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Academy Clonez

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"...achingly beautiful... Academy Clonez is a gorgeous recording." (Relate Magazine)

"His melodies are folksy, his lyrics plainspoken, his voice a soft, murmuring lilt... His love ballad 'Crooked Books' is particularly beautiful." (East Bay Express)

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THE PLASTIC ARTS is the musical efforts of San Francisco Bay Area songwriter, Kyle M. Terrizzi.

ACADEMY CLONEZ is the first full length release from THE PLASTIC ARTS, as well as the first definitive artistic and musical statement from Kyle M. Terrizzi under that moniker.

Additionally, Kyle M. Terrizzi is the founder and curator of Shut Up Songwriters., a collective of premier artists making consistent, and concerted contributions to the artistic communities they inhabit for the betterment of that community as a whole.

For booking, info, questions, comments, and slander:
KYLE_TERRIZZI@THEPLASTICARTS.COM

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released 29 November 2011
Written, performed, and recorded by Kyle M. Terrizzi.

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Track Name: Waiting for You (To Come Dance)
TALK IS CHEAP SO END THE CALL
DROP MY THINGS, COME RUNNING TO YOU
BLAME IT ON THE ALCOHOL
FOR THINGS THAT I DON'T NORMALLY DO

WE'RE DRINKING AT THE BAR BEFORE THREE
KISSING WHERE THE CUSTOMERS SEE
AND I'M THE ENVY OF THE BOYS
WHO ALL WOULD KILL FOR THIS CHANCE

BUT THE TANGO TAKES TWO
AND I'M WAITING FOR YOU TO COME DANCE

FIRST YOU'RE HOT AND THEN YOU'RE COLD
TELL ME IF YOU'RE OUT OR YOU'RE IN
SAY YOU WANT AND THEN YOU DON'T
EITHER WAY YOU CUT IT YOU WIN

PLAYING UP THE PART WHEN WE MEET
BUT WHEN IT COMES IT'S SO BITTER SWEET
'CAUSE I'M READY FOR THE CALL
TO COME TO YOU FOR ROMANCE

BUT THE TANGO TAKES TWO
AND I'M WAITING FOR YOU TO COME DANCE

I'M THERE IF YOU CALL
SAY YOU WANT ME OR CARE IF AT ALL
IF I'M WRONG, SUE ME
NO STRANGER TO THAT
YOU CAN STAY WITH THE ONE THAT YOU LEFT

TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE
MAYBE JUST A FOND MEMORY
OR WOULD ANYBODY ELSE
HAVE BEEN AS GOOD IN YOUR GLANCE

'CAUSE THE TANGO TAKES TWO
AND I'M WAITING FOR YOU TO COME DANCE
Track Name: Crooked Books
SHE NEVER BOTHERED WITH ME
JUST SHACKLED HER REINS AND HEART
TO THE SAME DAMN CART THAT SHE LEFT
TO ME A MISTAKE
ONE OF MANY I BET

MY FLAME SHOULD HAVE WENT OUT WITH THE COLD
STILL SING IN THE PEWS OF HER CHOIR
POURING FUEL TO FIRE
SHE'S MELTING MY HEART TILL IT BREAKS
ONE OF MANY I BET

SO LET ME DOWN BEFORE I SETTLE
INTO THIS SNARE THAT I'VE PREPARED TO BE ALONE

HELP BURN THESE CROOKED BOOKS THEY NEVER
TAUGHT ME HOW TO BE A MAN
ALL MY THOUGHTS LIKE PAINTINGS ON THE WALL
THAT ALWAYS SEEMED TO LOOK MUCH BETTER BEFORE HONESTY BEGAN
TO MEDDLE SOFTLY WHEN I MET HER

HELP ME KEEP FROM FALLING APART
SINCE WHEN HAS A ROAD I TOOK
EVER TAUGHT ME TO LOOK FOR THE BRAKES
STILL LEADING THE CHASE
WON'T ADMIT IT I GUESS

THE SAME WOULD HAPPEN NOW IF SHE LEFT
I'D STILL BE AS STARRED-EYED AND DUMB
BUT A HERO TO SOME
STILL SINGING MY PART THAT I MISS YOU
STILL BLOWING MY KISS
THROUGH THE WIND AND THE RAIN

SO LET ME DOWN BEFORE I SETTLE
INTO THIS SNARE THAT I'VE PREPARED TO BE ALONE

HELP BURN THESE CROOKED BOOKS THEY NEVER
TAUGHT ME HOW TO BE A MAN
ALL MY THOUGHTS LIKE PAINTINGS ON THE WALL
THAT ALWAYS SEEMED TO LOOK MUCH BETTER
BEFORE HONESTY BEGAN
TO MEDDLE SOFTLY WHEN I MET HER

BUT IF I FALL REMIND ME
THE SADDEST YEARS BEHIND ME
WASTED AND LOST TO BE ALONE

WHATEVER COMES AND GOES
JUST LET OLD FEARS CONTROL THEM
SAFE IN MY THOUGHTS AND NEVER TOLD

HELP BURN THESE CROOKED BOOKS THEY NEVER
TAUGHT ME HOW TO BE A MAN
ALL MY THOUGHTS LIKE PAINTINGS ON THE WALL
THAT ALWAYS SEEMED TO LOOK MUCH BETTER
BEFORE HONESTY BEGAN
TO MEDDLE SOFTLY WHEN I MET HER
Track Name: I'm Fine
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE HERE
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEE TO KNOW
I'M DOING JUST THE SAME AS WHEN YOU GO

STANDING WHERE YOU LEFT ME
IN YOUR DUST AND FEELING LOW
DOING NOTHING BIG COMPARED TO YOU

BUT HAVE NO FEAR FOR ME
TAKE YOUR TEARS AND LEAVE

WHEN WILL YOU BELIEVE THAT I'M FINE
WHEN WILL YOU BELIEVE THAT I'M ALL RIGHT
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
I'M TRYING TO HIDE
AS BAD AS YOU WISH I WERE LYING

NEVER CALLED TO SEE YOU
STILL YOU'RE CALLING ME TO SAY
LOSE YOUR NUMBER, LOST IT ANYWAY

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME
THAT I'M BETTER OFF ALONE
YOUR GOOD FOR NOTHING GAMES SAID IT ALL

SO HAVE NO FEAR FOR ME
TAKE YOUR TEARS AND LEAVE

WHEN WILL YOU BELIEVE THAT I'M FINE
WHEN WILL YOU BELIEVE THAT I'M ALL RIGHT
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
I'M TRYING TO HIDE
AS BAD AS YOU WISH I WERE LYING

WORK IS HARD BUT PAYING ME FINE
I'M STARTING OUT AGAIN BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT
IS IT ANY WONDER YOU'D START A FIGHT?
YOU'RE MAD I'LL FORGET YOU IN TIME

YOU THOUGHT I WOULD CAVE LIKE THE OTHERS
YOU'D CALL AND I'D LOSE MY MIND
YOU'RE BENT OUT OF SHAPE TO DISCOVER
I'M ALREADY OFF OF THE LINE

YOU THOUGHT I WOULD DO WHAT YOU WANTED
WOULD PAY ANY COST AND MORE
THAT RATHER THAN LOSE YOU COME RUNNING
THERE BEFORE LONG BUT YOU'RE WRONG
I DON'T CARE ANYMORE

WHEN WILL YOU BELIEVE THAT I'M FINE
WHEN WILL YOU BELIEVE THAT I'M ALL RIGHT
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
I'M TRYING TO HIDE
AS BAD AS YOU WISH I WERE LYING

WORK IS HARD BUT PAYING ME FINE
I'M STARTING OUT AGAIN BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT
IS IT ANY WONDER YOU'D START A FIGHT?
YOU'RE MAD I'LL FORGET YOU IN TIME
Track Name: The Dark
WHERE AM I GOING?
WHERE HAVE I BEEN?
AIN’T SEEN YOUR FACE HERE
SINCE I DON'T WHEN

SAME CONVERSATIONS
NO NEWS TO SEND
FRIENDS CAME AND LEFT
NOW THEY'RE GONE WITH THE WIND

I'M WAVING HELLO
OR WATCHING THEM GO
SHINING AS THEY MOVE IN THEIR ARCS
AM I GOING IN OR COMING OUT OF THE DARK?

NO VOICES CALLING
OR PULLING ME BACK
RODE WITH THE TRAIN
TO THE END OF THE TRACKS

BUT STATION TO STATION
IT ALL LOOKS THE SAME
GREY AS A HEADSTONE
AND COLD AS THE GRAVE

THE FLAME'S GETTING LOW
I'M WATCHING THIS GLOW
DYING OR JUST LOSING ITS SPARK
AM I GOING IN OR COMING OUT OF THE DARK?

THE WEATHER HERE FALLS
THE SAME AS IT ALL DOES
THE TIDE PULLS ME UNDER
AND I'M COLD AND BEREFT
JUST THE SAME AS IT WAS WHERE I LEFT

I CAN'T SEE AT ALL
IF YOU LOVE ME THEN CALL
AND TELL ME 'CAUSE I'M LOSING THE MARK
AM I GOING IN OR COMING OUT OF THE DARK?
Track Name: Vandalize
WE USED TO BE GOOD
WE WERE LIVING IT UP
I THOUGHT THAT EVERYTHING WAS

I GAVE YOU MY HEART
BUT YOU'RE GIVING IT UP
CALL IT WHATEVER YOU WANT

IF IT HELPS TO HEAL THE WOUNDS
YOU WIN THE FIGHT
IF I HAD IT COMING FEEL YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT

IF LOVE WAS HERE THEN IT DIED
BUT YOU COULD COUNT UPON YOUR FRIENDS TO MEND YOUR LIFE
NO MORE TEARS, NO MORE LIES
WHEN YOU'RE OUT AGAIN IN TIME
WHEN YOU'RE ONCE AGAIN IN LOVE
WHEN YOU'VE FOUND ANOTHER
HEART TO VANDALIZE

I TRY TO BE COOL
BUT YOU'RE MAKING IT TOUGH
I'VE THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING BUT

YOU SAY YOU WANT MORE
BUT YOU'VE TAKEN ENOUGH
I'VE DONE WHATEVER YOU WANT

BUT NOW YOU'D RATHER CALL
THAN SEE ME TO REMARK
I GUESS YOU'VE HAD YOUR FUN
SO LEAVE ME IN THE DARK

IF LOVE WAS HERE THEN IT DIED
BUT YOU COULD COUNT UPON YOUR FRIENDS TO MEND YOUR LIFE
NO MORE TEARS, NO MORE LIES
WHEN YOU'RE OUT AGAIN IN TIME
WHEN YOU'RE ONCE AGAIN IN LOVE
WHEN YOU'VE FOUND ANOTHER
HEART TO VANDALIZE

YOU'LL SEE WHEN YOU'RE
OUT THERE ON YOUR OWN
WITH NO DIRECTION WHERE TO GO
YOU'LL NEED ANOTHER ME TO FIND
NOW YOU'RE LEAVING ME ALONE

WHEN YOU'RE OUT AGAIN IN TIME
WHEN YOU'RE ONCE AGAIN IN LOVE
WHEN YOU'VE FOUND ANOTHER
HEART TO VANDALIZE
Track Name: Let It Roll
HEAD OVER HEELS
WITH YOUR FRIEND FROM THE BAR
HARDER TO GET THAN SHE LOOKED FROM AFAR
BUT SHE WAS

I GO TO MOVE BUT I'M PINNED TO THE FLOOR
HEAD'S IN THE CAR AND MY HEART'S IN A WAR
LIKE IT DOES

‘CAUSE IT COMES, IT GOES
IT'S HARD TO HEAR THAT LIFE'S NOT FAIR
BUT THERE YOU GO

I'M HERE AS OFTEN AND LONG AS SHE LETS
GRANT ME THE TIME AND I KNOW I COULD GET IT
FOR ONCE

JUST GIVE ME THE CHANCE
AND I'LL SHOW YOU A STAR
I'LL SING A SONG, I COULD PLAY MY GUITAR
IF SHE WANTS

’CAUSE IT COMES, IT GOES
IT'S HARD TO HEAR THAT LIFE'S NOT FAIR
BUT THERE YOU GO

YOU WIN SOME, YOU GET CLOSE
AND SOME DEFEATS ARE HARD TO BEAR
BUT LET IT ROLL

I SHOULD HAVE STAYED INSTEAD OF LEAVING
REGRET IT EVEN AS I GO
AIN'T LIFE A CONSTANT STATE OF GRIEVING
AT LEAST THAT'S ALL I'VE EVER KNOWN

‘CAUSE IT COMES, IT GOES
IT'S HARD TO HEAR THAT LIFE'S NOT FAIR
BUT THERE YOU GO

YOU WIN SOME, YOU GET CLOSE
AND SOME DEFEATS ARE HARD TO BEAR
BUT LET IT ROLL
Track Name: Never Will Call
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU
WITH ONLY SO MUCH TIME TO SPEND
I NEVER SEE IT THROUGH
JUST LONG ENOUGH TO SAY I WENT

FOR THE MOMENT I'M STRONG
BUT I'LL BE GOING UNDER
ONLY TO STALL
I'M WRITING DOWN YOUR NUMBER
BUT NEVER WILL CALL

THERE'S NEVER SOMETHING NEW
IT'S JUST MORE OF THE SAME I GUESS
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO DO
I ALWAYS FEEL THE SAME BUT ONLY WEAKER
WHY DO I EVEN BOTHER?

FOR THE MOMENT I'M STRONG
BUT I'LL BE GOING UNDER
THE WEATHER IS CALM
BUT GROWING LIKE A HUNGER
ONLY TO STALL
I'M WRITING DOWN YOUR NUMBER
BUT NEVER WILL CALL

STRING YOU ALONG BUT PRETEND
I DON'T BELIEVE A LADY LIKE YOU CARES
SAY YOU BELONG AS A FRIEND I WANT TO KEEP
BUT MAYBE I'M TOO SCARED

FOR THE MOMENT I'M STRONG
BUT I'LL BE GOING UNDER
THE WEATHER IS CALM
BUT GROWING LIKE A HUNGER
ONLY TO STALL
I'M WRITING DOWN YOUR NUMBER
BUT NEVER WILL CALL
Track Name: Howdy, East Orange
WELL I FANNED A FLAME FOR MARY
THAT WENT OUT WHEN YOU ARRIVED
BUT HOWEVER WRONG THE REASONS
STAYED THE COURSE AND MADE A LIFE
AROUND A FRIEND I THOUGHT
WOULD BE A BETTER WIFE
AND I PRETENDED I COULD LEAVE
AND NEVER WRITE

BUT I COUNTED ON THE MEMORY
OF YOUR LOVE TO FEEL ALIVE
WHEN THE LIFE THAT I WAS LEADING
HAD CONVINCED MY HEART TO DIE
THROUGH ALL THE YEARS I LOST TO FEARS
AND KNEW WERE LIES
WHEN ALL THE TEARS I FOUGHT APPEARED
AND STILL DENIED

MY DREAMS ARE ALL DEVOTED
AND MY THOUGHTS ALWAYS DRIFT TO YOU
MY WIFE ADMITS WE'RE FOND BUT NOT IN LOVE
WHAT HOPE WAS LEFT ERODED
NOW THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE

I KNOW IT'S WRONG TO TELL YOU NOW
THOUGH MUCH TO MY DISMAY
SO HEAR THE WORDS I LOVE YOU WHEN I SAY,
"HOWDY, EAST ORANGE"

NOW THE THINGS I USED TO HOPE FOR
ALL GET PUT UP ON THE SHELF
WITH A WIFE AND KIDS TO CARE FOR
THERE'S NO MORE LIVING FOR MYSELF
I WATCH BELIEFS I HELD GET BURIED IN THE PAST
WITH ALL THE NEEDS I THOUGHT
TO PLEASE BUT KNEW WERE LAST

MY DREAMS ARE ALL DEVOTED
AND MY THOUGHTS ALWAYS DRIFT TO YOU
MY WIFE ADMITS WE'RE FOND BUT NOT IN LOVE
WHAT HOPE WAS LEFT ERODED
NOW THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE

I'M SORRY DOESN'T SAY IT NOW
FOR SUCH A LONG DELAY
BUT HEAR THE WORDS I LOVE YOU WHEN I SAY,
"HOWDY, EAST ORANGE"

HOW MANY YEARS ARE LEFT
TO WASTE ON DREAMING?
HOW MANY YEARS WERE LOST ALONG THE WAY?
I TRIED TO MAKE THE BEST
BUT NOW I'M SCREAMING
IT ONLY MADE IT WORSE TO LONG TO SAY

MY DREAMS ARE ALL DEVOTED
AND MY THOUGHTS ALWAYS DRIFT TO YOU
MY WIFE ADMITS WE'RE FOND BUT NOT IN LOVE
WHAT HOPE WAS LEFT ERODED
NOW THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE

IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE NOW
BUT LATER ON IT MAY
SO HEAR THE WORDS I LOVE YOU WHEN I SAY,
"HOWDY, EAST ORANGE"

THOUGH WE'RE NOT TOGETHER NOW
YOU'RE NOT TOO FAR AWAY
TO HEAR THE WORDS I LOVE YOU WHEN I SAY,
"HOWDY, EAST ORANGE"
Track Name: Not That Wonderful (To You)
JASMINE AND DELILAH CALL FOR ME TO PLAY
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE NEIGHBORS I MAY
TRY TO KEEP FROM KNOWING
BUT THEY’RE CALLING ANYWAY
STILL HAVEN’T HEARD FROM YOU BUT I’LL WAIT

TELL ME WHY YOU’RE LEAVING
IT’S HARD FOR ME TO KNOW
THE LETTERS ALL RETURNED THAT I WROTE
TIME ALONE CAN TELL ME
WHAT IS DRIVING YOU TO GO
HOW THE DARK WILL EVER END IF I KNOW

NO ONE CARES IF I’M ERODING
NO ONE CARES IF I’M ALONE
NO ONE CARES IF I AM BRAVE OR ON THE ROPES
IF I TRY TO FIGHT THE WAVES OR I DON’T

NO I HAVEN’T GOT A CLUE
WHY THEY’D CALL TO ME BUT KNEW
I WAS NOT THAT WONDERFUL TO YOU

FOUND THE WORDS TO WIN YOU
AND PUT ‘EM IN A SONG
SANG WITH ALL THE BREATH OF MY LUNGS
DREAMED YOU NOW ADORED ME
AND WERE PROUD TO SING ALONG
BUT ONLY WOKE THE LEARN THAT I’M WRONG

NO ONE CARES IF I’M ERODING
NO ONE CARES IF I’M ALONE
NO ONE CARES IF I AM BRAVE OR ON THE ROPES
IF I TRY TO FIGHT THE WAVES OR I DON’T

NO I HAVEN’T GOT A CLUE
WHAT A SONG FOR ME COULD DO
IF I’M NOT THAT WONDERFUL TO YOU

DON’T LEAVE, BE A FRIEND
STAY WITH ME TO THE BITTER END
DON’T GO AND BREAK THIS HEART IN TWO
IF YOUR HEART OF HEARTS SAYS TO

‘CAUSE I HAVEN’T GOT A CLUE
HOW TO START OVER ANEW
IF I’M NOT THAT WONDERFUL TO YOU