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Water Tower
01:58
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Ancient, purple water tower
First thing that I see
Who is living in that tower
Are they fans of sci-fi fantasy?
I blew a kiss when
No one was looking
Did it reach a single person
I doubt it, I really doubt it
You got me thinking about the places
People come up with, that nobody fucks with
Cuz it's too strange,
And now the highest window
I ever looked through
It wasn't that high up anyway,
It wasn't that high up anyway
Ancient, purple water tower
Staring out to sea
Who is swimming in that water
Must be stars of sci-fi fantasy
They put a one-way mirror around it
Can they see me in the driveway
Getting the tears out before I go inside?
Got me thinking about the places people come up with
That nobody fucks with cuz it's too strange
The highest window I ever looked through
It wasn't that high up anyway
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2. |
Shuffling Letters
01:47
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I'm shuffling letters on the marquee after dark
No one's playing anything here until you're back in charge
I'm shuffling letters on the marquee in the rain
Clean the slate til you come back decide to stay
Lord if you only said the word
We'd both make up go back to work
Reopen the case file
I'm shuffling letters so the dates
Match up with some better language, better things to say
The rain is not so heavy now, I'm not so mad at it
The rain is not so heavy now, but it just won't quit
Lord if you only said the word
We'd both make up go back to work
Reopen the case file, those stems
Do something with some of them
I'm shuffling letters on the marquee in my mind
How could I have been so unkind?
Lord if you only said the word
We'd both make up, go back to work,
Real big
Lord if you only said the word
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3. |
Exodus
02:20
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Feels like you're neglecting me so much
That I might as well be,
Yeah I might as well be Dubuque, IA
You are so predictable
That you might as well be,
Yeah you might as well be Duluth, MN
What did I do to deserve this, what did I do?
You expect so much of me
That I might as well be,
Yeah I might as well be "the bay"
And it's never my play
Then you want nothing to do with me
Say I shattered your trust
Like Atlanta traffic does
In the first days of August
Oh what did I do to deserve this, what did I do?
What did I do to deserve this exodus?
I know that nothing's wrong, I know that nothing's wrong
I know that nothing's wrong, I know that nothing's wrong
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4. |
Come Up and Visit
01:29
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Someone else should come up and visit me
Someone else should come up and visit me
I'm waiting for the text that says your plane is taking off
Maybe you sent it when your plane was already in the air
So the service wasn't working
Someone else should come up and visit me
Someone else should come up and visit me
I'm waiting anxiously for any indication that
the place I'm living is a destination on a map
That's reachable by someone
I can't imagine what is in your way
How would I know what
The weather's like when you're
Sending me texts that I wish I could receive
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5. |
Always Asking
02:18
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Have we become so, so estranged
I can't get up and get a drink
Without you breathing down my neck
All night long
Sorry that we couldn't stay
Something came up
Sorry that we couldn't stay out
And see your set
The cat almost choked to death
On something that it fished outta the trash...
And I'm always asking,
did you have any dreams last night
That I can take and stow away?
And you're always asking,
is this for anything but our enjoyment
All you throw away?
And we're always leaving
When the first band is packing up
And never knowing what comes next
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6. |
Queen N Pawn
02:36
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I thought that the sun was rising up through the trees
Instead it was ambulances' lights splashing me
Come to sweep me off my feet and make me queen
I remember, they hooked me up to their machine
And gave me something so I'd sleep
Then flipped the bit to make me royalty, yeah
Next it was mixing up the start and finish lines
I know that the orchard keeper scythes the streets at night
He's gonna kill me when I try to take back my old life
What don't kill me
Getting queened's a horror show,
they 'roid you up then let you go
Chop you up and throw you in
Egg you on, come on, they say, that's not good enough
And no it's not my home
Haven't been 10 minutes on the throne
I know what it is, still I think my mind is playing tricks
I thought that the sun was rising up through the trees
At the end of the world I was just praying on my knees
That they might let me die in peace
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7. |
Ready To Fall / Tap In
02:26
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I thought it all out with the one that I love
It was more than we thought, so what now, what now,
We get ready to fall, hustle back to the plow,
Here's the phone you can drown, and some groceries to buy
Yeah we already knew when we started to cry
it's the start of the end, we'll survive cuz we already did
You walked to the point, I said where are you going?
To hock this old toy, it's the princess' cinder block
Minutes ago we were shoveling the snow
When the owner kicked us out, we were pretty and proud
You were friends with the crow
that dropped dead on the ground
You can gnaw on the leash
with a force that you wouldn't believe
I thought it all out with the one that I love
It was more than we thought, it's too late for that now
Get ready to fall, that's all
Tap out, tap in for a fight
That no one understands
We gotta fly like rubber bands
That some sick neighbor kid
Has shot at some innocent's head
I guess that we both better run
It's the same with everyone
The jealousy of people holding hands
And sitting still, like they had died holding hands
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8. |
Up to the Task
01:50
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My ex-girlfriend's new album, is it any good?
I had to answer this question for myself
But not by listening to any of the songs
I'm just imagining what genius got wrong
Yeah I'm up to the task, you can take my word for it,
I'm no longer sad when I want you back
Yeah I'm up to the task, you can take my word for it,
I'm no longer mad about you and
Michael Cera's new album, is it any good?
I had to answer this once and for all
While not surrendering a single neuron to
The task of tendering affections undue
Yeah I'm up to the task, you can take my word for it,
I'm no longer sad when I want you back
Yeah I'm up to the task, you can take my word for it,
I'm no longer sad, bad priestess
Low down hopeless
Trying to focus on the strength of your release
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9. |
Conditions
02:21
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We had a hard time last month
You danced for a little soda
Got mace in my eyes, so no I never cried
Said my goodbyes but conditions may apply
Welcome to our fundraising event
Where you make back all the money we spent
On combat naps hats and custom-engraved
Paraphernalia that just takes up space
Downstairs in the basement
We're gonna buy a tree for our cat
To get its red-eyed stupid ass trapped in it
And if the cost were any lower I'd not
Shake you down for everything you got
Down here where I pay the rent
We had a hard time last month
You danced for a little soda
Got mace in my eyes, so no I never cried
Said my goodbyes but conditions may apply
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10. |
Good For Talking
01:29
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Somehow didn't fall asleep at the wheel
I'm back from Milwaukee
And I'm no longer good for talking
Went and sold my secret language
To become retired painter of signs
Kneeling down on the office carpet all the time
The cost of leaving here is nice and steep
No harm in cooking up a little priest
You made it sound so, so easy
And in the morning when it's boxed up
I don't really think we've lost much
You pour me some of that diner-strength coffee
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11. |
Had It All to Say
02:00
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We said we're something that we're not
We laid bare everything we brought
While they were picking teams in the parking lot
The rubber check in my threadbare sock
Had it all to say, and now we're old and gray
the story gets corrupted in the same old way
We lied about it just for kicks
Down in the corn and barley rigs
They were singing songs that they stacked like bricks
All the little signs that we cheated with
Had it all to say, and now we're old and gray
the story gets corrupted in the same old way
Now it's over and this is the very last kiss
And of course I'm pretty broken up about it
Now it's over and this is none o my business
The rubber check in my threadbare sock
Had it all to say, and now we're old and gray
The story gets corrupted in the same old way
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12. |
Impostasynj
02:00
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Catch it quickly, release as soon
Hope that you'll remember the tune
You've been a perfect audience
I've been a perfect idiot
Catch it quickly, release it soon
Hope that you'll remember the tune
The leaving was unfortunate
You wanted foreign chocolate
They said it comes and goes
Baby they were right
They said it comes and goes
Snuffing like a candle in the night
You catch it quickly, and then you'll know
I hope you know I didn't wanna lie to anyone
Catch it quickly, release as soon
April paving the way to June
It's been feeling cold as hell
I need a warmer, dryer spell
You've been watching The Wonder Years
And now that little creep disappears
You've been a perfect audience
Made a hell of a difference
They said it comes and goes
Baby they were right
They said it comes and goes
Snuffing like a candle in the night
You catch it quickly, and then you'll know
I hope you know I didn't wanna lie to anyone
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