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Verse Chorus Curse

The Demographic

January 12th, 2011
11 tracks
25:55
Verse Chorus Curse
Verse Chorus Curse
The Headliner
0:00
1:42
The Headliner
The Demographic
I haven't got the time Just give me the highlights An overview / Too much to do I don't have all night I'm on a mission of low ambition Just tell me who's right I haven't got the mind To take all the facts in Elaborate & comprehend Is all too taxing What's the minimum that I need For keeping up with the action? Could you please condense it? Keep it short and sweet Abbreviated & truncated and Nice and neat I don't need context / it's overrated Let's keep it brief I don't really have to know If I think I really know
1:42
Cost/Benefit
The Demographic
I can't tell you what I wanted I can't tell you what I'll say I am stubborn and undaunted As I fuck up along the way I have waited here for so long I've forgotten why I stayed I have spun my wheels for so long My regrets on full display I've weighed all the different options I've weighed all the pros and cons I've done all the math on this one And it equals done and gone
1:56
This Broken Place
The Demographic
Broken glass I’m standing very still because of / Broken glass You can’t stop to find me here / Anyway There is no way out of / This broken place There is no way out Look right here Look me in the eye / If you think you can Look me in the eye / And say my name It rolls off the tongue / Like an aspirin It carries you away / Like a bird of prey It carries you away / To a quiet place It carries you away “All hope is lost” That’s what people say about / everything Maybe they’re right / They know everything Who am I to say? / I’m me, I guess. Maybe I’m right / But there’s nothing left Doesn’t matter who is right / Anyway Cos all hope is lost Broken bones I’m standing very still because of / Broken bones You can’t stop to find me here / Anyway There is no way out of / This stupid place There is no way out / Of this broken place
4:11
Reducer
The Demographic
I don’t need to break it down anymore I’ve cut it down to the bone I’ve stripped out all that I can I’ve cut off all the loose ends I made it and I broke it into two Reassembled it just for you / I Turned it into something new At least now it’s easier to chew Amputate and live without it cut it off and sing about it
1:13
Post-Encore
The Demographic
Somewhere you’re lost Across tumultuous seas Can’t hear you over crashing waves Ten thousand voices call ten thousand names Take hold of my hand I will raise you up I will put you upon my shoulders On my toes until I drown On the sweat of a thousand strangers Climb aboard like I’m some kind of life raft The storm breaks and the house lights up A hundred screens on a hundred cell phones The levees breach and we all fall out Take hold of my hand I will raise you up I will put you upon my shoulders On my toes until I drown On the sweat of a thousand strangers
1:48
Rewound
The Demographic
When you see / See how far it goes And you know / That it’s gonna break you And you go / Back into the past And see / See how far it takes you Well I don’t know what you might expect to find But you just might see things from A new perspective When you see / See into the future Every stupid misstep / Seems to haunt you And you step / Back into your past And see / That nothing ever stopped you Well I don’t know what you might expect to find But you just might see things from A new perspective Now That it’s too late To change a thing
1:30
Another Big Mistake
The Demographic
I’ve been to Massachusetts and back again All I took was a notebook and a ballpoint pen But now I stay at home and lock the door/ I don't want to see you anymore I know that things’ll never be right again Here we go, another big mistake I play it cool but some things I can’t fake I stay at home and take a nap / Resurrect an old piece of crap Cos a piece of crap is a piece of cake I’m going blind and my hip hurts like hell I'm out of tune, but I'm deaf, so all is well My old hands are starting to cramp / I don’t want to carry my amp Hey! I’ll give you five bucks to carry my amp I screwed the pooch I shit the bed Shot myself in the foot Shoulda aimed for the head I should've stayed in bed instead
3:02
Shot Off My Face Again (Outtake)
The Demographic
Playground and a shotgun – Shot off my face again They say suicide's no fun – Shot off my face again Beers and weed and Priest all night – Shot off my face again I hope my aim is all right – Shot off my face again Playground and a shotgun – Shot off my face again They say suicide's no fun – Shot off my face again Beers and weed and Priest all night – Shot off my face again I hope my aim is all right – Shot off my face again Shot off my face again
1:54
Trends & Markets (Outtake)
The Demographic
Hang your hope on a credit card / Whittled down until it’s gone Pay someone to raise the kids / and pros to mow the lawn Blog about the things you buy / subcontract, diversify Get online and move offshore / log in now and take a tour Sign up for a new phone plan / Consolidate your debt, my man Therapy for mental health / merch it out and brand yourself Greeting cards for getting old / Bullet point, Verdana Bold Try our secure shopping cart / Upload share and fall apart Self-help book improve yourself / Things on sale to fill the shelf Tchotchkes on the windowsill / Installment plans to pay the bills Preserve that and cherish this / Mylar sleeve and reminisce Sign up for that yoga class / That APR can kiss my ass Oh, ask me what I think of that / Stalling out and falling flat Trial membership ran out / tech support can hear you shout What's the lesson from the past? / This year is worse than-the-last Coupons and a plastic token / I spent it all and now I’m broken
3:23
Woe Is Me
The Demographic
I made you show up I made it blow up I made this show up Oh whoa-oh-oh, Oh woe is me I brought the house down I brought your friends 'round I wrote it all down Oh whoa-oh-oh, Oh woe is me Oh whoa-oh-oh, Oh woe is me I've got this thing inside of me I can't stand to see it breathe I can't wait to see it leave Oh whoa-oh-oh, Oh woe is me I keep some strange company I can't wait to see it go Oh whoa-oh-oh Oh whoa-oh-oh I made the room, I made the floor I made the past & I made more I made / everything you see The things you touch / the air you breathe I put those things inside your heart The wants & loves that fall apart those things / that you think you need
2:18
Soft Return
The Demographic
I can tell that you missed me Well, I missed you, too I came back to town to see what I could do I met your husband Seems like a nice guy I can't wait to make that baby cry I don't know what his name is I don't really care All I know is you like me more and I like being unfair I know you don't love him And that's a good start Please let me help you break his heart Please let me help you break his heart
2:58

Videos

Released in 2011, this album has been remixed and remastered, featuring four bonus tracks which weren't good enough the first time around, but are now precious rare gems! Cleaned up the album art, too. Dang what a deal!

"Rock served raw... Every song is solid." - THE DELI

"...a guitar and drums duo that likes to keep it pretty raw." - VALLEY ADVOCATE

"...showcases a love for both noise and melody." - NOISE BOSTON

Credits

Written and performed by Tom Pappalardo and Sturgis Cunningham

Lap steel on ‘Another Big Mistake’ by Jon Wynn

Layout by Standard Design

Originally released 1/12/2011

Engineered by Tom in 2011

Remixed by Grant Wicks at Uncanny Audio in 2025

Mastered by Saff Mastering in 2025