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I am here once again
And I’m waiting to go again
I never woke up this morning, this week, or tonight
I am here again
I don’t know if you can hear
Wait for me before you go out that door
I just want a little sunshine in my life
Enough with the silver lining
Enough with the silver lining
Enough with the silver lining
Let me wallow in the monochrome
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One minute ride - it’s an easy sell
Two panes of glass - it’s an easy tell
Three steps apart - we’re scared as hell
Four times I lied - I’m doing well
Hold on to what we have
‘cause lately we’ve been losing track
of all the ways we counted ourselves lucky
without looking back
Words on our lips already gone
We swore we wouldn’t look away
I guess we were wrong
In the waning light
If I could jump across I’d like to say goodbye
To the times that we loved
Hold on to what we have
‘cause lately we’ve been losing track
of all the ways we counted ourselves lucky
without looking back
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June 10th, 1996
00:33
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Inanimate Object
02:28
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I want to be the asphalt in front of my house
Anonymous, understated
Lets everything roll off its back, right onto Main Street
Road don’t hold no grudges
(no no, potholes ain’t character flaws)
I let the gubernatorial bodies come over and patch me up
(when I need patching, patch me up!)
I want to be the power lines over and under my head
Nobody cares where they start, where they go, where they end
You don’t gotta gossip when you carry the newsbytes
(yeah yeah, always the first to know)
When you have a bad day and fall on your face people leave you the fuck alone
Leave me the fuck alone
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The Player
00:25
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Magic Mirror
03:03
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I’m always living through a magic mirror
You’re picture perfect and I’m crumpled on the floor
The words you wear for me are see-through sheer
You’re the angel, I’m the devil at the door
If I can’t sell you on me
Then you can’t sell me on you
When every alibi is stainless steel
And your best weapon’s a banana peel
Even though you have a leak-proof seal
Condensation can turn into a tear
If I can’t sell you on me
Then you can’t sell me on you
I let go and walk away
I don’t have much left to say
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Derange Yourself
04:10
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Out of a crown of white thorns a black orchid is born
Black flowers hang wilting in sorrow
Trying to steer clear
Trying to see clear
How does it left its petals
Voyeuristic palms that meddle
Derange yourself on the sunny shores
Your fangs grow through your tongue
Caught in a rage, ominous claws
You draw the veil upon us
The eyes eclipse
The scales fall off
Caught in a phase
Soldered in place
How does it pump its bellows
Fatalistic score to settle
How does it knit its blossom
Metamorphistic endeavor
Derange yourself on the sunny shores
Your fangs grow through your tongue
Caught in a rage, ominous claws
You draw the veil upon us
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Who Woulda
05:39
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Hold the door please, it’s been a long day
I can’t begin to explain how the pieces started to fall
I don’t need a drink
I don’t need to talk
I just need to find the fastest way home
Pull down the shades and gaze into the dark
Move along please, it’s been a long day
I don’t have much left in me aside to stumble along
I don’t need a lift
I don’t need a smile
I just need to find the fastest way home
Peel off my clothes and close all the doors
Who woulda
Who woulda thought
Cut the crap please, it’s been a long day
I don’t wanna hear it unless it undoes the day back to dawn
I don’t need the thoughts
I don’t need the prayers
I just need to find the fastest way home
Crawl into bed and brace into a ball
Who woulda
Who woulda thought
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Courtney Swain Providence, Rhode Island
“A gorgeous blend of overwhelming vocal talent, modern keyboard techniques, and contemporary sophistication.”
— New England Noise
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