Josie Cotton
Released: March 21st, 2023
℗ 2023 Kitten Robot Records
DISCO BALL
WORDS & MUSIC BY JOSIE COTTON
COME ALONG TO THE CIRCLE DANCE ✭ HAVE A REAL GOOD TIME BRING YOUR PARTY PANTS ✭ ON AND ON IN THE CIRCLE DANCE ✭ IT’S A PARADOX IN A CADILLAC ✭ AND HEAD ON OUT TO THE ROUNDABOUT ✭ START WALKING WHEN THE ROAD RUNS OUT ✭ FIND THE MAN WITH THE LAZY EYE ✭ HIGHTAIL IT TO THE NEON LIGHTS ✭ YOU BELONG IN THE CIRCLE SPHERE ✭ EVERYBODY’S WELCOME ✭ EVERYBODY’S HERE ✭ DON’T FORGET WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW ✭ NOW CHANGE YOUR PARTNER AND DON’T BE SLOW ✭ DO SI DO AND SKIP TO MY LOO ✭ EVER DANCE WITH A KANGAROO? ✭ OR TRAVELED THROUGH TIME ON A DINOSAUR? ✭ AN EVENT HORIZON WITH A SWINGIN’ DOOR ✭ IT’S OPEN AND THEN IT’S CLOSED ✭ IT’S OPEN AND THEN IT’S CLOSED ✭ PEOPLE OF THE WORLD I’M A PARTY GIRL ✭ GOING DOWN TO THE CIRCLE SQUARE ✭ GONNA HITCH A RIDE ON A SOLAR FLARE ✭ IT’S ALL FORGIVEN IT’S ALL FIGURED OUT ✭ IT’S A LEARNIN’ CURVE NOW ✭ CIRCLE ON DOWN ✭ CIRCLE ON BACK CIRCLE ON BACK ✭ NOW ROLL AWAY WITH A HALF SASHAY ✭ CIRCLE ON BACK CIRCLE ON BACK ✭ NOW WEAVE THE RING IT’S A HELL OF A THING ✭ ROUND AND ROUND IN THE CIRCLE DANCE ✭ NO MORE HUNGER NO MORE THIRST ✭ PEOPLE OF THE WORLD I’M A PARTY GIRL ✭ HACKERS SLACKERS GAMBLERS QUEENS ✭ EVERYBODY STOPS WHEN THE FLOWERS SING ✭ ALL THE PEOPLE THAT YOU THOUGHT YOU HATE ✭ HOLD THE KEY TO YOUR HEAVEN’S GATE ✭ SKY SO BLUE NIGHT SO BLACK ✭ ALL CREATION GETS A PAT ON THE BACK ✭ SCIENTISTS FARMERS BOYS AND GIRLS ✭ NO RELIGION IN A SACRED WORLD ✭ EAT SNOW CONES IN THE POURIN’ RAIN ✭ WE’RE ALL CONNECTED IN A DAISY CHAIN ✭ REAL BLACK HOLES LET’S BE CLEAR ✭ IT’S A MYSTERY EVEN OVER HERE ✭ EVERY COLOR OF THE RAINBOW BRIDGE ✭ ALL THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW BRIDGE ✭ IT’S OPEN AND THEN IT’S CLOSED
THE FATHOMLESS TALE OF SILKY AND SAM
WORDS & MUSIC BY JOSIE COTTON
HUNDREDS OF LEGS ✭ LAYING MILLIONS OF EGGS ✭ SOMETHING IS CROUCHED IN THE FOAM OF MY COUCH ✭ BY THE TICKING CLOCK WITH HANDS THAT NEVER STOP ✭ ROUND AND ROUND COUNTIN’ IT DOWN ✭ TALKIN’ TO THE RADIO TALKIN’ TO THE RADIO ✭ SPIDER CREATURE I COULD FEEL HER ✭ ALIEN EYES IN THE VELVETEEN NIGHT ✭ OUT OF THE BLACK ✭ SHE JUMPED ON MY BACK ✭ SHE WON’T GO AWAY ✭ I SHOULD BE AFRAID ✭ ON A FULL NEW MOON ✭ NEVER LATE AND NEVER SOON ✭ ROUND AND ROUND COUNTIN’ IT DOWN ✭ TALKIN’ TO THE RADIO TALKIN’ TO THE RADIO ✭ SPIDER CREATURE RESTLESS SLEEPER ✭ CRAWLED THROUGH A DREAM ✭ DOWN STREETS I’VE NEVER SEEN ✭ THE STORIES SHE TOLD ✭ THE EMPIRES OF GOLD ✭ SHE TRAVELED THEM ALL WITH A FLY ON THE WALL ✭ AND THEY MADE QUITE A PAIR ✭ ONE BY LAND AND ONE BY AIR ✭ ROUND AND ROUND COUNTIN’ IT DOWN ✭ TALKIN’ TO THE RADIO TALKIN’ TO THE RADIO ✭ SPIDER CREATURE ✭ WHAT WILL I FEED HER? ✭ PUMPKIN SEEDS AND LAVENDER LEAVES ✭ TALKING TO THE RADIO TALKING TO THE RADIO ✭ SHE’S THE LAST OF HER KIND TO SPIN THE WEB OF TIME ✭ ROUND AND ROUND COUNTIN’ IT ✭ COUNTIN’ IT COUNTIN’ IT DOWN
DAY OF THE GUN
WORDS & MUSIC BY JOSIE COTTON
BAD LUCK WITH MEN MORE THAN A FEW ✭ NOW LOOK HOW THEY RUN ✭ DAY OF THE GUN ✭
YOU’RE MY KIND OF TOY ✭ YOU MAKE ME FORGET ✭ YEAH WE’RE NOBODY’S SON ✭ DAY OF THE GUN ✭ LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ✭ LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ✭ BABY ECOUTEZ ✭ REMEMBER THE FLAME ✭ TELL ME WHERE WAS THE FATHER & SON ✭ DAY OF THE GUN ✭ AND WHO RAN AWAY WHEN THE WOMEN STAYED? ✭ LOOK WHAT HISTORY’S DONE ✭ DAY OF THE GUN ✭ LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ✭ IN THE BOOK OF MARY ✭ TAKE RELIGION TOO ✭ THEY GOT IT ALL WRONG ✭ AND OUR LADY OF SORROW IS COMING FOR YOU ✭ LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ✭ DAY OF THE GUN ✭ SHE’S COMIN’ ✭ DAY OF THE GUN
OVERTURNING
WORDS & MUSIC BY JOSIE COTTON
SOMEONE WROTE IT’S ALL BEEN WRITTEN ✭ UNDERNEATH THE RUINS OF POMPEII HEY ✭ THERE IS NO RETURNING ✭ THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD ANOTHER DAY ✭ EVERYBODY KNOWS ROME IS BURNING ✭ EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW THE STORY GOES ✭ OVERTURNING UNDER EVERY STONE ✭ ROME IS BURNING ✭ GALLEONS WITH SAILS UNFURLING ✭ ODYSSEYS ARE NEVER WHAT THEY ARE ✭ WARS AND MINOTAURS THE ENDLESS SEARCHING ✭ WE WERE ALWAYS STANDING IN THE STARS ✭ BURIED IN THE SAND JUST AN ECHO ✭ HALFWAY TO THE SUN WE DISAPPEARED ✭ TELL THEM THERE WAS BEAUTY ✭ THERE WAS MADNESS ✭ YOU COULD HEAR THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES
THE BALLAD OF ELVIS PRESLEY
WORDS & MUSIC BY LARSON PAINE
HE WAS BORN IN MISSISSIPPI ON A COLD AND WINDY DAY ✭ AND THE MUSIC THAT HE GAVE TO US WILL NEVER FADE AWAY ✭ BORN TO SING WE CROWNED HIM KING HE TOUCHED A BILLION SOULS ✭ HIS NAME WAS ELVIS PRESLEY THE KING OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ✭ HE TOOK HIS BAND UP NORTH TO NASHVILLE ✭ BUT THEY DIDN’T TREAT HIM WELL ✭ THEY SAID ROCKABILLY MUSIC WAS NEVER GONNA SELL ✭ IT WASN’T LONG HE PROVED THEM WRONG ✭ AND SOLD OUT EVERY SHOW ✭ CUZ HIS NAME WAS ELVIS PRESLEY ✭ THE KING OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ✭ FOREVER HE SHALL BE THE KING ✭ FOREVER HE SHALL RULE ✭ BURNIN’ LIKE A FLAMIN‘ STAR ✭ HE LEFT US MOODY BLUE ✭ MOODY BLUE ✭ HE WAS ALL ALONE AT GRACELAND ON A SUNNY SUMMER DAY ✭ WHEN THE LORD CAME DOWN TO MEMPHIS AND CARRIED HIM AWAY ✭ BUT IF YOU LOOK IN HEAVEN’S BOOK ✭ IT’S WRITTEN THERE IN GOLD ✭ THE NAME OF ELVIS PRESLEY ✭ THE KING OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ✭ HIS NAME WAS ELVIS PRESLEY THE KING OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ✭ YES HIS NAME WAS ELVIS PRESLEY THE KING OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
UKRAINIAN COWBOY
WORDS & MUSIC BY JOSIE COTTON
I’LL BE BACK BEFORE I’M GONE ✭ I’VE BEEN TRAVELIN’ FOR SO LONG ✭ ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE SNOW ✭ FALLING IN THE LONG AGO ✭ THERE’S A HOLE IN MY SOUL AS BIG AS RUSSIA ✭ OR MAYBE PRUSSIA BEFORE THE WAR ✭ AND I DON’T BELIEVE IN LOVE BUT I DO BELIEVE IN SHAME ✭ SHAME ON YOU ✭ SHAME ON ME ✭ SHAME ON LOVE ✭ I’LL BE GONE BEFORE I’M BACK ✭ AS THE MOON IS TURNIN’ BLACK ✭ YOU HEAR THE SADDEST LULLABY ✭ WHEN LOVE IS GONE YOU SAY GOODBYE ✭ AHHH LOVE IS BLIND AND LOVE IS CRUEL ✭ LOVE IS NOT THE GOLDEN RULE ✭ MORE LIKE A GUNFIGHT OR A DUEL ✭ I’LL SEE YOU WHEN THE SHOOTIN’S THROUGH ✭ THERE’S A HOLE IN MY SOUL ✭ THE WIND GETS LOST IN ✭ THE PURGE OF STALIN THAT NEVER ENDS ✭ WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE IN LOVE? ✭ THERE IS POWER IN THE BLOOD ✭ SHAME ON YOU ✭ SHAME ON ME ✭ SHAME ON LOVE
DISCO BALL
WORDS & MUSIC BY JOSIE COTTON
WHATCHU WANNA DO ABOUT THAT? UH-HUH ✭ WHAT DO YA WANNA DO ABOUT THAT? UH-HUH ✭ YOU WANT SOLUTIONS ✭ YOU NEED A PLAN ✭ FOREGONE CONCLUSIONS ✭ BEEN THE FALL OF MAN ✭ MISTAKES YOU GOTTA MAKE ✭ PROMISES TO BREAK ✭ YOU NEVER SAW IT COMIN’ ✭ YOU GOT JAMES BROWN WAITIN’ AT THE GATE ✭ ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR ✭ EVERYTHING IS CLEARER ✭ LIKE A DISCO BALL SPINNING IN THE MIRROR ✭ IF YOU FIND THE SECRET CHORD ✭ TO UNLOCK THE HIDDEN DOOR ✭ WHEN THE MOMENT COMES ✭ YOU TURN AROUND AND RUN ✭ WHAT DO YA WANNA DO ABOUT THAT? ✭ WHAT DO YA WANNA DO ABOUT THAT? ✭ YOU THOUGHT A SWEET TOOTH WOULD KILL THE PAIN ✭ YOU HAD TO BLEED TO MAKE IT GO AWAY ✭ DISSECTION OF THE BRAIN ✭ NEVER WILL EXPLAIN ✭ ALL THE SWEET GREEN ICING DRIPPING DOWN YOUR FACE ✭ IT WAS BAKED IN THE CAKE ✭ ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR ✭ EVERYTHING IS CLEARER ✭ LIKE A DISCO BALL SPINNING IN THE MIRROR ✭ IF YOU FIND THE SECRET CHORD ✭ TO UNLOCK THE HIDDEN DOOR ✭ WHEN THE MOMENT COMES ✭ YOU TURN AROUND AND RUN ✭ WHAT DO YA WANNA DO ABOUT THAT? ✭ WHAT DO YA WANNA DO ABOUT THAT? ✭YOU’LL NEED A FALL GUY ✭ YOU’LL NEED A BOAT ✭ I’M THINKIN’ SHANGHAI ✭ SOMEWHERE REMOTE ✭ IT’S ONLY FOREVER ✭ UNTIL YOU HIT THE WALL ✭ YOU LIE LIKE AN ACTRESS ✭ BUT REALLY DON’T WE ALL? ✭ YOU NEVER SAW IT COMIN’ ✭ YOU GOT JAMES BROWN WAITIN’ AT THE GATE ✭ AND DON’T BE LATE
PAINTING IN BLOOD
WORDS & MUSIC BY JOSIE COTTON
SHE’S TAKING PHOTOS WITH A PERFECT STRANGER ✭ IT OCCURRED TO HER ✭ THE NAKED TRUTH IS ✭ SHE’S IN STRANGER DANGER ✭ HE’S A MURDERER ✭ SHE’S OVERACTING ✭ THE KNIFE IS GLINTING ✭ SHE’S OVERACTING ✭ THE ROOM IS SPINNING ✭ COME TO US ✭ MORRICONE YOU DID IT FOR LOVE ✭ RUN TO US ✭ MORRICONE YOU’RE PAINTING IN BLOOD ✭ SHE WAS A MODEL ✭ SHE’S GOT MENTAL PROBLEMS ✭ SO GLAMOROUS ✭ YOU MUST SURRENDER TO THE MORBID SPLENDOR ✭ SO SCANDALOUS ✭ YOU’RE IN A DISCO ✭ MUSIC SWIRLING ✭ YOU’RE DANCING FASTER ✭ SOMEONE IS WATCHING ✭ COME TO US ✭ MORRICONE YOU DID IT FOR LOVE ✭ WONDEROUS MORRICONE HE’S PAINTING IN BLOOD ✭ NOTHING’S FORBIDDEN ✭ WHEN YOU’RE ABOVE SUSPICION ✭ IT’S DAZZLING ✭ PSYCHOS WITH KNIVES NOT EVER SOON FORGOTTEN ✭ SO MANGLING ✭ THIS IS GIALLO ✭ IT’S SO UNEXPECTED ✭ YET PREDICTABLE ✭ ENTER THE MASTER OF SPAGHETTI WESTERNS ✭ IT’S INEXPLICABLE ✭ BUT SUMPTUOUS MORRICONE IN BLACK LEATHER GLOVES ✭ GLORIOUS AND SO LONELY ✭ HE’S PAINTING IN BLOOD ✭ RUN TO US ✭ MORRICONE THROUGH THE FOUNTAINS OF ROME ✭ TALK TO US ✭ TELEFONI ✭ WE CAN’T LET YOU GO ✭ PITY US ✭ WE DON’T MIND IT ON THE CUTTING ROOM ✭ EMPTINESS ✭ VERY QUIET ✭ OH THE SOUNDTRACKS YOU SCORED
COLD WAR SPY
WORDS & MUSIC BY JOSIE COTTON
SOMETHING’S COMIN’ BUT I DON’T KNOW WHAT ✭ LOOK OUT THE WINDOW SOMEONE‘S LOOKIN’ UP ✭ SAME FACE FROM THE RESTAURANT ✭ LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ✭ I LIKE THE BOOTS AND YOUR TURTLENECK ✭ KIND OF MOD KIND OF BOLSHEVIK ✭ CIRCA 1966 LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ✭ HE’S A COLD WAR SPY AND NOW HE’S WORKING OVERTIME ✭ HE’S A COLD WAR SPY ✭ NO ONE HERE GETS OUT ALIVE…NO ✭ DEAD DROP IN MY HEAD AGAIN ✭ YOU SAID “COME WITH ME IF YOU WANNA LIVE ON THE EDGE OF OBLIVION ✭ LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ✭ THAT KISS IN THE FREEZING WIND ✭ ON A TRAIN OUT OF EAST BERLIN ✭ WITH MY DOUBLE AGENT MI6 ✭ LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ✭ HE’S A COLD WAR SPY ✭ GERMAN ON HIS FATHER’S SIDE ✭ HE’S A COLD WAR SPY ✭ NO ONE HERE GETS OUT ALIVE ✭ JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES, MY DARLING ONE ✭ SO WE CAN DREAM THAT THE GOOD GUYS WON ✭ DANGER BABY ✭ COME IN FROM THE COLD ✭ WE COULD RUN ✭ WE COULD RUN BUT WHEREVER WE GO ✭ IT’S ORWELLIAN THOUGHT CONTROL ✭ LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ✭ HE DISAPPEARED OFF A BUSY STREET ✭ HIS OWN BROTHER TOLD THEM WHERE HE’D BE ✭ WOULD YOU DIE FOR THE BOOKS YOU READ? ✭ LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ✭ LIKE A COLD WAR SPY ✭ SHIFTIN’ INTO OVERDRIVE ✭ YOU’RE A COLD WAR SPY ✭ AND NOW YOU’RE IN THE STASI FILES
TOO BEAUTIFUL
WORDS & MUSIC BY JOSIE COTTON
YOU’VE GONE TOO FAR GIRL ✭ YOU’RE COMING UNDONE ✭ YOU FELL SO HARD GIRL ✭ YOU CRASHED IN THE SUN ✭ YOU THOUGHT THAT EVERYTHING ✭ WOULD CHANGE IT’S A SHAME ✭
SOME THINGS ARE TOO BEAUTIFUL LIKE LOVE ✭ YOU FOUND AN OCEAN IN THE BLACKEST PEARL ✭ YOU’RE DIVING DEEPER WHERE THE COLORS SWIRL ✭ YOU THOUGHT THAT EVERYTHING ✭ WOULD CHANGE IT’S A SHAME ✭ SOME THINGS ARE TOO BEAUTIFUL LIKE LOVE ✭ AND NOW YOU KNOW THE SADNESS OF THE SUN ✭ SLANTING LIGHT JUST MOVING ON THE WALL ✭ AND NOW YOU KNOW THE SADNESS OF THE SUN ✭ YOU’RE GONNA MISS THE DARKNESS WHEN IT’S GONE ✭ THE SADNESS OF THE SUN ✭ YOU’VE GONE TOO FAR GIRL ✭ YOU’RE COMING UNDONE ✭ YOU FELL SO HARD GIRL ✭ YOU CRASHED IN THE SUN ✭ YOU THOUGHT THAT EVERYTHING WOULD CHANGE ✭ IT’S A SHAME ✭ SOME THINGS ARE TOO BEAUTIFUL LIKE LOVE ✭ NOW YOU KNOW ✭ NOW YOU KNOW
HEADLIGHTS
WORDS & MUSIC BY JOSIE COTTON
NOTHING’S AS IT SEEMS ✭ AND IT SEEMS LIKE NOTHING’S SURE ✭ I’M SURE ✭ GIVE ME IRONY ✭ YOU CAN HAVE REALITY ✭ IT’S A JOKE ✭ IT’S A JOKE ✭ IT REALLY IS ✭ IT’S JUST HILARIOUS ✭ I BELIEVE IN WORDS ✭ SAYING THINGS THE PERFECT WAY ✭ I LIKE THE SOUND THEY MAKE ✭ IT’S THEIR MEANING THAT I HATE ✭ IT’S A JOKE ✭ IT’S A JOKE ✭ IT REALLY IS ✭ IT’S JUST HILARIOUS ✭ LIKE NATURAL HISTORY ✭ THOSE MUSEUMS OF PLASTIC TREES ✭ SOMETHING’S FAKE OR REAL ✭ JUST NEVER TRUST THE WAY YOU FEEL ✭ YOU WERE THE TRUCK OUT RUNNIN’ RED LIGHTS ✭ AND I WAS THE DEER FROZEN IN YOUR HEADLIGHTS ✭ HEADLIGHTS ✭ IT’S A JOKE ✭ IT’S A JOKE ✭ INSERT APPLAUSE ✭ I’M DYIN’ TO HEAR THE FINAL PUNCHLINE
SNAPPY
WORDS & MUSIC BY JOSIE COTTON
I GOTTA SPRING IN MY STEP ✭ A LITTLE MORE PEP ✭ I’M MAKIN’ IT SNAPPY ✭ I GOT THE WIND IN MY HAIR ✭ DANCING ON AIR OR AM I JUST HAPPY? ✭ IT’S FUNNY WHEN PEOPLE SMILE TO MY FACE ✭ AND DON’T LOOK AWAY ✭ I’M IN LOVE WITH THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE ✭ AND I LIKE IT THAT WAY ✭ I DON’T NEED THE WORLD ON A STRING ✭ IT ISN’T MY THING ✭ I GO FOR THE ACTION ✭ KICK A BALL DOWN THE STREET ✭ DON’T KNOW WHO YOU’LL MEET ✭ IT’S THE LAW OF ATTRACTION ✭ BUT MAYBE FOR NOW I’M TAKIN’ IT SLOW ✭ GOT A LONG WAY TO GO ✭ LIKE THE FLOWER THAT GROWS IN THE SNOW ✭ WHEN THEY ALL TOLD HER NO ✭ AND NO ONE REALLY KNOWS ✭ WHAT’S ON THE END OF THEIR NOSE ✭ SO BEFORE YOU PICK THE HILL THAT YOU DIE ON ✭ YOU TRY THE ONLY ONE THAT YOU CAN RELY ON ✭ AND HEY IT’S GOTTA BE LOVE ✭ WE PUSH AND WE SHOVE ✭ AND TRY TO ACT TOUGH ✭ SUPERHERO ZAP POW ✭ IT’S GOTTA BE LOVE AND NOTHING BUT ✭ A GENTLER TOUCH ✭ THERE’S JUST NOT ENOUGH LOVE ✭ THERE’S OLD MR. GROUCHY FACE ✭ PICK UP THE PACE AND TELL HIM GOOD MORNIN’ ✭ YOU WANNA LISTEN WITH ALL THAT YOU GOT ✭ YOU MIGHT LEARN A LOT ✭ TRY NOT TO BE BORING ✭ HE’LL TELL YOU THE WORLD DON’T BELONG ✭ TO THE FAT CATS ✭ A RAT A TAT TAT ✭ GRAB YOUR COAT ✭ GRAB YOUR HAT ✭ THERE’S NO TURNING BACK ✭ SO YEAH ✭ IT’S GOTTA BE LOVE ✭ WE PUSH AND WE SHOVE ✭ AND TRY TO ACT TOUGH ✭ I’M TALKING TO YOU ✭ TALKING TO ME ✭ WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE? ✭ THERE’S JUST NOT ENOUGH LOVE
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