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Kids Love Dinosaurs
03:11
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She says she loves the unfashionable way
You think of melodies and words to say
It'll come back around, for sure
Look at how the kids love dinosaurs
So keep singing like you're gonna be heard
Keep writing like we read your words
She's young, but she seems sincere
And so it's worth another year
Now gather round, family, and listen to my song
I've been piecing it together since before you were young
And I'm pushing on forever, only question is:
Who's gonna pay for this?
The welfare, the schoolyard, the bomb scares, the shit cards you're dealt
(suck it up, get through it)
The lost friends, the arcade, the frayed ends, never making the grade
(suck it up, get through it)
The long nights, the lost cause, the fistfights, all the fatal flaws
(suck it up, get through it)
The hare-brain, the poor health, and every last attempt to get rid of myself
So sit yourself down, you'll be here awhile
Nine more to go, all rank and file
Burn me in love, drown me in fear
Here's to the end of a dogshit year
Could you please turn away from the mirror?
Were you still getting younger?
Are you planning on shaking up the game?
I hope that you're plenty resilient
Still making room for the millions
And the twenty or so that were born on third base
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I know when I'm slipping
I feel when I fall
Oh, and I never meant to be a tragic event
To be such a cause for alarm
And I promise you, mother
I promise you, friends
We are still gonna win and I will never give in
'Til I know that I've earned my amends
But you know
It's a crime where I come from
And I'm still trying to shake it
It's a crime where I come from
To outlive what you can't outrun
It's a crime where I come from
To simply place yourself in the sun
It's a crime where I come from
I'm not a man of means
Just the means to an end
And I'll know the end when see it
Until then, I believe and pretend
And I know when I'm slipping
I feel when I fall
And believe me, I'll leave whatever I might receive
If I just can't make it up to you all
But you know
It's a crime where I come from
And I'm still trying to shake it
It's a crime where I come from
To forgive your mistakes and run
It's a crime where I come from
You can't just place yourself in the sun
It's a crime where I come from
You know, or you don't
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3. |
Dear Donnie
04:21
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Donnie, I don't want you darkening my doorstep
Donnie, I don't wanna be a part of your new look
Donnie, I don't want you talking to my children
Donnie, I don't want you holding up my book
Donnie, I didn't die bleeding in the desert
So that a sick old man could frighten everyone
No, it's not a matter of a bad interpretation
Donnie boy, you know exactly what you've done
So don't drag me into this
Shake your tiny fist without my name
I'm on the other side of this
Where I've always been - I haven't changed
Donnie, what I said is not a matter of opinion
Donnie, if you read it then you might go blind
Donnie, I'd be flipping every table in the temple
Donnie, I am not and never have been on your side
So don't drag me into this
Like I'm good with this, like we were friends
I'm on the other side of this
Where I've always been, no matter how it ends
Soon enough the walls are coming down
Take it underground, and make it great
There's a special place reserved for you
Don't hesitate, don't be late
Donnie, I don't want you darkening my doorstep
Donnie, I don't want you thinking that you're saved
Donnie, I don't wanna be quoted by a bad man
Donnie, I don't want you pissing on my grave
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4. |
Leave Me Low
04:09
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Do you really want the explanation? Are you ready for the truth to show?
Didn't the party take your invitation?
Didn't the winner show you how to roll, or did they leave you low?
So low
When there's a target on your back, doesn't matter if you're bad or good
And when you're taking the attack, doesn't matter if you think you should
"Now I'm a target, another bad dream, another bad word kills another love scene
You taught me not to fear, you can't scare me
And so you leave me low"
And I know that I should shut my mouth, I know that I should let it go
But I kinda want to make it worse, I kinda want the world to know
They never really bring you back, they never really bring you home
You're in the belly of the airplane, miles above the world below
If you could do it again
Do the damage again
Feed the fire again
If you could do it again
Would you leave me low?
Become a target, another bad dream
I swear this isn't all I know
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5. |
Answer To Everything
03:17
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I remember when we first met, before we knew it was such a mess
One leaded, desperate harmony and I was the answer to everything
Rolling in on a Sunset train, out of the ether into my veins
To that place where hope eternal springs
I was the answer to everything
And I feel like I've been through this once before, but it's okay now
So now I'm talking the trouble down, while you wind up and double down
To that place where paranoia springs
You've got an answer for everything
And I'm on a long, long list - how do you find so many narcissists?
But of all of the sociopaths you've kissed
I was the answer to everything
Even the doctor said to barricade the door, but it's okay now
Hey now
How did a late night call pin me against this wall?
How do the things that drove you mad become the everything you have to have?
Maybe you'll find some peace in that meditation
In the heat of a Mexican beach on your next vacation
Maybe you just need sleep and medication
But please, you don't need me
I remember when we first met, and now we get to get over it
We'll get around to forgetting it
You'll be all right, you're a pretty girl
You'll pull another out of the world
You'll get your way, you'll get that ring
He'll be the answer to everything
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6. |
She's a Genius
02:52
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She's a genius
There's a reason the knife still twists when she calls
There's a reason the sweetness is such an assault, yeah
No calendar expiration on how the stomach turns when you hear a song
She's a genius
She's a leaver, she's cracking and you want her still
Keep her locked in the back with your poems and pills
No distance long enough to snap these strings
No excuses, no falling apart when she sings
She's a genius
Maybe she's a genius, oh!
The melody cuts deep, watch that bird take wing
(leave it alone, can't you leave it alone?)
You stay rooted, you stand silent, you can't do a thing
(leave it alone, can't you leave it alone?)
I could leave it alone, but it's genius
She's a genius
Maybe she's a genius
There's a reason the knife still twists when she calls
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7. |
Don't Mind Me
04:43
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(don't mind me and I won't mind you)
So I've never been one to keep in touch
I'm the one that waits for planets to align
But give it time, it won't mean so much
We're all becoming comfortably resigned
And it's just like the day before
But I'm not the odd one anymore
(don't mind me and I won't mind you)
And all the missionaries, salesmen too
The doctors and the long lost friends and even you
You can try your best through a dim-lit screen
To tell me what I'm missing and what it really means
But my cave is warm and sealed up tight
You won't catch me on the Capitol steps putting up a fight
They used to bother me, running around this city
All dolled up pretty like they're going somewhere
They don't no more, because they can't no more
The anxieties are just memories, they don't bother me
They can't no more, so shine on, shut in, shine on
Shut in, shine on - these are the golden days
(don't mind me and I won't mind you)
I will not be home this summer
I will not be home this fall
I will not be home for the holidays
I will not be home at all
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8. |
This Too Shall Fade
03:54
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Wakes on a Monday, staring at the wall
Tired of, tired of it all
Tidies up the bedroom for the seventh time
It's comfortable, it's ritual, it's fine
La la la la la la. This too shall fade.
The road's familiar, she could drive it in her sleep
Maybe she will
Should be familiar to most anyone, believe until you break
Then brake for the thrill
And I feel it - we're stuck in this life
I feel it - we're twisting the knife
Wake every Monday, staring at the wall
Tired of, tired of it all
So I submit to your insistence on the path of least resistance
I'll do everything I can to keep my face behind my hands
This too shall fade
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9. |
Ruxpin In the Attic
06:07
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Seven billion hearts are beating
Tapping out a tempo in a round
Don't put the weight of years upon me
In fifty we'll be ashes in the ground
Distance and time are motherfuckers
Distance and time will do us in
But there are things that last forever
Sewn into the wrinkles in our skin
So I keep a watchful set of eyes for you
Should you ever feel like showing
I keep a chorus set aside for you
Should you ever feel like singing
Cuz I wanna play
I want the playback
Somehow respect became the silence
And all the love became a weight
We fled the scene of our surrender
Packed up our pride before it got too late
I'm burning up and you are frozen
I'm sleeping in and you are tired
But we stood steadfast with what was chosen
Oh no, we never gave in to desire
Still, I keep a watchful set of eyes for you
Should you ever feel like showing
I keep a chorus set aside for you
Should you ever feel like singing
Cuz I wanna play, uh oh
I want the playback
So it's easy to say we fought a good, clean fight
I'll ship you my blankets for the cold, cold nights
Be my Rosebud in the fire
The broken bridge to Neverland
I'll be your Ruxpin in the attic
Playing back what slipped between your hands
What slipped between your hands?
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10. |
Sing To Sleep
04:43
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You had your chances, you had the answers down
And your irresistible getaway castle with no way out
She was a thing, she was an artifact for your collection
It was almost complete, just one missing piece
The world at your feet
Still shy of perfection, but
I'm the one who's singing her to sleep
Without a fancy car or a wedding ring
Or a fortune waiting in the wings
I'm the one who's singing her to sleep
And I've never been anywhere, never made this world mine
You can slave away for the milllionaires, it won't make a man refined
I work and I sleep, and drink on the cheap when I'm drinking
But she's happy to be swimming in the same sea
Between you and me, I don't know what she's thinking but
I'm the one who's singing her to sleep
Without a wild night on the streets of Rome
Or a pleasure cruise, or a second home
I'm the one who's singing her to sleep
And I never learned how to play the game
How to win the world, how to make a name
And I fall apart like I'm seventeen
And I'll never know what she sees in me
But I'm the one who's singing her to sleep
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