1. |
Poor Man's Anthem
02:28
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I bit the bullet,
For the one that I love.
I have no perceptions,
About heavenly doves.
I go down to the river.
To get myself wet.
I traded my six-string,
For a wedding band.
There are times when I’m spent,
And fresh out of luck.
But I just keep saying,
“I don’t give a fuck.”
I have nothing to loose,
And nothing to gain.
I trade in my brain cells,
To drown out my pain.
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2. |
Blow to the Bones
03:03
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3. |
Lifeline
03:01
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I sent you a sad letter in the mail,
And you sent me back a shovel and a pail
You said "dig yourself out alone"
I'm tired of your shit, I wanna go home
Well, I knew it wasn't love,
But the heroin, she held like a hug
And that's more than you can say
Cuz I was there all alone,
Like fucking everyday
But we know that's not fully true
Because there once was a time,
When you loved me too.
And now I guess that I'm all fucked up.
I wear a noose on my neck,
Just to help me hold me up.
Na na na na na na na
I am a product of all the things that I do wrong
In my lifetime
And I just wanted you
To be my lifeline.
I walk downtown to the streets,
Throw all my things in the river and weep for
The loss that we now share
I was singing my songs,
You were fixing your hair
And We never saw it come.
It shot me down,
A bullet, your gun
Point blank range.
On my blank white page.
Na na na na na na na
I am a product of all the things that I do wrong
In my lifetime
And I just wanted you
To be my lifeline.
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4. |
Privilege & Purpose
02:59
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I left you standing on Maine St.
With the dust in your hair
Drove fast on that Saturday night
I am going somewhere
I race past the old school
With the friends that we made
Their faces look nothing like they did
Back in those glory days
And yes we are privileged
And we all serve a purpose
I guess you didn't notice
I take off like a satellite
Leave a blanket of ash
Burn clear through the atoms sphere
As I run from the ghosts in my past
I sing a psalm for my mother
Pray for the cab driver too
I hope I always remember
The things that happened in June
And yes we are privileged
And we all serve a purpose
I guess you didn't notice
I guess you didn't notice
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5. |
Shelter
02:48
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Woke me up last night,
Threw rocks at my window
Said don't let go
Of our impending lives
Tossed it round my head for a couple weeks now,
All the details
Perfectly in place
And I need some shelter
From the helter skelter
That's been going on these days
But we are indifferent
To make a difference
So we remain
Walkin down the street
And he pulls over
In his red red rover
Sticks a pistol in my face
Says give me what you got
And I swear I know him
Then he looks at me
And quickly drives away
And I need some shelter
From the helter skelter
That's been going on these days
And I need reassuring
A "don't you worry, it'll be okay."
Oh, holy water
Drink the water
You will be at home
Oh, sons and daughters
If you wait any longer
You will be alone
And I need some shelter
From the helter skelter
That's been fucking up my brain.
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6. |
Song for the Outcast
03:47
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Burn
Me down to the sticking spot
My hands they feel more like locks
As they slide into place
Tear
Me down like the icicle
You kept by your windowsill
When we were unscathed
And you never thought,
That it would come to this
And you never thought
You'd see it go
So I'm coming home
I'll be there tomorrow
Dressed in the clothes
That you last saw me in
I'll be at your door
I'll lie kill and borrow
Just to get back
To where we should of been
Oh
How we how on to memories
White knuckles, and grinning face
As time ticks by
So turn
Turn from those memories
They didn't do you good anyways
So just move on
And you never thought
That it would come to this
And you never thought
You'd see it go
So I'm coming home
I'll be there tomorrow
Dressed in the clothes
That you last saw me in
I'll be at your door
I'll lie, kill, and borrow
Just to get back
To where we should of been
This is a song for my mother
Is a song for my best friend
Is a song for my lover
And we
Are all in together
One song for the outcasts,
Who cast out each other.
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7. |
I Love You, I Miss You
03:24
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I love you
I miss you
I love you
I miss you
That night in the bathtub you looked so small,
That I could hardly see you
And we held each other there in the dark
As the water continued
To stream from the faucet
And pool round our feet
Like a crushing current
On the clouded mirror
Covered in stream
I wrote you these lyrics
I love you
I need you darlin
I miss you
When you're leaving darlin
I walked that side walk back to my home
About 4,000 times now
And yes I know it's the same damn road
But now it's different somehow
In that laundromat we hid ourselves
Because we were tired of running
You held my hand, and turned your head
And you started crying
All we had then were our hopes and plans
And a love worth trying
I'd do it all again if I had the chance
There's no point In lying
I love you
I need you darlin
I miss you
When you're leaving darling
I love you
I miss you
I love you
I miss you
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8. |
Pretty Girl
03:50
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You don’t deserve this.
And you,
You’re so worth it.
You gave him your heart,
But he wore that out.
You made him a throne,
From all you had.
But it’s not coming,
Back around.
You are beautiful,
It hurts,
To loose control
You love a guy
Who doesn’t know what love is
You have so much more to get,
out of life.
You know I'm right.
I got you forever,
I'm by your side
So pretty girl,
Wear your smile cross your face.
Don’t be ashamed,
To love with open arms.
Pretty girl,
You’ve got the whole world left to chase
Don’t be afraid,
Time mends your scars.
You don’t deserve to feel lonely,
So that’s why I’m gonna stay.
I’ll fight for you forever,
Protect you night and day
Pretty girl,
Pretty girl
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9. |
Still Learning
02:33
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I am still learning,
what it means to be strong.
I am still singing,
when the music's long gone.
I am still standing,
with two feet on the ground.
I'm cracked like the asphalt,
in this worn out town.
That we live in.
Nostalgia creeps in,
when you're sleepin.
Still trying to find out,
how to right all the wrongs.
I'm still pretending,
hoping you play along.
I wrote one last letter,
but you were already gone.
Left it by your bedside,
and kept moving on.
One day when you read it,
you will know how I felt.
But time's like novocaine,
when you're feeling unwell.
I'm cashing my chips in,
desecrating the odds.
I am surviving,
till the gray skies are dawn.
I'll hold on.
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10. |
Live Wire
02:26
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I've been awake now for 70 hours
I am starving out the demons in my dreams
And I hate to be the one who tells you
But we are never as alone as we want to be.
And I am going for the distance
Protect my namesake
When all I have is lost
Days spent just reminiscing
Towards the lives built from bed sheets
When the morning after calls
I am a live wire
Kinetic energy scorching through my veins
So long to the things that you kept hidden
So your mom and your dad and your friends wouldn't call you insane
I will walk out to the desert
And lay my sins out for the snakes and vultures to see
And down, alone beneath the sunset
I will be the man that I wanted to be.
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11. |
The Diller Grand
04:25
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Sorry
if I'm a little bit untactful
I've been running on empty
Something I haven't felt in a while
Is happening when you're next to me
50 laps around the waterfront
We swam
We walked
We ran
We stopped
You shook
I cried
We both took one last look
At what was left inside
The Diller Grand
Like an outstretched hand of mine
Sorry
If it looks like I'm all better
Bruising ain't always clear to see
I can't help but start to ramble
Every time you speak to me
30 weeks
Into the wilderness
We laughed
We loved
We gave
Enough
Things change
And god knows I tried
We learned
How to say our goodbyes
The diller grand like an outstretched hand of mine.
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12. |
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I knew a girl who told me she loved me
Tried to show me she loved me
But she got love wrong.
I know a girl, and she told me
Wherever she's with me,
She is home.
Now where do I go?
Now that she's gone.
Where do I go?
Tell me where do I go?
I knew a boy who told me he loved me
Said that he wouldn't leave
But now I'm alone
I knew a boy who looked like the real thing
Who tastes like the real thing
But now he's gone.
Now where do I go?
Now that he's gone.
Where do I go?
Tell me where do I go?
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Riley Thomas New York
Authority is a construct. Don't choke on the submission spoon.
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