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I'm sorry life is so confusing, because I'm really enjoying this

by Sam Peplin

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Sunset on the docks They're all inside, watching golf and drinking scotch I pause to take a watercolor picture Best watercolor I've ever done A celebration of life Free of tears, cheap religion, free of strife Gotta say goodbye to a friend old and true Gotta say farewell to make room for someone new So goodbye old friend, hello the new And in my bed, the tears finally come Waves of catharsis glowing like the sun I understood some simple truths that day And I wouldn't want to have it any other way It wasn't long before I told you how I felt Before I told you how I figured all this out And no-one else has heard it to this day When friendships falter, the memory remains So goodbye old friend Yeah goodbye old friend Oh farewell old friend, hello the new
2.
Yep 03:21
Yep Put so much in and get so little out A whisper to my final desperate shout Oh yep I know it was the best that you could do But I hope you know the pain that put me through Yep Seared into a dark place in my mind A little word I'd rather leave behind Oh yep Give me just a little more hon, just a little more. C'mon and give me just a little more hon, just a little more, just a little more Oh give me just a little more hon, just a little more, just a little more Give me just a little more hon, just a little more, just a little more And I know that you were trying to pull away And I know I shouldn't have tried to make you stay But I didn't have the strength to take that step And you're too weak to give me more than yep
3.
Well we went downtown to see the exhibit And its been such a long time since you've paid it a visit And we wandered around just you and me, together All the others were a blur Can we wander here forever? Could we wander here and ponder fear and wonder why life is so confusing What are we doing anyhow? Well things seemed pretty good at that moment, don't you think? A beautiful steamship sailing smooth, but soon to sink And all the little engineers they couldn't tell you what went wrong So I'm mulling it over as I sift through the lyrics of this song Could we wander here and ponder fear and wonder why life is so confusing What are we doing anyhow? Could we Maybe Just wait And see Take it easy, now Take it easy now Well we went downtown Well we went downtown
4.
Unwound 03:07
Jealousy Now that's something that I haven't felt so often before Irrational It don't matter that I know it, 'cause I still can't ignore Foolishness I'm the surefire first place, yeah I take the award Paranoid Don't get stressed too often, so it's shaking my core So get out of here, get out of here, get out of here, don't wanna find out that you know any more Cause you're getting close, yeah you're getting close, you're getting close, but I'm close yeah I'm closer Understand The best intentions don't mean shit if they're misunderstood Out of hand, going mad And I don't wanna switch it off, but I probably should Happiness You give it to me but that doesn't really make me unique Wondering If you'll find something to enjoy deep within the real me And I might be wrong, and I might be wrong, and I might be wrong, but its unlikely its unlikely uh And I want your focus, and I want your focus, please give me your focus, I can take it, I can take it uh Is that a thread I see, is that a thread I see, is that a thread I see, laid bare, laid bare, laid bare? Have you ever been, have you ever been, have you ever been, have you ever been unwound? Tell me have you ever been, have you ever been, have you ever been, have you ever been unwound? Tell me have you ever been, have you ever been unwound? Have you ever been unwound?
5.
Type A 02:54
When I was young, I knew a man who drove my mother crazy With lists and plans and minute hands, you're efficient or you're lazy It used to drive me up a wall, but these days it don't phase me Don't write it off, just write it down, methodical, not hasty, yeah So he's a litte type A? Well that's okay Because I know he's looking out for me tomorrow and today So he's a little uptight? Well that's alright Cause in the end he's just a friend with too much on his mind, yeah Business man, out of hand, working too hard for his wages Planners filled up to the brim, pages after pages Oh when was your last holiday, it seems like it's been ages So stand on up and bust on out of your self-made paper cages, yeah So he's a litte type A? Well that's okay Because I know he's looking out for me tomorrow and today So he's a little uptight? Well that's alright Cause in the end he's just a friend with too much on his mind And it might not quite align with my philosophy I like to clear my slate and keep my schedule free But if it helps the man to put his mind at ease I'll write a million little notes to remind me So he's a little type A
6.
Will you come check on me? To make sure I'm not sleeping on the roof tonight Will you come check on me? To make sure that those old bed bugs don't bite Will you come check on me? Because the darkness causes such a fright Will you come check on me, will you come check on me tonight? Will you come wrestle me? I can't pin you, but I love to try Will you chase after me? Because one day I'm gonna learn to fly and be a superhero, or a power ranger, or a jedi knight Will you come wrestle me, even if you're not so spry? Will you come draw with me? You got me started down that road Will you go fish with me? With that old tacklebox you owned? Will you watch over me? Cause you're the hardest, truth be told And I'll remember you and all the summer lawns I mowed
7.
Well you were skipping around, minding your business, when you saw a fellow fall off a cliff You rushed over to see if the man was alright, but you moved too fast and you tripped You caught on to a branch, and held on for dear life, but soon you were losing your grip And along came a bag with some big garden shears, and your poor little branch got clipped Oh you poor little critter, well that's just the way it goes And what happens next, well this time no-one knows. And you cursed as you fell, as the man fell as well, and he landed in the water below And you wondered how he could be swimming so calm, and he shouted "Just go with the flow!" And your thoughts they were floating along as you fell and before long you started to glow And when you crash down in the water below then I'm sure that you're gonna feel whole Oh you poor little critter, well that's just the way it goes And what happens next, well this time no-one knows. Oooh enjoy your ride down, Oooh enjoy your ride Oooh enjoy your ride down, Oooh enjoy your ride Oh you poor little critter, well that's just the way it goes And what happens next, well this time no-one knows. (x2)
8.
Real and vibrant My own blue horizon Kissed by the sun The moon casts shadows as we run Spend our mornings in the cornflower fields Do I seem sad? Because I was then, but no longer Do I seem glad? Because right now, I'm content to be content to be Kissed by the sun The moon casts shadows as we run Spend our mornings in the cornflower fields (x2) Well I let these chords consume me And with clarity, they wiped the clouds away And now fields of blue await me And you'll find I'm not the kind to hesitate Kissed by the sun The moon casts shadows as we run Spend our mornings in the cornflower fields (x3)
9.
Have you ever given a gift you made someone, but didn't really like? The sort of thing you worked real hard on but just didn't turn out right? And have you ever given a gift so perfect that you know you'll never top? Something unique that shows you care, like a bat-house, or a painted garden rock? Do you have a favorite dream, and do you have a favorite nightmare? Do they ever re-occur, or was it just a memorable scare? Do you like the mystery of a dream you wake up from, and soon you wont remember? Or do you like the ones that are so outlandish, you'll hold onto them forever? Tell me have you ever kissed somebody in the rain, and felt truly content? And do you think it's bad if you think you have, but can't remember where or when? Have you ever kissed somebody while you're crying, cause you're happy or you're sad? And is one more poetic than the other, and if so, then which ones that? What's the angriest you've ever been at someone that you care about a lot? And do you think that they deserved it, and did you show them how you felt, or did you not? Have you ever been so mad you've said or done some things you wish you could take back? Or did you bottle up those feelings til your soul is getting heavy, feeling black? Have you ever felt a hole because you lost something that was a part of you? And did you feel it slipping slowly off, or did it tear away out of the blue? And were you feeling empty for some time, feeling it could never be replaced? Or did you fill that hole up quickly with the comfort of a new and friendly face? Oh its just a little questionnaire, and I'll pretend that I don't care if you answer it or not But I'll be wondering what you thought And what you're gonna say, and what you'll hide away, and what you will reveal, and how you're gonna feel, and if you're gonna know, and if its gonna grow, and if I'm just a fool, and if so well that's cool So I'll let patience have its day Probably the wise choice anyway Its just a little questionnaire just to show you that I care Its just a little questionnaire

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Massive thanks to Loren Kreider and Dominic Cristiano for their contributions to performance of these tracks, and for general inspiration and advice. Thank you to Karen Yang for designing the incredible cover art.

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released July 26, 2016

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Irving & The Axolotls Cleveland, Ohio

Loren and I are friends from Cleveland, Ohio. We've worked with each other (and other friends too!) to make music as a hobby for several years now. These projects are mostly for fun, but they also provide a great outlet for us to share and discuss music with other friends and archive the stuff we've worked on. ... more

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