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I Can't Believe I Hate The Whole Thing

by Starling Electric

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1.
Spector (free) 01:11
P.S.: "You know, somebody once asked me a question. They said: 'Phillip, aren't you lonely in this big house? Must be very lonely... All them rooms to roam around in... Damn, it must be lonely!' You know what I said? I said: 'You ever live in one room?'"
2.
I don't want someone I can just ignore The world above me is a total bore A total waste of time is just the way I want to sleepwalk through my nights and days Give me something to release myself To kill the party and my general health Make it jagged and hard to swallow Split me open for a horror show! I do want someone who can just ignore the world above 'cause it's a total bore I confess I want some real love At my weakest I just push and shove Give me someone to bequeath myself to I'll kill the party and release some hell, too
3.
I'll tell you what's come over me It's a terrifying saga so we gotta put on some tea Micky and McCartney stayed up all last night Writing for the times, but the timing was just not right Please come in the form of something alien or come in the form of something I see every day 'Cause the radio's playing something alien, I can't understand a single word that they say Later in the evening with the shutters shut Strangers all, we meet and arrange for a power cut Then Micky and McCartney can re-do their thing Some quiet will remind us what real soul can bring Please come in the form of something alien or come in the form of something I see every day 'Cause the radio's playing something awful and I can't understand a single word that they say
4.
Mild Thing 02:10
"Can't believe I hate the whole thing" That's what I said to make the ringer ring There it goes, I missed the call I hath not reached out to thee after all Mild Thing You make my pendulum swing Please let my phone ring Bring me another panacea You make me feel just like a cancer when I call on you and I get no answer
5.
House is closed, so sorry Catherine who? Go away She's taken ill, lost her voice She's out of town, far away I didn't know it then but I know it now I couldn't do it then but I can do it now I'd kinda like to move along in a little less than a day Would you come with me, Catherine? But I know what they'll say She can't come out to play House is closed, so sorry Catherine who? Go away I'll burn it down, or blow it up I'll get her back anyway I can Catherine, can you hear me yell? Your family can go to hell
6.
Please put some faith in my life I know that you can, I can't wait anymore When you put faith in your life life can be good to you (Life is not always good to you) Please put some faith in our time Together we're building up trust that won't die When you put faith in our time time can be good for you (Time is not always good for you) Please have some faith in my life
7.
I had the feeling of something burning, a scratch when you walked in the room So say what's on your mind, what's on your mind I don't mind if I do This is not necessarily The Twilight Zone so you owe an explanation Artifacts and opinions have shown what you know Why disappear? We've got no twist ending No Matheson reveal You've just removed the bandages, now heal! The scars may not be real This is not necessarily The Twilight Zone so you owe an explanation All the facts, the opinions you've shown let me know Loneliness takes its toll, you're unreasonably sad No one really knew where you'd gone, now they see me say that you've been in the zone for so long
8.
A little signal said I've seen enough Was not the story that I thought it was Marion acted as if I'd asked her to forsake every pathway back to Silver Lake
9.
We request your presence Without you is not pleasant If they don't know, then no one should tell them If they don't know, then no one should tell them If they don't know they don't know
10.
T.S. Eliot 01:53
Ascend to summer in the trees Had the look of flowers that are looked upon Around the corner, through the first gate Into our first world we will follow The deception of the thrush into our first world I'll spend a summer in the trees Have the look of flowers and be looked upon I'll sound a warning through the first days Then to our first world we will follow In a sexual rush into our first world
11.
I found myself on Shadow Mountain with shadow hanging overhead Some sight beyond sight lead me there Please take me home from Shadow Mountain No darkness waits behind that door and Shadow Mountain is no more Some lost their way home from the mountain Listless and uncaring, go nowhere I can't be there I sent to Hell that Shadow Mountain...
12.
C: No regard for payola, Joni was the only one playing today So cool it, she's got her uniform on the wrong way How come nobody told me you were taking a stand? How come nobody told me you were running away? I'm just barely into your vision, verily It's a lonely old station today I can't grok what my radio station won't play We could shack up, plastered, in the back of my car Or we could back up files 'til the end of our days P.H.: There's yester-you Packed & standing inside of the vestibule Charting course of rescue out on sandy residue A last resort To cross the shore, another port While passing in the night The salty air dried our last retort Mi amor, letting go Turning our close into a close If that's the clause then write me off cast for coming shows You'd rather grow apart than see us growing old Misunderstood the half He couldn't hold the whole for long C: We're not "all in this together" I don't care about the friends that you make Your hot producer is a loser and the label's on the take How come nobody cares about takin' a stand? How can nobody notice that the vocal is fake?? P.H.: I've made mistakes for saving face What a waste of thrilling lines Alright, in case my saving grace escapes Okay that's fine Too heavy on the downbeat Heart pounding Surrounding approach refined "Get outta the city, I'm ready & willing. The Feeling won't make it a crime." Gilded cage - we're caught in Glass Ceilings - keep us drawn in. Talking sense - on the lead in Not convinced - so...You're leaving? Eye to eye but you still can't see it? It's a trap - Luxury's lap in a lion's den, wrapped in rags But I hope you come back...
13.
Letter Box 00:56
I can't tell you face to face but I know it's something real Open up your letter box and I'll tell you how I feel Saturdays I went walking past your house on Soft Rock Drive Your letter box was open so I took a look inside Notes from friends, some from family but no love notes did I find I'll put it all down in a letter and it'll sound better You can bet that's how I feel
14.
Five Senses 02:34
Saw you walking in the rain, I was talking to some trees I was telling them about something that you just won't believe It was passed down to me, there weren't no choice that I had ESP; It was the sixth sense that I got from my dad Five senses saw I could not stay/sleep in my old room I could've had it all, least that's what they say
15.
Yesterday we studied anatomy undercover at the Junior High I'm gonna open up a beauty academy I don't know if it is wrong or if it is right
16.
I dreamed about everything in the world last night again A spaceship in leopard skin, a waterfall in my room, a new friend But I dreamed that you were with me, seeing everything that I'd seen So I didn't really mind it as long as I can find it again I dreamed I went everywhere in the world last night again Moscow, the castle wall, Africa, Peru and back again But I dreamed that you were with me, being everywhere that I'd been So the mileage didn't break us, only seemed to make us much better I was somewhere else seeing some things that had never been seen But I still don't understand why you could dream you'd stand by me
17.
Cold War 03:30
Cold war, how cold are you? Old scars, I've got a few You were always far away, you know You were always far away, you know Come back to wither in your warm coat No more as cold as you No more, I promise you You were always on the radio You were always on the radio Where did your old songs get you? I don't know
18.
Beware, the wind cries out his name Village wells are full of flame Some people said Ogre broke down Curses ring from every house King has sewn up his Queen's mouth so she'll never say Ogre broke down There is a beast we've always known A darker place we all come from Someday we'll say Ogre broke down
19.
Donna 04:23
Oh Donna Please believe me I will never ever ever make you cry Oh but Donna, if you don't leave me I will never ever ever ever die Oh yes I'm immortality I'm still young beyond the end of time Oh but Donna, I'll die with the rest of them if you won't be mine Oh Donna, it's The Fifties How long d'you really think we can last? Do you remember yesterday when the hula hoop bit you in the ass? Well you can say it's all done and gone but I believe in you will love me so long They said that Rome was never built in a day (Spoken): Oh Donna, won't you believe me? I stayed up all night writing you the words to this song And when the dawn crept into my tear-stained sheets I was incomplete...
20.
One little baby is tucked in and tired I'd listen all night to him One more little baby is whipped up and wired I'd listen all night to her I'd listen all night (x4) While I was away, could you tell me what happened? I'd listen all night to your song Way too late we were laughing and laughing I'd listen all night long I'd listen all night (x4) Wait, don't leave me, stay here and receive me I swear that it's true I'd listen all night to you I'd listen all night
21.
I was comin' up on Death's valet I was shaken all over today Gypsy sighs, "Who but Jesus decides?" in my castle below a lake I was comin' up on Death's valet I was shakin' all over today My grave street girl and me My grave street girl and me
22.
The Honeymoon Is Over (free) 04:03
Once came alive, the groom resigned Choked on rice You know that everything is fine The good Sergeant Slaughter Before and after Now she gets to lose a part of what lifts her My world, my world... Anyone could have told her The honeymoon is over
23.

credits

released October 21, 2016

SIDE ONE is tracks 1-11
SIDE TWO is tracks 12-23

All songs written, arranged, performed and recorded by Caleb Dillon in the Basement Of The Alamo between 2000-2014.

"D.I.Y.N.A.S.T.Y." features vocals and lyrics by PreciseHero.
precisehero.bandcamp.com

"Spector" contains a sample of "The Morning After", written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn and performed by Maureen McGovern, as well as dialogue from the film "All You Need Is Love: The Story Of Popular Music", directed by Tony Palmer and performed by Phil Spector.

"D.I.Y.N.A.S.T.Y." contains a sample of "Theme From Dynasty", written by Bill Conti, as well as dialogue from the film "Mahogany", directed by Berry Gordy, written by Toni Amber and John Byrum and performed by Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams.

"The Honeymoon Is Over" contains elements from the film "Opera", written and directed by Dario Argento, with music by Claudio Simonetti and dialogue performed by Cristina Marsillach.

Cover Photography & Design: Stephen Dillon
www.stephendillonphotography.com

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