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The Time of Year: Selected Songs 1994​-​1999

by Apartland

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August 02:38
Always before you Looking for someone new Hallway to my door Empty as before Check the mail Check the phone Nothing there All alone August came today Nothing much to say Hope you understand If I take your hand I don't mind If you say no Just say goodbye Before you go Summer turns to fall You're here after all Lie here next to you Nothing else to do
3.
The Catwalk 02:27
4.
Spider-Heart Deanna spins her own web Spider-Heart Deanna sits alone in her bed She sees her heart's reflection and it makes her blush It's small and black and fragile And easily crushed But there's a price She'll have to pay To get ideas To work it out Ordinary people don't have much faith They don't have an idea They're running in place Starry skies and perfume get in your eyes You don't know why these things would make you cry But there's a price You'll have to pay To pass the test To smell the coffee Cold hands in Pennsylvania There's a bad chill Cold heart in Nebraska There's a wind that kills Sitting on a blanket of my own design I ignore the weather Everything is fine But there's a price I'll have to pay To start the car To feel the pull
5.
Come here a minute Come here Come here Come here 'Cause I want you by my side And I need to see you smile I want you closer Come here a minute Come here a minute Come here a minute I want you closer I want you here with me With me I want you here I need you, dear Oh please won't you come I want you to come Right here With me Come here a minute Come here a minute Come here a minute I want you closer With me Please Please Please Won't you come Won't you come With me
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Halfacre 01:56
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Not Today 03:34
Offer me a seat And take it away Another dirty trick Another game we play Apologize again Make a sorry face Practice our deceits Paint the picture grey There may be a time When everything is fine But it was not today It was not today I saw the smoking gun I thought you were the one But you are not today You are not today Elevator up To the second floor Used to take the stairs Can't cliimb anymore Operating room Where I left my heart Take too many steps Slowly fall apart The TV's black and white You said we wouldn't fight But that was not today That was not today I thought I wanted more Of what we were before But we are not today We are not today There was a time When everything was fine But it was not today It was not today I thought I wanted more Of what we were before But I do not today I do not today First you wash your face Then you go to bed You still can't erase Everything we said Ordinary lives Terrible mistakes Things will take their toll Time is all it takes Time is all it takes Time is all it takes
8.
It's been on the windowsill Since the Fourth of July That was the day we fell apart Now it's collapsing And running down the wall A stinking rotten mess down to the core It's a disaster That no one wants to touch So it stays there getting worse and worse I could carve a face in it And put it on the porch Scare away the children from my house Guess it doesn't matter anymore
9.
Michigan 03:33
Nothing turns out as planned Dry your tears Listen here Take my advice And take off for a while It seems like it's been months Since I've seen you smile There's no reason why You can't put your life on hold The driving will clear your head When you hit the open road I'll miss you Come back soon When your life falls apart You can get into your car And drive to Michigan You can take a vacation To your favorite destination Back to Michigan You're shaky in Ontario But it's too late to turn back There's nothing on the radio Except "Little Red Corvette" As soon as you cross the bridge You'll be back where you belong And tomorrow you'll watch the sunrise On the banks of Lake Huron I miss you Come back soon It takes 12 hours to drive It's 700 miles Back to Michigan When your life is a disaster You can get there even faster Back to Michigan
10.
Fireworks 02:51
I took her to a party She didn't like my friends I said "Are you satisfied?" She said "That depends" She doesn't like the fireworks She hates to see the crowd The worst excuse I've ever heard Did I say that aloud? We walked home together I didn't say a word I couldn't think of anything She hadn't already heard She doesn't like the fireworks I've no idea why I should have worn a different shirt It's too cold for July
11.
There's trouble at the zoo And they don't know what to do When the tiger ate the kitten It killed me When the kitten ate the tiger No one believed Kitten ate the tiger Kitten ate the tiger All the human beings Can't believe what they're seeing When the tiger ate the kitten It choked on her When the kitten ate the tiger She spat out the fur Kitten ate the tiger Kitten ate the tiger Clear away the carnage Throw it in the garbage Kitten ate the tiger Kitten ate the tiger
12.
Thaw 03:16
Winter melts away Out of our jackets and out of our clothes The bubbles rise from the bottle And soon the sun will rise too The sun will rise on us January fades away to nothing As long as we're together We'll never let it touch us It's always summer in our bed We lay together The sun is always shining The flowers always blooming The birds are always singing You made me a believer I hope it lasts forever I hope it lasts forever I hope it lasts forever Will it last forever?
13.
Swimsuit 01:49
If the ocean's still too cold It shouldn't ruin your vacation There's no need to pack your bags I wish you weren't so impatient You could wear your swimsuit on a cloudy day And somehow you would still get sunburned anyway You know that I can't disagree When you're practically undressed I don't have to be underwater To feel the need to hold my breath 'Cause you can wear your swimsuit in the dead of night And somehow I can see you as if it was light
14.
Terminal 04:20
Why can't you stay? Why can't you stay For one more day? For one more day The April storm That snowed us in Left us alone Let things begin Why can't you stay? Why can't you stay For one more day? For one more day I tried to call But it's too late You checked your bags You're at the gate Why can't you stay? Why can't you stay? Don't go away Don't go away I did my best I really tried You weren't impressed Now it's goodbye Now it's goodbye Now it's goodbye Now it's goodbye Now it's goodbye
15.
Jane 01:23
Jane's a bad example She will make you cry When she's off the handle You'll be forced to lie Have to lie Say it's fine You're all right In the warmth of springtime All the trees in bloom Jane says "Let's stay inside" Puts on some cheap perfume Stay inside She will hide From the light Jane's at the movies You're in the car Roll down the window Turn the key to start
16.
We say goodbye At the Kiss and Ride And the train takes you away until the weekend When you get home You'll find the note I slipped into your bag while you were sleeping It says I love you And I'm thinking of you Call me when you get there You live so far But if I had a car I'd drive ten thousand miles just to see you
17.
Take off that hat The one that covers your ears Put it in the closet Isn't it good to hear? Take off those gloves That hold your fingers tight They keep you from touching All the good things in your life There'll never be another winter You're where the leaves will never fall And the wind that cuts right through you Will never blow again at all Unwrap that scarf From around your neck The air is fresh and warm now You won't have to hold your breath Take off your coat And throw it on the floor Isn't it good to know that You won't need it anymore? Do what you want to do Go where you want to go So much more is possible When you're not mired down in snow The sun won't always shine The rain may still fall down But as long as you're alive May all your Christmases be brown
18.
Blue Mound 02:46
It's six o'clock in the morning And we drove all night Just to get back to your house By morning's light Now it's shining through the window To touch your skin And with a hundred thousand kisses The day begins In Blue Mound In Blue Mound In Blue Mound In a one room apartment That we call home The time of year is not important If you're not alone When you're running out of options It's not too late To pack your life up into boxes And we'll escape From Blue Mound From Blue Mound When you wake up in the morning And the day seems long And survival seems much harder Than you are strong Just remember if you need me I'll be around Whether we're in San Francisco Or Blue Mound

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F.K.A. Ashland. Recorded and mixed on 4-track cassette in Brighton MA, Cambridge MA, and Austin TX. Additional recording in OH, MO, and KS. Selected songs from the self-released cassettes "Cat's-Cradle," "6 Songs," and "Laconica," and the unreleased "Savannah Sessions." Sequenced chronologically.

All proceeds go to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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released September 21, 2016

Written, performed, recorded, and produced by Mike Baehr
Cover model: Ethel

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