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me & maybe you

by margarita obrien

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1.
the onion 02:54
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the onion There's no parking No parking on campus So I'll bike in this rain Down the bike path By the river Past the ducks and cranes You never know On the bike path What you might find There's an onion On the bike path That someone's left behind I get to thinking as I pedal faster I get to thinking about what you said I get to wondering what you were after I get a little lost inside my head There's an onion On the bike path That's what I said There's an onion on the bike path and now it's in my head I feel the layers peel, I pedal faster I hear the words you said, I felt the chop there's no resisting there'll be tears and laughter Sometimes the memories are hard to stop... now You're the onion On the bike path Just thought you should know... and I'm the onion on the bike path For someone else. It blows. No one can see my tears be-cause it's raining No one can know what someone's heart my do There's a zucchini in a prophylactic Guess there's no ridding me of thoughts of you! There's an onion And a vacuum On up ahead... and You're the onion on the bike path and you are in my head If you go biking please se-cure your groceries If you go loving please se-cure your hearts If you come bike with me who knows what we'll see With any complicated end it starts You're the onion On the bike path In case you didn't know... and I'm the onion on the bike path For someone else and so it goes
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the janky hammer blues 03:16
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the janky hammer blues Maybe you don’t think much How 'bout right to use me Proper methods and such You’re not the first to ruin me I got them janky Them janky hammer blues Yeah, I got them janky Them janky hammer blues Baby, I can’t help you if ya got a loose screw You can choke up my neck And have all the control I will give you just pecks Ya ain’t got no power no more If you want power You gotta give up some control You want my power You gotta give up some control You think you know how to hammer But, Baby, your banging ain’t got soul You can hold me from the back All the power in your hands But when you hear that thwack Your throbbing thumb will understand You feel my power But You ain’t got control Yeah, we got power But you ain’t got control You gotta find a place of balance, Baby Of balance in your soul Hit that nail on the head mmmph Think you know what I mean I know I ain’t a Fretz But I ain't jealous of your peen I’m just a hammer I'm feeling like a tool Yeah, I’m a hammer With them janky hammer blues Just cause I’m a hammer, Baby Don’t mean I’m gonna nail you.
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pseudonym 02:50
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psuedonym I am I am writing down a story And you're in it now You don't have to worry I've changed All the names So who knows if you're Jim or maybe Betty No one will know Except for me and maybe you I am I am not about to admit I'm still in it now I'll insist that this is fiction If someone asks So who knows if I'm Jen or part of Eddie No one will know Except for me and maybe you So who knows if we're Ever really ready No one will know Except for me and maybe you I am I am writing down a story Come be in it now You don't have to worry I change All the names
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erizos (the hedgehog song) 06:43
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erizos aka the hedgehog song I took a walk right at sunrise The ocean's calm and it's slack tide I lived so close to the beach I left the house with a snorkle There's so much life in the coral That I was ready to see.... The ocean's pink during sunrise There's so much beauty I might cry I took a moment to breathe.... and dig my toes in the white sand I think there's no one around and Then someone's talking to me He said Hola Chica Welcome to Costa Rica Eres bonita Would you like to rent an umbrella I know I looked like a tourist But I lived there, I teach English So I replied in his tongue I said Mira, mae Soy tu vecina Y ya me conoces No me recuerdas? Now I'm just realizing Maybe y'all don't speak Spanish No idea what I've said I really should learn to narrate From here on out I will translate More or less what we said I said Dude, I'm your neighbor You already know me I'm not a tourist So thanks but I'm okay He said he'd leave me to snorkle But first he just had to warn me The beach is unsafe today There must've been a storm at sea So watch your feet, please believe me The hedgehogs are everywhere I said, Hedgehogs He said Hedgehogs With a very earnest face I said, Hedgehogs?! He said Hedgehogs They really hurt to step on He said they make some good eating But that their spikes could be poison Be careful walking the beach Though I'm a woman of logic I pictured hedgehogs on beach towels They rented an umbrella Those Hedgehogs Poison Hedgehogs Their beachballs would deflate Do hedgehogs even live here or are they on vacation? He left me doubting my Spanish I shook it off just to start fresh Returned my sights to the sea I donned my flippers and snorkle and as my face broke the surface There were hedgehogs surrounding me.... Hedgehogs Tons of hedgehogs Unbeknownst to me There's Hedgehogs Little hedgehogs There are hedgehogs in the sea
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sing like a girl 04:23
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sing like a girl I can't believe in this day and age what You would say to me when I come off the stage “That was alright, girl, That was okay, but Don't you think it might sound better this way” “You could sing like a girl You should sing like a girl Bet you'd sound alright if you sang like a girl” What are you getting at, man, you sound like a twat It’s ironic at best I somehow don’t pass your test I don’t know what you mean, am I singing too low well hell that’s just where my voice wants to go “You could sing like a girl You should sing like a girl Bet you'd sound alright if you sang like a girl” I could wear a skirt or a low cut shirt But I don't think that'd change my vocal range or What my voice wants, or what my words say So you best get used to me Singing this way Wait, so, Prince can sing like a girl But not Nina Simone? And I don't sing like a girl? Man, My mind is just blown – I bet you rarely are I’ve a female default but have you heard of gestalt Pussy, lipstick, and heart I'm more than the sum of my parts and I don’t know what you mean, Are my lyrics unclean? If my language gets rough Can I not have a muff? I can sing like a girl This is me singing like a girl I think I sound alright When I sing like a girl (which is all the time!) I can tell you’ve got beef, turns out I’m veg I’ll think of you when I queef, or I’m trimming the hedge Your gender norms are passé, So you'd better make way They will soon be extinct so If you're gonna talk, think And you know maybe you should think like a girl If you think at all And I will sing like a girl Never make myself small When I sing like a girl We should sing like girls I never really wrote an end to this song I just kinda I pictured it fading out or something Ain't that just like a girl.
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hot spot 03:39
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hot spot My pup she has a spot She just can’t leave alone And I know how she feels That dog without a bone That dog without a bone It gets hard not to scratch That overwhelming itch When underneath your skin The nerves start to twitch The nerves start to twitch It’s a hot spot to find yourself in It's a hot spot and she's tearing in It's a hot spot, Don't know what to do It's got us feeling blue And, baby, how bout you? As soon as I remove That wicked cone of shame She'll tear right through her skin Aren’t we all just the same We ain't got no shame? Those teeth can feel so good Relief starts sinking in You know it's going deep Is this pain a sin? This must be a sin... It’s a hot spot We find ourselves in It's a hot spot and I'm diving in Hot spot the itch is intense you stop making sense Let madness commence With tooth and nail we go Lord knows it feels so good We know the wounds will show You still know you would Hey, maybe we should.... Hot spot, Doodle y doo Hot spot, Me and you Hot spot, I think she needs medicine Oh, What a state we're in! Oh, What a state we're in!
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hey, jenny 05:30
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Hey Jenny When I started college I was still an awkward teen Sure I was tight with knowledge But social people weren’t my scene I tried to be congenial And I tried to make some friends But even if you’re keen you’ll Pro’bly trip up in the end Hey Jenny. Hey Jenny I met a guy he’s older Went by the name of Scott He’s confident and bolder But a good listener he was not Scott’s in most of my classes I see him every day While I’m matching all his sasses He usually gets his way Hey, Jenny. Hey, Jenny. (And Scott said) Hey, Jenny, did you do the assignment? Hey, Hey, Jenny, do you know what this line meant? Hey, Jenny, Hey, Jenny. I said, hey man my name's not Jenny He said okay Jennifer No, I think I’ll call you Jenny A shorter name's what I prefer Hey, Jenny, can I see what you're drawing? Hey, Hey, Jenny, do you hear the muses calling? Hey, Jenny, Hey, Jenny. Maybe he thought it flirty I found it kinda rude I couldn’t quite correct him Ruin the patriarchal mood Hey, Jenny, did you go to see that movie? Hey, Hey, Jenny, Did ya think it was groovy? Hey, Jenny, Hey, Jenny, So I let him call me Jenny Past the point of no return And for months now I've been Jenny Don’t know how he didn’t learn Hey, Jenny, you sure are looking pretty Hey, Hey, Jenny, do you think I’m witty Hey, Jenny, Hey, Jenny, Then one day Susan walked in Hey Margarita How ya been? And Scott he just starts laughing Certain she is mistaken Her name's Jenny Why'd you call her Margarita? You know Jenny... You been drinking señorita? Hey, Jenny. Hey, Jenny. Well I told you I was awkward Maybe never more than then I said a name's just a word He might as well have called me Ben Margarita Man I knew your name was too long Margarita It does't fit into my song. Hey Jenny.... oh well...Margarita How is that even a name? Margarita I will never be the same Hey Jenny..... Margarita
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waves 02:07
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Waves When the waves are crashing 'round Can't tell what is up from down And you try to make a sound you must save yourself you Suck that danger into you Holy smokes, you're turning blue Light is coming into view to escape this wreck and When you're there Floating on air You can see All life can be Panic settling back in Sweat is beading on your skin Someone overwound your pin can't release yourself you Spin through thoughts inside your head Know you'll never get to bed Hold on tight to that loose thread You could unravel and When you do You'll make it through You will see All life could be Listening will be your task you're the one you need to ask how to tear away the mask to reveal yourself, if you are just a little brave You will catch another wave Don't let doubt make you its slave Take a big deep breath and Then you're there Floating on air You will see All you can be
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love potatoes 04:16
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Love potatoes I found A feeling Heart’s pounding Loud I’d bet it’s fleeting But that’s allowed Adorable humans in my world and piles of love potatoes As every story comes unfurled We tend to lose our halos But I don’t mind I know we’ll shine Move steady forward Light fire to fear This time the reward is  Just that you’re here Wonder how we’ll fall through this world  If we will make an impact Thoughts can get lost down trails that twirl Things could get really abstract But I don’t mind I know we’ll shine We had a moment Simple and good Who knew it could be so Misunderstood  Maybe this song has gone off track Where are my love potatoes I’ll spend the time I can’t get back To find what we’re really made of But I don’t mind I know we’ll shine Adorable humans in my world and piles of love potatoes As every story comes unfurled We tend to lose our halos But I don’t mind I know we’ll shine
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cracks 05:37
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Cracks Do you remember... how you.... ? In the beginning.... when I would..... ? Has it been that long? I wonder.... Since we were laughing together like we always did. I didn't know you.... when you.... Before you knew me.... I would always... I had to see you....that time And then you hit the floor hard when I walked in And time it keeps running Our thoughts take us back The light that is coming Will shine though this crack You couldn't see me.... so I.... Though we were frightened... we never... You couldn't show me.... so we.... Really one can't tell what will be from what used to be And time it keeps running Our thoughts HOLD us back The light that is coming Will shine though this crack Now I don't know you.... and she.... But when I'm dreaming... you tell me.... I wake and wonder... if I..... Before I float back to so-called reality And time it keeps running Our DREAMS take us back The light that is coming Will shine though this crack From your perspective.... was there.... Now when you see me... you never.... It doesn't matter... but I.... Can hear the clock tick and wonder what that really was... There's bells that need ringing the sun's at my back This song that I'm singing Will shine though my cracks

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Margarita's debut album will have you pondering produce, doubling over from double entendre, and, with luck, singing along.

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released February 21, 2020

produced by Cullen Vance Creative

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Margarita O'Brien Eugene, Oregon

Margarita rediscovered her musical roots when she found a guitar in the house she was housesitting in the rain forest in Costa Rica during rainy season.

Soon after the ukulele stole her heart away.

In a developing style she likes to call quirk-folk, she writes songs of her life, stories for which you may have been an unwitting muse, encouraging words, and the saddest happy songs she can muster. ... more

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