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the tension burrito
03:45
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a window booth at taco king
a sunny day was the setting
he wore his ring, she did not
informed him she’s moving out
the crowded restaurant became still
as the man wept so loudly
everyone just stared, emotion hanging in the air
silently all sharing the sheer weight of his despair
that he bore so openly, without concern for anyone but her
like a scene in a soap opera on the spanish channel
we were captured by the daytime drama
breathless as we watched him fearlessly declare his love for her
“you are the only love of my life, and i cannot think of life without you by my side.”
and you could see it in her eyes
everyone waiting for her reply
as the beans were being symbolically refried, refried, refried
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marlenita
02:43
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marlene, what have you seen today?
my car is clean, cleanest it has been in days
the yard is green like a jelly bean display
and inbetween my toes is lint, unclean
hooray, hooray, hooray!
hooray, hooray, it's my auntie's birthday today!
oh today hooray, she's fif-tay
oh hooray today..
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apples and oranges
03:22
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i walk under the covering / the branches dead and withering
a lifetime full of wondering / the questions all come tumbling down
compared to your own shortcomings / it seems everything is unraveling
you're deaf and you're blind and you cannot sing / perhaps you should start traveling
to groves and orchards everywhere / how much difference can there be?
if you decided not to care / which one came from which kind of tree?
compare the two / compare them to
yourself or someone just like you
just like you / is it me or is it true?
you've got bushels of fruit in your car
these analogies can only go so far
can you be any more than you already are?
than you already are
(can't you see i'm someone new?)
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y2kate
03:50
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i've known you for a long time, your face is like sunshine
and compliments your purple hair
you're the coolest girl i know, you accept me even though i'm a mess
but you say you don't care
all the crises i've had this past year through the bad times
when life just wasn't fair
only you could make me smile when i felt like crap and bile
i guess you've always been been there
i don't wanna kiss you, i don't wanna kiss you
i'm afraid of losing my friend
'cause if i kiss you once it'll make things weird for us
and what would i do then?
you know i'm really trying not to screw things up but i'd be lying
to say i didn't love you too
i just have this sinking feeling that it would feel like stealing
and would end up hurting you
i don't wanna kiss you, i don't wanna kiss you
i'm afraid of losing my friend
'cause if i kiss you once it'll make things weird for us
and what would i do then?
stay away, stay away
i tell myself, i tell myself
to stay away
but i can't ditch my best friend
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women are not like your car
and that’s a good thing
cuz your car don’t get too far
women are not like your dog
and that’s a good thing
cuz your dog sheds everywhere
everyday it’s just that way
what else can i say about things that i don’t understand
cuz i’m just a man, i do what i can to keep from upsetting them
women are not like madonna
and that’s not so bad
cuz she just plain scares me, man
women are not like burritos
and that makes me sad
cuz i really love burritos
anyway it’s just that way
what else can i say about things that i’ll never understand
cuz i’m just a man, i do all i can to keep from offending them
and every single thing you think you wanna say is wrong
and every stupid game you think you wanna play is over your head
and every single thing you think you wanna do
it’s gonna circle back, so just sit back relax
and wait for the storm to pass through
there’s not much else that you can do
don’t speak unless you’re spoken to
and pray!
cuz women are not like mcdonald’s
those fries might taste real good
but that food will kill you, man
i think women are kinda like sailboats
they’re really pretty
but good luck with steering one
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g.m.a.
00:50
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good morning, america you're under attack
if you look outside, you'll see it's all black
and they pushed the button while you hit the sack
and the whole wide world is looking like a big mac
with extra cheese (i'm serious as a heart attack)
it would have been pretty warm today
but it seems it'll be a much warmer day
we're really sorry, what can we say
in a couple of minutes, we'll be blown away
and extra crispy (extra crispy)
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the hulk
04:10
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one sunny day in a land called 'orlando'
a shuttle driver beckoned, was he from mexico?
his mustache was majestic and it sported quite a curl
he slyly smiled as he surmised my daughter was a roller coaster girl
he drove us to the park and we began to look around
we had a breakfast cinnabon with a girl from londontown
i still had no idea what horror lay in store for me
until i caught a glimpse of the most terrifying thing i've ever seen
"you wanna ride THAT?
i thought you were afraid of those."
she said "i used to be,
but that was years ago!"
it was a giant metal monster appropriately green
and i watched the day's first victims fill the air with tortured screams
ignoring my objections, she stubbornly marched forth
and i think i liked it better when she would have rather simply rode a horse
the line is just too short
the line moves too quickly
my heart pounds in protest
"i'm not ready to die!
God help me, please save me!"
restraints come down and lock
i am so doomed
she grabs my hand and i can only close my eyes
as rockets launch us upward several miles into the sky
we plunge, we loop, we twist, and i just know i'm gonna hurl
in contrast to the joyful sounds of laughter from the roller coaster girl
well, it finally stopped
"dad are you ok?"
i said "my legs won't move.
are we done for today?"
and she cries "no way! let's get in line again!"
i ask how many riders died from trauma to their heads
and as she's laughing at me i'm reminded of the years
when i was so much like her, conquering my fears
i guess it's time i grew a spine, i'm not a mouse or squirrel
i take a breath and take my place in line with the roller coaster girl
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i bow to my partner / circle to the left
you're so pretty wearing polka dots, i always liked that dress
yeah. yeah. you do-si-do right out of here in chains
and i bow to my partner / this time circle to the right
everybody is just watching you, your face is shining so bright
yeah. yeah. you do-si-do right out of here in chains
now the dancers take a break for 10 to 25 years
he kissed her on the cheek and sang to his love:
"my dear, my dear, our hearts will dance together all the while."
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drumming in portuguese
03:41
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you go / you cry / you know their hunger
and you feel pain / and you feel death
and you feel righteous anger
and you see tears / and you see hope
and you see miracles
your eyes are burning / and your heart's aflame
consumed and radiant / a glowing ember
you're burning / you're burning
you're burning your whole house
down to the foundation / down to the foundation
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235-2293
01:43
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can you tell me just a bit about your life?
friends, family, and of course, your darling wife
i always wanna hear one story more
but now you've got one foot out the door
two weeks until i will be gone
i visit the hospital and try to mow your lawn
not ready to go home but i know i should
i'm just not prepared to say goodbye for good
i could stick around (grampa..)
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fatal position
04:04
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there's nothing you can do don't even bother you can't fight it
because nobody knows when or where they're gonna bite it
til they tag your toe, you don't know how it's going down
so don't gimme none of this "i don't care"
when we have to shovel through the permafrost layer
if you're gonna go while the snow is still on the ground
like the snow that's blowing away
we have no more control of our days
sorry, please forgive my morbid fascination
wondering your preference, coffin or cremation
everything you own's gonna go to those still around
so can i get your thoughts about open caskets
plus about a couple hundred flower baskets
get used to the cold dig a hole cuz you're wearing brown
like the snow that's blowing away
we have no more control of our days
we're all just gonna die
yeah, we're all just gonna die
everyone has their time, everyone falls aside
everyone will pass away, everyone's gonna die
how then will you live? how then will you live
for the rest of your days?
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burst
03:38
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my God, how i can see how much you've given me
my heart cannot contain this intensely joyful pain
so i'm warning everyone: heaven's gates have come undone
i can't hide, i won't hide my love
containment field has failed; mt ruptured soul assailed
humbling to realize that love illustrated dies
so i'm warning everyone: put your safety goggles on
i can't hide, i won't hide my love, my love
that You would see displayed in my life: love
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writing songs at work
03:59
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one fine morning, she came in to my work: a single female data entry clerk.
she wasn't hired permanently, she was just a temp from the agency.
mariajose's computer was free, then she sat down and she smiled at me!
i forgot all about mariajose, and we listened to sigur ros all day.
regina, regina: more beautiful than a ballerina.
she had no ring upon her hand, and then she asked me about my band. o regina.
we talked about travel, and car wrecks and school.
and she wore those geeky glasses that i find so cool.
but as socially inept as vintage darth vader,
the only goodbye i could think of was "later..."
then wednesday morning to my dread, a different temp was there instead!
i guess that her car had broken down, and she disappeared -- she went underground.
regina, i promise that i'm not a stalker. i'm not super-psycho or off of my rocker.
i know that you don't even know me at all, but you seemed cool, and fun and tall.
regina, regina: more beautiful than a ballerina.
you had no ring upon your hand, and then you asked me about my band.
regina, regina: do you wanna hang out or grab a pizza?
to track you down would take too long, and so instead i'll just write a song about regina.
where are you, my regina? i wish i knew you, regina. regina, o regina.
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el bicho esta muerto
02:29
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millertime
04:08
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i could sing about flowing tears in a waiting room
i could sing about wounds received from a friend
i could sing about pastors with cancer
and their sons and their daughters
i could sing about love
fear will run, but hope remains
hope remains, hope must remain
because you know that God can save anything
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brett rawalt Anchorage, Alaska
Not trying to be a rock star. I just like writing songs. (and one book.)
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