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We Need to Talk About Jerry

by Poor Martha

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1.
Animal 03:20
I was born dead I always knew Mama believed in me But I was up to no good I use his hand To put out my cigarette I want him to die But just not quite yet And I’m an animal And you’re just skin and bone And I’m a murderer And you’re walking home alone We’re all animals Pretending not to be Pretending we’ve overcome Our natural urgencies But you’re all liars You love the taste of blood Give into it Give into how it once was And I’m an animal And you’re just skin and bone And I’m a murderer And you’re walking home alone I’m messed up, I’ll admit that much You love the taste of blood on my tongue I’m an animal And I think I’ve met my match, bring it on Don’t you want to get some
2.
Used 04:08
It was nice to meet your friend Sorry he’s only permanent On a stone I’ve got friends like that too And your mom said she was grateful That I was there when you heard the news As if I was the key to calming your insides I’m nobody’s key The sun it always sets so pretty When death is in the air And I tried to tell you something new But it only felt borrowed It only felt used You say you haven’t talked like this in years That warms, but I hope you’re still hiding things So my silence is easier to swallow Please tell me you’re still lying just a little My silence has always made me inadequate I wish I could talk about it But I don’t visit her anymore I don’t regret my silence on the subject What good does it do if she’s not coming back for her son? She’s not coming back for anyone
3.
Turn Over 02:48
Turn me over, dead eyes I’m waiting for the sun to rise A stretch of parking lot Below feet made to run You apologize profusely You were angry so you used me But you turned me over, dead eyes So I know that’s not the whole truth No, that’s not the whole truth What does that say about me I tangle myself in your twisted sheets Over again, silent, pliant Because "no" never meant a thing to you Smile at me, sad eyes So I stay until the sun rise You know I always had a weak spot For boys that remind me of myself You apologize and mean it ‘Cause you hate the way you’ve done this Maybe I wasn’t so good to you But baby never like this, no never like this I wouldn’t turn you over in hate
4.
Attention 04:47
You say that you feel lucky, you feel lucky And I’m laughing to myself ‘Cause I’m surrounded by a mess I made In a panicked sort of empty day dream And you’re picking at my open wounds And I feel a certain type of special I’ve never felt before Maybe you’re selfish Or maybe this is just how it works Are these just lies we tell ourselves That if we dig a little deeper, it’ll get better, it’ll get better Yeah these are lies we tell ourselves You ask for my eyes when we talk about this But all I want Is just your goddamn attention, your goddamn attention I’m jealous of the way you sleep beside me so easily And you’re less afraid to trust because your arms still work ‘Cause I’m paralyzed in a mess I blame Myself for almost entirely I’m picking at my open wounds And I feel a certain type of broken That I’ve never felt before Maybe I’m selfish Maybe this is just how it works You’re gonna leave scars When you go I’m gonna leave scars When I throw When I throw this, throw this all away You’re gonna leave scars When you go I don’t want to throw Throw this all away
5.
32 03:33
Are you leaving or are they taking you away? Are you hungry I’m swear I’m fine if you stay I could make you a bed, tell you about my day Even if you don’t utter another word I wouldn’t want this ending any other way I saw something in you Something they said could not be found And if you really feel nothing we’ll get along just fine Baby when they come for you, when they come for you I’ll lie Did I tie you up too tight? Can you breathe enough to get air in your lungs? Any more and you’ll feel hope Hope is dangerous, hope is deadly I saw something in you Something they said could not be found And if you really feel nothing we’ll get along just fine Baby when they come for you, when they come for you I’ll lie Are you breathing? Are you weeping? Are you sleeping? Are you choking? Are you breathing? Are you weeping? Are you sleeping? Are you hoping they come for you I saw something in you Something they said could not be found And if you really feel nothing we’ll get along just fine Baby when they come for you, when they come for you I’ll lie
6.
Listen 05:58
You still think it’s cool to want to die When the remnants of the end parade around my thighs And i’m ashamed and you want what I have with no shame I wish you could take the pain from me (if you want it so bad you can have it) And you couldn’t possibly understand You say what is required but it’s meaningless And do you want to die, do you want to die? Well, I only do sometimes But I’m holding out for better things Things you’d have if you’d only listen And I guess I should’ve talked this out sooner Before it all came out in one big heaping mess And I’ll smile ‘cause I’m fine, push those thoughts aside You only listen when you’re talking, only listen to yourself I don’t feel well Maybe I just need some sleep And I wash my body clean But I still feel so dirty, still feel so dirty I don’t feel well Maybe I just need to rest my eyes And I wash my body clean But I still feel so dirty, still feel so dirty You never listen to me I feel cheap; I feel dirty You never listen to me I feel cheap; I feel dirty You never listen to me

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released June 3, 2017

All songs written by Rebecca Emont
Drums Recorded by Ryan Hillsinger of The Shhhtudio
Instruments and vocals recorded, edited, and mixed by Matt Padron, Dan O’Connor, and Tyler Masterson.
Mastered by Len Carmichael @ Landmine Studios (Ewing, NJ) len@landminestudiosnj.com

Rebecca Emont - Vocals
Jeff Linden - Bass, Vocals
Dan O’Connor - Drums
Matt Padron - Guitar
Tyler Masterson - Guitar, Vocals

Artwork by Marianne Ali

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