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Place To Place

by Reid Trevarthen

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1.
Lemon Drop 03:15
One day I'll wake up far behind The clouds that made me lose my mind The lemon drop that took those things Removed them of their stings I think about it like I don't know that much But you don't know it You try to make it on your own A man can't live on rice alone A woman can't grow every grain A child can't complain That everything's too hard That nothing's fair enough When nothing's happened Returning to a former home Well, some things change and some things don't You'll settle into what you know Try to let it go Well, maybe just this once And let the path show up And let it happen
2.
I woke up and saw the world brand new I woke up to feel my legs go slack Do you really want to fight this war Knowing that you can't go back? You take two steps toward the door Sick of always keeping score You walk away from the bed Tripping on the mounting dead You reach and turn on the light Handed a weapon when you didn't want to fight it Putting mortar in the smallest crack Never noticed how the spaces grew Do you really want to make that call Knowing that you won't get through? You put your hands on the wheel Terrified of what you feel You're slowly learning to deal Tell me that this can't be real Your change of heart starts to take Handed a weapon when you don't know how to use it You didn't leave empty-handed Cuz you said you had a lot to lose A mild agitation at the upstiars sound Silence and muffle It barely makes a sound
3.
Even If 03:21
Are you the kind that needs precision Or tries to write a draft without revision And aches to know The feeling of untapped power That never seems to hang on past the hour And where it goes? Even if it never gets better in time Or I could never break that code Frankly it's a blessing that someone you know Knows you better than you do Baby, I can see you laughing Like something in you knew that this would happen Or you planned on betting low Even if it never gets better in time Or I could never take it back Cut me off a piece of whatever it takes To get through
4.
Adam's No-Stir Creamy I got the Nintendo but I don't have the TV Got the double bed but I don't have the baby Got it pretty good, oh sure, yeah, ok, maybe Adam's Nostradamus Who made a prediction with a riddle involved He made us all admit that nobody could solve it But now I understand why I needed a wallet Hey Friend What would it take to see the end As something you know but can't conceive When the record makes it hard to believe in? Spiders in my sweatshirt Trying to remember if we already met Weren't you the one who died trying not to get hurt? Remind me again, now how did that work out? Spiders in my pocket Can't get 'em to leave but we can get 'em to talk if We offer up a gift then prepare to respond with Whatever it takes to get those fuckers gone with Hey Dude What did they ever do to you To make you so damn scared when no one's watching?
5.
20/20 04:52
This place and everything here And all the waning evidence of yesteryear The more I think about it The more it sounds true I think this might be best for you It felt the only way through Was constantly repeating what you told me to It's never that important Whatever it may be I think this might be best for me too Figure it out on the back of a napkin one night Having a better time thinking than getting it right When even men smarter still They won't know better who they are Oh baby I'm state-of-the-art Until the new one gets in No hurry It's fine And anyway there's nobody behind us I'm just a little bit worried 'bout time So sorry Can't help And anyway I'm so busy right now You ask me like there's something I could ever do about it? Buckle your seatbelt and try to prepare for the drive Get in a head-on collision and hope to survive When even men stronger still Don't stand no chance against a moving car I'm waiting to start Until the light's green again (Guitar 1 says something as Guitar 2 says something similar but slightly different)
6.
No more waiting around For a ticket to the water park Now that I finally have a weekend off I'll be packing the car with everything the family needs Bottled water Socks and shoes All of that junk we never use If we don't take it That's when we'll need it I try to beat you to what you always say I tie my feet down to keep from floating away No more waiting around For the stop on the private road Sometimes it's better that they don't know Tripped a camera too hard to hide Gave everyone a private show Agent Tucker showed up first Officer Green just made it worse From my kitchen I see them sleeping I seem to think only things I already know Tap the ash out the second-story window No more waiting around For a signal in from out-of-town I've got a lighter and spraypaint can I'll just make something up If no one's got a better plan

about

I'm very happy to share these songs. They were written in Vancouver, WA before I started my teaching program, and moved up to Olympia with me for my first teaching job. My life and the world are strangely in parallel circumstances between when these songs were written and today.

I recorded this with my musical partner and friend, Ethan. We're fortunate to have a long history of making music together. I had a very clear idea of what I wanted it to sound like in my head, and that history and understanding allowed both of us to aim our ears in the same direction.

Thank you to the spaces around Olympia that allowed us to put this album together, my people, and if you are a stranger and enjoy this music.

Ethan and I play together as We Play Quiet
weplayquiet.bandcamp.com

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released May 28, 2020

Reid Trevarthen - songs, lyrics, instruments, cover art
Ethan Camp - production, engineering, piano on "Even If"

Recorded Summer 2017 in Olympia, WA
Tracking done at Salamander Lab and Oneiria
Loren Schulte for making my most precious belonging, my acoustic guitar. This album is was its first use in a recording.

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