1. |
Thin Skinned
03:57
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I must have been a fool
Oh god, I was a fool for thinking
That I could play it cool
That I could be the type unfeeling
Oh I would just pretend
That I was only blue not blackened
That state of innocence
You’ll never get it back
Not ever, no, not ever
Never ever, like forever
When they hate you
Boy they hate you bad
And if your skin is thin
You’ll bleed to death
Best get thicker skin
And bitter fast
Else you’ll wind up dead
Just like the rest
I must have been a fool
Oh god, I was a fool for thinking
That I could play it cool
That I could be the type unfeeling
When they hate you
Boy they hate you bad
And if your skin is thin
You’ll bleed to death
Best get thicker skin
And bitter fast
Else you’ll wind up dead
Just like the rest
I must have been a fool
Oh god, I was a fool for thinking
That I could play it cool
That I could be the type unfeeling
So uncaring, not like I am
Thin skin wearing
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2. |
Ordinary Girl
03:46
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I met a girl I thought
Was just an ordinary girl
A commoner’s dream
Someone who’s simply unremarkable
So I was surprised to find
That she’s anything but typical
She’s a got light that’s so bright
Now anything is possible
So let’s just see
Where this might lead
Who knows what else
She’s hiding
No love at first sight
She was just an ordinary girl
Who would have known that her love
Was nothing than phenomenal
So let’s just see
Where this might lead
Who knows what else
She’s hiding
With a love like that
There's no going back
Who knows what else
She’s hiding
Was it the kiss that did me in?
Was it the kiss that did me in?
Was it the kiss that did me in?
Was it the kiss that did me…
So let’s just see
Where this might lead
Who knows what else
She’s hiding
With a love like that
There's no going back
Who knows what else
She’s hiding
I met a girl I thought
Was just an ordinary girl
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3. |
Centuries of Lives
03:45
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All of the broken hearted
Go to a place I know
It’s a little garden
Where few flowers grow
So why do our hearts break?
Oh, do we ask too much?
Another sad example
Of unrequited love
Of unrequited love
In the world of heartbreak
There’s many different kinds
But what they have in common
Tends to wet our eyes
All of the disappointment
Foresaken fantasies
Another cruel reminder
Of our dependency
Of our dependency
Of our dependency
The centuries of lives
The centuries of lives
The centuries of lives
The centuries of lives
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4. |
Moxie's Song
03:18
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That was a time of goodbyes
When you stole us into your life
Asking us not to forget
There’s beauty in what lies ahead
A nexus of raw energies
So daring and loving and free
Outside, out under the sun
That’s where your spirit belongs
You were so special to me
In my heart you’ll always be
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5. |
Everything I'm Not
03:37
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The never has been
And it will not give in
It’s a force that has shaped
All the souls it creates
It’s sad but true
He’s everything I’m not
What can I do?
She’s got everything I want
The mystic unmasked
The skeptics will laugh
Your existence is when
You choose to begin
It’s sad but true
He’s everything I’m not
And what can I do?
She’s got everything I want
My compass is lost
My angles are off
This map is no use
I find myself caught
In a forest that talks
Of nights with no moon
My compass is lost
My angles are off
This text is obtuse
I find myself caught
In a city that stopped
Sharing costumes
It’s sad but true
He’s everything I’m not
And what can I do?
She’s got everything I want
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6. |
That's Interesting
03:43
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I’ve got news for you
Here today
Jonny boy’s gonna
Walk away
On and on they go
Man, what gives…
Telling me how I’ve
Got to live
Yet you say I can be
Whoever I want to be
In the land of the free
Well that’s so interesting
Does anyone believe that shit man?
Does anyone believe that shit?
Does anyone believe that shit man?
Does anyone believe that shit?
Take a look around
What do you see?
Everyone says the
Same damn thing
Be yourself, don’t you
Compromise
Then they tell you to
Fall in line
Yet you say I can be
Whoever I want to be
It’s the land of the free
Well that’s so interesting
Does anyone believe that shit man?
Does anyone believe that shit?
Does anyone believe that shit man?
Does anyone believe that shit?
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7. |
Sentimental Octopus
03:35
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Sentimental octopus
In a nihilistic sea
All you ever wanted girl
Was tender company
You wrap your little limbs around
Everyone you meet
It either ends in clouds of ink
Or toxicology
It’s not fair that this happens
Those sharks are vile and mean
You’re not to blame, I promise
It’s a callous coral reef
Misery loves company
Sentimental octopus
In a nihilistic sea
All you ever wanted girl
Was tender company
It’s not fair that this happens
Those sharks are vile and mean
You’re not to blame, I promise
It’s a callous coral reef
Misery loves company
Sentimental octopus
Sentimental octopus
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8. |
Let Go
03:40
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Let go,
Let go of all of your fears
And trust,
Trust that you’re meant to be here
It’s been,
It’s been now such a long time
Since you,
Since you got out of your mind
So fixed,
Fixed on an order of things
A sequence,
Sequence, a pattern, a game
What if,
What if you let yourself drift
Accept,
Accept the transience
If you could let go
Then you would be whole
If you could let go
Then you would be home
Let go,
Let go of all of your fears
And trust,
Trust that you’re meant to be here
What if,
What if you let yourself drift
Accept,
Accept the transience
If you could let go
Then you would be whole
If you could let go
Then you would be home
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9. |
Flowers Boys Guns Girls
02:44
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Get out your guns boys
Get out your flowers girls
If you are neither either one
Then you’ll fit right into this world
All the outs are in now
And all the ups are down now
It’s fun to rearrange things
Question why and speak out
Who needs human nature
When we’ve got nomenclature
Words are like a big deal
Symbols are the only real
With all this deconstruction
Are we French-American?
They tried to teach us history
But the facts were too upsetting
It’s not insane
To think we’d change
Nothing
Remains the same
Your kids will laugh
When you say that
Nothing
Remains the same
So get out your flowers boys
And get out your guns girls
Stranger things have happened
In this helter-skelter world
The guards are always changing
And soon you’ll get your hazing
Try to keep your chin up
We hope you do amazing
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10. |
Play Nice
03:33
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Ask the old man if he knows
What does time tell, it expose?
Empires and persons alike
Obsessions foretell their demise
Play nice
Or lay vice
Forgive
Or sow spite
Ask the old man if he knows
What does time tell, it expose?
Apocalypse never arrives
Love of myth always survives
Play nice
Or lay vice
Forgive
Or sow spite
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