1. |
The Entire Orchestra
04:53
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Red bird at my window, I have known you for so long
Shout your stoic, solitary song
(Your stoic solitary song)
I know the wild that calls you, no choice is yours to make
I try to catch your eye but it's always the same
And won't ever change
Wouldn't want it any other way
You always take control of everything
And don't leave anything to me
The 9 year conclusion left me cold
Take the alternate and carve it into stone
It's not a choice you're making
But now you need to be alone
I tried to understand you, my eyes memorized your bones
Your private thoughts are yours alone
(Private thoughts are yours alone)
In one merciful moment, can I believe that you're redeemed?
Like there's a heart inside you, I feel it beating
But it isn't for me
I hear it screaming
(Screaming for relief)
Replay the days in your head
You never strayed from the script
That should buy you a lifetime of questioning
Your friends came and went,
You got married and left,
I saw it coming but nobody's asking me
You couldn't stay in a cage, but they built you one
You could've had my attention, but you wouldn't want it
Wouldn't want it any other way
You always take control of everything
And don't leave anything to me
The 9 year conclusion left me cold
Take the alternate and carve it into stone
It's not a choice you're making
It's not a choice you're making
But now you need to be alone
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2. |
Main & Lincoln
02:21
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Day drunk - that's what I'll be if you walk away from me.
Red faced, my legs filled with jelly up to my knees. That's how I'll stay, let cement set around my feet.
Eyes glazed, sugar on my teeth. You're blowing away, I'm swinging from tree to tree.
Please wait! If you weren't you, I could not be me. That's what I'd say, but nobody's listening.
And you just sit there glaring at me, at my face all drunk and happy. Cause there's nothing you can say to me no more. And as the wind picks up I'll wonder at this rain cloud that I'm under. You're the lightning, I'm the thunder, let it storm.
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3. |
Casino Song
05:07
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Wouldwould you love me if I was half machine? Could you keep my heart still and make my lungs breathe? And would you trust me to take care of my soul? Could you bear the thought that you're not in constant control?
I was wishing I was different. But I'm not different at all.
Hey lonesome, are you lonesome as me? No you didnt reply. Just took the drink that I poured you, swore and sucked the glass dry. You swore to me I had no soul. I want to take back all the thoughts you stole. And so we'll sit in this car at the bar and watch the people pass by.
As the sun set on me and my cigarettes, it struck me hard in the throat, sang the note that its not over yet. As the moon rose and I took off my clothes, I felt it down my back im relaxed and reposed.
I hope the drive, it drives you crazy. Youll wish you never asked me in. I hope the sun comes up and melts me. So I never suck your blood again. Hey lonesome, are you lonesome as me? No you didnt reply. Just took the drink that I poured you, swore and sucked the glass dry. You swore to me I had no soul. I want to take back all the thoughts you stole. And so we'll sit in this car at the bar and watch the people pass by.
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4. |
Wild Man Song
05:00
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Last night I heard voices from the neighbors dripping through the faucet
Sometimes I can be a little crazy, but I'm working on it
Said that I've been looking better lately, I've been working on it
And sometimes I can be a little crazy, but I'm not working on it
I'm not working on it
Feeling
Overloaded
Sleep in,
Keep the curtains drawn
"Go outside again. This time, bear the insults"
Good men
Always succeed
Why then
Try again?
"Try, try again, it won't change the results.
Make friends
Give up smoking
Think thin
Work out, mow your lawn.
It won't change the results."
In the garden sowing weeds
Upside down like all the trees
Ground gave out beneath your feet
I wasn't waiting
Now you live inside the earth
I don't walk upon your dirt
The wind still carrying your curse
"You weren't waiting"
In the garden they sleep, don't talk too loud
I've seen the streets where they meet, believe, I'm not proud
They say everybody's time is coming up
No one going up, no one getting out
In the streets where they sleep, no one talks too loud
They say everybody's time is coming up
Upside down like all the trees
They say everybody's time is coming
Feeling
So impulsive
Might, then,
Let the sunlight in.
"Go outside again, this time, change the results."
No men
always succeed
"Try, then.
Try again.
It won't change the results."
Sad, nobody comes to see me lately, I've been working on it
Little things can sometimes drive you crazy, the dripping of the faucet
Weeds have all been pushing up like daisies, they say the garden's haunted
Last night I heard voices from the neighbors, but I'm not working on it
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5. |
I Was a Portrait
04:23
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Grow your hair when the cold air comes and
Clouds the sky
So much space, I can hardly remember
Didn't know I'd known you all this time
Touch your face when the color breathes in
Chills your spine
Went outside that morning after sleeping
Wasn't more than the daylight in my eyes
After all this time
Never been one at a loss for words
Less concerned with what I got than what I deserve
I was a portrait, rashly drawn
But you color over all your wrongs
Put down roots where you don't belong
Close your eyes, the waking world won't let you
Turn back time
Held your hand, it was the smallest comfort
There was no other comfort to provide
After all this time
I know what you're thinking
Sometimes, I'll do a lot just to be alone
Tend to your garden till it's overgrown
I know what you're missing
That loneliness pours out of you all the time
I'm the shape of your void, you're the shape of mine
I know what you're thinking
I know that there's no reason you feel alone
That's the reason I feel alone.
Such a beautiful dusk, such a beautiful destiny
a pitiful mess, a mass of miserable flesh, there would be nothing left of me
You said "it's all I need, where would I be without you now?"
If you can feel broken
But always get better
We'll be like chains in the rain, all weathered together
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6. |
Guts (Remaster)
05:11
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If I was brave then the answer would be so clear. You couldn't drag me away. I'd write the words that would save us all myself, then I'd give them away. It's alright, I'm ok. Take the call, tell us all those ugly words. I imagined your face and priorities straight.
It's been a long night caught in a flood and I can feel the changing taste of my blood. I got a lot of time for spilling my guts, but it's not enough when I'm stunted.
Pardon me if you're suffering, with a captain and cola to freshen your doubt. Down another and face the day. This place is feeling like home again with the taste of blackberries and gin in her mouth. Tell progress it has to wait.
It's been a long night caught in a flood and I can feel the changing taste of my blood. I got a lot of time for spilling my guts, but it's not enough when I'm stunted.
You're giving up before we've crested the hill. Don't be afraid of the blade, its jagged edge to your will. The dream's alive until reality comes in for the kill. You're stuck in the mud. You're more than enough.
Breathing under water.
Keep believing we could stay afloat. Tiny holes will sink this boat. I can't carry you.
Don't mind the flood cause the taste of my blood tells me this is all part of the plan. Got no resolve so its problem solved. In the end you're left with those that understand. At the close you end up with those that understand you.
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7. |
Yellow Roses
05:05
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Black eyed susans waving don't catch my eye
No greeting half as sweet as the black gold sky, the last time I passed by
One foot in Pennsylvania, the other marking time
What's happened, can't drive past it, we're crossing that old line.
Spent the lead up telling stories
Another round of missed memorials
Insincere tender feeling, that welcome sign
No gas for driving back now
We're crossing that old line
Spent the afternoon in wet dress clothes
Yellow roses where your garden used to grow
Wish I didnt mean when I said that it was sometimes hard to speak
Must've been hard to look past it
So impressed, every small success from the outside sounded such a dream
still can't explain it, my lack of reaction
Didn't believe when you said that we were all just whitewashed tombs
I'd never thought much about it
Not a man, just a grain of sand upon these ever-changing dunes
Gonna have to get by without it
I'm driving hard
Does anybody ever gets used to this?
Digressive mind
Eyes glued to the road
I'm driving hard
Memorial's the only thing I won't miss, but I won't miss it.
Nobody ever gets used to this
She says it's fine, but I can't believe how many times
The letter I has come out of my mouth
And if I die here on the road, my body burns
My ashes blow to the east and slightly south
Over the trees, the changing leaves, late summer breeze
Will carry me until it sets me down
My home below, the gridlocked roads, the yellow roses
Taken root inside familiar ground
Out by your house, down by the tracks we used to walk
Guitars on our backs. I'd call, you'd finally respond
But I'm alive here on the road, my pulse and brake light traffic slow
I should have stayed where I belong
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8. |
The Dissonance
04:52
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It's hard to wake up
Dreams are the one thing I can afford
I've had to pay up
Nothing's free in this world
No time for moping
No time for anything but driving home
Just glad you're coping
This window's closing
So claustrophobic
Stand up, the ceiling is closing in
So scared, I know it:
This window's closing
Carry every failure on your shoulders
Chips turn to bricks turn into boulders
It's hard to wake up
Dreams cost me more than I can afford
You help me pay up
Deficit I can't make up
Most days it's painless
Sometimes I can't keep it to myself
You should be sainted
Such effort wasted
Carry every failure on your shoulders
Chips turn to bricks turn into boulders
Never moving up, just getting older
Chips turn into bricks turn into boulders
Can a man be more than just the sum
(Play the jukebox, four more chances)
of the things he's overcome?
(We're not scared to be the last ones dancing)
Drag yourself above the dissonance
Raise your voice if no one's listening
You win by still existing
Nothing's free in this world
So drive home and shake it off
Don't give up your day job
Lock up your teeth
(Play the jukebox four more chances)
Grind in your sleep
(We're not scared to be the last ones dancing)
Go nowhere
(This treadmill climb goes nowhere)
Goes nowhere, goes nowhere
(This treadmill climb goes nowhere)
Just trapdoors, changing stairs
(This treadmill climb goes nowhere)
Goes nowhere, goes nowhere
Carry every failure on your shoulders
Chips turn into bricks turn into boulders
Never have enough, this isn't over
Chips don't hurt for shit when you're moving boulders
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9. |
Eraser
06:54
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It's not a secret, why did nobody tell me?
You've had a taste, but I can't escape it.
You have to name it, but you can't take it from me
Driving the hammer, pounding the asphalt down
Your face was faint, but sweat obscures and erases it
Set my face to "smile's contagious"
Looks outrageous
Keep your chin up, mr "nice guy"
Friends stop asking, laugh till you cry
Grind my teeth and check my phone, I'm
never lonesome
Set my face and smile in stages
Take the stage and make the changes
I was lost till you found me, sound sleeper
Grab a shovel, dig a little deeper
I'm out of town, tearing down the very fences i wrought
Make me a believer!
Growing a conscience is not the same as getting caught
This isn't kismet, this is calamity
And you were wasted, couldn't face it
I say you're blameless, you can't say the same to me
Driving the hammer, pounding the asphalt down
Your face was faint, but sweat and dirt won't erase it
Everybody wants the same thing, don't they?
Maybe that's what keeps me running like some kind of machine
Face set to "empty canvas"
Fear fans the glowing embers
Everybody wants the same thing, don't they?
At least everybody always wants the same thing from me
Teeth grinding, numb and painless
Take the stage and make the changes
Everybody wants the same thing, don't they?
Always wondering if there is something in it for me
Everybody sees the whole world this way
Doesn't everybody
Face set apologetic
Stopped wondering why my friends left
Doesn't everybody?
You're tired of waiting, so I am on my way
Resetting my face
No need to be patient, no need to look my way
It serves you the same
I keep digging away
Everybody wants the same thing, don't they?
Always wondering if there is something in it for me
Everybody sees the whole world this way
Doesn't everybody
Everybody has to set their own face, doesn't everybody
You're tired of waiting, so I am on my way
It serves you the same
I keep digging away
You're wasting time if you're looking for an answer
(You're digging, you keep digging the ground)
Am I wasting time if I'm looking for an answer?
(You keep digging, and you're dragging me down me down)
Driving the hammer, pounding the asphalt down. Your face obscures and erases it.
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10. |
Sexual Deviant
04:16
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You're feeding into the sound that opens to see more heads turning. I must have so much to learn, so build me up from the ground. You're feeding into the sound.
Sexual deviant, you only want to know who's watching you. Smile, show your teeth. Behind every curtain's an open door.
That's good enough if it bears repeating. So shiny sparkling clean. Do what it takes to be seen. We've seen enough, repeating.
Sexual deviant, you only want to know who's watching you. Smile, show your teeth. Behind every curtain's an open door. You only want to know who's watching you. Sticky, sickly sweet. Behind every curtain's an open door. We're not for you anymore.
Sickly sweet - that's the way that you want us. Take your seats, that's the way that we want love. Show your teeth if the spirit is on you. Blah, blah, blah double entendre.
That's good enough if it bears repeating. Still somehow comes out unclean. Do what it takes to be seen. We've seen enough, repeating:
We're not for you anymore.
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