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Instrumental No. 1
00:21
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if I'm last to take the leap
into concrete ruins we'll go
crawling like centipedes
in a tube TV in the afterglow
I could swear you'd never come clean
with your sound effect machine
I was standing too close to the screen
and when I'm fast asleep
the creeps tune into my show
and if I'm slow to dream
it's cause I changed the channel 'bout an hour ago
I could swear you were incomplete
when your puzzle pieces meet
I was standing too close to the screen
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3. |
Mourning Doves
02:23
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would you forgive me if I sang a tune
'bout a love that stays in bloom?
come rain or any kinda weather
can't you see we're birds of a feather?
we're just a couple of mourning doves
too old to be young and in love
but too young to know any better
the two of us we go right together
take a couple of grapes from the vine
they don't always make the finest wine
some old vinegar may raise objections
but you and me we'll age to perfection
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4. |
Sick Days
02:00
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sick days I wasn't really sick for
sick pay if only I was sick more
I'm under the weather cause I'm under employed
I could be much wealthier but I'm a sick boy
so cough cough cough cough
cough up the dough
gimme gimme gimme gimme
more and more
I'm unwell if you can't tell
but money makes me happy
so who needs health?
so cough cough cough cough
cough up the dough
gimme gimme gimme gimme
gimme some more
I'm unwell if you can't tell
but money makes me happy
so who needs health?
I'd rather die than work a 9 to 5 to tell the truth
I'd rather I be sick and find that I am of no use
cause I'm unwell if you can't tell
but money makes me happy so sick days are swell
cough cough cough cough
cough up the dough
gimme gimme gimme gimme
more and more
I'm unwell if you can't tell
but money makes me happy
so who needs health?
cough cough cough cough
cough up the dough
gimme gimme gimme gimme
gimme some more
cough cough cough cough
cough up the dough
gimme gimme gimme gimme
more and more
cough cough cough cough
cough up the dough
gimme gimme gimme gimme
gimme some more
cough cough cough cough
cough up the dough
gimme gimme gimme gimme
more and more
cough cough Kafka
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5. |
Ruin Nothing
02:50
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what's the point of this affair?
I don't want you to hate me
but my judgment is impaired
cause you're intoxicating
oh biology is unfair
now I just wanna say this one thing
I love you but I'm scared
and I don't wanna ruin something
I've fallen and I can't get up
I did not plan much of a detour
but now I'm all in and I'm all fucked up
cause I'm caught in the clutches of amor
oh biology is unfair
now I just wanna say this one thing
I love you but I'm scared
and I don't wanna ruin something
no I don't wanna ruin something
no I don't wanna ruin nothing
maybe I should just cut off my genitals
maybe I'd be better off w/out my balls
I keep bangin' my head against these walls
maybe I'd be better off dead
maybe I'd be better off dead
maybe (maybe) maybe (maybe)
maybe I'd be better off dead
now I don't wanna hurt no one
and I know I should be happy
but somehow I'm a hurtin' one
since your lightning bolt done came and zapped me
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time flies when you're having fun
but flies die when you're not
you're my most special one
cause your flytrap has me caught
I'm high my special one
I fly when you're near
time flies where do they come from?
the maggot-man who got seared
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7. |
You're A Dick
00:34
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you come too soon
and then you go all soft
you're some sad loon
just jerkin' off
cause you're a dick
you're a dick
you're a dick
you're a dick
you're fuckin' fool
and you piss us off
and you smell bad too
well we should cut you off
cause you're a dick
you're a dick
you're a dick
you're a dick dick dick dick
dick dick dick dickhead
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8. |
Greased Up Preacher
01:20
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he's a greased up creature
getting head in the clouds
from the cellular preacher
getting cheers from the crowds
he's a greased up preacher
getting head in the clouds
from the cellular preacher
getting cheers from the crowds
another greased up preacher
getting head in the clouds
from the cellular preacher
getting cheers from the crowds
he's a crispy critter
holographic hick
eatin' TV dinners
w/ the lantern lit
another greased up preacher
getting head in the clouds
from the cellular preacher
getting cheers from the crowds
well he's burnt and bitter
and he's gonna be sick
cause he was born a winner
but he's gonna havta quit
another greased up preacher
getting head in the clouds
from the cellular preacher
getting cheers from the crowds
another greased up preacher
getting head in the clouds
from the cellular preacher
getting cheers from the crowds
another greased up preacher
getting head in the clouds
from the cellular creature
getting cheers from the crowds
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9. |
Waiting Forever
01:52
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waiting and waiting and waiting to hear from you
gimme a sign am I just wasting my time? woncha tell me the truth?
cause I can't wait forever
I can't wait forever
I can't wait forever for you
for you
hating and hating and hating your stupid face
if I'm in the wrong wontcha come right along and put me in my place?
cause I can't hate forever
I can't hate forever
I can't hate forever it's true
too true
but I can't wait forever
I can't wait forever
I can't wait forever for you
for you
for you
for you
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10. |
All My Fault
03:18
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you said that you would come when you were done having your fun
but I'm still having flashbacks
to times when we were one and in the sun I know it's dumb
but I still wanna have that
cause you always made my day
but I'm only in your way
by the time the night is through I should be all too over you
but I'm not quite there yet
and if you made me blue it's what you knew that you would do
I've lost you it's a fair bet
but I'm holding out tonight
please come back and I'll make things right
cause It's all my fault (all my fault) for losing you
it's all my fault (all my fault) for using you
it's all my fault (all my fault) confusing you
for something (something) of mine
by the time the night is through I should be all too over you
but I'm not quite there yet
and if you made me blue it's what you knew that you would do
I've lost you it's a fair bet
but I'm holding out tonight
please come back and I'll make things right
cause It's all my fault (all my fault) for losing you
it's all my fault (all my fault) for using you
it's all my fault (all my fault) confusing you
for something (something) of mine
(all my fault [all my fault] for losing you) mine
(it's all my fault [all my fault] for using you) mine
(it's all my fault [all my fault] confusing you for)
something (something) of mine
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11. |
Put It in the Water
02:50
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thought shines reduced to a minimum
word lines screech in continuums
pine trees glow with luminous glands
sifting through trash for aluminum cans
burlap ass, crass activation
incensed pepper trees drip sneezy libations
magick mark, what a marked activation
of treeless fruit to vet my migration
styrofoam seance
and meaningless frenzy
astroturf conveyance
and LSD cleansing
we put it in the water with the fluoridation
so the city can burn in an act of creation
turn on the tap with much acceleration
drink and begin the psychotic celebration
styrofoam seance
and meaningless frenzy
astroturf conveyance
and LSD cleansing
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12. |
Think Too Much
03:29
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think too much dit do do do doo doo
think too much bop ba da da da dah dah
cause I'd love to shatter your plans
and I hope that you'll comply with my demands
think too much dit do do do doo doo
think too much bop ba da da da dah dah
cause I'd love to shatter your dreams
and I hope that you're complicit in my schemes
think about things out of your control
think it for me, do as your told
think about things just out of your reach
now reach
reach
think too much dit duh duh duh duh duh duh
think too much dit duh duh duh duh duh duh
cause I'd love to shatter your dreams
and I hope that you're complicit in my schemes
think about things out of your control
think it for me, do as your told
think about things just out of your reach
now reach
reach
think too much dit do do do doo doo
think too much bop ba da da da dah dah
think too much dit do do do doo doo
think too much bop ba da da da dah dah
think too much
think too much
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13. |
Wrong
02:20
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I had a face but I lost it long ago
I had a taste but I tossed it out the door
now I'm tryin' hard to get you to see
you're the one I'm after the one for me
but It's wrong
it's so wrong
I took a glance what I saw I cannot say
went for a walk and by chance I lost my way
now I'd like so much to sing you this song
'bout all the love I've carried for you for so long
but It's wrong
it's so wrong
I'll try to sweep my feelings under the rug
but you keep on uh stealin' my heart
I'll try to keep concealing I'm hooked to your drug
just a sign I was sick from the start
but you're a fine
fine
fine
fine piece of art
piece of art
piece of art
piece of art
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14. |
Instrumental No. 2
00:44
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Wish
02:42
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I'm much too lazy
to do much at all
the words are fading
but they're written on the wall
they say I wish I coulda done more for you
I wish I coulda been sure for you
cause you're my distraction
how I need you so
lights, camera, action
you're my very favorite show
but I wish I coulda been there for you
wish I coulda shown how much I cared for you
cause it's hard gettin' along this way
so hard gettin' along this way
so far being alone today
I just wanna see your face
I just wanna see your face
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16. |
Make Sense Outta Shit
03:34
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baked eggs they glow so quickly
restless as they make you sickly
levitates by light, be listening
increase the volume, time is whistling
I can't make sense out of it
I can't make sense out of shit
faked age don't know they're waiting
time machine, much integrating
eats up all the cheese we've been grating
and greases doorknobs with metal shavings
I can't make sense out of it
I can't make sense out of shit
no sense in arguing now
the straitjackets off, so here comes the cow
and message milkers shout out loud
as ceaseless slobs sift through the crow
chasing beacons encased with orgone
through bygone days of radio and telephone
in sacred boxes built with styrofoam
where savage signals beam the unkown
there'll never be another chance to do
all the things you do
just precisely how you do it
just wherever time may place us two
where it takes us to
we'll so nicely go to it
a brain-map encased in tubes
connected to electrodes with pictures of boobs
resurrected the full frontal lobotomy rube
in digital synapses' structured stack of cubes
forming pyramids that are hardly great
in schematic systems running far too late
for semantic afterthoughts already ate
as the alligator gets left to fate
I can't make sense out of it
I can't make sense out of shitI can't make sense out of it
I can't make sense out of shit
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it's all so beautifully fake
like an infomercial for real estate
like a postcard picture in the gift shop game
but it smells the same
bein' out 'n' about in a town
you can't hardly afford to think about
out 'n' about in a town
you can't hardly afford to think about (think about)
it has a metallic taste
like a documentary funded by the state
like a cardboard cutout and some paper-mache
with a lovely bidet
bein' out 'n' about in a town
you can't hardly afford to think about
out 'n' about in a town
you can't hardly afford to think about (think about)
out 'n' about in a town
you can't hardly afford to think about (think about)
gotta go fast
the end is at hand
and when the shit hits the fan
the spray'll be vast
and the scent in command
but I'm not a big fan
way-o way-o way-o way-o
way-o way-o way-o way-o
I'm gonna be last
oh where will I land?
in a tiny tin can
cause where I go is where you demand
I'm an obedient man
way-o way-o way-o way-o
way-o way-o way-o way-o
anxiety is utility
please utilize me
I realize that you're hard to please
but you're highly diseased
way-o way-o way-o way-o
way-o way-o way-o way-o
way-o way-o way-o way-o
way-o way-o way-o way-o
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18. |
Rainy Daze
03:13
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if the rain keeps deliverin'
and you're cold and shiverin'
I'll come keep you dry
and safe and warm
'til the rainstorm
transforms to a blue sky
if the grey clouds are loomin'
and you're out there gloomin'
I can be your light
so cheer up
it'll clear up
I'm here for you
yup, you'll be alright
it wasn't too long ago
we were at each other's throats
those summer months we couldn't get along
but winter's cold and slow
now we're closer than before
just some more months and we'll be goin' strong
but if the days grow weary
it's no so mysterious
all good days must pass
but so too
do the slow few
we'll go to greener pastures at last
it wasn't too long ago
we were at each other's throats
those summer months we couldn't get along
but winter's cold and slow
now we're closer than before
just some more months and we'll be goin' strong
but if the rain keeps uh-fallin'
and you come uh-callin'
I'll come keep you dry
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19. |
One o' Those Days
03:33
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do you have those times
you could throw up and cry
but keep it under your hat
brush it off 'n' sigh
but in the back of your mind
you could up 'n' die
but not even that
would ever work out right?
it's been one o' those days
and one o' those weeks
and one o' those months
and one o' those years
I carry the weight
but it's wearing on me
cause it's over a ton
and there's a ton more, I fear
are you locked up tight
just like the grown-up types
who keep the cat in the bag
for fear of running wild?
well do you have those times
you keep it all inside
for fear of bein' a drag
or fear of bein' a child?
it's been one o' those days
and one o' those weeks
and one o' those months
and one o' those years
I carry the weight
but it's wearing on me
cause it's over a ton
and there's a ton more I fear,
fuck
this time I need
to let off steam
before I blow a fuse
if I'm obscene
I need to scream
before I go cuckoo
cause it's been one o' those days
and one o' those weeks
and one o' those months
and one o' those years
I carry the weight
but it's wearing on me
cause it's over a ton
and there's a ton more, I fear
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20. |
I Can't Do This Forever
02:48
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hair falling out
brain stalling out
I can't do this forever
will hit a wall
eye off the ball
I can't do this forever
there comes a time when the need for rest
overcomes the need for rhyme
- never (never)
back throwin' out
lights goin' out
I can't do this forever
hair hit a wall
brain off the ball
I can't do this forever
there comes a time when the need to sleep
overcomes the need to SLiME
- never
I see the signs and it's clear as day
might be the signs that clearly say:
"I can't do this forever"
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21. |
Another Chance
02:04
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bittersweet memories are blurry
now the days rush by in a hurry
can we ever slow 'em down
to the pace they were at before?
oh no
but I heard a strange voice
out of the corner of my mind say:
"today is another chance
it'll slip away if you let it
so go out 'n' take a glance
it's all yours if you go and get it
- never mind, just forget it"
as we hurry through the days in a rush
and the memories turn into dust
can we ever go back
to the place we were at before? (to the place we were at before)
oh no
but I heard a strange voice (oh)
out of the corner of my mind say: (no)
"today is another chance
it'll slip away if you let it
so go out 'n' take a glance
it's all yours if you go and get it"
...never mind, just forget it
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22. |
Light In Your Eyes
02:31
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it's so lovely
knowin' you
I'm so ugly
Knowin' too well
you're outta my league
but it's a pleasure to see you again
though I'll never
call you mind
don't you ever
cease to shine
sure the sun shines bright
it don't compare to the light in your eyes
when you talk about things
the excitement it brings is so beautiful to behold
and some sad day when you're swept away
I will remember you in my very soul
though I'll never
call you mind
don't you ever
cease to shine
when you talk about things
the excitement it brings is so beautiful to behold
and some sad day when you're swept away
I will remember you in my very soul
though I'll never
call you mind
don't you ever
cease to shine
sure the sun shines bright
it don't compare to the light in your eyes
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23. |
Instrumental No. 3
00:32
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Zack Benlan Goleta, California
Dissociative Pop and Excremental Rock Musick courtesy of Dum Money Records and Dumber Money Industrial Affiliates etc.
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