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The Cynthia Sessions

by Arto Vaun

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1.
Taping Up 03:28
God damn all the love that I bring She keeps it in a sling and flings it around Like it's another thing that she just found I'm gonna swim across your rivers at night Maybe there's no other side to reach How many years have we been asleep? You're mistaken, I'm not like them The only way you'll know is to let me in God damn all the love that I bring She keeps it in a sling and flings it around Like it's another thing that she just found Can't decide if she wants to be loved All I see you do is shove things aside Just wreckage piling up inside You're mistaken, I'm not like them The only way you'll know is to let me in
2.
Heart wrapped in cellophane Freeze it so it don't hurt no more Her excuses were so lame She killed me and wouldn't say what for Treats me like a stranger now As if we were just acquaintances I guess she forgot how she told me I touch her like no one else Oh my lord, I'm bored and tired Or am I weak and dumb and a liar Might be the coldest day Might be the day when you wake up Trying to calibrate the words in back with the words in front Oh my lord, I'm bored and tired Or am I weak and dumb and a liar
3.
You are okay was all that you had to say Ghost on the lawn, I thought it was gone The taste is in my mouth, I can't seem to get it out I know you're scared of feeling anything It's the same club I'm in The clouds across your eyes, they keep you inside I'm down the street, the scene's incomplete I know you're scared of feeling anything It's the same club I'm in Ghost on the lawn, I thought it was gone
4.
Was a Lie 04:04
Oh my god, a little dream that you were real and you were seen And we all sighed with relief But when I woke what did I find The one I loved fell behind I chased you until I went blind For a lie The kids outside, I hear them play I want to beg them all to stay Don't let yourselves get old and gray But when you do, remember this The beauty of a gentle kiss that she once placed upon your lips Was a lie
5.
When you told me you were difficult I thought it was kind of cute Like sunlight coming through the holes in a parachute When you told me you were difficult I thought that it would be okay Inside my eyes you'd find a place you'd want to stay Why do you hide in the bathroom? Why do you act so deaf and mute? You led me down a burning path Now you pretend we never had what we had What did we have? When you told me you were difficult I thought that I should probably leave Like a hand in a tidal wave trying to believe When you told me you were difficult I thought that wasn't you mean Like a wide eyed kid for who the future is pristine Why do you hide in the bathroom? Why do you act so deaf and mute? You led me down a burning path Now you pretend we never had what we had What did we have?
6.
Are you kidding me? Is that the guy that you used to see? Set me free I know I'm not perfect but c'mon Are you fucked up more than you even know? He's just a shark biting through your bones Time will tell as only time can do so well Alarm bells are going off in the halls Are you fucked up more than you even know? He's just a shark biting through your bones Are you kidding me? Is that the guy that you used to see? Set me free I know I'm not perfect but c'mon Am I fucked up more than I even know? She's just a shark biting through my bones
7.
Moon & Us 03:59
Let's say it's love, that's all there is But it's raining again, tell me what gives This one fucking time just let it be good Your hand in mine just like it should Counting the words off Birds fell out of my heart Standing around wondering what's real If it's found do you think we could deal? At the end of the day it's us and the moon It's so far away but it's reaching this room Counting the words off Birds fell out of my heart
8.
Open Fields 03:52
I've got a little tummy ache, it won't seem to go away Is there more of my heart you wanna break Because now would be the time okay? Confused actors on a rickety stage We forgot where to stand I want to throw myself off the tallest building But i don't want to land If you could hear yourself talking now Words like stones in a pile Staring out my window at dawn sipping tea from a cup I can't figure out what went wrong, I tell myself to shut up Past and future in an open field laying out in the sun One points at the other's eye with her fingers shaped like a gun If you could hear yourself talking now Words like stones in a pile And then one morning you'll miss me
9.
Times up, gather your things What will you bring with you? And this I swear, the afternoon light It's alright and true You go, I'll stay What do I know? It's getting late Late at night, rubbing your feet Under the sheets in the dark While you sleep, the love that you killed Gets outlined in chalk You go, I'll stay What do I know? It's getting late

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released March 15, 2013

Arto Vaun: vocals, guitars/bass, keys. Andy Santospago: cello, additional guitars, theremin. Ben Hedlund: drums.

Recorded by Bob Logan, Boston MA. Produced by Bob Logan with Arto Vaun. Mixed and mastered by David Spreng. All music and lyrics: Arto Vaun.

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Arto Vaun Boston, Massachusetts

Arto Vaun and his band are recording two new albums right now! With his first project, Mishima USA, Vaun (and drummer Sean O'Brien) opened for Rufus Wainwright, Kimya Dawson, Daniel Johnston, Ben Kweller, Mark Eitzel, Wheat, Scout, Willard Grant Consipiracy, and many others. ... more

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