1. |
A Cup Of Ice Tea
03:00
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the waitress hasn't come around
she's busy painting her eyelids
and in the silence my mind begins to wander
to my heartbeat, the simple tempo of anatomy
a certain lack of empathy
for this long list of questions I don't have answers for
like aint it strange how these thoughts can rearrange into something I can't relate?
why these endless days only start to accelerate when my mind finds something it should hold onto but runs to dangerous new places
if a line extended from my pointed finger would it pierce the sky like a fighter jet?
where did that road want to take me?
who is responsible for this aching?
the sea of possibilities is vast and ever growing
and its desperate to pull me under when I just dip my toe in
a cup of ice tea goes for a buck and a quarter
the world outside descends into disorder
the end of all things might be just around the corner
I've not yet guessed what is wrong with me, but I think I'm getting warmer
the edge of my sanity is a thin and fragile border
could someone please just come take my order?
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2. |
Places
01:25
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places, places please
remember your role
only speak when you're told
find your best light and freeze
places, be someone else in this scene
keep up the act til there's no turning back
and even you start to believe
Get lost in the game
commit to the bit til you break
and when it all falls away
you might have to find some new places
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3. |
A Slow One
02:39
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carefully preserved vintage white t shirt
he says he found in his parents garage
over the noise he speaks as he downs his drink
says he just can't get into the new sound
goes to order another round
as I am playing a slow one
for the second time this week she's getting lost in the beat
swaying her hips and singing with every song
but the subtle roll to her eyes says she just can't sympathize
she pounds her feet for more
sighs and leaves the dance floor
as I am playing a slow one for no one
scratching at old wounds to make them bleed anew
playing a slow one for no one
I've played you the hits, have this one for free
the people in the back of the room just refuse to shut up
they must be so fucking important
while over at stage right, nearest the exit sign
two lovers wait for the lights to go down
spilling secrets into each others mouths
as I am playing a slow one
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4. |
(a slow one)
00:28
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5. |
What It Takes
03:34
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counting hours off as the second hand moves free
mark another one to harmless routine
pale reflection in the stillness of the screen
unwanted clarity
how apropo what questions come when I'm alone
and only grow as there's no answer forthcoming
take another round as the evening dissapears
question for the hundredth time what's keeping me here
make a list of all the things I'd like to be
long coming clarity
how apropo what questions come when I'm alone
and only grow as there's no answer
what it takes to be alone.
what does it take to be alone?
I hope to never know
how apropo what questions come when I'm around here
and only grow, my one silent fear
what it takes to be alone.
what does it take to be alone?
I hope to never know
what it takes to be alone.
what does it take to be alone?
I hope you never know
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6. |
Bone Music
03:45
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I wonder if I could ever know your name
cause I've got this song written on your bones
I listen to it nearly every day
helps me to feel less alone
and for a moment I forget my place
in the kitchen with dissidents
I relate to the many lost souls searching for the great escape
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7. |
Sunday Afternoon
02:56
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you were gathering up what sunlight
you could find pooled in the carpet
where it spilled from the windowpane
and I was thinking up new names for what I'm feeling
this warmth inside of you fills the corners of this room
and I consider this, you and me
watching the world roll by for eternity
each passing hour echoes the tune
may it remain forever Sunday afternoon
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