Next of Kin | Homemaker & Texaco | Western AF Double Feature

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Your next favorite band, Next of Kin! Hailing from Texas, this breath of fresh country music rocked the socks off SXSW early this year. Lili, Madison and Caelin are something to keep on your radar. We feel good songs like this are just the beginning for them.
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Next of King Band:
Lili Hickman, Madison Baker, and Caelin.

Guitar:
Ian Green
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Lyrics:
“Homemaker” 00:00

If I had a dollar for every time
someone called me their muse and ruined my life
I’d buy an island and be on the next flight
but I’ve spent all my money and wasted my time
On empty promises that always fall through
Making up fantasy versions of you
Lying to myself but what’s the use  
when we both know the truth
               
I’m not a homemaker
But I house heartbreakers
Taking them in
Takes everything that I’ve got
I’ll never be your bride
Laced up and dressed in white
I’ve lived too many lives
To give mine away
I’m not a homemaker
But I house heartbreakers

You said that you loved how I light up the room
A trophy to show off to friends in back rooms
But only when it’s convenient for you  
If I burn too bright then I blow out the fuse  
Now I’m too much
now, it’s too real
Stuck in the mud spinning the wheels
We’re going nowhere  
And everyone knows
Thats just how it goes

I’ll never meet your mama
You wont get down on one knee
Just a pit stop before the road
calls you to leave
I know how this ends
you never choose me

I’m not a homemaker
But I house heartbreakers
Taking them in
Takes everything that I’ve got
I’ll never be your bride
Laced up and dressed in white
I’ve lived too many lives
To give mine away
I’m not a homemaker
But I house heartbreakers

“Texaco” 04:11

I broke down at the Texaco
Left my mind in that tiny town
With two stoplights and a warning sign
That told me to slow down
Now I’m praying to a god
I haven’t talked to since 18
Searching for a cardinal,
Triple twos on a screen

We don’t have the answers
But I think that’s by design
if I close my eyes, i can feel a source of light
Peeking through the willows
soft enough to hear their cry
at this moment, I’m here now
Something tells me that’s all right

When the city gets too loud,
I’ll go where the air is thinner
talk is slow, and cowboys
smoke camel blues for dinner
Sit around the fire, pick the guitar,
sing the truth
How everyone feels lost at times,
we’re all mourning our youth

Yet the birds will sing their song,
as the moon changes phase
I won’t let my head hang heavy for too long,
Cuz it’s a waste
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Recorded by: Mike Vanata
Mixed & Mastered: Will Ross
Editor: Manuel Deakins
Executive Producers: Irvin Maddox, Arron Tschida, and Frank Stelter
Producers: Brian Harrington, Will Ross, Travis Blankenship & Mike Vanata
Special Thanks: Nava Farms & Blake Boone
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