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Yogi: Salve

by Shawn Farley

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Sleeping 05:04
I watch the clouds across the sky They remind me of summers gone And days I wished away Take me back in time Where the golden sun still shines Little boy, don’t blink your eyes Listen - did you hear your mother sigh? And she can’t help with what you need today Oh, yeah I’m sleeping with my eyes wide open And I wonder where my time’s gone Every dream I ever had is broken And I can’t seem to find today’s I am running after time Far away I must fly ‘Cause all I’ve left behind’s Another lonely lullaby Don’t you feel the same? Remember well my name Little girl, don’t waste your mind Listen – did you hear your mother sigh? The flower pressed beneath the weight so old Oh, no I’m sleeping with my eyes wide open And I wonder where my time’s gone Every dream I ever had was stolen And I can’t seem to find today’s
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Owe You 04:45
Could've been, would've been, Should've seen all of this coming down But I chose to depend on you Stuck up for you, put my life in your hands Now I'll never make that same mistake again Where did you go? There’s nowhere to hide There's no escape from yourself Don't wait for me to justify I don't owe you a thing I don't want anything to do with you If I am he if we were they and you were me Would you see more simply? Would you open your eyes? And take a look around at what's surrounding you That's no gun you're running from, is it?
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My Dismay 03:30
Today I got the letter I sent you back in the mail Marked “No longer at this address” It’s hard to describe the sinking feeling I had then – I still have it now And when I call your number a strange voice answers And it’s not yours - It’s not yours at all You’ve spoiled me forever You’ve spoiled me for good You’re all gone to my dismay You’re all gone to my dismay I’ve learned that it’s not a good idea to try to forget It’s just a useless exercise I have on so many occasions recalled How I stood with my back to your door And I wish I’d turned around And I wish I’d said something, anything to convince you otherwise Anything at all You’ve spoiled me forever You’ve spoiled me for good When you went away, were the little men gray Like you thought they’d be? Or did you move on, where you shine in the sun Every day? How can I look for another with you in my head? Every day, I hear the radio say: “Love is all you need.”
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The Ending 05:22
And so we’ve reached the ending Here we are and there it goes I lie alone in this our house Feel the stillness pound my breath from me Change my name now? Cut my hair, become as new Won’t you tell me what I should do now As I leave today As I leave today Here we are… it is ending
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A perfect picture I liked your face the best And into your bed I fell to rest I didn’t see your eyes so cold Eyes that were so cold Even now I face you through the wall Tight the lid of the killing jar Warped the light and blurred the scars Still, I think you’re smiling Oh, like a firefly Shine my love to you Oh, to a firefly Even you’re a god Crystal clear The words you said to me Now there’s no more air to breathe “You once meant more to me, now I couldn’t care less.” Couldn’t care less… You can be loved You can be one with me You can be loved I will be your firefly
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Morning, time to rise and shine While I watch my baby start her day Showered, dressed by nine Ready now, she closed her blinds That’s OK, I’ll catch up on her way to work Twenty feet behind Oh, Whoa yeah My friends all think I’m crazy Oh, they have no idea I’m no psycho in lipstick and heels I know my love for Lois is real Won’t read ‘bout me next to Manson, Gacy When you see my love is real I know when she comes and when she goes I bugged all her telephones and tape record her calls Sometimes when she’s changing her clothes I watch through my telescope A grin beneath my nose Oh, Whoa yeah My shrink says I’m obsessive Oh, he don’t have a clue I’m no psycho in lipstick and heels Can’t you see my love for Lois is real Won’t read ‘bout me next to Dahmer, Bundy When you see my love is real
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about

This project came out of my online friendship with producer, guitarist, and looper extraordinaire Andre LaFosse. Andre expressed an interest in remixing some of the material from my "Any Raw Flesh?" album, and I thought that was a fantastic idea. It was originally supposed to be a 5-song EP of 2 or 3 remixes and 2 or 3 new recordings by me, then it became a full-length CD of several remixes and more new tracks, THEN it ballooned into a two-disc extravaganza.

And then financial realities hit (as they often do for indie art projects), and "Salve" became an 8-song EP of new recordings, acoustic versions of previously released songs, and one Andre LaFosse remix.

The bulk of Andre's remix work, which inspired the "Salve" project in the first place, was later released separately under the title "half-pint demigod."

If I had to do it all over again, I would have gritted my teeth, gone further into debt, and released all the material as a two-disc release. That really is what should have happened. Hindsight, you know.

But look! This is the DIGITAL version of the album, and you know what that means? It means I can UNDO my past mistakes (sort of), and so for this digital version of "Salve" here at Bandcamp, I am combining the contents of "Salve" with "half-pint demigod", the way the material was originally meant to be released. Dig in, there's a lot of crazy stuff to get through.

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released June 17, 2003

Produced by Shawn Farley.
Co-produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Darin Di Pietro.
Art by Paul Tury.

Vocals, Guitars: Shawn Farley
Bass: Bryan Beller
Drums: Chris Gorczyca

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