1. |
Oh Maple Tree
02:50
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Oh Maple Tree
oh sweet pea
look at the color of your skin
and how it turns me
and my thoughts back to west berlin
when the leaves are bright and free
oh maple tree
i was every so young when
that tall dark sentry
was cut down and neatly upended
to make way for the new gas company
grandma sold the land for nothing
like a jacket with a missing button
there's a hole where i keep falling
and no tall buildings looks pretty in autumn
oh memories
of the tolls on the turnpike
to voorhees
with cars and cars and more cars
makes the jughandle look easy
and nanny’s
where the whitehorse is churches and hoagies
the diners wait all night
and the stoplights wait for eternity
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2. |
Forget Me Nots
03:12
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Forget Me Nots
In my dreams I leave it all behind
Hold my breath
pinch myself I wake up each time
i want to die like forget me nots
and say that we never were
i want to lie in that beautiful light
and shine like a flower
off I'll go to the desert
Like a prophets without a shirt
take my pen as my possession
write my thoughts on a rock in the dirt
i want to die like forget me nots
and say that we never were
i want to lie in that beautiful light
and shine like a flower
and if heaven
is just a garden
may the angels
shovel sand over my grave
i want to die like forget me nots
and come back each year
i want to bloom in pink or white
behind your ear
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3. |
Dearly Beloved
03:12
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Dearly Beloved
stand back look at me
time is moving slowly
at least until i stop staring
hands off on what i own
life is more than what i've shown
at least until i stop caring
dearly beloved, my life
land quick on your feet
the slightest fault admits defeat
at least until you stop trying
bam smack i've got your back
like a million others in this pack
at least until i stop lying
dearly beloved, my life
roll back with the push of a button
the scene we just saw happened so sudden
my eyes can't adjust to the square in the corner
the screen is there but i swear i see nothing
shut down when you look at her
the word you want is a racial slur
at least until we stop hating
crazy town yes i concur
the herd has left you where you were
at least until we stop waiting
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4. |
Cut Off My Arms
03:59
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Cut Off My Arms
can i cut off my arms
do i really use them much
can i cut off my tongue
do i really talk that much
or will i just walk in circles to (around) you
wouldn't i be happier as pill in some soft cotton blanket
wouldn't i be less of a failure if lay still
I think i've gotten the hang of it
good thing i can't stand it
can i cut off my head
do i really think that much
can i cut off my legs
do i really kick that much
do i need to touch
did i just stick my neck out for you
wouldn't i be happier as pill in some soft cotton blanket
wouldn't i be less of a failure if lay still
i think i've gotten the hang of it
good thing i can't stand it
swallow it down
all the pills that make you feel lighter
you're not better you're only getting more tired
follow me down
sign your will the stakes are higher
you're a jetsetter why isn't tunnel getting brighter
cut off arms
cut off my legs
cut off my head
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5. |
I Want To Kick It
03:53
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I Want To Kick It
I want to kick it like we used to
I want to be there like we used to
we're gonna take em all down
I want to show em
I want to show em how were tight like that
I want to show em I still got your back
We're gonna take em all down
just two bloodlines
running together so fast
feels like summer
(on our skin)
just two brothers
with good dreams
Shit
it feels like forever
i want to kick it
I want to kick it like we used to
I want to be there
I want to be there liked I used to for you
We're gonna take em all down
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I Am Not Who You Think I Am
i am not who you think i am
i am not who you think i am
you know my name
but not where i stand
i am not who you think i am
i am not who you want to be
i am not who you want to be
you know my face
but thats all you see
i am not who you want to be
i wish i was not judged
by the things that i love
i hear the hammer
i feel the thud
i wish i was not led
by the things that i dread
i hear the hammer
i see only red
i am not a child of god
i am not a child of god
you know my faith is a lip service nod
i am not a child of god
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7. |
In The Jungle Heat
03:01
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In The Jungle Heat
i turned away and tried to hide
i spurned them all and turned aside
in the jungle heat
where will i sleep
is it but me
or am i burned unconsciously
i earned my stripes when i was 9
they held me down and were unkind
in the jungle heat
where will i sleep
is it but me
or am i burned for the lies i keep
any day now
i'll eat my words
from your palm
even a daffodil can be a bomb
what did i do wrong
i turned my pockets inside out
what i earned was a sense of doubt
in the jungle heat
i make ends meet
i may be free
but all my friends have turned against me
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8. |
Starship Calling
03:49
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Starship Calling
there are people from your starship calling
They are waiting on you
It’s a spastic metal rocket
Vibrating with loose screws
I never knew you were crazy like that
I never knew you were psychotic in fact
Half there, half not
What planet will you visit baby
Will they lock you on their moon
Are you depressed like a crater
Laughing on nitrogen in your room
I never knew you were crazy like that
I never knew you were psychotic in fact
All the things you’ll never know about your best friend
We are best friends
there are people from your starship calling
They are waiting on you
Its a spastic metal rocket
Vibrating with loose screws
Half there half not
It takes two hands to applaud
Half there half not
Oh I miss you a lot
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9. |
It's A New World
03:24
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It’s A New World
(dyed, tied) cut my shoelaces to look cooler
threw them out when i found something newer
they said we had it so easy
being kids watching cartoons on tv
they said we could be famous
but i'm at that party with no tag nameless
now were dressed as soldiers
fighting (back) tears until we're tired and older
it's a new world
they said the future would be rainless
trees would die but it would be painless
and we'd be stuck at the funeral
singing hymns and hoping for a miracle
we're all trying our hardest
i gave up straws to save the rainforest
and if it doesn't turn out how we want it
you can refuse or stand up and own it
it's a new world after all
no you can't start over
hit reset and pick the winning number
all this living feels aimless
so i think of death and how it could change us
it's a new world after all
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10. |
We're Not 18 Anymore
02:09
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We’re Not 18 Anymore
What should I say to you
How should I act
I got so many feelings
I can’t take back
Mmhm
Why should you care
Mmhm
You weren’t even aware anyway
We’re not 18 anymore
There was bonfire (party) by the farm
You were drunk the first time
In someone else’s arms
Mmhm
Why should I care
Mmhm
I wasn’t even there anyway
We’re not 18 anymore
I drew circles with my fingers on the steamy windows in the backseat of the van
If we cracked up in a pile up snow and trucks are jackknifed on the highway
Would you understand!
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