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Calamity
02:30
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This one goes out to a girl I know
Two drinks, she drops like a domino
You'll see her out dressed from head to toe
Like some odd flamingo
How little the time it takes
To wrap her hand 'round a famous snake
She's got a tan and an arts degree
I don't know why she hangs out with me
She says that I wanna spread my seed
But she's wrong, so wrong
Now the pile that we're sleeping in
Looks like a leopard has shed it's skin
Calamity calamity
I know there's not a lot to talk about until we gather speed
This one goes out to a dude I know
He lives his life like a TV show
And I'm gonna need the remote control
When he's on, good god
But I call this eager friend
Cause it's a means to a hazy end
You wanna see where the rabbit hole leads?
You wanna feel all the possible speeds?
You wanna see all these animals eat their friends?
If theres a prize for the people I see
Ill trade my eyes for a penny a piece
Don't care to see how this "hell-of-a-story" ends
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Shredded Eddie
02:44
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Shredded Eddie his hearts full of confetti
His minds been runnin' wild
He winks at all the girls in the booth
And when he's steady the world better be ready
It's not about the rhyme
The hook is in the simplest truth
And does it get a bit low?
Oh I know we're all a little bit tired of doin' it alone
Ya know we sing it alone
Handsome Eddie
He's swinging it already
He's borrowing your car baby if you like it or not
It ain't pathetic it's ready man it's heady
It's hard to be surprised really when you got what you got
But does it get a bit low?
Oh I know we're all a little bit tired of doin' it alone
Ya know we sing it alone
Shredded Eddie keeps talking
Shredded Eddie keeps talking (A little too loud)
Shredded Eddie keeps talking
Shredded Eddie keeps talking
I know it’s time we're taking
Meanwhile the earth keeps shaking
It's such a rush that we might never be the same
And you know any minute
We'll find out Eddie did it
I know right now that he ain't ever gonna change
But does it get a bit low?
Oh I know we're all a little bit tired of doin' it alone
Eddie pick up the phone
Shredded, Shredded
Gotta tell you twice so you never forget it
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The Wretch
03:50
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Do I got a cynical style?
Do I get kicks when you slip in a puddle?
Do I make it terrible, child?
Do I make ya just wanna punch through the rubble?
Cause woah I'm a dark-hearted fella'
No Cinderella's gonna make me smile
And oh I forgot my umbrella
I'm a cappella on the Miracle Mile again
Don't look in my eyes
Do I got a sinister grin?
Do I give you chills when I kill on the camera?
Do I crawl all over your skin?
Do I make you wanna stay at home in your pajamas?
I see your hands are shaking
I hear the sounds you're making
Oh you've got such a pretty frown
And if there's no tomorrow
And it's all just pain and sorrow
I'll never let you down
Do I spin all over your friends?
Do they just hate that you can't get enough?
And do I lie about where I been?
Do you really wanna know about it, buttercup?
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Miracle Head
03:12
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Strollin on the avenue, callin me around
Layin this city to waste
Bradley's out of town forever maybe now
We'll grow to be responsible spades
Elliston's abound with industry and sound
Movin' at a leisurely pace
I could take you down and show you all around
If you got a minute to waste
And we just try to settle down this miracle head
We just try to settle down this miracle head
Try to ride the rainbow
Try to find the all night miracle head
Tires on the ground, the alleys got a crowd
The lamps they make a terrible rave
Rat's choreograph the Carolina shag
No one's gonna get in the way
Penny-Ante Avenue's crawlin' with the hounds
Barkin' up the miserable trees
I remember her, she's terrible for sure
She spits on everybody she sees
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Run Sucker Run
03:22
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I took all the time it takes
On an ever extended break
Just to find that I'm half awake
When I'm alone
Cause we walked when we should've ran
Tripped and fell when we tried to stand
Shook it off and got in the van
And hit the road
Cash and ego aside, just try and try to stay bonafide
So run sucker run
Get your head on straight
Stay gone for however long it takes
Just point and aim for the sound it makes
Hummin in the gun
So run sucker run, run sucker run, run sucker run away
run sucker run, run sucker run,run sucker run away
Off all of the things I feared
I would miss as the ending neared
To my trapeze artist career I didn't know
That the years spent above the lights
Made me grow so afraid of heights
That it keeps me awake at night and leads me home
Counting backwards from the balcony
The drifters sleep alone tonight, despite an honest try
I tried to keep it for the life of me
But now it's gone, now it's gone
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Jetset Headdress
03:02
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If I was a snake, I'd be a cottonmouth
I'd hide in the lade and try and freak you out
Whatever I said, you'd only scream and shout at me
If I was a tramp, I'd sleep in cable cars
And I'd spend the nights holed up in hotel bars
And I'd fall asleep under the tiny star debris
So careful the ones that you waste
Leave it to me not to be forgotten
I know I'm an acquired taste
Bitter and sweet but you think it's rotten
You got it all over your face
Oh you've got a lot of feather in that jet set headdress
But that don't make you a bird
If I wasn't much, you'd make me paranoid
And if you kept in touch, I'd only disappoint
To spoon or to fork, I guess I'll flip a coin for you
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I Know You Know
03:42
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Sleepin' in a city where the snakes are lovers
Everybody's tangled underneath the covers
Try to hide your tongue behind your teeth
So when you finally bite there'll be venom underneath
But only in the moment will I dare to fess up
Wish I was like every sucker playin' dress up
Everybody cookin' by the book
The cowboys get the checks all I gets the dirty looks
I think it's safe to say
This ain't the easy way
Just let these caterpillars crawl
I’m not taking it to bed
I know you know
Is it hummin in your head?
I know you know
You don't gotta be afraid
I know you know
You can take it anyway
I know you know
Color me the victim of my own ambition
Carried the embarrassment and quit the friction
Never saw the reason for the rush
And I don't see it now, all I think abouts the crush
Cause there’s a cold wind blowin
There’s a hiss in the mornin’
Cause there ain’t no glory
Oh you’ve heard this story?
Well…you’re gonna get your way
Sever communique
And let these caterpillars crawl
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Body Bag
03:37
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She just wanna joyride in an ambulance
Oh you know it's so humiliating
Someone said something about a second chance
If only she could be resuscitated
Her friends are spent it's been a long damn night already
She's probably fine. Has anybody seen her lately?
No? And the story goes
She came in a party dress and left in a body bag
An X marked across her wrist, some pills in the other hand
She came in a party dress and left in a body bag
The Saturday's are chasing our sweet heroin
A holy rollers smoky situation
But someone needs to notify the next of kin
And that's a different kind of conversation
The scene is set, it's such a bummer being buried
If it's a shock maybe it's all imaginary
Oh, and the story goes
Everything's alright
All it means is you'll find a new way home
Yeah you'll find a new ride home
We can't afford to trip on the beat again
Trip on the beat again yeah
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9. |
Let's Get Screwed
03:12
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She's pretty sweet
I'm a creep
Pretty soon we're gonna meet
In a bar
On the street
And the rest is rain
But all I wanna say is I'll never complicate it
All I wanna do is make you come over
I've got nothing to say
Got nothing to do
Let's get screwed
You mean nothing to me
I mean nothing to you
Let's get screwed
Sweet little smoke
Little heat
Little lines cut out so neat
It's a wash in the sheets
And it's never done
But all I wanna say is I'd never aim to try ya
All I wanna do is get high and stay high
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