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Your Mother Was Right About Me

by Jared Morris and the Nice Price

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I found the note that you left in a book that you thought I'd never read Most of which I dare not repeat in polite company Your mother was right about me, every time you'd fight about me Corrupting her daughter, tap dancing to the slaughter Your mother was right about me the kind of man that I'd never be That she made her mind up when she saw me in the back of a police car, I found the leaf that I pressed in of book of hastily written fiction Next to a polaroid of you and me in compromising positions Your mother was right about me, every time you'd fight about me Corrupting her daughter, it was hot and getting hotter Your mother was right about me the kind of man that I'd never be That she made her mind up when she saw you in the back of a police car, a police car, A police car, a police car, Necking in the back of the police car, whoa I found the card that you left on my car underneath the windshield wiper The language you used was like Greek to me wrapped in a mysterious cypher I saw you there peeking through the drapes sitting like Mona Lisa Do you know why I stopped you tonight? Hands where I can see them Your mother was right about me, every time you'd fight about me Corrupting her daughter, forever carrying your water Your mother was right about me the kind of man that I'd never be That she made her mind up when she saw us in the back of a police car, a police car, A police car, a police car, Handcuffed holding hands in the police car, whoa
2.
Let nature run her course Wasn't that the plan Is this your idea of joke Or your idea of a scam This is the only advice I have When you meet with fate You should've taken more naps But it's too late It's too late She saw me Yeah, she said that she saw me Nature's got the best of me But you can have the rest of me I'm sorry I never said that I'm sorry Now there's no one left to accept my apology They're calling me quit to get on with it Felicitation mandatory, I asked her what they meant She's thinking a slow death I want to disappear and get out of here My intentions are clear The only note I'll write You should have stayed the night She saw me Yeah, she said that she saw me Nature's got the best of me But you can have the rest of me I'm sorry I never said that I'm sorry Now there's no one left to accept my apology Me and you and you and I stuck Wasn't that the plan? Who bothers making plans anymore What a chore I hope you're happy where they dragged you low. I still wear my old clothes It didn't move you, to go with the flow. Is there a reason to stay, I don't know. Always Always Gone
3.
Your Honor 03:43
In my book all the parts about you were written in red Piece them together as a ransom note or instructions in bed You made a document of all the lies that I've ever said You keep it in your wallet all to remind yourself of precedent It would be your honor if we met again I'm pleading irrelevance They'll speak ill me when I'm put to death In hushed tones and reverence I'll make a list of all the reasons why you said you left And submit it as evidence I throw myself on the mercy of your heart We've been in recess too long, may I approach the bench? You said that my last letter was a life sentence I gave you the Kama Sutra as a wedding present Folded into origami, with the Tibetan Book of the Dead It would be your honor if we met again I'm pleading irrelevance They'll speak ill me when I'm put to death In hushed tones and reverence I'll make a list of all the reasons why you said you left And submit it as evidence I throw myself on the mercy of your heart Let me make a plea to come in your chamber again You dismissed my case during oral arguments It was a huge relief when you went through my briefs You wanted a fair verdict, I just wanted released It would be your honor if we met again I'm pleading irrelevance They'll speak ill me when I'm put to death In hushed tones and reverence I'll make a list of all the reasons why you said you left And submit it as evidence I throw myself on the mercy of your heart
4.
Take another trip to Paris, take another trip to Spain She gave you a head start so get outta her Way, She said “we weren’t meant to be Your lack of focus is just killing me” My life is a microphone No one to check on it and all alone Just a distant voice that you’ll never know Samantha didn’t answer the last time that I called She said she didn’t have to answer to me at all Samantha is a pole dancer at the bottom of the Earth She surveyed the landscape and said it could be worse Only by rocket, only by plane, only by a sewer and only by Crane, Am I that unusual? I thought not but it’s not mutual My life is a tidal wave Crashing on the beach and no one’s safe At least I saved your voice on an answering machine Samantha didn’t answer the last time that I called She said she didn’t have to answer to me at all Samantha is a pole dancer at the top of the Earth She hitchhiked to volcano and hitched up her skirt Oh we go, because we have to We go, because we have to We go, because we don’t any choice at all
5.
Back in school I saw the signs They read I am yours and you are mine My love for you I can't define You said im lying or I must be blind, You asked me if I could to sketch you I drew a blank, I'd rather wreck you You said I' used to be an artist, they claim I never said that. But let's get started anyway Shut up, it's over, don't give away the kid Shut up, it's over Shut up, it's over, you're gonna have to tag me in Shut up, it's over I remember everything about the day we met Except exactly why you were so upset You broke your nose and your face was blue You said you never felt so abused, bruised Shut up, it's over, don't give away the kid Shut up, it's over Shut up, it's over, you're gonna have to tag me in Shut up, it's over Our lives entwined by tragedies At the time they weren't enough for me Nothing left but remains Just a body in the rain Just a body in the rain, body in the rain Shut up, it's over, don't give away the kid Shut up, it's over Shut up, it's over, you're gonna have to tag me in Shut up, it's over
6.
Ugly Child 03:33
I was an ugly child I was an only child I was an ugly child But you were a good kid You told the press that the police never will have enough Evidence to proof you're guilty of what you're accused of You said there's not enough salt left in the sea To convince you next to the stay inside the cell that's next to me We'll see I was a rotten child A forgotten child Her dad she'd make a pretty bride Well she's tried three times You must wonder why I never stopped thinking of you No need to wonder, because I never stopped cause I never do Let's take the mission to a Mexican kitchen and start our new lives You can cook and bus the tables, I'll play mariachi at night. I was a needy child I was an desperate child I was a very sick kid The doctors didn't think I'd live, but I did It took a turn as it turns out then you turned on me You said that knew a short cut, to the airport through the infirmary It was more important to be right than to be right to you I wasn't thinking when I said those things, cause I never do, I never do
7.
I love you, I love you, Please die You didn't have the right To write “I hate to be the one to have to tell you” We're both the same We have chaos in our veins So lets book a room for two at the Bellevue I've known for days That the sword of Damocles Remain in a precarious position Convinced I was the enemy Without even consulting me I tried to stop you but you wouldn’t listen I love you, I love you, Please die You opened the forbidden door But now you need a little more convincing I said leave on your roller skates, In bed, lets make some new mistakes Lets scuff up the floor in your new kitchen Did you wait on the church steps Hoping that I would object? Did you tell him you were a born again virgin? But the butter cream turned sour Your sister threw up in the flowers Oh god, you probably adopted a dog Nothing can get me high enough - to forget your green eyes We can sneak out tonight just like old times I’m a simple man of words, of simple words like I miss you You can try to spy to Northern Lights, while I try to kiss you You bit your lip, my heart skipped So let’s make good on the sexual tension I want you back I didn't mean to imply that We had a spurious connection I love you, I love you, Please die
8.
I know you would have loved it But I just don't have the budget To pull it off A drop of water in the ocean Causes little commotion Before it's lost I was being unironic You were being unplatonic, We both made mistakes I made you a mixtape Me? I’ve got songs for days Somewhere a piano plays But I do not play piano I've dedicated my life to art Oh art will take me back Don't ask for money Life flashes before my eyes It takes so long don't be be surprised I'm bored with it Observe my common death The same as yours, we all have them How fortunate I thank them for welcoming Me into their homes to sing Then robbed me blind They're swinging from the rafters With laughter; it is the rapture And this is fine fine fine I've dedicated my life to art Oh art will take me back Don't ask for money I'm dedicated my heart to you Because it's faithful and true You don't want me to Who can blame you? Paint will fade and tapes corrode But so do faces, so do roads And it's getting worse Remember what I made When you walk on my grave That I did it first If you want to see them Tapes of noise aren't in museums I'll save you a spot If you want I can arrange it For a two night engagement In my closet In a box I've dedicated my life to art You don't want me to Id never name you I'm dedicating my death to you oh There's no one left here who Will show up Unless it's catered
9.
I am the man you think I am And no one knows me I was here before time began And you're still thinking of me You said they made a decent woman of you yet But I know better I'll show you how all the roads interconnect You can check the weather I am the man you think I am You're my default position I've written out notes on my hand You can't help but listen Don't you know that I'm in your intensive care I'm not much but I'm yours If you find this world bad Come and see the next one I'm in your debt for sure I am the man you think I am I never said a bad word about you I didn't mean to torpedo our plans But I was just in a mood I'm a lily white saboteur ask yourself Do you want more? Take me out of the keepsake box on your shelf An put me in your drawers Don't you know that I'm in your intensive care I'm not much but I'm yours If you find this world flat Come and see the next one We can take the left detour I am the man you think I am I was your piñata You hit me with a stick and ran Our relationship was underwater I'm sending you mixed signals, you said That you're not Arecibo I'm exactly who you think that I am Not quite completely evil But you don't know me And you never will if you stay Every other lover's story's same Lame and counting down to grave, oh behave Oh you don't owe me Just so we're on the same page You're still trying to be untamed At your age, and I'm never gonna be without you again
10.
Here's one thing I know for sure Unless you want to start a war You can take away their violence, but not their porn You wonder why I love her still At this point a sheer force of will If a man is convinced he'll die he probably will She wore a cross upon her neck I leaned in closer to inspect Tell the fucking flies that I'm not dead yet All my restless life, I’ve waited for you I stuck a push pin in the map, of where id rather move to When I'd call you on the phone You always said you'd let me go It's the only time you ever finished first, I know I'll follow you into detention Almost too far fetched to mention She took music lessons, mine are death confessions I'll stay in back, you take the helm You have a secret that I must tell There's a big finish yet but it underwhelms All my restless life, I’ve waited for you I stuck a push pin in the map, of where id rather move to When all of the ice breaks, skate over the truth We all make mistakes, but mine has always been you Put this in your organizer But first take a Breathalyzer Then put the copper kettle on the open fire You don't know how, I disagree Fall back on muscle memory Your opinion of my looks doesn't interest me All my restless life, I’ve waited for you I stuck a push pin in the map, of where id rather move to When all of the ice breaks, I skate over the truth We all make mistakes, but mine has always been you
11.
The Curator 04:21
I am, I am The curator And I am cataloging truth I could, I could Never persuade her At least not since about 2002 I'm a credit to anyone who knows me But I am a disaster to myself I'm credit to this organization But in such poor mental health I am, I am A real drag to encounter I am financially not well off I need, I need A very wealthy dowager Never did I Consider myself soft I'm a credit to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. But with no place to call home It's harder to be ignored than to be hated I know because with you I've been both I'm curating a museum of me Artifacts you'll never see, books you'll never read Within the halls I can find some relief Put a nickel in my hat, when you walk over me Time's up, times up Time to meet your maker I am, I am An actual force of nature I'm a credit to absolutely no one who knows me I couldn't be worth less if I were dead I'm credit to disorganization Ice in my blood, and chaos in my head, you said
12.
On the eve of this twisted holiday Try to imagine what I'd say Everyone else was just noise I never had a second choice I need a place to confess my sins But no church will take me in, You suggested I try gym My penance is a death sentence I'm your apprentice You won't miss me You won't miss me if I'm not gone You won't miss me Prove me wrong. On the eve of another holiday Just like you, the mood is strange I m deranged but you have mange Don't ever change Just sixteen when you skipped the scene And again when you were twenty three You just witnessed the fall of man Stand and give them a hand You won't miss me You won't miss me if I'm not gone You won't miss me Prove me wrong On the day after the one just came That was the day when it all changed The angels hide their grief and eyes Jealous over you and I I've known you well and biblically To me you are a symphony I'll play you like timpani With no sympathy, come and see it's always been me I won't miss you I won't miss you if you don't go I won't miss you Don't you know? I won't miss you I won't miss you if you don't go I won't miss you Don't you know?
13.
The world's on fire And so am I Toss your passports in the ocean And stop going through the motions With reporters and camcorders, Detractors and supporters Convalescent and adolescents The world's burning And I'm certain Between my legs is churning With agitation, it's concerning You must not look away but you're trying anyway This is what we're dying to say I know I said I would, I'd stand with you if I could But, I admire what you're trying to say The world's on fire A funeral pyre Sweep up the bones and cellphones Dont protest my arrest The heart is evil It is deceitful, Come up with a solution Monetize the revolution The world is smoke The world is bile Fulfilling their ambitions With submissions, Shit kittens You must not look away but you're trying anyway This is what we're dying to say I know I said I would, I'd stand with you if I could But, I admire what you're trying to say It turned once It can turn back again Are we in 1938? 1939 It turned once Turn once., The world's a fire, It just took one night Having sex on top of land mines I took yours you can have mine I was faking Being shaken When you said "Sorry bud, I'm taken" You must be mistaken Drop the atom bomb On the piano bar On insurgents cause it's urgent Flush your eyes out with detergent You must not look aways, just an hour look away It's only just an hour away The world is a mistake; the planes are painted "Bombs away" If you squint, you can read what they say You must not look away but you're trying anyway This is what we're dying to say You must not look away, for god's sake, you can not stay Let's all dance the horrors away It turned once It can turn back again Are we in 1936? It turned once Turn once
14.
Don't taunt the debutante, I want what I haven't got Don't taunt the debutante, you'll give away the plot Don't taunt the debutante, her method can't be taught Don't taunt the debutante, passed out in a parking lot She slept through her quinceañera and wasn't ready to get married Fifteen drops per single carry, must you always be on, Jared? Identify the guilty party, not exactly Moriarty She's practicing' her perp walk, no shit Sherlock Don't taunt the debutante, I still want what I haven't got Don't taunt the debutante, getting lost in a parking lot What is she supposed to be coming out of? oh you'll see She pulled so hard she tore my sleeve; barely acknowledging me Stay put, I'll come to pick you up, when you finally had enough She said that the time has come; and come again, yeah She sits in the chair she made, with cropped hair playing the bass She memorized her part to play, picking fifths when the flood came She said sex is your department, okay, show me your apartment Such a sight for sore eyes, don't act so surprised Don't taunt the debutante, I want what I haven't got Don't taunt the debutante, it's time to take your shot Don't taunt the debutante, don't even wake her up I heard that you think I'm toxic, that's all right, now change the topic Plug your Slinky in the socket, put our picture in your locket I'm writing letters to my exes, all of them, both of the sexes There's one way to call my bluff Anesthesia I examined your confession, my hands shaking, here's a Lesson I told you that I wasn't faking, there is no such thing as taken "Get ready to meet your maker" You wrote on the perfumed paper You folded it into a swan, then you were gone
15.
You're coming on to me, I don't want to cut a deal, yeah I don't have a conscience, I don't know how to feel And I've never even tried it I don't even know if its real man In need of constant reassurance , but would settle for a free meal You don't want to leave but I insist I know-nothing good will come of this You don't do a thing for me, I'm just like I've always been You want to skip hellos and race right to the end We raised a lot of hell but that's all that we did I wound up with 3 doctors, you wound up raising 3 kids You don't want to leave but I insist I know-nothing good will come of this. You've called a lot of shots but you won't call the king You wanted to meet early to tell me not to sing I want to carpet your apartment, but you just want a fling But you're static, you're electric and I'm just static cling You said "do your thing" At this point all conversation is pointless At this point all conversation is pointless I know-nothing good will come of this I know-nothing good will come of this

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The 3rd LP from Delaware's Jared Morris and the Nice Price. Featuring all brand new songs written throughout 2021 and early 2022.

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released June 23, 2022

All songs written and performed by Jared Morris and the Nice Price.

With Dave Grind (Drums on 2 and 14, Stylophone on 3) and Matt Slaps (Guitar/Bass on 2 and 14) Dave and Matt appear courtesy of the MVOEntertainment Group.

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