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2021

by ZeCoop

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I know you're tired, but hear me out I've got a lot of things to be mad about there's a bunch of stuff I need to get off my chest I'll start you off with something small and then pile on the rest if you're equal to the test then may I please request... I know you're bored, but wait a while there's a ton of other grievances on the pile your eyes are rolling and you can't disguise that nothing that I've said is a shock or even a surprise and you wish you'd got supplies a milkshake or some french fries anything to keep you conscious while I keep on cracking wise and I know I sound obnoxious but I won't apologise you took my hand, led me away said you had plenty of time, just not today I couldn't protest, you had the right I know my tales of woe would have kept you up all night so I didn't put up a fight and before my thoughts could scatter I headed home to write surely my opinions matter? I am large and strong and white and you must hear my insights and so it ends, as all things must a book deal and a signing tour. it's only just with my new earnings, a brand new car to park outside maison de you know who my parents are cinema room, private bar at the front door a gold star from the advance for my memoir and I know it makes you bitter but you won't get very far if you’re not verified by twitter then you're not on my radar does it make you feel even shitter that you don't have your own brand of cigar or employ your own outfitter? well I bid you au revoir...
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You must be new around here Let me give you a word of advice…. Head down when you come around here Eyes low when you come around here Don’t smile when you come around here The vultures circling…. So head down when you come around here Eyes low when you come around here Don’t smile when you come around here The vultures feed on open hearts Boy, you’ve been warned That not every corner of the world Is looking for a helping hand And where I’m from You’re only worth What you can demand Or the price that you command Head down when you come around here Eyes low when you come around here Don’t smile when you come around here The vultures circling They know a fresh foal on its own Is only a matter of time So head down when you come around here Eyes low when you come around here Don’t smile when you come around here The vultures feed on open hearts Just like yours So keep it closed So boy, don’t be brave I’ve eaten bigger hearts than yours Folded in tortillas But because I find it sweet How you tipped your hat to me And called me senorita And because my own heart still must have A little glimmer of sympathy left I’ll give you fair warning But I’ll only say this once So lean your fresh young ear to my lips And heed this: Head down when you come around here Eyes low when you come around here Don’t smile when you come around here The vultures circling They know a fresh foal on its own Is only a matter of time So head down when you come around here Eyes low when you come around here Don’t smile when you come around here The vultures feed on open hearts Just like yours So keep it closed Don’t let them see that you’re afraid And I won’t let them see me watch you walking away Head down! Eyes low! The vultures…. Boy… Boy…
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what's that, on the TV that turns you, into a zombie all I did, was turn it off I guess I'm in luck, you haven't got a molotov you're right, it's your bedtime don't look at me like I have crossed a line I know that life, is unfair please don't tell me that you have to share to care and we're not going to back down and we're not going to back down you might not like, the things that I watch but you've got no right, to put me on a stopwatch I just want to watch it, one my time and your draconian measures don't quite fit the crime I'm not showing, my hand and I'm treating my feet like there stuck in quicksand your so horrible, you are the worst I feel my head is about to burst and we're not going to back down and we're not going to back down I'm gonna poke, poke the fire there's a truth, that we have to confess when it comes to this only mother knows best we'll brush our teeth get ready for bed dry our eyes from the tears that we shed Hold back, take a moment find a way to find atonement and before we close our eyes we, we, both say sorry!
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Sometimes I feel disillusioned By this life's incessant games Sometimes I feel so confused that I forget my own first name Sometimes I get irritated By the injustice all around Sometimes I get overwhelmed and feel so lost, and then I'm found I have your love I have your hope I have your arms You help me, give me strength to cope Some days are an uphill battle And it seems I'm losing pace Some days are a constant struggle And I feel like a hopeless case Some days I end up in pieces Need some reassembling now Some days it just doesn't happen And I start to wonder how Stuck in spirals in my head Lying sleepless in my bed Hope for better days instead Lying sleepless in my bed I have your love I have your hope I have your arms You help me, give me strength to cope
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When I was young And had more flair (and had a lot more flair) I spent some time In the principal’s chair School for me Was a monstrous drag I acted out And my grades sagged (and my grades just sagged) Back I went in the principal’s chair I went back into the principal’s chair The teacher didn’t Bother to take roll (care to take the roll) So I skipped class And took a stroll (and I took a stroll) Back I went in the principal’s chair I went back into the principal’s chair On the golf team I took some strokes (I went and hit some strokes) And while I played I had some smokes (Yes I had some smokes) I went back into the principal’s chair Back I went in the principal’s chair I seemed to get right into the teacher's hair, so Back I went right into the principal’s chair When I graduated And got out of here The teachers gave a great big cheer (The teachers got up and gave me a great big cheer) I went back into the principal’s chair Back I went in the principal’s chair I seemed to get straight into the teacher's hair, so Back I went right into the principal’s chair (Lyrics is parenthesis are for the repeats)
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Walking down a snow lined field Are you suffering now? Icicles hang off your chin Its only nature somehow So close your eyes and count to ten Can magic beam you elsewhere then Stronlling dfown a sunset beach all the suffering goes Gentle ukes on a sound drenched breeze so far from home I'll try to make it there with you I'll close my eyes and dream it to we know we'll always find a way then we will have found our island place So now , dream of the ocean life Somehow, hammocks are all in line We will swing, to the magical island breeze Magical island breeze Then one day retirements here is this reality? (Or a dream) You two sweethearts have new beginnings are we really free? you'll see Go fly on that big silver bird to places seen but never heard you'll find me waiting at the pier to toast that new found freedom with a cheer So now , dream of the ocean life Somehow, hammocks are all in line We will swing, to the magical island breeze
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Been inside for days And it feels I’m in a haze Bliss of grocery store Since days are such a bore Dreams without a mask Are the nude dreams of the past Wake up in a cloud Headlines form a shroud No more crowded trains that make me feel insane Stars chill out in peace Neon lights, flicker release Coke machine in lot Send signals to space bot Pluto waits there strong Planets hum a happy song Space echoes send ships of synths To islands that spin swirly myths Dream of palm tree walls Instead of shopping malls Shiny plump rice balls Footsteps, empty halls Toss coin at the shrine Which fortune will be mine? Fade in Fade out Breathe in Breathe out Sunlight, moonlight, starlight, bar light, car light, dark night, heart light, sleep tight Been inside for days And it feels I’m in a haze Bliss of grocery store Since days are such a bore Dreams without a mask Are the nude dreams of the past Wake up in a cloud Headlines form a shroud No more crowded trains that make me feel insane Stars chill out in peace Neon lights, flicker release Coke machine in lot Send signals to space bot (2021 Holly Lanasolyluna)
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Believing, I keep believing, I keep believing this is a zero-sum game Feeling, I've got a feeling, a stupid feeling your happiness takes mine away And so I smile, pretend to smile for the things you did I'm not as big as you think Not as big as you think I am Turns out my jealousy is hard to tame Pulling at its leash to lunge into my face Threatened, I think I'm threatened, seems like I'm threatened by how amazing you are They say that we're in the gutter but only some of us are looking up at the stars Or are we lobsters in a bucket trying to pull each other down from the lid I'm not as big as you think Not as big as you think I am Turns out my jealousy is hard to tame Pulling at its leash to lunge into my face Petty, I think I'm petty, I guess I'm petty for feeling shitty and mean Pretty, you're just so pretty, and just so popular, so much more talented than me I've got Schaden-fucking-freude, you're such a nice girl, such a lovable thing I'm not as big as you think Not as big as you think I am Turns out my jealousy is hard to tame Pulling at its leash to lunge into my face And even though I tried to be As kind as you've always been Turns out my jealousy's a wild beast Ripping out my lungs for its unholy feast I'm not as big as you think I am I'm not as big as you think I am
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I’m digging deep into my soul to learn the lessons I forgot, There so many diamonds here, I gettin' pretty lost, I’m afraid I melted away in your hands again, The comfort of the sun feels like sandpaper on my skin. This burning sensation of loneliness tears up my self control, My gnarly tears fall from a strangers face and opens up the door, A folly drip drop filling up my lost identity, And here comes all the messy questions… Oh, who will I be now? Am I no longer me now? Is there another way? You see, I crawled from a dark and dreary dream. I hurt more deeply than this hole I’ve dug myself in, Don’t get too close to my flame it’ll make your head spin, I’ve got a mouthful of flowers and they giving me cavities, I don’t know how earth can deal with all this gravity, Can’t shake this pain even though I am a dog And everyday is the same, I’ve got so much hope it’s a funny game, All these fake burning dreams It smells like tomorrow, All I’ve ever wanted was to heal this sorrow. Lift me out I think I’m ready now Please hold me steady now I’m gunna give it one more try Because I’ve learned that I’m so much bigger than the things that wanna swallow me, And I know that the skin surrounding me is all that I need, It’s all I need to be free And it’s okay to be me.
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I can't go back I can't go back Grasping for words, I don't know how I've got nothin, nothin now Turnin the pages, press rewind But it's all I can find My head is only in one place It's been going on for days My heart is stayin' in this space But I can't fall into these ways Can't seem to keep the feels at bay It's been going on for days Just wanna keep it on replay But I can't fall into these ways
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Operator: "Operator - what number please?" Caller: "MARket-2741" Operator: "Thank you. Connecting..." The rest is a mystery you'll need to investigate! 😀 (ZeCoop: p,s, Market rhymes with Carpet - just ask Elvis Costello!!) 😉
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He walks along a road so grey Colours rise on the instep The 9-5 repeating brain the only way is defensive He cannot suffer cos he smiles like cheshire cats on a mouse train can he break a mind ingrained Thats the question So go and answer now I'm within me this is so clear I can't feel me everyday in everyway its killing me now So you won't see me When i need it I won't dream it Everyday in everyway I don't find the key Looking at my past revealed Why you keeping on repeating Who you are in their glazed eyes is only you if you make it Breaking patterns frees your brain Discover all that is inside only you can stop the pain Don't hide it now And let the party begin Am i within me? Its no so clear Can i feel me? everyday in everyway there's maybe a light Maybe see me when i need it I could dream it Everyday in everyway its now within reach I am here see It is so clear I can feel me Everyday in everyway its coming for me Now you see me I don't need it I can dream it Everyday in everyway i'm grabbing the key Grabbing the key
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You know I’m sick Of all the shit That you keep saying And I am sick Of all the games That you play Like this hurt Is a line That you can snort and be fine And you don’t Give a fuck What you pay You think you Can keep on pushing And we won’t want To push you back You think everyone else Is the problem And we should all Cut you some slack But this line’s Not a snort Of cocaine It’s the line Where you stop And get the fuck off the train Cuz the stories you tell They’re not worth the hell you create And it’s not your vampires That I want to eviscerate Don’t crawl back Into the shadows Stand right there In the light Cuz if you stay where Everyone can see you There’ll be no one left For you to bite Cuz we’re done With your snort of cocaine This is the part Where we stop And kick you off of this fucking train Cuz the stories you tell They’re not worth the hell you create And it’s not your vampires That we want to eviscerate Cuz a life Ain’t a snort Of cocaine This is the part Where you stop And get the fuck off this train Cuz the stories you tell They’re not worth the hell you create And it’s not your vampires That we want to eviscerate Eviscerate Eviscerate Eviscerate (2021 - Leslie Hudson)
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Procrastination - is all I’ve got going on Procrastination - is all that I’ve got I know I’ve got things to do but I don’t wanna I don’t wanna Too many things for me to choose so I’m not gonna I’m not gonna Procrastination - is all I’ve got going on Procrastination - is all that I’ve got Procrastination - is all I’ve got going on Procrastination - is all that I’ve got So many things piled on my plate I don’t have time for it Don’t have time for it I would feel better if I made a start But I don’t have energy Don’t have energy I know that it’s not half as bad as I’m imagining But still I find so many way to put off doing anything So put me on a deadline You know I need a deadline So put me on a deadline You know I need a deadline So put me on a deadline You know I need a deadline So put me on a deadline You know I need a deadline So put me on a deadline You know I need a deadline So put me on a deadline You know I need a deadline So put me on a deadline You know I need a deadline So put me on a deadline You know I need a deadline Procrastination - is all I’ve got going on Procrastination - is all that I’ve got Procrastination - is all I’ve got going on Procrastination - is all that I’ve got
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Blueberries for remembering what isn’t yours to know Fennel on the dawning sky for taking it back when the birds come flurrying home I don’t want the wind to breathe, I want the ground to shake I don’t want the seeds to sprout, I want the earth to break Paper cups of coffee and the charger for your phone And the tiniest snip of the lining of something you own I don’t want the sun to burn, I want it to go black I don’t want the rain to hurt, I want the sky to crack I don’t want the morning dew, I want the creeping rot I don’t want the world to turn, I want it all to stop If you were to go, I wouldn’t know If you weren’t here, I wouldn’t care
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Light of Night (Y Noson Deffro) - V1: Trwy’r dyddiau hir Yr oriau’n symud yn rhydd Dyma’r amser dwi’n gofyn Beth ydyn ni’n ei wneud? Mae’r dyddiau hyn yn hir blynyddoedd hedfan heibio Rwy’n gwybod na fydd yn hir Cyn i chi adael CHORUS Ond tra bydd y noson yn deffro Dyna rwy’n weld eich goleuni Tra bydd eich llygaid yn gorffoes Yna yr wyf yn d’addoli A tra bydd y noson yn deffro Dyna rwy’n weld eich goleuni Tra bydd eich llygaid yn gorffoes Yna yr wyf yn d’addoli V2 Rwy'n cofio'ch cam cyntaf A’r tro cyntaf i chi siarad Pob un o’ch brifo A phob ymladd â’ch brawd Mae’r dyddiau hyn yn hir blynyddoedd hedfan heibio Rwy’n gwybod na fydd yn hir Cyn i chi adael CHORUS Ond tra bydd y noson yn deffro Dyna rwy’n weld eich goleuni Tra bydd eich llygaid yn gorffoes Yna yr wyf yn d’addoli A tra bydd y noson yn deffro Dyna rwy’n weld eich goleuni Tra bydd eich llygaid yn gorffoes Yna yr wyf yn d’addoli V1 Through these long days Where the hours move as they will This is the time I ask myself What are we doing? The days are long but the years they fly by I know it won’t be long before us you leave… CHORUS But when the night is waking That’s when I see your light Then when your eyes are resting I know that it’s you I adore… And when the night is waking That’s when I see your light Then when your eyes are resting I know that it’s you I adore… V2 I remember your first step And the first time that you spoke Every one of your hurts and every fight with your bro… The days are long but the years they fly by I know it won’t be long before us you leave… CHORUS But when the night is waking That’s when I see your light Then when your eyes are resting I know that it’s you I adore… And when the night is waking That’s when I see your light Then when your eyes are resting I know that it’s you I adore…
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My fists clenched tight But I’m unraveling I still got bite But I’m unraveling I pushed away all guilt and pain But I’m unraveling All zipped up closed But I’m unraveling My anger glows But I’m unraveling I stripped away all sense of shame But I’m unraveling Fraying strands unwind Rotting fabric crumbling It’s too late to cry help me Bitter knots untied Nothing to hold on to And my mouth is dry I’ll stand my ground While I’m unraveling Just one more round While I’m unraveling I’ve lost my heart I’ve lost my name
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(Chorus) So many things That make life great I’ll try to list them On my slate I like to see My team play ball It’s fun to be in Symphony Hall (Chorus) I like to read A favorite book Love breakfast in Our little nook (Chorus) It’s fun to play The family games I feel good learning New friends’ names Movies, plays, and Conversation News about our Mighty nation (Chorus) I love my wife And her beef stew And don’t forget I sure like you (Chorus)
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I know we could have been great But it feels like too much at stake I ought to show you a sign I’ll just sleep it off this time I’ll just sleep it off this time Hopes high, head low Think yes, say no Decide, denied I’ll just sleep it off this time Turn on, tune out Self worth, self doubt Top of... nevermind I’ll just sleep it off this time I know when you want to talk We tend to run out the clock I’d wake up if I were inclined I’ll just sleep it off this time I’ll just sleep it off this time I just don’t want us to rock the boat Won’t what we avoid still stay afloat? At least that’s what I’d like to think I’d rather drift away than sink You know we’ve been here before And we could settle the score If I’d speak the back of my mind I’ll just sleep it off this time I know we could have been great But it feels like too much at stake I ought to show you a sign I’ll just sleep it off this time I’ll just sleep it off this time... (Burr Settles)
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Sabrina says that I’m too uptight Sabrina’s always staying out all night Sabrina’s always got a boy to take home Sabrina can’t stand being alone And when the pretty people lose She don’t know what to do Cuz she’s prettier than me And she’s prettier than you But sometimes even us monsters Get a winning hand And I can’t stand when she acts Like being pretty is all she has Sabrina likes the crème de la crème Even though Sabrina’s vegan Sabrina likes the best of the best Sabrina lets me clean up the rest But when the pretty people lose She don’t know what to do Cuz she’s prettier than me And she’s prettier than you But sometimes even us monsters Get a winning hand And I can’t stand when she acts Like being pretty is all she has Oh she can’t stand to lose And I can’t stand to see her cry She won’t let me win And she won’t let me kiss her eyes So she takes a bottle Locks the door And finds somebody Who’ll treat her as bad as she feels Cuz no matter the cost Sabrina always closes the deal Sabrina says that I’m too uptight Sabrina’s always staying out all night Sabrina’s always got a boy to take home Sabrina can’t stand being alone
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hey there baby you're looking so fine be my heavy metal valentine in that lace and leather sublime be my heavy metal valentine hey there baby won't you give me a sign be my heavy metal valentine I'm still waiting on the line be my heavy metal valentine i am no one's employee. i am not on your team i know what I want I know what I need give me the mic and let me scream hey there baby you're looking so fine be my heavy metal valentine in that lace and leather sublime be my heavy metal valentine hey there baby won't you give me a sign be my heavy metal valentine I'm still waiting on the line be my heavy metal valentine i am here to fill your needs, i will fulfill all your dreams i know what you want i know what you need so come on baby lets go to the extreme hey there baby you're looking so fine be my heavy metal valentine in that lace and leather sublime be my heavy metal valentine hey there baby won't you give me a sign be my heavy metal valentine I'm still waiting on the line be my heavy metal valentine
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Download of the album includes five bonus tracks, including two 4-track cassette collaborations, an alternate "unplugged" version of Heavy Metal Valentine and two instrumental versions of songs before they had vocals added.
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All of these songs were written in February 2021, as part of February Album Writing Month (fawm.org). It is a global online challenge to try to write 14 songs in the 28 days of February. Sounds crazy, but it is very fun. I have participated since 2011.

My favorite part of FAWM has been meeting amazing artists all over the world, getting to know them (remotely, which seems so normal now), and writing songs together. For me, this typically works with me writing a song, and sending it to someone to add lyrics, vocals and potentially other instruments. It is an amazing thing to see a song you have written be transformed into a complete work of art.

THANK YOU to all the amazing people that wrote songs with me this year!!

I wrote songs in collaboration with twenty different artists this year. Sixteen of those were songs co-written with one other person and a number of them were 4-track cassettes that were written one track at a time, with the cassette mailed to the next person to come up with the next part.

I look back each year at the songs that were created and just am amazed. I don't know where this stuff comes from, but I sure love trying to find more!

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released April 24, 2021

Artist info/links are in the song credits.

**In order of appearance**
Vom Vorton - England
Ashley Brewer - USA
Michael Szymanski - England
Alex Klages - Canada
James Cooperider (my dad!!) - USA
Karlos Harrison - England
Santa Dharma - Japan
Huan-Hua Chye - USA
Bijou Basil - USA
Sciren - USA
EmKayDeeBee - England
Leslie Hudson - Canada
Helen Robertson - England
Leo Lennox - New Zealand
Liz Frencham - Australia
Rob Cooperider (my brother!!) - USA
Eric Agner - USA
Patti Fetz - USA
Burr Settles - USA
Elesimo - USA

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ZeCoop Kalamazoo, Michigan

I love playing music and keep learning new instruments. My songs are in a wide range of styles, from indie-rock to surf, to folk to rock to electronic... I never know. I record at home in a studio I put together in a spare room. I work (via the web) with a lot of vocal/lyric collaborators from all over the world.

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