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Queenie
04:25
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this for Queenie
I got her a forest
a gift of silence
this for Queenie
who's too shy to speak
shivering in gold
Queenie's dressed at a sheik
This for Robert
I got him a balloon
This is for William
who acts like a buffoon
this for Queenie
this for Starlet
this for Queenie
this is for Robert
a gift of silence
silence is a gift
this for Queenie
I got her a forest
a gift of silence
silence is a gift
this for Queenie
she's too shy to speak
shivering in the cold
Queenie's dressed at a sheik
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Birdman
02:56
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how did you get that bird to talk?
I rewired it 15 times or more
I rewired your mouth shut
but he's still acting bored
how did you get that bird to sing?
I thought I ripped out all it's vocals cords
I rewired it just to ring
and you still always wanting more
I got a brick for the Birdman
he can use it to break my face
the trouble is with the Birdman
I see him all over the place
he can't let anything go
he thinks he's got some right to know
how did you get that bird to speak?
I forgot all about the talking birds
I remember most everything
but forgot the most important words
I gotta distract the Birdman
so he can forget my face
the trouble is with the Birdman
I see him all over the place
he can't let anything go
he thinks he's got some right to know
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3. |
Untited No. 4
04:47
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four eyes got ties
to blood in our spies
you can count the letters
you can spend your time
I got mine just for fun
spent four fingers
waiting a good run
hey little girl,
who's in your world?
hey little girl
who's in your pants?
hey little girl
come on, let's dance
you and you and you and you
and you and you are lost
from talking loses
two fingers to leaders
two fingers to bosses
I've forgotten lies
because I'm weak
from fighting on the bed
to fighting on the street
hey small boy
do you have a chance?
hey small boy
come on, let's dance
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4. |
The Future
05:48
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this is the god's honest truth
I swear I never touched a thing
on a broken wing
with new words to sing
why is this city forsaken?
why are words hard to write?
I've seen the future
and the future is tonight
this is denying god
while I whip myself from from existence
I'm not saying that I'm right
it's just another poor suckers resistance
power is relative
I'm charged on electrolytes
I've seen the future
and the future is tonight
this is the end of world
on the breath of hell
all the children ring out
so do the church bells
why is this city so doomed?
why is it hard to write?
I've seen the future
and the future is tonight
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5. |
Futureman To Presentman
05:02
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Dear Mr Presentman,
do yourself a favor
breath in and breath out
you'll be your own savior
you've got something to regret
I've got words you won't forget
Dear Mr Presentman,
bring me something to eat
I've got something for you
if you leave a treat
You've got something I'll remember
I've got something you'll forget
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6. |
Ghosts
04:00
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it takes a pillow
to put over a face
weigh down your options
eyelids close in case
it takes lips
and a tongue torn in two
for once in a time
when time wasn't new
there are ghosts in here
you can feel the floor shake
shadows curl up the walls
my hands ache
I'll take a ring
put it around a finger
the air stop moving
and so did I
I'll take some floor space
a place to rest the eyes
it'll be forever
before I'm willing to decide
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7. |
Shapes
03:41
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I've got answers
I gotta watch
I've got conspiracy
and something to start
shapes, shapes are straight
shapes, shapes are late
I've got conspiracy
and I can wait
your voices was shaking
for no reason
it could have nerves
it could have been season
my hands are shaking
my voice is steady
tow things that I know
and one isn't ready
isn't confusing beautiful?
because things don't work like this
the shaking of a hand
the pounding of a fist
I've got this voice
and not much else
but stalking strangers
and talking to myself
shapes, shapes take form
shapes, shapes stay strong
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I've got a big fat heart
that won't stop beating
the can cut me from head to toe
and I'll start bleeding
I'm ten feet tall today
I was nine feet yesterday
smaller the day before
I'm growing taller everyday
everyday
my head is the reddest thing
my name was Late
and the drive down to the hospital
was the weirdest state
I weight ten tons today
I was nine tons yesterday
and smaller the day before
I'm getting bigger everyday
everyday
I've got a big fat mouth
that won't stop talking
beaten up for the words I saw
these dudes are walking
I'm three feet small today
I was ten feet yesterday
I'm shrinking every time
I have nothing to say
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9. |
$ Vs. Entertainment
05:46
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think back to where you got your things
remember where you put them now
put a stamp on every little package
get them downtown on the bus somehow
you've got something for entertainment
you've got your ethics to deal with sir
the fact is you're in the business of money
I'm in the business of being unsure
you've got something for edutainment
you got stamps and letter too
you're one lucky son of a bitch
because we even deal with you
this marks the end of your movement
this is the time you'll need to stop and think
I'm getting my information from a screen
and what I see is starting to stink
you forgo your right to pleasantness
you forgo your right to take a shower
day by day by day you're getting older
everyday feels like an hour
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10. |
Hands
03:58
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taller than any building is this man
I hate these stupid hands and
everything that they planned
these stupid hand grow
to unfold nothing to show
the evidence is clear
we have nothing to fear
I mistook your wisdom as the truth
sunken down below the sea level
no truer words were spoken when they called
and said they called you the devil
what the reason that you fell into place
mistaking treasures as what you found in case
I got a piece of wisdom for you
hide out until that stop what they do
taller than any mountain is this man
I hate these little hands
these stupid hand grow
to unfold nothing to show
the evidence is true
they'll be looking for you
I mistook your wisdom as the truth
sunken down below the sea level
no truer words were spoken when they called
and said they called you the devil
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11. |
Untitled No. 5
03:11
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these steps never seemed longer
cars crash into their father
white waves wash away
but the fear keeps getting stronger
take your two eyes there
and imagine what you'll see
I'm unfortunate and skinny
and easy to please
take your two eyes back
and write your messages there
say goodbye to everyone
tell them to get their share
goodbye to shapelessness
goodbye to unhappiness
goodbye to everyone
goodbye complacency
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12. |
Gemini
05:32
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I want to burn down Cathedral Hill
please kill me in my sleep
please tell me which way is down
and I'll tell you which one is me
if I told you something close to my heart
would you keep it to yourself?
or would you tell everyone else?
Abigail, please deliver me from greatness
and Queenie, kill me in my sleep
I misplaced all the photographs
that I said I would always keep
if I fall asleep drunk again
on the bus ride home
could you please forgive me?
and cut me to the bone
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13. |
A Secret
03:07
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people get through life talking small
whisper to me your secrets I'll tell them all
I know a secret I'm sure you don't know
talk to the shrink about it
tell them all
I know love the little things
and the big ones too
I miss sharing these things with you
I can play the guessing game
I can cry to your face
and end up broken down
where I was in the first place
people get through life despite it all
whisper in my ear your secrets
and I won't tell
I thought I knew you
I thought I knew myself
I guess I don't know anything
I've been lying to myself
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