1. |
Thank You For Your Time
02:52
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What’s the deal with my friends?
Solo cool, but pairs offend
Who was playing both sides
When teams were never on my mind?
Too bad, muscler
Threats could not deter me
Nice try, hustlers
Words of blindness burned me
Colored me seducer
Called me bastard and a user
But I won
Friend, where should I dare start?
I fell in love; we fell apart
Kept my joy to myself
But bricked a wall when I withheld
I was sorting out my life
But I left you out, it wasn’t right
But won’t take all the blame
I’ve moved on, you should do the same
I’ll tell you my ideal end
She’s my lover and you’re my friends
Girl, you made it all alright
You’re my anchor; you’re my light
I’m bilingual when I’m sure
Je t’aime, j’adore mon amour tous les jours
To my equal
To my better sequel
Simply, deeply
To my love completely
Never a possession
You’re a goddess and a blessing
Beyond all comprehension
Have I ever mentioned
That I thank you for your time?
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2. |
Love Bugs
03:31
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Been on my own
It seems a million nights
So soon you’ll know
You’ll know exactly what it’s like
Prepared to give you what you want
Breathe in blow out, girl
Count to ten and then
You’ll feel alright
They’re edging closer all the time
I know it seems like yesterday
That pull and strain
Thought it was easy at the time
Now the effort shows
The postmortem is complete
You’re feeling dizzy on your feet
The emptiness you feel inside is fine
You’re alive
They’re edging closer all the time
Like Demerol or insulin
Love bugs crawling on your skin
Like crystal meth or heroin
Deprived so long I’m growing thin
Save your words for a later date
Write your thoughts on an empty page
Just relax now you'll need your strength
Love bugs gnawing on your heart
And that's a start
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3. |
Reason For Breathing
03:15
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This free and easy living
Is getting too damn hard
My sins that need forgiving
The list is getting long
Some go go getting and blood bloodletting
Is up upsetting me
So I’m transcribing and memorizing
These simple words that I’m reciting
You
It’s a wonderful feeling
To feel you by my side
And it’s true
That you’re my reason for breathing
The reason I’m alive
This brief and simple message
Has taken years to write
Giving out false blessings
While undressing with my eyes
I was a comic strip show who’d been running solo
And hanging by a blackened heart
Then you gave me CPR and held my body
In your magic healing loving arms
You
It’s a wonderful feeling
To feel you by my side
And it’s true
That you’re my reason for breathing
The reason I’m alive
So now it's time to paint the town
To fly so high we can't come down
This sentiment, I will expound
I want you around
You
It’s a wonderful feeling
To feel you by my side
And it’s true
That you’re my reason for breathing
The reason I’m alive
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4. |
Hey, Slim
02:14
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What he wants
He cannot have
Dragged her down
With a violent hand
Spitting hate
“Girl, you’re gonna wind up dead.”
His imagination threatening
His imagination gets the best of him
His imagination never wins
Hey slim
Cries like a boy
Looks like a clown
Contract on my head
Word’s all over town
His imagination threatening
His imagination gets the best of him
His imagination never wins
Hey slim
Can't win
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5. |
A
00:34
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6. |
1987
02:56
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In 1987 we rocked
A band of quiet outcasts unbound
All power chords and teenage drama
We found a place to fit in
We sang of death but with a grin
We were laughing over the din
In the basement
At the talent show we threw down
The judges dissed us but we won the crowd
We were heroes we were red hot
We felt like kings of the hall
Every second was a ball
We felt like John Lennon and Paul
In a study hall
Do you ever miss it? I do
And I would never trade it it’s true
And if we ever play a new tune
Just my three buddies and me
Singing four part harmony
Yeah that would be something to see
To be young again
To rock and roll again
To be loud again
To see my friends again
Time can never erase my memories of the basement
Time can never erase my memories of the basement
In memory of the basement
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7. |
Surefire
03:10
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Decided I was better off without her
By a list of plus and minus
Heavy right side
Darker on the bright side now
The choices made in haste
Are always hardest to erase
And after all the second guessing
Forgot how she kissed and smiled
If you see me around
My smile might be upside down
Bend it and shape it around
Surefire way
Wheels get set in motion
Question of devotion
Ask me if it’s all right
But I don’t really know to say
And don’t think me too selfish
And I’m not exactly jealous
But can’t be overzealous
When it comes to things that cause me pain
I need a surefire way
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8. |
City
01:02
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This city keeps its lover’s
Maneuvers under covers
Of metal, glass, and concrete
Wrapped in boulevards and side streets
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9. |
Money Shot
01:47
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10. |
Ride
03:08
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If you want a ride
Fasten your chinstrap
And brace your eyes
If you want a taste
Dip your head under my waistline
I was warned her business was
A bullshit clause, a Molotov
But the goods looked good and so
I held my nose and froze my pose
She suggested, I accepted
No rejection, no protection necessary
For this ride
She didn’t mind
If you want a ride
Fasten your chinstrap
And brace your eyes
If you want a taste
Dip your head under my waistline
I kept both hands on the wheel
Stayed between the white lines
Surprised that I could drive this fine
She was annoying and loud
I was too simple and proud
To allow this to happen twice
I tried to make it clear and break it off
But she was crazy, so I locked the doors
And killed the lights
Alright
If you want a ride
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11. |
Plight
03:24
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Rumors
You’ve heard some good ones
But not all true ones
So don’t dare use ‘em
Cause using hearsay to illustrate
Makes for a quick debate
Your story’s so full of holes
You’re gonna wind up eating some crow
You are not so bright
But it’s not wrong to not be right
It’s an elemental
Exponential
Fundamental plight
Stutter
Tongue-tied
Don’t say nothing
You really think that you know it all
But you don’t know anything at all
The truly smart ones can use their ears
Instead of talking out of their rears
Don’t get uptight
Shut your mouth, you’ll be all right
Don’t talk from your prostate
Unlock the floodgates
And bury us in tripe
You are not so bright
But it’s not wrong to not be right
It’s an elemental
Exponential
Fundamental plight
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12. |
The Real Evolution
03:04
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Let’s say you’re right for the sake of argument
“The strong survive.”
But a weak man with a gun
Beats a strong man every time
And that’s the real evolution
Red-hot light at the speed of sound
Try with all your might
But you won’t see the shot
Till it hits you between the eyes
Cause it’s the real evolution
Drop down on your knees till they bleed
Then you’ll know what it is
When it hits you between the eyes
Hits you between the eyes
Then you will know it
You will know it
Life goes all right then it goes all wrong
It’s the same old song
And you’ll know every word
When it hits you between the eyes
It's the real evolution
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13. |
Bone Jars
01:59
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Room to room to room to room to room
Toast to all the tears uncried
Gang of fools all uninspired
Please don’t give a fuck
You know it always sucks
Bullet to the daisy head
Red light for the bus of speds
Deliver it unsigned
Climb into chalk lines
Silence for the wrist uncut
Crushed up, snorted Valium
Take a mental break
Feel the psyche quake
Bone jars full of mental ruin
Room to room to room to room to room
Sorted onto sides
Bums and suicides
Room to room to room to room to room to room to room to room to room
To room
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14. |
Limerick
01:08
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15. |
McAullife
04:48
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Just a routine mission
An ordinary business trip
Strap yourself in
Relax, enjoy the view
Glossy in the press kit
A photo opportunity
One elementary teacher
Meets the world
A pounding in your chest
Of distress
A premonition
Nervous as you start your climb
A warning sign
Or did you miss it
Ship across the sky became
A cloud of flame
McAuliffe
Afraid to piss the top brass
Deadline they could not delay
Faulty tanks
A rush-job ticking bomb
Bedlam on the networks
First to show the Challenger
Clip shot round the world
Ad nauseam
A pounding in your chest
Of distress
A premonition
Nervous as you start your climb
A warning sign
Or did you miss it
Ship across the sky became
A cloud of flame
McAuliffe
A pounding in your chest
Of distress
A premonition
Nervous as you start your climb
A warning sign
Or did you miss it
Gathered crowd that’s looking on
From zero ground
Cannot believe the
Ship across the sky
A flash of white and red
Connection dead
The ship across the sky became
A cloud of flame
McAullife
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Jeremy Ryan Greensburg, Pennsylvania
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