Part 1
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Friday
5:21 There is a helicopter outside my window. I have my helmet on. -
3 Tooth
Near the cemetery in a yellow house lives an old woman info & lyrics
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Part 2
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January
The last room info & lyrics -
Transport
It is itching and burning info & lyrics
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Part 3
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Hotdogs and Popcorn
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Thursday
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Part 4
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Happy Endings
There is a white horse on the beach info & lyrics -
Smoked
There must be over 30 cats in this house info & lyrics
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Part 5
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Catching Eels
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I'm Learning How to Swim
info & lyrics
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Part 6
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Social Skills
I’m lying still on the ground info & lyrics -
Wednesday
Smoking cigarettes in the cemetery
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Part 7
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I'm Howling
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We Take the Bikes and Head Home
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3 Tooth
Near the cemetery in a yellow house lives an old woman
If you pick a flower for her she will give you candy
In a big house up the hill lives a man known from TV
If you bring him a dead animal he will bury it for you
Near the woods on a farm live two brothers
one of them has an common name
the other one has an indian name -
January
The last room
I put my sweater on and go down to the river -
Transport
It is itching and burning
There is a small window above my ear
It’s open and it’s cold
the lock is broken again
My neck hurts
What is that sound? -
Hotdogs and Popcorn
Today 4 hippos swam straight through my heart
Riding an underwater wall of death in slowmotion
around and around
a few minutes later we had hotdogs and popcorn
and talked about sharp fences -
Happy Endings
There is a white horse on the beach
It is made of glossy plastic and has beautiful long nylon hair…
“Excuse me, is it yours?” -
Smoked
There must be over 30 cats in this house
I wonder who lived there first
Look he comes out
Maybe he is dangerous
or maybe just a little drunk
There is a dead pig in the backyard
Later we all get to taste a piece of bacon -
I'm Learning How to Swim
I’m learning how to swim
They dropped me of in the middle of the ocean
I must learn fast before the sharks smell my blood
I feel a little stressed out
I think can handle it…
I’m sinkingI’m learning how to swim
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Social Skills
I’m lying still on the ground
In the distance I hear voices
Someone please roll me over and take the knife out of my chest
It will only take a second -
I'm Howling
I’m howling
A snake has stolen my glove
That’s really not a nice thing to do
now my left hand is cold and pale
We will end up in hell for this
I’m howling for myself -
We Take the Bikes and Head Home
Wednesday
Smoking cigarettes
in the cemetery
Thursday
catching eels in silence
22 eels to be precise
They lie in a red bucket and squirm
it’s getting dark
no more bait
we take the bikes and head home
Friday
There is a helicopter outside my window
I have my helmet on
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Guests
- Knut Finsrud: Drums
- Qarin Wikström, Erika Angell and Mike H: Vocals
- Simon, Anisa, Anne, Lucy, Saby, Mischa, Christine: Narration
- Music and text written by Katrine Amsler
- Produced by Katrine Amsler in collaboration with August Wanngren (wanngren.com)
- Recorded by Erik Olevik at Islands Brygge January 2010
- Additional recordings at BPHQ in Autumn and Winter 2010
- Mixed and mastered by August Wanngren
- Artwork by Mai-Britt Amsler (maibrittamsler.dk)
Television Pickup would like to thank Andriala, Bram, Charel Sytze, Daveincamas, Digifishmusic, ERH, Moffittmusic, NoiseCollector, Pcaeldries and unknown banjoplayer for the samples on this record. (Freesound.org)
And thank you to our friends and families!