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1. |
Cry Sailor Cry
03:57
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let’s start here now
with a sweeping exaggeration
how i love to lie
cuz it’s not borin’
when you roam
the road is so exciting
out to sea
and you no longer feel like dying
cry sailor cry
and the blue waters doth flow
back into the tearduct from which they were stolen
who cares? who cries?
who finds it boring?
back to sea
you’re alone alone alone but it’s so exciting
cry sailor cry
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2. |
Opening Band
04:04
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are we
are we ready now?
the curtains pull
onto big band’s fans
the crowd stares
at your second song
fidgeting, they got the cell phones on
anxious
is it over yet?
gotta get through this
gotta get through this somehow
nothing nada
can save you from yourself
give us something not nada
no roses to rain down
it’s a train wreck
when you come unglued
mother’s here
and her friends are, too
so you crawl into a dark recess
behind your eyeballs
at the back of your skull
but you can’t hide so you peek back out
as you emerge
oh oh oh
we all converge free
nothing nada
can save you from yourself
gimme something not nada
kisses and roses rain down
demo record
an etching half-rubbed out
rhythm tempo
fight fight yer way out
oh oh oh
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3. |
Forsaken
02:34
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forsaken
try to preserve a precious moment
with poetry or music
well it’s no time machine
no you can’t go back
doctor please help us believe
where is hope when you’ve got such a short rope
when you’re up against horrible odds?
the fix is broke
it failed again it failed our friends
the tube holding medicine has got a big hole in it
forsaken
days of drip still in my head
hospital bed
drink you fool but you gotta bad debt
so drink and be ill tonight
the patch is torn
it failed again it failed again
the kite floating up above has got a big tear in it
so vacant
forsaken
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4. |
Let it Drop
01:50
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Plenty of drunks, damaged souls have cried into their beers over a song, sappy and way too long, but it still works, so pop a top, position your tear duct over the neck hole and let it drop.
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5. |
Morrissey for Company
04:20
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the weatherman he’s not a fool
predicting what I’m gonna say
cold and bleak
i’d laugh if you called it free will
i’m so much less more like possessed
without you
i’ve got nothing but maudlin thoughts
without you i’ve got these shambles
i’m drinking
i’ve lost before i’ve even fought
it’s not making me better
oh sick to my heart
it’s not making me better
oh lost from the start
so what did you expect?
“so what?” you say
back at the ranch it’s a laugh
pour a tea have a good cry
there’s ten thousand things that are worse
but still i can’t i want to hide
without you i’ve got nothin' to say
without you all i’ve got is morrissey on tape
morrissey for company
it’s not making me better
oh sick to my heart
he’s not making me better
oh lost from the start
so what did you expect?
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6. |
It's a Laugh
02:46
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ha ha ha ha ha
ha ha
pour a tea have a good cry
my band got panned for the third time
all the kids try so hard but they look the same
all the new kids they look the same
are we not the same?
it’s a laugh when you siphon the cash
its a laugh when you collapse
it’s so sad when you blow at high dough
it’s so sad when you
what happened to you?
who are you?
ha ha ha ha ha
ha ha ha ha
ha ha ha ha
it’s a laugh
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7. |
Enter Sanden
01:39
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"used to be a sweet sweet boy
holding onto daddy’s hand”*
but he lost his grip, let it slip
sing you my life
little blond boy
why you gotta lie again?
little blond boy
you’re in love with it
in love with it
alternate universe
not restless not worse
not sad anymore
it’s not me i said
it’s not me i said
why you gotta plague me so?
little blond boy
you’re in love with it
but you never let it go
it’s not me i said
it’s not me i
*Morrissey “Used to be a Sweet Boy”
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8. |
Catastrophe Beauty Mark
03:40
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catastrophe beauty mark
line up the imperfections in the dark
you can eat whatever you want
so careless uncombed mess of broken parts
but then you flash a smile and i’m in love
your speech impediment lisps of love
love
intransigent skirt and tie
30 minute lunch you go get high
soldier up get in line
you’re a rough-cut diamond baby butterfly
you’re mixing up your dates but it’s ok
cuz every flaw you bear is turned by my love into a plus
racking up the plusses my dear
when every catastrophe becomes a beauty mark
catastrophe beauty mark
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9. |
I Love You
04:37
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I Love You
darlin’ how could you ever love a wreck like me?
the castle is burning now
the ship’s sail is all in tatters
does it matter?
but you believed in me
but you believed in me
now every song that i sing is all the same tune called “I Love You”
is this just a limp?
or am I really lame?
if I believe i'm hurt am i as good as damaged?
will i shatter?
but you believed in me
but you believed in me
now every song that i write is the same song titled “repeat It”
wanna hear it? i wrote a song about it
it goes like this:
“i love you. i love you. i love you. i love you. i love you. i love you.” yeah i do
oh it was a dark, dark day
when i thought that you’d been taken
there in your empty house
your purse, your keys, your cellphone was there but you were not
like you were taken away
but you were actually safe
but you believed in me
now every song that i sing is all the same tune titled "i love you"
oh i love you
yeah i do
oh i love you
yeah i do
but you believed in me
and now i do too
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10. |
I Can't
05:05
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i know we’re all dyin’ just at different speeds
thru landscapes of regret frosted wool on an old man’s hat
so heavy metal child you’re not wrong
to be obsessed with all the dyin’ because it is really on
it's on
it’s not a choice
but if i could prolong your life
i’d do what i could
but i can’t
if my number's up
i wonder if i’ll lie face down
with a book in my hand
i shall not withstand all this pain
the spine was cracked to an open page
the title reads "boy was born to try to try but he can’t"
mother mommy ma
you’re a piece of light
a piece of snow oh oh
pa daddy daddy da
you’re a solid man
no more radio
no more radio
i want to fix the world
and repair the girl
to see her dance
i wanna mend your blood
wanna nail the joke
to hear you laugh
i wanna use a claque
wanna hear them clap
at the end
i wanna force a win
want to live like twins
but i can’t
i can’t
i can’t
i can't
i can't
i can't
i can't
i can't
i can't
i can’t
i can’t
i can't
i can't
i can't
i can't
i can't
i can't
i can’t
i can’t
i can't
i can't
i can't
i can't
i can't
i can't
i can
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