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At the Readthrough

by Ashtray Petting Zoo

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The first single from Ashtray Petting Zoo. I tried to make a fun, pop-punk song about being so anxious during a readthrough that during every break I’d go to the bathroom to throw up. I hope it’s fun to listen to at least a couple times before it gets really annoying?

Thanks for listening!

lyrics

The acting that I’m doing here
At this stupid readthrough:
Trying not to scream the lyrics of
Some band you introduced me to
Singing about getting dumped is a kind of feat,
Don’t you think?

I think I’m gonna be sick
I think I want to be sick

And I’m nauseous
‘Cause I’m so full
Of coffee and self-hatred
That I’m never gonna fucking throw up
‘Cause I can’t so
I’ll crawl inward
And cringe at all the coffee-stained guts
I never spilled at your feet

THE ROOM
IS SPINNING LIKE IM TALKING TO MY MOM
WHEN SHE’S TELLING ME ALL OF MY FLAWS
AND WHEN I LOOK
AT YOUR GLASSES FALLING DOWN ON YOUR NOSE
I FORGET
EVERYTHING I MIGHT’VE LEARNED WHEN YOU GO
THE ROOM
IS SPINNING LIKE IM TALKING TO MY MOM
WHEN SHE’S TELLING ME ALL OF MY FLAWS
AND WHEN I LOOK
AT YOUR GLASSES FALLING DOWN ON YOUR NOSE
I REGRET
EVER FUCKING GETTING CAST IN THIS SHOW

I’m not sure what to do about
The way I’m a filthy toilet
In a crappy dive off Sixth & State
Where two strangers are gonna fuck on top of my shoulders!
Glistening porcelain
Covered in skeet
I could be bound in a nutshell
Were it not that I have bad dreams

THE ROOM
IS SPINNING LIKE IM TALKING TO MY DAD
WHILE HE TELLS ME OF THE CONQUESTS THAT HE’S HAD
EXPECTING ME
TO LEARN SOMETHING FROM THIS BUT
THE SCENE
IS JUST ANOTHER FUCKING DRAG
THE ROOM
IS SPINNING LIKE IM TALKING TO MY DAD
WHILE HE TELLS ME ALL THE CONQUESTS THAT HE’S HAD
EXPECTING ME
TO LEARN SOMETHING FROM THIS BUT
THIS SCENE
IS JUST ANOTHER FUCKING DRAG

The dark
Is all around us
In this ritual circle
Where the sacrifice is our mental health
And our reward
For dreaming is to
Never be happy without some damn devoted outside help...

So somebody
PLEASE.
HELP. ME.

THE ROOM
IS SPINNING LIKE IM TALKING WITH YOU
WHILE YOU TELL ME
IT’S ALL THE BEST YOU COULD DO
AND EVEN THOUGH I WANTED IT TO BE A LIE
I KNOW
YOU WERE JUST TRYING TO TELL ME THE TRUTH
THE ROOM
IS SPINNING LIKE IM TALKING WITH YOU
WHILE YOU TELL ME
IT’S ALL THE BEST YOU COULD DO
AND YOU SAID THAT YOU’D MISS ME
AND I SAID I’D BE FINE
BUT WE BOTH KNOW WE PROBABLY WERENT
TELLING THE TRUTH

credits

released January 18, 2018
All tracks recorded in GarageBand by Davy
Vocals by Davy
Thank you to Matthew, Mariah, Selena, and Bill, Maddie, Stephanie, and Carina for recording the opening and closing bits with me.
Thank you to my parents for buying me a car I could scream lyrics about how I’m misinterpreting their affection inside of.
Thank you to all my friends for supporting me!!!!!

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Ashtray Petting Zoo Salem, Oregon

Hey I’m Davy, I write music and I like rock bands; sometimes I copy them, most of the time I try really hard not to!
Ashtray Petting Zoo is my lack of musical talent mixed with my hubris. I stole the name from Joyce Manor, they’re currently way better than me, but I dunno, maybe I’ll open for them at some point or something? Everybody needs a dream.

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