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Sketchbook

by Onelinedrawing

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1.	Better Than This 03:40	lyrics	buy track
I'm thinkin over it I think too much It hinders my spirit when there's never enough Shell game sleight of hand to wish for something more Honest husbands, cheating wives Generous buyers, greedy stores I'll get through it, I'll get through it I'll say it ten times over I'll get though it, I'll get through it I'm better than this That's what anchors me I mean it weighs me down Can't give thanks to fear, can't say no to crowds Guess I'll just play dumb, shouldn't be too hard Peaceful people, violent guns Sober drivers, drunken cars I'll get through it, I'll get through it I'll say it ten times over I'll get though it, I'll get through it I'm better than this I'm better than nothing, and nothing is better than this
2.	15,000 04:02	lyrics	buy track
My fortunate friend, you won another lottery Just send in those numbers Ha ha And you always do $15,000 from the sky Almost $15,000 almost mine All these almosts always in my eyes Makes me wonder if I don't just want to want Be young with cosmetics You worry too much anyway Just give me the money, and I'll never ask again $15,000 from the sky Almost $15,000 almost mine All these almosts always in my eyes There & then I know I don't just want to want to want Wanna wanna wanna want to want
3.	Aeroplanes 03:25	lyrics	buy track
I remember the time with you on the station We were dancing on tile It was cold, I was barefoot It was her TV show, it was our celebration It's criminal to let these things go by There was light coming in, like windows on aeroplanes It was church afternoon, we were ready for somethin We are morning for good, we are laughing at evening Slowing down It's criminal to let these things go by My friends will all be famous This world cannot contain us We'll be first time going out And going out again What a relief We're all okay It's criminal to let these things go by
4.	Breathless 02:12	lyrics	buy track
How could I be happy on a day like today When I can't even breathe I should put myself away and run How could i feel lucky gettin' what i just received Took it in the ass All that gravel and broken glass Those are scars that last Does this make it over Oh no Come down, breathless Heather I know Soggy little nothings, that's all they really are Rotted too long in there Better give them all some air They're just lies I have told a couple Now that's a lie right there I've told so many more But I'm not keeping score God, I love your smile Does this make it over Oh no Come down, breathless Heather I know
5.	14-41 03:10	lyrics	buy track
14 to 41 Start blind, end up dumb You're 16, you're 23, you're 32, you're 41 Gonna leave it all behind, and not say sorry Yea, you are always right, so why worry You learn to steal, and lie to friends You trust no one My birthday's comin around again And there is no other way And there is no other I'm waiting for the bell to ring I'm always older Pressures and folds of fat, and lipstick-stained calendars Hide under marriage porcelain that I'm fallin over My birthday is my worst day My birthday's comin around again 14 to 41 Start blind, end up dumb You're 16, you're 23, you're 32, you're 41 You're all those things and then you're none You're through all that, you've just begun
6.	Tides 03:31	lyrics	buy track
This time next year, I won't be here By then, I swear, I'll be somewhere I rely on this, I rely on this, I rely on this, I Standing on top of a tall pole Trapeze, still air, and me there wondering Will I jump or won't I, will I jump or won't I Just show up, there is time Just walk in the light And all you desire will rise like tides This time next year, I won't be here By then, I swear, I'll be somewhere
7.	Savory 03:33	lyrics	buy track
Hey angel Consider yr position Framed to be consumed Savory Savoring yr sympathy Hey angel Fly over and bless me See you feign surprise I'm all eyes You're all you need to be Hey angel Whatever position we consider fit To put you in You'll protest yr complicity Easy now One hand will wash the other
8.	Crush On Everyone 02:42	lyrics	buy track
If you have just one Let me be that love If you have lots of others Please let me be one If you like undressing Please let me find out If you like large intestines Please please please let me find out If you're gone for weeks on end In crazy situations And don't know why you drive through cars In dirty foreign towns Please let me find out If you shield your eyes From glory every time And drag yr mouth to smile If sickness is yr cover I'll try not to look down I'll try not to look down Or if you're sick of cradling And dragging around my injuries You can just say fuck right off It's better than not knowing Or if you're just as scared as me If that's what it's about Please let me find out
9.	Got My List 03:10	lyrics	buy track
Some days I feel affected, then it all disappears The rain and clouds above my head And it all disappears I'd understand it if I could grab it Another wish on my list One more day we've made it through Got my list, got my list Some days I feel protected, then it all disappears We breathe as two, but we think as one And it all disappears I'd understand it if I could grab it Another wish on my list One more day we've made it through Got my list, got my list
10.	Laugh, Fall, Or The Road 03:52	lyrics	buy track
I pretend these lights are on for free I clean up for rewards I share the parts of myself that taste good And hide the rot I nibble on alone in times like these I want you to bury me To make you live to say And every inch is one more flaming lung I laugh, follow the road Sleep is the best drug I saw my Moon That and wishing she was on Mars Anything but saying she wished she was dead I remember Wonder what was the difference to People left around Messes not picked up Infections let to green I laugh, follow the road I laugh, fall, or the road
11.	The Big Parade 03:57	lyrics	buy track
I've just come back from the war I'm angry and tired and bored Scarred by the things that I saw Still don't feel like I'm home Don't wanna go back, don't wanna stay I'm still waiting for the big parade Just before dawn Doesn't feel like last fall Feels like a friend I'd lost touch with Who I'd hoped wouldn't call Blankets and clothes Pictures of wives The glow of the burning We saw from the sky When I woke up All swaddled in white I wanted my mother Wanted her to tell me why I was alive I'd write every night Just before bed For a while there I stopped Did you think I was dead? The truth of it is I was just scared Scared to come back, I wanted to stay I'm still still waiting for the big parade
12.	My Little Relief 02:10	lyrics	buy track
Fold up clothes and pack away I'm finally here, it's all too much I'm a brick of salt and aging well There's a wish for holding hands Foster please peace understand Crow up the debt and cradle Make the deal and move through this What you steal is what will fit I don't want this to be hard You don't want to Let some kind saint hold you It's not love now, I'm just through Let's hope go, it's a crutch Let this just be new You've seen the way she cries Let old aching be dust Little sage around new doors There I am, there I am! This my little relief
13.	Pollyanna 03:37	lyrics	buy track
There was always yr voice You were always the one Finally when I made my choice You finally remembered to run I was never caught up Now I'm somehow ahead Alone whether I'm being followed or I'm being led Pollyanna I don't want to talk, I don't want to say it out loud Words are just weight sinking it further into the ground So, tell all the news to those that don't know Show all my bruises and smile I'm my own TV show Pollyanna
14.	Tricky 03:17	lyrics	buy track
Well that's a tricky motherfuckin thing to do Could you just wait a while? And what a way I'm alive Lovers all the way Do you see me laughin? Oh, you don't realize Well I never liked you much Hey, no surprise I should've but I didn't say I didn't take the time to think it through What's a little kiss anyway? John, I'm only dancin Oh and hey, he turns me on You're the one who left here And you been gone too long And when I find myself in times of trouble I get up and run away I see my life in another way on the way
15.	Wings 03:06	lyrics	buy track
And to my lover, I leave The bottom of every fountain Attract whomever you please, and let Never a day be the same And to my mother, I leave All my unruly abandon Live whatever you dream, and please Dream of me We will all have wings And to my father, I leave All of his life's hard-earned lessons Live as long as you please, and please Let's be friends We will all have wings One deep breath I'm outside now We will all have wings
16.	Disco Manifesto 03:03	lyrics	buy track
I don't wanna go build cars I don't wanna work on the railroad So be it boring I don't wanna just have sex I don't wanna be like the Romans So be it boring Ich heisse Jonah, ich bin glücklich I don't wanna freeze my head I don't wanna visit the future So be it boring I don't wanna eat yr shit I don't wanna go out to dinner So be it boring I don't wanna pay the rent I don't wanna do what I have to A life of obligation is no life at all
17.	Engage 03:58	lyrics	buy track
Katie, I said, "I think I'm gonna marry you." And she said, "Are you asking me, or are you telling me?" "I'm asking you. "Well go ahead and ask me, then". And so I did, and she accepted, and we went out into our days. I won't break, I will wait, I won't hide, I will stay I'll never run away When I'm sick I will try When you're you're scared I will smile, I'll never run away I'll never run away Congratulations, you've blown us all away Forget the waiting, no one needs those games I'll celebrate it, so simple and so plain Congratulations, now never run away.
18.	Mer-Kat 02:42	lyrics	buy track
Who's the one who knows when there's trouble brewin? Who's the one who knows what the Flat Kat's doin? Surfin on the land, skatin on the sea He's here to save you & me Mer-kat! Who's the one who knows about the secret hideout If he's as scared as you, then he'll let you find out He's not afraid to cry, he's not afraid to sing He's not afraid to use his secret power ring Mer-kat!
19.	Be Real 04:06	lyrics	buy track
The rain of days I'm finally home Finally home The big parade Is all the way gone All the way gone Be real And all of the praise Has gone to my head Gone to my head I'm falling down every night Every night Be real I'm finally here, it's all too much All my words are not enough I bury masters under earth Be real
20.	Always 02:33	lyrics	buy track
I could leave it behind, just like always Burnt up, bottled inside Just like always There you go again Brave, gone Were we never friends Right, wrong I wouldn't, I shouldn't worry I knew it, I shoulda broken all this down(?) Guilty precedents Brave, gone Worthless evidence Is it right or wrong? I wouldn't, I shouldn't worry I know that bravery is stupid It's just another way of hiding When there's nothin
21.	A-L-L-Y-S-O-N 02:13	lyrics	buy track
Hey a-l-l-y-s-o-n Can we do it a-g-a-i-n? You're so hot If there were more girls like you The sun wouldn't have anything to do You're so cute that Pikachu Collects little color cards of you It's ok, you're not my girl Cos yr hottie punk rock husband rocks my world You're so smart You know what's up Even if I read every book, I'd never catch up You're an all-good girl in an all-wrong world So happy birthday, baby
22.	N,C,A 02:24	lyrics	buy track
Nancy and Casey and Adrian It's really nice to meet you And I'm not just sayin that It's not just to be nice But it's good to be nice But I really really mean it It's good to be in yr house It's good to meet you all It really really is So Hannah says hi And I say hi It's the best way I know But I look forward to learnin more from you It's really nice to meet you I know that I just said that But you can't say it too much Especially when you mean it
23.	Oh, I'm So Lucky 02:59	info	buy track
24.	Bye, Jon 03:54	lyrics	buy track
He only wanted what was best Tried hard for friends & family He laughed & waited Long gone days (lyrics from BUILDING by Sense Field) You know I don't just hate everyone You know I don't just hate everything You know I won't just love everyone You know I don't just love everything Love is building Our lives are building Hate is a building torn down Love is building You know sometimes we didn't know what to think You knew all along we would work it all out You know sometimes we just didn't know who or what to believe, baby Were you in doubt New day lifted my doubt Love is building Our lives are building Hate is a building torn down Love is building

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released February 23, 2024

“I never wanted to be #1, just one of one.”

Jonah Matranga has been making music for over 30 years. A prolific artist, he has become an enduring institution in the scene with a devoted fan base, rich lineage, and varied music career. Jonah has often straddled the line between the underground and mainstream. He’s worked with indie labels like Jade Tree and majors such as Atlantic, having fronted the bands FAR, NEW END ORIGINAL, and GRATITUDE.

His music has influenced bands from Deftones to Blink-182, and he was there for emo and post-hardcore giants in their earliest beginnings–taking bands such as Thursday and Dashboard Confessional on tour. Simply put, the scene cannot be separated from Jonah’s art.

Jonah has always written from the heart and performed in an intimate way that few others have accomplished. From basements to massive festivals, he brings the same energy to them all: raw honesty and an ability to make every show unique and personal. This is most apparent in Jonah’s solo and collaborative project ONELINEDRAWING. Jonah’s solo performance has always been about connecting with fans in an intimate setting, where they often perform with only a guitar and R2D2 sidekick.

Sketchbook is the latest release from ONELINEDRAWING, featuring a collection of songs from Jonah’s early solo years, 1999 - 2001. The album features originals and renditions of the likes of 7 Seconds and Jawbox, as well as the Sensefield split honoring the late Jon Bunch
(Sensefield / Further Seems Forever). The LP also includes liner notes and zine by Norman Brannon (Texas is the Reason / New End Original).

Sketchbook exists as both a time capsule and thank you letter to fans and music itself–a combination of the period in which Jonah first embarked on his solo journey and a celebration of the vitality that music and community not only affords him but all of us.

All songs by Jonah Matranga except*
© aonelinedrawingis (ASCAP)
* ’Savory’ by Jawbox
* ’Got My List’ by 7 Seconds
* ’Engage’ by Jonah Matranga & Micah Eberman
* ’Bye, Jon’ contains lyrics from ‘Building’ by Sense Field
All sounds made by Jonah Matranga except*
* Walter Schreifels - Guitar solo in ‘Always’
* Ian Love - Guitars on ‘Be Real’ and ‘Always’
* Sammy Siegler - Drums on ‘Be Real’ and ‘Always’
* Jon Wiley - Vocals, claps, and stomps on ‘Oh, I’m So Lucky’
* Allyson Seconds - Vocals on ‘Got My List’
* Dana Gumbiner - Production on ‘Pollyanna’
Recorded in homes except*
* ‘Oh, I’m So Lucky’ recorded backstage at the Ottobar in Baltimore
* ‘Always’ and ‘Be Real’ recorded at Love Studios in Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Mo Talaba at Numberstation Studio in Eugene, OR

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