1. |
if she'll never be mine
02:57
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it seems she's running fast as she can
into the arms of another man
those chemicals that we call love
you know there's never enough
no there's never enough
to get by on
so why'm i wasting all my time
if she'll never be mine?
you know she thinks that she's an artist
but we all know that isn't true
cause she can't paint and she can't write
and everyone at her church
knows she can't sing a tune
so why'm i wasting all my time
if she'll never be mine?
maybe i like what i can't have
and man is she all i'd like to have
and each day when she's away
i still picture her face
and try to think of things to say to her
so why'm i wasting all my time
if she'll never be mine?
why'm i wasting all my time?
well, one day
she might change her mind
who knows?
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2. |
i think so
03:02
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heard the chords of a song i could never write
not on my life
my father called and asked if i'm doing alright
i think so
every day seems the same but i've got to get by
or just try to
have i passed up on chances to live a good life?
i think so
are my friends doing better than me?
probably
are the strangers i see every day happy?
maybe
there they go
hope is sown
just for show?
i think so
i hope so
should i go?
do they know?
no one spoke
i think so
i hope so
making plans with a lover that i've never loved
is that right?
keep giving up so i don't have to get criticized
is that my life?
are my friends doing better than me?
probably
are the strangers i see every day happy?
maybe
are the changes i see in my face standing?
unending
is my mind losing time to achieve something?
i think so
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3. |
youtube and you too
02:41
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i'm so bored
of everything
i don't care
anymore
about anything
but when i'm with you
i'm not sad
i'm not blue
and we don't have to do
anything
not a thing
i'd lie in bed
all day with you
and just watch
videos on youtube
(youtube and you too)
i'm so tired
of everything
indifferent
to my
surroundings
but if i'm with you
i'm not down
yes it's true
and we don't have to do
anything
not a thing
i'd lie in bed
all day with you
and just watch
videos on youtube
they don't have to be clever
no they don't
they don't have to be good
and they won't be
yeah i think we're alright
after all it's youtube
it's just you too
i'd lie in bed
all day with you
and just watch
videos on youtube
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4. |
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i could never poison you, baby
why would you think
that i'd to that to you?
i could never poison you, baby
and i hope i can say the same for you
there's something about you
that's so dear to me
sure, you're a mess
but you're also lovely
you're impulsive and kind
and you might have lost your mind
but you still make me smile
all the time
and it's hard to find a real girl
in this basic city
basically
as far as our love goes, i'm crazy
but i would never poison you, baby
you're innocent
magnificent
incomplete
but perfectly
so i could never poison you, baby
why would you think
that i'd do that to you?
there's something about you
that drives me mad
makes me thirst for blood
and i'm thirsting bad
and it's hard to find a nice girl
in this basic city
basically
as far as our love goes, i'm crazy
but i could never poison you, baby
you're ignorant
brilliant
heartless
and peachy neat
peachy neat?
so why are you acting so suspicious?
do i have poison?
of course i do!
why are you acting so suspicious?
but i would never use it on you!
why are you acting so suspicious?
i keep it hidden away in a secret, safe place
why are you acting so suspicious?
you know, uh
just in case
it's so hard to kill a real girl
in this basic city
basically
as far as our love goes, i'm crazy
but i could never poison you, baby
i mean i could
i could never poison you, baby
i mean i might
i mean i could
but i never would
why would think that i'd do that to you?
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5. |
anacreon, carry on
02:49
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anacreon, carry on
fill your drink
sing your songs
we'll dilly dally
until we can imbibe
nothing better
than a bottle and some time
calm down
take a seat
grab a glass
have a drink
drink until we cannot think
hangovers don't hang on me
anacreon, carry on
write your poems
make our drinking songs
and we'll do
what men will always do
have too much
never forget not to
calm down
take a seat
grab a glass
have a drink
drink until we cannot think
hangovers don't hang on me
drink a glass or two
it's up to you!
what else can we do?
ain't it true!
drink a glass or two
cheers to you!
nothing else to do
ain't it true!
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6. |
i can't lose you again
02:43
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i made the mistake
of letting you stay
and now i'm afraid
that you'll go away
i can't lose you again
or get used by you again
been feeling the same
for a hundred days
you called yesterday
and messed up my brain
i can't lose you again
or get used by you again
or get thrown away again
to drift astray again
i can't lose you again
was there even something
that we could build upon?
did you ever love me?
is that why you called?
i don't recall
why not a month ago?
or the month before that?
last month would do
is this a brand new start?
or the end of the last?
please make it last
i can't lose you again
or get used by you again
i can't lose you again
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7. |
pretty little thing
03:09
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pretty little thing
if you keep on dancing
there's no chance
i don't fall in love
with you
so go and tell your mama
go and tell your papa
tell em that you love me
tell em we're going away
pretty little thing
if you keep on smiling
you'll make
all my worries
go away
so go and tell your mama
go and tell your papa
tell em that you love me
tell em we're going away
i don't wanna spend another second
without you
i don't wanna give away all my time
unless it's spent on you
i don't wanna see you with another guy
i mean it babe
take my hand
let's go away
pretty little thing
if you keep on being
you know
all my dreams
will come true
so go and tell your mama
go and tell your papa
tell em that you love me
tell em we're going away
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8. |
bound (too soon)
02:52
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she was bound to be lovely forever
she was bound to star in a film
and i regret the day
that i met her
cause she was bound
to leave me too soon
she was bound to be sexy forever
she was bound to be misunderstood
and i can't stand
the way i felt about her
cause she was bound
to leave me too soon
she was bound to leave me too soon!
yeah too soon!
did you get your outlook
from a catalog?
who'd you envy
in the news today?
i could try to break your heart
but it seems you don't have
one to break
she was bound to be darling forever
she was bound to be helpless in life
i couldn't let those facts
destroy me
would i have to destroy
everything first?
probably
she was bound to be winsome forever
she was bound to win some other guys
and i'm sorry
if i hurt your feelings
but i thought
you were bound to hurt mine
she was bound to leave me too soon!
yeah too soon!
my kindness is
kind of a mess
i can't trust anyone i see
so i tried to break your heart
before
you could break me
i guess we're bound to be lonely forever
i guess we're bound to drift all alone
and i'm sorry
that i left you
but i thought
you would leave me too soon
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9. |
ambient lie
02:56
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listen to the pitter patter
of the rain
does it really
does it really
ever matter?
i ain't trying to love ya, babe
cause you don't love me, babe
and i'm not trying
to go through
all that worrying
and all those doubts again
i'd rather keep you as a friend
and spend our time
not just
trying to pass our time
if you're behind the truth i hide
then why should i lie?
cause after heartbreak
all that remains
is the echo
of an ambient line
after heartbreak
left in your way
is the hum
of an ambient lie
i ain't trying to lose ya, babe
thought i already did that great
and i'm not trying
to win you back either
cause i've had time to think
i think i found something
i'd rather see you sometimes
than regret one more lie
if you're behind the truth i hide
then why should i lie?
cause after heartbreak
all that remains
is the echo
of an ambient lie
after heartbreak
left in your way
is the hum
of an ambient lie
and you know the truth
what truth?
and i
think that i do
what truth?
but you
you know the truth
what truth?
that love
isn't true
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10. |
my perfect stranger
03:04
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i'm in love
with a perfect stranger
i don't know her name
but i
don't care
she's got curves for days
and eyes
full of wonder
and i begin to think
there's no one
like her
let's run away
my perfect stranger
and talk all day
until we're strangers no more
where are you going?
my perfect stranger
i'll love you forever
how i love you
can i come to?
we'll run away
from this bank together
and hide away
in the
north country
with nothing to do
but say
i love you
and hear you say
that you love me too
let's run away
my perfect stranger
and talk all day
until we're strangers no more
where are you going?
my perfect stranger
i'll love you forever
how i love you
can i come to?
you don't have to make this difficult
no you don't
you don't have to make this hard
it isn't hard
you just have to say you love me
say you love me
you just have to want my heart
i'm in love
with a perfect stranger
and i know
she loves me too
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11. |
manufactured chill
02:21
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sun left out in the rain
he'll be dripping rays all day
good thing i'm in LA
and i can't complain
cleaned up from yesterday
friends drank then went away
i guess those are friends today
but i can't complain
she said she don't need money
she said she just needs good vibes
well i said honey
there are plenty to go around
in this
superficial town
life here feels so contrived
but hey, the sun is bright
i guess that's LA life
and i can't complain
can't wait to catch a break
so i'll sit, relax, and wait
i know i'm truly great
so i can't complain
she said she don't need fame
she said she just needs good times
well i said honey
there are plenty to around
in this
superficial town
proudly made in so cal
natural, organic, and local
you can call it what you will
but i know when i see
manufactured chill
sun left out in the rain
he'll be dripping rays all day
good thing I'm in LA
and i can't complain
life here feels so contrived
but hey, the sun is bright
i guess that's LA life
and i can't complain
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12. |
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i know you like me
from the way your eyes winced
as you kissed me
did you need to put me down?
did you lose a reason
to come
and talk with me
because you walked
out that door and out of town
i like your nose ring
and the smile you choose to employ
when a stranger
offers a drink and a compliment
you second guess
before saying
another kind word
and you walked
out that door and out of town
i thought you'd miss me
but my egos just
painting pictures
of a heartfelt reunion
someday
you looked around
to see
if someone
was watching
before you offered
your hand
and told me your name
another glass of whiskey
spilled into my rug
another empty bottle
i've been meaning to clean up
hey man are you
losing your damn mind?
hey man are we
witness to your demise?
there's nothing harder
than wondering if you'll come back
but there's something
intriguing
about the mystery
and if you do
i'd give
all my love to you
before you walk
out that door and out of town
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