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This Front Room

by Racoma

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1.
Find Me 00:33
Oh All of these things Wrapped up inside They’re coming to find me Oh no
2.
Dog Bones 04:48
Dog bones are brittle When they’re thrown How’s a man supposed to know I drove off in my car alone Imbued in trepidations all of my own Off again Far from slight ‘Cause I’m always on that side Oh come on Get it together man That’s just oversimplified Those days were real Resplendent but concealed The day we drove out to the lake You told me learn to not Hold onto mistakes But I’m off again Far from slight ‘Cause I’m always on that side Oh come on Get it together man That’s just oversimplified The night grew dark My eyelids thin You called me up You said you wanted to I asked you how you’re doing in school You asked my how my father’s been I told you Everything Dog bones are brittle When they’re thrown How’s a man supposed to know I wrote it down for me to read Gone on and dug it up From the garden’s seed Off again Far from slight ‘Cause I’m always on that side Oh come on Get it together man That’s just oversimplified
3.
The Kicker 03:17
You’re the sweetest one inside Only pride and joy I’ve known in my life You’re gonna change the world The light the light You’re gonna change the world A wall was built between us I framed and hung the picture This room is filled with stuff now Of someone I never met I’m going back on home this time A friend told me get back on the horse I wanna try, I never wanna try My lover don’t look at me the same But I’ll take on the blame A wall was built between us I framed and hung the picture This room is filled with stuff now Of someone I never met The Kicker Find it hard to move on When I’ve spent my mind’s time Thinking of what I can’t be When I’ve lost something near and dear The Kicker
4.
OTB 02:47
All your horses left Left on the race track You bet one by one Throw away money like that Driving into Brooklyn She’s wondering how’s dad He’s left the TV on It’s part of his daily format It’s in his silence It’s in his get back sting All in this bottle Oh when it bottles up to something All your horses left Left on the race track If I listen closely Harmonicas play back I’m not one to talk about The sentimental moments in my life The phone it rings and my sister Answers the line I know it’s tough But mom deserves the truth this time Guess we gotta break the news Guess we gotta break it All your horses left Can’t deny You meant too much Stay ground I’ll stay the only course In my life for you That I’m sure
5.
Hesitant 04:02
Won’t you hold me down I’ve said too much this time around When it all went down I know it’s not that simple Did I do my best I can’t sequester my feelings When I rest We left in such a tumble now If I need somebody I’m naked I won’t I’ve never done The moment The sky’s wide open I’ll just shy away I’m hiding Tonight and My mind’s been soldiered A few times before The moment My heart’s wide open I’ll just run away
6.
Jeep 02:17
I’m picking up steam In the back Back of your Jeep I only talk about it much When I’m piss ass drunk Calling me back again Oh the frequent Is telling me something If I go back I’ll give up on everything I had Lay me down I’ll take off my crown And I won’t say a word again No I won’t say a word again No I won’t speak a word again Not about that
7.
Oh it’s so cold On the outside Looking inward at the light I said oh it’s so damn cold On the outside Looking inward at the light Oh when it was something And better than nothing But you would fall at the line And oh maybe it’s something If that were just one thing Fall at the line every time Oh to withhold again When you thought that You were somewhere in between You said oh it’s just that way When you knew that but You don’t know how to say It’s on your mind But you’re far too tongue-tied Oh when it was something And better than nothing But you would fall at the line And oh maybe it’s something If that were just one thing Fall at the line every time It ain’t right With yourself Oh come on Go on and reconcile with yourself For your own Oh come on Fall at the line Fall at the line Fall at the line every time
8.
Fucked Up 03:19
How could I stay here How could I go It’s all in my head It’s all in my head I’m all fucked up Five down the road Take it from me I don’t want to burdened Take what you need Leave all the rest behind All in the night when I get home Set it off Oh how could I’ve known That all of these things Would set me off again All in the night when I get home How could I stay here How could I go It’s all in my head It’s all in my head I’m all fucked up
9.
Day Drunk 03:19
The more I look away No it’s more than I’ve opted for Who am I to say this time I’m outta my goddamn mind Where was I today I’ve been taking shit for granted again I’m not the same this time I’m losing my goddamn mind I’m sweet on it now I’m just trying to be a better man I’m done fucking with who I am Out here trying to make Some bigger plans I’m out here Well here I am I’m just trying to be a better man Well I am What’s this again I’ve been keeping it from all my friends Vulnerabilities to catalyze Me mending my goddamn mind Sweet on it now If I only could Systemize it somehow I’m just trying to be a better man I’m done fucking with who I am Out here trying to make Some bigger plans I’m out here Well here I am I’m just trying to be a better man Well I am
10.
You were only a child But they grow up so fast Wake up Turn on the morning cartoons With your cereal Go on write it down And seal it in an envelope That’s signed to your name You don’t understand Your old man’s tired as hell He’s worked his hands to a swell The only care you comprehend Is your weekend plans Go and take my last fifteen It’s in my purse You better not buy cigarettes With all the time that you have left Who you trying to impress Boy you’re balancing yourself On a knife’s edge You don’t even care Your mama’s losing her hair She’s up all night slaving away In the kitchen ‘Cause you left your dishes there You don’t even care Oh nothing You don’t even care Your mama’s losing her hair She’s up all night slaving away In the kitchen ‘Cause you left your dishes there You don’t even care
11.
Dear Brother 04:00
Dear brother I was a fraud I never called you I was a selfish fool Dear brother You’re tangled up tight Wrapped up in this shit How can I can I get you right Dear brother You’ve been through enough I see it on your breath The billows of cloud dust Tattered and torn Lack of the love You take this street poison Mix it in your blood You’re better when you’ve had enough You’re better when you’ve had enough And I want to Get through to you You’re better when you’ve had enough You’re better when you’ve had enough And I got to Get back to you There you are You’re nothing like you once were There you are Just cover it don’t feel hurt There you are It’s coming at you coming at you quick Here I am I’m nothing like I once was Here I am I’m calling you up to say I love you Dear brother I love you Won’t you tell me Won’t you tell me I need some kind of clue What you’re still going through Won’t you tell me Won’t you tell me All these years wish I knew How to bridge back to you
12.
There’s this kid Isn’t scared about nothing He’s been tricked Ripped off gone left behind Out there For to grow old to His mama’s sick His mama’s sick with the drinking His daddy’s a dick ‘Cause he went up and left on the fly Out there One night met up Sat on the corner of sixth street Tears in his eyes Told me that he’s gonna leave this town And get out there Somewhere to belong to He didn’t leave He didn’t go He got caught up It’s cyclical Another beer down Drinking alone These nights end the same Passed on the floor And I didn’t wonder If anything was wrong One step forward Two steps back Keeps you from moving Keeps you from getting on track

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released May 1, 2020

Songs written, performed and produced by Racoma at home in Mountlake Terrace, WA. Additional overdubbing at Hall of Justice Recording Studio in Seattle, WA.

Vocals, lyrics and guitar by Glenn Haider.
Guitar, vocals and lap steel by Sean Collopy.
Drums, vocals and piano by Eliot Stone.
Bass, synthesizer & glockenspiel by Spencer Templeman.
Wurlitzer, Mellotron & auxiliary percussion by Mike Vernon Davis.

Engineered at home by Sean Collopy.
Mixed, mastered, engineered and additional production by Mike
Vernon Davis at Hall of Justice Recording Studio in Seattle, WA.

Album design and illustration by Judilee Haider.

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Racoma is the Seattle-based collaborative songwriting effort of Glenn Haider, Sean Collopy and Spencer Templeman.

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