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How To Do A Somersault

by The Somersault Boy

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1.
LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF SOMETIMES I DO SOMERSAULTS SOMETIMES I SPLIT UP WITH MY GIRLFRIEND BUT IT’S ALL HER FAULT SHE SAYS THAT I’M NOT NORMAL AND I’M NOT THE BIG ONE BUT I NEVER WANTED BE ONE ONE OF THOSE BIG ONES I’M GETTING HIGHER & HIGHER BUT I DON’T TAKE ANY DRUGS NOW I GIVE YOU THIS FLOWER BECAUSE THAT MAGIC HAS GONE LET ME INTRODUCE MY GIRLFRIEND SHE ISN’T THE BIG ONE FOR ME EITHER I DON’T HAVE ANY PICTURE OF HER BUT WHO CARES FOR THINGS LIKE THESE SHE TALKS A LOT AND IT MAKES NO SENSE I PRETEND THAT I UNDERSTAND SOMETIMES SHE WANTS SOMETHING BUT I HAVE TO MAKE MY STAND WE’RE PLAYING LOUDER & LOUDER BUT WE DON’T HAVE ANY AMPS I WROTE THIS SONG FOR MY FUNERAL SO LET’S PLAY IT UNTIL THE END
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FALLING OUT OF LOVE DOESN’T MEAN I’M GROWING UP FALLING OUT OF LOVE DOENS’T MEAN I’M GROWING UP DO YOU KNOW THAT I SPENT MY WHOLE DAY WALKING IN A PARK KIDS WERE PLAYING AROUND ME AND I WANTED TO TAKE PART DO YOU KNOW THAT I SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE TRYING TO PRETEND THAT NOBODY CAN BREAK MY HEART CAUSE IT’S ALREADY BROKEN I MADE A SMALL BOY CRY YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HIS WEARY EYES I MADE A SMALL BOY CRY I MADE A SMALL BOY CRY I TOLD HIM SOMETHING ABOUT LOVE HE COULDN’T DRY HIS EYES DO YOU KNOW THAT I CAN’T STAND MY FEELINGS ANYMORE I’M PRETTY SURE THAT LOVE MAS MADE FOR ONLY LITTLE BOYS DO YOU KNOW THAT I SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE TRYING TO PRETEND THAT NOBODY CAN BREAK MY HEART CAUSE IT’S ALREADY BROKEN I MADE A SMALL BOY CRY I’M SICK OF MYSELF
3.
I DON’T WANNA GO OUT WITH YOU TONIGHT I’M SO BORED WITH THOSE PARTIES IN TOWN I’M LISTENING TO MORPHINE ALL DAY LONG PLEASE MARK SANDMAN, TELL ME WHAT WENT WRONG EVERYONE WHO’S EVER ASKED ME WHY THAT THE MUSIC DIED IN 1999 I HAVE TO TELL YOU I KNOW I’M OUTTA TIME BUT THE MUSIC DIED IN 1999 I KNOW I WAS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD BUT THESE NEW SONGS, THEY JUST LEAVE ME COLD I’M LISTENING TO THE BAND CALLED ’TREAT HER RIGHT’ I OPEN UP A BEER AND TURN OFF THE LIGHTS
4.
SOMEBODY TELL ME WHERE MY FRIENDS HAVE GONE I REALLY MISS THEM AND IT GETS HARDER TO GO ON THEY LEFT A NOTE FOR ME "WE SAIL ACROSS THE SEA IN SEARCH OF A BETTER LIFE IN SEARCH OF A BETTER LIFE" THEY ALL WENT TO THE USA I’M OVER TWENTY AND HAVE TO CHOOSE A WAY THESE ARE HARD TIMES AND I’M AT HALFWAY I KNOW THEY BETRAYED ME COS THEY SAILED ACROSS THE SEA TO THE LAND OF PALM TREES TO SET THEMSELVES FREE THEY ALL WENT TO THE USA
5.
LEAVING YOUR DIRT IN A HOLE AND YOU’RE NEVER LOOKING BACK WHERE YOU’RE REALLY FROM I WAS ONCE LIKE YOU ARE NOW IN A MONKEY TOWN IN A MONKEY TOWN FROM THE START TO THE END TEENAGE ANGER MANAGEMENT YOU’RE FEELING SORRY FOR BEING ALIVE AND YOU WANNA ESCAPE FROM YOUR SOUL I GUESS I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TALKIN’ ABOUT (I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU DO) COMITTING SUICIDE ALLYOUR NAIVE THOUGHTS AND YOUR STUPID BOOKS WILL LEAD YOU TO THE WRONG WAY BUT DO I REALLY CARE? I’M 30 SOMETHING AND I’M DEAD INSIDE FROM THE START TO THE END TEENAGE ANGER MANAGEMENT YOU’RE FEELING SORRY FOR BEING ALIVE AND YOU WANNA ESCAPE FROM YOUR SOUL I GUEES I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TALKIN’ ABOUT (I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU DO) COMITTING SUICIDE
6.
SHE WAS SEVEN AND I WAS EIGHT I CLEARLY REMEMBER OH THAT DAY LISTENING TO THE BEATLES FROM FIVE TO EIGHT SHE WAS SEVEN AND I WAS EIGHT I WAS DREAMING MY DAYS AWAY FROM A TO B, FROM B TO A OH SWEET DAY WITH THE BEATLES ON OUR SIDE DO YOU REMEMBER THE GOOD OLD DAYS AND DO YOU REMEMBER THE MORNING TIDE DO YOU REMEMBER THE SILLY LOVE SONGS DO YOU REMEMBER THE VERY FIRST TIME OH SWEET DAYS THEY’RE NOT THE SAME
7.
PEACE SIGNS ARE FOR STUPID GIRLS ON PARADE IN BOB MARLEY SHIRTS DO SOMETHING INSTEAD OF SITTING HERE DO SOMETHING INSTEAD OF DEMONSTRATING TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF THE BOMB TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF THE BOMB
8.
I HAVE MISGUIDED YOU OR ONE OF US IS SIMPLY A FOOL SORRY I HAVE MISGUIDED YOU BUT I GUESS THAT’S WHAT I ALWAYS DO EVERY SINGLE DAY I FEEL SO ASHAMED YOU KNOW YOU DON’T KNOW ME WELL SPINNING ROUND & ROUND IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO FINALLY MAKE IT HOME I HAVE MISGUIDED YOU OR ONE OF US IS SIMPLY A FOOL SORRY I HAVE MISGUIDED YOU BUT I GUESS THAT’S WHAT I ALWAYS DO ECHOES IN MY HEAD THIS TIME DON’T BE SAD NOW IT’S TIME TO SPLIT OUR WAYS SPINNING ROUND & ROUND IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO FINALLY MAKE IT HOME
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NOW YOU’VE HEARD THAT THEY’RE JUST MARRIED AND GUESS THAT NOW YOU WANNA GO HOME YOUR MIND WANDERS AND YOU ACT LIKE A CLOWN BUT YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES ON SUNDAY MORNING SOMEBODY ELSE WILL WAKE YOU UP AND COMB YOUR HAIR AND WHEN I’M SAD I’M SINGING A SONG ABOUT GRANDADDY WHO WAS IN THE WAR WHEN GRANDADDY CAME HOME FROM WAR THEN ALL THE GIRLS AND BOYS NEXT DOOR WAS WAITING FOR HIM AND HE NEVER LET THEM DOWN SO TONIGHT THE SKY IS CLEAR NOBODY CAN REPLACE HIM BUT ONE THING’S SURE THAT HE WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN NOW YOU’VE HEARD THAT’RE JUST MARRIED AND YOU CAN’T HOLD BACK YOU’RE TEARS I DON’T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS BUT SHE’S NOT A BIG DEAL
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WHY DO YOU KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS WHY DO YOU KEEP ASKING ME CAN’T YOU SEE I’M TIRED I LOST MY WILL TO EAT WAS IT JUST HATE, LOVE, HATE? TAKE A LOOK AROUND IT’S YOU I AM STANDING IN A QUEUE AND I CAN’T DECIDE WHAT I SHOULD DO RIGHT NOW EVERYTIME YOU HURT YOURSELF TO MAKE ME STAY AND DRIVE ME MAD I JUST SING: HATE, LOVE, HATE EVERYTIME I WRITE A SONG I THINK OF YOU ALL ALONG EVEN IF IT’S HATE LOVE HATE I’D LIKE TO SAY THAT I’M SORRY I’D LIKE TO SAY I’M LOST BUT YOU’RE THE ONE WHO WOULD KNOW THAT I’M ONLY PLAYING A ROLE AND I WOULD SING HATE, LOVE, HATE

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Recorded & mixed by Bence Balázs between March 2013 & April 2014
PRODUCED BY BENCE BALÁZS

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released May 30, 2014

All songs written by The Somersault Boy

László Sallai - vocals, guitars /
Zoltán Horváth - bass /
Mika Sundholm - drums /

Additional keyboards by Bence Balázs

Cover art by Márk László (marklaszlo.tumblr.com)

Special thanks to: Balázs Menyhárth, Normafa Crew, Holalo Crew, Freddie & Justin (Morzsa Records), Rakéta Fesztivál, Recorder.hu, Gergely Dolezsai, Gergely Nagy, Márton Andor, Skyward Pictures, our families and friends.

NORMAFA RECORDS, 2014

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The Somersault Boy Budapest, Hungary

Hungarian-Finnish Budapest based trio. Lofi soloproject between 2009 and 2012, rocking trio since 2012. Self-torturing yet happy punk-powerpop songs.

Mika Sundholm - László Sallai - Zoltán Horváth

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