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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