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Things
03:13
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why can't I do the things I said I'd do?
some things for me, some things for you
why must we lie in the mirror every night?
tell ourselves something nice to get by
before internet I would have smoked cigarettes
to stay alone but to stay busy yet
now my head is filled with gifs instead
and cat pics, you know I never left my bed
why can't I do the things I said I'd do?
some things for me and some things for you
the truth is unkind and probably not right
I'm a bad student and I will be until I die
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2. |
Homewardly
02:10
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bury me in blueberries
as deep as the foamy sea
and underneath i'll always be
buried homewardly
mary comes to me
in a dream where she screams
and i can leave the country
to bury her homewardly
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3. |
Nice Boots
04:35
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you have nice boots
they look real cute
and what can i do?
to look more like you?
you've been hanging with a crowd
you've been talking sad proud
and i've been thinking out loud
that that's what i should be talking about
and i don't really drink
too much gets me sad and then gets me sick
i know i over think
and yesterday i should have had a little bit
here the sun doesn't shine
everybody's got their own light
and i feel perfectly fine
borrowing yours from time to time
borrowing yours all the time
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4. |
Ghozt
03:47
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the house sounds off when it's settling
like the creaky cupboard that the tea kettle's in
it makes poor kate think of ghosts
the wooden floorboard's always cold
a focal like sunlight would never burn a whole
it's further evidence to kate that she made a mistake
the house was built after an earthquake
where rumor has it a young family could not escape
so now they haunt this cozy new kitchen
and i guess things get a little bewitching
when the stairwell starts singing
and kate is driving far from home
and something's funny with the stove
four burners on and all on their own
is this what they meant when they said the house had charm
just then something cold grabs my arm
a little girl says "i mean no harm"
but would it be funny if i said "trick or treat"
kate came home and said hello to me
and i said you're right we have to leave
i must have looked post dog rick moranis
so good night to your family
little girl please rest in peace
but please bring back her deposit
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And The Sun Comes Up
07:16
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i melt like ice when you talk to me all night
and the sun comes up
the smell of chai within a quarter of light
and the sun comes up
let’s sharpen spring’s knife
to make every day feel fine
we can float like ghosts
down the halls of our home
and the sun comes up
i’ll frame a migraine across the window pane
and the sun comes up
we speak underneath while winter thaws beneath
and the sun comes up
but there’ll still be cold
hidden in the breeze
and it’s ok if we don’t talk
and it’s ok if we can’t meet
i just want you to know how much those nights meant to me
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Tall Stars Asheville, North Carolina
formed in 1995
(background image: Giotto, Vault of Scrovegni Chapel, Padua (1305) )
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