Conclave of Champions
Music
Release Date: 05/05/2014
JJAHBG’s seventh album Conclave of Champions continues their musical virtuosity, effortlessly moving from the crash of punk guitars to soft acoustic numbers to pure electronic dance and back again. While JJAHBG’s most original album may still be 2008’s sprawling, chaotic masterpiece We are Legend, Conclave of Champions is the most polished. Although assembled from the many pieces that are JJAHBG’s musical inspirations, every piece of Conclave of Champions fits and flows easily despite the continued genre hopping throughout the album.
Tracklist
The Ace of Hearts
Bleedin’ Love
Pyromania
Missin’ You
The Drunkvitation
The Freezin’ Zone
Them Ghetto Blues
Paramour
Slate Fuel
Garden Gnome
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Lyrics
The ace of hearts
My name is Ace
The Ace of Hearts
And I’ve got bitches like
Like Target’s got carts
All the men hate me
It’s because they know
All the ladies flock wherever I go
Wherever I go
Wherever I go
Wherever I go
Where I go
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
My name is Ace
Bitch, say my name
You'll come around, baby
You're all the same
My name is Ace
The Ace of Hearts
And I’ve got bitches like
Like Target’s got carts
I just take off the shirt
Expose my chest to the sun
No female can resist
They come at a run
If I were the moon, girls would be my tides
Its gravity, baby
The attraction that physics provides
That physics provides
That physics provides
The attraction physics provides
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
My name is Ace
Bitch, say my name
You'll come around, baby
You're all the same
My name is Ace
The Ace of Hearts
And I’ve got bitches like
Like Target’s got carts
Yeah
The Kama Sutra got nothing on me
I mastered that book as a young lad of three
I'm known as a priest from Long Beach to Long Isle
I’m familiar with the missionary style
The missionary style
Bring it back now
Your mothers and sisters, your daughters and wives
I’ve had them all, baby
I’ve enriched all their lives
You call me a player
Such words make me frown
Because when I get you in bed, honey
I don’t play around
I don’t play around
I don’t play around
I don’t play around
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
My name is Ace
Bitch, say my name
You'll come around, baby
You're all the same
My name is Ace
The Ace of Hearts
And I’ve got bitches like
Like Target’s got carts
My name is Ace
Bitch, say my name
You'll come around, baby
You're all the same
My name is Ace
The Ace of Hearts
And I’ve got bitches like
Like Target’s got carts
Carts
bleedin' love
You walked in and my heart strolled out
Please give me that back
I need it to live
Now here I am laying on the floor
Ah damn, those beautiful eyes
And there I go again
Bleeding love, bleeding love
You busted my stitches
Yeah
Bleeding love, bleeding love
You busted my stitches
Yeah
Honey, where do you think you're going with my pride
You won't be getting too far
I know where you like to hide
You'll be fooling yourself if you think I'll forget
Those eyes are full of treacherous lies
Bleeding love, bleeding love
You busted my stitches
Yeah
Bleeding love, bleeding love
You busted my stitches
Yeah
I’m such a fool
I’m such a fool
I’m such a fool
I’m such a fool
I'm such a fool when it comes to you
I'm such a fool for all that you put me through
I'm such a fool that I don't care what they say
I'm such a fool now that I know know know
Now that I know know know
Now that I know know know know know
Baby, you got me wrapped around your finger
And you know all the right buttons to push
Falling for you has proven to be a blunder
Now you're going to feel my thunder
Bleeding love, bleeding love
You busted my stitches
Yeah
Bleeding love, bleeding love
You busted my stitches
Yeah
I’m such a fool
I'm such a fool when it comes to you
I'm such a fool for all that you put me through
I'm such a fool that I don't care what they say
I'm such a fool now that I know know know
I'm such a fool when it comes to you
I'm such a fool for all that you put me through
I'm such a fool that I don't care what they say
I'm such a fool now that I know know know
I'm such a fool when it comes to you
I'm such a fool for all that you put me through
I'm such a fool that I don't care what they say
I'm such a fool now that I know know know
pyromania
A conflict within
A voice screams inside of me
I feel so cold as I long for your warm embrace, yeah
The loneliness has taken its hold on my heart
I feel its chill straight down inside my bones
You taste like gasoline
You fill my lungs
I drift away in a languid dream
You taste like gasoline
You fill my lungs
I drift away in a languid dream
Dream
I can't stop myself from rekindling this flame
It starts so small but devours it all, yeah
If only they could see what it is you mean to me
I'll make it known
I'll share you with the world
You taste like gasoline
You fill my lungs
I drift away in a languid dream
You taste like gasoline
You fill my lungs
I drift away in a languid dream
missin' you
I know, tonight, the reason for your fright
We're on the road on a dark and lonely night
Oh, its a beautiful moonlit sky
It just illuminates the terror in your eyes
Your eyes
So nice
So pretty like your smile
I havn't seen in quite a while
Your smile
Times are tough
The world is cruel
And we must do what we must
When the sun comes a rising over the horizon
I'll be missing you
And when the stars unglue and the sky turns blue
Well, I'll be missing
And when the twinkle in your eyes no longer sheds their light, yeah
I'll be missing
And when your final gaze is stolen by the haze, yeah
Well, I'll be missing you
Missing you
Missing
I’m missing you
The mist rolls in and leads you out
And I begin to have my doubts
A tear in my eye, I say my goodbye
Get in my car, and I drive
For a while
Your smile
The memories we shared
The places that we dared
Your eyes
So nice
They make me think the world isn’t fair
When the sun comes a rising over the horizon
I'll be missing you
And when the stars unglue and the sky turns blue
Well, I'll be missing
And when the twinkle in your eyes no longer sheds their light, yeah
I'll be missing
And when your final gaze is stolen by the haze, yeah
Well, I'll be missing you
I turn around
I know I'm too late
I just idle my car and I curse my fate
Your eyes
So nice
So pretty like your smile
I havn't seen in quite a while
Your smile
Times are tough
The world is cruel
And we must do what we must
When the sun comes a rising over the horizon
I'll be missing you
And when the stars unglue and the sky turns blue
Well, I'll be missing
And when the twinkle in your eyes no longer sheds their light, yeah
I'll be missing
And when your final gaze is stolen by the haze, yeah
Well, I'll be missing you
The Drunkvitation
Hey there chiquita
Hands off my tequila
So here’s a thought
Go get your own
There’s a liquor store baby, not too far
So get your own and leave my precious bottle alone alone alone
The door shakes
The calm abates
The chill invades
Surprise on my face
Uninvited guest invades my nest
She won't shut up
God, what a pest
The drunk texting ruined Thanksgiving
Now, give me that phone, you're booted
Hey there chiquita
Hands off my tequila
So here’s a thought
Go get your own
There’s a liquor store baby, not too far
So get your own and leave my precious bottle alone alone alone
The door shakes
The calm abates
The chill invades
Surprise on my face
Hey there chiquita
Hands off my tequila
So here’s a thought
Go get your own
There’s a liquor store baby, not too far
So get your own and leave my precious bottle
Hey there chiquita
Hands off my tequila
So here’s a thought
Go get your own
There’s a liquor store baby, not too far
So get your own and leave my precious bottle
The Freezin' zone
Been waiting here a while now
I can't sit waiting for you to call
I got places to go
I got places to see
And I can tell you're just not that into me
Just yesterday, I said, “Hello”
You looked away with no desire to know
Baby, you said you'd stay
But now I'm watching as you drive away
You take the road, I'm on my own
And you've left me in the freezing zone
You take the road, I'm on my own
And you've made me a stepping stone
You take the road, I'm on my own
And you've left me with this wishing bone
You take the road, I'm on my own
And you've left me in the freezing zone
Freezing zone
You had me by your trickery
With your words, pleasing to the ear
I believed that you were real nice
And as it turns out baby, you're cold as ice
Cold as ice
You’re cold as ice (Brrrr baby)
You’re cold as ice (It’s chilly out here)
You take the road, I'm on my own
And you've left me in the freezing zone
You take the road, I'm on my own
And you've made me a stepping stone
You take the road, I'm on my own
And you've left me with this wishing bone
You take the road, I'm on my own
And you've left me in the freezing zone
Freezing zone
You take the road, I'm on my own
And you've left me in the freezing zone
You take the road, I'm on my own
And you've made me a stepping stone
You take the road, I'm on my own
And you've left me with this wishing bone
You take the road, I'm on my own
And you've left me in the freezing zone
Freezing zone
Them ghetto blues
You move from where you’re from to the digs on second floor
Your landlord wants too much and you don't want to pay more
So you move to new apartment where the rent is really cheap
Parking filled with heaps
They're playing soccer in the streets
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
You notice your new home, it seems a little small
The doors don't fit alright, seeing roaches in the hall
Breakers blowing left and right
No microwave in sight
Stove ain't got a light and you shiver in the night
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
But hey, what are you going to do, you signed yesterday
Might as well save all that rent you had to pay
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
So mosey on downstairs and join in on the game
Because hiding in your apartment is really pretty lame
To all those unemployed who haven't got a thing
That big old TV in your room means you’re living like a king in
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
It’s the ghetto
Paramour
You speak so softly to me
Such pretty lies
But you cannot hide the truth that lives behind your eyes
And you sang so softly to me that it’ll be
It’ll be OK
But in another moment I knew you were on your way
(All I) All I wanted shown is really how you feel
(All I) All I want to know is
Was it something real?
(All I) All I wanted shown is really how you feel
(All I) All I want to know is
Was it something real?
And I cannot help but wonder what it might have been
A place inside your heart I thought I’d never win
And I cannot help but wonder (And I cannot help but wonder)
What it might have been (What it might have been)
A place inside your heart (A place inside your heart)
I thought I’d never win (I thought I’d never win)
(All I) All I wanted shown is really how you feel
(All I) All I want to know is
Was it something real?
(All I) All I wanted shown is really how you feel
(All I) All I want to know is
Was it something real?
Slate fuel
I started the night with a shot of gray goose
With a shot
With a shot
With a shot
With a shot
With a shot
Now hit me once more cause Slate on the loose
On the loose
On the loose
On the loose
On the loose
On the loose
I signaled to the bartender give me one more
One more
One more
One more
One more
Give me, give me, give me, give me one more
I want to keep drinking untill my feet tap the floor
Tap the floor
Tap the floor
Tap the floor
Tap the floor
Tap the floor
Now where's that drink
Because I don't feel a thing
Not a thing, no
So put away that wheelchair
I won't need it today
Not today
So where’s that drink
Because I don’t feel a thing
Not a thing, no
So put away that wheelchair
I won’t need it today
I must have drank too much because the world is spinning
Spinning
Spinning
Spinning
Spinning
It’s spinning
The influence of drinking on my brain is winning
Winning
Winning
Winning
Winning
Winning
Something inside tells me to drink a little more
One more
One more
One more
One more
Give me, give me, give me, give me one more
I turn from the bar, start skipping up a storm
Up a storm
Up a storm
Up a storm
Up a storm
Up a storm
Now where's that drink
Because I don't feel a thing
Not a thing, no
So put away that wheelchair
I won't need it today
Not today
So where’s that drink
Because I don’t feel a thing
Not a thing, no
So put away that wheelchair
I won’t need it today
I put up with quite enough bullshit
I don't need none from you
So won't you fill my glass today
With some of that sweet, sweet, Slate Fuel
Now where's that drink
Because I don't feel a thing
Not a thing, no
So put away that wheelchair
I won't need it today
Not today
So where’s that drink
Because I don’t feel a thing
Not a thing, no
So put away that wheelchair
I won’t need it today
Now where's that drink
Because I don't feel a thing
Not a thing, no
So put away that wheelchair
I won't need it today
Not today
So where’s that drink
Because I don’t feel a thing
Not a thing, no
So put away that wheelchair
I won’t need it today
Garden gnome
In the fray sits
Complacent and alone
Eyes unblinking
He is the garden gnome
Everyday you wake up, stretch, and look outside
Next to your window door the gnome just stares inside
Walk on your way out
Likely going to work
You look down and smile
You’ve got a garden perk
In the fray sits
Complacent and alone
Eyes unblinking
He is the garden gnome
You see that he has turned
And not by your hand
No way a turn table beneath that plastic man
You sit and sun tan out front in the nude
You think no one is there
I've got a surprise for you
You don't know that I watch from the comfort of my home
You don't know that I've got a camera in that gnome
In the fray sits
Complacent and alone
Eyes unblinking
He is the garden gnome
In the fray sits
Complacent and alone
Eyes unblinking
He is the garden gnome
In the fray sits
Complacent and alone
Eyes unblinking
He is the garden gnome
Music by JJAHBG
