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WE CAME TO IN THE BASEMENT OF WHAT ONCE WAS AN EMPTY HOUSE
HUNGOVER AND SPACED, YOUR PHONE MISPLACED IN A CAVERNOUS
CRACK IN THE COUCH
THAT’S YOUR NAME IN THE TITLE, BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT
GREEN EYES, SIZE OF MY FAVORITE RECORDS
RED LIPS, TASTE OF YOUR FAVORITE TEA
BROWN HAIR, USED TO ROCK A CENTER PART
MADISON, GET OUT OF MY CAR
SO HERE WE ARE AGAIN, AT EASE IN THE WINDS OF CHANGE
WE DON’T MIND SILENCE, HAPPY IT HAPPENED,
GRATEFUL FOR THE PAIN
I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN, FINGERS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR OF A MUSTANG
NO JOBS, JUST TO KEEP THE SECRET
NO DRUGS, SEE YOU AFTER SCHOOL
NO CLUE HOW TO FINISH WHAT WE START
MADISON, GET OUT OF MY CAR
MADISON, LET’S PRETEND I WENT TO EVERY SHOW
MADISON, LET’S REMEMBER WE LOVED EACH OTHER AND LET IT GO
MADISON, I WON’T FORGET YOU, WHOEVER YOU ARE NOW
MADISON, GET OUT OF MY CAR
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Who I Wish You Were
02:59
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THERE WAS A BRAND NEW LEAF
ON YOUR SIDE OF THE BED
I TRIED TO TURN IT OVER
BUT IT WAS ALREADY DEAD
SHE SAID, “IF THE TRUTH BE TOLD,
YOU WERE GETTING OLD.”
AIN’T NOBODY PERFECT
YOU WERE NEVER CLOSE
NO ONE SEEMED TO SEE IT
NO ONE SEEMED TO KNOW
EVEN SO
EVEN THOUGH
I WOULDN’T HAVE LOVED WHO I WISH YOU WERE
I WOULD’VE NEVER LOVED WHO I WISH YOU WERE
IF WE WERE IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL
I MAY HAVE GOT MYSELF SHOT
IT WAS A FLEETING MOMENT
BUT DON’T DELETE MY NUMBER
IT WASN'T DESTINY
EVENTUALLY
YOU WERE STILL GONNA LEAVE WHO YOU WISH I WAS
SO I DON’T HAVE TO BE WHO YOU WISH THAT I WAS
I WOULD’VE NEVER LOVED WHO I WISH THAT YOU WERE
I WOULD’VE NEVER LOVED WHO I WISH THAT YOU WERE
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Her Earlier Stuff
03:53
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I WAS THERE RIGHT FROM THE GET-GO
I WAS HER NUMBER ONE FAN
AND I'M OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW, IT WON'T BE LIKE IT WAS,
LIKE THAT, AGAIN
BEFORE SHE DYED HER HAIR BLACK
BEFORE SHE PIERCED HER--
SOMETIMES I LIKE TO THINK BACK...
I USED TO LOVE HER, BUT NOW, I JUST LIKE HER EARLIER STUFF
USED TO LOVE HER
I USED TO LISTEN TO HER, BUT NOW, I ONLY DO IT ONCE A MONTH
USED TO LOVE HER, NOW I ONLY LIKE HER EARLIER STUFF
IT WAS NEVER HER INTENTION
SHE DIDN'T WANT A MESS
GOD KNOWS, I GOT A FEAR OF FAILURE, AND SHE HAD A FEAR OF SUCCESS
SHE'S IN EVERY SINGLE FANZINE
IT'LL NEVER BE THE SAME
WHEN I BOUGHT HER LATEST LP
I THOUGHT I'D SEE MY NAME
ON THE SPECIAL THANKS LIST
HOW COULD SHE FORGET
FORGET ABOUT ALL THOSE GOOD TIMES THAT WE HAD
THE FIRST TAPE, IT WAS SO RAD
THERE'S A LINGERING PAIN IN MY ASS
FROM ALL THE NEEDLES AND PINS ON WHICH I SAT
JUST WAITIN TO HEAR... THAT...
NO GOOD, TOP 40, BUBBLEGUM, HI-FI PIECE OF
TRASH, IT'S SO SAD, IT'S KINDOF A DRAG
I USED TO LOVE HER, BUT NOW, I JUST LIKE HER EARLIER STUFF
USED TO LOVE HER, NOW SHE MAKES IT KINDA TOUGH
I USED TO LISTEN TO HER, BUT NOW,
I ONLY DO THAT TWICE A MONTH
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Depends On the Spaceman
03:32
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WANNA SEND YOU A LETTER
I DON’T KNOW IF IT WILL REACH YOU
THE PHONE OPERATOR
JUST CAN’T CONNECT TO NEPTUNE
BUT I PROMISE YOU THAT, ONE OF THESE DAYS
I’LL COME BACK, YOU’LL SEE HOW I’VE CHANGED
I KNOW THAT MY NOTES ARE STILL LIGHTYEARS AWAY
I DEPEND ON THE SPACEMAN TO GET 'EM IN THE MAIL
I’LL ALWAYS BE YOUR BABY
NO MATTER WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
THAT WASN’T GOODBYE, MAMA
WE’LL MEET AGAIN SOMEDAY
AND WHEN I LOOK AT THE SKY
SOMETIMES I SEE
THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES
ARE YOU WATCHIN ME?
I WANNA MAKE YOU PROUD
I KNOW YOU MISS ME SO
BUT I DEPEND ON THE SPACEMAN TO LET ME KNOW
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Pretty Figure
03:15
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SHE’S GOT SUCH A PRETTY FIGURE, AND
A VOICE SO INDISTINCT
I’VE COME SO CLOSE TO PACKIN UP EVERYTHING
EXCEPT MY KITCHEN SINK
AND HITTING WHAT REMAINS OF THE ROAD
LIVIN BY THE EDGE OF
A TOWN WITHOUT A FACE
I THOUGHT I MIGHT’VE HEARD STORIES OF
SOME BIG OLD BEAUTIFUL PLACE, NOW YOU SAY
THAT JOINT’S LONG SINCE CLOSED
THAT JOINT’S LONG BURNED TO ROACH
AND I’VE BEEN DISAPPOINTED, AND COLD
IS IT OVERRATED? AM I JADED? AM I OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW
IF THINGS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE DIFFERENT HERE
EVER SINCE THE LAST OVERTHROW?
UNLESS THERE’S SOMETHING I’M MISSING
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THE NEIGHBORS UP THE STAIRS,
THEY DON’T MUCH CARE FOR MY GIRL
POOR MOM AND DAD ARE LESS THAN GLAD
TO FIND SHE IS MY GIRL
I CAN’T COMPLAIN
TE QUIERO, CHICA FUERTE
EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS LOUD
MAKES ME PROUD JUST TO BE HER MISTER
EVERY COMMENT THAT SHE MAKES
THE GLASSES BREAK, MAN, THEY NEVER STOOD A CHANCE
AGAINST THE SLIGHTEST WHISPER
THIS WORLD, IT TRIES TO TRANQUILIZE
THE LIKES OF MY GIRL
SOMEDAY YOU’LL WAKE UP DEAF
THERE’LL BE NOTHIN LEFT OF YOUR WORLD
LONG MAY SHE REIGN
LA REINA PERMANENTE
EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS LOUD
I’M SO PROUD TO BE HER MISTER
EVERY TIME THAT THIS GIRL LAUGHS
THE CEILING CRACKS, AND SHE DON’T GIVE A RAT'S ASS
I JUST CAN’T RESIST HER
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That Thing I Do
06:05
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I’M DOIN THAT THING THAT I DO AGAIN
I’M DOIN THAT THING THAT I DO AGAIN
DON’T MEAN TO BOTHER,
AND I DON’T MEAN TO STARE
DON’T YOU MIND IF I STUTTER,
DON’T BE SURPRISED IF I SWEAR,
JUST BE AWARE OF MY INTENT
TO GET ON A WHIM
I WANNA WALK AROUND WITHOUT MY COMPASS
EVERYONE I KNOW SEEMS TO RECOMMEND THIS
IMAGINE YOUR MIND WITHOUT REASON
OPEN THE WINDOW, LET ALL THE BREEZE IN
LET IT COOL YOUR HEAD COMPLETELY
BUT I’M DOIN THAT THING THAT I DO AGAIN
I’M DOIN THOSE THINGS THAT I KNOW YOU DIG
I’M DOIN THOSE THINGS THAT I KNOW YOU DIG
GOIN ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND BACK UP TO THE NECK
SEE, I’VE BEEN ALL THE WAY DOWN,
I SWEAR I WAS NEVER EVER GOIN BACK
BUT HERE I AM, SO WHAT THE HECK?
MIGHT AS WELL GO ON A LIMB
IF YOU GOT A NICE TONGUE, THEN YOU SHOULD USE IT
YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW WHEN YOU’RE GONNA LOSE IT
FOR SPILLIN THOSE BEANS ABOUT THE REGIME
OR GETTIN IT CAUGHT IN A MACHINE
OR IN A CANNIBAL’S KISS-- WHO KNOWS?
I’M DOIN THOSE THINGS THAT I KNOW YOU DIG, YOU DIG?
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Find Yourself a Girl
03:37
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FIND YOURSELF A GIRL,
AND STAY THERE FOR THE SUMMER
FIND YOURSELF A GIRL,
WHO CAN SPARE SOME PIECE OF MIND
FIND YOURSELF A GIRL,
WHO LAUGHS AT THE STORIES THAT YOU TELL HER
EVEN WHEN YOU TELL HER BOUT THE DEATH OF YOUR GRANDMA
I KNOW YOU THINK YOU’RE AN ALIEN
MY FRIEND, I THOUGHT I WAS AN ALIEN TOO
BUT THEN I FOUND MYSELF A GIRL
SHE EASED A BIT OF BURNOUT
FOUND MYSELF A GIRL
SAVED A LITTLE TIME
FOUND MYSELF A GIRL,
SHE STEALS MY FACE WHEN I SAY THAT
I NEED HER EVEN ON THE OFF-CHANCE THAT WE’RE SOBER
I KNOW YOU THINK YOU’RE AN ALIEN
MY FRIEND, I THOUGHT I WAS AN ALIEN TOO
JUST WHEN THIS TOWN DON’T SEEM BIG ENOUGH FOR YA
MY FRIEND, THIS TOWN IS GONNA SWALLOW YOU WHOLE
FIND YOURSELF A GIRL
AND FORGET ABOUT THE OTHERS
FIND YOURSELF A GIRL
BUT DON’T FORGET ABOUT YOUR BROTHERS
FIND YOURSELF A GIRL
MAKE SURE SHE ISN’T PERFECT FOR ME
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Tell Yourself It's Good
03:13
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YOU GOTTA TELL YOURSELF IT’S GOOD
YOU GOTTA TELL YOURSELF IT’S ALL WORTHWHILE
YOU GOTTA TELL YOURSELF YOU COULD
IF YOU ABSOLUTELY HAD TO SMILE
EVEN IF AND WHEN YOU THINK IT’S A LIE
YOU GOTTA TELL YOURSELF IT’S TRUE
YOU GOTTA TELL YOURSELF, AND OVER TIME
YOU MIGHT BELIEVE IT TOO,
NO NEED FOR YOU TO COMPROMISE,
AND EVEN WHEN YOU DON’T THINK
YOU’VE MADE UP YOUR MIND
WELL YOUR MIND, IT MAKES UP YOU
HAVE SOME FAITH IN YOUR OWN PROPAGANDA
YOU’LL BE SAFE INSIDE THE ECHO CHAMBER, AND GOD FORBID
IF SOMEONE HAS NERVE ENOUGH TO SAY YOU’RE NOT
ALWAYS RIGHT, PAY NO MIND
YOU GOTTA TELL YOURSELF YOU’RE FINE
YOU GOTTA TELL YOURSELF THAT YOU’RE DIVINE
REPEAT IT SEVEN TIMES-- YOU’RE DIVINE, DIVINE, DIVINE
DIVINE, DIVINE, DIVINE, DIVINE
AND MISUNDERSTOOD
YOU GOTTA TELL YOURSELF IT’S GOOD
YOU GOTTA TELL YOURSELF IT’S ALL WORTHWHILE
YOU GOTTA TELL YOURSELF YOU WOULD
IF YOU ABSOLUTELY HAD TO HIDE
AND EVEN IF AND WHEN, YOUR LIFE IS A LIE
YOU GOTTA TELL YOURSELF IT’S GOOD
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People Get Bored
02:41
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I: "PROUD"
I'VE ONLY FALLEN IN LOVE TWICE TODAY
I THOUTHT YOU'D BE KINDA PROUD OF ME, MY BABE
II: "NOTHIN BOY"
I DON'T WANNA BE ANOTHER NOTHIN BOY
III: "MY OWN PERSONAL LATHE"
MY OWN PERSONAL LATHE, SIGNING ONTO MY LABEL
MY OWN PERSONAL LATHE, TRYING ON A NEW HALO
IV: "DISILLUSIONED"
SHE'S GOT THE WORLD ON HER DISLOCATED SHOULDER
IT AIN'T OVER--JUST DO WHAT YOU CAN
THEY ALWAYS TOLD HER THE WORLD WAS HER OYSTER
BUT AS SHE GETS OLDER, IT FEELS LIKE A CLAM
V: "MY OWN PERSONAL LATHE"
MY OWN PERSONAL LATHE, FANTASY FINANCIALLY STABLE
VI: "ALL THE SAME DELUSIONS"
SHE ASKS ALL THE WRONG QUESTIONS
VII: "CENTURY 23"
SHE'LL BE EXACTLY WHAT THIS WORLD NEEDS
VIII: "HIPSTERS IN MAINE"
HIPSTERS IN MAINE
HIPSTERS IN MAINE
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I NEEDED MELATONIN, THANKS FOR THE CHRYSTAL METH
AS SOON AS I CAN FEEL MY LEGS, YOU’RE GONNA FEEL MY WRATH
I’D TAKE THE ELEVATOR UP TO AN ETHICAL DREAM
BUT YOU GOT ME SO WIRED THAT I COULD NOT POSSIBLY FALL ASLEEP
OH WELL, OH WELL
ABORTED MY DAUGHTER, YOU SNORTED COCAINE
LOST MY LAST UMBRELLA,TIME TO BRING DOWN THE RAIN
SOMEDAY ALL THOSE KIDS ARE GONNA CRACK
YOU KEEP THEM SEDATED, UNEDUCATED,YOU SIT BACK AND RELAX
WATCH ‘EM TAKE IT BACK
TIRED OF TAKIN CRAP
EVERY SINGLE DAY WE GET A BIT FARTHER DOWN THE TUBES
IT’S A LONG AND DIRTY DRAIN, IT LEADS US
TO A GUY IN A MONKEY SUIT
AND HE CAN’T FALL DOWN, AND I CAN’T GET UP
I CAN SEE YOU’RE DROWNING, TELL ME, DO YOU HAVE A CLUE?
ANOTHER MONKEY JUST FLEW AWAY
IN ONE OF HIS HOT AIR BALLOONS
AND HIS PANTS ARE ON FIRE,
SO LET’S START A
TRIED OTHER WAYS TO REACH YOU, YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE TO LEARN
NO GOD FOR YOU TO PREACH TO, YOU’RE GONNA BURN
I’M TAKIN THE ELEVATOR UP, GONNA KICK DOWN YOUR GOLDEN DOOR
I’M TAKIN THE ELEVATOR UP, GONNA KICK DOWN YOUR GOLDEN DOOR
OH WELL, SEE YOU IN HELL
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Vincent Blackshadow Brooklyn, New York
Honest rock since 1997.
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