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God Fearing Man
03:08
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i tuck my shirt in my pants and check my reflection in the panel of my van and wonder what kind of man I've become. oh this is so dumb. i feel dumb.
walk away walk away from a mountain
well here i'm wearing his shirt today
he was a god fearing man
he loved his kids
oh boy did he ever love his kids
and he's with me today
it's unclear if i'll appear at my premiere
it's unclear if this happened last year
or if it was light years ago
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Window Pain
02:20
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from time to time there is a place i like to go inside my head - a place called bed. sleep the day away and let the rain hit the window pane. i feel no pain.
i wonder what allison is up to. i wonder. i can't?
from time to time i find a place where I can just be out of place and walk around and have everyone look me in the face and tell me what i want to hear. tell me what I want to hear.
i wonder what allison is up to these days. oh these days.
oh these days aren't long enough
these days aren't long enough
these days aren't long enough
these days aren't long enough
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3. |
An Empty Shell
03:30
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walking around a former shell of myself
what a way to end a decade
oh it was all a sham
I pulled the wool over everyone's eye
I die in my grave with this guilt that
I built a house where the walls were made of guilt
I also built this invisible shield that keeps reasons out
just shut your mouth
i need to shut my mouth
i built a house were the walls were made of guilt
and I'm trying redeem myself
I reflect. I need to reflect on every moment that has passed
I need to think. I need to reflect.
I need to think of the words that come out of my fucking mouth before I say them.
It's all just a sham. It's just the image I projected.
It was all me. It was all my fault. It's all my fault. It's always my fault.It's all my fault. It's all my fault.
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4. |
The Look All Over
03:59
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It will all soon be over. It will all be all over your face and I'll be all over the place picking up the pieces. I did this to myself or did you do this to me?
I don't know. I don't know. I should I know. I don't know. I have a right to know. I should I know. I don't know. I have a right to know.
Is it a.m. or is it p.m. ? Damn it's all the same.
Oh no. I've been drained of all my super powers.
Well I've got my cape and I'm a ledge and I'm going to jump and I can't fly anymore. Who is going to catch me? Somebody catch me. Who is going to catch me because it is quite obvious that I can't catch myself.
In time I don't even know the day of the week anymore.
Wednesday says it's 9:12. I don't know if it's a.m. or p.m.
and PS. I hate you and I hate myself and I hate you.
I'm talking to myself. I'm talking to myself. I'm talking to myself.
I'm talking to myself. I'm talking to myself. I'm talking to myself.
I'm talking to myself. Turn the lights out. Turn the lights out.
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Central Nervous System
03:25
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I'm always nervous
not enough serotonin flowing through the holes in my story.
fingers crossed and signals crossed. the frequency is forced.
Am I the only one who is disappointed in my own central nervous system.
and I've got a system and it works for me. It works for me.
What works for you might work for me.
It never worked for me.
Regulated and stabilized. Manic. Mischaracterized.
Always hospitalized. Reality fictionalised. Thoughts terrorized than stigmatized. Accessorized with a handful of pills and are you really that surprised.
and I've got a system and it works for me. It works for me.
What works for you might work for me.
It worked for you. It might work for me. It might work for me.
Analyzed and advertised too.
Advised to hide with a disguise.
Everyday is compromised and everyday is televised and I just want to change the channel.
and I've got a system and it works for me. It works for me.
and I've got a system and it works for me. It works for me.
What works for you might work for me.
It worked for you. It might work for me. It might work for me.
What works for you might work for me.
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6. |
The Counteroffer
03:05
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Samantha can't make up her mind and I don't mind
I find it's worth the wait
I cleaned your kitchen and now I'm itching for something
There is powder on the counter. I got a counteroffer.
Let's do drugs. Do you want to get high with me on a Sunday?
Benzo daytrip. Oh I'm so ripped that I can't see. I'm pinned. I'm high.
They lie and so does my heart but I got a counteroffer.
Do you want to get high? Do you want to do some drugs with me?
We can just float-on on the couch. The chesterfield. Magic carpet ride.
We fly though the sky at night or in the day. It doesn't matter to me.
The chef looks over at me.
He winks and he says 'oh I know something you don't know'
Oh do you want to get high? Do you want to touch the sky?
Do you want to do some drugs or roll around on the rug with me?
Oh I haven't a heard a word from Ursula in days but Samantha do you want to get high?
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7. |
Trash Day
02:18
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there was never any credit given when credit was due
I never heard a 'thank you' I never heard a 'thank you'
Who's going to mow your lawn now?
and pick up your dirty tissues?
Who's going to take your garbage out for you now?
Who's going to be your dog now?
I never heard a 'thank you' I never heard a 'thank you'
I never heard a 'thank you' I never heard a 'thank you'
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8. |
Plants That Never Grow
01:27
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the first rule is to look better than ever
better than anyone else that could ever cross your path
i swallow my pride every time I go inside
you keep telling me that I'm the root of the problem
but I don't have a root because I never grow
I'll never grow
I'll always be the same piece of shit.
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9. |
Drive
03:40
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Maybe I should ask you to take the wheel and drive
Swimming in a pool of Seroquel
No matter what you make to call it
It's still manic depression
Bipolar Bear Wildlife Park
Yeah you left your mark
This is the end of the road - this is the road to the end
Before I pass out can you please grab the wheel and drive
This is the end of the road - this is the road to the end
Benzodiazepines oh I think I'm a fiend
Diazepam you're my only
This is the end of the road - this is the road to the end
This is the end of the road - this is the road to the end
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10. |
Insensitive
04:13
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Insensitive lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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