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Familiar Villains

by Jason Ebbs

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1.
Can I come out Cause I need something to do Don't wanna drink on my own Well that's not completely true She said come over with me Cause all I want is you down And I'm not proud of the three times I drove across town But I find losin' my mind can be so, oh... Well I can't go out, I wanna be by myself The walls are my friends, I don't need nobody else We laugh and we talk about the things on my mind You think that I really mind Right now, I'm losing my mind? But I find losin' my mind can be so, oh... My window's open again But no one's singing from down below She said that I I'm just like everyone else, I'm just Another stone in the road This road's Going nowhere, and going there way too slow Alright let's go I guess...I'll come out With you if you gotta place You know you're bleeding with doubt They got enough guys, quite simply not enough beer How bout you go on inside, I'll just wait right out here Cause I find losin' my mind can be so, oh... My window's open again But no one's throwing rocks from below She said that I I'm just like everyone else, I'm just Another stone in the road This road's Leading nowhere, there's no where else to go Break my neck just do it while I'm sleeping Oh well now I'm going home Cause I can't think for myself We both got what we need But now I'm somebody else So then she left with a kiss She probably does all the time I think I'm losing my shit I think I'm losing my mind The night's been a mess I think I'm gonna run But you say I should come and stay up to watch the sun I think about it while I play a couple songs You start to make me think you're right but you're wrong Cause it's Almost morning, it's raining, and cloudy as shit Alright I'm gonna go out Don't wanna be on my own I'm gonna wear my good shoes In case I wanna run home You're havin' a time Because you met a new guy And you don't really mind Right now I'm losin' my mind But I find losin' my mind can be so, oh...
2.
First the trees came to life Then the street started to wind Up the hills in my mind The clouds were turning black and I lost sense of time It meant nothing to me She came out of the dark from behind every tree She walked right through me Some things tell me to run Why can't I just go to sleep? Maybe then I'll make it all disappear Like the street light that's talking to me And though we barely came through We promised we would stop But it's probably not true We ran into the woods Thinking nobody knew But everyone knows We came back to see everyone had matching clothes Check out my new nose Someone can take me home The sky is open, clouds in the night They want to discover our heads They say we should open our eyes But what do you want from me? You want to make me feel alright You can't give me what is already mine Just help me get through the night
3.
Brick Wall 04:29
Fast forward to the part where Monica's Making eyes at everyone I play the part of "that guy in the corner Who's waiting for somebody to come" I guess it's my turn for her to gravitate She's given everybody hugs Is that your twin, your cousin, or are you just taking all of the same drugs? I'm seeing two, I'm seeing four of you Flying on the Pixie train Just take away the wigs and the cigarettes And everybody looks the same I grow a pair and ask if she likes music She grows an ego and decides to leave Somehow she's dancing to Joy Division While she's stealing everybody's weed But nobody really knows you Cause they're scared of what they'll find Just go smoke another cig Cause when they sneak up from behind... She's a Brick Wall A flash of a passion But there's nothing on the other side A Brick Wall The back of reality's The only place where she can hide She could be mean, she could be bubbly When there's no one else around But she's neither, she's nothing, she's high as the sky, and her wall's never coming down Flash back to the tainted memories Filling up the morning sky To California with a broken memory Thinking it's a place to hide A sunset and an endless party Are too good to be true You're home now, cause they're all phonies And faking it just like you Now everybody thinks they know you And there's nothing else to hide So go smoke another empty heart Cause when they sneak up from behind... She's a Brick Wall A flash of a passion But there's nothing on the other side A Brick Wall The back of reality's The only place where she can hide She could be mean, she could be bubbly When there's no one else around But she's neither, she's nothing, she's high as the sky, and her wall's never coming down I say it like I've got everything figured out But I don't I think I’ll open up her lifeless eyes But I won't She's a Brick Wall A flash of a passion But there's nothing on the other side A Brick Wall The back of reality's The only place where she can hide She could be mean, she could be bubbly When there's no one else around But she's neither, she's nothing, she's high as the sky, and her wall's never coming down No, no I thought this was over but they build up almost every day Brick walls, pretty to look at but they're always getting in the way
4.
Drown in your mind Find the time, it's all over now Stand on the shiny Atlantic, she knows Wipe off your smile So wild, now it's changing shape Smiling on changes beginning to show Find control of the sand Biting beneath your feet Or it will take it's control out on you Keep your mind in the sky And your feet in the dirt Taming the wind won't be hard when you do
5.
Average Joe 05:08
With a name like holy water on ice And a splash of dark whiskey with a little spice She descended from the sky, a halo on top But I put away my ring, cause everyone thought We were just two stupid teenagers in love Nobody told me she was sent down from above I didn’t need them to, she gave off the vibe That was the last time I felt that I was alive See I’ve been pegged as a regular guy I put my pants on one leg at a time I mess up, I move on, and God only knows That I’m a good willed person with a heart of silver Oh I’m just a Jay but I’d like be Joe Cause he’s not dumb enough to let you go I wish I had another chance, but it’s too much to ask I would’ve danced both my legs off if I knew it was our last Now he’s her King making love to his Queen On the blanket that I gave you when you turned eighteen I’m just a jester on the floor with a bottle of wine So I’ll crack another joke and just pretend that I’m fine They say it seems like I messed up I say that they’re wrong They think I’ll end up lonely writing sad love songs I say that’s cheesy but it turned out to be true So you can kiss my ass because I have a heart too Now sometimes I’ll think when I look up at the sky, when you get Lucky for a second in the blink of an eye That luck can turn to regret, your blue sky to grey Even the prettiest clouds will fade away And even if your day starts out with a pain In your heart, someday you’ll find someone who loves the rain As much as you do, so pick up your head She’s probably watching the storm from her window in bed Oh I’m just a Jay but I’d like be Joe Cause he’s not dumb enough to let you go I wish I had another chance, but it’s too much to ask I would’ve danced both my legs off if I knew it was our last Now he’s her King making love to his Queen On the blanket that I gave you when you turned eighteen I’m just a jester on the floor with a bottle of wine So I’ll crack another joke and just pretend that I’m fine Now this’ll mean nothing as time goes by Because you’ll never hear these words and you’ll forget you cried When I dug out a hole for your heart So I could bury it deep in the ground in the dark The sun sets down as the story goes She’s falling asleep with Not Your Average Joe And she’s burned the book of her and Jay While I read it every night and every coming day Oh I’m just a Jay but I’d like be Joe Cause he’s not dumb enough to let you go I wish I had another chance, but it’s too much to ask I would’ve danced both my legs off if I knew it was our last Now he’s her King making love to his Queen On the blanket that I gave you when you turned eighteen I got my feet on the floor but my heart’s in the sky I think I'll learn to love again and you're the reason why
6.
We snuck in the guest room to find us a space But my long legs stuck out into the fire place When we crashed on the air mattress, what did I find That you were passed out, gassed in the blink of an eye That was the first time from them I did hear I'd better say goodbye to Mom before I just disappear Because I feel their beady eyes focusing on my mind I think I made first contact, just don't leave me behind Now sometimes I sneeze when I look up at the sun And It seems pretty cool but I don't tell anyone So I thrive in the nighttime not so much in the day but I keep my secret hid so they don't take me away There was a time when I thought you would save me, my baby But you left me floating out under the stars You don’t have any moon rocks to hold yourself down I’m hanging up on Mars but you’re stuck on the ground I’m in the mountains of Saturn looking down at your face While you’re crying in the desert cause you left me in space I know it’s all an act Cause you treat all our fights like it’s practice So please, have a seat on a cactus Now Sometimes I wig out when my mind over thinks because Altered states of consciousness aren't really my kink And I feel uncomfortable right when my body goes numb While I'm stuck inside my mind I thought this should've been fun You think it's easy cause you give into it all of the time While I'm cracking up and panicking, "I'm totally fine" And the floor beneath my feet is like a river that leads Into an ocean of your memory receding in dreams I said I wouldn’t tell anybody you’re crazy, my baby But since then I’ve had a change of heart and you’re gone You don’t have any moon rocks to hold yourself down I’m hanging up on Mars but you’re stuck on the ground I’m in the mountains of Saturn looking down at your face While you’re crying in the desert cause you left me in space I know it’s all an act Cause you treat all our fights like it’s practice So please have a seat on a cactus Alright I’m back on the ground and everybody’s insane I guess the desert heat steaming must be melting their brains But just because you’re imperfect doesn’t mean that you’re weak If you get sick of waking up you can just go back to sleep It’s safe to say everybody’s a little bit crazy, you baby It’s hard to admit that I’m wrong, when I’m right You don’t have any moon rocks to hold yourself down I’m hanging up on Mars but you’re stuck on the ground I’m in the mountains of Saturn looking down at your face While you’re crying in the desert cause you left me in space I know it’s all an act Cause you treat all our fights like it’s practice So please have a seat on a cactus So please have a seat on a cactus I mean for real, please sit down on a cactus Ow

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"Familiar Villains is a classic alternative rock album for the socially isolated; party songs for people who don’t want to be there."

-Jessica Pavia, Sound of Boston

"When a guy you went to high school with links you to his music, it is almost always painful noise rock or embarrassing white rap. However, Ebbs...shoots through expectations and delivers a genuine and polished set of indie rock delights."

-Sarah Fristoe, High on Spirits Magazine


Debut EP. Recorded in a basement.

All songs written and performed by Jason Ebbs.

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released May 15, 2018

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Johnny Dalton at Kung-Pow! Recording and Mastering.

Meghan Moore - Assistant Engineer (Track 2)

Colin Wirsig - Assistant Engineer (Track 3 and 5)

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Jason Ebbs Boston, Massachusetts

Alternative beach rock artist from Boston, MA


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