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PRE​-​EXODUS

by Seth Boyer

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1.
Lie To Me 03:28
Well you stood there with that stupid grin across your face and and a scarlet little rose behind your ear why’d you let the thorns stay in now they siphon from your skin little pools of red no bigger than a tear We tumbled through the trees before the band was done pushed me up against a willow filled with birds we were thankful for the song though we did not sing along our mouths preoccupied with anything but words Wake me up, make coffee every morning keep me sane, and well outside my head drink with me some whisky by the full moonlight Lie to me Say it’ll be alright I hungered for you ever since that afternoon if you were there you didn’t make your presence known I wandered all around but you did not make a sound so crestfallen I turned and headed home The chimney coughed its smoke into the summer air when I reached the old log cabin for the night there should’ve been a whole damn choir as you laid out by the fire to score the primal glory of that sight Wake me up, make coffee every morning keep me sane, and well outside my head drink with me some whisky by the full moonlight Lie to me Say it’ll be alright My darling dear, my sun and stars, my everything and other hollow pseudonym if you could do these things for me i swear to you i’ll realize your every whim Wake me up, make coffee every morning keep me sane, and well outside my head drink with me some whisky by the full moonlight Lie to me Say it’ll be alright
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Remedies 04:46
Just like every other weekday not too much to do I need to clear from my head, all this hate ‘til there’s nothin’ left of what i think of you Got my friends all here beside me johnny red and ol granddad no friends could be much better, i suppose - to tell the truth well they’re the best I ever had There’s no need for pity don’t waste it all on me You can’t fight what’s comin’ you can’t help, there’s no cure, ‘cept to polish off the remedy Floatin’ home past midnight maybe one too much to drive no GPS to guide me, just stars but they’re no help when it’s cloudy every night Now where to go from here, love gotta find some peace to hold been stuck inside this prison for three long winters with no appeal and no chance for parole There’s no need for pity don’t waste it all on me You can’t fight what’s comin’ you can’t help, there ain’t no cure, ‘cept to polish off the remedy So what’s the point in livin’? If livin’ isn’t free you’re at the wrong end of the leash and getting choked - the way i see it, that ain’t no life to me So thanks for all the pity oh wow all of it’s for me You can’t fight what’s comin’ can’t help but to polish off the remedy
3.
Hollow 03:16
Ain’t no storm comin it’s already here ain’t no use running but I understand the fear they won't call off the dogs til dawn won't relent til yer dead and gone you could hide inside the barn but they’ll burn it down You never were one to keep your nose clean but why’d you get that kind of dirty if you know what I mean we all seen her there in that summer dress her hair in curls her face a mess we kept at bay you did your best not good enough when her pa found you with a bullet for your chest though she cried out mercy he wouldn't acquiesce the shot rang out with no remorse took you down with dreadful force her pa he screamed that's what you get for such intercourse
4.
Well I been saving I been saving all the bones that I can find but no curative arithmetic could make this year anywhere close to kind hind Nobody’s sayin’ a single word about the things that I have done but I don’t need the praise of oligarchs I’m good at lookin’ out for number one they say it’s all so easy now if there’s a way then show me how Cause I can’t find one way to live and there’s so many ways to die but don’t worry girl, I’m not about to give it up tonight just like everybody else I won’t be here for too long and I’m sure I’ll be forgotten when I’m gone No use in staying when everyone I loved has all but up and gone the nadir of self-esteem it seems comes fast and ‘fore you know it you’re withdrawn But I ain’t saying I’ll look back fondly on my time interned - I won’t I’ll just take stock of what I learned, say goodbye, and well, I guess that’s all she wrote And it’ll all be easy now no one could ever show me how well it’s not such a Pyrrhic Victory I’ll get to know the mystery myself Cause I can’t find one way to live and there’s so many ways to die but don’t worry girl, I’m not about to give it up tonight just like everybody else I won’t be here for too long and I’m sure I’ll be forgotten when I’m gone and I’m sure I’ll be forgotten when I’m gone
5.
Woods 04:36
So is anybody out here but you and all your friends “No” you whisper in my ear as if it was some kind of secret You seem convinced that I am losing my mind but I don’t argue that point ‘cause you’re right this time Let’s not mince words skip the charades I can say without a doubt that our welcome’s overstayed The several acres of these old and tattered woods don’t help forget the days and what we misunderstood But where the setting fails intoxicants succeed it’s not addiction just deep insatiable need We can’t just leave it all behind let the nightmares overrun another day in hell on earth just as sure as the sun will rise
6.
Already Gone 02:48
Every winter I melt into paraffin skies to beat the boredom, escape the ennui in your eyes If I could help it, I’d stay in your arms stop second guessing the goal of your charms If I could, then I would But I’m already gone Such demon clockwork, the spring brings me back to your door like sirens calling some eager young sailors to shore and it’s not healthy, this call and response but i’ll still give you whatever you want i may be here but my mind, it’s already gone We’re tearin’ apart all that remains but don’t let it get you down I’m losing patience and soon I’ll be getting the itch Love isn’t falling, it’s digging one hell of a ditch Put down your shovel, I’m tired of this can’t build a future inside an abyss Well, you can stay if you want I’m already gone

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PRE-EXODUS chronicles the tying up of emotional loose ends in Alaska.

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released May 29, 2012

Music and lyrics by Seth Boyer
Vocals, guitars, keys, etc. also by Seth Boyer

Producer: Evan Phillips
Recording/mixing engineer: Bennett Hilsgen
Mastering engineer: Calvin Hansen
“Verb” consultant: Derek Heafer
Recorded at Twisted Penguin Productions, Anchorage, AK

Cover photo: Robin Farmer; Centerfold photo: Adam Boyer; Press and promo photography by Sarena Hackenmiller

Special thanks to my parents for tolerating the disparity in our priorities, my little brother for being a sounding board and documentarian of sorts, my acutely dysfunctional psyche for inspiration and my medication for letting me realize it. Also, everyone else I forgot, which - despite this exhaustive list - is probably everybody.

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Seth Boyer Los Angeles, California

hi.

my name is seth. i write songs and then play those songs on instruments and computer instruments.

i am from alaska. i live in seattle now.

i travel a lot and play music in bars and concert halls and your basement and your living room and for your dog.

my music has been featured in Welcome to Night Vale, which is a podcast i really like. also on Tiny Cartridge, which is a blog i really like
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