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Flowers (The Ramona Concept Album)

by Nessie

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1.
Flowers 03:55
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Everything is coming up flowers Time to move on to a new town Where everything is less upside down This time I’m doing more than moving states I’ll go as far as I can go in my roller skates Say goodbye To the girl with one hair type Say goodbye To the girl who needs somebody in her life The less that I talk the more i invert The more I close off the less I get hurt Drive the other way, dive into work Cause this time everything is in my power Everything is coming up Flowers Everything is coming up flowers Time to ignore every thought that says I want him back To spend time on my own without romance and crap I’m gonna thrive by just staying low I’ll be nice, I’ll be better than I was long ago Say goodbye to the girl known for heartbreak Say goodbye to the girl who’s past caught up with her rollerskates The less that I talk the more I invert The more I close off the less I get hurt Drive the other way, dive into work Cause this time everything is in my power Everything is coming up Everything is coming up Flowers Say what you want I don’t care anymore I’ll do what I want Cause I’m in control I don’t need nobody to hold my hand Cause seven was more than I could stand Or even just one Everything is coming up flowers I loved, and I hurt, but at least I meant it With every fibre in my body, I will defend it I’m not proud of my past, and so I’ll run Toward being away from everyone Say goodbye To the girl who loved Passionately Say goodbye To the girl not worth The seven that she thought she’d need So I’ll talk less, so I’ll invert And I’ll close off so I won’t get hurt Drive the other way, I’ll dive into work Cause this time my life’s my power Everything Everything Is coming up Flowers
2.
We Fight, We Kiss 03:24
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All eyes on me They stare at me like I am some prize But little do they know and they realize We’re two kids in a school yard with a plan Cause it’s time to take out the man Oh yeah Don’t mess with us All the odds and bets seem against us We made a pact only school kids know And when we’re done we’ll deliver some blows We fight and then we kiss There’s nothing quite like this It’s blood and then it’s bliss Your power and my strength to witness All eyes on us They hunt us down in fields and in halls For you it’s to hurt and for me it’s to fall Who knew we’d have a common enemy In tandem they’ll have to concede Oh yeah But is this convenient Or love as we see it And so be it You’re my partner in crime In the literal sense, joined forces and we fight We fight and then we kiss But nothing’s quite like this It’s blood and then it’s bliss Your power and my strength to witness Love me like they won’t Better than the movies wrote Kiss me once But now you won’t let me go You say that this is all you know You love me like they won’t Nothing like the movies wrote Kiss me once But now I let you go You’re gone and now all we know We fought, we kissed Our first and last, stories of my past I cut you off this bliss Your temper and my strength to witness No eyes on me
3.
Superstar 04:36
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Set the scene, my darling You say it’s love at first sight I’m standing on a balcony And you keep texting me through the night I won’t look at you twice But it makes you want me more You’re Romeo, I’m Juliet And it’s you that I cannot ignore You’re a superstar Your act is on par Let’s give you a standing ovation Cause in Improv you must say yes, and Accept every invitation I must be your leading lady Of that you are for certain Everybody knows your name So let’s kiss so they can close the curtain Set the stage, my lover I get to know you better Through comfortable hang outs and cigarette breaks You think that this will last forever You don’t second guess Every decision I make You’re Danny Zuko and that makes me Sandy But doesn’t every actor need a break You’re a superstar My act is on par They give you a standing ovation Cause in Improv you must say yes, and Accept every invitation I was forever your leading lady Of that you are for certain Everybody knows I’m yours So let's kiss so they can close the curtain But this isn’t enough I want something off script and off stage I’m not an actor I want the real thing I can’t do this anymore, you don’t do it for me A superstar actor isn’t what I need We’re not star crossed lovers And no summer lovin' Cause beyond being wanted I want to feel something I may regret this later, or more if I stay But allow me to give the ending away I’ll set the scene, superstar It was love at first sight We kissed and I knew this was it We were done as soon as you walked by You saw us together Watched all that you could endure And in that moment you realized I no longer, and never was yours You said, You’re a superstar Your act was on par Let’s give you a standing ovation You didn’t have to lead me on And accept my invitation You broke my heart forever Of that I am for certain The world will soon know my name Take a bow, close the curtain
4.
Hole In The Moon 03:39
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I thought that I couldn’t be happy Until you found me You saw past all my façade You saw what could be We were the baddest asses Wrecking stuff and cutting classes And when I thought it couldn’t get any better You turned to me and said “Hold my sweater” And punched a hole in the moon Pretty crazy shit I know You punched a hole in the moon For me And that was the moment I knew That you were the one for me I could do this forever, if you will have me And for years it was like that Helplessly in love Middle fingers in the air to all But we had to grow up And that’s when things started to disband Crumbling inside our Neverland But if I ever doubted us You’d tell me to simply look up And see that hole in the moon Proof of everything I know You punched a hole in the moon For me You were everything I could ever want You were all I could need You made me want to be better The regrets I couldn’t see I had so many plans But time had them too And they involved being rid of Me and you You said you’d love me forever The proof was in the moon And then you told me something that made the world go out of tune You said you were being sent to a neighbouring country Destroying everything we built, everything we believed You didn’t put up a fight, you let it happen without a beat And I couldn’t take it, so I dumped you on Montreal streets
5.
Pretty Girl (Just A Phase) 03:37
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Pretty girl With lots of ambition You see me every day With stories of admission You smell trouble A mile away And tonight I think I’d like to try your way Stick around Help me to forget You’re such a pretty girl And you must get Lots of attention Left and right Lets get drunk and play out the night Let the records say We didn’t know what we’d Get ourselves into For you it’s a lifetime For me it’s a night Or forever if we play our cards right Even if it’s a phase (Just a phase) I want you either way Take me tonight, take me away Kiss me once, and Kiss me twice It feels so wrong and yet it’s right Is it just a phase Just a phase Well either way, pretty girl I’m crazy about you Pretty girl We made it through the night In the morning I said We should do it again some time Did I Find myself Or did I Make you an experiment of mine I don’t remember much But I know it felt so good Much better than the guys I take home should Was it just the liquor Or was a new identity What the fuck’s going on with me Is it just a phase (Just a phase) I want you either way Take me tonight, take me away Kiss me once, Kiss me twice It feels so wrong and yet it’s right Is it just a phase Just a phase Well either way, pretty girl I’m crazy about you Kissed once, kissed again And I still don’t know This goes on for longer Than it should go You found me With a pretty boy And your heart turned into stone You said you loved me And I told you “It was just a phase though!” But you’re a pretty girl you’ll find someone better than me Someone who won’t bore you with her stories But I can’t help my curse, or my blaze of glory Let the records say I didn’t know what I’d Got myself into For you it’s a lifetime For me it’s a few nights For forever you’ll hate me for that night It was just a phase Just a phase I’m sorry ‘bout that day Give me the night, I’ll go away Kissed me once, Kissed me twice It was wrong, but it felt right It was just a phase, just a phase Well either way, pretty girl Leave me, pretty girl I’m sorry, pretty girl You were crazy about me
6.
Double Trouble 02:26
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(one, two, three, four, five, six, one two THREE FOUR FIVE SIX!) I saw ONE and then I Saw him TWO and that means THREE And you know what they say about TWOS they come in THREES First comes love and then comes Love and then comes heartbreak and then comes Well all that’s ahead Only God can judge us and that’s That’s all he wrote Double trouble comes in FIVES and SIXES Repeated messes I couldn’t have one so I had to have two They looked the same as the other so how could I choose One’s handsome with some class The other’s perfect and makes me laugh Playing double trouble wasn’t easy ONE in the morning and the other at night Lay low with stolen kisses Or we’ll surely be a sight TWO see Love at first sight then comes Love a second sight with me I Would expect no less Who am I becominging well, that’s that’s That’s all he wrote Double trouble comes and Doubt affixes Impending exes I couldn’t have ONE so I had have it all Don’t blame me if that’s how they fall There’s the Handsome dream Then the Perfect reality This is getting sickening Why am I becoming this I can blame myself or my past Double trouble only leads to this First comes one and then comes Two and then comes heartbreak then comes Well you know the rest We write our own stories and that’s That’s all I wrote Double trouble comes in Twin confessions My doubled exes I couldn’t have one so I had to have both I got greedy and I let them go There’s a Handsome jerk Then the Perfect asshat That’s all I wrote
7.
My Obsession 04:49
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I was Sick of Going after something that was Temporary And I Saw you and then you saw me You said my eyes shown Stories that could make a grown man cry And you did, and that was it You had me and you were mine You became My obsession Someone that fills my every need With that there was no question My past didn’t matter it was you that I see I wanted it to last forever My obsession was having your love with me Time passed Things surpassed Me in every category But I was Determined that This would be the final story You said you’re my crowning glory The proudest thing I have to hold (my control) But suddenly I felt me slip Through your fingers but I was too stubborn to fold You were My obsession Someone I wanted to please With that there was no question My past didn’t matter it was you that I see I wanted it to last forever My obsession was having your love with me I kept telling you I felt alone You said it was me you love me more Than anything but I was done And so I went on the run I finally felt I had enough I don’t know what this is But it’s not love You saw my bags, letter in my hand My hair was cut, and then I ran I was Scared of The truth that came much later I could could see You wanting me Was nothing more than girl who hated Herself I was just another girl on your shelf Someone in your collection When you lost me, I was your obsession Love’s shouldn’t be An obsession I can love but then who would love me With that there was no question With that I left, taking your note and love with me But this will last forever, you made sure about that Until someone confronts you, this heartbreak will last Now my obsession is My obsession is My obsession is My obsession is... Learning to love me
8.
Wallflower 04:42
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Another party At least this one is small If I don’t draw attention No one’d miss me at all It’s nice not to feel two feet tall Just me and myself Red solo cup in my hand I’ll have one last drink Then it’s time to disband I’ll just stick to this wall It’s not New York City But it’s half of Toronto If someone invites me home i’ll just say i don’t want to That’s fine I’m getting used to being on my own This is not being lonely it’s being alone I feel someone’s watching I feel a gaze Could it be that he sees me And has something to say I better not look too long He’s better off looking past me Or in another direction I’m not worth fighting for Or of protection I’ll leave right after this song This is my life now I’m a wallflower Fading into the background Hour after hour That’s fine I’m getting used to being on my own This is not being lonely it’s being alone Oh god here he comes This isn’t worth it Look into the red cup I’m almost done, perfect Who could he be To want someone like me What is the catch Is it rude just to ask Would he run when life’s hard Never even start To face my past head on Say that I am what’s wrong Or would he say I am worth it “I don’t care, you are perfect” But This is my life now I’m a wallflower Fading into the background Hour after hour It’s not New York City But it’s half of Toronto If he invites me home i’ll just say i don’t want to And that’s fine I’m getting used to being on my own This is not being lonely I swear I’m not lonely I’m fine I’m used to being on my own This is not being lonely it’s being alone

about

Before Scott Pilgrim, Ramona Flowers had dated seven people. This is the (fan made) story behind each of them that lead to the League of Evil Exes and to who Ramona is today. Flowers explores each Evil Ex and Ramona's intense feelings about each person, and they for her, more deeply than she was willing to say in the books (and film) from the seventh grade, to the party she meets Scott Pilgrim himself.

This is a low-budget, concept album. This is not the final one. Please purchase to support the remaking of this album and the corresponding future audio drama.

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released December 26, 2020

Thank you to Taylor Swift for inspiring me to write music for years and releasing Folklore and Evermore in these crazy times, it pushed me to keep going. Jonathan Larson and the Mitch Hansen Band for showing you don't need a high budget (or money in my bank account) to create music and theatre. Anaïs Mitchell for creating Hadestown, showing that slowly is the best way to get anywhere, her beautiful lyrics inspired so much. Parker Simms for bringing me on as a song writer for the fanmade Scott Pilgrim musical and letting me to explore Ramona Flowers more deeply. I wouldn't have thought of doing this without you. And, of course, Bryan Lee O'Malley for creating the Scott Pilgrim books that inspired this album.

For the not so obvious and famous, also a thank you to my cat, Freddy, for his company when making this album (and sometimes providing background vocals), Brook, my best friend and husband, for his patience with me for those late nights I was still on my laptop and encouraging me to keep going even if I wouldn't show him the songs, Natasha, my best cheerleader, for encouraging me and my crazy projects, my neighbours for not filing a noise complaint against me, and YOU for checking out this album! I love you all sincerely <3

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Nessie is an actor, script-writer, singer, director, fanfiction writer, YouTuber, and (I guess now) song-writer. She lives in a magical land called Canada with her husband and her cat.

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