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Buildings vs. People

by Zapruder Point

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'Building vs. People' is the first of four records to be released in 2012 as part of the Zapruder Point Record Club. It features the creepy campfire song "Lisa Pruett Will Have Her Revenge on Coventry" and the wall-of-sound-on-a-budget thumper "Get on With It."

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released 06 March 2012

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tags: alternative home recording indie folk lo-fi singer-songwriter Chicago

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Zapruder Point writes more to understand than to be understood. Since he's an oft-confused guy, this can mean quite a haul ... more for any given year. In 2012, he's releasing a 7-inch record for each season. The Winter edition -- the 'Buildings vs. People' EP -- is available in vinyl and digital format at zapruderpoint.bandcamp.com. less

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Track Name: Come for the People, Stay for the Buildings
COME FOR THE PEOPLE, STAY FOR THE BUILDINGS

you used to lay in parking lots and feel for all the cracks
you used to throw divining rods to see if they'd come back
with all of that incentive for to while away your days
but it's not a reason to stay
and you need a reason to stay

you used to crawl the strip until the stars sputtered out
you used to stare at buildings with an open shirt and mouth
and there is still incentive for to while away your days
but it's not a reason to stay
better find a reason to stay
Track Name: Lisa Pruett Will Have Her Revenge on Coventry
LISA PRUETT WILL HAVE HER REVENGE ON COVENTRY

oh the safety lights
perching above
the loading docks and
the sea of faded lines
rimmed by the shops
all shuttered and still
it's a lonely island
it's almost silent

and from the ashes of her parents' smokes
she will rise, she will rise
casting shadows across a dead food court
she will rise, she will rise
and eat us all and eat us whole

oh the dirty walks
that wind around
the picnic tables
where all the crickets call
long after dusk
when we're not allowed here
the smell of petrol
it's almost natural

and daubed in coppertone and clearasil
she will rise, she will rise
in a funnel cloud of sleeping pills
she will rise, she will rise
dressed in ticket stubs and cable bills
she will rise, she will rise
and eat us all and eat us whole
Track Name: Get on With It
GET ON WITH IT

had a kind of rough one today
where i wish i had nothing to say
i had a will but there wasn't a way
to get on with it

one minute freaked out and bored
then in the next one i fall on my sword
toy prizes galore
get on with it

everybody's seen what i've probably seen
everybody's been what i might could've been
but then tomorrow never knows what it means
get on with it

maybe it's true that eternity's near
and we can't help but feed a culture of fear
but if that's too big to fail that's too big to revere
get on with it
Track Name: Exterior, House
EXTERIOR, HOUSE

the music stabs like it's picking up litter
somebody's gone where they shouldn't have gone
they're out by the pool and they're picking at splinters
all the ink and the metal just drowns in the sun

when we return it's interior, closet
soaking in velvet down to the floor
with a carotene face and a serial fidget
she addresses directly that she wants it more

and i'm not sitting here to make any friends either
with the abyss of her raccoon eyes forlorn
i'm just waiting to watch her being born on camera
i just wanted to watch her being born
Track Name: Come for the Buildings, Stay for the People
COME FOR THE BUILDINGS, STAY FOR THE PEOPLE

you used to blast at anyone you couldn't stand to lose
you used to do a lot of things that maybe you still do
so enjoy your long weekend with the models made of clay
but it's not a reason to stay
don't make a move just concentrate