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Born Ugly
04:21
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I'm the truth that's as long as the tooth in my jaw
I'm the schoolboy who's lost all his faith in the law
The gods have been had, our hopes on the line
Sun dried on the vine
I'm the thunder who spoils all your slumber at dawn
I'm the savior who's told his behavior is wrong
The gods have been had, flawed by design
Sun dried on the vine
Gun lobby heads, tea party goons
Left by the right, slaves to the news
It's not what you say, it's goals undefined
Harder to say, easy to sing, vision is gold, ugly is king
Lines in the sand, holes in our shoes
Left by the right, slaves to the news
Dreams left for dead, flawed by design
Harder to say, easy to sing, vision is gold, ugly is king
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Blood Meridian
03:53
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Long through the desert at noon, out of the haze I see them clear
I lost my saddles too, burned by a crooked auctioneer
Hard livin' on the plains abandoned
Banditos with their holsters free
Coyotes on a trail to skin my hide, if my horses get through
Down on you
Creep like a lizard of prey, the air of surprise is on my side
I'm aimin' for three this day, just to keep myself alive
Scalp huntin' in a burst of madness
Banditos with their holsters free
Coyotes on a trail to skin my hide, if my horses get through
Down on you
Horse tradin' on a foal abandoned
Banditos with their holsters free
Dust settles on the eve of abject time, if my horses get through
Down on you
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Home Free
04:19
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Don't blame the hunter, just blame the beast
It's not the hunger, must be the feast
So said the jeweler, it's just a stone
And if I wander, will it lead me on home
Are you running
If not the farmer, must be the seed
Don't blame the sermon, must be the priest
Dance hall is empty, for sake of art
It's worth defending, with every beat of my heart
Are you running
Run from the weather, endure the freeze
Don't let the ending, dictate the means
So said the jeweler, it's just a stone
And if I wander, will it lead me on home
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Clean Break Blues
04:20
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Hey boy watcha starin' at, aww you're knotted up with the blues
Warm shadows on the wall before you
Hey baby won't you marry me, yeah there's nothing better to do
Just end it when I start to bore you
Send for the loons and stand 'em in line
Trash another room on somebody's dime
Struck by the way it seems, don't let 'em say that I tried to warn ya
Blame it on the thought detectives, wonder who's the most affected too
Stone played like a broken kazoo, a comb and paper machine
Up down ain't no in between no
Lonestar swingin' in a dirty saloon, I'm slingin' suds like a fiend
Last call if you know what I mean
Treading lagoons or sailing the nile
The cleaner the break, the quicker the smile
Struck by the way it seems, the coast of maine down to macon georgia
Blame it on the thought detectives, wonder who's the most affected too
Carry the tune, hold it high off the ground
Warding off the loneliness with its sounds
Finding the perfect way, to say I've tried but it's time I leave ya
Summon up the thought detectives, wonder who's the most affected
I gotta keep my heart protected too
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Notes From Underground
02:05
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I've been writing, all night
Recognizing martin eden's plight
Is it morning, not quite
Blurring words, the cadence just not right
Just gotta ride it out, no time to settle down
I'm a fool and a fake
There's ones who wanna believe, there's ones who need to deceive
I only know that I know nothing
I've been writing, all night
Trying to channel dostoevskys' light
Is it sickness, or spite
Dying to make this bildungsroman fly
Just gotta write it out, the page a battleground
I'm a fool and a fake
There's ones who wanna deceive, there's ones who need a reprieve
I only know that I know nothing
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Dear Theo
03:25
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A peasants hue, tills his fields all alone
I'll paint him blue, cause I'm a long long way from home
It's my state of mind, crows rise from the fold
With unfailing eyes, know that my paint is my life
My countryside
I write to you, cause I'm a long long way from home
All these starry skies, I hope you see them too
I'll paint 'em blue, cause I'm a long long way from home
I'm a long long way from home
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Losing End Blues
03:44
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Are you goin' my way, hitch a ride
I'm on the losing end, I take my lumps in stride
One is not a number, it takes a champ to figure my mind
I won't leave ya, the best is yet to come
Let's blow this scene and leave 'em behind
Hitch a ride
Are you goin' my way, hitch a ride
I'm on the losing end, these scars are hard to hide
Take my hand I need ya, your touch can pull this thorn from my side
I won't leave ya, the best is yet to come
Your smile is all I need to survive
Hitch a ride
Misery sure loves company
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6 To Midnite
05:10
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The lamp is burnin', fog it shrouds the street
The carriage churnin', maiden claws the seat
The wolf is howlin', a gruesome serenade
When i'm alone, it takes two to pray
Terror lurkin', horseman calls his steed
The moon is scowlin', cue the wilhelm scream
Witches burnin', village had their say
When i'm alone, it takes two to pray
6 to midnite, fog it shrouds the street
The night electric, mud up to his knees
Heads are rollin', horseman wipes his blade
When i'm alone, it takes two to pray
I'm doin' three to four, the devil's five and 6 away
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Sturm Und Drang
03:29
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Three's the reason, three don't lie
Storms' horizon high tide
Ghost is keelin', to and fro
Hump submerged in the foam
Crew is reelin', now's the time
All hands braced on the nine
A soul's just a toy to be played with
Bits of ferment on the move
They can't believe what he's sayin'
Sold his poor heart for his muse
Ghost in pieces, wrenched and torn
Cursed the day he was born
London eden, wolf's the sage
Drown the words on the page
Crew is reelin', now's the time
All hands braced on the nine
I'll just agree what he's sayin'
Bits of ferment on the move
What's there to keep me from playin'
Sold my poor heart for a tune
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The helpless princess gave a little scream
Carrousel his cut was sharp and was deep
The barber left the room on pointed feet
They promptly hanged him on meridian street
Illustrations bourn of feverish dreams
A fractured beauty that is not what it seems
Herodias as an insolent queen
The savoys' pages filled with jesters and fiends
They just arrested oscar wilde as a crowd starts to boo
Oh what can they do
The book is yellow but it's turning them green
The masquerade portrayed as far from pristine
I'd like to toast him 'cause I know it's only faith and taboo
Oh isn't it true
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World Around
02:24
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Love to change my world around
Love to change my world around
Love to change my world around
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Kitchen Sink Blues
04:10
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Not much time, much to say
All these thoughts here I'd rather I'd rather not try to explain
Not much time, much to say
Need the sun but I'd rather stand out in the rain
Quite content to let dylan just take me to school
Like michel de montaignes' thoughts on riots and rule
Not much time, much to say
I'd love to play the guitar like my man brian may
Not much time, much to say
Love my people who hang at the cadieux cafe
Walk through strawberry fields and watching 'em grow
Fills my heart just like smile and caroline no
Not much time, much to say
Posing questions can lead me deep down in malaise
Not much time, much to say
As for answers I'd rather not give them away
Thank the ones who implore me to sing them a song
Screw the ones who dare tell me I can't sing at all
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Last Words
04:00
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You can't keep me down
I know my sun will rise soon
Blessed be the sound
Of the tide vs the moon
I've strayed and I've sinned
Oh so lost in the blues
Just a voice on the wind
I know the breeze will ring true
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