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The Boston recordings with Jordan started off with a track that didn't make the cut, but was very much an "Eric and Jordan" song, admittedly more in the style of an earlier project called "Toehead."  "No Means No" is the second song we recorded with MOWV in mind.  A friend named Ed O'Brien (designer of the MOWV posters) had turned me on to a lot of good rock music like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and "White Trash Heroes" by Archers of Loaf.  I wanted to do something energetic and understated.  Jordan had been noodling with the lead guitar part that ended up on "No Means No" since we were in high school.  So when we sat down to do a "teenager" song I asked him to use it.  There were no hiccups in the writing/recording of the song.  Everything Jordan tried worked and soon it was done.  At first I tried to sing the final verse/outro like Tommy-era Roger Daltry and it just stunk to high heaven.  So I kept the style steady for the end and Jordan came up with the "I don't wanna be here" outro.  Buddy Hughen added the weird warbly wailing voices to it which I think keep the ending from sounding whiney.

- Eric Lehning

Eric’s recollection of this is better than mine - except for the fact that it didn't happen quickly.  We got to a certain point and didn't know what the hell to do.  I, admittedly, am usually the one that wants to give up, move on, or get some subs and Dunky D's.  We kept going and stared at each other in silence for about 30 minutes.  At 45 minutes saying, "What if…no…or what if.......no."  Until I guess, something clicked.  "Trespasser" was the first track we did during his stay in Boston and it has this really nutty chord progression that constantly goes all over the freakin’ place. For "No means No" to come next and only have two chords in the entire song was funny but also kind of annoying.  Not because it was redundant.  Because it was so simple and it worked.

- Jordan Lehning

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You test my tolerance
For flattery's consumption
You ain't no closer to cognizance
Than somewhere someone something
You choose my indecision
Like locust skin detention
I count the worms in your eyes
They're braided up your lashes
You taste of old malted shake
Fingernails keep growing
Touch my intuition
Make me feel no better than one of so many genetic condescensions
Progressive condescension in death row for crazies appy polly loggies lovers
For all they've been saving that's gotten buried
Path song for the fallen son
Courage till the morning
Eager for your granddad's gun
Strength and valor lasting
Don't taunt me cause I'm in a net
Three big brothers listening
In dopey dreams the credits spin
Tight ropes walking dog chains alive with poison foam in their gums
and blood in their runs
Chives and cream sour please jump me alone in the pond
Fine I'll drive you home
Was I supposed to know
Your rigor mortis comes
No still means no
Bite my little finger please
If I can't have you
I'll have your disease
Cause I don't want to be here

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from Make​-​Out With Violence OST, released March 14, 2009

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The Non-Commissioned Officers Nashville

Brothers Eric and Jordan Lehning formed The Non-Commissioned Officers to score the 2008 award-winning independent feature film MAKE-OUT with VIOLENCE. Eric is the fervent front man for the group consisting of some of Nashville's finest instrumentalists, and Jordan, once a touring member of the band, has graduated to a full-time producer and engineer since film's release. ... more

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