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MEG​/​\​DETH TEE

by Oh Lonesome Ana

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1.
The dirt road Cracks under the tires Two shovels roll In the back of his old red pickup We say nothing my head heavy with sleep As we roll down the road to a sign that reads PRIVATE PROPERTY We shovel Until my hands start shaking Smooth the lines Make it look like Nothing was taken We say nothing my arms heavy with sleep Two more miles back to a bed don't belong to me And he says nothing But "Go back to sleep" I dream of running away But he takes it out on your body and private property and private property and private property and private property We say nothing and we say nothing We say nothing Private property don't apply to me
2.
I can cut my arm Or get drunk in your car Throw up in the backseat It's OK to forget Or lose consciousness I nod off I wake up periodically Only half asleep And only half sleeping My only one life away And in this moment it's OK It's OK to live Like the Devil's chasing you Cause he is It's OK if he catches you (It's OK if he catches you) It's OK to run Like the Devil chases you Cause he does It's OK if he catches you... He's going to If I can't tell a life from a lie Then I can fuck my life And it's OK And I'll do jumping jacks And I'll do somersaults Out of this crippling depression Might as well jump (JUMP!) Go ahead and jump (JUMP!) It's OK to live Like the Devil's chasing you Cause he is It's OK if he catches you (It's OK if he catches you) It's OK to run Like the Devil chases you Cause he does It's OK if he catches you... He's going to Clutching your heart and your mind If he compels you to take your own life Pills, razor, warm blood in warm water A slow death of lung cancer A slow death of lung cancer The slow death of lung cancer
3.
I heard the ocean starting to give up We took all the fish Replaced them with plastic I heard the voice of God above A promise to destroy everything on the earth in his flood And so I'm sending out a dove And I'm trying hard to see the rainbow Outside my window Right there in the street Giving me reason to go out there But the dove keeps coming back to me I saw clouds Of industrial waste Displace all the air With garbage and mercury And in the heaven's seven angels of blood And I understood the things that I thought that had passed were to come And so I'm sending out a dove And I'm trying hard to see the rainbow Outside my window Right there in the street Giving me reason to go out there But the dove keeps coming back to me I don't care about his drug years I don't care that his mother didn't love him I don't care that he watched his best friend die He's still sleeping on the couch as I creep on by And I'm trying hard to see the rainbow Outside my window Right there in the street (Giving me reason) And so I'm sending out a dove But the dove keeps coming back The dove keeps coming back The dove keeps coming back to me
4.
You ride your bike around the navy yard You lie about your age so you can join the first world war I heard that you can talk to anyone you meet Well I wish that you could talk to me When I was born you were already dead So you ride your bike around the navy yard in my head And I’ve got your blood inside of me We’re not the same, but probably close enough So when 70 years have turned to stone And I’m living with your blood It means you’re not really gone You smash your brother’s head and bury him But when God asks you, you say “I don’t know where he is” You dig a trench, you hold the line, you fire ‘til you’re spent You try to forget When I was born you’d already drank yourself to death But you keep digging up holes in my head And I’ve got your blood inside of me It’s how I know, that I’m not good enough For millions of years you killed to live And I’m living with your blood Now how am I supposed to love?
5.
I'm glad you got out But I miss you Poor is what we shared But love too I'm glad that you got out But I miss you My frittering away somnambulist days You held on through And I'm glad that you got out But I miss you I wish I'd never made you feel like shit When you got sick We couldn't pay for it I wish I'd never made you feel like shit Stray feelings rest like a quiet un-death I'm glad you got out But I miss you Poor is what we shared But love too I'm glad that you got out But I miss you My frittering away somnambulist days You held on through And I'm glad that you got out But I miss you At 2 a.m. he's coming through your door I lay in bed I don't wanna get hurt no more I wish I'd never made you feel like shit Stray feelings rest like a quiet un-death You got out But I miss you Poor is what we shared But love too I'm glad that you got out But I miss you My frittering away somnambulist days You held on through And I'm glad that you got out But I miss you And I'm glad that you got out But I miss you
6.
Five more days The week like a meadow I'm still here Subtle in the background No one there To help you pick your battles But I'll still be casting a shadow Rushing lattice I came to you with open arms Rushing lattice Do me no harm Rushing lattice I came to you without regard Rushing lattice Do me no harm Your charms break Subtle in the background I'm still awake The spark like a flash now I'll be here To help you pick your battles But peace comes to light without a shadow Rushing lattice I came to you with open arms Rushing lattice Do me no harm Rushing lattice I came to you without regard Rushing lattice Do me no harm The sun drops on the lake Trash drifts in the sea I'll show you what it takes To set just one soul free Garbage in the sky Fire in the air I'll show you what it costs But I don't think you care Rushing lattice I came to you with open arms Rushing lattice Do me no harm Rushing lattice I came to you without regard Rushing lattice Do me no harm Rushing lattice I came to you with open arms Rushing lattice Do me no harm Rushing lattice I came to you without regard Rushing lattice Do me no harm
7.
Still sad We packed up and left You moved us into a house that smelled like cigarettes My real dad Only three months dead I can't remember the last thing he said I took drugs I drank 'til I threw up I left you in the dust as soon as I grew up And that's when He tried to take your life I can't imagine what that must have been like But you'd pray to God to redeem him To give you the purpose or meaning But a god that only gives you sufferin' is no kind of god No kind of god to believe in Thank you for another beautiful day And this endless expanse of nothing The distance doubles my doubt The fuck was that about? There's something people say Something "heart growing fonder" "What kills you and what makes you stronger" But you'd pray to God to redeem him To give you the purpose or meaning But a god that only gives you sufferin' is no kind of god No kind of god to believe in No kind of god to believe in No kind of god No kind of god to believe in
8.
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I cleaned the floors In your used car For your date night With your high school sweetheart I had a dog, a borrowed jacket Covered in fur, interwoven Just a kid on Doolittle Lane I sang angry "angry again" Is it not cool to wear this MEGADETH tee? And how could anyone love me? Is it not cool to wear this MEGADETH tee? We were in love But we were a mess We had a dog But we were manic depressed I punched through a wall I cried on the phone I moved to New York Low and alone The last one riding the L train I sang angry "angry again" Is it not cool to wear this Megadeth tee? And how could anyone love me? Is it not cool to wear this Megadeth tee? And how could anyone love me? And along the road All the dogs have died They're here then they're gone All the dogs have died They were all friends They were good friends of mine And all of their bodies left behind Wherever you go Whenever you die If you believe in the lord They say your soul stays alive In a palace or shack But I don't really care If I can't see my friends Then I don't want to live there The last one to leave Heaven's Gate I'll sing angry "angry again" Is it not cool to wear this MEGADETH tee? And how could anyone love me? Is it not cool to wear this MEGADETH tee? And how could anyone love me? All the dogs have died And how could anyone love me? All the dogs have died And how could anyone love me? All the dogs have died And how could anyone love me? How could anyone love me?
9.
I was a dirt road kid Happy that you were my friend You never judged me for being a weirdo Or for anything that I did (for anything that I did) Hello me, it's me again I can't remember what it's like To feel so small But in a good way, mostly In this world That's so impossibly big To feel beauty that's rare and beyond comprehending To be sure To get lost in it Your tail was broken You were always so scared And you saw it all fall apart My bed used to be on the floor of my room And you'd lay down right next to my heart Hello me, it's me again I can't remember what it's like To feel so small But in a good way, mostly In this world That's so impossibly big To feel beauty that's rare and beyond comprehending To be sure To get lost in it I walked through the door With you in my arms Happy that you were my friend Your eyes were so tired Your face so gray I held your hand as you faded away Hello me, it's me again I'm having a hard time tonight You looked so small In a box for a sweater XL from a store in the mall Your eyes, they don't close When you lay down forever And I hope God can find a place for you

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The first record by the band Oh Lonesome Ana. This album was inspired by the original works of our dear friend Johnny Allen. In the info section for each song you can find the original material, as well as the adapted lyrics as they were sung.

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released July 15, 2022

For anyone who's trying to get better. Keep trying.
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OH LONESOME ANA:
Ashley Maiden: Bass Guitar, Vocals
Evan Bailey: Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion
Jacob Bradford: Guitar
Zach Peach: Drums, Percussion

AND FRIENDS:
Rachael McElhiney: Vocals
Graham Farrow Knibb: Vocals
Farrow and the Peach Leaves: Handclaps
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RECORDING:
Jack Shirley recorded, mixed, mastered, and provided general wisdom and friendship at The Atomic Garden in Oakland sometime during the COVID pandemic of 2020 and 2021

Patrick Hills at Earthtone Studios arranged and recorded all the background vocals

Additional recording by Zach Peach at Dream Cabin Sounds, and Jacob Bradford at The Birchville Cat Motel, both in Nevada County
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ART:
Concept and design by Justin Butler. Cyanotype done in analog with some weeds foraged from a dry creek bed between Sutter Creek and Volcano
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WORDS:
Poetry and prose by Johnny Allen and David Mohr, and adapted by Evan Bailey.

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