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The Seashellz

by David Shull

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1.
Beheaded Flowers 02:38
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Beheaded flowers spilling colors Foreshadowing death Cut from the roots, up through the shoots And bowing to the great beyond In one last whispered breath And a flash of light at sunset Oh illuminating eyes And petal lips Down low at the knee Cutting it closely Down to the hilt Life limp in vases Cut from the roots, up through the shoots And bowing to the grey beyond, now
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Trademark 03:58
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I bought oil from the Iraqis and beer from the Pakkies I ran hash for Moroquies on turbo Kawasaki Baguette with the French Cheese and skis with the Swiss I've got mail order bride Brazilian mistress I performed abortions With coat hangers in back alley-ways Stole wallets from Americans and aint ashamed Brushing paper with Japanese, Chinese, and the Korean I dealt arms to the Afghans.. well, traded for Heroin I'm down there bringing food to the poor And we're trying to eradicate AIDS We've done a lot in our young age.. But, we're living through it! (maybe) I whaled with the Eskimos I drove a Honda Civic I'm delivering organs from a black market clinic Laid down with live girls Over in Eastern Europe And I dance with gypsies to a Serbian Slurrit Watched Jewish movies in German I've experienced sermons Oh well, I've raved with the slaves in post-industrial caves and I recognize the merit in it I've suicide bombed I've flown I've driven I fire bombed a wooden city And I lay an iron fist to those who dismiss Yes, I've tortured journalists Well don't worry Mom You know I will get paid All this blood drawn from you I don't want to escape So buy a house, rent, let's pitch a tent And run for the banks we are innocent As the heart and soul that has drown in debt As well as in the love of others (that can happen!) I'm holding hands with my Muslim brothers I've puffed hell of trees And I've begged down on my knees And I've said to my baby, "please! please! please!" But I'm living through it We're living through it This trademark is fluent
3.
Bombs on Beirut 03:48
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We're dropping bombs on Beirut (shoot shoot) Dropping bombs on Beirut (shoot shoot) We're dropping bombs on Beirut Bombs on Beirut Fire fight in the sun Missiles and guns Loving on the run Dropping bombs on Beirut Watch those kids scatter Grandma's on foot And Grand Daddy's tattered Dropping bombs on Beirut Sitting around in bikinis sipping on martinis Give me slow death before bullets to the head Pulling that trigger won't automatically rid us of the guilt tearing at our hearts So, we can use our private parts To shade those private hearts Up in the stars (shoot shoot) Oh, up in the stars Summer loving Had me a blast Summer loving Happened so fast Up in the stars.... (it's not) Temporary insanity (oh no it's been years) (it's not) Temporary insanity (let's laugh away those tears) (it's not) Temporary insanity (oh no it's here to stay) (it's not) Temporary insanity (come out to play) Bombs on Beirut Fire fight in the sun Teach children with missiles and guns Bombs on Beirut Watch those kids run Grandma's on foot And well Daddy, he's gone Dropping bombs on Beirut It's somewhere else Bombs on Beirut Like Orion's belt, yeah Up in the stars Up in the stars Where (it's not temporary insanity), We can use our private parts (it's not temporary insanity) And shade those private parts (it's not temporary insanity) We can use our private parts (it's not temporary insanity) And shade those private parts Up in the stars (shoot shoot) Up in the stars (shoot shoot) Up in the stars (shoot shoot)
4.
Heartbreak Hotel 03:46
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Heartbreak hotel Rolling in beds Weeping white water Hands pulling hairs from heads Rolling in beds and baskets Rolling, crawling, bathing, not eating, masturbation Oh folly and holy, enslaven, not needing, matriculation Heartache Oh heartbreak (repeat 1st verse) Cry me a river Cry me a lie I'm your believer The best alibi
5.
Love is a Lake 04:28
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My love is a lake You ride it like a wave And hearts, they may break So they lie to us every day And tears they may shake (free!) The bows and damns can relate My love is a lake You ride it like a wave We held so tight to forever Couldn't see it's more than miles away And hearts getting sent to infirmary While outside is straight to the brain We held so tight to forever But, that's not what we're given Just preparing for hard, hard times Only to breath (dream) and you are living Wide away with too much at stake in you, my love Hang tight to those alibis I fear I'm slipping from this glove
6.
Substance to Substance 04:28
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Moving.. moving.. moving.. Moving substancia a substancia Moving from substance to substance Raging bullets, baited breath Deep down in the know and I don't want to go! Could hear the wind blowing through the trees If not for chattering knees, cha-cha-cha chattering teeth I could hear walls crashing down If not for the background, if not for the foreground, If not for the things we do... If not for those things we do MARCH! Take a walk! Crawl! Slither, gallop, take a dive! But keep moving! Substancia a substancia I think i'm in lust with dust That which collects when neglected And this energy I have not respected So now blowing Blowing up Maybe blowing away, it's just so hard to say Hey man! Pack it fat! Anybody got a joint? Anybody got a bump? Cup of coffee? Weed, coffee, weed, coffee, weed, coffee.. Ya know? Shots?! Anybody know where the nearest oxygen bar is?.. I just can't get a breath. I gotta do some sit-ups, ya know? I could really use a nap. If I don't see her I just might die! Keep it coming. Hit me.
7.
Dance to Life 04:46
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There's a dance to life There's a dance to life I'm rising with the tide Falling in the rain I'm at one with life laying for the blame I'm carrying the fog Turning with the page There's a dance to life And a turning in the grave
8.
Sun's Rays 05:12
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Holding my heart close to me And my memories I don't want to beat myself up Won't you please do it for me I won't live afraid of heaven Have it haunting me in every way (don't forget about the lovin' in the sun's rays) These are first steps We were born to misbehave Don't forget about the love in the sun's rays Pardon the hurt Pardon the hate Pardon my heart I can't seem not to relate Pardon the pain And the rage And the love I can't put at bay Don't forget about it Don't forget about the lovin' in the sun's rays
9.
I See it in the Distance 04:52
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I see it in the distance A barren waste-land Nothing forward Oceans of sand I see it in the distance Far away from land No tomorrow Oceans of sand Rocks come down, touch sand, and become Roll around and rumble I can hear it in my dreams like thunder So, build them high Stack them tall The further the fall the surer to sand to become When the rains come and the sun beats down on washed land When the rain comes and the sun beats down on washed land

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Recorded in two nights in 2015 on Dan Goldberg's 4-track in the basement at The Bohemian Grove, Bushwick, Brooklyn. Mixed in Sunset Park by Grady Owens. All songs by David Shull and The Seashellz with writing assistance from Anita Phix outta Pittsburgh, PA.

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released December 20, 2015

Very special thanks to The Bohemian Grovesters, Erik and Rachel at Secret Project Robot, Anita Phix and Rickety Records, Rocket from a Drone, Moondog in Nola, SFK, Lane LaColla, Gautam Kansara, Nyssa and Mike at the Living Gallery, Trains, The HW NYC crew, Fuck Fuck, The Mask-boys, Bradley Bailey, Dave Kadden, amongst many others. Don't forget about the lovin' in the suns rays.

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