1. |
I See
03:08
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they're not
just your thoughts
you just happened
at the time
to have them
and that's fine
but don't ever
say that they're mine
they're not
faces
i see faces
everyone i know
and even those i don't
i see faces
i see faces
in a pile of clothes
in a bar of soap
in wood or stone
in water
as it's being poured
oh i see
the gloves on the other foot now
i said wow
i think i can love you now
tonight's dinner is tomorrow's shit
so enjoy it
before it stinks
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2. |
A Walk on the Bleach
03:05
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life has changed on you again
something born, something dead
so when you can't seem to make it
out of your head
remember we were friends
well i'm going back to Africa
gonna sell me a man
come on down to the
promised land
buy me if you can
but at the top of the mountain
at the bottom of the sea
what do words mean
where does a song belong
bare bulbs bloom
and light the room
see ya sun
hello moon
i won't like it anymore that you do
that's what i said
as she got undressed
but when you're sad and hungry
and you've got no place to go
what do words mean
what does anybody know
so just come from where you came
and wash your hands with dirt and rain
take a walk on the bleach
and dig the pain
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3. |
Be Brave
02:58
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i walked away
from everyone i know
i looked and around and thought
this must be what it's like to be alone
awareness fell on me
my bones, my bones
i felt my ribs
my bones, my bones
i'm mud i'm mud
held up
if it breaks i'm done
i had to be brave
you gotta be brave
i had to be brave
you gotta be brave
i had to be brave
you gotta be
don't seem like no choice to me
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4. |
Friday in Paris
02:17
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my mouth also tastes like blood
did you even see me
when you looked up
the doctor asked you what day it was
but neither of us could say which one
you in bed and me outside
thinking how'd we get here and why
while waiting for louie to arrive
i wish i could say i didn't cry
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5. |
Between Us
03:20
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by the time that i get back
the kittens will have turned to cats
when you realize you don't have
to make sense
to anyone else
it helps, it helps, it helps
just
between us
i put miles between us
goodnight tonight's company
hope you have a good memory
for i fear i went on too long
should of gone back to the hotel
as soon as things began to go well
i'd do anything to wake you up
if i felt i once put you to sleep
you see
i have energy
and if i jump on the bed bursting
so suddenly
you will go against to what you are
married
and that i cannot carry
i'm sorry
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6. |
Da Da
02:32
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know a room where there's
a piano inside
love to play it but it's not mine
sneak in and write a song
run away then i take the bus home
well i'm sorry that i played your piano
but i just had to get something
off of my soul
there's a line that i stand beside
i get out my paint and i get out my pad
i need some more room
so i used some wall
the people in the line
didn't like it at all
well i'm sorry that i ruined your wall
but i just had to get something
off of my soul
well a bum once asked me a question
he said son what's the greatest nation
he knew i'd answer if i could
so he told me
he said a donation
and i said man that's good
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7. |
Night Might
02:13
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surrounded by people but all alone
homesick without a home
the night life ain't a good life
but it's mine
life i chose
life i lead
i learned it from you
you can learn it from me
the night life ain't a good life
but it's mine
think of a building empty a night
think of everyone you love
sitting inside
i hope someone beautiful
was born today
cause it's getting very ugly
around this place
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8. |
Dare I Say
02:31
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there goes my mouth
i was just thinking and it came out
i didn't mean to make you doubt
just what your life's all about
i didn't know i had to hide the truth
every time i talked to you
i thought maybe cause you
went to school
but i guess you only learned the rules
you were taught all wrong
but it's not your fault
you just came along
you just came along
you know when every war began
who died where and when
but the man stays the same
his face is the only change
they don't teach you that in class
cause you'd never come back
we were taught all wrong
but it's not our fault
we just came along
we just came along
anyone with an original thought
who speaks out and can't be bought
always seems to wind up shot
so don't look so shocked
if on a clear bright day
i get blown away
look no further than the CIA
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9. |
Laugh At Sex, Not Her
02:57
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my friends are having sex
in the other room
being quiet as they can
so as not to be rude
i smile and fall asleep
on the couch
so easily
cause they love each other
and for some reason that pleases me
well i don't know if they love
each other for sure
but it sure sounds like they do
i smile and think
sex is like laughter
you do it differently
with different people
and sometimes you can feel sick after
it feels good but it's not always possible
sure enough it can happen
at the wrong time
how come you're always right
in your own way
cause we all used to be you
and i've slept with her too
i've got to tell you that i've missed you
and that i've lost my belt
and nothing else
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10. |
All You Can Hide Inside
02:11
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always there to show
that you're not good enough
that which hates everything
hates you and it hates me
you use me and you know it
i use you and you need it
i love you and you don't believe it
you don't believe that i mean it
and all you can hide inside
you won't be lonely forever
but i won't be there either
i love you and you don't believe it
you don't believe i can see it
and all you can hide inside
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11. |
The Unsent Letter
02:02
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the unsent letter
in the top drawer of my dresser
can explain me much better
than i am now
crosses hidden
within revisions
fit to omit anything
the unpleasantness of writing
with a shaky hand
i can foresee getting me too in the end
my lungs are already dead
and i've only begun to kill myself
owning nothing but a cough
sad thought the day you get better
and lose the only thing you have
that you can truly call your own
my uncle taught my brother
and my brother taught me
what is there
is not always what is seen
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i'm sure she was an angel
'cause i've seen one before
she said let me play you a song
that i know
i asked her where she learned the song
she said she'd learned from townes
but to no one alone does it belong
you try never to trust someone
'cause why should you
but you do
just as soon
as love tells you to
lucky you love best when it hurts you
no you can't only love when you
want to
that's how i lost her
i'm sure of it now
that's how i'll lose you
unless somehow
if nothing ever else
happens to you
i will and that will be
enough
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