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'shy​-​CITY​,​' VOL. 2: pillar

by Baby Money & the Down Payments

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1.
Oh I Know 02:39
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OH I KNOW (WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE MEAN) IN D VERSE 1: I You you you IV V You entered in through the front door of my life I When my mind, my mind IV V Was set upon with my worry and dislike IV V And I know what its like to be mean IV V And i know what it’s like to be hungry IV V And i know what it’s like to comply I On the outside VERSE 2: Oh I know That you’ll always love me you want me so And you know what it’s like to be similar on the underside Cause no matter what happens from now May you know you have lived a moment anyhow May you find what it’s there for you to find On the right beside CHORUS: Oh I wish that you knew me Better than you think that you think you know Oh i wish you saw through me Don’t tell me you won’t VERSE 3: When I wake I will shake the morning I’ll be the news And i’ll swollow oh i’ll take All my lucky stars and my morning blues Oh i know what it is that you’ll say Oh i know that you’ll want to find it anyway And no matter how hard i do try You’ll always testify (CHORUS) Oh oh oh oh i know (x4)
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Blessed are the Weak 04:02
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Blessed are the Weak (In Em) Blessed are the weak Cursed are the strong Speaking of the reach It’s all wrong, it’s all wrong, it’s all wrong Troubled are the rich Righteous are the poor Speaking of the switch I want more, I want more, I want more CHORUS 1: I can hardly stop don’t want to drop down to my knees I can hardly talk do want to beg you baby please me no more I never want to ask you what you’re asking me for Record sales are high Record highs are low Speaking of your size I want to go, I want to go, I want to go Honey I never can tell The one thing you truly desire Maybe baby’s gonna go to helllll Light my fire, light my fire, light my fire (x2) CHORUS 2 I can hardly talk don’t want to drop down to my knees I can hardly walk don’t want to beg you baby please me no more I never want to ask you what you’re asking me for Something’s got to go Someone’s got to give I can hardly know I want to live, i want to live i want to live When you’re old as rust When your heart’s a stone Something baby must You’re not alone, you’re not alone, you’re not alone (x3)
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Lucky Number 45 03:30
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LUCKY #45 Sugar sugar baby You know you drive me crazy With that halo on your head Ooh ooh baby/Maybe maybe maybe You should wear a tie instead Ooh lalala Ooh lalala I love the way you talk Ooh nanana Nananananana I like it when we FFFF (HALF CHORUS) Honey honey baby Go on and try to save me What’s the meaning of the curse Heaven heaven help me Eleven twelve or thirty Oh the timing’s getting worse F f f f forgive me/Mistaking you for something When you’re nothing from the start Very very scary how the timing’s getting wary It’s about to wear apart (FULL CHORUS) Oh I know the way it goes I know your methods well Oh i know the time it takes to ring the mission bell Your heart is false/You heart is false Your love is a curse (your love is the worst) G g good for nothing I’ve been saving it for someone Hoping someone comes along I know you can hear me even though you’re never near me Oh i know you can string me along Oh you know i’m watching The whole wide world is watching While you bury it in the ground Maybe maybe maybe i was meant to tell you baby That’s the way the story goes (x4)/ (half time) I’ am the majority I place my faith in me I am the majority I place my faith in me (x2) (CHORUS)
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St. Therese 04:51
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ST.THERESE VERSE 1: No one drowns in shallow water Who isn’t trying hard to die When i go i’m gonna run into the ocean Gonna run until the ocean runs dry St. Therese is the best kind of neighbor She loves to read between the lines Spends every day on the edge of a razor Walks along the edge of a knife CHORUS: Oh jim jones don’t ever let me go Please oh please don’t break my bones Little white crosses mark the side of the road Little white liar let me go VERSE 2: Some day soon we’ll all get to what’s been coming We’ll come to what’s been getting at us all Lightning strikes on the indiana highway At the indiana sight of it all It’s a thin red line that draws us together A one way sentence and that’s all Someday soon is the day for which i’ve waited I’ve hoped for and i’ll pray to endure CHORUS

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"**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:**

(pssst...it’s a fantasy…)

We’ve got to hand it to you teenagers!

You sure know how to pick your rock ‘n roll!

'shy-CITY' is an epic, apocalyptic trilogy--a detailed diagram of the inner workings of this machine as explored by those who could never see inside. A story of the blind leading the bound leading the bland leading the brilliant.

'VOL. 2: pillar,' is the detachment from when/then--an experiment in mindfulness; an exploration of what is.

Since the reemergence of recording technologies over the last 20 or so years, audiophiles have been clamoring for previously unheard tracks from these and other millennial indy idols. Baby Money’s popularity was cut short by the Great Collapse and only with today’s resurgence of analog technologies are we able to duplicate and distribute tracks that had originally been slated to drop shortly before the start of the alt-right reign. Thanks to the UNderground and counter-cultural institutions like [Analog\\Reddit] and Midwest AXN, we’ve been able to preserve and revisit our favorite voices from the Resistance Party (RP), even though those voices were lost to us just a few short decades ago.

The original 4 tracks of Baby Money’s surfy and surreal, ‘shy-CITY’ VOL.1 (released 1/2016), was recorded in Pilsen, Chicago, IL with help from another lost idol of RP activism, the Bribes. Her tunes were inspired by vintage soul and gospel, and were blended with a whiskey-drunk, gritty, western flair. The three volume album was intended for release in serial, over the course of one year’s time, but when our political stability collapsed and cyber censorship shut down the music industry as we know it, the final two volumes were shelved and forgotten. These 2 volumes are edgier than the first, and we believe they were likely recorded at a slightly later time, possibly even post-collapse. They are reproduced here as a matching set thanks to recording engineer and producer Brad Althaus, of Gunhed Studios, along with activists at Midwest AXN.

This is the basic twist.
Many variations are possible."

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released December 1, 2017

shy-CITY Vol. 2 pillar / shy-CITY Vol. 3 prism

Released December 1, 2017 by Midwest Action, Chicago, IL.
Recorded, Mixed, Mastered by Brad Althaus at Gunhed Studios, Chicago, IL.

All songs written and performed by Pamela Maurer (aka Baby Money) & the Down Payments (aka Sarah Neczwid & Hilary Brown) with support from David Swick.

Produced by Pamela Maurer (aka Baby Money), Sarah Neczwid, and Brad Althaus.

Photographics: instant photo (presented by fan ‘Megan’).

Original Art & Art Direction: Pamela Maurer (aka Baby Money).

Layout and Print: Dan Jarvis & Alyssa Welch.

Dubbed by Bill Tucker at Chicago Cassette.

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Baby Money (aka Pamela Maurer) was born in the Rust Belt before it rusted over, behind the mirror and in the belly of a great beast – a wild west futuristic Wednesday Addams, a Firestarter. She speaks languages, plays instruments, carries cash, and is very excited for this moment. And also this one. Baby Money loves your face. ... more

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