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Hop Into Distractions

by Chunky Turtlenecks

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1.
600 Days 04:17
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600 Days to ride the last wave i’m not talking oceans or my emotions to let you know these could be our last days together i get so existential with a pen or a pencil tell me all the things that you crave am i the one am i the only tell me all the records that you play will this be one one of only many i got my Babelfish in but i still don’t comprehend what we really want what we really need we may never know it’s really funny that we probably never will and that will never change you look different now that’s what i say i’m not talking wardrobes or your fancy new clothes but anyway i’m just trying to save face i’ve been down for so long i’ve been feeling so wrong so wrong ‘cause what we really want we still don’t know and we still don’t know i’m feeling out of place like all day i’m not talking locations or destinations to let you know i’m just trying to hold on and keep it together before i come undone done you can help me find the answer ‘cause after 4 cups of coffee i still don’t understand what we really want what we really need hey we may never know it’s really funny that we probably never will and that will never change 600 Days to ride the last wave
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The Inevitability of How It Goes 03:37
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i keep my pride from falling out of the atmosphere i keep my girls from calling when i’m not here i ask you what’s the issue? baby i don’t feel so bad and if you cry i have your tissue ‘cause I can tell you’ve been crying and i know that i’m dying everyday I’m not lying so believe me when i say that’s how it goes Reality keeps calling tell Him i’m not here it doesn’t happen often but my mind is clear Truth where have you been now? your elusive ways please add meaning to my days ‘cause I can tell you’ve been crying and i know that i’m dying everyday I’m not lying So believe me when i say i don’t want things this way So believe me when i say that’s how it goes we all dream like we die – alone when i look up Thursday man how can it be? you were happy before before you met me put your days in a blender power on and watch them spin look up it’s Thursday again (oh no) ‘cause I can tell you’ve been crying and i know that i’m dying everyday I’m not lying so believe me when i say that’s how it goes
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Show Me Something 04:51
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put your glasses up wait put ‘em down we still got a ways to go go go let’s move a little faster why don’t you stand up instead of sitting down show me something like you’re happy to be around ‘cause you love all the attention just like me so riddled with indecision just like me i’m trying to live girl you gotta Show Me Something keep your head up instead of looking down your shoes aren’t that nice you can walk a little faster and when my time is up i’ll have a look around and see who’s still here i won’t be expecting crowds ‘cause after all it’s just a give and take learn a trick of the trade so far we fall everyday think good thoughts think good thoughts think good people say people say i’m trying to live girl you gotta Show Me Something right on let’s catch a cab and bypass Shame you know we’re too old for that the more serious i get the more it’s a game i don’t always play to win put your glasses up wait put’em down we still got a ways to go go go let’s move a little faster and when my time is up i’ll have a look around and see who’s still here i won’t be expecting crowds ‘cause after all i take what i get learn a trick of the trade so far we fall everyday think good thoughts think good thoughts think good people say people say i’m trying to live girl you gotta Show Me Something
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April Showers 04:37
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i just bought a heart made of steel and you can bet that it’s real it went on sale just the other day people walk by people get high people crawl on the floor to the backdoor looking for a way just to get out (can someone let me out please? anyone? …) whoever’s on the left has the right of way what they don’t teach you in traffic school 80 miles an hour is probably still okay are you just amazed? or are you in a daze? that cigarette looks so cool in your mouth you can really pull it off (no really you look good) April Showers dripping off of these marble flowers after hours and when tonight begins yeah they’ll be no accidents after hours i can spot your flaws from a mile away you don’t have to be near me that’s the only way you get the time of day people walk by people get high people crawl on the floor to the backdoor only we can bring us down (it’s party time bitches) where do you go when you need space? tell me the general direction draw me a map to your fireplace you’ve come so far in your fancy cars it makes the whole trip worth it if i smell blood i’m giving chase April Showers dripping off of these marble flowers after hours and when tonight begins yeah they’ll be no accidents after hours
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Sierra Vista Dream 04:11
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free entertainment center it’s been hosting my tv a twin bed yeah that’s my couch for all my guests who like to sleep dream dream dream dream bob marley is on my walls along with my hats i tell my landlord hey it’s ok i only use thumb tacks because you’ll never know when you’ll be needing cover from someone or another remember these times when delve was an understatement nothing to talk about nothing to figure out just you and what you wanna do wanna do i’m taking off my shoes i’m putting on my keys i’ll take a walk around the neighborhood or to the grocery my life laid out on a table for everyone to see an ashtray a book a cup on a magazine that’s all i need to be free with a bookcase of memories i’ll always be under to read about my disease yeah enter new times watch everything change something to talk about something to figure out not you and what you wanna do wanna do we dream we dream we dream we dream we dream
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For The Summer 03:21
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you gotta get up early in the morning if you wanna fool me once i just found out a smile can say you’re sorry even when you’re really not back to the present i hate to keep you waiting for something that may never come back around it’s not my fault we keep debating about whether the sun will rise next month so where’s my common sense? i don’t mean to be rude but i try to stay in a good mood i try whatcha gonna do do whatcha gonna do? did i say leave me alone? i can’t remember i’ve probably said that so many times In My Life that’s my favorite song or at least one of them continued to play nice we did all summer when things got heavy we got light i need some new clothes i need some new kicks but i don’t need shit so where’s my common sense? i don’t mean to be rude but i try to stay in a good mood i try to stay in a good mood so whatcha gonna do? whatcha gonna say? i’m leaving you behind for the summer or an early fall praying that the winter never comes at all watch out whatcha gonna do do whatcha gonna do?
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Sold 03:26
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six million ways to live so i chose made it six million and one with my eyes closed i’m never dry i keep my medicine close if you’re convincing then i’m changing my opinions i’m Sold i’m Sold i know apparently circles are legit keep building foundations to lean on make sure they’re there when you come around curtains keep calling bells keep hopping i’m Sold i’m Sold let’s go wake up to cold sweats with my heart beating fast fast fast alarm clock hasn’t rung yet but i’m wide awake wake wake fearing the next step that i take will just be another one oh it’s just another day it’s just another day let’s go if it’s looks she always goes for clean and if it’s color then she always goes for green broke or rich there’s nothing in between she’s gonna take down his britches to take home his riches she’s Sold she’s Sold she knows six million ways to live so i chose made it six million and one with my eyes closed i’m never dry i keep my medicine close if you’re convincing then i’m changing my opinions i’m Sold i’m Sold i’m Sold
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Ask Me Why 03:01
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ask me why i’m so upset ask me why i chose this role ask me why i have regret ask me why i sold my soul ask me why i cut myself ask me why i drive my car too far too far too far too far ask me why i hate myself (self-loathing) ask me why i stay inside oh watching commercials on my shelf while substance stays outside oh man i lost myself i think i’ve gone too far too far too far too far too far glamorous is an all out blitz and i find it quite stifling oh man i lost myself and no i can’t be found glamorous is an all out blitz glamorous is an all out blitz glamorous is an all out blitz and you would know now don’t you ask me why i’m so upset ask me why i chose this role still ask me why i have regret (ah do you now) ask me why i sold my soul ask me why i cut myself ask me why i drive my car too far too far too far too far too far too far too far too far
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You Did The Right Thing 02:00
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10.
What Wasn't Ours 04:01
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beware of the soft-spoken because what’s not in the open could be one hot hidden mess that’s waiting to say hi and punch you in the eye pick your battles ‘til you don’t fight anymore sit and listen to John Lennon and the stories he is telling reminisce in the shade all day as i wring out my doubts and i figure them all out my brother says we won’t be the first and my brother doesn’t lie ‘cause our mama raised us right she took us away from What Wasn’t Ours yeah she did yeah yeah What Wasn’t Ours and i’ll take what’s mine feeling pressure of that one shot wishing there was more make it fatal with your one shot make the crowds go hey hey hey hey and yeah yeah yeah yeah you know i try to keep it moving but i get lost up in the moment my brother says we won’t be the last and my brother doesn’t lie ‘cause our father raised us right he gave us all of What Wasn’t Ours yeah he did yeah yeah What Wasn’t Ours

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Written and recorded from Jan 2010 - Sept 2011.

Mixed and Mastered at Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco, Ca

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released September 2, 2011

Kevin Ty - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboard, Tambourine, Shakers, Harmonica, Android

Josh Castillo – Drums

JBIII – Backing Vocals on “April Showers” and “For The Summer”
Ella the Wooz – Backing Vocals on “April Showers”
Noah Luna – Piano and Strings on “What Wasn’t Ours”

Written and Produced by Kevin Ty
Engineered by Eric Brashear and Jermaine Hamilton

Mixed and Mastered at Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco, CA

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noun. - 1. pieces of music composed in a whimsical fashion, fueled by caffeine and demons. 2. a hideous clothing garment. 3. a blend of indie pop/rock alternative with guitar-driven 60s-ish nonsensical shenanigans, performed and recorded with love.

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