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Pretty Eyes

from Trailing Speed Lines by James Riotto

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It’s 10pm on a Tuesday so you’re talking about the end of it all,
I brush the wine from my teeth as I lean with my back on the wall.
You say, “One of these days will be the last one. One of these nights we’re gonna cross the line.”
“I wonder which one of these smokes will kill me. I wonder if we’ll feel it when we’re on the wrong side.”

I still remember the time at the Asian Fusion spot when we developed a plan to kidnap Cheney and tie him up.

You had such pretty eyes and a lust behind that look. I wrote a note for you on the inside cover of my favorite book. We spent a month in bed cocooned against the winter chill, and time seemed to warp and stretch as we listened for the snow to melt on the roof.

I still remember the time when I drove to your house in a storm. The stupidness of it all was swept away when you opened the door.

It’s ten years later, and the kids are sleeping down the hall. You drain the wine from your glass as I clean up some bouncy balls.
It smells like smoke again, I really hope there’s not another fire. You give me a kiss on the neck, I don’t think I’ve ever felt so tired.

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from Trailing Speed Lines, released December 16, 2022
James Riotto: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric bass, mono/poly, Arp Odyssey
Doug Stuart: Minimoog
Justin Rock: electric guitar
Andrew Maguire: drums

Produced by James Riotto
Recorded by Rob Shelton and James Riotto at Tiny Telephone Oakland
Mixed by James Riotto at Tiny Telephone Oakland
Mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Services

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James Riotto Pasadena, California

James Riotto is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer in Pasadena, CA. After over a decade on staff at Tiny Telephone Studios, James relocated to Southern California in order to build Altamira Sound, an ambitious multi-room recording studio, with friends and partners Andrew Maguire, Rob Shelton, and Carly Bond. ... more

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