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Human Thing
03:03
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HUMAN THING
You know everything, you got a lot to learn
Living in a dream like, you got time to burn
Come on get a life, before they haul you off
Just like merchandise, the human soul is bought
Priceless grains of sand
Falling through the hourglass
You belong to love, it's obvious, we always knew you had it in you
Becoming human thing, most becoming
Went out of your way, to avoid being destroyed
Had to turn away the pretty humanoid
Priceless grains of sand
Falling through the hourglass
You belong to love, It's obvious we always knew you had it in you
Becoming human thing, most becoming human thing
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Favorite Parasite
02:48
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FAVORITE PARASITE
There’s no point in being home sick now
When everywhere you roam is home
You’ve been keeping with the pace of life
Playing with your camera phone
Why don’t you take a picture of me under your skin?
Capturing the moment that I break within
Your favorite parasite
Here’s the moment I’ve been waiting for
I’m so glad I came to life
Drifting in and out of consciousness
trying to delay demise
Walking on tip toes on very thin ice
Wonder where the time goes when they put out the lights
On your favorite parasite
We love you more than anyone could do
Our favorite parasite
There’s no need for you to be afraid, everybody here is cool
Others in the insect mystery zoo
Still believe they’re human too
We love you more than anyone can do
Our favorite parasite
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Beautifully Insane
03:04
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BEAUTIFULLY INSANE
Feeling the twitch of the Nazi marching powder in your veins
Looking like shit believing you’ve got the power to remain
On top of the world as it crumbles down now you can be restrained
Certified Beautifully Insane
Tipping the scales of the state of mind with a token for a prize
Picking up noise and putting down pain helps a person stabilize
Reality shows you how to be it’s time to entertain
Time to be Beautifully Insane
You’ve been here and you’ve been down this road so many times
Your spirit is unbroken you still yearn to fly
Uncertainty is the spice of life now we’re waiting in the rain
For the good old days that never were to be ours to claim
Out of the pot and into the flame guess who will remain
Certified beautifully insane
Burnt out beautifully insane
Oh to be beautifully insane
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I CAN FACE THE WORLD NOW, NOW THAT YOU’RE WITH ME
It came to pass the world was stretched
And there we stood on a new latitude
You and I were far beyond
The dimensions we once knew
Of the square vicious circle that we’ve been spinning in
I can face the world now, now that you’re with me
The shit that’s coming down seems to miss me
Now you’re with me
We can pretend and make believe
That there is really nothing more to this
Than ideal homes and idle jobs
Or we could take the risk
Like a dare devil dreamer on the chopping block
I can face the world now, now that you’re with me
The axe that’s coming down seems to miss me
Now you’re with me
The dare devil dreamer is on the chopping block
We stumbled on a movie set
We fit right in like a part of the scene
We learned our lines but felt inclined to lose our gravity
From this square vicious circle that we’ve been entwined
I can face the world now, now that you’re with me
The shit that’s coming down seems to miss me
Now you’re with me, now you’re with me
Now you’re with me
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Little Effigy
03:42
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LITTLE EFFIGY
I walk out my door on a Monday morning
To find waiting for me
Cardboard cutouts of a childhood hero
Twisting in the breeze
Little effigy hanging on my tree
Up above the concrete and the street below
Old Soul
You can’t judge a man by his record collection it might give you a clue
You still don’t know his situation or all that he’s been through
Little effigy hanging on my tree
Up above the concrete and the scheme of life
When it rains your colors fade - your cardboard soul dissolves
Like a dream in the night In the night it’s alive
To and fro you sway and swagger
You got bigger fish to fry
This great adventure couldn’t get much better
Never been a better day to die
Little effigy hanging on a tree
Up above the concrete and the pain of life
Old Soul
Little effigy hanging on my tree
Little effigy what’s it like to be
Little effigy you mean the world to me
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6. |
Dear Memory
03:59
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DEAR MEMORY
Dear Memory, you’re not what you used to be
But I recall you wallowing all the summer long
As you begin to fade/ I begin to see
Healing time will help me sing your song
Wait for the new dawning
Wait for the new morning
Wait for the new dawn to break through
Dear Memory, you’re not who I used to know
Someday all we shared will seem so far away
Who could believe the half-truths that you told
When winter comes and autumn leaves decay
Wait for the new dawning
Wait for the new morning
Wait for the new dawn to break through 2x
Dear Memory, keep that deep sworn vow
I don’t want to dredge up any animosity
Keeping that in mind / Oh, you, can go now
I'll consider putting all this behind me
Wait for the new dawning
Wait for the new morning
Wait for the new dawn to shine through 2x
Shining light on you
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It Takes Heart
02:56
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IT TAKES HEART
She bites her lip he sips his rum You whistle through your teeth and say how come
They make it seem like a piece of cake
If only you could be so adventuresome
It takes heart… to make a new start
It’s obvious it can be done you only wish to find the ambition
It takes heart To fall apart
If only you could be so adventuresome
To make a fresh start
You passed the test you’ve found success
Now you’ve got the gumption to shoot it down
It takes heart
To make that mark
There’s a sacred handshake going ‘round
There’s a secret handshake going ‘round
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8. |
Pip #9
04:07
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Pip #9
Crossed my path and brought me luck
When I was having none
You could have been white and you could have been black
But you were none of above
But you could purr
I’d crash on the couch and you’d crawl on my chest
With an unconditioned love
And dig your claws into my flesh at times you’d draw some blood
But it didn’t hurt
You’d land on your feet if you fell from a height
Like the world was turned around
And keep your cool and keep the hounds at bay
And always hold your ground
The life of Pip is over and that was number nine
In lieu of flowers I’ll sing about you now
Marvin one and Marvin two
And Otis before three
Here’s an ode to the many of cats
That left their mark on me-but it didn’t hurt
The life of Pip is over and that was number nine
In lieu of flowers I’ll sing about you now
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GOING THROUGH THE CONVULSIONS
Going through the convulsions I think I need to get me some air
Next in line skip your turn it looks like the future’s here
All of things that you got and all of the things that you're not
Now the man at the door says you don’t qualify
You got so much to live up to
I don’t mind
Speak easy nice on the other side
Beyond the walls dividing
Far from the thought of hiding
Tell me something I want to believe
Take me where I won’t want to leave
Now the man at the door says you don’t qualify
You got so much to live up to
I’m doing time on the other side
All these obligations every day’s a new years eve
Broken resolutions need a little more time to grieve
Watching the darkness descend see how the broken hearts mend
The man at the door says you might qualify
but you got too much to live up to
I don’t care
Meet me tonight on the other side
Speak to me nice on the other side
Meet me tonight on the other side
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10. |
Coming To Terms
03:12
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COMING TO TERMS
I no longer need more time – it’s move on time for me
The evidence has shown – there’ll be another casualty
I’m coming to terms with the end my love –
I see our plans have fallen through –
It may not be the end of the world -
But it may be the birth of a new...
Of a new world
We’ve been through it all – Well at least enough
We’ve had our share of doubts – But at least we shared Love
I’m coming to terms with the end my love
Now that our plans have fallen through
It may not be the end of the world –
But it may be the birth…
Of a new world
The end of the season comes late – too soon for some
The foul stench in the air – is a rotting sugarplum
I’m coming to terms with the end my love
Now that our plans have fallen through
It may not be the end of the world –
But it might be the birth of a new
Of a new world
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11. |
Later Than You Think
02:47
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LATER THAN YOU THINK
I don’t believe there is a problem
Everything is right as rain
Though the warning light keeps blinking
It’s time to make a change
It’s later than you think
You got a chip on your shoulder
And a head for good luck too
See your dreamboat out there sinking
No time to sing the blues
It’s later than you think
Stop what you’re doing leave it behind
All is forgiven now is the time
I don’t believe there is a problem
Everything is fine as wine
Hear the last call is calling
We have run out of time
It’s later than you think
Never fails never fails
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12. |
Do Yourself A Mischief
03:15
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DO YOURSELF A MISCHIEF
The day is long as long as the day is
It’s life and you have to make do
The tiniest bubble exploding its trouble
They hang themselves over on you
The girl that you were in the back of a car
There was nobody left to tend to your scars
All the aspirin in the world could make you less that girl
Do herself a mischief if she could
I’ll crawl through your desert I’ll dig you an ocean
I’ll sing you how dry I am
Wrap you in peacoat or a chocolate suede jacket
I’m doing the best I can
The girl that you were in the back of a car
There was no one left to tend to your scars
All the aspirin in the world could make less that girl
Do herself a mischief if she could
The whole world before you
Builds a path to your doorway
And smashes it all, to smithereens
I know how you feel
The day is long…
Written by the lovely and talented Steven Schayer
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