Songs in the Key of Butt Hurt

by Michael Wheatley

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1.	Rewrite 04:27	lyrics	buy track
Rewrite Well I'm frail, slightly faded with age But I still have a story in me yet, will you turn the page? The ending is never ending and nowhere in sight I'm a hardcover honey but I'm paperback light. (Can you get with that?) There's a part we haven't written yet It's super cliche but all those tears have left the paper too wet. We could make a water colour and add it to the cover An underwater scene of you and me lover Torn to pieces Like a letter you could never send Torn to pieces Put it back together again Torn to pieces Get a fresh page, get ready to start Torn to pieces Rewrite straight from the heart. Rewrite Time for a rewrite. We could start from the heart A brand new story or a sequel Where everyone plays, plays a part That is equal. We could start from the heart. We could start from the heart. Torn to pieces Like a letter you could never send Torn to pieces Put it back together again Torn to pieces Get a fresh page, get ready to start Torn to pieces Rewrite straight from the heart. Rewrite, Time for a rewrite.
2.	Doin The Movin On 04:27	lyrics	buy track
Doin The Movin On Oh look at you Looking so brand spanking new And oh look at that Got a hair cut and a brand new tatt Oh look at you Doing all the things that you wanted to do Oh look at that You know exactly where you are at Dust in my eyes you’re do the movin on Across the land as it lies You’re doin the movin on No more Stifling my cries I’m doin the movin on I said I’m workin my thighs I’m doin the movin on Now I know it’s time I get mine I’m doin the movin on Oh well here we go We cut the cord a little bit too slow Ah but wow look at me Just call me Maria cause I’m feeling oh so pretty Oh look at this Yeah once again I’m taking the piss Oh look at me Just givin it all away for free Oh just look at her And the way that she enter Oh now look at this An unexpected moment of bliss Oh go live your best life What you say? Your true self? Or maybe a new wife? Oh look at you shine Well here I go I’m off to get mine Dust in my eyes you’re do the movin on Across the land as it lies You’re doin the movin on No more Stifling my cries I’m doin the movin on I said I’m workin my thighs I’m doin the movin on Now I know it’s time I get mine I’m doin the movin on
3.	Let's Get Happy 03:56	lyrics	buy track
Let’s Get Happy Are you happy? Are you happy now? You dropped a bomb It went off POW You didn’t do things bit by bit You did it all in one big hit Did you just close a chapter Did you burn the whole book? We’re you brave and full of courage Or did you run and have a sook? It doesn’t matter You served a platter Go and eat, get fatter Dance a bitta pitter patter. Fuck those dreams and let them shatter. Go on let’s get happy Go on let’s get up I just wanna dip my biscuit Deep into your cup. Let’s get happy Let’s get happy now! Are you happy? Let’s get happy I’m so happy happy Now, now. Maybe one day when you grow up you will be a big superstar And you can buy yourself that big expensive car No matter what you put in it It won’t go very far. No matter how you look at it There still remains a scar Let’s get happy Let’s get happy now! Are you happy? Let’s get happy I’m so happy happy Now, now. Go on let’s get happy Go on let’s get high Tell me are you edible? I want to eat your pie Go on let’s get happy Go on let’s get loose Ooh I feel so thirsty Now hit me with the juice Let’s get happy Let’s get happy now! Maybe one day when you grow up It will start to make some sense And you can feel those feelings A little less intense No matter where you move away You don’t get very far No matter how you look at it There still remains a scar Let’s get happy Let’s get happy now! Are you happy? Let’s get happy I’m so happy happy Now, now.
4.	Lost In Space 04:51	lyrics	buy track
Lost In Space Worlds away, from all I love and all I know Made a choice, countdown, t-minus, launch and there I go I captain this ship from star to star On the gust of solar winds to the future from my past I’m lost in space Oh the pain, oh the pain Warning Will Robinson Danger! Danger! Now I’m lost again. It’s empty out here there’s just no one around with which to share The space that I’ve discovered, The space between the heavens that I bare I captain this ship past your outer ring Long range Scanners on for any signals I hear the songs new planets sing I’m lost in space Oh the pain, oh the pain Warning Will Robinson Danger! Danger! Now I’m lost again. I’ve landed on this planet, uncharted, name, unknown A wild and strange new world that I have now called home I landed this ship, vessel damaged, it’s time to repair Feet now on solid ground, sent an SOS is anybody there? I’m lost in space Oh the pain, oh the pain Warning Will Robinson Danger! Danger! Now I’m lost again. I’m lost in space Oh the pain, oh the pain Warning Will Robinson Danger! Danger! Now I’m lost again. So far away This new galaxy Youre just a star That I no longer see I was drawn into a black hole Warp speed, I broke free Was lost in space, Until I was rescued by me.
5.	I Should No Better (Dreaming Alone) 04:46	lyrics	buy track
I Should No Better (Dreaming Alone) I should know better Cause I have seen worse Such a go getter But that was my curse Am I only writing To humour myself? In a cave made of words In which I will delve Am I like water Or am I like stone? I’m lost in the feeling Of dreaming alone I just can’t seem to Bust out of this brain A sunny disposition To hide the inner rain I ain’t no magician, no, It’s just tricks and illusion I’m just living off a dream That covered delusion Am I like water Or am I like stone? I’m lost in the feeling Of dreaming alone The song just won’t fade out It’s stuck on repeat There were so many victories That lead to certain defeat As plain as the day that it was I never saw it coming It’s just another break up song That you can hear me humming Am I like water Or am I like stone Can I reveal What I’ve always known How many sins Do I need to atone I’m lost in the feeling Of dreaming alone. I should, no better.
6.	The Mermaid Song 04:51	lyrics	buy track
Let It Slide So much you felt you had to hide Once I knew that I nearly died. The signs were all there I was blind in my despair. Wondering what to do Ripping out my hair People around me biting lips, About your loose hips, sinking ships. So we hid the shit with lots of insta clips No wind in the sails just too many rips. I dreamed a dream of dry land But we’re bogged right here in quicksand. Stuck in a broken down van No more left for our last stand. What’s best for you it seems to be, Seems to be so bad for me. Do I run away Or do I stand aside I just gotta let it slide Push and pull (Pushing and a pulling and I push until you pull) I act like such a fool (Pushing and a pulling and I’m feeling like a fool) I know it just ain’t cool (Pushing and a pulling and it’s really uncool) I’ve just got to breathe and let it slide. Dreams washed away by rivers. All your takers dressed as givers. Held hands through bad affairs, Thought we were one of those pairs. There were no constraints, Neither one of us were saints. We talked of perfect pictures but we’d run out of paints. We started the fire that burnt us. Built our lives inside a furnace. Oh so hot yet cold as ice, Every time we rolled the dice. Hearts do hurt when torn apart But I guess we knew that from the start. What’s best for you it seems to be, Seems to be so bad for me. Do I run away Or do I stand aside I just gotta let it slide Push and pull (Pushing and a pulling and I push until you pull) I act like such a fool (Pushing and a pulling and I’m feeling like a fool) I know it just ain’t cool (Pushing and a pulling and it’s really uncool) I’ve just got to breathe and let it slide.
7.	Let It Slide 03:51	lyrics	buy track
Let It Slide So much you felt you had to hide Once I knew that I nearly died. The signs were all there I was blind in my despair. Wondering what to do Ripping out my hair People around me biting lips, About your loose hips, sinking ships. So we hid the shit with lots of insta clips No wind in the sails just too many rips. I dreamed a dream of dry land But we’re bogged right here in quicksand. Stuck in a broken down van No more left for our last stand. What’s best for you it seems to be, Seems to be so bad for me. Do I run away Or do I stand aside I just gotta let it slide Push and pull (Pushing and a pulling and I push until you pull) I act like such a fool (Pushing and a pulling and I’m feeling like a fool) I know it just ain’t cool (Pushing and a pulling and it’s really uncool) I’ve just got to breathe and let it slide. Dreams washed away by rivers. All your takers dressed as givers. Held hands through bad affairs, Thought we were one of those pairs. There were no constraints, Neither one of us were saints. We talked of perfect pictures but we’d run out of paints. We started the fire that burnt us. Built our lives inside a furnace. Oh so hot yet cold as ice, Every time we rolled the dice. Hearts do hurt when torn apart But I guess we knew that from the start. What’s best for you it seems to be, Seems to be so bad for me. Do I run away Or do I stand aside I just gotta let it slide Push and pull (Pushing and a pulling and I push until you pull) I act like such a fool (Pushing and a pulling and I’m feeling like a fool) I know it just ain’t cool (Pushing and a pulling and it’s really uncool) I’ve just got to breathe and let it slide.
8.	More Of The Man 04:19	lyrics	buy track
More Of The Man She’s got a voice that rumbles like thunder. It shakes the ground up through the trees. And though her words are borrowed and simple She sings them round you in a squeeze She’s as tall as the tallest church steeple And a calm river runs below. She’s got shoulders you know you could ride on Strong arms to carry the load. She’s more of the man that you wanted from me She says she’ll wait ‘til you are free More of the man More of the man More of the man That you wanted from me. She’s singing la-dee-da and strumming her guitar Shes calling calling up on high She’s lifting you up on her joy Now, now you’re by her side She’s more of the man that you wanted from me She says she will wait until you are free More of the man More of the man I wish I was more of the man That you wanted from me.
9.	Songs In The Key Of Butt Hurt 03:33	lyrics	buy track
Songs In The Key Of Butt Hurt Shoo shoo Voodoo and bad juju Wrapped in a pretty bow. No hesitation in presentation Looking high in a deep blue low. Singing songs Songs In the key of butt hurt So Soul mate holds hate Hidden away with much care. Cared for at night after every fight Polluting water and air With all those songs Songs in the key of butt hurt Clear skies through the clouds, Making it rain just to find out. There on a flat earth world, We stepped off the edge filled with doubt. And lots of songs Songs in the key of butt hurt Breakdowns and shakedowns Them earthquakes they’re a coming. Facades crumble and tumble Yet here you are a strumming and a humming. All them songs Songs in the key of butt hurt Reliant yet defiant, Can you cut the bonds? Complaining of the restraining There are no magic wands. Just a whole bunch of songs Songs in the key of butt hurt A spell to cast and make it last, It’s just a long term parlor trick. Ever so hard to pull apart And never ending wounds to lick. Inspiring those songs Songs in the key of butt hurt Oh so high over your Wi-Fi, Indentured wisdom your craft. A muse for your views. Proudly manning your life saving raft. Floating on songs Songs in the key of butt hurt Is this a retreat or an attack? Out there on the battlefield of choice. Is this a whimper or a war cry? You lost your dreams to screams and then lost your voice. Singing songs All those fucking Songs in the key of butt hurt Stand up or lie down, What matters is your precious heart. Stay in the shade or be in the light, Both make music, dance and art. Just like these songs Songs in the key of butt hurt Yes
10.	This Is What It's Like 04:38	lyrics	buy track
This Is What It’s Like I’ve always been the love In me You see I always thought I took up too much space I thought I had to slow down, change my pace I always thought that I didn’t work hard enough I thought that things a just a had to be so tough So this is what it’s like to be loved I want it more and more Even though I act unsure Now I know what it’s like to be loved I want it more and more For everyone that I adore I thank you for giving me the space I thank you for lovin this faded face I think that I can see a better me I think I’ve always been the love in me you see So this is what it’s like to be loved I want it more and more Even though I act unsure Now I know what it’s like to be loved I want it more and more For everyone that I adore I’ve always been the love In me You see I, I’m gonna love myself.

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released November 13, 2023

Written, performed, recorded, mixed, produced and mastered by Michael Wheatley.
Except “Let It Slide” drums performed by Jonathon Wheatley and recorded by Louise Wheatley.

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Michael Wheatley Sydney, Australia

From underground funk rock in Kings Cross in the nineties to touring nationally with his own fringe shows it has been, for Michael, a very long way to the shop to get his sausage roll. Along that road though he has moved many a soul with his passion, unique sound and prolific songwriting. He's the kind of artist who you're lucky to know about and will always remember once you do. ... more

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