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This Affection

by Doombaby

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1.
A Frantic Betty 03:28
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A frantic Betty called me up She's saying it's the end of the world I feel like I've been asleep for days The flies all hover 'round the cup While I sink into the swirl I could have sworn I had something to say You want to celebrate it You want to get up and go It's so good, you just can't hate it Now you know, now you know A frantic Betty called my name She's saying that the time had passed I'm feeling like I should have stayed in bed Let it change and stay the same Let the good times last and last I'm feeling like I never should have said You want to celebrate it You want to get up and go It's so good, you just can't hate it Now you know, now you... Know what's on the tv screen Know what's in the air Know exactly what I mean and Know enough not to care You want to celebrate it You want to get up and go It's so good, you just can't hate it Now you know, now you know
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Persephone's Garden 02:24
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Won't you Hang up the phone Throw me a bone Sit in the sun for awhile Winning the prize Try it on for size Giving an inch for a mile And you wake in Persephone's garden Wondering if it is all the same Sometimes in life, you won't like what you find But today is still your only day Losing to gain Smoking in chains Bruised in the corner again So it's the way Told for the pay Choosing a border to mend And you wake in Persephone's garden Wondering if it is all the same Sometimes in life, you won't like what you find But today is still your only day And you wake in Persephone's garden Wondering if it is all the same Your nature is revealed to me in the parts of you I never see And today is still your only day
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Downer, Baby 03:05
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Feeling Like Shit (On a Saturday Night) 03:07
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Always waiting for your turn If you can handle it just let the candles burn Always looking for a sign It gets so tiring right along the firing line I would be there if I could With my heart of gnarled petrified wood Smoking sideways cigarettes My eye are on the stakes Watching fakes hedge their bets Draw the shades and kill the light Everything is just a little too bright I'm not looking for a fight I'm just feeling like shit on a saturday night Streetlights flicker, cool evening It's so telling, when you're selling their believing Not tomorrow, not today Pretend you could see it any other way Circled wagon smoke signal Among the brood, callous, cold, rude and fickle Broken promise, emptied guns This land is your land Take my hand say you're the one Draw the shades and kill the light Everything is just a little too bright I'm not looking for a fight I'm just feeling like shit on a saturday night
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Patchwork Heart 02:50
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It doesn't matter what you say to me I know the world will just keep turning And if that's something that you find naive I don't think that's too concerning Don't let it fall apart A needle for your patchwork heart Doesn't matter where you being As long as you start To sew up your patchwork heart Fill your lungs and just howl my friend It won't change things when it's pouring I know the rain will just come down again But you'll see the sun some mornings Don't let it fall apart A needle for your patchwork heart Doesn't matter where you being As long as you start To sew up your patchwork heart Sew up your patchwork Sew up your patchwork A needle for your patchwork heart
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Get Off My Lawn 04:02
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Take the photographs Throw them in the pile If you can make me laugh I'll make it worth your while Something with the air tonight Melts away those chores Can I see some blood tonight? Can I be adored? There's a little problem in my way Everything takes too long I don't care what the people say Get off my lawn Browse some uniforms Selected by the stage Cold feet getting warm Tear out every page Something with the air tonight Silhouettes a scream Can I feel some love tonight? Can you make a scene? There's a little problem in my way Everything takes too long I don't care what the people say Get off my lawn Get off my lawn Get
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Thorn 02:55
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I walk the streets of my hometown It feels different now but that's alright I hit the haunts, no one's around There ain't shit to do now on a Saturday night Make it changed, maybe it was me It feels empty now and I should care Some things you learn just to give away for free Things you only notice when you're there And you waited all these years For the moment to arrive But it's ruined when the smoke gets in your eyes A cathedral stands in the town square I walk on by, no prayers to send It's winter here, just like everywhere It's happened before, it'll happen again And it's not clear how the years got away from me Home's more than a place that you lay your head I should miss that town but I'm so glad that I'm free I guess I'll start a fire in my own head And you waited all these years For the moment to arrive But it's ruined when the smoke gets in your eyes And you knew you saw it coming But it hits like a surprise I'm so glad you are the thorn in my side
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In The Eye 03:44
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Heavy heart Sinking sands Creature of the invisible hand I'll never kneel But I can't stand the sight Of an empty cart A broken door Nature is some impossible war I still can't quite feel But let me see the light Won't you Look me in the eye The cobra cut the dose with lye I'm yours, you're adored and you're mine All of the the time Sideways glance In a crowded bar Dressed up in who you think you are Can I get a drink Or do we say goodbye? Got an off time dance With a broken leg I could take you on down a peg I'd rather not but Here we are again Won't you Look me in the eye The cobra cut the dose with lye I'm yours, you're adored and you're mine All of the the... Time won't wait, it won't wait for anyone Time won't wait, no it won't wait for me If I was standing still at the side of road like anyone I'd rather be at home with you if you're free So, look me in the eye The cobra cut the dose with lye I'm yours, you're adored and you're mine All of the the time Look me in the eye The cobra cut the dose with lye I'm your's, you're adored and you're mine All of the the time
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Borracho 02:54
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No clouds Clear sky Through forced smiles Oh, crowd Don't die Over denials And you want it And you need it But it cuts you like a knife Don't look now The lights are shining bright Just like they were On that Friday or Saturday night Shrugged sleep Pressed on Through gritted teeth Plugged deep Stress gone With pitted chiefs And you want it And you need it But it cuts you like a knife Don't look now The lights are shining bright Just like they were On that Friday or Saturday night Don't look now The lights are shining bright Just like they were On that Friday or Saturday night When we lost our souls And it felt like the world died We are the very best of man Fall in love, get out of here alive
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Conversation 03:34
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Do I spy a pirouette Should I ask why or just accept? Cause it's alright with me I'll just enjoy the breeze That's blowing through The window broke What should I do? The punchline's joke There are snakes in the living room And they're gonna slither soon And I'm late once more to the coronation I'm getting used to this situation You know it fills you up with pride When you're on the winning side But it's just another circular conversation Let's crack the sky, no more regret Should I slice the pie or should I let The pieces fall on down And scatter on the ground It's such a mess, but it's alright I'll second guess and stay up all night There are snakes in the living room And they're gonna slither soon And I'm late once more to the coronation I'm getting used to this situation You know it fills you up with pride When you're on the winning side But it's just another circular conversation You know it fills you up with pride When you're on the winning side But it's just another circular conversation

about

This is not a quarantine album, although it may play one on TV in these unprecedented times. I started as I usually do, amassing songs to the point where I realize that I'm going to start forgetting them if I don't record them. I tend to be foggy on dates, but both Downer Baby and Patchwork Heart were initially recorded for non-Doombaby purposes before I decided that multiple projects are not for me- it's all the same project regardless of the aesthetics that I'm obsessed with at the time. With the knowledge that I was moving my family north and a couple of vacation days to burn, Andy Laffin and I laid down the basic tracks over a couple of would-be work days and things seemed to be chugging right along in the summer of 2019. And then I moved, learned what life is like as a dad (busy, lots of Elmo) and built a customized studio in my our basement, where I rerecorded overdubs off and on for, Jesus Christ, 2 fucking years. It should be noted that Andy Crear somehow was able to fly in the entire drum performance, amazingly.

So now I'm calling it done because there is no reason for it not to be, and I need to go obsess over the next one (I true to form have 3 more albums in various stages of done). So here you go. Not sure if it sounds like it took 2 years, but I'm good with it. Thank you sincerely for listening the weird shit I make in my basement.

Your pal,

Bob

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released June 27, 2021

Andy Crear- Drums
Andy Laffin- Bass 1, 2, 4, 6-10
Bob Royale- Else

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