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The Penny And The Ball

by Human Skull

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1.
The Penny And The Ball 02:57
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you were raised in a school until you woke up to the lost dream and you can’t remember anything do you want a plug? b/c i suppose you are machine now do you want a heart b/c it’s what you’re told? remember and for what it’s worth i’d sell you anything and all you have to do is spell the word but you wanted love until you found out what that means and that information can’t be sold so now, are you always going to talk to them like they can’t understand a word you say? finally the penny and the ball hit the sidewalk today and it’s time to say goodbye to coastal dreams that everybody knows just let the ocean overflow you try to pass that feeling with some laughter and some hope but no what to do here? we don’t know head’s out of the water but you felt the air was cold you try to dip back down but the lake froze so now you’re stuck with something that no one should ever know killing time in the snow now don’t outdo yourself and you’ll stand out from the herd and don’t believe a single word they say you must be true or your voice will go unheard
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Storefront 04:06
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down here at the shop it’s getting lonely the holidays are gone it’s just the cats and me over the road the woman reminds me that i sell antiques she wouldn’t take to me i’m down at the storefront every morning rearranging chairs on a sinking ship she could drive by though and throw her smile to me and i’d get choked up a smile is all i need born into it, but it’s no place for me i couldn’t count the days b/c i’m afraid i’d die i close up shop when they all get close to me and turn around the sign another year gone by
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On The Fence 03:41
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i took too long to figure this one out i took too long, i took too long i needed to know without a doubt and that took too long, but can you hold on i poured a cup but then i dumped it out b/c i change my mind, still i can’t decide i’m on the fence and i can’t get down i’m wasting time but i’ll decide when the sun comes up tomorrow yeah i’ll decide i’ll decide when the comes up tomorrow i’ll choose a side how am i to think when you won’t settle down? now i need more time how am i supposed to grow with you hovering around? i gotta see what’s mine just know that i hate to leave you lying on the ground when i take so long and i take so long and so every morning as the flowers bloom out the color’s wrong, the color’s wrong you couldn’t see my point b/c it was too far out or you could be blind then i searched for love that wasn’t around and i wasted time i took too long to figure this one out yeah i took too long, i took too long and so late at night when all the crawlers come out i’ll be around, i’ll be around i’ll decide when the sun comes up tomorrow
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Dion 03:22
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some people i swear are just faking it while i’m wasting all away but i need you to know i wouldn’t make it though any other way and you know you’re out there with your plans laid out i could hardly get out of bed today still i need you to know i wouldn’t make it though any other way now i heard you’re thinking that i changed well that’s alright with no self-respect to lose and if you’re planning on walking that line i’ll leave that journey to you sometimes i fear i’ll burn a bridge or two but i’d just find another way b/c the road i’m on it ain’t ending today and you look so worried that no one’s there for me still you said nothing today well i say hello you just walk away yeah i heard you’re thinking that i changed that’s alright with no self respect to lose but if you’re planning on walking that line i’ll leave that journey to you
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Smashing Clocks 04:07
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i awoke to a knock on my door and i hoped it was a dream and everything that i need before there it stood in front of me i must have been changing or maybe i was too shut down and i followed trouble like i needed it around so i push when i hold myself back and i push when i get bored b/c every dull movement so previously planned i’ve seen it all before well my stomach must be turning it’s so easily i’m sick it’s so hard for me to mean it i’m so easily sarcastic i got tired of being bored and started doing something i always wanted something more than to live for nothing whatever happened to you? nothing at all... then why is it taking so long? what do i say? who do i please? and who needs to be thrown out? what do i fix now? i hope that it’s me b/c i’m so tired of feeling down well my heart it must be pumping b/c the guilt is coming on strong now for all the time i’ve wasted i’m smashing clocks on the ground i got tired of being bored and started doing something i always wanted something more than to live for nothing
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Staring At 02:00
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i am not gonna be there when you leave, i’m just gonna leave a note i regret to inform there’s nothing i could tell you that you don’t already know we’re just staring at the writing on the wall focused on the grammar, and nothing else at all cos of your pride you feel an explanation must be owed it’s probably right but it feels so cold i am not gonna be there when you leave, i’m just gonna hit the road i regret to inform there’s nothing i could tell you, you’re already in the know we’re just staring at the writing on the wall focused on the grammar, and nothing else at all cos of your pride you feel an explanation must be owed gonna be alright, you’re just getting old
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This Time 02:49
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this time i’ll ignore the fight but next time you’re on when i’m holding words that hurt you so this time i’ll let you think you’re right but next time you’re wrong well i know you don’t really get me and that’s fine so i’ll play naive for now and we all know you do a lot and you know that we know too and i do the things that scare you so you think your mind is more than mine and that’s why you’re wrong well i know you don’t really get me and that’s fine so i’ll play naive for now but not next time you’ve been this way for all too long i need a better day this time i’ll ignore your eyes but next time i’m gonna blind you when i’m holding stones to stone you then you’ll wake up b/c i’m the sun that’s gonna rise soon well i know you don’t really get me and that’s fine so i’ll play naive for now but not next time
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Island 02:14
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out here on the island it’s been at least seven days since she saw another person her and everyone have gone their separate ways maybe she figured she had nothing left to say no one was listening anyway the only reason to speak is to curse, there’s nothing she hates worse than small talk and big mouths a passing ship leaves the water scattered in its wake unfamiliar shores, unwelcome waves she don’t need company she’s been here a long time on the sand with her memories on the land holed up in that cabin put your fever on the shelf the only danger is yourself out here on the island in the cold you hardly see another soul just being there
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Cap It Up 02:52
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you know that everything’s moving and finding its place you can’t save time and that’s okay so laugh at the water it’s rushing on by see it’s out of your vision in the blink of an eye In the blink of an eye you couldn’t stop it no use in trying to cap it up i say just to feel it should be enough so come now shirley it’s time to get old bright eyes and dimples that can’t be sold the old man gets it so much goes unheard i’m sure he’d explain it if it needed words if it needed words but don’t spoil the moment no use in trying to blow it up i say just to be there should be enough yeah it could be enough just trudging along if you make it happen everyday if you’re crossing the river i’m holding the rope our hands are shaking but don’t let go

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Recorded in the spring and summer of 2017 and self released on cassette tape 07/21/18. It was a long journey for this one, but we wouldn't trade a second. Thanks to everyone that helped us get this thing made.

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released July 20, 2018

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Rishi Daftuar at Attic Dweller studio.
All songs written by Human Skull.

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