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SCARY CAROL
(by N.Miranda + A.Menuteau)
Well I was walking through the green, green grass just minding my own affairs
When I came across a bright green ever-hungry polar bear
He took me by my empty hand and took me with his stare
And then we started dancing in the howling midnight air
WE KEEP ON PUSHING WE KEEP ON RUSHING OOOH
OUT OF THE DARKNESS OUT OF THE MADNESS OOOH
He drove me to a city bright with shiny city lights
And I was blinded by the gleam and all them promised heights
Each window danced before me like sweet girls in underwear
There was nothing I could do, I'd walked into his lair
He pointed out some shiny boots he knew would fit me fine
And I could barely keep myself from screaming, "how sublime!"
High heeled, black, up to my knees just how I like 'em yeah
He knew just what'd get me, he knew just what I'd wear
WE KEEP ON PUSHING WE KEEP ON RUSHING OOOH
OUT OF THE DARKNESS OUT OF THE MADNESS OOOH
WHOOPS SHINY LADY
And sure enough they fit me fine just like he said they would
And I felt like that queen divine just like I knew I would
But the price I paid was all I had and all I ever was
I lost myself amidst the greed-filled howling midnight fog
So next time you meet a bright green ever hungry polar bear
Don't dance with him, don't shake his hand, don't meet his hungry stare
He'll only lead you way astray and far from who you are
So don't get fooled by shiny boots or get in strange bear's cars
He bit me hard, he bit me deep, he bit me to the bone
Was like I blinked and then somehow I lost my way back home
I've paid my price I've paid my dues and now I stand here telling you
Don't dance with bright green polar bears they only lead to deep despair
WE KEEP ON PUSHING WE KEEP ON RUSHING OOOH
OUT OF THE DARKNESS OUT OF THE MADNESS OOOH
WHOOPS SHINY LADY
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Long Way From Kansas
(copyright 2013 N. Miranda)
Hiding away from another fine day
I got nothing to do or say
Sit here mending my heart which plain fell apart after midnight
Sorry it seems you got caught in this web but I'm done
Tip-toeing around you
'Cause it's tearing you apart and it's turning me bad to be loved by you
Instead of breaking my bones you know you'ree breaking my heart
With a silence that stings like a viper
Though I'm not down on my knees Im begging you pretty please 'cause I'm a long, long way from...
Funny the way things they never quite go, the way you think they should Still I keep my head high, do my best to get by, that's the truth
I look at the floor as you stare at the walls, things shouldn't be this way Though we both know it's gone, still were trying to hang on,
But the love is dead
Instead of breaking my bones you know your'e breaking my heart
With a silence that stings like a viper
Though I'm not down on my knees I'm begging you pretty please 'cause I'm a long long way from Kansas
Though there's no whip in your hand, I feel the wound on my back, with a silence that stings so violent
Though I'm not down on my knees I'm begging you baby please 'cause I'm a long long way from Kansas
Tear me away to a time and a place where we were fine
How can it be we got caught in this web, God knows we tried
Instead of breaking my bones you know your'e breaking my heart
With a silence that stings like a viper
Though I'm not down on my knees I'm begging you pretty please 'cause I'm a long long way from Kansas
Though theres no whip in your hand, I feel the wound on my back, with a silence that stings so violent
Though I'm not down on my knees I'm begging you baby please 'cause I'm a long long way from Kansas
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Stumbling (copyright 2011 N.Miranda)
Wonder how many days it takes to mend a broken heart?
And how many songs I'll write while you just keep me in the dark
Here we are now, fade to grey
How many tears must I shed before the well is dry?
Ears are few and far between and there is no reply
Here we are now, I fade to grey
And here you are now, stumbling again
And all the cigarettes I've burned obliterating you
How many prayers until I get a better point of view?
Here we are now, they fade to grey
Here you are now, stumbling again
Would you walk on this road I'm taking for I don't want to walk alone?
How many minutes will I waste living in the past?
All the things I couldâve, wouldâve, should've said, at last
Here we are now, they fade to grey
How many years will it be until you realise?
Open up your eyes and see the love that you denied
Here we are now, I fade to grey
Here you are now, stumbling again
(Chorus)
Would you walk on this road I'm taking for I don't want to walk alone?
Here we are now
We're stumbling again
Here we are now
We're stumbling again
Here we are now
We're stumbling again
Here we are now
We're stumbling again
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Pinot Noir And Poetry For Breakfast
(copyright 2009 N.Miranda)
I drink pinot noir and poetry for my breakfast
And I eat little girls in perfect pearls for my breakfast
And if the boys don't like it
I couldn't care a less for what they say
Because Baudelaire and Fred Astaire
They was all cooking poetry
I don't do toast and jam
No toast and jam for my breakfast
I don't do eggs and ham
No eggs and ham for my breakfast
You see because,
J'aime les jolies filles
Autour de mon lit comme petit dej'
Et je bois le pinot noir
Et de la poésie comme petit dej'
And if the boys don't like it
I couldn't care a less for what they say
Because Baudelaire and Fred Astaire
They was all, oh they was all cooking poetry
Oh yeah
And if the boys don't like it
I couldn't care a less for what they say
Because Baudelaire and Fred Astaire
They was all, oh they was all cooking poetry
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L'Exterminateur (English below the French)
Copyright 2011 N. Miranda, N. Tescari
J'ai des animaux dans ma petite tĂȘte
Les petites bĂȘtes, les petites bĂȘtes
Tu me demandes quel type, quel type
Je sais pas, je regrette, je regrette
Peut-ĂȘtre qu'elles sont Ă©normes et laides
Peut-ĂȘtre qu'elles sont toutes comme ça
La seule chose que je sais c'est la couleur de leurs pattes
Elle gratte, elle gratte, elle gratte
Peut-ĂȘtre qu'elles sont gĂ©nĂ©riques
Peut-ĂȘtre que je suis trĂšs sale
Peut-ĂȘtre que les bĂȘtes elles sont ecstatiques de me faire du mal
Peut-ĂȘtre c'est elles qui Ă©crivent ce texte
Peut-ĂȘtre je ne suis plus
La seule chose que je sais c'est la couleur de leurs pattes
Je vais appeler l'exterminateur
Il va savoir comment faire
Si il arrive Ă les tuer
Oh peut-ĂȘtre que je penserais
Peut-ĂȘtre je penserais tout bas
J'ai des animaux dans ma petite tĂȘte
Les petites bĂȘtes, les petites bĂȘtes
Tu me demandes d'oĂč est ce qu'elle vient
C'est toi qui me les aies donnĂ©es peut-ĂȘtre
Ou alors c'est un mauvais mec ou mĂȘme l'air du mĂ©tro
La seule chose que je sais c'est la couleur de ma peau
Je vais appeler l'exterminateur
Il va savoir comment faire
Si il arrive Ă les tuer
Oh peut-ĂȘtre que je penserais
Peut-ĂȘtre je penserais tout bas
Je vais appeler l'exterminateur
Il va savoir comment faire
Si il arrive Ă les tuer
Oh peut-ĂȘtre que je penserais
Peut-ĂȘtre je penserais tout clair
THE EXTERMINATER
I have insects in my little head
These little beasts, these little beasts
You ask me which species of insect they are
Sadly, I don't know, I regret,
Maybe they're enormous and ugly
Maybe they're all like this
The only thing I know is the colour of their paws
And they itch, they itch, they itch
Maybe theyâre standard insects
Maybe i'm very dirty
Maybe these beasts get off on the idea of inflicting pain
Maybe theyâre the ones writing this song
Maybe I no longer exist
The only thing I know is the colour of their paws
Iâm going to call the exterminator
He will know just what to do
And If he manages to kill them
Perhaps my thoughts will be
Perhaps my thoughts will be more clear
I have animals in my little head
These little beasts, these little beasts
You ask me where I got them from
Perhaps it was you who shared them, maybeI?
Or maybe from some bad guy or even the subway air
The only thing I know is the colour of my skin
Iâm going to call the exterminator
He will know just what to do
And If he manages to kill them
Perhaps my thoughts will be
Perhaps my thoughts will be more clear
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This 5 track EP is free to all. Yes free.
Originally released to put a smile on everyone's face while in lockdown,
Even if you don't dig the music, it's the thought that counts.
I give these out monthly to all my Patreon supporters but since 2020 rsucked for most people, I thought a little "cadeau" might be a nice way to share the love. Feel free to pass onto anyone who might enjoy it.
released November 6, 2020
Pinot Noir arranged and produced by Nicola Tescari
L'exterminateur original demo by Nicola Tescari
Kansas arranged by Antoine Simoni
Scary Carol original acoustic recording, arranged by me, recorded by Zac Robbins. Taken from the Crossroads EP.
Stumbling was released 2019 on Milkteeth. This version was arranged by Antoine Reininger
Boots is a live recording taken from one of my PJ Party Sundays livestreams. Written by Lee Hazelwood, arranged by me, captured by Michael O'Connor.
Enjoy x