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HAHA YEAH

by Basic Printer

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Mechanical heartbeat Lovely flowing hair Rigid cold and fucked up Really one to care Mechanical heartbeat Lovely flowing hair Rigid cold and fucked up Really one to care I’m needing to love then I’ll push it away I’m needing to love then I’ll push it away Don’t need it baby It’s tricky to start ‘cause it spoils away I need it baby So lonely yet not, should be locked away So lonely yet not, should be locked away I’ll hurt ya baby I don’t need to start ‘cause I’ll rot us away I don’t need it baby Yet I dream of a love that’s Rippling with ease and care Could I take it there? Oh well I’m just not sure Lucky to be loved by one at all But we can’t start ‘cause you’ll just take the fall Mechanical heartbeat Lovely flowing hair Rigid cold and fucked up Really one to care I’m needing to love then I push it away I’m needing to love then I push it away Don’t need it baby It’s tricky to start ‘cause it spoils away I need it baby So lonely yet not, should be locked away So lonely yet not, should be locked away I’ll hurt ya baby I don’t need to start ‘cause I’ll rot us away I don’t need it baby Yet I dream of a love that’s Rippling with ease and care Could I take it there? Oh well I’m just not sure Lucky to be loved by one at all But we can’t start ‘cause you’ll just take the fall Could it be that it’s not real? Could it be that I suck? Are my standards too high? Oh well I’m just not sure Lucky to be loved by one at all So we can’t start ‘cause you’ll just take the fall Mechanical heartbeat Lovely flowing hair Rigid cold and fucked up Really one to care Mechanical heartbeat Lovely flowing hair Rigid cold and fucked up Really one to care
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I know you know me too well to know that I am doing badly Save me, tell me, I need to know I’m needed I need to know I’m healthy I’m begging for empathy, know me Too small, not tall, weakness emanates Leap of faith into your arms Catch me, please get me Lovely, please hold me by the shoulders I’m needing to get closer I’m needing to get warmer Tighter So sick, need it Give me everything Anything that I could need Please, take me Brush the dirt and the soot up off my shoulders Then take me to your shower, and clean my back biblically Maybe Our love is like a nurse carefully, tepidly checking in regularly ‘cept the patient role switches on the daily First it’s you, then it is me So who gets the good stuff today, ‘cause I’m scarred and feeling sickly And I need your loving quickly, regardless (A.J. Crew) I need it, I want it since we had started The center of attention, we flip reciprocal on it Please give me a shot of love and put it where my arm is And do it with a calmness Girl, you know that people feel different ‘bout (vaccines!) When I ask about you, reactions are past mean I ain’t think that loving you is controversy I just tell em stop it Cuz if you are a virus, in the future I can block it But I gotta be inside it in order for me to face it The rapid test results but is the printer way too basic? (Basic Printer) Always band aid, never antidote Never knows what it takes to solve this ailed body Honey, you know we are together You know we are conjoined Your heart poisons with mine Try
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You’ve been craving his words out my mouth, but I’m too cut to be around you Look what you do, I’m reeling Mind revs like a wheel now that I left you Sobs escape a trembling face When some pet sounds are humming Wouldn’t it be nice to live together? We could lay cuddled in the morn But I’m too torn to do it Never would have thought I could attract this Monumental lover of lore So much in store, grab it Oh, I swear nothing’s wrong with me, Oh, I swear nothing’s wrong with the Way you call and I don’t even answer Oh, I swear nothing’s wrong with me, Oh, I swear nothing’s wrong ‘cause we both agreed that it’s you and not me Oh, I’m terribly torn, honey Oh, I’m terribly torn ‘cause I’m Scarce of love and you gave me a glimmer Oh, I swear nothing’s wrong with me, Oh, I swear nothing’s wrong with me With me WIth me (But every single time that you try I get fucked) Wouldn’t it be nice to live together? We could lay cuddled in the morn But I’m too torn to do it Never would have thought I could attract this Monumental lover of lore So much in store, grab it Girl, I’m open wide We really tried My toxicity’s been checked at the front door Oh, I’ve been so patient, honey Oh, I swear nothing’s wrong with me With me With me (‘Cause every single time that I try I get fucked) You’ve been craving his words out my mouth, but I’m too cut to be around you Look what you do, I’m reeling Mind revs like a wheel now that I left you Sobs escape a trembling face When some pet sounds are humming Wouldn’t it be nice to live together? We could lay cuddled in the morn But I’m too torn to do it Never would have thought I could attract this Monumental lover of lore So much in store, just grab it
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Bored, and worse, fine with it I can trust to know That I will go and Give myself another dose of Everything I’m looking for Just give me two Days I’ll be rushing back To that Place Where I know I’m good and real & royalty & always seeking introspective Thoughtless streams That dawn on me Don’t need it but I’ll give it to me No matter what I do I always come back to it Never once Gotta wonder How many ways and how many times?
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Ever since you moved down the street I’ve gotten in the habit of driving by your house Every evening I didn’t know where you lived at first but I used context clues To find your Honda Accord Parked in the lot with the thing dangling from the rearview I do it because it’s the only way that I can feel connected We can’t be together We can’t even talk We can’t because it’s bad for me The third time time that I drove by, you were outside You didn’t see me, but I saw all the triggers The fit, the smoke, the dog The boyfriend And all I wanted was to get out of my car, Or beep the horn But instead I drove on Hyperventilating, wondering what the fuck’s wrong with me
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No, don’t look at me now, No, we’re gonna fall out, do not - No, I’m needing you now, do not go I need ya So, I’ll figure it out Wrap my wounds with a towel, twist it Tight and come back anew, ready to Be with ya I’m still bleeding out Razors out your mouth Give you so much doubt I never loved But this is love? Think I should get out No, don’t look at me now No, we’re gonna fall out, do not No, I’m needing you now, do not go I need ya Yup, you’ve given me grief, Yes, there’s never relief, but I’m Sure, you’re hurting inside, let me through I’ll give ya Anything you want Just to make this stop Everything I’ve got Should I be cold or hot? It doesn’t matter what Just don’t turn and run Run No, don’t look at me now, No, we’re gonna fall out, do not - No, I’m needing you now, do not go I need ya But I’m nearly dead Eyes still shot blood red Never needed Anyone to give me comfort Now you’ve gone and clipped my ankles and your consolation is the only thing I have No, don’t look at me now, No, we’re gonna fall out, do not - No, I’m needing you now, do not go I need ya So, I’ll figure it out Wrap my wounds with a towel, twist it Tight and come back anew, ready to Be with ya It just felt so rare Really seemed like You were scratching all my itches Now I’m left with burning bridges And a sickly feeling that my Best heart still breaks
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Been shook and tattered up lately No good and rattled up baby So tired and shriveled up, mayday Been shook and tattered up lately View me With hurt disrobed Fall into my world, forget the pain Want strife to be gone Don’t know why I don't know why You changed and cut me up baby So we’ll split and move along blankly Needing my love You’re needing it tough I’m needing your love But none is enough, no Needing my love You’re needing it tough I’m needing your love But you can never give me enough of it Needing my love You’re needing it tough I’m needing your love But you give it just to meet the quota There’s nothing left to be done I thought you could be the one But now it’s time to give up Been shook and tattered up lately No good and rattled up baby So tired and shriveled up, mayday Been shook and tattered up lately Lately Lately So rattled up, baby Been shook and tattered up lately Don’t know why I don’t know why You changed and cut me up baby So we’ll split and move along blankly (Cryptic One) It’s basic I printed it on the dot matrix Then put the paper next to the writing on the wall so you can face it, taste it The calm before the storm, soon the thunder rumbling loud Trauma I’m accumulating like cumulus clouds It's not hate that's precipitating, but there’s a relation And I’m awaiting for drier times but I’m losing patience And once the water settles my head will be below sea level I’m treading water with cement shoes and it’s stressful, dreadful This head full of dreams? Same head full of steam And sometimes things are precisely as they seem S-s-s-system overload I know the source of my growing woes Warts on the toad, we’re at that old tuning fork in the road Divergent routes & open eyes to see the truth And mute the root of these feedback loops I’m out the plane without the parachute The truth’s a simple riddle love Supply the answer with a simple shrug I’ve given up (Basic Printer) Your love was stronger than ever Brutal yet light as a feather Hurt me without even wanting Jack in the box, innocent, daunting Am I villainous? Or will you imagine anything That makes your world fit? Though you tried I know you tried And I know you’ll never find this true But I wish I could have stayed with you
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I’ll go I’ll be the one to leave I’m the one that’s so secure and beautiful, I’m fine, don’t mind me ‘Cause my ribs cage nothing worth wondering for It’s me I’ll be the one to leave I’ll take my gaunt sulk and stoned stare and slip right out, you’ll see ‘Cause my ribs cage nothing worth caring for When it is time you’ll say “I hope that he’s fine” Not give it a second thought, “I’m sure he’s got it all figured out” ‘Cause my ribs cage nothing worth caring for If they cage something at all

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released November 11, 2022

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experimental synthpop from Nashville, TN

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