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Covered In Black

by Jack McLaughlin

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1.
Does your style match your image? Does life choose you, or do you choose it? Are you proud of this whole way? And do you think before you say? That I'm not here when I should be And if I am, it's not mentally I'm always strung out and rolling the dice I'm taking my chance cause I'm Out of My Mind And I've been laying on the pavement and pacing around just to listen To all the mothers and their children Trying to tell each other they'll one day be different But that's not true, it's all one lie The daughters become mother, it just takes some time While I'm still here staring at these dice I'm waiting on nothing cause I'm Out of My Mind Out of My Mind
2.
I need a Bulgarian Gal I know she'll find me somehow But it seems far-fetched To think that we don't speak the same language I need a Bulgarian girl She lives halfway across the world I am waiting for my dream I will wait for eternity She's so far away And I keep waiting I need a Bulgarian Gal
3.
Well you wonder why I don't acknowledge you Everything you do, people see right through And I've heard you been trying to toss around my name But beware if it's bad, people know just know who to blame An you wonder why I am so fuckin' mad Why everything I wear is covered in black Why I don't pick up my head past my shoulders Why everyone I hang around is twenty years older Show Me Who Cares
4.
Well if I pass tomorrow would you still remember me? I'm getting so confused on this and it's few guarantees Or am I getting older, is it just easier to see? That you're no super hero, no you are a lot like me But if I crawl, through it all End the loneliness the fall You used to be, a friend of mine You used to be, a friend of mine Half asleep and half alive is how I usually feel You used to help me separate the fake from what is real But now you're gone I am so lost, I don't know where to go I'm a river on the bank, I have no where to flow But if you recall, my trust through it all Can't you this once, pick up my call? You used to be, a friend of mine You used to be, a friend of mine A friend of mine
5.
Well if I fall, lower this time Would you help me up? If I should fall behind And when I'm up, would you bring me down? Keep me humble at times When I should fall behind When I should fall behind
6.
I wanna start this off Ready to roll but don't know were to go I gotta be let loose I'm a loaded trigger ready to be pulled I'll hit the ground and run so fast I'll hit the ground and run so fast I'll fall I'll hit the ground and run so fast I'll hit the ground and run so fast I'll fall Don't want to move so quickly It's hard not to be scared at certain times I think I finally noticed My sense and self have started to align I'll hit the ground and run so fast I'll hit the ground and run so fast I'll fall I'll hit the ground and run so fast I'll hit the ground and run so fast I'll fall I can't wait to fall, I can't wait to fall
7.
What happened to all that we had? I take back all that I said You've forgotten how to handle it Body's numb and thoughts brain dead You take feeling up as down Why don't you quit fuckin' me round All this that I ripped to shreds Just for fun I'd do it again Other people say it's a must Wait some more and settle the dust One more man could crowd this all On the edge you could push me off I wanna go out with a bang Your eyes are widening from hate Keep your body on guard in a clench Cause we're getting closer to the end I'd like to hang you By your tongue
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Closeout 03:04
Have you got something you wanted to tell me Say it in my eye before you leave I can tell I've been in this state I've burned out and lost my faith I want to conclude this all real soon I swear I can't see it anymore What happens next after you walk out that door? I'm still crackin' at it all, I just wish that it was true I will stick it out till I breakthrough
9.
An old man with socks and sandals he done Came and took me by the hand He brought me to the floor so we could both dance With a woman he bought for the evening And the band kicked into that song "Sweet Jane" And the singer let out a roar I bet my mother is worried and trying to reach me But just tell her I'm on the dance floor My black shoes do slide and my head bobbles round These dance moves remind people of sex The only difference because music and the girls back home Is the music when I talk it don't bitch back And I'm having fun all by myself I guess I am pretty easily satisfied You can only dance happy and have no worries If you're sweating at midnight Don't call me, cause I don't want to go I don't want to hear my name please I'll be here sweating at midnight until The sun comes up in the east Till the sun comes up in the east
10.
As I watch you walk down that line I want you to remember cause it may be the last time And wander back now and take a bow I wanted to give you but that's all I have for now

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"Covered In Black" is the debut album from Jack McLaughlin. Recorded in March and May of 2018 at ARC studios in Omaha, Nebraska.
All musical parts were written by Jack McLaughlin between 2016-2018 and brought to life by Pat Oakes and Ben Brodin. Special thanks to Phil Schaffart for his endless support.

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released March 26, 2019

Jack McLaughlin- vocals, guitars, synths
Ben Brodin- engineer, mixing, bass, piano, organ
Pat Oakes- drums

Doug Van Sloun- mastering
Ethan VanEtten- album artwork

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