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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
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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
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Your Honor
03:43
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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
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Samantha Wouldn't Answer
03:06
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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
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Shut Up, It's Over
03:11
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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
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Ugly Child
03:33
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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
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I Love You, Please Die
03:22
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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
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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
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Intensive Care
03:44
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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
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Kettle Breaks
03:14
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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
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The Curator
04:21
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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
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You Won't Miss Me
03:16
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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?
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You Must Not Look Away
03:20
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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
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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
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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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