1. |
let us in
03:21
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walk of shame
through the city by the sea
cut down Farewell
but the joke’s still on me
but let us in,
lavender blue,
I’ve been calling
and texting you
let us in
electric blue,
all the girls and i
are counting on you
it’s getting late
they gotta head back soon
it’s getting early
and I gotta go home too
but you’re high on that hill
under the tree
Isadora,
won’t you rest with me?
we’ll sleep in the grass
won’t make a sound
until the groundskeepers
come around
let us in
cornflower blue,
all your old boyfriends
are asking for you
just let us in,
cobalt blue
don’t revive our
ancient history anew
it’s way too late
we can hash it out soon
it’s way too fake
i’ve got the dirt on you
let us in
oxygen blue
all the little microbes
are feasting on you
it’s way too late
we can hash it out soon
its way too fake
Cause I’ve got the dirt on you
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2. |
aquariums
03:54
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it’s the year for the slugs
the season of the snail
the moon under which the monarchy may fail
the orca whale ascends to the throne
the end of aquariums, wild fish on their own
the ghosts of roadkill abscond in droves
burning down casinos that the rich people own
the oceans so warm, like a bath it scares me
hurricanes taunt us, but their threats are still weak
cause they don’t even know who to kill anymore
the orca whale is vying for the throne
its the end of aquariums
and its the end of the mall
the foodcourt is over
free samples and all
and the mobs of spectators
the competition is vying for the throne
it's the end of aquariums
the ocean so warm
like a bath it scares me
it tells me to get ready to roll
the ghosts of roadkill abscond in droves
it’s the end of aquariums
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3. |
smokers oasis
05:21
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another rainy Friday night
i'm running for cover
i left my umbrella down
by the disco docks
and i haven't read a book in years
cause i've taken a lover
i met him at spring break
Cancun '99
meet me down at
the smokers oasis
i need some familiar faces
to fill me in on the party lines
he was born under a dark star
but i ride him like a stallion
he promised me tickets to
the Festival of Fire
meet me down at
the smokers oasis
i need some familiar faces
to fill me in on the party lines
he's been running all my red lights
he knows I'm wild
but i never want to go
to Mexico again
meet me down at
the smokers oasis
i need some familiar faces
to fill me in on all the party lines
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4. |
lover's leap
04:55
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5. |
vanessa
04:04
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oh Vanessa
moved in with you for six months
i babysat your kids
i fed your pets, i watered your plants
but it was beautiful
just sitting in the silence of your backyard
and do you remember
remember, the fourth of July
the sailboats and the faulty fireworks
that almost killed us
i was already on the verge of death
and Vanessa
smoking cigarettes on the front steps and
throwing them in the streets for the sweepers
on the old sidewalks from The New Deal
i sat out there every morning
and i took in the air that i couldn't find at home
and you
with all your sleeping pills and tinctures
though i never had trouble sleeping by you
you were like lavender
you were like a gentle rain
that gave me daydreams
i never had a nightmare
when I slept by you
no i never had a nightmare
when i slept by you
i never had a nightmare
when i slept by you
i never had a nightmare
when i slept by you
Vanessa
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6. |
daddy
03:51
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i hope you understand
i just had to go back to the mainland
i just had to go back to the mainland
where I could kiss the earth again
and daddy’s got a stash of old Playboys
they ain’t printing them anymore
looking for answers, receiving bad news
feeling fat from the Tuesday blues
i hope you understand
i just had to go back to Rhode Island
i just had to go back to the motherland
where I could see my kin again
and daddy’s got a stash of old Quaaludes
they ain’t making them anymore
stumbling home and taking bad nudes
waking up on the kitchen floor
and daddy's got a couple DUI’s
he can’t let the policemen see him driving
creepin' around and taking back roads
getting lost and waking up on the ocean floor
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7. |
marvelous range
03:45
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scenes for young actors
i'm tellin' ya girl there's so many factors
to determine who's gonna get the lead in the play
but i got faith in you girl
i once was an actor myself
they told me i had marvelous range
and i believed every bit of it
until i finally hit the stage
sweating and suffering
knocking back some B12
forgetting every last line they fed me
i choked, i choked, i choked
i once was an actor for a bit
everybody told me i had excellent range
and i believed it for a hot minute
until they booed me off the stage
everybody told me i was brilliant
everybody told me i had brilliant range
and i believed it through my golden years
until i choked, i choked, i choked
everybody told me i was brilliant
everybody told me i had brilliant range
and i believed them through my silver years
until i choked, i choked, i choked
everybody told me i had marvelous range
everybody told me i had brilliant range
everybody told me i had excellent range
until i choked, i choked, i choked
i choked, i choked, i choked
i choked, i choked, i choked
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8. |
stayin' gold
03:56
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i'm feeling anxious all the time
it's bittersweet but mostly treats me fine
cause everyday it's keeping me away
from several ways that i might misbehave
i've come to find that all these signs are aligned
for nothing more than wasting my time
might be divined but what am i supposed to do
and it's making me panic
making me sour, making me old
awake and manic, up at all hours
stayin' gold
it's not too late to steal away
or see you in a year again i hope
it just so happens this happens every time
while i'm stuck being kind and tryin to rewind
through every night what's keeping me awake
counting down through all the deadly mistakes
if so inclined you ought to be so precise
or rather suffer now than roll those dice
i'd measure twice before giving advice at all
cause it's making me panic
making me sour, making me old
awake and manic, up at all hours
stayin' gold
it's not too late to steal away
or see you in a year again i hope
i'll see you in a year again i hope
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