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Lost Kids

by Stick and Poke

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1.
Little Fox Girl you are small and fair Racing through the forest with your thin tangled hair The forest where you dwell protecting you from harm Away from mischief trouble but not immune to dark charm Because in the forest there shadows a beast Dark, handsome, delirious to say in the least Through the mist to meet her he comes from the dark Quite ready to steal that little foxes heart Chorus: Now I'm screaming bloody murder how did I get myself into this mess? I will rip my teeth out one by one and sew them onto my dress x2 Curiosity killed the cat a wise owl once said When the cat turned around she ended up dead Eaten by the wolf her body's now gone Just looking to impress, oh where did she go wrong? Well that stupid Fox Girl she could not resist a look The price that she paid was her sanity he took With his back turned away his views are hazy Calling her insane when it's he who drives her crazy! Chorus With an expected twist in fate he spits out the cat For his fox lady friend he'd do much more than that He pulls his teeth out and places them on a string Places them in her hand and says 'Remember me when you sing' Chords (Capo 2): Verse 1: Am F C Verse 2: Am G F Am Am G F C Chorus: Am C G F C G Verses 3+4: Am F C G, end on F
2.
Distance 02:53
It’s been so long since I saw you last I can’t remember what you look like anymore And when I look at pictures of you It feels like I’ve never met you before Chorus: And I know in my heart it’s real But I still can’t help but feel Like you and me is nothing but a dream But with all this time away The memories steadily fade Until the thought of us seems wholly make-believe I guess this is what it’s like to really miss someone It’s been so long since I saw you last I can’t remember what you sound like anymore And when I call you on the telephone Your voice sounds different from the way it was before Chorus It’s been so long since I saw you last I can’t remember what you feel like anymore And when I compromise by hugging myself Your absence resonates too loud to be ignored Chorus I guess this is what it’s like to really miss someone x4 Chords (Capo 2): Verses: C Am F C Choruses: Am F C Am F C Am F C G
3.
Poison 02:48
You and I we've been through this about a hundred times before But we'll make it through the night, and make it to the west coast shore Singing on the streets we dream of Vancouver nights A dark sky filled with stars being a raccoon's delight Chorus: I’ll live savage and free and reckless and wild I don’t need anybody I'm a forest child I'll trace my casting circles in the mud Cause something's boiling, in my blood Forever hitching rides with strangers in old dusty cars Playing music for new friends on your half sized guitar I will never let you down, if you don’t ever let me go I know you want to give me space, so I have some time to grow Chorus Well this poison in my blood its seeping deep out of my veins racing straight to my heart causing pain that will remain but this red string in my hands, a spell i must've cast I know will follow back to you in our story that will last Chorus x2 Chords (Capo 2): Verses: C G Am F Lead in to chorus: Am C G Choruses: C G Am F
4.
Poe 02:45
Little Marshall enjoyed the woods He'd stay out all night if he could But with his mom yelling 'go to bed' He could only dream about the forest in his head Then one night Marshall stayed up late Ignoring his mothers cries of hate He ran from is house into the deep Forest, unknowing what in the darkness creeped Chorus: Faster and faster he ran through the woods Far from his home, away from where he should Be, the night is too dark for a child Too cold, too black, too grim and too wild Marshall spotted a tree, it was black and tall but underneath it there was a beast that was, calling out what a bloodthirsty shriek it sprung and chased poor Marshall into the deep As Marshall was running he wondered why He had left his house, he was sure to die! In the forest, a cabin, there was still hope Glob had finally thrown little Marshall a rope Chorus A man in the cabin let Marshall in He slammed the door with a toothy grin With the beast outdoors and the man inside There was plainly no place for Marshall to hide Marshall came to see he had lost the chase The man grabbed his arm with a forceful embrace That was it for poor Marshall there was no way out He opened his mouth but he could not shout! The beast crashed through the window mangling the man Marshall fell to the floor, releasing his hand Marshall saw in the light, the beast was little dog Poe His trusty black lab had vanquished his foe! With the moon down low and the sun rising up What a frightful night he had endured with his pup They trotted side by side out of the woods Trailing behind them a puddle of the man's bloooooood Chords (Capo 2): Intro: Dm F Dm A Dm F Dm A Verses: Dm F Dm Dm A Dm Dm F Dm Dm G A Pre-Choruses: Bb A Bb A Bb A Choruses: Dm F Dm Dm A Dm Dm F Dm Dm G A
5.
Youth Crew 01:57
Hey you, dude standing outside the venue Asking everyone if they're straight edge If they say yes you will offer your hand But if they say no, you tell them to 'learn the truth' But its up to them, what they do with their lives If they like to drink, well that's just fine Who the fuck are you to tell them what's right? What happened to the freedom to choose? Chorus: So fuck your conversions Fuck all your rules And treating non-edgers as if they were fools People like you give straight edge a bad name Persecuting those who don't feel the same Well its true that I am straight edge myself But that's because it works for me I don't give a fuck how you enjoy yourself Just don't fucking judge cause I'm clean Even though I live the same way I wont perpetuate your stupid clichés Did you forget why we're all even here? It's about the music, not the fucking beer So fuck your conventions Fuck all your rules Those X's on your hands make you look like a tool I may be straight edge myself but I just gotta to say Fascist elitism is never okay Yeah, fascist elitism is never okay Chords: Intro: G D C Em G D G Verse 1: G D C Em Verse 2: Em C G D Chorus: G D C D Verse 3: G D C Em Verse 4: Em C G D Chorus: G D C D, end on G
6.
You asked me to write you a song, but I can't do it I know it's just a couple of lines, but I still can't get through it Cuz when I'm happy, I can never find the time And there's just something about being angry that lends itself so well to rhyme Chorus: Cuz it's infinitely easier to list the things I hate, than to think about the world another way To sit and to pontificate about all the things I love just seems real sappy, and generally lame But for you I guess I'll try to make a list of things I like, and maybe I can finally feel okay Cuz I know right now you'd be in among my top three, cuz you can actually make me wanna write today Thank you for actually making me wanna write today Chords (Capo 3): Verse 1: G C D Verse 2: Em G C D Chorus: C/G G C D C/G G Em D C/G G Em D C/G G C D C D G
7.
Time 02:51
Oh, lately I've been trying so damn hard to get away Because living in this city makes me weaker every day Being constantly surrounded by people, noise and cars Makes me hunger for a field beneath a big expanse of stars And I told myself I'd be just fine in the days before you left But reality is sinking in and now I feel bereft Of a reason to think anything will ever be worthwhile So I'm hoping someday soon I'll find my own reason to smile Cuz sometimes I get so sad I wish my tears would turn to rain And that the storm that I've created comes to wash us all away Leveling the city, 'til there's nothing left but seeds From which will sprout a forest, oh, the perfect place for me Chorus: And baby, we've got time Oh, you know, we've got the rest of our lives And baby, we've got time If we want to And I know that it's unhealthy to stay cooped up in my room And I know that you don't mean it when you say that we'll talk soon But that's okay, cuz life is long And until that time I will stay strong Well but some days are worse than others, and I'll readily admit That despite moments of clarity, I often feel like shit Like right now I feel okay enough to write these stupid lines But goddammit if I don't just get so lonely sometimes Chorus Chords: Verses 1-4: C G Am F Verse 5: C G Am F C G Am F C G Am F C G F G Choruses: C G Am F
8.
Crooked Room 05:03
Oh I, I dream of a room In a crooked little house Under the crooked little moon Where I can spend my time With books on every wall And a plant in every window To remind me of what I love And the places in which I can find it Pre-Chorus: Cuz this city may be big, but the people here are small And they often choose to waste their lives doing nothing at all And you know, it makes me sick Chorus: I long for a place far away from these spaces Filled with empty, vacuous souls I want you to take me away to this crooked room and stay Until the weather doesn't seem so cold Well you, you found me In a sad and lonely state And I know you just couldn't wait To show me all I was missing But then, you had to go Two provinces away To a crooked room of your own And that's just how it is Pre-Chorus Chorus Well I suppose, well I suppose it's just as well That I'm living my life all alone Cuz I, well I could never really tell If you ever thought of my life, or just your own Pre-Chorus Chorus Chorus (second time): Well I long for a place far away from these spaces Filled with empty, vacuous souls But I must also get away from your crooked mind and stay At a distance if I ever want to grow Chords (Capo 3): Intro: Dm Am E G Dm Am E E7 Verses: Dm Am E G Dm Am E E7 Pre-Chorus + Chorus: F C E Am E F C E Am E F C E E7 Bridge: F C E Am E F G F C E E7 Outro: Dm Am E Am
9.
Creature 03:19
I fooound/ you deeeep Insiiiide/ my boodyyy You carryyyy/ meee When aiiiiid/ I neeeeed Chorus: ohhhhhh you're my vampiric cosmic creature x2 I would feeed/ yooou The bloood/ from my nooose bleeds I would leeet/ you fly freeee Cause I knooow/ you would come back to me Chorus //My nooooose/ bleeeeds //a looot/ cause of stress But I knooow/ you'd never make me pull my teeth out and sew them on my dress Chorus Chords (Capo 3): Intro: G C G G C G C G C G Em G Verse 1: G Em Chorus: G D Em C Verse 2: G Em C G Em G Em C G Em Bridge: G Em C G Em G Em C
10.
Lost At Sea 03:44
I wanna be an anchor but I feel like the wind Always strong when unneeded but deceptively thin And if I am the wind, then you are the sails Directing me and helping me when all my strength fails Chorus: So we’ll set out together and battle the storm With the love in our hearts to keep ourselves warm And we’ll all brave the weather, no matter the tides Cuz I’ll always be your anchor if you stay by my side I wanna be a rock but I feel like a cloud With my feet in the air when they should be on the ground And if I am a cloud, then you are the sun Shining light on the darkness, even when the day is done Chorus And I wanna make you better but I know that I can’t So I’ll sit here and remind you that I’ll always be your friend And if the waves get too rough, you can call out my name And I’ll tell you that I love you and give you shelter from the rain Chorus And I’ll always be your anchor if you stay by my side x3 Chorus: Intro: Bm G Bm Verses: Bm G Bm G A Bm Choruses: G A Bm End on D
11.

about

Gratitude and thanks go to: Our parents for supporting us beyond belief and pulling us through in dire situations, Joe Sims, the Billy Christopher gang and Izzy Burgwin for inspiring us to no end, Sam Pike who is basically a member of Stick and Poke now, any one of the amazing promoters we've had the privilege of meeting, anyone who has ever booked us a show or helped us book a show and our spectacular fans, whether you're from tumblr or have seen us at shows or attempted to communicate with our awkward selves, we graciously thank you.

Lauren: I would like to thank Alison Soldink for endless reasons, my wonderful parents for supporting me without question, Jenny Chen for listening and understanding the insanity that is my mind, Melissa Rebelo for creating a safe, amazingly awesome space for me to flourish in and of course, Nolan Ephgrave for being a huge pain in the butt, but always providing me with comfort and always encouraging me to simply enough, be myself.

Alison: I would like to thank my parents for their tireless love and support, Lauren Boyko for being in a band with me and putting up with me for all these years, Jess Montebello at Thigh High Clubhouse, Caela Butt and Declan Proctor at the Arcade, and Siesta Nouveaux for giving us places to play and putting on shows, Jon Creeden, Jesse LeBourdais, Tale-Teller Heart and anyone else we have shared the stage with for being fantastic musicians and friends. And lastly but certainly not least, anyone who has ever come to see us play, made/and or bought merch from us or has hung out and played Magic with us. Thanks for bearing with us for the past three and a half years.

We love you all, from the bottoms of our tiny little awkward hearts.

credits

released June 23, 2014

Stick and Poke is:
Alison Soldink: Guitar, vocals
Lauren Boyko: Ukulele, vocals

Additional credits:
Violin on Teeth on a String, Poe, Distance, Lost at Sea - Alison Soldink
Banjo on Creature - Lauren Boyko
Mandolin on I Don't Like Love Songs and Crooked Room - Sam Pike
Banjo on Poison - Sam Pike

Cover art/design by Lauren Boyko
All songs written by Alison Soldink and Lauren Boyko

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Sam Pike at Fish Spike Studios

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Stick and Poke Vancouver, British Columbia

Stick and Poke is a witchy west coast folk duo based out of Vancouver, BC.

Currently Stick and Poke is on an indefinite hiatus due to living on opposite sides of the country.

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