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Mercury

by Whelpwisher

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1.
Same old cares, don't do me wrong I'm glad that you're so happy Is everyone just fumbling on? All ships sliding unseen Summer getaway, don't you put it past me Am I my broken faulty head? Gray matter, rotting worm meat Am I broken wasted soul? Weak will and fickle heartbeat Am I the choices that I make? If so, I choose to leave without me Am I the dog lost in the street? I think I might be maybe
2.
Andale 01:40
I'm south, the days are what you make them I drown, but I don't like to taste it Andale, is it kind to save? Bound, is getting by just half the pain? I'm south, the day is nearly wasted I frown, brain is in the basement
3.
The Wave 01:52
Watch the wave deflate It wasn't real, it wasn't needed Never loved a bigger purpose to lose face Drove 3000 miles to sleep on floors and really mean it Seems to me it was a vacation away Ride the wave, I'll ride the wave Grow your hair out long Shave your face and feed the meter Payphones asking for a quarter of your day Never mine to point the finger at who really needs it The only horse in town, so I will mount away
4.
The Good 01:27
Great things go to the voracious, you know The rest is left for the good enough guys/gals You can't be good, so be careful Know you should It's just enough to taste the wine I am willing to know the whole truth, to know the worst And to lay it by my side I am willing to know the whole truth Great things go to the voracious, you know The rest is left for the good
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Smile cause you know what else to do here I'm not sure if I Life is a joke, so says the faithless My horse is not so high Choices can choke, I'll get the water Doesn't help the fire So I've been told, so I was tortured Hold me down tonight Minor fictions, I won't smile away What's the picture drying in the paint? Smile cause you know what I can do here I'm not sure if I Life is a joke, so says the tasteless, ruthless lullaby Death of the soul, solemn belief that nothing is worthwhile Not that there's hope, not that it's hopeless Trying not to try
6.
The loudest family is happiest and they will show you Lose no volume, lose no face It's plain to see that they are flawless and joyful examples Must be nice to feel no pain Content to know, you'll never be as happy Content to know, you'll never be like them The loudest family, I wonder how they even stand it Hollow gestures, empty phrase Like actors in a play where life is fair and all are thankful And all the bad guys get away
7.
Interlude 00:46
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Bad luck starts today but some say Fending for yourself is far from fatal How you fake home, teach me All I ever made was mercury on earth Bad luck starts today but some say Words and pictures never off the table How you fake home, fool me All I ever made was shining hell on earth
9.
Homerule 01:30
On the outside once, looking for a place to come home to On the counter-blow Friends, I've got to show New one for the kiss'n'ride, it's home school Pick the 3's and 1's Elevate me home On the outside once, looking for a place where I know you Knew it all along Pal, I gotta tell Place me in a box and then dispel me Flush me all away
10.
Show's Over 02:12
Waiting in the darkest hole I've lived, now I pass the rope What I'd give for another day at 17, carefree and alone Lay here, only hours to go Pale death, I will dream me home What I'd give for another day at 34, carefree and alone You can't fight forever, but don't go racing for the end What I'd give for another day at 68, carefree and alone No time left, just this moment I will smile and fall, still carefree and alone
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Prom on Mars 01:21

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This is the result of a 14 day song-a-day recording project.

Recorded at Boozy Grin 5/19/18 - 6/1/18.

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released June 4, 2018

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Whelpwisher Chicago, Illinois

Ben Grigg turned his attention to making solo recordings under the name Whelpwisher immediately after Chicago-based indie rock band Geronimo! played their last show in 2015. These recordings served Grigg as idea-engines for his bands over the years. The albums themselves stand alone as engaging and well crafted aural documents, despite the utilitarian intentions. ... more

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