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portrait of the artist
03:22
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my fingerprints are getting burned off
from using the too hot touchpad
of my macbook pro
as i casually scroll through
the fetish-based forum
of which i am an active member
i promise i will never use the term anthro-fiction
when describing your body of work
i promise i will never stop overusing superlative words
like rad or awesome or neato
because you always work on thursday night
and i need something else to analyze
i'm making a fortune, painting you a portrait of the artist
while we're waiting for these updates to upload
let me talk for just a minute about your use
of the symbolic father figure
i haven't been outside since last week
when i went to the beach
where i spent the whole time
looking at the ocean wishing it was warmer
where i spent the whole time
looking for a stronger wireless signal
because ciarrocci net only had two bars
and was very unreliable
because you always work on thursday night
and i need something else to analyze
i'm making a fortune, painting you a portrait of the artist
because you always work on thursday night
and i need something else to analyze
i'm making a fortune, painting you a portrait of the artist
because you always work on thursday night
and i need something else to analyze
i'm making a fortune, painting you a portrait of the artist
because you always work on thursday night
and i need something else to analyze
i'm making a fortune, painting you a portrait of the artist
of the artist
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here we are, what a lovely night
look at all those stars in the sky
none of them are quite as bright
As they were our last time
the Seasons have come and gone
And i remain nobody
but at least now i’m done
with all that worry
And i still wanna share everything
all these pins sticking
inside of me
Everyone gets it now
Because i’m not him
The starry eyed boy is dead
A faded memory
Of someone i used to be
A robot/ a gemstone
someone i’m not proud of
I don’t wanna see the stars
I think i’ll just go inside
i’m out way too far
i’ll find my way back, it’s fine
This forest is burning
and our time will slowly fade away
this old world is learning
i hope for a new day
And i still wanna share everything
all these pins stabbing
inside of me
Everyone gets it now
Because i’m not him
The starry eyed boy is dead
A faded memory
Of someone i used to be
A child/ an optimist
someone i’m not proud of
can’t you please just take it away?
The words we’ve said today
But you can’t and i won’t
that is what i had to say
Let's stay inside today (and tomorrow)
That’s at least what i heard em say
Facetime screens and summer dreams
Feel so far away
Everyone gets it now
Because you’re not him
The starry eyed boy is dead
a faded memory
Of someone i used to be
A robot (a child)/ a gemstone (an optimist)
someone i’m not proud of
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teenage hands - i'm okay
03:14
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waking up, stretch my legs
they’re asleep
it's fine, i can still
get up and walk (but it hurts … ow)
4 am, might as well
get some work done
i put off from last night
i’ll learn to manage my time
pencils scatter on the floor
nearby i hear a door
open and shut
(… hello?)
sorry, i thought i heard you there
but you’re imaginary
good for you because
my scars aren’t temporary
oh it’s just a scratch
i’m okay, i’m okay
ointment and a bandaid
will make it okay, okay?
everyone seems to be
plowing through the
same molasses that
dissolves brain tissue
each person’s past
comes in different flavors
some tastes like cotton
others reek of iron
mine tastes like salt
making my mouth water
dehydrates my mind
moisture returns in time
i wanna rinse out my scratches
i wanna wash off my bruises
and replenish my skin
this creature within
but no, no, no, i’m okay
i’m okay without it
bit by bit i can learn
to go without shit
and open my eyes
when all i need to do
is lay down and cry out
oh it’s just a scar
i’m okay, i’m okay
hydrogen peroxide
will make it okay, okay?
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i’m closing the door
you’re already late for my party
it’s 6:38
and i’m in love with the ghost of your body
i’m waiting 4 you
it’s two months in
you never came to my party
it’s not your fault
i couldn’t get you on tape
i’m waiting 4 you
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for far too long
i’ve waited my chance
to see your ocean blue eyes
one day they’ll be mine
in the lights i’ll save you a spot
so you’ll see me soon
ocean blue eyes
one day they'll be mine
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i could go and see the stars today
but you're not with me
without you the clouds just seem so grey
so i think i might like you
i could never run out of things to say
but you're not with me
god damn that's so far away
okay i think i like you
the words keep fallin' out his mouth
carter thought that his words would flow on for forever (cheers)
but love songs aren't enough
and toledo ain't that good
well i think i was right about the toledo part
but maybe uh love songs are enough
like something i could actually do
i could go and see the stars today
but you're not with me
without you the clouds just seem so grey
so i think i might like you
i could never run out of things to say
but you're not with me
god damn that's so far away
okay i think i like you
carter lays down on the ground (ah this is the floor)
if he could make it big he'd write another cute thing
he'd wear a stupid suit
and sing those silly songs
he'd be
your rock dog
he died in an explosion
of mixed media and poorly written reviews
and some stammering drunk who tried to tell him how good his shit was
and that's some good shit, man
i accidentally spoke your first name aloud
trying to make it fit in with the lyrics of cute thing
worked like a charm
we're getting old
ride
i can't believe
i took you for a ride
i can't believe
i took you for a ride
i can't believe
i took you for a ride
i can't believe
i took you for a ride
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i think yr a rabbit
03:54
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can you see me late at night
man yr hard to get
i need some more information
Is this everything you like
you are such a gift
but where is your stitching
i will tell you anything that you want to hear
if that can make you mine
i’m a compulsive liar if it makes you happy
if I can be your prize
i wish i was in your head
singing you his songs
the ending of that one thing
you could make me something great
cut me something soon
out of your artwork
i think yr a rabbit/ yr in my dreams
i will tell you anything that you want to hear
if that can make you mine
i’m a compulsive liar if it makes you happy
if I can be your prize
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around
05:17
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there is a vein
in my head
it will explode
when i'm old
i don't know, i just do what i'm told
that's what you said
that’s what you said
my blood
streams from 1994
my love
is lying naked on the floor
we don’t talk anymore
and i don't know why
cause i'm really trying
i gotta ask you, man
do you even want me
around, around
around, around
around, around
around, around?
there is a bug
in my mind
it wakes me up
all the time
back to sleep, but it won't keep
until i'm fine
that's what you want
my blood
streams from an open wound
my love
bleeds like it could get to you
i still love you
but i don’t want to
but i still do
i gotta ask you, man
do you even want me
around, around
around, around
around, around
around, around
around, around
around, around
around, around
around, around?
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i do not know the lyrics ngl
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i only see u in my dreams oh my love
u only see me from up close oh my love
i’ll write some made up words
u'll turn my heart into a home
for u
safety only comes when we’re asleep oh my love
i’ll rewrite every note that i’ve ever sung oh my love
i’ll write some made up words
u'll turn my heart into a home
for u
i think i wanna be loved by u
i wanna be commercialized
i wanna be stereotyped
i wanna be yr favorite character
i wanna be a comic book character
i don't wanna be real anymore
i just wanna sleep on yr floor
i wanna take a piece of something that means so much to u
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let me set the scene
i cant close my eyes
without yr silhouette looking at me
it wouldn’t be so bad
if u weren’t so far
but yr 2000 light years away
will u come home again
when i’m driving home
i like to dream
that yr there watching me
when i’m going to sleep
i see yr eyes
through the facetime screen
i am looking at u through a pair of yr favorite glasses
sitting on yr lap
yr gonna make me cry
my hands stuck are behind u
i want to scream and yelp
but i have no words
i’ve written them all for u
i am looking at u through a pair of yr favorite glasses
i think i love u
i think i need u
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12. |
animals (EP version)
04:25
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well there's an
image on the internet that’s not the same
image on the internet that’s not the same
till yr gone
u say that there are animals but that’s not true for u
u say that there are animals but that’s not true
lying, i just think i’m finding a constracting feeling
that lives inside my brain
and as i went to the queen’s only daughter i said to her
if i went around the world
it probably wouldn’t take 80 days
but guess what i wouldn’t see
not a single animal
so i walked down the street
and i saw a rubber ducky
i said why are there animals in society
u say that there are animals but that’s not true for u
u say that there are animals but that’s not true
lying, i just think i’m finding a constracting feeling
that lives inside my brain
and as i went to the queen’s only daughter i said to her
my love songs consist of
lyrics i wrote when i was 12 years old
the shadow of me knows how to love
better than i do now
every inch of my heart
is dominated by u
cover me in yr
finest fur
make me an animal
every inch of my heart
is dominated by u
cover me in yr
finest fur
make me an animal
u say that there are animals but that’s not true for u
u say that there are animals but that’s not true
lying, i just think i’m finding a constracting feeling
that lives inside my brain
and as i went to the queen’s only daughter i said to her
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february 6th
02:00
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for far too long
i’ve waited my chance
to see ocean blue eyes
one day they’ll be mine
in the lights i saved u a spot
will you be with me
ocean blue eyes
one day they'll be mine
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waiting 4 U!
03:23
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i'm closing the door
you're already late for my party
it's 6:38
and i'm in love with the ghost of your body
i'm waiting 4 you
i'm waiting 4 you
i'm waiting 4 you
i'm waiting 4 you
it's two months in
you never came to my party
it's not your fault
i couldn't get you on tape
i'm waiting 4 you
i'm waiting 4 you
i'm waiting 4 you
i'm waiting 4 you
why weren’t you there
why weren’t you there
you should’ve came to my show
you could’ve heard me play
when i’m singing to you
what are you hearing me say
you should’ve came to my show
you could’ve heard me play
when i’m singing to you
what are you hearing me say
you should’ve came to my show
you could’ve heard me play
when i’m singing to you
what are you hearing me say
i was waiting for you to come home
i'm waiting 4 you
i'm waiting 4 you
i'm waiting 4 you
i'm waiting 4 you
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drive me home
and throw me off a bridge
i need you
to run away from here
i don’t have the words
to say something constructive
about you
did you
did you hear my words
drenched behind the reverb
cutting out the screams
did you
did you hear my words
drenched behind the reverb
cutting out the screams
i am so mad at you
(mad at you) (mad at you)
and if i ever had to confront you
(confront you)
i’d throw my phone into the flames
and then my heart
so just walk away and lie to me
lie to me
i love
i can’t hate you
i love
i can’t hate you (i hate you)
i love
i can’t hate you (i hate you)
i love
i can’t hate you (i hate you)
did you
did you hear my words
drenched behind the reverb
cutting out the screams
did you
did you hear my words
drenched behind the reverb
cutting out the screams
you never listen to me
you never listen to me
my words are as good as dirt
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16. |
minidisc - happy
02:02
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17. |
minidisc - whaaaat
02:15
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18. |
ride
03:38
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i could go and see the stars today
but you're not with me
without you the clouds just seem so grey
so i think i might like you
i could never run out of things to say
but you're not with me
god damn that's so far away
okay i think i like you
the words keep fallin' out his mouth
carter thought that his words would flow on for forever (cheers)
but love songs aren't enough
and toledo ain't that good
well i think i was right about the toledo part
but maybe uh love songs are enough
like something i could actually do
i could go and see the stars today
but you're not with me
without you the clouds just seem so grey
so i think i might like you
i could never run out of things to say
but you're not with me
god damn that's so far away
okay i think i like you
carter lays down on the ground (ah this is the floor)
if he could make it big he'd write another cute thing
he'd wear a stupid suit
and sing those silly songs
he'd be
your rock dog
he died in an explosion
of mixed media and poorly written reviews
and some stammering drunk who tried to tell him how good his shit was
and that's some good shit, man
i accidentally spoke your first name aloud
trying to make it fit in with the lyrics of cute thing
worked like a charm
we're getting old
ride
i can't believe
i took you for a ride
i can't believe
i took you for a ride
i can't believe
i took you for a ride
i can't believe
i took you for a ride
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for the past 17 years
you’ve been haunting me
should i do what my heart says
and scream my lyrics
or will they mean nothing to you
i’m waiting there for you
you haunt my dreams twice a week
when i close my eyes
i see your ghost
you haunt my dreams twice a week
i want your heart
your heart is in the things you make
tell me something new
i’ll make fun of that
sew me something new
i’ll obsess over that
i’m waiting there for you
you haunt my dreams twice a week
when i close my eyes
i see your ghost
you haunt my dreams twice a week
give me some time to say goodbye
i’m waiting there for you
you haunt my dreams twice a week
when i close my eyes
i see your ghost
you haunt my dreams twice a week
give me some time to say goodbye
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can you tell me what you want
man you're hard to get
i need some information
i'll be everything you like
you are such a gift
but you weren't given to me
i will tell you anything that you wanna hear
if that can make you mine
i'm a compulsive liar if that makes you happy
if i can be your prize
i'm sure i'm an idiot
i'm sure i'm a fool
i know that i would do anything for you
for you
i will tell you anything that you wanna hear
if that can make you mine
i'm a compulsive liar if that makes you happy
if i can be your prize
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carter c recommends:
My Back Is Killing Me Baby
by Car Seat Headrest
probably most likely the absolute most influential album to my music. if i could write a thousand my back is killing me babies i would but none would beat the original. lofi masterpiece. <3
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Internet Folk Songs
by Monkey & The Permavirgins
super sweet + cute album made by my besties gus and charlie (among others!) beautiful lofi indie gaycore that totally helped me find my place in the DIY sphere. MATPV x carter c 4 life <3
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I'm Happy. Anyway, I'm Not Dying. (2016 Remaster)
by Yseulde
for sure the most beautiful album i've ever heard in my entire life. yseulde creates magnificent soundscapes using just a guitar, some loops, tapes, occasional synths, and a whole fuck ton of heart.
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supported by 20 fans who also own “bunny songs”
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The songs on this album will always be remembered as the sweetest sound in this universe.
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1980s Bubblegum
by The Particles
Indie pop is actually punk and exhibit A is the Particles, whose music gets a welcome reissue on Australian indie powerhouse Chapter Music.
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