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Pulp Romance

by Jake Strunin

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Intro 00:38
2.
Modest Proposal 03:00
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Modest Proposal It’s all my flaws That put me at a loss It’s not your fault That I don’t know what to say I wrote this song ‘Cause I’m so bad at words But when I see the sunrise All I think of are your eyes Chorus Maybe for tonight We can forget the pain With this candle burning Let’s burn it all away Baby just get close Let’s dance the night away I wouldn’t blame you If you don’t wanna stay I remember when we met You were with that guy I know I took your hand I tried to say my name I don’t think I made sense I was just too high Now we been friends for years I want more Chorus Maybe for tonight We can forget the pain With this candle burning Let’s burn it all away Baby just get close Let’s dance the night away I wouldn’t blame you If you don’t wanna stay Falling in love Isn’t like the films There’s no montage To stop you walking out I know I smoke too much I say things I don’t mean I don’t need a heroine I want you to stay Chorus
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High Fidelity 02:15
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Am I in love with you And the things you do Or do I just want to Have sex with you Is it just ennui Or is it just on me Am I lonely Ah oh This song is just a bunch of clever rhymes I thought of before I went to sleep last night And I dreamed that I knew everything to say To make you fall in love with me that day This second verse Isnt better than the first I need to go to sleep Creep rhymes with sleep I’m using ennui Because its spelled differently I’m so lonely Ah oh This song is just a bunch of shitty rhymes I thought of when I failed to sleep last night And I watched high fidelity again I don’t think things will work out in the end There’s no mixtape That I can make To get a second date Cause I still wait For her to see That she should just Come back to me This song is just a bunch of disjointed lines I thought of before I never slept last night And I saw things that were not real I wish I knew a way to make you feel Is it just ennui Or is it just on me Am I lonely I’m using ennui Because its spelled differently I’m so lonely Ah oh Are you lonely?
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Who Hurt You, John Cusack? 02:31
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Who hurt you, John Cusack? Your name came up the other day And I wonder how you’ve been I saw your picture the other day And I gotta say you’re looking well Chorus It’s been five whole years Since I looked in your eyes But I remember how they used to shine Lots of things have changed While I remain the same The life I chose hasn’t been easy I don’t regret a thing All my friends are getting’ married While I’m writing you this song Chorus It’s been five whole years Since I’ve touched your face Well I remember the contour of your jaw Lots of things have changed While I remain the same Bridge At twenty six my friends are having kids While I just have a dog I work for 8.25 And live in my parents basement The kids that I work with Have never seen Say Anything And Think all my pop culture jokes Are historical references Chorus It’s been five whole years Since I looked in your eyes But I remember how they used to shine Lots of things have changed While I remain the same
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Filler Song 03:23
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Filler Song Whatever I did I’m not sorry I didn’t mess things up this time I don’t need your matching baggage I’ve got enough I’m fine I slept with a girl Who shares a name with you And if I’m honest with myself (get loud here) I didn’t feel anything at all Chorus So don’t tell me where you’re going I don’t care when you’ll be back If your car crashes cause it’s raining out tonight I wont send you pansies I don’t remember your name So when you Hear this song You’ll know that I wrote it ‘bout you Remember it’s not Quite a love song Cause I wasn’t quite in love I don’t really care one bit My record was just way too short I needed to fill some space. So yours is a filler song Chorus So don’t tell me where you’re going I don’t care when you’ll be back If your car crashes cause it’s raining out tonight I wont send you pansies I don’t remember your name So when you think back On the time we shared Remember that yours is a filler song And that’s all you’ll ever be Chorus So don’t tell me where you’re going I don’t care when you’ll be back If your car crashes cause it’s raining out tonight I wont send you pansies I don’t remember your name
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Break Up Song 02:34
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Breakup song This is a breakup song It wont be very long Short and sweet Let's try and keep it neat Save the bloodshed For movies and daytime soaps Baby when I met you I was high as hell Felt like being born again You said "let me save you" That sounds swell But I'm all fucked up again This is a goodbye song The lyrics are simple But my voice is strong I'll try to be very clear I dont know what I imply But I never loved you dear I said "babe I love you" You just showed me the door Said you couldn't do this anymore Asked for your hand, marry me Instead you burned my clothes And buried me (Straight into fingerpicking) (here's the sensitive breakdown) You said "I hate your stupid hair And all the songs you wrote" I was feelin kind of biblical Like i'd just been smote You said" Your band sucks Your singing is awful I hope you choke" This is the last song I'm gonna write for you Forever was far too long But even if our love is gone You'll live forever Immortalized eternal in song
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Light Show 02:08
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Light Show Have you thought of All those days and nights When everything was gold Think its still inside I just don’t know And all those lights They used to flicker bright We were gone from this world Chorus We’ve been waiting for the light show We’ve been waiting for explosions in the sky together What’s your name cause I really wanna know about you We’ve been waiting for the light show I never thought that Id see this place again The lights the streets they never change much And all those lights they used to flicker bright We were gone from this world Chorus We’ve been waiting for the light show We’ve been waiting for explosions in the sky together What’s your name cause I really wanna know about you We’ve been waiting for the light show Bridge Well here we are where we began To be the way before we were just friends I never thought that I’d feel this way again Here we go and here we are Hey lets go (sustained oh) Chorus We’ve been waiting for the light show We’ve been waiting for explosions in the sky together What’s your name cause I really wanna know about you We’ve been waiting for the light show
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Pulp Romance 02:24
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Pulp Romance I remember the day I saw you again And my breath caught in my chest I knew that in my heart I’d let you Kiss me with those poison lips Chorus 1 And we’d be so happy together Starting out our life as ghosts Haunting all the kids that we never liked And causing mischief we always wished we could Chorus 2 This could be our Murder suicide And I know I’ll be happy ‘til I die As long as you stay right by my side I walked up to you and said You’d be the last one I loved You smiled mysteriously and then You slit my throat and played with my blood Chorus 1 And we’d be so happy together Starting out our life as ghosts Haunting all the kids that we never liked And causing mischief we always wished we could Chorus 2 This could be our Murder suicide And I know I’ll be happy ‘til I die As long as you stay right by my side
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Say Anything 02:42
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Say Anything Whoa whoa oh oh oh I’m in the wrong once again I’m overwrought I’m underdressed You said that you were leaving me this summer For kinder things and better places Well I bought you a bouquet of roses They were too little and too damn late You’ve already found another guy He’s got a cooler car and hotter tattoos Pre chorus She said I hate the way you look at me She said I don’t know why I’d stay tonight But girl, I’d do anything you ask of me, so Just stay with me whoa *last time: just say anything Chorus Pretend you’re still in love with me Pretend that we’ll be fine Just lie and say that you care Just lie and say you’ll be there Whoa oh oh oh oh (repeat 4 times) I made it through security to the gate To make a speech and stop the plane But you weren’t even there Your flight was the day after tomorrow So I’m standing outside your window Blasting the Starting Line on my boom box This is my last chance to win you back And live happily ever after

about

I've been working on this album for years in one form or another. I felt a lot of stuff about some girls and needed to get it out there. Also, John Cusack romantic comedies really messed me up.

There are a number of people I need to mention: John Brady has been one of my closest friends since we were teenagers and getting to work with him on this album has been such a pleasure. He's the best studio engineer and producer anyone could ask for. Secondly, Joey Navarra Jr. created the sickest album art ever. I don't think anyone has ever had the pleasure of hard styling with themselves before.

I'd also like to shout out to my old band, D.V.N.O. I don't think I'd have ever learned how to show up and be professional at shows without those guys. I got to play warped tour with them which is a dream I've had since I was 13.

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released February 4, 2017

Produced by John Brady
Recorded at Retrofeed Studios in Asheville, NC
All songs written and performed by Jake MF Strunin

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