Poppy Seeds, by The Corner Laughers

Poppy Seeds

by The Corner Laughers

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Tom Hartley An experience so pleasurable that you know if the FDA discovers it, they'll declare it a controlled substance and outlaw it. Favorite track: Grasshopper Clock.

Lee Rosevere Super-fun and catchy pop by a band that really love living in San Francisco Favorite track: (Now That I Have You I'm) Bored.

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1.	Grasshopper Clock 03:08	lyrics	buy track
Ants in the sugar bowl are something to behold  Shining in the silverware like little specks of gold  Milling through the sweetness like bees in honeycomb  You'll put it in your tea when we can bring some money home  Pendulum swings, energy's unlocked Counting down the seconds like a grasshopper clock  Down by the river where the water meets the dock  We're rowing in the rhythm of the grasshopper clock  When I see a lovely flower I can't help but pick it  When you look to me for answers all you get is crickets   Stone on stone, brick upon the block  Munching up the minutes like the grasshopper clock Wings take flight, people take a walk  And end up all together at the grasshopper clock  I saw the sky today, the colors made me feel so lowly I saw the world outside my window below, turning slowly   When I see a perfect surface then I'll want to nick it  When you ask me for solutions all I'll give is crickets   Heartbeats start like small electric shocks Going through the motions like a grasshopper clock  Round I go and on your door I'll knock  Saying meet me in an hour at the grasshopper clock   The world passeth away and lust thereof will vanish with it  They'll say it's for the best but I will miss it, oh, I'll miss it  When I find a puddle then I'll always want to kick it When I try out new ideas all I get it is ...crickets
2.	Bells Of El Camino 02:30	lyrics	buy track
They say there's gold in orange flowers, gold in the streams  But it's cold in the shower of a California dream The San Andreas motion shakes a person out of sleep  And the vast Pacific Ocean makes a promise it can't keep   Follow the bells of El Camino  Follow the royal highway through  Mission to mission, my intuition says they will lead me home to you There's smoke choking the valley and the surf is poison-tossed  But when the condors somehow rally then hope is not all lost  The peak of Tamalpais meets the bottom of the sky  And though the author's view is biased it's perfect in her eye
3.	Sugar Skull 02:28	lyrics	buy track
In the decaying days of fall, you said you wanted it all You knew the times when it got dark were when we were happy as larks To think of leaves and birthday rain, Halloween and whistling trains, And it's a wistful, pleasant pain Baseball season's over but it will return again I brought you a marigold and then you left me in the cold You were sent to kill Orion and I've always kept an eye on all the stars in Sco-Centaurus, wishing there was something for us With my hope as bright as topaz Come to find, to my surprise, we were as close as two cat's eyes And so I wonder, in the spring, will you still want everything? Like the flies caught by a spider we want our eyes opened wider To look for meanings, hidden signs, patterns and crisscrossing lines Someone's skin like alabaster, someone's face now cast in plaster It's a beautiful disaster All the saints around my arms could not protect us from all harm And when I hear you play the harp all of our songs are in F sharp You said as you touched every string, "maybe it's a Scorpio thing" All the saints around my hands will not stop autumnal plans The only thing that daylight saves is thoughts of all our open graves It's never easy, never dull, but it sparkles like a sugar skull
4.	Laughing Stars 03:25	info	buy track
5.	Twice The Luck 02:16	lyrics	buy track
I tried to pull a rabbit from a hat. He said, "now why'd you want to bother with that? If you would just leave us rabbits alone we'd do some magic for you on our own." And since we met I'm lightning struck and two black cats are twice the luck And I don't need no rabbit's feet to tell me I've got something sweet with you. The fortune teller tried to read my palm but I, I couldn't stay still or keep calm. She said, "well you don't need to understand. Just go do something useful with these hands." And since we met I'm lightning struck and two black cats are twice the luck And I don't need no tarot cards to make me thank my lucky stars for you. I saw the Virgin Mary in my toast. She said that you're the one I love the most. I asked if she was just a vision from my head. She said, "Who cares? Be glad you've got that bread." And since we met I'm lightning struck and two black cats are twice the luck And if I die before I wait I pray the Lord my soul will take me to you.
6.	Transamerica Pyramid 03:21	lyrics	buy track
It’s square at the bottom and narrow at the tip Like the slave workers built for the pharaohs of Egypt The descendants of the Mayans and the Inca(n)s Drive by in the their Lincolns that they bought with the coffee that we sipped On the back of a dollar there’s an eye that looks down on the squalor that we never knew ‘Cause the Transamerica Pyramid is where I first met you The Transamerica Pyramid is where I first met you There’s a bridge into town with tall orange spires That from all around the globe people come to admire And there's thousands of them every day who cross over the bay By car or foot on their sneakers or tires Everyone’s sons and daughters use it to cross over the water that’s sparkling blue But the Transamerica Pyramid is what brought me to you The Transamerica Pyramid is what brought me to you There's a route through the Sunset where all the Barracudas And the Mustangs having fun get going down Judah With the slant sixes purring like the dance mixes during their way out of the sticks where they're setting the mood of The feeling of the street where the boys and girls meet And no car without Mopar will do But the Transamerica Pyramid is what drove me to you The Transamerica Pyramid is where I first met you credits
7.	(Now That I Have You I'm) Bored 02:26	info	buy track
8.	8:18 03:16	lyrics	buy track
From the windows of College Terrace To the ushers in the dark From the Hewlett Packard heiress To the donkeys of Barron Park In Peet's and in Piazza's The stars no longer shine The protesters of Lytton Plaza Have set aside their signs In 8 minutes, 18 seconds the sun will touch our skin Vitamin D, in spite of windy, rainy weather We'll still be together And poppies will bloom once again No movies at the Aquarius And the fountain ceased its spout And in the old libraries The last book has been checked out The letters on the marquee Say we'll be back in the spring As we sit here in the dark we Don't believe a thing The nights we spent in Midtown The days of deviled egg The Mormon tire breakdown The grape juice by the keg We'll walk down University With no adversity And poppies will bloom once again
9.	Chicken Bingo 03:32	lyrics	buy track
They asked us where we came from, we said San Francisco They asked again, we said outer space I'm telling you we're not good with risks, oh But let us see your face, it gives us sense of place Can we play a game maybe, chicken bingo You can deal the cards we wont get in the way Run around the yard with the pink flamingos Watch the palm trees sway, we want to hear you say Come play today (They're in my head somewhere, they're in my head now) Come play play play today We've got a sandbox in our room Landlocked burying the gloom Why am I so cold when the sun is shining? What am I to do in the wintertime? Why are you so bold with your silver lining? I feel the best when I'm between the lemon and the lime Can we play a game maybe chicken bingo You get the dice and I'll keep the score Following the rules it's a tricky thing, though I feel best when you're between the ceiling and the floor Come play with me (They're in my head somewhere, they're in my head now) Stick our feet in the sea I've got a sandbox in my mind In my hand, blocks of every kind
10.	I'd Rather Count Cormorants With You 03:04	lyrics	buy track
You can count all of the pixels on your hi-def stream You can count all your friends doing that same old meme You can count all of the money wasted on Red Bull And you can count on me to be nothing but dreadful Count all the times that you said we're through But I'd rather count cormorants...with you Count them in or count them out Count their skins & count their scouts Count their sins & count their snouts Count their fins & count their trouts I could count the beans with my accountant creep I've counted the sheep until I was fast asleep I could count on Buster Posey to go two-for-three I could count on dracula to steal you from me Count all your blessings, either way it's true: I'd rather count cormorants...with you Count their spins & count their spouts Count their shins & count their shouts Count their wins & count their doubts Count the cormorants about
11.	Poppy Seeds 01:18	info	buy track
12.	The Perfect Weather 04:04	info	buy track

about

All songs by The Corner Laughers (see track details for individual credits).

Produced by Allen Clapp / Mystery Lawn Music
Mastered by Marty Rudnick / Sandbox Records
Artwork by Anna Saccheri

Recorded by Allen Clapp at Mystery Lawn (Sunnyvale, CA). Additional recording done in Oakland, Redwood City, Novato and Los Angeles CA; and Cambridge, UK.

credits

released June 19, 2012

The Corner Laughers are:
Karla Kane (Vocals, Ukulele, Percussion, Bass, Bell Choir)
Angela Silletto (Guitar, Percussion)
Khoi Huynh (Bass, Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Percussion, Bell Choir)
Charlie Crabtree (Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Bell Choir)
KC Bowman (Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Percussion, Bell Choir)

Guests:
Allen Clapp (Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion, Glockenspiel)
Anton Barbeau (Vocals, Keyboards)
Mike Viola (Vocals)
Astrid Smith (Violin, String Arrangements)
William Cleere (Vocals, Keyboards)
Anna Saccheri (Accordion)
Jeri Sykes (Woodwinds)
Wazu (Persian Percussion)

Banner photo by Andrew Widdowson, APW Photography