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Hard Moon Crash
03:54
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It took a thousand daily doses of daisies
To get this far
How’s a mountain sound they said
Mum’s the word on disastrous, dangerous, understated heights
From night to day in the blink of an eye
Sage to deep in the thick of it
I’ve never seen a faster sunrise
Blinded by cold hindsight
In an iceless freeze
All the pinholes burn bright
So far the flowers are furthest away
I’m even nostalgic for diesel
I never knew everything I needed could be so simple
So hard to breathe, or hold in your fingers
In an iceless freeze
All the pinholes burn bright
And all the windows turn to night
Every fall or spill or broken toe an tails
Seems like brighter days
In an iceless freeze
All the pinholes burn bright
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Water On The Ocean
02:19
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And the water it crashes on the ocean
A different kind of emotion
And the water returns to the sea
What is and what shall be
Say it again and again to me
I got another kind of love my friend
The sea’s a deeper kind of lover friend
I got another kind of peace my friend
And the water crashes it on the ocean
A deeper kind of devotion
And the water returns to the sea
What is and what shall be
Say it again and again to me
Tuna can…
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Beware
03:48
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You've got so much to say
For being born yesterday
I know it's right to turn out the light
Beware
I took a turn to share
What I had learned
Drawn to the light, I was burned
Beware
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Flip The Switch
02:38
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I got a backpack full of dynamite
I’m gonna flip that switch tonight
Pigtails and a cigarette
With a lunchbox and a gun
Oh God I’m gonna do it right
‘Cuz all my choices hurt
Call me crazy
I’m free to take it all
It’s what I need
And I’m in touch with it
It’s crap, but that’s OK
‘Cuz I’m in touch with it
Say you want peace like before the war
My quiet neck between your boot and the floor
All I learned, books to burn
Firewood
Wired in the shade
I can’t wait for the fiery spectacle
Falling slowly
Down
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The Emperor Has No Votes
03:55
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The panhandlers had their say
Obliged to, listened to, and turned away
The princes and the council were cavalier
The would-be duchess of law
She called off the day
Hooray, the choosing is over
We never really needed to worry
The loser was crowned when they cut the count
The wheeling and dealing had already won
When parties turned to fight
The people said, “Wait a minute, we’ve got rights”
The break the lie of a tie
Five wise guys in robes
Hid the vote with a see-through coat
Hooray, the choosing is over
We never really needed to worry
The loser was crowned when they cut the count
The wheeling and dealing had already won
The emperor has no votes…
It’s just to feel we’ve won
Stand behind the man
Don’t whine about the crime
Just check out his brand new coat
Emperors don’t need votes
Hooray, the choosing is over
We never really needed to worry
The loser was crowned when they cut the count
The wheeling and dealing had already won
The emperor has no votes…
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Fu Fu Bunny
02:47
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Fu Fu Bunny comes to town
Spread the warheads all around
Fu Fu Bunny comes to town
Spread the war machine around
Teacher says run and hide
Go on children better hide your eyes
There ain’t nothin’ that you can do
When you’re dealing with the Fu Fu
Fu Fu Bunny’s got a powerful kick
He loves little children but he don’t take shit
So work real hard and don’t be slack
Or we’ll break you balls and break you back
Fu Fu!
The floppy titty momma is all over the world
The sad-eyed momma and the big-bellied girl
No milk yesterday and no milk right now
We done with the grass and we’ve don’t with the cow
It is so quiet, no rain falls
It is so quiet, no animals call
The cold, cold winter and the long hot summer
It’s Fu Fu Bunny for the floppy titty momma
Right now
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Angus
02:57
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Angus was always ready for action
He’d pick up your pieces if you fell to the floor
Always on top, he was ready to stop
To help any stranger recover
What’s more, he’d open the door
Angus was only one man in millions
But ever the trooper he made an impression
Dressed in a robe, he knew what to know
By the worth of the earth he fashioned the future
What’s more, he opened the door
Yeah yeah yeah
Great straight fate
Never made a mistake
Breaking any fake for the sake of the globe
Great straight fate
Angus was always adhering to doctrine
Noone would cross him or challenge his faith
Armed to the hilt, was ready to kill
A fool who stepped from the narrow or straight
What’s more, he’d preach like a bore
Yeah yeah yeah
Great straight fate
Never made a mistake
Breaking any fake for the sake of the globe
Great straight fate
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Catacombs
02:20
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Way down south in Sicily
There’s a little place where the dead stay free
Underneath the Capuchin monastery
Next to a flower-filled cemetery
The Catacombs…
Well if you live for someone else you’re in the catacombs
Live for stuff and money you’re in the catacombs
Where dead men go to see the dead
With dead men’s hats on dead men’s heads
The Catacombs…
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9. |
Bike Back
03:13
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Words & music by Billy Dechand, 2001 Bucktooth Music ASCAP
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10. |
Multiply
03:20
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Are you feeling alienated
By consumer-driven drivel
We've got just the car for you
It's badly made
So you can relate
Do you seek emancipation
From the things you take for granted
You're taking it all too hard
If you need to escape
Step right this way
You'll never have to worry again
Any good intention you can hawk it with your soul
Noone will ever know
Lease cars, waste time, shop in the mall
Tease friends tell them their trucks are too small
Rhyme or reason won't keep you away
You gotta buy what it takes
To show them you're a winner
Yeah
Everything you ever wanted
And everything you need
It simply takes a budget
You can borrow or buy
Or multiply
You'll never have to worry again
Any disappointment you can take it to your grave
The children will forget you
Shack up, pay rent, build a new home
Make love, raise kids, tell them your goals
Some day one may shine where you fade
And you can tell yourself
Everyone's a winner
Even you
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When The Sand Is Dry
03:13
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When the sand is dry
And the sun is high
Time blows by
When the tide is low
And footprints stay
Wind slows down
Everything you need is where you are
Just park your car and go
It's all the same you still remain
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