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1. |
Bonjour
00:23
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2. |
Kiss Tomorrow Hello
02:08
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Hello it’s good to see you again
where did you go, how have you been?
Have you been all around the world?
well actually no
I know that it seems hard to believe,
but in fact, you the world, revolve around me
please give me just a moment to explain
we’re so much more than dirt and flame
who do you think it is that makes the weather?
it’s you and me together
but you’ll never stop long enough to see
just how beautiful we are, yeah you and me
we’re connected but seperate, held by gravity
as we move through time and space in perfect harmony
and we push and pull the moon and the waves in the sea
as we wobble and race with the whole galaxy
yeah, we’re wonderous things we’re the key to the key
we’ve been doin it doin it this way ever since we
came to be
and together we’re the luckiest pair
savor it now, it’ll be gone before you know
do me a favor and kiss tomorrow hello
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3. |
Woodwork Squeeks
02:01
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it’s hard to forget
tied down with the anchor of regret
it ain’t over yet
there’s a sound comin out of the woodwork
so yer shipwrecked in bed
and you got an anvil for a head
it ain’t over yet
woodwork squeeks and out come the freaks
so you lost all yer bets
and you think that thats as good as it gets
well it aint over yet
woodwork squeeks and out come the freaks
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4. |
Happy to Help
02:50
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when winters over and you want a hot September weekend
you’re tired of smokin come here I’ll pinch your cheek &
keep you from thinkin about
the woodwork that’s been squeakin
I’d be happy to help
if you’re sufferin from stress and ya need new medication
I’ll sew some sequins on yer dress send you on a long vacation
if you need someone to stop you from blowin up the subway station
hell I’d be more than happy to help
need a dumptruck full of dirt cuz aint nothin growin
and the cigarette burn on yer shirt is
the only ember glowin
ya say ya got a pooodle in yer skirt
yeah wanna hear my rooster crowin
it couldnt hurt I’ll be happy to help
when everybody is gone & everything has headed south
all that's sweet has turned to salt
and stuck inside your mouth
seems like you’ll never get yer parents to move
outta your house
well that’s a hell of a thing & Ill be happy to help you out
when you need to escape
turn your screams into a sigh
when you need a funkalicious mixtape
wheels up and on the fly
when you need somebody to peel your grape
put a sparkle in your eye honey I
be more than happy to help
everything once shiny has turned old and gray and dull
paste a pretty bow on your tiny little skull
then I’ll smash a champaign bottle
on your maiden voyage hull honey
I’ll be happy to help oh yes I would I would be
more than happy to help
nana nana hey I’d be happy to help
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5. |
Dear New Girl
02:09
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dear new girl
I can’t remember your name but
don’t go away yet
your crooked smile and your new wave style and your overwhelming love of the roller derby
makes my mind forget
どちらがあなたなの？
私は昨日生まれませんでした
しばらくの間、私たちはお互いを知っていると思いました
さかもね
I’ve been runnin for what seems to be
an eternity
the greatest robbers and thieves upon these seas
they’re all after me
not too old to be a child
way to filthy to be a saint
wait - no I ain’t
dear new girl
whatever the hell your name is
I like the way you got your laundry list all twisted in your fist
that’s really livin
dear new girl
anyone who’s sorry just has to be forgiven
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6. |
Popular Promise
01:23
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when you get popular, promise me that
you won’t forget me
like the ball forgets the bat
as it screams thru the air and over the fences
bat rolls in the dust
and reminisces
bout the one good time
they had together
never to meet again
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7. |
English Rose
02:20
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just as pretty as an english rose
you know it’s true she knows it too
loves to love and loves it when it shows
you’ll forget how she’ll forgive you
you’ll stumble over all the wrong things to say
scrape and grumble man it never gets any easier
but then it’s like the sun has set
stopped in it’s tracks and risen once again
light shines all around everything glows
around the english rose
run your fingers thru the air
you’ll never breathe enough to know it’s there
catch it better catch it quick before it disappears
into the distance like a memory
man you're tough but not as tough as you used to be
hang on tight
the altitude this time of night is precious
higher still and higher still
you’re reaching for the stars
you can’t remember who you are
all you know is she’s so damn beautiful
light shines all around everything glows
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8. |
Faster you Fall
01:51
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want to live? to live is to dream
to dream is to be free
the freedom to believe
I believe you always get what you ask for
babe the higher you fly the faster you fall
want to sing? sing like you breathe
breathe deep and let it be
become all the beauty that you seek
your secret is safe with me
the higher you fly the faster you fall
can’t escape from who you are
no matter how much or how far
you run or try to hide
you’re still the same inside
remember the higher you fly the faster you fall
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9. |
Magic 2th
02:42
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pretty soon just ain’t soon enough
I got back pocket full of gold credit cards
maxed out but hey I’m relaxed about it
shout it out like a stain on my reputation
I’m clean no doubt about it
and when the bus rolls by at a quarter to nine
AM there she is again turnin my brain to mayhem
mornin sun on her skin eyes all glazed and glistenin
do you hear me when I’m talkin? nah I ain’t listenin
cuz every day’s another day
man that’s deep
bitch why don’t you be cool
toss me the keys to your jeep
I got appointments to keep I hear voices in my sleep
tell me to wake up and get the hell out of dodge
bullets goin zing ricochet
I think she’s sayin voulez vous vouchez avec moi
mais oui comme quois
keep a comin with the stuff that you got
welfare Annie got the magic 2th
in her boots and her panties baby (that’s for real)
I ain’t lyin when I tell ya she’s a dinosaur killer
in a world of high dollar faux fashionistas
she got the magic 2th
in her boots and her panties baby (that’s for real)
I ain’t lyin when I tell ya she’s a dinosaur killer
in a world of high dollar faux fashionistas
The streets are crawlin with well dressed mannequins
ya hear me callin? I’m mad for you Annie
gonna hide you under my pillow tonight
and when I wake up, you’re gone
and someone left a dollar
and someone took the ’S’ yes?
out of sex yes? and left me with the ex nahh
I don’t nonono no more
got me a model T rex now knockin over trees
with a sweep of her tail
"Timber" I seen her pow
welfare Annie got the magic 2th
in her boots and her panties baby (that’s for real)
I ain’t lyin when I tell ya she’s a dinosaur killer
in a world of high dollar faux fashionistas
she got the magic 2th
in her boots and her panties baby (that’s for real)
I ain’t lyin when I tell ya she’s a dinosaur killer
in a world of high dollar faux fashionistas
whyn’t ya gimme a little smile Annie?
you know that gum you like? well it’s back in style, Annie
it make your 2th so shiny
lemme see your proclamation of independence
girl I don’t care of you’re on welfare
give you more time you can hang around here with me
as long as you got some WIC lemme see
somebody gotta call a Dr
so’s I can took a look at that 2th
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10. |
Daydream
01:53
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traveled all the way to China in a day
just to see tomorrow’s sunshine
and today is another
hopped the MKT
figured money was the root of all society’s problems
and poverty agrees with me
and I - I - I
have to say it’s just another
daydream daydream day and today is just another
daydream
jump in my baloon and we’ll float up to the moon
to the sea of tranquility
have a cup of tea with me
and I - I - I
have to say it’s just another
daydream daydream day and today is just another
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11. |
Otherside
01:12
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12. |
Desperation Mambo
02:45
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put on your mask and slippers, coils of rope
shuffle down the hallway, steal all the dope
crawl inside the wallpaper, make a hasty retreat
hide in a forest of despair and deceit
water the dark flowers growin behind your eyes
pick apart the puzzle throw it in the fire
lose your balance tumble fall
disappear into thin air
do the desperation mambo
with the fireflies in your hair
he got a chest full of mosquitos smile made of wax
folded into quarters and slipped thru the cracks
be your own diversion distort and distract
burn baby burn you ain’t never comin back
never mind the whispers they’re not talkin to you
nothin to remember nothin left to do
lose your balance tumble fall
back on your wooden bed
do the desperation mambo
with the fireflies in your head
you’re gonna float down the river flat on your back
dance in the flames fly thru the black
skies of december with your wings made of wax
burn baby burn you ain’t never comin back
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13. |
Baby's Bag
02:55
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my baby’s gotta a big ol biggety bag
and its filled with everything I need
silver stars and honey bees oh baby please
my baby got a lick on stickety stamp
and when that postage comes due
I got’s to get right down to it yes I do
she says daddy when you gonna take me home?
everybody’s seen ya sang yer song
and now you simply hangin round too long
I’m gonna take my big ol bag and go
my baby ain’t never had a problem with can’t
cuz she already did yeah she already did
everythin she said she’d do damn it’s true
my baby’s got a heart as big as her teeth
and every time I peek at her over there smilin at me
I think what the hell am I doin here hangin around
she says daddy when you gonna take me home?
everybody’s seen ya sang yer song
and you know how I hates to be alone
I’m gonna grab up all of my shit and quit this joint
I say baby let’s get gone I’m gonna take you home
everybody’s seen me sang my song
now I got a big ol biggety bag of my own
and it’s filled with goodness and glue
I’m gone give it to you yes it’s true
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stars smash cars crash
a powder flash outta cash
crypt laugh gut shaft
nothin lasts except your sordid past
why you comin with the bringdown baby
why you livin the nightmare lately
your surrealistc expression of abstraction
has got the haunted flavor of a time bomb baby
erotic heist kick sliced
critic sized died twice
never melt barely felt
misspelled eleven digit cell
why you comin with the bringdown baby
why you livin the nightmare lately
your surrealistc expression of abstraction
has got the haunted flavor of a time bomb baby
why you comin with the bringdown baby?
why you comin with it?
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turned it over and over in the palm of his hand
like he couldn’t believe what he had done
stuck his crooked fingers in his ringing ears
hoping he could block the sound of a dying sun
taking his time to pull back on the hammer engage
the last days fo the suicide kid
were lonely days indeed
another shot and he won’t feel a thing
pull back the plunger and feel the blade
breaking free of gravity and fade
the last days of the suicide kid
were lonely
come here hold me close to your chest
I think you’ve got misery confused with happiness
pushing back on the sweetness of tears
spirit wanes and the form disappears
breaking free of gravity engage
the last days of the suicide kid
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16. |
Seaside
02:34
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if you’re feelin kind of empty
if you’re feelin mind of shattered
if you feel like nothin matters anymore
can’t you see that’s how it happens
can’t you see the shadows sometimes
they seem darker than they really are
take me down to the seaside
throw me in the water
hold me under until I give in
keep me close to the dreamin
forever and never falling far
from grace again
will you take me to the seaside
will ya take me to the shore
will you show me something I can believe in
something I’ve never seen before
can’t you see that’s how it happens
can’t you see the shadows sometimes
they seem longer than they really are
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never know what tomorrow’s gonna be like
never know what tomorrow’s gonna be
why don’t we just live for today
let it be known let it be kind
let her know if you’ve changed your mind
let it show then let it go
and maybe you will find
that it’s nothin you ever could’ve dreamed up
that it’s nothin you ever could’ve dreamed
why not lose it all let it slip away
let it all stagger and fall once and for all
never have to be the same again
let it show then let it go
maybe it’ll find it’s own way home
if we straighten up the rows
we can go where no one knows us
there’s gotta be a place like that round here
if you hold me to the light I swear that you just might
see right thru me deep inside
all will become clear
never know what tomorrow’s gonna be like
why don’t we just live for today
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18. |
Breakdown
02:34
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if only desire told me held me higher
I’d be better better more alive
what’s it gonna take before you finally breakdown
what’s it gonna take
you can runaway but you can’t escape this town
fast enough to break
all your big mistakes and you finally breakdown
what’s it gonna take before you finally breakdown
what’s it gonna take
all your big mistakes and you finally breakdown
what’s it gonna take before you finally breakdown
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19. |
Awake to Remember
00:58
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sixteen thunders and not a drop of rain
how many days until I’m home again
I lay in bed and count them in my head
sometimes all night long
I stay awake to remember you
there’s nothing more or less for me to do
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20. |
Happy Ending
02:02
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It’s hard to tell
where the end of the road is from where I stand
I know it well
cuz the end of the roads where I landed
last time around I found out love
complicated so complicated
and now I don’t know how
I’m gonna get out out of this town without
headin down the same damn road
next time around I’m gonna cultivate it
I’ll wait and love will create it
and now I’ve figure out
how to get out from underneath this black cloud by simply standing at the end of the road
it’s just the end
no use pretending
it’s a happy ending
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Bruce Hughes Austin
Bruce Hughes - Austin, Texas native - bassist, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer, making records and music that moves.
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