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Someday
04:33
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For 29 years I have lived in this town
And though I've been around
I feel so useless now
Everyone I've ever known
Is either dead or in church
But someday I will see them again
I stay at home in my broken down shed
Flick off the worms that try and eat my bread
And I swear to myself
That any day will be worse
But somehow I am left unfulfilled
Someday I'm gonna break out of this town
Someday I'm gonna show them old boys hell and
Someday I'm gonna leave and never return
But for now I'll just stay where I'll be
A man once said, "If you seek you shall find"
That kind of thinking always eases my mind but
I get impatient and I drink and I curse but someday
I'll lay it all to rest
For 29 years I have lived in this town
I've been beaten down to the ground
By people not too sound but
Someday I'm gonna put it in reverse
And then you will know who I am
Someday I'm gonna break out of this town
Someday I'm gonna show them old boys hell and
Someday I'm gonna leave and never return
But for now I'll just stay where I'll be
Someday I'm gonna break out of my shell
Someday I'm gonna show the world who I am
Someday I'm gonna play you what I rehearsed
But for now I'll just be who I am
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Someday
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2. |
P.S.
04:33
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There was you and Captain Major
Sharing all the air in the room
And splitting all the rent
To keep up the tent
And you knew, you knew just how to do it
Laying all your cards on the table
'Til you'd finished out your deck
You placed your bet
And you saw me moving from afar
In the dark
So there's me and I'm just a tourist
Chatting up with any old Joe that
I'd just up and met
And calling 'em friend
'Til I learned, I learned my filthy lesson
You can't live your dream
When you're living someone else's dream instead
You'll lose your head
But I know you meant well all along
So here is your song
And you can be my baby
You can be my baby
You can be my baby
'Til all the world is void of voices
So I left
My eyes were filled with anguish
Four long years in the dust
But I'm never looking back
And that is a fact
Now I'm born and life is just beginning
I never want to see you in that
Corner of the room ever again
But you were my friend
Now I'll never be satisfied with myself
Here's to my health
And you can be my baby
You can be my baby
You can be my baby
'Til all the world is void of voices
And all the world exhausts their choices
And all the world falls into pieces
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3. |
Life Outside the Lines
04:05
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Now living life outside the lines
Can really make a man go blind
Just dig yourself, do all you can
But don't sell yourself to another man
Must've been the devil
Caught me in his laso
Got me feelin' so low
I got nowhere to go
Well now
Living life outside the lines
Can really make a man go blind
Just dig yourself, do all you can
But don't sell yourself to another man
Must've been the season
Took away my reason
Got off with my secret
I got repaid with regret
Oh yeah!
Living life outside the lines
Can really make a man go blind
Just dig yourself, do all you can
But don't sell yourself to another man
When you're walking with the devil
You'd better watch your back
'Cause if you're not careful baby
You might never come back
Ow!
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As soon as the day comes it goes by
As soon as the day comes it goes by
As soon as the day comes it goes by
As soon as the day comes it goes by
Bike to work in the dark, pass the park
See the kids playing on the swings
And you know it's gonna be a long one
Get to work, punch the clock 'til it drops
See the people's faces staring at you
Then you know you've gone and got the
Wrong one
As soon as the day comes it goes by
As soon as the day comes it goes by
Take the day off, take a load off
Walk in, see the cat puked on the carpet
And you blow up
Dishes piled in the sink, makes you think
But you don't have the strength so you
Lay on the couch and take a
Load off
As soon as the day comes it goes by
As soon as the day comes it goes by
All this fighting, all the time
Then we realize we're both out of our
Goddamn minds
We're just speckles on the Earth
Which itself is just a speck in the greater universe
And to think I cared so much
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5. |
It Must Be Killing Me
05:14
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The way the wind blows
It must be killing me
It must be something dying
The way the moon glows
It must be killing me
It must be something bright
Take my hand and you'll find
I'm a bore, a waste of time
You won't find what you want here
Trust yourself, no not me
I'm afraid to watch you bleed
Know your worth, know not my mind
The way the wind blows
It must be killing me
It must be something dying
The way the moon glows
It must be killing me
It must be something bright
Take my hand and you'll see
The world's not meant for you and me
We just happened upon our time
It's not fair but who cares
Everyone's got their own cross to bear
Know your self and I'll know mine
The way the wind blows
It must be killing me
It must be something dying
The way the moon glows
It must be killing me
It must be something bright
The way the wind blows
It must be killing me
It must be something dying
The way the moon glows
It must be killing me
It must be something bright
Take my hand and you'll find
I'm a bore, a waste of time
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Sing
01:02
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Sing, sing a song
Sing out loud, sing out strong
Sing of good things and not bad
Sing of happy, not sad
Sing, sing a song
Make it simple to last your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not good enough
For anyone else to hear
Just sing, sing a song
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7. |
Empire
06:52
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I'm gonna ride off in the sun
Gonna make my name known onto everyone
I'm gonna leave and not come home
It's coming down, down to this
I could build an empire on our fatal last kiss
Or I could build an empire on our love
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8. |
Adore You
04:02
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Whatever you think you've done to me
I've been through worse when will you see?
Sometimes you think too much
Come on give me a touch
Can't you see that I adore you?
Sometimes this life can get you so down
Tripping over past mistakes until you're in the ground
So I try to keep my head to the sky
Knowing one day I'll die
But 'til then I strive, for what?
Heaven's right here, it doesn't come when you die
It's all about your disposition and your perspective on life
And I know that mine's been crooked
But so it goes, merrily is how I'll be
While I sit and row this boat
Can't you see that I adore you?
Can't you see that I adore you?
Can't you see that I?
Whatever you think you've done to me
I've been through worse when will you see?
Sometimes you think too much
Come on give me a touch
Can't you see that I adore you?
I know you, you'll forgive me for anything
Lying, stealing, cheating, it's all a part of the same game
But I also know that you deserve everything
So everything you want is everything that I'll bring for you
One more time I'll tell it like it is
I'm not doing this shit just so I can fit in
I'm just trying to fill the groove with a meaningful rhyme
If it takes for ever, I've got nothing but time
Can't you see that I adore you?
Can't you see that I?
Whatever you think you've done to me
I've been through worse when will you see?
Sometimes you think too much
Come on give me a touch
Can't you see that I adore you?
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9. |
Heroine
03:44
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Always with you
Whenever I'm able
And I'll try to be true
Even when the sun shines
Through your window in the morning
Exposing everything
Even when the sun
It doesn't shine
And I'll stick with you
If that's what you want me to do
And I won't be blue
As long as you're beside me
When the rain won't stop pouring
And I'm not afraid
Ever since I looked
Into your eyes
You can be my only friend
If that's what you'd like
And you can be my heroine
If that's what you'd like
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10. |
Still Hold On
03:49
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It's certain that I'm pleased to meet you
I know I want you to stay
And though at times we said the wrong things
That's not what I wanted to say
I think it's safe to say I love you
It's safe to say that
I'll miss you when you're gone
And even though I'll never hold you
I'll still hold on
I like to think I know the difference
Between right and wrong
I like to think I know the answers
To questions unknown
I think it's safe to say I love you
It's safe to say that
I'll miss you when you're gone
And even though I'll never hold you
I'll still hold on
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11. |
Reconciliation
02:59
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12. |
Attila the Hun
03:05
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Well hello my friend
Are you having fun?
You know the world's gone crazy
And there's nowhere to run
Our lines are clogged
Communication's a bust
And we've all got a sentence
Just as soon as we're born
But the Devil's not afraid
He's got Attila the Hun
It takes a big motherfucker
To block out the sun
And he won't stop killing
'Til the species is done
You know, Death's coming at you
With a grin and a gun
C'mon!
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Pitfalls Ahead!
05:35
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Oh, looking down this road
I can see pitfalls ahead
One more cruel summer ahead
One more lonely winter ahead
But I can see pitfalls ahead
One more lazy autumn ahead
One neurotic spring ahead
But I can see pitfalls ahead
Yeah, I can see pitfalls ahead
So hold on before we both fall in
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14. |
Foraging in the Torus
06:16
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I can feel that something's wrong today
Did it ever occur
That you were my only desire
'Til I found in myself
Something meant to be
I can feel the voices creeping up
I can hear 'em shouting at my soul
I think I'm kinda, sort of freaking out
Won't somebody please wake me up?
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Midwest Melody
05:27
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To my love while you're sleeping darling
Couldn't tell a word about the way I feel now
So much talk, needing action so much
Can't relate to any emotion I own
Didn't know how to speak to you darling
Wasn't sure just how to go about the approach
It's my fault, I've been drinking solo
Gotta get ahold of what I love
And the cell phone light is beaming
As I know you want it to
And it starts to get so tough
And I think I've had too much
Well come on
I wouldn't waste it
And the cell phone light is beaming
As I know you want it to
And it starts to get so tough
And I think I've had too much
Well come on
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16. |
Daily Routine
03:42
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Well you've been telling people
About the way I'm feeling
And who am I to call you out?
There's been a lot of people
Who wanna take your freedom
And no, I'm not about to shout
And you can't drag me down now
You've got me feeling like
I've got a disease
And I have got to thinking
We all end up alone at night
In our dreams
And I'm gonna make it
I'm not gonna shake it
I'm not gonna slip through the seams
And you can't drag me down now
Because I'm changing up my daily routine
What's the matter, does it matter
In the end we'll all end up
Alone at night in our dreams
And when we get there
Can we put the fear aside
And really find out what it all really means
Well I was dreaming when I wrote this
So forgive me if it doesn't go according to scheme
But if the Prince is still alive he must reside
Inside the recesses of our deepest feelings
And you can't drag me down now
You've got me feeling like
I've got a disease
And I have got to thinking
We all end up alone at night
In our dreams
And I'm gonna make it
I'm not gonna shake it
I'm not gonna slip through the seams
And you can't drag me down now
Because I'm changing up my daily routine
What's the matter, does it matter
In the end we'll all end up
Alone at night in our dreams
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Wasted Wiper
03:32
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If you see her
Don't say hi to her
Tell her I would
Love to come but
Something's got me
Stuck in York I'm
Bound in by my
Wasted wiper
It's a long shot
So don't tell her
But I might be
Back next winter
If you do she'll
Be elated
Either way you'll
Find her faded
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Worries, Sorrows, Dread
04:52
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Round up your worries and
Your sorrows and your dread
You've gotta get that shit together
Then you kick it on the head
You spend this time getting so worked up
When you could be doing something else instead
I know that going makes you
Slow and wears you down
And if you go too fast you'll go nowhere
But six feet under ground
The struggle doesn't always persist
But when you get there
You will find out what you missed
Tomorrow is a day
That no one's ever seen
I know philosophy will tell us
Just exactly what I mean
The moral doesn't always make sense
But when you get there
You will find out what it meant
Hush little one, don't cry
Crying's just a waste of time
Live life 'til death it comes
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Goldie
11:45
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Saw you last night when I was sleeping
The room was dark and the night was long
Couldn't tell if I was dreaming
Or if the whole world just got lost
But I could tell you were trying to
Tell me something I should know
But that something could not be shown
For I had much longer to go
Tip-toed round the room for hours
It felt more like months in my mind
Fingers burn with ancient powers
Designed to unlock secrets so divine
Oh Goldie, you really make me smile
Oh Goldie, just like a little child
Oh Goldie, you've gotta let it shine
Oh Goldie, we haven't got much time
Saw you last night when I was dreaming
Our faces swapped our lives intwined
Took the breath that I was breathing
Replaced it with this song and rhyme
Goldie I know you better than you know yourself
So go out and get 'em Goldie, go on show them hell
Oh Goldie, you really were the one
Oh Goldie, you're living on the run
Oh Goldie, you've gotta let it shine
Oh Goldie, we haven't got much time
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