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Sole Mates
03:47
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Made the drive down the 1 for the last time today
Been alone and exhausted while waiting for Mae
to be over, a month in two beds but no home
Now my girl’s out with Luis, that’s all that I know
Won’t you drag me inside, won’t you help me believe
that this still-beating heart don’t belong in the street
Tried to leave it behind, I’d forget if I could
‘cause I lost her to Luis, and that bastard’s no good
Never did no wrong to Luis, but I can’t say he’s a friend of mine
“It’s not your fault,” they say, “what goes on in your head
You had your chance, quit wasting your time”
Thinkin’ maybe if I drove a stick,
could play the drums, or had a dick
Perhaps then I’d have been her pick
Yeah, maybe she’d have loved me
Well since I can remember, been losing my mind
Anchor’s up but no ocean would take me alive
On the night that she left, wish I’d evened the score
If you hate it so much, here’s your help, there’s the door
A mistake I once made, a car window left shut
Still a failure in death, how’d I fuck that one up?
I’ve been searching for ways to stay numb but not weak
Poppin’ pills in the mornin’, and whiskey to sleep
Heard I’m bigger on the inside, so I’ll pop a couple more
Open wide enough for you to come explore
A brain that ain’t quite right and no way to hide it
A party of one and I’m never invited
But maybe if I drove a stick,
could play the drums, or had a dick
Perhaps then I’d have been her pick
Yeah, maybe she’d have loved me
Yeah, maybe she’d have
Been a while now, can’t smile now, she’s miles out of range
Out of options now so I’ll give myself a shot for a change
In the mirror, found home nearer as I stepped into my shoes
I wouldn’t call myself a mountain, but a hill still has a view
and it may not be perfect, but I built it myself
Learned to stand on my own ground, so I won’t need your help
no it may not be perfect, but I think it’s enough
It’s enough
It’s enough
So maybe I don’t drive a stick
don’t play the drums or have a dick
Perhaps I’ll never be her pick
but fuck her, I still love me
No maybe I don’t drive a stick
can’t play drums or do magic tricks
Perhaps I’ll never be her pick
but fuck her, I still love me
Yeah fuck her, I still love me
Yeah fuck you, I still love me.
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I'm pourin' sweat, adjust this collar
heart's erupting from my chest
Sprawl my hand across a bible, put my loyalty to test
I got pills to pay attention
I got bills I oughta pay
and as her last hope for redemption, got a trial to delay
Met a girl free as a river running strong for fear of falling
water crashing down now, anytime
'less I can keep on stalling
Stacked the toughest branches I could lift
but still her chance looks slim
We've had all this time to build a- damn, I wish that I could swim
So if you find me in a hall or strung out at the outlet mall
don't bitch when I don't ask about your day
You should know, I don't give a shit anyway
No it ain't as though she'd listen to the demons in her head
the ones who cry and scream at night
the ones that want you dead
Got no motive for a murder and good reason not to die
a friend indeed fulfills the need for chaos that I hide
Now a poison gas has left the mass bloodthirsty as the Reich
This garbage can of bigots, cops, and criminals alike
How I've dreamt to one day drown them in her current as a gift
Well there's no time like the present, if the twelve can catch my drift
So if you find me in a hall
or passed out in a bathroom stall
for goodness sake, don't bitch about your day
cuz I don't give a shit anyway
No, I don't care enough to stay
I don't care, I won't stay
leave me alone, please leave me alone
I don't care, I won't stay
leave me alone, please leave me
and I've no clue how I wound up in this alley, damp and sweaty
and I've no clue how I wound up in this alley, damp and sweaty
she's locked up for now, and I can't let her go
I just wanna go home, please let me go home, meet me at the screen
Cuz I don't- Carolina, leave her to me
only girl that'd ever do me, well
She's in my head but I won't tell
a heart or soul of her intentions
save for all the shit I've mentioned
now let's not make a scene
cuz we don't-
Carolina, leave her to me
cuffs and chains won't hold her in a cell
they'll watch me close, but I won't tell
a heart or soul of her intentions
disregard the shit I've mentioned
won't testify in court
against my girl up North, Caroline.
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For All Men in Exile
04:16
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At home in his head but he longs for the world
born a 2-in-1 package but stamped "baby girl"
God must have been drunk to have buried the soul
of a son in a vessel a daughter controls
A product of labor that ran out of molds
and built up a kid with no bark and less bite
he craves the attention, she stays out of sight
behind bedroom doors, not a word, not a sound
lies plagued with a fear that he'll never be found
the darkness, the cold, and the silence, profound
They say time heals all, but for some time's an arm
ignore the red suitcase with innocent charm
She'll inhale the exhaust, exhale to be free
he covers his ears, rocks, and dreams of the sea
thinks "I'd kill her myself if it wouldn't kill me"
From orange containers, a stiff living doll
she can't dream of dying, he can't dream at all
enough now, he's had it, there's no other way
abandons his ship and steps into the maze
Determined to save her or die in her place
In high school I'd sleep so I'd dream about dying
in a maze that was built in my head
and without meaning disrespect, I'd ask the architect
"How long before I'll be dead?"
He steps through an exit, not mirror, not glass
each faces the other, found closure at last
and as she steps out, says "this should have been yours"
the wall seals behind her, a window no more.
I rose from the East as she sailed to the West
the daughter within me has laid down to rest
So study the ocean of stars in the night
you'll find a reflection that's nowhere in sight
I rose from the East as she sailed to the West
the daughter within me has laid down to rest
This 20-year project, a ship built alone
she weighed anchor, cast off, and never came home.
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I told myself to let it be, that some day all things die
But it ain't fair to stop repairs when all it takes is time
So I'll admit my fuck-ups, I'm ashamed of all my wrongs
I tried to save our friendship and, well, then I wrote this song
'cause she said, "no."
I've been the worst to deal with, I'd manipulate and use
Poured out the care she gave me and filled back up on cheap booze
So I packed up all I'd broken, left my home to make it right
But she kept the blame in mind and the "I'm sorry" out of sight
and she said,
"No, fuck you, you ruined my life don't talk to me"
She said.
Now heads or tails, it won't lay flat if both sides took a pounding
Kept her scars up on display and my side facing down
I thought, "perhaps she cares enough to hide what I can't handle"
Like when a bloody scene came on and dad would change the channel
But that's just wishful thinkin', she said
"No, fuck you, you ruined my life don't talk to me
No, fuck you, no, no, no, no..."
Well I'm not here to beg, no I whipped this up to say,
You have every right to hate me and I'll miss you every day
But if it means you're happy, well I'll gladly take the blame
Just make sure I got everything, 'cause, doll, after today I'll tell ya
I'm not your problem, I'm just your excuse
Made your own choices, your drugs and tattoos
And I'm not at fault, but I'd be there for you
I know I fucked up, so I'll pay my dues
And nothing more
And she said
"No, fuck you, you ruined my life don't talk to me."
I'm not your problem, I'm just your excuse
and nothing more
So no, fuck you,
'Cause some are still worth melting for.
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I got no pulse, I'm just fucking medicated
poppin' daily pills ain't all they crack it up to be
and I quit the office when I thought that I could stand to sell some pot
'cause everyone's a pharmacist in this land of the free
yeah everyone's a pharmacist in this land of the free.
Now I could write a million songs 'bout what I think is right and wrong
and how large marine creatures trump our own humanity (fuck Trump!)
but I'm in no rush to break this shell, though one day, friend, I'll fare thee well
tonight I'm swimming steady 'cause you taught me how to breathe
we'll make it home in no time but till then you're stuck with me.
I've never had too much to say, or saved it for another day
but best believe I'd bust out of this tank to match the score
and whether I get swallowed up or fished out for a couple bucks
when buildings start to crumble, I'll watch from the ocean floor
watch the crowds in mass hysteria that I've come to adore.
You say that you're the bigger fish but we all see you're full of it
a school of conservation, no regard for basic need
so when the news cries "bombs away!" soon afterwards you'll turn to prey
'cause it's about time someone bites the hand that doesn't feed
we'll lock their greedy fingers up and throw away the key.
My best friend's a whale, she'll swallow you whole
loudly, proudly belts in range a song you'll come to know
to all of those who understand, grab hold and sing along
and though we may lose numbers, know just one is more than strong
so paddle on
yeah, paddle on.
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