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Perpetual Motion Machine

by Patty PerShayla & The Mayhaps

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1.
Rev it up, here I come Keep the engine running Get me out of this town They got nothin for me There’s a shift in the wind And I gotta catch it Feel like hell, can’t you tell That’s my kind of heaven? Yeah I move just like lightning When my pistons are firing Ohh You’re going too slow I gotta go You can’t tell me no You’ve had enough, I want it faster Chasing the sun, return like Saturn Live for no one I’m going, going, I’m gone, gone, gone Left your love in the dust Push it to the metal Gonna drive through the eye Eye of a needle No regrets, no sweat No no no destination Ready, set, all that’s left Is acceleration Yeah I move just like lightning When my pistons are firing When I’m running on empty You still ain’t gonna catch me You’ve had enough, I want it faster Chasing the sun, return like Saturn Live for no one I’m going, going, I’m gone, gone, gone No plans, no hands And that’s how I like it Better things wait for me Over the horizon No my heart can’t be caught When I’m in that motion Took the cash, lit the match Wait for the explosion You’ve had enough, I want it faster Chasing the sun, return like Saturn Live for no one I’m going, going, I’m gone, gone, gone
2.
You should ask yourself What you stand for Sitting is a comfort I just can’t afford You ain’t sayin much You’re just following the form Yeah it was quite the show But who was the performance for? You’re sitting ‘round the coals Singing kumba-yadda-ya I’m pissing gasoline All over your scene, ha - ha You say, “Now, honey, Won’t you watch your mouth? Little spit-fire Won’t you put that out?” You think you’ve seen just what I’m about? Huh? It was what it was Oh but it’s such a shame You’ve been tracking mud All over my good faith You can cross your t’s I can roll my eyes But if you cross me Well, you roll the dice You won’t see me cry Won’t even break a sweat But the water’s getting high It’s time you swam in it I hope you’re real good at holding your breath Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do When I follow through when I follow through? Where you gonna run, where you gonna run? When you hear me comin, when you hear me come? And I mean it, darlin, every single syllable Watch for me just in the edge of your peripheral I’ll cut right through you as I’m walkin by So don’t you try it, dontcha dontcha fucking try Better beware My twitchy finger You should take care ‘fore you pull my trigger
3.
Spill 04:07
Talk a little louder, my man Help me un- help me understand Same age as your daughter, goddamn Don’t you reach, don’t you reach for my hand A smile is not an invitation There’s fire behind this laugh I’m faking So talk a little louder, my man Help me, help me, help me understand You know, I kinda like it when you Walk away You keep talkin but it’s All the same You’re lookin like you wanna Make my day Quit spitting in my face Quit spitting in my face You got somethin to say? Quit spitting in my face You don’t like my "politics" It’s radical for me just to exist, now In everything I’m only pleasing myself So you can spill your drink on somebody else Two things my fingers weave, that’s Car keys and guitar strings, yeah I’ll never be the first to blink, no I’m not the doll that you might think Yeah, I kinda like it when you Walk away You keep talkin but it’s All the same You’re lookin like you wanna Make my day Quit spitting in my face Quit spitting in my face You got somethin to say? Quit spitting in my face Kinda like it when you Walk away You keep talkin but it’s All the same You’re lookin like you wanna Make my day Quit spitting in my face Quit spitting in my face You got somethin to say? Quit spitting in my face You got somethin to say?
4.
Brandy, Brandy Is a fine girl She don’t need your Tired reminder Layla, darling Don’t be sorry He can ease his His own worries You better run before they put you in a song Imma tell that story ‘fore I let you get it wrong Roxanne, yes ma’am Nighttime crawling Wear that dress and Get your money Mandy, listen, you Got me shaking You keep giving They’ll keep taking Spin that around before they get your number down Imma tell that story and I’m gonna do it loud You can ask for what you need Be your own security You’re on your knees If he can sweep you off your feet Cinderella Turn that chapter When your crystal Slipper shatters Sleeping Beauty Tell Prince Charming He can’t kiss you With no warning Those fairy tales, oh we all know the story well But what happens if the maiden wants to save herself? Juliet Ain’t no damsel She just fought a Losing battle Ladies, ladies Own your power Don’t waste time picking Apart flowers A rose by any other name would have its thorn Imma tell that story ‘cause I Imma tell that story ‘cause I Imma tell that story ‘cause I know they got it wrong
5.
The drive would have been pretty If I wasn’t in a hurry Ignoring any sounds My mind and engine kept on making And this town, Which is all towns, Is blurry With one eye well slept My other hasn’t woken up yet Glitter’s sticking to my skin Like it’s something I was born into I wash it away For a day, until my next debut It’s a dream A perpetual motion machine ‘Cause you don’t No you don’t, no you don’t, no you don’t Get something for nothing You know, I was born yesterday And once again this morning Woke up in a new place And I’m packing up already They’re cleaning out the ash trays As I step over the bodies Told them “I wish I could stay” But then I kept on walking It gets hard to dial the numbers But I’ve got to call my mother She thinks that I’m a winner But I’m having sleep for dinner Once again No mom, I haven’t made it yet But I’m still, oh I know, I’m still Her best bet You know, I was born yesterday And once again this morning Woke up in a new place And I’m packing up already They’re cleaning out the ash trays As I step over the bodies Told them “I wish I could stay” But then I kept on walking All I can do is watch it Can’t stop the old pendulum swing They’re rolling out the carpet For the next pretty young thing Perpetual motion machine And I’m sorry If my mouth is running I better go, I better go catch it

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released August 1, 2023

Patty PerShayla: vocals, bass, rhythm guitar on "Perpetual Motion Machine."

Lucas Powell: electric guitar.

Alec Klinefelter: drums, auxiliary percussion, scream on "Ain't No Damsel."

Recorded by Paul Abel at Angry Hobbit Studios. Supplemental recording by Lucas Powell.

Mixed by Lucas Powell.
Mastered by Tom Volpicelli at The Mastering House.

Photography by Ryann Bauguess. Design by Patty PerShayla.


Thanks to Amber Buist, Paul Abel, Keeper, Jerry Kolb, Jeff Appleton, Hannah Rouwhorst, Denis Grabill, Rae Jean Erickson, Sav Buist, Katie Larson, Jake Viache, Sandra Effert, Jim Dronick, Mark Abel, our Patreon subscribers, and our Kickstarter backers, including: Chad Bahr, Jason Bowler, Stephen Braun, Ken Buckmann, Dave Lambregtse, Daniel O'Neill, Alfred Skerpan, Mike Stempo, and Peter Zuehlke.

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Despite being a three-piece band, The Mayhaps have developed a larger-than-life sound with soaring guitar solos and compelling vocal moments, featuring a spectacle of a five-foot-two (-and-three-quarters) woman, hooting and strutting across the stage, gracefully wielding a bass guitar almost the size of her wingspan. ... more

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