We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Someone I'll Never Meet

by Christine Cochran

supported by
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $7 USD  or more

     

1.
Burbank 04:17
Burbank J. Christine Cochran © 1995 Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP Well the rent’s no cheaper in Burbank I think somebody lied And they keep saying L.A. is over with It’s like someone had died But the rich and fortunate Like - plastic surgeons They all seem to thrive I’m just skating on the boardwalk today Thinking hey, how strange I’m alive There’s a lady getting arrested She’s walking topless on the beach There’s an old blind man With his banjo in hand Tip jar is well within reach But the lost and restless They get nervous When the cops pass by I watch the old men play chess Hey, hey—we all get by But the lost and restless They get nervous When the cops pass by I’m just here on the pier today Thinkin’ hey, I’d like to do more More than survive There’s a part of me gone missing It left so long ago Some town I’d lived in Some childhood nightmare Where it went ain’t nobody knows But the voices of angels They will lift me When it’s my time to fly I’m just here in the California sun Thinking hey, hey—I guess I’ll try
2.
Subatomic Zero J. Christine Cochran © 2002 Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP Ya, I got the six free issues of your magazine You wanna know the truth my friend? It didn't change one thing I saw my family converge and dissipate I fanned the flames of love Burned with fires of hate Oh! Subatomic — feel a little small Subatomic zero baby Then you feel like… Nothing at all….Ya Ya, I used to stare out the window of the gym at my high-school Singing "Sara" like Stevie Nicks But not because it was cool I knew I had to have a better life Cos' that one was making me die That song, it somehow gave me hope Even now it make me cry Oh! Subatomic — you feel a little small Subatomic zero baby Then you feel like Then you feel like Then you feel like Nothing at all Ya, I got the hotel record I got your wrecking ball I read the romance novel I got the poster on the wall I even saw the picture show how life's supposed to be You get taken to the cleaners Believe everything you see Oh! Subatomic—feel a little small Subatomic zero baby Then you feel like Then you feel like Then you feel like…..
3.
Beautiful Tattoo J. Christine Cochran © 1994 Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP When she is drunk She thinks that she can write like Dylan And she dreams of a Paris France With Anarchy She never quite lived in Her first boyfriend turned Buddhist…. The one after that He turned gay And although she’s still glad Well, the last man she had… He turned to stone today… She’ll probably go back to school But that’ll be next semester Feelin’ kinda lost just now Wanna be alone - remain sequestered But see, she has a goal See, she has a rule She’s looking for She’s searching for The most beautiful The most beautiful tattoo Not to be stymied By Man’s great Search For Meaning She leaves no Skin unexamined For her particular style of gleaning Her best friend from grade school Just got married Second best... Just got an MBA…(no way!) And although she’s still glad… Well the last friend she had... She turned to ice today She’ll probably go off somewhere but that’ll be later on Feelin’ kinda lost just now Like something she did was Wrong…so wrong…no, no not wrong…not wrong… But see, she has a goal See, she has a rule She’s looking for She’s searching for The most beautiful The most beautiful tattoo She’s looking for She’s searching for The most beautiful The most beautiful tattoo She’s looking for She’s searching for The most beautiful The most beautiful tattoo
4.
What's There to Eat? J. Christine Cochran © 2003 Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP I turn off the phones And I isolate I stay home alone I stay up too late I watch all the re-runs Of my favorite shows I don’t really think about They help me forget about The good times I’ll never know It’s too late to begin It’s too late to win It’s not fair It’s too hard I never could start I always start strong I finish weak….ya What’s on TV? What’s there to eat? I see the celebrities The lives that they lead You’d think with all that money They’d give some to me I went to rob the liquor store But they sent me to jail Compared to all the movie stars I’m sure my troubles seem pale It’s too late to begin It’s too late to win It’s not fair It’s too hard I never could start I always start strong I finish weak….ya What’s on TV? What’s there to eat? If life is a sideshow For the small and the weak Then who is the barker For those who won’t speak? We tally our losses We fake a few wins But some would rather fall and freeze on their knees Than have to yearn and burn again It’s too late to begin It’s too late to win It’s not fair It’s too hard I never could start I always start strong I finish weak….ya What’s on TV? What’s there to eat? I said what’s on TV? What’s there to eat? I said what’s on TV? What’s there to eat?
5.
Guitars Cadillacs (Documentary) J. Christine Cochran © 2003 Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP I been drinking scotch It don’t take me much Old man sang Dwight Yoakum’s song A couple nights ago It’s been rainin’ all through Labor Day I just found out my aunt She died today When my lease is up I’ve no idea where I’ll go Guitars and Cadillacs Pink hotels and heart attacks All those summer times in Galveston Like a black and white, grainy…a Documentary Old poster of Paris France I know I’m lucky cos I got to dance Few signs of evolution Never mind the pollution In this Opportunity Well, I been confused about you babe Compared to me See, I thought you had it made But I see your situation — That look on your face Shows a different thing It’s been runnin’ through my mind today All the years that we sleep away And when I grasp for answers I see the past just turn, and wave, and walk away Guitars and Cadillacs Hearing’ that song makes me want you back Roller-skating in Central Park Like Houston after dark, a drunken, a Documentary Old lawn chairs rust and fade so slow I know I’m lucky cos I got to go We’re seeking absolution It’s part of the solution In this Opportunity No sign of intermission But God I want permission In this Opportunity, ya Ya, ya I still get blown away My life’s in shades of gray Ya, ya, ya Like some Documentary
6.
Onus OReilly 03:16
Onus OReilly J. Christine Cochran © 2004 Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP Onus O’Reilly sits on a fence Contemplating suicide Onus O’Reilly had been born a man But wanted to be somebody’s bride Oh Onus Onus O’Reilly So very manly and so very unlikely Onus he likes to wear pretty dresses He wears them when he is alone Delicate under things Make his manly heart sing S’ like giving a dog to a bone He bravely tries to hide it Strongly tries to fight it Thinks that it might leave him alone But it always rears its lady-like head It takes control of him instead Now the dog’s being buried by the bone Oh Onus Onus O’Reilly So very manly and so very unlikely Onus decides to give a little push And he ends up face down in the mud He’s a little disappointed when he wakes up and he finds Another job that he’s left undone But he gets up and he shakes off And he goes into the house And he decides to start it all again Now everybody driving by waves hello at the lady Who was once stuck inside of a man, man, man Oh Onus Onus O’Reilly So very manly and so very unlikely Oh Onus Onus O’Reilly So very manly and so very unlikely It’s unlikely It’s unlikely
7.
Amazed - Astounded J. Christine Cochran © 2004 Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP Baby I’ve been amazed I’ve been astounded I’ve been flying high on love But now, I feel more grounded Baby I’ve been confused Frightened by the ghost of you Twice too many times I’ve tried But now, I see that was unwise We went to the carnival We went as a pair Someone called your name in the tunnel of love I turned around and no one was there And when we danced on the promenade I tried to hold your hand Someone walked by — you mumbled something I never did understand Time is never ending Time is never free It’s time I stopped pretending That the ghost of you Is dancing with the ghost in me Baby I’ve been around Ya I’ve danced all over this town In the arcade I made some dreams Polaroids of us by the sea Baby I was unwise I made the music to my own lies A parade of charades it seems Dance with the truth- the truth will you free There is just one answer Answer is for free Answer run to river River run to sea There is just one answer Answer is for free Answer run to river River run to sea Oh I wish you ran to me
8.
Aloysius 04:25
Aloysius J. Christine Cochran © 2003 Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP Seems I find it hard to forget you Seems you float in on the breeze Seems they still find ways to rob you Like the tone of their voice as they say “tickets please” Oh, Aloysius King of the smorgasbord Oh and all my fences Should I want less… Or desire more? Seems I still find ways to follow You and that crazy dance you lead I wrote down all the reasons that I… I love you But the pen dropped when I got to 83 Oh, Aloysius King of the final frontier And all my wishes What are the things… That I should hold dear? I took those flowers that you gave me And put em in a pretty vase Don’t you know that your words… They always save me They keep me in a state of grace Oh, Aloysius King of the smorgasbord Ooh, Aloysius, king of the final frontier Ooh, all my kisses What are the things Show me the things What are the things I should hold dear? We should hold near?
9.
Dear Allen 03:52
Dear Allen J. Christine Cochran © 1998, 2004 Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP (Nothing Let’s talk about nothing Talk about nothing Gonna fade away Oh yes it’s nothing Let’s talk about nothing When you talk about nothing Gonna fade away) Dear Allen I’m getting married I want to see if you object Dear Allen I…I miss your motives I miss your need to self-protect Allen I never knew Why you withdrew And took your sweet love away You remember dancing down at Guido’s While outside it rained? (Nothing Let’s talk about nothing Let’s talk about nothing Gonna fade away) Dear Allen I have not heard from you I want to make sure you’re okay Oh dear Allen I ruined your idea of marriage Did you think you’d see me here today? Allen I don’t know why It was always do or die And your love you had to constrain Like there was something else besides Guido’s You thought you had to attain (Nothing Let’s talk about nothing Let’s talk about nothing Gonna fade away) And Allen I don’t know why It was always do or die And you treated me like some stain Spilling out of a bottle of beer at Guido’s Cause you wanted cheap champagne Hey Allen Thanks for the memories I hope you learned how to connect Send a letter Drop a postcard Or be like me just call collect Allen I think I know Why it was you had to go Took your sweet love away I will always remember dancing down at Guido’s Even after….the rain Dear Allen Dear Allen Dear Allen
10.
You Run Deep 03:42
You Run Deep J. Christine Cochran © 1991 Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP There were some running around everyday Nothing to think about - nothing to say Some were so scattered - nothing could be found A disturbance of air - but no one was around They were just looking to jump off some lovers’ leap You on the other hand You run deep You run deep We hear them talk of things in the past I look ahead and want something to last There are other worlds that I dream of Wish one would take me – and I’d rise above And prima donnas dream of diamond rings But rarely do they sleep You on the other hand You run deep You run deep You water the roots of my soul Tour the very heart of me Always something to dream about Always pleasant to see When others were swept aside And others did not stay You were always by my side Always had magic to say Sinbad sails and Pegasus flies Some things I never want to question why Santa Claus he never wore a ring in his nose St. Francis did he ever Vogue or Pose? Maybe there is nothing here that I can keep You on the other hand You run deep You run deep There are stars that slowly change Tumbleweeds flow out on the mountain range Survey the horizon - all the world’s a stage Reach inside get rid of silent rage And I was just looking For Someone I’ll Never Meet You on the other hand You run deep You run deep

about

Tracked with a full studio band, Someone I'll Never Meet features ten original cuts that range from a sparsely- arranged portrait of the fallen to an up-tempo, zydeco-like song about a transgender person finding acceptance.

credits

released October 25, 2011

The CD features Rick G. Nelson of The Polyphonic Spree on strings and was mixed by NARAS Trustee and Grammy Nominee, Chris Bell, (Erykah Badu, Don Henley, Beyonce) at Luminous Sound (Dallas, TX) and mastered by Steve Fallone, (TV On The Radio, The Strokes, Sonic Youth) at New York’s Sterling Sound.

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Christine Cochran Austin, Texas

contact / help

Contact Christine Cochran

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like Christine Cochran, you may also like: