We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Ann​(​e)

from The Cheese Stands Alone by Mark Lint

/

about

Written (probably) in late 1991 as I was looking for a replacement for a woman who dumped me (the ambivalent spelling of the name indicating something about the interchangeability of the imaginary replacements).

The acoustic guitar was recorded in 2000, and the rest was laid down in 2010. Remixed in 2019, mastered in 2020.

lyrics

Ann, I go to meet you in Diane
I touch you when I take her hand
It seems immortal how you sit and watch me
Your eyes are blue, but show up green here

Ann, I go to take you in Joanne
She speaks your voice, I know she can
It’s complicated how I’m faithful to you
I kiss her soft; I feel you breathe here

Dim sentimental monism
Or an unhealthy grieving for the long gone
Or a mean, shallow way to use people
Or a fine strategy to move on
Or a general desire to capture the moment
Or a desperate attempt to feel secure
Or a vicious betrayal of the others and the self
Or religious sublimation, I’m just not sure

Just what this says about us
Me and I are staying with us
We can’t even agree that
These things are happening simultaneously

And who is who, and what is red?
And how do I know I’m not dead?
With all these weapons in my head
They fight to get me to your bed

Ann, I go to meet you in Suzanne
Without you I’m a lonely man
It seems apparent that I’ve come to hold you
My world exposed is shaped by you, dear

You’re fetching in the fiction of the plans I’ve laid
But do you know the way out?

credits

from The Cheese Stands Alone, released December 12, 2015
Written and performed by Mark Linsenmayer
Drums and subtly mixed distorted electric guitar by Steve Petrinko, who engineered his own parts

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Mark Lint image

Mark Lint Madison, Wisconsin

Catchy, homespun tunes ranging in style from power pop to folk ballads to alt country, laced with a sense of the absurd.

contact / help

Contact Mark Lint

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Mark Lint, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Beans joins the show to discuss his album release, "ZWAARD".

listen now