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1. |
Alone
02:44
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I take time kicking it down the line
I donât know where Iâm going where Iâm going
I think twice before taking your advice
âcause I can see your ignorance is showing
you say âreal estate is what you need
a little place beside the sea
if you donât fall in line
then youâre no son of mineâ
so I swing my shoulder through the thick of it
and face tomorrow alone
because you own me and Iâm sick of it
but you donât own me no more
whereâve we seen this before?
the age was gilded; cronuts werenât to blame
your world is purely transactional
why donât you look around and think
before you blurt out gems like:
âjewelry is what you want
a sterling piece that you can flaunt
if you donât fall in line
then youâre no son of mineâ
so I swing my shoulder through the thick of it
and face tomorrow alone
because you own me and Iâm sick of it
but you donât own me no more
no more
no more
no more
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2. |
Bolts
02:24
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pop it do it flip it I wanna see it
however many tries until you get it
send it catch it stick it I wanna see it
however many tries it takes
I feel it go
zip down the road
shinners and razortail
and I couldnât give a damn about it
flick of the toe
donât land primo
just have to find the grip
stomp it. bolts.
the end is near
I feel it go
flick of the toe
just have to find the grip
stomp it. bolts.
Wallenberg, El Toro, MACBA three
just like I have seen on my TV
ok ok ok ok ok ok
pop it flip it catch it stick it
I feel it go
zip down the road
shinners and razortail
and I couldnât give a damn about it
flick of the toe
donât land primo
just have to find the grip
stomp it. bolts.
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3. |
Control
03:22
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little vulture come down from your nest
until you catch your own the world is not impressed
you built a culture of lies; a fortress fit for no other
so is it any surprise when thereâs shit to uncover?
own the sonnets sweeping through their heads
move the sand that blocks the roots you wish to spread
all you need is control; eyes at every corner
thereâs nothing you couldnât know; not a speck of disorder
buildings glisten all around
cities rising from the ground
buildings glisten all around
cities rising from the ground
but I know the shape of your heart
when you drag them out in the dark
oh paranoia led you to detain
more than a million getting in your way
you feel that commerce pulsing through your veins
oh paranoia led you to detain
more than a million getting in your way
you feel that commerce pulsing through your veins
little vulture come down from your nest
until you catch your own the world is not impressed
you built a culture of lies; a fortress fit for no other
so is it any surprise when it breaks it breaks it breaks it breaks
and I know the weight of war
said I know the weight of war
Iâve held it off before
still I cave
I cave
I cave
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4. |
Stay
03:33
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sometimes I fade into the dark
and set my heart wild
unravel in your arms so tired
I try to be there all the time
and pull my own weight
but I donât know why you stay
through the old maze where we used to wander
thereâs a cold weight that never could be conquered
when the starlight was never quite enough for you
had to realign everything I thought I knew
some people wait in silence
until they forget what they want
and some people fight with a resolute heart
for each breath on this earth that theyâve got
I try and find the courage
to carry myself to the start
cuz I wanna be the one you think to call
when youâre lost and your tires are shot
but Iâm not
no Iâm not
sometimes I fade into the dark
and set my heart wild
but I donât know why you stay
stay
stay
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5. |
Origami
02:54
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take a look at me
crumpled up on the floor feeling lonely
honestly something is wrong with me
Iâve been freaking out
folding myself into origami
terrified of what they would think of me
Iâll face the night deep in starlight
shadows unwind deep in starlight
thereâs another way
apart from this misery and itâs got me
wondering exactly what Iâm missing
take a look at me
crumpled up on the floor feeling lonely
honestly something is wrong with me
Iâll face the night deep in starlight
shadows unwind deep in starlight
Iâll face the night
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6. |
Sparrow
01:25
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I close my eyes and I drift into another life
one where Iâm only the sparrow in the window
my wings flutter fast and I see myself inside the glass
pacing and pondering how we fell from happy
my love she turns a shoulder
scrolls the web with her eyes glazed over
and I have seen it all
Iâve seen it all
Iâve seen it all
I fall to the ground, feel this darkness pull me down,
and crash in a harrowing plume of smoke and feathers
she wanders over to piece me back together
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call me when you get there
call me when you get there
you know traffic is a nightmare
still Iâm gonna drive there
pick you up and get you home
itâs been weeks since we were racing
from check-in to your gate
and all the while Iâve been alone
so wonât you call me when you get there?
call me when you get there
do you know what time youâre landing
where you will be standing
out beside the terminal?
Iâve been losing my my mind
my sense of space and time
this feelingâs so impossible
so wonât you call me when you get there?
call me when you get there
said wonât you call me when you get there?
call me when you get there
Iâm here. where are you? call my phone
call me when you get there
call me when you get there
said wonât you call me when you get there?
call me when you get there
wonât you call me when you get there?
call me when you get there
call me when you get there
call me when you get there
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8. |
The American Way
01:46
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murder for profit
murder for profit
itâs the American way, baby
murder for profit
weâll sell you prisons, painkillers, or rockets
itâs the American way, baby
murder for profit
quarterly growth
quarterly growth
letâs bleed out the masses
for quarterly growth
the billionaireâs freedom ainât free you know
so bleed out the masses
for quarterly growth
sell âem pain sell âem pain
and build a nation of addicts
sell âem fear sell âem fear
bullets fly automatic
sell a dream sell a dream
repackage slippery assets
sell a war sell a war sell a war
murder for profit
murder for profit
itâs the American way, baby
murder for profit
we shoot up our schools
and do fuck all to stop it
itâs the American way, baby
murder for profit
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9. |
Do Not Do Drugs
00:50
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whenever someone offers me drugs
I sing to myself this little song:
do not do drugs
do not do drugs
I will abstain from the drugs
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10. |
Cynical
03:12
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I donât know where I am
facing the great unknown
we move in circles
and find our way back home
a quiet country house
with horses in the yard
oh steeplechaser
youâre not getting very far
I know you far too well to get cynical
things seem to turn around when theyâre miserable
breaking apart the worst youâve been through
that never knocked the wind out of you
I know you far too well to get cynical
so when the story sets
over this fractured land
dâyou think theyâll notice?
dâyou think theyâll understand?
that we are all thatâs left
we are the pioneers
and thereâs no pretty way
to make it outta here
I know you far too well to get cynical
things seem to turn around when theyâre miserable
breaking apart the worst youâve been through
that never knocked the wind out of you
I know you far too well to get cynical
clutching the hand of the ever-present heartbeat
the towerâs ticking but it never reaches empty
and you canât pull the fire down into the dark
when the kiln is burning deeper than the dusk
I know you far too well to get cynical
things seem to turn around when theyâre miserable
breaking apart the worst youâve been through
that never knocked the wind out of you
I know you far too well to get cynical
to get cynical
to get cynical
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11. |
Set It Right
02:29
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will you go out of your way to be kind?
and will you leave a better place behind?
will you drop that old friend a line?
set it right
set it right
do you go dancing out in the rain?
and do you sing your songs with no shame?
do you remember the bus driverâs name?
set it right
set it right
yea you know what you gotta do
when the sound isnât cutting through
yea you know what you gotta do
you gotta live on the ground
you gotta give âem the truth
yea you know what you gotta do
when the sound isnât cutting through
don't wait for Alan Shawn Feinstein
to tell you what to do
yea you know what you gotta do
when the sound isnât cutting through
yea you know what you gotta do
you gotta live on the ground
you gotta give âem the truth
will you go out of your way to be kind?
and will you leave a better place behind?
will you drop that old friend a line?
set it right
set it right
set it right
set it right
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12. |
The Fold
02:45
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bright are the pictures kept in our minds
a canvas of something once left behind
and I still remember the tilt of the earth
bloom of the dogwood sweat on my shirt
but places change there is no returning home
tried to be something I couldnât be
seven years later it caught up to me
and death doesnât care about anyoneâs plans
when you last spoke or how soft you land
the days push forward there is no returning home
once you go
nights of silver days of gold
all these faces that I used to know
and signs on all the shops that changed
we drift apart weâre turning away
and I was wrong about
the way the words would
fall out of my mouth
signal to turn off Wickenden street
the kidâs dozing off in the backseat
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