this song was written in about 10 minutes while taking a break from recording. so we decided to included it on the album. you can call me lazarus, but don't ask me twice.

all good girls, they'll fade away when you ride the blind

gonna build me a big ol mansion on a mountain so high so i can see my baby if she goes passin' by

damn right something strange is happening...

jesse wrote this one and takes the lead vocals. you can faintly hear me doing myall best tom waits impression in the background

oh, to be a canary in a coal mine...

rule 1: keep your hands to yourself rule 2: don't go lustin' for your neighbor's wife rule 3: never ask for help

if you knew who would be waiting on the other shore, would you swim faster or just float a while?

jesse wrote this one and sings lead. basic guitar, vocal and banjo were recorded live with a room mic.

sometimes when you listen to one musician exclusively for an extended period of time you try to write a song as if you were that musician.

this song is older then your grandparents.

jesse tricked me into playing slide on this. didn't tell me he hit "record". good, since i would have worried about messing up his song.

i like writing "small" songs. not short, small. this song feels small to me. hence the ukelele.

Instrumental, electronic dance music

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acid breakbeat