More Guitars of an Equal or Greater Size (Big Guitars II)

by Ryan Norwine

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"Yo. It's 12:11 A.M on Friday, June 20th, 2022; doin' it big... Crybaby Studios, Capital Hill, Seattle, Washington... doin' it live... I'm drinkin' wine... I brought pajama pants into the studio, to be comfortable while I get lit; lit Thursday night, doin' vocals... This the shit you're gonna hear forever, man! I'm capturing a moment, disseminating it worldwide. From Seattle, Washington, Crybaby Studios, 2022, it's Big Guitars! Ryan Norwine, Big Guitars! Doin' it big, doin' it... Guitars... Hey! Crawl out from where you were..." "ok..." HEY COME OUTTA THERE YAH! CRAWL AROUND ON THE FLOOR HEY TURN DOWN THE GAIN YAH! WHEN YOU CAN'T BE BORED HEY COME OUTTA THERE YAH! WHEN EMOTIONS ARE THE FLOOR LIFE'S BLAZED ALONE IN HERE YAH! LEAVE YOUR HEAD AT THE DOOR CLIMB THE HILL, ALONE AGAIN YAH! CITY LIGHTS ARE ALL ON THE SCORE PLEASE COME OUTTA THERE YAH! I'M NOT TIRED ANYMORE WHEN EMOTIONS ARE THE FLOOR YAH! TENSIONS NEVER CEASE, THE PAIN IN YOUR BACK PLEASE COME OUTTA THERE YEAH, WE'LL PLAY IT FAST OR WE'LL PLAY IT BACK AND PLEASE COME OUT(of)TA THERE YEAGHAHH! (crawl around, crawl around) CRAWL AROUND ON THE FLOOR "take it and suck it all the way up, ciphen it off, arrange it all for yourself, run away and then go go go go go go go go go, fly fly fly away; lots of days in the past six months I've been feeling really fucking sad and hopeless, and I don't know what I'm supposed to do anymore except have everybody cordon it off, siphon it all for themselves, keep it all the way in their own little corner, siphon it off, jump up, fly away, run run run and go go go go go go go go go; lots of evenings I've been going outside because I need to say all of my thoughts out loud" HEY, COME OUT-TA-THERE YAH! DON'T LEAVE, I'M LIVING HERE YAH! KEEP TABS IF YOU'RE SURE IF WE KEEP SCORE, IT'S BEYOND BELIEF YAH I'M NOT TIRED ANYMORE HUGH!
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"ehrm, ha ha ha ha... it's Big Guitars!" WE'RE ALL LOSING ON THE WAY HERE, AND, EVERY OUTCOME IS FORGONE AND I WILL ALWAYS USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AS LOUD BE AS LOUD ITS AWAYS SO DEMORALIZING ON THE WAY HERE EVERYTHING IS FALLING UPON, FORGONE THE OWNERSHIP CAN NEVER CRUSH OUR SPIRITS NO MATTER HOW HARD THEY TRY BECAUSE WE WILL ALWAYS USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO POINT OUT THE TRUTH, EXPOSE THE LIE PRIVATE PROPERTY IS FOR FASCISTS, AND I WANT TO SEE THE OTHER SIDE EXCLUSIVE VIEWS ARE FOR FASCISTS, AND I WANT TO HAVE THE WHOLE HILL BE OPEN ALL THE WAY AROUND NOT ONLY IN A TINY SECTION PRIVATE PROFITEERING IS FOR FASCISTS AND I WANT TO SEE TWO HUNDRED YEARS IN THE FUTURE WE'RE OVERWORKED AND ALWAYS ON THE WAY HERE EVERYTHING IS FALLING APART FORGONE I'M TIRED OF "CONTRASTING VALUES" AND I'M TIRED OF MY FRIENDS BEING TIRED I'M TIRED OF NEEDING TO TELL YOU YOU'RE FUCKING WRONG THIS IS HOW IT ALWAYS GOES THIS ALWAYS THIS ALWAYS WILL GO WE'RE ALL LOSING ON THE WAY HERE AND EVERYTHING IS FOR-FUCKING-GONE FORGONE AND I SAY WE SHOULD ALWAYS USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AS LOUD BE AS LOUD YOU'LL FIND ITS SO DEMORALIZING ON THE WAY HERE EVERYTHING IS FALLING AWAY FORGONE TOO FAR GONE TO BE SAVED! This is how it always will go.
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"it's big guitars..." What do you do when you strongly resent the state of the world, but you love being alive? I've been going and, Trying to figure myself out. I've been going and, Trying to interrupt softer tempos, Finding a healthy outlet for anger In running and in art. I've been more on the nose than ever I have. Somebody who I liked, once told me That we will keep on learning and growing until this place burns to the ground And now, I've turned the page that I can't go back. Yes, I do think that it's worth being frustrated at things that are outside of our direct control. Youthful esotericism has only a short lifespan, And a friend of mine told me that I contain multitudes And now I will try to never be afraid again. What're we supposed to do when everything is under the control of elitist greed? And every day I've been Breathing in order to not go insane. And somebody who I used to see quite often once told me, That the only way the 90's were better was in how the oceans weren't yet boiling, And it made me upset. Yeah! What do you do when you hate the world but love being alive? (what do you do when you hate the world but love being alive) What're you supposed to do when you realize more and more the parts of the world That were expli- (p)on purpose designed without you in mind? And (now) I realize more and more That I cannot ever turn back.

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released February 3, 2023

Made post-2020.

Most music written, performed, and produced by Ryan Norwine at the third G.W studio November and December 2021. Guitars and bass for "Private Property is For Fascists" and loud guitars for "Improvisation 5" recorded at the second G.W studio (R.I.P) early 2021. All vocals recorded June 2022.


Mixing assistance/direction from Malcolm McDowall. This record would not sound the same without you Malcolm; thank you.

Thank you to the energies (NOT the landlord!) of my first apartment for facilitating the sorts of predicaments that allow me to write words.

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