Folded Arms
by Folded Arms
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Love the Anger in Your Smile
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumGet in on our FIRST pressing (limited to 500) on MINT GREEN vinyl. Not only is this the first vinyl for Folded Arms, but the very first vinyl LP for Vaporlamp Records!
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Cassette + Digital AlbumImpress your hipster friends with a high-bias cassette tape with a light blue shell. Only 100 copies available! Plus you get a digital download of the LP. That's a Win/Win.
Includes unlimited streaming of Folded Arms via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 24-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 7 daysPurchasable with gift card$10 USD or more
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You’re so righteous when you’re right
That I am used to being wrong
You’re so cute when we fight
It takes us weeks to get along
I love the anger in your smile
You shoot quick, you're so precise
It takes me everything I’ve got
To keep the wounds as my advice
Cause you won’t miss another shot
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Decorated
02:11
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What you see is what you get
Now I can’t keep away from you
What is it you thought I said?
And would that keep you on it if you knew?
Nothing is so decorated
Nothing is so decorated
Nothing is so decorated
True.
Oh, I should have said “NO!"
What you keep deep in your pockets
Wouldn’t lead me down to you
What is it you thought I did?
And would it keep you honest if you knew?
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Tell the Truth
02:36
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Tell the truth
Nothing feels good anymore
It’s up to you
Whether we end up on the floor
(On the floor)
I’ve tried not to hurt you
I’ve tried not to hold you back
I’ve tried not to curse you
So you can get your killing’ done
Tell the truth
Nothing happens anymore
It’s all on you
Whether I end up as a bore
(It’s all on you)
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It's Not Over
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We’re falling apart and with most of these things
Money is all the talk
But what do I do when it never comes through
Empty plates are all I’ve got?
They capture a glimpse then pattern a noose
They'll even match your shoes
But what do I do when we’re bound to fall through
This narrow custom fit?
But what do I do when a smile comes from you
From the corner of your mouth
A signal disguised as a sign of attack
Or care of compromise
But what do I do when a smile comes from you
From the corner of your mouth
A blatant attempt to escape from it all
I’ll always take that call
It’s not over
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So Alone
03:45
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I’m leaving
With treasured hands
A bag and a bottle
And too many plans
Cause I’m tired
Trying to win back time
Made on a vow
That wasn’t mine
What’s a man going to do?
What’s a man got to do to prove
What’s a man going to do
When he ain’t got the strength
To stand by you
Cause I’m lonely
Standing all alone
So lonely
Standing alone
I’m pushing
Pushing back the truth
There are even some things
Baby you can’t prove
Cause I’m through
Trying to hold your hand
With yesterday’s heartache
And no where to stand
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She is a Novelty
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She
She is a novelty
Bronzed in the Calvary
And placed on top
The weight
Is increasing steadily
Causing stability
To falter down
And the more that I earn
The more that I can’t stand myself
But the polish that’s applied
Keeps both of my eyes
Widening bright as I reach inside again
She
She is a souvenir
Taken but not revered
Hidden away
Light
The light is an enemy
Cast so righteously
And judged by all
Don’t
Don’t you pray for me
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No Heart
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Now the weight of your heart
Is like the cake of the world
But I tasted it first
Now you want to be heard
Like the sound of a whistle
Or the ring of the bell
Oh it sounded so sweet
But it felt just like hell
There’s No Heart
And it’s just the way I like it
No Heart
Now you've gotten a piece
And it's cut to the bone
But watch for the knees
Of the next one to go
On the breeze in the chill
Across the back of your neck
With a murderous freeze
I'm left blistered in check
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As You Let Go
04:23
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Miles cut from your time
In a perfect slice of denial
She watches your eyes
As you let go
Oh, I
Shouldn’t have known
Frail bones could get by
If the faint would keep us to try
In seeds left scattered to dry
As you let go
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Dig the Way
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I’m comfortable laying down a couple or two
Might as well get used to what I’m having to do
I’ve tried mine, I never liked the feeling
But with your time, I know you keep believing
We’d find some ground, somewhere in between us
I dig the way you’re going with it
Sharp eyes, she never come on too strong
I’m a read mind, I never keep it hidden for long
I’ve tried mine, I never liked the feeling
But with your time, I know you keep believing
We’d find some ground, somewhere in between us
I dig the way you’re going with it
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Life is Slow
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Life is slow
For everyone around
Now you know
Know how I gave out
I couldn’t breath in the falling trees around me
I couldn’t see the face that I loved
Life is slow
For everyone around
Now you know
Know why I gave out
I couldn’t see through the swirling air around me
I couldn’t feel your heartbeat next to me
Life is slow
For everyone around
Now you know
Know that I gave out
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No Way Out
03:48
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Don’t ever leave here thinking
You’ll ever come back home
There’s always one door you don’t open
Or float into the dark alone
But the purse is for the taking
The sweetest ailment to abuse
Then placed into a secret
That’s paved in stone, pointed to you
There’s no way out
For you
There’s no trigger for the poison
No dampening the line
Sinking teeth will find a reason
To reappear after some time
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about
Folded Arms is the 4th solo release and 9th studio LP from J.Stiles. With the help of local SA legend, Buttercup guitarist Joe Reyes, a rush of home demos were transformed into the project that would become Folded Arms.
credits
released November 28, 2017
All songs written and performed by J.Stiles
Engineered and mixed by Joe Reyes at El Jeff Studios, San Antonio, TX
Produced by J.Stiles & Joe Reyes
Art design and layout by Ryan Walker
(c) 2017 Vaporlamp Records
All songs by J.Stiles, (c) 2017 Panthers Pull the Line (ASCAP)
All songs written and performed by J.Stiles
Engineered and mixed by Joe Reyes at El Jeff Studios, San Antonio, TX
Produced by J.Stiles & Joe Reyes
Art design and layout by Ryan Walker
(c) 2017 Vaporlamp Records
All songs by J.Stiles, (c) 2017 Panthers Pull the Line (ASCAP)
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