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Kangaroo Court (Demo)

by Edyson

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1.
Alexander 05:02
Hell’s a nasty place, made for society’s disgraces A place where most of us will have to go But among the lies and slander, there’s a place for Alexander Though I wouldn’t dare to try and tell him so Without delay he pulled my focus, and at first I failed to notice How he preyed on me and closely watched his words So soon I wanted to explore him, sooner still I just adored him And the rest is just a dirty, sweaty blur And he said... "This is how I take you down, This is how I keep you quiet I, I set you aside I'll have you at my disposal" He reeled me in without strain, he had me on a ball and chain I was vulnerable to him, exposed and bare Though I was bitter, disenchanted, I believed these thoughts he planted He sat with pride upon his liar's chair His perfect body, sunken eyes, his all-time lows and all-time highs I wanted them more than anything on Earth My love was tried and true, but at the same time part of me knew He was more trouble than he’ll ever be worth And he said... "This is how I take you down, This is how I keep you quiet I, I set you aside I'll have you at my disposal" I let him in without objection, I devoted my attention His look-at-me laments tore me apart And so he went in for the kill, he fucked me over for a thrill It was a kamikaze mission from the start I tried to fill with emotion, his rusted heart made out of tin And that’s when things went up in fire and smoke We called it off and called it even, but the things I once believed in Were reduced to punchlines of his twisted joke This is how I take you down, This is how I keep you quiet I, I set you aside I'll have you at my disposal This is how I take you down, This is how I keep you quiet I, I set you aside I'll have you at my disposal Hell’s a nasty place, made for society’s disgraces A place where most of us will have to go But among the lies and slander, there’s a place for Alexander And even if I tell him, he wouldn’t think it’s so These thoughts have not quite faded, I’m so wounded and so jaded, You’re a wicked, cold, and stony statuette But despite the lies and slander, I still care, my Alexander You’re the kind of guy I wish I’d never met.
2.
Heroin Chic 02:33
The trees are bruised yellow like her thighs I love that city girl look in her eyes Newlywed, nearly dead, giving head Getting ready for the next big surprise She's not an addict, she's just heroin chic She's not cynical, her outlook's just bleak Dilated, she's so faded, she's so hated Wild eyes and wicked teeth, yeah She's not a drop-out, she just doesn't go to school A street-walker with her own set of rules Chain smoking, she's broken, so outspoken She's not dumb, she just loves to play the fool She likes to kiss them almost as much as she Loves to kiss the bottle, guaranteed She loves the attention, all that false affection She likes to take that ecstasy She's looking for a boy with tree-branch limbs In the glow of streetlights, she's sure to find him Rose-tinted glasses, crimes of passion Now it's time for her to sink or swim She's not an addict, she's just heroin chic She's not an addict, she's just heroin chic She's not an addict, she's just heroin chic She's not an addict, she's just heroin chic.
3.
Do you remember days of playground fields and childish joy? The neighbours all would say, "Oh, what a happy little Boy, Boy” When we saw your other side, the whole world started to mourn you That's just our nature, 'cause oh, how we adored you We adored you, So we mourn you Brother, I'm afraid to go downstairs Brother, I'm afraid to see what's down there Brother, I'm a child but you know better Brother, do you still remember? You remind me of dandelions in the backyard Sitting on the swing set, you broke my arm but I forgave You, I forgave you You waste your life on second chances (and third, and fourth, and fifth) On keeping your eyes shut ('cause you're too scared to open them) Simple and meaningless romances (but nothing ever...) Lasts, lasts Brother, I'm afraid to go downstairs Brother, I'm afraid to see what's down there Brother, I'm a child but you know better Brother, do you still remember? It's all messed up and broken (just like it's always been) All these feelings that beckon (this situation that we're in) I feel washed up and used (you bloodsucker...) You, you Brother, I'm afraid to go downstairs Brother, I'm afraid to see what's down there Brother, I'm a child but you know better Brother, do you still remember?

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Three very angry folk-ish songs.

Alexander is about a so-called "lover", Heroin Chic is about a so-called "friend", and Brother, I'm Afraid is about so-called "family".

I probably need a therapist.

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released November 27, 2013

Album art from The Mighty Boosh

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Edyson Toronto, Ontario

hi my name is edyson and i've got the broke musician blues

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