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January Eyes

by Ahab Rex

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1.
I couldn't shake the feeling of your mouth I'm such a dog without the taste of your mouth tomorrow’s to far away and i'm so afraid without you I try so hard to please your mouth wake up in the morning smelling like your mouth tomorrow’s to far away and i'm so afraid without you I'm screaming out your name so the day will some screaming out your name so the day will some screaming out your name so the day will some screaming out your name so the day will some tomorrow's to far away without you tomorrow's to far away without you tomorrow's to far away without you tomorrow’s to far away I'm warm in your shadow I'm cold in your bed hiding from the monsters inside my head and i'm so afraid and i'm so afraid i need your mouth to mouth do not resuscitate me I'll ruin everything you are tomorrow's to far away and i'm so afraid without you without you
2.
“Band-aid for a bullet wound where she shot me down she's got a ring around her finger she wears it like a crown a pretty little sister the talk of this whole town her name only comes up when I got sorrows to drown” she wore those summer dresses the kind they sell in May she worked in a watch shop but wouldn't give me the time of day now she's cheatin' on her husband n' he's cheatin' on her too everybody's getting some but me and you singin' “Band-aid for a bullet wound where she shot me down she's got a ring around her finger she wears it like a crown pretty little sister the talk of this whole town her name only comes up when I got sorrows to drown” yeah, well I would of, should of, could of yeah it would of been nice if things had turned out better I would of made her my second wife she ensnared me with her smile n' put a bullet through my chest now I’m staggering drunk bleeding still totally obsessed singin' “Band-aid for a bullet wound where she shot me down she's got this ring around her finger she wears it like a crown a pretty little sister the talk of this whole town her name only comes up when I got sorrows to drown” if love is a boat then I have no oars she would be the coast line but I can't see any shore tossed on this sea of heartache and this ship is sinking fast everyone knows a love-boat wasn't built to last “Band-aid for a bullet wound where she shot me down she's got this ring around her finger she wears it like a crown a pretty little sister the talk of this whole town her name only comes up when I got sorrows to drown” bartender bartender bring me another round I’m in no shape for driving my keys are no wear to be found I lost them with my watch my moral compass, my first wife I was out picking gin blossoms when they say she took her life singin' “Band-aid for a bullet wound where she shot me down she's got this ring around her finger she wears it like a crown pretty little sister the talk of this whole town her name only comes up when I got sorrows to drown” I got sorrows to drown
3.
January Eyes 03:50
come on sleepy eyes let me drive you home it's already getting early and we're the last to know now don't tell your mama you know she'd never approve and i can't bare the thought of me without you listen sleepy eyes come what may just don't give up now when your miles away don't you worry and don't be afraid just like the rooftops there's always a fire escape oh no sleepy eyes look what you've done you've gone and broke my heart and built a better one now don't tell your mama you know she'd never approve and i can't bare the thought of me without you Summer on her breath December in her mind a love that changes through October April showers made her kind The scars of February A forgotten Valentine Winter’s closing in January Eyes
4.
I want to forget her name I want to forget her face I wanna let go of this memory this memory I can't erase I wanna enjoy the sunshine I wanna be there in the light I wanna leave behind all the little things that keep me awake at night I wish that i were special and far away from here there's to much sentimental value I still can't shake this fear thank you mr russia I wish it had ended different I wish I could of died I wish I could be happy with you here by my side I wish I never met you that I lived with out remorse but I still think of your taste and the dreams come back in force I wish that I were special and far away from here there's to much sentimental value I still can't shake this fear thank you mr russia it's not really your fault but someone has to take the blame and even if I found you again it would never be the same thank you mr russia beauty in the unlikely torchered former glories it's an alcoholic love story
5.
Distorted Flowers pushing towards your open eyes memories of cigarettes ha-ha and lullabies
6.
Yell until your noticed scream until your heared I still can't wash this blood from my hands remember how it hurt a beautiful wife a beautiful wife We're not enemies we just disagree your the prettiest star when you whine for me We're not enemies we just disagree your the prettiest star when you whine for me i'm weary and i'm cold i don't wanna be alone not tonight no not tonight if i wake up from this dream will you be next to me oh tonight come home tonight I would make you, I would make you a beautiful wife I would make you, I would make you a beautiful wife i had a broken heart i gave it to you now there's me when there's no me and you I'd do anything, I'd do anything just bring my baby back to me I'd surrender, pay any ransom just to have you back here with me It's not the same without you, It's not the same without you It's not the same without you, It's not the same It's not the same without you, It's not the same without you It's not the, It's not the, It's not the same I would make you, I would make you a beautiful wife I would make you, I would make you a beautiful wife Say a prayer for me, Say a prayer for me, Say a prayer for me Sing softly now, Sing softly now, Sing softly now, hear you sing a beautiful wife a beautiful wife
7.
Daylight is fading but I can’t look away My eyes are bloodshot I can’t make you stay I feel broken withered and blue It’s just my innocence leaving with you my nerves are shot i'll never play again just the blues that I've got and a heart that won't mend you were my only you were my queen now i'm filthy dirty washed in gasoline hold me now while the saints cry hold me now while the saints cry hold me now while the saints cry tonight Oh how I’ve wept, and oh how I’ve moaned Since you’ve been gone no place is home I feel like this feeling, this Just can’t be real Promises promises there something you steal All these provisions hopes and dreams All of these words don’t mean a damn thing I’m drunk on whiskey, I can’t afford wine In the funeral procession three cars behind hold me now while the saints cry hold me now while the saints cry hold me now while the saints cry tonight I hope I never fall in love again I hope I never have a heart again I hope it dies with you, I hope it dies with me holding hands hold me now while the saints cry hold me now while the saints cry hold me now while the saints cry tonight I hope I never fall in love again I hope I never have a heart again I hope it dies with you, I hope it dies with me holding hands
8.
Dope Sick 03:50
dope sick and I’m dancin’ with the blues again what can I say, yeah yeah yeah it’s to late to call a doctor he'll never mend this wounded heart I’m content to lie here in the gutter and watch this whole damn world fall apart something borrowed someone blue it’s to tell you I don’t wanna be sober I’m just getting older standing there on your big day happy anniversary to the one that got away you're the one that got away dope sick don’t feel sorry for me know I haven’t forgotten it was me that pushed her away I’ve been a fool of so many things, I suppose that’s how it goes something borrowed someone blue it’s to tell you I don’t wanna be sober I’m just getting older standing there it was your big day happy anniversary to the one that got away couldn’t make you stay, drove you away dope sick guess I’m the dope now well maybe I should look her up one day but I know she won’t remember me I'm just an old man with the another sad story to drown
9.
Sunshine 03:09
it's been a long time but here we are again older and wiser but still sick in the heart my friend what was it you use to say when you looked into my eyes was it "forever" or "until we die" i can not seem to remember your lies yeah i missed you too i wondered what happen to you what could of would of or should of been, it's true but I've set that aside sometimes i wonder why you walked away into the night i thought you'd always me by my side now i just curse your name to the sky what happen to the sunshine in your eyes what happen to the sunshine when i think of those days how we lay on the grass i think i still love you inside and always will until i die it was like a dream to sweet to ever wake in the light i came to you in your loving arms what happen to the sunshine in your eyes remember those promises and secrets you can't say that i didn't try (i tried) glowing look you gave me it (you) made me feel like i was alive what happen to the sunshine in your eyes what happen to the sunshine in your eyes what happen to the sunshine in your eyes what happen to the sunshine
10.
Part of Me 03:46
to see you to touch you to taste you be with you and i hope and I pray I pray for you everyday all i do is think of you i hope you feel the same way too comin' round the bend again comin' round the bend again open wide to your dreams open arms while you scream, at me all I want is to be with you I open up my heart for you comin' round the bend again will she come back again you were always the best of me you were always the best part of me you’ll always be a part of me
11.
nothing you could of said would save her she had eyes that have known the ocean, restless and awake and when she spoke a voice like burning leaves she wore a crown around her finger from a kingdom long crumbled some say she was a killer but she never took a life she buried generations and cried so had it drew blood she remembers having wings she remembers having wings nothing you could of said would save her she remembers having wings

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released January 3, 2019

MADE IN CHICAGO

Written & Produced by Ivan Russia as Ahab Rex

The Players: Ivan Russia, Chris Connelly, Robert Hyman, Benjamin Balcom, R.L. Butterfield, Sam Vicari, Sheriff "Michael" Scabs, Alexandria Orba, Martin Atkins, Jeremy Miller, P. Griffin Baron, Brooke Cassell, Right-Eye Rita, Douglas Abram, Thomas Chrastka, Dersu Burrows, Binky, Johnny Vegas


Layout & Such Igloo Vacuum
Mastered by Jason Ward

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Ahab Rex Chicago, Illinois

Gravel voiced alcoholic storyteller for fans of Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, Mark Lanegan, Sparklehorse, Eels, and Iggy Pop. Genre bending Film noir.

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