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Doesn't Play Well With Others

by Blindedbylife

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1.
Over 30 06:46
2.
Rock Star 04:00
You see that rock star up on stage Like a wild animal freed from his cage Walking around, he is sex freed That special tingle is pretty much guaranteed He takes off his shirt and you can feel the swoon That kind of god, even guys aren’t immune You can see his muscles, they seem to shine Every girl there is just dying to intertwine It is right around then that I realize That this world isn’t meant for a man of my size Because I am too fat to be a rock star I am not even close, not even close by far The quicker I accept the happier I’ll be Rocking out in my basement where none can see me With the sound of his voice, his words and his cadence He has the crowd in rapture, it’s so intense They are quiet when he wants, and shouts at his command He whips us into frenzy with the mere gesture of his hand We chant and we scream, no doubt we are under his power To us he is a god, watch us bow to his tower It is beyond belief to see his capability Now on our knees and worship our new deity I am seeing it now, it couldn’t be clearer That this world isn’t meant for a man of my demeanour Because I am too dull to be a rock star I am not even close, not even close by far The quicker I accept the happier I’ll be Rocking out in my basement where none can see Look at that poster you have up on the wall Look deep in those eyes, he has you enthralled There is no mistake, that face could be chiseled You can’t help but stare, your neither region sizzles Imagine yourself, pressed up against his lips Imagine yourself pressed up against his hips You would be forever, lost in his kiss Your perfect, wonderful, personal Adonis Now is the time, I think, to be proactive This world isn’t meant for a man this unattractive. Because I am too uglyl to be a rock star I am not even close, not even close by far The quicker I accept the happier I’ll be Rocking out in my basement where none can see
3.
Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B,A Select player 1 and I am ready to start My name is Mario and I’m ready to thwart All the Bowser because he is an asshole But the princess is in another fucking castle With my fire flower I am ready to brawl With my Starman I am invincible All the Goombas are left flat in my wake But this water level is the last I can take I killed the guard and the gun is now mine Now I must escapes castle wolfenstien Watch as I machine gun Nazi dogs And by dogs and mean soldiers and actual dogs This flipping chaingun lets me frag Looking for secrets to I press every flag My escape won’t as easy as I thought I still have to kill that fucking hilter robot I have to save another fucking princess? How many of them do I have to impress? Where is my shield, my sword, my boomerang? If you get in my way you are going to hang I don’t care if you’re a Moblin or Goriya Even Darknut and wizzrobe or river zoras With my many hearts and my sword that shoots lasers Zelda will know I am the Link who will saves hers My name is Roger and I’m a questing janitor Awake in a new place? Time to explore It seems my pod has be labelled as trash I’ve got to build a new one in a flash Blasting off to another quest whereupon I must stop those pirates of Pestulon I might be a fool but I ain’t no slouch Put that ladder in your pocket….Ouch Check me out, I’m a fucking space marine I am huge and my armour is such a pretty green With my shotgun I lay these zealots to waste Try as you might, you will never see my face Come on grunts, come jackals and elite Even hunters lay dead at my feet I will bath in your weird alien blood Nothing can stop me, oh shit.. the flood I wake up to the sound of that creepy robot voice I have to complete a series of test, I really have no choice It really doesn’t sound so bad, I mean how long could it take? I get to play with this neat gun and I have been promised cake Make a blue hole and through the orange I fly But I get the feeling that the cake is a lie I will show that stupid computer that I am not a rube If only I can drown out that weighted companion cube. Ok it’s pretty clear that I am just a nerd So what are you going to do? If you understood anything I just said Then you’re probably a nerd too I need to escape from here, but I don’t see a route Lucky for me, I can level jump with my trusty flute
4.
Burn 02:52
I wrote a song called Burn today A fresh idea, I know it’s not I couldn’t resist The topic is just so hot (see what I did there?) You probably think that You heard Burn before That’s because you did It’s been done before Maybe it was Trent He was a Natural born killer Rob Zombie did a Burn But I think that track is just filler Usher sang a song called burn To say bye to a lover And when Jo Dee Messina did it It was actually a cover Sevendust called a song Burn But I am really not sure why Even Collective Soul thought Why don’t we give it a try Tim Skold wrote a song called burn He is very very mad When The Cure do theirs It can make you sad Rancid said the burn roof Doesn’t need water, but they’re lairs And they took the lyrics from the song The roof is on fire It was done by some pop band That is called Industry Some guy named VanVelzen did it He’s from another country We are the fallen sing burn But they are not evanescence But it sounds an awful lot like them But I mean no offense Jessica Mauboy’s burn may have offended But it wasn’t detrimental And when Apocalyptica did it It was an just an instrumental I can understand Burn is a great metaphor It’s means are plentiful It has uses galore. You can burn with passion For someone you hold above You can burn with hate Destroy everything you love Burn can make you smile Burn can make you cry It can be so much Why don’t you give it a try? I don’t know everything I am not trying to mislead ya I learned most of this On the wikipedia
5.
Evil Twin 03:14
I have an evil twin and he is ruining my life He is running around destroying my reputation He may have even stolen my wife But I am completely aware of his machinations Get this, he is going around and being polite He is helping all sorts of people that are in need He is making children squeal with delight Instead of doing the sensible thing, making them bleed He has been holding open doors for men and women Helping little old ladies walk safely across the street He is calling my mother and then calling again He plays poker with his friends, and doesn’t even cheat Oh god my evil twin, he is running amuck I don’t know how we are ever going to stop him Passing out to everyone, flowers that he plucks He is wiping down the machines when he is done at the gym He keeps on donating his money to a local charity He is happily volunteering a bunch of his free time When he smiles at people it is with complete sincerity He isn’t just planning his next big crime My evil twin actually says thank you And I hear he is a actually very good listener He can actually see things from their point of view He grabs things off high shelves for people littler I can’t see how this could possibly be worse I need to stop him, I can’t let him be free I shouldn’t have opened the gate to the mirror universe You know he is the evil twin, he doesn’t have a goatie
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I love you like I hate the English language I love you like I just don’t have a care I don’t know which witch is which Or which their, there or they’re I love you like I use alot As if it is just one word Why should I care it isn’t What am I, a nerd? I love you like the idea of irony That I always seem to misuse Who cares if it’s a just coincidence? I’ll use it however I choose It isn’t like words actually have meanings What do you want me to be? Do you want me to understand every word that I say Like I’m literally a dictionary? I love you like I hate spelling Words just have too many letters Why would I use them, they are so pointless My way is totally betters I love you like I can’t finish words That’s like OMG totes hilar Who cares, whatevs I dunno Your being totes ridics, no fair I love you like I hate similies Irregardless if things are comparable I love you like I wrote down love On a piece of paper that I left on a table
7.
Apparently we aren’t interested in your story It has so been done, done to death It’s just not real, it’s just not dark No one waits with baited breath To see your hero triumph, It’s all just too god damn easy No one cares about a shining knight It is all way too cheesy What we need is a gritty reboot This whole thing needs a darker tone This is a gritty reboot The world is bleak and you’re all alone It is time for a gritty reboot There is no room for a happy place In this fucking gritty reboot Shove the grit right down your face Make sure they dress in a sombre ensemble Don’t forget the gravely voice Make sure they are in a situation Where they have no choice But to come to a heart wrenching decision About someone they truly love Because we all know the needs of the many Rank higher above So we must feel his pain to be reminded That he is multi dimensional Do whatever we can to try and Be unconventional What we need is a gritty reboot This whole thing needs a darker tone This is a gritty reboot The world is bleak and you’re all alone It is time for a gritty reboot There is no room for a happy place In this fucking gritty reboot Shove the grit right down your face Make sure you don’t use flashy colours Everything must be dark and grey You can just forget the sunshine Don’t even plan to shoot in the day You see everything must be dark and dirty Every detail must convey raw pain You want the audience to sink into depression It is time to drown their brain In all the misery and woe you can This is your change so you might As well start killing off beloved characters Left and right Because it’s time for a gritty reboot This whole thing needs a darker tone This is a gritty reboot The world is bleak and you’re all alone It is time for a gritty reboot There is no room for a happy place In this fucking gritty reboot Shove the grit right down your face
8.
I’m out in the black, trying to live free Have no place I can be, since I found tranquility But the government is trying to track me down They could be just mad, because my coat is brown But they can’t catch me, of that I am a believer And I ain’t scared of no Goram reaver If they come to me with war I will tell you what I’ll do I start fightin' a war, I guarantee, you'll see somethin' new Sitting in my captains chair, as I trek through space I am slaying or laying, whatever the case Exploring the universe, that is my mission And teaching green women all sorts of positions Sailing through space with my pointy eared pal Though he thinks I am so illogical That’s why sometimes him and I quibble I just want to say trouble with tribbles I’m from the future, don’t lock me away I am not crazy, I don’t care what you say What about that makes me sound crazy? I’m just looking for the army of the twelve monkeys They unleash a virus, we live underground You have to believe me, I don’t care how it sounds These dreams of my death, they keep reoccurring And apparently the monkeys are a red herring Look at me, I’m traveling through time again But this time I am in a classy DeLorean If I change too much history I might never become I need to fight the urge to go fuck my mom Playing guitar to save your life is kind of scary Just ask his cousin Marvin Berry A broken tree branch causes cable tightening Hit 88 while being struck by lightning Traveling through time again, seriously? Once I’m armed those silly humans flee I just need your clothes and keys I hunt you down with relative ease A glance through the phonebook and you’re a goner Excuse me my dear, are you Sarah Connor? I will get you now, or I’ll get you later You can’t run from the fucking terminator Oh god, again with the time travel? If I don’t then all existence might unravel Leap from my TARDIS with my sonic in hand I’m so amazing you’d think I planned it beforehand It’s a big ball of wibbly wobbly... time-y wimey... stuff I’m The Doctor and I said it, isn’t that enough? I bumble and bobble and I act like a fool I wear a bowtie, bowties are cool Ok it’s pretty clear that I am just a nerd So what are you going to do? If you understood anything I just said Then you’re probably a nerd too Light sabre in my right and force lighting in my left Oh dude, seriously star wars has been done to death I am left now, feeling such chagrin I will just play myself out on this theremin
9.
Do you realize that I have loved you for over a decade? And not for a moment Do I think that love could ever fade We don’t have a burning passion like we did in our youth That certain fire is embers now, ain’t that the truth But not for a second do I think time was wasted Because that kind of fire has been replaced with A comfortable love, after everything we’ve been through A comfortable love, I know I can count on you A comfortable love, with you I have no fear A comfortable love, insert generic sappy line here You can still make me laugh so hard sometimes I choke With just an oopidoodles or an inappropriate joke You know I can read your every facial expression And you may think it’s some great transgression I know you think it is some magic spell But I just pay attention really well A comfortable love, after everything we’ve been through A comfortable love, I know I can count on you A comfortable love, stays so strong, each and every day A comfortable love, And something else really cliché Let them have their fiery passion, I like how you keep me befuddled Let them have their over the top romance, I just want to snuggle After all this time I have no doubt that you’re the woman for me I have to grudgingly admit that I can never really be free You have me addicted like you are a drug And what I am really craving is another hug A comfortable love, after everything we’ve been through A comfortable love, I know I can count on you A comfortable love, it’s been said a million times before A comfortable love, know that I love you for sure
10.
One Man Band 02:47
Sometimes there are some problems with being in a band The kind of problems your average joe might not understand There is a harmony to a talented band all playing together But oh dear god the horrid racket you get whenever Someone in the band just isn’t pulling their weight It really puts a damper on anything you try and create That, you can bet can cause a lot of in fighting Insults are hurled, kicks, tears and even some biting It can cause a lot of tension and a lot of hurt feelings Egos can burst and sometimes it is really hard dealing With assholes and jerks and dicks that are so talent free Especially when the only one in the band… is me It’s really hard to live that rock n’ roll dream When you are in a one man band with low self esteem It is really hard to rock out all by yourself When you are in a one man band when you hate yourself It’s really hard to live that rock n’ roll dream When you are in a one man band with low self esteem It is really hard to rock out all by your lonesome In a one man band that you find quite loathsome I mean seriously, can you hear that guitar? So bad And those drums, my god, where is that drum machine I had? I mean listen to these lyrics, where they written by an idiot? Who are you calling idiot? I am calling you an idiot Who the hell are you to criticize me you jerk?! I’d like to see you do better ….bang ouch, fighting sounds It’s really hard to live that rock n’ roll dream When you are in a one man band with low self esteem It is really hard to rock out all by yourself When you are in a one man band when you hate yourself It’s really hard to live that rock n’ roll dream When you are in a one man band with low self esteem It is really hard to rock out all by your lonesome In a one man band that you find quite loathsome
11.
I take a look at my life and I am coming to realize I can no longer live life this, I can’t wear this guise It’s just too much pressure, Way too much attention Oh the woe that is my life, I’m filled with apprehension I dream of the day that no one knows my name It is just too hard, my friends, to live with fortune and fame That’s it, I’m quitting the music business Everyone knows what my name is I can’t handle the attention and stress I’m way to god damn famous Living the life of a rock star, is just too damn hard Everywhere that I go, I have to be on guard My fans, they just won’t leave me alone I mean, come on, I’m not made of stone I am just a person like any of you How many times can someone scream “I love you” I can’t walk down the street, Can’t enjoy a meal Can’t be out in public at all, that wasn’t part of the deal That’s it, I’m quitting the music business Everyone knows what my name is I can’t handle the attention and stress I’m way to god damn famous So I’m walking away, I am telling you right now I am not coming back, no way, no how I just want to go back, back to my regular life No more groupie girls, just my loving wife No more giant stadiums, just my living room Just a normal life, not this rock star doom Me, in a normal life, Do you think that’s funny? Until I make another album, because I’ll need the money

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The consensus seems to be that this is isn't my most personal album but this is probably the album that is the most me. It is a little angry, a little goofy, a little funny, a little nerdy. Okay, it is very nerdy wrapped up in a tough image. I think that is very me. I hope you enjoy it.

I recorded this in my basement and I don't have any kind of fan base or anything like that. Just a few close, supportive friends. So if you like anything you hear and you think you know someone else who would like it too, please pass it on to them. I would greatly appreciate it.

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released September 13, 2012

All songs written, performed, recorded and mixed by Ryan Spence
Album cover art by Ryan Spence

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Blindedbylife Ottawa, Ontario

I guess this is the place where I tell you a bit about myself and my music. But I am not really good and explaining things. For a song writer I am not always good with my words, which is probably why I am rambling a bit right now. Oh crap I seem to be running out of characters and I haven't really told you anything yet. I still have a bit of space so I guess I should at least say that my music is ... more

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