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White Noise Machines
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by The Ethyl Mermen
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Flesh Avalanche
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The Zipper
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Make It Snappy
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Olives
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Speeding Hearse
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Mallethead
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All Talk
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- about
- White Noise Machines was recorded and mixed by Brett Mohr at Gravity Studios, except for "Speeding Hearse," which was recorded and mixed by David Douglas at Trouser Sock Studio. It was mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service.
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released 09 March 2010
David "Honeyboy" Douglas: lead guitar, Eric "Honeybunny" Lathrop: lead drums, Tom "Honey Balls of Joy" Long: lead bass, lead mouth - tags
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- Track Name: Flesh Avalanche
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You told me your name but I already forgot it
My mind wanders from subject to subject
I’ve got a short attention span. Lost track of where I’m at again.
I’ve got a short attention span. Lost track of where I’m at again.
Background chatter becomes a distraction
My thoughts ramble in all directions
(ooh)
I’ve got a short attention span. Lost track of where I’m at again.
I’ve got a short attention span. Lost track of where I’m at again.
I spend all day juggling obligations
I get off track in mid-conversation
(ooh)
I’ve got a short attention span. Lost track of where
I’m at again.
I’ve got a short attention span. Lost track of where I’m at again.
There are times when I get the answer
I’d do something if I wasn’t so lazy - Track Name: The Zipper
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When you take that ride you float over everyone
Neon lights the night just like the sun
And they're playing "Stone Free" at the carnival
But the sign in the line says you got to be this high
Strapped in a cage with a girl and you're drunk and you're underage
Words tumble as you spin but they come out all wrong
You're nervous, not sure if all the bolts are there
Like a carnie felling for his teeth, he knows they're gone
That's what it's like to ride The Zipper
That's what it's like to ride The Zipper
Your muscles start to tighten as you make your ascent
So you close your eyes and hold on tight
Your heart is in your throat when you begin to roll
But gravity won't keep you down tonight
That's what it's like to ride The Zipper
That's what it's like to ride The Zipper
Hanging upside down, you feel your blood flowing
The sensation rushes straight to your head
But just when it really starts to get going
It's always over before you want it to end
That's what it's like to ride The Zipper
That's what it's like to ride The Zipper - Track Name: Make It Snappy
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They cut the strings that were holding you down
Now you’re off to another town
Fourteen years walking the same footsteps
There was comfort in routine
Hit the snooze, take a shower, grab a cup off coffee and get to work by 8:30
Now the time is right; better make it snappy
The window closes quickly
Take a chance; whatever makes you happy
The window closes quickly
Fourteen years working at the same place
There was comfort in routine
You were the golden boy; everybody loved you
Now you’re well past 30
And the company is changing direction
You became expendable
The middle manager calls you to his office and then they walk you out the door
Now the time is right; better make it snappy
The window closes quickly
Take a chance; whatever makes you happy
The window closes quickly
And the company is not
the company you keep anymore - Track Name: Olives
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Brittle tears. Savois fear
Lips quiver. Your time is near
Quiet man easy chair
Pretty soon you’ll disappear
And now you wonder what it all means
when life turns out so different from your dreams
The droning of white noise machines
helps take your mind off the silence
The glossy pages of magazines
emit the latest celebrity fragrance
And now you wonder what it all means
when life turns out so different from your dreams
A bitter harvest is what you reap
when you sow the seeds of hate
And in the end what do you get?
Isolation and regret
One fine day you'll wind up in the ground
And you won't ever make another sound
Yeah, one fine day you'll wind up in the ground
And you won't ever make another sound - Track Name: Speeding Hearse
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Summer's gone
Where have you gone?
Summer's gone
Where have you gone?
Summer's gone
Where have you gone?
Summer's gone
Where have you gone?
The smell of dead leaves on the grass
Feel nostalgic about the past
Yes, I knew it couldn't last
In a speeding hearse you can't look back - Track Name: Mallethead
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Inky shadows work the angles
Separate causes leave awkward pauses
Tension simmers below the surface
Boiling over without a purpose
Contents under pressure
Ready to go off
Careful what you wish for
When the Genie leaves the bottle
out comes a world of trouble
and you can’t undo what has been done
Man-size man, fun-size funds
Thinks he’s brighter than everyone
Parked in front of the glowing box
He’s the rabbit not the fox
Contents under pressure
Ready to go off
Careful what you wish for
When the Genie leaves the bottle
out comes a world of trouble
and you can’t undo what has been done
The endless sameness of every day
Save the small talk for commercial breaks
The smell of coffee and cheap cologne
Can’t mask the feeling he’s all alone - Track Name: Fanfare for the Kung Fu Villain
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We come from a happy town
Home of the indoor mall
Now every farmer sits on a gold mine
Mud under our nails and soiled knees
The hum of the feedback sowed the seeds
And we came rising out of the dirt
Dust off our amps and breathe in the mold
We watch the tubes begin to glow
The roar with the sound of a 5.0 Ford
And we can turn the world on with a smile
We can turn the world on with a smile
We can turn the world on with a smile
We can turn the world on with a smile
By mid-July the corn’s knee-high
A bumper crop from the magic sky
It took some time to ripen on the vine
Homemade chili and cornbread
These days everyone’s got a band
The standards are lower for the Renaissance man
Who can turn the world on with a smile?
Who can turn the world on with a smile?
We can turn the world on with a smile
We can turn the world on with a smile
Fanfare for the kung fu villain
Like us, no one’s heard of him
Why be a star? It’s all been done before
This ain’t no cowtown any more
We don’t get plowed on your front porch
No one here can ride the bull - Track Name: All Talk
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Wait for the moment
In the blink of it passes you by
We're all searching for some kind of meaning
Don't you know you're soaking in it?
How come people stop and look
at the scene of an accident?
Gapers block. Rubber necking
You stew and curse the idiots
Spinning wheels going no where
ooh ooh ooh ooh
ooh ooh
Take a picture it will last longer
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
You're all talk
You're all talk and no action
You're all talk
You're all talk and no action
You're all talk
You're all talk and no action
You're all talk
You're all talk and no action
