1. |
Myrtle (For Rothko)
03:52
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jefferson, dekalb, and myrtle-wyckoff
that's where the train stops and then i get off
matthew, mark, peter, saint luke, and john
that's where the train stops and they get on
and ride the rails
and bite their nails
drug dealer's got some dirt in his eye
jesus christ was a pretty nice guy
rothko priest with a face like a door
the seeing eye dog with the legs of a whore
they know my name
and i'm to blame for it
i know someone who's out of time
and if it wasn't me i'd offer him some of mine
some things i like because they never change
some things i like because they go away
two weeks spent in the trail of the train
betrayed by a kiss for the love of the game
a judas toothpick with a saint patrick smile
all expense paid get away for a while
i'm gonna take a trip
just for the hell of it
i know someone who's got my back
and if it wasn't me i might just cut him some slack
some friends you trust because they're tried and true
they ought to betray you, but they never do
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2. |
February
01:56
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back in the hard
in the cold winter days
last nymph departed
and both parted ways
you and i
in a dream
we had shared for too long
but in time
will it seem
that perhaps we were wrong
pale in the light
of a cold winter's day
wind thru the sails
blew like breath from your face
and the words
from your mouth
that were born on the breeze
towards an end
and a friend
that were both out of reach
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3. |
Kirkwood Highway Blues
03:37
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hey, what do you know
me & ray all summer
frozen in snow
hey, out in the car
thru pike creek, to the saint’s house
& to the bar
only, only
only so far
follow frozen summer sunlight
from a north star
then back to my room to study
& back to yr job to cut meat
forgot delaware was so beat
well how fuckin stupid of me
hey, what did we choose
choose to spend some time in transit
the kirkwood hiway blues
hey, what did we lose
well i wouldn’t call us losers
the kirkwood hiway blues
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4. |
Sell Off
02:14
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i went to the church hand in hand
and prayed for someone i could stand
or sell off
i stood out in the parking lot
converted by the vacant spots
and felt lost
and faces in my parents car
wheeled past me like a shooting star
tears burned my eyes
and i realized i'd grown soft
upon the altar band in hand
i prayed for someone i could stand
or tell off
i went to take her arm in arm
and prayed for someone i could charm
or sell out
she asked if she had won my heart
i said unless it failed to start
or fell out
saw years streak by like shooting stars
from inside of my father's car
the sky went dark
and i left you at your house
you slammed the door
your mother's barn
i prayed for some substantial harm
or self-doubt
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5. |
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i don't know
what i should do
i just wanna talk to you
i leaned too hard
and fell right thru
i thought something there was true
and you told me to ask for help
and you told me to be myself
i do all those things now
and i told you to take your time
and i told you to speak your mind
but i knew you had your doubts
we used to talk
we never speak
you know i'm sorry i was mean
and all last year
that wasn't me
and if i see you in a dream
then i'll tell you that i was wrong
and i was weak while you were strong
but i'm growing stronger now
and oh you saw my naked heart
and even though i fell apart
i never had my doubts
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6. |
Congregate
02:55
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i thought i told you
to congregate
the car's on fire and it's too late
i'd say if i had to make a guess
that that which burns
is for the best
and you always told me
to wait in line
don't gimme space you just waste my time
but i wasn't born, babe, to wait my turn
the worse it got, yeah
the more i learned
but in the night
when it calls out to me
from far away
and i walk in my sleep
wind takes my hand
and i'm lifted above
all my regrets
and the person i was
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7. |
How Do You Know?
01:46
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oh
how do you know
know when it's time
ready to go
and oh
now i can see
the person that i'm
not ready to be
take care of yourself
and if it's not right
show yourself out
and love
knows when to leave
it knows when to die
so just let it be
and don't
let yourself down
i'll always be there
to help you back out
and
however it ends
deep in my heart
i'm glad we were friends
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8. |
November
02:08
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i know
where did you go
in the late autumn wind
when i drive past your home
when i'm quiet
at the end of november
it's been a long couple months
and you don't know me now
walk in my room
and feel sick to my stomach
you're still there in the air
and i can't fall asleep
i walk outside
in the late autumn moonlight
the wind in my hair
and i unlock my car
i unlock it
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9. |
Trip (To The Beach)
01:33
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oh god
it's lost
i make the best of what is
not the best idea among them
taking my time
and losing while i'm at it
i know you're tired but
have you had it
fire, won't you come and see
nothing burns me better than a trip to the beach
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10. |
Cut Yr. Losses
01:39
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i wanna change for you
and i was going to
i was in the process
but, hey
cut your losses
what happened
you were still my best friend
and though we fight, and change
still find it strange
that after everything
you could just leave like that
i know that we both changed
but, hey
those are just facts
and all the negativity
blank space making room
for a change in me
you might not believe it
but someday
you're gonna see it
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11. |
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well they said
"call on
get
for me"
call me up
expecting me to speak
they got nerves, they got cameras, they got cars
but what's a movie
but a camera
and some stars in it
well i don't know who you thought i was
but i got half a mind to tell you just because
c'mon
where'd you lose your phone
retrace your steps
were you stressed
or alone
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