(2017) Homesickology
Homesickology
album by The Moon Expresso
Release date: July 14th 2017
Bandcamp: https://themoonexpresso.bandcamp.com/album/homesickology
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/31x3upHoNjkTsznwtGVBRl
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/br/album/44824811
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/31x3upHoNjkTsznwtGVBRl
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/br/album/44824811
Tracklist:
1 A. P.
2 Ding Goes the Clock
3 Ambition
4 Mi Casa, Su Casa
5 Strange Girl
6 Linda & Flo
7 Chroma Key
8 Dear Estranged Lover
9 America
10 Always Sunny on the Red River
11 Goosebumps
Written, recorded and performed by Rick Longo
Mastered with LANDR
Written, recorded and performed by Rick Longo
Mastered with LANDR
Art by Juca Oliveira
Online distribution by CD Baby
*****
Lyrics:
A. P.
city lights
tell me something big is coming
tell me smile and take the morning
up and about, up and coming
pilgrims we are, so
city lights,
be gentle to me
turn your head up, see it coming
now it's on you and it's on me
don't break down and cry, it's nothing
we have come so far
city lights,
be gentle to me
DING GOES THE CLOCK
you made me feel happier after all
back when we were that small conundrum
you made me a great paper house in the rain
a trail-less freight train
then again
I miss it when we laughed at life
on the way to my car
but mostly I miss not knowing
I miss small talking over beers
and glancing at the stars
but mostly I miss it
when you'd make short work of a dull day
I'd smile to hear you say 'you and I'
when it was easy to just let you go
back where you belong
to your song
and I miss the days of wonder
when I'd smile my way to work
but mostly I miss not knowing
I miss it when the nights were young
and we could share the cold
but mostly I miss not knowing
I miss waiting to see
when joy and peace would wash ashore
but mostly I miss not knowing you
AMBITION
when have I become so jealous of you?
don't mind me, baby
I got no right to judge you now
I'm just a shade
of an old twinkle in my eye
don't mind me, baby
won't you kick me while I'm down
maybe that's all I need
maybe that's all I need
maybe that's all I need to overcome this ambition
and sleep tight
why have I become this obsessed with you?
what could have been
is no longer yours or mine to save
maybe like this
you'll get the sadness that you crave
no mercy now
this is your cue to sleep around
maybe that's all I need
maybe that's all I need
maybe that's all I need to overcome this ambition
and sleep tight
MI CASA, SU CASA
it's your house
blend in
oh, little bird
no one turns the sun on
quite like you
it's your house
blend in
oh little bird
no one paints the sky blue
quite like you
sing your dreams of loving spring
pluck your petals of daylight
don't cry, everything's OK
close your honey eyes, goodnight
STRANGE GIRL
they say that girl is every perfect family man's dream
she smiles at pictures with no single hint of irony
she wakes up happy for a day that starts at seven, one hour earlier
she doesn't care about the poetry of lightning
she doesn't put on psychedelic music to sleep
she doesn't call her mom, 'cause she's no longer a kid
no, no, no, no
indeed, she is the queen of the mainstream
but not you, not you
you're so strange, girl
and that's what I love about you
they say that girl sees life as a stroll in the courtyard
of a thousand princes-charming begging for a favor
she's bright and sunny even when it starts to rain in a lazy pool sunday
she has no love for posting cryptic pictures online
she has no nerve for breaking countryside conventions
she has no semblance of anything spontaneous
let her dream in her bed of lilac sheets
oh yes, she is the goddess of normalcy
unlike you, oh you
you're so strange, girl
and that's what I love about you
she is the queen of the mainstream
she is the goddess of normalcy
she's the plastic smile, you're different
she's the overused line, you're different
she's the predictable pop song, you're different
she's the one-way road ahead, you're different
she's the canned tv show, you're different
she's the reunion tour, you're different
and that's what I love about you
LINDA & FLO
trouble rears its ugly head
trouble hits until we're dead
after all that we've been through
I'm so tired
tried labels, but they don't fit
(they never have, no)
nevermind these hordes of losers
but before I go, Linda said to Flo,
let's tear this night apart
trouble followed us around
found in us agony's every sound
sigh, blood, sweat, teardrop
we've been children of the habit
easy to pretend we'd be back again
right where everything started
now as dear routine leaves
deep inside it screams
what's done will always be done
always
nevermind these hordes of losers
but before I go, Linda said to Flo,
let's tear this night apart
sorrow calls on the horizon
so let's just have fun
before we go on
to live our lives apart
CHROMA KEY
eu quis voar pra outro lugar
bem longe da cilada
você esqueceu, não era eu
naquela amarga madrugada
não era eu
veio a polícia e a TV
ninguém escutou minha história
durante a queda eu vi você a zombar de mim
pela demora
não era eu
DEAR ESTRANGED LOVER
dear estranged lover,
I think for you this is just another week
but your smell still lingers on my mattress
videos of warm ignorant bliss
from you and me
think you've burned my letters
worn-out tomes of cheap philosophy
how many more hardened verses
how many more choruses will it take for you to believe?
now I still feel it while I drive
numb and green to buy some groceries
dear estranged lover,
maybe my sin was just to want it all
to be the soothing when you breathe
to be the comfort when you lay back sick
on sunday noons
like you are to me
do you still feel it while you try
to scrap the plans, start yet again
and now young mystery's your friend
pushing your button, erasing me
your skin of sun and scent of sea
smiling to the Polaroid
the scene that took my breath away
radiant shelter after a busy day
dear estranged lover,
I know that you would break before you bend
now we are at poles apart
and I cling to routine to see me through another week
well, you see
it was your dream, the one you threw away
waking up smeling of lilies
going back to bed to spend the day
or just hear me say
how I love your way
take care
AMERICA
I wanted to be young forever, so the story told
I really just wanted to know you before I got old
I wanted to forget about the premise of this game
to know that you are much more than a northern country's name
if I could write a motorcycle diary, that would do
to speed along your coastline with a trusted friend or two
I'd cradle myself in your breast, i'd wake up feeling your rain
I'd live breathing your nightlife to find my fortune and fame
I wanted to be young and wash my days with Chilean wine
to get to see what untold wonders lie along your spine
to learn about your tongues and jungles, drift along your sea
to converse with forgotten poets in your summer breeze
your tale is one of rivers for people who never swam
of Jesus statues taking breath away from atheist men
of ponderous contradictions from a north who snores outloud
while earnest Disney pictures brave the old mysterious south
my lonesome forced detachment is my way to tell it true
that's why I sing in English even when I sing of you
who's Latin even when you're white
who's darker yet when you are bright
who exhales songs of joy while always strumming chords of plight
I wanted to be young forever, so the story told
I wanted to take you away from days of sunny cold
I wanted you to move from the last wagons of this train
and I wanted you to make me proud of uttering your name
America
ALWAYS SUNNY ON THE RED RIVER
thought of leaving town
thought of glamour underground
guess we're always learning
letters written down
coffee's good to hide the frown
yes, we're always learning
mama told me once,
heaven rarely feels like home
and there's no way around it
oh those lucky freaks
routine pouring on their weeks
there's no price that buys it
it's okay, it makes my day
it couldn't get more right
keep your shades on at all times
'cos even when it's night
it's always sunny
it's always sunny
no luck leaving town
only dirt lies underground
pesticide to kill the buggers
come and speak my tongue
even if it's not your own
meanings always surface in the end
it's okay, it makes my day
it couldn't get more right
keep your shades on at all times
'cos even when it's night
it's always sunny
it's always sunny
when I look the other way
I'm just blinded by the light
I'm okay with home today
'cos even when it's night
it's always sunny
it's always sunny
how I love your silhouette
against the mighty skies
I don't mind staying home today
it's just a state of mind
it's just a state of mind
city lights
tell me something big is coming
tell me smile and take the morning
up and about, up and coming
pilgrims we are, so
city lights,
be gentle to me
turn your head up, see it coming
now it's on you and it's on me
don't break down and cry, it's nothing
we have come so far
city lights,
be gentle to me
DING GOES THE CLOCK
you made me feel happier after all
back when we were that small conundrum
you made me a great paper house in the rain
a trail-less freight train
then again
I miss it when we laughed at life
on the way to my car
but mostly I miss not knowing
I miss small talking over beers
and glancing at the stars
but mostly I miss it
when you'd make short work of a dull day
I'd smile to hear you say 'you and I'
when it was easy to just let you go
back where you belong
to your song
and I miss the days of wonder
when I'd smile my way to work
but mostly I miss not knowing
I miss it when the nights were young
and we could share the cold
but mostly I miss not knowing
I miss waiting to see
when joy and peace would wash ashore
but mostly I miss not knowing you
AMBITION
when have I become so jealous of you?
don't mind me, baby
I got no right to judge you now
I'm just a shade
of an old twinkle in my eye
don't mind me, baby
won't you kick me while I'm down
maybe that's all I need
maybe that's all I need
maybe that's all I need to overcome this ambition
and sleep tight
why have I become this obsessed with you?
what could have been
is no longer yours or mine to save
maybe like this
you'll get the sadness that you crave
no mercy now
this is your cue to sleep around
maybe that's all I need
maybe that's all I need
maybe that's all I need to overcome this ambition
and sleep tight
MI CASA, SU CASA
it's your house
blend in
oh, little bird
no one turns the sun on
quite like you
it's your house
blend in
oh little bird
no one paints the sky blue
quite like you
sing your dreams of loving spring
pluck your petals of daylight
don't cry, everything's OK
close your honey eyes, goodnight
STRANGE GIRL
they say that girl is every perfect family man's dream
she smiles at pictures with no single hint of irony
she wakes up happy for a day that starts at seven, one hour earlier
she doesn't care about the poetry of lightning
she doesn't put on psychedelic music to sleep
she doesn't call her mom, 'cause she's no longer a kid
no, no, no, no
indeed, she is the queen of the mainstream
but not you, not you
you're so strange, girl
and that's what I love about you
they say that girl sees life as a stroll in the courtyard
of a thousand princes-charming begging for a favor
she's bright and sunny even when it starts to rain in a lazy pool sunday
she has no love for posting cryptic pictures online
she has no nerve for breaking countryside conventions
she has no semblance of anything spontaneous
let her dream in her bed of lilac sheets
oh yes, she is the goddess of normalcy
unlike you, oh you
you're so strange, girl
and that's what I love about you
she is the queen of the mainstream
she is the goddess of normalcy
she's the plastic smile, you're different
she's the overused line, you're different
she's the predictable pop song, you're different
she's the one-way road ahead, you're different
she's the canned tv show, you're different
she's the reunion tour, you're different
and that's what I love about you
LINDA & FLO
trouble rears its ugly head
trouble hits until we're dead
after all that we've been through
I'm so tired
tried labels, but they don't fit
(they never have, no)
nevermind these hordes of losers
but before I go, Linda said to Flo,
let's tear this night apart
trouble followed us around
found in us agony's every sound
sigh, blood, sweat, teardrop
we've been children of the habit
easy to pretend we'd be back again
right where everything started
now as dear routine leaves
deep inside it screams
what's done will always be done
always
nevermind these hordes of losers
but before I go, Linda said to Flo,
let's tear this night apart
sorrow calls on the horizon
so let's just have fun
before we go on
to live our lives apart
CHROMA KEY
eu quis voar pra outro lugar
bem longe da cilada
você esqueceu, não era eu
naquela amarga madrugada
não era eu
veio a polícia e a TV
ninguém escutou minha história
durante a queda eu vi você a zombar de mim
pela demora
não era eu
DEAR ESTRANGED LOVER
dear estranged lover,
I think for you this is just another week
but your smell still lingers on my mattress
videos of warm ignorant bliss
from you and me
think you've burned my letters
worn-out tomes of cheap philosophy
how many more hardened verses
how many more choruses will it take for you to believe?
now I still feel it while I drive
numb and green to buy some groceries
dear estranged lover,
maybe my sin was just to want it all
to be the soothing when you breathe
to be the comfort when you lay back sick
on sunday noons
like you are to me
do you still feel it while you try
to scrap the plans, start yet again
and now young mystery's your friend
pushing your button, erasing me
your skin of sun and scent of sea
smiling to the Polaroid
the scene that took my breath away
radiant shelter after a busy day
dear estranged lover,
I know that you would break before you bend
now we are at poles apart
and I cling to routine to see me through another week
well, you see
it was your dream, the one you threw away
waking up smeling of lilies
going back to bed to spend the day
or just hear me say
how I love your way
take care
AMERICA
I wanted to be young forever, so the story told
I really just wanted to know you before I got old
I wanted to forget about the premise of this game
to know that you are much more than a northern country's name
if I could write a motorcycle diary, that would do
to speed along your coastline with a trusted friend or two
I'd cradle myself in your breast, i'd wake up feeling your rain
I'd live breathing your nightlife to find my fortune and fame
I wanted to be young and wash my days with Chilean wine
to get to see what untold wonders lie along your spine
to learn about your tongues and jungles, drift along your sea
to converse with forgotten poets in your summer breeze
your tale is one of rivers for people who never swam
of Jesus statues taking breath away from atheist men
of ponderous contradictions from a north who snores outloud
while earnest Disney pictures brave the old mysterious south
my lonesome forced detachment is my way to tell it true
that's why I sing in English even when I sing of you
who's Latin even when you're white
who's darker yet when you are bright
who exhales songs of joy while always strumming chords of plight
I wanted to be young forever, so the story told
I wanted to take you away from days of sunny cold
I wanted you to move from the last wagons of this train
and I wanted you to make me proud of uttering your name
America
ALWAYS SUNNY ON THE RED RIVER
thought of leaving town
thought of glamour underground
guess we're always learning
letters written down
coffee's good to hide the frown
yes, we're always learning
mama told me once,
heaven rarely feels like home
and there's no way around it
oh those lucky freaks
routine pouring on their weeks
there's no price that buys it
it's okay, it makes my day
it couldn't get more right
keep your shades on at all times
'cos even when it's night
it's always sunny
it's always sunny
no luck leaving town
only dirt lies underground
pesticide to kill the buggers
come and speak my tongue
even if it's not your own
meanings always surface in the end
it's okay, it makes my day
it couldn't get more right
keep your shades on at all times
'cos even when it's night
it's always sunny
it's always sunny
when I look the other way
I'm just blinded by the light
I'm okay with home today
'cos even when it's night
it's always sunny
it's always sunny
how I love your silhouette
against the mighty skies
I don't mind staying home today
it's just a state of mind
it's just a state of mind
*****
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