Pedro The Lion - The Longest Winter

4:11 for April 11th

In time memories fade, senses numb.
One forgets how it feels to have loved completely.

Pedro The Lion - Magazine

4:01 for April 1st

This is the song that originally hooked me onto Pedro The Lion (and subsequently David Bazan). It’s also my favorite song to play along to on the drums. If you’re ever interested in diving into the PTL catalog, the album Control is a good place to start. 

Wouldn’t you love to be on the cover of a magazine?
Healthy skin; perfect teeth; designed to hide what lies beneath. 

Pedro The Lion - Diamond Ring

3:22 for March 22nd

But I’d hoped that you would change your mind by autumn
Especially when I bought that diamond ring

Pedro The Lion - Second Best

After all… what’s wrong with second best?

Pedro The Lion - Letter From A Concerned Follower

I hear that you don’t change.
How do you expect to keep up with the trends?
You won’t survive the information age
Unless you plan to change the truth to accomodate the brilliance of men. 

Pedro The Lion - Criticism As Inspiration

6:20 for June 20th

It makes me feel so good to always tell you when you’re wrong.
The big man that I am to always have to put you down.
It makes me look so good to always put you in your place.
I can write it in a song but never say it to your face. 

This one is an absolute favorite.

Pedro The Lion - To Protect The Family Name

5:30 for May 30th

One of David Bazan’s greatest talents is his ability to write catchy, memorable melodies and songs without always relying on the crutch of the traditional Verse/Chorus song structure. He uses a narrative style more often than most, especially on his more conceptual albums. This song is a perfect example.

Officer, please don’t haul me in, though I’m drunk again… I can explain.
I swear to you, for a week I have been completely dry, until tonight.
He’s been such a good example, everything he’s done for me, I couldn’t bear to let him down.

Monday night, brother sat me down very graciously and explained:
“If I’m going to help you, I must make it very clear,
brother that I love you, but certainly I hate your sin.”

So you see, you can’t arrest me. I swore I’d be careful not to further shame the family name. 

Pedro The Lion - Rapture

Probably the greatest song I’ve ever heard about the specific act of adultery itself.

This is how we multiply
Pity that it’s not my wife
The friction and skin
The trembling sigh

Pedro The Lion - Winners Never Quit

5:17 for May 17th.

I’ve been playing this one a lot lately. It’s a great tune to warm up with.

Count it a blessing that you’re such a failure.
You’re second chance might never have come. 

Pedro The Lion - The Bells

Hunger drives me 
It’s got me by the reigns 
I let it wreck me 
Time and time again

I decided 
To never ride again 
I don’t know 
What happened 

Dad I broke my promise to you 
If you’re wondering where I’ve been 
I thought I knew what I was doing 
But I was wrong again 
I understand son 

The fairer gender 
They always turn my head 
From sheer embarrassment 
I’m nearly dead 

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Pedro The Lion - Options (steelopus cover)

Sometimes you find yourself awake at 2am and you just have to say “fuck it, I’m going to record a cover of a really sad song and it’s not going to be perfect and I’m going to screw up here and there and I’m self conscious about how I sing the R sounds but it doesn’t even matter so just press record.”

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Because it mysteriously disappeared, I’m reblogging myself to get it back on my blog.

Pedro The Lion - Options (steelopus cover)

Sometimes you find yourself awake at 2am and you just have to say “fuck it, I’m going to record a cover of a really sad song and it’s not going to be perfect and I’m going to screw up here and there and I’m self conscious about how I sing the R sounds but it doesn’t even matter so just press record.”