Peace, Turkey!

by Brian Dale Allen Strouse

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Collection of demos recorded in Doylestown, PA and Kutztown, PA.

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released 05 July 2011
Brian Dale Allen Strouse

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tags: acoustic alternative americana blues folk folk-rock acoustic alternative blues folk music rock singer-songwriter the lawsuits Philadelphia

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Track Name: Dinner Joke
I wanna pick you out
Of a crowd again
I think the best of us
Is in the atmosphere

We are a dinner joke
We are a memory
I hope the bomb explodes
And sends my soul back to me

Because I refuse
To live angry anymore
We had so much, honey
Now nothing left to show

I wanna hold you near
I wanna meet your god
I'd like to die again
Forever in your arms
Track Name: Stoned Blues
Near the garden of fruit
Where the kiwi grows
And the naked grape
Constantly turns up its nose
The side dish of tomorrow
Proceeds to grow
I’m getting closer to the peace
That I’ve had few times before

The air’s so tall
Our mouths so equipped
And a path of silk
And a tug of the lip
A fancy brawl
Your red fingertips
And as the song will move
So will our hips

Well, the lack of emotion
Caused the house to burn
And the changes aren’t worth
Half of the things I’ve learned
To see a glimpse of the future
Through a true ceramic urn
It’d certainly be darker
Though, potentially warm

What’s near is far
Is sometimes correct
And the nearest bar
Is sometime a friend
Poison the ink
And put the thought in my head
Ah, baby you’re so sweet
Too innocent to repent

Where did all the lovers go?
Trees of blue
And a thousand stoners
Hang low
And exist without knowing
That, in order to play
You gotta show your love
Ah, honey
You show me your love
You gotta show
Show me your love
Track Name: Lexicon #22
I thought of everything impossible
And I thought myself to death
I died a younger man
Had my ashes burnt
And, now they're close to being back
I do believe my core temperature
Is much lower than it was
I'm so pleased
To be drinking cups of wine
With the ones I'm told I should love

Oh, I'm hardly breaking through
Though i've extended my hand of stone
To all the velvet carpet, gold wearing know-it-all's
Who think that Jesus Christ was classic rock
And his convictions are worth while
But he was put to death for making scenes
They were all so religious then
They're not so religious now

I think the past somehow gets lost somewhere
Like a needle in the sand
As the memories that once were fresh
Are now years beyond repair
I hope to something
Somehow I'll meet you
Oh, and it'll be in the air
And, we'll float around and around
Above the ground, and be together
Alone again

I'm so sorry, my love
For you
Considering how much i've let myself put you through
I'm so sorry, my love
It's true
We must continue doing exactly what we want to do

So, I wander around to a strangers house
Built with playing cards
Her furniture looked so familiar
It reminded me of yours
Oh, and the way she asks what I want
Brings a cold chill up my spinal cord
And I forget the strangers name
And start to sound out yours

So, we stumble into my favorite bar
For a drink or two or three
And the bartender knows exactly who we are
Believes both of us are me
And I explain for my companion
The only difference is belief
I was much kinder then
Now I barely even speak

Oh, I was young, in love, and filled with hate
Strange enough to dream
But I'm missing, most selfishly, the heart
And the inner peace
But it didn't worry her
She was so naive
And she had clearly gone insane
So, I protected her investment
And kept my heart deep inside her brain

I'm so sorry, my love
For you
Considering how much i've let myself put you through
I'm so sorry, my love
It's true
We must continue doing exactly what we want to do
Track Name: Walk you Home
If I could leave you
Time would have no place left to stand
If i could not see you
I'd never do anything again

You are such a reason for believing
There's meaning in just being

I want to get clean without a maid
And close to your hand
And over the universe we will dance
Then, i'll walk you home

He lives to deceive you
He doesn't deserve to speak your name
His motives are clear through
Yet, you act like you can't avoid the pain

Your eyes say you can do
If you want to
But, to achieve you, you must undo
Every brick he has laid

And get close with my hand
We, in the universe
We will dance
Then, I'll walk you home

My intentions are inside you
I would become seventeen again
To study right beside you
To see how you answer every subtle demand

The world has condemned you
And condensed you
And I'm compulsively thinking about you
You're a vault that i never could break through

And, I don't mind if you can't
Join the Universe to dance
Cause, he'll walk you home
Track Name: Hard to Say
Moments come
And the seasons stray
Don't wanna end that way
Telling lovers to change

You'd design me, given the chance
Now you ask me where we stand

So hard to even say
So hard to even say
So, hard to say

Well, the clock tower struck to indicate the time
You were fifteen in your mind
But years older in life

You'd enslave me, given the chance
Now you ask me where we stand

So hard to even say
So hard to even say
So, hard to say

You read a book of poems and hung a starry night
The moon was half as bright
As they predicted it'd shine

You'd offend me, given the chance
And, now you ask me where we stand

So hard to even say
So hard to even say
So, hard to say

Good love always tends to end too soon
But, when the flowers bloom
We'll be conscious, and cool

You'll berate me, given the chance
And then you'll have the audacity
To ask me where we stand

So hard to even say
So hard to even say
So, hard to say

I asked a married if he would give me advice
He said the secrect to life
Is accepting that you'll die

And catching moments before they pass
Realizing a good one just won't last

Ah, cause it's hard to live this way
When it's so god damn hard to even think
It's so hard to even say
Track Name: Whiskey Sour
Well, I like my Whiskey sour
When the days turn into night
I thought i'd meet you down in georgia
But I guess you change your mind

I thought I'd never love again
Oh, I've been accused of being a rambler
Because I like my whiskey sour
It makes you easier to forgive

But when you walked into my life
You quenched the love that I had thirst for
You've been replaced by whiskey sour
Because you don't live here no more

I always felt around closing time
You couldn't stand to see me with her
Whiskey sour'd make me kiss her
And now she's all that's on my mind

How long must I wait?
How much must I drink?
How can you stand so close to fate...
And disregard her?
Track Name: Honey, Don't Go
Seems like you're uptight
Brain going side to side
High sold high, allowing lowness to buy mine
Train set station's bent
Cold is a touch, a hand
Dives by drive bys
We all die
We're born to live
Try to live inside when you're homeless

Smoke much
Drink much
Spike punch
Goin' to lunch
Restless
100 ft ceiling dealing children
Sold to a mad man
Cold man
Sad man
Not worth saving
Monotonous living, i will owe you tomorrow
If you show me this evening
Don't go

Be me
See me
Your eyes wanna change color
She costs much
My boss pays the insurance
Hate me
Pay to see guitar playing misery
God damn
Whoa mam
You're such a good looker
And the blinds don't tell
What happens when you undress
So don't go

Put the blame on the lack of fame
I tried hard
Couldn't win
Wasn't born to give entertainment
Feel the rain on your neck
Conquer your fear of having god piss all over your brown hair
Well, just stay in
Just stay in baby
And don't go
Track Name: Birth Weight
With your eyes towards the sun
Tension towards the band
Who will ever want to court you again?

You weep as you sew
And look as you think
Nobody ever leans on what they break
Got to feel to know

And i've been warning you
Of the tell tale signs
Yeah, it's a part of me
I've left behind
A part of me that i've left behind

Leave your town
Burn your remains
Sad, sad look on your lovers face
Your past is gone

Learn to speak
A wordless type
All language binds us
Not to who we are
But to what we know

And i've been warning you
Of the tell tale signs
Yeah, it's a part of me
I've left behind
A part of me that i've left behind
Track Name: Ain't Gonna Work on Me
well, you're a charming little mama
but it ain't gonna work on me
yeah, you're a charming little mama
but it ain't gonna work on me

cause i got so many pills in my belly, baby
makes me see what i shouldn't see

well, i'm looking through your window
looking straight into the eyes of your loving man
i'm looking right through your window
looking into the eyes of your loving man

i don't know if he loves you
but i know he can't love you as much as i can

well, i've never been too sentimental
never seen the joy in life
never asked for too much of it, baby
and 'it' has been so hard to define

well, you're a good looking mama
all the boys wanna be your car
well, you're a good looking mama
when all the boys wanna be your car

well, you can ride me if you like
you can ride me till the wheels fall off

well, i've never been too sentimental
never seen the joy in life
never asked for too much of it, baby
and 'it' has been so hard to define
Track Name: Spanish Mysteries
Wake to fine moonshine
Every minute feels a mile
Lordy, please don't let it be
You gonna take that girl away from me

Now I don't mind any line
Though I can see no sense in trying
And, a heart that seems too good to find
You're always way beyond two steps behind

The meanest rain i've seen thus far
Cut straight into the crossing guard
When I returned, all I felt was stoned
And the one I love in bed, alone

But i cannot be the one she adores
She'll never see her bedroom floor
All the bluest things are left up to choice
These spanish mysteries control my life
Track Name: Grand Ole Opry Blues
Her picture frame has gone insane
Showing pictures of other men
I could feel bad, but I don't
I could leave her, but I won't
Oh me oh my

She's a long in the jaw type of woman
Lots of tears that child cried
Cried them from her eyes
Yes she did

Give me drink or give me drugs mama
Cause I can't live sober with you

Take a short walk to the equator
With a six pack and a constant hum
Well, a short walk turns to a long run
And the day has suddenly lost its fun

So, I return to our cabin
To see you kissing there
With your old friend blue
What should I do?

Give me drink or give me drugs mama
Cause I can't live sober with you
And you know it's true

Well, we decided to test our will and faith
And descended right into the cave
It sleeps 666 people comfortably
And everybody knows your name

Cheers! We said as we grabbed the glass
And filled it with our pain
But as I drank her hate I remembered
Precisely the reason why we came

Give me drink or give me drugs Mama
Cause I can't live sober with you

Come out with the moon at set
It feels good to live alive, alone
When you're under the ancient script
We got a big old plan to see the green in the earth
From the hills that are shaped by the mounds of the dirt
I'm patiently awaiting for something bright to appear
And if it don't or it can't, it's a shame
But not nearly as shameful as I declare
Myself to be as this minute of this year
I wish it weren't true
But I love you my dear
Give me a drink or a drug
I just can't live sober with you

Well, the harvest soon will crumble
The earth will start to rumble
What you believe will become more jumbled
And your earthly possessions will tumble
Into the depths of Gods frustration
It's a cataclysmic vacation
Warm truth
Until then, here's what I ask of you

Give me drink or give me drugs mama
Because I can't live sober with you
Track Name: Tone Arm (You'll remember me)
We're between here and now
Moving Mountains, under clouds
I'm in Love with someone I wish I knew

We parade around town
like we're criminal
and we're allowed

We'll, Honey all i got
is this memory of you

And why should I stay?
You Don't even like me
Track Name: Where are you now?
Paradise lies straight beyond these two american streets
My dime's worth ten cents to some
Others disagree
The bathtub has become so fragile now
The mirrors finally see
I'd like to know just what you're up against
But i find it hard to think.

You"ll end all your stories with what happens next
No mainstream doctor cares about it
And only true friends want to guess
Only a billion miles between us and god
And i've heard that it's a she
I watch the hours pass inside a-clearest glass
And believe it's close to three

Marylou and Duncan left
They now sail in the sea
They won't touch land, and less to help
Poor old dad and me
When the roof caved in i yelled for you
But not much did i receive
You're a ghost to me, In a nightmare dream
I can't feel you when you speak
Track Name: Tough Tennis
Our feelings replaced our thoughts somehow
I'm drunk again writing nonsense for you
You're quite possibly the best thing I lost
You won't find it in the roses
You won't find it on the shelf
I need the heart in you

You always knew the right things to say
I walk behind your shadows best friend, Jim
Well, he didn't say much
But, when he did
He said you might not know it
I can't begin to show you
How to reach the heart in her

I bought a book that explains it
I bought a potion that changes it
Ah, but it don't seem to work on you

Ah, honey please don't blow it
I'm in love with your spirit
But it all must fade like Jim

Feelings replaced our thoughts somehow
I'm drunk again writing nonsense for you
Quite possibly the best thing I lost
You won't find it in the roses
You won't find it on the streets
I need the heart in you
Track Name: I'm still in love with you
Well, I don't want nobody else
You're quite important like the moon
I hold the moon with such a high regard
Expect the sun to blush too, soon

Laying concrete on your porch outside
Well, it mostly makes me think of glue
Like the rays of sun are hot
Or how the sunshine is bright
Never once have I stopped loving you

And I'm still in love with you
And i still want more from you
Well, you know I will
You know I wish that I couldn't
But I can't because I'm still in love with you

Oh, even when I drink my mind to the mush
Oh, even when I drink because of you
I generally wake the next day, then i'll take
A long look at who i'd be without you

Now, I don't need no woman to shine my shoes
I don't need no woman to read me the news
I don't need no woman
No woman unless it's you
I need a place to lay my head
And kill my blues

And I'm still in love with you
And I still want more from you
Well, you know I will
You know I wish that I couldn't
But I can't because I'm still in love with you
Track Name: Fishing
Well, I was gonna go outside and go fishing
But, now I'm sitting here with you listening
You got a strange kinda way of breaking me down
All I ever think about is how I miss you

Well, I was gonna wake today to go fishing
But, now i'm in trouble with the law of your kitchen
I look to plan my escape
Prepare for a mission
Cause I'm missing good sun for the fishing

I was gonna catch
The biggest fish you ever did see
But you didn't let me
Go fishing

Now, I'm trying to prevent myself from crying
But, it's flowing all over your table
Well, if I cry long enough
Then the fish can come-a-swimming
I can fish right in your kitchen
Oh yeah