1. |
crawl space
01:23
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2. |
prince of cats
04:44
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and will the cats run from the house?
and will the wind lie down beside me?
and will the grass grow all around?
and will the earthworms calcify me?
and will the dogs unleash their mass?
and will the ghost fly from the machine?
and will the sheaves of reeds collapse?
and will the soil leach the amine?
"he was no prince of cats, no prince of cats
they'll pounce before the grass is grown
he was no prince of cats, no prince of cats
they're gonna pick him to the bone!"
and will the rain wash me away?
and will the daylight dwindle slowly?
and will the raindrops each assuage
the fear to say where i am going?
"he was no prince of cats, no prince of cats
they'll pounce before the grass is grown
he was no prince of cats, no prince of cats
they're gonna pick him to the bone!"
"they're gonna pick him to the bone...!"
(...there's a ladybug on my microphone...)
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3. |
wildflowers
02:11
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wildflowers
in nightly hours
while flowers fail to bloom
as morning towers
wildflowers
quiet powers, they'll resume
do i even know a thing about you?
do i even know what to think about you?
do i even know what to think about you?
do i even know a thing about you?
wildflowers,
wildflowers...
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4. |
inside
04:34
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the screen
and the window
and the pane
and the water
from yesterday's rain
and the green
turning yellow
every day
and the climate will change
and the planet will die
and so most days i stay inside
and so most days i stay inside
where the phone
connects me to the world
connects me to my friends
but you know
a text is many words
a text is hard to send
ooh, aah
ooh, aah
and the screen
and the window
and the pain
of reaching out
of being afraid
when they need
you to think of
what to say
and the phone, it will save
every word that you write
and so most things i keep inside
and so most things i keep inside
as the phone
connects me to the world
connects me to my friends
but you know
a text is many words
a text is hard to send
ooh, aah
ooh, aah
i should go outside
i should go outside
i should go outside
i should go outside
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5. |
go
01:38
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no, no, no, no, no
i don't want to go
no, no, no, no, no
i don't want to go
i don't wanna go
i don't wanna go
i don't wanna go
no, no, no, no, no
i don't want to go
no, no, no, no, no
i don't want to go
i don't wanna go
i don't wanna go
i don't wanna go
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6. |
nature
05:27
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somewhere
outside my apartment
nature's out there
and i want to be a part of it
somewhere
inside the environment
nature's in there
and i swear i'm gonna find it
somewhere
i cannot relate
i heard you say
"i am not going away"
i am
abandoning all shame
to demonstrate
that i am not going away
nature
has fallen brown and gray
it's dead right now
but it is not going away
i am
asking you to say
my world won't change
that nature's not going away
somewhere
outside my apartment
nature's out there
and i want to be a part of it
somewhere
inside the environment
nature's in there
and someday i'm gonna find it
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7. |
symbol
03:48
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i wanna be your symbol, wanna be your sign
sealed and delivered, signed and signified
i know, it's got nothing to do with me
and i guess i deserve my own sympathy
maybe it's got nothing to do with me
if you want nothing to do with me
if you want nothing to do with me
love is transcendental, leaves a body behind
i wanna be your symbol, wanna be your sign
i wanna be your symbol, wanna be your sign
mm, that's what love is, right?
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8. |
too close to home
02:49
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do you walk up my street?
and do you walk past
my bedroom window?
i'm sitting there,
i look too fast,
i never see you,
i never see you,
i never see you,
oh, where'd you go?
but i saw you today,
today i saw you
not so close to home
there was nothing i could say
you were on the phone
and my voice is blown
from smoking and screaming
and strolling through the cold
i saw you today,
today i saw you
not so close to home
but you live down the road
and i should stay away
from people i know
oh, too close to home
oh, too close to home
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9. |
soon
02:02
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soon
i will dance to the morning light
soon
i will stand, yes i will rise
i will run down after you
i will run down after you
i will know just what to do
soon
i will stand for something true
soon
i will dance to the morning moon
i will run down after you
i will run down after you
i will know just what to do
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