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Downstairs

by My First Earthquake

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1.
Cool in the Cool Way (free) 02:31
I got a problem that I don't so easily admit when it comes to going downstairs and making it quick there's a fight between my feet and the floor slow stepping settles the score I can't be compared without mentioning old ladies I can't be compared without mentioning old ladies holding babies [chorus] Had a fantasy about dark socks Had a cup of tea, thought earl grey rocks All of this leads me here to say I'm not cool enough in the cool way. Just around the time that the slap bracelet trend ended Found out I had amended My own list of phobias I got a textbook version from my forearms to fists That's right, I can't look at my wrists I can not look at yours either If I do, my facial color leaves So have some courtesy and keep it in your sleeve [chorus] Am I a dork? I have a robot name (x3) Like I care. Call me it just the same. Am I a dork? I have a robot name (x3) Like I care. Call me it just the same. [chorus]
2.
Your grandmother clips them from the gazette Piles them by day and Sunday throws out Your skill with that paper impress to no end Your skill and resistance I can't comprehend I never wonder which ones you'll leave blank All will be filled once you empty your think tank A I to O, 6 more to go-o-o A I to O, 5 more to go that you probably know-o -o [Chorus] A E I O U, I'm going to use some I O U some more, I'm going to lose some I made a vow to vowels, I'm going to use some I made a vow to vowels, I'm going to lose some Filling in crosswords won't make you Walt Mossberg But that daily lust will prevent aging rust Later the day, the longer it takes But everyone knows Will Shortz wants it take way Your vocab expanding, your spelling outstanding The man of my dreams has a grammar PhD A I to O, 4 more to go-o-o A I to O, 3 more to go that you probably know-o -o [Chorus] O U. If I can't have U, I don't want to, have no other letter. [Chorus]
3.
Clean Clean 02:38
I only liked you for your thighs I never stopped to realize there was something between them I don't mind to compromise when it comes down to your size of sweater [chorus] Clean, clean! I got to keep it clean Clean, clean! Clean up that wet dream. Oh, I'll get the scrubbers going You get the mop flowing And we'll got at it, oh! I hope that you don't mind That key that you gave me in kind I'm treating it like it's mine. [chorus] I want to be your kitchen slave Longing only to shave your parmesan My girl, my gun, she's the one with the son, banging pots in the kitchen. My girl, my gun, she's the one with the son. I can also trim your lawn and when this song is done I can trim you too. [chorus]
4.
It's autumn In the best place that I've ever lived It's the fall in the place where I have always lived It smells a little bit smoky but what do you expect from dead leaves. It is so colorful, so bright, so overbearing That the bears can't handle it. [Chorus] Camouflage from your enemies Making nice with your frenemies In the forest, there are politics But there are also matchsticks We invite all the nice woodland creatures My family All 500 siblings And the bunnies in the next hole We invite the squirrels But they invite the raccoons Who invite the deer And the wild turkey will be here soon. [Chorus] Bear solo Bang Flash boom bang Bet you didn't know I knew how to start a bonfire They teach us more than cricket kabobs At that chipmunk camp of mine Now we're going to see How the forest looks as stumps Now we're going to know How the big guys get eaten for lunch.
5.
Mad Tight 02:50
Shake your booty like you know you wanna make it Cause you know you make it hot And you know you make a lotta friends in the kitchen The booty's got its own addition Bring your Shatner, I'll bring my Schroeder Have ourselves some hot disorder Disorder washed ashore again. Disorder washed to order and... [Chorus] Yeah, yeah That dress is mad tight I can not feel my hips but I feel its spite Yeah, yeah That dress is mad tight It's mad at me because I left it in the dryer too long. Ok, ok, you wanna play it that Ok, ok you wanna play it that wa wa wa way. Way, way, ok! [Chorus] Looking at the rear mirror sideways Looking at the side mirror my ways It's an insatiable ratio In fact it's untastable Untastable, in fact it's in insatiable Insatible for explosions Insatible for... [Chorus]
6.
Radio 03:53
Saturday in the way of life Precious moments of the week get lost when weekends get the toss The project train can get derailed. Work is forced to take the stairs. Filling in your timesheet with a relaxed frequency. A relaxed frequency (x3) I always was told as a child They should put you on the radio So we can, we can turn you off It's the May, in a way, it's the May of life Fill your cup with high frequency eruptions to your ears, nose, bites, lobes Fridays between us Days go, Earlobes sideways between us goes the sound Goes the sound...wa wound (x3) [Chorus] A relaxed frequency A relapsed frequency [Chorus]
7.
Outta the Band (free) 01:40
I went to the bathroom Just to check my hair During practice for a band I joined on a dare When I came back small heart attack Form the note on the door It said no girls allowed Go home. We don't want you no more [Chorus] Does it mean that I'm outta the band again Does it mean I'm walking home alone? Through the tenderloin alone Knew that I would never get that boob job that you wanted me to Knew it was the final straw, wouldn't hold the lollipop at the photo shoot last week Well, I have found a better band, one that don't require men All our songs are about the body politic Most of them are covers And we practice in the suburbs And we all have multiple lovers and we're called the Beckies [Chorus]
8.
Meat Pies 02:56
I got a new recipe Wanna come over? It calls for a lot of ingredients Also for you I got a big pot It's boiling way so hot Opps, you fell in Now you're cooking I think I'll add a couple more ingredients and let you simmer for an hour or two. [Chorus] I got my wheat flour, got my sifter, got my meat grinder, Mister I got my oven got my dismount, non-stick on discount Gonna make a surprise out of plus-size guys Take those thighs, make meat pies A cup of sugar Three bowls of flour A pinch of salt Un Dorito Some Dr. Pepper Last night's lasagna Oh baby, And you! [Chorus] At your funeral At least what they are calling your funeral They can not find your body. Cause I ate it I met your brother. He's kinda cute. A little chubby but cute. Just like you were. I think I might have him over for making some meat pies too [Chorus]
9.
Sweet Frown 02:51
I swear I dreamed you up last week and when I found your image tweaked I said can't we just get along An undone song tags along Shoed in Keds, flees your head Incomplete half-formed feet Leaves your lips, leather nips I swear I found you at my fingertips, thinking this was something that shouldn't be wrong Smiling strong, front tooth gone Crooked grill, window sill Holds a plant, baskets can't Deemed unpure, fishing lure I swear I thought we met before, I heard a ring you knocked my door And now I know which way to go, dear. I swear we kissed at parties past. You winked at me. I pinched your ass And now I know which class you are, dear. I think I dreamed my bedroom clean But when I woke, the trash had teamed I thought can't we just get along? Run the seams, smile-sent beams Light the way, trust no ray Pay for paved, play it saved Films get clipped, waiters tipped. I think I found you using q-tips thinking this was something that shouldn't be wrong Fingers ring, words slurring Real life twice, gambler's dice Motor bikes, poor man's dyke Anti-leak, parrot's beak. I think I sinked three ships last week, I burnt a bridge and climbed a peak And now I know, how not to make friends I think I called your girlfriend fat and stole a song from Ratatat And now I know what lawsuits feel like [Chorus] Ain't nothing but a little bite of sugar Can make these words go down Ain't nothing but a little bite of sugar Will make it sweet to taste this frown I feel I dream I screwed the team but when I woke, my cleats were clean I thought, I did it just for the song Clothes breed rips, babes from hips Blamed too much, bought for touch Bear-like back, sweaters lack Threadbare kiss, part-time bliss. I feel the kiss was the right dismiss but there's always nothing you read straight wrong. All done song, tags along Not questioned, tests done run Chorus tossed, lyrics lost Comprehend, at the end. I feel I've been a naughty friend I robbed your coat and stole your pen And now I know what karma writes like I feel the sand beneath my toes The hours pass, the tension grows And now I know why day trips take long. [Chorus]
10.
Oh sailor, lean back You came off the ship looking way too hip In your tight white pants and your navy blue bibs Into your arms you took the first girl you eyed She melted as Dad welled with pride Why didn't you look under the dock I found a frothy spot there where I hoped we could talk I wore my mother of pearl and I thought we could get serious [Chorus] The wetter we be, the better we be The better we be, the wetter we be We sleep in the sea, it's all fine with me The wetter we be, the better we be Oh pirate, pay up You're the only one-legged man I know To whom else would I sell these wooden toes But your parrot goes mute at the offer of substitute [Chorus] Oh coast guard, be kind You were first in your class so you thought you had passed But the truth is the wind filing up your masts Is just hot air and emergency flares So don't be surprised if your shipmates don't care

credits

released June 20, 2009

Rebecca Bortman (vocals & lyrics), Chad Thornton (vocals, keyboard, bass), David Lean (vocals, guitar, keyboard, bass), and Andre Salcido (drums). Produced by Anthony Molina.

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