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Warm Bodies EP

by MADAM WEST

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    Side A - Strongest Son, Warm Bodies, Erstwhile Manatee
    Side B - Seams, L, Wise Blood

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    Released on Floordoor Records (NY) & good how are you records (PHL)

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1.
How to write words to get us through these times? (No pressure) But what is time, babe but all these ties to all of these ancient timelines? Blisteringly bold Out in the sun The strongest sun The strongest son For real though this time the sirens couldn’t even cut through So bright a glare, so colorfully felt The pangs of each swath of A foregone conclusion Bound to foreclose for sure Doomed to foreclose for sure And all the children of the world Seem armed against each other, armed to the teeth And O, what to do now? In this “mother of all” shows of strength
2.
Warm Bodies 03:33
And everyone who writes you letters Wants your money They sealed the envelope under flourescent, sickly honey lights And sighed, longing for bed Warm body next to me Reminds me there’s no tunnel caving in Just the routine but strange motion of my time And every note you send feels like A letter Cold and crisp just like a Xerox copy but I close my eyes And picture your body next to mine Warm body next to me Reminds me there’s no tunnel caving in Just the routine but strange motion of my time And it’s just the grind, baby Cold weather in your bones Power through and you will realize How far you’ve come along (warm bodies...)
3.
Collect, collect your joys, I’m excited That you’re excited, but I don’t really know why Speaking of excitement, why can’t I dream big anymore? Is this what happens when we grow older, When we grow apart, grow cold shoulder to cold shoulder? Still those sounds you make, while I won’t Ever take the time to learn the science, they are beautiful and crystalline Bells and chimes from the future Still I wish I could share your joy That I didn’t always feel like I was faking it I suppose this is normally the time I Would move my introspection outside Have a child to worry about and not my own millennial mediocrity Still those sounds you make, while I won’t Ever take the time to learn the science, they are beautiful and crystalline Bells and chimes from the future Would she know how to dream? Or would I warn her that the way of the performer Is not a likely one, drive her away from art and into science And yet, if I had just applied myself I might have once shone bright and not clung to a dimming satisfaction
4.
Seams 04:59
The last time I saw you I was so angry I kicked and yelled and made the men on the sidewalk laugh Still I wish I’d said goodbye Still I wish I’d said goodbye The few true moments I spent alone in this city With my thoughts, with you My silent partner You took me everywhere and let my rage pour out its repressed seams And when we were in danger there was never anyone like you Forest, alien, evergreen shine Tarnished in all the right places Quick and nimble and fast to turn around When things were getting tough you were my loyal steed and I Put my trust in you The few true moments I spent alone in this city With my thoughts, with you My silent partner You took me everywhere and let my rage pour out its repressed seams And when we were in danger there was never anyone like you You were my dear one and we saw a lot together You carried me up the coastline as the tears rolled down my cheeks I see on every corner a shadow and it might be you Down there underneath the dark paint You took me everywhere and let my rage pour out its repressed seams And when we were in danger there was never anyone like you
5.
L 03:27
My L is fine Do you L my L Sometimes it sits and wags its tail Against the nature of your sea, my ship stays at rest Against the nature of your sea, my ship stays at rest While you digest the sound of L Shored up entente With spit and rain The L runs with or without a name Against the rhythm of your sea, My ship stays at rest Against the nature of your sea My ship stays at rest While you digest the sound of L Annabelle got married to a figure skater Bought her a dishwasher and a milk separator Can't help but drink, she said, the leftovers Desire has nothing to do with L! Even stones can be thrown across town Flattened into earth but stretched wider than the mountains Grow into it, if you can't do it now (Grow into it, if you can't do it now) Hell, even the wind on embarcadero skies (Grow into it, if you can't do it now) Isolated from its other properties (Grow into it, if you can't do it now) Just won't do (Grow into it, if you can't do it now) Calico My L Against the nature of your sea, my ship stays at rest
6.
Wise Blood 06:06
I got wise blood like my daddy Every morning grabs me by my belly, drags me outta bed Heart of gold, feet of stone, heart-sleeve-gone gold Heart of gold, feet of stone, heart-sleeve-gone gold Cold wretched fight inside Thoughts tangled and overgrown Wise blood like my ma But thoughts tell me to jabber Before my mind has grown Picture me all grown and whole Burn away the darkest hours I’m alright, I’m alright, I’m alright Make me a brand new A simpler soul He’s either dumb or hurt for hurt’s sake God rolled into one person and killed and shrunk and died Birthed this clinging baby Wakes with the sun and says that prayer and lies But the day carries a message Like the ape carries the man Wise blood like his father But it’s still blood he’s drinking from the corner of my mouth Picture him, all grown…. Tangled and overgrown… Wise blood like my ma Wise blood like his father Picture him all grown and whole Bastard of a wiser time I’m alright, I’m alright I’m not about to die In a cage of enemies Tangled and overgrown...

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released March 23, 2018

Vocals & Lyrics: Sophie Chernin
Keys: Todd Martino
Guitar & Lyrics: Will Clark
Bass: Jory Dawidowicz
Drums: Mike McDearmon

Recorded and mixed at Holy Fang by Oliver Ignatius
Mastered by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering
Album art: Ashley Seil Smith

With thanks to our friends at Floordoor Records (NYC) & good how are you (PHL) — and to all of you for listening.

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Joni Mitchell fronts Yo La Tengo after they’ve taken too much adderall. Indoor Music Festival Chic. Fake Book Realness.

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