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The Idea

The idea that   you were   fully aware   of how your every move   motion   smile   and conversation   stirred me   left me weak   left me questioning   my need to be free   is truly   frightening  

Habitus

  The internet says, “ In sociology, habitus refers to the deeply ingrained habits, skills, dispositions, and tastes that individuals acquire through their background and social experiences. It is the "feel for the game" that guides how we perceive, react to, and navigate the social world without needing to consciously think about it.” I probably was reading something about it. I wrote these songs a while back and then worked with Stephen Ulrich (Big Lazy) again. We had some problems going between DAWs or perhaps my own parts weren’t convincing enough, but he did a typically tight, dazzling job on the guitars and basses. He asked me what style I’d want the parts in, so I said, “Andy Gil”, and he obliged.   I dallied on putting this one out as I thought my post-punk roots were showing a bit too clearly on it. About a dozen years back, I was preferring working with lots of talented friends instead of playing things myself. Well, the savings account starts dwindling pretty fast...

Tell Me

tell me stories   stories about yourself   I don’t care   make them up   I’m a character   in someone else’s   book I don’t care   we die in the end   but in the pages   we can be happy   illustrated and endings   are open-ended   what do you want to know   know about me   let me think   of something   can we begin with   once upon a time   don’t tell me   you’re too old for that   it happens all the time   I tell stories all the time   no, they’re not lies   if they’re musicals