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Helicopter to Bang Mansion

by Crystal Gravy

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1.
Helicopter to Bang Mansion 03:07
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I know a place where love is the answer I know a place and we don't wear pants there I know a place where the food is always good I know a place where my baby's always got wood Follow me to the apex of passion Helicopter to Bang Mansion I know a place where we're always together Bae with bae workin' on forever I know a place where we swaddle up tightly Bae with bae tongue fightin' nightly Follow me to the apex of passion Helicopter to Bang Mansion I know a place where the church is a thrift store combing the wild for the next perfect thrift score I know a place where VHS tapes abound No DVDs anywhere to be found And there's TeeTee, beautiful mystery Teetee, greatest cat in history TeeTee, such a beautiful mystery TeeTee Queen, O, how we praise thee Follow me to the apex of passion Helicopter to Bang Mansion Follow me to the apex of passion Helicopter to Bang Mansion
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Swallow the Sea 02:45
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Only the night can cauterize this wound Through tired eyes, morning comes too soon Wake up tied off, shoot up the moon Our sadness in sync, our sorrow in tune Something like a dream of an old folk song Something like a truth that I wanted to be wrong Something that I must've known all along Something like a breath that I held too long I can't sleep I can't lie I can't tell If this is right Drink of my tears, swallow the sea Capsized and wrecked, I'm achin' to be One and the same, Master and Thief Two if by name; one spells relief Something like a dream of an old folk song Something like a truth that I wanted to be wrong Something that I must've known all along Something like a breath that I held too long I can't sleep I can't lie I can't tell If this is right
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One Night Stand-In 03:36
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There's a hotel bible on the table we wrote in it all of our sins now we're walkin' free down this desolate street this gas station dinner's on me no god in Corpus Christi I'll be your one night stand-in if that's the face that you want I'll be your man tonight, darlin' I'll be the house that you haunt These Irish pubs all look the same, ya know Cassidy's, Mulligan's, Flannigan's Let's not stop to drink we've got ice in the sink and some shit wine that should've been free no god in Corpus Christi I'll be your one night stand-in if that's the face that you want I'll be your man tonight, darlin' I'll be the house that you haunt I'd say let's make us some friends, dear but it doesn't always work out I need gluten free bear and they think we're both queers let's stick with just you and me no god in Corpus Christi I'll be your one night stand-in if that's the face that you want I'll be your man tonight, darlin' I'll be the house that you haunt It's not all jellyfish and oil rigs we both love the wind in our hair let's make hotel stew by the prime dumpster view our love is all that we need no god in Corpus Christi I'll be your one night stand-in (our love is all that we need) our love is all that we need (I'll be your one night stand-in) no god in Corpus Christi no love in Corpus Christi no love for Corpus Christi
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Love Lottery 04:29
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Did you play the love lottery? Did you win the love lottery? Did you lose the love lottery? Did you cheat the love lottery? Did you live the love lottery? Did you curse the love lottery? Bet it all on the love lottery One drink away from two too many three sheets to the wind for my baby, you and me five a.m. came with six bucks in my pocket seven suns in the sky ate the dark at the sunrise nine lives gone and tender is the night tender is the night Eleven years why'd it take so long to die? Now we're just one and one all alone, but side by side a dozen times we should've said goodbye on the 13th floor kicked in the door but only Moonlight played inside 15 fruits of flesh but only jealousy was ripe O, why'd I take that bite? Like 16 candles or the edge of 17 18 and life to go if you can soldier past 19 when the war is over when it finally ends 20 questions, tender comrade, will you still be my friend? To anyone who's mastered being cruel was I the wildcard or the fool?
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Donna Dana 04:18
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Donna Dana, I love you so Donna Dana, I need to know Does my mustache tickle you when we kiss? We were born for a night like this Oh-whoa Donna Dana Since we were kids, she has my heart the outside world could never tear us apart since we were young, she's my best friend a love like ours will never end I was a boy, she was a teen I came of age, if you know what I mean mom taught her 'bout the birds and bees the same day, she taught me Donna Dana, I love you so Donna Dana, I need to know Does my mustache tickle you when we kiss? We were born for a night like this Oh-whoa Donna Dana I'd sneak across the hall each night climb in her bed and turn out the light our love grew, and so did we we couldn't marry, though it was meant to be As we got older, we tried to date but we were born already soul mates How could I even look at the rest? As my sister, she knew me best Like Romeo, I need a Juliet such a shame mom and dad aren't dead yet only then will our hearts be free Donna Dana, won't you spend your life with me? Donna Dana, I love you so Donna Dana, I need to know Does my moustache tickle you when we kiss? We were born for a night like this Oh-whoa Donna Dana Donna Dana, I love you so Donna Dana, I need to know Does my moustache tickle you when we kiss? We were born for a night like this Oh-whoa Donna Dana
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The Favorite 04:01
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I'm Die Hard, you're Die Harder I'm Taxi Driver, you're Meet the Fockers I'm Mallrats and Clerks, you're Clerks II You're Josie and the Pussycats, I'm That Thing You Do I'm Boyz 'N The Hood, you're Are We There Yet? I'm Beverly Hill Cops, you're The Klumps and Norbit I'm Starship Troopers, you're the softcore sequels I'm the first trilogy and you're the prequels I'm the favorite, you're the favorite you're the favorite, I'm the favorite Favorite, the favorite You know I'm the only one that they will ever love 'cause I'm the favorite, the favorite I'm Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, you're under the Big Top You're Jingle All the Way I'm Kindergarten Cop I'm Wild at Heart, you're Ghost Rider Nic Cage I'm original Carrie, you'll always be The Rage I'm off to Wally World, you're Vegas Vacation You're Passion of the Christ and I'm the Last Temptation You're Dante's Peak, I'm Independence Day I'm Point Break, you're the Point Break remake I'm the favorite, you're the favorite you're the favorite, I'm the favorite Favorite, the favorite You know I'm the only one that they will ever love 'cause I'm the favorite, the favorite I'm Batman, you're Batman and Robin I'm Lord of the Rings and you're The Hobbit I'm Mask with Cher, you're The Mask with Jim Carrey You're Along Came Polly, I'm Something About Mary You're 28 Days, I'm 28 Days Later You're True Lies and I'm The Terminator I'm a Raider in a Temple on a Last Crusade You're the Crystal Skull on opening day I'm the favorite, you're the favorite you're the favorite, I'm the favorite Favorite, the favorite You know I'm the only one that they will ever love 'cause I'm the favorite, the favorite I'm Tremors and Sleepers, you're Hollow Man You're Apollo 13 and I'm a Few Good Men You're Birth of a Nation, I'm American History X I'm Powder, you're Phenomenon, Michael, and K-Pax I'm Scary Movie and you're White Chicks You're Ernest Went to Africa, I saved Christmas I'm Animal House, you're K-9 I'm John and you're Jim, you know the wrong kid died I'm the favorite, you're the favorite you're the favorite, I'm the favorite Favorite, the favorite I'm the favorite, you're the favorite you're the favorite, I'm the favorite Favorite, the favorite I'm the favorite, you're the favorite you're the favorite, I'm the favorite Favorite, the favorite You know I'm the only one that they will ever love 'cause I'm the favorite, the favorite
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Country Trades 03:30
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When I was 16, I wore dirty overall to tell the truth, I was dirty overall Sneakin' peeks at the boys in study hall I couldn't stand them, couldn't stand at all Weighed down, by temptation Was a sinner, but I knew the good book I didn't read it, but I gave it a good look read the gospel and I learned all the hymns like the sword and the bush I burned for Him Lust born of piety Hey, mister, he'll take you where you wanna go hey, mister, there's somethin' that you should know well, he would do most anything to make this country trade but, tonight, he's only going partway Don't ya know? I could've been his son his silver beard goin' gold in the sun Workin' hard, like a brother by my side 'til the day he offered me a ride Curiosity reigned Stopped his truck down by the riverside in a flash, we were naked side by side wasn't time to question what it was this country trade got the best of both of us That night, I went all in Hey, mister, he'll take you where you wanna go hey, mister, there's somethin' that you should know well, he would do most anything to make this country trade but, tonight, he's only going partway Next day, I threw away my overalls got a tune-up, got a total overhaul Forgot about all the boys in study hall Guess it seems I wasn't dirty after all Partway to salvation Hey, mister, he'll take you where you wanna go hey, mister, there's somethin' that you should know well, he would do most anything to make this country trade but, tonight, he's only going partway
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Hey, Someday 03:09
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Hey, someday let's get that trailer and, hey, someday let's see the world through the eyes of lovers with their hearts of gold let's start a religion where no truths are told hey, someday Hey, someday let's make that money and, hey, someday let's build a home with the hands of servants with their names in chains let's start a religion where they take no blame hey, someday It's been done before and we'll be just as good if we stand in the lines where the better men stood we only need to do what they did before and try a little less where they tried a little more hey, someday
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Five Regrets of the Dying 03:33
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To live a life of no regrets except the ones I haven't realized yet all these minutes I have spent bought and sold for happiness, hell bent and they say as I lay dying with my last breath, I'll be sighing, I'm sorry for these five things All the times I won't true to myself instead of you A dead man's dreams I can't renew Counting the days, so far and few All the times I'll break my back misunderstanding what I lack it won't be things as much as time after the glitter fades, it love that shines To live a life of no regrets except the ones I haven't realized yet all these minutes I have spent bought and sold for happiness, hell bent and they say as I lay dying with my last breath, I'll be sighing, I'm sorry for these five things All the times I'll keep the peace Silent resentment breeds disease aching to tell you how I feel even rejection is something real All the times I'll miss old friends wishing that I could make amends Bridges decayed, abandoned, burned Neglecting trust I worked so hard to earn To live a life of no regrets except the ones I haven't realized yet all these minutes I have spent bought and sold for happiness, hell bent and they say as I lay dying with my last breath, I'll be sighing, I'm sorry for these five things All the times I'll stay in chains forgoing risk, comfort maintained consciously choosing to pretend stranger to joy, complacent to the end I'm sorry for these five things
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Helicopter to Bang Mansion (Reprise) 00:58
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released March 19, 2016

All lyrics and music co-written by Dave Green and Nikki Rice, as Crystal Gravy | Helicopter to Bang Mansion was recorded live at Thee Cahill Warehouse of Sycamore, IL | Mixed and mastered by Bradley Lowe | Released March 19th, 2016 at The House Cafe in DeKalb, IL | Album insert photos shot and edited by the amazing Anna Vogt | Many special thanks to Bradley Cahill, Dead Drugs, Tony Martin, Andrea Dahlberg, Jake Joyce, Joel Kennedy, and everyone else who supported us by sharing our tunes, singing along at our shows, and celebrating our love.

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Crystal Gravy De Kalb, Illinois

Crystal Gravy is a love-struck duet from DeKalb, Illinois, made up of lifelong musicians, Dave Green and Nikki Rice. They use strong vocal harmonies, along with guitars, piano, and keytar, to construct original songs with biting lyrics and catchy melodies. They like to describe their genre of music as "anthemic duetism." ... more

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