The Projector, by Andrew Lovely

The Projector

by Andrew Lovely

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Comes in a vintage jewel case, with artwork by Yuqi Lu & Anthony Martinez. These copies were printed under the moniker "Icarus" and are exceedingly rare. No copies bearing the pseudonym "Icarus" will ever be printed again, as the artist has reverted back to publishing under his original name.

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1.	Baby Buddha 01:42		buy track
2.	The Morning Sun 06:10	lyrics	buy track
On a highway dream street There's a bus stop, where the sunset it bleeds Always blushing, blushing red for you here I've been thinking about change You know, the kind you can't ask for And I need just a little bit more To find all my desire And the bus stop, it treats me kindly You know, it's always on time But if you're down to pick me up I'm down to bum a ride 'Cause I got love for everybody Everybody I got love for everybody Everybody On my rooftop there's a gypsy Under a yellow tent, he plays for me Always singing, singing blue, blue tunes here I got love for everybody Everybody I got love for everybody Everybody And the gypsy, he plays so nicely Won't you come, come sit with me? We can hear that full moon sun rise On his lonely gypsy beat 'Cause I got love for everybody Everybody I got love for everybody Everybody The morning sun, it bakes my cookies soft Warms up my dark chocolate heart Melts my blues away Just like your sugar babe Sweet honey You know I got love for everybody But not like I got love for you babe
3.	I Can't Hide 04:55	lyrics	buy track
When you look at me I know you can see me When you look at me I know I can't hide I don't know who I am... I don't Running circles in my head Chasing my own tail again I can't tell my left from right But I want to be in control Shut my windows, lock my doors I just want to be alone Safe and sound in my bed Safe and sound Safely dead When you look at me I know you can see me When you look at me I know I can't hide Everything I say is a lie Everything I am is a lie It's all lies When you look at me I can see you see me When you look at me I know I can't hide Everything I say is a lie Everything I am is a lie When you look at me I can see you see me When you look at me I know I can't hide I don't know who I am... I don't But I'm not alone... no
4.	Uncle Sam 03:01	lyrics	buy track
I saw Uncle Sam walkin' down the street His feet tired His head wired shut He was lookin' to make a killing Off those living In a rut He was lookin' at all the display kings The beauty queens The neutered dreams The TV screens stacked high As they towered over the city square He looked up with a sigh Sayin', "I'm so proud of you babe" I saw Uncle Sam in the winter's heat His belly achin' His humor shakin' His backbone breakin' His big glove, "Number 1" He was wavin' it at the choir But no one was singing a response So tell me, why is it so loud in here babe? I saw a little girl jump out a manhole Blind as Justice As high as a first kiss And drunk off his first drink Sam likes to think he knew her She had come to claim her kingdom She could not find it in the sewer "Why is it so dark up here babe? What's your name? Who put you in charge While I was away? Why Sam do you abuse me? Keep me 'round just to use me Don't you know who I am? Sam? Why do you persecute me? Don't you know you're gonna lose me? You don't know who I am, Do you Sam?"
5.	Gravity 03:36	lyrics	buy track
I got ice in my blood I got eyes between my eyes All the lines between lines I never learned to read I got fire in my head When it burns, it burns red But every spark must have an end In the cold blue sea Gravity so blue Gravity so blue Gravity just blew me a ways back down But yes I will rise up You know I'll be risin' up Just to hear my blue bird sing for me I am fear I am love I am fire ice I am fear I am love I am fire ice I got love in my heart But I don't know where to start All the lives between lives I never learned to live I got fear in my bones But my bones they'll just break Broken bones will burn away In a warm blue flame Gravity so blue Gravity so blue Gravity just threw me a ways back down But yes I will rise up You know I'll be risin' up Just to hear my blue bird sing for me I am fear I am love I am fire ice I am fear I am love I am fire ice
6.	Maria 03:20	lyrics	buy track
Can I ask you for a dance? Do you wanna take a chance? I have loved you for a long time Is it reasonable, and can you understand? Maybe you are just a woman, and I am just a man I have loved you for a long time I've been on the road, looking out the train On the shifting landscape, as the seasons change You were always on my mind Is it reasonable, and can you understand? Maybe you are just a woman, and I am just a man I have watched you for a long time, In this crowded smoky bar. I have caught your gaze, it escapes Beyond these walls, To the shoreline Can you take me to where you're going? Can I ask you for a dance? Do you wanna take a chance on me? They say that I'm no good Got poison in my blood 'Cause daddy was a killer And I'm my father's son Yeah, the whole world swears that I'm no good Do you believe them? Are they in control?
7.	Genesis 05:36	lyrics	buy track
On the long nights of my country days Got a heartfelt song, and it's hard to sing And my songbird, stuck in her cage Shh... Don't sing so loud now... 'Bout what the crows don't wanna hear about I know you can't stay, but... Please don't fly away When the Snake got you in the Garden Eve Eden seemed like some kind a' dream And the Fruits of the Apple Tree it seems Those same Fruits they stole our Rainbow But you never cared for Rainbows and such And me my head it's in the Clouds too much But still I feel like something was lost Between the Sky and the Ground below us I lost you... I lost you... And the folks here, yeah they treat me well With the luxuries of a fine hotel But still I find it kinda hard to tell When the roads go, I know All too well And I never cared for luxuries much And the best bail bonds can't stop a jail bust When the next bus got bars full a' rust And the next flight it took off without us I'd save you if I could save me I think we're drowning In a teaspoon of water
8.	Good Heart 02:58	lyrics	buy track
I got this voice inside my head Tryin' to fool me into thinkin' That there's something to defend When I'm feelin' so defenseless I got so many friends But my friends they just don't get me In this world we're born alone And we leave it oh so lonely And my enemies they too Yeah my enemies are many But to me they're just like friends So my enemies can't hurt me I got nothin' to protect No, my soul don't need protectin' It was here long before me I was here long before me My breath ain't even mine It's just blowin' in the wind It flows through everybody And comes right back again I don't know just where I begin I don't know just where I end So nobody can take my life Unless it's given up to them You know, I ain't got much But I got a good heart And if you're tryin' to find me I'm right here in this song You know, I ain't got much But I got a good heart And if you're tryin' to find me I'm right here in this song
9.	Living Ghost 03:35	lyrics	buy track
Takes my flowers All my flowers Cradles them in her arms Takes my roses All my roses Then rushes them to the graveyard A living ghost A ghost of you She's a shadow She's a shadow A living ghost A ghost of you She's a fire Fire burns you Takes my memory Takes my memory Turns my love against me Takes my vision Takes my hearing 'Til I believe what she tells me A living ghost Stole your soul Plays dress up With all your clothes A living ghost Stole your face Took your license And your name And I know you You have left me You've left me here all alone But I promise I won't forget you Mistake you for the ghost A living ghost A ghost of you She's a shadow She's a shadow A living ghost A ghost of you She's a fire Fire burns you
10.	I Ain't Here 03:27	lyrics	buy track
You been knockin' on my door Still I don't know if anyone's home I ain't here I ain't there I ain't quite anywhere If you see me, that ain't me Who you knew, a memory If you hear me, don't be fooled It's someone else you're talkin' to People say it's never too late But still I feel like time has passed Too much time to get back It's too much time to get back You been knockin' on my door Still I don't know if anyone's home I ain't here I ain't there I ain't quite anywhere
11.	Pretender 03:30	lyrics	buy track
Fever dream Fever love Fever’s got me Can’t give up Got a friend from soul to soul Loves me so Told me so Got a friend who knows my heart We cross the border in her black car Every mask it wears a smile Every word is dressed in style Can we drive just a little while? Pretender? Oh Pretender… Will you write me? Will you think of me? Oh Pretender… Will you miss me When I’m gone? Fever dream Fever love Fever longing Can’t give up Graveyard on the edge of town Beyond all lights Beyond all sound I got a friend who’s always down Takes me there, shows me around There’s a whisper in the air There’s a shadow on the wall Is that you standing there? Pretender? Oh Pretender… Will you write me? Will you think of me? Oh Pretender… Will you miss me When I’m gone? Oh Pretender… Do you pray for Who you prey on? Oh Pretender… Will you miss me When I’m gone?
12.	The Projector 03:24	lyrics	buy track
Butterfly tornado around your heart It was always raining, it was always dark I bought a projector, I turned it on Took a ride to the station to see you off I said my goodbyes, you said "fuck off" Now don't look back, look back at me It would be a promise that you can't keep And you don't care I prayed for reunion, I prayed for the truth Careful what you wish for, it might come true I was blowing out candles and thinking of you Butterfly tornado around your heart Poetry and paintings, songs and stars It was just the projector I turned it off I saw a black cloud A lonely crowd A line of hungry people You see, everyone wants Everyone longs To be inside your cage

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released June 3, 2016

All songs written, performed, and produced by Andrew Eugene Lovely.
Bass guitar/percussion by Daniel Kousathanas.
Artwork by Anthony Richard Martinez and Yuqi Lu.
www.yuqisart.com

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Andrew Lovely is an American songwriter from Athens, Greece.

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