1. |
Dandelion
02:29
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run away with me like you said
kicking dandelions in the head
space is a space until you occupy it
and light is a wave until it begins to part
i'm taking to the sky if i can
i promise not to cry
when we meet our betters
a space is a space until you occupy it
and a race is a race until it begins to die
see all creation
from my earthbound space station
what we started an awful long time ago
and it makes you wonder
how we ever got this far
the music of the spheres
has it always been there
and when it disappears
the meaning of forever
at the speed of light
the future and the past collide
see all creation
from my earthbound space station
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2. |
Fingergiver
03:13
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i tried to figure it out
i should've stayed on course
it kind of creeped me out
hard to ignore
tough to laugh when your blood's all over the floor
hard to believe that's my hand that's caught in the door
and i'm stumbling down this long hard road
if i figured it out i wouldn't even know
dressed to maim
taking aim with a sinister plan
slam some bourbon slam my finger in the door
'cos she can
of course it was an accident
but here's the catch
i got a tip for you
it's from my finger
it's caught in the latch
and i'm stumbling down this long hard road
if i figured it out i wouldn't even know
(i'm not too bright you see)
it's funny
laugh if you want
you're sorry
i tried to figure it out
i should've stayed on course
it kind of creeped me out
hard to ignore
crank it up send it way on back home
watch it turnaround come back for some more
if i figured it out i wouldn't even know
you're sorry
what good is that?
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3. |
Here's the Joke
02:47
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i've seen you
i've been around
thought i heard you say
"man i'm never coming back"
here's the point
i consider the joke
went away
two thousand miles away
saw my dad for the first time
i had a past
here's the point
he considers it painful
it's not painless
when you're walking around
like you don't have a clue
and the pride comes out
and you don't know what to do
i said here's the joke
i meant it
well i'm not sure
someone went
before the gun went off
here's the look
that we all gave him - (yeah like what the fuck?)
never mind
what i said before
i don't want to die
in some corner bar
here's the joke
i consider the point
oh yeah
you're so pointless
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4. |
Disco
02:32
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should've known to shut my mouth
when the forty-five was spinning again
another night that i've spent
hanging around down the 40 watt
(it's the hot spot)
she doesn't like to stay at home
she'd rather be all night
she stays at home
she'd rather be down
disco you couldn't have done any better (worse?)
check my watch a second time
it's a four o seven right on the crowd
a man stumbles in
gun shot wound right to the head
michael's there
he oughta know not to stand alone
when he oughta be
all night he stands alone
i'd rather be down
now don't get wrong
i like to shake my booty
just like anyone
just not every night
another night hellspent
hanging round down the 40 watt
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5. |
Leper
01:56
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stepping out with my suit on today
gonna tip my hat at everyone i pass
except for you know you are
i wouldn't cross the street
to spit in your hair
she's a rocker
she don't wanna look at me anymore
cause i'm a leper leper leper
it's like a broken record
always playing public enemy number one
gonna run your ass right outta this town
except for you know who you are
you made a big mistake but that's what friends are for
he's a rocker
and i'm a leper
it's like a broken record
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6. |
The Old Bamboo
03:52
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you've gotta give to get
you've gotta live to forget
you've gotta look for the answers in a bottle of glue
gotta do all the dumb things you gotta do
it's entirely true
it's a perfect excuse
it's entirely true
and you know it
you took it down a notch
'cos it was all too much
disengaged the clutch
until your mind went blank
now you're looking around for someone to thank
you don't believe it's true
but you're soaking in it
'cos it's all you could do
just between me and you
i told everyone else in town
you've had a hard time
coming down
buddy
money makes you famous
dead makes you famous
famous makes you famous
everything makes you famous
keeping your conscience clear
like any good sloganeer
gotta look for the answer in a bottle of booze
gotta do a dance called the old bamboo
lied to my face on cue
you're a well tuned riot
doing the old bamboo
money makes you
dead makes you
shame makes you
everything makes you
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7. |
Perfume
02:48
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you never left a note
you never left perfume to remind me
i know all those things i said
they sounded awfully cruel
almost cruel
it wasn't all your fault
i never understood
understood you
it wasn't all my fault
i never understood
understood me
like a silent film
every frame is still
i wait for you to speak
and i know you never will
it's all a matter of choice
so let me make my decision
i know all those things you saw
they looked awfully cruel
almost cruel
and like a silent film
every frame is still
i wait for you to speak
and i know you never will
if i keep it clean
wasn't supposed to be
i guess i guessed wrong
behind door number three
future's waiting for me
and like a silent filmevery frame is still
i wait for you to speak
and i know you never will
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beggars, muggers, police and thieves
making arrangements at the end of the street
gate swings open, birds fall from trees
in an imitation of a fatal disease
so good to meet you (i get to finally meet you)
i guessed you'd find me anyway
it's not so easy to cheat you
jokers, junkies, puppets and fools
mixing potions, sliding down barstools
glasses shatter, blood forms a pool
dealer does what his monkey tells him to
warned him, set him down
they cornered the man with the golden arm
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9. |
Candyass
02:03
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candyass punk kid
never has any fun
tough ass knife rough kid
rowdy one won't give in
beeperboy dumbshit
hypnotized by his tv
can't destroy candyass
bullyboy is all he can be
all hail the tough kid
walking tall with a fist in his mouth
wants to know what's going on
eliminate the in-crowd
in-crowd don't have no fun
moralist on the dancefloor
showing me how it's done
candyass sophisticate
hypocrites all around
listen up to some bullshit
understand the underground
all hail the tough kid
striking a pose while he's posing no threat
wants to know if this song is over yet
(not yet)
casting call
for candyass
come along one and all
yeah sensitive is lots of fun
candyass loves you all
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10. |
Diner
04:01
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he's tired of the same old questions
he's tired of the same old life
eavesdrops every chance he gets
at the diner
in the booth behind him
is the life he really wants
and he's sad when he cuts into his meat
he's sad about rock and roll
eavesdrop every chance she gets
on the subway
and the freak behind her
is the life she really wants
and she's scared
when he cuts into her neck
she's scared about all this (how's this?)
it's what i wanted
but it's behind me
i'm tired of the same old questions
tired of the same old life
eavesdrop every chance i get
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