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Short Stories EP

by Jeffers Morning

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1.
Home For The Holidays 04:24
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Fall asleep and watch the sun rise Through the blinds for the very first time I don’t think that you can relate So it’s not fair for me to stay Before you try to kiss me on the mouth Brush your teeth so your smile sticks around All that shit you eat has been catching up with me So I think it’s about time you leave You’ve always been a skyscraper in a two-story town But what did I say to make you think I’d stick around I don’t want what you’re offering I don’t want any of it I’ve heard it before it’s all the same damn song It’s too much for me I quit Which do you regret the car crash or bad sex Which made you feel more at home After five years we should’ve learned better Should’ve left each other alone There are Romeos who loved you sweetheart There are lovers who swallowed you whole But none so crass that they buried my footsteps And spent their every dime to sell my soul You’ve always been a pretty face and not much else Just another boring girl convincing me to stick around I don’t want what you’re offering I don’t want any of it I’ve heard it before it’s all the same damn song It’s too much for me I quit Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, you, you’re a live grenade, you’re an open page Don’t you, don’t you say that everyone in this city knows you by your name We don’t want what you’re offering We don’t want any of it We’ve heard it before it’s all the same damn song It’s too much for us and we quit We don’t want your stupid excuses We’ve got enough of our own We used em all up the first time we got caught Since then we’ve been moving on I don’t want to remember this in the morning So please make something strong All this fighting only leads to more losing Let’s prove them bastards wrong
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Strangers 03:40
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Yesterday I didn’t try So I sold what I could before I left I hit the streets and they hit me back I was running out of beds and safe bets So don’t try with me unless you’re sure I don’t try to leave unless I’ve heard There’s a storm coming I always wake before the wind Well, you swear it’s nothing Then why, oh why, won’t you let me in I don’t need any of your secrets To understand what makes you tick I just need a soft, warm body To give me a place to live It’s been a week since I’ve been used to The comfort of standing still No more hitching rides with strangers While being ashamed to take my fill So don’t try leave unless you’re sure That it’s my voice in the walls you’ve heard There’s a storm coming I always wake before the wind You swear it’s nothing Then why, oh why, won’t you let me in I don’t need any of your secrets To understand what makes you tick I just need a soft, warm body To give me a place to live I won’t win any bets I’ve made I always play my hand too late But if you’re afraid to stay Then I’ll beat the weather And find another way Well you swear you’re coming I’ve been awake since God knows when You swear it’s nothing Then why, oh why, won’t you let me in I don’t need any of your secrets To understand what makes you tick I just need a soft, warm body To give me a place to live
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It's A Hard Year For Sure Things 04:43
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Sit in my room play videogames Till you come home and we go out I’ll remember everything you say’s a secret So I can keep you to myself What did you think Would happen when winter hit When did you think I’d stop acting like such a kid I’m stuck in the south For as long as it’ll have me Those sweet Georgia breezes Are bitter in the snow We framed all these pictures Of our heroes in their old clothes Hey Paul, you told me it’d be OK So I learned to keep trying until I could let it be What did you think Would happen when the fall term ended When did you think I’d grow up a bit I’m stuck in the Bible Belt Till I read their damn book These sweet Georgia peaches Are rotting holes in my teeth Wait, I swear it’s not safe To let me lead the way I’ve been in and out of uncertainty So, stay if you need a headache That’s all I can pay I’ll try to find you something better along the way I don’t think it’ll ever be the same That’s all right with me What did you think would happen When summer came and went Did you think I’d Really give in, you know me I’m stuck to the road Till my feet and my head agree But I’ve only had enough money To get as far as fucking Tennessee Wait, I swear it’s not safe To let me lead the way I’ve been in and out of uncertainty Stay if you need a headache That’s all I can pay I’ll try to find you something better along the way I don’t think it’ll ever be the same Cause no matter what’s on the dial I hear my voice quivering With every road sign telling me to fix the mess I’m making I don’t think I’ll ever see it again, but hey That’s all right with me
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Saudade 03:47
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I think I’m happy Thinking with my feet Don’t think I loved you Enough to never leave I think the weekdays Are an excuse to be bored to death I think you miss me As much as if I had left I keep having nightmares That only slow when you’re around But they’ve been keeping tabs on me And creep up without a sound I keep a box of sheets On the other side of the room But I’ve been playing nice just Praying they won’t be used I know you Better than you wish I could So tonight let’s make ourselves In to something good I run from farewells Just like I’d run from war I’ve never found a girl worth keeping Or a cause worth fighting for The sink keeps on dripping In the bathroom down the hall And of all the things I haven’t fixed You’re the only one I haven’t heard from at all I hide my accent In groups of people I don’t know And I hide my fears in a place They ain’t got room to grow I tried to hide you Best I could, but for all I tried You kept coming back from more And I’m just trying to make a life I know you Better than you wish I could So tonight let’s make ourselves In to something good I made some promises I know I can’t keep And I’ve made you into something I’m sure you’ll never be
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Born To Lose 04:52
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I lay on my back, my jaw facing the ceiling. Quit listening to music, count how long I’ve been staring. My room stays aglow from the window to the stereo I’m too tired to move, I’m too wired to rest Too apathetic to tell you how good you look in Sunday dress I only see you in weekday dreams I was never born to lose like you It’s killing me I can’t see things through I was never raised to fear the past So lately the futures been kicking my ass I stare at your back, your heels facing the ceiling Quit counting my luck, fear that you might steal it My room stays awake from the bed to the bathroom Mama, I’m on a roll as long as you leave me alone I won’t repaint your walls, I won’t forward your phone calls I’ll reconnect on my own I was never born to lose like you It’s killing me I can’t see things through I was never raised to fear the past So lately the futures been kicking my ass I lay on my side, evaluate the night Did I let you sleep before you tried to find Some way to keep me from leaving I’ve worried in houses and on the road I wanna live free, make pizza, play rock and roll But you’re keeping me old Would it kill you to know That I had a soul Would you forgive me If I let it go To reach my goals I was never born to lose like you It’s killing me I can’t see things through I was never raised to fear the past So lately the futures been kicking my ass

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released February 8, 2012

Instruments recorded from March 15th – March 17th, 2011 at Adam’s parents’ house in Alpharetta, GA.
Vocals recorded between July and October at Adam, Erik, and Danny’s house in Athens, GA.

Jeffers Morning is (on this EP):
Jake Goodman – Drums/Xylophone
Erik Winkel – Bass/Vocals
Adam Zucker – Vocals/Guitar
(Charlie Wood joined on Lead Guitar after the completion of this EP)

Also on this EP:
Madeline Hassett – Background Vocals
Danny “Sabrewulf” Hurley – Background Vocals

Recording/Engineering/Producing/Mixing/Master/Technical Stuff:
Danny “Sabrewulf” Hurley

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