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The Weather Was Fine

by Boots Porter

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1.
Winnebago 04:54
Look at me now 16 going on 21 felt so long ago Look at me now The circle is finally closing up on another age Look at me now I’m getting ready for the next big change to come Please see me now I’m doing so much better than the last time I saw your face But I don’t dream anymore I don’t dream anymore Look at me now Remember when I saw a girl in a place I’d never been She looked nothing like you But she’d seen so much more than you’d believe It wasn’t this time The idea of time was frozen still like the waters beneath me She was so innocent In a way, I guess she reminded me of... me But I don’t dream anymore I don’t dream anymore Wake me up to a different story We’ll buy a Winnebago Never thought I’d know what love was But we’ve grown so old
2.
I wanna’ move out before I get too old Before my mind goes numb and my heart grows cold I wanna’ find a place where they’ll nurture my soul And I wanna’ move out with you I wanna’ get out before I let you in Before the world comes crashing at the gates again I wanna’ start anew in a brand new place But I wouldn’t mind if you did too I wanna’ swap hedges for neon lights Some that don’t work but that’s alright Not enough room for two lounge chairs But that’s alright by you We’ll hit some bars on each Saturday If you’re not working and if I’ve been paid Unless you wanna’ see some other friends And in that case, I guess I do too But on these nights When you’ve been crying I’d go backwards ‘round the world Just to know you’re gonna’ be alright And all these lies You’ve been keeping We’ll pack away for the night If they’re gonna’ start another fight The fridge has been broken for about a week Your boss keeps calling and you’re losing sleep I think he’s got a thing for broke employees Or maybe he’s just got a thing for you (I don't know) I’m not being jealous, but it just ain’t right You’re bending over backwards for this fucking guy I wanna’ go and scrape my keys along his car But I won’t do it if you don’t want me to I wanna’ turn my music up so damn loud That the bastard downstairs can’t hear us shout The rent’s due on Monday but you bought a TV I guess that’s okay by me She said “I don’t wanna’ hurt you but I’m seeing some guy Who you’re gonna’ hate just because he’s nice If it doesn’t give you grief in the middle of the night Then it’s not enough for you” But on these nights When you’ve been crying I’d go backwards ‘round the world Just to know you’re gonna’ be alright And all these lies You’ve been keeping We’ll pack away for the night If they’re gonna’ start another fight We'll pack away for the night 'Cause they're gonna' start another fight I wanna’ move out before I get too old Before my mind goes numb and my heart grows cold I wanna’ find a place where they’ll nurture my soul And I wanna move out with you
3.
If you jump I won’t catch you If you run I won’t run by you And if you leave I’ll just let you I’ll abandon all I’ve got But I know that all I got is you There was a man Who lived inside me You took his hand And look, honestly You taught him things He’d never learned But now his world is tossed and turned All his foundations tumbling down Are you proud? I should know what I am But it’s plain to see That there’s a woman in the mirror Staring back at me And I don’t understand No I don’t understand him I don’t understand at all There is a man You’re forgetting to mention He’s got your number And your attention What he has Can’t be measured By the pseudo-scientists Or calculated online tests And I can tell my asking is pestering you But I know what we had It’s a shame to see How a love can crash and burn so easily But I know I never had you I know I never had you I won’t ever get near you again ‘Cause I don’t understand you I don’t understand No I don’t understand you at all All I know is I never had you I don’t understand But I won’t ever get near you again And I don’t understand No I don’t understand you I don’t understand you at all
4.
(You) 05:07
Cried myself to sleep last night Now I won't be safe come morning light 'Cause I miss you Yeah I miss you Deep down I know you're not right for me You use manipulative tactics and I swear defeat 'Cause I miss you Yeah I miss you Now this bed Has your body outlined and your Scent lingers On the sheets that are thrown upon the floor Fuck, I miss you Bump another hit And I’ll say “God Damn” Took an adrenaline shot To the chest to get myself over you Better get myself over you Ran away playing In a rock 'n roll band But every face in the crowd is somebody who looks A lot like you But never really you And I said That I'd never go back there again But I dreamt About you and I making amends New Year's Eve It came and went Now I'm on the same couch As the night I spent here with you But not really with you Been about a year since we started this game I just hope you think of me and I'm not insane For thinking of you Now this bed Has your body outlined and your Scent lingers On the sheets that are thrown upon the floor They’re stained red Since you sliced me back open, now your Bruised fingers Scrape my heart and they rattle my bones Fuck, I miss you
5.
How to wreck someone's day: Tell them that you love them Only to follow it up with Telling them it's all over How to wreck someone's day: Take their happiness As an attack on you Not being able to find your own It's how to wreck someone's day How to wreck someone's day: Build a bridge of trust Only to knock it down When they walk upon it How to wreck someone's day: Be a hero Tell them you'll always be there Then walk away That's how to wreck someone's day How to wreck someone’s day: Fall in love Break a heart Patch it up Tear apart Walk away Find another one that you want Tell them lies Tell them truths Keep them guessing Till you're through Then repeat And watch them crawling on back to you
6.
Melatonin 05:26
I'm addicted to loneliness There's nothing in my life to cause concern I'm afflicted by coffee-stained sheets My body is breaking more every day There's nothing I wanted to hear you say I'm afflicted by shades on my bed Got no prescription to melatonin My system check failed registration day No coffee-cup stains taking up my bed Her hair's summer blonde And I'm winter; dulled down I'm pulling up as she's pushing me Sometimes she compliments my dress Too bad she's taken And I'm taken by sheets With red stains from inkblots and doppler breeze No manicured nails scratching my broken seams Got no prescription to melatonin My heart's on the line and the chopping board No manicured nails scratching up my bed
7.
Galaxies 03:27
Sometimes I wish My body was water I'd make my way through any crevice My whole body Collapsed into water It has no shape Except what you make of it Sometimes I think My mind is an ocean It might make sense From the right point of view Sometimes I wish My mind was a river instead I think your heart Is made up of galaxies No limit to what you could conjure I think your veins Are a little like time Keeping you running But it will be the end of you I think this love It could be a dream 'Cause I could wake up at any moment Maybe this love Is a little out of our league Check my pulse as the clock strikes twelve Another day in my mortal shell I imagine your hands on my neck And suddenly this life seems worth it Bringing you such pleasure in my demise Sometimes I wish that I was stronger
8.
Rain on my windowsill That’s where I’ll start ‘Cause words seem to fail me On a heart torn apart We talked about love & art When we were together But conversation fizzled up When we saw the weather was fine We saw the weather was fine Coffee shops, noodle box I still remember Two ghosts in an alley The first time we made out Your lips were like wine But at the time, I hadn’t tasted it Still, you let me go on Believing in all my bullshit You believed all my bullshit Under the blankets We’d conduct investigations With my phone on vibration That’s too much information I’d like to pass it off as just infatuation But there’s nothing like being in love When you’re on Medication Nothing like being in love when you’re on medication I heard you moved to Melbourne Actually, I’ll clear the air I know you moved to Melbourne ‘Cause I google your name here and there - you’ll be happy Well, as much as you can be If you still like the same things You probably still like tragicomedies You probably still like tragicomedies You probably still like them I can’t help it I probably still like them too
9.
Hello cutie I’m glad you came I’ve been missing the feeling that you bring Hello lovely You bring me pain, but I’m feeling so alive again I’m feeling so alive again Yeah, I promised I’d never go back But here you are and here I am Told all my friends I’d never see you again But you’re a happy accident on my skin A happy accident on my skin You’re a pain but I let you in (Giving me something better You’re giving me something better) You’re a lover on my skin (Giving me something better You’re giving me something better) And now I won’t see you again (Give me something better You give me something better) You’re already fading from my skin
10.
He asked if I could take you home I thought I had more self-control Tom Waits on my car stereo I dropped you off but you didn’t go You said that I could come inside I should’ve declined but I said “alright” Showed me all the music that you liked And now your hand’s creeping up my thigh This isn’t who I really am Some urge is coming from within You pull me close enough to damn What kind of mess have I stepped in? I’ve played it backwards through my mind Slow motion thoughts but in real time I wish I could leave it all behind But when it comes to desperate, I’m the paradigm Told you it had been a long time since Someone thought me worthy to lock lips I was gonna’ leave with just “goodbye” Why did I turn around, why did I catch your eye? This isn’t who I really am Turn off the lights, shall we begin? Moments of weakness let you in And now you’re etched beneath my skin We fuck around with all our friends Now I can’t seem to make amends This vicious cycle knows no end But I’d probably do it all again I’m better in the dark

about

It's finally here.
We started tracking this thing in September of 2017, finally applying the finishing touches in February of 2019.

This is an album about your twenties. Lovers coming and going, self-realisations and the suspicion that time is beginning to repeat itself. These ten tracks are the culmination of almost ten years of songwriting leading up to this point, and I'm so ready to move on to whatever the next thing is.

Fire this album up, go for a long drive, and just remember-
The Weather Was Fine.

credits

released April 1, 2019

Recorded and mixed by Geoff Mullard at RTN Studios Mayfield

Mastered by Taylor King

Front cover photo by Brendan Conicella
Back cover polaroids by Maddie McNeill

featuring live tracking by

Anthony Te Rangi (drums)
Andy Jones (drums on "Melatonin")
Brayden Porter (guitar/vox)
Chris Feehely (bass)
Lachlan Morris (guitar)
Matt Godfrey (bass on "Melatonin)

and overdubs by

Brendan Conicella (backing vox)
Courtney Hardwick (backing vox)
Liam Dixon (backing vox)
Jono Smith (violin)
Madi Smith (keys/backing vox)
Nick Allan (saxophone)
Phoebe Carter-Swain (backing vox)

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Upbeat music for downbeat people & vice versa. Rose-tinted glasses supplied at the door.

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