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Dolphin Boys

by Gnarwhalz

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1.
Dolphin Boy 04:20
Raised on gravel, tar, and words Far from sight flew the birds They sing, run away! Tall ones shine and they imply Mountains must curl and hide There they’ll stay! Throw the sheets and open the blinds Go out boy, smoke a ‘roy Now you can go! No boots and no time No shoes and no crime Just swim, not row! We must run away again! Find what’s on the other side! Go farther, find some new friends! Ones with fins to ride the tide! Dolphin Boy, left to sea Far from land for eternity Fuck your city scenery With the Gnarwhalz, I'll be free! Hey Dolphin Boy, what you doing over there? Get your booty right to me, but you better beware I’m a freak in the sheets and I want to get down Underneath the coral caves where we’ll never be found It’d be a party all the time with you and me entwined In a graceful embrace, we’ll get along just fine As husband and boy, you’ll be my Helen of Troy My heart is my Achilles; Cupid’s arrow’s been deployed Hey Dolphin Boy, I'm your Dolphin Man! Hey Dolphin Boy, I’m you Dolphin Man! Dolphin Boy, left to sea Far from land for eternity Fuck your city scenery With the Gnarwhalz, I'll be free!
2.
It’s a song it’s a dance It’s closing up the distance So let’s get down the business: It’s a babe, it’s a man It’s a party at the den It’s a bottle of red and we’re at it again Babe, I feel like making love You’re to blame for the way that you’re making me feel I could take you to my kitchen I could cook you a meal Some bacon, scrambled eggs But your vegan dietary needs Won’t accept the food we eat Tonight it’s all alright I’m a lover not a fighter but I’ll fight the urge To give you all the lovin’ that my kitchen can serve Love, can I have this dance? I’m a restless boy in a sleepy town We could wake it up or you can calm me down But this poison in my brain Unaware of the condition my condition was in Take me back to my bed, would you join? In case you do Would I wake up beside you? Smack the snooze on my alarm Thanks to staying up past dawn Doctor Snoozebutton has been at it again With his vitamin Zs and a bottle of gin He’s keeping it real, and he’s keeping it cool PhD from the sleepiest school The morning light comes far too soon But I could see you in my room Snoozed into the afternoon It’s that song! It’s that dance! It’s closing up the distance! So let’s get down to business You're that babe! I'm that man! Doctor Snoozebutton has been at it again With his vitamin Zs and a bottle of gin Doctor Snoozebutton has been at it again With his vitamin Zs and a bottle of gin He’s on a roll and he’s making house calls With his vitamin Zs, man he’s having a ball Doctor Snoozebutton has been at it again With his vitamin Zs and a bottle of gin He’s on a roll and he’s making house calls With his vitamin Zs, man he’s having a ball Man he's having a ball! We're all having a ball!
3.
He walked in stumbling, mumbling something ‘bout this address But might’ve got the numbers mixed up in his madness Zechkquel’s home At least he thinks he is He’s misdirected by a broken moral compass It’s been three years now since he’d wandered in that forest He met a gypsy crew They lent him all their brew We don’t believe a word he says but both his legs are gone It’s true Would you believe the man? He’s got a massive plan But every now and then he gets that shitty feeling That all this shit that happens to him’s for a reason He’s lost his innocence he knows the consequences Of playing friendly games with new friends who all lack in friendship He never works, he’s overpaid, and overrated Part-time unemployment, part-time getting wasted On your couch (FUCK YOUR COUCH!) From dusk ‘til dawn again (FUCK YOU CLOONEY!) He never pays his rent Cause money’s been real tight these days It’s been some years since he’s been paid And when it comes it’s on its way To buying liquor every day Zechkquel why’d you have to go? You could have let a brother know Zechkquel man, it’s been three years I’ve counted them all off with my tears Zechkquel took a night in the woods His parents never understood Zechkquel needs his nights in the woods Who likes the electric guitar?
4.
I couldn't believe my eyes I couldn’t believe my eyes when I locked eyes with you I knew something was starting, something good It was you and your big beautiful brown eyes in my living room Love began that night, and from there it only grew In the next room a couple nights later, we were in the kitchen Me and three guys, and my tired mind. Talking and sitting. Thanks you guys for getting me out of my head, I wasn’t making any sense I love you dudes, doing what you did and keeping me from the other side of the fence You put a pin in my hair and said I was beautiful On our first date we went to the sea and watched the water flow I tried to kiss you but you shook my hand And I knew you were the Greatest Lady in all of the land But since then a lot has happened A lot of moving around from your end of town to mine But since then you left the coast That’s fine for me I’ll see you on the other side of the country But since then I planted some trees, went to Ukee Crashed your car, held in arms, sang in bars and flew to the east
5.
You shook my hand and there you stand Shy in a crowd but with no one around You held my hand and made weird sounds Now you hold my words, keep them leather-bound Oh man your love is fine And I will go far to spend some days in your arms But ‘til I can spend some nights with friends in bars ‘Cause this love is not a battlefield
6.
Dear Brenda 03:44
Ooo weee I've welcomed in a beast Handing me his coat he asks: "What is there to eat?" Don't wake; the boys had a big day Don't let him know you're here if you don't plan to stay Loons and summer girls swim and dive Some with long brown hair, some with spots and beady eyes Pine trees roots and water, cold at first Nowhere to be, nowhere to be ‘Cause I'm a long, long way from that day Call you up, confess my sin Think of funeral clothes fight the spins If you reply panic makes me lie Something about jealousy something about pride Ten feet tall and light as air and feeling new Old Man River making way for my canoe If I had known just what this shit would do I would have run, I would have run And I'm a long, long way from that day By now you've probably made it home I wish I didn't have to give the news over the phone I was told and I was bold Gone to Davey Jones and just fifteen years old Do and hope shows up and saves my day Turns on the TV and the feeling starts to go away "How was golden?" You know, things don't change Look at you, well look at you And I'm a long, long way from that day And I'm a long, long way from that day And I'm a long, long way from that day
7.
Jubilee 00:58
Six Three Four Two Jubilee You're the one for me Your beautiful backyard Life used to be so hard Everything is peachy and we're having lots of laughs I think I'll have a beer We've got love on tap
8.
These days the words escape my mouth I’m powerless to her, my sensors been shut off Walked on water to my boat across the lake The Sturgeon Sea’s up partying But I can’t stay awake And Jesus came to me in my dream He said, “They’re doing it all wrong, They’re worshipping my name” I put my arm around him told him not to cry “I’ll help you with your troubles, Jesus Bros For Life For life” Jesus spoke as we sailed around the lake “The pressure’s overwhelming, I had to get away Turning water into wine’s become a chore My party tricks are failing, in heaven I’m a bore” “Well Jesus I can help but first you must help me I’m powerless to her; she has me on my knees For forty days and forty nights I’m on the cross The nights with her are easy, by day I’m at a loss” I came to my bro Jesus in Jesus’s dream We’re throwing out the Bible drinking whiskeys on the beach Playing flip cup with the big man in the sky We’re getting through our troubles Jesus Bros For Life For life My love is dying on the beach Probably for the best, least that’s what Jesus said to me The church of rock n’ roll is crumbling in the sand And that’s some shit that Jesus Christ could never understand
9.
Dolphin Man 04:20
Out of beer and out of luck Drinking rum and coke it sucks (it sucks) Fuck this city scenery I’d get my kicks out by the sea (Down by the sea, you shouldn’t feel bad) But there is hope at the edge of the bay And the city would just get in my way Watch the waves roll for miles and miles And do my best to make this Dolphin Boy smile Drink our beers and grow our beards for ourselves Put my responsibilities on the shelf Been wearing scuba gear for most of my life But we’re coming up for air tonight Echo-relocate to the edge of the bay Vacation from ourselves and I just might stay (Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow Oh I just want to know is there anything that I can do or say To help us fall in love?) ‘Cause you’ll find peace at the edge of the bay And the city would just get in your way Watch the waves roll for miles and miles And do my best to make this Dolphin Boy smile Live off seafood and the salt from the shelf I won’t keep my recipes to myself We can work the day shift at the fishermen’s dock And spend our nights in this cavern of the rock ‘Cause there is love at the edge of the bay And the city would just get in our way Watch the waves roll for miles and miles And do my best to make this Dolphin Boy smile Hey Dolphin Boy, what you doing over there? Get your booty right to me, but you better beware I’m a freak in the sheets and I want to get down Underneath the coral caves where we’ll never be found It’d be a party all the time with you and me entwined In a graceful embrace, we’ll get along just fine As husband and boy, you’ll be my Helen of Troy My heart is my Achilles; Cupid’s arrow’s been deployed HEY DOLPHIN BOY, I'M YOUR DOLPHIN MAN

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The Dolphin Boys are coming up for air tonight!

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released May 22, 2015

Gnarwhalz are: Chesel Alexander, Campbell Woods, Erik Nyhuus, Gunnar Byers, and Peter Sarty

Broduced, recorded, and mastered by Harley Alexander at the North Street Pad

Much thanks to Josh, Gravy, Young Blood, and Max, whose earbuds were collateral damage

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