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Insomnia Slumber Party

by Carmel Liburdi

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1.
There were 15 of us at the party No one knew me but you Then 13 of 'em got up and left and It was just us two Tell me how did I get stuck with you? Now in the meantime I got cagey Couldn't get to sleep Got up and went to the kitchen Didn't know what to eat Tell me how did I get stuck with me? I didn't mean to disturb your slumber Go back to sleep I think maybe that I'll go home now Tomorrow tell you 'bout my dreams I know it's hard to see but I love To be next to you Just in the night time I don't know what to do You're tellin' me it's time to turn the lights out But I'm wide awake I know it's only a matter of time now 'Til one of us breaks Could you show some mercy for goodness sake? Now if I lay here close, real quiet Maybe I'll drift away I'll tell you everything that I've been thinkin' Forget every word I say Could you please? Cause I'm al over the place I'm just a A big crazy wide eyed fool and I'm Keepin' you up late Tellin' you my whole life story And you just asked of one date If I had the sense to rest I'd be In an entirely different place But I guess for now we can kick it in outer space I'm just restless, pardon me Insomnia slumber party all rights reserved © 2017
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So here it is, the truth from me I think about you frequently I hate you for it mostly But sometimes you're kinda cute You say you know I'm not that kind of gal Let's just keep this professional Well let me tell you something', pal That's probably for the best You dirty cowboy Riding atop your trusty steed I need you now, boy But it's a want more than a need So don't go getting cocky on me This is only temporary I would know because I've done this before Yet here I am at 3AM just thinkin 'bout your diaphragm And how it rests so nicely there beneath your beating heart Well now I've gone and said too much Referencing your heart and such You're so vain but this song is about you You dirty cowboy Riding atop your trusty steed I need you now, boy But it's a want more than a need So don't go getting cocky on me This is only temporary I would know because I've done this before Most likely someday you will hear me sing this little tune Most likely you'll be sitting on my bed inside my room But one thing is for certain That I'd rather tell the truth and be discarded Than sit quietly and lie You dirty cowboy Riding atop your trusty steed I need you now, boy But it's a want more than a need So don't go getting cocky on me This is only temporary I would know because I've done this before You filthy cowboy Riding atop your trusty steed I need you now, boy But it's a want more than a need So don't go getting salty on me This is only temporary You're so vain but this song is about you all rights reserved © 2017
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I had a dream where I was fighting a demon I tried to scream but I couldn't make my voice work You were there playing cards at a loading dock On a milk crate in a sweet jacket Not really sure why you were even in the dream 'cause We didn't speak, but it was nice just to see your face I had a dream you had an umbrella tattoo It was green and it matched your piercing that you don't really have Outside of the dream world I'm pretty sure, but it's not like I've seen it We were laying there watching a movie I turned it off, don't remember what it was It was dark in my room but I could still see you Earlier on someone was taking my picture In the back of a church where they have catechism There was a bunch of weird figurines there I knocked one over but I don't think it broke What a stroke Of good luck There was a girl there who hated me in middle school In my house wearing some sort of bikini I'm not really sure how my brain came up with that one But she looked much skinnier than me How I wish I had more control of the dream then I've been spending a lot of time In the dream world inside of my mind And when I wake up it's hard to break free Maybe I'm crazy or just really sleepy But I spend a lot of time in the dream world I had a dream where I was in Philadelphia I took a train out to New York City I know this must sound Like a cliche pop punk song where they hate their small town But hey One time I really dreamt that I had a dream I had to rescue a little boy Named Toby who lived on the East Coast He hid in the dryer because no one understood him But I did and we had an adventure "This is the real world!" I said "All the smells and colors, drink it in There's a moon and stars, and people in their cars Inside their houses memories are being made" Isn't it funny when the dream world is real? I wrote this melody Inside the dream world I woke up and I had to record it Writing this song sitting next to my dog and She looks uncomfortable, maybe it's too fast I asked her what she thought she said "it sounds like Nirvana But a lot like Blink 182 too" And the words make her think of Kimya Dawson What do you call that? Maybe she's right It's grunge/pop/punk played on the acoustic I've been spending a lot of time In the dream world inside of my mind And when I wake up it's hard to break free Maybe I'm crazy or just really sleepy But I spend a lot of time Hey, I spend a lot of time in the dream world all rights reserved © 2017
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Sewerstar 03:35
Love is a sentimental journey And I've got the right to say sometimes I don't believe That it means anything I can sleep alone, I can dine alone I could meet someone or I could die alone At the end of the day I still got this home Inside my head It's time we go our separate ways I'm sorry if you felt ashamed My own personal curbside sewerstar Watchin wasps do the tango in my yard Cause I'm just sittin on a porch step Right next to your profound loneliness Take the same idea, rebottle it And then sell it back to me like it's new again I'm just sittin in the dark tryin real real hard Not to break anything, like a string or a heart They told me this is where the party starts But it's hard to dance when the lights are off Yeah it's hard to dance when the lights are off It's time we go our separate ways I'm sorry if you felt ashamed My own personal curbside sewerstar Watching wasps do the tango in my yard 'Cause I'm just sittin on a porch step Right next to your profound loneliness Take the same idea, rebottle it And then sell it back to me like it's new again I need the chaos to feel alive How else am I supposed to survive? I need the chaos to feel alive How else am I supposed to survive? Aaaaaaaaaaaah Because I'm just sittin on a porch step Right next to your profound loneliness Take the same idea, rebottle it And then sell it back to me like it's new again all rights reserved © 2017
5.
The Vine 03:25
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Zoe 04:19
Zoe's so rock n roll Even though she doesn't know Take her out to the show Says that she don't wanna go and I I know why Jenny watches me while I clean the knives I can see the world spinning inside of her eyes In which room of this house will she die? Will it be like a dream? Will she then again rise? Slice a lemon to put in the tea She shakes as she sips and she stares up at me I try to deny the worry inside But the fear is sewn in like the fur to the hide I recount to her so many times I say Zoe's so rock n roll Even though she doesn't know Take her out to the show Says that she don't wanna go I know she spends a lot of time layin around it's like Pullin teeth to get her to make one sound and She's always sayin "take it slow" Drivin backwards in the snow Anxiety will take its toll I'm lookin in her eyes, inside they roll Oh I can see her she's got that look on her face Like she's seen somethin Try to tell her that you've been in her place That you've known sufferin As she washes the blood from my hands I know form her words that she understands She's the one that I'll always defend I open my mouth and I sing to the wind Zoe's so rock n roll Even though she doesn't know Take her out to the show Says that she don't wanna go and I I know why Because I.... Jenny Ya listenin to me Let me be free I promise you'll see I'm not like Zoe 1, 2, 3, go Zoe's so rock n roll Even though she doesn't know Take her out to the show Says that she don't wanna go and I I know why
7.
Sometimes I feel like a tomb You're on the outside or fully consumed Mother nature got me feelin doomed Wish that I could return to the womb I miscalculated horribly And now my own voice is boring me Pretty soon you'll start ignorin me And that's fine Cause I'm here In the now I don't know why And I don't know how Turn me on Flip the switch And get out Tell me why do I lie to myself? Tryin to believe that you're somebody else But you're not and you'll never change You say it's a weakness to feel any sweetness well It must suck to be you I'm not sorry I'm through I know it may sound alarming but You're no prince charming You're a lot of things but Disarming isn't one of them You emphasize the painfully obvious We both know that there's never gonna be an "us" And I wish we could just shut up about it Cause I'm here In the now I don't know why And I don't know how Turn me on Flip the switch And get out Tell me why do I lie to myself? Tryin to believe that you're somebody else But you're not and you'll never change You say it's a weakness to feel any sweetness well It must suck to be you I'm not sorry I'm through It's not my job to fix you To hold you or to miss you I don't have to love or kiss you Cause I don't wanna be alone You make me feel small Insignificant But you say you'd never think of it You're a sycophant I want nothing to do with you Still you think you're outsmarting me Sitting, disregarding me Well Talk is cheap but the market's free And I've already let you go Cause I'm here In the now I don't know why And I don't know how Turn me on Flip the switch And get out Tell me why do I lie to myself? Tryin to believe that you're somebody else But you're not and you'll never change You say it's a weakness to feel any sweetness well It must suck to be you I'm not sorry I'm through I'm not sorry I'm through all rights reserved © 2017
8.
Let me get something off of my chest I'm a genuine creep Like I legitimately think you're beautiful when you sleep I never make a promise that I can't keep And if I do I leave 1,000 messages after the beep Until I hear you speak "it's alright" It's alright I'm that person who comes up to you At the grocery store And courageously proclaims that I think I've met you before I'm usually wrong And I come on too strong But I know what it's like to feel alone And I just want you to feel at home around me Around me And I still think of you every day First thing when I wake up And I know that you probably think I'm just making it up Cause I wouldn't let you kiss me That time when you wanted to... It's just my luck Just my luck But I can be happy With or without you Just cause I question you Doesn't mean I doubt you I swear I'm an alien I know you are too And you've shown me that I can love Even though I can't love you I can't love you Let me get something off of my chest I'm a genuine creep Like I legitimately think you're beautiful when you sleep I linger a little too long And I come on too strong And just when you think I've moved on I come back to you That's just what I do It's alright It's alright It's alright all rights reserved © 2017

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8 tracks themed around the mind and heart. Nominated for a Detroit Music Award.

"These songs are full of vibrance and wit." — BucketlistMR

Click (deepcutzmusic.blogspot.com/2017/09/carmel-liburdis-insomnia-slumber-party.html) to read a full review by Jeff Milo.

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released November 3, 2017

Recorded & mixed by Steve Gualdoni
Music & lyrics written & performed by Carmel Liburdi

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Alt/indie /singer-songwriter from Detroit, MI.

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