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Prelude
04:04
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It's easier than you might expect
To disappear completely
Just go someplace you haven't been yet
And shut the fuck up
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2. |
Gray Rock
04:01
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You will learn to make her go on tilt
Call her bluff, play every hand to the hilt
You will learn not to exist
You will learn
Gray Rock
Everybody has something that we keep bottled up within
Gray Rock
Everybody has someone we let get under our skin
Keep your hands still, speak clearly, stand tall
Show no malice, show no remorse
Show nothing at all
Gray Rock
Everybody has faces we don’t let anyone see
Gray Rock
Everybody has someone who lives inside our head rent-free
It’s okay if she gets to you
Just don’t act like she gets to you
When she gets to you
When she gets to you
You will learn not to exist
You will learn
Gray Rock
Everybody has dreams that we let die on our tongue
Gray Rock
Everybody has someone they’re afraid of
Afraid that they’ll become
Gray Rock
Ahhhhhh
Everybody has someone
We’re afraid of
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3. |
My Name Is Jon
03:21
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You know, I never hit rock bottom
But I wish I had
I never lacked for health or food or shelter
I should be glad
What would remain of me if all those little luxuries were gone
My name is Jon and I’m an addict
Hi, Jon
After every satisfaction
It’s like, “What’s next?”
I’ve eaten junk, blacked out drunk
Sabotaged close friendships with sex
The night before a deadline I’ll play games on my computer until dawn
My name is Jon and I’m a liar
Hi, Jon
I never touched the hard stuff
Can’t even picture what it’d do to me
No pleasure ever adds up to enough
To make it through to me
Suppose she wakes tomorrow knowing
I don’t deserve her grace?
What vices will I turn to
When she can’t even look me in the face?
I won’t argue with the splinters of guitars across the lawn
When justice catches up to me for my unconscionable con
Will I look back and have to wonder, “God, what was I even on?”
My name is Jon and I’m an addict
Hi, Jon
Hi
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4. |
Indelible
03:40
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I think of my father
He taught me to sing, so I’m singing this song
I think of my mother
She taught me to love, but she taught me wrong
I know
It’s indelible, some of the things that you do to your child
And I think
It’s incredible some of the things we survived
I think of my teachers
Role models working thankless jobs
I think of my lovers
Good women who all agreed I was a slob
I know
It’s indelible, some of the things that you do to your child
And I think
It’s incredible some of the things we survived
La da da da da
La da da da da da da da
La da da da da
La da da da da da da da da
Yeah, yeah, crying is okay
But I don’t feel like crying today
I think of my grandma
All of the hospital smells
I think of my father
And then I have to think about something else
I know
It’s indelible, some of the things that you do to your child
And I think
It’s incredible some of the things we survived
I know
It’s indelible, some of the things that you do to your child
And I think
It’s incredible some of the things we survived
La da da da da
La da da da da da da da
La da da da da
La da da da da da da da da
La da da da da
La da da da da da da da
La da da da da
La da da da da da da da da
Da-ee-aaaaa
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5. |
Wake Your Demons
04:22
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Some people raise their kids to look and think just like them
They tell them it’s love to buy them the objects they taught them to want
But some kids run away as soon as they possibly can
They venture to find their own patch of land to gradually haunt
Some cars run longer than they have any right to run
So you fill her with fuel, freshen her oil, and shower her with love
She flies down the desert, unaware she should long since have stopped
There's oil in the lines, blood in the oil, and sand in blood
The time has come to wake your demons
Let ‘em roam free for the night
They can bother someone else for a change
Give them excitement, give them a fright
And they'll go away with the sunrise
Go away with the sunrise
Go away with the sunrise
Some people live longer than they have any right to live
They siphon the blood from their veins and replace it with venom
The daughter you took it all out on, she sleeps 'til it's late in the day
She's hoping to dream the dream of the stranger who approaches in denim
Some dreams are persistent to the point that they start to feel real
The dream becomes hope, the hope becomes want, the want becomes lust
Lust for a man who doesn't exist to come darken her door
Whisk her away in a shambling car, disappear in the dust
The time has come to wake your demons
Let them roam free for the night
They can bother someone else for a change
Give them excitement, give them a fright
Give them excitement, give them a fright
Give them excitement
And they'll go away with the sunrise
Go away with the sunrise
Go away with the sunrise
Go away with the sunrise
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Prince Charming
04:36
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He dressed you in all of his finest
Gold and chiffon
There's no one to stop the proceedings
Now that stepmother's gone
You promise each other 'til death do you part
He kisses your lips and it breaks your young heart
Who wouldn't love to be seen around town with
Prince Charming?
Tall, dark, and handsome, his smile is so
Disarming
You live to be loved, so that's what you do
You made a vow and now you're following through
Who wouldn't love to be married to
Prince Charming?
Who?
He acts like you owe him a favor
You probably do
All of his servants and handmaidens
Are waiting on you
He likes to remind you of how much you need him
Outside of the royal bedroom, you hardly see him
Who wouldn't love to be seen around town with
Prince Charming?
Tall, dark, and handsome, his smile is so
Disarming
You live to be loved, so that's what you do
You made a vow and now you're following through
Who wouldn't love to be married to
Prince Charming?
Everybody you meet says you're practically glowing
You can see in the mirror every day that you're growing
And he's overjoyed that you'll soon be a mother
You traded one glass casket for another
He acts like you owe him a favor
Well, not anymore
He's gonna come home and he’ll find you
Sprawled on the floor
He’ll search for the poison all over the cabin
A kiss on the lips
Nothing happens
Who wouldn't love to be seen around town with
Prince Charming?
Tall, dark, and handsome, so cryptic, he’s
Disarming
You live to be loved, so that's what you do
You made a vow and now you're following through
Who wouldn't love to be married to
Prince Charming?
Who wouldn't love to be married to
Prince Charming?
Who wouldn't love being married to
Prince Charming?
You.
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7. |
Here Today
03:51
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And the crowd goes hushed as she tiptoes to the altar
The groom has lost his vows and he does not know what to say
Though it’s barely noon, the priest’s already blotto
He slurs a speech on why we’re gathered here today
We celebrate their love together
We teach them what there is to learn
We celebrate their love, for no one here knows yet
How badly this will crash and burn
In a year, the bride is gonna fuck the best man
And the groom is gonna figure out he’s gay
And they’ll be three years divorced before they pay off that damn dress
But they’re glad you made it here today
We celebrate their love together
The joining of their hearts and homes and names
We celebrate their love, for none of us could guess
How badly they’ll go down in flames
Four parents arguing and killing the mood
Three maxed-out Mastercards to pay for the food
Two silver wedding bands they bought at Targét
One hundred friends and family gathered here today
Hey!
Friends and family gathered here today
Hey!
Friends and family gathered here today
Yeah, yeah, yeah
We celebrate their love together
The present, future, and the past
We celebrate their love ‘cuz no one can convince them
That their love’s not gonna last
Yeah, this love is gonna last
And we’re gathered here today
Yeah, we're gathered here today
We are gathered here today
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He’s devastatingly handsome; he leaves devastation in his wake
He’s devastatingly handsome; he leaves devastation in his wake
When you get involved with him he takes whatever’s there to take
He’s a lover and a fighter; he loves to fight and fights with what he loves
He’s a lover and a fighter, he loves to fight and fights with those he loves
The world is seven billion targets for a raven raised with doves
He pushes love upon you, then pulls away when pushes come to shoves
He pushes love upon you, then pulls away when pushes come to shoves
He’ll say you never should have fallen for a raven raised with doves
You try to read the writing, the weather and the workday
A magnifying glass to every contour of his voice
You try to keep him happy, hope he gets his way
He asks you why you can’t relax, as if you have a choice
You find he touches everything, but only when he's wearing gloves
Everything and everyone, but never when he does not have his gloves
Never leaving evidence is what you learn, a raven raised with doves
Woo!
All right, all right
Blow that horn, Brad
We're gonna take it around the block one more time
He’s a lover and a fighter; he loves to fight and fights with what he loves
He’s a lover and a fighter, he loves to fight and fights with those he loves
You're gonna wish you'd never got involved with a raven raised with doves
Sometimes you wish you'd never even met this raven, raised with doves
The world is seven billion targets
Unh
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9. |
Advice Song
03:57
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Singing while hoarse won't do your voice any favors
But you might as well learn how; you'll have to do it sooner or later
Keep impossible standards; be difficult to find
Be prolific; tell them everything on your mind
Trust your instincts, but overcome your doubts
Never forget who you are, and if you don't know yet, find out
Put pen to paper, don't even think about stopping until the pen has run completely dry of ink
Be succinct
When you don’t feel like writing - that's when you work all night
Write what you know, make something up; just write, write, write
It’s okay if you don’t even know what you’re talking about
Never forget who you are, and if you don't know yet find out
Resolve your conflicts and focus on your work
But art is fueled by tension, so start acting like a jerk
Be professional, ever graceful under stress
But sometimes have the courage to be a goddamn fucking mess
There are times you'll want to whimper, that's when it's best to shout
Never forget who you are, and if you don't know yet, find out
Never forget who you are, and if you don't know yet
Then make something up and stick to it, damn it
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10. |
Garage Sale
03:16
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Building up to nothing
Flesh by the pound
Building up to nothing
Flesh sold by the pound
Gotta lay it out
To trim it down
Everything must go
Everything must go
They say it’s only money
So why do we kill ourselves?
If it’s really only money,
Why are we out here killing ourselves?
End of the day
Face those empty shelves
Everything must go
Everything must go
And when it’s gone
Keep cutting
Keep cutting right down to the core
When it’s gone
Who am I?
Who even am I anymore?
Who am I?
Everything must go
Who am I?
Everything must go
Who am I?
Everything must go
Who am I?
Everything must go
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11. |
Brace Yourself
04:05
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It takes you by surprise every day
When dusk turns all colors to gray
The tide of sleep sweeps you away
Before you can brace yourself
It seeps under cracks in your doors
Gets under your skin through your pores
The subtle encroachment of war
Before you can brace yourself
Fire burns up while it warms you
And smolders after it’s gone
Remember - It’s not when the light goes out,
It’s what you do while it’s on
So brace yourself
Once you made wonderful plans
Yeah, you cupped the moon in your hands
Then dropped it for daily demands
Before you could brace yourself
Fire burns up while it warms you
And smolders after it’s gone
Remember - It’s not when the light goes out,
It’s what you do while it’s on
While it’s on
Everyone knows
Everyone knows the light will go out
But no one knows when
No one knows when until it’s too late
Don’t waste your time
Stop wasting your time
A bear doesn’t need to be brave
To sleep for six months in a cave
Imagine the time that you saved
When you could have braced yourself
Fire burns up while it warms you
And smolders after it’s gone
Remember - It’s not when the light goes out,
It’s what you do while it’s on
Fire burns up while it warms you
And smolders after you’re gone
Remember - It’s not when the light goes out,
It’s what you do while it’s on
So brace yourself
Brace yourself
Embrace yourself
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12. |
The Camouflage Kid
06:56
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When the running away was really running in place
And you finally get the mirror to believe in your lies
When the conversation doesn’t want to wash off your face
Maybe then you can dry your eyes
You do what you must
And you choose who to trust
‘Til it’s ashes to ashes
And dust into dust
And you disappear
Like you were never here
There's no capturing the Camouflage Kid
He’s out of pocket living off of the grid
He’s going alone
Put a candle in the window if it helps you to grieve
And a little wooden statue of Saint Anthony too
Put a key atop the lintel if you really believe
That your little boy’s still looking for you
You can stand on your porch
With your phone and a torch
That you keep at arm’s length
So the fire can’t scorch
Though it never does
Same as it ever was
There's no capturing the Camouflage Kid
He’s out of pocket living off of the grid
He’s going alone
If you’re been pining for the Prodigal Son
No accounting for the things you’ve done
He’s not coming home
It’s easier than you might expect
To disappear completely
Just go someplace you haven’t been yet
And build a new life
Build a new life
It’s easier than you might expect
To never come home
There's no capturing the Camouflage Kid
He’s out of pocket living off of the grid
He’s going alone
If you’ve been pining for the Prodigal Son
No accounting for the things you’ve done
He’s
He’s
He’s
Never coming home
Pick your own fruit
Hunt your own meat
Eat what you kill
Never come home
Light your own fire
Chart your own path
Howl at the moon
Never come home
Carve your own tools
Make your own bed
Under the stars
Never come home
Build your own house
Camouflage Kid
This is your life
Never Come Home
Pick your own fruit
Hunt your own meat
Eat what you kill
Never come home
Light your own fire
Chart your own path
Howl at the moon
Never come home
Carve your own tools
Make your own bed
Under the stars
Never come home
Build your own house
Camouflage Kid
This is your life
Never come home
Never come home
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
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Jon Porobil Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jon Porobil is a solo singer/songwriter making music from his home in Pittsburgh. Jon's music explores many genres,
including rock, pop, folk, country, soul, and more.
Jon's fifth album, The Camouflage Kid, a concept album about moving on from an abusive cycle, will be released in late Fall 2022.
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