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Funeral Genius

by MAKAR

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Funeral Genius 02:30
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Funeral Genius The sky below is always falling a little Gray cakes of sound rust You speak late come quiet What space is between us The subway fires its shotgun start And I just love the city a lot despite you Don’t go over the yellow line And you’ll be just fine You have followed me even here my anger keeps you stalking near Even though I know better Dream in blue but breathe in red- orange through exhaust pipe lungs Funny how I dream about living as much as I dream about dying Because you happen to be a funeral genius What good does it do me? I feel the devil on my neck closing in, quite a threat The subway fires its shotgun start And I just think about living a lot despite you
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I Wanna Know What I Don't Know 04:43
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I Wanna Know What I Don’t Know I’m going down that road I wanna know what I don’t know I’m not listening to you You can’t tell me what to do You won’t listen You won’t listen You won’t listen to me I wanna know what I don’t know I got nothing for you I don’t know how to be But I got to be free You won’t listen You won’t listen You won’t listen to me I’m sorry I have to leave this way But you know I cannot stay I’ve spent everything I’ve ever had I know you’re unhappy but I’m glad Because now I can go down that road Dreaming of some other kind of gold I’m going down that road where I go, nobody knows I wanna do what I don’t know I wanna know what I don’t know You won’t listen You won’t listen You won’t listen to me You don’t listen to me Cause I want to be free All I’ve got is time You think I’ve lost my mind You won’t listen You won’t listen You won’t listen to me I’m sorry I have to leave you this way But you know I cannot stay Tomorrow is the day I’m going my way Tomorrow is the day I’m going my way I’m sorry I have to leave this way But you know I cannot stay Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
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Belong Here 03:06
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Belong Here I have dreamed more songs than I’ll ever write I have done more wrongs than I’ll ever right I don’t know how I’ll sleep tonight ooooh belong here ooooh belong here Who cares about the songs now? Who can go on This is not meant to happen Can’t you see From this moment Our dreams may not be ooooh belong here ooooh belong here I want to belong here Who will write the songs, yeah! I want to belong here Who will write the songs, yeah! I want to belong here Who will write the songs, yeah! We lost everybody and everything But this is what matters To me What will I do when you go too? ooooh belong here ooooh belong here I want to belong here Who will write the songs, yeah! I want to belong here Who will write the songs, yeah! I want to belong here Who will write the songs, yeah! I will dream my songs, yeah! I will belong here I will sleep tonight
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Bottle of Beauty 03:38
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Bottle of Beauty Everybody want a bottle of beauty Pick it up at your local store Everybody want a little sugar Everybody want to taste so sweet Luscious bottle Poison dye Seeps across the street Seductress lies Seductress lies Seductress lies Cellulite Celia wants some artificial sweetener The kind that melts your mind in the neon peep show Woh oh Luscious bottle Poison dye Seeps across the street Seductress lies Seductress lies Seductress lies Lies Lies Everybody want a bottle of beauty A little something they can hold Petrified souls and cancer candy If you don’t mind I’ll keep mine whole Woh oh Luscious bottle Poison dye Seeps across the street Seductress lies Seductress lies Seductress lies
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I Can't Tell You to Stay 03:33
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I Can’t Tell You to Stay What can I tell you That I could not tell you today I said what can I tell you, sugar That I could not tell you today I can’t tell you to stay, no way I can’t tell you to stay, no way I’m going away Said I’m going away You won’t see me tomorrow You won’t see me today You won’t see me today You won’t see me today I know what I know I don’t know where my heart’s suppose to go Tell me something mean I’ll be sure to go Tell me something sweet I just don’t know I’ll stay if you mean it that way I’ll stay tomorrow and today What can I tell you That I could not tell you today What can I tell you, sugar That I could not tell you today I can’t tell you to stay, no way I can’t tell you to stay, no way
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America Where Are You? 03:42
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America Where Are You The poor get poorer, the rich get sicker The poor have nothing, the rich want more Always a good reason To start a war This war is more than a decade old But who dreams of peace When everyone wants a piece? Who can stop this madness When everyone is mad And God tells them to do it, yeah I wish I hadn’t been had I wish I hadn’t been had No, not me I don’t listen to the news And perpetual blanket threats I live in denial and regret I’m just as much at fault As the world is As America is Who can stop this madness When everyone is mad And God tells them to do it, yeah I wish I hadn’t been had I wish I hadn’t been had America, where are you? America, where are you? I dream of peace, but I don’t do anything This is no song This is just regret There are no more anthems (At least not yet) We believe in freedom, but only for ourselves We believe in freedom, but for no one else but for no one else America, I don’t believe in you, anymore I don’t know where you are? America, where are you? (maybe I’ll find myself, too) (maybe I’ll find myself, too) America, I don’t believe in you, anymore I don’t know where you are? America, where are you? (maybe I’ll find myself, too) (maybe I’ll find myself, too) America, where are you? America, where are you?
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Worth It 03:29
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Worth It Is it really worth it? And do we actually deserve it? Will we get what we want when we only know what we don’t want? I am not a rock star I can’t quite play guitar Will we really go far? And if we do, can we take it back? You’re the one with all the drive, ambition I’m the one who watches too much television There’s so many homeless poets writing verse So, we’ll never ever get to be the first, But, I hope we won’t be the last All the people who have everything act as if they have nothing How could it be worth it? If they feel worthless? I am not a rock star I can’t quite play guitar I didn’t know I wanted this I never expected music You’re the one with all the drive, ambition I’m the one who watches too much television There’s so many homeless poets writing verse So, we’ll never ever get to be the first, But, I hope we won’t be the last I am not a rock star I can’t quite play guitar But who cares if we go far as long as I keep trying to play guitar
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In the Know 02:52
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In the Know Downtown is where it’s at That’s where I lay my hat Uptown can go to Hell Tell me where to go, ya know Are you in the know, ya know Tell me where to go Are you really in the know Tell me where to Go I’m cool I’m cool I’m cool West Village wannabees Chelsea tries hard to please Trendies are all around Tell me where to go, ya know Are you in the know, ya know Tell me where to go Are you really in the know Tell me where to Go I’m cool I’m cool I’m cool You’re so cool Why can’t I be like you? You’re so cool Why can’t I be like you? Why can’t I be like you? Why can’t I be like you? Why can’t I be like you? Soho’s the artist stop Bedford is where they squat That’s where the posers Go Tell me where to go, ya know Are you in the know, ya know Tell me where to go Are you really in the know Tell me where to Go I’m cool I’m cool I’m cool When you’re around Nothing gonna bring me down When you’re around Nothing gonna bring me down Nothing gonna bring me down Nothing gonna bring me down
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Show Me That Look in Your Eyes 03:52
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Show Me That Look in Your Eyes When I look into your eyes Wanna see the sun start to rise Wanna see that look of surprise Wanna see it light up my skies Blessing me with all your love Sent to me from heaven above When I see that look in your eyes Lord woman it gets me by Show me that look in your eyes Show me that look of surprise Show me that look in your eyes Lord woman it gets me by Lord woman it gets me by Woman you get me by Show me them sweet sweet eyes Woman you get me by Your eyes could never lie Show me that look in your eyes When I look into your eyes Lord you know I’m just gonna die When I see that sun start to rise Wanna see it light up my skies Blessing me with all your love Sent to me from heaven above When I see that look in your eyes Lord woman it gets me by Show me that look in your eyes Show me that look of surprise Show me that look in your eyes Lord woman it gets me by Lord woman it gets me by Woman you get me by Show me them sweet sweet eyes Woman you get me by Your eyes could never lie Show me that look in your eyes When I look into your eyes Wanna see the sun start to rise Wanna see that look of surprise Wanna see it light up my skies Blessing me with all your love Sent to me from heaven above When I see that look in your eyes Lord woman it gets me by Show me that look in your eyes Show me that look of surprise Show me that look in your eyes Lord woman it gets me by Lord woman it gets me by
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So Slow 02:47
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So Slow I’ve been waiting a long, long time I’ve been waiting a long, long time They say the years will disappear They say the years will disappear But they go so slow But they go so slow Why can’t it just hurry up Why can’t it just hurry up Why can’t it just hurry up I want to run out of time I’m in a killing state of mind I’m trapped between the days I’m trapped between the days And they go so slow And they go so slow Years seem to bleed out of me I’m here but not really Years seem to bleed out of me I’m here but not really Why can’t it just hurry up Why can’t it just hurry up Why can’t it just hurry up I want to run out of time I’m in a killing state of mind I’m in a killing state I’m in a killing state I’m in a killing state of mind of mind I’m so tired of time I’m losing my mind I’m so tired of time I’m losing my mind
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Three Times A Midnight 03:42
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Three Times A Midnight Three times a midnight I lose my soul But I’m not the only devil that god unknows Who am I? No one who’s ever free I am everyone crushed into me I’ll take you on a suicide drive Still, you’ll remain alive Even after you‘ve gone and died Three times a midnight I go, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Three times a midnight Don’t ya know, know, know Three times a midnight I go, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Three times a midnight, well I go Three times a midnight I walk through dreams Versed in madness I scream Who am I? Someone who’s never free I am everyone crushed into me I’ll take you on a suicide drive Still, you’ll remain alive Even after you‘ve gone and died Three times a midnight I go, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah) Three times a midnight Don’t ya know, know, know Three times a midnight I go, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Three times a midnight, well I go
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Devil in a Dream 03:19
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Devil in a Dream Saw a devil in a dream Don’t mean a goddamn thing Don’t mean a goddamn thing Saw a devil in a dream Saw a devil in a dream Don’t mean a goddamn thing Don’t mean a goddamn thing Yeah Yeah Yeah Hanging on the window sill Seemed very ill but I looked further still Saw a devil Devil in a dream Devil in a dream Don’t mean a goddamn thing Don’t mean a goddamn thing Devil in a dream Tried to kill me three times Know he wanted me to die Even though, I need to know, I need to know why Was his sister Devil’s friend Tried to kill me three times Wanting me to die Can you ever begin? Or does it matter why? Does it matter why? Does it matter why? Saw a devil Saw a devil in a dream Devil in a dream Saw a devil in a dream Don’t mean a goddamn thing!

about

Makar’s spontaneous, blues-infused songs tap into a particular vein of optimism and melancholy, responding to our fractured modern culture with an eclectic and literate blend of indie rock.

A self-described “...dark and groovy little New York band,” Makar was formed in 2002 by husband and wife Andrea DeAngelis and Mark Purnell. It was not their intention to build a band around their union but after a fruitless search to join respective groups, they dared each other to write their own material. Before long they were joined by guitarist Vicente Viray, bassist Dan Coates and drummer Jorge Arias and embarked on their first nail biting NY gigs, releasing their debut album, 99 Cent Dreams, later that year.

It wasn’t long before the band’s tunes were recognized on a national scale. Their music video for “I Hate My Job” received late night rotation on MTV2, they were voted into 2015’s Top Ten Indie Guitar Bands alongside MGMT, Vampire Weekend and Ra Ra Riot while Rust Magazine called their sophomore album, Funeral Genius, an “...indie rock masterpiece.”

Their latest album, Fancy Hercules, was forged in the fires of quarantine and much like Hercules, who made it through his twelve labors smiting every beast, Andrea and Mark transcended their own personal tragedies during the recording - losing both of their mothers while attempting to navigate the changing landscape of their city. The resulting recording encompasses all that is holy about rock n roll, chalk full of mystery, great riffs, and a wild spectrum of subject matter. “We never run out of ideas,” asserts Mark. “We have so many it’s frankly overwhelming - like a spigot that can’t be turned off.”

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released November 1, 2011

Recorded in Brooklyn

Andrea DeAngelis - Vocals and Guitar
Mark Purnell - Vocals and Piano
Mark Nilges - Bass
Dawn McGrath - Drums

Produced, arranged, recorded and mixed by Makar®

All Artwork by Makar®

Liner notes by Makar®

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