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Rarities & Besides

by Mars Hall

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J. Robot Required listening for lovers of thoughtful songwriting. You can hear a certain kinship with artists like Michael Penn and Neil Finn. I suspect this collection of songs will age amazingly well. Favorite track: Ethyl (The Killing Kind).
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1.
Hello from wherever I am Thought I was ahead but now I fear I’m down Tripped up early in the hand Then got spiked when I wasn’t lookin’ Not too tired to go on Just need some streets to pave the way I know that I could settle in If these beats wouldn’t be so bad and painful when they happen And it’s all so sick When the moment hits This is one long trip But I’m down with it Got a fresh new coat of paint Now the action has to match it Should I move or should I wait to see what happens when I get another chance for everything to fall right into place And it’s all so sick When the moment hits This is one long trip But I’m down with it So play it again
2.
This love affair has not been kind Now this bourbon heart can’t keep the time To the ditty that you march me to It’s just another reason that we may be through All the sleepless night when I kept the pace Have left these weathered wrinkles up and down my face So now I think I’m just gonna walk away And leave you with all this frustration And if someday we meet Where the highway crosses my way street I’ll think of a love that I left behind Of endless lies and endless lines These empty lives are endless wastes of time (You were a waste of time) The times we had- all the good and bad I wrote em down in a unwanted ad Of shit I’m sellin or gonna give away At the rummage sale in my head today I carried you but I can’t no more I’m sick of politicking for something I abhor Fuck I’ve forgotten what I was fightin for I’m leaving with all this frustration And if someday we meet Where the highway crosses my way street I’ll think of a love that I left behind Of endless lies and endless lines These empty lives are endless wastes of time (You were the killing kind)
3.
Satya Celeste I think you’re the best Thing that’s happening to me (You know I mean currently) It’s been awhile Since I’ve been able to smile So I guess I should thank you fervently For the laughs that you’ve givin me You unbuttoned my shirt I put my hand up your skirt And dispues we were up till half past three While infomercials rolled on TV Yeah I admit it was wild What you just did to me child But for now I think that its best you leave Wrote my number on a record sleeve But if I can make you understand I wanna hold your hand And kinda be your man Then soon you’ll see that I’m am strange And it seems I can’t change So would you be my part time girl In my part time world And my part time fantasy Or do you think that’d be crazy And I could be your part time boy I’d get full time joy And then hopefully maybe We could run around full time- possibly Satya Celeste I see that you’re getting dressed So I think that its best if I explain You see the plain of it is I’m insane You live in an ashram While I eat meat from a can And it seems you only drink occasionally Seems everyday I have more than three But if I can make you understand I’ve got a simple plan And if you dig it we can Find a way to reach these natural ends Like beneficial friends You could be my part time girl In my part time world In my part time fantasy Or do you think that’d be crazy I could be your part time boy And get full time joy And then hopefully maybe We could run around full time Satya Celeste This thing’s becoming a mess But I don’t want you to stress It’s just the thing is I guess That there’s no proper way For me to pleasantly say My mind will sunder astray The minute you go away Orleans to York’s pretty far I’d have to do it by car Not flyin with my guitar The baggage fees are bizarre Yeah I’ve got issues you see Maybe forget about me I’ll let this fantasy be That you’ll be my part time girl In my part time world In my part time fantasy Yeah I’m definitely crazy – to think I could be your part time boy Or get full time joy Or that hopefully maybe We could run around full time It’s not to be
4.
(The) Noose 03:36
I don't wanna be the bad guy this time I don't really want to fight about it I don't wanna have to talk no more I don't wanna have a conversation I don't really wanna want this to end Let me help you with something we'll both regret Let me tie a little string around your neck So that you'll never forget Maybe you should've made a trail of breadcrumbs Or bought yourself a map if you had know That you could possibly go wander astray That you could get yourself so turned 'round That you could lose your walkway back home Let me help you with something we'll both regret Let me tie a little string around your neck So that you'll never forget Next time you'll do better Next time you should have known Next time they'll be no next time This time you'll swing alone So let me help you with something we'll both regret And let me tie a little string around your neck And you can swing upon it
5.
Forrester 03:13
How do I get you on my side How do I get you to see things my way How do I open your heart wide How do I get you to hear what I'm sayin So many things that I've tried So many things that I've said So many things that I've done to make you turn your head How do I get you in my life How do I get you to feel what I feel How do I show you it's alright How do I get you to make my dream real And I guess that my words don't exciten your mind And it seems that my looks aren't exactly your kind Still I don't know why this feelin's so strong So I just felt like I had to write you this song Would you see me tonight You could meet me tonight Just give it a try You might Love me tonight
6.
What's Right 06:32
I'm down to one drink left And one last cigarette I'm gettin tired yet I can't redeem myself My ole dog has died And my girl is gone it's like livin' life In an old country song And a drink sounds good Yeah a pill sounds good Hell a line sounds good right now It’s not if I could Or even if I should I’m movin from if to how Guess we’ll see tonight Hell I think I might ‘Cause with nothing left I don’t know what’s right In this empty house I sit here freezing by myself Bouncin off the walls Too tired to go anywhere else Yeah a drink sounds good And a pill sounds good Yeah a line sounds good right now It’s not if I could Or even if I should I’m moving from if to how Guess I’ll see tonight Hell I think I might ‘Cause when nothing’s left I don’t know what’s right My head’s caving in Life’s monotonous all the same Need a stimulus package for my brain All these sleepless nights Make me dream all day And the doctor says There’s a better way Yeah some weed sounds good And a shot sounds good Just a hit to taste right now It’s not if I could Cause I know I would If I let it bring me down Guess you’ll see tonight If I stay and fight But when nothin’s left I don’t know what’s right

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Proudly in Memphis, TN at Easley Studios

Engineered and Mixed by Stuart Sikes

Mastered by Alan Douches at West Westside Music

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released May 6, 2014

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Bass: J. Fields Falcone (Compulsive Gamblers)
Guitar: Mike Falcone (Trainwreck)
Keys: Dirk Kitterlin (Wind vs Sun)
Vox, Guitar: Mars Hall
Drums: Shawn Zorn (Amy LaVere)

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