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Playing Dumb
03:33
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We're always showing when we're growing
A lot about us gets fried up under the sun
And your the only one who wants to talk about it
A lot of future left to hold
But most among us would rather sit and laugh about all the other reasons you get caught up in it
Playing dumb
it's a game of taboo how we're speaking
Staying young
feels more like bad dream than it used to
On the run
from anything that holds me to the ground
All we've got to hope for is the kids are still alright
Another generation wasting
All their time and allocation and their funds
Holding onto something that they read before
We’re all just looking for the answers
But acting like we were born knowing all along
Hold on for the regret yet to set in store
Playing dumb
it's a game of taboo how we're speaking
Staying young
feels more like bad dream than it used to
On the run
from anything that holds me to the ground
All we've got to hope for is the kids are still alright
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2. |
Honest to God/Paper
04:26
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Honest to God
Healthy in every way
Picking collections, hiding behind the bar.
Honest to God
Healthy and doing fine
In-school detention
Kids aren’t going far.
So don’t act like you want it
When you know you don’t need it
Don’t act like you want it
You know you don’t need it.
Honest to God
Perfectly doing fine
Subpar applications
Coded in Chinese lines
Honest to God
Perfectly doing alright
Becoming complexions
Highly in social might
So don't act like you want it
You know you don't need it
Don't act like you want it
You know you don't need it
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And I don't even wanna come like
Like I don't know my shit
Disposable credit
Written grocery notes
And I don't even wanna sound like
Like I'm out of place
"I won't give you any credit
When you live like this"
Beautiful
Copper stones
Laid upon
Paper Gods
And I don't even wanna seem like
Like I'm out of reach
Academic understanding
On a hopeful silk
And how teachers seem to hate it
And how parents validate it
Detach my instincts
On a paper trail
Beautiful
Copper stones
Laid upon
Paper God's
Make me seem
Out of sync
Spender man
Coming along
With the reals
And yens
And gongs
‘cause love is a man who won't come home
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3. |
Talk of the Town
03:26
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The sound of a man
Coming of age
Caressing the drink
He thinks is not fruitless
Coming back home
From punching that clock
Thinking aloud
"Man, I fucking hate Tuesdays"
Talk of the town
Talk of the town
Talk of the town
And the talk is so useless
Eyes on a clout
Beshes to gowns
Take it away
From the ones who deserve it
Feeling around
Stretching unwound
Sits on the couch
And he yells about the weather man
Talk of the town
Talk of the town
Talk of the town
And the talk is so useless
I feel these waves
Coming deep within my stove
With no direction home
And when my plate
Falls just beneath my bros'
The money's good, I know
Compelling design
Of southwestern skies
Back from the border
And into front labor
Preaching the stash
Of cumin and salt
Checking the status
‘Cause he pay no rent
Talk of the town
Talk of the town
Talk of the town
And the talk is so useless
I feel these waves
Coming deep within my stove
With no direction home
And when my plate
Falls just beneath my bros'
The money's good, I know
Talk of the town and the talk is so useless
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4. |
Nighttime Creatures
03:12
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I was nothing
Looking through your
Broken windows
To see what’s out there
Not always nice to see crystal clear
When what your seeing ain’t worth the feeling
But you just know you don’t wanna be out there by yourself
I could see it from your room
Nighttime creatures on the move
Out there tryna break the blues
We’ve all got something to prove
Hardly something you could dream of
When you were younger and wanted to be
Part of the party it’s all right here
This feels like shit to me but I’ll stay right here
You just know when you wanna be out there like the rest
I could see it from your room
Nighttime creatures on the move
Out there tryna break the blues
We’ve all got something to prove
I could see it from your room
Nighttime creatures on the move
Out there tryna break the blues
We’ve all got something to prove
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5. |
Jane Ryan
04:55
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(With apologies to Jeff Tweedy)
I left my shoes
Wayward, untied, and neat
Became the falsehood idol
Dyed within
Into the search for nothing bought
My lazy eyes glued to the stove
Manilla lies and I deceive her
Bring from the ash a wide receiver
And how that diamond turns to coal
I'll be defined with what I owe
So please
Don't
Take
That
That’s
My shoe
Rack
Demanding needs that in silks
From every aspect, nice and painted neat
Into the search for nothing bought
My crazy eyes glued to the stove
And if my children dare to dare me
I'll ransom out great adversaries
And I'll be safe in safer homes
With all the gold my loved one grows
So please
Don't
Take
That
That’s
My shoe
Rack
Respect the place you’re coming from
Respect the place you’re coming from
Jane Ryan’s sleek, she doesn’t know
Respect the place you’re coming from
Jane Ryan thinks I know
I want to glide through that white trash dreaming
Take from the inside, baby hold on tight
Into the search for nothing bought
My hazy eyes glued to the stove
And when their arms fall right and steady
Immersing shores in commissary
And karaoke turns to blood
We’d still be dying to come home
Respect the place you’re coming from
Respect the place you’re coming from
Jane Ryan’s sleek, she doesn’t know
Respect the place you’re coming from
Jane Ryan thinks I know
Respect the place you’re coming from
Respect the place you’re coming from
Jane Ryan’s sleek, she doesn’t know
Respect the place you’re coming from
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6. |
Sunshine
03:58
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Just to see u in the sunshine
Brighter lines across your face
Tells me everything's okay
Stare until my eyes go blind
Holding to the insignificance
Working hard to pay the rent
Just living for the bottom line
I just wanna recreate your perfect moment
One that keeps you coming back to me
I just wanna recreate a certain something
Depth with ease that comes so naturally
Rider rolling for the big time
What's the secret to your style
Fall into your eyes for hours
Wonder if I could be worthwhile
Inside the burning pictures in my mind
Daydream creepers swept aside
A better kind of getting high
I just wanna recreate your perfect moment
One that keeps you coming back to me
I just wanna recreate a certain something
Depth with ease that comes so naturally
Tired of trying to be a different person
Beneath my eyes it's still a stale grey afternoon
the patience cuts through like a deep incision
I’ll Bleed all over just to let the sunlight thru
Please don't leave it to me
Just to see you in the sunshine
Brighter lines could seem to me
Better kind of being free
Still the dials are turning
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7. |
Summertime
04:08
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This place is meant for business
Overtook strong in Irish bribes
And when their knees are wounded solid
Smokey men will get what's right
This credit card is my savior
I'll run it high for miles
And when that check comes gold and written
I'll pocket what is mine
‘cause boss
Don't take kind
To myself
Or strangers
Drinking rum
Wearing shorts
Out in the summertime
Selling nutrients binds a greeting
Broken down on a boulevard
And when my CV stands a beating
There's my southern greet and charm
Pale brown bodies frown
Taking off their crowns
Yelling lively yelling saying:
"How you dare hide that
Accent away, away from me"
They don't fool around
They don't mess around
They don't joke around
They don’t do around
And I can’t tell you what they’re drinking now
In the summertime
Service growing fast and steady
Stamped blanched on a resume
And when their plates fall and ready, well
There’s my southern greet again
Pale brown bodies frown
Taking off their crowns
Yelling lively, saying:
“How you dare not match the
25 cents on the gift card
You idiot
You fucking mongrel”
They don't fool around
They don't mess around
They don't joke around
They don’t do around
And I can’t tell you what they’re eating now
In the summertime
This credit card is my savior
I’ll run it high for miles
“You’re so healthy, you’re so friendly” well,
You’re a joker and you’re a clown
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8. |
Johnny
03:46
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Johnnys got a rocket
He's gonna take it to the sun
Picking off the pieces
A little part of everyone
Not that I get sick of it
Caught up in the thick of it
Mary's got a preacher
Says that she's the only one
Done with all her research
Finding safety in the setting sun
Mary you’re the brightest one
Building up a thicker skin
A shelter more worth living in
Someone should tell you the truth
About the lying
That you do when you're young
To keep from cryin’
It's not about how you stand up to the dust
But who you learn to trust
Picking up the sticks to
Build a cabin high up in the woods
Focus on the reasons
I could make it till the flower bloom
Holding hard to sinful wins
Back when I could afford them
Someone should tell you the truth
About the lying
That you do when you're young
To keep from cryin’
It's not about how you stand up to the dust
But who you learn to trust
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Smile
03:50
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When you drive
To the other side of a
Run-down state
Do you think to yourself
"Should I cut loose, or lose the breaks, again?"
When you think
About anything that might keep you
Up at night
Does I help with the thoughts
That helped you sleep your night away, girl?
Well,
Don't stop thinking like that
‘cause you'll come right around, honey (honey).
Sugar's thicker than blood
When I think to myself
And I ask, and I say
"Don't steal that smile from me, honey”
“Don’t steal that smile from me, honey”
“Don’t steal that smile from me, honey”
When you dream
In argument, a twist of fate
From the one that you love
And the hate that you take
Did you think: "I gotta get out of this mess"?
When you look
So excited
For a brand new day
And a brand new feeling
And a brand new year
Did you say "Well maybe I'll try this again”?
Don't stop thinking like that
You'll come right around, honey, honey
Sugar's thicker than blood
When I'm think to myself, something nothing
Gentle are all the thoughts
That keep from you loving kind strangers
Sugar's thicker than blood
When I think to myself
And I ask, and I say
"How the hell did I do?"
Don't stop thinking like that
You'll come right around, honey, honey
Sugar's thicker than blood
When I'm telling myself, something something
Selfish are all the thoughts
That keep you from loving kind strangers
Sugar's thicker than smoke
When I think to myself
And I ask, and I say
"Don't steal that smile from me, honey"
"Don't steak that smile from me, honey"
"Don't steal that smile from me, honey"
"Don't steal that smile from me, honey"
"Don't steak that smile from me, honey"
"Don't steal that smile from me, honey"
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