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Stories from a Whiskey​-​soaked Mind

by Daniel Ruiz

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1.
clad in black, stockings up her thighs i watch her from my table while she takes her seat outside 8 pm, the sun goes down here comes another night that i’m gonna spend alone the bottle’s empty, i don’t have a dime the birds up in the tree mock me with their mating calls the waiter approaches her, with the tray in his hand “excuse, ma’am, what are you gonna have?” she closes her book, looks him in the eye and says “a cup of coffee with two sugar cubes, cream, and a tiny drop of whiskey” reminds me of a girl that i used to see there’s something about her gesture, i can’t put my finger on it maybe’s the way she talks, the way she looks that golden waterfall from her head down to her back or maybe it’s, if i remember well the way she ordered something when the waiter came to her she used to close her book, look him in the eye and say “a cup of coffee with two sugar cubes, cream, and a tiny drop of whiskey”
2.
take a left at the Misery lane walk down the stairs of the Dawn Cafe find the red door with the rose shaped knob sit by the couch in the room below she’ll be right there, right where she needs to be carefully lit by the crimson red light but don’t you ever dare to approach her unexpectedly or that could be your last foolish enterprise say goodbye to your understanding of reality watch as she breaks your dogmas, one by one despair as she devastates everything you know let her take control of the strings of your mind life becomes meaningless after you meet her every single thought second-guessed by her voice does satisfaction come with her answers or does your mind fall into an infinite void? say goodbye to your understanding of reality watch as she breaks your dogmas, one by one despair as she devastates everything you know let her take control of the strings of your mind
3.
yesterday, when i went for a walk i met this girl who caught my eye she took me to the nearest bar and said “i need a drink, and then we’ll need a ride” oh, my dear, i wish i could but i’m too broke and i’m dead drunk she said “don’t worry, i got you this time but next time we meet you better comply” oh, i can’t believe my luck oh, i really hope i don’t fuck this up i get some whiskey, she orders wine as the rain invites some people to hustle inside we watch the cats through the window, laying behind the blinds of the old cafe that closed when that old lady died her big green eyes pierce right through me with her easy smile she puts me at ease she says “hey, why don’t we go back to my place” but all i can think about is oh, i can’t believe my luck oh, i really hope i don’t fuck this up
4.
meet me before dawn, where the river meets the bridge we’ll set sail as soon as the sun awakes from its everlasting dream it’s not too late, when they come for us we’ll be gone, gone with the wind we’ll be vanished, not a trace of us, just an enigma in the shape of two ghosts they’re onto us, but always a step behind trying to solve the jigsaw without knowing we’re elsewhere, far away, nowhere to be found, locked inside the dreams of the roses when they die don’t wait for me, leave as soon as the first rays of sun shine on your face i’ll do the same, please understand, nothing good comes of both of us getting caught if i don’t make it, remember me as i was when we were young and full of life and hope and free but make no mistake, i have no regrets i would do it all again, exactly the same way
5.
woke up in a bed without sheets in someone else’s house and a black cat at my feet the cat looks up to me and says “hey, my name is Sam” then I realize that she’s missing a hand the single-handed cat starts to talk about her friend Silvia that apparently i ought know and just when she mentions her the church bells chime and the ceiling and the floor start crumbling down Silvia comes, flying through the window and as i freak out she blows me a kiss suddenly, the church bells sound no more and Sam has four paws again and we slide into the bed, which propels into outer space whenever she giggles, reality slows down and i wonder who do i have to kill to be a button in her blouse she leans in for a kiss which i welcome with mine as the asteroids around start exploding without a sound suddenly, i’m back in the room alone with Sam at bed believe me when i point out she’s missing a hand again the church bells start to chime the floor and the ceiling fall apart but now aware of how this works, i wait for her to come hang out Silvia comes, flying through the window and as i freak out she blows me a kiss suddenly, the church bells sound no more and Sam has four paws again and we slide into the bed, which propels into outer space

about

In here you’ll find stories entangled with melodies, all of them of my creation. Some of them are true, some of them aren’t. Some of them made me happy, some of them haunt me to this day. I’m obliged to invite you to enter this maze of words and music under your own discretion. Don’t look back. Follow your gut. I advise you to consume this collection of songs under a heavy dose of your drug of choice.

credits

released July 4, 2018

All instruments played by Daniel Ruiz, with addition of:

Júlia Martín: drums on Meet the Crimson Woman at the Dawn Cafe, I Can’t Believe My Luck (I Really Hope I Don’t Hope This Up) and Goodbye Letter from a Loved One.
Narék Mnatsakanyan: organ on Meet the Crimson Woman at the Dawn Cafe.
Arnau Abadal: saxophone on I Can’t Believe My Luck (I Really Hope I Don’t Fuck This Up).

Mastered by Mariano Toledano at Akrasonic Studios.
Artwork by Joël Beltrán.

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