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Primer

by the Morose Society

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1.
Timothy 03:04
I hate you and you hate me You stole my dear Timothy He was my love then you took him from me My dear sweet Timothy We’d go for walks in the park He’d walk his dog after dark And I’d be there Going tree to tree Hoping my dear sweet Tim would notice me Then you came running by As swift as could be, as swift as could be Then you stopped You had sprained your knee And he came to your aid My dear sweet Timothy And now you waltz around with your welsh terrier And my dear sweet timothy You stole him from me you heartless queen He was my love then you took him from me My dear sweet Timothy
2.
Please come back to the boat And please show me how to cope I know you feel the guilt So come around and show me how to deal What the hell happened to us Once we were in such love But those games we played Oh how to say enough How is this my fault She was here long before my fall It was you and her before him and me You put you and her before me Please come back to the boat And please show me how to cope I know you feel the guilt So come around and show me how to deal
3.
I have a walking stick That I shall beat you with Reece my darling boy you see Though hath disappointed me And there I see you cower Like a delicate little flower Your skin so darkly pale Quite soon I hope to make it wail Alas my boy Your mother’s pride and joy Baloo, Baloo, Baloo
4.
Teddy Bear 02:40
You know me like I know you Can’t you see it was always us two You love me like I love you Together we waltz just me and you Your felt is soft, I love your waft If you get dirty I throw you in the wash While a pillowcase keeps you so safe The dirt will be gone from your smiling face Teddy Bear for you I care Teddy Bear for you I swear Mikey love you are my dove And we will be together until the end Hold on tight, I’ll push you in the swing It’s alright, you don’t have to push me Some were built to be tall and strong But I don’t mind that you’re fluffy and small Oh no my love, you thread is unspun The dog bit you, your fluff is through Oh no my dear this is my fear My needle and thread can’t fix your head Teddy Bear for you I care Teddy Bear for you I swear You’ll be in my heart until the end I wish you were here in that dumb dog’s stead
5.
Springtime 03:08
I hate Springtime because of everyone And I hate summer because of you I know nothing without the things you told me And now, those things cannot come true, come true Once, I was a great perception filter Now I cannot see through Those around me with such happy faces While I continue to brood, to brood And everything I know has no reason to let me go And I don’t know why you’d think so And everything I know has no reason to let me go And I’ll show you, that I can do it all again I love springtime because of everyone And I love summer because of you We’d write songs and sing them loud as trumpets And dance our way on through the night, through the night Once I was alone and could not fathom heartbreak Now my soul is mine to bare Those around me have such happy faces That I too can share, can share And everything I know has no reason to let me go And I know why you don’t think so And everything I know has no reason to let me go And I’ll show you, that I’ve done it all again
6.
I miss home, I miss you I miss the way you feel On a sunny afternoon But it’s hopeless, it’s too late I’ve been out too many nights drinking And doing cocaine I love you I love you I love you But it’s hopeless, I’m alone Sleeping in dog’s piss By a dumpster filled with mold But it’s too late, I fucked up There’s no home I can return to Where I can share my love I miss the way you feel On a windy afternoon When the starlight hits the moon I look up and think of you Happy with our child And at home with number two Please forgive me, I fucked up I’m begging on the streets Thinking of what i’ve done I hate the way you feel On a stormy afternoon Your bitter rage attacks me When I think of losing you I know not to return now No hope of loving you I miss home, I miss you I will die upon this concrete A wretched fool for hurting you
7.
Portishead 02:56
I went down to Portishead To find a man named Stu We played blackjack over a claptrap And lost our tails too Aboard a boat we stole some oats And sighed on the masthead The ship set sail we could not bail And trapped were we again We could see the moon At the cafe when we met But now in time we are blind By the captain’s men I went down to portishead To buy myself a gun A girl instead I found in bed And to her I gave my lung So pretty was she Her hair a golden tree Her eyes magnetic blue But her body completely through I went down to Portishead To buy myself a knee A man instead I found in bed And he gave me everything I sold his lung a fortune spun And he died, did he And a ship I bought and some slaves I caught To man the ship for me I could see the moon Beneath the widowed sky But now in time I do surmise The world was meant for me The world was meant for me
8.
I am the passive killer, passively stalking you I am the queen’s battalion sticking my knife through you And as I walk on home I see the face of someone new Their eyes meet mine and I can see the things I saw in you A heart that beats so slowly when the blood starts leakin’ out A pair of lungs that gasp so loudly when the final breath’s let out A thousand veins, a thousand roads that succumb a single doubt That you and I must stay alive, in hopes to drown the clout ‘Cause there’s a skeleton in my closet that looks just like you do There’s a skeleton in my closet that has all your features too And I fell in love with him like I'm fallin’ just for you And I hope, one day I can fit my fist straight down your throat And pull your epiglottis out, your epiglottis out, on out And I’ll dissect your beautiful body, I’ll cut the muscles out I’ll preserve your limbs and dry your skin You’re so beautiful inside out You’re so beautiful inside out Your brain’s on display, your heart’s locked in my safe Your bones are stale, your jaw is frail You’re so vulnerable inside out You’re so vulnerable inside out But I’ll take, take care of you I’ll protect you from decay You’ll stay with me forever You’ll stay with me, You’ll stay with me You’ll never ever, ever… ever leave
9.
Raggedy Doctor, where have you been I’ve been here waiting for you Raggedy Doctor, raggedy friend You said you’d be a minute or two But I’ve been here waiting for you Raggedy Doctor, come play with me The world’s are so great that you take me to see We travel through time and the space in between Oh why did you leave me, oh how could you leave But since then, I’ve grown up The last centurion came and swept me up And our love affair, which we have shared Has seen me through, unlike you Raggedy Doctor, it’s been a while You should come round and visit in style I’m getting older while you’re just the same Is such a lonely heart your one true claim Raggedy Doctor, come play with me The world’s are so great that you take me to see We travel through time and the space in between I’m sorry to leave you, that’s the way it must be
10.
PIPW 03:14
Walking down the street it was a sight I couldn’t bear All those kissing couples what a harrowing affair I closed my eyes so tightly and said a final prayer Help me, Help me, Help me I’m going to collapse All those kissing tongues I know that they’ll attack Now they’re holding hands oh dear, I cannot win a fight They are chasing after me I will have to take flight Everything they said to me three years ago was tripe Watching, Looking, Glaring, They are stalking me I can see right through This conspiracy Hah, I knew it, there they are, police in prince’s white Here they are to kidnap me and strap me down real tight I am not a psychopath I shouted with my might Stop it, stop it, stop it No injections please The needle in my arm Will make a bug of me Here I am alone in this cell of feather down It is nice and soft and there’s no slobbering around Alone, Alone, Alone I’m finally Alone Solitude is mine Alone I shall behold Here I am your queen Bow Down before me I knew you were there from the start So rest my aching heart
11.
Riverside 04:16
So bored am I on Riverside, I do not know what to do Oh so bored on Riverside, there’s nothing I can do On Riverside they tear down things for privileged yuppie scum More Taco yummie treat I fear you’ll be cast out for wings on River, Riverside Oh Riverside you cling to me, gripping like a Satan’s mask And all I ever saw from thee were cyclists in a trance of steam Maybe some stomping tramps we’ll see with gleaming white wild eyes of tears And there is nothing to do here on River, Riverside Oh Riverside what hold thee me, oh what can you give me today Nothing, nothing can I say on River, Riverside The blight has come, the leaves are gone There’s a season still of frozen blood But can I wait ‘til flowers bloom No not on Riverside, no not on Riverside So bored am I on Riverside, I do not know what to do Oh so bored on Riverside

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Primer is the Morose Society's first full length album and was written by Jillian Holbert during her early twenties, spanning the time she spent in Chicago, a small town in New Mexico and a failed stint in grad school before landing in Austin. The album is a series of love songs featuring protagonists who have a warped view of the world and concludes with “Riverside,” a lament on the challenges of being young, bored and clueless.

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released March 5, 2021

Jillian Holbert ― Vocals, Piano
Maddy Brotherton ― Violin
Julie Carter ― Cello
Chris Daily ― Bass, Clarinet Choir, Additional Instruments
Corbin Young ― Drums

Additional Instruments:
Liz Sloan McGovern ― Violin
Severn Duo ― Violin, Cello

Written, Composed & Produced by Jillian Holbert
Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Corbin Young
Produced & Mixed by Chris Daily

Additional Recording at Crosspick Studio

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