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Novelas Cortas

by Born Twins

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1.
Tiger 04:57
He had a tiger’s mouth Oh but we chased him out of town Of town Threw stones and shouts Til all our stripes were shown But the sergeant told us To raise him as our own She had a fearsome pout She wanted to be alone All the boys they wanted To take her home She filled space with doubt When conversations got dumb With her stick poke ouch She played bass and drums all alone It’s cold and she’s got the AC on but the fire’s burning What happens when the flames get low and there’s no coal? It’s cold and she’s got the AC on but the fire’s burning What happens when the flames get low and there’s no coal? Will she turn it up and make it snow Will she turn it up and make it snow
2.
Tree House 04:08
We live in trees You don’t believe me Well climb these branches you can see just what I mean We call it love But you think its funny Well I’ll leave this party go right back where I belong I’m glad I can’t remember dreams I don’t care what they’re supposed to mean No father’s lies no childhood schemes Mother’s eyes all wet like streams You can have my house You can have my car You can have my everything except for my guitar Don’t wanna fight Don’t want to go out to bars Just want to listen to the passing of the stars I’m glad I can’t remember dreams I don’t care what they’re supposed to mean No father’s lies no childhood schemes Mother’s eyes all wet like streams I’m glad I can’t remember things Days we spent with birds and bees Oh creeks and bamboo thick as thieves Mother’s eyes all wet like streams
3.
Carnival 04:11
Turning your world upside down Change from your pockets goes out windows Don’t know how we can sit so quietly Backwards in circles don’t look down I’m feeling strange my head is loud I can’t sit straight I can’t sit down Don’t know how anyone sits comfortably With hands in the air once more around Turning my head up to the clouds Can’t hear you scream its just so loud I’m letting this thing take control of me I’m feeling stuck I can’t get out
4.
Elephant 03:58
This isn’t really who I am Don’t need to convince you It’s fine if I’m the elephant in the room You see me working with my hands Don’t really work for you If you you try you can see I am not what I do It takes one to know one, I know Can’t take what you save when you go Give away all the love that you stole And you’ll have nothing left to take home It takes one to know one, I know Can’t take what you save when you go Give away all the love that you stole And you’ll have nothing left to take home But I don’t really give a damn You’ll never fit my shoes It’s alright girl I know You’ve got so much to lose So take my heart and take my hand Both part of this old fool Let me go let me fall And crawl right back to you It takes one to know one, I know Can’t take what you save when you go Give away all the love that you stole And you’ll have nothing left to take home It takes one to know one, I know Can’t take what you save when you go Give away all the love that you stole And you’ll have nothing left to take home
5.
Crowded Room 04:38
When I’m downtown, people talk Talk about her, the way she walks Always so loud, the way they mock I can’t hear a sound, whenever she talks Alone in a crowd, crowded room But I keep my focus, stuck on you Don’t say a thing, don’t have to talk Words just blow away like lines of chalk In love there is no might So my tongue with teeth I bite I can’t tell wrong from right And there’s blood in my mouth tonight So I don’t come around, its no ones fault Sick of the scene, tired of the swamp I could be happy without, I just get so lost Running out of time, while they all just talk In love there is no might So my tongue with teeth I bite Can’t tell wrong from right And there’s blood in my mouth tonight When I’m starving for a fight She comes and sets me right Drains me of all my spite And shows me what it could be like
6.
Pity Party 03:48
I’m gonna throw you a party Just for you It’s a pity party So we can all cry too Gonna tell everybody So we all know who Whose fault is it this time? I know it couldn’t be you From where I’m sittin I’m watching your boat sink Watching your ship go down From where I’m sittin I’m watching your boat sink watching you look like a clown From where I’m sittin I’m watching your boat sink knowing that you won’t bail out From where I’m sittin I’m watching your boat sink watching everybody drown I’m gonna throw you a party Though I know you won’t go Busy with some new love Or sittin crying at home And everybody is wasted Ready to go home Got a mouth full of teardrops For the sheepskin wolf From where I’m sittin I’m watching your boat sink Watching your ship go down From where I’m sittin I’m watching your boat sink watching you look like a clown From where I’m sittin I’m watching your boat sink knowing that you won’t bail out From where I’m sittin I’m watching your boat sink watching everybody drown From where I’m sittin I’m watching your boat sink Watching your ship go down From where I’m sittin I’m watching your boat sink watching you look like a clown From where I’m sittin I’m watching your boat sink knowing that you won’t bail out From where I’m sittin I’m watching your boat sink watching everybody drown
7.
She cuts her hair And calls his name Wishing everything could be the same Like when she had him I’ll give you fish I’ll give you candy I’ll give you everything I have in my hand Walkin out of corvette’s Package in her hand Motions to all the seabirds Throws divinity on the sand I’ll give you fish I’ll give you candy I’ll give you everything I have in my hand Give me, give back my man give me give back my man Heads in a whirlpool Spinnin round and round If she don’t get her man back She’s gonna drown I’ll give you fish I’ll give you candy I’ll give you everything I have in my hand Give her, give back her man give her give back her man
8.
Market Place 03:47
Watch the cats Watch how they act Watch what transpires As they hypnotize crowds galore, prowl the floor Watch the fire Fail to inspire Some people just act But its all been down before Done before, oh So take no heed On your blood they feed As you lose control Through two tiny holes So watch your back For when they attack Don’t go above ground Might never be found again don’t go my friend Watch for the call Watch the heads fall Everyone can be bought Just name your price and then sold again, market place So many give in To beautiful sirens No longer afloat They’re dead they don’t know And are you alone Have all your friends gone Did they give in And leave you to fend
9.
The River 03:33
Going down To the river Going down To speak your name Nobody can hear you By the river Let the black water wash away All of the hounds And the martyrs I would see them Steal away Going down to the water Let it take me wherever it may Talk to me Help me sink below Say something Cause I just can’t make it alone Talk to me Help me not feel cold Say something Cause I just can’t make it alone Going down To the river Gonna pound My fists in clay I’ve just got to hear you Churning harder Let me sink down low to end my days Talk to me Help me sink below Say something Cause I just can’t make it alone Talk to me Help me not feel cold Say something Cause I just can’t make it alone All alone
10.
I prefer sticks and stones and broken bones Because your words, they always hurt me Yeah your words, they always hurt me Man I really want to say something I can’t remember what I said in my dream I had the words just right I mean Oh but then I forget it Man the way you act is just so mean Friends are tellin me to let you be But its gnawing away at me and just can’t forget it Last night I dreamed that we were up til three Man it was just you and me And we laughed about everything But now I’ll forget it Thinkin bout the way it used to be Playing music we were making a scene But those moments are lost to me So I’ll just try and forget it I prefer sticks and stones and broken bones Because your words, they always hurt me Yeah your words, they always hurt me
11.
I’m going down with the ship You can read these words I make with my lips I’m going down with the ship Gonna hold on tight I won’t let go of it I build walls all around me Cause they found me And I’m scared Build em tall And surrounding Oh I finally got my piece and I don’t want to share I’m going down with the ship You can read these words I make with my lips I’m going down with the ship Gonna hold on tight I wont let go of it Oh I want to wait for you wait for you Oh I want to wait but I can’t Oh I want to wait for you wait for you But I know that you’ll never land Oh I want to wait for you wait for you Oh I want to wait but I can’t Oh I want to wait for you wait for you But I know that you’ll never land I’m going down but not drowning I like darkness, don’t need air Oh it’s all so astounding They tell me what to do but I don’t want to care I’m going down with the ship You can read these words I make with my lips I’m going down with the ship Gonna hold on tight I won’t let go of it

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Engineered, mixed and mastered by David Luján November 2022 in Austin Texas

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released May 5, 2023

Novelas Cortas // 11 Tracks out May 5, 2023

Recorded in Austin Texas by Born Twins, November 2022

Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Kimball Swinger 500 Organ by Singer Mayberry

Drums, Vocals, Analog Bass Synth Organ, Percussion by David Lujan

Extra Vocals (Market Place, Carnival, Give back my man) by Gwyneth Lujan

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Born Twins Austin, Texas

Born Twins, the latest project from Austin natives Singer Mayberry and David Lujan, brings the scope of their long musical career into focus with well-crafted songs and finely honed musical skill. The analog indie rock duo has been performing in groups together since the early 2000’s.

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