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Thirty-One: 31 Songs In 31 Days From Kim Vermillion Boekbinder

To kick off the new year off with a bang and get my creative juices flowing, I wrote and recorded 31 songs in 31 days, one new song a day from January 1st through January 31st.

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released 01 January 2009

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Track Name: 01/01/09 - Underwater
With my eight arms
to swim is an art
my two eyes
and my three hearts

It's cold and it's beautiful here
where I call home
under the arctic ice
I live alone

Then one day
I saw you
I pulled you under
and watched you turn blue

Your hair like flames
around your face
in this cathedral
of water and ice

I didn't mean to drown you
I just wanted to kiss you
Underwater
Underwater
Track Name: 01/02/09 - Bicycle**
Who are you
riding your bicycle
past my house?

Who are you
are you going to see
somebody else?

Girl on a bicycle
you're simply irresistible
like a little piece of heaven
on wheels

Oh I think you're pretty
and you look
so smart

You rode your way
right into
my heart

Girl on a bicycle
you're simply irresistible
like a little piece of heaven
on wheels

1234
1234

If I got a bicycle, painted it blue
would you ride a little slower
so I could keep up with you

If I got a bicycle, painted it red
we could ride off in the sunset
while the neighborhood said

Girls on bicycles
they're simply irresistible
like mermaids or angels
on wheels

1234

1234
Track Name: 01/03/09 - Mannequin
mannequin oh mannequin
you're just like me
but perfectly proportioned
oh mannequin

mannequin oh mannequin
I'm just like you
but a little more human
oh mannequin

You're always poised
i'm always a mess
my clothes are torn
you're always well dressed

you stand in your window
and look down on me
my world may be dirty
but at least i'm free

mannequin oh mannequin
you're just like me
but perfectly proportioned
oh mannequin

mannequin oh mannequin
I'm just like you
but a little more human
oh mannequin

your smile is gleaming
my smile is a frown
as i look on perfection
and feel let down

you're made of plastic
and I'm made of meat
you may be perfect
but at least I'm unique

mannequin oh mannequin
you're just like me
but perfectly proportioned
oh mannequin

mannequin oh mannequin
I'm just like you
but a little more human
oh mannequin
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Track Name: 01/04/09 - Mockingbird**
If I were a little bell
that rang when you were by my side
then I'd be ringing all the time
all the time

If I were a mockingbird
that sang when you were by my side
then I'd be singing all the time
all the time

But I'm just a little me
and I don't want you next to me
all the time
Track Name: 01​/​05​/​09 - Not in Love
My heart is broken today
I don't know why it shattered in this way
Sometimes I just break up with the world

And everything looks dreary
and everything tastes bitter
and everything sounds horrendous
and I'm not even hungover
I'm just not in love with the world

My head is filled today
With all the bad news from yesterday
I read the paper, what a mistake

And everything looks bleak
and everything tastes bland
and everything sounds weak
and I don't think I can stand it
I'm not in love with the world

My eyes are filling up
With all tears of broken trust
I had such faith in today

And everything looks dark
and everything tastes old
and everything sounds out of tune
and everything is so cold
I'm just not in love with the world

I want to be in love with the world
I want to be in love with the world
I want to be in love with the world
I want to be in love with the world
I want to be in love with the world
Track Name: 01​/​06​/​09 - Hell's Diner (written by request​)​*​*
When I get to work
I make my tea
procrastinate
I know they're waiting for me

Tie on my apron
grab my pen
make my way to a table
and fake a grin

They ask for coffee
over easy eggs
crispy bacon
and an order of my legs

To pay my rent
well I am a waitress
but let me tell you
I'm so much more than this

**

Every night and on the weekends
I spend my time fighting demons
I may have grumpy breakfast diners
they're only slightly worse than the minions of hell

**

There's a creep at table nine
who wants a refill
no demon ever gave me
such a chill

And that old sailor
at table 53
asked me four more times
to get married

I hear the screaming
at table ten
it means those damn kids
are back again

The kitchen is on fire
the cook is throwing knives
I'd rather be out
taking evil lives

**

Every night and on the weekends
I spend my time fighting demons
I may have grumpy breakfast diners
they're only slightly worse than the minions of hell

**

When I clock in
till I clock out
the world is living in
a lot of doubt

The demons may just
overrun
but sometimes I think
that would be more fun

These needy, cranky
diner patrons
really know how to
try my patience

Every day
I just think this
is not my real
purpose

**

Every night and on the weekends
I spend my time fighting demons
I may have grumpy breakfast diners
they're only slightly worse than the minions of hell
Track Name: 01​/​07​/​09 - All That I Have​*​*
the ship, the ship is sinking
it's going fast
remember when we thought
it would last, and last

wish i could touch you
you feel cold and far away
locked in a bottle
of all of today's mistakes

and armed with my music
it's all that I have
i'll sail into the darkness
and carry you back

the ship may be sinking
but we're not going down
my life boat is big enough for both of us
i won't let you drown
Track Name: 01​/​08​/​09 - Let's sing!
K is for
I is for
M is for Milk!

V is for
E is for
R is for
M is for
I is for
L is for
L is for
I is for
O is for
N is for Nose!

T is for
H is for
I is for
R is for
T is for
Y is for Yo-yo!

O is for
N is for
E is for Egg!
Track Name: 01​/​09​/​09 - Legion of the Hungry Ghosts (written by request​)​*​*
I am the ghost of a giant squid
I'm going to your house to swim
I'm going to eat all of your cheese slices
And your dog

I am the ghost of a giant raccoon
I'm going to get hungry soon
I'm going to eat all of your watercolors
of unicorns

I am the ghost of a giant ghost
I'm going to use you for a host
I'm going to make you eat all of your own crayons
and your own fingers

We are the legion of the hungry ghosts
We are the legion of the hungry ghosts
We are the legion of the
We are the legion of the
We are the legion of the
hungry
ghosts

ooOOOoooOOOOOoooOOOOooooO......
Track Name: 01​/​10​/​09 - Sugar House Lullaby (written by request​)​*​*
you live in a sugar house
it's been boarded up for years
you sleep in an expensive bed
it's made of lily pads and spiderwebs

and in your dreams
when i can't sleep
you sing me lullabies
from the deep

the flies are dancing on the wall
they left their shadows there for you
the winter soon will come again
you can watch the icicles

and in your dreams
when you can't sleep
i'll sing you lullabies
from the deep

my sweet marie
you came for me
i'll write you lullabies
of the deep

and in our dreams
when we can't sleep
we're singing lullabies
from the deep
Track Name: 01/11/09 - Escape the Moon (written with my sister!)
You're a dish that can't escape your spoon
Didn't know you'd be back so soon
Shoulda known that you would swoon
Neither could the earth escape the moon
Track Name: 01​/​12​/​09 - Cookies and Absinthe
He was smarter than a cookie
and warmer than her warmest pair of pants
She was the best soup in the kitchen
and a fly by night romance
They kissed once on the rooftop
and six more time on the stairs
They're kissing every day now
and neither of them is going anywhere

Sometimes it happens that way
Sometimes one night turns into every day
Sometimes you stumble on the love of your life
it just feels right

He was an incurable gypsy
he'd never be tied down
She was a curious curiosity
always wandering around
They met while they were both
looking the other way
And now they wander the world
hand in hand every day

Sometimes it happens like that
Sometimes the head just fits the hat
Sometimes you stumble on the love of your life
it just feels right

He lived in a squat in Holland
once owned by the government
She didn't live much of anywhere
she didn't like the concept of rent
Now they have a nice double decker
bus out in the woods
You can stop by for some cookies or some absinthe
if you're in the neighborhood

Sometimes you don't have to think
Sometimes it happens over a drink
Sometimes you stumble on the love of your life
it just feels right
Track Name: 01/13/09 - I don't want to share
I don't want you to know how bad the lyrics are so I'm not going to write them down.
Track Name: 01/14/09 - Elizabeth
Elizabeth, where are you going
with those flowers in your hair?

Elizabeth

Elizabeth, why aren't you sleeping?
Is it a dream or a nightmare?

Elizabeth

Elizabeth, if I was your lover
would you tell your secrets to me?

Elizabeth
Track Name: 01/15/09 - Like Strangers Do
I met him while I was crossing the street
in a foreign language he called to me
he told me all about my life
he knew it all in that first night

Nobody knows me
like strangers do

A woman sitting in the park
holding her hands up in the dark
she took one look at me
and told me all about my dreams

Nobody knows me
like strangers do

Have you ever met somebody
who took one look at you
and todl you a hundred thousand things
all of them were true

Nobody knows you
like strangers do
Track Name: 01/16/09 - Boom Boom Hot Teeth
I don't want to
when it's raining
all by myself

Boom Boom
Hot teeth
Pink water
come on out
Track Name: 01/17/09 - Put on the Suit and Dance (with Myles Boisen)****!
Put on the suit and dance
You got the coat, you got the pants
Put on the suit and dance
I'm not asking for romance
Put on the suit and dance

I went to your house
Nobody was dancing
I went to your house
Everybody was asking you

Put on the suit and dance

Everbody knows
You can play the guitar
Everybody knows
You're a real rockstar

Just

Put on the suit and dance.
Track Name: 01/19/09 - Three Years
It's been three years since we first kissed
This is my longest relationship
The fact that I still like you means a lot
But now we're at a crossroads and I'm asking what else you've got

I need more from you and you need more from me too
What, what will we do?

Do you still have time for me?
I know I take a lot of patience and energy.
Is there still a glimmer of trust?
Or has it all been ground to dust?

You need more from me, and I need more can't you see?
What are we to be?
Track Name: 01/20/09 - Pictures of You**
I found pictures of you on the floor
It's you, and you're happy,
you're waving to me from the shore
And you were free
Like only you can be

I dreamed you were wrapped
in golden thread
You flew me to Russia
in a glass and metal bed
And you were free
Like only you could be
Track Name: 01/21/09 - Others
others may cause quite a fanfare
others may turn about face
others may just wave in passing
others may try to replace

but you're the one
that lives inside
me

others may be quite jealous
other may just be mean
others will just be oblivious
but still drive a wedge in between

but you're the one
that lives inside
me
Track Name: 01/22/09 - Not Really Fish, Not Really Jelly (written by request)
it's not really fish and it's not really jelly
why do they call it that?
if you find it on the beach, it's never too smelly
but you wouldn't want to wear it as a hat

well i want to be a jelly fish
i want to be one
i want to be a jellyfish
that would be really fun

your tentacles can be short or your tentacles can be long
you can swim upside down
and when your blue nobody can tell
because you don't have a mouth to frown

well i want to be a jelly fish
i want to be one
i want to be a jellyfish
that would be really fun

i enjoy taking a long bath
its something i really like
if i was a jelly fish
i could take a bath my whole life

well i want to be a jelly fish
i want to be one
i want to be a jellyfish
that would be really fun
Track Name: 01/23/09 - Riding in the Rain (written by request - with Handsome Chuck)
I can't finish my sentences
I forgot the words for everything
And I seem to be losing your mind

A little scrap of paper sent
To the wrong address by accident
Is how I seem to live my life

But I'll go riding in the rain
My wheels will keep spinning
And everything will be washed clean
In the rain
Track Name: 01/24/09 - Chocolate (written by request)
Chocolate, chocolate, bittersweet
It's the joy that you can eat
delights my tongue and cures my woes
make me wiggle my toes

Chocolate, chocolate, melts my heart
Give me a taste and then we'll start
To lick and suck and bite and chew
If you were chocolate, I would eat you
Track Name: 01/26/09 - Three in a row
Why are you there watching me
Don't you have anywhere else to be?

Why am I there watching you
Don't I have anything better to do?
Track Name: 01/25/09 - Hallway
Out the doorway
Down a hallway

I've forgotten everything
I came here to say

I don't even know my own name
I'm just writing one song every day.
Track Name: 01/27/09 - Not My Sister's Keeper (written by request)
she is just like me
i am just like she is
please don't get us confused

we've spent our whole lives
being compared to each other
please don't tell us which sister is better

you just called me by her name
it's ok we all make mistakes
but sometimes i want my own face

she's always been here
even when she's gone i can feel her
but please don't ask me where she is

I'm not my sister's keeper
Track Name: 01/28/09 - Absinthe (with Helen Keller's Ukulele)
absinthe makes my heart grow greener
absinthe makes my heart grow mean
and when you're gone I drink as much as I want
until the fairy puts the squeeze on me

you can buy yourself a bottle
you can pour yourself a shot
you can set your life on fire
and lose everything you got

down a darkened alley
on that lonely street
you can find that wicked fairy
where there's no one else to meet

absinthe makes my heart grow greener
absinthe makes my heart grow mean
and when you're gone I drink as much as I want
until the fairy puts the squeeze on me

she'll tell you the sweetest stories
she'll take you by the hand
and when she's through, doin what she wants to you
it'll be a miracle if you can stand

you left me for a chorus girl
then you left me for a choir boy
I left you for a dark green bottle
and its brought me so much joy

absinthe makes my heart grow greener
absinthe makes my heart grow mean
and when you're gone I drink as much as I want
until the fairy puts the squeeze on me
Track Name: 01/30/09 - One More Request (by request)
one more glass of wine before i sleep
one more song for you before i slip into the deep
even though i'm tired
and even though i'm weak
i will do what i said
you can count on me

one more request before i go
there's someone out there who really wants to know
what does it mean
to say a song isn't finished?
where does it go
when you reject it?

maybe there's a heaven for songs
maybe that's where missing socks go too
maybe we'll find them all someday
mismatched socks and songs out of tune

one more glass of wine before i sleep
one more song for you before i slip into the deep
even though i'm tired
and even though i'm weak
i will do what i said
you can count on me
Track Name: 01/31/09 - End of the Line
it's the end, it's the end of the line
it's the end, oh i've done my time
it's the end, it's the end of the line
for me

i've worked hard and i've worked late
i let everything else fall off my plate
i tried so long to make things right
it's the end of the line tonight

it's the end, it's the end of the line
it's the end, oh i've done my time
it's the end, it's the end of the line
for me

sorry for the promises i couldn't keep
sorry but i got in too deep
you know i love you, you know i'm true
but it's the end of the line for you too

it's the end, it's the end of the line
it's the end, oh i've done my time
it's the end, it's the end of the line
for me

it brought me joy and it brought me pain
and i may never do it again
it brought me happiness, it brought me sorrow
i'll wake up a free woman tomorrow

it's the end, it's the end of the line
it's the end, oh i've done my time
it's the end, it's the end of the line
for me