released September 2, 2016

future me from 2023: i got nothing to say about this album except it absolutely slaps

just kidding it sucks.

this album is also about me not wanting to unalive myself and actively losing my religion at the same time. married at 25, living in san diego in a converted garage, with my then in-laws.

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"take me to the prom" is about a particularly sad and depressing moment in my formative years (think 15) I was a habitual weirdo with no friends and a girl i really liked at church asked me to the prom jokingly. or so i thought because i had the self esteem of a shart back then. when I realized she might not have been joking, after listening to elvis costello in the dark on repeat in my basement, i called her. she didn't answer she was at the prom duh

talk about a core memory


"say yr sorry" is about another core memory. wow we're just getting into the freaking classics here. let's just say it has to do with my dad walking in on me masturbating and then us taking the longest drive to home depot where my dad stumbled through a lecture about how its a sin yada yada and i should not do it

one of the first places i ever saw porn was on his computer when i was younger, but he didnt talk about that


Scarlett is my niece, who was just a baby when i wrote that song, and was in pain daily. the future was uncertain and we were as hopeful as you can be in that situation. now Scarlett is not here, she's not in pain and you will always be with us.

we tried, we really did. for 6 years my whole family held their breath. I know i did. I put my life on hold and moved back to MN to be closer to her. I know i didnt do enough when she was here, but could i ever have? she deserves to be free. floating among the stars, dust in a cold world, god to our existence. if there is a creator, give her lightning to play with. this song is my strange tribute (because i am strange i couldn't help it)


be kind
is about being kind
to yourself