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Long Division

by International Creeps

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1.
ABQ 05:01
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I've packed my room, a suit and tie some old books and guitar strings I'm headed south by southwest without tellin' nobody I'm moving to Albuquerque there's nothing more to decide I want make it to Colorado before the next sunrise Please don't be mistaken I'm not trying to force your hand Even though your heart is broke that wasn't my intent Topeka isn't far enough and Dallas just won't do I'm moving to Albuquerque Hello, ABQ I'm moving to Albuquerque far removed from what I know my name's been through the dirt and my friends say it's time to go I want to wake up in the mornin' where the mountains meet the sky and come home in the evenin' to a quiet, humble life I'm sure there are valid reasons for putting up your walls as I'm sure you'll be understanding when I can't return your calls Topeka isn't far enough and Dallas just won't do I'm moving to Albuquerque Hello, ABQ Don't be confused or take offense my roots have grown to the bone but these heavy lungs refuse to hold a breath for one second more I'm moving to Albuquerque with the hope to start again all the tears made in the fabric are much too large to mend now you say it's the easy way and you're probably correct but when things get fucked up to a point you know there ain't no going back Topeka isn't far enough and Dallas just won't do I'm moving to Albuquerque Hello, ABQ
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Mr. White 03:20
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Ask me a question I'll search for the answers I can't guarantee You'll like what you find I've done all the book work hours of research all falls to pieces when I try to apply Flowers and sunsets are simple equations sterile and perfect yet horribly flawed no explanations are necessary no proofs are needed to show why i'm cut off why doesn't science make sense out of love I hypothesized that you'd never feel lonely but figures won't hold you in the dark moments of fancy are ruined by theory it's hard to believe that facts are what's wrong I've followed the method re-asked your questions I don't think I like the answers I found so much for process so much for logic so much for thinking I've figured you out why doesn't science make sense out of love
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These Eyes Wide 04:01
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These eyes, so wide have seen the days of kings and men fall to their graves the cost of love the dreams we've lost these eyes, so wide now close for sleep its a tragedy how we can see each other so differently and all the pain we swore away has come back times three i won't wish for things, impossible to be sleeping so warm in your side i'll just lay awake and curse the day with these eyes wide These legs, that ache have scorched the Earth across plains and seas and lessons learned the hold so deep no man they can keep these legs that ache are put up to rest into your body into your body we are one until your heart beats until you bleed into me these hands, so worn have built the world a home and walls to keep things close to hide away is to put out the flame these eyes so wide have seen better days
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Men With Beards Don't Cry 03:38
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when the collective fear stings your ears the bite makes it all too clear and a February fog dampens your tongue i knew what was wrong all along I said there's dust in my eye as i breathe a heavy sigh men with beards don't cry and the summer wind stirs you up again men with beards don't cry a guitar is tuned in an empty room with only sorrow and shame to consume with no one to share the buzz of dead air my hand wrestles with my hair now my eyes are red and my chin is drenched and my thoughts speak through the pen I get swept in the tide every time she says goodbye but men with beards don't cry
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What Keeps Us Up 02:20
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Oh brother, Oh brother You and I are not the same True we share a common bloodline We carry different pains You've been tested, you've been shaken and still you soldier through When the world looks down their noses I'll find a way to look up to you Oh Sister, oh sister there's more to life than hate those you say are out to get you only long for your embrace It would seem you're out for blood and burning bridges along the way I'm still trying to forgive you But i haven't found the strength Oh why can't I reach out to everyone around me Oh mother, oh father who held me when i cried though now I feel full grown sometimes i still want to be your child words are said in anger gestures are made in love no matter what may happen I'll never forget where I came from In the dead of night I'm wide awake and more or less sober I'm cold, I'm alone, Just waiting for tomorrow.
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Dollars & Days 03:42
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I seem to fall in love again at the worst times Another convolution is not what I need tonight I've written hundreds of stories and misplaced fantasies with these arms outstretched, just out of reach you're a perfect mystery So my dear I must confess We were so close but we just missed But maybe if the stars align Someday I'll hold your hand in mine I need some logic, a reason I can't resist I'm standing at the edge of the dock just dying to jump in Please forgive me for I am just a man sometimes the things you what you want are exactly what you can't have So my dear I must confess We were so close but we just missed But if I'm the boat and you're the shore Someday you'll hold my hand in yours Now I'm trying to recall our last conversation she said "babe, we're just having fun" Then she said something about dollars and days I guess if I had more she would stay I guess if I had more she would stay
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How I'd Like to Be 03:35
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We could hop a train to take us far up north far beyond the things we've been hiding from and i can promise you a life of noble truth all the things we had are things we never needed at all dust and bone breaking the mold how i'd like to be removed from here in a chemical spill a thousand colors swirl how i'd like to be how i'd like to be removed does the sun still shine like it did before i hear the summer's nice and in the winter it still snows does it make you think or do you ever dream and now all the things i am is who i was all along I find that I am home with the world outside the door the sun is coming up and i am terrified If i could shut the blinds or hide between the lines I'd give anything to escape the light of another day we can make a shelter here on the far side of the knoll weather out the storm we've be charged to bear don't lose sleep my friend over things that haven't happened yet nothing too bad lasts for too long
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The Snowman 03:16
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First sign of morning light My eyes tell the greatest lie A frost hugs the world majesties unfurled Life made in two hands man in a fisher's cap I'm terrified you are real Terrified to feel My friend in you, I am you are me too Amazed by simplicity birthday cakes and novelties rosy cheeks and false teeth suspenders to hold your briefs on a stolen motorbike circles drawn in the night over the arctic pass where waves and whales crash a statue stuck in time pure heart of ice we do no good to weep it's time to let it be beyond where blackbirds fly beyond the northern lights Where we danced on the moon is where I'll think of you.
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Ambrosia 05:17
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I think I'm going crazy i've been locked away for years the way that she smiles erases all my fears I saunter to the window the meaning of winter is mine she is someone i need to know this time soft and sweet she came to me her face so clean, she smiles to me i've never felt a heart so warm i am home she'll feed you ambrosia until you think you know her well enough to want to stay in her arms forever and when we wake all our dreams will disintegrate away and there we will be happy I've had vivid nightmares of whom i will become or have I been destined to fail of the ones I love i am alive inside you it's the only way i know how to feel wrap me up in sheets lie to me

about

This is the first album from International Creeps. This is a collection of new and older songs that didn't work out or weren't tried with my primary band, Flying Kards, and I felt these songs deserved a more proper treatment because I think there is something about them worth sharing.

I'd like to thank my parents for letting me record this thing in their basement and for being supportive no matter what I do, my wonderful friends, and all the great musicians within the local community that I've had the pleasure to meet and perform for. Without these groups of people I probably wouldn't have cared enough to put this all together.

For now I'm going to have this album available for free. I can only hope that you sincerely listen to the songs and if you enjoy what you hear that you please pass this music along to your friends and other people who might like it. Of course, I will also humbly accept donations.

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released May 22, 2013

All songs written, performed, and recorded by Ross Turpen with the following exceptions:

Slide guitar on "ABQ" was composed, performed, and recorded by Sean McMahon.
Electric lead guitar part on "Mr. White" and "How I'd Like to Be" was composed and performed by Erik Mueller.

Artwork by Ross Turpen and Kristal Steinmark

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

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