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SONG LIST 2
SHEILA TEQUILA
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⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING — SONG LIST TWO (2) — SHEILA TEQUILA Lead Rating: PG-13 | GX Points: 22 | 12 Tracks Song List 2 is gritty, ironic, vulnerable, and blunt. These songs confront addiction, emotional entrapment, self-destruction, and the impossible task of outrunning yourself. Reckoning comes before healing — and sometimes before hope. The danger here is relentless: every attempt to escape pain drags it deeper inside. THEMES AND POTENTIAL TRIGGERS: - Suicide and death imagery (explicit and implicit) - Emotional entrapment and fatalism - Addiction and substance abuse (alcohol as primary coping mechanism) - Domestic and relational control, identity erasure - Loss of agency and reproductive coercion - Shame, regret, and irreversible decisions - Self-destructive isolation framed as strength - Religious guilt and basement-level faith - Burning possessions as ritualized grief - Failed quest for love with oneself - Escape as illusion — every attempt to outrun pain makes it worse - Long-distance love and absence NOTABLE CONTENT NOTES: "Dead End" frames a friend's death as a direct result of ignoring warnings — suicide/death outcome implied. "Alison's Airplane" portrays Alcoholics Anonymous framing — church basements, higher power, sobriety. "Warmer Waters" depicts addiction through failed spiritual searching — "ended up picking up a bottle." "The Light or the White" contains an explicit cocaine reference — the catalog's first direct drug-choice lyric. "She" depicts female subjugation, domestic control, and reproductive coercion — "barefoot and pregnant." "Bottom of the Lake" uses drowning imagery as paradoxical liberation from a toxic relationship. "You Can Never Run Away from Yourself" closes with death imagery and existential finality without resolution. THIS LIST MAY BE DIFFICULT IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO: Addiction and substance abuse / Death framed as consequence / Domestic control and reproductive coercion / Ritualized grief and loss / Drowning and self-isolation imagery / The impossibility of escape from past choices. Song List 2 does not comfort. It confronts. This is the catalog's first deep look at addiction — where self-destruction wears the face of coping. Listener discretion advised.

Full Text — Song List 2

SONG LIST 2 — SHEILA TEQUILA 1. Dead End — by Justin Justice & Tom Jensen 2. Alison's Airplane — by Justin Justice & Tom Jensen 3. Warmer Waters — by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen 4. The Light or the White — by Justin Justice & Tom Jensen 5. She — by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen 6. Curves of Sorrow — by Tyler Thompson & Tom Jensen 7. Let Down — by Justin Justice & Tom Jensen 8. Table for Two — by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen 9. Bottom of the Lake — by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen 10. Trash Can — by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen 11. Sandcastles — by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen 12. You Can Never Run Away from Yourself — by Justin Justice & Tom Jensen [LYRICS PLACEHOLDER — Paste full lyrics text here]

Collection Summary: A set steeped in self-confrontation, addiction, and emotional suffocation. These songs insist that reckoning comes before healing — and sometimes before hope.

Artist Comparison: Lou Reed, Warren Zevon, Nirvana

Key Themes: Addiction · Entrapment · Emotional suffocation · Shame · Existential despair

Strategic Arc: Gritty, ironic, vulnerable, blunt. Escape is an illusion — every attempt drags pain deeper inside.

Musicians: Justin Justice (5 tracks) · Klaus Bluetner (5 tracks) · Tyler Thompson (1 track — Curves of Sorrow)

Quick Guide — Song List 2

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SONG LIST 2 — Sheila Tequila
Lead Rating: PG-13   Total GX Points: 22   Tracks: 12
Strategic Arc: Self-confrontation, addiction, emotional entrapment, suicide imagery.
Trigger Warning: Addiction, substance abuse, death imagery, domestic control, reproductive coercion, drowning imagery. Explicit cocaine reference (Track 4).
#SongRatingGXFour-Word SummaryCategories
1Dead EndPG-132Warning ignored life endsDeath / Depressing
2Alison's AirplanePG1Finding help through AADrugs & Alcohol / Religious
3Warmer WatersPG-132Bottle chosen over purposeDrugs & Alcohol / Int. Struggle
4The Light or the WhitePG-132Choose light or cocaineDrugs & Alcohol / Int. Struggle
5ShePG-132Trapped controlled life stolenSocial Issues / Relationships
6Curves of SorrowPG-132Alcohol slowly kills himDrugs & Alcohol / Depressing
7Let DownPG-132Trust given before earnedRelationships / Love
8Table for TwoPG1Long distance love persistsLove / Loneliness
9Bottom of the LakePG-132Sinking to escape loveRelationships / Int. Struggle
10Trash CanPG-132Burning memories to forgetDepressing / Religious
11SandcastlesPG-132Love washed away againLove / Relationships / Depressing
12You Can Never Run Away from YourselfPG-132No escape from selfDepressing / Int. Struggle / Death
TOTALSPG-1322 ✅
Collection Summary: A set steeped in self-confrontation, addiction, and emotional suffocation. These songs insist that reckoning comes before healing.
Artist Comparison: Lou Reed, Warren Zevon, Nirvana
Key Themes: Addiction · Entrapment · Emotional suffocation · Shame · Existential despair
NOTE: Track 2 — "Alison's Airplane" (single-L, canonical). Track 11 — "Sandcastles" (one word, canonical). Tyler Thompson appears solely on Track 6 — his only credit in the Song Lists.

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SONG LIST 2 — Sheila Tequila

Song List 2 is not only a journey through heartbreak with others but also a failed quest for love with oneself — an unshakable reckoning with the self that leaves no room for denial or escape. Dead End, originally framed as advice to another, is actually a warning to the self — a mirror monologue where the narrator pleads with his past or future self to change course before it's too late. Alison's Airplane is a thinly veiled metaphor for Alcoholics Anonymous, where the author sits in the church basement reading slogans on the wall, grasping for something larger than himself to keep from sinking again.

Warmer Waters maps a search for transcendence that spirals into addiction, betrayal, and disillusionment, until the narrator finally confronts himself in the mirror. The Light or the White pushes that reckoning further, casting "light" as clarity, purpose, or recovery, and "white" as cocaine — forcing a brutal choice between salvation and self-destruction. She paints a devastating portrait of a woman crushed by patriarchy and circumstance — her horses chained, her fate sealed, her soul never quite freed. Curves of Sorrow captures a man frozen in the amber of his own despair, staring into the bottom of a bottle while imagining a life he'll never live. Let Down reveals the wolf in sheep's clothing — betrayal disguised as love. Table for Two captures the ache of long-distance love, born from the author's real-life experience connecting with a woman across the ocean — close in heart, but worlds apart. Bottom of the Lake is where the narrator ends up — literally and metaphorically — declaring that even drowning is lighter than carrying the weight of a toxic relationship. Trash Can offers a funeral for a failed love. Sandcastles sums up the futility of building anything lasting on unstable ground. And You Can Never Run Away from Yourself closes the set with a stark truth: no matter how far you try to escape, your own shadow and past will always catch up to you.

The Quick Take
Songs here deal with the aftermath of loss, dealing with sadness and the chance of getting back to who you were — there's pain but also hope that healing is possible.
What It's About & Who It Sounds Like
Key Themes
Addiction · Entrapment · Emotional suffocation · Shame · Existential despair
Mood & Tone
Gritty, ironic, vulnerable, blunt. Self-confrontational — escape is an illusion.
Sounds Like
Lou Reed, Warren Zevon, Nirvana
Trigger Warning
Addiction, substance abuse, death imagery, domestic control, drowning imagery. Explicit cocaine reference.
Every Track at a Glance — 12 Tracks
#Track TitleRatingFour Word Description
1Dead EndPG-13Warning ignored life ends
2Alison's AirplanePGFinding help through AA
3Warmer WatersPG-13Bottle chosen over purpose
4The Light or the WhitePG-13Choose light or cocaine
5ShePG-13Trapped controlled life stolen
6Curves of SorrowPG-13Alcohol slowly kills him
7Let DownPG-13Trust given before earned
8Table for TwoPGLong distance love persists
9Bottom of the LakePG-13Sinking to escape love
10Trash CanPG-13Burning memories to forget
11SandcastlesPG-13Love washed away again
12You Can Never Run Away from YourselfPG-13No escape from self
In Plain English

Songs here deal with the aftermath of loss, dealing with sadness and the chance of getting back to who you were — there's pain but also hope that healing is possible.

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Song List 1 — The Last Man Singing | CollabTunes All On One
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SONG LIST 1 — The Last Man Singing

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SONG LIST 1 — The Last Man Singing

Song List 1 serves as an introduction to our author and narrator's life, times, and struggles, where he lays bare his core values and explains his reasons for continuing the fight, despite a long list of hardships that might make anyone else quietly bow out. The overarching theme is a declaration of resilience and purpose, as the narrator insists on pressing forward, undeterred by life's challenges.

Knowing the Know opens the set with a quiet rebellion, where the narrator rejects conventional wisdom, emphasizing the value of personal insight over external instruction. Nevermore delves into self-reflection and a powerful declaration of change, where the narrator vows never to repeat past mistakes, marking a turning point in his journey. Here and Now explores the transient nature of life, urging action in the present moment, as the narrator contemplates the uncertainty of what lies ahead. Cost of War gives voice to the scars left by conflict—both external and internal—depicting the lingering emotional toll of war, loss, and survival. Deep Seeded is the fate that awaits the man who turns away from his dreams for the known, a bleak portrait of a life spent in routine, haunted by unfulfilled aspirations and the weight of choices unmade. Fallen Walls is the blueprint that power uses to stay in control, offering a way to resist and break free from the treadmill that life has placed before the narrator. Singer Songwriter shows that the choice to fight has been made, with the narrator fully conscious of the role he must play, even when it's not always a pleasant one. Gift is the talent the narrator recognizes as his own, summoned to use it for the greater good—unlocking potential for positive change rather than personal gain.

The Quick Take
This set of songs talks about the darker parts of life, like struggling with who you are and dealing with painful situations. The music shows the fight to survive while being torn apart inside.
What It's About & Who It Sounds Like
Key Themes
Meaning, regret, survival, war trauma, environmental grief, resilience
Mood & Tone
Existential, war trauma, moral fatigue. The weight of staying awake.
Sounds Like
James Taylor, Paul Simon, The Beatles
Trigger Warning
Existential dread, war trauma, environmental grief, moral fatigue, depression. No explicit content.
Every Track at a Glance
#Track TitleRatingFour Word Description
1Knowing the KnowPGSome people just know
2NevermorePGChange begins with self
3Here and NowPGFace fate act now
4Cost of WarPG-13Soldiers carry unseen scars
5Deep SeededPG-13Regret from staying still
6Visited a PlacePG-13Ignored damage destroyed everything
7Fallen WallsPG-13History repeats power divides
8As for MePG-13Shattered self many identities
9Singer SongwriterPGQuestioning life through words
10GiftPGFreedom found in giving
11All in a DayPG-13Serving and resisting power
12Fourteen DaysPGHiding away avoiding life
13Last Man StandingPG-13Alone but still standing
In Plain English

This set of songs talks about the darker parts of life, like struggling with who you are and dealing with painful situations. The music shows the fight to survive while being torn apart inside.