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Two of Cups
02:01
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We run together, stumbling in the dead heat
Everyone cheated and they jumped before the gun
You could say I’m too simple for the chase
But it’s on and on and on and I’d say
They threw me in the pool alone out in the deep end
I was so skinny that I’d sink before I’d swim
They didn’t know that I could hold my breath the longest
On and on and on and I’ll stay
I’d always win if we had a sleeping contest:
Still in the sheets in the middle of the day
But now the sunlight kicks me out of hiding
On and on, etc.
I see you in the rink, skating to the New Wave
I never listened to those songs back in the day
But I’ve still got the rope if you want to hang the DJ
On and on, etc.
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24 O'Clock
02:56
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24 O’clock
I took the gum out of my mouth and stuck it underneath the desk;
It joined its siblings sleeping
I took a ruler off the shelf, smacked my lab partner in the head
He ran to the nurse’s screaming
And I can hear the bells are ringing, they haven’t stopped singing
Since the clock struck 24
And I can see the class is leaving, they’re crowding for the door
Tossing and turning in my bed, worried about the tests ahead:
They’re crowding up tomorrow
We have to run a course of ropes, then lectures in the evils of dope:
It won’t help us through these sorrows
The counselor is packing up, she’s straight up leaving from the coast:
Things are looking bleak now
The teachers can’t answer us straight about the fractures in our state:
It looks like the system is breaking down!
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3. |
One for the Plumbers
01:55
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One for the Plumbers
Waiting in a bar at a shabby hotel
Holding onto secrets we never can tell
They want you
Oh, yes, they want you
Holding onto plans for a secret machine
Try to duplicate things that have never been seen
They want you
Yes, they still want you
The information is leaking
The open wounds are bleeding
The seekers are out there seeking
Tonight
Swerving in the fast lane, as fast as can be
Cutting through the fog
So you hardly can see
They want you, oh, yes, they want you
Sliding under benches and throwing the shells
The lights are going off in the shadowy halls
They want you
Oh, they still want you
And now as the bells are ringing
The messengers are singing
This paranoia is stinging
The information is leaking
The open wounds are bleeding
The seekers are out there seeking
Tonight
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4. |
Choir of Crows
02:21
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Choir of Crows
Just one vacation away
Think of all the time and the money we’ll save
We’ll do it all in ten days
And get rocked by the waves
I feel I’m one drink behind
The rest of the party’s in full swing
(We’ll) take a bottle of full throttle and
Spit a shot at the sky
Separate the pigeons from doves
Some have spots and some don’t
Don’t get hung up, it’s sure to get sung
By a choir of crows from above
And just make sure you get paid
Life gets so bleak when you’re skint
Picking cotton from the pills in your pocket
You can’t tell the thread from the lint
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5. |
Speed Chaser
02:20
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Jimmy’s got a sprain
And he’s hopping mad in pain
But he really isn’t hopping because his ankle is at fault
Ginny’s got the brains
And she’s sick of this again
Bailing out her boyfriend from the county sheriff’s vault
(Singing)
Speed chaser, will you run around, run around
Forgetting all the plans that we laid out at the bar?
Speed chaser, will you run aground, run aground
Turning off the headlights when you’re driving in the dark?
Jimmy caught the blame because he couldn’t even aim
Through the eyeholes in the ski mask at the liquor store clerk
Ginny looked alive and she slammed into drive
Stepping on the gas and leaving Jimmy in the lurch
(Singing)
Speed chaser, will you run around, run around
Forgetting all the plans we laid out at the bar?
Speed chaser, will you run aground, run aground
Turing off the headlights when you’re driving
Down the road in the dark?
Speed Chaser...Speed Chaser?!
Whoa-oh-oh-oh...
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6. |
The Story
02:26
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I've heard this one before, no real mystery
About how your party's gonna cement your place in history
The same old suspects hanging from the rafters
The same old story, it's so boring
You can call me on the morning after
A broken window, a hole in the door
A new layer of puke and filth on the cement floor
The script's identical, the same distasters
The same old story, it's so boring
You can call me on the morning after
Hold your breath
Turn out the lights
The wasted night
Is spinning faster
Sha-la-la-la
The same old story, it's so boring
You can call me on the morning after
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Feline Nocturne
03:59
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I’m breathing deeper every day for you
And my late sleeping has my dreams askew
Casting designs from the moment I awake
A sense of purpose keeps me from
Falling into an early grave (well...)
I’ll chase you down
I’ll chase you around
And sink my teeth
Right into you
You’ll see my frown
Turn upside down
Reveal the fangs
I’ve sharpened for you
I’m seeing far into the dark night sky
I’m staying close, not roaming far and wide
All these new positions for my plans to take
You must appreciate
It’s all for you
It’s all for your sake
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8. |
Roughshod
02:12
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Swerve left, headed for the light
I blew my tires out
Turn right, the stars aren't so bright
As I skid into the streetlight
And I'd say that I'm running roughshod tonight
I'm running roghshod, alright
I'm running roughshod
I run away
Peel back a layer of skin
Scraped off with a sharp knife
Put on a layer of sin
Rubbing against the nightlife
I can't stay for another day
In this fancy sanitarium
And I can wait for the sharks to bite
And run the line out in the night
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9. |
The Other Side
02:18
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The Other Side
When you’ve left all the reasons why
Sewn up and wrung out and left out to dry
A Spark carries light to the sky
Take the old boat out to the other side
For too long we’ve been hugging the shore
Making strange explorations another’s chore
A strange angel is winking its eye
Take the good ship out to the other side
A life headed right to the grave
Dragging fire and water into our caves
For once look me right in the eyes
And tell me a story about what’s on the other side
And We will sing until our faces turn blue
Chant, dance, stamp our feet in the light of the moon
In a flash blast the roof to the sky
As we’re setting off to the other side
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10. |
Newsprint
03:53
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WATERGATE New York, New York
L to R:
Britta DeVore: Drums, Vocals
Brett Wisniewski: Guitars, Vocals
Walt Jaczkowski: Bass, Vocals
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