1. |
Two Days
04:03
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you said your love was constant
you said you’d be the same
you said you’d love me forever
it took you two days to change
O you said, “show me the dance,”
& i said, “okay, but -
you must remain open minded,
or you may not feel the same.”
to the weak it may appear
as a dance of war
& of course
he saw
war
you said your love was constant
you said you’d be the same
you said you’d love me forever
it took you two days to change
it took you two days to change
it took you two days to change
it took you two days to change
O you think you’re some kind of God
the way you move around
but i know what you really are
you’re just a transient fuckboi clown
O you said “show me the dance,”
& of course you saw war
you said your love was constant
but you’re not constant anymore
you said, “show me again,”
you’d said you’d slay my name
you said you’d stay the same
it took you two days to change
it took you two days to change
it took you two days to change
it took you two days to change
why did you say
my name
so gently
like smoldering flame
all you wanna do
with you life
is cause me pain it seems
ah ha
ah ha
ah ha ow
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2. |
Coup De Grace
03:08
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take the Christ figurine & take the plates
it reeks of you & me in this whole place
don’t wanna feel any little eyes cryin’
for their daughter-in-law’s dead little diamond
if you can take it, then i can take it
i can shake dry
intuition & unchecked violence
& lucky number 9
suddenly it’s not so prudent to bank on a dream
you still wear my things
take the Christ figurine & take the plates
it’s hard to say whose hands are dirtier these days
don’t wanna feel any little eyes on me
well, there’s much to be seen that will haunt me
if you can take it, then i can take it
i can play nice
duckin’ sallies in the uncanny valley
with an armful of edelweiss
suddenly it’s not so prudent to bathe in rose honey
truth be told, i long for longing
if you can take it, i think i can take it
if you can take it, i think i can take it
thumbprints on the glasses
your rorschach face in the ashes
you’re a bird of paradise
deliver your coup de grâce
nicely
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3. |
The Valley
06:13
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i’m just another third generation
San Fernando Valley Beth Shalom kid
North Hills mother
Boyle Heights father
chose each other
chose Reseda Blvd
moved to the suburbs
can’t choose your daughters
they grow like wild tomatoes
straighten their teeth & fix their noses
O I’m just another family business used car lot princess
& i know
you never leave the valley
you know you never
you never leave
the sun glints on a noble blade (!)
laid to rest in balboa lake (!)
the sunset smog looks so sweet from my car (!)
the sky is never blue here
& the girls?
always are
they always are
i tried to get out
new york city
sent me home hay-made
no one there misses me
i feel so silly
should flee the country
held down by my own hand
the whole thing makes me dizzy
“you’ve got gloom goggles,” my mother boggles
she says i’m paranoid, “Jack, not much happens on South Saticoy”
but Jesus Mary, Mama! that’s what scares me - don’t you know?
O i know you know
you never leave the valley
you know you never
you never leave
the sun glints on a noble blade (!)
laid to rest in balboa lake (!)
the sunset smog looks so sweet from my car (!)
the sky is never blue here
& the girls?
they don’t get too far
they don’t get too far
O no they don’t
i won’t
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4. |
Pratfall
04:53
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all i ever wanted
all i ever needed
i have
in halves
never whole
never whole
i have you
in halves
that’s all
i abstained from religion
indulged in dull affection
O i bled thru my defenses
what i don’t know
what you won’t confess
in time will deliquesce
i suppose
send regrets for diminishing returns
and banish desire in a letter to burn
where did you learn to be so cold?
emotional defector
ah, write a letter to burn
ah, write a letter to burn
i recall you all a’tremble
looking oddly assembled
when push comes to shove
i’ll live check to check on your love
& i feel no pain at all
i taught myself how to pratfall
& i’ll land with my hands up
Oo, gymnastic!
send regrets for diminishing returns
& banish desire in a letter to burn
where did you learn to be so cold?
i thought i knew you better
ah, write a letter to burn
ah, write a letter to burn
(Oo
woo-hoo
woo-hoo hm
ah…)
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5. |
Ghost Story
02:57
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we rubbed our elbows raw
we placed phone calls
i’m no genius, but i know when Rome falls
said, “strike while it’s hot”
said, “i know i’m gettin’ burned here,
& if you never return, dear, well, at least there’s alcohol”
on the bench by the bondage bar
he sips his flask
& keeps an eye for cop cars
with his head thrown back
he tells me i’m the best
ghost story he’s ever had
those little polish shops
the families & their dogs
there’s so much goin’ right here
why’s it feel so wrong?
he says, “you never stop to consider you own nature”
he tells me i’m a teacher
i tell him he’s a fraud
on the bench by the bondage bar
he sips his flask
& keeps an eye out for cop cars
with his head thrown back
he tells me i’m the best
ghost story he’s ever had
we rubbed our elbows raw
we placed phone calls
i’m no genius
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6. |
Moonstruck
03:46
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you must have a lot of time on your hands
if you’re hangin’ out with me at my wit’s end
i know the Tristan/ Isolde thing is gettin’ real tirin’ (uh-huh)
but if you got nowhere better to be
i’d be delighted
O i’d be delighted
you must be a new american man (oh)
if you’re takin’ more than you give & you still can’t stand (oh)
well, i’ve had some trouble stickin’ my landin’ (uh-huh)
so if you need someone to understand you
i understand
O i understand
get the knife
get the knife
get the big knife
get the knife
get the knife
get the big knife
we have had our own tough times & i get that (oh, i do)
long nights screamin’ our heads off
turnin’ our sails black (turn back to you)
maybe i’m just moonstruck & thinkin’ short-sighted
but if you feel like pushing our luck
get the knife
get the knife
get the big knife
get the the knife
get the knife
get the big knife
(a comet arrives)
(& i survived)
(but you died)
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7. |
Dire Love
03:41
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don’t you realize?
this is the game
the argument dead ends
before you let me explain
the doorbell cracks on impact
parodying the ways
we slam ourselves around
it’s not broken
but i’m seein’ all the weak spots now
& Michael’s sleepin’ on a yoga mat
in the backroom with a friend he met
at CMJ after the Sailor Jerry showcase
someone should get held tonight
let ‘em stay
and if they hear me cry-in’
it’s okay
in dire love
exhilara
you’re burnin’ your candle at both ends
i’m a flood
& you’re above it
leave me weepy over light bulbs again
why don’t i just go & screw myself in?
don’t you realize?
this is the game
you’re a natural winner
you treat me like i’m insane
my hand’s on your shoulder
so you don’t get killed
when we cross that road
did you think we’d never get there
we’d just go around?
(i keep thinkin’ of) & i keep thinking of
mean things you said (two quarters short)
two quarters short at the laundry again
spin me out & tumble down (never)
O you’ll never come clean
i could say some things
but i won’t until you say
you don’t want me to stay
in dire love
exhilira
you’re whip smart
but like to pretend
that you don’t know
how lonely (la la la la)
it gets when all your lights are going dim
remember when you used to let me win?
why don’t i just go & screw myself in?
don’t you realize?
don’t you realize?
don’t you realize?
please realize
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8. |
Lost Without Fear
03:07
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this man is made
of ego & shame
envy, money, & pride
linen sheets & cheap hotel wine
hold me over
thru the long night
you don’t know how to say sorry
you just take as you please
you leave nothing for me
thought’d i’d be lost
without you, dear
i’d be lost
without fear
i’d be lost without fear
i don’t know how to get home from here
you said you’d keep me outta trouble
but the trouble keeps comin’
& i’ve quit runnin’
or waiting for my knight to appear
i’d be lost without fear
all of our promises just disappeared
you used to love bein’ my compass
you’d never leave me loveless
now i’m heart-racin’ my way outta here
i’d be lost without fear
[ENTER GOAT GOD]
(linen sheets and cheap hotel wine)
i’d be lost without fear
i feel like calling out
but you can’t hear me
i guess i think it’s kinda funny
that you’d hit & run me
never took you for a coward with a hero’s veneer
i’d be lost without fear
i don’t know how to get home from here
i wanna show you that i’m stronger
but it’s takin’ me longer
than expected to go totally clear
i’d be lost without -
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9. |
Some Days
03:21
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if i use my eyes
i might recognize
a bridge that’s been burnt
better swish with salt water
couldn’t bite my tongue harder
if i liked when it hurt
howled & cried each time i realized i’d let you down
it’s been years since you gave my job to someone else
some days
you’d bring me roses
& some days
baby’s breath
i’d wait until
the perfectly wrong moment
& you’d
go
away
some days
(some days)
some days
i could try something new
wear a lilac suit
keep secrets from you
& when i see you again
you may want to re-friend me
comes in waves & fades away & then i fall
took some years for me to see that i’m no Eve at all
some days
you’d bring me roses
& some days
a baby’s breath
i’d wait until
the perfectly wrong moment
& you’d
go
away
some days
(some days) some days (some days)
some
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10. |
Extra Credit
04:56
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counting my grief
at the fountain green
meaning’s just for me
& ashbery
hoping you’ll be here
not holding my breath
i’ll make the effort
you cue the string section
extra credit
make it up after the fact
extra credit
you’re smarter than you act
causing a scene
at the Frick museum
the crowd gets real quiet
before a beheading
remember the Devil
closes his deals
i’ll aid & abet you
just make sure i regret it
extra credit
you are satisfied with what you can steal
extra credit
i know you don’t care how i feel
teach me a lesson
before Saturn returns
take your time
make it hurt
last one to sleep
has the longest night
do you think the moon thinks
it’s making its own light?
extra credit
make it up after the fact
extra credit
you’re smarter than you act
extra credit
you’re a life guard after i’m drowned
extra credit
you get off on running the clock out
extra credit
someday you will make it alright
extra credit
at least you had a hell of a time
how will you make it alright?
O, good luck sleeping at night
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11. |
Scraps Of Love
03:03
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scraps of love
i can’t get enough
& god protects only fools & drunks
i want to believe everything you say to me
but i know you lie
& i would never hurt you
though i could have many times
i am still your friend
you’re not a friend of mine
(french singing)
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