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You say that when I smile
I look like one ugly child
You say all my instincts are vile
I say just give me a while
You say that when I was young
That’s when I had all my fun
You say I think everything’s dumb
All I can do is just hum
You say that I never cry
That nothing comes out of my eyes
You say if it did it was a lie
I tell you I’ve got no reply
You say I don’t give a damn
That I don’t even know who I am
You say that I scoff at all plans
I tell you I understand
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Blind Boy Grunt
01:55
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Old Doctor Time prepares his anesthesia
He don’t gotta meet ya
Before he’ll cure you with amnesia
I don’t want no operation, just rid of this frustration
So I’ll go along
That old doctor left his knife inside
I’m just trying to unwind
But this bleeding won’t subside
So I’ll slowly shut my eyes and sleep until I die
Then I’ll rise
I’ll find that heaven surpasses expectation
Fulfills imagination
But proves through demonstration
That I was never meant to be
Among its golden streets
So then I’ll fall
I’ll find that hell ain’t bad in moderation
But Lucifer’s negation
Of God’s perfect nation
Just wasn’t meant for me
And it’s rather dull to see
So then I’ll be
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You, New
03:30
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A young girl made her way outside
Up on a piece of grass
She said she didn’t feel too good and threw up all her glass
A blind man said he found a dime
Down in a jar of leaves
The tall man found excuses to make love to everything
You, I want you or no one else
New, I want you or someone else
I want you
I want new
I want you
The carpet stain looked up
And saw the legs of a white chair
To herself she wondered what life would be like up there
A garbage can forgot himself
While talking to a tree
And foolishly he promised to forget the letter “C”
My mother’s ears don’t look the same
My grandma’s eyes aren’t blue
You know they haven’t seemed alright since 1992
My brother he was never born
My sisters are far away
So now there’s no one out there to remember what I say
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4. |
A Conversation
02:12
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What brings you here?
It’s just his funeral
Your intentions couldn’t be more clear
It’s highly typical
You know you’d wait another year
If it weren’t for his demise
Wait, friend, please explain
Just what you mean by that
I don’t feel that I’m to blame
For what fate drew from its hat
Besides I could say quite the same
You never come around
You would pull that punch
And bring up pettiness
Frankly, I just had a hunch
That it might come to this
Luckily I have a touch
Of refinement in my blood
Oh, well, that’s a joke
I’ll believe it when I see
A solitary sign of hope
In your hole entirety
I believe that I’ll go grab my coat
And be headed on my way
Godspeed and goodbye
I’m not sad to see you go
I hope that that crosses your mind
Next time you think of coming home
Don’t come see me when I die
I know that’s in your plan
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I don’t want to wake
No I don’t want to wake
I don’t want to wake because my real life feels fake
I don’t want to wake
I don’t want to eat
No I don’t want to eat
I don’t want to eat just stand on my two feet
I don’t want to eat
I don’t want to sing
No I don’t want to sing
I don’t want to sing, don’t want to do ‘bout anything
I don’t want to sing
I don’t want to die
No I don’t want to die
I don’t want to die and you know the reasons why
I don’t want to die
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Leave Me Out
03:07
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You say that when I smile
I look like one ugly child
You say all my instincts are vile
I say just give me a while
You say that when I was young
That’s when I had all my fun
You say I think everything’s dumb
All I can do is just hum
You say that I never cry
That nothing comes out of my eyes
You say if it did it was a lie
I tell you I’ve got no reply
You say I don’t give a damn
That I don’t even know who I am
You say that I scoff at all plans
I tell you I understand
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Old Doctor Time prepares his anesthesia
He don’t gotta meet ya
Before he’ll cure you with amnesia
I don’t want no operation, just rid of this frustration
So I’ll go along
That old doctor left his knife inside
I’m just trying to unwind
But this bleeding won’t subside
So I’ll slowly shut my eyes and sleep until I die
Then I’ll rise
I’ll find that heaven surpasses expectation
Fulfills imagination
But proves through demonstration
That I was never meant to be
Among its golden streets
So then I’ll fall
I’ll find that hell ain’t bad in moderation
But Lucifer’s negation
Of God’s perfect nation
Just wasn’t meant for me
And it’s rather dull to see
So then I’ll be
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9. |
The Lord Don't Wait
04:47
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You might puff your chest out
And knock down all the walls
Spit on those who love you
And laugh at those who fall
The first thing that you’ve got to learn is the Lord don’t wait
Deny your very mother
Punch your sister in the eye
Kill your distant father
And never answer why
The second thing that you’ve got to learn is the Lord don’t wait
When death it rounds your corner
And fear sits in your gut
The priest will do his best
But you’re all out of luck
The third thing that you’ve got to learn is the Lord don’t wait
Then you’ll meet your maker
And look him in the eye
He’ll spare your hate and anger
But all you’ll do is lie
The last thing that you’ve got to learn is the Lord don’t wait
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Homesick
07:20
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I’ve got those homesick blues (x2)
And I won’t rid ‘em, ‘til I’m safe at home with you
I miss you so bad (x2)
Until I see you, I can’t help but feel so sad
I’m on my way to you (x2)
And I’ll keep walking, ‘til I’ve worn out these shoes
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Don't Tell Me Lies
05:17
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I’d like to believe you, but you just tell me lies (x2)
I can’t stop wondering what else you’re hiding behind those eyes
I just want to love you and hold you in my arms (x2)
I can’t stop thinking about how you did me harm
You’ve got my forgiveness, now you ask me to forget (x2)
I’ll try real hard, but my memory hasn’t failed me yet
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12. |
I Don't Want It Anymore
09:11
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Come here, you beautiful bus driver
Let’s have some four-dollar fun
On old plastic and saliva
You will be my only one
Oh, I don’t want it anymore
No, I don’t want it anymore
Brown-haired woman at the drug store
Handing pills to gray hairs
Let’s go and find a quiet closet
And see what we find there
Oh, I don’t want it anymore
No, I don’t want it anymore
Yellow lady at the checkout
Standing short in fluorescent light
Why don’t you climb in my Camaro?
You can work another night
Oh, I don’t want it anymore
No, I don’t want it anymore
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Levi Bronson Fort Collins, Colorado
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