Demo Tape, by Teddy Rycroft and the Boys

Demo Tape

by Teddy Rycroft and the Boys

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1.	Amber 04:22	lyrics	buy track
You're broken heart, I hold and mend the pieces And with a start it jumps and gets to beating once more And in that special place I find a budding sickness That is fueled by fear and hate, your smile to twisted grimace it contorts Amber I think you need these words, I think you need them Even as much as they seem to hurt, I think you need them You could be the most beautiful angel I've known Tangled with perfection, cast in my direction If you just let it all go The wind blows through Sertar and we find peace for a minute Yeah it tells you who you are so dance with me to the rhythm of our hearts Amber I think you need these words, I think you need them Even as much as they seem to hurt, I think you need them You could be the most beautiful angel I've known Tangled with perfection, cast in my direction If you just let it all go 讨厌，讨厌，你告诉我 I understand, I understand 这个生活太短，有一些人太烦我们就跟他们这么讲：滚！ Amber I think you need these words, I think you need them Even as much as they seem to hurt, I think you need them You could be the most beautiful angel I've known Tangled with perfection, cast in my direction Never hampered, Amber, by the cold hands of those that want to hold the world until it curdles black, fuck that! Let it all go
2.	Vase 02:40	lyrics	buy track
I got a package in the mail With the two shits you gave about me wrapped inside it And two middle fingers pointing up That poked me in the eyes, I stumbled blinded Uncertain, would your lips really close like curtains? And cast me out in the rain, slipping in the mud but I don't complain Let it go, hey You were standing on a rock that was slowly Slipping away All about that semper fidelis, but to a mask that made you jealous Calling all the others to hold her to their faces Distracted by the bobs and laces now you're searching for some makeshift refrain 25, 25, 2 My age, your age, the age of your fucking cat I got a tatoo on my lung But when I breathe the stitches hold it back Haphazard, signing my name to a skill I had yet to Master, all at once, tumble down The rubble falls but I never touch the ground Let it go, hey You were standing on a rock that was slowly Slipping away All about that exhaltation, but to a train that had passed your station Calling all the vagabonds to climb up on her (bitch!) Distracted by her faulty saunter, now you gather all the dust left in her wake Let it go Minds controlled by hearts that flutter Allow only the tongue to stutter Inside dissonance rings out But it only causes us to sing out
3.	Jack and Jill 03:20	lyrics	buy track
He held her close like a perfect memory One that he would always see, cupped in his palms She kissed him back, took his arms and looked around At the quiet that they'd found, whispering words They were high up on the hill Dancing away, the earth stood still But time never stays, time never will The stars looked on, they wouldn't spoil destiny Even when it hurts to see, the cold wind blows And autumn leaves fall, death can paint a pretty picture too Pretty as the one you knew, and it won't wait They were high up on the hill Dancing away, the earth stood still But time never stays, time never will His song rings out with her form One he still adores and tries to remember
4.	Dumb Dreams 03:59	lyrics	buy track
I lost my head The water was cold It made me shiver It made me glow I held my breath and swam through the ether But in my stead swam one that swam better Lightly tread through the waters that had held me Sweet dumb dreams Blindside me What I want Is not what will be Swam ashore Lay on my side Out of breath I rest my eyes I watch him dance as he swims with the ocean Without a glance he sets waves into motion My stance is low, my feet lie in the sand Sweet dumb dreams Blindside me What I want Is not what will be Bittersweet but you didn't hurt my pride, brother Go with the tide, but I swore she could've been my lover Sweet dumb dreams Blindside me What I want Is not what will be
5.	Escaping with Sartre 03:35	lyrics	buy track
Pupper master, you held my heart and made me sing I was plastered along the wall for all to see See how my eyes grow softer, smiling at every breath you take See how you carry onward, like the sun that rises at daybreak I've been thinking existence is aimless Escaping with Sartre, heroic determination But where did you come from, even if I were determined not to The road forged from my own hands, its path is twisted My stance mystified, leading not where I want but where I ought to go Preceding essence, determined to be shaped by what he does My will was bested by what I thought did not lie above Listening to your sweet laughter, lovelocked to every word you speak Berating myself after, how does your glow make me so weak? My old thoughts are dead, inside my minds is born anew I ought turn my head, deny my heart that yearns for you
6.	Layla Listen 03:07	lyrics	buy track
You and I would walk on the same cobblestones But by and by the shadows on the floor tell me you're High and dry, drunk in love, you're feeble heart And that's all fine but I seem to worry more often than before Layla listen you've been walking with your hand behind your back And everytime you almost slip I almost trip and can't react Because I care for you and I hope the spokes you ride on are still intact And if they weren't, I'd fix them back Let's debate, your nights turn me judgemental But I hesitate, even at your lowest Layla I can't hate you, though I would with anybody else It's my fate to ambivalently carry you home Layla listen you've been walking on the snow and on the ice And if ever you should go life without you would not be right Because you are so dear to me and I'd try and die to make sure you slept soundly at night
7.	Bright Blue Morning 02:01	info	buy track
8.	Walk My Way (Ferguson Song) 04:47	info	buy track
9.	Go 04:02	lyrics	buy track
But you always knew I would momma, you lied to yourself Tending to my every wound momma, but only hurting yourself The hands you used to hold are turning water into wine The future's been foretold, you let them go and then they fly But they hold tightly to the world with a finger pointed home Oh momma don't you weap Oh brother don't you sigh Oh lover even though this is goodbye You don't have to cry We all wind up in the same place in the end Even if the strings come undone We know for now there wasn't anything left to mend Go Your hands have shaped my heart lover, I breath through you Does that mean when we depart, lover, our hears must too? Even your tears make me smile I don't mind our fate, hold my hand a little longer It'll make our bodies stronger when we finally find our grace Oh momma don't you weap Oh brother don't you sigh Oh lover even though this is goodbye You don't have to cry We all wind up in the same place in the end Even if the strings come undone We know for now there wasn't anything left to mend Go Our bodires turn to dust But our hearts are made of gold Everything will rust But our words are set in stone Go Because I love you so Go

credits

released May 11, 2015

Ryan Bhular - Guitar, Percussion
Chris Palace - Djembe
Dan Waldman - Recording, Mixing
Teddy Rycroft - Guitar, Ukulele, Voice, (slight) mastering

Recorded/Mixed in the sweaty Meat Locker of WRUR

Cover Art:
Gina Marcus - Photo
Teddy Rycroft - (slight) edits