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Dad's Favorite Ex
02:56
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I gave back your clothes & your baseball hat
We said our goodbyes & called it that
I never thought to keep it casual
‘Cause stayin’ friends never felt natural
But there’s just one little problem
& I don’t mean to be stalling
But since the day of our final kiss
Oh God, I don’t know how to tell you this
You’re still my dad’s favorite ex
Think he’s thinkin’ that you’re coming back someday
Good luck to whoever comes next
When he asks about you every given Sunday
I have no intention of getting back together
But I think my father hoped we’d last forever
Still my dad’s favorite ex
I was never gonna tell you
But I think you always knew
When he still takes your calls like they’re life & death
The picture on his wall of us is the only one left
You’re still my dad’s favorite ex
Think he’s thinkin’ that you’re coming back someday
Good luck to whoever comes next
When he asks about you every given Sunday
I have no intention of getting back together
But I think my father hoped we’d last forever
Still my dad’s favorite ex
I’ll be walking down the aisle with somebody new
They’ll say “speak now” & he’d stand up for you
You’re still my dad’s favorite ex
Think he’s thinkin’ that you’re coming back someday
Good luck to whoever comes next
When he asks about you every given Sunday
I have no intention of getting back together
But I think my father hoped we’d last forever
Still my dad’s favorite ex
Still my dad’s favorite ex
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2. |
The Rule
02:58
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I was cryin’when I scrambled for my keys
The night you texted me and told me just to breathe
& I shoulda seen it coming - you don’t know a thing about me
& I find myself chasing you ‘round town
& I lose my footing on the sinking ground
I shoulda started runnin’ the first time you let me down
I let you into my bed & my house & my car -
It didn’t take me very far
I always say that this’ll be the last time, but
Now I’m fallin’at the top of the climb
I’m just a fool
I guess I thought you were an exception to
The Rule
Now I’m sitting by your doorstep in the cold
& you used to smile when you said I was bold
But I’m biting my tongue & I’m pocketing cards that you fold
You’ve beaten my soul til it’s no longer whole
So I think you should know
I always say that this’ll be the last time, but
Now I’m fallin’at the top of the climb
I’m just a fool
I guess I thought you were an exception to
The Rule
But I’m exhausted & I’m hurting
& you barely let me get a word in
How can you claim this was working?
I always say that this’ll be the last time, but
Now I’m fallin’at the top of the climb
I’m just a fool
Ain’t it all too cruel?
I always say I won’t let it break me apart
But every time I lose my head & follow my heart
I’m just a fool
I guess I thought you were an exception to
The Rule
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Eulogy (Interlude)
00:50
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The back alley of my mind is self-indulgent
Grasping for control, my hand is severed
When deciding between fear and anger,
I choose both, resentful of my options
So now, we gather here today
Paying tribute to a love long lost
I’ll pick flowers for my own funeral because,
After all,
What is grief if not love with nowhere else to go?
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4. |
Bad Habit
03:37
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Push and pull, give and take
Break it up - my mistake
Give in, fan the flame
Change your hair, change my name
Cause I love you & you love me
Like two ends of a magnet
But I love you like a bible
While you love me like a bad habit
Broken heart, muscle pain
Topical lidocaine
Liquid gold; fill the cracks
Then watch my sky collapse
Cause I love you & you love me
Like two ends of a magnet
But I love you like a bible
While you love me like a bad habit
When I need you, then mislead you
Then I’ll tell you how I would bleed for you
Guess you won’t know what you’ve lost til you don’t have it
Cause I love when you love me like a bad habit
Cause I loved you & you loved me
And I swore that we could have had it
But I loved you like a scripture
While to you, I was comforting sadness
When I’d need you, then mislead you
Then I’d tell you how I would bleed for you
But I guess it was fun while it lasted
You all alone in the pews as I’m sprawled in a casket
Guess you finally know what you’ve lost cause you don’t have it
Cause I loved you
When you loved me
Like a bad habit
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5. |
Fun
03:17
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We were nineteen, sitting by the pool at a hotel
Two kids in worn out shoes, we had nothing to lose
Back then, we thought we’d already gone through hell
Two kids feeding into misery - I guess the rest is history
& now, you say that we’re through
Say I have to get over you
But I still remember it all
Baby, can you still recall
Sneaking out past eight, tellin’ our parents we won’t stay out late &
Hittin’ up every party - neither of us took home somebody
Lyin’to all our friends - if only we had known back then
& you can say I was not the one, but
You can’t say it wasn’t fun
You can’t say it wasn’t fun, fun
You can’t say it wasn’t fun
We were twenty two, hidin’where nobody could see us
& I guess that I was blind, cause now you’ve lost your mind
But you’ve created this war
I guess I always loved you more
& I still think you’ll change your tune
Cause you know I still think about you
When we were
Sneaking out past eight, tellin’ our parents we won’t stay out late &
Hittin’ up every party - neither of us took home somebody
Lyin’to all our friends - if only we had known back then
& you can say I was not the one, but
You can’t say it wasn’t fun
You can’t say it wasn’t fun, fun
You can’t say it wasn’t fun
Fun to break a couple rules
Fun to run around like fools
Fun to fall so hard it hurts
& tell you I’d die for you
Fun, I guess, when you look through the rearview
Sneaking out past eight, tellin’ our parents we won’t stay out late &
Hittin’ up every party - neither of us took home somebody
Lyin’to all our friends - if only we had known back then
& you can say I was not the one
Oh, you can still say that after all we’ve done
But you can’t say it wasn’t fun
You can’t say it wasn’t fun, fun
You can’t say it wasn’t fun
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Cammi McDermott Boston, Massachusetts
Influenced by artists spanning pop, rock, folk, & country styles, one thing is certain-whether acoustic or sonically embellished, her songs are raw, unfiltered, & most importantly, authentic. Relatable & down to earth; Cammi is the queer “every-girl”, exploring the intersection of grief and love candidly; writing about her relationships with people, the world around her, and of course, herself. ... more
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