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Football is Back​!​!

by The Telethons

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1.
Party On! (I've Had Too Much to Drink) I don't even know your name I just know I don't like you I know this party is kind of lame, but I'm just trying to make conversation I see that smug look on your face You think I don't pay attention I'm not the kind of fool you think I am, so that's why I'd like to mention CHORUS: I've had too much to drink, oh I've had too much to drink and Now I'm beginning to think I am beginning to think I don't like you You know I'm well versed in politics and the world events today Hey who do you think that you are, man? Trying to walk away I thought I'd take the high road here and try to be mature You don't say that you're better than me, But I know that's what you think for sure Well I've had enough! (Had enough!) I've had enough! (Had enough!) Well I've had enough, had enough! CHORUS: I've had too much to drink, oh I've had too much to drink and Now I'm beginning to think I am beginning to think I don't like you I don't even want to know your name Please take me off your guest list In terms of all the jerks that I have met, you know you might just be the worst Apparently I am not wanted here So I'll stumble home As soon as I am finished with this beer, I'll leave all you snobs alone Well I've had enough! (Had enough!) I've had enough! (Had enough!) Well I've had enough, had enough! CHORUS: I've had too much to drink, oh I've had too much to drink and Now I'm beginning to think I am beginning to think I don't like you I've had too much to drink, oh I've had too much to drink and Now I'm beginning to think I am beginning to think I don't like you I don't like you I don't like you I don't like you!
2.
Anchor 04:29
Anchor I've been an anchor on an ocean liner for some time The waves come crashing down upon me but in doing just fine, just fine All the barnacles come and go Some stick around for awhile But I just smile CHORUS: Cause there's nothing I can do as we sail the ocean blue I won't let it bother me as we sail the deep blue sea I've been accompanied by rocks, algae, and snails I've learned to let them be my company as we set sail, set sail I get pulled up and down with a chain But I do my best not to complain Though it's hard Cause I'm chained here to a boat And I wish that I could float But my purpose is to sink And that's good enough, I think CHORUS: Cause there's nothing I can do as we sail the ocean blue I won't let it bother me as we sail the deep blue sea I see the seagulls fly by In the air above me I wonder what it would be like If I could be just as free But I've got important things to do right now I've been an anchor on an ocean liner for a while The waves come crashing down upon me but still I smile Still smile I would rather be ashore But I've got a job to do well, I can't ignore it If the water's dark and deep, I'll just let it help me sleep If it's shallow, I'll drag dirt But I know I won't get hurt CHORUS: Cause there's nothing I can do as we sail the ocean blue I won't let it bother me as we sail the deep blue sea
3.
Misunderstood Well I finally found the way to mass acclaim Through keeping critics in a guessing game But as soon as they have found out my intent, They turn away and my momentum's spent CHORUS: 'Cause I just want to be misunderstood I just want to be misunderstood And if you don't understand me, well that's good 'Cause I just want to be misunderstood Well my album dropped and pandemonium hit But I can't expect you all to give a shit About what I thought while I was writing it But that's ok my street cred's still legit CHORUS: 'Cause I just want to be misunderstood I just want to be misunderstood And if you don't understand me, well that's good 'Cause I just want to be misunderstood My novels are a shrine to word abuse The footnotes to the footnotes are obtuse "A chosen few will know their secret use." And "I am just an artist" is my excuse CHORUS: 'Cause I just want to be misunderstood I just want to be misunderstood And if you don't understand me, well that's good 'Cause I just want to be misunderstood Well I finally found the way inside your heart Through mystery and keeping things apart from you But now that I have shown you who I am, You've blocked my calls and said you've made other plans CHORUS: 'Cause I just want to be misunderstood ("Jazz...") I just want to be misunderstood ("Jazz...") And if you don't understand me, well that's good ("Jazz...") 'Cause I just want to be misunderstood CHORUS 2x: 'Cause I just want to be misunderstood I just want to be misunderstood And if you don't understand me, well that's good 'Cause I just want to be misunderstood
4.
I Am Not the Expert In the morning I wake up But I don't want to wake up I check the answering machine to see if any clients called As it turns out, I'm in demand A therapists' therapist But is there anyone when I'm all alone to try and sympathize? Don't you roll your eyes CHORUS: I am not the expert That you think I am You ask me all sorts of questions But I'm doing the best that I can In the afternoon I have A thousand appointments, it seems Give or take a few after a while They all start to sound the same "I hate my childhood," "My life's a wreck," "My wife won't take me back" It sounds pathetic, but then I can relate It seems as though they read my mind In the evening I come home And drink myself to sleep All of the self-help books that I have written don't help me at all But I'm always on call CHORUS: I am not the expert That you think I am You ask me all sorts of questions But I'm doing the best that I can 6x: It's getting to the point Where I can tolerate myself CHORUS: I am not the expert That you think I am You ask me all sorts of questions But I'm doing the best that I can
5.
Driving Around Driving in my car at 3AM Again Bleary eye antagonize the thoughts In my head I've got two more hours til I'm in Flanders 'Cause I'm driving... CHORUS: Driving around and around and around... Driving around and around and around... Driving around and around and around... I think I see my exit sign ahead Exits gone we've got 50 more miles instead I've got too much pride to ask for directions 'Cause I'm driving... CHORUS: Driving around and around and around... Driving around and around and around... Driving around and around and around... You know I'd rather walk Or have more time to talk My patience is like gasoline Driving around and around and around... Makes no sense that I go all this way When I know I'll be back here again the next day All my friends they tell me that I am crazy Am I crazy? CHORUS: Driving around and around and around... Driving around and around and around... Driving around and around and around... Driving around and around and around...
6.
Ms. Librarian CHORUS: Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Ms. Librarian, I just want to talk to you But every time I try, All I get is "shush, be quiet!" Ms. Librarian, I think my books are overdue Is that the reason I can't talk to you well maybe I'm pushing my luck because I got a multitude of fines I promise to get all my books back on time Next time CHORUS: Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Ms. Librarian, Please tell me where I went wrong Is it that I'm always here? Or is it that I stay too long? Ms. Librarian, I guess my pleading just won't work For a reaction Without a dirty look well maybe I'm pushing my luck because I got a multitude of fines I promise to get all my books back on time Next time CHORUS: Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Ms. Librarian, I see that sign you're pointing to "In the library, please refrain from talking loudly" I'm pushing my luck because I got a multitude of fines I promise to get all my books back on time Next time I'll be quiet Next time CHORUS: Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah!
7.
Codependency Blues You've been thinking lately I've been losing my mind And I've been thinking lately you've been a tad bit unkind But even though we think these things about eachother, There's no resolution Oh, there's no resolution You've been thinking lately that this be the millionth time I've used the same excuse and said "No, I'm doing just fine." "And really you don't play a part in my recent decline." At least I'll never admit it Oh, I'll never admit it CHORUS: You can push And you can fight And you can pull with all over your might And you might unhinge my mind But I can't, I can't unhinge my love I can't unhinge my love I try so hard too treat you right but that's not enough It seems that I offend you only with the slightest touch But can't you see what all of this is doing to me? I guess I can't see either At least I'd rather not go there CHORUS: You can push And you can fight And you can pull with all over your might And you might unhinge my mind But I can't, I can't unhinge my love I can't unhinge my love I can't unhinge my love My love, My love You've been thinking that I should go take some time To sort all of the things that are trapped in my mind And all this time I keep on wondering how we ended up here Well it's never that clear Oh it's never that clear You and I both had ideals in our minds for each other We try to meet them but we fail one way or another And all this time we just keep hanging Hanging on blindly There's no need to remind me There's no need to remind me CHORUS: You can push And you can fight And you can pull with all over your might And you might unhinge my mind But I can't, I can't unhinge my love I can't unhinge my love I can't unhinge my love
8.
Can't Change Me Don't you go And try to change me 'Cause I'm not changing For anyone I see that smirk You think I'm being funny Well it won't be funny for too long CHORUS: 2x: 'Cause I'm not ever gonna change And you can't change me, you can't change me You want to go Go on vacation To somewhere far, far, far, Far from me But you'll come back And I'll be here waiting 'Cause I'm always waiting to trip you up CHORUS: 2x: 'Cause I'm not ever gonna change And you can't change me, you can't change me Oh, you tried so hard for all these years To rid yourself of me Your guard will be let down eventually And You'll still think of me You'll still think of me You'll still think of me I'm not going to leave So don't resist 'Cause you know it's futile Because your will is fragile And easy to break But don't you go And try to change me 'Cause you'll know it'll be A big mistake CHORUS: 2x: 'Cause I'm not ever gonna change And you can't change me, you can't change me Change me Change me Change me
9.
Too Many Trains CHORUS: Too many trains, I've been on too many trains Too many trains, I've been on too many trains It's 3 AM I'm on the platform again I've said my goodbyes To all the parties I let behind It's all routine I'm here more than I'd like to be But I won't complain 'Cause I know it won't make things change CHORUS: Too many trains, I've been on too many trains Too many trains, I've been on too many trains I hear it approach Is my mind playing tricks on me? But you never know It's hard to listen when your half asleep Doors open and close If I am lucky I'll find a seat Don't look at the crowd I'd rather stare at my own two feet CHORUS: 2x: Too many trains, I've been on too many trains Too many trains, I've been on too many trains I get off, I get on Another transfer, another stop Have I gone the right way? Or has it happened that I forgot Where I needed to go At this point anything's possible I look at my map I should have changed five stops ago CHORUS: Too many trains, I've been on too many trains Too many trains, I've been on too many trains It takes another hour To fix my mistake But now I'm back on track Even though it's too late End of the line I walk myself back home The noise is still in my mind I guess that I'm not alone tonight CHORUS: 2x: Too many trains, I've been on too many trains Too many trains, I've been on too many trains
10.
Shut Up, Brain Shut up, Brain I'm trying not to think And the water level's rising faster than my drink I could swim If you would only move my feet But I'm standing in a puddle hoping that I don't sink Looks like it's down to you and me, Brain But putting us together is insane Shut up, Brain You shouldn't laugh at me 'Cause everything I do is half of your decree Sometimes I'm not sure if I'm you or if you're me But either one of them is still my own responsibility I think that I am losing this You've got the better argument But tell me, am I losing you With a piece of me too? Shut up, Brain We gotta make this work I see you smiling but it looks more like a smirk We really fucked up We made me such a jerk Let's shed our skin and don't forget to tell me when it hurts Looks like it's up to you and me, Brain But if we stick together, we might go the same way If it's gonna be you and me, Brain Let's put our heads together And get back in the game Listen, Brain, You're stronger than you think If you can hear me, then just tell my eyes to blink When you talk to yourself, do you have a different thought? Or we both thinking the same thing, The same thing, the same thing? Well Listen Brain, We are nothing all alone We need eachother if we both want to move on 'Cause only thinking won't get you anywhere at all And I'd be thinking until I walked into a wall I thought that we were winning this Once we we had doubled up our chips But was there something that you knew? What were they telling you That they're not telling me?
11.
I Kicked Cancer's Ass I kicked cancer's ass I didn't give it half a chance A tumor in my neck was no match for my fortitude They slit my throat And yeah that was all she wrote I told you not to mess with me but now things just got real CHORUS: Nothing to say without being said I'm free from the demons in my head Not feeling sick, yeah I'm feeling well No I shouldn't brag, but what the hell No I shouldn't brag, but what the hell I kicked cancer's ass I knew it wouldn't last I've weathered surgeries and radiation Full speed ahead Yeah, I'll worry 'bout it when I'm dead I know it might sound crass, but I don't really give a damn CHORUS: Nothing to say without being said I'm free from the demons in my head Not feeling sick, yeah I'm feeling well No I shouldn't brag, but what the hell No I shouldn't brag, but what the hell
12.
All Hail 04:38
All Hail All hail the man who won't believe it He knows, he knows he's wasted all his time They've given him the choice To exercise his voice But he prefers to keep it all inside All hail the man who won't believe it He knows, he knows it all relies on him To muster up the will But he won't listen still To all the good advice that's sent his way All hail the man who just can't see it Maybe he does, but he's just acting blind To all the things he knows He should do but he chose To give up instead of try CHORUS: And he knows that he should And he knows that he would If he only could So he won't All hail the man who won't believe you Even when you prevent him with the facts He'll laugh right in your face And turn his in disgrace 'Cause he knows, he knows, he knows the joke's on him All hail the man who finally wakes up He knows, he knows that it's the time to act There's nobody else near To help him fight his fears He knows he'll have to take it on himself CHORUS: And you know that he will 'Cause he says that he will And you know this time Well, he knows, he knows, he knows... 3x: La, la, la Well, he knows, he knows, he knows...

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released April 12, 2015

Recorded by Brian Speaker at Speakersonic Studios, Brooklyn NY 8/2011-5/2013. (brianspeaker.com)
Mastered by Casey Holford. (caseyholford.bandcamp.com)
Album cover photo by Brooke McGowan. (brookemcgowan.com)
All songs copyrighted 2013.

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The Telethons Brooklyn, New York

The Telethons have existed in some form since 2004. They originally started as an antifolk-inspired duo in Flanders, NJ consisting of John Mulcahy (guitar/vocals) and Mark Deocampo (drums, yelling). After Deocampo's departure in 2009, the Telethons evolved into a power rock trio with the addition of John Van Atta (bass/vocals) and Doug Johnson (drums, yelling). ... more

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