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Small Talk

by Brian McParland

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1.
All my friends seem perfectly content Sitting around and never making plans So please don't keep me waiting for an answer When the answer is always "sorry, man" So I'm stuck, every single night Wondering why we never go too far Then again, I know we all have jobs Where we meet people who aren't at the bar Staying home and doing nothing Going out and doing nothing Is it all so hard? Being so lethargic You can't go and live your life Don't get me wrong, I like to watch this show Play this game, every now and then It just sucks when this is all we do Just relaxing, time and time again There's not much to do around here That doesn't involve whores and beer, so I'm just Staying home and doing nothing Going out and doing nothing Is it all so hard? Being so lethargic You can't go and live your life Staying home and doing nothing Going out and doing nothing Staying home and doing nothing Going out and doing nothing
2.
Everyone is talking to her, but no one's really listening The conversation's small talk, just to get her tipsy face glistening And all I do is sit and drink, and think of how to make her day But everything she says makes me think we'd have nothing to say I guess she doesn't care about me I guess she won't remember what I say She wants to show she's friendly, turn around and walk away And all your guy friends who see you, do they care about you like I do Or do they want the first-class ticket to your bedroom? It drives me crazy that you have such a short attention span That you can't just be honest, tell me if you're not a fan I guess she doesn't care about me I guess she won't remember what I say She wants to show she's friendly, turn around and walk away She doesn't care about me I guess she won't remember what I say But that sure won't stop me from coming back here anyway
3.
Disappointed 02:36
Suddenly here you are, and there I am But do I really know What you're thinking, I've been drinking Sometimes things just happen So I try to relax and clear my mind But that just fills my head with further doubt That I might not see you again after the kiss on my way out The reason why I really thought you cared, and now I don't Is the difference between smart guys and the wise I guess I'll come to terms with how I cared, and you won't Disappointed, but not surprised I assume, every day of my life That I'm just wasting your time And you don't care, do I dare Gain the confidence to feel just fine And keep myself from thoughts of you Or anything resembling a chance at someone else But that doesn't mean a thing if I'm not happy with myself The reason why your love makes me feel so overwhelmed Is because I never had the chance to try I guess I overthink, at least as far as I can tell Disappointed, but not surprised
4.
Maximillius 03:05
5.
We hadn't talked in a long time To me, that's plain to see But I saw you standing there and it all came back to me We made some small talk Then I got you a beer I don't know why though I guess I had no fear that you would Treat me the same way you did those years ago I wonder if you learned something until it's time to go But I could just tell you haven't changed Even by the way you looked at me I could just tell you haven't changed I just can't deny, you are crazy The way you stare, pretend to care And I bet when I'm not there I don't exist, I'm over this As I should've been in 2016 I bet you think you did nothing wrong And we could still be friends But I guess being fucked with For six months is just a trend Oh, I'll get your beer Cause being cordial ain't a chore But I'm not falling for your bullshit anymore I can't believe you still have the balls to treat me that way Take this and resist, that is all I have to say
6.
Mister Drama Queen Tell me what it seems like Do you love her, are you sure? Mister Drama Queen Why are you so mean When you're just really insecure? I'm not going to force you to do anything You don't wanna do But I thought you'd know by now all the things that you shouldn't I used to think that you're better than this Now I worry about you I can't believe you did that after saying you wouldn't I know you wish that everything was okay But I'm sure things would be better if you didn't Let it go on this way Mister Drama Queen Tell me what it seems like Do you love her, are you sure? Mister Drama Queen Why are you so mean When you're just really insecure? I know it's bad that we think that You can't be left by yourself But it's worse because we're right, and I know that it's cheesy You've got to care more about her feelings or She'll find someone else There's a difference between what's right and doing what's easy I know you think that no one really cares But truthfully we do and we're just Thinking about what's fair Mister Drama Queen Tell me what it seems like Do you love her, are you sure? Mister Drama Queen Why are you so mean When you're just really insecure? When you're just really insecure? When you're just really insecure? Mister Drama Queen
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Petrichor 02:49

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Another lovely bunch of sloppy bedroom demos from your third-favorite Spineapple.

These won't be the final versions of some of these songs. Some might get a different structure, or maybe new lyrics here and there or something. I just wanted to put these rough drafts out there that I put together real quick on my own.

These are just silly demos. Enjoy them for what they are.

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released October 17, 2018

Recorded sporadically between January and November 2018, except for "Maximillius" recorded July 2017.

All songs written and produced by Brian.

Brian - vocals, guitar
Laptop - loud-ass fan

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