Cardboard

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1.
Static Sound 00:32
Do you hear that? It's like, a bit of a weird... static sound Do you hear that? It's like, it's like, a bit of a weird... It's like, a bit of a weird... static sound
2.
Moving Blues 02:59
Well... Well I got the moving blues and I know just what to do Well I got the moving blues and I know just what to do Well I got the moving blues and I know just what to do I put on my moving shoes then I get on that moving mood, that moving mood, that moving mood Well my baby she left me in Tennessee Well my baby she left me in Tennessee Well I know why'd she had to go, and at me her shoe she throws It's cause I hurt her soul, oh yeah (Come on now!) Well he's got the moving blues and he knows just what to do Well he's got the moving blues and he knows just what to do Well he's got the moving blues and he knows just what to do Puts on my moving shoes and he gets on that moving mood, that moving mood, that moving mood (This is the guitar solo) Well I got the moving blues and I know just what to do Well I got the moving blues and I know just what to do Well I got the moving blues and I know just what to do I put on my moving shoes then I get on that moving mood, that moving mood, that moving mood, that movie That moving mood, that moving mood, that movin' Them moving blues, the moving mood, the movin' That moving mood, woo woo! That moving mood, woo woo!
3.
It's your birthday And you know what they say It's your birthday Further into your teenage years What else to say? You have grown a lot And you're so (fucking) big Probably think this song's lame It's your birthday I don't know what to say It's your birthday This part's called the refrain (I think? I think it's called the refrain? I don't know) This song's pretty dumb Because a riff it's just How do we switch it up? We call it a key change Now I'm playing chords To celebrate Such a dreamy date (Hey! Did you know that one of the houses you can buy to renovate on House Flipper is the house from Breaking Bad? That's so fucking epic, am I right?)
4.
Story Store 00:50
> Yoo-hoo~! * Yes? > Is this the story store? * Yes this is the story store where we sell stories to people. People like you, people like me, people like... everybody > Well, I'd like to purchase a story, please * Of course! What kind of story would you like? > Umm... a story where... > Uh.... > Uhmm.. > Uhm... > Uh.... > Uuh... > Uhh... > Uh.... > Uhh... > Uh.... > Uh- * Well, might I recommend something? > Of course!
5.
I'm a small man walkin' in Elephant shoes Too big for me and I got nothin to lose My pride's in the gutter what do I do Guess I'll walk another mile in Elephant shoes I'M A BIG ONE AND THIS IS MY BIG SONG I'M IN A LITTLE LITTLE WORLD WHERE I CAN'T BE WRONG AND I YEAH (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) AND A YEAH (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) i'm a little one and this is my little song (If your heart is big then come with me) i'm in a big great world where i can't go wrong and i (If you time is small then you could) yeah (Yeah!) (Tell me all, and we would see) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) and a yeah (Yeah!) (All that we can ever be) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) AND A DING DING DANG AND A BING BANG BONG AND A FI-FO-FUM AND A STOMPY STOMP STOMP AND A YEAH (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) AND A YEAH (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) a tiki-tiki-too and a doobie doobie doo (bigger than the mountains) and a i know you and a oh god that's my house!!! (smaller than a drop of water) he-hey! big guy! what's the big idea?? (Yeah!) (knowledge is the fountain) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (make your river broader) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) WELL LITTLE ONE (Yeah!) THIS IS MY LITTLE LITTLE WORLD AND I CAN'T BE WRONG SO I'M STOMPING ON YOUR HOUSE AND I SING MY BIG SONG AND I YEAH (Yeah!) YEAH (Yeah!) YEAH (Yeah!) YEAH (Yeah!) AND A YEAH (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) but that is my house and you are in fact wrong you can't stomp on people's houses now please be gone and a yeah (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) and a yeah (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) WELL THE PEOPLE DISAGREE AND I AM IN FACT RIGHT AND I'M GONNA STOMP ON ALL THE HOUSES TONIGHT AND A YEAH (Yeah!) (Yeah!) YEAH (Yeah!) YEAH (Yeah!) AND YEAH (Yeah!) (Yeah!) YEAH (Yeah!) (Yeah!) why would you even do that, oh big one? is this a test from god before he sends his son? and a yeah (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) and a yeah, yeah (Yeah!) yeah (Yeah!) yeah (Yeah!) yeah (Yeah!) WELL LITTLE ONE LISTEN TO MY BIG SONG (Well, it's been a long time since winter fell FE-FI-FO-FUM AND I'M KING KING KONG AND A (When the man dropped by and cast his spell YEAH (Yeah!) (and the people would run and hide their heads) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) AND A YEAH (Yeah!) (But it didn't matter to him, they'd wind up dead) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) i don't understand your great big purpose and why you're stomping all about you want me to worship? and a yeah (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) and a yeah (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) WELL LITTLE ONE YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO UNDERSTAND DON'T ASK QUESTIONS THIS IS WHO I AM AND I'M (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!) (Yeah!)
6.
Sha Naê 01:36
Sha nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah naê Sha nah nah nah nah nah nah nah ê nah nah Sha nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah naê Sha nah nah nah (Um, dois, três, quatro!) Fui até a ilha do Marajó Olhei pras casa inacabada sem teto Mau tinha chão também, mau tinha um quarto Então mandei reformar Mas eles não quiseram me escutar Falam que tavam bem, que tinham seu jeito Mas eu não acho que isso é jeito de morar Então fui pra casa Mas quando eu cheguei na minha casa As paredes estavam inacabadas Não tinha chão, nem teto, nem tinha quarto Tiraram tudo Eu fui até aquele lugar reclamar Porque vocês roubaram minha casa? "É porque a gente tinha que acabar O nosso lar" (O nosso lar!) Sha nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah naê Sha nah nah nah nah nah nah nah ê nah nah Sha nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah naê Sha nah nah nah (Mais uma vez!) Sha nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah naê Sha nah nah nah nah nah nah nah ê nah nah Sha nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah naê Sha nah nah nah
7.
Burger Time 02:25
Burger time, it's burger time I ordered some burgers from UberEats.com Burger time, it's burger time Come on kiddies sing with me, 1, 2, 3 Burger time, it's burger time Burger time, it's burger time Burger time, it's burger time! Burger time, yay! Hang on a second, these aren't my burgers Hang on a second, this isn't my order It's soda! Just soda! It's all soda! Soda! Just soda! It's all soda! Where are my burgers? Where are my burgers? I wonder where my burgers went (went, went, went, went) Wait a second, what if someone else got them? Wait a second, someone else got my order! Someone else got my burgers! Burger time, it's burger time (W-Well, I should probably do something about that! I, I got like, two, three kids here to feed. I don't want them to starve to death at least not yet.) Burger time, it's burger time Burger time, it's burger time! Burger time, yay! I'm going to call the restaurant, right now! Brrring, brrring Brrring, brrring (Hello?) Hi! Yes, where are my burgers? (What do you mean where are your burgers?) I mean where are my burgers? (But you ordered your burgers) Yes I ordered my burgers, but someone else got my order, someone else got my burgers (Well, it was clearly a mistake on our end, we apologize.) Good, c-cause, I got like, two, three kids to feed here, two and a half. (I understand, don't worry. We'll in send in new ones shortly.) T-thank you very much! Y-Y'know, I've been waiting for these burgers for quite a while now, l-lemme call the guy... Hey, m-my burgers are still coming right (Yeah, totally) You're not... joshing me here, are you? cracking up (N-No, not at all! No..) (Hey guys that shmuck still thing they're getting burgers) Wait what? Hang on a second!
8.
Punheteiro 04:47
Esta vida tá cheia de tristeza Esta vida tá cheio do mal Mas tem uma certa coisa A mais triste, que eu já vi É uma coisa tão envergonhosa Me dá medo de até falar O problema da nossa história É punheteiro pro hentaizão Vai punheteiro, vai Vai punheteiro, vai Vai punheteiro, mão Vai punheteiro, meu irmão Vai punheteiro, vai Vai punheteiro, vai Ô punheteiro, ô punheteiro meu irmão Cê já, já bateu uma pra namorada 2D hoje meu irmão, ein? Ô irmão, irmão, cê já, já, já... já... já... já, já... já gozou? Já gozou hoje meu irmão, ein? Cê já, por acaso, cê já sentiu o toque de uma muié meu irmão? Ah mas você não precisa, né? Já que você tem seu, seu, seus hentaizinho aí, né? Ah Deus abençoe aqueles artistas, aqueles artistas tão talentosos, usando seu talento pra desenhar deliciosas coxas, né punheteiro? Vai punheteiro, vai Vai punheteiro, vai O punheteiro, ele só acorda E já vai pro computador Ele passa seus dias na mão direita E vai dormir no seu porão Vai punheteiro, vai Vai punheteiro, vai Vai, vai, vai, vai vai vai vai vai vai vai Vai punheteiro, vai Vai punheteiro, vai, vai, vai, vai, vai, vai Vai punheteiro, mão Vai punheteiro, meu irmão Meu irmão, meu irmão, meu irmão, meu irmão, meu irmão, meu irmão Vai punheteiro, vai Vai punheteiro, vai Vai, vai, vai, vai, vai Ô punheteiro, punheteiro meu irmão, meu irmão Cara, cê, cê já saiu do porão hoje? Já saiu do porão hoje meu irmão? Cara, tá, tá um fedor aí cara Tem que sair, se vai morrer aí de fedor Sei lá, ta-talvez cê até evoluiu para aguentar esse fed- Nem sei que bosta é esse que cheio é esse. Parece que inventou um cheiro novo punheteiro, porra! Parece uma mistura de mijo, goza, sei lá mais o que... A, a mãe tem que vim limpar, né? Tem que limpar tudo isso, cara Tá, tá foda isso, punheteiro! Não, não sei o que mais fazer com cê Cê, cê já viu a luz do dia? Ein? Eu nem sei se você já viu a luz do dia, sabe?! Mas, mas se você já viu já esqueceu, né? Quer dizer- ah, que fedor é esse? Pera, que isso? Pera... que... Cê tem figurinha de My Little Pon- Ah!! Mano! Que doença é essa, que degeneração?! Não! Não!! AHHHHHH!!!
9.
The autistic guy and the tiger Went down to a spider Then they sent their mother back home
10.
(Two, three, four) (Drums) Scooby the scaredy dog Finds a ghost in a log Then... he goes to his friends His friends they laugh and they tell him Ghosts aren't real you stupid mutt Now go and fetch me that log He finds a snail in the log And the snail slowly crawls up to him And the dog he screams and punches the air And the snail grows up to be 40 feet long With big arms and big legs and He walks up to the dog and he says: "Santa, will be here very soon. Don't cry cause he's coming for you." Then Scooby he screams Scooby he screams Scooby he screams This house is under renovation This house is under renovation This house is under renovation This house is under renovation He wakes up, then he cries Then he looks side to side His friends are all beside him And they say... (and they say) "Oh Scooby... we still love you!"
11.
Cause there's so much to do today! (Stop! Stop it! Shut up! Shut up!) What are the words you want to say? (Get out, get out of my head) Why don't you come along and play? (Stop, stop that!) With your oh so great family (Cut it out, please, you're not real, you're not real, you're not, you're not real) Cause there's so much to do today! (You are in, you are in my head, and-) Words you want to say? (It will go away, it will go away, it will go away, go away) Come along and play? (Go away, go away, please, stop) So great family Much to do today! What are the words you want to say? Why don't you come along and play? With your oh so great family Cause there's so much to do today! What are the words you want to say? Why don't you come along and play? With your oh so great family Cause there's so much to do today! What are the words you want to say? Why don't you come along- (Let's try something else- else- else-) (This portable cassette player still works right? Looks like it should.) (Or not!) (How are you supposed to take this stuff around if it breaks so easily?) (They expect you to clip it onto your pants?!) (Ah, if you bump the wall or if it falls off it just crumbles to pieces!) (Great quality, where is this made?) (Ah, somewhere, don't know, Taiwan, something, whatever, it's all the same, it's cheap junk.) (Did look cool though.)
12.
I'll write forty different songs about all that you hate I'll write forty more songs about the exact same things But they'll be in different keys, take a D to an E Then you take the F and bring it to a G And you'll hate every single note You'll hate every single tone You will hate the words I wrote You'll hate they leave my throat And I'll make up in my head Things that you said And they'll talk about my work Say I peaked with the first So I don't know what I sing, that will please everyone But I try to anyway to find a melody It'll have just four notes, you'll hear just three chords And I'll simply repeat the exact same words And I'll simply repeat the exact same words And I'll simply repeat the exact same words And I'll feel stuck, questioning For anxieties afoot of disinterest of the look I will feel the snake's bite I will feel the crow's spite I will feel the rose's thorns The ruins I'll become And even though it stings I'll embrace and laugh it off I say they don't "get it" But I just want attention And the sounds in my head, Will float off if I can't And they'll escape my grasp Never to be again I will ramble on and on Through the most lousy songs To work through teenage angst Although I don't like hate And I don't know what to sing, that will please everyone But I try to anyway to find a melody It'll have just four notes, you'll hear just three chords And I'll simply repeat the exact same words And I'll simply repeat the exact same words And I'll simply repeat the exact same words And I'll simply repeat the exact same words And I'll simply repeat the exact same words And I'll simply repeat the exact same words And I'll simply repeat the exact same words And I'll simply repeat the exact same words And I'll simply repeat the exact same words

about

"Cardboard is a collection of tracks and ditties that wears with it a cloak of sarcasm, corniness, and absent-mindedness. This is an album that does not exactly concern itself with the notion of not projecting too much or too little onto the listener at one given moment. Rather, the act of its existence is in and of itself a triumph, largely considering the frustrating process of the album and the slacker-esque demeanor the vocalist, A.J., gives off with every stroke of her guitar. It feels like an album that would not have been published in the variables that it was, but yet, here it is.

Chalkboard is self-aware of the low fidelity, the hokey comedy of a very plentiful selection of tracks, and the rather haphazard production techniques that seem to flourish upon the album like moss on concrete. These factors all work in tandem with the amateurish songwriting of someone who has just freshly moved into their new home to make an experience that feels strangely homey as if the album is a family member with who you have a semi-close bond, even when dealing with their sometimes irony-poisoned demeanor. With that said, the more earnest moments are of particular interest, especially considering the self-referential closing track, which concerns itself with artistic lull and the anxieties that come with it.

Cardboard is unfiltered, showing off the emotive state of a disgruntled teenager through song alone." - Melissa Thyme Monroe

This album was primarily recorded between September 1st of 2020 and August 30th of 2021.

Included in the download is alternate J-card artwork by Melissa Thyme Monroe, in case you wanna make a cassette out of this or something.

credits

released November 25, 2021

All tracks written, arranged, and performed by A.J. Vega

Track 5 has additional writing by Joseph C.F., Feromount, Lukas, and Danté
Track 6 has additional guitar by Gikky Heth and additional vocals by A.J.'s Mom and Gikky Heth
Track 7 has additional vocals by Gikky Heth
Track 8 has additional guitar by Mass Apricott
Track 9 has additional guitar and vocals by Gikky Heth
Track 12 contains a conversation with Daze (aka rosadecidua)

Mixing by Cosmic Denny (2, 3, 4), POLYANA (6, 7, 8, 10, 12), and Owen Duncan (1, 4, 5, 9, 11)
Mastered by A.J. Vega

Cover by POLYANA
Liner notes and additional artwork by Melissa Thyme Monroe

Special thanks to Owen, Cosmic, Fred, Trevor, Nova, Abigail, Jay, Danté, Reign, Melissa, André, Beau, Clatern, Newt, Madi, and Eileen

Dedicated to my brother, Gikky

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Chalkboard was the result of an individual known as A.J. Vega picking up an overglorified box with strings on it and deciding to strum it and scream into a microphone in a way that makes sounds that are on occasion somewhat pleasant to the ear. She now makes music under her own name. ... more

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