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Mona Lisa Was A Man
03:09
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There is no future in this relationship, where’s it going?
One and one is three, you’re making me doubt my own mind
There are ghosts in the bedroom
Mona Lisa was a man
And this vision you’ve got of me, it’s not what it ought to be
Being of unsound mind I promise this, “I promise nothing”
One and one is five, and I won’t try a different point of view
Bad men at my front door
I brought down the Government
Put your faith in technology, religious apology
It is not right
It is not wrong
It is not obvious but it’s been there all along
I state in the presence of these witnesses, I am unable
One and one is eight, it’s getting late, is it too late
There’s poison in the water
Joseph Raymond is alive
Just because you’re paranoid, you are not destroyed
It is not right
It is not wrong
It is not obvious but it’s been there all along
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2. |
Cactus Mouth
04:41
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I use my hands and arms to keep this thing from falling over
This disconnection is a good friend, it’s an afterthought
It’s all that I can do to stay insane
It’s all that I can do to stay insane
I hold it down it’s all that I can do to hold it down
You’re stupid smile tells me you don’t know what I’m thinking about
It’s all that I can do to stay insane
It’s all that I can do to stay insane
The little things you’re all about
Are fucking with my cactus mouth
The bug inside my head
And you must hate just being you
So many things I’d like to do
But what I do instead
I don’t think it’s funny
You don’t need the money
I’d like to think it’s over
I don’t want to wake up sober
The little things you’re all about
Are fucking with my cactus mouth
The bug inside my head
And you must hate just being you
So many things I’d like to do
But what I do instead
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3. |
Swine
02:54
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There’s nothing new in this world
And there’s nothing sacred about the old ways
It’s all just swine before pearls
Trying to make the best of a bad day
And the left one knows what the right one doesn’t
The left one knows what the right one doesn’t
I see a demon from up here
I know its name but I won’t say it
Two-headed, knows what it wants
Two-headed, and I know how to slay it
And the left one knows what the right one doesn’t
The left one knows what the right one doesn’t
And the left one knows what the right one doesn’t
The left one knows what the right one doesn’t
What the right one doesn’t
What the right one doesn’t
What the right one doesn’t
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4. |
Man Swallows Whale
03:09
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If I must beat the weeds to find some answers then so be it
You say that I know all I need to know but I don’t see it
You keep your golems and your fairy tales and I will have my revenge
It is because it is, it goes around, it don’t mean nothing
We chase the shadows in the dark and tell ourselves it’s something
It must be nice to think you’re in control but I will have my revenge
You have found me in a bad place
With my ego full on my face
But in hindsight I feel sorry for the whale
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Here comes the underground
The walls are closing in
I can’t see what I’ve found
But I’ll throw it out again
And the way that I feel is not the enemy
When I can’t see what is right in front of me
The walls are closing in
It’s the way of the world
To hide the ways of the girl
And it’s the weight of the world on my head
He wouldn’t hurt a fly
Broken in the head
But what a way to die
Cracked by the egg
It’s a really bad day for democracy
But a freak show train wreck you gotta see
Broken in the head
It’s the way of the world
To hide the ways of the girl
And it’s the weight of the world on my head
This means a lot to me
But I’m selling off the truth
The opportunity
To regain the innocence of youth
In world made of sand and filled with ostriches
Where the penniless live beneath the money trees
I’m selling off the truth
It’s the way of the world
To hide the ways of the girl
And it’s the weight of the world on my head
And I can’t stand up
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6. |
The Inside Joke
03:15
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The dancing freak that I’ve become
Will speak no words for anyone
When empty thoughts fill empty minds
The sure procession of the blind
Unnoticed still the iron heats
With logic gone the head unseats
The inside joke too often told
Release the trap the head unfolds
Open your eyes
This must be what it feels like to be you
Can you begin to understand?
This is not going as you planned
And when it all comes crashing down
What matters most is seldom found
Open your eyes
This must be what it feels like to be you
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7. |
Jon
04:33
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I know one from the other
I live by decision and I chose the wrong way
But it's the only way
Each step is taking me further
And I know sometimes things get away from me
You just got away from me
Three men live by the water
One swallowed whole by a whale of ambition
He don't know what he's missing
One girl does what he taught her
You tuck and roll when they start with the questions
The lies and suggestions
It's not the things you run away from
Take solace in the place you call home
This house is built of bricks and mortar
But one straw could bring the whole thing down
I know you think about it
And I know you're lost without it
But you shouldn’t live your life in clichés
I know one from the other
I live by decision and I chose the wrong way
But it's the only way
It's not the things you run away from
Take solace in the place you call home
This house is built of bricks and mortar
But one straw could bring the whole thing down
The whole thing down
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8. |
Beulah Howe Pt. 2
05:16
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Tell me again how it was gonna be
And I’ll tell you where you went wrong
The very idea that you could see
It isn’t funny but I laugh along
And the voice in your head is so loud
That it’s the only one you ever hear
But the voice in your head is just your voice
And it’s the only one that’s ever clear
And the choice we make is the same mistake
That we always choose
And the time we take isn’t all we fake
But it’s everything we lose
Tell me again what you were gonna do
And I’ll tell you that that’s a lie
Don’t say it if it isn’t true
You didn’t flinch when you said goodbye
And the light in your eyes is so bright
That’s it’s the only thing you ever see
But the light in your eyes is the white light
And so we disagree to disagree
And the choice we make is the same mistake
That we always choose
And the time we take isn’t all we fake
But it’s everything we lose
Tell me again about a better day
It’s the saddest story ever told
No one ever really lives that way
It’s the biggest lie you never sold
And the voice in your head is so loud
That it’s the only one you ever hear
But the voice in your head is just your voice
And it’s the only one that’s ever clear
And the choice we make is the same mistake
That we always choose
And the time we take isn’t all we fake
But it’s everything we lose
I stand alone on the platform
Watching life’s train whistle by
Waving sadly into the wind
Once more I am left behind
I stand alone on the platform
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