Cooler Cat Tracks, by John Brownell

Cooler Cat Tracks

by John Brownell

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1.	Stuck in a Loop (feat. Laurie Pace) 03:04 video	lyrics	buy track
The days sneak up our steps Like Mormon boys did In the time before quarantine Now we wake every morning Feeling like midlife crisis actors Part of the conspiracy Every day we brush our face and wash our teeth Rinse and repeat Stuck in a loop like a white noise generator Bought from a Chinese sweatshop Our front stoop is the means and ways Weighs heavier each day ‘Cause we are stuck in a loop The nights tumble down our steps Like your drunk friends did In the time before the stay-at-home Together all alone Feels like we met in the middle of a long time ago Haven't seen you in a long time though I infer your existence from the evidence here In the apartment that we share Stuck in a loop like divine science fiction It’s the comedy we’re missin’ Once is a fluke but twice is a trend And if it never ends You might be stuck in a loop too “What ever happened to, uh … what’s her name?” “Oh me? I just went to the kitchen for a snack!” Stuck in a loop but I gotta say it’s not much different Than the life I had been livin’ And if I’m gonna be cooped At least he's stuck with me Stuck in a loop but I gotta say it’s not much different Than the life I had been livin’ And if I’m gonna be cooped At least she gets to be Stuck with me It’s not so bad to be Stuck in a loop with you
2.	In the Way 03:07 video	lyrics	buy track
I'm in the way I know I'm in the way I can't seem to get out of the way I'm in the way, I know So much to my consternation I've been thrown before creation And told that it's okay to say that I'm uncomfortable With all of the mumbling around me Indicating I am already Relegated to the past Well, nothing ever lasts I know I'm in the way And every time I see them leaving Too caught up in my own grieving To explore the pained expressions on their Faces as they go And sometimes I'll touch upon a feel I've felt But it's too real to spell it out Until it accidentally slips And my ego trips And I fall in line And find I'm in the way I'm in the way I know I'm in the way I can't seem to get out of the way I'm in the way, I know
3.	After These Messages (feat. Laurie Pace) 03:58 video	lyrics	buy track
I was born with the TV on Rabbit ears and my own theme song As the Good Lord sparked my soul I held out my hand for remote control And it was given to me I grew up accustomed to seeing my face Played back to me ona VHS tape I learned to hate the bump on my nose I learned to smile by watching the shows That they let me see But oh, when you realize it isn't quite so This is no situation comedy It hits like an anvil from above We are Perfect Strangers To the people we love I was born with the TV on Cut the cord but it didn't last long Now and then we all fade to black Hoping to find out that we'll be right back After these messages Oh, when you find a show of your own It feels so romantic (comedy) Hits like the story is true Which is no Small Wonder To the people who love you No Small Wonder to the people who love you
4.	After These Messages (Instrumental) 03:58		buy track
5.	Fault Lines 03:24 video	lyrics	buy track
They leave their young at home All alone To go be worker drones Out in the honeycomb As it threatens to outgrow The anxious sun That warms the bees In the fruit trees Buzzing around like they know They may not be around tomorrow Oh have they seen The computer machine So cold is that warm wonder Have they seen the hidden maze Behind the cathode rays Where the smell of the ozone might Remind them of the thunder And rain There’s an old joke About a poor old bloke Who’s been outrun by his friend While being chased by an elephant Or something like that And you may feel like a dummy If you don’t think it’s funny Buzzing around like you know You may not be around tomorrow And tomorrow feels So perfect and real Really really real and frustrating Because it never arrives And you are stuck in the hive Hoping someone or something Can save the colony And when the swarm absconds Your daughters and your sons They’re lost in the tableau And it’s your fault lines In your aging spines The greatest gift you can give Is letting them know Letting them know that You may not be around tomorrow Letting them know that You may not be around tomorrow

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released January 18, 2021

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John Brownell Missoula, Montana

Singer / songwriter / recorder in Missoula, MT.

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