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Mineshaft

by Los Martoonies

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1.
Feelin's (You Gimme) c. '16 Vlayman There are many things that you make me feel whenever you come around And you know that my hunger is real when I see you dancing uptown, yeah And I don't mean to scare ya, don't wanna scare you away, I don't wanna scare ya but I can't help but say You give me feelings, You give me feelings Regret, desperation, confusion, need, fear, hope and desire 2x There ain't no one knows more about you There ain't no one wants you more And I don't mean to scare ya, I don't wanna scare you away, I don't wanna scare ya but I can't help but say You give me feelings, You give me feelings Regret, desperation, confusion, need, fear, hope and desire Regret, desperation, confusion, need, fear, hope and desire 2x (double- time)
2.
Cherry 03:43
Cherry c. '16 Vlayman I was never so lazy, so lazy as you I was never so crazy, to do the things you do Things was always so hazy, hangin' round with you Now yer pushin' up daisies, so all my lies come true You were the one we all wanted to bury After you choked on her cherry She was never really too bright, I admit that that's true She was a kinda dim a red light, witha lotta blue But she always thought you'd do her right, to do the things you do She didn't put up no kinda fight, she just gave in to you You were the one we all wanted to bury After you choked on her cherry But you was all kindsa lazy, and we could see you true You was a mother fuckin' crazy, and so we hadda do for you You thought you had the right, to do the things you do Now you're in the deep dark night, and there's no way back for you You were the one we all wanted to bury After you choked on her cherry
3.
Sorrow's Anthem c. '16 Vlayman Onna crowded boat they hope will float On their backs is all their clothes Fleein' from the helicopters Barrel bombs and what comes after Some ain't got no documents and And some ain't got no descendants And some has lost their young parents Who knows what comes after Sorrow's anthem izza siren Can't help but hear all the cryin' Payin' off at the garrisoned border Let's hear it for the new world order Gold and hash and woolen goods They'd sell it all if they only could To get beyond this ravaged land From the bombed out cities and the barren sand To try to find themselves somewhere more kind To try and find themselves a better life Sorrow's anthem izza siren Can't help but hear ll the cryin' 2x There's them what come from foreign lands They promise and claim they have a plan There's them what say this cannot stand To make a peace upon this land Sorrow's anthem izza siren Can't help but hear all the cryin' 2x
4.
Atone c. '16 Vlayman Hey I hear confession's good for the soul, You dirty rat I reckon you get that, And I know that's something that you might know, if you but hadda soul, which you don't CH: It's that time o' year, I fear, I hear it's time to forgive and forget But you and me we gots some things we can't let be, and I ain't ready to atone just yet You mighta coulda just put it up in lights, You dirty narc, tellin' tales in the dark, All yer stories, right, about what happened that night Are not truth but lies, all you know CH: When you make your request for such forgiveness, You dirty hypocrite You're s'posed to do it true, no holdin' back by you And I'll see you turning blue, before we're through CH: It's that time o' year, I fear, I hear it's time to forgive and forget But you and me we gots some things we can't let be, and I ain't ready to atone just yet
5.
Yer Better Half c. '16 Vlayman I gotta tellya, honey, I really appreciate when you tell the hospital how you fell down the stairs sleepwalking in the dark, And I love ya to death, when you tell 'em in all seriousness That that I'm yer better half, I'm yer better half And it's a great thing that you did making yer daddy believe, that you've grown clumsy and you often walk into walls, And those burns marks on yer arm are from a cooking accident, he believes, and you told him nothing really hurts at all CH: I'm sorry, baby, I tell you once again Let's get some drinks and have some laughs I know you'll forgive as you know you'll outlive me I'm yer better half I don't mean to hate you and you know I don't all the time, It's just sometimes something in my head seems to snap, And I would never rape you, but I will keep you in line because I'm yer better half CH: I'm sorry, baby, I tell you once again Let's get some drinks and have some laughs I know you'll forgive as you know you'll outlive me I'm yer better half Bridge: I can't stand to think about it anymore I'm standing here right outside yer bedroom door (that you locked) I'm real sorry that I called you a whore (I won't do it no more) Won't you let me in, let me again? And yeah, I gotta record and it says I did some things (I ain't proud of) but you promised to love and obey nonetheless And if I only told you just before we put on the rings, I wasn't hidin' nuthin' And you still took me as yer better half CH: I'm sorry, baby, I tell you once again Let's get some drinks and have some laughs I know you'll forgive as you know you'll outlive me I'm yer better half
6.
The Right to Survive c. '16 Vlayman We undertook to to make this journey We promised to stay together 'til the end We didn't think we'd need to hurry And we always thought that we would stay friends Your momma sent us off with all her kisses Your daddy gave us money and a gun Your brothers they applauded and gave best wishes Your little sister gave us none CH: Nobody guarantees you the right to survive I can't let you leave me alive Bridge: And I swear, honey, I didn't see this coming I didn't predict this kinda thing at all But after making it through so many summers Comes the fall We undertook to to make this journey We promised to stay together 'til the end We didn't think we'd need to hurry And we always thought that we would stay friends CH: Nobody guarantees you the right to survive I can't let you leave me alive
7.
Onna Roll 04:18
Onna Roll c. ' Vlayman Got mebbe three kindsa choices to make I reckon I'l tell ya about 'em in this song And I'll propose mebba a answer to 'em And you can keep it to yerselves if you know I'm wrong First I gotta decide on Deicide Do I kill my god, or do I kill yours See, wounding the bitch ain't a good idea She might want revenge and that could hurt CH: And I'm onna roll Don't know which way I'll go But I'll let you know, yeah, when I get there Next, I gota choose what I'm gonna do About the things she done, them real bad things And there's the question in there, about who else is involved And do they get, do they get the same thing CH: And I'm onna roll Don't know which way I'll go But I'll let you know, yeah, when I get there My lastess decision requires some little precision In aiming myself at the rest of my life Do I become just another broke-down drunk Or do I finish thing, and next my life CH: And I'm onna roll Don't know which way I'll go But I'll let you know, yeah, when I get there
8.
Mineshaft 04:00
Mineshaft c. '16 Vlayman I can't see any way through Can't get through to you CH You left me feeling like I was falling down an empty mineshaft Ain't no way to get back The light of my life is fading The starlight is all I see above The fight for my life has been degrading I been buried by love The timbers broke the rails shattered I've no air left but it ain't matter I can't see any way through Can't get through to you
9.
Peppermint & Black Tea c. '16 Vlayman Inspiration's what you are to me (Vocal opening) If only you exist I saddle up, once again Got my broke-down boots and slicker on The sun is shining as I leave my latest friend But I know there comes a storm One more silver dollar is what I leave her with It's all she asked, and all I had She got the others in the course of it I say I gave her all I had Now I admit that girl was just a placeholder A marker, a remembrance of something yet to come 'Cause I'm still looking for my inspiration, son My heart & soul, my love, the only one CH: Now I know she's out there somewhere I've tasted her scent on the breeze In between the scent of peppermint and black tea It's come to me 3x My saddle's chafing and my pony limps I ran outta food a few days past The desert sun is hot as shit But I'm not goin' back And I thought I saw a eagle cross this morning's sun But I fear that it was really a crow In the distance a dust cloud's coming And I expect soon that I'll know And I taste the sand and long for a long cool drink I can't stand to lick my blistered lips If there's any hope I don't know of it I just smell my sweat and the pony shit CH CH: And I know she's out there somewhere I've tasted her scent on the breeze In between the scent of peppermint and black tea (4th &5th time: the sea) It's come to me

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Indie-rock by three old farts what you can hear and smell, Chicago-stylee, with some Ainglish-spin on #4.

Dedicated to our kids, and the ones you think are yers.

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released December 9, 2016

Drums: The Vez.
Guitars & vox: The Szym.
Bass, guitars & vox: The Vlay.
None o' that on #4: The Grankspoine.
Fartwerk and prodooshing, etc.: Vlayman.
OD's and mixing at Feta Central, Drinx, Dining & Laundry.
Drums recorded at Renae's Place (thanx for yer patience!)
Special thanx to Jersey for the "ooh's & aah's" critique - you was right.

All songs c. 2016 Los Martoonies.

For booking, hooking, cooking and cocktail-mixing contact us at mevvvpc@gmail.com

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Vlayman Chicago, Illinois

Fat, bald and old - could I be anymo' rock-n-roll?
I play guitar, bass, some keys and percussion, and I try to vocalize. I write and record, and I do so obsessively. Also, I like martoonies, a lot, and I raise my kids, whom I also like, a lot.
Look for me at the TapeOp and TalkBass forums, where I'm vvv, or in various bars in the Loop.
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