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Volume 1: Psychedelic Chansons

by Ichabod

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1.
Never Alone 03:13
It's Friday night and you're all alone on your own You wished good night to my washed out self and shut your bedroom door And as I write this song for you I just hope that dreams are treating you well Like a heartfelt friend You never thought you'd have Are you walking towards the shadowy grove on the top of the broccoli hills? Where the prayer flags hang strung between the two ancient trees And the breeze blows Ahimsa hymn Honoring your spotless mind Leaving the world behind Being a friend Or are you running from the ghost fearing of becoming one? Only to find me crying on your funeral as the choir sings a farewell song? And tonight you'll be dancing at the ball Tomorrow you'll be a picture on the wall And wherever you decide to run You'll never run alone
2.
God help the slob For he fails to see That at the end of the day He's just like you and me Helpless to notice the life-threatening flaw But sometimes, aren't we all? God help the slob For he wishes to change His blunders have driven him Straight to the edge He takes life for granted He's inclined to fall But sometimes, aren't we all? God help the slob You may think it's his fault But you're probably wrong God help the slob
3.
Bad Blood 03:24
A castaway turndown At the lone end of this town I'm going home being stranger to myself Bearing anger in myself Everything is so unconventional So far-off from regular I need to love Need to be loved Why would you turn down a handshake? Why? Oh why? Now that things are fine I wonder sometimes Was my lady ever harmed by such crime? And was she having the same thoughts as mine? If so, it'll never happen again We are lovers and best friends Until the end Until the very end Why would you hurt such a pretty thing? Why? Oh why
4.
You don't believe in me You disproved my mother's words When she said I'm not a fool And you You feel this way too, you do You do I know you wished that you were dead When someone said the things you wished were never said You'll never put me down Never put me down We could've had a better time We could've had a better time You say there's nothing good about me And you act out of line Each time I speak my mind And you You should feel this way too, I hope you do I hope you do I know you'll wish that you were dead When your hollow thoughts once see the light of day Someone will put you down Someone will put you down You'll think you could've had a better time You'll think you could've had a better time
5.
Tangled Tattered and stranded She only wanted to walk out on a pretty day Who could've told her it would turn out sullen and grey Tangled in the rain Tangled Up the hill she scrambled Well away from home Her little paper feet roamed Tangled in the rain She sat on a porch by a wooden shed Smiling at the raindrop ricochets And seeing her smile, a little man came by Carrying his wooden wonderments He said: I'll make you wooden legs so you can stand But I ain't got no wood to make you wooden hands I'll show you around my wooden town You'll never be frightened of the rain again Wooden carpenter, yeah! Yeah!
6.
Dinner Song 03:00
We ordered a meal The band played a song We sang along, quite odd We've only had one glass of Château Haut-Brion We ordered a meal Moules Marinières We ate it all, quite odd We came to eat, but weren't hungry at all I watched people come and go Smiling faces enjoying the show I had my island groove in my nervous locks I was new to the street and I had a jukebox I was such a dandy Not so very friendly I was Archangel Jack in a cul-de-sac Singing dinner songs until kingdom come Archangel Jack in a cul-de-sac Singing dinner songs until kingdom come
7.
Funny Bird 03:08
Funny bird looks on down Thinking how funny things appear to her from the above She's surprised At the fiery colors in her charcoal eyes Funny bird makes me high Reminding me that I'm a grown man now She's surprised At how fast the teenage years go by She won't let you miss a sunset where the darkness enfolds the sea She'll tell you to search for happiness in the things that are free Little things you know already To keep you grounded on the floor All you have to do is spread your wings and soar Funny bird comes with a sigh Telling me that I have let her down She said it takes just one wing to make a bird fly And now I am left with none
8.
Carol! Streetlight flashes silver linings on the dark end of the street Many times I've tried to catch a glimpse Sad and broken Until I finally found your lips Carol! You're a threat to my sanity But I want you here with me Marry me Carol Lee Morning comes with your voice echo from the sea Carol Lee Loneliness breeds a catastrophe Why do you seem so real? Carol Lee Carol! There are days our little shack seems so unlikely desolate And sometimes as you speak I can't help but drink myself to death Carol! Doctor is a liar And so are all my friends You're so real Carol Lee You didn't mean to leave but you left with me Carol Lee Loneliness breeds a catastrophe One day when my ashes are scattered to the sea There probably won't be no Carol Lee
9.
Gilda 03:22
Bind us together In the electric night Rising tide And mermaids' bodies stranded Nevada seems so close Arkansas ain't far Sleeping on the island Flora was lush And everything was quiet Before the wave hit the shore I guess that I just didn't know That mushrooms sometimes grow From the sea Oh, Gilda Gilliam is dead And there's four more sunken ships Four more finished trips

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We are more than proud to present to you this warily assembled selection of only the greatest works from this self-proclaimed psychedelic chanteur. He sings of youthful innocence, deadly sins, eternal endeavours to freeze time in moments before the commencement of nuclear war, love and many other things. His music is lined with thick layers of saccharine sentimentality, often distorted by obvious attempts to break away from deceiving nostalgia into evenly dark and twisted present. The name Ichabod indicates that he lives through the constant struggle of finding glory. We all know that the uncertainty of future is invincible and therefore we cannot possibly know if Ichabod will ever find his long lost glory. We can only hope that he won't end up in a cul-de-sac, like his old friend Archangel Jack, singing dinner songs until kingdom come, burning bridges, adopting new identities, breaking his own heart to make things right. Please, treat this album as if it was your good friend. Peace, love and respect.

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released October 1, 2019

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Ichabod Karlovac, Croatia

Ichabod (no last name, please) is the zaniest enfant terrible of Croatian music underworld. The idiosyncratic brand of retrocinematic jacket-and-tie rock exhibited on his debut album will hardly ever be in vogue and won't mean a thing in one hundred years from now, but is worth a place in anyone's collection. Currently, he's in an ascetic state, contemplating the next greatest idea in the world. ... more

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