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Tio

by pendejo.

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1.
Your feet are moving but you’re not running fast enough. Your arms are flailing but you’ll never catch the school bus. Feel the winter freeze in the Chicago breeze. You are not the Six Million Dollar Man! Your body’s thin but you’ve always felt invincible. Your classmates never got your principles. Your mother used to scream, “Harold, why are you running so slow??” The world is spinning but it can’t keep up with you. Your doctors/teachers/parents don’t know what to do. Maybe it’s better to feel part machine than fully nothing at all! They can rebuild you if you want them to, but why would you want to be anything other than you Your feet are moving and you’re finally running fast enough. Your arms are flying cause you’re finally riding that school bus. (They can rebuild you if you want them to!) Feel the autumn wind slowly creeping in You are the Six Million Dollar Man! You are invincible again! You are a superhuman!
2.
Broken Arm 02:33
Still waiting by the street sign Like you were told to do. It’ll be fine Just have to wait for your sister until five Until she arrives They broke your arm Smashed your head into the ground. You stayed there until you were found By your sister, now it’s time to kick their ass now. You want to get away But where can you go When you know You can never be alone? It’d be nice to fight back for once Before going home. You’re shaking while your sister’s punching the shit Out of a 12 year old kid While you’re sitting in an ambulance. It’s time to run. The teachers are catching on. Your sister grabs you and then you are gone By a bandaged broken arm. You want to get away But where can you go When you know You can never be alone? It’d be nice to fight back for once Before going home. You’d like to get away But how can you go When you know You will be there on your own Without your sister by your side? It’s time to go home.
3.
ASD 1 01:01
You’re not retarded, you’re an actual PERSON! You’re not special, thank God, you’re a HUMAN! No matter where they put you on the SPECTRUM, You’ll save the world! (You’ll save the world!)
4.
The Intrepid 02:51
Lieutenant Harold, are you ready to report to duty? Is it time to board the intrepid? Do the planes seem sturdy enough for you? You’ll fly a jet plane like you always ever wanted! You’ll be the soldier that you never had the chance to be! All you wanted to be was a soldier like your older brother Lieutenant Harold, will you tell them everything About your brain and how it works on specific schedules And gears functioning? What good would that bring? If you told them about your accommodations You would never get to fly off the station. Just stay at home and hold your patience patiently Don’t tell them about your medications, your intellectually disadvantaged condition Just pray and wait. You’ll rise above your station.
5.
Venezuela 05:14
Place your bets on the women you’ll never meet who you’ll only ever greet behind a television screen. And your sister loves you to say the least, at least enough that she would be the one to fly you to your dreams. There are so many munecas on the street. Do you think that they want to meet the voices inside your mind? It just might be the novellas, all that you’ve seen were only there so they can be a sustenance so nourishing. The country you came to meet turned out nothing like it seemed on the television screen, so it’s time to pack your bags, fly away and say, “So long Venezuela, you have been too kind with your guns y tu morenas, it has been just fine.” Now the boy with gears for brains will forever be afraid. Who finds love in Venezuela? Who has the time? The women, all that you’ve ever loved. Did it ever feel enough when you could never feel their touch? Holy FUCK!! How it hurts to feel so young and bereft of the one thing you wanted for so long. The country you came to meet turned out nothing like it seemed on the television screen, so it’s time to pack your bags, fly away and say, “So long Venezuela, you have been too kind with your guns y tu morenas, it has been just fine.” Now the boy with gears for brains will forever be afraid. Who finds love in Venezuela? Who has the time? The bullets are flying over your head as you hold onto the ledge hoping to God you won’t end up dead. All your bags are packed up on the bed. Your sister tries calm you down but there was nothing to be said except, “So long Venezuela, you have been too kind with your guns y tu morenas, it has been just fine.” Now the boy with gears for brains will forever be afraid. Who finds love in Venezuela? Who has the time?
6.
Heart Attack 00:42
This is your heart attack! It feel like your arms are numb and gone. It feels like the rocks are stacking on with more weight, more weight! Can you handle more weight? more weight? This is your heart attack! It’s like an elephant sitting on top of your chest You know that elephant very well Your brother knows it. Your sister knows it. Your father died from it! This is your heart attack!
7.
Panama 03:25
It’s one hundred and five degrees outside! It’s unbearable. Your mother will stay in tonight. But there’s nothing to do when you’re stuck inside. Take out your pencil and sketch underneath the light. Well what’s more rewarding when you’re standing on the court for your team staring down the lawn? Or when you’re ten feet away from a lovely lady with your sketchbook you will say, “Can I draw a picture of you, girl?” They’ll sit right beside you with their hands crossed and you will smile. Trace the lines at the edge of their face Relax your muscles, all mistakes, they can be erased Take your time and your breath and your pulse and what’s left of all of Panama, the games you played in Panama. Well what’s more rewarding when you’re standing on the court for your team staring down the lawn? Or when you’re ten feet away from a lovely lady with your sketchbook you will say, Your heart is racing and the sun, it is never ending. Your heart is burning, you’re the son who’s forever lasting. (Can I draw a picture of you, girl?) And we’ll sit right beside you with our hands held and you will smile.
8.
Moving Song 01:25
The home that you met will be the home you’ll leave behind The homes that you’ve left will happen time after time All of the rooms that you built will slowly become undone But I promise there will be singing in the streets when you come
9.
It’s that time of year again All the presents are under the tree All the gifts are wrapped again as you’re muttering patiently, “All I want’s a calendar, A dolphin calendar just for me.” All year you watch Animal Planet or the Discovery Channel. You learn about the aquatic life. Do you think about how it feels to spend hours submerged beneath the surface with no signs of drowning? You’ll say in your mind The days are merging seamlessly You feel stuck in time again How can clocks tick listlessly? The arms are still and silent. It must feel nice to be just like a dolphin jumping high above the sea that’s not you, it can be That’s not you but boy, it can be.
10.
Lullaby 01:15
It’s time to go to sleep. Grab your snack so you can eat by 9:30. Just sit down and relax. Turn off the T.V. You’ve been watching it for hours. It’s getting late, so please just turn off the T.V. and say goodnight to your family. We’ve been out here for hours by the Christmas tree. The world outside your room is big. If you give it a chance and let it in… But first go to sleep. You ate your snack, and it is well past 9:30 so lay down and relax. Sink back into your dreams. They’ll comfort you as you ease in tomorrow, just close your eyes and fall asleep.
11.
ASD 2 00:45
They’ll say retarded, and you’ll say HERO! ¡Ellos saben nada, tu sabes TODO! No matter where you are or where you GO! You’ll save the save world!
12.
Puerto Rico 05:05
You’re by yourself in that lonesome house on top of the mountain looking over the sea. You’re talking to yourself on the balcony. Breathe in the ocean. Tune into the chirping coqui. Well there’s nothing you can say To make your voices go away At least you don’t feel nothing after all. Your father’s passed. It’s a scary thought to know that everyone you love will be dead and gone. But your mother’s here. Your sister’s here. You’ll watch her children grow up after all these years There’s nothing to be said for the breakfast and the bed. It’s nice to know you have someone after all. At least you know that you’re someone after all. Your father built that house from the ground. His hands callused by brick and tile. You stayed there for twenty years with no sound of anyone staying for awhile. Your father used to beat you with a belt. His knuckles callused and wrapped in leather. Your sister’s body was the only armor you held. Her soft face helped you keep it together. Did you have anything to say the day he passed away? At least you know that he stayed here through it all. Which memory will you pick? The leather or the brick? In the end, he still loved you after all. Whenever you feel alone, just remember whose hands built this home. Your mother loves you, I hope you know Your sister loves you, I hope you know it’s so. At least you know you have someone after all At least you know that we’ll stay here through it all. At least you know that I’ve been here for it all. I am the nephew. I have been here forever telling This is your story, all eternal, forever lasting (We will rebuild you) I will tell it. I will tell it. I will tell it. And at the end I will say, “So long, Tio Harold. You have done just fine as a man, an uncle, un hijo. Don’t you pay no mind to the voices in your head. There is no more to be said for the ways that you’re my hero. I’ll see you home in time.”

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released September 8, 2017

All lyrics written by Chris Lee-Rodriguez
All music written by pendejo.

pendejo. is:
Chris Lee-Rodriguez – Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Melodica
Dylan Zobel – Bass Guitar, Vocals, Ukulele, Tamborine
Zach Sandel Drums

Additional Vocals by Adriana Lee

Artwork by Harold Rodriguez
Recorded and Mixed by Chris Teti at Silver Bullet Studios
Mastered by Dan Coustant at Sun Room Audio

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