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Seven Songs for Seven Women

by William Remmers

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1.
The first lips I ever kissed, I never thought she'd leave me For two long years, I'd missed that crazy, crazy dove But when she said the pain with her new man was too much I ventured to explain to her, my long lost love I rang you up, told you that you would need a man who'd Hold you tight, treat you right, warm you up and rub you down It's not your fault, and I know that I'm sounding Bold, but I know that I can give you what you've never had! Tell him you're busy, then come on over You say you’re not that kind of girl What if we dress up like it's the '20s? You bring the lace, I'll bring the pearls! Black tie, black dress, high heels, shirt pressed The beauty of the long lost days, Les Retrouvailles! No pain, all pleasure, we loved forever You told me you were glad you came, Les Retrouvailles! That love we never consummated But who could blame us, we were just kids We fed that appetite never sated You pulled my tie and I blew my lid We met once more. I felt that I loved you with all Of my heart, let's restart our interrupted romance! You were too scared to break it off with your brain dead Boy who thinks "foreplay" is an elementary type of golf But I could tell the idea was tempting But someone told you to turn me down I guess that after two years of practice It's hard not breakin' hearts in such a small, small town I called, no answer. Succumbed to cancer of Another long lost love, Les Retrouvailles! Now, you're long gone, but I'll hold on to The memory of those days, Les Retrouvailles! It must have been that the girl was jealous She missed me as much as I missed you She made herself your friend to protect you She didn't know I was in love! She wanted me back Écoute-moi, mon fils. She wanted me back Never let them meet each other! Why do they want me back? Oh, it must have been because, because, because, because Because of the wonderful things I does Ah, oui, je t'aime, o ma petite J'ai perdu ta coeur mais j'ai les cicatrices J’ai plus ans de pratique, ainsi ne perdons pas de temps Si tu m'as appelé, je serais là It's true I know I'm being nostalgic I wish I had our second take But I'm not sad it landed on the cutting room floor Because I don't have a heart to break At least I got the prize I sought To be the one to break you in, Les Retrouvailles! Twice found, twice lost, the dice were tossed In a sweet euphoric haze, Les Retrouvailles! In a sweaty summer blaze, Les Retrouvailles! Wait two years for just two days, Les Retrouvailles! The beauty of the long lost days, Les Retrouvailles! Viens encore.
2.
It's that time of year again Autumn's in the air The smell of warm cider The scent of your hair I thought I had forgotten you The breeze had proved me wrong And soon I will be singing Our lost December song CHORUS: I'll sing, sing, sing it again That lost December song Our love of Yeats, my love of you I'll sing, sing, sing it again That lost December song I knew your smile, but I never knew you I'm happy with November We survived it all the same A goodbye in December A hello never came My New Year started lonesome Were you just afraid? Were you feeling guilty For the love we never made? CHORUS Why did you fight your heart? You told me ‘bout the 'boy' you're dating Still you led me on Don't ever fight your heart. You fixed me and told me Again and again and again: "Thanks for a lovely evening The best time of my life" And still so content To stay another's wife You must think I needed Another for my list As you're not a risk taker, and He's not much of a risk And did you know that I meant Every word I said? A stupid drunken letter I hope you never read. But I'll hold out for December You'll find me in the snow Our first kiss on Christmas And then we'll finally know CHORUS
3.
Molly 03:55
I found you and I knew that I loved you I found you under an old shed Much more than your brothers and sisters I wanted you inside my bed When we found out you were female I needed your love all the same Your name changed from Tiny to Molly And you were my kitten to tame We were relaxing, our taxes evading, de Sading on ships made of wax Sailing, I'm captain, you're captain, two partners parading while Kenny plays Sax Fortune will favor the flavor I'll savor and later you'll give me a perm Oceans are ours for exploring, for you I'm adoring are Molly Ringworm You're Molcat, you're Molcat, the prettiest cat in the universe The world is in love with the Molcat and I am in love with her too You're Molcat and I'm Billguy and that's cool Two cats who trade pets for kisses, a tongue from my Missus, all this makes me gay Now we are on a vacation from station to station and this time we'll stay In our old age, we are finding no fierce fear of flying that bolts down our wings This time, the last time we're making it count and your nuzzles are making me sing You're Molcat, you're Molcat, the prettiest cat in the universe The world is in love with the Molcat and I am in love with her too You're Molcat and I'm Billguy and that's cool Many cats have been at home with me I'm cool for cats, the three cool cats Many cats have been at home with me But those cool cats were all boy cats You're the cat I want at home with me Is it legal in New York to marry a cat? You're the cat I want at home with me The neighbors complain ("Oh, no!"), but I'll marry my cat She's Molcat, she's Molcat, the prettiest cat in the universe Everyone knows she's the Molcat and everyone knows he's a dude She's Molcat and he's Billguy and that's weird She's Molcat, she's Molcat, the prettiest cat in the universe Everyone knows she's the Molcat and everyone knows I'm a dude She's Molcat and I'm Billguy and that's cool EVERYBODY! She's Molcat, she's Molcat, the prettiest cat in the universe Everyone knows she's the Molcat and I guess it's okay he's a dude She's Molcat and he's Billguy and that's cool
4.
O Lansdale 04:58
I do not long for Lansdale That joy of my youth gone pale From what once I would cherish From you I set sail I have not longed for Lansdale I gripped like a child to my homeland As frightened as me, you withdrew your hand Ah, miserie, ah, woe is me Far better has my travel been An adventurous youth unfettered Habits, for aye, are changing And young hearts ne'er breaking I gripped like a child to my homeland As frightened as me, you withdrew your hand Ah, miserie, ah, woe is me With the coming of spring Your flowers will wither and fade Your fields will not sing And your guests all will be unworthy enough to tend your glade One day, if your rustic charms return I may deign to list and learn from a scorched earth and a scorched soul of the joy you craft alone I gripped like a child to my homeland As frightened as me, you withdrew your hand Ah, miserie Ah woe is you, I rather think O, Lansdale! O, Lansdale! Your living eye has witnessed A boy become a man Whose passions staunch and true Are not unseen to you Whose flowing fount of joy does grief employ To bring my words to you
5.
Caitlin Ryan 02:32
Did Joey think of you when fucking Tessa Campanelli? Did Joey ever think she was his fucking Cindarelli? Did Joey ever know he was a little overzeally? I had faith in him too Jeremiah, be true A girl like you comes once in a lifetime He’s blown it more than once in a lifetime, don’t you know? I’m the man for you, Caitlin, only man for you, Caitlin I’ll take you from the 'burbs to the great CN tower I’m the man for you, Caitlin, buy bandanas for Caitlin I’ll burn down Degrassi just to show you my power Did Rick get written out because he knew that I was comin’? Did Claude kill himself because he heard of my true lovin’? Did Ms. A deny the rumors cause she feared my mighty strummin’? But the rumors were true They all fell for you A girl like you who’s been courted and wooed Has been courted and wooed, so sick of “courted and wooed”…and don’t you know? I’m the man for you, Caitlin, only man for you, Caitlin I’ll never sleep a day until you’re bride and I’m bridegroom I’m the man for you, Caitlin, buy bandanas for Caitlin I’ll never write you poems and kill myself in a bathroom Season 5’s famous bathroom, that'll last until the Next Generation! Everybody wants someone they’ll never give up! Everybody wants someone, I'll take your girlfriend And never give, and never give, And never give up
6.
Dear Rose 04:47
Dear Rose, Thank you for this bounty Your gifts from all the county Your love nobody knows It shows My gratitude’s expense Is far from what you’d call immense You see, my dearest Rose? Every night I feel sick I stay up until six Am I supposed to be quick about cleaning you out of my sheets? Thanks for the loose hair You know I never did care Every time I would tear them right out of your scalp But the postal trucks at 4am are much louder than they ever were Yes, the postal trucks at 5am are much louder than they ever were Where’s an extra heart, or a set of lungs, or a noise machine, or a flower’s purr? Dear Rose, You’ve left me with these presents Bereft of only your sweet presence And love that never shows It grows The retribution hence Those shillings turning into pence My wallet took the blows I still sleep with the stains To remind me of pains That you felt from the chains that you tied from my leg to your neck The toothbrush I’ll keep And if it helps you to sleep I might allow you to keep mine, it’s an even trade But the sunrise when it comes at last is quieter than it ever was And the sunrise if it comes at all is quieter than it ever was Where’s that extra phone to set those alarms which I don’t need to hear the buzz? When I remember your address, the thank you note is in the mail So thanks again for all the fish that once were fruit, but who can tell? What I have left of yellow Rose I’ll keep as long as I can stand the smell Dear Rose, Your love nobody knows It goes and goes and goes and goes Along with yellow Rose
7.
I can't read it, there's no words on it!
8.
One Man Band 03:00
There is a remote farm where Mrs. Buckley lives Every July, peas grow there Spreading art in all that she gives The Big Man never seems to care Does she do anything? Ah! The French champagne! Our King appears in many shapes and sizes A one man band with the will of a god Forgotten, rejected, and lost in disguises Deserving a bow and receiving a nod I’ve seen him reflected in a flickering light Our king ascends to the sky A one man band with the courage to fight And prove the Welles haven’t run dry Can we do anything? Ah! The French champagne! He’s Kane, Arkadin, the Scot-king Macbeth Othello, or Ahab, the late Harry Lime Quinlan, and Hastler, and Long John Silver A touch of his evil is a hell of a time Our King appears in many shapes and sizes A one man band with the will of a god Forgotten, rejected, and lost in disguises Deserving a bow and receiving a nod There’s a remote farm where Mrs. Buckley lives Every July, peace grows there
9.
Your brief slipped through the doorway Your envelope in red It says “for your eyes only: Make sure that she is dead” A thunderclap of memories Starts rumbling in my head Though once I wanted romance I wanted blood instead I’ll break into her flat And I'll wait beside her bed I’d give up Queen and Country To know the Bitch is dead And when I know her secrets I’ll pump her full of lead And call you in the morning To say the Bitch is dead Skulls of fallen brothers Are rotting in her bed Eight forgotten angels Who never feared to tread We couldn’t see it coming How we had been misled We really should have realized That the Bitch was red I’ll break into her flat And I’ll wait beside her bed I’d give up Queen and Country To know the Bitch is dead And when I know her secrets I’ll pump her full of lead And call you in the morning To say the Bitch is dead When I know her secrets I’ll wait inside her bed And call you in the mourning To say the Bitch is dead
10.
Why should I waste my time When I could be alone stay alone Why should I feel so wrong Wanting to be asleep stay asleep Why would I ever want Three in the bush needing a coaxing I only need just one in the hand need One in the mouth Tired of cats and dogs That need their affection won I’ve done all the work before Why can’t I have just one For good Why should I waste my time When I could be alone stay alone With Why should I feel so wrong Wanting to be asleep stay asleep With you Tired of cats and dogs That need their affection won I’ve done all the work before Why can’t I have just one For good How can I tell that next should turn into last How can I tell there’s no reason to move things fast How can I recognize those feathers I’ve never seen On the swan from the mist of dreams You’ll never fly away I'll just have to feed you, bathe you You’ll never fly away I’ll just have to feel you, break you For good

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All note-banging and unreliable narration performed by: William Remmers

Written, arranged, and recorded between 2008-2015.

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What I don't understand is why a man who's got six Mona Lisas wants to go to all the trouble of stealing a seventh.

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released August 1, 2015

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William Remmers New York, New York

William Remmers has been doing music since he was a prattling babe.

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