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Pointless Squares

by Humans Etcetera

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1.
My name's on the mailbox, but this don't feel like my house. So I walk a few blocks down into a home for abandoned sub-Saharan mammals. Oh no! Giraffes left the gingersnaps out. They're getting stale. Those lazy long-necks. I think to myself, "These cookies are ruined now!" Oh no! Then a teenage giraffe sporting a temporary tattoo says, "Hey dad, I'm so glad you're home." "Well, I'm not sure I'm your dad, kid. I'm not sure that anything actually exists."
2.
Sour Tea 02:41
Pens and teeth chattering, polar caps boiling in sour tea, take a drink while everyone's talking. Bodies of water flood, and we are not holding one tastebud on our tongue cause everyone's talking. Slow down, we're digging holes. We're drowning now, painfully slow.
3.
Mars 3 02:02
We thought you'd never make it this far. After so many dust storms, you still hold charge. Maybe your brothers will land on Europa, look down at that red glow in tiny orbs. I guess there's something more to explore. Oooo. Ahhh.
4.
Really Glad 03:29
I'm glad to meet you, so really glad to meet you. I'm glad to meet you, so really glad I had... On the first day, you and I wrote some letters. Wrapping in feathers, it's too cute, the way they stick together. Meow is a sound you don't make when dogs come around. Then we had a run-for-our-lives jog down the hill. It wasn't quite the night of my life. On the next day, you and I made breakfast. Blueberry pancakes & bacon, then we left to take pictures. In class & outside. I felt like I had to buy a bike. So then we'd have a ride that really goes twice as fast and we can make it back to class just in time.
5.
Unpeeled 04:02
I want something I can look in the eyes of. Today I stepped out to find an ape in my backyard. She was holding her hand out, asking to jam. I gave her a guitar and we were playing a song. But she took to the trees when I tried to hold her hand. Would you believe I meant every word I said? The sweat spreads to my palm. Open hand. And I want something I can look in the eyes of, not a flighty creature playing guitar in my yard. Now a lion's moving in. And my banana brain's unpeeled. He shape-shifts into a tree and says: I'll never go anywhere. But I want something, I can look in the eyes of, not the trunk of a tree in a dream where i'm awake. Would you believe I meant every word I said? Put em in your head, try to understand? I've been inventing friends to keep me company, inventing friends but they're unwilling to stay with me. Yeah they left me alone. So if you wanna go, you wanna go, just go. Go. Go. Go. Go.
6.
Cake 01:50
I'm walking my dog in a snake park and I'm alright. I'm walking a snake in a skate park and I'm alright. I'm taking a bath in my birthday money, money, money, and I'm alright. And raking up leaves tryin to make some cake. And I'm alright. I'm walking a dog in a snake park and I'm alright. I'm walking a snake in a skate park and I'm alright. I'm taking a bath in a birthday cake. And raking up leaves tryin to make some money, money, money, money, money, money, money. money, money, money, money. money, money, money, money.
7.
I popped a tart into the blender but it wouldn't start and my bacon wouldn't cook AND I think pig fat is sick. I skipped the first meal and that was the worst decision that I've ever made AND I just recently got canned from the desk. My boss caught me with my head at rest. I was having a really bad dream. I kicked and screamed: I'll eat my pancakes under water from now on because I can't afford to have them above. I'm sick of coughing up a gallon of phlegm a day. I should see the doctor and hear what he has to say. From now on, I'll listen.
8.
Moonroof 03:48
Somedays at work I polish off ceramic plates. Dirty water, fluoride, and crumbs go down the drain. Time flies and I hang my shabby cloth high from the moon roof. Moon. Moonroof. My ride, she drives me back, back to her place. We chill in park. Arrived. Staring out into space. Stars like cars passing by, I wave hi from the moon roof. Moon. Moonroof.
9.
Fool Circle 04:27
I've got an Idea

about

Pointless Squares is Humans Etcetera's third full-length record. In previous releases I played all of the instruments, but with this one I tried a little collaborating. Morgantown, WV is home to so many amazing musicians and bands, and I'm very thankful to those who lent their talents to this project.

These songs wouldn't be what they are without: Craig DeBastiani (Culture Thief & Moses Alley), Andrew Matheny (Clean Dirty Clean), Jake Heater (False Pterodactyl), Rachel Rabeneck, Joe Shreve, Takeru Abe (The Pattie Boids), Geoffrey Minnear (Ghost House), Anthony Kolanko (Wax Brain), and Sarah Rudy (Hello June).

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released January 27, 2016

Personel:

Christopher Henry - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums
Craig DeBastiani - Vocals on "Giraffe House"
Andrew Matheny - Bass on "Giraffe House"
Jake Heater - Bass on "Sour Tea"
Rachel Rabeneck - Oboe on "Sour Tea" & "Really Glad"
Joe Shreve - Vocals on "Mars 3"
Takeru Abe - Bass on "Really Glad"
Geoffrey Minnear - Guitar on "Unpeeled"
Anthony Kolanko - Vocals on "Cake"
Sarah Rudy - Vocals on "Moonroof"


Recorded, Mixed, & Mastered by Christopher Henry
...in his bedroom.

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Humans Etcetera Wenzhou, China

Christopher Henry, alt rocker from West Virginia, music master in Wenzhou, China.

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