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If You Lived Here​.​.​.​You Would Be Homeless By Now

by SHERBETTY

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This is hardly being productive As if the writing wasn't on the wall We're murderin' time Barely livin' off a dime This is hardly bein' constructive People askin' what I have to show But I'm in my prime To let it fly by would be a crime Put it off til another day We've all got our dues to pay The tracks that my shoes have made Show that I choose the way I bleed myself dry This is hardly motivation My tongue's so numb I can't consume the drool Would love save my life Will I chase it til I die So I say come what may This life's not a slow decay I'll meet all kinds of strays Showin' they chose their way To bleed themselves dry Dry Then the spiders come alive And they wipe their beady eyes So the spiders take a dive To make the music come alive
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Dracula's Revenge (free) 05:12
Dracula's Revenge Far beyond the hillside A village undisturbed A peaceful people stirred And build their homes out of the Earth A full moon upon them Had silenced every bird Their souls still rest assured that no evil should occur (Girl)Baby are ya sure you locked the door I hear the moanin of our wooden floor (Boy)Girl, it's in your head, get back to bed You know you're crazy sometimes But then the violence Drowns the silence A vampire bride came for the blood And her eyes were glowing That's when I killed her stabbed her in the chest stabbed her in the chest with a well placed crucifix She howled to the hillside She signaled for her love It echoed far above To the Castle Dracula... (Dracula)What is this I hear? My bride is near I fear the worst for the one I hold dear My lover, if she's gone Before the dawn, I shall taste my revenge! And so he takes flight Into the night Man, he ain't lettin' this go And his eyes were glowing The night turned to fire A village unprepared The path of his despair Was paved with hollow, frightened stares Many men had fallen A brave few dug their heels Finally, the ordeal was hushed by thundering appeal We've more to do Than wait for your abuse Your torment's through on our kind We'll not be cowards Or overpowered And we ain't lettin' you go But still his eyes were glowing...
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Heavy-Hearted/Hard-Headed Trapped within the belly of the beast Keeps me from Breathin' The more I run my tongue the more i seem to feed him Well I've been a ghost And I've helped the most that I can It doesn't seem to make Anyone happy here So let's jam (so let's jam) Until the next ride It's tits up It's our luck So we laugh And shake our heads We ain't dead But what's next? So I guess I won't complain It's all part of the rules Smoke and booze To fill the air Between Now And what may Cause I've never tried so hard to get it/Heavy-HeartedAndHard-Headed Bait it's to much to take We're so awful We're so awful. Awful. The heart I carry so heavy It burdens my body And every lost control Desires to haunt me Well, I've had some talks And I've broke some walls with my head But I won't admit I did regret it a bit But Goddamn! I don't understand WHY It's my fault That I'm mad When it's them That threw the shit At the fan The big plan So it's time I drew a line In the dirt It's my words And my fists To fill the air Between now And what may Cause I've never tried so hard to get it Heavy-Hearted&Hard-Headed Bait it's to much to take To take We're so awful We're so awful Where do you see yourself In ten years time What a loaded question May I suggest a new way to view Fate! And make sense of the signs I've ignored what I was given Not by God, but by Mom I won't deny the need for forgiveness But we can forgive One another On our own Where do you see the World In 100 years time? What does it matter, When your bladder Can barely hold The urine from yesterday's wine
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Desvelo (free) 04:40
Desvelo The monster in me makes me roam the streets Just to watch this city bleed Bang! Bang! Bang! Now another one's slain Ain't the last I Guarantee Deprived of sleep I can't seem to keep These hands from doing wrong But these hands are willed And these, hands are skilled In puttin Demons Where they belong Desvelo I've seen such unholy displays How can You sleep Knowin' they got away So I have perfected the art Of hunting my own kind And one by one All the wicked will run From the flame of the divine Desvelo You wonder why I do the things I do. Well, I must do them. I'm taking the night and I'm findin a place to put the knife. You wonder why I kill the way I kill. it's not the thrill of it. I'm makin things right, I'm not tryin to make it in the highlights Stabbin away at the beast of the day is my right It won't be long until all who have wronged will feel my might I can see I won't be sleepin soon. Die Well I am just serving the words of my master For he shows his rage in the form of disasters And I know I'll get to the kingdom much faster By not following all the glorified pastors Who preach to you that everyone's got a purpose Then pass the collection plates at every service Well I decide who lives or who dies So the righteous can survive You wonder why I do the things I do Well I must do them I'm takin the night and I'm findin a place to put the knife You wonder why I kill the folks I kill, It's not the thrill of it I'm makin things right, I'm not tryin to make it in the highlights Stabbin away at the beast of the day is my right It won't be long until all who have wronged will feel my might I can see I won't be sleepin soon.
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Fight Song (free) 04:49
LETS FIGHT MY GOD'S RIGHT MINE! MINE! LETS FIGHT EAST COAST WEST COAST PROLIFE PROCHOICE LETS FIGHT (The more they feel they are divided, the less chance they will reunite. The future is decided, they are never far from sight. We will profit off the slaughter, make a fortune from their lives. The more they feel they are divided, the less chance they will unite...so let them fight) LETS FIGHT
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Cold and poor cuttin sycamore trees in my old backyard with a swiss army I bled again And left a red trail home to you I had a girl and my heart was filled but I couldn't stand still behind the fence we built So I climbed again And oh what a mess I made I wanted to die again I didn't want to see you that way I got nothin to prove but even less to lose I drink til I'm brave then I follow my feet down the heart of the street ive gone and pushed my luck again There's tale for every broken bone but My pain has its lessons Now I'll take the train tracks home I got nothin to prove but even less to lose You Bite your tongue while I pinch my arm seems I lose my charm when they ask you where your son has been And you wonder if you know the truth You're scared of the shape I'm in And if my body can take my abuse I got nothin to prove but even less to lose It's not a noose its a lasso mamma its not self abuse I just never could do things right again I lack the follow through But I'm failing with style and good friends You know I'm worried about you too oh I got nothin to prove but even less to lose
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No Way!!! (free) 02:53
War's outside your door Obey obey obey Do you know control or are you merely begging for the bone? BOW DOWN to your mighty dollar This is your God! And it's illusion can confuse you into thinking you have everything you want Take in that sweet aroma awaken from your media comas! You are the revolution here to fight this mind pollution! Will you let them break your will? No Way You're too real! Conditioned to conform! Obey obey obey What's left to explore? This world is flat and I like it like that. (shwoop) Cuz curiosity killed the cat, or at least that's what they'll say So instead I'll play pretend while all around us Rome is burning down. Take in that sweet aroma awaken from subliminal comas! You are the revolution here to fight this mind pollution Will you let them break your will? No Way!!! You're too real!
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Fukitol (free) 03:50
Fukitol Recently I stopped listening to every word they say. Why do they think they know what's best for me? Maybe they regret what they have done with their own so bury me neck deep and start casting your stones. Recently I decided that I'm up and quitting my job. Take out another loan and max the credit card. Take the money and make another CD. I'll pay my debt when I'm dead... the new American dream. Will I be pushing boulders till my shoulders are sore? Or are we made to be the slave that they all take us for? These ants are slowly picking off their piece of the pie. It will be gone within the blink of an eye. A little piece of my mind for some peace in my soul I think i'll play my guitar to make me feel like I'm whole Or maybe I'm over thinkin' things all unneeded anxiety with all in my mind, but still it's taken its toll. Cuz it's been get-tin so bad cuz it's been gettin so bad so fukitol. Recently I've been drinkin' so excessively. As if I'm tryin' not to care what people think of me. Who are they to judge when they are equally lost? People seldom seek the truth when their beliefs are the cost. I may be over stressed, but I'm not depressed. Just think of me and the pessimistic optimist. It's good to be alive, but still we're all gonna die, and we'll be gone within the blink of an eye. A little piece of my mind for some peace in my soul. I think I'll play my guitar to make me feel like I'm whole. Or maybe I'm over thinkin' thing all unneeded anxiety. I'd be doin' just fine if you'd quit breakin' my balls. Cuz it's been get-tin so bad cuz its been gettin so bad so fukitol.
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Wood? It Make a Sound! (free) 03:37
I burned all my prized possessions abandoned all I've known. Drove my car up to the cliff side forced the pedal with a stone. While they all mine for the gold where the wild things roam I go. I have made this land my kingdom I've built myself a throne. While beasts are sleeping at my feet their creature comforts shown. These scars beneath these hides remind me that I'm still alive. I still wait to share my way with you. I feel that you are not among the true. I'll throw a forest party of one, table for two. Only one still howls whooooooooo!
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Of everywhere I've gone, all of the places I have seen, I've sometimes felt alone... a man amongst machines. If i could just stay calm, as if patience is a key, I could overcome all the doubt that grows in me. Have I lived a life too quick to pick a side? An ill fated fire fight. Only now to find that really there's no war at all. We're all just too exhausted to admit we could be wrong. And now I find myself beyond a thousand leagues. Leviathan awoke... the monster spreads its teeth. Have mercy! Will you hear my plight? If you spare me I know i'll get it right. A sound on the sonar When I was a youth all I knew to be true was in front of me, ate the bread they fed to me. Now that I'm a man I understand that all I am is possibly everything I have ignored. I wanted to be true all the things that came from you. I was struggling questioning the subtlety. Now I understand that what I can't comprehend is possibly everything i need and more When I was a youth all I knew to be true was in front of me, ate the bread they fed to me. Now that I'm a man I understand that all I am is possibly everything I have ignored.
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Devil's Givin' Kisses (free) 05:54
On my way to learning how to watch my mouth when they get proud cuz when its easy it seems to be the way people want to lean. When was the last time you really had a though of your own? Was it something unoriginal that your subconscious stole? Maybe your right...maybe I'm wrong. But can you imagine life before the storm? I saw the devil givin kisses in the moonlight. I knew better than to try to understand. "I am not the devil, but i still am not your savior" I wonder why you've been so black and white? Are you comfortable when summarizing all you've been told? Is it undoubtable or maybe the piece of a whole? Maybe the sun isn't your god, but have you forgotten all who lived before? I saw a saint committing murder in the moonlight. I knew better than to try to shake his hand. "I may be a saint but I know I'm far from perfect." I wonder why you've been so black and white. I saw the devil making music in the moonlight. I saw the angels they all love to sing along. Oh, how to turn an ark into a royal spaceship. I wonder why you've questioned all you're life.

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released January 1, 2012

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SHERBETTY Minneapolis, Minnesota

"A little grandiose and very self-effacingly quirky, Sherbetty's new LP twists its electroacoustic pop into some fun new shapes." - minneapolis-music.com

"With a range from folksy to punk, Sherbetty’s most recent album, If You Lived Here… You Would Be Homeless By Now keeps you on your toes from track to track, and is sure to entertain from the stage." - Secrets of the City
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