Santa Monica

by Owen FitzGerald

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If my last record - “A deep clean you can count on!” - was a puke on the side of the road, my version of Santa Monica is a gulp of hot water from a bottle I forgot was in the car. I still feel awful, but at least the taste is out of my mouth. If “A deep clean you can count on!” was a movie, my version of Santa Monica would play through the credits and I would smile, but just barely, as I drove a convertible through the desert at sunset.

Full release notes here: www.sleepycatrec.com/scr025-1-santa-monica

lyrics

I am still living with your ghost
Lonely and dreaming of the west coast
I don't wanna be your downtime
I don't wanna be your stupid game

With my big black boots and an old suitcase
I do believe I'll find myself a new place
I don't wanna be the bad guy
I don't wanna do your sleepwalk dance anymore

I just wanna see some palm trees
I will try and shake away this disease

We can live beside the ocean
Leave the bar behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the bar behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die

I am still dreaming of your face
Hungry and hollow for all the things you took away
I don't wanna be your good time
I don't wanna be your fall-back crutch anymore

Walk right up into a brand new day
Insane and rising in my own weird way
I don't wanna be the bad guy
I don't wanna do your sleepwalk dance anymore

I just wanna feel some sunshine
I just wanna find some place to be alone

We can live beside the ocean
Leave the bar behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the bar behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die
Watch the world die

credits

released May 19, 2023
Written by Art Alexakis

Guitar - Owen FitzGerald
Vocals - Owen FitzGerald
Harmony - Libby Rodenbough
Drums - Saman Khoujinian
Percussion - Owen FitzGerald
Slide - Daniel Fields
Synth - Saman Khoujinian

Mixed by Saman Khoujinian
Mastered by Saman Khoujinian

Cover art design by Owen FitzGerald, Nelle Dunlap, Gabe Anderson
with photos by Shannon Kelly

Produced by Owen FitzGerald

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Owen FitzGerald Raleigh, North Carolina

Southern Gothic alt-folk from central NC.

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