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It’s not your fault, you say
It’s just who you are
I would rather it be OK
But now you’ve gone too far
I don’t know what to say
To make you see where I’m at
So I just stop and pull away
Put on my skin and hat
If it sounds like an excuse, you say
You mean to be sincere
I’ve let myself get blown along
By the storm of your good cheer
I’m having trouble sorting out
The lies and the good intent
You should get exclusive rights
To all the truths you invent
Things are crazy now, you say
You’re booked until next spring
Funny how you clear the decks
When you hear your cell phone ring
I can’t make it more clear to you
You zig when I zag
The whole thing’s tuckered me out
I’m old and I’m a drag
Need more than you can give
Need more than you can give
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Brilliant Day
04:20
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The rain has ceased
And the sun is shining
Shining down with all its might
I crawl out from under my window
From under my window I take flight
Not a cloud in the sky
All this life is flying on by
It's a brilliant day
It's a brilliant day
Going all the way
On this brilliant day
I'm pleased as punch
I'm pleased as punch to be here
I feel like I am cock of the walk
Nothing can get me down
Nothing can give me feel bad
Not even all that dirty rotten talk
On this brilliant day
I can lounge around forever
On this brilliant day
I'm floating light as a feather
I'm getting a tan
My body is lean and mean
And all the girls they want to know my name
I'm taking it in
I'm living for this moment
'Cause I know it won't be the same
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Nighty Night, My Darling
03:27
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It's pretty late
What you doing up
Are you have some kind of nightmare
Wanna talk about it
Try to talk it out
You got yourself a death stare
Go back to bed
Lay down your head
Nighty night, my darling
Close your eyes
Don't agonize
Nighty night, my darling
Good night, my baby
Good night, my darling
I saw your light
And I was wondering
Why you were still awake
I know you're down
I know you are suffering
Let's go and have a piece of cake
Lullaby and good night
Now that the daytime is over
Time to slip up to your dreamland
I feel for you
Know what you're going through
It's why I'm not in bed
All day long I dream
I dream of sleeping
But come the night I live in dread
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4. |
Make It Stop
04:36
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This is the thing
This is the thing I am feeling
And what I am feeling is this thing
I am drowning
In this landscape
Listen to the bell ring
And I plead
Please make it stop
I am humbled
Please make it stop
I am drifting
Drifting this ill space
Things are all twisted
There is a song
And pulls me back to that moment
And I start to get a misted
I am broken
Broken and broke down
And nothing’s gonna bolster me
You're in my blood
You're in my essence
You're in my upholstery
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Lake Success
04:17
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Whipping past my window
A Santa Ana whines
All across Lake Success
Rustling in the pines
Shifting into fifth gear
Trouble in mind
Trouble in mind
Why do I believe you when all you do is lie
Why do I believe you when all you do is lie
All you do is lie
Cattle on the highway
Mow them all down
The dreamer and his dreams
Are banished from this town
A broken cup holder
Ashes on the dash
Ashes on the dash
Broke down in Boston Town
Waiting for a train
Sally thumbed a diesel down
Just before the rain
We’re ripping out the garden
And putting up a shed
We buried grandpa down there
Beneath a thunderhead
Fertilize dichondra
The Santa Ana seethes
The Santa Ana seethes
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You got a sweet little way about you
But it's way too sweet for me
I'm not deserving of your bright ray
I am not who you want me to be
But there is something about you
Can't put my finger on it
Just want to bring you on home to me
And tie you with up in an Easter bonnet
How can I love you when you won't go away
How can I love you when you won't go away
I know that that's an odd thing to say
But how can I love you when you won't go away
You make me happy when I am down
But I don't wanna rely on you
You got your own little thing that you are
And I should say fie, fie on you
But then you go and you draw a breath
And let out a gentle sigh
It's right then and there I pledge
That for you I would die
How can I love you when you won't go away
I keep on telling you day after day
But you won't listen, you stay and stay
How can I love you when you won't go away
You got a kindly vibe about ya
Like a trail of patchouli and sage
And me well I am one fucked up old dude
Filled with depression and rage
You ain't doing me no favors
By making me want to love you so
But I've always been fool
I'm sure that's something you know
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This Is What Happens
04:52
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I feel my body being pulled apart
And all my pieces blown like dust
And I got no choice but to laugh at it all
At the very least be nonplussed
I weep like an open wound
I saw like a violin
This is what happens
This is what happens
When I let you in
I feel my pieces being borne aloft
And my fingers touch the tips of your hair
I try to yoke you close to me
But you fly away like so much air
I can spin it any way I want
I can check into a loony bin
This is what happens
This is what happens
When I let you in
I feel my spirit out among the stars
As lonely as a scuttled thought
Your eyes, your crown, your brilliant mouth
Hurl me like a juggernaut
I gird myself for the great beyond
I snag myself on a safety pin
This is what happens
This is what happens
When I let you in
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Limerence
03:58
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There's a look in your eyes
It consumes me like a fire
I'm helpless and I'm hopeless
Can’t let go of my desire
I am filled with a sickness
This addiction I have for you
You occupy my every single thought
And my thoughts are born of blue
You shine, you shine
You shine, you shine
You shine with the hope of deliverance
You shine, you shine
You shine, you shine
But your shine is a terrible limerence
Never thought I’d feel bad
About something that feels so good
I just want to let you go
But I couldn't even if I could
What is this strange obsession
It’s not like anything I’ve ever known
Something once so small
Has blossomed full-blown
Shine, shine
Shine all over me
I whisper these words
Here is my confession
What was once a diversion
Is now an obsession
What strange disease is this
That sickens me like a cancer
I turn to you for comfort
But I get no answer
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Feel It
04:22
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I can feel it, I can feel it
I can feel it, I can feel it
I can feel it, I can feel it
I know you think you do
But I don't feel it too
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I Believe
04:29
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I can feel the energy
That you are transmitting
And it blows me apart
Like atoms that are splitting
You have found me deep, deep down
In my darkest spot
And you have pulled me through
My most darkest thought
Good, good vibes come through to me
I can feel you on your frequency
And it turns me on like a radio
And it shines on me till I’m all aglow
It’s a light that shimmers
It’s a light that shimmers
I can feel the heat
That you are emanating
And it sears through me
And leaves me pulsating
You have lifted me up, up, up
From the bottom of a well
You have dragged me out
Out of my hell
I can feel the love
That you are giving
It's like nothing I’ve known
And it keeps me living
You have stuck with me
Through the thin and the thin
You have held me fast
Like a cotter pin
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Shimmer
04:55
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There are things that I know
And there are things I haven’t a clue
An yet I can’t tell the difference
Between what's a lie and what is true
The only thing that's certain
Is the only real certainty
Is the belief that I believe in
And that's enough for me
That's enough, yeah that's all
Like a boy who's ten feet tall
I believe what I believe
I believe what I believe
That’s all I ever need to know
Whatever way the wind does blow
What I believe, what I believe
You can get yourself in trouble
When you rely on a higher power
Because that power is a person
And a person can devour
But what choice to you have
You are never truly free
So I believe what I believe in
And that's enough for me
That's enough, yeah that's all
Like a boy who's ten feet tall
What do I know and what do I think I know
I've always been a skeptic
But now I'm not so sure
What once was sacrosanct
Is now not so pure
Am I some kind of chicken
Am I acting cowardly
I believe what I believe in
And that's enough for me
That's enough, yeah that's all
Like a boy who's ten feet tall
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12. |
What I've Become
06:13
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I come alive every time I see you
See you coming in my thoughts
Oh baby come, come and save me
'Cause I don't know what I've become
I am nothing if i'm not with you
With you now and for all time
Oh baby come, come and save me please
'Cause I don't know what I've become
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