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Easter Sunday
03:19
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With my best guess I'd say that nobody cares about your salary or your favorite independent movies
or how you can't afford your rent, and you've got so many questions.
like why does Easter always fall on a Sunday?
I've got an answer for you now
Quit your messing around
Best believe it, always bleeding, you're never treated right
now you haven't had any fun since you moved away from Cincinnati
so much for trying something new
you won't dress up in drag, but you always say that you're open minded
you just can't make a fool out of four walls
I've got an answer for you now
Quit your messing around
Best believe it, always bleeding, you're never treated right
I know you gave up last time
I don't know why you even tried
I hope you keep getting better
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I heard you've got all your favorite bands on cassete
they were in low demand, with that tape deck in your room
yeah you've got em' on record too
and I've heard your band before
Big Cat and the Showgirls
you wrote all those songs that you played all across the midwest
your friends thought you had made it big, but you didn't really want this
I've read all your interviews and seriously I love your tunes
I wish you'd go on tour with me
there are places that you'd rather be
I still can't believe it's you
but I know those days are gone
yeah I know they are behind you
I can't do it anymore
I can't take it any longer
and I know this won't impress you
I know it won't, it won't, it won't
but I will try anyway, even though you're really not that great
your heartbeat is catchy and your words all dance so beautifully
is there any way I could change your mind?
is there any way I could bring you back to life?
I just can't say goodbye
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3. |
Ever, Never
03:00
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you're at a loss for words. they both came up to you at the same time
you're watching and you're looking for something to say
you're just trying not to hyperventilate and then right in front of them
you gasp at her with great adorationgasp at him with great admiration
go back to the day you found your fake friends, don't back down today
but nothings going to change it in the end
it wont ever, never, ever, never
then we'd say hello we met in our best dress
just back home the dog is on the mattress
always wrong your head is on your ankles
don't back down you're sending them a message
it's all clear now
what you want, what i want
what you need, what i need
i want kurt angle choking out my best friend
you want me to think more and drink less
i need happy days without exceptions
you need me to shut up for a second
but nothings gonna change it in the end
it won't ever, never, ever, never
now everyone you know keeps asking what's gotten into you?
but you can't answer because it's too hard to say
you're gonna have to admit it one day
come on i wanna hear it. it'll all be okay
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4. |
Favorite Pastime
01:43
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the summer is almost here
i wanna sit outside
i wanna stay sincere
it's our favorite pastime
drinking in the sunshine
saying shit that's asinine
our favorite pastime
so don't fuck it up now
we're finally on the upswing
it took us all of two decades
to get you off of mars again
don't fuck it up now
the summer is almost here
i wanna sit outside
i wanna stay sincere
it's our favorite pastime
drinking in the sunshine
saying shit that's asinine
our favorite pastime
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Tuesday night
you're bringing me down for the last time
it's nothing new
i don't know what else to do
cause only sometimes i'll be upset enough to write
and other times i'll be bored enough to watch TV
so i've come to the conclusion
our life is gonna boring
it's not all that hard to accept
once i've written all the music
and i've done my best to scream it
I guess i gave it the good old college try
but in the end i will grow old i will grow cold and die
in the end i will make most decisions without ever thinking
about how they affect you, how they affect me, how they came into my mind
will they ever make any sense to anyone?
now that i've fallen in love again
these words all seem more sincere
can you see my heart? could you paint me a picture?
i wanna see everything i love
i wanna feel all of your love
even when i'm back home and sleeping in my own bed
it seems like every day is less fulfilling than the last
are your days this long? are your nights this short? are you lost in your own skin?
does your stomach do back flips while you play pretend?
I never wanna say goodbye
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King Of Innocence
02:11
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you were thirteen just a week ago
now you're twenty-three
there is no relief
when you were a kid you made one bad decision
but all that your father ever thought was that you were playing baseball out in the rain
he would try to forget the king of innocence
now that you've gone and run away
it's easier to smile, it was all worth your while
when you are a man
you'll realize that no one's been watching
and all that you will ever know can be seen from your window
and i'll bet you won't even be the king of anything
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7. |
It's Your Birthday
01:05
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today is your birthday and you are all alone
i bet you're even sick
just dying from some thought you can't slip
your holiday is not like your friend's holidays
they're all home and welcome
they are nowhere close to alone
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your garden; it's coming
no need to forget it
you conceded
you gave it all up for this
all of your old friends are coming back again
they're coming back to say "it's easy, let's run away"
in some ways you've always been around
and denny i miss you so much
it's something about
seeing your face yeah
all of your old friends are coming back again
they're coming back to say "it's easy, let's run away"
at the bus stop it was all that i
all that i could think of
trying to forget you it was all that i
all that i could think of
all of your old friends are coming back again
they're coming back to say "it's easy, let's run away"
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Hands, Heavy
03:00
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"there's no way this will last" as you scratch my back
across my shoulders and up to my neck
with your hands, heavy, wearing gloves and glasses
maybe you could be exactly what you wanted
do you know what you're missing? answer me, honestly
everybody's screaming something different, but you don't have to be a fan of mine as long as there's a song in your eyes
you don't have to listen if it's not the kind that you like
almost everything is sleeping in on sunday morning
there's not much left to see we've done all we can and it's freezing
with your hands, heavy, wearing gloves and glasses
maybe you could be exactly what you wanted
it's over, it's snowing, we're trapped in your apartment
maybe you could be exactly what you wanted
almost everything is sleeping in on sunday morning
there's not much left to see, we've done all we can and it's freezing
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10. |
Jubilee (Bonus Track)
02:25
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i don't even know
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