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How To Avoid Your Past

by Mike Bell™

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1.
Single Best Repeat 01:47
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lets cast off the last of our dignity i've got a good hunch we're on to something there. i'll play mouse, you can be the mouse trap i'll be smiling with ever last breath of air. knock on wood, you drank yourself back sober with the night snarling softly outside your door. honesty's a sap, the kind you get from paying rent and being stone cold all the time. lest you forget, there's rumors that surround us all i still love you, why does everybody care? we've both moved on, the best at least i think i can, i think i can, i think i can, but most likely i won't. over and over, the single best repeating loop
2.
How To Avoid Your Past 03:07
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How to avoid your past Stay in bed and try and relax How to avoid your past And if I could I know I wouldn’t Go home Go home Go home Don’t go home… How to avoid your past Cut off your hair and grow a beard Change your voice and change your ways How to avoid your past And if I could I know I wouldn’t Go home Don’t go home You can never go home… Don’t go home.
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Rap Snacks 03:03
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lets go out and get some rap snacks i know they're your fav master p and romeo yung joc original (yung joc original) we can take the dog, i guess but she'll only try to pick up bones i will buy myself a coke drink it up before it gets home (i'll drink that bitch before i get home) I never thought that i could hurt anyone, not you now that i know that i have that inside of me, what do i do? every time i think that i'm making any ground my feet they slip my mind loose grip and i'm back here at square one (i'm back at square one) apologize, i think that i can make up for all my wrongs but there are no words for me to make up for what i've done (i'm sorry for what i've done) I never thought that i could hurt anyone, not you now that i know i have that inside of me, what can i do? lets go out and get some rap snacks...
4.
Cut and Run 01:56
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now that i've found someone what do i do? i cut and run. why does this keep happening again what did i do? to deserve this. they say the hardest thing is rediscovering all the pain that you caused now i'm not the most intelligent man i do what i want never what i can (and if i could get through to you i would admit i'm falling for you...) they say the hardest thing is rediscovering the pain that you caused now that i've found someone what do i do? i cut and run... why does this keep happening again what did i do? to deserve this.
5.
Old Man Syndrome 02:33
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how do i even begin to describe that naked feeling i get inside every time i look into your eyes every time i think i'm doing fine thoughts arrive only to remind me i can act out all i like but that's not going to impress you shame on me for attempting to be happy i'm a prick, a sting, a poor excuse, for sentimental attitudes i can lie my way through anything into your bed, into your dreams but when you awake you will realize there's nothing behind these tired eyes... I can apologize all i need you're still the one that drives me crazy although you seem to think that isn't so, how does a man learn to let go? so, shut me up or shut me down you're the still best thing around i'm scared to death of being on my own seems like that's just the way life tends to go... it's happening all over again....
6.
No, You're Home 02:50
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i could work two more hours or leave, leave right now get home just in time to say hello to you i don't need sixteen dollars that bad. when i was younger i'd probably take the money over you now that i'm a little bit older fuck workin' to hard. when i know you're home when i know you're home. we, we could stare for hours as the sun sets somewhere out into space maybe we'd hurt our eyes who needs eyes sight when you only feel pain? i could work two more hours but i don't need the money that bad what can a man do with sixteen dollars? that he can't he can't do from bed? i am going home i am going home....
7.
Big Kettle Drummer 03:00
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well the big kettle drum beats on and on out across the sea and i now know what's bothering me i got to just keep moving on so that big kettle drum that beats on and on scares the living shit out of me and the girl that i met that lays in my bed is there when the sun shines bright well the big kettle drum beats on and on and begs to cross the sea and if you know what i'm talking about then i hope someday we can meet with that big kettle drum beatin' on and on we'll stack up memories. that picture book she always took everywhere now stay with me in my head, in the bed, i'm laying with the dead there will be no one when the world moves on just you, me, and the sea me, kettle drum, and a bottle of rum washing out in to dreams the big kettle drum beats on and on wishing me across the sea and the girl for me is underneath covers of red and pink and the big kettle drum pushes me on and on away into the sea from the girl for me who's underneath those covers of red and pink.
8.
Arthritis of the Knees 01:47
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let's give in, just grow old do as we have always been told we could have: a simple life, christmas trees, birthday parties, arthritis of the knees... whoo darling how's that sound? kind of freak you out? i'm not gonna lie could be mighty fine... let's give up and just be friends tired of the current trend, so you can stop pushing me away, i'll start meaning ever word that i say. darling how's that sound? you're quiet as a mouse i'm not gonna lie that kinda freaks me out...
9.
Me and We 02:18
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i can't do anything right can't do anything right can't do anything right at least not tonight i mean to say this now i mean to make this count i'm gonna shout it out i'm gonna spell i'm me, me and we you kept me company riding all over town i played the clown we both made a pact this would be built to crash we would tip our hats when things got to real but then i fucked up went ahead and claimed it love now i am standing here head in my hand i bet you're cutting hair i'm fine trying not to care sleeping here with my nightmares i can't shake the fear so give me a woot woot woot give me a woot woot woot give me a woot woot woot and i will move on
10.
I'm a Clock 03:08
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lately i've been think i'm right for you or maybe, it's just in my mind please give me just a little time now to think before i speak cause you're a hurricane of mixed emotions i'm a clock, steadily just blink. lately i've been thinkin' how i need you more than you could ever need me i know all about your awkward central policy i am here, but i do not adhere. i maybe an invitation for the worst of celebrations but you're always here for me. lately i've been thinkin' you're right for me i don't know, maybe it's just in my mind post apocalyptic thoughts are within me you keep them back, you hold them away if i could i would promise not to scare just give me patience to become what i need to be.

about

This album was recorded all over the place on my laptop utilizing Garageband and the internal microphone.*

It was made to sound proper by Joe Reinhart, who took the time out of his hectic schedule to master these ten songs. Joe worked for pizza, beer and pop punk, which means he may just be the raddest dude alive.

The final editing of tracks and sequencing was done by Kyle Pulley. Kyle took my simple minded theories and made them a reality. Kyle is a genuinely awesome person.

Craig Woods, CEO of Be Happy Records, put out the physical copy of this on tape. Most importantly, Craig Woods loves the Rocky films and soft pretzels...and he is always willing to share his thoughts on either subject...he is also a great friend.

Peter Helmis, pretty much did everything else on this album. He played drums, guitar, keyboard, backing vocals and if memory serves me correctly, I stole the hook to "How to Avoid Your Past" from one of his songs. He is aware of this and has told me he is cool with it, but I would never give him a co-writing credit (his songs tend to be better then mine, so, I'm pretty sure I am doing him a favor)...he is also extremely sneaky, so don't trust him.

*The title track "How to Avoid Your Past" was recorded by Andrew Koch in the basement studio we built together over the course of many years and he did an exceptional job. The studio doesn't exist anymore, but this song does...enjoy.

Jeremy Jams created the character of Mike Bell™...you have him to blame.

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released June 23, 2009

Andrew Koch plays bass and sing backing vocals on "How To Avoid Your Past"

Mark Parsia plays drums on "How to Avoid Your Past"

Collin Mahoney plays bass on "Single Best Repeat"

Peter Helmis plays drums on "Old Man Syndrome", "Big Kettle Drum" and "Me and We"; guitar on "Old Man Syndrome"; and sings backing vocals on "Big Kettle Drum" and "Me and We".

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