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Cowbirds & Cuckoos, Pt. 1

by Ryland Bouchard

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1.
Climb to the Top (free) 02:48
Taking care not to wake up You climb to the top Taking care not to speak up You whisper as you plead Listen to my sorrows Praise my joys Taking care not to step on those resting on the street Taking comfort in removal Complacent you breed: "Don't you know who I am Don't you understand?" Taking care to be someone normal enough to ignore Taking care to be useful productive and bored I've heard what you're saying I've heard it all before I've heard what you're saying and I can't take no more...
2.
Need to build my house with a thousand walls Need to build my house so it'll stand tall Need to go to work every single day Need to dress real well and live what I say Need to build my life with a thousand words Need to find a wife move to the new suburbs Need to live in truth with a dozen kids Need to teach them to shoot teach them to win
3.
We'll walk into you're office when you're working with your boss hang you from the window by your dental floss and ask: HOW DO YOU DO? HOW, DO YOU, DO? We'll show up at your gym while you're lifting all your weight, pull it from your intestines until you wake and ask: HOW DO YOU DO? HOW, DO YOU, DO? We'll storm into your living room when you're watching your TV, pull you from your chair and hold you from your teeth and ask: HOW DO YOU DO? HOW, DO YOU, DO? And just when you think your home is safe we'll lock all your doors and douse it with gasoline and laugh: HOW DO YOU DO? HOW, DO YOU, DO? HOW DO YOU DO? HOW, DO YOU, DO? HOW DO YOU DO? HOW, DO YOU, DO? HOW DO YOU DO? HOW, DO YOU, DO?
4.
No blood is new No branch is grown No peak has seen No heart has owned No blood is new No branch is grown No peak has seen No heart has known WORK ALL DAY SLEEP ALL NIGHT WORK ALL DAY SLEEP ALL NIGHT WORK ALL DAY SLEEP ALL NIGHT
5.
A Bridge 03:10
Don't rely on worn hands to bridge what you're hiding Don't rely on another to give what you're needing You've shed all hope like a worm sheds its body You've shed all hope like a worm sheds its body Don't rely on another to change where you're going Don't rely on safe thought to protect us from failure You've shed all hope like a worm sheds its body You've shed all hope like a worm sheds its body
6.
We'll climb up to the top of a mountain Just to watch cities fall We'll drift out to the edge of the ocean Just to follow the crowd We'll jump off the top of a building Just to feel the wind We'll fly ships to the end of a full moon Just to step on the ground We'll drive cars the size of a mountain Just to rise to the top We'll fill lakes the size of the ocean Just to cover our faults We'll jump off the top of the building Just to connect with the earth We'll fly ships to the edge of a full moon Just to prove we are strong I'll Use My Hands To Hold You (When They Are Finally Free)
7.
Now that my soul is a statued form Will a metal plate bear my name? Will a window sill be my grave? Now head is a passive weight Will the crowds shout out my godly fame? Will a line of men bear my shame?
8.
Good Life #1 01:07
9.
Good Life #2 03:33
I'm living in the past cause the future's too bright I'll buy a new car just to drive through the night Got my diamond rings and my new leather shoes Better trash that junk in an hour or two I'm driving my couch like a new cadillac Taking photos of my friends just so I can relax Oh I know you're jealous, Oh I know you're mad All those comments on my status just make you so sad I love you with my fingers and kiss you with an X I'll bring you lots of flowers and put them on the desk Sing you love songs as we go to sleep There is nothing better than you close to me In my perfect life I'll wake up with a tan Drink Starbucks from a bottle McDonald's from a can Everything is perfect, Everything is fine Life is just for living, there's no need to add time We'll sing….

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released November 15, 2009

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Ryland Bouchard Ashfield, Massachusetts

"One of the most creative and potentially scary minds of our generation." -Daytrotter

"Calm and vaporous. Timid and ethereal."
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