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Cars and Trucks and Things That Go

by Wood Burning Cat

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1.
Vandalism 01:44
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I let you in we bolt the door we disregard the rules that we've broken before 'cause it's acceptable through repetition acceptable through repetition acceptable through repetition 'cause once the glass is broken it's not going to be fixed so get out your aggression and smash the tiny bits and grind them all to dust so fine they can't be seen deny it's mere existence to shift the blame from me but I confess I've broken windows everywhere and empty frames always let in the coldest air such unattended damage can devalue a home so you can say I've wrecked it that I should leave alone the rocks that cross my path just begging to be thrown I should learn to just leave them there and not pick up the phone I know it's you I dialed the numbers on my own 'cause vandalism is a social sport and I can't do it on my own
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Shopping for Amps 01:31
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On the short drive back you fell asleep and I watched you from the driver's seat Your head rolled back and your eyes closed so I turned down the stereo, and I wonder what could you possibly be thinking of, and I know that it's the same thing that I'm thinking of, but what kind of spin can you put on such a thing to keep yourself from going crazy in such awful situations and I don't think that you're wrong, but I doubt sometimes that there is a right way, and I admire you can even sleep at all
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She Called Me a Fag 02:15
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I rode my ten speed bike today eastbound looped around the sun was going down down main towards college ave looped around the campus roads passed the bank and headed home I wore my pink t-shirt my bitchin' bitchin' pink t-shirt my Of Montreal pink t-shirt oh yeah I rode my ten speed bike today up the hill towards the Citgo not very much further to go I guess that I looked gay wearing my pink t-shirt my very very pink t-shirt cause when I passed the Citgo some girl rolled down her window and as I passed her car here's what she said she called me a fag and I've never been quite so sad as when I realized tonight that she would never be my friend and those guys in the backseat with their ICP CD collections will probably not load them to me cause she called me a fag
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The Laughing Man 02:02
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We never stop to think things over we're always quick to jump and don't care where we land with bases loaded, two strikes, tied game, we're always quick to swing they tied him to a tree with barbed wire they closed their eyes and shot four times he gave an awful laugh and coughed the bullets up their hearts exploded and they died There's never warning before it's over when rain clouds come we're always staring at the ground we run our fastest but still get wet before we reach the bus they gave him eagle's blood he wouldn't take it he crushed the vial inside his hand without my best friend I can't see the point of life if Blackwing's dead than so am I
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Blowing Up the Moon 01:13
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I propose we send a rocket to the sky and disintegrate the moon disperse the debris as necessary until we have rings around the earth we need rings around the earth and if that can't be done I propose another plan send a bigger rocket down from the moon we'll disintegrate the earth, we'll disintegrate the earth cause what's the point of life if there's no rings around the earth
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Full Name of a Real Person 03:18
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How hard can it be just to want to be happy don't give me that bullshit I know you don't try I've been there before and I know what you're thinking I've told my own version of that exact lie I'm at the twin cities for fourth of July I'm watching that filthy big river reflecting the black of the sky with a beautiful like-minded girl telling me trivia about the skyline but that's not enough for me ****** please just take me home I'll tell you my problems to the faintest detail and tell me your theories about me I'm dying to disagree unconditionally as your tolerance for me I exploit so freely so please just talk to me and lately I've been in your shoes so I know why it turned out like it did and it's all my fault and we were both so immature but me way more so and I don't blame you for anything anymore
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Mercury Cougar 03:26
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This place is small and cramped I jab my knees against the driver's seat ahead of me we sing along to all the worst CDs (Brand New - "Your Favorite Weapon") we're lost in a grid-work of repeated scenes the shows suck out on the west coat no one moves, too spoiled to even give a shit I can't cast blame for lack of encore but we laugh at danger and break all the rules It's not so much a car but an engine with four seats attached and yet it's struggling to make these hills it's not so much a store and a bowling alley stripped of lanes and filled with everything I'd ever want

about

This album was recorded when Wood Burning Cat was a one-man-band, and our live show was basically Jason playing guitar along to a portable CD player. A few people have requested it be made available again, so here it is, in all it's questionable glory.

A note about "She Called Me a Fag":

This song deserves some explanation. This song is based on a true story, and was written directly after the event in question. It was intended to be a clear statement against people who use such slurs as insults. In the seven years since this song was recorded, however, I've gained some sensitivity about using slurs like this as somebody with straight male privilege, regardless of context. I wouldn't write a song like this so carelessly at this point in my life. It is my hope that the sentiment in this song still comes through as clearly as I'd intended it, but I recognize that it is not my place to make such determinations. I hope you will let me know and forgive me if this song crosses a line. Thank you.

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released May 5, 2007

Jason Unterreiner: All credits, for better or worse.

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