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Ruiner

by Vincent Draper

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1.
Miss 03:41
I boil a pot of water every morning for my coffee The cool air from the mountains rolls down through the city The Going-ons from the night before are slowly recollected Memory is a funny thing like that Yeah, Memory, she’s a funny thing like that I got a job at the grocery, no thanks to this four-year-degree Working my hands to the bone for a man I’ve never met I’m under slept and I’m under paid, just like everyone else these days “Poets die broke or drown in lakes” Yeah, Poets, they die broke or drown in lakes Miss, you don’t miss me At all like I do Like I miss you When you’re gone, when you’re gone, my love When you’re gone, when you’re gone, my love I know you don’t want me, but you don’t want me to leave Well, a life alone beats a lonely one, any day of the week You’re the only think that has kept me here, in this town for so long You’re the only thing driving me away Yeah, you’re the only thing, that’s driving me away Miss, you don’t miss me At all like I do No, Miss, you don’t miss me At all like I do Like I miss you When you’re gone when you’re gone my love When you’re gone when you’re gone my love When you’re gone Oh, when you’re gone
2.
Sleeping Alone I’ll bet you think you were good I’ll bet you think you’ll be hard to get over You must think that I’m hurt You must think that I drink just to cope You must feel pretty bad Being so sure that I am… Sleeping alone, I’m dying without you, You’re on my mind at all I’ll bet you think that it stings Like cheap whisky or bees While you’re out on my city Batting your lashes and not paying for drinks You must feel pretty bad Being so sure that I am…
3.
1920's Eyes 04:49
1920’s Eyes Lord, where do I start? I haven’t heard your name in so long I thought of you the other day, I heard that old Neil Young song It brought me back to that one summer, we used to chase them girls around We used to tear ass in your Nova, man, we thought we owned that town Lord, where do I start? I haven’t heard your name in so long HOO- This new girl I’ve been seeing, has got them 1920’s eyes Like a picture from a book they made us read when we were 16 She waits tables twice a week on top of barbering full time You wouldn’t guess it looking at her, she’s the hard working type This new girl I’ve been seeing has got them 1920’s eyes Now I’ve got to go, it’s Friday night, and there’s this redhead at the door Dressed in heels and tapping her toes (While) There’s much more needing said, I’m sure you’ve got one of your own But I’ve got twenty bucks calling she’s a blonde So I’ll call you back, I’ll drop you a line I’ll make it out west right as soon as I find the time I’ve got to let you go, I’ve got to get to going out tonight HOO- She’s been all dolled for hours, watching me like I was traffic light And I’m combing my hair back, we’re going to paint this city red tonight See it’s my first one off in ages, and she’s spent that whole time waiting Now here favorite band is playing at this bar that I’m known to frequent This new girl I’ve been seeing has got them 1920’s eyes (Chorus)
4.
Faded 03:09
Faded Would you take me home If I get too faded Would you hold me close If I get to shaking Leave me a lone And I don’t think I’ll make it Would you take me home If I get too faded Would you take me home If I get too faded I won’t tell you lies But I’ve been known to fake it Don’t give me your heart I’m likely to break it Like everything Else I’ve been trusted to hold onto Would you take me home If I get to faded Don’t take it too slow I don’t want to waste this I’m not asking for love But I think we should chase it Would you take me home If I get too faded
5.
Lunatic 04:44
Lunatic I’m a lunatic, I’m a fool I’m a mad man cussing at the moon I’m a sterile thread, I’m a stitch I’m that scab you itch, you know you shouldn’t pick I’m terrible, I swear to god I’m a desperate fiend and you’ve got what I want I hear voices, inside my head They talk like angels and you sound a lot like them You caught my eye When I thought I was dying You caught my eye And I thought I was dying I’m a lunatic, I’m a clown I’m that busted face sleeping on the ground I’m a tangled mess, I’m a wreck I’m scattered puzzle pieces you always seemed to fit In I’m a twisted one, a real sick pup If I were you I’d turn around and run I see visions that cause me pain I see light and god, your face in everything You caught my eye When I thought I was dying You caught my eye And I thought I was dying You’re something else…
6.
Woman 04:32
Woman Woman, you don’t know the meaning of the word gentle I think I can show you Sweetheart, you think that you’ve known honest men before, I’ll make them all liars, once I’ve told you my truths Honey-child, they gave you the world and you asked for more, what you weren’t given I’ve got plenty of Darling you know about churches, gods, and prayers, but you’ve not been worshiped Until I have loved you I used to go out with the devil when I felt so alone Boy, his grip was cold, but better than no grip at all Now, Woman, I am Man, I am yours Woman, I don’t know the meaning of the word, compassion No, not in your fashion Sweetheart, I’ll tell you right now I have lost fights, still, I think you’re stronger than any man alive Honey, I thought that I knew all about kindness, Hell, I knew blindness Til you taught me to see Babe, when I was young, a man, he offered me salvation, he was no angel And now I don’t need him
7.
8.
Lie to Me 06:09
Lie to Me Hold my hand, take my arm, baby, stake your claim Call me over, with some drinks, play some Pedro the Lion Move in close, take it slow, baby, take your time Cast your spells, breathe your smoke, let me think you’re mine (Just) Lie to me, tell me anything I’ll believe it all Hold on to me, like you’re afraid I’m leaving I’ll believe it all Take my heart, I don’t need it, I think it’s broken anyway Hang it up, on your wall, in some old pretty frame Show it off, to all your friends, or, maybe hide it away Forget about it, forget it’s there, I think it’s broken anyway (Just) Lie to me, tell me anything I’ll believe it all Hold on to me, like you’re afraid I’m leaving I’ll believe it all
9.
Maggie 03:55
Maggie Maggie has go a man that she loves I mean, I think she really thinks that she does She wears her love on her arm But you’d swear it looks just like a palm She don’t like talking a lot She mostly keeps to herself He don’t want to hear what she’s got to say You’d think they’d get along pretty well She knows she could do better She knows she’s better to leave So raise up your glasses It’s not like she’s packing Here’s to another summer in sleaves I know you’ve seen her around Prettiest girl in your town While everyone complains of the heat There’s Maggie, pulling down her sleeves They all pretend not to see Smile and turn their cheek Don’t ask, you’d rather not know About the love she keeps waiting at home
10.
Tickets 03:27
Tickets I’ll bet you’re still getting tickets for speeding You always seemed to drive your car way too fast I’ll bet you’re with another man you should be leaving You always seemed to like the ones that liked treating you badly I’ll bet I’m right, and I’ll bet it breaks your heart, babe, I’ll bet it drives you nuts Just the way I’ve got you pinned So buckle up tight, keep both hands on the wheel Keep off of your phone and keep your eyes up on the road It’ll lead you back to that man you should be leaving You’ll hold him and you’ll squeeze him, and he’ll make you feel alone I’ll be I’m right, I’ll bet it breaks your heart, babe, I’ll bet it drives you nuts just the way I’ve you pinned Please hear me out This wasn’t meant to hurt I’ve got more than a doubt That you know what you deserve You’ve probably guessed, by the songs that I’ve been singing I haven’t put down drinking, and I’m still acting like an ass You’ll hear my name and I’m sure you get to thinking How my poor old heart has been sinking ever since the day you left And I’ll bet I’m right, I’ll bet it breaks your heart, babe I’ll bet it drives you nuts, just the way I’ve got you pinned So here I am, I’ve been stripped of all my clothes I’ve been left out in the cold for all the devils and the ghosts I was lost and damned if I was found By an angel on the ground that said she likes me the best And that’s the truth all right, you know, it breaks my heart, babe You know it drives me nuts just the way she’s got me pinned
11.
Margot 04:46
Margot When you play Margot, does he know why it is you weep Does he resent me, does he loathe me, does he dare speak my name And do you love him, when he’s angry, do you tell yourself he’s brave Do you make excuses, that you practice, and recite so easily How about you leave your man, How about you give a damn There is plenty of boys in this town who can take off your clothes He’s got you figured out, he knows what makes you tic He’s mending your heart with medicine that just makes you sick You know him so well, You know just what he needs You’re the only one who can see the man you know he can be He lets you get so cold, he knows you won’t let go He builds up your love with lies and little ransom notes
12.
Angler 05:05
Angler I was an angler, I was a fisherman I had it all worked out, I had all required tools I had the patience, I had the know-how I had time to kill, I had all required tools ‘Til I, myself Was Caught, hook line and sinker You should have seen her, the way she moved And I fought, against the line “Til I was worthless When I was an angler I was an angler, I was a gentler man I had my wits about me, I believed in catch and release I never kept one, I thought myself in the right I had it wrong, when I believed in catch and release ‘Til I, myself Was Caught, hook line and sinker You should have seen her, the way she moved And I fought, against the line “Til I was worthless When I was an angler I was an angler, I was a fisherman I have retired since, just another fish in her sea I was landed, broken and bandaged Wounded and weary, just another fish in her sea ‘Til I, myself Was Caught, hook line and sinker You should have seen her, the way she moved And I fought, against the line “Til I was worthless When I was an angler
13.
Love is Death I met a girl at the bar, she said she knew me well The green in my eyes it hides, but she could see it there The name of the love of my life was carved in my arm As she read from the cracks and the lines worn into my palm I said it’s all over now Yeah, It’s all over now She could tell I was born in the west, but I’d die in the south It’s a wonder you made it this far, you must never get out I said you’re telling me, sometimes, it seems, I’ve already checked out Between the places I’ve seen and the men that I’ve been, you know It’s hard to be proud She said it’s all over now Yeah, it’s all over now (beacause) Love is death

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released June 3, 2016

Album artwork, “Big Sur” by Eden Buxton
Photography by Trevor Hadley
Album Layout by Eric Lund
Musicians:
Chase Terry
Genevieve Smith
Josaleigh Pollett
Kevin Schultz
Vincent Draper
Recorded and Mixed by Wes Johnson, Archive Recordings
Mastered by Tyler Steadman

This record would not have been possible without Mops and Pops, Garrett Wolfe, Jamon Wolfe, Mark Ricks, Hectic Hobo, Dan Fletcher, Charles Ellsworth, Michael Eccleston, Devon Schlotterbeck, Braley Bullard, Alex Ortega, Natalie Haws, Steven Villamor, Wolf Nunley, Jessica Shroeder, Lily P. Tuffin, Ashleigh Hamilton, and KC Olsen

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Vincent Draper Salt Lake City, Utah

The sound of Vincent Draper and The Culls is mysterious and seductive. They move from genre to genre with a certain charm and candor that is entirely their own. The Culls are dreamy, dynamic, and hypnotic. They sway from devastatingly haunting laments to thunderous psychedelic bangers, all the while sewing their rich, moody darkness into every note. ... more

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