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Street Stains

by Street Stains

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1.
Grease in the gutter Gasoline on the ground You’re somewhere over that rainbow, baby I keep my head to the ground Street stains predict the future What happens next Street stains predict the future Right now, I’m not impressed Dog piss in a puddle the shape of Florida I think we should go there, baby, when revolution comes Street stains predict the future What happens next Street stains predict the future and it’s a fucking mess
2.
A Big To Do 01:24
Don’t forget your problems Don’t forget the world you're living in Don’t forget the rent check Don’t forget to take your vitamins Don’t forget to charge your phone Don’t forget how to get back home Don’t forget how to keep your calm Don’t forget to call your mom Don’t forget tomorrow Don’t forget to write everything down Don’t forget your childhood Don’t forget to burn it to the ground Don’t forget to walk the dog Don’t forget how they did you wrong Don’t forget what you might not know Don’t forget to smell the roses Don’t forget your feelings Don’t forget everything you believe Don’t forget your values Please turn off the lights before you leave
3.
The brain is a bruise, that’s why it hurts so bad Your brain is a bruise, that’s why your world’s so sad The brain is a bruise from something you never remember The brain is a bruise, it’s always getting better Got no idea how it works When it gets better, it gets worse My brain is a bruise and it will never trust you, ever But you keep on pressing down and, man, it hurts It hurts! The brain is a bruise and nothing’s a-okay The brain is a bruise, that’s why it hurts all day The brain is a bruise, it’s always changing its colors Your brain is a bruise, it’s not like all the others Got no idea how it works When it gets better, shit gets worse My brain is a bruise and it will never trust you, ever But you keep on pressing down and, man, it hurts
4.
The Party 02:03
You’re extroverted for an only child? Same Myers-Briggs type as Oscar Wilde? It makes you wonder about the kids you'll be raising? Oh wow, that’s really amazing! You can't remember what you did yesterday? You read that article on MDMA? You tried it once but the details are hazy? Oh wow, that’s totally crazy! Wow! Wow! Wow! Yeah! You can't decide on where to go on vacation? You like to travel in developing nations? You spent your summer surfing African beaches? Oh wow, I’m totally speechless! Made some kombucha that you’ll never forget? You know the banh mi’s all about the baguette? Your diet might just redefine the word edible? Oh wow, that’s really incredible! Wow! Wow! Wow! Yeah!
5.
Back in the summer of ‘69 we were twinkles in a caveman’s eyes That’s what I can’t believe I really can’t believe They built some pyramids and made some art They had some wars and then they took 'em apart That’s what I can’t believe I really can’t believe They wrote some books and then they sang some songs They built some cities, things were moving along I really can’t believe I simply can’t believe Summer of ‘69 was far from the best I think it’s probably ‘cause we didn’t exist That’s what I can’t believe That’s what I can’t believe Hey And now I’m chilling out with nothing to fear Summer of '69, you’re killing me here That’s what I can’t believe We really can’t believe Cause I know that I have to die but can it be 2069? That’s what I can’t believe In the future when I’m getting old, it’s getting darker and it’s freezing cold and I still can’t believe I c-c-can’t believe I know I don't get a say, but let the record show anyway: That if I have to die, (and we all have to die), I wanna die in the summertime
6.
No No No 01:02
In a stupid, crowded city Living large, living shitty Bad ideas keep it busy I say no no no no no no no no Never winning, always trying Peace is selling, who is buying? Busy searching and destroying I say no no no no no no no no no Busy searching and destroying Peace is selling, who is buying? Never winning, always trying I say no no no no no no no no no Bad ideas keep me busy Living large, living shitty In a stupid, crowded city I say no no no no no no no no no
7.
Somewhere over the chemtrails I can’t see I feel free Somewhere over the guardrails It’s a mess Somewhere, wind in the top sails It’s the best I can’t see I feel free Somewhere over the handlebars Ouch, it hurts Somewhere over the planet Mars It’s the worst I can’t see I feel free
8.
Back on ice water and saltines A steady diet of you-know-what-that-means When your culture’s illegitimate you’ll never wonder where the money went So break out the ice water and saltines and raise glass to a network of bad scenes When your town is that irrelevant you won’t pick up on the ambivalence I’m dying, I’m dying, I'm dying, I'm dying I'm dying, I'm dying, I'm dying, I'm dying I'm dying to tell you all about the wannabes To school you all about monotony To sit and brag about the evidence To tell you all about the benefits About the boredom and the bitterness How back then Baltimore was hit-or-miss Madrid was tough on vegetarians I can't remember how this story ends
9.
You wait around and that's no fun You wait around all night You feel so dumb You made it right on time and now you wait around You found your way just fine and now you wait around You la-la-lose your mind when you wait around You kinda lose your life when you wait around You wait around You check your phone You check your phone again You're on your own You made it right on time and now you wait around You found your way just fine and now you wait around You la-la-lose your mind when you wait around You kinda lose your life when you wait around You know your friends won't show But you wait around, you wait around You woah-woah-won't let go So you wait around, you wait around You feel like you can't fail So you wait around, you wait around And now it's time to bail but wait wait wait wait wait wait...
10.
I need space to be a jerk and everyday I find a way to make it work I need space to be lazy Just don’t tell the person that pays me I need more space for nothing and I want it now I got no time for patience, don't wanna wait around, man I need space to be selfish prick (but not enough to get a reputation that’ll stick) Yeah, I need space to be a stupid person, not smart enough to know if it gets better or gets worse I need space to freak out And that’s another thing I shouldn’t speak about Let me out!
11.
Never mind the rules Never mind the rage Never mind the nihilism Never mind your age Never mind the styles Never mind the trends Never mind the isolation Cut off all your friends We’ve been cut off for thirty years Fucked, unfeeling and bored to tears Never mind your faith Never mind the void Never mind the posturing that made you paranoid Never mind the mysteries or things you can't believe Never mind your fear of death 'Cause what comes next is now reflex You found your hardcore sensuality
12.
Really Wanna 01:10
I really wanna
13.
Scene's so bleak but better than nothing Reception's weak, it’s better than nothing More bad moods are better than nothing Un-Whole foods are better than nothing All the traffic's stuck And the lines are long, long And the weather sucks All your friends are gone, gone Picture’s bad it’s better than nothing Don’t get mad, it’s better than nothing Service sucks, it’s better than nothing For a hundred bucks, it’s better than nothing All the traffic's stuck And the lines are long, long And the weather sucks All your friends are gone I'm in no position to speak on the condition of how you might be living Just get me outta here Get me out!
14.
Talk about your problems, talk about your dreams Talk about existence and what you think that means Talk about your favorite book, then your favorite song Talk about the others and how they got it wrong Talk about the first time, talk about the last Talk about your future, then talk about your past Talk about ambition, and talk about your fears Talk about the moment that changed your whole career Talk about the universe and if you think it’s real Tell me why if not and how it feels Still so much left to say, and I don’t doubt it Twenty-thousand days left, let’s talk about it Talk about tomorrow and what you hope to find Talk about the things you’ll leave behind Talk about your childhood, then talk about your death Talk about what counts and skip the rest

about

In the summer of 2008, Chris took the bus from Brooklyn to Philadelphia every Thursday afternoon to jam with Sean and watch the Olympics. They wrote more than 30 songs.Then they forgot about them until January of 2013. Chris was now living in D.C., and Sean convinced Aaron to cart his Tascam-388 up to Philly for an afternoon of recording. Captured on tape for the ages, these songs were quickly abandoned once more -- until the summer of 2014, when Chris finally recorded the words with Aaron back in D.C. Everybody forgot about the songs one more time before reconvening to mix them in the spring of 2015. And then -- after another two years had vanished into oblivion -- presto! "Street Stains" was released in January 2017 and can finally be forgotten forever.

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released January 24, 2017

Street Stains = Sean McGuinness (the drummer) and Chris Richards (gtr/vox). Recorded by Aaron Leitko intermittently 2013-2015. Mastered by TJ Lipple in 2015. Artwork by Daniele Daniele in 2016.

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