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I Tried to Be Kind

by My Terrible Friend

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1.
One more time from the beginning What do you think I want from you And what’s it seem I’m getting I’ve clearly misspoken Misspoken It was a grave miscalculation An afterthought that led into An unexpected lack of patience From me You could avoid this conversation But I need a clue What do I mean to you Is there something I’m forgetting What am I supposed to do I know you’re tired But are you quitting I’ve clearly misspoken Misspoken It was a grave miscalculation Another scene to draw into An overfed imagination For me Go ahead, return the accusation But do I need to prove What I should mean to you It was a grave miscalculation As if you needed to exclude Even a shred of validation For me You could avoid this conversation But I need to prove What I should mean to you I should mean to you I should mean to you
2.
Almost Gone 03:43
Fate got me running back to the same old thing Just a chain smoking heart attack Hope the phone don’t ring ‘Cause I’m almost gone Yeah I’m almost gone And it’s all the same to you anyway Babe why you holding back Do the words still sting Fill a painkiller almanac It won’t change a thing Cause I’m almost gone Yeah I’m almost gone And it’s all the same to you anyway Trip on my shoelace, pack my stuff Don’t know what I want but can’t enough Of the same old thing Close the drapes and drain the bath Think I found the problem, can’t do the math There’s a song to sing When I’m almost gone Yeah I’m almost gone And it’s all the same to you anyway Faith dies So slow Goodbye You know That I have loved you And I must leave you And I will haunt your soul Cause I’m almost gone Yeah I’m almost gone Yeah I’m almost gone Yeah I’m almost gone And it’s all the same to you anyways
3.
You know what makes me tick I got no more tricks Hiding up my sleeve, ooh Two dots make a line Oh, but what if I’m Not geometry, ooh Oh, I don’t know I could give and take I could come and go Let you in, put on a show I could try to change your mind But I’d only be proving you right I know I’m difficult And predictable As a spelling bee, ooh Well then, on the count of three Will I stay or leave Either way, you saw it coming Oh you did, well Oh, I don’t know I could give and take I could come and go Let you in, put on a show I could try to change your mind But I’d only be proving you right
4.
If You Knew 03:56
There was no light on the shore But it's never as simple as that And I couldn't wait anymore I’m sure it wasn't my fault You had somewhere to go But no part of you lingered at all I thought maybe if you knew Like I never imagined you do If I only knew what to say But can you respect anybody Who needs you that way You are bound to forget These things tend to work themselves out But how many times have I slipped Like if I went out on a limb Could you show on my skin Maybe all of the magic unfolds But can you convince anybody To love what they don't Hey, nothing will change if you leave it to fate Oh, can I change it back now Hey, no one can blame you for trying But that won't stop you, that won't stop you I thought maybe if you knew Like I never imagined you do If I only knew what to say But can you respect anybody Who needs you that way
5.
Professor 02:08
Professor, professor Be my undresser As I’m lying awake In the dark I’m feeling inspired And I won’t get you fired No, I’m just getting sick Of playing the part Professor, professor Don’t judge me the lesser ‘Cause you think I don’t know How it ends If you think I’m frightened ‘Cause you’re so damn enlightened My dear, I only fear I must reprimand you Think you’re so wise I’ll admit you’ve got eyes But you never see me Let’s take a chance Please shut up about France It’ll never, no, never relieve me Professor, professor My faithful de-stressor You’re the reason I took up This art Now I’ve learned my lesson So we best start undressing Before you go ahead and break My poor heart, ooh Before you go ahead and break My poor heart
6.
Switch 04:24
Half an inch is all I need to know Just how every mile of this will go But all your reasons are your own And we won’t be alone I’d like to look at you closer I’d like to feel for a switch Find out which rope I should pull on And meet you at the end of it I could tell you anything you like Invent a war and say I’m on your side And rest my head upon the lie That I tried to be kind Nobody’s catching on fire No one will fall through the floor I hope you don’t take it badly ‘Cause I don’t bother anymore If you go You won’t falter Only the shadow of doubt That is bound to cross your mind Looking back You will never quite be sure If I was a flame Or if I was the tunnel ‘round your light

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released October 10, 2017

My Terrible Friend is Nataly Dawn and Lauren O’Connell
All songs written by Dawn / O’Connell
Produced by Dawn / O’Connell
Recorded by Dawn / O’Connell at their homes in San Francisco, CA
Additional recording by Louis Cole at home
Mixed by Beau Sorenson
Mastered by TW Walsh
Cover art by Richard Jones
Album art design by Andrew Kapamajian
Photography by Jeffrey Marini

Nataly Dawn and Lauren O’Connell performed and engineered all vocals, guitars, guitar FX, bass, drum programming, piano, organ and percussion

Drums by Louis Cole on tracks 1, 3, 4, & 5

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My Terrible Friend is a collaboration between Nataly Dawn and Lauren O'Connell.

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