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I Know I'm Not A Very Good Person

by Matt Wixson

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1.
There was a song on this EP that is now removed. I was unnecessarily cruel to myself in my lyrics and I no longer wish to have that song represent my opinion of myself.
2.
I have a thing for guys who have a thing for chicks I swear it's not intentional, attraction never is You have a thing I can't and you love to show it off You have a thing for playing games like I have a thing for loss And I'm getting deeper, deeper I have some things to teach, you have some things I could correct And you'll end up a better man and I'll end up a wreck I have some things called wounds, you have a thing called salt It's either let you rub it in or not talk to you at all And I'm getting deeper, deeper You have a thing for me having a thing for you I have nothing to justify the things we put me through And I'm getting deeper, deeper
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The Truth Is 02:48
The truth is: I never wanna ever leave home again (I never, I never) I never wanna ever leave home again (I never, I never) Don't care about my family, don't care about my friends because I I never wanna ever leave home again Hit the lights, and close the curtain Cuz it’s so bright my eyes are hurtin’ Get me a drink and let me just exist Don’t need a phone, just need a TV I’m here alone and you don’t need me I wanna just lay low and eat like shit Why try to hide the fact that everything seems useless? Why go outside when you can hide inside? The truth is: I never wanna ever leave home again (I never, I never) I never wanna ever leave home again (I never, I never) Don't care about my family, don't care about my friends because I I never wanna ever leave home again Don’t wanna see, don’t wanna hear you Don’t wanna be anywhere near you It’s nothing personal, I just need some time I wanna eat another breakfast And wash it down with rum and Netflix Maybe next week I’ll be feeling fine Why try to hide the fact that everything seems useless? Why go outside when you can hide inside? The truth is: I never wanna ever leave home again (I never, I never) I never wanna ever leave home again (I never, I never) Don't care about my family, don't care about my friends because I I never wanna ever leave home again
4.
I feel shorter today than I did yesterday and I barely can keep my eyes open But there’s nothing that I want to see anyway - it don’t matter at all if I’m broken If I recall correctly, with all due respect, we once had something bigger in mind I don’t know exactly when I got distracted but I've found better use of my time Sit me down in the dark with a glassful of drink With a handful of nothing and a head full of think With a past full of promise and a night full of waste Sit me down in the dark and just give me a taste I feel older today than I did yesterday and I’m fitting of all the assumptions I got no songs to play, I got nothing to say, ‘cept I love this unconscious consumption So you had hopes for me, but I happen to be just contented to give up the fight With an absence of hope and a schedule wide open, you know where to find me tonight Sit me down in the dark with a glassful of drink With a handful of nothing and a head full of think With a past full of promise and a night full of waste Sit me down in the dark and just give me a taste
5.
Little 03:01
You're dumb dumb da dumb dumb da dumb You're dumb dumb da dumb dumb da dumb You're dumb dumb da dumb dumb da dumb You're dumb dumb da dumb I'm a little too permissive I'm a little too strict I'm a little too much of a Political prick I'm a little too queer I'm a little too straight I'm a little too early And a little too late And I hope you'll forgive me For the things you project Cuz the person you think I am You can't respect But I wish that you knew me Cuz then you would see There are plenty of rational reasons For you to hate me You're dumb dumb da dumb dumb da dumb You're dumb dumb da dumb dumb da dumb You're dumb dumb da dumb dumb da dumb You're dumb dumb da dumb I'm a little too privileged I'm a little oppressed I'm a little bit cocky Or a little depressed I'm a little of this And a little of that I'm a little of everything You could attack And I hope you'll forgive me For the things you project Cuz the person you think I am You can't respect But I wish that you knew me Cuz then you would see There are plenty of rational reasons For you to hate me You're dumb dumb da dumb dumb da dumb You're dumb dumb da dumb dumb da dumb You're dumb dumb da dumb dumb da dumb You're dumb dumb da dumb
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The first thing I ever wanted was attention I wanted to be liked and to fit in And I tried to hide the fact that I was different So I acted like a shitty little kid Then the doctor gave me pills for my depression But I don't really remember how they felt I took them on and off through adolescence But they never got me closer to myself Well I took Marie's affection, never really gave it back It was selfish desperation and I still feel bad for that But she's happy now, and married to another guy named Mat We're getting better if we let ourselves The second thing I ever wanted was understanding To know the world and what role I should play I wrote a couple hundred songs and counting And met everyone I know along the way Every person held a small piece of my future Either something to absorb or to reject I'm a product of a billion bits of culture With a crucial little dash of self respect Well I took my friends' affection, though it mattered less and less If I went my true direction they would see me at my best Finally I learned to trust the muscle beating in my chest We're getting better if we let ourselves I remember when I realized I loved you I had never known the meaning of the word I'm embarrassed to admit that it was tough to Not just run away for fear of getting hurt But you helped me break the last pieces of wall down And I'd like to think I'm helping you out, too I can say with certainty, once and for all now The third thing I ever wanted was you You have all my affection, and I know that I have yours And that's comfort and protection from the pain that we've endured While I have my doubts of many things, I've never felt so sure We're getting better if we let ourselves We'll be forever if we let ourselves

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These songs were written and recorded at different times, some of them years apart. The recording style is terribly inconsistent. Some of them are a little bit poorly performed. What would you expect from a person who knows they aren't very good?

At the time of release, one of these songs has been released by my band, Matt Wixson's Flying Circus, and another one or two may later be rerecorded by the band. Sorry for double dipping.

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released September 12, 2016

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