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Take Me
03:56
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I shouldn't have to dress anachronistically to fit in
I tell ya, something about these times
Given enough time nothing remains sacred
See the likeness of Jesus Himself
Take me somewhere I'll get lost
With someone I don't know
The Alamo is now a storage company for your junk
Franklin and Hancock sell insurance
Someday "Obama" will pick you up at any airport you like
Or manage your stock portfolio
Take me somewhere I'll get lost
With someone I don't know
Take me
Find me a place with a deadbolt, four walls and no windows
Get me a hole to be sick in
Help me to unlearn to read so when I walk through downtown
I'm oblivious to it all
Take me somewhere I'll get lost
With someone I don't know
Take me
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Lovers' Tryst
02:04
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Lovers' tryst
It's over at dawn
And then I leave
To write you this song
I'll bring my suit
For the hospital
And when I leave
You won't care at all
Just as long as you're cordial
Just as long as you don't care
At all
Lovers' tryst
I'm out of your hair
I'll be out by 5
Don't forget not to care
Check your Tinder
For the cutest guys
Though I'm next to you
Just avoid my eyes
Just as long as you're cordial
Just as long as you don't care
At all
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3. |
Stay Awake
02:14
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And finally when the sound of passing cars wakes me up in the morning and I see your tired face, it's the first thing I see
And sometimes the sun sneaks by that little opening in your dark curtains and your face obtains a halo
Sometimes I lay there and wonder why or how or what I did to earn your love
And when I say "love" I keep it to myself because I know you don't believe in it
But I know you believe in me and that makes me stronger, it makes me want to live longer and love you forever, it makes me feel lucky that only I can place my lips on yours and only I am allowed to protect you
And we both know that sometimes storms will sneak by that little opening in your dark curtains, sometimes storms will force us to pull up anchors and sail to shore, but we can weather and weather no matter how far from shore or how unsure we might be
There's an old lighthouse and it looks over our city and it tells us that is is our home
At least for now
Unless we pack up and ship up and ship out and hope that we're on the same boat so that we can still weather these storms
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4. |
Floyd Collins
04:00
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Everyone's in the same existential boat, even if they've picked their god
Everyone's visited right before they sleep with the prospect of the void
The void, the void
And that's enough to make me love even those I don't know
Don't know, don't know
And yet I don't know any more than when I began
Everyone's close to getting out but ends up pinned beneath the earth
Everyone starts their journey and ends up like Floyd Collins in the void
The void, the void
And that's enough to make me love even those I don't know
Don't know, don't know
And yet I don't know any more than when I began
Pinning my leg down, keeping me underground is the unresolvable doubt
The tunnel collapses, help comes four days too late, I'm left to face the void
The void, the void
And that's enough to make me love even those I don't know
Don't know, don't know
And yet I don't know any more than when I began
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5. |
The Couch Outside
02:45
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Couch outside
Underneath the stars
The wind blew in your hair and your eyes
Pushing the clouds away
And pushing the glaze away
And I'll stare at you and hold you
Bite my tongue
Tell my friends that I'm done
With being loner
And being a loser
But it runs in my family
And don't you know she completes me
The couch outside
Where we sat after finals
Where I held you and all your fears
About the nighttime
The couch outside
It held our insides
And bite my tongue
Tell my friends that I'm done
With being a loser
Though it runs in the family
Don't you bother
Seeking approval
'Cause I'm all that you have now
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6. |
(Break)
02:24
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No I can't
Always tell you
What's on my mind
And what's on my tongue
No I can't
Always explain
How I love you
And how I'm feeling
Because sometimes
I lose myself in your eyes
No you're not like
All the other girls
No you're not like
You're not like them
And I wish
I could tell you
Despite all
The wandering thoughts
And I hope
That my ADD
Will let me
Focus on us
Long enough for me
To not lose my words
When I look in your eyes
No you're not like
All the other girls
No you're not like
You're not like them
Thank God you're not like them
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