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Undeniable
03:11
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its undeniable
our attraction
ever reliable
cos I'm a loyal friend
do you know what you do to me
I'm a selfish prick sometimes
Makes me so sick to my aching stomach
I tried not to compete
when others try to be sweet
burn the capital
some illusion
the case is clinical
hello constable
do you know what you do to them
getting high in a downtrend
makes me so sick to my aching stomach
I tried not to compete
when others try to be neat
I saw the obviousness
of the situations
we were all young and half virtuous
without pretense withered inside for all our trials
precious lessons half learned
those some precious lessons half learned
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So my mama says singers shouldn’t smoke, Not sure why maybe it messes up the notes
Lately I’ve been living on the crumbs of my lungs Not surprised after all the songs I’ve sung
My grandfather lectures in a gifted book dedication Says “son go now and receive your education”
I can still remember the look in his eye at my graduation “Well done” he said “but now go sing the songs to be sung”
We're all searching for a cure If I gave you the finest care plus more I could save you
Well I never fail to disappoint.
Now I’m seeking forgiveness in a strip mall sanctuary
Pouring the wine all over my sunburn suburban body
Clear as the pale blue sky I spied a priest and a nun
Not surprised after all the songs I’ve sung
I feel Zen and at peace yet deal with anxieties
My sick sense of humor has got me on my knees
Lately I’ve been choken down my twisted tongue
Not surprised after all the songs I’ve sung
We're all searching for a cure
If I gave you the finest care plus more I could save you
Well I never fail to disappoint.
That old magician on the curb wants a minute of my time
Gunna try and bet me he can enlighten my mind
Smoke and mirrors can deceive like a drug
Not surprised after all the songs I’ve sung
Not surprised after all the songs I’ve sung
We're all searching for a cure
If I gave you the finest care plus more I could save you
Well I never fail to disappoint.
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Drunkin Melody
03:37
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radio man sells a pile of gold
government girl wants to rule the world
teenager and a first time whore meet this troubadour begging another pour
his manic episode is about to explode
racing to the finish line to slowly grow old
undertakers' such a goddamned bore for a troubadour begging another pour
he's down in the dumps, homeless looking for food
banker bought a mansion just to build empty rooms
I aided in a looting of a dollar store for a troubadour begging another pour
a troubadour begging another pour
give us a drunken melody
free us from daily monotony
the monkey on his back sings harmony
well we all hum a tune to hold on to
yeah we all hum a tune to hold on
I heard he’s working out and tryin to get dry
went to cathedral to confess he went high
charted a song and he’s starting to soar for a troubadour that begging another pour
whats that he's got there behind his back
why don’t you come share with the rest of the class
show and tell time like when we was four
for a troubadour begging another pour
a troubadour begging another pour
give us a drunken melody
free us from daily monotony
the monkey on his back sings harmony
well we all hum a tune to hold on to
yeah we all hum a tune to hold on
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Pistol Princess
03:22
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after something unattainable
seeking root of all evil
white noise washes the senses
the laugh is hiding under breath
the laugh is hiding under breath
pistol princess go ahead won't you shoot me dead shoot me dead
pistol princess go ahead won't you go ahead go ahead and do me
you said something unforgivable
and your actions were all evil
white noise washes the senses
the laugh is hiding under breath
the laugh is hiding under breath
pistol princess go ahead and shoot me dead shoot me dead
pistol princess go ahead won't you shoot me dead go ahead and do me
debunked theories and philosophies
cable news salesman Socrates
sells me that rhetoric so subtlety
offers me a deep fried bullet
pistol princcess
pistol princess go ahead won't you shoot me dead shoot me dead
pistol princess go ahead won't you shoot me dead go ahead
and do do do me
pistol princess go ahead won't you shoot me dead go ahead and do me, do me.
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5. |
Hope Against Hope
03:53
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more dead than alive, shut eyes, close my mouth
it only spews rage
drips only hate
chokes on its pain
quietly passing away
jump start me up, if ya can, I’m down again
buried my strength
failed in my faith
just find disdain
in a stained day to day
I’m all my fault
was my mistake
I’m all my fault
and I take all the blame.
stare at the wall, grind teeth, clench my toes
resentment grows
takes me so low
that gnaw you don’t know
hope against all hope
so high, in the depths, catacombs of regret
create such bad states
all in my brain
my special way i
secretly self medicate
I’m all my fault
was my mistake
I’m all my fault
and I take all the blame.
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my lover is kind an genteel
and she knows just how i feel
take each others hands'
and look for peace in a bag
we stop on a spot on the mountain top
before we bar hop and watch the dot drop
and leave us in the cold but its cool
cos you got me and I--I got you
(you got me too baby)
well I love our love cos its real
ride my motorbike in a field
hold on to me strong
and ride the road as the life is long
and we'll stop on a stop we once forgot
and stare down that well from overtop
throw a penny or a few
cos you got me and I--I got you
she's so sad and scared of butterflies
she's so sad and scared but she tries
and it makes me mad how she makes me glad
all the time, all the time!
she's so sad and scared of butterflies
she's so sad and scared but she tries
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7. |
Lesson in Survival
03:47
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a tree starts out as a little seed
just like my dreams start out
thoughts glimmering
I told you once and i told you before
all the best songs only have three chords
la de dah
this is a lesson in survival
I want show you love is primal
this is a my only fractured wisdom
love is the only path to freedom
theres something right and something wrong
dont ask me to explain it all but if i must
i'd only say that starting today
you better go and find what you love and give it away
this is a lesson in survival
I want show you love is primal
this is a my only fractured wisdom
love is the only path to freedom
a small fee grows into a bigger fee
and those bastard banks still find a way to bleed me
more is less less is more
if your staying pure your probably staying poor
this is a question of survival
I want show you love is primal
this is a my only fractured wisdom
love is the only path to freedom
this is a question of survival
I want show you love is primal
this is a my only fractured wisdom
love is the only way to freedom
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Cigarette Scars
03:27
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the bowl is just about cashed
whatever makes you last!
well I don’t know about you
smoke softly, dontcha pull it through
the whole is sometimes half
whatever makes you laugh
well I don’t know about you
smoke softly dontcha pull it through
well I'm working all the time
elsewhere is my racing mind
breathing in so deep
exhale, go to sleep
watch it where you ash
cigarette scared days are past
this is last time I crash
watch it where you ash
cigarette scared days are past
this is last time I crash
well I'm smokin all the time
brings relief to my racing mind
inhale oh so deep
exhale go to sleep
watch it where you ash
cigarette scared days are past
this is last time I crash
watch it where you ash
cigarette scared days are past
this is last time I crash
dontcha crash.
the bowl is just about cashed
whatever makes you last?
well I don’t know about you
smoke softly, dontcha pull it through
dontcha don’t pull it through
dontcha don’t pull it through
dontcha don’t pull it through
dontcha don’t pull it through
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9. |
Winning this War
03:54
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there's no winning this war
there's no evening the score
I want to pick you lots of flowers
dance with you for hours
I don’t want to fight no more
got this monkey on my back
he's as real as a heart attack
I want to do some deep thinking
always end up drinking
and there's no turning back
I don't want to fight with you no more
I don't want to fight with you no more
I don't want to fight with you no more
there's no winning this war
and if you think i'm crazy well your crazy
and if you think i'm lazy well your lazy
and if you think its hazy girl, then its a hazy world.
I don't want to fight with you no more
I don't want to fight with you no more
I don't want to fight with you no more
there's no wining this war
received a piece of island time
and a headful of sunshine
I need to set my very own pace
drop out of this rat race
and heal the wounds inside
and if you think i'm crazy well your crazy
and if you think i'm lazy well your lazy
and if you think its hazy girl, then it's a hazy world.
I don't want to fight with you no more
I don't want to fight with you no more
I don't want to fight with you no more
there's no wining this war
there's no wining this war
there's no wining this war
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10. |
The Others
02:59
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recall the summer reunion,
brought you a gift a blue petunia
remember what you said
remember what you did
Well I do and I wont forget
I took a drag off my cigarette and spit and still offered you more
unitll I slipped on wet spot on the floor
so yeah Im up at three or four drink my coffee and smoke some more does that make you sad? (Is my life the one you wish you had?)
have you seen the others
Where did they go
I miss my brothers
where did they go
love making on the floor of the shore
the thing about waves is there's always more
to crash down on you
I love you too I love you too I love you too
So yeah now its forever
my mantra so pierced and severed
but were all together
in my fevered mind and shakin center
have you seen the others
where did they go
I miss my brothers
where did they go
have you seen the others (you need a haircut)
where did they go (why didn't you text me back?)
I miss my brothers (i'm like, just one of the guys)
where did they go
recall the summer reunion,
brough you a gift a blue petunia
remember what you said?
remem ber what you did
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11. |
Old Thomas
02:07
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old Thomas passed away
with his wife by his side
he didn't feel any pain
as he sighed the last time
a little piece of sand
drops make up the ocean
and all
of everything is infinite consciousness
when power lost control
the truth became alive
you were a jewel to be bought and sold
for the the absolute lowest price
little dolls inside dolls
echos bouncing in the halls
and all
of everything is infinite consciousness
consciousness
consciousness
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