1. |
Down We Go
05:10
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The road to hell is paved with our intentions
Good, bad and in-between
We may think we’re all children of God
As ride along in our black limousine
We act like what we think must be righteous
We hope that we appear to do good
We believe that heaven is a-waitin’
And if not, well, we imagine it should
We may think we’re going up, up, up
We may think we’re blowing up, up, up
But then it’s down we go
Down we go
Down we go
We’re going down
We’re going down, down, down
The road to salvation is bumpy and fraught
We never know where it will lead
Just when we think we got it all sown up
Our wounds rip open and bleed
What do we see when look in the mirror
Is that someone we think we know
Or is it a stranger staring back at us
Joined together like a portmanteau
We may think we’re at the top, top, top
We may think we'll never stop, stop stop
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2. |
It's All Up From Here
05:10
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My mom is dead and my dad is dead
And my sisters they are fucking jerks
My body aches
From the head down to my toes, yeah
Growing old has so many perks
Yeah it’s all pretty sad
What reason have I to be glad
It’s all up from here
I get sick and then you get sick
We blow it around like a hurricane
Nothing’s gonna stop it
If we act like fools, yeah
We don’t need no weather vane
Yeah it’s all pretty pathetic
Wish we were more copasetic
What goes around comes around
Comes around
What goes around comes around
My heart is broke, broke in two
And nothing, no nothing’s gonna fix it
Try to piece it together
But like this crummy old song
Just no way will I ever remix it
Yeah it’s all pretty absurd
Still I remain weirdly undeterred
Gotta keep my head up
Well I must change my ways
Gotta believe
We're head for brighter days
What other choice have I got
I can't accept my sorry lot
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3. |
One Day
04:49
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I’m so sorry I can’t help myself
Fucked it up
Just a hapless fool
Pissed you off
And hung you out to dry
How can I make it up
How can I make it right
Won't you tell me please
One day, hey ya
One day, hey ya
One day I will come through
I will come through for you
I will come through for you
I’m so dumb I can’t get it right
Screwed you bad
And you stood by
You took it like a champ
While I ran you down
How can I make it good
How can I make it up
Won't you tell me please
All I want is your forgiveness
All I want is you have mercy on me
All I want is to restore your trust
All I want is credibility
I’m so rotten I don’t blame you
You can hate me
For all my misdeeds
Broke your heart
Shattered your faith
How can I get you back
How can I convince you
Won't you tell me please
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4. |
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The world expands
My rent goes up
It's the darkest night of the year
Router clucks
Browser crash
It's the darkest night of the year
Sticky notes
Broken strap
It's the darkest night of the year
Hush
Bitter gods
Savory flesh
It's the darkest night of the year
Staining wind
Wounding time
It's the darkest night of the year
Dogged stars
Caterwaul
It's the darkest night of the year
Hush
Bullet ants
Incontinence
It's the darkest night of the year
Training bra
Chocolate kiss
It's the darkest night of the year
Jersey shore
Painted bird
It's the darkest night of the year
Hush
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5. |
Waiting for the Rain
03:49
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Days go by and nary a drop
The sun beats on down
And the heat it don’t stop
The heat it don’t stop
Ain’t no relief
Neck and a crop
I keep on waiting
I keep on waiting
I keep on waiting for the rain
But the rain does not come
Clouds they form but they don’t bleed
The devil rides by
On what looks like a steed
On what looks like a steed
He blows on his flute
And drops his bad seed
I keep on waiting
I keep on waiting
I keep on waiting for the rain
But the rain does not come
No the rain does not come
Yeah the rain does not come
The land it is scorched
Dry as bone
I pray to Zeus
He’s silent as a stone
He’s silent as a stone
I turn to dust
My dust it gets blown
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6. |
Going Viral
05:00
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It is in the air
Here, there and everywhere
Spreading out like acid fog
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
I give it to you
And you give it to me
Like two lovers in a lover’s spiral
We pass it on
Now it’s going viral
Yup
It is in my blood
Gushes through me like a flood
And I unleash it on the world
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
What goes around
Comes back around
Like two lovers in a lover’s spiral
We pass it on
Now it’s going viral
Yup
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Jai Guru Deva, Om
It is on my skin
Like a sunburn on a bedouin
Stranded under an endless sun
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
I spit on you
You spit back on me
Like two lovers in a lover’s spiral
We pass it on
Now it’s going viral
Yup
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7. |
Lost It in the Fire
04:43
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I kept my favorite records there
There was "Yesterday and Today"
And all my marbleized copy books
Where I was allowed to have my say
And all my boxes of photographs
They too got burned away
Everything I owned and I everything I loved
Well I lost it all
Lost it in the fire
Everything I treasured and I everything made
Well I lost it all
Lost it in the fire
I lost it all
Lost it in the fire
I kept my favorite letters there
Where you poured out your heart to me
I regret I left them all behind
Yeah I stored my stuff haphazardly
Always thought my junk would be around
Outlast me in perpetuity
Nothing, no
Nothing, no
Nothing, no
Nothing, no
Will bring it all back
I kept my sacred treasures there
The kind you save for a rainy day
My sister said it was no big deal
What did I expect she'd say
It meant nothing at all to her
But it kept me going when I was far away
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8. |
The World Is Not Enough
03:49
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What does it mean to be in the now
What does it mean to have a true connection
I take a picture of you and all I see is my reflection
Can you tell me what is true
Can you tell me what is not
Can you tell me anything at all
Fill me in on the plot
Oh my soul, oh my soul
This is the place that I belong
This is the place that's meant for me
But the world is not enough
It's not enough for me
Not enough for me
What does it mean to tell the truth
What does it mean to tell a lie
In the end it's all the same
No principles do apply
Can you tell me if I'm dreaming
Can you tell me if I'm awake
Can you tell me anything at all
Is it real or is it fake
Oh my soul, oh my soul
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9. |
Hard Way to Heaven
04:54
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Down here there's nothing really going on
Down here we sit and watch someone
Mow the lawn
We feel lazy and there's nothing really wrong with that
We curl up just like a fat old cat
It's got to be a hard way to heaven
You don't think that they would just let you in
It's got to be a hard way to heaven
Got to tramp down a lifetime of sin
Make your will and then make your peace
It's a little bit late if your looking to get a new lease
Better take stock of all your indiscretions
At the least you might make a few concessions
May your actions amount to more
Than a series of Freudian slips
May your life preach more lovely
Much more lovely than your lips
Down here it's really rather mundane
You go along with it all or else you go insane
Can't wait and can't stand any further delay
Can't wait until your soul starts to fly away
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10. |
Ryan Adams' Swan Song
04:31
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I have good days
And I have bad days
And I have my in-betweens
I had my good times
But I didn't see it
Wound up a hill of beans
Now I gotta say goodbye
Now you're gonna see me fly, fly
Now I gotta say farewell
It's been great
It's been hell
This is my swan song
This is my swan song
I had the world
In my hands
And then I pissed it all away
I acted like a little prick
Never thought
About judgment day
I had the world
On a string
I had people fooled
But then the world
Interceded
I got schooled
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11. |
End of the Road
05:35
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We've taken this just as far as we can
As far as we can to a man, to a man
Do not know what more we could we say
What more could we say that's not cliché
We can try to make it look like it's all good
But in the end we're always misunderstood
Like a river
Down which we once flowed
We have reached the end of the road
Like a bomb about to explode
We have reached the end of the road
And so it goes
We seen this through
Through the highs and the lows
The highs and the lows and so it goes
We made our bed and we cleaned up our room
We cleaned up our room with a broken old broom
We can lie and say we gave it our best
But in the end does it matter
When we reach our final rest
Wish that I could just go back
Wish that I could start again
Wish that I could just throttle down
Wish that I could jump out of my skin
Wish that I had a time machine
I would set it to way back when
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12. |
Stairway to the Stars
05:36
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This way up
That elevator man declared
The door is closing
Get in or get out
Don’t waste my time
Folks are on the move
Heaven is a-waiting
And so is the other place too
We’re rocketing up to the pent
And then its down, down to the basement
We climb up, up, up
On this stairway to the stars
This way up
That elevator man declared
We won’t ever stop
Until we reach the top
Hold on honey
We’re hitting the heights
Gonna be at least 60 g’s
It’s gonna be wild, wild, wild
It’s gonna be surreal
It's gonna rip you up
It's gonna spin your wheel
This way up
That elevator man declared
Hope you're ready
For the ride of your life
Gird yourself
Say a little prayer
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The Revenants Boston, Massachusetts
"It was hell," recalls former child.
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