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Mediocrity Is An Adequate Lover

by Brion Riborn

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1.
Foursquare 03:49
The earth gave birth to me And I gave birth to sin Well, sin gave birth to death And then it started once again And now, my bones, they fertilize The old familiar soil That is filthy as my soul Which I attempted scrubbing while I had a body strong and proud But a will as weak as chalk Which outlines the place I fell upon And it's the same place that I taught You how to play the game of four-square And oh, I played the role of King 'til, standing tall and proud at four I was kicked out for poaching And then we sang Oh let's lift our hands today and Go out in a grand parade cuz Home is not the place we stay But it's where we're heading And so a woman, she conceived And it was much more than a thought Cuz when the shadow overcame her Oh, the darkness, it could not Like a flame of light he grew and grew And swallowed all the pain And he saved every broken piece For it was in his very name Gathering up the scattered stones Just like the bones that once made me He breathes the breath of life upon them And soon, they form a great city He cleaned the pieces, now they're shining Just like a trophy made of gold And even architects are puzzled by The mystery they behold And he foretold So let's lift our hands today and Go out in a grand parade cuz Home is not the place we stay But it's where we're heading I do believe, there's gonna be a wedding
2.
I was a lover I was a lover I was a lover 'fore i was a child I was a lover I was a lover I was a lover and i was wild When a tree gives birth A seed falls to the earth & then it has to die But there are some days I think i've got a better way To live a fruitful life First you run Then you hide Then you don't come out You don't come out In the city lights In the city I was a lover I was a lover I was a lover 'fore i was a child I was a lover I was a lover I was a lover and i was wild Oh, in my ostentatious Acclamations Will you want me still? & now my lip is cut From fighting God knows what & all my ribs are bruised It seems you lose If you try to hide And you fall And crawl 'til you wish that you could die I was a lover I was a lover I was a lover 'fore i was a child I was a lover I was a lover I was a lover and i was wild Oh wild And faster than these legs can carry me So slow down
3.
Pretty girl, some time ago She drank the fire to kill the pain she knew She knew there had to be a better way She said she'd look for it another day Oh she never did He parked his car outside the corner store Flipped up his hood, pulled out his .44 He shot the clerk for only twenty-five And told the cops they won't take him alive Oh they never did We look up high and stare into the sun Then go inside where the fluorescents run We live so long within the safe and cold Believe these walls will keep us safe and warm Oh they never did
4.
More Of Less 03:11
There was boy i knew who was offered a dollar But he took five pennies instead Because the dollar was just a lone piece of paper But the coins jingled in his hand And though he couldn't buy bread or a cup of water He was entertained all day long With the pennies in the palm of a balled up fist While his stomach just grumbled this song Give me more of less my friend You can have the rest my friend Give me more of less my friend Cuz more is what i need Give me more of less my friend I dont need the best my friend Give me more of less my friend Cuz more is what i need There was a girl i knew who was offered a wedding But she took a party instead Because the wedding was just a ring and piece of paper But the party rang in her head And though she never found love outside of a bedroom She was entertained all night long With a ring in the palm of a balled up fist While her body remembered this song Give me more of less my friend You can have the rest my friend Give me more of less my friend Cuz more is what i need Give me more of less my friend I dont need the best my friend Give me more of less my friend Cuz more is what i need Give me more of less my friends You can keep the best my friends Give me more of less my friends Cuz this is why we bleed Give me more of less my friends We dont need the best my friends Give me more of less my friends I cannot conceive Give me more of less my friends We dont want the best my friends Give me more of less my friends Cuz more is what I need Give me more of less my friends You can have the rest my friends Give me more of less my friends Cuz more is what I need
5.
Such A Liar 02:41
You're such a liar in your white washed clothes Turning up your nose To love me Like a child with a bruise that grows Thinking, i suppose it was me I caused this pain, so blame me But I won't be here when you come home to beg me Cuz i can't repair these shattered bones You can't see Your tongue's a fire burning all that grows As you strike your pose To love me Like a child with a cut that flows With a blood that shows You made me For this But i'll resist And I won't be here when you come home to beg me Cuz i can't repair these shattered bones You can't see I won't be here when you come home to beg me Cuz i can't repair these shattered bones You can't see You're such a liar in your white washed clothes Turning up your nose to love me
6.
Risk a day and find a friend of green Who wants to fill my lungs And who can understand the breath i breathe But cannot smell the drug And now the walls are closing in Takes away my breath My lungs cannot expel this smoke Fills them up And i can barely breathe inside this room And i can hardly see it It's clouding all my love A wall A wall There was a day when i was lost So deep inside this wood And i realize you saw me there But you turned away You did not want to face the pain of these Walls Walls Staring out and at these walls They seem closer everyday And i can almost count the cost It took to construct them this way But they've broken down They've failed to hold But they're the best thing that I've known And now there is no war to play There is no game to wage today No walls No walls No walls Walls
7.
Hold 04:42
I'm turned around The darkest night is surrounding me There is no light And I see a spark from miles away But I give up hope and choose to stay and hold See the snow piling up It swirls around and leaves me wanting Some warmth inside of a home that I can barely see But then, there is something frozen in me And I hold Feel you behind me But I won't turn around Because that would mean that I've backed down So I hold my ground and the earth starts to shake And I begin to doubt every choice that I make As I hold onto this pain Oh I hold and pretend I can save you And the love I tried to steal you just give to me to hold We're so close now In this warm embrace I've turned around so I can face you And all these fears that have held me so tight are melting You're open, so let me me inside And we'll hold onto this love And I know it's always enough In the darkest night and the brightest day we will hold We will hold Just hold on Hold me Hold
8.
To calm me down would take a storm To prove I can take a beating To wake me up would take a dream And I'm not sure if I'm even sleeping But to give me rest would take some work And I don't think I have time for that To give me hope will take despair Just to show me how the cards are stacked While stumbling through life I've found Sometimes it's best to live upside down So to find myself it will take a loss But it seems I keep holding tighter And to get it all I've gotta give it away 'cause I could sure use some bags that are lighter Yes I could sure use some bags that are lighter The times that we forget aren't times that we regret The times that we'll remember, they aren't over yet So take this broken heart--it was yours right from the start And make it whole again Mmmm... dance with me The times that we forget aren't times that we regret The times that we'll remember, they aren't over yet So take this broken heart--it was yours right from the start And make it whole again While stumbling through life I've found Sometimes it's best to live upside down
9.
Yesterday I was a child Til i grew up And i grew wild while She wandered free Free as a ghost Who found her place in An empty home and Years went by and Vines they climbed these walls Awake all night A spirit haunts my halls As all my dreams Fly away Just like my friends The common ravens They've gouged my roof It's full of holes The rain clouds pour And drench my soul and Years go by and Vines they climb these walls Awake all night A spirit haunts my halls She steals my mind And makes me rise and fall But i don't mind For she can have it all
10.
The stars align Across this endless sky That keeps us apart And they remind Us of the moments that we Wish we could start And we creep from this dream Even though it's just what we need Even though this life is over before it begins The snow flies Right through this bitter wind That keeps us frozen The icy spires Are like a memory That's cold and confusing And we try to get better As we cry to the stars But we can't No we can't It keeps us apart doesn't it Doesn't it? It shouldn't keep us apart Oh, but it should tear us apart Like the ground torn by the bloom Which is the sign of spring And a song that will be sung
11.
She goes outside She takes a breath and holds it in And wishes she was gone No place to hide Out in the open spaces And he knows all the places she retreats Will somebody tell her she is loved? Will she see a sign from up above? Will somebody open up their arms tonight? She looks away Her tears they fade into the night She hopes to God she's wrong Her heart beats strong Her lungs exhale the memory The smoke it fills the air Will somebody tell her she is loved? Will she see a sign from up above? Will somebody open up their arms tonight? Or will everyone leave her on her own? Afraid to learn things that they don't know Or will somebody open up their eyes and say You are beautiful You are beautiful You are beautiful to me You are beautiful You are beautiful You are beautiful to me
12.
Weeds 03:23
One by one we all fall away Blowing just like dandelions Thrown about in the wind and rain It seems we cannot recognize That we've turned from yellow to gray We've lost all of our beauty Then again, we were always weeds Oh my lord will you help us up? Will you help us stop all this cancer please? Oh my god will you lift us up To the mountaintop where we'll be like trees? Where fruit is whole And gardens grow And children know What they see is what they see Because down below Where the weeds all grow All the land is thrown In the sea In the sea Oh my god will you help us up? Will you help us stop all this cancer? Cancer
13.
Futility 04:21
My god, who am I Was asked Blazing flames arose Their dreams forged her life Into something horrible Monsters, glorify and seem dead Victims, we are discarded Go fish We must, stop this progress Big gun filled with little men We must feed our empty heads To replenish A meal so distant A meal so distant Today, today I didn't want you to go Like clay, like clay Mold me into a shadow Today, today I didn't want you to go Like clay, luckily We melt away Shoreline, swallowed by the seas A wish, guide us, dark valley His hands, frigid cold and clear Pursed lips are so ready, dear Become everything we dream I am walking now before you Before you Before you Before you Before you Before you Today, today I didn't want you to go Like clay, like clay Mold me into a shadow Today, today I didn't want you to go Like clay, luckily We melt away We belong together Together

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released June 15, 2011

All songs written by Brion Riborn and are (p)(c)2010 Etymbiotic Music [ASCAP]

Recorded, Produced, Mixed, and Mastered by Brion Riborn at Etymbiotic Studios.

All instruments and vocals performed by Brion Riborn except:
Drums on "I Was A Lover" by Ty Rock
Electric Guitar on "More Of Less" by Waldon Reed Jr
Lap-Steel on "More Of Less" by Tommy B

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Brion Riborn Detroit, Michigan

Brion Riborn is a human of Germanic-Norse descent. He tries to create and direct good things. He tires of being referred to in the third person in bios. He thinks they are silly but understands why they exist. He hopes the music makes you feel something. He appreciates the time you take to listen. He doesn’t sleep much, except when he does. He knows his sense of humor isn’t for everyone. ... more

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