Pretend They're All For You

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1.	Everybody Wants A Love Like You 03:18	lyrics	buy track
Matthew is an actor - but it’s you that he applauds Ivan is a diver - but it’s you he’s fishin’ for Kevin’s sellin’ whiskey - but you’re on his highest shelf, and Eddie’s got a girlfriend - but he keeps that to himself Baby, everybody wants a love like you Baby, everybody wants a love like you And I can’t blame them, cause I want you too Baby, everybody wants a love like you Ellen’s a librarian - but you make her wanna shout Carol is a hitman - and she wants to take you out Hunter is a tailor - they’ll size you up for free, and Olive’s got a scrapbook of you - but you didn’t hear that from me Baby, everybody wants a love like you Baby, everybody wants a love like you And I can’t blame them, cause I want you too Baby, everybody wants a love like you Do you even notice? Do you even care? Everybody’s eating out the palm of your hand Do you see them stare? Baby, everybody wants a love like you Baby, everybody wants a love like you And I can’t blame them, cause I - I want you too Baby, everybody wants a love like you Baby, everybody wants a love like you Baby, everybody wants a love like you
2.	Golden Hair (In The Crowd) 03:59	lyrics	buy track
In the crowd I’ll be scared There’s people out everywhere But see the girl with the golden hair Kill the night when the lights are low Money’s gone and I have to go I fail to take the future in And even when I lose, feels like I win I know there’s nothing to say Shadow won’t be chased away How can I even try? In the crowd I’ll be scared There’s people out everywhere I need the girl with the golden hair I’m done with being a bashful child Feelings got me driven wild But when I’m in my lonely head Your smile sings a new song and one more look unsaid But In the crowd I’ll be scared There’s people out everywhere I need the girl Is it simple? Is it plain? Or do I have to say the same The same again? Is it simple? Is it plain? Or do I have to say the same The same again? But In the crowd what can I do? I’m dreaming I’m alone with you Oh, golden hair Make me golden too
3.	Ace Of Hearts 04:27	lyrics	buy track
What are the circumstances that will align to lead to you? I don’t get second chances, only my finest luck will do And if it’s looking bleak, I’ll wish another week I’m always dealing in pretence I couldn’t walk away, as if I’m forced to play Until I make some sense Why do I keep on checking to see if you are still around? Why can’t I rest a second? Why can’t I wait to lay them down? Maybe there’s been a theft, that’s left my head bereft And now I’m shooting for the moon To whom it may concern, I need to see this turn You’ve got to answer soon Meet me, meet me in the middle I could make a start If you feel afraid Hold me, even for a little You’re the ace of hearts Every hand you’ve played You’re the ace of hearts You’ve got love in spades And if it’s looking grey, I’ll wish another day I’m always sitting on the fence I couldn’t walk away, as if I’m forced to play Until I make some sense Meet me, meet me in the middle I could make a start If you feel afraid Hold me, even for a little You’re the ace of hearts Every hand you’ve played You’re the ace of hearts You’ve got love in spades
4.	Living Novel 02:59	lyrics	buy track
So I’ve landed in a muddle And my jacket’s in a puddle See it’s folly treading softly on a man that’s lying down While he’s waiting for you to come around I’ve been living in a novel I’ve been sleeping with a shovel And the holes I dig get deeper but it’s cozy underground While I’m waiting for you to come around One day I’ll write an ode to joy ‘Til then to you I’m just a boy When the Rockets call the huddle Or when Houston calls the shuttle It’s a miscommunication and the reason will be found I’ll be waiting for you to come around I’ll be waiting for you to come around I’ll be waiting for you to come around
5.	Things That Are Stuck 03:40	lyrics	buy track
Raindrops on roses she keeps in a vase Lipstick collages that strangle my gaze Watching her sway as she paints the town red These are the things that are stuck in my head Dancing along to a song she invents Won’t suffer fools if you stop making sense Tearing the room’s expectation to shreds These are the things that are stuck in my head But slowly they’re melting and cascading into my heart Shelving her boots in a spot by the door Cuddles her dog when he offers a paw Furrows her brow as she falls into bed These are the things that are stuck in my head But slowly they’re melting and cascading into my heart They’re fuel to the fire that burns this infernal affair And yet I bear Whispers a tale she conceals in her chest Breathes me a sin that she’s never confessed Things that she did and the things that she said These are the things that are stuck
6.	I'm Thinking Of You 03:23	lyrics	buy track
If you find yourself in darkened rooms Is it all to get the photo print? If a visit to the clinic looms I’d assume that it’s because you’re iron deficient If you notice you’re getting bored Then you’ve got to pick the film next time If you want something you can’t afford I’ll be happy just to lend you mine I don’t know what’s changed, but lately I have found - that I’m thinking of you when you’re not around If you’re coming home late from work They could fix it with an overpass If he’s looking down through your shirt I’ve no doubt you could kick his ass - and I don’t know what’s changed, but lately I have found - that I’m thinking of you when you’re not around I don’t know what’s changed, I wish I wrote it down - but I’m thinking of you when you’re not around I don’t know what’s changed, I wish I wrote it down - that I’m thinking of you when you’re not around I don’t know what’s changed, but lately I have found - that I’m thinking of you when you’re not around I don’t know what’s changed
7.	Doll 03:57	lyrics	buy track
Another day of disaster I can’t take care of myself You pick me up in a plaster And get me off the shelf You say I need to be patient I should rest my little head You made me a reservation At the foot of your bed Too young to doubt it Too weak to walk away ‘Cause I’m made of plastic And you tell me what to say I’m your doll, d-d-doll I’m your doll, d-d-doll I’m your doll I think we got a connection You know that I’ll always care You couldn’t get this attention From a teddy bear Still I’m stuck in the shadows There’s no magic I can do If I was pinned at the elbows Would you feel it too? Voodoo... Too young to doubt it Too weak to walk away ‘Cause I’m made of fabric And you tell me what to say I’m your doll, d-d-doll I’m your doll, d-d-doll Too young to doubt it Too weak to walk away Because I’m made of fabric And you tell me what to say Too young to doubt it Too weak to walk away Because I’m made of plastic And you tell me what to say I’m your doll I’m your doll I’m your doll I’m your doll Doll Doll Doll Doll
8.	Alice Tends... 03:01	lyrics	buy track
There will be a time As you stare through the wall Alice tends to change your plans, nothing set in stone Thinks it’s fine to melt your mind or step on your toes Alice likes adventure but she won’t go alone Darling let’s just see where this one goes Alice gets you all too well, knows you’d rather stay Tethered to a place you trust, safe from wants and woes Alice likes a challenge and she won’t shy away Darling let’s just see where this one goes There will be a time As you stare through the wall And you’ll save your memories of Alice from needless grave Oh, behave Oh, behave Alice waltzes through the wind, doesn’t feel the chill Lost amid a wilting world, still her spirit grows Alice likes a story and she’s handing you a quill Darling, let’s just see where this one goes Darling, let’s just see where this one goes Darling, let’s just see where this one goes
9.	Your Poems 04:00	lyrics	buy track
When you’ve been dancing I see it in your eyes Sell me the centuries - don’t be ashamed to lie You showed me your poems Writ for a stubborn man And they’re beautiful Same as you Same as you I noticed you dancing on your way past my room Can you confirm it? I know it’s bold to assume You showed me your poems Writ for a stubborn man And they’re beautiful Same as him Same as you Oh, love of mine Call my name Spend my days Let the evening turn, turn to night ‘Cause I think you might I think you might Leave on the light I think you might Oh, love of mine I’m afraid Same as you

credits

released May 27, 2022

All songs written and sung by Jachin Mee.

Produced and engineered by Abbey Kerr, Jachin Mee, and Sam Wilson.

Additional vocals, guitar, and guitar tech: Abbey Kerr.
Additional vocals, piano, organ, percussion, drums, and mouth trumpet: Jachin Mee.
Additional vocals, guitar, piano, and bass: Sam Wilson.
Saxophone: Solomon Young.

Additional production on “I’m Thinking Of You” by Sam Wilson.

Sound collage on “Your Poems” was a Kerr/Mee/Wilson co-production and/or collective fever dream.

Drums engineered by Lewis Wundenberg.

Recording assistance from Sarah Hoffrichter.

Mixed and mastered by Sam Lench.
(Thank you also to Sam for the last minute engineering.)

Many thanks to: Lily Bentley, Ryan Smith, Dylan Cooper, Isaac De-Gregorio, Alexia Damokas, Serena Cristoforo, and the beautiful Mee family for all their help along the way. This record would not exist without them.

Quebec Echo acknowledges this album was recorded on the lands of the Kaurna people, the traditional custodians of the Adelaide region. Sovereignty was never ceded.

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