1. |
Elbow Grease
03:51
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don’t breathe in through your mouth
stay low down on the ground
and follow directions
suck down oxygen
soon we’ll be moving again
through the knotted jungle
just remember all your training
no one said this would be easy
use some elbow grease
they’re watching from the trees
stockpiling supplies
and smokescreens
pretending it’s enough to
keep your hands clean
i’m running out of breath
choking on the sound of death
don’t breathe in through your mouth
they’re coming closer now
you can hear their footsteps softly
and they can hear
you breathing
stockpiling supplies
and smokescreens
pretending it’s enough to
keep your hands clean
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2. |
House DJs
03:22
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screaming out through the night
they’ve all taken up the fight
against the fakes, the posers and
house djs
telecasters cut and bite
beautiful if the band’s tight
who are your influences?
guitarist sounds just like jimi hendrix
it’s fantastic and amazing
you’ll freak out, they’re all raving
pressing down their little pens
burning through their writing pads
this show is unreal
the whole band’s wearing teal
the best damn floorshow
you’re bound to get outside Montreal
screaming out through the night
they pick apart, accessorize
the work that others poured their whole hearts into
not a shred of any guilt
they’re just looking for a jilt
a jump from someone else’s heart more vital
it’s fantastic and amazing
you’ll freak out, they’re all raving
pressing down their little pens
burning through their writing pads
this show is unreal
the whole band’s wearing teal
the best damn floorshow
you’re bound to get outside Montreal
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3. |
Opposable Thumbs
02:16
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stepping out on even ground
you’re the man they called when it made a sound
tie your shoes efficiently
cataloguing new techniques
testing out the new machines
put them back together when they need it
pushing all their boundaries
you’re the man who’s never worked for free
giving out office pet names
taking all your clients out to lunch
making sure to keep all your receipts
you’ll be reimbursed by the company
calculate a figure set of losses
put them in a spreadsheet for your presentation
making sure they don’t think your disposable
is this why we’ve been given opposable thumbs?
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4. |
"interlude"
01:07
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this is an exercise.
brown headed cowbird,
begin the earthquake simulation.
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5. |
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you climbed out of
your second story bedroom window
sucked in the springtime air
slipped the key into
your mom’s Volvo
you said you’d meet him there
the street was wet, the streetlights yellow
he could only hear your voice as if it were an echo
sure as hell, he wanted you to end it
too scared, he couldn’t do it
in your mother’s Volvo
in your mother’s Volvo
in your mother’s Volvo
you couldn’t help
but blame yourself
you hadn’t seen the signs
drive home listening
to acoustic love songs
decide you’re better off
the street was wet, the streetlights yellow
he could only hear your voice as if it were an echo
sure as hell, he wanted you to end it
too scared, he couldn’t do it
the end was nearing
you knew he’d stopped caring
but the scars left behind
always will stick in your mind
in your mother’s Volvo
in your mother’s Volvo
in your mother’s Volvo
in your mother’s Volvo
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6. |
Misguided Cult
03:41
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sitting down in a circle
like some kind of misguided cult
we sit around and fall apart
thinking about what we’ve done
exchanging stories about our hometowns
we dish about the first time we got punched
paint a star in a field
like some kind of misguided cult
we’re moving up in the cold world
we’re gonna finally get even
tonight
exchanging stories about our hometowns
we dish about the first time we got high
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7. |
Magnetic North
02:49
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we knew we could go far
our teenage heads full of stars
analogue hearts with digital minds
nobody around of the same kind
pacing back and forth,
agony is your magnetic north
we used to meet up for pep-talks
and ease each other’s troubled minds
soon enough we’re in a punk rock group
singing songs about blood and heartache
pacing back and forth,
agony is your magnetic north
*****
we knew we could go far
our teenage heads full of stars
analogue hearts with digital minds
nobody around of the same kind
nobody around of the same kind
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8. |
Blacktop Asphalt
04:08
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jungle gym
the ultimate accomplishment
the kids who had nothing at all
their stomachs were usually small
who’s to say
they had better names
and we were less equipped?
we say
we are all the same
so let’s go climb the jungle gym
blacktop asphalt
everything is your fault
blacktop asphalt
everything is your fault
jungle gym
the ultimate accomplishment
the kids who were given it all
their homes were rarely ever small
who’s to say
they had better names
and we were less equipped?
we say
we are all the same
so let’s go climb the jungle gym
blacktop asphalt
everything is your fault
blacktop asphalt
everything is your fault
*****
blacktop asphalt,
everything is,
blacktop asphalt,
everything is,
blacktop asphalt,
everything is,
blacktop asphalt,
everything is,
blacktop asphalt
everything is your fault
blacktop asphalt
everything is your fault
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9. |
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nobody
asks you for much
but it’s guaranteed
with a wink
you make out a check
in disappearing ink
offending all
as often as you please
i know it’s all justified in
your sweet complicated dreams
you’ve cancelled again
just to feel like
you’re in demand
the most popular one-man-show
and the one man everybody wants to know
but i know you’re all alone in
your sweet complicated dreams
nobody
wants to make this all up
but it’s your guarantee
with a wink,
then a blink pressing down into shallow sleep
do you really think you should keep on wading deeper into
your sweet complicated dreams?
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