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Flashbang
01:23
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It's a funny feeling, feeling so free
In a flashbang, everything's fine
Spend my mornings reading Murakami
It's so nice to finally have the time
For a while now every force has been working against me,
I second guess every line
The words I regurgitate don't sound quite like myself,
I can't repair the disconnect between
Feels like walking on eggshells in fear of an imaginary consequence
But I'm so done with business, I'm gonna move my own way instead
I cut the ties with the source of my mind's problem
and liquidated the negative influence
Some call it burning bridges, some call it wasted effort,
but to me it's like lighting a candle and blowing it out
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Model Behavior
02:47
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I know I'll probably go crazy, but baby I'll be making that cash
Working dawn to dusk splitting my time between breaking down and breaking my back
Tell me how I'm supposed to enjoy myself
If I haven't got any damn time
I can rest in the peace of security
but my soul will just beg and whine
For some freedom
for some booze
turn off that debbie downer evening news
Lets just leave it in the dust
'cuz ourselves are the only ones we can trust anymore
Yeah, I know I've got it easy, at least relatively speaking
Got a roof over my head and anything I could be needing
I think it's time to stop being so self aware
There are real people with real problems out there
And I know it ain't my place to decide if I care
I wish it worked out for everyone I swear
Let's all feed 'em, we can share
'cuz it's a cruel, cruel world out there
You've got room in your heart
then you've probably got room in your apartment
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I can finally see the morning sun
Been waiting up on it for so long
Caught in the middle to far to stay the night
But too close to split the drive
Grab your keys and hit the road, Jack
Got some time I'll never get back
Two days in and two days off
If it hasn't fallen through, let's hope that it won't
Because the road can be a long lost friend
Or it can chew you up and spit you out on the losing end
It'll treat you right if you've got the time to spend
But I'm losing motivation to keep myself moving and I wanna be back home in my bed
It's still a hell of a lot better than a dead-end job
Always breaking your back for just a few days off
Maybe it's a "Big Break" because you'll never return
Without a vengeance and some proof that you've learned
Because the road can be a long lost friend
Or it can chew you up and spit you out on the losing end
Sometimes I think I should just go back
But when am I ever gonna turn these low-down feelings into my one and only real chance?
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4. |
Wild, Wild Night
05:05
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I lost myself
In the wild, wild night
Four hours out of Denver
All dark but starlight
Soon as I saw it coming,
I was crying, crying, crying
Over the horizon
Just a crimson painted sky
Ain't it nice, and ain't it free
from these purple mountains to the sea?
I'm afraid this might be the last time,
because the end of the free world is nigh
This land isn't our land,
it has never ever been.
I think we owe an apology
to our mother earth so green
For the smoke and the poison,
for the endless material greed.
When the concept of wanting
cancels out legitimate need
For the hate and the hunger,
for the kids dying out in the streets
We ought to help each other
get back on our feet
It's so hard to find some common theme
A cure for humanity
Killing the desire to just feed
I've been working so damn hard to find some peace
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5. |
Late to the Party
04:06
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That's a wolf in a snakeskin suit if you see it like me
Backhanded compliments only understood to a degree
If you see it coming, run, yeah, you better trust me, oh no
It'll get you good when you start feeling good, you'll see
And I ain't one to surrender
to what the jukebox expects of me
And all the borrowers and lenders
got this sickening cycle they feed
I ain't asking for much, just can't seem to keep up
and it gets the best of me
But all I ever really wanted was a little bit of space to breathe
Turning on you if you don't fit the description of a sensible soul, sell your rock and roll
Maybe I'm just bitter, but ain't we all bitter when we get told no? Oh, no
And I'm not much a pretender,
I keep my mind too free
But I keep getting "RETURN TO SENDER"
No one wants to listen to me
Litte exposure, I'm a four leaf clover in the middle of a bunch of weeds
And life's tosses and turns have taken their toll on me
But if we make it a good time,
we'll all be fine
You can move on with your life,
And I'll keep mine
You know it all feels the same, baby
When you're stuck in a routine
There ain't no one to blame, baby
when you're in it for the money
And I'm just saying "Please, please.
Happiness it is free.
We're just late to the party!"
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6. |
Load Up for the Country
04:05
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Been busy all day trying to make ends meet
But money just runs out all the same
I've been working on myself and the clock
Got no time to complain
I've been dreaming 'bout the middle of a forest
In the mountains of Japan
I've been dreaming of taking all my microphones
And instruments and starting a band again
We'll load up for the country
(Like a stereotype)
Build a fire, drink some beers
(Til the middle of the night)
Someday, baby, this'll just be yours and mine
Until then, let's look forward to the weekend times
It's so hard operating in the real world,
So hard to be invested when you just wanna hurl
It feels so hopeless and alone
Let's just go and create a world of our own
We'll continue to travel light
(Only carry what we need)
Start a garden in the middle of the woods
(And we'll plant the seed)
Consider us in exile, consider us independent
of the way most people think and believe
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I can't think when I sit still.
It's like having time clouds my mind.
I'll have a revelation in the middle of working, and forget by closing time.
I thought since it's all out in the open,
I'd be unhinged and spewing words, but
Ideas come like summer rain, always thick,
but seldom seen or heard
And I finally found the space to breathe
(Finally getting out)
And I feel like I could sleep now
(It's been a while)
And with so much at stake, it's important to make
decisions by what feels right
Maybe, just maybe, my clear place is in my head
When I have a quick moment, I'll write down what I heard
But I just can't find the right words when I can't remember them first
Maybe I'll quit being so apologetic
(Try to live my life)
I'll remember why I even tried
(Because it felt so right)
And it's like the end of the day, so predictable
Like the sun setting every night
It just feels right
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8. |
Constant Catharsis
03:17
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I think all of us can put our thinking caps on.
There’s so much to do, so much that could go wrong.
It’s the future, what comes after, it’s a real head-scratcher.
Let's stop this now before it gets too far gone
We’ve gotten so lethargic, need constant catharsis now.
If we figure out ourselves, we’ll have this all sorted out.
I don’t believe that we can sometimes.
Let’s just stick together and make this all turn out alright.
We’ve learned to just leave it alone.
All of our hearts have gone cold.
“Die to be free, but what’s in it for me?
It’s best to just leave it alone.”
Babies in baskets crossing the Rio Grande.
Innocent people dying by cruel hands.
American Dream broken in half.
I have two dollars, sorry that’s all I’ve got left.
We know we’re not so bold
And all of our efforts are sold
Because the second we try, we choke.
We’ve learned to just leave it alone.
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9. |
Pay No Mind
04:49
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Everyone knows just a little bit
But no one knows the half of it
We've been trying for so long
Just to keep it together till the pain is gone
But we have to finish what we started then
Then and only then will we be free again
And I can live with the sadness and pain
But losing you's the only chance I'm not willing to take
Every night I dream of peace
Where no one kills for what they believe
Because I look up to the sky
We're just specks in the universal eye
But I need to take a bow
Not forever but at least for now
Cuz we need to find a way to survive
Once it's blown over we can get on with our lives
And I'd love to travel to the ends of the earth
We can finally see just what the rest of the world is worth
And I'd love to take you everywhere I go
Fuck all the people telling you this isn't your home
My sweet baby I'm sorry
I hope you don't feel lonely
No one understands clearly
This is the place that you deserve to be
Pay no mind
to the hateful kind, they'll be phased out
And I don't mind,
if it takes some time, if it takes a while
We'll just stop and smile
Smell the roses, like they're going out of style
We can ponder all we want to
Wonder what the hell they're gonna do
Though my faith wanes I believe in us
As a human race just to pick it all back up
And there ain't quite as many people I don't like as I think.
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10. |
Make Nice
04:21
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It's been a real long time since we went downhill
We're declining in an exponential fall
When the road we're traveling gets too steep
We'll go backwards til we hit a wall
And progress is the culmination
of good tempered souls making sacrifices
When we learn to take care of each other
We'll finally make nice and just forget about it
And some people say it clears up after rain
And sometimes that's the case
But here we go again and again
Winning, losing, winning, put in our place
I've got my own to protect
I've got my own to defend from the narcissistic state
They've got their claws in my business
And I'm getting real sick of spending life waiting
It's about time we made it clear that what we want is what we're gonna get
We've got no time for who's better or worse, we're all worth it, so lets give us a chance
I feel like I've been lazy and complacent, I'm so sorry to you my friends
I'm finally clear headed enough to understand
So I'll stop worrying what everyone thinks,
I'm burning bridges, approaching the brink
I can't be selfish, I can't feel right,
Just sitting around wishing, it's time to stand up and fight
When a reality TV star president shouts obscenities on the news,
We're all too entertained to feel like doing anything, but that's the real way it gets you
We've lost all our decency, we've lost our respect,
It's time to stop thinking work is just a pain in the neck
I know you got jobs and people to please,
but it's time to put those people to their knees
til they beg for forgiveness
til they scream they were wrong
There's more to life than oil, profits, the stock market, and nuclear bombs
There's more to life than pretty pictures of ourselves, drugs and alcohol
There's more to life than decimating lives and homes for our own slice of a whitewashed town
Cuz the past, present, and future of America is not only pale, it's also black and brown
We've got to learn how to live together because we're only human after all
And I know I'm just as guilty as the next person, but I'm trying to turn it around
And I suggest you consider the same, cuz we can't do it on our own
And when given the choice to stand and fight, would you stand or just leave it alone?
Light a candle, don't blow it out.
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Further Closer Holland, Michigan
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