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Star, Life and Eagle

by The Doorman

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1.
(let's bring in the) Star Scouts! 01:26
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there ain’t no women drawn to the light well there ain’t no men in town tonight the boy scouts take you for a ride and the girl scouts aim for the rank of Life look at all those people they run around in circles all the time the boy scouts take for a ride and the girl scouts aim for the rank of Life let’s bring in the girl scouts! let’s bring in the boy scouts! let’s bring in the star scouts! a warm welcome to the star scouts
2.
Diana and Satellite 02:27
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go to the moon you won’t be there soon sad sucker drawn to the light all our telescopes are hoping to grope Diana and satellite will be in the sky tonight panic ensued when they finally got glued as they set foot on the darkest side all the anxious souls at Mission Control Diana and satellite will they radio in tonight? we all thought you were an astronaut but on lunar ground you just drove around you planted a rag instead of the flag you didn’t search for rocks but aimlessly walked I know that you had a different kind of plan in your mind don’t you know that you won’t make it back in time? meanwhile on Earth our footage got blurred we decided to cut the line someone went back here through the atmosphere Diana and satellite made it to the other side Diana and satellite Diana and satellite
3.
Daisy G 02:03
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I used to hide out from girls and boys went up on the roof and then I’d stare at the moon I used to buy her a soda pop we would walk in the park and she would just shake it up CH oh Daisy G. remember me I know you from upstate the fading daylight, a graceful smile from the days we used to spin our 45s we trashed the worst of them, so happy all the time I used to sign up for baseball camp but when the summer arrived I was already on crack I used to watch her from across the room she was never noticing me until I started to drool CH you and I are in a separate match together we are a beautiful mess HCO3 from the back of my mind in chemistry class I saw you for the last time Daisy G., Bunsen burner in hand you set us on fire and killed every man
4.
Julienne 01:52
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Julienne, why did you go? she has been to places she dreamed about I know Julienne, no-one at home we said goodbye, fighting back the tears and faking a smile me, you and everyone we know our hearts skip a beat when we find the love we need but Julienne you wander around the streets and saw your family sitting around the Christmas tree well, that’s great two people, a red string of fate well, that’s great before you know it, it’s already too late (you gotta face’m all, and if you don’t you will face the wall)
5.
Barbara Basks in the Glow of Gratitude 00:53
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Barbara, the sun sets low oh Barbara, with her pretty eyes closed oh Barbara, an adventure it seems Barbara basks in the glow of gratitude she is all I need her heart beats faster when I’m around and tickle her feet she’s so sad in solitude oh Barbara basks in the glow of gratitude
6.
square guys in knitting circles 02:50
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drape the yarn over the tip of the left-handed …, guys come on stop smoking weed in class CH if the truth be known in parallax I’d like to go home and change my sex back to man square guys in knitting circles like to jump from the roof and hit the pavement below knit about 5 stitches stop to pull …, you must be jokin’ man I’m into pornograph CH the serial killer is here he shows his quilts his magic skills a psychopath’s embroidery impresses Jill she’s dressed to kill the asymmetry CH square guys in knitting circles like to jump from the roof and hit the pavement below square guys in knitting circles have a life sentence of needles in hand wearing their scarves, sweaters and more dancing all night on the prison cell floors happily clad in knitting circles inmates in stitches for years to come squandering time in knitting circles
7.
Michael 01:39
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down in the town where the river flows through the US marines keep on shining their shoes and I have to ready his room I'll break it to you: Michael is coming to Florida in the parking lot he totaled my car and then he blew me away by how strong he was I hear him pound on paper thin walls after he got in he wrecked the room, I’ll put a gun to his head you have to go now and never come back but you’ll keep on finding new ways to attack I have seen what you did to Nadine you made her really upset now she’s moving toward the northwest back over the Atlantic, we saw eye to eye you would leave me and I was ready to die shipwrecked for 38 days the distress flare blew up in my face but Michael is never coming back!
8.
doing the whole Charles Atlas 02:38
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once in a while love will make you blind and then you lose it you step into the gym, take another spin class cruisin’ CH you better run with your head in the clouds and never kneel deep down in the dirt you better take your chances right now and find a way to get out of the blues once in a while you think about the time that you used to go to your work, dressed as Captain Kirk, sucking up to CH all your ideas are madness doing the whole Charles Atlas you just have to drop this sad act doing the whole Charles Atlas once you realize the horse already died you stop floggin’ you plug in your guitar, listen to your heart and write a rock song CH
9.
Everett on the silent screen 01:43
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if you ever need a friend draw a figure in the sand and let the ocean take away his feet if you wanna find The One detonate a fission bomb and see who is left to meet everything’s alright with me Everett on the silent screen yeah, I tried to find some happiness at times at the Lost and Found I just circled around through the arrow of time in a parallel life the waves were crashing at the beach a separate Being and mind were being crystallized and then I spoke on the silent screen and all I’ve got to know is if you’re waiting when I get home
10.
John Doe (semi-auto) 02:39
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CH John is always ill needles in his back did you go to work? or did you catch the fireflies? he drove it uphill with the Beatles in the back did you know, John and did you catch the fireflies? wherever you go I will follow you you don’t have to stay inside, all the time please don’t feel low 'cause you can’t let her go yeah, you tried and tried and tried CH Jonah wants to stay in the whale, it’s too late Heaven knows, I tried to hide from people that will hurt me, or finally desert me Heaven knows, I’m just a nice guy and all you said was I shouldn’t be upset did you catch the fireflies?
11.
eagle scout class of '21 03:40
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here is a shout out to plastic girls I know you will be there at the end of the world did you make it? I hope so will you miss me? I don’t know well here’s a merit badge to make you feel alright the feeling won’t last, you will cry at night did you make it? I hope so will you miss me? I don’t know so long my friend we’ve made it to the end and there will be no-one to miss them here’s a message from the Anthropocene the sarcophagus has cracked, we will set you free did you make it? I hope so will you miss me? I don’t know so long my friend we’ve made it to the end and we’re so proud, the eagle scouts have landed
12.
Christ, Anne 02:04
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Jeanne had made a call it was wonderful to see Anne in town that night her husband on a leave I didn’t have the balls to break up with Jeanne but I still stood tall and hurt the woman of my dreams CH Jeanne I love you, everyone should know Christ Anne, you said your man was in Japan, he saw us hand in hand Do you have to kick me now? From one man to another: you don’t really love her, do you? Do you want to leave her now? Now that you’ve discovered, Anne can’t be bothered… crashed into a wall it was awful to see Anne did hit-and-run returned to the scene Jeanne said she saw the plates and the driver’s face started to shout at Anne before they took her away CH Anne did fifteen years Jeanne has disappeared and now I’m left alone remorse for what I’ve done we’re in a house of cards, I know I should never have called you never have brought you home
13.
pyro Nancy 01:40
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late in the evening we had a big fight took the car, drove away returned at night now the house is on fire and they won’t let me in Jesus stay safe, must be a natural disaster did lightning strike? was it a faulty wire? she set the house on fire and she won’t let me in through the flames I screamed your name I kicked the door out of its frame when I heard you laughing behind my back I’d set myself ablaze and I was going in Nancy we have no fire insurance in spite of this place burning down I love you the time has come to have a serious talk about fire and then they came the fire-fighting men, you turned them away you said it was lost kept a straight face the house is on fire but she won’t let them in flames in her eyes and an evil grin my burning heart extinguished it then Nancy asked, politely if I could light her cigarette
14.
pinar airlines 01:40
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on the day you fell from the sky an aeroplane made it back the pilot said you had to get out crazy thoughts in your head CH falling in love, a plane that takes off just let me take your hand then being in love, from the sky you will drop I think you’ll understand, we can’t just be friends on the day we walked in the woods I wanted to hold your hand but I think we knew and both understood no one could hold us back CH you’re finally here the end of all fear the sky is so clear love is in the air, my dear
15.
Time Travelin 03:33
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time travelin’ ain’t a whole lot of fun you start to bleed from your ears and you might date your mum I know from experience when I crossed that line I persuaded my dad to take his own life and when you go backwards to find that girl you run into a copy at the end of the world they wanted me to change the past all the time but I shook hands with ‘the devil’ and he turned out to be a very nice guy John Wilkes Booth still got to shoot when I broke the 4th wall another suicide note, why did you make Peg jump off of the “H”? stowed away in Apollo 10, I tried to land it I had to bet on the Mets in ’86 so I could spend it I went to her parent’s place with a straight face and I thought “will you remember me?” her mother opened the door and did not recognize me she said that Mary Beth was sleeping sound but had to be fed I said “let’s grab a bite” but then she started pushing me out when I returned you were away now half the girls are a world away

about

In the process of finishing this work I wrote more and more songs about specific guys and gals and so finally these coalesced in an album with a yearbook theme. At the same time I cherished the title Star, Life and Eagle, literally found in the novel “The Secret History of Twin Peaks” by Mark Frost. So, the girls and boys got divvied up in scouts of these different ranks. In the end I had to work out the order of the songs and fill in some gaps. The opening song ‘(let’s bring in the) Star Scouts!’ introduces Diana (in a moon travel story quoting Jules Verne’s “Round the Moon”), Daisy G, Julienne and Barbara as Star scouts. ‘Square Guys in Knitting Circles’ had to be in spot #6 and introduce the Life (and in this case: boy) scouts Michael (a hurricane antropomorphized), a guy doing the whole Charles Atlas thing (thanks “Mindhunter” screenwriters), Everett and probably myself (or at least half-heartedly). Last but not least, #11 introduces the Eagle scouts (Anne, Nancy and Pinar). You can read more about the stories behind each song when streaming the particular song on Bandcamp.

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released June 21, 2020

drums on 1,2,6,8,12,15 by Emiliano Campagna; drums on 3 by Jordan McQueen; drums on 4,9 by Will Jones; backing vocals on 5 by soundzliketeo; cello on 10 by Carolina Teruel

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The Doorman Dordrecht, Netherlands

Homerecorded lo-fi ballads, indie rock and other audio experiments. Influenced by GbV, Sebadoh, Sentridoh, Songs:Ohia and Aphex Twin!

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