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Real Life

by Crooks & Nannies

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    12" vinyl version of Real Life pressed on Highlighter Yellow vinyl. Limited run of 300 copies.

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1.
N95 02:35
You’re smaller each day In an n95 And I can’t hug you now Cause I know you could die But you die in a week either way So I’ll wait I tell you I’m a woman while you sit with the dog On the bed in the room Where I put on the bras Cause you die in a week either way So i won’t wait
2.
Temper 02:18
I was a young man Sitting in the backseat sipping on a wine can Set up just to receive Giving gives pleasure but it means I’ve gotta work a little harder Power gives pleasure easily I got a smug look, turning apples into hot applesauce Show it off to my friends Playing a god game, only go where everyone knows my name I lost my taste for the sin I dont even know what im angry for Some bullshit about not feeling powerful It doesnt have to meet my every need A seagull in a parking lot still eats I lost my temper in a parking lot off a midwest highway Chewed laffy taffy quietly Sex and agression, its the paranormal rulebook I guess it sorta rings true to me I dont even know what im angry for Some bullshit about not feeling powerful It doesnt have to meet my every need A seagull in a parking lot still eats I drank the reservoir til it was gone Now im looking at where the water was Its just cement, sticks and mud Still a hell of a lot better than the hunger was
3.
Cold Hands 03:32
There’s things I've said that I can't stand behind But you knew me back when I did There's times I thought I couldnt live with myself But you made me promise I would It’s flooding in the basement And I'm trying to save my stuff And I didn’t realize i had this much There's things I’ve picked up and put back where I got them from And backed away You dare me to wade in as slow as I want
4.
Big mouth mass Dipping a toe in soggy grass You said time isn’t real Then whys it stuck in my head, the tick and tick and tick and tick and tick And your shit-eater grin Holding ceramic plates we bought to break We threw em at trees The birds squabbled off, just you and me left I want it all, I want it all back Shatterproof glass I caught you holding back a laugh When i said something fake deep You told me you could look right through me I know you didnt lie When you said you love the pain, it feels alive Cause i love when its over And i wake up feeling normal Saw that you called so im just calling you back You’re a little mean but i like em like that
5.
Reminding myself I don't get to decide If I’m a good person or not There's pieces of me I don't quite understand But I see that there's harm they could cause So I swallow that pill with flat gingerale And start digging everything out of my gut And growing pains hurt like a bitch But there was somebody in me that I couldn't become Is this real life? It feels really bad sometimes Covering my eyes Tell me when it's safe outside You asked for nothing back And you gave me everything I don't wanna hide I wanna do something right Reminding myself I can't learn anything if I act like I already know You’ve always seen right through my bullshit And I needed it More than you even knew But I’ll hurt myself bad without blinking And wanna know why that's a thing that I do And you've gotten close And I can't shake the feeling I'm already hurting you too This is real life I'm moving through space and time Sometimes I forget I need to remember that You ask for nothing back And you gave me so much time I don't wanna die I wanna do something right I wanna do something
6.
Country Bar 03:56
Do you think that i dont see how you look at me? The rip in the fabric is moving with the heater Purposefully cryptic, you’re holding the tension While i get the needle intending to mend it We’d spend whole days just digging through garbage The cat in the afternoons calling for something And I cant understand all the hidden intention But a kiss on the head is a sacred offering Gravel piled up in a lot off the interstate First one to the top is enormous and strongest I am the king of all i am feeling And you are in charge of your own expression So don’t you think that I cant see how you look at me Its no surprise I love the mechanical Rock like a bull in a country bar A crumpled up instruction manual I think we’ll decide where the pieces go If it sputters and spits ill take it apart again I think it all can fit
7.
A Gift 03:44
You gave me a gift that i couldn't regift or give back to you I don't wanna look at the things i don't like but i'm sifting through When no one was home we took off all our clothes in the kitchen Running and hollering, laughing, i knew that was living Just a comical dance Not a drink in the hand I touched the pan Yeah i knew it was hot So why'd I touch it? Being carefully cruel to the things that you love is still careless When no one was home i took cup after cup to the attic Hiding and crying out “how could i fall for my old tricks” But it was right in my light and looking divine When i was stupid i thought everything should be perfect Like good was a muscle that’d grow without having to work it Well that can't be right
8.
Immaculate 06:01
I fell out of the rocking chair Pushed too hard too fast, left an embarrassing mess I felt out of my element elementar, ones and twos, I will count all the things in the room One bird in the hand I am calling out to you Echolocating myself, wondering if you want me here Well, do you want me here? I won't have another drink Cause i don't wanna be that guy anymore But it hurts to sit and think I think i'd better take a walk You don't have to lay in wait While i divvy up the truth Just don't remind me my mistakes I'm still thinking bout them too Making the bed up immaculate When i know what you like, i will work to provide Make at the mirror an angry face Cause i take and i take and i take and i take And im not gonna give back Riding our bikes on a cold night Got that taste in my mouth, the one we both like Its sorta like blood I wont have another drink Cause i dont wanna be that guy anymore But it hurts to sit and think I think id better take a walk You dont have to lay in wait While i divvy up the truth Just dont remind me my mistakes Im still thinking bout them too
9.
Weather 03:16
We talk about nothing The weather’s been nice and you're fine I bike through some glass And then walk through some places you’d usually drive Their design makes them dangerous It’s no ones fault But I wish there were lights Blew a kiss to a friend Through her window Then went home to hide I love you so bad too But can’t return calls for my life And dad’s back home dying, The city’s is so dead every night A drink in a salsa jar: money from mom over ice Does my design make me dangerous, why do I hate my insides? There's a clog in the drain and the bad things are coming back up I can't look at my face, I can't care for the people I love You tell me the good things Cause I couldnt think But I knew there were some I’m fucking not playing – dont leave me alone I dont wanna find out what I'm capable of
10.
Nice Night 02:50
Flash, a smile when the door opens The light on the porch strobing Bright, on and off Nice night, so we split a cigarette Laughing with our eyes shut To block out the flickering Last night, I wanted to take you to bed And tell you i was wrong to focus on the little things Its just sometimes, I think a thought I shouldn’t have Im sorry that you understand Its sad that you get that one

credits

released August 25, 2023

All songs written and performed by Crooks and Nannies (Sam Huntington and Max Rafter)
Also featuring:

Ryan Ficano - Additional synth on tracks 2, 3, 5, 8 and 10. Additional vocals on tracks 1 and 3. Bass on tracks 5, 8 and 10. Fiddle on track 8. Additional spooky noises on track 8.

Pauli Mia - Additional vocals on track 5.

Jacob Blizard - Additional guitar on track 4. Lap steel on track 6.

Mark Watter - Additional screaming on track 2. All screaming on track 9.

Recorded by Crooks and Nannies at that house in the woods. Additional tracking at various West Philly homes.
Produced by Crooks and Nannies with additional production by Mark Watter.
Mixed by Mark Watter at Headroom Studios.
Mastered by Heather Jones at So Big Auditory.
Art and Layout by Dewey Pileggi.
Released 2023 by Grand Jury Music.

We would also like to thank Mark Cochi, Daniel Cooper, Addy Watkins, Mack Werner, Zoe MacDonald, Lucy Dacus, Liz De Lise, Shelby Dobbins, Jarmel Reitz, Amelia Swain, Alyssa Resh, and Chase Hafer, as well as our siblings and parents – Especially Sandy Huntington, RIP.

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