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No Good Monster

from Quiet Hum by West My Friend

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    West My Friend's third album, with artwork by Sarah Clement. Produced by David Travers-Smith.

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lyrics

I don’t want to write a song today
Each new chord’s a picture window in the way
Because every door I open up
Is one door more you could choose to shut
And the No Good Monster will hate it anyway

I don’t want to write a song today
Each new word is much too tired or too clichéd
Because every doubt I vocalize
Is one doubt more in someone’s eyes
And the No Good Monster will hate it anyway

I don’t want to write a song today
Each new bridge is losing bricks in rash decay
Because every brick I cornerstone
Is one brick more that cannot be thrown
And the No Good Monster will hate it anyway

The No Good Monster
The No Good Monster
The No Good Monster’s a slithering bird of prey
Who will judge you in every way

I don’t want to write a song today
Each new verse is like a home in disarray
Because every love I speculate
Is one love more with a permanent fate
And the No Good Monster will hate it anyway
The No Good Monster will hate it anyway
The No Good Monster will hate it

Because every door I open up is
One door more you could choose to shut
And the No Good Monster will hate it anyway
The No Good Monster will hate it anyway

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from Quiet Hum, released May 27, 2016

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West My Friend Victoria, British Columbia

In the modern musical landscape, it’s rare to hear something as put-together as three-piece Cascadian folk outfit West My Friend - something so layered, deeply symphonic, baroque, and mysterious in its own winking way while still courting an edge of disaster. Simple is safe, but complex is fiery, intricate, and ultimately more rewarding. ... more

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