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  • Title: Days Like These
  • Artist: Trex
  • Timespan: 2001
  • Theme: multitracking on the road
  • Length: 77:15
  • Tracks: 10
  • Lyrics: 2
  • MP3s: 10 play all locally
  • Rating: rate this album

Track List

# title lyrics time download listen started recorded rating
1 Arps - 1:07 download listen locally - 2001-06-21
2 Junek - 1:52 download listen locally - 2001-06-21
3 Junke - 4:08 download listen locally - 2001-06-21
4 Euthenasia lyrics 0:11 download listen locally - 2001-06-21
5 Sloppy Chimey Trance - 4:35 download listen locally - 2001-06-21
6 Sloppy Tragic Trance - 4:31 download listen locally - 2001-06-21
7 Ten Minute Trance - 10:00 download listen locally - 2001-06-21
8 Totem Trance - 1:41 download listen locally - 2001-06-21
9 Twinkle Trance - 2:21 download listen locally - 2001-06-21
10 Days Like These lyrics 46:49 download listen locally - 2001-06-29
Total 77:15 play all locally album rating:

Notes

I was back in the Pacific Northwest, and very happy. It had taken me four days to drive to across the country to Bellingham. My next step was to look for an apartment. I finally found one in the best location in town, but had to stick around for a few days to finalize things.

Meanwhile, I explored the area on foot and snuck into the college's practice rooms. I recorded the first several piano improvs on the same day that I recorded "Marathon".

After I secured the apartment, I drove north up the Alcan to Alaska. I visited Seward (where I hiked Mount Marathon), and then, while on the road to Homer, had an interesting idea: I played back "Marathon" on the car radio and sang along to it, recording with the dictaphone. The result is "Days Like These".

These were some of the happiest days of my life. I had a job, a place to stay, and an entire summer vacation in front of me. I was travelling, meeting people, and making music all at the same time. It really doesn't get much better than that.

Songs

Arps

I recorded this and the next several songs on a piano in Bellingham during my third Pacific Northwest trip.

This particular track is a bunch of arpeggios. Zzz.

Junek

I recorded this in June. I don't know what the "K" means, though. Maybe it's a pun on "junk"?

The music is melodic, but kinda boring and cheesy. I wish the rhythm were stronger.

Junke

This starts like "Arps" part 2. As if we really needed more along those lines...

But then it gets a semi-solid pattern going, and it's not too bad. Nor too good. Just so-so.

Euthenasia

I think I was recording over some of the lamer piano bits. I was trying to keep my voice low because I was in a college practice room.

Lyrics to "Euthenasia":

this is called euthenasia
now let's go ahead and switch now
  

Sloppy Chimey Trance

More repetitive, jangling noise. Unsteady and rather boring. Not cool.

Sloppy Tragic Trance

More boring trance, this time with darker, "tragic" chords. It sounds a little too reminiscent of "Christmas in Cancun" for my tastes.

Ten Minute Trance

This is exactly ten minutes long. Aside from that, it's pretty nondescript. Repetitive, non-melodic, more an exercise in stamina than anything else.

Totem Trance

This was supposed to sound tribal. It didn't. Fortunately, I got tired of it pretty quickly.

Twinkle Trance

Repetitive high chords, not too bad in theory. In practice, kinda zzz...

Days Like These

This consists of two tracks, recorded on separate days. The piano part is "Marathon", which was recorded in Bellingham, WA. I was listening to it in the car when I was driving in Alaska from Seward to Homer. I started to sing along, and decided to record the result with my dictaphone. The result is this epic, heartfelt waste of tape. :)

Note: Although this contains profanity, it'll take you several minutes to find it. That's several f--king minutes of your life. In other words, you'll have to really work in order to get offended, so if you manage to get offended, it's your own f--king fault. Have a nice day.

Lyrics to "Days Like These":

driving towards homer

days like these
and every time i have days like these
??? days like these
and every so often days like these
??? days like these
and when i ??? days like these
and ??? days like these
and i want my days like these
and then i want my days like these
there's a ??? to days like these
??? solution
??? working ???
i'm ???

i try to analyze everything
i try to analyze everything
i try to analyze everything
try to analyze everything

and then along come days like these
and then along come days like these
and then along come days like these
and then along come days like these

and now i'm driving towards a really cool place
somewhere?
and now i'm driving towards a really neat place
???

and then along come days like these
and then along come days like these

along

once in a while i get days like these
i don't wanna spend them in ???
once in a while i get days like these
how i spend them is all up to me

how i spend them is all up to me
how i spend it is all up to me
??? wow

the kenai river is blue blue green [4x]

and along come days like these     [2x]
the kenai river is blue blue green [2x]

along come days like these
and along come days like these
the kenai river is blue blue green  [2x]

and then along come days like these [4x]

the kenai river is blue blue green  [4x]

and then along come days like these [4x]

the kenai river is blue blue green  [4x]

and then along come days like these [2x]
??? more days like these
??? more days like these
??? more days like these

??? days like these
??? more days like these
??? more days like these

the kenai river is blue blue green [4x]

??? more days like these
??? more days like these
???
??? more days like these

the kenai river is blue blue green [2x]
???
i want more days like these
how i want more days like these

??? for days like these
??? for days like these
i hide away for days like these
??? for days like these

i forsake everything
for days like these days
i ??? everything
i ??? days like these

i'd give away everything
??? more days like these
i'd give away all my things
for a hundred days like these
i give away everything
for more days like these

??? more days like these
??? more days like these

??? days like these
???
days like these
more days like these
days like these

the kenai river is blue blue green
???
the kenai river is blue blue green
i look at mountains and the big ??? trees
???
i look around at everything
the kenai river is blue blue green
???
??? days like these
??? for days like these
??? for days like these
??? days like these
???

my head hurts
my tongue hurts
my face hurts
my legs hurt

my knees hurt
my arms hurt
???

my tongue hurts
my head hurts
my lips hurt
my face hurts

???
days like these
??? more days like these

i gotta get me more days like these [6x]

how can i get me more days like these

oh how i want more days like these
oh how i want more days like these
gimme more ??? the everything, the everything
gimme me all ???       for days like these
???                    for days like these
i'll save away         for days like these
i'll give up girls     for days like these
i'll give up ???       for days like these
i'll give up money     for days like these
i've give my computers for days like these
i've give my music     for days like these
i'll give my ???       for days like these
i'll f--- my job       for days like these
i'll f--- my job       for days like these
i'll work away         for days like these
i'll slave away        for days like these
how can i get me      more days like these
i just don't want me  more days like these
all i want is         more days like these
all i want is         more days like these
i want more days,     more days like these
i want more days,     more days like these
how can i get me      more days like these
???

please tell me now
please tell me now
please tell me now
please tell me now

??? more days like these

???

i gotta get me more days like these
i gotta get me more days like these
how do i get more days like these
how do i get more days like these
just tell me now, just tell me how to get them
just tell me now, just tell me how to get them
just tell me now, the recipe
just tell me now, the recipe
just tell me now, the recipe
i wanna have the recipe

i want the recipe for days like these
gimme the recipe for days like these
??? for days like these
i want the recipe for days like these

i want the ?? and i want the trees
???
just tell me how i get 'em
just tell me how i get 'em
just tell me how i get 'em

please tell me now, please tell me now
please tell me now, please tell me now

please tell me now, please tell me now
please tell me now how do i get 'em
please tell me now, please tell me now
please tell me now how do i get 'em

please tell me now, please tell me now
please tell me now how do i get 'em

???
??? more days like these
??? more days like these
all i want is more like these

please tell me now, please tell me now
please tell me now, please tell me now
...

please tell me now i want days like these
please tell me now i want days like these
please tell me now gimme the recipe
please tell me now gimme the recipe

???

they're all around, they're all around
they're all around, they're all around
days like these

???

???

i'm travelling in the kenai
up here in alaska
i'm travelling through the kenai
up here in alaska
i'm driving through the kenai
up here in alaska
i'm driving through the kenai
carrying me through in alaska

??? kenai
??? alaska
???
oh
oh
oh yeah
oh yeah
...


i'm driving on the road to homer
i'm driving down the road to homer
i'm driving down the road to homer
i'm driving down the road to homer

i'm driving down the road to homer
i'm driving down the road to homer
i'm driving down the road to homer
i'm driving down the road to homer

gonna sleep in the car in homer
gonna buy some food in homer
gonna sleep in the car in homer
gonna buy some food in homer

i'm driving down the road to homer
i'm driving down the road to homer
i'm driving down the road to homer
i'm driving down the road to homer

gonna sleep in the car in homer
gonna eat ??? in homer
gonna sleep in the car in homer
gonna go to ??? in homer

gonna have some fun in homer
gonna have some fun in homer
gonna have some fun in homer
gonna have a fun time in homer

gonna eat in the car in homer
gonna sleep in the car in homer
gonna have a fun time in homer
gonna have a fun time in homer

gonna eat and sleep in homer
gonna eat and sleep in homer
gonna ??? car in homer
gonna take some pictures of homer

gonna have a fun time in homer
gonna have a fun time in homer
gonna have a fun time in homer
gonna have a fun time in homer

gonna have a fun time in homer
eat and sleep and ???
gonna have a fun fun time homer
eat and sleep and ???

??? in homer
gonna have a fun time in homer
gonna have a fun time in homer
gonna have a fun time in homer

gonna sleep in the car in homer
gonna eat real nice in homer
gonna ??? in homer
gonna ??? in homer

gonna have a fun time in homer
gonna ??? in homer
gonna have a fun time in homer
??? in homer

gonna have a fun time in homer
gonna have a fun time in homer
??? to homer
??? in homer

gonna have a fun time in homer
gonna have a fun time in homer
gonna have a fun time in homer
gonna have a fun time in homer

??? homer
gonna home some fun in homer
gonna sleep in the car in homer
gonna some time in homer

gonna ??? homer
gonna ??? homer
gonna have ??? in homer
gonna have ??? in homer

i'm gonna have some fun in homer
i'm gonna have some fun in homer
i'm gonna have some fun in homer
i'm gonna have some fun in homer

gonna try ??? in homer
gonna try ??? in homer
gonna ??? in homer
gonna ??? in homer

gonna have a fun time in homer
???
gonna ???
??? to see

gonna have some fun time in homer
??? in homer
gonna have some fun time in homer
??? in homer

gonna have ??? in homer
gonna stare at the sea in homer
gonna take some pictures in homer
??? in homer

gonna have some fun in homer
gonna have some fun in homer
gonna ??? in homer
gonna eat some ??? homer

gonna have some fun in homer
gonna have a good time in homer

i gotta get back to the rhythm of everyday
i gotta get back to the rhythm of everyday
i gotta get back to the rhythm of everyday
i gotta get back to the routine  of everyday

but the key is to ??? of everything
as i travel it's impossible ???
the key is to take those routines
to sculpt them into something admirable and beautiful

the key of everyday happiness is everyday optimism
and the key of everyday optimism is everyday routine
and the key of everyday routine is routine that you respect
and the key of everyday routine that you respect is responsibility
and productivity
and creativity
and a little bit of sociality
all of those ts
you need ts
to get ???

the key of everyday happiness is routine
and ???
oh the key of everyday happiness is a routine and ???
oh the key of everyday ??? is a routine you don't want to weaken a bit
??? and people
and ???
get the ???
get the ??? routines ???

bask in happiness
bask in happiness
bask in happiness
bask in happiness
...
gonna bask in happiness
gonna bask in happiness

long time
in homer
gonna bask in happiness
gonna bask in happiness
gonna bask in happiness
gonna bask in happiness
...
in homer
???
??? routine
???
the key is ??? routine ???
??? success ???
and the payback ???
and the payback ???

it's a ??? up here in alaska
the payback is a worthy investment
the sights here to the people here are worthy
???
??? up here in alaska
??? up here in alaska
???
she must be nice enough to accept my invitations
she must be nice enough to accept my limitations
she must be nice enough to accept my invitations
she must be nice enough to accept my limitations
???
she must be nice enough to accept my limitations
she must be nice enough to accept my invitations
she must be nice enough to accept my sense of humor
she must be nice enough to accept my ??? humor
she must be nice enough

she must be nice  enough to accept my invitations
she must be smart enough to accept my limitations
she must be nice  enough to accept my humor
she must be smart enough to have her own humor

she must be nice  enough to accept my invitations
she must be smart enough to accept my limitations
she must be nice  enough to accept my humor
she must be smart enough to have her own humor

she must be nice  enough to accept my limitations
she must be smart enough to accept my invitations
???
she must be
she must be
she must be
she must be
...
???
yes, i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving
yes, i'm still driving this car
yes, i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving
yes, i'm still driving this car
yes, i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving
yes, i'm still driving this car

yes, i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving
yes, i'm still driving this car
yes, i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving
yes, i'm still driving this car
i'm still driving, yes

i'm still driving

yes, i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving
yes, i'm still driving this car
yes, i'm still driving, i'm still driving
i'm still driving in the car
i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving, yes,
i'm still driving this car
i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving, yes,
i'm still driving this car
...

i'm not dreaming, yes, i'm still driving, yes
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, yes, i'm still driving, yes
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, yes, i'm still driving, yes
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, no, i'm still driving, yes
i'm still driving this car

i'm not dreaming, yes, i'm still driving, yes
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, yes, i'm still driving, yes
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving, yes
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving, yes
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, no, i'm still driving, yes
i'm still driving in this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving

i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, no, i'm still driving, yes
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, no, i'm still driving, yes
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, no, i'm still driving, yes
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving
i'm still driving in this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving
i'm still driving this car
i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving
i'm still driving this car