A River of Teeth, by Cale Hawkins

A River of Teeth

by Cale Hawkins

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1.	Gimme a Break 02:10	lyrics	buy track
You made it up Thought it was the first time Swear to god I was seeing double that night A hell I can't describe We crossed another line You made it up Little fib you told yourself A little slip Turned to something permanent A little false Big or small, I caught you in the lie The temperature Is heating up and you just want to cry, cry But that's the way you play Give up much too late Gimme a break I've been working hard enough Just a little sympathy Is all I ever wanted out of ya I better watch what I say Before I give myself another problem Oh, a reason more to run
2.	Knots 01:26	lyrics	buy track
I wish that I could off Self-defeating thoughts A stomach full of knots A key without a lock I’d finish every song Undo every wrong Pay off every debt I owe it to myself Ooh, it’s already within my nature I only need to do the labor Instead I fill the space with habits If I keep this up, I’ll never have it I wish that I could see the picture From the far side of the room I’m in a tunnel clocking 60 My vision set on zoom I tend to think in spirals and I can hardly keep my eyes closed Ooh, it’s already within my nature I only need to let things go I don’t wish that I was taller Already have a loving partner Making sure that I drink water I put the time in, kid I’ve been writing Hitting my head ’til it’s something exciting Passing my idols, racking up mileage Never been silent I just keep my thing quiet
3.	Hi-Fi 02:11	lyrics	buy track
Turn on the receiver Thousand dollar speakers When ya coming over? I’ll make you a believer Oh, to my studio apartment You know I got it at a bargain But it’s all I got to offer Give it but an hour Let me put your mind at ease When ya coming over? Got something to show ya on my hi-fi My hi-fi Post up on the sofa I’ma play you something with a good vibe On my hi-fi Oh, can you hear the copper cable? You know it really makes a difference Keep it floating off the table So I don’t wake the neighbors But it doesn’t really matter, if you’re over Drunk or sober We can put one on the platter When ya coming over? Got something to show ya on my hi-fi My hi-fi Post up on the sofa I’ma play you something with a good vibe On my hi-fi, oh When ya coming over? Got something to show ya on my hi-fi My hi-fi Post up on the sofa I’ma play you something with a good vibe On my hi-fi
4.	The Queen of Cups in Reverse 02:02	lyrics	buy track
The queen of cups is in reverse I admit that I’ve been hurt Who hasn’t felt the sting? A dozen bees inside my mouth In a constant state of drought Who wants to be the queen? Warning It’s the feeling of being wanted That I crave so much But I hardened up my heart It’s the only one I’ve got And I’ve been starving, cautious Starting and stopping A habit, restarting My god, why can’t I stop it The queen of cups can go to hell I admit that I’m unwell Who isn’t suffering, oh It’s easier to bid farewell Than fix the cracks from someone else Who can’t control themselves Warning It’s the feeling of being wanted That I crave so much But I hardened up my heart It’s the only one I’ve got And I’ve been starving, cautious Starting and stopping A habit, restarting My god, why can’t I stop it, uh
5.	Cuttin 01:11	lyrics	buy track
You’re cuttin up a photo Somebody who you let go Better out of sight, than living rent-free Said the parasitic shit must cease You never let the door close You’re still picking at the wound though Is it out of spite, or necessity? Secretly, I don’t believe you You’re see through Like stained glass Done up all nice I can’t take these bald lies But your bullshit just sounds so tight Always thinking fast, when I should think twice Maybe I could have seen you’re not committed as I Now you’re cutting up our photo right before my eyes And now I gotta chalk it up as wasted time
6.	Unprofessionals 02:09	lyrics	buy track
I can’t take these fools talking loudly for nothing I could be your friend, but you made your bed Acting destructive Well, I hate to cut you off, c-cut you off, but I need to, hey These unprofessionals You need me more than I need you, hey So unprofessional When ya talk back Cause ya know ya talk is cheap So unprofessional, you should Sit down, shut your damn mouth, uh These unprofessionals, yeah Too late, relation’s unproductive You can play it cool, but I’m seeing through Why ya still fronting? So why waste time with dull discussions, hey Ya unprofessionals can’t even function, hey So unprofessional When ya talk back Cause ya know ya talk is cheap So unprofessional, you should Sit down, shut your damn mouth, uh These unprofessionals Talk back Cause ya know ya talk is cheap So unprofessional, you should Sit down, shut your damn mouth, uh
7.	Petty 00:54	lyrics	buy track
Light up the gown, burn down the house I couldn’t care, over and out Pick up the pace, slap at my face Heavy the armor, it’s all the same I won’t break down, I almost gave out But I take the high ground Because I know you’re petty Playing us all for the fool So petty Now I know that it’s just what you do I’m sweating I gotta get out, you do me so foul It’s such a shame you got to be so petty
8.	Firefly 02:28	lyrics	buy track
Nothing good can happen after 2am They try and tell you but it don’t make sense Some grow up believing it, uh They are not my friends Every time you hit me in the dead of night It makes me wonder why we’re so alike When the normal people go to bed Is we come alive, hey Firefly Wanna know what you get up to late at night All the freaks know it’s the only time We can be free I wanna meet you in the dull streetlight We’re sharing circles underneath our eyes I wouldn’t trade it for another life Boring and dead, hey Under the lamp we’re writing songs about love Got all the lyrics in my head We hide away when the sun comes up We write our poetry in bed Firefly Wanna know what you get up to late at night All the freaks know it’s the only time We can be free Firefly Wanna know what you get up to late at night You don’t need no lights you got your own shine Won’t you shine it on me, hey Firefly Firefly
9.	Beg 01:41	lyrics	buy track
Don’t make me beg, arm and a leg You know I can’t, can’t walk away Come to my window, I won’t delay What you need to happen, my priority Just to make you smile I’d give anything to draw one on your face Don’t make me beg, arm and a leg All of the effort, none of the treasure Dry as a desert Please don’t make me wait You know I could never walk away
10.	I Can't Read Minds 02:18	lyrics	buy track
Can’t predict the time Depends how long you’re waiting Waiting for a sign When’s the last time that you cried? How the years have aged us Somehow, I don’t feel wise Just a little jaded I wish I could be still Why is love such a labor Give up my will To do us both a favor I can’t read minds Sometimes I feel like you can read mine, oh no But I can’t read minds So I think about you all of the time
11.	Hello Blue Morning 01:54	lyrics	buy track
Hello blue morning, I see you’re up early You seem more familiar today I live on this island, my body of silence I don’t have the means to escape The sun burns my eyes, so I stay inside Forget how to smile, and forget about time But your heaviness dims this unbearable light, won’t you stay Hello blue morning, you’re only a moment away The ghost of her brother, who played in dull moonlight Draped in his feathers of clay Neglected and hated, his halo was faded His wings slowly melted away And so, he discovered the taste of his freedom  Was bitter and violent, and often deceiving And rainfall is just the metropolis weeping its sorrows He flees the blue morning, but he’ll be returning tomorrow
12.	Two Versions 01:16	lyrics	buy track
I wish, wish there were two Two versions of me, so I could kick it with you While the other one could head off to do All of the things that I don’t want to do, ooh Even though it seems we have to choose Living in pleasure, or working like fools I know there’ll never be another person like you No matter to me, if I can spend it with you

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Released in quick succession after 2023's "I Broke My Shoulders," “A River of Teeth” presents 12 jagged, introspective, and sardonic songs, each a world within its own. Many clock in at less than 2 minutes, trimming away all filler in favor of substance and meaning.

Songs like "Cuttin" and "Knots" explore the intricate process of self-reinvention, and the baggage we choose to carry after trauma. These songs are a foil to more playful songs like "Hi-Fi" and "Unprofessionals," which satirize the world of seedy studio rats and sleazy A&Rs in the music industry.

20 out of 20 moms recommend "A River of Teeth" for the whole family, but a warning to children: the album does include mild profanity. Listener beware!

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released February 15, 2024

Produced, written, mixed, and performed by Cale Hawkins

All instruments by Cale Hawkins except where otherwise noted
Mastered by Gabi Grella

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Hailing from Bemus Point, NY (population: 364), Cale Hawkins has toured, written, and produced internationally since 2012. Credits include Quincy Jones, Charli XCX, Linda Perry, Bilal, Raveena, and Amber Mark.

He produces, mixes, writes, and performs all of his music. His debut LP "I Broke My Shoulders" came out in 2023 via Switch Hit Records, and was featured on NPR's "All Songs Considered." ... more

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