward to a letter
I’d like to hear her point of view
Sometimes when it gets quiet
Three AM or so
I’m grateful to be standing
Although I stand alone
Oh I sink a little deeper
Everyday
The creatures in the harbor
Comfort me
I am a humble bridge
I see the water pass
A million little shipwrecks
You don’t have to do the math
A portion of the proceeds
Will go to keep you safe
Will keep my body sturdy
Will keep me wide awake
The radios are singing
A long discordant sound
And while the sun is burning
I hear them round and round and round
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6. |
Weddings
02:54
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Ingrid flies into the room
You notice
How could
You not notice
Rain drips from the ceiling
We stand there for hours
We don’t care but
We talk about it
There’s a game
That we play
In these moments of fate
In these hours of waste
There’s a game
That I hate
But play on, cowboy
The west is waiting
Candle flickers
At the dark
I shiver under
Orange sparks
Spotlight dances on the oak
Before me
As you
Dance right past me
There’s a game
That we play
In these moments of fate
In these hours of waste
There’s a game
That I hate
But play on, cowboy
The west is waiting
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7. |
Secret
03:18
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Anything can fall apart, you know? You know.
A house, a bus, a meal, a heart, you know? You know.
Desperate times call for desperate acts, you know? You know.
Nothing brings the money back, you know? You know.
Are you nervous?
I am
Are you eating?
I can’t.
Are you happy?
Not sure.
Keep a secret?
No more, no more, no more.
Anyone can call the shots, you know? You know.
Reveal the bait the fish forgot, you know? You know.
Desperate times call for desperate acts, you know? You know.
Therapy and spinal cracks, you know? You know.
Are you nervous?
I am
Are you sleeping?
I can’t
Are you happy?
Not sure
Keep a secret?
No more, no more, no more
You just want to be happy
You just want to be happy right now
You just need to be happy
You just need to put everything aside
Ignore the possibility there’s something else entirely
You’re throwing it away upon the back of an apology
I hate to be the bearer but the phone was off the hook
And I had to reach you somehow
Anything can fall apart, you know? You know.
Are you nervous?
I am
Are you eating?
I can’t
Are you happy?
Not sure
Keep a secret?
No more, no more, no more
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8. |
Trebek
02:18
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I'm backstage
And I'm making sure I'm saying all their names
Correctly
It used to take an hour to review all of the clues but now I like to get to work a little early.
I'm not used to being pampered like this
I'm not used to all the makeup and the wigs
But I plan to last a little while longer
Yes, I plan to last a little while longer
We begin
Johnny makes me feel like I'm a king
I give an answer
And for a moment I am Cronkite and I'm floating through the air
And there is no chemotherapy or cancer
I've always kept my feet flat on the ground
Who thought the wizard of the odds would stick around
But I plan to last a little while longer
Yes, I plan to last a little while longer
We were slow to discover, but fast to act
And I'm still not sure what possessed me to renew that contract but I'm gonna make it out of here alive
With or without my body I survive
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9. |
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We heard the trumpet sound
The sneakers hit the ground
The means we gathered ‘round: sub-optimal, an obstacle
We’re old by age sixteen
What does that asterisk mean?
Don’t want to make a scene: sub-optimal, an obstacle
We are
Assembled like dogs at the park
We are
Fumbling around in the dark
We are
Sub-optimal, responsible dumb things
We dance ‘til break of day
With all the *** we say
Don’t know a different way: sub-optimal, and obstacle
In class we’re head on desk
It hurts to just get dressed
Why would we ever rest: sub-optimal, an obstacle
We are
Alone but we’re never alone
We are
Addicted to love through the phone
We are
Sub-optimal, responsible dumb things
The day’s arrived at last
Rehearsal’s in the past
All we want but not too fast
Guyana’s greatest hits
That boy is scared to bits
And as the blackout hits
We are
Alone but we’re never alone
We are
Addicted to love through the phone
We are
Sub-optimal, responsible dumb things
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Jacob Derwin New York
Jacob Derwin is a Brooklyn-based songwriter often compared to Harry Chapin, Frightened Rabbit and the Mountain Goats. His debut LP is set for release in June of 2022.
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