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Numbers Game
04:20
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material
it pulled the concentration out
to a memory
I wished I had forgotten
ideal
they’re washed beyond fabrication
into a hibernation
at least there was a day to seize
don’t look forward too far
everything grows naturally
think too fast for maturity
and complicate this order
breaking down the border
in this natural order
we are merely porters
realign the stars
sleeping in our cars
captivate in bars
where the numbers mean nothing
and nothing takes the stage
the doors to freedom broken
piss bottles line the cage
where words just aren’t spoken
chalk on the whiteboard
ink on the blackboard
we’re all getting bored
are loading screens this long?
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Color My Potential
01:52
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in a landscape
it all sounds the same
everyone’s playing an identical game
and it all comes off so cliché
makes you wonder if there’s anything left to say
won’t you color my potential please
won’t you
in a portrait
cornered and bored
need a little shout to drive important points home
with compressed snares
and distorted Strats
it’s not rock and roll if it scares the cats
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Piss Track
03:24
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I don’t care if you’re not having fun
I don’t care if you’re scared and wish to run
I don’t care if everything you ever do is number fucking one
I don’t care if you’re on an upswing
I don’t care if suddenly everything
is working better for you
what did you even do?
I’m a believer in good taste
was hoping you’d want to have some
possessing the ability to stun a good time
writing down the assembly line
and all that’s inside
is left to die
your bones lost to time
but keep telling yourself that lie
I understand I’ve slipped up myself
I understand I’ve sinned and belong in hell
I’ll listen to everything you say
because it’s always fucking true
if the light that shines before me fades
and I wake to find I’m on my last days
tell the other dogs to go home
and they’ll run back crying for you
I’m a believer in good days
but maybe I don’t deserve one
roll up in the hospital into a nice bed
with pentabarbitol to numb the head
and all that’s inside
is left to die
you don’t have to cry
let the elements take their time
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Another Planet
02:21
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what you said to me
had to be the worst thing you could do
until you turned around me
and made sure I was facing you
out like a raincloud
up like a landline
under the daytime
there’s another planet
somewhere out there waiting for me
and it’s waving in orbit
so I can die happily
she’s got a crest like a cathedral
holy shit it’s something to see
you need to believe me
another planet’s where I need to be
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Reaching
01:50
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you’re reaching far
for a star you’ll never touch
the moment is wasted
and you’ve never tasted the glow
you’re opened wide
for a face you’ll never see smile
the feeling is gone
and you’re left with a crowd but no show
afterwards
you’ll still burn
for a chance to see
happily
live in peace
with the light aflame inside you
and the days can’t help but ride you
the moment is wasted
and you’re at the end of the rope
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6. |
Your Door
05:01
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I left a letter under your door
I guess you weren’t there
I waited for hours in my room
it seems you didn’t care
it’s okay
I’m not bothered
sure I tried to reach out
but it’s your move
the ball’s in your court
and you’re not playing
I can’t force you into a game
we know I’ll only ever lose
I can’t blame you for not taking it
wasn’t quite shaking it
wasn’t worth forgiving it
I wouldn’t forgive me too
I can’t blame you for not taking it
wasn’t quite shaking it
wasn’t worth believing it
I wouldn’t believe me too
I sent a carrier to your home
it seems you’re never there
are you somewhere else scared, alone?
or am I too jealous to truly care?
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Some Shred Of Optimism
04:07
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it’s another party tonight
sorority basement, fun
there’s drinks in the corner, overpriced
but it helps to beat the confusion
some bands I maybe care about
but would never choose to hear
was this the right night for this
or is it a jarring shame?
blitz me out til I forget my name
down here it’s always the same
not sure if now’s the time for flying
everyone’s having fun around me
but here I sit in space
everyone’s having fun without me
and I’m running last in the chase
that one friend everyone else has
whose presence makes me ill
I don’t get why they keep him around
but it makes me nervous still
rather be in the kitchen crying
don’t know that I’ll survive the night
feel some shred of optimism dying
what a night we could have had
guess I wasn’t built for feeling glad
tarot cards read breasted souls
at the foot of a burning hill
could it predict I’d pay five bucks
for an hour of nothing worth the bill
is it safe to run out into the night
past the police checkpoint?
jaywalk smooth, falling into the groove
and everything’s all right
but if that’s true then I’d be lying
fallen, I’ve lost the day
feel some shred of optimism dying
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8. |
Asexual War Paint
01:32
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body breaking
curb stomping
helmet bearing
proud flag wearing
pile of shit with bones
metal guns
royal blue truck
with a skeleton on it
tough display
fuck your sunny day
guts fabricated
cards laminated
lies all believing
looks are deceiving
bend or break
one mistake
leave you in the hospital at best
or you’ll swim with the rest
there’s war in the streets
no more time for fucking around
don your war paint
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9. |
Forest Nightwalk
03:39
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take my hand tonight
walk into the light
where the shadows are so bright
the air is thinning light
out here out of sight
I’ll tuck you in if that’s all right
dresses left behind
bet I lost my mind
look for whatever you can find
lost control, steered it blind
here we stand resigned
head on out to go unwind
carry our souls around
to the eye of the storm
old friends from way back when
never thought I’d see it again
I can’t leave her to drown
who knows when I’ll come back to this town
I wanna see her again
thunder right on cue
I guess my presence’s due
whatever goals I had went through
is there nothing new?
is this all they want me to do?
I’m not out here to just lose you
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10. |
Bastards
02:37
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bastard weep
a towel thrown over their catch of the day
bags fill with blood
fall out the trunk as they motor away
call for help
services available for lighter than the sun
but you receive hell
if you let your kids use water guns
you won’t care
until you watch the body drop
if you were really pro-life
you’d stop supporting soldiers and cops
they go home
pulled pork on their plates tonight
40% will end the night giving black eyes
thin blue line
coated with red lying
faceless names
lying on their bedspread dying
and it matters less
“they’re just doing their best”
but maybe the best is worst
the only ones who have to get hurt
are the bastards in the room
it’s elephant season
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11. |
Burning Out The Ego
07:14
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too much something to do
pool full of productivity
not feeling wet today
can’t wake up to say
I feel like an alien
marching through a postwar street
like a fever dream
this blanket’s not enough to keep me asleep
you can’t pretend that I care
enough to climb down the stairs
and you’re surprised
sleep deprivation eyes
feel the flame go
burning out the ego
there’s something in the middle
looks at me, listens as I fall asleep
sits in my dream lands
reaches and slices my bony hands
I feel like an animal
chained up to a national post
like an ancient ghost
back up into history and find the lie
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Hello Whirled Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Album count: 49.
Release count: 137.
Song count: 1447.
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