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Singles

by Charles Allison

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1.
Before I left you were just ok Now there's a hole where I used to stay If that's all there was its another day I'll find another place and build it up again No ceremony, no acrimony Its another day I can find my way I don't mean to get romantic or even sycophantic I just thought we'd stay a little more restrained Whoa ooo o Whoa ooo ooo ooo Woo woo Whoa ooo o Whoa ooo ooo ooo
2.
Oh no down on your luck again Maybe you'll have it made in your next life You've been blessed with a family Who loves you best when you need it the worst I know its not a fantasy but you're still healthy and get around fine Meet me at quarter to nine Long as you're there I'll be fine Meet me at quarter to nine Oh no hers come hard luck again Maybe you'll catch a break in your next life And you can count all your blessings They kept you alive and you still have your wife I know its not a fantasy but we're all here And at least we have that Meet me at quarter to nine Long as you're there I'll be fine Meet me at quarter to nine You don't want to pay for your freedom And it don't stop your hating and ceaseless complaining You don't want to pay for your freedom And it don't stop your hating and ceaseless complaining
3.
All caught up in your burned out fanzine Thats not even typed and no one reads All alone for the rest of your miserable life And you don't care You don't care Don't tell me you liked something way before its cool In truth you only like things because they are obscure All laid up in your filthy apt Thats not even yours and no ones cleans All alone for the sake of your tenuous street cred That means you don't care You don't care Don't tell me you want something the world it owes you one In truth you only want things that aren't available to you
4.
Serpentine belt wrapped around my heart like nothing I've seen before or ever since Spanner in the works I fixed your car but you broke me And no amount of labor's gonna fix my heart What will you do when the luster starts to fade And will you like whats underneath this old dull paint? You can pick your car up any time after three Cause I won't be here and I won't let you ruin me I suppose you could come by a little early I don't have much time but its always good to see you What will you do when the luster starts to fade And will you like whats underneath this old dull paint? And do you want a mechanic or do you want a lover? I could be both but I need to know if I'm undercover And do you want a mechanic or do you want a lover? I could be both but I need to know if I'm undercover
5.
Whatever happened to the promise I thought we made? If we weren't married by the age of 25 We'd wed in a small church in Spain As rice fell like rain But as it is I find myself here waiting in vain The planets were aligned to pave our astral plane Calling all planes skywriting your name Knowing that you're never coming back Calling your name, can't stand the pain Knowing that you're never coming back What ever happened to the girl I thought I knew Was she pure imagination or simply ideals I'd placed on you? And if I had to do it over I'd do the same The planets would align and pave our astral plane, no longer in vain Calling all planes skywriting your name Knowing that you're never coming back Calling your name, can't stand the pain Knowing that you're never coming back Calling all planes skywriting your name Knowing that you're never coming back Calling your name, can't stand the pain Knowing that you're never coming back
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The Next One 04:08
Your friends are all nudging you from the back of the room You're dressed to the nines and you look well-groomed You think she looks pretty but you can just tell She doesn't care for herself and she never will Thats all part of the plan and your strategy Get the ones who won't put up a fight There's no point in the drama or the ceremony Cut the shit you don't have time for this She makes an easy target just a simple kill Don't wait she'll be leaving soon Just set your sights and fire she'll be good to go Then its on to the next one Her friends are all telling her it'll be ok She's done nothing wrong and shouldn't be ashamed The pain goes away but the scars never do You're leaving your mark like a prison tattoo Thats all part of the plan and your strategy Get the ones who won't put up a fight There's no point in the drama or the ceremony Cut the shit you don't have time for this She makes an easy target just a simple kill Don't wait she'll be leaving soon Just set your sights and fire she'll be good to go Then its on to the next one
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all my mistakes are merely lessons poorly disguised as failed attempts what I lack in constitution I make up for in blind faith willing to bleed the whole thing dry trying to keep up eye for an eye why do you have to be wired so cynically like a detective on a trail of clues right off into outer space I don't even have to ask you I just know we've lost the race willing to bleed the whole thing dry trying to keep up eye for an eye why do you have to be wired so cynically

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released November 29, 2018

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Charles Allison Portland, Oregon

Charles Allison grew up as the son of an Army chaplain, moving every three years to places all over the world. He found his first musical loves listening to his brother’s new wave records and found punk rock in his teens. Throughout the years, Charles has gone on to expand his musical proclivities beyond any prescribed genre or style. ... more

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