From The Mixed Up Files of Mr. Matthew T. Schindler

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Faux Jean
Sep 20, 2022
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My Faux Dear Hearts,

OMG, what am I doing reading a profile of SCOTUS bro Alito in the New Yorker? I’ve got a newsletter to write, a new recording to share!1

As most of you know from reading this weekly epitstle, I share a “new2” recording each week via Bandcamp, where I have been building a new record called “From the Mixed Up Files of Mr. Matthew T. Schindler, Vol 1.”

This week, I am sharing the song right here within the newsletter, so you don’t have to leave this page to listen. You can play this four-minute-and-six-second slab of pop right here in the player below. (click on the ochre triangle in the white circle.)

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The song is called “Listen to your Heart (Whisper Demo).”

It’s called a “whisper demo” because I whispered a lot of the lyrics so as not to wake a sleeping human while creating this document.

There are a ton of words to this song (see below), so if you don’t like reading, you can listen along and I will sing them along to you as you scroll. (Hell, you can even speed it up if four minutes seems too long for ya.)(but please don’t…)

The embedded sound file above is an MP3 file, and some folks prefer a WAV file, so I am including the Bandcamp player here as well, if you desire more bits with your hits. Also, you can purchase the song over there, which is always a nice way to support a songwriter such as myself.

Here are the lyrics for this week’s song:

Listen to your Heart (Whisper Demo)

funny thing

as a kid

they always said listen

and I did

and I think I learned what they had to say

Paradise ain’t a place that you go when you're dead

Paradise is a place that you go in your head

(it’s not between your legs)

and I learned not to hate

and I learned to love

never hurt a fly

why would you hurt someone

and I learned not to hate

and I learned to love

alright, I guess I might have slain a slug once

(just the one time)

listen to your mother

listen to the man who sired you

listen to the pretty people

listen to the homlies too

listen to your brother mister

listen to you sister

listen to yourself above all else

and then you'll never have to suffer

fools

hey mister! listen to me

I’m listening

give me something concrete

it’s the end

of the world

in the back of a motorcar

cul de sac

girl to boy

have you gone too far

girl to boy

cul de sac

have you learned to listen

to the rhythm

have you learned to listen to the beat?

it makes life sweet

listen to the force

listen to the premonition

listen to the paranormal

listen to the superstition

listen to the girl

who wants to turn it on

and no,

there’s nothing wrong

you just got to

learn to listen to the beat

Listen to your heart

and listen to your limbs

and to your liver

listen to the mountain range

and put your ear right to the river

listen to the whisper

listen to the trees and

to the breeze

listen to the universe I think it trying to talk to you

it’s saying “hey! mister! listen!”

if I don’t want to die

can I

can I live forever?

can i please?

if no-one ever died

would I

would I even be here

honestly?

listen to the martyr masquerading

as a self-starter

listen to the psychology of the victim

as he shoots

when you wish for manumission

careful what you're wishing for

they might stick you in the kitchen

they might send you off to war

if you are ambitious and seeking position

don’t hesitate

get on the dance floor

listen to the radio

listen to this guy I know

listen to the information

listen to the television

listen to the Romans

listen to the senate

wait a minute

listen to your heart.


I made a lyric video for this demo back in 2017 when I was taking an After Effects class.3 So peep that here if you're heart so desires.

I recorded this demo without microphones, so it is pretty gritty. I hope to create a higher fidelity version of this tune at some point in the future, but for now, I must let this suffice.


In other news, I just stopped by the police department to see if they had any news on my car, which was stolen on September 7, 2022.

Nope.

I got a grip of books from the library to distract me from the pain of that loss. Here’s what’s going on:

And:

Bedtime is better with books.

And magazines sometimes.

Alas, it’s time to pick up the kids from school. I do thank you for reading and listening and continuing to support the project. I remain your humble servant

OX&C,

Faux Jean

1

And there’s laundry to fold!

2

"New” is a relative term, of course, and today’s recording was created in 2007.

3

Two weeks in a row I’ve pilfered a school-adjacent project to share here. Just sayin’.

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