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Tentative Steps: Solo Live 2014

by S.A. Bach

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1.
03:02
We made each other so much better lovers But we don't get to reap the benefits I know you want to be happy, and you should be Hope you always will be, with or without me I know you're not angry, just in love with somebody Who happens to be not me, and that drives me crazy You know the last five years have been quite the shit show If they'd been alright, maybe I could forget you Got three-fifths of a lifetime to figure it out though Why I let you go… We made each other so much better lovers But we don't get to reap the benefits From hand to mouth we really helped each other Out from underneath the innocence You know the last five years have been quite the shit show If they'd been alright, maybe I could forget you Got three-fifths of a lifetime to figure it out though Why I let you go… I only want to be happy, don't wanna give you no more grief Don't wanna cause no scene at your wedding Lasso up my friends, say, "Come on, we're leaving She crossed the red line, now you're all all mine 'Cause she moved on with her life--how could she? Can't she understand how inconvenient this is for me? Doesn't she know I want her more than anything Now that she's let me go? I want to make a toast: We made each other so much better lovers The blushing groom now reaps the benefits From hand to mouth we really helped each other Out from underneath the innocence."
2.
Been taking tentative steps into real life I always wondered what it'd feel like Sweet ex-girlfriend, we met such a sad end Watched you drive away down Ivy through my tears I never hurt so much before or since You confirmed all of my darkest fears I knew then I wasn't ready for prime time And I guess I've never been ready for real life That's why I've wanted you back at my side You could've jetted me back to the old lies You could've draped the wool back over my eyes But now that you've gotten married in real life I've got to straighten up and fly right I've got to be the sweet friend in your mind's eye I've got to trust you just this one time Sweet ex-girlfriend, we met such a sad end Watched you drive away down Ivy through my tears I never hurt so much before or since You confirmed all of my darkest fears I knew then I wasn't ready for prime time But now I believe that I'm ready for real life And I'm not gonna let you down this time I think I'm finally ready for real life 'Cause I can call you a friend of mine Been taking tentative steps into real life I always wondered what it'd feel like Sweet ex-girlfriend, we met such a sad end Watched you drive away down Ivy through my tears I never hurt so much before or since You confirmed all of my darkest fears
3.
Heyday 03:34
Mayday, this is my heyday I'm like a powder that can explode things I'm like a rocket, I fly without wings I am a show about nothing Hey baby, I'm in my heyday You should get near me, you could learn something I could divert you from the pain of thinking And make sure all your parts are working Hey, hey, heyday Hey, hey, hey, heyday Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, heeey I'm in my heyday Yesterday I was so fucked up Yesterday I loved it so much Yesterday seemed like forever Tomorrow, whenever, whatever But today, today I'm ringing in my heyday Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, heeey This is my heyday Hey you, you remember that shy little fool Who'd just lay down and play dead, Who exalted you at his own expense? Well, that was me, me, meee Me, me, me, me, me, me How do you like your me? I'm over easy So come on out & play There's no time to waste How long you gonna wait To start your heyday? Baby, hey, hey, heyday Hey, hey, hey, heyday Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey I'm in my heyday
4.
Lovedreams 03:55
I woke up in the dark Having dreamt I was in pursuit Piling on the circular talk Just like I used to do I suppose this is serious love The kind that just won't be snuffed The kind of love that never dies The sort of stuff that ruins lives Burn the lovedreams, burn 'em for safekeeping Save the lovedreams, save 'em on the garbage heap If you lived here, you'd be home by now If you loved me, you'da let on by now Did you forget what you said? Did I misinterpret it? Vague and softspoken Over AIM Five long years ago Feels like that and twenty-some-odd more You said "I'm sorry but You are so beautiful" Burn the lovedreams, burn 'em for safekeeping Fill the lovedreams, fill 'em while you're leaving If you loved me, you'd be home by now If you lived here, you'da shown by now Did you forsake your vow? Or did I misinterpret it somehow? That delicious little hiccup in Space-time's continuin' You were six-fucking-teen Maybe it didn't mean anything Maybe it was just one of those things Whatever the fuck that means If you lived here, you'd be home by now If you loved me, I guess I'd know by now Burn the lovedreams, burn 'em for safekeeping Save the lovedreams, save 'em on the garbage heap If you lived here, you'd be home by now If you loved me, you'da let on by now If you lived here, you'd be home by now
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Enjoy the Silence (free) 02:05
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Still Alone 03:03
If we're gonna fall in love, let's get busy Although staying friends would be alright with me Who knows, maybe being friends is all there is really For geniuses like you and me We got this weird obsession with the truth, you know We got God talking to us through the radio We hear Satan's voice ringing in the overtones We know everything; why are we still alone? Why are we still alone? Why are we still alone? If you're gonna kill me softly, start strummin' I only seem to put nails in coffins, see So now I only play songs 'bout make believe But you can sing your heart to me And I'll know the truth when I hear it, yo Studied a quarter of a million love songs or so I know every lyric and every note I'll teach you everything if you tell me why I'm still alone Why am I still alone? Why am I still alone? To wait another day 'X' marks the date on the calendar Another day I'd just as soon forget Immortalized in song Wait another day 'X' marks the date on the calendar Yet another day I'd just as soon forget Immortalized in song I'm gonna fall in love, I can feel it I'm still not sure how I'm supposed to deal with this I don't have a move, I wouldn't steal a kiss I am at peace with my awkwardness And I know it shouldn't be a struggle And I refuse to let this thing get overblown I won't throw a fit, I'll drop you right at home Just tell me one thing: why are you still alone? Why are you still alone? Baby why are you still alone? Baby why are you still alone? Baby why are you still alone?
7.
Red Flag 02:14
red flag come back to my side you caught my eye straightaway wave my way take flight today tough kid there's no lid on your head have all your thoughts gone astray? well honey you're just making way for new thoughts to take root for new songs to bloom for new dreams to cling to in vain red flag come back
8.
Can't you use me for something? Won't you string me along a few months more? Won't you use me for something? I could make your pencils sharper Than they've ever been before I'm so tired of being the captain Of a brokendown ship I'd rather sweep the deck Just as long as you ordain it Can't you use me for something? Money? Power? Sex? Cause without you I'm nothing I sit here all day every day Writing myself bad checks I'm so tired of navigating This pathetic trip I'll come along for the ride Just as long as you're driving I want to be beside Ariana I want to be the b-side of Ariana Can't you use me for something? Won't you use me? I'm not good for nothing I'm not useless. I know this I'm not worthless. I'm reasonably sure of this So use me, yeah Come on and use me, yeah You said you were a Bill Withers fan So use me, yeah For something I want to be beside Ariana I want to be the b-side of Ariana I'm so tired of being the captain Of a sinking ship I'll stow away I don't give a shit Tired of navigating this godforsaken trip Toss me in the trunk It can't be worse than this Can't you use me for something? Won't you string me along a few months more? Won't you use me for something? I could make your pencils sharper Than they've ever been before I want to be beside Ariana I want to be the b-side of Ariana
9.
2002 02:42
I'm singin' a song I wrote you in two-thousand-and-two I'm sure you'll get around to me, your train just ain't come through I wish I could make love to you, or at least find me a substitute I'd play her all the songs I wrote you in two-thousand-and-two You're the one-hundred-some-odd pound elephant in the room You're always somewhere else, but you come back and haunt on cue I wish I could get over you, or at least tie you down and marry you So I could stop relating so much to this and other songs I wrote in two-thousand-and-two Why'm I sitting on this goldmine? Why are these songs all mine? It still don't figure, can't put my finger on why I still ain't caught your eye, I'll give it one more try I'm singin' a song I wrote you in two-thousand-and-nine There's no time for romance now, quick and sloppy's fine I wanna feel you in my arms so lie with me tonight Then I'll pick up where I left off my life Think it was sometime back in two-thousand- And-one
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Where Is My Mind? (free) 03:43
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At the end of my vacation I learned that I'd be stayin' I learned that I was home And right at that very moment I realized how much that place did suck And I wanted to leave so bad At the height of my hunger I looked into the mirror And saw that I was eating a candy heart I spit it out, and I ran around the block three times Collapsed on the ground And I said to myself "This is the life, this is the life This is the shit This is the shit Fuck this shit This is so fucked up and I love it so much" Right before my operation The laughing gas they gave me Brought some crazy thoughts into my head I dreamed I was nowhere When I woke up I'd forgotten how to get there And there was blood everywhere It was fucking awesome Now the day I saw you, lover In the arms of another Well, I knew that I'd arrived Yes, I belong here And my fear belongs in my heart And my heart holds a place for pain always You're so fucked up and I love you so much You are the shit You are the shit You crazy bitch You're so fucked up and I love you so much I am the shit I am the shit I'm full of it I'm so fucked up and I love it so much Oh yeah Oh yeah We're so fucked up Oh yeah We're so fucked up We're so fucked up And we belong here And our fear belongs in our hearts And our hearts will be full of pain always
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Live recordings from my 2014 spring tour with Get Set Go.

Thank you Mike TV, Doc Woolf, Eric Gilbert, Lisa Simpson, Shareef Ali, Claire Lesnick, Allie Bach, Jocelyn Coimbre, Aaron Westwood, Joel Migas, Shmedly Maynes, Cora Surratt, Shawna Lee, Trent Hunsaker, Suzanne Hickman, Josh North, Curtis Reddoor, Heidi Nielson-Reddoor, Cassie Donish, and everyone who attended and/or played at any of the shows.

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released December 31, 2015

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S.A. Bach Springfield, Missouri

ever-bewildered anti-folkie from LA-via-Branson-via-LA. singer-guitarist-songwriter w/Oh Yeah, the Future (comma is part of the name), The Middle Initials, Star Maps & The Bachs. my name is trademarked :(

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