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This Dance
03:22
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Can't tell a lie
She's got her mama's eyes
I swear they always keep me guessing
Don't act surprised
As if I didn't try
Don't smile, as if you learned your lesson
I don't need nobody, baby, to teach me about romance
I've done this dance a time or two, I think I remember the steps
I don't mind if I eat alone
That's not the part that scares me, baby
I don't mind being stuck at home
It's the thought of you that kills me lately
I bet it all
There ain't no ?????this
She said, "I think that's what the point is"
You'll never find
Somebody else like me
Don't try, you'll just be disappointed
I don't need nobody, baby, to teach me to move on
Don't point your finger at me like I am the only one that's wrong
I don't mind if I eat alone
That's not the part that scares me, baby
I don't mind being stuck at home
It's the thought of you that kills me lately
Can't tell a lie
She's got her mama's eyes
I swear they always keep me guessing
Don't act surprised
He's got his father's smile
Don't laugh, as if you learned your lesson
I don't mind if I eat alone
That's not the part that scares me, baby
I don't mind being stuck at home
It's the thought of you that kills me lately
I don't mind if I eat alone
That's not the part that scares me, baby
I don't mind being stuck at home
It's the thought of you that kills me lately
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This town wasn’t big enough for the both of us
That’s all he said
This sound wasn’t good enough couldn’t get us up
Couldn’t move the crowd
It’s a shame what became of my name
Heard him whisper when you walked by
What you saying?
It’s a shame every town is the same
Heard him whisper from the windows
Who’s complaining?
This town was part of his plan he’d make enough and move along
But at night, it’s a different place in another state, singing other songs
It’s a shame what became of my name
Heard him whisper when you walked by
What you saying?
It’s a shame every town is the same
Heard him whisper from the windows
Who’s complaining
This town it was building up full of buildings but we were never there
Your words needed backing up we are bar room tough
You’re a waste of air
She broke glass on table tops
She screamed got up and left us there
This life it’s a funny one should I stay or run
Who would really care
Who would really care
It’s a shame what became of my name
Heard him whisper when you walked by
What you saying?
It’s a shame every town is the same
Heard him whisper from the windows
Who’s complaining
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3. |
Slips
05:29
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They built a world inside their heads
Said they could float just above their beds
No there’s no curtains no strings attached
You’ll never know if you have to ask
Slips through my fingers I let her fall
Soak up like rain
Trust he’s the one with the fevered head
Said say your prayers then go back to bed
She stared at stars tried to soak them up
Crept out my windows then said good luck
Slips through my fingers I let her fall
Soak up like rain
We could watch it all fade away
Bigger parts of yesterday
State your claim on this place
I watched the buildings change
Ground give way
Holding on to pipes and planks
Wake back up and be changed
Filled with resilience and haunted hands
He led his nightmares like marching bands
Haven’t met a bad dream I am scared of yet
but I’ve never seen what’s inside your head
We could watch it all fade away
Bigger parts of yesterday
State your claim on this place
I watched the buildings change
Ground give way
Holding on to pipes and planks
Wake back up and be changed
Bless your heart
Bless your soul
Loosen grip
Loose control
Kiss my hands
Kiss my feet
More to us than bones and meat
Slips through my fingers I let her fall
Soak up like rain
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4. |
Monoglot
03:34
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Mistakes leaving out this weekend he won’t wait
Hoping no one sees him he can’t stay
Holding on to somebody else
Switchblades cut up face it’s midnight he can’t stay
Bleeding on the street he can’t wait holding on to somebody’s life
Well you don’t know nothing so leave me alone
Well I can’t wait what you can’t stay
Built this house from nothing
Except blood and bones
I can’t wait what you can’t stay
Fresh face feeling all grown up and she’s so safe
Make up on her cup and she can’t wait
Holding on to somebody else
Will hot knives cutting through the flash on a cold night
Whispering the secret is all right
Praying we don’t need no one‘s help
Hold strong weather shifts the heading is all wrong
Whiskey drunk and singing the same song
Someone took the windfrom my sails
And the sun beats mist of morning washing this all clean
Wishing we could say what this all means
Left to translate it ourselves
Well you don’t know nothing so leave me alone
Well I can’t wait what you can’t stay
Built this house from nothing
Except blood and bones
I can’t wait what you can’t stay
Fuck what I said yes I’ve always been in for
I’ll never be nothing but dirt do you people
So take what I give or I suggest you leave it alone
Brilliance is spoken around corners and curves
And I don’t know the language much less know the words
But I listen intently and try hard to follow along
CHORUS
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Doctor
04:55
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Call him doctor call him king
Damn near call him anything
I don’t think he even really knows
Black and blue and full of holes
Poor young girl done lost her soul
Lost her innocence and lost her clothes
I met a prince only thirteen
Told me he had everything
Except for an honest hand to hold
I met a man with golden rings
Told me he knew everything
Except for why the wind blows
I’ve met people they’ve told stories
About kings and queens and glory,
Love and war and hearts that broke so long ago
But just like god I set and listened, as these tales they stretched like fences
Where they start and stop nobody knows
I met a writer, twenty-five
He said he thought of suicide
But he just killed off characters instead
I met a whore from New Orleans
She said she dreamed of better things
But dreams are just a constant cry for help
My friend came home from years of war
But wasn’t like he was before
He drank all day to end the aching pain
I met a preacher old and gray
Said that he had lost his way
And often times he knew he couldn’t help
CHORUS
He wrote a song when he was young
He sang with force, but not enough
You’ll never know how hard he really tried
I’m in a state you’ll never see
But there is no place I’d rather be
Except for maybe somewhere in the south
A miner came back from the earth
Covered up in soot and dirt
He prayed his sons would never do without
I met a mystic who made the wheel
And twisted rivers out of steel
With every thought and mark he would astound
CHORUS
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6. |
Quicksand
04:57
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I know I’m supposed to talk about
The things I said just when I stormed out
Honestly I don’t remember much
My eyes were tired, my mouth was drunk
Well all the windows were painted shut
I gotta get out, I gotta get out
To hell with lies, we’ve lied to much
I gotta get out, I gotta get out
Chorus:
Quicksand she said
Let me run and get a rope
Hold still, she screamed
If you panic it could take us both
Well quicksand she said
It’s best if you pretend to float
You move too fast
And quicksands to slow
Remember to chew and spit me out
I hope my name tastes bad in your mouth
He pushed his hair down in his face
A fake last name and a brand new place
He watched a lie become himself
And smiled a lot so no one could tell
She tried too much for no one good
And loved a man when no one else could
But all the vultures circle me,
I gotta get out, I gotta get out
Fresh clean start, but afraid to leave
I gotta get out, I gotta get out.
Chorus
He threw his hands up in the sky
Said strike me dead if I told a lie
He promised he could fix himself
A story he learned to tell so well
She closed her eyes, said I’m done with it
I gotta get out, I gotta get out
He’s a broken record, let him skip
I gotta get out, I gotta get out.
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Bobbie
03:09
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The slick haired girls with a pretty skirts say let’s see who’s hands are shaking
And the broad chest boys from South Detroit said who’s money are we taking
Well the switchblade kids with the tattooed skin got demons and a reason for anger
Girls kiss scars on the hood of cars it’s the city and season for danger
Bobbie caught a bottle in the side of the head now he’s spitting out his teeth
Well with chains, dust gangs, and razor blades will bring order back to these streets
I got scars and I know they’re worth I said them boys out here are hard to hurt
I got scars and I guess they’re worth I said them boys round here are hard to hurt
Stitch us up and tape our hands we can fight beneath the moonlight
Shadows mix with clouds of dust in a silhouetted street fight
Well Mary run away with me before the heat it starts to close in
Just wrap my pistol in a shirt and toss it in the ocean
Bobbie caught a bottle in the side of the head now he’s spitting out his teeth
Well with chains, dust gangs, and razor blades will bring order back to these streets
I got scars and I know they’re worth I said them boys out here are hard to hurt
I got scars and I guess they’re worth I said them boys round here are hard to hurt
Well Mary come and dance with me in the headlights we will be set free
We made love in the dust and dirt in the vacant lot behind your mother‘s church
She said I was lost but now I’m found by a switchblade boy from outside town
If I don’t make it through the night please tell my mama when the time is right
Bobbie caught a bottle in the side of the head now he’s spitting out his teeth
Well with chains, dust gangs, and razor blades will bring order back to these streets
I got scars and I know they’re worth I said them boys out here are hard to hurt
I got scars and I guess they’re worth I said them boys round here are hard to hurt
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Bleach hair, walk straight, talk like your s’posed to
Good things we missed, skipped like a curfew
Don’t stand so close that boy will burn you
Dog ear my pages so you see where I turn to
Hand out, neck up, shake like a pistol
Aimed high with closed eyes and claimed that the wind blew
Chorus:
How much more can we take
Before the bow breaks
Praying my branches hold weight
But lord we made mistakes
Clinched fist, loose lips, bred for a secret
Stole things, gold rings, begged her to keep it
Look toward your throne, she said that’s where the thief sits
Heard she had a bad side, want to know where she keeps it.
Stand up, big smile, let them come closer
Clean face, good pace, screams when it’s over
Chorus
*Hold tight, hold tight, wrapped up in midnight
Remember my warm breath and forget the daylight*
Big dreams, good heart, at least that’s what some say
Bent back, rough hands, earned it the hard way
Push forth, sweet north, I choose the south way
Blue eyes, bad nights, she cries when the song plays
Prays for the father, he reminds her of Sundays
Face full of fire and eyes big as ashtrays
Chorus
Stay close, pack light, watch where you’re walking
Don’t sell me short, I’ll do the talking
Her plans, her life, I played a big part
Follow my steps, you can see where this all starts
Drunk words, nervous, slept in the hallway
We sang with the crickets and cried we were ok
Chorus
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The Weeks Nashville, Tennessee
Our shoes are tattered and torn, but our feet are dry. As for our places in history, we will run naked through your streets before we sit decorated in your halls.
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