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I'm so Happy (I Think I Might Cry)
I’ve been all around the world,
And guess what?
It’s all the same,
You could see it all,
From the window of the train.
And I’ve had so many flings,
And been burned by so many flames,
Guess what?
A twin bed,
Is plenty of space,
At the end of the day...
The truth is I lied,
When I said I was fine,
I’m so happy,
I think I might cry.
The money comes and goes,
It’s kinda fun sometimes I suppose,
(If you can forget,
That it’s just paper).
And all the fine things and fancy clothes,
Are just fine things,
And fancy clothes,
Never forget,
They’re just dust collectors,
At the end of every day.
I’ve got a good coat for my chills,
And a good girl for my thrills,
And a very good pill,
For my ills,
And I’ve got almost too much time,
On my hands,
To kill…
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Backyard Party MDA
02:53
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Backyard Party MDA
Got so drunk,
called a friend of mine,
In the middle of the night,
right at mid-night,
I asked her to deliver a message,
From me to you.
I couldn't even stand to call you myself,
It's bad for my heart,
and worse for my health,
I woke up the next day,
And could not even remember my name.
Instant regret,
Never mind,
Just forget it,
I said what I said but,
Can we pretend,
I said what you wanted to hear,
Instead?
Backyard party,
Black Creek Estates,
I didn't know anybody,
But they had MDA,
Apparently I told you what I really think,
Apparently I didn't leave out anything,
One more memory to be demolished,
Like trying to remember my girlfriend's number from college,
Eight oh five,
Four five six,
Oh nine something, something...
Instant regret,
Never mind,
Just forget it,
I said what I said but,
Can we pretend,
I said something that made you laugh instead?
Instant regret,
Never mind,
Just forget it,
I said what I meant but,
Can we pretend,
I meant something charming instead?
No let's pretend,
I said nothing at all instead...
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Nobody's Got Me
03:10
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Nobody's Got Me
I like a voice in the dark,
Little things,
Like Sunday walks in sunny parks,
After all,
isn’t that what we’re,
all after?
I get dressed and go to school,
I get dressed and go to work,
And I’ve done it all so well by myself so far...
She’s got him,
And he’s got her,
Everyone’s got someone,
Everyone but me,
Nobody’s got me.
I want a hand in my hand,
I want to ask someone to dance,
Who knows all my moves,
and knows to move,
before I step on your pretty shoes,
I get drunk and go to school,
I get drunk and I go to work,
One minute I'm laughing at the funny words,
The next, I'm crying over something I just heard...
He’s got him,
And she’s got her,
Everyone’s got someone,
Everyone but me,
Nobody’s got me.
I don’t need to solve love’s mysteries
I think I just need someone who just needs me,
After all I’ve done it all so well by myself so far...
They’ve got them,
And so do they,
Everyone’s got someone,
Everyone’s got someone,
Everyone but me,
Nobody’s got me.
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Dream Where You Can't Wake Up
What a mess,
What a fucked up mess,
what will I tell your guests,
is anyone’s guess.
You rush to the bathroom,
shut the door,
count to a hundred and four,
whisper a little prayer,
to anyone.
Cold bath water,
runs under the floor boards,
lipstick,
red wine,
and what looks like dirty blood.
and the stained white towels,
you left in the yard,
don't look now,
but to tell you the truth,
I think you lost a tooth.
Tomorrow's gonna come,
the sun is going to shine,
shine on everyone,
but I'm stuck in a dream,
the dream where you can't wake up.
Where have you been,
it's been like two weeks,
all these hollow-eyed assholes,
want to know.
You don't know whether to howl,
or laugh,
or scream,
or sob,
so you do it all,
you do it all at once.
But tomorrow's gonna come,
the morning birds are going to sing,
listen to them sing for everyone,
but I'm stuck in a dream,
the one where you can't wake up.
They kick down the door,
even though you left it unlocked,
they make a big entrance,
simply to let you know,
they have arrived,
someone reaches down,
and I swear they pick up a bloody tooth,
off the green tile floor,
you can’t say why,
but it makes you smile,
as you hover in the door.
Tomorrow’s gonna come,
blue skies are going to hang,
far above everyone,
but I’m still stuck in the dream,
I’m stuck in a dream,
the dream where you can’t wake up.
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5. |
Drop Dead and Die
02:52
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Drop Dead and Die
Now let them say he died,
upon the mean streets,
of the East Side,
of a broken heart,
they found her sitting in her car,
smoke still dripping from the gun,
she hadn’t even tried to run,
and the police report,
was so sweet,
and so short...
there’s nothing good,
about good bye,
your blue eyes turn black,
when you cry,
she said,
drop dead,
and die.
Cuffs cut into my wrists,
feeling fades from my fingertips,
and in the meantime,
I dream in black and white,
side effects,
of Paroxetine.
the kitchen knife,
lies in the kitchen drawer,
a little dirtier,
than it was before,
and the police report,
ain't so cut and dried no more...
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6. |
Interluude
01:34
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7. |
Matches & Gasoline
02:47
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Matches & Gasoline
She's a product of a system of values,
replete with vice and depleted of virtues,
18 maybe nineteen.
She's a virgin of her circumstances,
well-versed version in the latest dances,
she's kinda kinda pretty,
my thoughts turn pretty ugly.
I take what I like,
and I like what I see,
and I see you like taking chances,
I brought matches,
did you bring the gasoline?
My intentions aren't pure I assure you,
I'd much rather exploit and explore,
than adore you,
deep inside I know,
that's what you really, really want
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Everything Makes You Sick
A stolen kiss
that is not returned
A bright flame
that too shortly burns
A lesson that refuses
to be unlearned
My head keeps spinning
but my world won’t turn
Broken things that can’t be fixed
but must be replaced
A growing list of places
you wouldn’t show your face
Was all the time I spent in the wasteland
just a waste?
And to every broken heart
that came before
I just called to let you know
that I don't need you anymore
I'm gonna be ok
Even though everything makes you sick these days
A stolen look that
turns into a gaze
A fickle spark
burning to a blaze
A mark so deep
that no matter what
It simply refuses
to be erased
Bruised and beaten
across the line
Only to realize
they've just called the fight
Was all the time we spent in my bedroom
just chemical relays in my mind?
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Missed Call from Evangeline
Who's that sleeping,
in your garden under your garden lights?
Oh my god please kill me now,
It's what's his name from last night!
I woke up, didn't know where I was,
Half a memory of what I'd done,
Don't know if I'm about to die,
Or just throw up,
Please apologize to your friends,
Do you think I might see you again?
Don't call me baby,
I changed my number,
When I said you could call me any time,
Well, that was last summer,
If I ever need to reach you,
for some reason,
Someday,
I promise Ill reach out,
But if I there was more to say,
I'd have said so by now.
You don't seem like yourself much lately,
You hardly eat a morsel,
Had to let myself in to remind you,
tonight was the big dress rehearsal,
You cried, "I don't know what to do!"
The little test came back bright blue,
I think it might have been you-know-who,
But I didn’t know who...
My apologies, my dear,
I never thought we'd see him again around here.
I was going to call you baby,
But I lost your number,
You said you’d call me first,
But that was back in September,
If you ever need to reach me,
For any reason,
Any time,
Please reach out,
I figured if you had more to say,
You’d have have said so by now.
We're having a baby,
I lost your number,
I was waiting for your call,
Now it's already December,
I never want to see you again,
I'm coming over,
I wish I had more to say,
But I would have said so by now.
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10. |
What Ever Happened To
02:42
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What Ever Happened To
What ever happened to pink-haired Alison?
A casualty casually occupying her 5th floor east side apartment,
Accompanied only by Adie the tabby cat,
She was lonely long before loneliness became the fad.
And what about Ashton down in Asheville town?
She lost it all in the divorce,
But found half her missing smile again...
She said it wasn’t very nice,
Not telling her I’d come around,
Though I was only passing through,
and I’d run out of things to talk about.
And what ever happened to Jesse Edmonds?
Man, I heard he lost his fucking mind one night,
and just walked into the Cumberland.
And apparently they never, found his phone,
To this day no one’s really sure,
if all the accounts got closed
And by the way, did his friend Jake,
Ever fuck that ex?
Or did all they ever do,
was trade those pitifully sad drunken texts?
What I want to know,
Is who wants to know?
and does anybody care,
Not that I really care...
And what ever happened to Adie the tabby cat?
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Jesse Daniel Edwards Nashville, Tennessee
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