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by tender, handsome

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1.
samuel 03:25
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Spent a long long time on the road The town is my closest friend In town I’m the talk of the land These folks are surely jealous of me I’ve become something that I hate Damnation has spread to my heart and my brain No one will even look me in the eye It’s like I’m not even here at all That day will come That day will come With a pistol in my hand, I’ll be gone Train robberies, a stagecoach hold up, pillaging the village, setting up that trap Pistol in your hand I won’t be the last one standing
2.
clarence 02:47
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I should have known better not to fall in love With how fickle this world is and how death seems to be my friend What I wouldn’t give not to feel your loss I’m on the road again I’m without my best friend I never had the chance to tell you how I felt You had fallen apart I couldn’t bear to break your heart What if I had never even heard your name What kind of life would I have led Would I have even shot them dead It’s funny how you led me to a life of crime The promises that you kept Don’t mean nothing now that you’re dead You had a sense of humor, you were larger than life Now there’s a bounty on my head they sure as hell won’t take me dead
3.
charles 03:35
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I came on the promise that I could start a new life The journey was weary but I still have some fight I traveled alone so that could leave it all behind Got an apartment on the outskirts of town I was out drinking and I saw a bar fight I wasn’t thinking and I just tried to stop it I heard a gun go off and I couldn’t feel nothin I’m on the floor now and I see that I’m bleeding They said “what’s your name, son? what’s your name, son? You’re barely breathing but It’s gonna be alright. We’ll stop the bleeding”
4.
otis 03:43
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You cold blooded thief, you’ve taken everything My home and my hearth, my sense of security Your lifeless black eyes, they looked right through me You took what you wanted, you should have felt something I’ll hunt you down, even if it takes everything To feel your bones break, it wouldn’t be the beginning I feel so much hate coursing through my veins When this all ends I’ll be a shell of a man
5.
frederic 02:58
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With a furrowed brow I trot along alone Isolation has aged my bones A life on the run is no life at all These mountain trails are my only friends My weathered hands have been failing me Should I turn myself in, would I have a trial Along came a man does he recognize me Did he see my poster, does he know my price “Don’t ask me questions about the summer I lead a hard life and I’m tired Friend, I don’t have time for your questions Is that a pistol on your person?” “What are you waiting for?”
6.
james 03:55
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I know that you’re worried about me losing my life you’ll miss me well I’ll miss you too I’ll be writing a letter every day to you to tell you That I’m coming home It’ll be a little while now but it’ll be worth it you’ll see I’m your strong man Nothing will take me down When I go into battle, I’ll keep my wits sharp No one Will defeat me, and we’ll win the war I’ve been getting your letters, they’re giving me hope I need To leave here I just want to be home If I was a traitor I wouldn’t make it To you There’s no plan I can’t see the way out I know I’m not a hero I’ve seen those men I’m not that cruel I couldn’t take a life haven’t been writing letters cause they’re they’re so hard to pen I can’t bear to Let you read my pain You’ll be getting a letter to tell you about my wounds They’re fatal I won’t make it home Gangrene had taken both of my legs They tried their best to bring me home to you
7.
luther (spring, 2019) 04:06
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I suppose you wanted to know who I was back then I was a sad man I have seen the face of death on everyone I’ve ever known I’ve learned how live with a life without meaning The pain doesn’t ever go away While I’ve enjoyed talking to you I’ll never be close to you you remind me of someone I knew Look at my scars Look into my eyes Look at my skin Look right through me
8.
luke (fall, 2019) 02:44
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Just do what your father said Be home before the sun You don’t even know my name just Be careful who you trust You haven’t known these parts like I do Move along You say you’re a bounty hunter well You don’t got any scruff I may not look like much but I’m pretty good with a gun You don’t want to step in my way You haven’t learned the hard way You’re not your father’s son He’s not yours Put down the gun Put down the gun Put down the gun
9.
alexis the cowardly (april, 2020) 04:40
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There were claw marks Near the basement I saw Your eyes I’ve never heard you lie “We’ll die” A glass of whisky Another candle Won’t save Our lives “Please Keep a steady hand” I’ll try Edging closer To the corner Oh god Oh god I’m frightened of what’s next We’ll be fine Muscles tensing I can’t take it Please spare Our lives I’m trembling in your wake Just take me How could you do this You took it all My life My pride I’ve got nothing left to love Just take me Is there meaning In your cruelty? Should I Have known? I cannot understand Just take me If there’s evil Then Ive seen it It’s stared me down I’m burdened with this guilt Just take me Oh my darling Oh my darling You would not Believe You are lost and gone forever Just take me

about

Most of this record was recorded in the fall/winter of 2018 and I had the full intentions of finishing and releasing the tracks to the world, but that didn't really happen. I've always struggled with perfectionism and rigidity, and I've never performed any of these tracks to anyone in a live context. I've told myself for years that these tracks were never really finished, needed more work, or additional vocal takes, but I know that they just need to be put out there. Even if that means that they aren't "perfect". Some of the tracks are rough around the edges, and specifically, I remember that when I recorded "james" that I was sick with a cold.

This started as a concept album where each track is a story from the point of view of men in a fictionalized version of the "wild west". I've always loved spaghetti westerns and it was a fun project for me to expand on my guitar playing.

The tracks are in the order that I recorded them and I definitely learned how to record as the process continued.

Don was my grandpa, and as the title suggests, this is a tribute to him.

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released December 18, 2021

all instrumentation recorded/performed by tender, handsome

album artwork was created by Sam Wagner

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tender, handsome Omaha, Nebraska

urban wrangler from Omaha, NE. inspired by old spaghetti western movies, stratocasters, and shoegaze tunes

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