Hard To Swallow

by Evan Schafer

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[Instrumental]
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Comets in the sky ... Sonic spectral incandescent lightbulbs Flash above my head Inconsiderate notions She flails without a purpose underneath the pale moon tidings Flash above my head Flashing above my head Commerce spellbound untidy transfers Cursing about my head Loud as shitstorms rolling in the harbor and pursing my lips with dread IT’S OVER Spurting flowers budding cultures widely Retract inside my head Visions of a world with all its hardware returning to Club Med Comets in the sky ... IT’S OVER
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Charcoal 02:35
[Instrumental]
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Come to bed, it’s warm in here Cut my pillow, set in stone Come to bed, it’s warm in here The lobotomist is due tonight Just before you dream I’ll give you that anesthetic so you can go peacefully Come to bed and maybe you’ll see what it’s like to be me Come to bed, it’s warm in here Come to bed, it’s more than you could hear And when it’s silent I know that you’re feeling that way And it’s “I know, you know, it’s everybody or no one” All the pieces fall into place and once upon a time You said once again, you said it twice You said it three times, you said it no times – I don’t care And here he comes, the hallway floor is creaking Suddenly there comes the knife, it’s time to open you up It’s silent when you die It’s silent all the time It’s silent in the night, it’s silent in the day, it’s silent when I bury you tonight Come to bed It’s warm up here in heaven.
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Zip up, ‘cause it’s cold out there Assuming the winter is long Sometime I’ll buy you gloves Assuming this song is still sung Sooner or later, sooner or later It’ll be hard to swallow Town vs. town, a roundabout sound It’s so easy to fear and follow Get up, ‘cause it’s snowing outside Perspiration melts into canvas Murder’s hot, it digs inside your soul The hearts that were bleeding are flushing the boldness and letting it out the back door.
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[Instrumental]
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I’ve been to the tempo losing ground – it’s a trace I got nothing – all your confessions mean nothing ... than the last man can do I feel no heart – you don’t know we’ve got nothing You don’t have a square beat – you may not see to climb.

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released February 15, 2013

Produced, engineered, mixed & edited by
Evan Schafer

All music and lyrics by
Evan Schafer

©2013 Cherry Blossom Records (ASCAP)
All rights reserved. Lyrics reprinted with permission.

Album photography: Erik Sullivan
Evan Schafer

Special thanks to:
My brain, my parents – Debra and Bill,
Paula Jones, PJ DiMuzio & Nelson Vicens.

Thanks to:
Apple Inc., Yamaha products, Alesis, Logic Pro,
Fender, Tascam, Audio Technica

Dedicated to J.G.

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Evan Schafer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

My name is Evan Schafer. I am an indie musician with a strong grounding in traditional composition, but the material always has a unique flair. I guarantee not being bored out of your gourd when turning on one of the records. I produce, mix, and engineer everything myself, and have done so since late 2005. ... more

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