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RIPARP [B​-​Sides, I guess]

by Andrew Robert Palmer

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1.
RIPARP 04:27
Smoke in the morning I watch the highway from the balcony Rain on the pavement for a moment, I'm relieved... That I'm slowly dying, darlin' RIPARP I never did quite figure it out This life just goes on and on and... If I don't wake up (Yeah even if I don't) Please don't wait up Because the truth is suffering is as common as anything & pretty soon the moon will be smiling So, if something's missing there's no use wishing for a change Change is always with us Why do we act like it's so strange? Well, I guess I'm changing, darlin' RIPARP I wonder what's taken so long, now This life just goes on and on and... If I don't wake up at first alarm it's cuz I didn't get enough .. of lovin' you well, lucky me: I hit the snooze and go back to sleep Not for you but because of you, I'm me If something comes between us... Well I don't know what to say this is who we are now, you and me both, ok? You lead the way I guess that's what I'm sayin' darlin': RIPARP - This life is no longer my own And I hope it goes on and on and... If I don't wake up I hope this song gets in your head and stuck and just becuase I'll never be "somebody" it doesn't mean that this all didn't all mean anything but suddenly, this is all I need.
2.
TV Dinners 02:30
TV dinners... Man, this winter's gotta go cuz now it's April and there's snow I'm a sinner... I'm just like that Steve Miller song: "I sure don't wanna hurt no one" But I do.. everytime I try to tell you all the truth, I'm duped - everything I own is stolen Oh man... Oh well...Amen. TV Dinners... Think I'll travel, or take up French I'll be your nice, rock n' roll boyfriend Mom said: "you worry way too much" When I'm dead, maybe I'll shut up & stop beating myself up Cuz' I can't get enough God help me: I'm old and holding on God help me please: I'm losing, moving on God help me: I'm old and holding on God help me please: make this my swan song!
3.
No Words 03:00
Well I used to raise my eyebrows but I'm used to it all by now and maybe I want to change but how... Long will I wait around, if the world's really burning down, and say, "oops, i'm so stupid...wow...holy cow?" And, "I would if I could" even though we all know we should even though we all know we should If the world should fall apart, well it just breaks my heart where will I end up? I don't know But if I did, wherever it is, I think I'd rather jump than fall down all these stairs So please (so politely, we tread lightly) break my fall cuz I'm done snapping my jaws, and pointing out the flaws, my claws in every clause Causing me to stiffen up, and I wish I'd listen up when I say, "hey man wake up, and calm down!' .. but I'm not there
4.
She's on the road she's passing through every time zone and when she comes through Chicago I'll go meet her at a show I'm staying home even though I said I'd go don't ask me why - I just don't know I'm not cut out for rock n' roll anymore They're on the road they're passing into Mexico and when they meet boarder patrol, oh God, I hope a little mercy will be shown This shit's outta control (if I may be so bold) Do these people have no soul? I try to focus on my goals and hold on But how can I think about the day to day of life from week to week? Maybe it's just how we deal with how heartbroken we feel: we're clinging to the pieces of the peace we have left When it snows, I bet hell gets jealous of the cold and all the folks there with their gold all moan and groan, wishing they'd lightened their load before they were taken down below before they had eaten all that crow but that seems so long ago

about

Some leftovers from the sessions that brought you my smash hit self-titled EP. Basically that one started as a full length, but I didn't think these tunes quite fit in with the others... and since I spent a bunch of money and time on em, I thought I'd do another release.

Side A:
RIPARP - punkier pop tune about mortality, legacy and contentment
TV Dinners - punkier pop tune about givin' up on rock n' roll

Side RP:
No Words - country tune about politics and anxiety (what else is new?)
On the Road (Peace in Pieces) - long-winded tune about doing regular life stuff while bad things happen in the world

credits

released July 22, 2019

Brad - Trombone
Yuen Yee - Tenor Sax
Rick - Boards n' switches
ARP - everything else

Recorded @ Handwritten Recording in Chicago, IL. sometime last year

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Andrew Robert Palmer Chicago, Illinois

I'm a regular guy doing a very small thing.

Chicago-based. Sometimes rock, sometimes folk.

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