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See Saw
03:21
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See Saw
We saw rickshaws
It's a freak show
Strange without a choice
Roller coaster
Drop one notch
Son your dream hat
Hollow halo
Ferris wheel
Stopped on top
Nobody knew
How far she flew
A fast flash only
Viewed by few
Morning treetops
Raise the queen
Wide-eyed awake
We wait to watch
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Midnight Stumble
01:31
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Hocus Pocus
03:30
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Hold it, Stop it, the joy ride grinds to a halt
There's a bogus load, the old train goes round
The curve and purges
The hobos who stow away
The rail ties are cold
There's nowhere to go
Focus on smoke: rooftops, chimney, snow
The coldest know this: there's no room at home
To care for strangers
The cold wind blows out
To prepare for danger
The doors must stay closed
There's a lesson to learn
You lose if you choose to care
Let the flag fly high
We've guns to spare
Freedom to burn
Time to kill
The joke's on you, the cold war's still warm
No hope for heat, the hawks never bought that social justice hocus pocus
It's worth it to hurt you, numbers don't lie
It's worth it to purge you to stock pile high
There's a lesson to learn
You lose if you choose to care
Let the flag fly high
We've guns to spare
Freedom to burn
Time to kill
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Don't Worry
03:49
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I found out the hard way how to make you cry
I walked in and I spoke my mind
I spoke my mind, and walked away
We fancied we knew the rules
But we were fools
We made mistakes and never forgave
You and I deserve a second chance
Don't worry whether I really love you
There's no need to worry
Whether I really need you
I still love you
I will not leave you
You showed up in the nick of time
For I thought I knew there would never be
Love in my life that lasts
At last! You came and stayed
You still wonder if I'm the one who will stay with you
All I want is to spend time with you
Everywhere, every day
I'll find a way
Don't worry whether I really love you
There's no need to worry
Whether I really need you
I still love you
I will not leave you
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Two O'clock
03:29
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2:00, and no one's around
Empty houses hum with automated motors
Three cars an hour pass in the street
The rest are parked far away
Everyone's blocked out the sun
And replaced the shade with fluorescents
But not me
I got a lot of time, but I ain't got money
I'm on my own time
I sleep when I please
I hope you don't mind
I've chosen to breathe easy
2:00, and no one's around
Sleep shrouds the house, deaf to the silence
One moon in the sky, the stars through the leaves
It's hard to believe they're so far away
Everyone's hiding inside
Chasing the night away
With TVs
I got a lot of time, but I ain't got money
I'm on my own time
I sleep when I please
I hope you don't mind
I've chosen to breathe easy
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6. |
She Must Be Crazy
03:10
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She must be crazy if she's in love
She must be crazy to amaze me
What's in her soul, fueling her to care
She must be crazy, amazing
She drives me crazy
She must be crazy if she's in love
She must be crazy to amaze me
I can stare or beware
But there's no need
For she stays amazing
She must be crazy
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7. |
Under The Tree
03:18
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Your friend is stuck
Caught like a lion
He's looking up
Caught in the limbs, leaves
Don't go for help
You'll never tell it right
The bark he felt
Pulling up inside, deep
Grab on his limbs, tug him away
The grass is sparse here
Under the tree
Some time before
His face made sense to you
An open door
Voices speaking jokes to you
In every limb
Shoots grow black and tight
You laugh with him
As you describe the sky
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Simp
02:48
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There's a simp on the throne of our kingdom
It's a symptom
It's the reason
It's the source of our unchanging seasons
There's a simp on the phone selling vacuums
Interruption, it's a symptom
It's the reason
Every meal I prepare is doomed
There's a simp in the road throwing garbage on the ground
What's his reason?
It's already there
The effect is the cause is the symptom is the reason
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Lazy
04:10
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Thanks very much, the offer's quite fair
The office is fine, big window, nice chair
I would be a fool...
Maybe I'm a fool to you
Lazy, lazy, lazing away
Watching the children play
Laughing, talking, maybe all day
Day after night after day
Five days of work and two days to play
Makes Johnny's life a haze
Leave him far behind
We can run away today
Habit, hobby, what do you love
What do you need to be
Beauty, bubbling, how close do you look
How far can you see
Lie down by me, just for today
Just 'til you feel okay
Do you feel okay?
Maybe one more day...
Lazy, lazy, lazing away
Watching the children play
Laughing, talking, maybe all day
Day after night after day
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There's mystery to your lilt
A gilded frame around your silver cloud
Every rain is honey and milk
Every breath inhaled is a special scented moment
Sassafras arugula and mint
Whoopie, it's you
We've got a whole lot to do
So put on your shoes
It's time to move
Rat a tat tat tat
Ding a ling ling
Budda ba budda ba budda ba budda
Ka POW!
There's felicity in your gait
A change of plans is a chance to dance
I'd like to hold your hand
A rip on the sleeve or tear in the pants
Just another reason for a patch
Corduroy plaid or silk
Rhinestone velour or a studded quilt
Every swatch is swell
Everything is beautiful when worn by you
Send your kiss directly to my lips
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11. |
Wait Till Later
02:17
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I used to want a scuba
‘Till I saw my first propeller
I used to speak a-English
Up until arithmetic
Wait ‘til later, and measure it out
I used to be a tuba
Now I like transistor
I’ll break it like a ruler
Until there’s something better
Wait ‘til later, to ask for it back
Put to the spot, can’t stop
The joy in that, lowbrows understand
So can you
I used to eke a living
Making like a-working
I used to look a t eating
As a reason to stay
If we wait ‘til later, we may never go
Put to the spot, can’t stop
The joy in that, lowbrows understand
So can you
Rise and shine
Show me; show all
Everything, everything
Here and now
I could never defend with words
My heart-felt reasons
Stand your ground
Be kind in stride
Wait ‘til later, or take it back
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An Open Ear
03:27
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I know birds sing, and why
Because they fly, it's so fine
Who should know better than they
Who really try
Back there you hear
Far-flung euphoria falls from before your ears
Burr that don't mumble sits dark on the mountains
It makes a blind spot night
Very near you heard
Fifteen horn from two miles away like snowfall
Born to rear
The greatest weight: Anticipation
Leaders and ledgers may someday pen
An open ear
The call will burn your eyes
Cross-tracks town the sounds glorious
Sunspots follow twists and turn
Foresights blind
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