1. |
Born Again
04:33
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Knew it the moment that I saw you
I was goner there and then
You pinned me down like an insect
Wouldn’t even let me say “when”
Held my breath till I turned crimson
Then I died and I was born again
I died and I was born again
Born again
Never knew nothing like this feeling
This feeling of being borne aloft
I’ve soared above little fluffy clouds
And I let myself whoosh and waft
From down below you called to me
And your voice was sweet and soft
Your voice was sweet and soft
Here I am
All tattered and torn
Here I am
Once again reborn
You found a home deep inside me
In a place down in my core
It is a place liquid and allusive
At the bottom of my drawer
You are the bull snorting in the ring
And I am a conquistador
I am a conquistador
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2. |
Love Me Like a Woman
03:32
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Wanna know what it feels like
How it feels from your point of view
The way you feel when I hold you
Wanna know what it feels like
How it feels when I'm inside
What you see when I behold you
Won't you love me like a woman
Love me like a woman
Love me in the way only a woman can
Won't you love me like a woman
Love me like a woman
I'll be your cavewomen
You be my caveman
Wanna know what it feels like
How it feels like when you're having sex
The way it feels to be penetrated
Do you actually like it
Do you want it all the time
Or do you think it's overrated
Yeah I really mean it
Not being insincere
Wanna know what you are feeling
Wanna see what you see
See your POV
When you look past me at the ceiling
Wanna know what it feels like
How it feels when you look in my eyes
Do you feel delight or is it disgust
Is my body a work of art
Or am I a piece of meat
Are in it for love or is it merely lust
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3. |
Don't Count On Me
04:55
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You say that you love me
But what does that mean
I don't feel what you feel
There's no in-between
Don't count on me
(Don’t you count on me)
I will only let you down
(Don’t you count on me)
No don't count on me
(Don’t you count on me)
Pretend I'm not around
Don't count on me
You say that I'm the only one
The only one you need
But what about how I feel
If you prick me I bleed
I can feel your desire
And I can feel your pain
I can feel how deep down you go
Living life under constant rain
You say can’t let me go
That I’m your last chance
But what does that make me
A victim of your circumstance
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4. |
Pill
03:47
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You once said you would walk with me
Out of the desert of my grief
Wanted so bad to believe in you
In you I put my belief
I am a pill
A bitter, bitter pill
Just one dose and you’re awake
I am a pill
A bitter, bitter pill
A pill that no one wants to take
Why won't you take me
You once said you would hold my hand
And lead me out of the dark
But when it turned into be a painful slog
You regretted that remark
You once said said you would be my side
But then you disappeared
In the end you were like the rest
It's what I always feared
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5. |
This Endless Yearning
04:36
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So many roads I've taken
Most of them dead ends
I'm bloodied, bruised and beaten
No one makes amends
Wanna get my act together
But I've run out of strength
Still I try with all my might
To go that extra length
My heart has been broken
Throughout this lifelong jamboree
Take this endless yearning
And set me free
Set me free
I get out on the highway
But I wind up nowhere
The world is full of strangers
And none of them could care
Looking for a home sweet home
Don't need to be too sweet
Don't got no expectations
As I beat a retreat
I wish that you could see me
In the way that I see you
I know that that's unlikely
What's a boy to do
Wish I could forget you
Let go of all those days
It will always break my heart
Now and for always
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6. |
Everybody's Happy Now
03:39
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What happened then was what it was
It was well I dunno what it was
There were odd characters
It was grotesque
And nothing was what you might’ve guessed
Like in a dream that bleeds you dry
Till your bones they start to decalcify
Everybody’s happy
Everybody’s happy
Everybody’s happy now
There was that time and oh what a time
It was well I dunno how you keep time
There were villains
There were saints
They all live in a box of paints
Like a world you only catch in a peek
But you feel in every bubble and squeak
What can I expect
I can't expect nothing
I can't expect nothing no how
What can I hope for
I can't hope for nothing
I can't hope for nothing no way
What I know now is what I know
And what I know I can’t unknow
I’m cleaning house
I’m clearing the decks
I’m replacing the junk with special effects
I’m picking up speed as I move along
As a choir of ghosts sing my swan song
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7. |
Take This Longing
04:49
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I’m a captive of your song
That streams on every frequency
It spreads on out like a thunderhead
And it rains down on me
Take this longing from my heart
And free me this wretched grief
Is it too much to ask of you
All I want is some small relief
Take this longing from my heart
I been out on this lonesome road
With no companion by my side
You seem to think I want the world
When a crust of bread would keep me satisfied
Take this longing from my soul
Help me fill my empty hole
I'm a captive of your song
It plays on all across the dial
Maybe one day it'll be number one
And you will go that extra mile
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8. |
Downs
04:15
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I know that I can be vexing
Not always in a good mood
While the rest of the world is nice and polite
I can come off rude
Don't hate me
Don't hate me
Don't hate me
Me and my perpetual frown
Don't hate me
Don't hate me
Don't hate me
I am on the down
All around everyone's laughing
They are in on the joke
What they see when the look at me
An old man who got broke
"Why is he always a downer
It don't do him no good
He needs to pull himself out of it"
Doncha know I would if I could
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9. |
Bad Touch
04:34
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I let you in
Into my tiny world
It's a world that no one has seen
I take a risk
But I never know
Will you be loving or will you be mean
Will you be loving or will you be
You gotta bad, bad touch
But I love you so much
I am a fool to let you in
Your gotta bad, bad touch
Put me in double dutch
You always get under my skin
Your bad, bad touch
It happens every time
Shouldn't be surprised
Never seem to get it through my thick head
You give me that look
Then you pull out the rug
Then you disappear and leave me for dead
Then you disappear and leave me for
Why do you do what you do
Well I don't know
Does it give you a thrill
To know you've hurt me so
I let you in
Into my tiny world
You trash the place like you don't care
How can I blame you
It's my own damn fault
One day I am gonna leave you I swear
One day I will leave you
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10. |
Gotcha Loud and Clear
04:15
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You don’t want me poking around
Where I shouldn’t be poking
Like you to think I’m just joking around
But you know I’m not joking
You mean too too much to me
In ways that seem surreal
I try like mad to shake myself loose
But I can’t un-feel what I feel
You don’t want to feel my heat
You don’t want me getting too near
You don’t me any way to Sunday
Gotcha loud and clear
You don’t hafta shout
Yeah I don’t wanna say that I love you
But it is always leaking out
And then every time I say that I love you
I can see you freaking out
I know I gotta let it all go
But then then I gotta wonder what I’ll be
Some guy with his hands in his pockets
Yearning for agape
This whole thing is pretty fucking twisted
In ways that I can’t unknot
I know should just cool down about it
And be thankful for what I got
But there’s a fire that won’t be extinguished
Because it’s fueled by a deep-seated need
And as long as that fire is burning
My spirit will never be freed
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I used to keep a journal
Wrote in it everyday
Wrote about the shit in my shitty life
Wrote so I could have my say
I kept it going for 40-odd years
Mostly I’d bitch and complain
And when I look back on it now
I see depression and pain
I wrote a hundred volumes
About every cranny and nook
And in the end I wound up with
A very sad handwritten book
I used to keep a journal
Wrote in it every detail
The life I lived and who I was
Every win and every epic fail
Wrote about the people that I loved
And all the people that I hated
I guess I must’ve known a lot of jerks
Yes, that’s clearly demonstrated
I used to keep a journal
But now I’m gonna throw them out
They don’t do me any good no more
Of that I have no doubt
So I brung them to a UPS store
So they could be pulverized
But the guy behind the counter
Looked at me kinda weird
And said that was ill-advised
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12. |
Enough Already
06:51
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I stand at the edge
About to fall through
Then something bad grabs me
Right out of the blue
Like nothing I've known
It rips me apart
Like a bloody stake
Like a bloody stake
Nailed right to my heart
I've said it once, yeah
And I'll say it again
Enough is enough already
Amen, brother, amen
I've been though the mill
I've run out of all hope
I would take my own life
If I had enough rope
I'm no longer hungry
Don't care much for sex
I've given up coffee
I've cleared all the decks
What makes you go on living
What makes you survive
Do you think things will get better
And you'll be glad you're alive
Do you think your tomorrows
Will bring to you a happier phase
Do you think all your tomorrows
Will bring you happier days
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