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White Boyfriend

by B.O.Y.F.

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1.
I'm breaking up with him He doesn't treat me right He locks the door, and leaves me talking to myself all night (ooh ooh aah aah) Well, he can be so fine Yeah, he can be so sweet He knows how to ease my mind and how to knock me off my feet (ooh ooh aah aah) <disco break!> His kisses mess me up They turn me inside-out He burns around me, gives me too much nothin’ to cry about (ooh ooh aah aah) Mr. Smiles looked out the window, pointed out some sweet catastrophe and he whispered in my left ear about the devils and the death of me He was standing in the corner near the black hole where my head had been and I shouted out I'm sorry, but I need some better medicine than this (ooh ooh) Green lovers get under my skin Some cover your lovin’ has been You sleep on, let enemies in It's over – get out of my system, boy I'm breaking up with him / We're breakin' up, we're breakin' up, we're breakin' up (ooh, aah) Green lovers get under my skin Some cover your lovin’ has been You sleep on, let enemies in It's over – get out of my system boy
2.
The First 04:31
And you were the first one I didn't completely hate But now that I've gone away I don't want to see your face I only think about you in certain kinds of dreams But even then, we never get to a place I've never been When I was little I said, "I want the power, I need the power, Give me the power!" Now that I'm older I wish I could get rid of it, I could get rid of it... Someday things will be different Someday things will be different, I swear You like to send me updates on changes in your life I'll give you advice on your haircut if you promise not to be unusually nice Overly nice, treating me better than a stranger Overly nice, treating me better than a stranger Overly nice, treating me well
3.
Sports! 00:35
sports sports sports sports WHY ARE YOU RUNNING? WHERE ARE YOU GOING? LOOK AT THOSE CALVES LOOK AT THOSE F***IN' CALVES LOOK AT THOSE SHOULDERS LOOK AT THAT ASS sports sports sports sports
4.
Asterion 03:55
A minotaur walked into a bar and he said to the bartender "Every time I try to be tender, some'm gets crushed And I think that I would rather be one thing or the other if I could" And the bartender coughed and the bartender thought "Surely you must be joking you ignorant pinwheel of breaking and choking You're doomed to be ruled but you're blessed to be sacrificed to, too And I've known fine mothers lost beautiful daughters to you I've known fine fathers lost beautiful sons to you too (ooh)" Asterion put his armor on, went back to his room and turned the television on And the lion­-headed anchor said "All this human anger is no match for us Sleep sound tonight, Asterion" "If there's one thing stronger than these mace­swingin arms It's these walls. It's these walls. If there's one thing thicker than this long dark mane It's these walls. It's these walls. If there's one thing harder than these steely black hooves If there's one thing more impenetrable than my bloody dreams It's these walls, and these walls are on my side" Oh Asterion watch out for two lovers with their weapons gone Oh Asterion someone's sailing toward you with a ball of yarn Oh Asterion watch out for two lovers with their weapons gone Oh Asterion someone's sailing toward you–
5.
It's not a secret It's not a secret It's not a secret society, society, society! (x2) M4M / NSA You're the MUSCULAR type I'm the one that got away You said you wanneda know what this leak was all about and I'm like search me – I donno – I guess it just slipped out! S ­L ­I­ P­ P­ E­ D, O­ U­ T – Slipped out! It's not a secret It's not a secret It's not a secret society, society, society! (x2)
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Asters 05:08
Tangle tangle, all your freckles and nerves in his double-­voiced tongue and his sentinel stance Now he must untangle (oh) his listening ear from your listening silver­-ringed ear We may not realize, but our bodies prepare yes our listening bodies prepare for this Tangle tangle, fibers gather at the core in the shape of a star In his coppery beard Each hair originates there, grows long, and surfaces, raw to the touch, a chrysalis right for a prince, (oh oh oh) Sparkle sparkle, such a shimmering mess It draws your eyes right in; it keeps you up pretty late In a year or so, it's gonna break down; the last spiderwebs disintegrate We may not realize, but our bodies remember how to knit with the threads of a loss I know a mother with a kingdom of yarn in the shape of her heart In her steadying hands Each thread beginning at one in her core (some harrowing change in recall) through her spinnerets out through her sleeves, it leaves We may not realize, but our bodies prepare yes our remembering bodies prepare for this Tangle tangle, fibers gather at the core in the shape of a star In his coppery beard Each hair originates there, grows long, and surfaces, raw to the touch, a chrysalis right for a prince, (oh oh oh)
8.
Drunk Dials 00:28
Sometimes I think they're all drunk dials Sometimes I think they're all the wrong number (They're all drunk dials) (They're all the wrong number)
9.
She doesn't do She doesn't do She doesn't do drugs and it's making us look bad and it's making us look bad He used to do He used to do He used to do drugs They don't have those in rehab Now he's out and it makes me mad when he doesn't drink with me I'm using some I'm using some I'm using some drugs "Caffeine" if you're my boss "Alcohol" if you're my mom Girl, don't start start doin' those drugs (more to go around)
10.
Poison Rings 03:51
Have another I slide the glass over to keep you here, keep you here A tray of cookies Homemade goodies They're all vegan – do you like my new apron? Why wasn't I born in the time of poison rings? Oh I fantasize about wearing such beautiful, lethal things Now we're kissing I think I'm winning It's just too easy to keep you here, keep you here And now that I've had my way with you There's only one thing left to do – Was it one sugar, or two? Sterling silver, turn yourself over Hidden compartment; that's how I did it Sterling silver Turn yourself over Sterling silver Why wasn't I born in the time of poison rings? I wouldn't be shy about wearing such beautiful lethal things I wouldn't be shy No, I wouldn't be shy I wouldn't be shy
11.
Someday things will be different Someday things will be different, I swear
12.
C'mon throw stones, witnesses – Who knows better? You're the king of my will in that sweater Let me stay Melt my skin Change the weather –one more night If this is what you say – smells like trouble Old hopes rise, dripping flesh from the rubble And you're so far, far from home – Love like Hubble One more day can't hurt C'mon throw stones, witnesses – Who knows better? Little downfall cries at your door Well, look who fed it And you're so far, far from home – Love like Hubble One more day could hurt

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released January 13, 2015

Katharine Seggerman - drums, banjo, vocals
Jenny Hansen - bass guitar, piano, vocals
Nicky Leingang - synthesizer, vocals

Recorded at The Sound Gallery in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Aaron Baum and Jacob Mullis. Mixed by Aaron Baum, Jacob Mullis, and Jacob Grun. Mastered by Rob Schlette at Anthem Mastering.

Roseate Spoonbill from The Birds of North America (1836) by John James Audubon. Design by Nicky Leingang.

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B.O.Y.F. Minneapolis, Minnesota

B.O.Y.F. (Before Others, Yourself Forever!) is a Minneapolis-based trio that makes "righteously weird" (reviler.org) pop songs about minotaurs, alternate dimensions, the NSA, and (of course) boys. Expect to hear groovy bass lines, ugly-hot synth noises, and gender-defying three-part harmonies, all dressed up in sequins. ... more

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