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backstage stories

by Letter Seventeen

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1.
Carnival (free) 02:02
Welcome to the carnival Come enjoy the show Step right up, get your tickets here It's nearly time to go And don't forget the sideshow Plenty there to see Just step right up, get your ticket now And then you'll follow me Welcome to the carnival Please enjoy the rides And children, now, please take care Keep your hands and arms inside You just need a gold ticket To come enjoy the fun Come enjoy the carnival Your day out in the sun Welcome to the carnival The freaks are all around The geek show starts at half past two He will not let you down It's time to get things started It's time for us to go Step right through the gate right here It's time to start the show
2.
Action Figure (free) 02:52
GI Joe went off to several foreign wars Fought to serve his country Ended up in a Barbie dream house, living that life You call that some kind of party? He's not a doll He's an action figure This ain't no doll This is an action figure For six million dollars we rebuilt the man Made him better, faster, stronger Think he needs a bionic arm to guard Raggedy Ann? Think he's happy at a tea party? He's not a doll He's an action figure This ain't no doll This is an action figure Save the girl, save the world Save the girl, save the world
3.
What do you do when the donkey won't show? What do you do when the donkey won't show? Sometimes you just have to make due. The show must go on they say. Bring me the rabbit. People are here and it's time for the show Nothing to do and it's time for the show But now the donkey won't show What can we do? Bring me the rabbit. My donkey That's MY donkey Get off my donkey! You know, you're not some super-star donkey jockey The show must go on. The show must go on. If the donkey won't show. Bring me the rabbit. Bring me the rabbit. My donkey That's MY donkey Get off my donkey! You know, you're not some super-star donkey jockey
4.
(So let me get this straight…) There's a nun, a dwarf And a treasure map And you don't want to know where the map is at The captain guides the ship Across the sea In search of some pirate booty I've signed on To be the first mate And to try to keep this story straight I'm still a bit confused About the nun But I'll do What has to be done Okay, I guess I'll do what you say As long as I get paid I swab the deck Then sleep below Until I'm called on To be part of the show I'll follow the dwarf and the nun And we'll do What has to be done Okay, I guess I'll do what you say As long as I get paid Oh, and by the way How exactly will I be paid? What a long, strange trip What a strange, strange ship
5.
Party Trust Fund (free) 03:36
So here's the deal I'll make it quite clear If you want your inheritance You'll party each year I'll pay for the travel And all of the costs But you'll come for each birthday Or all will be lost I made several million Long before I did pass But you'll play by my rules If you want any cash Come down to Florida In August each year Come to the party And share in the cheer It's a party trust fund Party trust fund So why would you do this? Why parties, you say Are you watching us somehow From beyond the grave? The answer is simple My message is clear Come to the party And share in the cheer We have enough problems To face in our lives So why not enjoy it When good times arrive? So come to the party And share in the cheer Come to my party We're here every year It's a party trust fund Party trust fund
6.
Doc's Dream (free) 01:38
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Forty Days (free) 03:57
I wonder if it will ever stop raining Feel like it's been forty days I wonder if it will ever stop raining I swear that it's been forty days And when it ends I swear that I'll walk If it ever ends I'm telling you I'll walk And when it ends I swear that I'll walk Back to you Next time I swear I'll do no complaining And I can take all the blame Next time I swear I'll do no complaining I promise that I'll take all the blame I swear I'll be a better man for you Next time And when it ends I swear that I'll run If it ever ends I'm telling you I'll run And when it ends I swear that I'll run Back to you I wonder if it will ever stop raining Feel like it's been forty days I wonder if it will ever stop raining I swear that it's been forty days And when it ends I swear that I'll talk If it ever ends I'm telling you we'll talk And when it ends I hope you will talk Back to me
8.
Safe From The Flood (free) 02:58
I hear the water flow just out the window Look out, here comes the flood No levy here to hold back the next tide Nothing to keep me from drowning in mud You think the water knows just where to find me? You think the water all that I've done? I think the water knows just where to find me I think the water know I've nowhere to run If I come to you, will you try to hide me? Will you keep me safe from the flood? I think the water knows just where to find me I know the water knows just what I've done All my belongings are all six feet under All my possessions have been washed away I'll try to hide again, but the water will find me Pull me under, my own judgement day
9.
Shoot The Nuge (free) 04:13
Word is there's been a shooting tonight Outside a bar, south of town No sign of scuffle, no sign of a fight But there's at least one man down Our man was found out in the street He tried to run when he could But the shooter, he took dead aim And put him down where he stood He only take a shot to the leg The doctor says he should heal He tried to name the shooter Ny-gen But that name can't be real With the commotion and all of the smoke Mr. Nyguen got away And if our friend can ever find him There'll be hell to pay How many ways can you get the name wrong? Is it Ny-gen or Nuge? You'd think you'd remember the name Of the man who shot you So if you head to a bar south of town And someone cops attitude Tell them you're looking for Mr. Ny-gen Tell them you're looking for The Nuge
10.
Day To Day (free) 04:07
If you look into these eyes What will you see? Will you see eyes full of regret? What could have been? Could I have chosen a simpler path? Things done differently? Would that have made things easier? Made a better me? You ask me how I'm doing And I say "I don't know" But I'll smile my way through it Put on a brave show Look to the papers See what they have to say And you'll find me on the back page Listed as day-to-day Are there scars? I have a few Some from good, some bad I like to think I've learned from them They make me who I am You ask me how I'm doing And I say "I don't know" But I'll smile my way through it Put on a brave show Look to the papers See what they have to say And you'll find me on the back page Listed as day-to-day As for mistakes I've made a few But I've lived a life I've seen things you'll never see And I've earned my right You ask me how I'm doing And I say "I don't know" But I'll smile my way through it Put on a brave show Look to the papers See what they have to say And you'll find me on the back page Listed as day-to-day
11.
Reprise (free) 01:07
Goodbye from the carnival We hope you enjoyed your stay Please make sure to tell your friends And come back again to play We thank you for your time here And all the fun we had So goodbye from the carnival Please come back again

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RPM Challenge 2010

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released March 1, 2010

Tim Alexander - guitars, voices, and other noises
with special guests Andy Samford (guitar on Action Figure, Donkey Jockey, and Shoot The Nuge), Clarke McMurray (backing vocals on Forty Days) and Sam Wrinkle (backing vocals on Action Figure)

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Letter Seventeen Norcross

Whimsical indie pop from a one-man band. Except when other people help. Which is quite often. So it's not like a one-man band at all.
Oh. And there are songs about donkeys.

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