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INTRO
00:36
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Cigarette Party
04:06
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So much for subtlety
I can see the heart on your sleeve
And I know what's best and I know what's best
Isn't the best for you
Ever since I got here my mind's been a dead weight
You left your mark on my clean slate
And though I'll try to retrace my steps
It's probably too late
What's lost won't be found again it's easier to replace
It's only getting colder, and this fire
Won't be lit for much longer
My back's to the wall
My ear to your call
With a spike inside my brain
And when hell freezes over
Still it gets colder!
I know who to blame
And I know, you're just along for the ride
So tell me if you're satisfied
If I'm not the one you love,
Then send me to heaven above
My black and white photos have been colored in and the heart on my sleeve seems to bleed
And despite a new show, a new job and new clothes
There still feels like there's something I need
Lovers on a balcony
My hands are shaking now
It's too early to tell
I try to escape
I watch the waves wake
But if this shakes me to the core
Why am I so bored?
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So Long
03:37
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Grey skies, hang tights, loose lips and dead nights
I had a breakdown and I think that's twice
I got more misery than company can take
I'm headed for disaster and she just cut the brakes
I've got bad luck, karma loss,
you know it's not worth the cost of
Now I'm under self-imposed house arrest
I've quit too long and my heads off-set
Won't you
Come back to me, come back to me
It wasn't all bad
Come back to me
A satellite upon the ground
conversation with no sound
I'm gonna jump out the fire escape
if I look into the mirror and see your face
What am I gonna do
When I'm sick and tired of you?
Go to sleep with your fingers crossed, because I know you'll have to wait
What makes this different from before
Neon lights outside your door
Don't worry about what's allowed
I'll be alright in a while now
I'll be alright in a while now
I'll be alright in a while now
I'll be alright
In a while I can put myself together
In a while I can change this stormy weather
In a while, you'll be giving me a sign
that says let's make up for all this lost time
But I've been waiting for so long baby
I've been waiting for so long
And I've been waiting so
And I've been waiting so
And I've been waiting so long
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4. |
Stay Inside
03:51
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Heaven knows, that I hate to see you leave
It seems to me, that I react so cautiously
Tell me why, tell me why
She's December, I'm July
Descending into delirium
I'm stuck in the grey zone again
You say your words came from the horses mouth
while you were searching for the sound of a sunny day
When all you've ever needed is some solid ground that won't decay
At the slightest mention of doubt, you know I always had your back
But don't turn me off
Maybe you'll find someone out
and all the same things that we said
make me wanna stay inside instead
And all the while
I've been searching for a life
And I've tried to be a better man
But all I'm left with, is dirt on my hands
Sympathy sympathy
You won't be getting any from me
Push me to the banister
I've gotta get off this earth again
Every single second I'm wasting daylight
and why linger on when there's a war to fight?
And there's no rhyme or reason
Mood swings like a surprise season
Stay inside, stay inside, stay inside
But don't turn me off
Maybe you'll find someone out
and all the same things that we said
make me wanna stay inside instead
And all the while
I've been searching for a life
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The One
03:05
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In my head there's a nagging thread
that this came at the wrong age
Another skin of black cartilage
that keeps my heart in a cage
Well I've been drinkin', I should've been thinking about
what it is you want
You don't wanna hear it, but you're still the spirit
that keeps my head as a haunt
And let this be, a lesson learned
that you can turn the tables and still get burned
And retreat like a lover scorned
but who the hell is keeping score?
You got the reaper knocking down your door
I didn't know he was back in town
but the hounds are coming back for more
I keep telling myself that it could be worse
that I could be spread out in the back of a hearse
But you know I wouldn't mind taking a short ride
Because I've been paid for with the devil's purse
clinging to him like a terrible curse
Buddy you better be on my side
We pretend
that we're actors on a stage
When we're just ushers
waiting to get paid
Oh get me out, oh get me out
every time I think I'm out they pull me back in
Strugglin' with some usual sin
and this is the worst place that I've ever been but
Yours and mine are intrinsically connected
Growing horns wasn't a subtle method
but death isn't so far away
I've got a century calendar
to help me count the days
I keep telling myself that it could be worse
that I could be spread out in the back of a hearse
But you know I wouldn't mind taking a short ride
Because I've been paid for with the devil's purse
clinging to him like a terrible curse
Buddy you better be on my side
You got your best interest in mind
You got your best interest in mind
So why am I wasting my time?
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Popular Tongues Chicago, Illinois
Sitting on a couch at their drug dealers house, 5 young men with the world in their hands decided to start a rock n' roll band. "You play bass, you play keys, you play drums and Dylan he sings." Songs that are fun with beats that make you dance. Songs that are emotional drawing the world at a glance. That is the band, Popular Tongues, whose songs still play even after the show is done. ... more
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