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Poor Traits

by Emily Otis

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elation 00:59
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I've got a lot of problems/ that I can't talk about Feel so damn anxious/ except when the lights is out Can't tell you how I feel/ unless I'm drunk And I can't ever seem to/ drink enough Sorry for wasting all your time I just get so alone sometimes
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I'm not playing hard to get/ I'm just hard to please If you saw you the way I saw you/ we'd both be on our knees You leave out your laundry/ for others to clean You're looking for someone but babe it won't be me Banks they take collateral/ or so I've been told You're only collateral/ is in me getting old You'll be 40/ and well I'll be dead Hate repeating myself you heard what I just said Stop whispering in my ear/ and singing me love songs Stop reciting poetry/ and hogging all my clothes For I'm much too tired/ and you're much too kind You'll hold somebody's hands someday but they won't be mine You steal my thoughts/ and then say they are yours You must be a free mason/ by the way you open doors You've mastered the art/ of pulling on string But no matter of rope will bind you to me You fill up the hours/ with mindless chatter When people come around you/ no wonder they gather It's a meeting of the minds/ but you're always late If every man's an island then you're/ probably just the lake You say you're looking for someone babe but it won't be me And you'll hold somebody's hand someday but it won't belong to me And you will sail loveless waters til the ends of the sea Cos I'm waiting for someone and babe it ain't thee
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betrayal 02:33
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o love 04:56
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untitled 04:28
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meanwhile 02:43
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morning 01:37
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songbird 03:53
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true romance 04:13
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you 03:29
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If you want out/ all you have to do is walk out the door Every good thing you ever done/ you know that it's all been for show You've given me nothing/ now I'm giving it back And when it comes time to reminisce about all the good times we've had I'll be speechless This much I know You said you loved me/ like a best friend Well you must've meant the kind of friend you ignore Listening to old heartaches/ on the basement floor And when it comes to fucks/ you know I've always given more Than anyone This much I know And wherever you run to/ I hope you never find that thing to make you stay You gonna spend your whole life/ just running and running away And that woman you got now/ she knows that she's the master thief She gonna steal your soul/ only to discover there's not much left to keep This much I know This much I know This much I know
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bad romance (free) 04:59
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moon 03:35
Thought I was in love with you/ sad thing is I think it's true Now there's nothing I can really do/ but wait... For the whole thing to just wear off/ for us both to just kind of give up Best not to get your hopes up too high/ best not to try Best not to touch/ what you can't afford I'm afraid of dying alone/ and I'm worried about growing old Not that I mind the idea of being infirm/ I think with all my life so far I know it well/ I know it well Still got a lot of lessons to learn/ and a lot of bridges to burn And I'm saving up yours for the last one/ yours is the last one You're always the last one to know Moments from now you'll find someone new/ who loves the shitty part of you And that's all we ever really seem to do/ is look for the ones who love us Despite all the shit we do/ but the shitty part of me is you So what the hell am I supposed to do? Sorry dear/ guess I'm just tired Too many trips around the sun and moon and the stars in the sky And your heart/ it's never in the right place Neither is mine
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try 01:05
I'm not gonna try anymore

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"Poor Traits" is a audio-biographical work about my loveless experiences. The album is a collection of actual songs and found recordings. "Poor Traits" features the talents of Amy Wonderlin, Graham Howland, Michael Bowman, and George Patti.

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released February 12, 2017

Recorded at Rama Studios Waterloo IA & "The White House" Cedar Falls IA
Mixed by Emily Otis
All songs written by Emily Otis except "Bad Romance"
Album artwork by Mary Pat Lawler
2016-2017

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