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Perfect Songs

by Certain Self

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1.
Perfect Intro 00:42
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2.
Yellow Beret 02:25
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When you saw me from across the room Did you think that I looked stupid too Took me an hour to pick out the socks underneath my shoes This party's okay I know at least three people here There’s beer on the counter and your reflection’s in the mirror Yellow beret Caught in the sun Squinting my eyes Crossing the street Looking at me Hoping it’ll last for at least a little while Every time I fall I fall too hard You think it’s funny that I broke my arms If it makes you laugh I’ll bust my ass in the parking lot This city’s okay It’s been quieter than we’re used to Yellow beret Lost at the show Kicked on the floor Swept in the streets Up in the breeze Hoping it’ll land in the arms of a stranger
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Tenderness 03:03
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You can't love me Until you love yourself You can't love me When I am someone else Your voice is like pillows on my cheek The covers cover every sound I speak Our love has no tenderness It's fast and made for regret But I wouldn't give anything up for anything less Our love made no promises It's cheap and made to defect But I wouldn't change anything up it's for the best You can't love me When I am overwhelmed You can't love me When I don't ask for help My likeness is like this in my dreams The ocean in my ear pulls me out too deep You can't love me Until I love myself I can't love me So go find someone else Our love has no tenderness It's fast and made for regret But I wouldn't give anything up for anything less Our love made no promises It's cheap and made to defect But I wouldn't change anything up it's for the best It's for the best
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In The Ring 02:53
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Third night in your room again With the windows open There’s a photo up above your bed The two of you were smiling You pick a fight because you’re hurting I’ll step in the ring and I won’t talk You see the line my eyes are rolling And I’ll push back even if it’s wrong Tiny seat in a crowded bar Did they hear us laughing All the x’s on your calendar Makes me wonder why we counted It’s nice to know that you’re calling Even when you want to write me off The scene is still but I keep turning Pages in the dark I memorized it all Read the map, check the floor plan There’s drums in the corner If things go bad, we can give it up Start a band and get closer It’s moving soon the cards are folding Hardly had time to build up all the walls The puzzle pieces scattered hoping We won’t look too hard, we won’t find them all I pick a fight because I’m hurting I’ll step in the ring and I won’t talk You see the line my eyes are rolling And I’ll push back even if it’s wrong
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Perfect Song 02:54
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This could be a perfect song I would sing it for you but It's better when you sing along Your voice is sweeter than mine could Believe it when I tell you that I might Be in love with something about you This could be a stupid thought I would tell it to you but It's better not to talk too much And I'd rather hear you rave about Meeting your high school crush at twenty three And madison It doesn't matter to me Anymore than the average type I'm not twenty-five But I'd like it if you thought I might be A younger kind of guy Distinguished with Some salt in my hair, and forgettable eyes But I'll try my best to be revealing This could be a perfect time Get a drink at a second bar Walk you home and hit rewind On my couch I'll wish I tried Tonight's the only memory I would like Backed up on a drive It doesn't matter to me Anymore now that we're so old I'm not thirty-five But I'd like it if you thought I might be An older kind of guy Distinguished with Some salt in my hair, and forgettable eyes But I'll try my best to be appealing This could be a perfect song I would sing it for you
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No Use For Rules 02:47
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You’ve never felt anything like this You should try it for yourself What do you get the person that has everything And doesn’t ask for help I want to be good, dive in the deep end Swimming through poison, coming up so bad I lie about every, little kindness I act The ending’s so close now, so don’t get attached Push me around, tell me what to do I’m your brand new baby, there’s no use for rules Cut a little deeper, I’m not afraid to bruise I’m your brand new play thing, tell me what to do What to do With you What to do With you You’ve never seen anything like this Eyes rolled back in your head What do you get the person that needs everything And destroys it instead I want to be good, dive in the deep end Swimming through poison, coming up so bad I lie about every, little kindness I act The ending’s so close now, so don’t get attached Don’t get attached No no Don’t get attached No no Push me around, tell me what to do I’m your brand new baby, there’s no use for rules Cut a little deeper, I’m not afraid to bruise I’m your brand new play thing, tell me what to do What to do With you What to do With you What to do With you What to do With you You’ve never felt anything like this You should try it for yourself What do you get the person that has everything
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Prove Me Wrong 03:17
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I won't be told by reason or Faith in my future I will withhold My patience and pander I've been broken for too long You wouldn't fix me, prove me wrong You won't pretend to care when I Fail to be as I should I will wait and stay However long you take You've been broken for too long I couldn't fix you, prove me wrong You've been broken for too long You wouldn't fix me, prove me wrong I've been broken for too long Prove me wrong Prove me wrong

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Here is my new little album “Perfect Songs.” They’re not perfect (what is) but I’m very happy to have these tracks out in the world. Thanks for listening 🌸💛

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released December 1, 2023

Zeno Pittarelli - guitar, bass, piano, synths, drums, percussion, programming, vocals
Cassidy Gerken - background vocals
Sean McVerry - synths, programming
Darryl Rahn - pedal steel, electric guitar
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Mixed by Zeno Pittarelli
Mastered by Jack Kennedy
Artwork by Polina Feldbein

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