1. |
Nowhere Fast
02:49
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i'd like to drop my trousers to the world
i am a man of means, of slender means
each household appliance
is like a new science in my town
and if the day came when i felt a
natural emotion
i'd get such a shock i'd probably jump
in the ocean
and when a train goes by
it's such a sad sound
i'd like to drop my trousers to the queen
every sensible child will know what this means
the poor and the needy
are selfish and greedy on her terms
and if the day came when i felt a
natural emotion
i'd get such a shock i'd probably jump
in the ocean
and when a train goes by
it's such a sad sound
this is the bridge
the bridge is now complete
and when i'm lying in my bed
i think about life
and i think about death
and neither one particularly appeals to me
and if the day came when I felt a
natural emotion
i'd get such a shock i'd probably lie
in the middle of the street and die
i'd lie down and die
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i was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
but heaven knows i'm miserable now
i was looking for a job, and then I found a job
and heaven knows i'm miserable now
in my life
why do i give valuable time
to people who don't care if i live or die
two lovers entwined pass me by
and heaven knows i'm miserable now
I was looking for a job, and then I found a job
and heaven knows i'm miserable now
in my life
why do i give valuable time
to people who don't care if i live or die
what she asked of me at the end of the day
caligula would have blushed
"you've been in the house too long" she said
and i naturally fled
in my life
why do i smile
at people who i'd much rather kick in the eye
i was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
but heaven knows i'm miserable now
"you've been in the house too long" she said
and I naturally fled
in my life
why do i give valuable time
to people who don't care if i live or die
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3. |
Girl Afraid
03:28
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girl afraid
where do his intentions lay?
or does he even have any?
she says
he never really looks at me
i give him every opportunity
in the room downstairs
he sat and stared
in the room downstairs
he sat and stared
i'll never make that mistake again
boy afraid
prudence never pays
and everything she wants costs money
but she doesn't even like me
and I know because she said so
in the room downstairs
she sat and stared
in the room downstairs
she sat and stared
i'll never make that mistake again
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4. |
Reel Around the Fountain
06:01
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park the car at the side of the road
you should know
time's tide will smother you
and i will too
when you laugh about people who feel so
very lonely
their only desire is to die
well I'm afraid
it doesn't make me smile
i wish i could laugh
but that joke isn't funny anymore
it's too close to home
and it's too near the bone
it's too close to home
and it's too near the bone
more than you'll ever know
kick them when they fall down
kick them when they fall down
(etc.)
it was dark as i drove the point home
and on cold leather seats
well, it suddenly struck me
i just might die with a smile on my
face after all
i've seen this happen in other people's lives
and now it's happening in mine (repeated like, a bunch)
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Nicky Flowers California
Nicky Flowers is a non-binary electronic music producer.
They've been described as a "local musician", but they're no longer from there.
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