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1. |
Stripes
04:49
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we are kissing kin
you and i are born again
sprawling out of control and our
minds aren't innocent
hang the safety net
(spin the spiders web again)
and from a pin-pricked sky
the light we deify
chorus:
WE'RE BLOOD RELATIVES
WE ARE CONNECTED LIKE THE STARS IN THE SKIES
WE ARE COLLAPSING ALIBIS
WE ARE THE CATALYST
FOR EVERY ATHEIST ALIVE
WE ARE DEAD INSIDE BUT OUR EYES ARE OPEN WIDE
get yr camouflage gear
ah, the melting point is near
the flagging light does set the stage for confession
and when the cracks appear
and danger whispers in our ear
we will destroy ourselves in
junkie contrition
CHORUS
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2. |
Violent
02:06
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piss-pot town now a military operation
all the clock-watchers gettin' down
for extermination
we see it all through dollar-$ign eyes
give you a tear-gas ticket honey if you survive
chorus:
DON'T MAKE ME VIOLENT
DON'T MAKE ME VIOLENT AGAIN
toss you in a cell for the blood on my uniform
pull you by the collar
you're a bad dog
do you wanna see my authority baby?
CHORUS
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3. |
The World Is Yr Ashtray
03:39
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shifting dunes and a white sea
the ripples imitating
funeral grey and orange reef
the neighborhood is changing
CHORUS:
from yr luxury cribs,
drug-addled bliss
appliances that own you
chain-store nabe
you demand a landscape that is familiar
lock the gate and you're safe
and sound away from the natives
CHORUS:
from yr hole in the sky
you will observe a world
that now is yr ashtray
da-da-da-da
far away
casket cribs for those you are displacing
CHORUS:
from your luxury crypt
drug-addled bliss,
appliances that own you
from yr hole in the sky:
a perfect view of
all the people you've buried
"New York: the city that's falling asleep"
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4. |
Hey Wildflower
03:27
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all the way from the halls of hell
to darken my door
tick tick boom
and my body's exploding
to every shore
i can't resist your wicked calculus
so call the doctor
chorus:
HEY WILDFLOWER
SUN SHOWER
BRING THE POWER TO ME
BOMB-DROP BABY
COME TAKE ME
FROM THIS MISERY
all the way from the suburbs of June
to the cold of my room
bang bang dead
just a touch of liquid courage
and i'm on the moon
midnight light throws a shadow
on this appetite i'm so ashamed of
lockjaw, rabies
i've got scabies
self-contempt, will you have my babies?
CHORUS
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5. |
Taboo
03:18
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killed by desire
death by love
strangled by hands
in kid gloves
drowned in kisses
cruel caress
crippled by loyalty
chorus:
THE PIG'S RUNNING OUT AGAIN
ALWAYS A BITTER END
A-HA
LOVE IS TABOO
black and broken is his heart
every lover
falls apart
killed by desire
crushed by love
poisoned by tenderness
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6. |
Between The Notes
03:33
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junkie jiving acid jabber noise no signal
bitch and blather revelations tell and tangle all surveillance
every angle
CHORUS;
kicking yr bottles in the alley, yr focus is bending
the energy you're sending
is sadness never-ending
yr dead zone is so full-blown
jammed-up headspace i'ma black hole
drinks arrive you toe the gravel blacklist poets muses whisper
it don't look like you've been listening
CHORUS:
kicking yr bottles in the alley, yr focus is bending
the energy you're sending
is sadness never-ending
yr dead zone is so full-blown
toss yr verses in the furnace
yr instrument's decaying
yr voice is slowly fraying
can't hear a word you're saying
you're the space
between the notes
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7. |
Solitaire
02:51
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yr temperature is cooling
yr mind is unspooling
don't rush yr cue
whatever you do
chorus:
A SONG SUNG SOLITAIRE
DON'T MAKE U A MILLIONAIRE
SAY SAY A LITTLE PRAYER
(it) WON'T TAKE U ANYWHERE
masses collide beneath conflicted skies
the embryonic clientele line up
to get into hell
all the bean counters who sullied yr brand
buy holiday homes on yr blood
and happily chew on yr hand
CHORUS
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8. |
Muses Interlude
00:49
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9. |
God Loves War
04:23
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one last chance to make a mark
dusk is coming soon time to depart
one last chance to scratch the page
one hot spotlight waits
upon that stage
chorus:
PRAY FOR PEACE
BUT GOD LOVES WAR
PRAY FOR LOVE
BUT GOD LOVES WAR
one last shot to break the cage
light the fuse and
kick it into space
trolls on parade
mock what you've made
but they are afraid
tangle the wires
set all the fires
your light
drinking
wasted on the stars
CHORUS
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10. |
Crave
04:09
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got a sequined umbrella to wreck in the rain
eat a dozen prescriptions so i don't feel pain
wavering long low shadows on the wall
the dead live!
and that includes me
crawling on yr headboard:
the creatures that will eat your mind
wavering tarry tendrils on the wall
the dead live!
so come one, come all
CHORUS:
WHAT U CRAVE IS UNNECESSARY
WHAT U LOVE IS UNTRUE
RUN YR DOGS IN THE BESTIARY
THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO
sing the tired old verses
and live in the past
do yr jaded karaoke and act like an ass
"maybe i'll learn to play ukulele...
i'll spoil your corners and thank you to pay me"
wavering long low shadows on the wall
the dead live!
so won't you come now...
CHORUS:
JUMP THE QUEUE
RING THE BELL YOU BABY
ALL ATTENTION'S ON YOU
IN THE RIGHT CLOTHES YOU
WON'T SEEM CRAZY
THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO
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11. |
Watch The Windows
04:42
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so i've come back to this
i've run back to this mistake
can't fix
i can't fix the void
i can't fill the void inside
can't jump the line
CHORUS:
i watch the windows at night
and through the mystery ether
white starry etchings
the feeling is catching
my eyes are following you
you are the smile on the moon
cool breezes kiss me
you're always with me
so i see that you've left
me here with the rest of this
you took the best with you
you quit
just when it began
to really get interesting
i'm just dripping with cynicism
i get my sleep but there's no more dreaming
(never here)
i'm just soaking in nihilism
i get my sleep but
there's no more dreaming
CHORUS
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12. |
AlexCafe
04:03
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come down
meet me by the trees
sit down on my knees
how have you been?
tell me who's been living inside your skin
hey now,
who you keeping warm?
why do you look torn?
are you bored?
that's alright
you've gotta have some fun before you die
CHORUS:
so we're drinkin' up the sun
down at the AlexCafe
and we've already won
it's enough to love
even if it's wrong
tell me what's been going on
with that one who lives uptown
is she still around?
your lonesome trail
is too dangerous for
most folks to scale
CHORUS:
so let's drink up the sun
down at the AlexCafe
and we've already won
it's enough to love
enough to love
drinkin' up the sun
down at the AlexCafe
and we've already won
it's enough to love
even if it's wrong
CHORUS:
drink up the sun
down at the AlexCafe
and we've already won
it's enough to love
so let 'em judge
drinkin' up the sun
down at the AlexCafe
and we've already won
it's enough to love
enough to love
drinkin' up the sun
down at the AlexCafe
and we've already won
it's enough to love
even if it's wrong
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