Cosmo Jarvis

Released: November 16, 2009

Songwriter: Cosmo Jarvis

Producer: Cosmo Jarvis

[Verse]
It's clear to me and it's easy to see
That you must have your own set of problems
I cannot help but I can ask myself
How I can take all mine away and drop them
And they will break but they'll come back my way
And they'll help your lipstick shape your smile
And when they do, they'll be cheering for you
I'll be down in the dumps for a while

[Chorus]
You got your head on the wrong way round
I'll help you out, but just for now it seems
You got your head on the wrong way round, round round
You got your head on the wrong way round, round round

[Verse]
Well you got out from wherever you were
You were trying to start from the last time
And now you are and you're doing just great
Time for someone to help me out with all my mine
I don't have any lipstick now
Send me some of my own in the mail
I can't quit, no I just can't do it
But we both left one hell of a trail

[Chorus]
You got your head on the wrong way round
I'll help you out, but just for now it seems
You got your head on the wrong way round, round round
You got your head on the wrong way round, round round

[Bridge]
I'm not saying that I'm calling you crazy
Just get the fuck back to the institution
You are not wanted here
You are just more social pollution
You're a crazy pretty lady
And you hate me but I hate you too

[Chorus]
You got your head on the wrong way round
I'll help you out, but just for now it seems
You got your head on the wrong way round, round round
You got your head on the wrong way round, round round

[Outro]
You got your head on the wrong way round
You got your head on the wrong way round
You got your head on the wrong way round, round round
You got your head on the wrong way round, round round
Head on the wrong way round
You got your head on the wrong way round

Critic, journalist, sometime musician, onetime actor, and full-time Midwesterner Mark Deming provides a discographic-based biography for Cosmo Jarvis:

“Singer, songwriter, and filmmaker Cosmo Jarvis has earned a devoted following for his witty, often satiric tunes about the foibles of relationships and contemporary life, often rooted in personal experience, as well as his own self-produced videos and short subjects that have given his work a global online audience. Harrison Cosmo Krikoryan Jarvis was born on September 1, 1989 in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Jarvis' family relocated to the United Kingdom when he was young, and he grew up in Devon in Southwest England. Jarvis began writing songs when he was only 12 years old, around the same time he began making short films using a VHS video camera. While Jarvis' early videos were little more than documentation of pranks played with his friends, with time he began constructing more complex narratives, and similarly his songs began to evolve, ranging from folk-inspired acoustic guitar pieces and elaborate pop tunes to tongue-in-cheek hip-hop tracks.

At the age of 16, Jarvis quit school to focus on his creative work, and in 2009 he wrote and produced his debut album, an 18-song set called Humasyouhitch/Sonofabitch, which was released by the British indie label Wall of Sound. The album combined Jarvis' observational tunes with a cycle of songs reflecting the emotional turmoil of his parents' stormy relationship. Humasyouhitch/Sonofabitch received enthusiastic notices from the British music press, but it didn’t sell especially well, and Jarvis teamed with 25th Frame for his second release, Is the World Strange or Am I Strange? A track from the album, “Gay Pirates,” became an Internet sensation after Jarvis' low-budget video for the song was endorsed in a Twitter post by actor and author Stephen Fry, and subsequent airplay helped make the second album a commercial success. While continuing to tour, write songs, and record music, Jarvis has also been writing and directing a feature film, provisionally titled The Naughty Room. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi"

more tracks from the album

Humasyouhitch / Sonofabitch

From the album

Humasyouhitch / Sonofabitch (2009)

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