1. |
PURITY STANDARD
03:15
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Got something to show
for the smiles and bows
that will take me down
Got nothing to lose
cause the heresy proves
I'm already ruined
Got something to take
break it up let me shake
until it's through
Got nowhere to go
cause I've already been
over there too
You can't take it back from me
what I want
you can't keep
You can't take it back from me
it's not a piece of paper
not a damn receipt
Everything is gonna be just fine
just shut up let me keep what’s mine
Put it down and now walk away
everything's gonna be okay
Take a chance on a limb
are you looking too thin
do you need to eat?
Take a page from my book
is it something they took
that you'd rather leave?
Take a good look around
is it easily found
without a key?
Is it better you're here
oh come on baby, dear,
you can tell me
You can't take it back from me
what I want you can't keep
You can't take it back from me
it's a pile of lies and they're all free
Everybody's gotta something to say
these days we just give it away
Turn around now and count to ten
jump the line and we'll start again
what a line
and again and again and again and again
facing her facing her facing her facing her
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2. |
WRONG SONG
01:15
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Crawl around all your life
close your eyes and you don't feel tired
clutch the ground into your hands
don't take much to learn to stand
and I'm waiting
Envy those who live to breathe
taking notes scream c'est la vie
i'm just a critic of everything
you pull the cord
and you don't know why
you're bored
You’re hyper political
always so critical
pseudo analytical
ever so typical
never not literal
always so critical
pseudo analytical
ever so typical
never not literal
everyone's an imbecile
yeah you're right
and I’m wrong
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3. |
GET UP
03:25
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Looking around that’s all there is to see
Vitamins in jars, celebrities on t.v.
Same dirty clothes all asleep in a pile
Somebody watching reruns of x-files
Patent leather boots that go past the knee
In the middle of the day, entertainment is free
Nothing for me to do but sleep until three
Roll around and dread that’s all I'll ever be
and I'll make it make it
worth my while
and I'll fake it fake it
always do it with style
and I'll break it break it
cause that's what I can do
living a better life
only puts me in a bad mood
And I don't see a right way to die
when the stacks of mail they get too high
You want me to get my teeth cleaned
I can't even find my keys
get up
Delivery is here but I won't get up to pee
Bring me another beer, that's all that we need
I'll give you a call if I can get up in the morning
Won't set an alarm, afternoons are so boring
Wasting away like a good american
Couches are king and yes I am their friend
Nothing for me to do but sleep until three
Roll around and dread that's all I'll ever be
and I'll make it make it
worth my while
and I'll fake it fake it
always do with style
and i'll break it break it
that's all i'll ever do
living a better life
only puts me in a bad mood
get up
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4. |
MEAN THING
04:23
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I see you every time you come down
and still I still treat you decent
you're a mean thing doesn't mean anything
cause you’re a creep, same difference
make them feel for you
make them kill for you
come on bend at the knees
oh no you're not that weak
– make them feel for you
come on drag them to town
and you'll show them 'round
– make them kill for you
child you’re a monster
an electric soldier
the germs in your mouth are for fun
turn me around
then get lost in the crowd
wearing a crown made of tongues
tell me you pray to god, they said
tell me is that enough?
I wanna speak through every body
tear away the meat that makes this body
give me the blood that bleeds this body
scream at machines that feed this body
come on we can't be late
it's not a plan, it's a date
–make them feel for you
oh no it's not that bad
when you're hungry your fed
–make them kill for you
child your a monster
an electric soldier
the germs in your mouth are for fun
take me around
and then get lost in the crowd
wearing a crown made of tongues
tell me you pray
Blinds pulled, I can see your bones
morning makes light of us all
rolling around in your rhinestones
captive of you and I can’t be won
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5. |
ASK ME
03:10
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This is my work chair
no I don't work here
but I know if I did
I'd take you home
I'd make it worth your time
I live alone
there every night
waiting on your call
yeah right
I've got friends in
high places
they pick and pull and part
it's alright
She's out again
made no amends
It's all your fault
it's alright
I've got a name
for every place
every time I've been mistaken
for a pretty face
I'll take them every time without a question
if you wanna make me ask them
all the small and angry tensions
of our big and bad decisions
I will leave them out for mention
if you think it's worth the wait
I'll trade in all my tired hate
Make it up for what you made if you ask me
tell them what they want if they ask me
come on come on come on come on ask me
tell me tell me tell me tell me ask me
They get what they want every time
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6. |
FICTION
02:10
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I can tell you're young
yelling, bruise, and bad guitars
take away the blues
guarantee your heart will starve
I know
everybody I took I stole
I know
every time they told me so
Chalk it up to some
some dumb idea i'll give you one
I package all my fear
send it off and then there's none
such a bright idea
she's a fucking genius in the fucking clear
in and out of one ear
getting dumber with every year
I know
everybody I took I stole
I know
every time they told me so
oh she's so smart
oh oh oh oh so sincere
oh getting brighter
oh every year
Fiction
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7. |
BAGGAGE
02:05
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Even if I went away
I'd find myself
in the very same place
nothing changed on my face
my eyes aren't mine
when I feel this way
go inside
and set the table
take me to my seat show me my place
I want to breathe a thicker air
something I can tell is there
suffering is never fair
go ahead and shove me down the –
go inside and set the table
take me to my seat show me my--
You know I can't hear
when you’re talking to me
I've got eight feet of glass in between
I don't know where to stand
or how to breathe
leave me alone before I scream
I will , I live
to kill all this
talk to me don't talk to me
You're gone dead gone dead
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8. |
I DON'T LIKE MINE
05:06
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You can't shake it off
you give them what they want
even when you're gone
You can't shake it off
all of the kids, they walk
tell me about it or not
I don't like your stare
your dirty nails or your slicked back hair
I don't like your smile
your vicious lips drive me wild
oh no
I don't like mine
oh no
You can't shake it off
better dead than wrong
some things have got to stop
You can't shake it off
your name is overdrawn
winning is overdone
You can't shake it off
you give them what they want
even when you're gone
You can't shake it off
all of the kids, they walk
tell me about it or not
I don't like the sheets
twisted and sweaty between my knees
and I don't like the stench
of the smell you leave in my bed
oh no
I don't like mine
oh no
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