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Building Better Machines To Replace Us All

by the Big Friendly Corporation

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1.
I've been flipping people's burgers for years And I've been pouring their Coke But I never once spit in a rude person's food It's enough for me to hope that they choke I've been working over fifty hours a week And every single week I've ended up broke But I never once spit in a rich person's food It's enough for me to hope that they choke And I hope that they choke I've been killing myself slowly for years Underneath the service industry's yoke But I never think of poisoning my boss's food It's enough for me to hope that they choke And I hope that they choke
2.
What made you think you could come back And we'd be friends again? And should I even say again? You never were my friend And what made you think that you could tell If I would be alright? How do you know I just don't fake it really well? And what made you think I could forget And I'd trust you at last? And there'd be nothing you'd regret That we could not get past? And what made you think I'd compromise After all this time? And all your dirty looks and lies? Stop feeling me out again You left me months behind So leave it alone when I tell you that There's nothing on my mind And I don't care what you want to ask I've got nothing to say Or if your guilt eats you alive I don't want you to stay And I don't care if you're feeling bad I just want you to know That all your questions make me very, very mad Stop feeling me out again I'm just trying to get away So leave it alone when I tell you that I've got nothing to say I've got nothing to say
3.
I know it's disappointing that you Managed to get by You know that you could end it If you had the guts to try But you're scared that you might off yourself and Scared that you might not It's not much of a choice But it's the only one you got You never found a drug that could make Everything all right So try them all again and some day One of them just might Life is hard, I know But still you manage to get through And you have no idea how much I admire you But you never smile so sweet as when You're acting you're not sad And it always makes me wish that you Were always feeling bad And you wish your life was over And you think it doesn't show Well I hope you go out smiling That's the way I'd like to go I know it's disappointing that you Managed to survive You should have always known the world Would eat you up alive Your umbilical cord was cut along with Your supply of crack Now your boyfriend's always drunk and both Your eyes are always black But you never smile so sweet as when You're acting you're not sad And it always makes me wish that you Were always feeling bad And you wish your life was over And you think it doesn't show Well I hope you go out smiling That's the way I'd like to go That's the way I'd like to go
4.
Say Yourself 04:33
Say yourself I'm no damn good Never stay Inside my hood Do your best And make it wood Cool your jets Away from me Never safe And never free You don't know How I can feel Hey, but It's always out of reach Never know what to teach Got it right, baby That's all right maybe It's always out of reach What's the word It's cold outside You're never lost And never hide Did you say That I just lied Where you stand Is where I fall You never smile And never call Tear me down I've built this wall Hey, but It's always out of reach Never know what to teach Got it right, baby That's all right maybe It's always out of reach
5.
LOL 06:11
I think I need to find a different point of view Another weekend, I'm a mess I think I need to hear a little more from you I can't take this loneliness And so I'll wait for your message to come through Don't you know your e-lover's missing you? And I'll take anything that I can feel Though I doubt if ever I'll find something real I'm still searching for someone to make me smile I'm spending all my hours online And I'm still waiting but it's got to be worthwhile I've waited such a long, long time And still I wait for your message to come through Don't you know your e-lover's missing you? And I'll take anything that I can feel Though I doubt if ever I'll find something real I'm still waiting but I think maybe one day I'll find somebody just like me I've got no new ideas and nothing smart to say And my soul is dying of ennui Well things have changed As I'm sure you know too well Fuck my MTV, I just want my AOL And this machine keeps me hidden like a cloud As I cry here, just trying hard to laugh out loud Just laugh out loud
6.
Fix 04:59
Well, you seem quite uncomfortable without your fix You're filling every second with your noise and ticks Well, why can't you be still for just one second and relax And see that everything we have is falling through the cracks? Convince me Convince me I shouldn't give up on a sober, happy ending You take a lot But it takes a lot to take away the sting I had a lot to say, but now my mind is blank It just might be because of all the beer I drank I think that I was angry, but I'll remember in a while Oh well, whatever. Friend, it's good to see you smile Convince me Convince me I shouldn't give up on another friendly meeting I drink a lot But it takes a lot to take away the sting Well, you seem quite out of your mind without your fix You search for piece of mind, but nothing ever sticks So try and try again and maybe one day you'll be strong And I wrote you this song, so sing along, and pretend nothing's wrong Convince me Convince me now if we stop there is a chance we still got something We take a lot But it takes a lot to make us feel nothing Convince me I shouldn't give up on a fairytale ending I try so hard but it takes much more to take away the sting
7.
Just look at the sky And think of the stars While we can see them Some have burned out many eons ago Yet still, how lovely they are The warmth of the sun Nice drives in a car While we enjoy them They will kill our children's children in time But for now, how lucky we are I say it seems like nobody notices Or wants good things when there's good things to be had It's only good if it's coming at someone elses expense And that always makes me sad So some people are bad And some take things too far And some will rape and some will kill But still we all have a choice So think, how lucky we are I say it seems like nobody notices Or wants good things when there's good things to be had It's only good if it's coming at someone elses expense And that always makes me sad I'm tired of living and watching Cause we are ruining everything and I hate it Well, something gives me the feeling This life was meant to be better than what we made it When God calls me home And ask how it was I'll say I didn't like the people but the planet was nice I loved it because Wherever I looked I could see how much You loved what you'd made I'd think, how lovely life was Meant to be
8.
Go on, tell me that you hate me I don't need another lie You can say you want to break me I can take you any time Go on, slap me in the face I don't need another kiss And you can call me a disgrace But your dysfunctions won't be missed I can see you're moving on And I think you should run along You don't want your friends to see you cry I think you should go away I just don't want you to stay You don't want your friends to know you lie
9.
MrBaloney 04:24
I nver imagined how much you pretend I thought you were great, I called you my friend But you were the one who lied and stole And you picked this fight Now how can you act like you were the one Who'd always been right And I just don't get where you think you get off You think you get off Where do you get off? Now don't think because you haven't seen Or heard me in months That I have forgotten Or all this is done And you still owe me money And I just want my money Though you owe much more than that And I owe you a crowbar A gallon of gasoline and a match
10.
Nightmares 03:08
I had a dream I went walking around With all of my friends in a beautiful town Where everyone loved us And no body fought And as I was starting to wake up I thought I don't want to wake up this time When all of these visions in sleep seem sublime I wish I had a nightmare tonight So when I wake up the world might feel all right I had a dream that I'd finally made peace With all the old friends who'd become enemies And we all forgave all the bad thing's we'd done We gave up our hate and had nothing but fun And I got a postcard from heaven, it read in full Wish you were here, the weather is beautiful I thought it was nice that her soul had been filed Where no one was lonely and everyone smiled I thought this world just doesn't fit me quite right Hey God, could I try on another for size? I'm trying hard as I can but it seems We'll never find anything as fine as our dreams I don't want to wake up this time When all of these visions in sleep seem sublime I wish I had a nightmare tonight So when I wake up the world might feel all right
11.
I held on fast and swore that I always would Do everything I could I finally walked away with nothing And went away for months to be on my own And think things through alone I searched for peace but still I found nothing And it went on and on and slowly I Was losing my mind, I was losing my mind There was little comfort in the fact That I had been right, cause I lost the fight And later I could only hope that this Great sadness of mine would diminish in time But it's been a daily battle Just to gather the will to keep it together still It seemed like everything fell apart at once I felt like such a dunce I must have been too stupid to see When every single friendship I thought I had Had suddenly gone bad It seemed the world was turning against me And it went on and on and slowly I Was losing my mind, I was losing my mind There was little comfort in the fact That I had been right, cause I lost the fight And later I could only hope that this Great sadness of mine would diminish in time But it's been a daily battle Just to gather the will to keep it together still And when I think of all I had to lose It hits me like a ton of bricks and I can't move But if I had to do it over I would gladly do it all again La la la la la la la Because I still believe good people get the best out of life in the end La la la la la la la

about

After a year of line-up changes, the BFC commenced recording their debut album, "Building Better Machines To Replace Us All." Once Jeff Ford returned from Europe after a stint as the Killer's guitar tech, he took up the post of lead guitar player, and Ryan Marth moved a 16 track reel-to-reel analogue tape recorder into the Killer's Mark Stoermer's garage to begin tracking. Aside from Jeff's "Say Yourself" and the Melissa sung "Cotton Candy in the Rain," all of the songs were on Analogue Prototypes volume 1, the solo effort of Ryan made years earlier before the band existed.

Once tracking was complete, Ryan set up a mixing station in the kitchen of his town-home and started mixing. The process proved to be grueling and mixing took way longer than expected.

Several other people in the local music scene had a hand in getting the album out. Timothy Styles, lead singer of another Las Vegas based band named Skorchamenza, stepped in and acted as manager. Likewise, Jeff Ford sought out Black Camaro's Brian Garth to mix his song. When the mixing was all said and done, Josh Ellis helped with the art layout and...viola! The album was done.

"Building Better Machines" was released in January of 2007 after a year of recording and mixing. It was released with the acclaim of local critics, but took a little bit of a hit from fans for it's gritty analogue sound. But, as good as this album is, it was this criticism that lead the band to seek out professional help for their second album, "...And So It Goes." But that's another story...

credits

released January 10, 2007

The Big Friendly Corporation is:

Ryan Marth
Melissa Marth
Jeff Ford
Richard F. Miller
Mike McDonald

All music by the Big Friendly Corporation.
All lyrics by Ryan Marth except #4: lyrics by Jeff Ford.

This album was recorded at home and in Mark Stoermer's garage by Ryan Marth and Jeff Ford. Additional engineering by Chad Clark and Brian Garth. Mastered by Red State Soundsystem. Management by Timothy Styles.

Cover art by Biscuit Street Preacher. Design and layout by Joshua Ellis. Drawing of a man with a briefcase by Evan Nix [this drawing is in the physical liner notes].

Andrew Karasa, Brian Garth, Jessica Kinsley, and Betty Guadagno clapped their hands and sang on the end of A Ton of Bricks. Jessica and Betty also added hand claps on Cotton Candy in the Rain.

Extra special thanks to Mark Stoermer and Tristan Moyer for letting us invade their home.

So many people have given us help and support that they are too many to list. So, to all our friends and family: Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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