Week 2

A little something for you

About the Songs

About Rose & Her Bros

Formed in 2009 with the goal of accumulating sufficient busking earnings to buy an ice cream cone, Rose & Her Bros perform original songs about beer and shoplifting as well as strikingly adequate covers from a wide and varied range of genres. Find them on Bandcamp or catch them on the Pearl Street Mall whenever all three members happen to be in the same time zone.

“For the Holidays” Lyrics

I don't want to go home for the holidays, whatever that might mean

Hauling a bag of gifts through the worst traffic I've seen

Of course I missed the bus for the holidays and next I'll miss the train

Now I'm stuck in the security line behind a pack of hippies again

I guess I'll wrap up tight

And try to be of good cheer

After all, you know it's true

Christmas comes but once a year

I don't want to go home for the holidays, I'd rather drop dead

Can't fold my adult height into my teenage twin bed

I don't want to go home for the holidays, my cat's not even there

The arid climate here does nothing for my hair

Do you want to go out to your hometown bar, or would you rather stay in?

Is it worse to see jerks you knew or play boardgames with your next of kin?

Have you ever gotten stoned for the holidays? Your parents always know

They have so many questions about where you might go

I guess I'll wrap up tight

And try to be of good cheer

After all, you know it's true that

Christmas comes but once a year

I guess I'd rather see my friends for the holidays, that doesn't sound so bad

Even if the weirdest ones have somehow become dads

I don't want to be alone for the holidays, I can't do that anymore

Do you think you could pick me up to burn flags by the reservoir?

This year I'm staying home for the holidays, I'm skipping the bus and the train

Going to walk around my neighborhood looking at Christmas lights in the rain

I hope you feel at home for the holidays, wherever you might be

If you are in Boulder try to spare a thought for me

About Purple Urchins

We are Purple Urchins. We make music for cryptids and cover-ups.

“Yeti on the Run” Lyrics

INTRO

"Yeti." "Abominable Snowman." This mysterious creature is known all across the world. But is the mythology, in fact, a reality?

Dozens of sightings have been reported today — not from a snowy mountaintop, but from the sunny streets of Los Angeles. So now everyone's asking: just who is this Yeti on the Run?

CHORUS

Oooh Yeti on the Run

VERSE 1

We saw the Yeti rollerskating in Venice!

We saw the Yeti over at the Hollywood Bowl, it was wild!

Oh my god, we saw the Yeti karaoke-ing in K-Town...

I honestly can't believe this is real.

(Growl!)

We still don't know who this Yeti is, or why they're even on the run.

So how many other cryptids might soon appear? Give me a call, Mothman.

We love you Yeti!

...already saying this is officially "Hot Yeti Winter"

PRECHORUS

Despite some skeptics, overall support for the Yeti is growing rapidly...

This is honestly the best news we've had in years...

We've been tracking the Yeti's movements, and I think it's pretty clear what they're trying to say.

CHORUS

Oooh Yeti on the Run

VERSE 2

The Yeti symbolizes something that people are really connecting with...

...the Yeti's loyal fans, known as "Snowballers"...

This Yeti's the hero we need — and deserve.

This Yeti is a menace, and something has to be done!

Watching this mythical creature come to life and live its best life is just inspiring me to like literally live my best life...

I'm wearing my new Yeti running shoes...

...a surge in online searches for "how to become a Yeti."

PRECHORUS

Studios are scrambling to get a reality series, but the Yeti is playing hard to get...

...and I want to acknowledge we are actually on the Yeti's land...

Holy Toledo, there's a Yeti on the field, and the crowd is going wild!

CHORUS

Oooh Yeti on the Run

BRIDGE

Some citizens are concerned that the Yeti's mere existence might pose a threat to their safety.

Well, to those individuals, we have a message: the Yeti was always here, we're not going back, and you better get used to it.

CHORUS

Oooh Yeti on the Run

About Nathaniel Andrew

Nathaniel Andrew is an actor from Markham, IL who's just happy to be here. He thanks The Advent Project for giving him an opportunity to expand his artistry while raising funds for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund!

“Love on the Rocks” Lyrics

Just when I got get healthy.

You latch down on me.

Yes I lost sight of my dreams.

While fathers cry, but he don’t need healing.

Old friends just like memory

New friends they don’t see.

But you get me.

You get me.

Don’t leave.

Blood-stained tub don’t find relief

It’s mothers knowing that haunts me.

You’re the only that helps me sleep

Steady drowning, steady ease

Baby Joan done flown from me.

All that’s left are memories she couldn’t keep.

But you get me.

You get me.

Don’t leave.

Oh you got your hooks inside of me.

You spread throughout veins.

I don’t want to feel.

But you get me.

You get me.

Don’t leave

About David Death

An artist and engineer in Denver, specializing in collections: nicknames, hobbies, anxious feelings and half finished songs. One day the collection of half finished songs will turn into a collection of finished songs.

“You Were Here” Lyrics

I’m just looking at the trees

and a shopping cart

juxtaposed, they'd make great art

I’d take a picture, if you were here

I’m just dreaming about vibrant colors

and of wild brush strokes

full of screaming yellows

and rich purple darks

I’d paint a painting, if you were here

you could be my Lennon

and I’d be McCartney

you could be my Frida

and I’d be Diego

you could be Hall

and I’d be Oates

if you were here

I’m just thinking a story

of two distant friends

meet up in December

band’s back together

I’ll write it down, now that you are here

Credits

Additional guitar by Coale Henderson

About Smallhounds

Smallhounds is a band that likes loud guitars and loud feelings. If you liked what you heard, 1) that's very nice, thanks for listening, and 2) you can follow them on Instagram.

“Shoreline” Lyrics

There may be some time next year

Your face is numb, the beer tastes clear

Staring out the dead of night

Let your body sigh

There will be swimming season

There will be salted air

And we can touch the shoreline for a while

I’m asleep

Or trying my best

If only this comforter

Could muzzle the light

I got a head full of holes

Where the cold can shine

And I wanna pretend

It isn’t piercing

Call me two times

Three times? Cool,

Just get me on the phone

We’ll talk all night

Until you shut your eyes

There may be some time next year

When all is said and done

We’re at the shore with two cold beers

(Simultaneously)

Oof, what a year

I was up, and down, and up again, and down again,

And, god, I'm so tired

But hey, we made it!