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by Monika Cefis

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1.
Scarlett 03:05
You're the treasure in the sand One seeks to find at a young age When dreams of pirates and shipwrecks Filled your mind with no regrets Now all you want is to Sail off into the cruel arms of the sea Because the darkness seems better Than anything else you can see Don't close your eyes, admit defeat Surely you'll get back on your feet It is futile to toy with time When what you want is out of reach Question the motives of the motivational You shouldn't have to think twice
2.
If I were a zombie would you still have me over Would you teach me how to feel Even if I could not help but slur Waltzing away to the drum of someone else’s heart Bare feet cold against the wooden floor of scattered darts Wondering if you will cast me to play my part Or spin me in circles until it all goes dark If I were a zombie would you bring me back to life I’ve been cold now for quite some time And you just so happen to be my type Waltzing away to the drum of someone else’s heart Bare feet cold against the wooden floor of scattered darts Wondering if you will cast me to play my part Or spin me in circles until it all goes dark I used to be human too Before someone bit a chunk out of my heart I promise I will try not to do the same to you
3.
I'll wake you up in the early hours And drag you from the shackling sheets I'll show you the blue prints that are now complete And take you through this scheme of ours "We're going to break into NASA," I'll say "Need coffee," you'll mumble with slight disdain "We're going to steal a space craft" …"Who's we?" I'll fly you to space and we'll swim through the stars We could even be the first inhabitants on Mars There is no law, no person or thought To keep us out there from being apart. I searched the garage and found dozens of cables Alongside some harnesses and miniature binoculars Everything we need, spread out on these tables Dry food supplies, balaclavas and victory cigars You laugh before you give me the strangest regard As you realize I'm serious about crossing armed security guards I know this may sound  a wee little crazy I just thought I could be the Eve to your Wall-E You'll fly me to space and we'll swim through the stars We could even be the first inhabitants on Mars There is no law, no person or thought To keep us out there from being apart.
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This is the story of a man Raised by marsupials somewhere in Turkmenistan One day his home was pillaged by vikings After losing a rap battle to Stephen Hawking So he swam off to the Emirates But got kidnapped by Somalian pirates He was then sold for a couple of chickens Before getting abducted by some aliens I can't change your luck But I can try to cheer you up With my truly silly rhyme That is so hideous, it's a crime If I could only get one grin After you've given this a listen Then we can sail off to Antarctica And make friends with the penguins. He jumped into the water And got harpooned by a deep sea diver He was chased by a wolf pack Which caused him to have a heart attack He accidentally starred in a porno The day a chupacabra ate his toe His girlfriend cheated on him with his therapist The night he sleepwalked into a drug bust I can't change your luck But I can try to cheer you up With my truly silly rhyme That is so hideous, it's a crime If I could only get one grin After you've given this a listen Then we can sail off to Antarctica And make friends with the penguins.
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Tonight we would be put to the test As they threw us in the big machine I wondered, would end up like the rest Would make it out together and clean Yet something happened which I could not guess When I woke up you had disappeared Never had I felt such horrible distress Never had I shed so many tears I thought we would grow old and full of holes But you disappeared and took with you my soul As they tried to pair me with similar prints All too rough around the edges And often entirely covered in lint I started to build my fences I thought we would grow old and full of holes But you disappeared and took with you my soul Then, on a day like any other, I stumbled onto you With your wacky colours and your warmth I knew That you made me feel things that couldn’t not be true And slowly you started bringing my walls down too You and I will grow old and full of holes Let’s take a walk and I’ll give you my soul Tonight we will be put the test As they’ll throw us in the big machine

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released June 13, 2014

Written, Composed, Performed and Produced by Monika Cefis
Engineered by Simon Petraki at Seratone Studio
Album Art by Ju
Featuring the Ukulele Club de Montréal
Violin performed by Veronica Tamburro
Cello performed by Michael DePascuale
Gooseberry Pie Lyrics Co-written by Zach Silberberg

Anxious Argyle
Written, Composed, Performed and Produced by Monika Cefis
Engineered by Steven Martinez and Daniel Alvarez de Toledo
Trombone performed by David Joslin (Trombone Dave)
Bass performed by Carlo de Baggio
Percussions performed by Laura Chispa

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Monika Cefis Montreal, Québec

I appreciate the dapperness of penguins, and might have even written a song about it.

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