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Snickle Britches

by International Creeps

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1.
Lewis & Clark Landing 04:40
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Lately I've been thinking about the ocean And the warm sand that sits beneath your feet How the freezing tide can change and shift your body And you know what it's like to get swept to sea Everything around me is always changing What I'd give to keep in all in place Everything I've got is on the table Wagered all I have left to lose Every minute passing feels like an hour This game we play isn't one we always choose Rolling dice is fun when you play for money But when we play for keeps I'll pass them on I'll be jumping off of bridges to see if I can swim Falling from the sky to see if I fly Rolling down a rock face to see if I can climb What if I can't? Is that all that I am? On a highway a little west of the city The twilight says what I already know "Can you keep a secret?" I ask the dashboard There's nothing like the feeling of coming home If I could find a hill to watch the sunrise I feel like I could finally disappear I'll be jumping off of bridges to see if I can swim Falling from the sky to see if I fly Rolling down a rock face to see if I can climb What if I can't? Is that all that I am? Is that all that I am?
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Flyover Lights 03:39
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I was born on a Saturday night In the womb of a funeral pyre I don't remember a single thing except you were dancing In the river where they say I died Truth is I was buried alive And in the water I could hear you dancing I'm ceaseless dreaming under flyover lights Here lies the body of a rock and roll suicide There's no such thing as history It's a lousy record played on repeat But as the needle scratched we still were dancing Everything that there ever was The glowing stars we depend on upon They could all go dark and we'd still be listening for the... I'm ceaseless dreaming under flyover lights Here lies the body of a rock and roll suicide If there was only time To answer all these questions Is it worth the ride? Do you have the gumption? Is it terrible to say that after all these days of crawling on my knees I'm still just guessing Even though I never learned to speak And I got blisters on me hands and feet I'll be rolling across the floor 'cuz I feel like dancing When the cabbies have left for the night and they finally turn out the last light it won't matter 'cuz I'll still feel like dancing. I'm ceaseless dreaming under flyover lights Here lies the body of a rock and roll suicide
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Sand Mandala 04:40
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It's been years since my last visit But the little things bring me back The scent of her hand soap And the buttons from a guitar strap Frozen cookies in the oven Fresh snow on the balcony Sunshine on the carpet A box of wine and DVDs I never saw it coming I was caught by surprise By cicada's calming chorus The smell of green grass at night Intercepted handshakes Breakfast in the afternoon Netflix in her bedroom A kiss that's way overdue That was the first time that color filled the room The realization blinding You were always mine to lose I'll create the spaces I'll cover you with white Give me the strength to be spotless I'm letting go Letting go Goodbye Maps above the doorway Usher in a whole new life I saw it out for miles But I was caught by surprise I'm the thawing out of winter The coming of the spring A spectre in the window Waiting for nothing I'll create the spaces I'll cover you with white Give me the strength to be spotless I'm letting go Letting go Goodbye
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Movements 04:52
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The other night I had a dream You were the happiest you'd ever been in a world where I did not exist And as the sun did rise I knew this life we're living was barely at all mine I think it's time to make a choice: Between the grass that should be watered And a future with a daughter I've got a bone to pick with you And I still have questions Are we standing still tonight? Is it just the world that moves? The constellations tell no lies But back and forth, we do I used to think love was the end The riddle, the plan, the scheme; The key to everything As it came to be That loving yourself should've been first instead of me Every time you're forced to choose It gets more difficult to win and even easier to lose I've got a bone to pick with you And I still have questions Are we standing still tonight? Is it just the world that moves? The constellations tell no lies But back and forth, we do As this rock we're on revolves Is the universe expanding or Are we collapsing on ourselves? I've got a bone to pick with you And I still have questions Are we standing still tonight? Is it just the world that moves? The constellations tell no lies But back and forth, we do
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Sea of Trees 04:28
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Blue sky Stomach churns Sun high I feel it burn It's a good day It just has to be It's a good day to be set free Sayonara I'll see ya tomorrow? Sayonara Goodbye friend Parking lot of empty cars I wonder where all the people are So I slip under the waves in a sea of trees I think it's finally time to get some sleep Sayonara I'll see ya tomorrow? Sayonara Goodbye friend I see you Out on the limb We're so fragile Like Christmas ornaments Warning signs I did not heed All the bad advice I did not need I walk amongst the trees; I'm not alone High in the canopy I'm going home Sayonara I'll see ya tomorrow? Sayonara Goodbye friend Twilight Moon shines Eyes close I think it's time to rest these bones
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Waiting 02:29
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Waiting for you to change how you feel Guess I'll keep waiting Looking through the windowpane At the life I had I threw away Sun pours in I am drenched in the light Exposing sins This world you built You let me in I should just go home I'm an alien All we have is hope For a way to not feel so alone All we do is wait For someone we love to change
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Avebury 03:48
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God damn I just wanted to hold your hand Why does that make you so mad? I suppose I don't understand In the van I know you were pretending to sleep You didn't have to talk to me I just wanted to hold your hand I can't cast a spell to make you love me say a prayer for diamond rings draw a card for picket fences I guess I'll just go home instead So I left the hotel on my own I went walking through Soho then I sat under the glow of the moon On this island unfamiliar Where everything is backwards but the sky looks just like home I can't cast a spell to make you love me say a prayer for diamond rings draw a card for picket fences I guess we'll just go home instead Throw a wish In a well Leave it there Forever Why'd we come here? Do you even care at all? This wasn't fun This wasn't fair In the circles and the squares Just close your eyes It's like we were never there I can't cast a spell to make you love me say a prayer for diamond rings draw a card for picket fences I guess we'll just go home instead Have a day I'll see you never, Ever waking up in your bed Snow is falling Sunday morning Guess I'll just go home
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Twin Cities 05:10
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April 25th, 2007 After months of battle I was losing the war I was stuck in the north Where it smelled like piss from behind concrete doors You were sleeping in south Kid, you're batting in the big leagues now It's entirely fucked How are we here when we're both so young? We talked about cope, The brick, the pills, and the rope You gave me a little hope That somebody else had known what I know In the quiet of night The standing water begins to rise Expand your lungs and breathe slow nobody does it alone Picked up perspective and went on my way Put in the work and hoped for change Wish i was sober when I'd talk to my friends But I'd still drop you a line every now and then You said you were doing fine Mostly sober trying to stay out of sight Finally had your faith restored You saw God's beauty and what it all was for I don't want to be average This life I never imagined It's hard to be honest Even when I try In the quiet of night The standing water begins to rise Expand your lungs and breathe slow nobody does it alone Two more trips 'round the sun To undo the work that was done I'm older now than you'll ever be Your circumstance is a mystery I wish the work that went in Wish it would have worked out Wish you hadn't thrown that brick And instead built a house In the quiet of night The standing water will rise I don't know where you are, but I hope that you know No one does it alone No one does it alone
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The Flood 03:48
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My eyes are red Heavy and burning From losing sleep And thinking about all the things I'll never be everything they could need I'll never be anything at all These cloudy days drift so slowly Like sheets of ice on the winter sea Gray afternoons I'm missing mornings There's got to be another way I spent three days Talking to picture screens And hearing ghosts Tell me about all the things They'll never be everything that I could need They'll never be anything at all These cloudy days drift so slowly Like sheets of ice on the winter sea Gray afternoons I'm missing mornings There's got to be another way Bridge F#m Em, last time D F#7 TV static on my brain Change the channel go away The ever louder dripping sound It's just the flood to wash me out These cloudy days drift so slowly Like sheets of ice on the winter sea Gray afternoons I'm missing mornings There's got to be another way
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I Wish, As If 06:10
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It was a beautiful day To walk over the bay The smell of salt in the air The cold wind in your hair Sacred and mundane I wish there was time I wish there was hope The grains of sands will fall As do the rest of us all Into the water below As the minutes went by You felt the salt in your eyes Getting sick of the breeze Smells like death from the seas I've always hated goodbyes Do you see through Pink clouds in view? In the cover of twilight When you've had your fill You started gnashing your teeth Started biting at me Moving in for the kill After regaining senses The daylight is violent and rude The air is toxic and thick Like an oil slick Soon we'll be swimming in crude Now I see you in nature I see you're stalking my dreams Did I just imagine? It's like it never happened But I feel everything Yeah we never listen We never learn And then question Why everything hurts Wish i'd seen The view from the ground But it's too late to turn back now Do you see through Pink clouds in view? I can't fix what is broke Can't give back what you stole As if I'd cut off both your hands Never touch a heart again I wish I wasn't here I wish I'd disappear As if I wish it didn't hurt That you'd get what you deserve I can't fix what is broke Can't give back what you stole I wish As if I can't fix what is broke Can't give back what you stole
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Wash, Rinse, Repeat 03:20
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You can build a home out of sticks and stones and mud But it'll get washed away by the rain and ensuing flood If you survive rebuild it under the sun But lo, on the horizon it's another storm front We seem to be hopelessly Doomed To wash, rinse, repeat So tell me which person to believe The one who blows kisses or the one who bites and screams "Everything will be different, everything will be better, you'll see" Is said with a wink and a smile through sharp teeth We seem to be hopelessly Doomed To wash, rinse, repeat Apologizes not I'm ready yet to say Forgiving speech not ready yet to make Eventually everybody goes away It won't really matter and we're probably both to blame We seem to be hopelessly Doomed To wash, rinse, repeat
12.
Try 04:37
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I admit that I've been absent I admit that I've been miles away In my head With these misgivings And regrets that will seal up my fate Tonight let's start a fire Tonight let's burn it all down I am the match And we ignite When we collide If you still think that we could be something I will try to keep these wheels turning Deliver past the storm clouds forming I will try if you think we could be something I don't have the answers Well I... I got no fucking clue Every day, just improvising It's absurd that it makes sense for you Well I just can't be super Well I can't even be a Clark Kent Because he at least was decent But I? I got no fucking clue If you still think that we could be something I will try to keep these wheels turning Deliver past the storm clouds forming I will try if you think we could be something I thought it'd be easy I thought it'd be like counting by two's Never dreamed I'd be so lonely Never dreamed that I'd be singing the blues If you still think that we could be something I will try to keep these wheels turning To deliver past the storm clouds forming To keep this beating heart pumping To keep these tired eyes open To keep these burning legs churning I will try if you think that we could be something

about

It had been a little over eight years since I released my last album "Long Division", which was more or less a collection of musical leftovers sloppily recorded in my parent's basement. Since then I did a lot of the things one does from their early 20's to early 30's, but also writing a song or two here and there. Then in the year 2020 the pandemic happened and there was suddenly a lot of time for reflection and creation. So that's what I did, just like many other creative folks stuck in their homes at that time. The motivation to write in earnest was much needed, as I had been feeling for the longest time like a hack and a poser when it came to being a "musician." But the time was right. I felt like I had matured in the necessary ways to write and record songs that had the potential to mean something and record them in my own basement this time. I'm very proud of this album. If you decide to listen (and I hope you do!), I also hope you decide to take a long drive or maybe cozy up with a beverage and some headphones in order to give it a proper spin from front to back. A million thank you's to anybody who has listened or offered kind words and support over the years.

I'd like to give a special thank you to Joe Mattia for playing drums on this record - I knew from the beginning it always had to be Joe and he fucking crushed it. I'd also like to thank everybody for their support and inspiration.

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released January 7, 2022

Joe Mattia - Drums/percussion (except tracks 6 and 12)
Ross Turpen - All other instrumentation and songwriting

For better or worse, "Snickle Britches" was recorded, mixed, mastered, and produced by Ross Turpen

Title cover artwork created by Jona Mientus (@justsomeartguy on IG)
Individual song photographs and art created by Ross Turpen

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International Creeps is the musical project of Ross Turpen, occasionally joined by friends and collaborators.

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