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her word
02:51
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There's one girl I'd like to be the queen of
this stuff is just between us
Inside a world I dream up
that's where you might've seen us
And I shouldn't feel any shame
but why would anything change?
I shouldn't feel absurd
after all she gave me her word
There's one girl I'd like to plummet into
where her twain was riven in two
forgive whatever I do
oh to be pardoned by you
And I shouldn't waste any time
she's got a number like mine
I should forget what I've heard
after all she gave me her word
Was it a word of warning
from a little bird
I heard "yes"
when she gave me her word
And I shouldn't feel any pain
as I dive under that train
the crushing weight shouldn't hurt
after all she gave me her word
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here's the story
03:02
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you don't wanna know
take my word
there's a lot I could say
[here's the story]
We met through a friend
things were good
up until yesterday
[here's the story]
You might want to grab a cigarette
I need to talk to someone before I forget
Just be thankful
that you don't even know her
dude, I've barely started and now lunch is over
She don't give a damn
and man,
there's a lot on my plate
[here's the story]
there's the girl that I lost
big bills
and a job that I hate
[here's the story]
you might know this story
you've been through the wars
it might seem like you've heard this all before
just be thankful that she lives
two towns over
here's the part you won't believe
lean in closer
you might know this story
you've told it yourself
you've been on my side as you've plied someone else
just be thankful your head is not still spinning
dude, I've lost my place
can I start at the beginning?
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3. |
5th season
02:47
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after spring
after summer evenings
autumn is cold
winter is colder
the edge of the world
your soon going over
after spring
golden ring
around the limb of some yearling
cut from the cast
but weak in the knees and
too pink in the ass
for a sudden fifth season
after spring
I thought the point of the whole affair
if your bad luck takes you there
was to be deathly still
but unafraid to kill
another season always will follow
after spring
serpent sing
there's some ill I'm consid'ring
turning away
rebelling from reason
and touring the world
as the latest fifth season
after spring
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4. |
the genie
03:52
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put the genie back in the bottle
as much as anyone can
any flicker of hope
any grain of sand
save your friends on the banks of the Delaware
save your friends on the Seine
save your friends on the Tigris and Adelaide
oh, look on the bright side
if they ever go
you might never know
oh, and if they do
do it right beneath my nose
so I don't ever know
so put the genie back in the bottle
before you make other plans
to return to the moon
or to dreamland
and save your friends on the brink of discovery
save your friends in the black
save your friends so the best of you
can bring the rest back
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5. |
short square fingers
03:14
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[lyrics mostly taken from part IV of Preludes by T. S. Eliot]
His soul stretched tight across the skies
That fade behind a city block,
Or trampled by insistent feet
At four and five and six o'clock;
[four lines of my own equally good poetry]
And short square fingers stuffing pipes,
And evening newspapers, and eyes
Assured of certain certainties,
The conscience of a blackened street
Impatient to assume the world.
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6. |
the ombudsman
03:23
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I would like you to talk to somebody I know
I know him, he's a friend of mine
he's the ombudsman
Tell him who cried at your party and stole
the spotilght, it's the daily grind
for the ombudsman
Step up to the microphone
closer, his hearing's gone
oh why are you talking to me?
Speak disrespectfully
that's fine, just give everything
oh why are you still talking to me?
why are you talking to me?
I would like you to talk to somebody you know
you know him as a quiet guy
he's the ombudsman
Follow him 'round the back and expose
the whole dirty mess for the very first time
to the ombudsman
He's right behind you
you concern is his concern too
so why are you talking to me?
It's your turn, you've got his ear
he's pointing at you, my dear
so why are you still talking to me?
why are you talking to me?
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7. |
masquerading
02:41
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at night when i go to bed
i worry 'cause i know you're getting strong instead
of laying where you fell
and staying dead
masquerading
unfamiliar to the dreamer's eye
someone waiting
'round the corner in the dead of night
the trap that i set for you
was sprung and you where screaming from the other room
and brick by brick i sealed you in a tomb
now you found me
and i never know the form you'll take
you surround me
sometimes the apple
sometimes the snake
and you might be distorted'but impossible to hide
you're not bound to any general
our either side
i'm still sursprised
though i know you're there
when i close my eyes
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among the many moods of murray wilson
could there be
a little joy for his little boy
or is there only bitterness and jealousy
remember when he first played at the piano
you liked the sound you heard but you wouldn't say so
there's people in the world are gonna wish on his rainbow
later people i the know are gonna hand him his halo
but he don't care
he just wants someone to be there
among the many moods of murray wilson
should there be
a little pride welling up inside
to see him doing everything he ever dreamed
playing on the tv, ladies are screaming
shadowed by his cousin, all beady and scheming
always at the mercy of his emotion
lose it in a song about a girl in the ocean
under summer sun
but what happened to the fun, fun, fun?
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9. |
you can't do that
02:54
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you can't do that
you came to say don't no one
jump my claim
but you can't do that
you can't do that
you grabbed the mic
and charged the stage deranged
you just can't do that
you can believe it's a sign
that only a few can decipher in time
to preserve the design
or maybe a view from within
the belly of some gargantuan
you've got a busy young mind
but you can't do that
you grade the aces
different than the eights
no you can't do that
you can't do that
you can't advocate
for base and baseless claims
no you can't do that
you can believe that a crime
committed in some impassioned mind
was like a dozen a dime
or maybe the fringe of a sin
not even worth contemplating
another sign of the time
but you can't do that
you can't keep the feral beast stayed
with no chain
no you can't do that
and you can't do that
you can't satisfy a sad and seething brain
with only please and thanks
no you can't do that
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10. |
titled_wave
02:15
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taking a wave from the ocean
and giving it a name
then letting it continue
along its way
you don't know how soon a heart can shatter
on the best of days
or how to let a wild thing slip away
deep water rising
do you know her name
what became of all our tomorrows?
what became of my wave
low budget, down to nothing
and nothing's all i got
nothing's not a lot
to build upon
a house of cards, it's all an illusion
all the best things are
but reality won't let it go that far
deep water rising
do you have no shame?
to forget she ever existed
to forget my wave
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