Pathétique by Bad Head
Part 1: Proper Etiquette For Running Away From Home
Tracks 1-5
Part 2: How To Be Witty At Parties
Tracks 6-10
Part 3: I’m Exactly As Terrible As I Was When You Almost Dated Me
Tracks 11-14
All eyes on me
No eyes on me
I am creaking on the floorboards, I am about to crash right through the floor and ruin everything for everyone and everyone can tell, they’re all staring
No one is staring no one is watching I could leave for weeks without anyone noticing and I couldn’t make a sound no matter how hard I tried
My sister talked over me about nothing, she went on and on, it not only did some real psychological damage but it was always so boring
There’s a whole world outside your head
Nobody needs me
Everyone hates me
Some people like me
But nobody needs me
Whether I’m here or not doesn’t make a difference
No one makes a difference
But I’m me so I feel it most
I guess everyone feels like this
I guess I’m no different from anyone else
I guess I just lie on the floor crying for attention
I guess I like feeling sorry for myself
Therapy is story time
Time to talk about me
I relish it
My parents are paying someone to hear me talk about myself
I can hone all my stories
I can perfect myself
Advertisements bother me
It’s both the principle and that they’re rarely clever
I guess if you’re clever you wouldn’t spend your life writing advertisements
I was supposed to love 2001: A Space Odyssey and Apocalypse Now but the ending just went on and on and it didn’t make any sense
It didn’t make any sense
I can tell when things make sense
But they didn’t make any sense
I was gonna have a really nice yard
I was going to own a whole arrangement of assorted high quality neckties
For every possible occasion
I was real good at math and arguing
But I’m no good at talking or doing what I’m told
And I am a disappointment to everyone who had hope for me
And I am the fulfillment of the prophecy of everyone who hoped against me
I didn’t treat her well
I didn’t treat her nice
When she finally left I couldn’t stop crying
I thought it was proof that I loved her but I realize that I was crying for myself
No one ever taught me how to think about people
I always knew how to treat people but I was rotten at thinking of them
No one told me when to kiss her
So I didn’t
I just didn’t
And I can’t stand when something is repeated to me
But I guess I have to learn to acknowledge that I heard it the first time
There’s a whole world outside my head
I like girls named Jennifer that agree to a date and then never follow through
I am predictable and forgettable and your neck is wonderful
Check under the table no one is kicking my shin I am perfectly still
I can spend impressive amounts of time perfectly still
I can seem attractive at certain angles under certain lighting
at certain hours
I can antagonize and apologize
I can be unsettling when I raise my voice
I want a love like the movies
I hope I have it in me
I want a love like the movies
I feel less and less every day
When she finally left I cried like a child whose toy was taken away
Let it drip
“She’s three months old but she looks like she could be eight months old”
You can’t imagine how I hate this
Tracklist
| 1. | Mr. Happy | 13:33 |
| 2. | Not Good Enough | 5:55 |
| 3. | Songs Don't Help | 4:13 |
| 4. | Famous Blue Raincoat (Leonard Cohen cover) | 4:14 |
| 5. | I Dick Around | 4:20 |
| 6. | Hole | 2:26 |
| 7. | What's With This Guy Putting Origami Everywhere | 2:33 |
| 8. | Distilled Spirit | 3:49 |
| 9. | Primal Joy of a Child | 2:06 |
| 10. | Jesus Take The Wheelchair | 4:14 |
| 11. | Scheming | 2:52 |
| 12. | You Can't Imagine | 6:43 |
| 13. | In A Dream | 4:02 |
| 14. | I, etc. | 6:32 |
Credits
All words and music written and composed by Kevin Hassett, except where noted.
All guitar, vocals, violin, piano, and banjitar written and performed by Kevin Hassett, except where noted.
All drums and percussion written and performed by Anthony Hamilton except where noted.
All bass and synth written and performed by Dylan Radigan except where noted.
All cello performed by Felicya Schwarzman and written by Felicya Schwarzman, Kevin Hassett, and Dylan Radigan.
Cover art photograph taken by Mackenzie Clark. Text and editing of cover art photograph by Anthony Hamilton and Kevin Hassett.
Recorded by Dylan Radigan. Mixed by Kevin Hassett.
*Drums for tracks 2-4 written and performed by Erikos Vlesmas.
*Track 3 has modified excerpts of songs originally composed by Paul Simon, Stephen Stills, and Jack Lawrence.
*Track 4 originally composed by Leonard Cohen.
*Vocals for track 6 performed by Olivia Gordon.
*Track 9 written and composed by Anthony Hamilton. Vocals performed by Anthony Hamilton. Guitar performed by Dylan Radigan. Banjitar written and performed by Dylan Radigan.
*Outro bass for track 10 written by Kevin Hassett. Spoken intro written and performed by Bill O'Reilly. Spoken excerpts of 'Howl' by Allen Ginsberg performed by Anthony Hamilton. Intro drums by Garageband.
*Track 11 spoken intro inadvertently performed by Hazal Göksu. Lead guitar written and performed by Dylan Radigan.
*Track 14 spoken pronunciation of "Pathétique" by Emma Saying.
