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    Includes the 2 studio outtakes plus 2 solo acoustic versions and an exclusive 6-minute video from the studio showing the recording of "Leave Yourself Alone."
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    Limited edition 7" of Ton Papa plus a 11x17 poster. Includes a high-quality download of the 2 studio outtakes from the vinyl plus 2 solo acoustic versions and an exclusive 6-minute video from the studio showing the recording of "Leave Yourself Alone."

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Lately…I’ve been calling…for your head…for your head How gently…you remind me…to connect…make friends If only I could borrow your eyes I see the worst in it I see the worst in it If only I could borrow your eyes You see the best in it You see the best in it Been wading…through a river….of cement…compliments You shame me…for complaining…won’t let me forget…won’t let me forget If only I could borrow your eyes I see the worst in it I see the worst in it If only I could borrow your eyes You see the best in it You see the best in it I got so good at getting so upset You’re the only one who snaps me out of it I got so good at getting so upset You’re the only one who calls me out on it I got so good at getting so upset You’re the only one who snaps me out of it If only I could borrow your eyes…
2.
Like an acrobat on high wire You’ve been balancing for the longest while 10,000 hours you’ve spent practicing But you’ll fall eventually in spite of your denial Everybody here just wants to love you Better leave yourself alone So skilled at sifting out the negative That sour aftertaste is dripping from your lips Remember what you said you’d never be? It’s already happening, you know it is, you don’t believe that… Everybody here just wants to love you Better leave yourself alone Every second is a new mistake Every kiss is another heartbreak Every chance comes a little late It’s all the same, it’s all the same How can someone so true and smart... Be so good at falling apart? You say nobody understands I know, I know, that’s exactly how I am Better leave yourself alone (Everybody here just wants to love you) (Hey, what do you know…like father like son.)
3.
Lately…I’ve been calling…for your head…for your head How gently…you remind me…to connect…make friends If only I could borrow your eyes I see the worst in it I see the worst in it If only I could borrow your eyes You see the best in it You see the best in it Been wading…through a river….of cement…compliments You shame me…for complaining…won’t let me forget…won’t let me forget If only I could borrow your eyes I see the worst in it I see the worst in it If only I could borrow your eyes You see the best in it You see the best in it I got so good at getting so upset You’re the only one who snaps me out of it I got so good at getting so upset You’re the only one who calls me out on it I got so good at getting so upset You’re the only one who snaps me out of it If only I could borrow your eyes…
4.
Like an acrobat on high wire You’ve been balancing for the longest while 10,000 hours you’ve spent practicing But you’ll fall eventually in spite of your denial Everybody here just wants to love you Better leave yourself alone So skilled at sifting out the negative That sour aftertaste is dripping from your lips Remember what you said you’d never be? It’s already happening, you know it is, you don’t believe that… Everybody here just wants to love you Better leave yourself alone Every second is a new mistake Every kiss is another heartbreak Every chance comes a little late It’s all the same, it’s all the same How can someone so true and smart... Be so good at falling apart? You say nobody understands I know, I know, that’s exactly how I am Better leave yourself alone (Everybody here just wants to love you) (Hey, what do you know…like father like son.)

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Features two unreleased full-band studio outtakes from the 2011 album, Aide Memoire, along with solo acoustic versions of each song, and an exclusive 6-minute video from the studio showing the recording of "Leave Yourself Alone."

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released November 1, 2011

Produced, Recorded & Mixed by Jason Cupp
Recorded at A.R.C. in Omaha, NE (July 27-August 3, 2011)
Songs Written by Val Emmich (Pezeaters Music BMI)
Photography by Ian Witlen
Design by Val Emmich

Val Emmich - Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitar
Dave Bassiri - Electric Guitar, Lap Steel, Vocals
Rob Fitzgerald - Bass, Vocals
James Stahon - Electric Guitar
Kevin Walters - Drums, Vocals

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Val Emmich Jersey City, New Jersey

Singer-Songwriter / Novelist / Actor

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