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Staying Home to Make Music To Stay Home To

by The Marble Tea

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    Limited pressing CD with random art card inserted. Designed by CC23 and featuring his “les immortelles” undead memorial flowers sculptures and drawings on the cover, the disc contains all 10 songs from the digital album release.

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1.
The moon's a balloon That's what David Niven said... I touched the sky with my hands I grabbed the sky and took it home I put it in a bottle next to the salt & pepper So I can look at it when I eat Everyone says what's said is said But I've got some of the air that you talked into I kissed the sun with my lips I licked the sun with my tongue I swallowed it down into my stomach 'Cause I saw you do the same When anyone says the weather's bad out I think about how it felt to kiss your lips & mouth How it felt to kiss your mouth The moon's a balloon The moon's a balloon e e cummings e e cummings
2.
Woody says No You can't go anywhere It's just too dangerous for your colored hair You've gotta stay safe inside Or I'll cancel your subscription to the New York Times Woody says No You can't go Woody says No Stay at home Anything that you want, you got a telephone You've gotta make new habituaries Or you're gonna end up in the Obituaries Woody says No You can't go There's never been a better time to stay at home You can draw in all your books And then recite your Auden poems Woody says No Stay indoors You can watch an old movie if you start to get too bored You better follow my direction Or you're never gonna know what's in the Arts Section Woody says No You can't go You better stay safe inside Or I'll cancel your subscription to the New York Times Woody says No You can't go
3.
Gone So Long 03:28
There's dust upon my memory But you blew it off when we sat down to talk Every ringing tone from your voice Opened up a door that I'd forgot Gone so long Gone so long In secret forts by railroad tracks We'd light a fire and wait for bells to ring Signaling the changing of the subjects And the stoning of the kings Everybody knew that this was never meant to last Everybody knew Except for you There're fickle creeks and battered cheeks That never end their never-ending taunts There're faces that remained and places That we named our favorite haunts Gone so long Gone so long Gone so long Gone so long And I never never never never never said I never never never never never said I never never never never never said This is where we belong Time has been a blinking eye That winks and stares and sometimes falls asleep The best that we have done is never catalogued It wasn't made to keep Everybody knew that this was never meant to last Everybody knew Except for you Gone so long Gone so long
4.
I had a long, long talk With my dead friend Bill He said, "Why ya still doing The things you're doing still? If you want me to help you Brother, I will... You gotta put down your telephone Get up in the morning Breathe the mantras And heed the warnings Of The Interdimensional Trans-Spirtual Brain Trust They're gonna come to find you one day You better be prepared, And it'll be beautiful..." I had a long, long talk With my dead friend Bill He said, "Why ya still doing The things you're doing still? If you want me to help you Brother, I will... You gotta tap the Big Door Drop your ego Lift your vibies And make a free throw For The Interdimensional Trans-Spirtual Brain Trust." They're gonna come to find me one day I'm gonna be prepared, And it'll be beautiful...
5.
Good Enough 03:18
You had a revelation An internal conversation Asking why things fall apart And every time it breaks your heart Hey, what ya doing Jim Will you sink or will you swim While you sit wallowing The world waits to be swallowing And it feels like you're good Yes you're good But you're not good enough Feels like you're good Yes you're good But you're not good enough You feel so far away From any bright sun ray You search the sea and slope For someone to give you hope But it's never gonna happen 'Cause it's all down to you You had a revelation Standing in the railway station Everybody gets on board But you don't call that going forward Hey, what ya doing Jim Why don't you just be like them Funny how that manifested In a life that's so congested And it feels like you're good Yes you're good But you're not good enough Feels like you're good Yes you're good But you're not good enough... Sorry.
6.
Just Breathe 03:55
When the doom gets heavy When the hope is dim Don't be too disheartened Don't be crestfallen There are other things around you There's another path to take Feel the air that does surround you Every moment is awake Time is frames on film strip Time is real yet fake Take in a breath Believe that everything is fine Just breathe, just breathe Don't be frightened by the future Don't be ill about the past Everything is nothing Nothing isn't bad You put your eyes on someday Someday is not today You only need this one day And it's okay Take in a breath Believe that everything is fine Just breathe, just breathe Just breathe, just breathe
7.
I fell into a submarine That was floating in the sea Deep within the sea I took control and drove it far Just like flying in the sea Flying in the sea The creatures were not well-impressed With my destination chart My destination chart So they wandered off indignantly With another course in mind Another course than mine I came across a secret hope With an element of fear An elemental fear So incredible the modest sum Disguised as dangerous Dada dangerous I went into it willingly Now I am no longer real I am no longer real
8.
Fly Guy 02:24
F-L-Y G-U-Y Fly Guy F-L-Y G-U-Y Fly Guy If he flies Iffy flies F-L-Y G-U-Y Fly Guy F-L-Y G-U-Y Fly Guy
9.
You say you could die from all this dormancy I say living largely torments me So why do we bother anymore? You want to live a life of spectacle I want it quiet and respectable So why do we bother anymore? You are so pretty When you're taking off your shoes And the lamp highlights your hair That's all I want And that's all I need to have Nothing in the world compares You say drugs are more fun than love I say you should know you've had enough So why do we bother anymore? You are so pretty When you're not under a spell Or trying to be star That's all I wanted And that's all I need to have Nothing in the world compares You say I am not a fun jury I say I know you're gonna bunbury So why should I bother When you can't be bothered Why do we bother anymore?
10.
Your dreams are a necklace Of pearls late at night They're torn and scattered On the floor when you wake You will never see them again You will never see them again You leave in the morning For the place where you go Your dreams hidden softly Like pearls in the snow You will never see them again You will never see them again What did they say? What did they show? You will never see them again You dream what you are Don't lose what you dream You are what you dream Don't lose what you are...

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Recorded in Le Garconnerie in April & May during the Great Pandemic of 2020.

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released July 24, 2020

Songs & Noises: KBJ
Design: CC23
Balance (Color): MC
Balance (Life): KC

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The Marble Tea Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

Drawing mandalas and watching Captain Kangaroo...that's pretty much what it's like in here. I enjoy writing songs about my cats and cartoon insects, but I'm also fond of feeling up the tentacles that lead to the oneness of existence. That's the Marble Tea experience.

Recommended for fans of Jonathan Richman, Robyn Hitchcock, Jazz Butcher, Magnetic Fields, etc.
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