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1. |
Coach
02:24
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You always seem to think
I'm making all this up
Never believe me or conceive me
Then you start to deconstruct
Broken words
Under hushed breath
It's all fiction, you don't listen
But you know, it's just my luck
The coach hates the players
The players hate the game
History repeats itself
Things remain the same
I can't change your mind
Cause it's made of concrete
While you pick your damn fights
You should practice what you preach
Hey coach
What's the deal?
All you do is blow your whistle
To express how you feel
Hey coach
Go and take five
I'm pretty sure this wasn't
What was advertised
Hey get out on the field
Enough is enough
You preach from the sides
And act so tough but
We're giving 101
In the sweltering sun
Far be it for a game
To be a little fun
I know we gotta give it
I know you wanna live it
But you simply cannot
Turn back your time with us
And when the ship goes down
I hope somebody's around
To see the victory lap
I take in my home town, come on
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2. |
Muertos
02:53
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I had my palm read but they couldn't find my lifeline
told me I had died around one hundred million different times
said I wasn't worth a single nickel or a single dime
and all the friends I've made, well, I had corrupted all their minds
So I went to the club where I usually hang out
The dancers all remembered me cuz I stuck out in the crowd
They came up to my barstool and asked me for some songs
and all that I could mutter was "Something's bound to go wrong"
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Quiero irme
este lugar.
Me siento tan sola.
Odio este bar.
Muertos.
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So after some cervezas I went up to the stage
The dancers never left it, so they got into my way
I sang some sweet renditions of some songs that I had made
But the dancers stole my tips, so I guess I won't get paid
I picked up my guitar and walked back to my seat
The dancers were all laughing cause they knew they had me beat
It was a textbook day in the life of a cynic
Life is so easy when you know you can't win it.
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Quiero irme
este lugar.
Me siento tan sola.
Odio este bar.
Muertos.
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blood on the floor
from walking on glass
that I busted apart
from the bottles that held
your memories
that fucked me
and there's a few in the chamber
unfortunately
and all the little presents that you gave to me
aren't in the pictures or the pretty frames, you see
you can smile with the clone but you look like hell
you fuck a fake and kiss and tell
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This town isn't big enough for the two of us
big enough for the two of us
big enough for the two of us
big enough for the two of us
for the two of us
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At high noon
we face off
you better hurry better worry
cause I'm gonna be faster
than you
nothing fucking new
I was born to be a thorn
in your side
you lied
didn't confide
you're such a coward
for somebody that would tower
over everything I was
just because
you were too proud
to say we were done
so selfish!
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4. |
Haunt You
03:36
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lately i've been thinking that it doesn't really matter how it ends up
life keeps living, and the world keeps spinning, if I'm here or not
you broke me in two just when I needed you and I think about it every day
the venom is so poisonous, and Christ, i know I've had enough, but I'm not finished with this planet yet
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have I passed you test?
am I the emptiest?
did you know that you would kill me?
is your conquest complete?
now that I've died at your feet
from the arrows of your army?
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i will haunt you.
i will haunt you.
i'm gonna haunt you.
yes, i will haunt you.
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i have got no energy to find another somebody, my love is gone
even though it might be genuine, i know there is another friend their mind is on
i'm honest because honestly it doesn't really bother me, my mind's made up
my life could have made sense again, but i can't even begin to explain all the pain you've put me through.
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have I passed you test?
am I the emptiest?
did you know that you could kill me?
is your conquest complete?
now that I've died at your feet
from the arrows of your army?
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i will haunt you.
i will haunt you.
i'm gonna haunt you.
yes, i will haunt you.
i will haunt you.
i will haunt you.
i'm gonna haunt you.
i will haunt you.
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5. |
Fairytale
03:10
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6. |
Mermaid Tides
03:40
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I've been struggling all day, only with myself
while the rain pours down from the thunderheads
I'm looking out my window at the rising waters
and the beaches that are lined with coral beds
the sea foam spray blows through the air
and lands on dark salt stained stones
when all of the sudden, out of the chaos
there was a light that suddenly shone
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the waves are getting closer,
they are crashing into me...
And the sea is drowning me
while the mermaids start to sing
I've been waiting, yeah
waiting for the mermaids
waiting for the mermaids
to sing their song to me
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in the spaceship graveyards
they lull me to sleep
give me empty promises
dive down deep
I do not want to leave you
but I don't have a choice
they haunt me with their melodies
and their vexxing voice
Oh my lord, oh my lord…
Let the tides come in
wash me away
to joy again
I can't see Neptune
when the sky is full of clouds
can't hear the whale's call
with a mind that isn't sound
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there's unexplained phenomina
there's saucers in the skies
ghost ships sail these waters
skulls have glowing eyes
and if you listen very closely
you'll hear the mermaid's cry
I find myself drawn to the beach
much to my delight
the waves are getting closer,
they are crashing into me...
And the sea is drowning me
while the mermaids start to sing
I've been waiting, yeah
waiting for the mermaids
waiting for the mermaids
to sing their song to me
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7. |
Red Lights
03:26
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come, come, come, come
sweet darling, please
I find myself down in the red lights
when I cannot find the peace of mind
cause I like the way they
dance dance dance dance (dance)
I find myself in the red lights
cause I know that they'll treat me right
at least better than I ever knew
with you, you, you, you
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follow me
silently
into the
abyss
here we go.
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Stop pretending you're the innocent one
Fled the scene but you're still holding the gun
Some day the weight will crack you in two
but until then, I'm gonna say this to you
I'll be down in the red lights waiting
I'll be down in the dumps anticipating
with holes in my pockets where my soul creeps out
where the moon cries blood and the banshees howl
I'll be down in the red lights glow
I'll be down by the river where nobody goes
with a look on my face that would scare the devil
then again you're hard to frighten my dear
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I know I could never have you
you twist through my soul like a corkscrew
but that never stopped me
from wanting you (I want you.)
You're like haunted Halloween decorations
so inviting in the perfect locations
I'll be gone when the last leave falls
kiss me baby, kiss me baby.
we know who you are
[Red Light
sweeter than wine]
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8. |
Drive-Thru Strip Club
02:38
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I knew a girl that lived next door
her high heels put dents in the floorboards
she was a dancer and also a friend
well, she never told me that, but I'll ask her again
trying to make ends meet in the city
always found situations that were sticky
and all I ever wanted was to try my luck
but my friend, you know she never gave a
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She workin at the
Drive thru
strip club
I go every saturday
I pay half my check
just to see her dance
I make less than minimum wage
Drive thu
strip club
I doubt she even knows my name
I try so hard
To win her heart
It always turns out just the same
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[I go there with Larry
to see Rachel and Terri
Olivia Alicia Ginger and Carrie
Emily, Lindsey, Isabella, Kenzie
Hailey, Bailey, Wednesday, [???]
we drink at the bar but it's not on me
what are you thinking, that money grows on trees?
get the keys
I'll be here all week]
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she lived her life with the help of an 8 ball
when it said no she threw it at her red brick walls
strutting her stuff round exit 113
wore a name tag that said she was called Josephine
never got many tips, ('cept the one from me)
She always thought she was hip without my company
but she knew I'd always drive up in my silver Saturn
when you get to know me you start realizing patterns
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9. |
Glass Golem
03:44
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[["Hey Eric. It's Rose- Listen. I've been trying to get a hold of you all day...
Melody and Bliss have been calling too.
At this point, I think you're just messing with us...]]
I'm rough around the edges
hell I'm rough on the inside
you know I've tried to change myself
but then I start wonder why
because somehow I'm still happy
in this world full of demands
I keep myself amused
by ruining your plans
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I'm never gonna be your glass golem
can't shatter me with what ya lied and told em (come on)
I'm never gonna be your glass golem
can't shatter me with what ya lied and told em
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[["What the hell's your problem? You've always been like this.
You think you're so edgy... and at the end of the day you're just
trying to forget a lot of bad memories. People change. Hearts re-arrange. It's time to let it go."]]
I'm becoming hard of hearing
from tryin to drown you out
and when you left me empty
well there wasn't any doubt
yeah, you made the right decision
yet, I still try to comprehend
how your self proclaimed intelligence
was so ignorant in the end
did you really think you stop me now?
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10. |
Vampire Girl
02:44
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i got a vampire girl and she likes me
though she never says that much
we go to bed in the morning, wake up at midnight
so she can go and hunt
i have to look away sometimes
when she starts to feed
i've offered myself to her
be she don't care for positive B
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vampire girl
come suck me dry
if you wanna
and i won't cry
if you say
that you're gonna
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i got a vampire girl
puts on moonblock every night
she haunts the dreams of mortal beings
and cherishes every bite
I have to look away sometimes
when they start to bleed
I try to understand her
she has her needs
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Insect Souls
03:25
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12. |
Natalie
03:34
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Hey Natalie
You're very very very special to me
maybe we can go out sometime if you're free
I've been working up the courage to finally speak
I'm not too good with pretty girls
Natalie
I walked past your porch on main street
you were wearing striped socks that went past your knees
I know they got further than I'll ever be
I smell your perfume on the breeze
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Natalie
your voice has the power to summon me
I can hear it from my bedroom balcony
in the cool night air
it isn't fair
Natalie
mmmm Can't you see
that I love you baby
come close to me
Natalie
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Hey Natalie
I think your lock could accept my key
Hope you understand that analogy
I know this is coming so suddenly
feel like a burning effigy
Natalie
If you looked my way I could die happily
I would do anything required of me
Your beauty is like modern mythology
something out of fantasy
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13. |
Hate Me
03:14
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i am tired of
disappointing people
making them hate me
no matter what I've done
I'm so tired
but I can't go to sleep no more
cause you will come and kill me
in my dreams, here you come, again
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You can hate me
if it makes you feel better
I will move along
to greener fields and sunny weather
You can hate me
secretly in congregation
and I'll be right here
never meeting expectations
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(Break)
Battles I fight
inside of my mind
I can keep the monsters
away for a little while
When I think of
times I shared with all of them
some of them destroy me
and others make me smile
(Chorus)
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I'm the dust in the milky way
My heat escapes into outer space
connect the stars, you will see my face
residing in an other-worldly place
You've injected yourself
under my skin
I can't win for losing
all my friends in the end
one way or another
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14. |
Heather
03:16
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Hey
do you remember me?
is it all a blur?
In the middle of this thing called life
It's easy
to get confused
it's hard to rest assured
Heather
Heather
Heather
good times
in the hallways
marble floors and broken lockers
talking like it would always be so fun
I miss you
I think about the situation
a lot
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heather
can you hear me?
do you love me?
like I loved you?
heather
can you hear me?
do you know me?
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I used to look
for excuses
just to talk to you
and even now I wonder if we'd hooked up
maybe the future
could've changed
for the better
anyways
I'll let you go
I don't mean to dwell on scary things
but you know that's sort of what people expect from me
maybe I'll see
you again
maybe this was all a bad bad dream
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15. |
Land of Phantoms
03:21
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everybody's got needs
hell I'm no different
love is universal
but so is resentment
I'm not here to preach to you
yeah we've all got problems
I just wish I had somebody
that could help me solve 'em
sometimes I get so lonesome
I start crying at walls
sometimes they start moving
while consuming alcohol
sometimes I wonder
the meaning of it all
I start to lose my mind
cause I wish that you could call
this is the land of the phantoms
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hope you enjoy your stay here today
we can't waste time because you're fading away
can't anticipate your end
never have a say
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(hey Louise, pass the drink)
I'm somewhere in between
the past and the present
but at the end of the day
I know you were hesitant
You're a nightmare
disguised as pleasant dream
you were never the human
I thought you would be
[you'll never hear this, will you?]
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The Ferryman
03:46
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Hey
how are you?
what's our destination?
I'm just passing through
I never did much wrong, no
though some will say I have
but they didn't really know me
to them, I was just a passing fad
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Can you spare some change?
I gotta pay the Ferryman
he's not a merry man, I can assure
you know the rest,
so I'll spare you the details
the pyre left me uninsured
I want to see my friends
I want to see my family
the galaxy with all of the stars
but if he catches me
I will catch hell
and he won't have to send me far, no
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I don't need a coat
cause I never get cold, no, even here
but thanks for offering baby, good to see you again!
I could use a beer
Listen to me now
if I can't pay the fee
I'll be sent with the souls in the river
You gotta help me out
there's no IOUs
the reaper's not a giver
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17. |
Float (Hold Me)
03:55
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just a moment.
i've forgotten
so many things that made me smile
i hope my time was worth your while
another day
no i don't feel okay.
the sun shines in a different way
the moon has changed since yesterday
dizzy and delusional again
i don't want for this to be the end.
just hold me
don't let me float
off into the cosmos
cause i don't want to go
don't let me float
off into the wild blue
cause i don't want to go
and i don't want to know
friends.
yeah, friends.
friends gather round.
like orbiting a planet.
we could not have planned this at all.
and i am grateful.
and humbled.
for all the love and memories
and those who chose to believe in me.
hold me like a child's balloon
so the wind don't blow me away too soon.
just hold me
don't let me float
off into the cosmos
cause i don't want to go
don't let me float
off into the wild blue
cause i don't want to go
and i don't want to know
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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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