1. |
Template
03:04
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I’m pretty sure thats
well it looks like
oh look
to me it seems that
out of all the things
why is it that i must have to
read read read well i keep reading
that things are all the same
I can keep up
because I’m looking at, hearing stuff
no containing me
to a degree I can believe in most everything
I’m pretty that
out of all the things
I’d try to start, I’d make another
I’m the king of living free
and these days seem to
time is such a
I’ll take it to the, leave it up to
chances are it’s gonna pass well it better
pass because I’ve tried my very best
I can keep up
because I’m looking at, hearing stuff
no containing me
to a degree I can believe in most everything
I’m just standing around
on my burial ground
and when the fire is on the sea
you’ve gotta come and rescue me
because I can’t put it down
I can keep up
because I’m looking at, hearing stuff
no containing me
to a degree I can believe in most everything
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2. |
And At Times Satirical
02:10
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to be fair you need a high IQ to understand
the plot is subtle and without a solid grasp
of theoretical knowledge
the story goes over the viewers head
they have the cynical behavior deftly woven in
characterizations true fans understand
they have the intellectual capacity
to appreciate the depths
it says something about life
and the consequence of not liking what you find
well then I guess I’m just an idiot
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3. |
Survivor Syndrome
03:19
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I eat and I sleep
I dont want to know the rules
I want to complain
and to take it out on you
like a sewage drain
a fait acompli
time just washed away
right beneath your feet
I eat and I sleep
but I don’t feel the same
grief has robbed the youth from me
and all these waking pains
I will never feel complete
now I’m hanging on
and I play along
getting up each day
with lots of things to say
I keep it pretty plain
I keep it pretty vague
but I want to share
and I want to stand with you
but I can’t always stand
when I’m sitting on the truth
that I’m hanging on
and I play along
getting up each day
with lots of things to say
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4. |
Coffee for Closers
03:47
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the things that I’ve been staring at
are starting to stare back
the plaster on the wall doesn’t like me at all
I don’t know where the conversation went
but I’ve been looking down
keeping eyes on the ground
and I won’t find a quarter with this attitude
and the sorry sad excuses aren’t replacements
for the lack of self control
drinking ten beers on my own
oh the self care flagellation doesn’t suit me
maybe I’m trying to
make it less like a waiting room
but I’ve shown up without my appointment
you know how it feels to take out a loan
a bastard of society, well, I repay my debts
and on this empty parking lot I’ll settle down with pets
but i can explain my constant neck pain
I’ve been looking up to people looking down on me
you know how it feels to take out a loan
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5. |
Sports Talk
02:21
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I live on the edge of this town
far enough out I’m forgotten
In the time it takes to
get to my job
I could have figured out
what life’s all about
but i chose to listen to sports talk
my baseball dreams
ended when i saw the boys on the team
were much bigger than me
but I could have taken creatine and worked on my swing
the time I spend thinking about
what could have been overwhelms me
if I would have only worked out
I could have been a contender
all-district team
living my dream
but I chose to watch tv
now I’m old and mean
taking it out on my family
and coaching my kids team
but at least I still have sports talk
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6. |
Over It
02:41
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take time, close your eyes
and try to let it go
shut your mouth, clear your mind
and let somebody know
my heart feels like its going to explode
I don’t mind working all night
if the cash is going to flow
but someday I’d like to buy
a little bit of control
the fantasy is making me feel old
I just wanted to buy some things for you
a meal or two and maybe a home
but work feels like the only thing I own
so what I’m a robot
trying to let it go
I wake up, get my day started
and let somebody know
I’m available my email or phone
I’m out of here and I’m over it
I need a little time to sit on my own
you know that I can’t stay away for long
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7. |
Recycled Melody
02:24
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I thought it would be easy
I thought it would be strange
I thought I’d be something
now I’m twice my age
I’m still pretty simple
I’m still pretty plain
there isn’t a reason
for the fan to complain
I’ve been doing the same thing
for a long time
I’m a three chord guy
I like classic rock and roll but I don’t know
if believe that i am worth what I am sold
I feel my worth deplete the longer that I go
The less I know the mess I see the less I know
The less I know the mess the more that I don’t know
if believe that i am worth what I am sold
I feel my worth deplete the longer that I go
recycled melodies my boys already know
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8. |
Happy Sad 2
01:49
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a million times around me
a million times before
I’m seeing all the people
lying on the floor
will they wake up in the morning
get up on their feet
we’re a million dreams away
from getting what we need
because we’re sad
now I’m happy
oh everybody’s perfect
everybody’s right
you see it in the daytime
taste it in the night
dodge around the traffic
of everybody’s life
because I’m happy
now I’m sad
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9. |
Sludge 2
03:04
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I’m low
lower than I’ve been before
I’m numb
from the bottom I’ll suck up to you
you seem like good company for me
the pays good and my times cheap
don’t wait
on me for sympathy
I’m mean
free to tune and and shut down
I’m low
where did all of my time go
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