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American Goblin

by Sailor Boyfriend

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1.
Teleplay 02:52
Your red burns through my head Before I close my eyes Records Of the real world I had dreams Of what seemed Oh-oh Like the real world Like the real world You make me watch chemistry Test patterns that we can’t see It’s all that you writ It’s all in the script Of the teleplay I heard they can get by through Life without drugs Oh-oh In the real world They don’t need to pause their scene To regain their normalcy I know I know I know I know You make me watch chemistry Test patterns that we can’t see It’s all that you writ It’s all in their script Of the teleplay If We’re so off Why can’t we turn it on Going through motions Till’ we break static dawn Channel flipping Tidal-shifting Should we stop?
2.
Don't feel bad, it's really not your fault I just hate everyone, when I'm alone too long And I can try and dance around it all But I can’t be cool if I’m dodging your calls Fell asleep at the bar and woke up in Capoeira Class I was wearing your lipstick I think Capoeira Class Capoeira Class Capoeira Class Capoeira Class You left your eyelash on my chest I kept it there, love being your mess Tried to sleep, but potential's in my head Stared at the wall while thoughts ran 'round the bed Fell asleep at the bar and woke up in Capoeira Class I was wearing your lipstick I think Capoeira Class Capoeira Class Capoeira Class Capoeira Class
3.
Down, down in the underground He's looking so profound Lack of chill with a five band bill He booked These guys from out of state Are running unfashionably late The American goblin Hobbles back to look And see if Suzy Lee Has answered his 8 texts While his PA plays Some Replacements Complains in vain to some Friend through his vape pen “This is what The Scene’s all about: None of the twist but all of the shout!” "Come thruuuu" You can tell by the overalls, Devilock, insecurity All he's sewn proudly on his sleeve Halfway through a Facebook post Beggin' for community She walks on by with a bass, His gaze reaches to her knees Asks the girl in the Erg tee shirt If she's heard Mikey Erg She sighs and rolls her eyes, see ya’s and bee lines He can’t believe She’s the instrumental lead The only thing built to spill Out his dictionary mouth: “Come thruuuuuuuu” (Please please please let him be misunderstood) "Please please please let me be misunderstood" "She's actually pretty skillfully" "Tattoo across my left shoe: Morrissey, Mac, Jeff and Magnum, Brian Tattoo across my left shoe: Rivers, Issac, Henry" He’ll gargle his strife To cut through the noise like a butter knife In a funhouse Mirror to an audience of one We’ll bite our tongues to sing Without doing anything Pay to play our place; the space Is safe if it is for him Well, whatcha gonna do? Come thruuuuuuuuuuuuu (Please please please let him be misunderstood)
4.
Michael Rennie was ill The Day the Earth Stood Still But he told us where we stand And Flash Gordon was there In silver underwear Claude Rains was The Invisible Man Then something went wrong For Fay Wray and King Kong They got caught in a celluloid jam Then at a deadly pace It Came From Outer Space And this is how the message ran… Science fiction (ooh ooh ooh) double feature Doctor X (ooh ooh ooh) will build a creature See androids fighting (ooh ooh ooh) Brad and Janet Anne Francis stars in (ooh ooh ooh) Forbidden Planet Wo oh oh oh oh oh At the late night, double feature, picture show I knew Leo G. Carroll Was over a barrel When Tarantula took to the hills And I really got hot When I saw Janette Scott Fight a Triffid that spits poison and kills Dana Andrews said prunes Gave him the runes And passing them used lots of skills But When Worlds Collide Said George Pal to his bride I'm gonna give you some terrible thrills Like a… Science fiction (Oooh ohh ohhh) double feature (Wanna go) Doctor X (Ooooh oooh ohhh.) will build a creature (R.K.O) See androids fighting (Ooooh ooohhh) Brad and Janet (The back row) Anne Francis stars in (ooh ooh ooh) Forbidden Planet Wo oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh At the late night, double feature, picture show I wanna go To the late night, double feature, picture show In the back row (Wo oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh) To the late night, double feature, picture show

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Songs about living inside a TV show, Brazilian dance-fighting, jagoffs in the DIY community, and a show tune

It's our first EP. Please be gentle with it.

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released February 14, 2017

Recorded & produced by Sailor Boyfriend
Mastered by Dan "Cap'n" Aleman at Wild Iris Music

Tracks 1-3 written by Alex Mercuri and Andy Waldron, except for "Science Fiction/Double Feature", written by Richard O'Brien

Front cover is an interpolated version of Kenneth McGowan's "Kermit" (1979)

Back cover features a piece by Steve Heller

Sailor Boyfriend would like to thank their sweeties and haters – especially their families, Dan Aleman, Conor Brennan, Avery Mandeville, Emma Murphy, and the kind, attractive folks at WCPR: Castle Point Radio in Hoboken, NJ.

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Going for it, doing our best, having a good time. It's Sailor Boyfriend. Alex Mercuri on guitar/vocals & Andy Waldron on synth/vocals.

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