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Don’t ever listen to me
Because I’ve been sharpening my skills
And everyone wants to know if what they saw was real
I’m not here to tell you what to believe I’m just here to bring to your attention that there may be other things you haven’t considered
Like maybe you’ll be poisoned soon or
Someone may be out to murder you
There seems to be malfunctions in the system or maybe even listeria in ice cream cones so maybe you ought to just stay home
Or I will meet you at the coffee shop sometime around four
You can bring that cash you owe me
I think it was seven dollars and fifty cents
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BLOSSOMING EVERYWHERE
03:04
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I can’t believe that the roses in me keep on blossoming everywhere as the thorns rip and tear
Into your face as you’re staring my way and the blood keeps dripping all over the place and staining it’s way
Back to your heart and let’s get back to the start and rip roaring our way through this garden of shame
You’ll find me dancing in the rain there’s no shame you’ll find me dancing in the rain
We stand alone among the vain
We stand alone among the rage
We dance alone out in the rain
A heart is just meat
I can’t believe that you chose to choke and concede and your last breath it wreaks like a heart that’s been left out for weeks in the rain and there will be no shame that’s where you’ll find me dancing in the rain that’s where you’ll find me
A heart is just meat
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CHERRY DARLING
02:55
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I know you’re cherry darling
Not that lemon and lime bullshit
You’ve got them all lining up now
You’ve got them all licking their lips
You know you’re cherry darling
You got that summertime drip drip drip
You got us all lapping you up now
You’ve got us all licking our fingertips
I ain’t no cherry darling
Sometimes I stick to the freezer floor
I got that fierce gnarly freezer burn
But for some reason you keep coming back for more
I ain’t no cherry darling
I keep my laundry on the living room floor
I’ve got it all piling up now
Some have grown legs and are climbing up the wall
I ain’t no cherry darling
I’m somber like the days are long
I’ve got that summertime stink and stench
You’ve got to get to mopping me up now
I ain’t no cherry darling
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A RESTRAINING ORDER
02:53
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That is not me in your garden
That is just me in your mind
That is not me in your backyard
I think that this time maybe you should call the cops
That is not me in your driveway
That is not me with a bouquet
You should know that there is no chance that I would show up to bring you red flowers
You should know that there is no chance that I’d be standing outside waiting hours
I don’t want to be locked up in your basement
This time someone really should please call the cops
Darling you know if I ever came over I would not bring you red flowers
Darling you know if I ever came over I’d hand you a restraining order
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MARK TWAIN, TOO
02:11
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I’ll come out right after I finish this documentary about Mark Twain
You can wait out in the car, you can come inside, or you can stand in the rain
It will take us nearly an hour to get to where we’re going
There’s only 15 minutes left and I don’t want to leave without knowing
How or why Samuel Clemens needed a pen name or how or why we all haven’t chosen to do the same
Either way, I’ll be ready to leave in fifteen
If you chose to leave without me, I’ll be happy to stay without you
But you’ll be choosing to leave behind an enlightening conversation about Mark Twain too
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interlude
01:50
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You told me that you like to sleep with your glasses on
That way you can see when the nightmares come
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PARTY WITH A FEVER
03:27
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Where do you get off walking ‘round like that
Such a calming force
Like a wind at my back
I could break your heart
You said you could break my heart
I did not believe you
But you said it from the start
Bring it on I can break you down
Maybe you’ll be the one to break me down
I can find your light
Snuff it out, be back tonight
You’ll come looking for my fire
Find I’m insulated and hardwired
Knowing you you’ll find the way to
Bust this fuse
Where do you get off talking bout me like that
Such a savage wretch
Like a leech at my neck
I should break your arm
You said you should break my arm
I did not destroy you
But you did me from the start
Bring it on I can break you down
Maybe you’ll be the one to break me down
I can find your light
Snuff it out, be back tonight
You’ll come looking for my fire
Find I’m insulated and hardwired
Knowing you you’ll find the way to
Bust this fuse
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She’s counting your lies in her heart as it tries
And her liver will soldier on, it soldiers on
She’s kept this receipt from lunch just last week
And she expects to be paid back ASAP
We’ve boarded the windows and doors, but you’re still hanging round
You don’t seem to understand
We’ll tear this whole place down
Well maybe I’m much better than you
Or maybe you’re much better than me
Either way, I think we make each other happy
He’s counting his ties in his closet as he tries
His liver will soldier on, it soldiers on
He’s kept this receipt from Brooks Brothers last week
And he expects to write it off somehow on next years tax sheets
We’ve boarded the windows and doors, but they’re still hanging round
We don’t seem to understand
They’ll tear this whole place down
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TIME RAISES HELL
03:04
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She bites but she don’t ever break the skin
I fight but I rarely fight to win
I’ve long lived between
That which will cure me and
What will ease my mind
We’ve found that all these words will often fail
But I seen that time raises hell
It’s been awhile, so guess what, so do I
After all the lies that I’ve been telling for you
And all this time that I’ve been waiting for you
And all this shit I’ve been shoveling for you
We fly but we don’t ever leave our feet
We’ll die but this’ll never be complete
I’ve long lived between
That which will kill me and
What will tease my mind
We’ve found that all these fears they will reveal
Another place in time where you raised hell
It’s been awhile, so guess what, you’re overdue
After all the lies that I’ve been telling to you
And all this time that I’ve been wasting for you
And all this shit I’ve been shoveling on you
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SORRY & THANK YOU
02:38
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I see the lovers in your basement
I see the cobwebbed corners of your mind
I see the changes in you heart now
I see the terror in your eyes
I want you to look but don’t want you to stare
You don’t want me touch but you want me to feel
Maybe I’ll die or maybe I won’t
Maybe you’ll die or maybe you won’t
You need me but you want me to know that sometimes you don’t
I love you but maybe you should go
I’m sorry and thank you
Like dominoes I fall where I please
I try to match the numbers as they’re supposed to be
But it seems the more crayons I get it seems the less I color in correct
All systems go
Some systems fail
I feel like I can’t be tired
But I sleep like I can’t not be
I want you to look but don’t want you to stare
You don’t want me touch but you want me to feel
Maybe I’ll die or maybe I won’t
Maybe you’ll die or maybe you won’t
You need me but you want me to know that sometimes you don’t
I love you but maybe you should go
I’m sorry and thank you
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11. |
KIDS ARE BRUTAL
01:48
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These are terrible times
We ran around swatting fireflies
Not realizing we were ending lives
Kids are brutal
These are terrible times
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FREEZE TAG
03:53
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We’re gonna need more than two people to play freeze tag
I’ve been much too busy to tend to your needs
I gotta get these products products products
Gotta get these degrees
I’ve been dancing electrically like a millionaire
I gotta get this stamina stamina stamina
Gotta get it out of my hair
You said that you kinda like the way that I move
I implied heavily that I kinda like the way that you move
Too bad we’re playing freeze tag
You’re the kind that likes the summer, the summer in the shade
You’re the kind that likes to tell everyone else to act their age
What if I like to get burned
What if I have no intentions of growing old
Pick your plot, so we can prepare your final resting spot
Pick it now, so we can twist this predictable plot
Take some snacks you’re going to need them for the long road back
You better take some snacks you’re gonna need them for the road back
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