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Billie's Vamp Phase

from Broken Glass Promenade by The StiKman

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Billie’s Vamp Phase is sad and funny at the same time; Common elements of my Flounder material. After performing it live I learned from the audience feedback that it was assumed by many that this song was a personal account from my own life. While I identify with many of the characters in Flounder they are based on Gunter Grass’ book. JB of My Hero thought the end of this song from Flounder would fit well in one of those “after-school-TV-specials.

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Billie's Vamp Phase

When I took up with Billie in 1990
She was a curly-blond law student
Voluptuously rounded.
Sometimes hard-working
Sometimes moodily lazy.

We considered ourselves
engaged.
Then she suddenly (and deliberately)
turned Vamp
While casually preparing
for her exams
She drained and dropped
at least a dozen men.
What do you really want?
Can't you make up your mind?
How many wishes have you got left?

So quick as a flash
because I thought it would help
I made her a child.
but the kid was in the way
and got turned over to her grandparents.
Quick as a flash.
Motherhood nauseated Sybelle.
Her vamp phase was petering out.

She lost weight.
She began to look like a skinny old maid.
She wouldn't let me
or anyone else
near her
just talked about existentialism
that kind of thing
but once she mad her decision
I'm different'n'that's that.
She let me in now and then.
We got along much better than before,
(You’ve got to expect these contradictions.)
We used to visit the monkeys and the seals
once a month at the zoo.
We looked (in photos),
like “real” parents,
a little family.

credits

from Broken Glass Promenade, released July 16, 2014
Composed by The StiKman
Lyrics inspired by Günter Grass
Produced and Engineered by The StiKman
Arranged by The StiKman with Wally Scharold
Mixed by The Stikman
Production consultant: Nicholas Dobson

The StiKman: Vocals,
Wally Scharold: Guitar and Vocals
Rob Reich: Keyboards
John Brooks: Bass Guitar
Robin Reynolds Cello and Vocals
Craig Dukes Trap Drums

Basic tracks performed with My Hero :
The StiKman, Wally Scharold Rob Reich, John Brooks, Robin Reynolds, Craig Dukes

Art Director: The StiKman
Art and Graphics: JoJo Razor

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