Cheaters, by Sparrow

Cheaters

by Sparrow

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1.	Loss Leader 04:26	lyrics
LOSS LEADER (Cocchi Barolo Chinato, Xicaru Mezcal, Angostura Amaro, Dark Chocolate, Pink Himalayan salt) I can see you shake Wiping tears off your face Can you see me? Can you hear me? By the time you can, it’s already too late I can feel you break Underneath my weight Fucking weak; just a leech Don’t deserve a life in this world I have made How did it feel? When you took what I built Such a careful design You consumed without guilt [chorus] I don’t think you know the real value of life The parasites are the envy of your kind The world was on my back The stars, formed my crown You tried so hard: to bring them down Can you see me now? From your hole in the ground? Vindicated Substantiated A titanic waste in a noble grave How did it feel? To deliver only loss Never give - only take None of this will satiate World on my back, stars formed the crown Your righteous corpse has brought them down
2.	The Last Word 03:26	lyrics
THE LAST WORD (gin, green chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, lime) I live in a place called tomorrow Where it’s really best not to be seen Take my hand, Let’s eat our fellow man See some nice things in our dreams Last I heard, the neighbors have gone insane And I don’t think the talking heads on TV are real Break out the leather Let’s be rebels together [chorus] I drank a stiff shot for you And saved the last word for me The good old times are over, but Looks like it’s meant to be I miss all the dirt on my fingers When the money was nasty and real Pay online, The numbers work just fine, Tracking things we buy and steal Last I heard, there are no other countries And I don’t know what these ads mean anymore Let’s go to a bar The new one on Mars Old eyes - reflect the sunrise No longer afraid or surprised No questions Drift into my mind I’m sorry; I meant well Never afraid or surprised Nostalgia Comes and goes tonight
3.	Paper Plane 04:14	lyrics
PAPER PLANE (bourbon, aperol, amaro nonino, lemon juice) Take off and fly the path that I designed Lined up for a win this time Row of lights to guide me on. So why do I feel mounting dread… I’m flying blind? [chorus] Now I plummet in the wind I wish for all the things that could have been The paper wings are feeling thin There’s nothing left to save my dream Folded up my worn clichés Losing sleep over careful plans. And again I’m blown astray One more crash I don’t understand. Into the storm (Cold with sweat, I’m holding on) Rushing ahead (Losing track within the clouds) It’s all the same (Can I ever make it out?) Cheated again (This blank sheet won’t let me down) I crashed and once again I’m at the start Can’t ignore my bitter heart, My resolve was not enough. New chance to take this life apart and play it smart. Embrace the emptiness Sit back and glide along Let go; find happiness On the wind where my soul belongs
4.	Manhattan 03:56	lyrics
MANHATTAN (whiskey, sweet vermouth, bitters, cherry) The golden walls reflect his face Corrupted marble hideaway The golem smiles; the gauntlet thrown I know, I know… the seeds we’ve sown [chorus] Cold as stone, true as sin Carry us into a gilded age Charading man is clay inside His money buys the highest prize The granite eyes ignore mistakes Compelling ego; tempting fate As glaciers melt; engulf the shore We will regret the dice we throw Let’s go down in shame For a noble cause Wipe us off the map We’re worthless This national nightmare Final call to dismantle the shell of this broken place And time cares nothing For flags and outrage For all of our nightmares
5.	Bloody Mary 04:43	lyrics
BLOODY MARY (tomato juice, salt, pepper, worcestershire sauce, vodka) A twisted figure Inside and out Keeping up appearances She’s drinking all your blood ...Her love is like a flood You’re an inch from ruin... How can you share this toxic kiss? She’s left you with no one who cares No one who cares. No one prepared. No one is there. No one who cares. Drenched in the moment Can’t clear your mind Do you hear her voice? It calls to you It’s poison for your blood ...It turns your soul to mud You’re an inch from ruin... How can you bear the beast within? She’s left you with no one who cares You’ll never see how this lust corrodes your mind All the other voices fade away Her blood soaked hands, cutting off the ties that bind Her sins exposed in crimson spray Still an inch from ruin... Won’t ever face, this naked flaw We're damned and have no one who cares No one who cares. No one prepared. No one is there. No one who cares.
6.	Bulls on Parade 03:49	lyrics
BULLS ON PARADE The trigger’s never fucking cold A wicked herd marching on hooves with steel horns like bayonets Star spangled dirty phalanx of promises and threats Seduced by congressional slushies; vicious thirst that's never quenched The bloody hides shall show us how our lives are in their debt This debt, we begrudgingly accept See how we're swept By bulls on parade... This war, we begrudgingly accept See how we're swept Again... A merry-go-round through the world, keeping all the flags erect The animal farm enraptured with its new president-elect Bellow the way through the tax code, posing on the top of the heap The cost of feeding their appetites is getting so very steep So steep, yet we accept See how we're swept By bulls on parade... This war, we begrudgingly accept See how we're swept Again… Trample the weak Again Never fucking submit To the bulls on parade

about

“Liars” (February 2019) and “Cheaters” (November 2019) make up two halves of the second Sparrow release. Best enjoyed back to back.
Written/recorded 2014-2018 in Sierra Madre, Atascadero, and Monterey.

credits

released November 29, 2019

Produced by Sparrow. Engineered & mixed by Timbus.
Additional production contributions by Igor Stolarsky.
Mastering by Alec ‘Acle’ Kahney @ 4D Sounds.
Art & design by Kayla Broberg.

Sparrow is:
Alex Duddy - Vocals
Timbus - Guitar, synth programming, vocals
Kevin Dixon - Bass
Tyler Frenzel - Drums, sampling

All music & lyrics by Sparrow, except:
Guitar solo on “Blood and Sand” written and performed by Frank Serafine.
Some “Paper Plane” and “Death in the Afternoon” synth harmonies by Eddie Trager.
“Bulls on Parade” originally by Rage Against The Machine (c)1996 Epic Records.

©2018 Heavy Sparrow Productions.