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The Spirit
02:35
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swimming in a sea of zeroes
kicked around like no one cares
i take a sip of something strong
swimming in a sea of zeroes
kicked around like no one cares
and i wipe the water from my shades
give me some spirit, let me try again
optimism, cosmic justice
better ways to find hope
on my counter, pick your poison
there are others, others waiting
give me some spirit, let me try again
i know i let you down
maybe tonight i'll let you in
underneath what i can't understand
do i have the guts to be your man
give me some spirit, let me try again
i know i let you down
maybe tonight i'll let you in
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found a ticket stub in my drawer today
shoved in a paperback book with notes on the page
the movie we saw, some sci-fi flick
sitting in the creases of hyper-literate bullshit
oooh, it makes me wonder
why do i keep holding on to you?
there was your sweater a top comic books
hiding my younger years, those embarrassing looks
you wore it once, wore it once, maybe february
another reminder of what i used to carry
oooh, it makes me wonder
why do i keep holding on to you?
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what do you say
when you create
those movies in your mind
i say hey man, i was young, i was stoned
i was paranoid and powerless
afraid to be alone
and i'm sorry but i love you all the same
what do you say
when you create
those movies in your mind
i say hey man, i was young, i was stoned
i was bored, i was battered
afraid to be alone
i say i hate you but i miss you
that we're the same
searching for a way to smile
but we know the boredom of this place
i say i'm sorry but i love you all the same
what do you say
when you create
those movies in your mind
i say i'm sorry but i love you all the same
i say i miss you but i had to get away
i didn't mean to lose my mind
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4. |
Foolish Love
03:48
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there it was in the back of my mind
in a ransack dive off another drive
you treated love like a childhood game
now you're red at the sight of my name
a chest full of vodka and a cigarette
it sounded more romantic in my head
there it was in the shadows
nervous laughter and regrets
ain't that the way of foolish love
when all that's left is just because
a life from here so they say
there is no reason to this game
i waited all year for the darkness
to come on in
if this is a game, all right
i get it, you win
ain't that the way of foolish love
when all that's left is just because
it's just because
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Who's Gonna Love You?
04:08
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in a bar-soaked night, i imagine heaven
in a pool of dreams, what a state i'm in
and i coulda told them everything i knew
i shoulda told them till my face was blue
but i'm punch-drunk and powerless
how about you?
this is what we wanted to be
all the young cavaliers
children of the revolution
they're waxing pine on the good ole days
ramblin passages, they need help off the stage
it's the only thing they heard
it's the only reason to roam
no one's gonna love you
when you come back home
but this is what we wanted to be
all the young cavaliers
it's the one question you keep staring at
who's gonna love you when you come back
who's gonna love you
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Arctic Coast
03:26
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she asked where i wanted to go
i told her the arctic coast
there's no traffic, no change in temperature
just ice and snow and sea
there's no one there to bother you
just the captain and you and me
the lamp will flicker send you into a shiver
but i'll be there to shake to your sweater sleeves
she asked where i wanted to go
i told her the arctic coast
i have no idea what we'll do there
but it's eight thousand miles away
i know i'm trying too hard now
packing a coat for your coat for your coat
i know i'm getting nervous
all i want is for us to go
it is a fear that boils inside of me
it is a fear that keeps me sitting still
the comfort of constantly dreaming
it is a fear that casually kills
yeah it kills
she asked where i wanted to go
i told her the arctic coast
i have no idea what we'll do there
but it's eight thousand miles away
she asked where i wanted to go
i told her the arctic coast
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Pricks
02:47
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my mind races as i stare at cracks in the wall
feeling the pressure to impress the pricks
overstimulated and unsupervised
what's it like to take the night off
my mind is racing, a cartwheeling cheerleader
smiling because it's part of the routine
you were supposed to be impressed
with all my charm, my hair, with how i dress
the way i dress
never took any risks, just said some jokes
a romantic kid, isn't that what you wanted
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8. |
Tell Me that You Love Me
03:39
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tell me that you love me
i waited for the cold in an unmade bed
i didn't know what to do with my hands
i heard doors unlocking outside
beep, beeping in
i hoped one day, one day
you would read this aloud
tell me that you love me and i'll leave you alone
i stared outside the window
for a few more seconds
i felt my chest rise
with each passing breath
i thought about what i told you
what i said last night
i joked some more some more
about edicius
tell me that you love me and i'll leave you alone
kiss me on the mouth before i take you home
tell me that you'll laugh at all my dumb jokes
tell me that you love me and i'll leave you alone
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