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1. |
Dodo
02:25
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she got a checker stud belt round her pretty waist
and there is nothing wrong at all bout her pretty face
the necklace round her neck connected to the stars
stripe pattern sweater red and black bars
I've gone the way of the dodo
I tell myself that I still have a chance tho
paint your lips black, paint you nails black baby
I will meet you in the back, meet you at the back door
even though I'm dying out, I could never die without
looking at your body one last time
babe I got the time to waste, babe I've got the soul to take
so drain it from me slowly, hey I want nothing more
so pin me up against the wall, baby we could have a ball
just don't forget the dodo, don't forget it's me, though
she's eased my pain for a decade or more
she's picked my sorry ass off of the floor
her freckles form such sweet constellations
just to talk to her is such a consolation
i've gone the way of the dodo
I tell myself that I still have a chance, though
paint your lips black, paint you nails black baby
I will meet you in the back, meet you in the back door
even though I'm dying out, I could never die without
looking at your body one last time
babe I got the time to waste, babe I've got the soul to take
so drain it from me slowly, hey I want nothing more
so pin me up against the wall, baby we could have a ball
just don't forget the dodo, don't forget it's you, though
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2. |
Easy
04:44
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walking down my street
at a half past ten
I see the busker on the corner
getting pennies again
and in the bars
they'll have mannequin bands
they're like, false faces
glued to cardboard stands
you know, it's not easy
I'm sure you relate
break your back for your soul
and counterfeits get parades
it's not fair
it's plain to see
we can't always rely
on our fantasies
(that's all I'm trying to say)
Promises emptier than smiles in this ghost town
it hits you harder than a train at sundown
EASY
WISH IT COULD BE EASY
ISN'T THAT ALL WE WANT?
YEAH THAT'S ALL WE WANT?
EASY
WISH IT COULD BE EASY
NOT LOOKING FOR A CHEAT
JUST A WAY TO DEFEAT
THE MONSTERS
I know some of you are thinking
eric have a little faith
it's not all roses
it's not too late...
That's true
it's ragweed too
and dandelion seeds
and willow roots
I want justice
for the hard working masses
not the fakers with
their lucky fast passes
You can call us
whatever you choose
but don't judge
til you've worn our shoes
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3. |
Medusa's Angels
02:33
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out the corner of my eyes
what I despise
came flying by
a nasty surprise
I blew off some steam
I'm better it seems
til I start to dream
then want to scream, baby, yeah
yeah
medusa's angels
make it painful now
yeah
medusa's angels
medusa's angels
make it painful now
this isn't fair
wallow in despair
chopped off my hair
cause you never cared
walk in the shade
and i give in to my hate
I'm sealing my fate, I know
at alarming rates, and you know
yeah
medusa's angels
make it painful now
yeah
medusa's angels
medusa's angels
make it painful now
you keep on crawling back
keep on crawling back
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4. |
Dream World
03:48
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it's not all about you
and I've tried so hard
I gave you everything you needed
to mend your broken heart
you took me for granted
and left me out in the cold
sometimes I swear I saw you glitter, but
you certainly weren't gold
--
yes I know...
but for a minute
could we live
in this dreamworld?
I've created
in my mind?
I've created
in my mind
would you mind?
--
it's too late now
you acted like a child
these uncomfortable feelings
are stacked in piles
grow up a little
get your head out of your ass
most of it was torture
but I guess you made me laugh
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5. |
Somber Tears
03:08
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a punch in the gut from you
sliding out of view
just like this every single time
I turn my head to look around and lose my spot in line
but that's the way it goes, yeah
the way the wind blows, yeah
wish I could see you like I knew you again
instead of tripping over liquor and some medicine
I won't try
to deny
these somber tears
that we cry
Make believe
they're jewells
and we're rich
with love
I'm just making my way through
this sorry life without you
yes the world is turning furthermore
just like a record from a thrift store
my eyes see in VHS
memories of happiness
a brief reprieve in your leave of absence
seeing how we behaved in adolescence
I won't try
to deny
these somber tears
that we cry
Make believe
they're jewells
and we're rich
with love
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6. |
Poor Yorick
04:47
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poor yorick's working 9 to 5
keeping the king alive
but he only goes to find
more villages to pillage
poor yorick's gonna break his back
with his plan of attack
he's gotten so off track
it isn't funny
i know just how he feels
stuck inside the same damn wheel
that you started you
you started in
doing tricks playing pick up sticks
stuck inside the mess they put you in
and you begin
begin again
poor yorick's gonna run away
see the sun rise another way
find a place to stay
where he can't be found
poor yorick's gonna stand up tall
to see his king's empire fall
watch it all fall to the ground
When the people in the village break your will
there's a little bitty pink magic spell of a pill
and when you pop it in your mouth you can stand the pain
it'll make all of those voices in your head go away
and when they want you to just lay down on the floor and die
this magic spell will come around and you can try to fight
but don't rely on what you find in the bars at night
because it comes back to kill you when your tension's high
i know just how you feel
stuck inside the same damn wheel
that you started you
you started in
doing tricks playing pick up sticks
stuck inside the shit they put you in
and you begin again
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7. |
Hung Up and Over
02:41
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out of excuses
for you lovely people
i'm not as happy
as I used to be
still look at pictures
of her smiling face
longing for passion
that she gave to me
so yeah, I guess I'm still hung up... and over.
i am so lost
this compass can't help me
though it is pretty (you're so pretty!)
when it spins
aberrations
hide the path I'm on
then I am forced to
dream of you again
so yeah, I guess I'm still hung up... and over, once again
i'm a masochist for your bastard kiss
i'm a masochist for your bastard kiss
i hope you had a good time
i hope you have a good life
I have these feelings
of a broken machine
with wires crossed
disrupting circuitries
how much longer
do I have here?
it's not my fault
my friends
i don't want to leave
so yeah, I guess I'm still hung up... and over.
just carry on
remember you will be
someday with us
exchanging pleasantries
if you see her
tell her I said hello
and I will see her
in the fires below
so yeah, I guess I'm still hung up... and over.
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8. |
Pictures
04:00
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i feel the happiest
when I see your face
no one could ever take your place
i've been thinking
hardly blinking
i'm your regular nut case
it's impossible
i've been through this before
i wind up walking out the door
it shouldn't be this hard
to get reactions that you guard
i've been there way too many times before
i'll always have your pictures
i'll always have your pictures
i'll always have your pictures
til the devil takes it away
i'll always have your pictures
i'll always have your pictures
dreaming that I was with you
til the devil takes me away
i feel the emptiest
when you're in the frame
your smile makes me so ashamed (x)
so sad to see what we became
all these moments with
complex components
are pumping through my veins
it's not as simple as some people believe
tell me to move on, go on, get some relief
i guess I wish you well
i hope you burn in hell
can't even stop you in my dreams
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9. |
Sugar Cane
05:30
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i can't take you with me when I sleep
you won't be there in the morning
i can't ever let you get this deep
can't ever let you get under my feet
you are my little sugar cane
even though our evil story always sounds the same
i can't play with you....can't lay with you
i don't know what I can say
you can drive me to the brink of madness
pulling out my hair, running blind
you can't take away my sadness
you cannot unfuck this messed up mind
i can feel you breathing down my neck
smell the scent of alcohol and perfume on this bed
it covers up the fact we were such a wreck
while we lay and stare at the moon
you are my little sugar cane
even though our evil story always sounds the same
i can't play with you....can't lay with you
i don't know what I can say
i'm up at a quarter after two
staring at my television screen
a british man is talking on the radio
my eyes are burning, itching, as he screams
you are my little sugar cane
even though our evil story always sounds the same
i can't play with you....can't lay with you
i don't know what I can say
except hey
sugar cane
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10. |
The Strangest Little Cat
03:10
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you wanna know something that annoys me?
It's when people say that they know me
but they don't
but they don't
there's something else that annoys me
it's people say that they love you
when they don't
when they don't
i am the strangest little cat
i'll ride down the street
and I might not make it back
you'll be sad
i am the strangest little cat
I'll ride down the street
and I won't look back
it's a fact
there's friends of mine who tell me
that I'm falling in the deep end
but I'm not
I'm not
you judge me for my style
and the fact that I don't smile
but I'm hurt
so hurt
i am the strangest little cat
i don't have a home on a beaten path
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11. |
Modern Hieroglyphics
04:20
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Eric Tyler Louisville, Kentucky
Eric Tyler is a Louisville, Kentucky based singer-songwriter who writes, plays, produces, and records everything entirely alone in the studio himself. Beginning to write when he was just 15, Eric has spanned multitudes of musical genres in the years since, always eager to up the proverbial game musically, stylistically, and artistically. ... more
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