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Cat Trap

by Andy Witmyer

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1. THE BEAUTY OF A FALSE EXPECTATION We were wrong all along We were all along I've wondered about this for so long Tell me where exactly did I go wrong You always thought you stood up so tall You weren't but now I'll take the fall It's beautiful when it's false When all hope is lost It's beautiful when it's a false Expectation, yeah So I took the virgin by her hair I made her mine everywhere But now she's broken - needs repaired It's beautiful when it's false When all hope is lost It's beautiful when it's a false Expectation, yeah We watched the sun burn Through autumn skies Night-light in a daze, yeah Watch as we burn in the sky In the sky In the sky
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Black Tulips 05:11
2. BLACK TULIPS She's living at the brink SHe's living at the brink She's so sick, she's so so sick The water that she drinks The only kind she drinks Shades of pink arsenic But when she calls Her voice so small Though she's tall She's bored - bored of it Black tulips And your faded hair Jaded stare You don't care And those frightened eyes You despise Take your time And though it's ill-advised Swing your fists Just don't miss And never compromise Black tulips And never compromise Black tulips She's on a sinking ship She's on a sinking ship Watch it sink, watch her sink She'll always have a plan Just judging by her hand Henna ink did the trick She's on board For one, one more tour Black tulips And your faded hair Jaded stare You don't care And those frightened eyes You despise Take your time And though it's ill-advised Swing your fists Just don't miss And never compromise Black tulips You'll leave surprised Black tulips Oh, and never compromise Tulips I know the sun went down tonight I know a son went down tonight We went to the eve of the The dawn that had been all right
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Music Box 03:18
3. MUSIC BOX I feel down I feel down Well, I wish we could go Somewhere nice But wherever we go Cold winds blow I see them coming They will make snow I feel down There's no one ever around I'm unlucky I was weird child But, you see music boxes All around They don't make a single Sound, no There are music boxes All around They don't make a sound
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4. GNASHING OF TEETH Somewhere I felt a gun "Where the fuck did this come from..!?" I don't know but when I set it to glass I heard the ricochet of fire to the crash Crash - Yeah, I heard that crash There was something about Kara that day Bad vibes and black cats 'round her bay I don't know where she's going But I know it's not home Home - No, she's not going home I heard the gnashing of teeth I heard them gnashing far to the East He wore a turban in a one-man-mansion But now his bones they float in the ocean Oh don't cry There are many reasons why Don't you cry I'd rather fly high I saw light at the end of the tunnel There stood a man amongst dead and rubble Somewhere I reached for my gun God was on my side Side - God was on my side
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5. CLOUDS DIVIDED Silently, we wait Can I be late? Silently, we wait Can I be late? Clouds divide It's so divine Clouds divide It's so divine Divine, Divine Violently, we wait Can I be late? I won't tell you To leave it to fate Can't you just wait One more time? Clouds divide It's so divine Clouds divide It's so divine
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Walking Tree 05:16
6. WALKING TREE That's all you'll be And that's all you'll be Even though you're dead You'll still receive I still believe You need me now You won't show somehow When I looked up Saw that tree Walking over towards me That's all you'll be That's all you'll be When you're looking up at me Take a toll on your knees Throw your name to the books Don't forget to write hooks The light is on red I feel like living death Living death Looking out across the starry sky I wonder when I'll die I'm just a little speck Looking for respect I see only ice and darkness Past our shells We're far past our living death
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Sleepwalker 04:17
7. SLEEPWALKER I watched you, creeping Sleepwalking through Another lady's house You crept like a clumsy mouse Just like a mouse You were not awake You could not escape The dream you're in It's wearing thin Sleepwalker Oh, sleepwalker Sleepwalker Sleepwalker I'm watching you Breaking through Stained-glass windows Don't wake up yet It's not worth it Don't wake up yet Please don't wake up Not yet You were not expecting this Dreams of unwaking bliss Just one last kiss Keep on walking to my lips Sleepwalker fits Sleepwalking fits Ball your fists Don't fall now, miss Sleepwalking tryst You're ready for this
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Edge Of Town 05:36
8. EDGE OF TOWN I never could explain this need for pain Been walking on razorblades but I can't complain So I took the ruined road to the edge of town Then I heard the seventh bell and the sun went down There was a preacher-man who was there as I cried We looked 'cross that stony field at the souls who died That church was a build of green from the trees that leaned It soon won't be visible - let the ivy gleam Sometimes I think my life is swell The sun of the east - clang of the morning bell Well, maybe on my dying day I will say: It was worth the pain I never could explain this need for pain Been walking on razorblades but I can't complain Words of no use to me hide inside my mind I stood at the edge of town and I said goodbye Sometimes I think my life is Hell The Son of the Beast - clang of the warning bell Well, maybe on my dying day they will say: It was worth the pain Words of no use to me hide inside my mind I stood at the edge of town and I said goodbye
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9. THE BALLAD OF HENRY MARTIN There were three brothers in merry Scotland In Scotland there were brothers three And they did cast lots to see which one would go Would go, would go For to turn pirate upon the salt sea Well, the lot it fell first upon Henry Martin The youngest of all of the three That he should turn pirate upon the salt sea Salt sea, Salt sea For to maintain his three brothers and he Sail now, Henry You know, you shouldn't be so glum The Spanish Armada awaits, but don't wait Be free, my friend And you won't face death alone Bad news, bad news to Scotland had come Bad news to dear London Town When Henry Martin's vessel was cast away Away, Away And all of her merry men drowned in that way
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Cat Trap 04:42
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Andy Witmyer's third solo release entitled, Cat Trap, is one man's confessional journey through life as seen through the lens of bare-bones acoustic psychedelia. Utilizing only an acoustic guitar and bass, Andy's vocals, music and lyrics provide a dreamy glimpse into a world enmeshed in both the mystical, and jaded; nostalgic and mortal.

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released September 15, 2014

Andy Witmyer - All Words & Vocal, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Bass

To Those I Must Thank...
Michael Effertz - Computer & Lexicon Module; a sharp mind
Josh Boese - Router, Friendship & "Anti-Depressants"
Ian Wissinger - The Great Man To Whom I Said, Hello!
Rachel Etchells & Lydia - Love and Support
Evergreen Manor Apartments - Lo-Fi Home Studio, Living Quarters
Shawn Diveglia & Josh Letscher - For listening and inspiration

My Mom, for whom I grieve every single day. The same can be said of my Dad. All of my other friends, you know who you are. I hope.

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