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Little Bears
03:08
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Chopped up and cut out
Little bears in little caves
You crashed the car, now you're the star
Stack them up in little graves
Amplified auctioneer, lend him your smallest fear
He will never leave, he will never leave again
We need a volunteer, wet behind rabbits ears
Who cannot believe, who will not believe again
Arms drawn, legs torn
Dragging out from little caves
Handcuffed and roughed up
Just in case they misbehave
So go make the same mistake, pick up a rattlesnake
It will never leave, it will never leave again
And just like the stomachache that comes from your wedding cake
There is no relief, this is how it always ends
And is this what you were put on earth to do?
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Daylight
04:06
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We were made to suffer
In this dark robotic paradise
And you were not meant to discover
What the roughnecks and the rednecks sacrificed
And then the daylight comes
To cleanse us all
Providing that we look before we fall
I'm fighting the loss of another
Who never existed anyways
And she tastes like her mother
And the roughnecks and the rednecks have their say
And then the daylight comes
To cleanse us all
Providing that we look
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I went broke for a smoke
I got time for one more joke
But I've been jester now for far too many years
I got a glance of a chance
I think that I oughta ask her to dance
But I've been paralyzed by far too many fears
And the moon through the sunroof makes me think of you
I can't help it, I can't help it
In a hundred years we'll all be gone, will our love be gone too?
We can't help it, we can't help it
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4. |
What If It's Too Much?
02:57
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What if it's too much for us to comprehend?
What if it's impossible for us to understand?
What if it's too high for anyone to reach?
What if it's impossible, impossible to see?
What if it's too much for anyone to bear?
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5. |
The Spy
02:14
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Sitting on a bench, walkie-talkie man
Doesn't even know which way to go
And he doesn't care 'cause it's been a while
Since he had a good reason to know
For 23 years he worked for a man in a charcoal coat
But they don't require his services anymore
Sitting on his hands 'cause it's been a week
Since they told him that he needed to leave
Staring at the phone 'cause he doesn't know
Whose side of the story he should believe
For 17 hours he's sat in a chair waiting for their call
But they don't require his services anymore
He's a hero, a legend, he's nobody new
And you think that you could do better than him?
Are you better than him?
29 weeks and he's out in the rain with the folderol
And they don't require his services anymore
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Stuck between sleep and restless waves
I saw a beam
Unblinking eye stares up at me
Thirty voices lift in ancient song
Nothing left to do but sing along
People watching, waiting for a chance
Do they love me now that I can dance?
Stuck between dreams and shimmering realities
Opposite sides say follow me, follow me
As I stumble blindly down the street
Where we used to have the right to meet
Thirty people walking in a trance
Do they love me now that I can dance?
Do they love me now that I can lie?
Do they love me now that I can cheat?
Do they love me now that I can fail?
Do they love me now that I can bleed?
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7. |
Dumb Luck
03:29
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I got the strangest feeling Wednesday afternoon
Somebody watching me like I was a cartoon
Oh, what a mess
I went about my day the best that I knew how
Came home, cleaned up, big smile, got ready to step out
Dressed for success
Some kind of death is breathing right on down my neck
It's an escape, it's an excuse I can't forget
Dumb luck it all will pass 'cause that's about as lucky as I get
It's been a couple weeks and I still feel the same
Nobody moving in this God-forsaken game
Is it my turn?
And it's the only thing that keeps me satisfied
If I had shut it out I probably would have died
And I still might anyway
Some kind of love is creeping right on through this song
It feels alright although I swear it must be wrong
And it's the reason why you can't look in the mirror for too long
Some kind of drug is creeping right on down my neck
It's not the kind of thing they teach you to expect
Dumb luck it all will pass, if luck's the only luck that I can get
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Ride / Are You Joking?
03:05
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I couldn't be bothered
But you took me for a ride
And you couldn't be bothered
So you kept it all in side
But I couldn't tell you were joking
You were joking
And when it came down to me or you
Oh, you chose you
I was totally surprised
But I couldn't tell you were joking
You were joking
I never know when you're joking
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Idiot / I'm Famous
02:27
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Idiot, look what you've done
I wasn't always like this, look what you've done
And off with their heads is not an answer I can take anymore
Malcontent, how did you know
I was never like you, so how did you know?
It's always going to be like this, isn't it?
Isn't it?
Narcissist, what do you see
Oh, idiot, tell me what can you see?
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I Want My Life Back
04:00
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And I ask myself
How did I get here
Who or what have I done wrong?
In and out of debt
Can I ever leave?
Can I ever go back home?
I've been fighting with my own mind
I've been losing for a long time
I've been running off the track
I know I deserve to get caught
Cause it's mostly been my own fault
I just want my life back
And what I know now
About the world
Scares the hell out of me
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Anhedonia
02:43
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So comatose and out of luck
I find myself
Remains of yesterday's delight
I find myself
I hold no power here
There is no power here
I seek no counsel, I am on my own
Slip back into your arms my sweet anhedonia
What sorrow, oh what joy awaits the blameless?
Recommended by the best
The only way to fly
Clay pigeon on a shelf
Unlikely alibi
I take no comfort here
There is no comfort here
Blow backwards through the door
I lose myself
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12. |
Arrow Through My Heart
03:24
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You put an arrow through my heart
I don't know how else to tell you
The first time you caught my eye
Was the beginning of it all
You captured lightning in a bottle
You captured love with just a smile
And never once was I in doubt
I knew it from the very start
You put an arrow through my heart
Time passes on but it passes so wrong
When I'm without you
But I won't be afraid 'cause before it's too late
I know you'll be by my side
So let them tell me I'm a fool
For thinking so highly of you
But never once was I in doubt
And in the end it's pretty smart
You put an arrow through my heart
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There is a certain sadness that I can't seem to shake
And though it doesn't stop me
It doesn't slow me down
It's always there beside me on the edge of sound
The arrogance of violence and the impotence of hate
Have nothing on the silence
Of those who look around
And still stand undecided on the edge of sound
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