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Mojave City

by Hymns for the Nonbeliever

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    Journey through Mojave City with me as I play an assortment of rock and folk songs. Included is the bonus track "Hemp For Victory" featured on the " A Tribute To Krupted Peasant Farmerz" compilation on Hahaha Cool! Records.
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1.
Awakening from what appears To be a daydream And there are stars all around But it isn't night time The birds are all singing And he can't find his shoes He's wishing that he never Had a job And he knew It would end this way Yeah, he knew It would end this way Playing his part as the fool Just as before Except for now it's painful And there are jokers all around Seems everyone They fancy themselves the king, "Kings of shit" 'Cause there's no happiness In arrogance Yeah, he's always known that And it's beginning to show Because life is making sense It's making him sing again And all his dreams are coming true
2.
Mojave City 04:47
Hassled by the Ridgecrest police After wandering onto a military base Just met her on a movie set A fire eating woman cranked up on meth Her and her boyfriend are arrested And hauled away into the desert Driving through Mojave City Singing to the stars The moon lights my way Stopped at a truck stop, feeling empty Singing to the stars The moon lights my way Slept away another lonely day Entered a gas station to find my way The lady inside said through crooked teeth "Turn right and you'll hit Highway 14" Searching for my desert princess Blacktop mirages in the distance It's easier to find your way home Than it is to find your way It's easier to give up hope Than it is to live for today
3.
There's a loss of innocence And of something beautiful In a look so perverse In a laugh so horrible And I should have noticed That my pain was your pleasure And that your failures Were mine to suffer Again, and again, and again Caught you lying through your teeth Just the same as before Complete with an excuse For your fucked-up behavior
4.
Far Removed 03:17
Sitting in my room Said you want the truth Don't count on me, Don't count on me Naked on a roof Feeling far removed Don't count on me, Don't count on me She knows nothing About the stars Except she believes in astrology Says we were destine to be together She's all I have And I need her now, I need her now She knows nothing About my heart Except she holds it in her hands Says we were destine to break apart She's all I had And I need her now, I need her now
5.
Anne Marie 02:11
She was spring time In the winter Sweet Anne Marie She was smiles and giggles Waiting in line At the Foster's Freeze You were there Right in front of me I could swear Right next to me I don't know what your thinking But I hope it concerns me She was freedom In the school yard Sweet Anne Marie She was smiles and giggles Waiting beside the apple tree You were there Right in front of me I could swear A part of me No, I don't know what your thinking But I hope it concerns me Anne Marie, Lovely
6.
Darling, when I'm near you I wanna squeeze you tight Whisper softly in your ear Tell you everything's alright 'Cause I adore you You know, I really do Beauty, when you look at me And pucker up your lips You know, I want to spend forever Pressed up against your kiss 'Cause I adore you By now, you know that's true But, I can't love a girl With hair like Bettie Page No, I can't love a girl With hell behind her eyes And I'm not gonna try, I'm not gonna try Angel, I can't deny You put me in a trance But please try to understand These feelings that I have Please, I implore you You and your two-digit IQ Girl, when you left me I couldn't even speak I just sat around and moped For a good part of the week Now I abhor you Bitch, you know that's true
7.
Funny hats and cigarettes, My friend Dave We cruise the town Drive all around Never enough to say You can never grow old this way Not when you live life for today Vacant parties and stupid jokes, My friend Dave We cruise the town Drive all around Never enough to say Except, you can never grow old this way Not when you live life for today Bottles of beer and bad idea(r)s, My friend Dave We cruise the town Drive all around Nothing left to say You can never grow up this way Not when you live life for today
8.
I love you when you're ugly I love you when you're cold I hate you when you hate me, But thats the way it goes I love it when you need me I need you all the time I love it when you're crazy You make me lose my mind That's the way it goes my dear, That's the way it goes I love you when you're angry I love you when you're bold I hate it when you leave me, Leave me all alone I love you when you're stupid You're not stupid all the time You know that when you're crazy, baby You make me lose my mind I love you when you're funny I love you when you smile I hate it when I hate you, I can't sleep for a while I love you when you're pretty You're beautiful all the time Girl, you drive me crazy You make me lose my mind
9.
On My Own 03:55
It's so easy to forget about All the things that you care about In a world unfit for a dreamer I know, I'll be buried slow(ly) Beneath a heap of regret The past wont let me forget I'm on my own, I'm all alone Broken down and upset Old sneakers help me escape Senseless thoughts that suffocate On countless walks down city blocks I know, the truth comes slow(ly) Beneath a heap of regret The past wont let me forget I'm on my own, I'm all alone Broken down and unkempt There's something about the way you stay On the tip of my tongue When the day is done, the light from the sun Still shines through your eyes And I guess that regret Is something you forget Just a moment lost to time Gonna be okay, Gonna wake up today
10.
The sun won't set Until you leave Burn three more cigarettes And take what you need In the corner of the room With a picture of you In my arms The subtle things, The subtle things they matter All the ugly things, The ugly things are shattered My picture of you With a smile We sit and talk Can't make sense of anything So we stand up and walk Sleepwalk through this daydream A picture of you In my heart The sun won't set Until you leave Burn two more cigarettes And take what you need In the corner of the room With a picture of you In my tears The silly things, All the silly things are real The stupid things, The stupid things they tear A picture of you From my hands The sun won't set Until you leave Burn one last cigarette And take what you need In the corner of the room With a picture of you In my dreams

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released June 2, 2012

James Ersted: Vocals, guitars, bass, organ, and percussion
Jackie Enx: Drums
Rich Ajlouny: Harmonica

Recorded by James Ersted
Mastered by JJ Golden

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Filmmaker/Musician from San Jose, CA. Currently living in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles, CA.

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