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Chimp Haven

by Paula Carino

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1.
Mayor Beam 02:33
We're water born and live like waves, forever. We crest and crash, we fade and flash together. We wanna know who's out there. We want a list of names-- exactly where to send the love and the blame. We're blanket-shaped but live like yarn, unraveled. We ache for laws, and crave the judge's gavel. We wanna stop the bad guy. We wanna yank the thread and end up pulling wool over our own heads Far away, a flare is fired into the freezing air. Mayor Beam is always hiding, and guiding us. We'll soon be dirt and that's what hurts the hardest. We're bones and hair and plasticware and stardust. We wanna find the loophole. We want to ease the pain of swinging at the end of the supply chain
2.
Jimmyville 02:40
The sidewalks of this town tilt and throw you down And you never get anywhere You went and built your home in the forbideen zone And there’s poison in the air Chorus: But tonight you’re leaving Jimmyville You should have all along. Tonight you’re leaving Jimmyville To find the place where you belong When you arrived last year You found some comfort here And they laughed at all your jokes But then laughter fades and they all draw their shades And they’re just like any folks But tonight you’re leaving Jimmyville A rocket to the sun Tonight you’re leaving Jimmyville And no you’re not the only one Bridge: one cloudy day They threw a big parade Full of all the friends tht you haven’t made The sidewalk of this town tilt and throw you down And your bearings roll away You never had a choice you listened to that voice That was begging you to stay But tonight you’re leaving Jimmyville You followed all the signs Tonight you’re leaving Jimmyville And I am walking right behind.
3.
Three legged race, but the ties that bind They start to chafe when we're of two minds A hidden hand keeps moving the finish line Both wanna win Both wanna control This fleshy thing that harbors the soul Where to begin When we're headed for different poles? Feels like we're running in place 2-headed, 3-legged race In the beginning, we were on the same team A shared vision and a pretty little dream You ice an injury and start to run out of steam Trapped in a stifling brace 2-headed, 3-legged race Three legged race but we've been set free You set the pace pretty fast for me I'll watch your back, cuz there's nothing left to see Floating in negative space 2-headed, 3-legged race
4.
Hydrangea 03:34
Intro riff: C#m B A B F# F# Fighting for sunlight in a crowded lawn E A E and hating the waiting around F# F# Extending the petals to a stingy dawn E A E And draining the rain's remains from the ground C#m B A B F# F# And just when it looks like the branches are bare E A E Forever and ever amen F# F# Your colors cry out like an answered prayer E A E And we're back in the flower business again C#m B A B Hey Hydrangea, you are a late bloomer too A | A | B | B Sun and soil have made a beautiful blue C#m B A B I'd never change ya, you took this long to appear F# | F# | G# | C#m Woke from the garden so late in the year And after the iris has closed its eye And the cowslips have bought the farm And the dogwood stops barking and the tulips die You make an entrance a slow-motion star Hey Hydrangea, you are a late bloomer too Sun and soil have made a beautiful blue There's no danger that you'll fade from our eyes The longer the waiting, the sweeter the surprise Bridge: G# | G# And when you said you'd had enough C#m What were you thinking of? G# | C#m It doesn't seem like you've have enough love. And the light becomes slanted and the chill creeps in And your prone to the withers again But you bloom where you're planted and the wisdom seeps in And we'll see you next summer, I know.
5.
Bad Actor 02:54
I'm stumbling on all my lines I fumbled the soliloquy I wanted to pretend I'm fine So you would not think ill of me Cuz when you come back into town I become a clumsy liar I'm an amateur production of A Streetcar Named Desire Chorus I will always be a bad actor Cuz I can't pretend That I don't still love you That we're just friends I'm a bad actor I'm mannered and I'm not that smart and I'm a giant ham I am Sensei Steven Seagall I am Jean-Claude Van Damme Bridge I'm Bruce Willis in Hudson Hawk When you look into my eyes And when you start that smooth talk I'm Madonna in Shanghai Surprise If Sharon Stone and Tom Cruise had a child or two I would cast them in a biopic about me and you
6.
Evolution 02:43
We'll ride through here on motorized carts called legs We'll live in long, low houses We'll have very large foreheads And maybe the true evolution is sitting down How much taller can we get? Someday we'll laugh about how stupid we are now But I already feel 10,000 years behind
7.
Came out of nowhere, condensing from the ether. You weren’t here or there, just a lovely dose of neither. Awoke the sleeping ones who thought they wanted safety. Nothing is guaranteed, except for all your needs. Came out of nowhere, no one expected thunder. Got into our hair and pulled us all under. Destroyed the branches, the fragile outer layer. But look at what remains after the cleansing rains. Chorus: You were the Queens tornado, Cutting down everything in your path. And like the high-powered lawyer of Siva the destroyer You tossed it off with a laugh. Came out of nowhere, or were we just ignoring The things that needed care and gave us ample warning? And it was over just as quickly as it started. It blew the game away so we could really play. (Chorus) Bridge: From Forest Hills to Jamaica Bay Flushing our sunny side away. Came out of nowhere and gave us a decision Rip off the bandages or suture the incision Rebuild the problem or let it go forever? We’re starting over…
8.
Our days of swinging through the fruit trees Happily winging on an Iowan breeze Sheltered chimpanzees Those days are ending, our little heaven The branches bending underneath the weight Of two evolved primates Chorus But I will miss those Chimp Haven days Back to the jungle What were we running from? Back to the hunger that drives you from the home, makes you eat alone
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Old People 02:00
Intro: E | G| D | C 2x G | G Oh their bones are so frail | A | A | Bb B We should just throw 'em in jail G | G They can't do a back flip A | A Bb B Because they'll just break a hip RIFF: E | G | D | C D | D| C | C Old people must go D | D| C | C Set them all on an ice floe D | D| C | C + RIFF Make room for the new old people Oh their earlobes just droop They can't eat nothiin' but soup They are a living affront To the sexual hunt They aren't pretty or smooth What do they actually do? Being old old really blows I'll never be one of those.
10.
I've always had a hard time facing up to facts. That tell-tale raspy cough in the second act That somewhere in the third turns tubercular And spells the tragic end of our character. I would always skip ahead, No one crying, no one dead So i never saw it coming. Sitting in the skylab, circling the earth No grisly end for me, and no messy birth Floating in a free-fall, never wanting more And never paying mind to who minds the store. I could sense it in the air Darkness falls on bunny lair But i never saw it coming Cordelia, what did you learn? That there's fewer things as sad As a daddy's girl without a dad But what about contrition? And what about regret? It's just remembering all the pain that hasn't happened yet. I'd rather just remember the light inside your chest That hopped inside of mine on your final breath I would always skip ahead, No one crying, no one dead So i never saw it coming.
11.
I deserve a parking space Cleveland streets aren't very safe and I drove all this way The doctor says he'll be alright Sets up three chairs, we'll stay the night and mom looks very sad Believe me, the good times are coming soon The good times are here When we were kids we had a plan To conquer and destroy the man Like Village of the Damned But now we finally have the chance To pull the plug and wear the pants It's finally in our hands Believe me, the good times are coming soon The good times are here Remember when all we wanted was love? We were stupid then So I deserve a parking space But I'll just circle round this place And wait and wait and wait Believe me, the good times are coming soon The good times are here
12.
Make it sound like a car crash Make it sound like champagne Make it sound like a river of coins running through your fingers Onto my brain Make it taste like a danish Make it spongy and sweet Make it taste like a heart ripped out of your rib cage With my teeth Make it look like an accident That you could predict But you couldn't prevent Make yourself look so innocent Make me believe I'm coming to my senses Make it feel like November Make it feel like new shoes Make it feel like the bottom dropped out And instead of sinking, instead of thinking, We flew

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"...a whirlwind of a record, a burst of sweet, infectious energy from one of New York City’s most underrated talents."

--This Week in New York

New York rockers Regular Einstein return from an extended absence with Chimp Haven, a new album that puts a fresh face on their signature punk and power pop-informed indie rock. Founded in 1994 when songwriter/guitarist/singer Paula Carino met guitarist Dave Benjoya (Admiral Porkbrain, Food on You) and Andy Mattina (Gregory’s Funhouse, Solar Punch) at the venerable Fort at Sidewalk Café (where Paula was dubbed “Queen of Antifolk” for the Autumn of ’94.) A Spinal Tap-like succession of drummers and Paula’s solo stint in ‘00s failed to derail the kindred spirits and Regular Einstein were reborn in 2010 with the addition of Nancy Polstein (Cheri Knight, Will Rigby, Wirebirds) on drums.

A portion of the proceeds of this album will benefit Save the Chimps, Ft Pierce, FL, and Chimp Haven, Keithville, LA

Cover painting by Cody, one of the chimp-artists in residence at Save the Chimps

www.savethechimps.org/meet-the-chimps/#/Cody

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released March 20, 2015

Regular Einstein:

Paula Carino, vocals and guitar

David Benjoya, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals

Andy Mattina, bass

Nancy Polstein, drums, percussion, vocals

Additional guitars by Dann Baker (Mayor Beam) and Jack Carino (Old People)

All songs written by Paula Carino (C)(P) 2015 HMS Beagle/ASCAP

Produced by Dann Baker

Recorded by Mark Spencer at Tape Kitchen, Brooklyn, NY

Mixed by Dann Baker at Excello Recording, Brooklyn, NY; Engineered by Bruce Hathaway, Ethan Donaldson, and Charles de Chants

Mastered by Scott Anthony at Storybook Sound, Maplewood, NJ

Many thanks to Neil Danziger, Pamela Grossman, Deike & Luna Benjoya, Pete Green, and Bill Gerstel

www.facebook.com/RegEinNYC

RegEinNYC@gmail.com

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Evidence-based post-punk and power pop.

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