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Monsters

by Herm

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kevinhermconnollyuser Because you have to love all your children, don't you? Favorite track: Year Of The Horse.
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1.
The Way 04:08
A white man in a three-piece suit came talking in my ear He said: “Sun goes down and sun comes up, but there’s nothing to fear”. “Light goes on and light goes off: it’s all the same to me. Needs must want and wants must need. Do you know what I mean?” And I said: “No, I don’t know what you mean, I don’t know what to say, All the stuff you drag around; It all gets in the way” It might hurt, it might hurt It might sting a little bit You’ve made your breakfast - lie in it Now give me some of it And I said: “Hey, I’m not the one you want – I don’t know what to say All the stuff you drag around, it all gets in the way The way you lick above, The way you kick below The way you say you’re sorry, The way you say hello All that's in the way".
2.
Heads 04:02
Once – once upon a time, in the beginning, The kingdom was all mine, and I was king. It’s such a shame, we’re living in a cage Head’s on a plate, it’s better when you wait Woo ooh oh oh oh Heads on a plate I’m on the radio Hey hey hey hey You – the fuzz upon the peach The lemon’s kick The blood’s gone to my head - you make me sick And it’s such a waste, a sinful waste That it’s better when you wait… Woo ooh oh oh oh Heads on a plate I’m on the radio Hey hey hey hey Step 1: Rub me down with grease Step 2: Cook me in the fire Step 3: Cut me into pieces Eat me when I’m done. Woo ooh oh oh oh Heads on a plate I’m on the radio Hey hey hey hey
3.
(feat. Nina Hynes) The room is cold, your skin is warm, And mine it is on fire. I tell you all I know Now I’m getting tired. When we met it was the spring, You caught me off my guard And showed me everything Now I’m getting tired. Your face is wet and flushed, Your eyes are to the floor. I’ve shown you way too much, My eyes are to the door. I was born in the year of the horse, You were born in another time. Did I fall out of yours Or did you fall out of mine?
4.
Monsters 04:54
I’ve never met you, brother, I’ve never met you And I don’t know your name, But I don’t like you man, no, I don’t like you ‘Cos me and you we’re not the same. I’ve never met you brother, I’ve never met you But I don’t like you just the same. I’d love to help you man, I’d like to help you But me and you we’re not the same. (And I’m) Afraid of the dark Too frightened to look When it gets dark The monsters all come out to play I don’t know you man and I’ve never met you, But I don’t like your type. My eyes are open but my head’s on backwards, And I don’t sleep at night. ‘Cos they’re underneath the floorboards And they’re underneath the bed. They’re hiding in the cupboards And they’re hiding in my head: The bogey man! I’ve never met you but I can't forget you...
5.
SCAB 03:39
You gotta lotta nerve, walking like that, Wearing those shoes, wearing that hat; Looking like that. La la la… You gotta lotta nerve, talking like that Using those words like ‘aristocrat’ La la la… You gotta lotta nerve, doing like that, Running in circles, chewing the fat. So gimme all you got and we’ll re-appropriate All your impetus for all I care, all I care, all I care La la la… You gotta lotta nerve, doing like that, And running in circles screaming like that Because it’s just a scab - Read between the lines You can peel it back - And re-appropriate Hear it rumbling - It all falls in Feel it crack - Into place Feel it crack Watch it crumbling Growing back But it’s too late…
6.
Rosemary 03:30
Rosemary, I love you, can’t you see? It makes me holler, it makes me howl. Rosemary you got your spell on me It makes me grovel, it makes me growl. And it makes no odds, it makes no sense, You never look as good as when you’re seeing someone else, oh no. Rosemary, you got your hooks in me And it makes me nervous, it makes me quake Your memory is like a knife in me It makes me shiver it makes me shake. Rosemary (It makes me mad) Rosemary (It makes me mad) Rosemary (It makes me holler) Rosemary
7.
These fingers in my hair: how did they get there? The things you left behind: I find them everywhere A slip of the wrist All that you missed At the end of the line you can be what you like: The shadow on your right. What kind of person would do such a thing? The glass beneath your skin. What kind of person could do such a thing? The sofa king. We went out for three dog years Do we go downwards when we fall? If you’re feeling small, if you’ve lost it all, If you’ve had a fall: I’ll be sitting here. If you’re feeling small, if you’ve lost it all: Baby, I’m the sofa king… You glide above me slowly as I watch you from the ground You pass me by, no looking back, not a sound, The Sofa King.
8.
I'm not that bad; I'm worse. But if you'd like to come with me, We'll take the long way down And see what it looks like from the ground.
9.
Cellar Door 04:20
There once was a boy whose name was Ray He fell for a woman known as mistake His heart was pounding, his eyes they shone For him the other was the only one. But little did he know and little did he care There’s holes in every story, there’s secrets everywhere There’s something behind the cellar door. Time went by smoothly, or as smooth as it can Till one day, one evening, the rumbling began (He said:) “What’s that beneath me? I hear it roar. What do you keep behind your cellar door?” Little did he know, and little did he care (He said:) “I know there’s something: I hear it’s voice” I had to show him; I had no choice. “Oh please release me, I’m in great pain. I’ve learned my lesson, I won’t do it again” Their endless questions, I’m sick of men, A burglar found him - he’s on the mend. And little did he know and little did he care There’s holes in every story, there’s secrets everywhere There’s something behind the cellar door.
10.
The Best Bit 03:04
Take one, take two, take three, take some more, And that’s all that you came here for. “Oh no, I didn’t” - Oh yes, you did, Old wedgie wounds from when I was a kid And this is the best bit… You think your shit don’t stink, I think you know it’s later than you think. Va voir ta mere au zoo, connard, “Oh no, I amn’t” - Oh yes, you are, ‘Cos this is the best bit… You won’t succeed if you don’t try, The answer’s ‘yes’, the question’s ‘why’, The present’s best the future’s wild: You’re wasting your time. And this is the best bit… I’m fully air-conditioned - I’ve got holes in my jocks I dine with the Emperor, If you stay still you rot. And this is the best bit… I defy death with every breath, It’s par for the course I dine with the president, The year of the horse. And this is the best bit…
11.
Rearrange 05:01
Went away without you, didn’t die without you Wasn’t wrong without you, I wrote this song about you Got to thinking that you only think about you And all the things that you do are the birdshit on my statue And my thoughts were so impure Went away without you, didn’t die without you Wasn’t wrong without you, ‘cos I was right to doubt you I went away without you, got to play without you Got to thinking that you only think about you The sooner you do it, the sooner it’s over So I’m doing it right now Something has gone wrong, we need to move it on It isn’t me it’s you Something has to change, we need to rearrange There’s nothing else to do, so I’ll see you around…

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“A must for fans of uneasy listening”
4 stars, HotPress.com

“He’s blowing the concept of ‘singer-songwriter’ right off its hinges”
5/5, Subba-cultcha.com

“Bold and ambitious… a powerful showcase of a considerable talent”
4 stars, Connected.ie

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released March 30, 2009

Catchy Go Go Records

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Debut album from Kevin Herm Connolly

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