1. |
Gift
02:44
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Why was I gifted this?
A way to see the end
It bothers me to no end
Maybe soon and only then
Maybe I'll be okay
Two parts of a whole truth
This is my work put into fruit
Should I shut up or just go mute?
If I work real hard
Maybe I'll be a star
I'll take all my chances
For whatever I have a chance in
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2. |
Desert Song
02:28
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Born in the desert
But without a name
You'd think thats ok
Cause that just means no shame
But that ain't the truth
And it never will be
Oh it's just another part
Of this history
I got a short desert song
I hope it bids you well
It wont bring you to heaven
But hey, neither to hell
'Cause I'm just here to light your day
Bring up your mood another way
I guess that means through desert song
I know it's not that long, it goes like
Hey, you can go another way
Hey, you can save it for another day
Born in the desert
Man, who needs a name?
When all people want
Is just money and fame
I'm not counting you
'Cause I know you're not the same
You can see it through
And wait another day
I got a short desert song
And I hope it bids you well
It wont bring you to heaven
But hey, never to hell
'Cause I was here to light your day
Bring up your mood another way
I guess that means through desert song
I know it's not that long, it goes like
Hey, you can go another way
Hey, you can save it for another day
Hey, we can go another way
Hey, we can save it for another day
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3. |
Ventura Highway
03:18
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Chewing on a piece of grass
Walking down the road
Tell me, how long you gonna stay here Joe?
Some people say this town don't look
Good in snow
You don't care, I know
Ventura Highway, in the sunshine
Where the days are longer
The nights are stronger
Than moonshine
You're gonna go, I know
'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there
Seasons crying no despair
Alligator lizards in the air
Doo, dit-doo dit… x6
Doo...
Wishin' on a falling star
Watchin' for the early train
Sorry boy, but I've been hit by purple rain
Aw, come on Joe, you can always change your name
Thanks a lot son, just the same
Ventura Highway, in the sunshine
Where the days are longer
The nights are stronger
Than moonshine
You're gonna go, I know
'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there
Seasons crying no despair
Alligator lizards in the air
Doo, dit-doo dit… x7
Doo, dit-doo, doodoodoodoo...
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4. |
Not in Disrepair
02:32
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With all my heart and all my mind
I hope that you will find
That you are not in disrepair
I know theres reasons for you to pout
But keep in mind, this isn't our final bout
So why the long face
With all the challenges we'll face
And the road is hard, it'll be long, and rough
And theres no way that it wont be tough
So let's skip through all of the fluff
And keep on going 'till we've had enough
And we could go
Through the sand and snow
So you could see
That youre more than it seems
Ooh, ooh, ooh, you're not in disrepair
Ooh, ooh, ooh, you're not in disrepair
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5. |
Moonlit Jazz
06:17
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"A 1! A 2! A 1, 2, 3, 4!"
"Ryan goes next! Alright, Joe, shut the heck your up. What can you play, Ry?"
"Yeah!"
"Good vibes."
*Ooh, ooh*s, "A huh uh", "Buh-duh"s, "Hey ah hey"s ending with "Hey...good vibes."
"Nic."
"That was tight as hell, guys. Oh my gosh. That was sick."
"Yeah, that chord progression's pretty crazy."
"Did I tell you how it happened?" "No" "Okay"
"But I, did you see when I dropped a mallet, and I was like?"
"Yeah" "A huh uh"
"That was fun. Thank you for doing- For being- Performing the beats."
"Oh, b-but flippin' Byan..."
"Those are some fat beat-..."
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6. |
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So I was walkin' down the street
And then I saw this man
And he was wearing this shirt
But I just didnt know the color
Too bad I failed art class
I guess I'll never really know
But I guess in due time
That I'll finally learn to know
That he's the salmon-colored shirt man (He's the salmon-colored shirt man)
He's the salmon-colored shirt man
He's the salmon-colored shirt man! (He's the salmon-colored shirt man)
He's the salmon-colored shirt man
Still walkin' down the street
And then I saw him again
So I finally asked
Now I finally know (Now i know)
That he's the salmon-colored shirt man (He's the salmon-colored shirt man)
He's the salmon-colored shirt man (Now I really know)
He's the salmon-colored shirt man! (Yes, I now know)
He's the salmon-colored shirt man (What now?)
He's the salmon-colored shirt man (Oh, okay. He's the salmon-colored shirt man)
He's the salmon-colored shirt man (Now I know for sure.)
He's the salmon-colored shirt man! (Everything's all good.)
He's the salmon-colored shirt man
(Salmon)
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7. |
1979
05:47
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Shakedown 1979, cool kids never have the time
On a live wire right up off the street
You and I should meet
June bug skipping like a stone
With the headlights pointed at the dawn
We were sure we'd never see an end to it all
And I don't even care to shake these zipper blues
And we don't know just where our bones will rest, to dust I guess
Forgotten and absorbed into the earth below
Double cross the vacant and the bored
They're not sure just what we have in the store
Morphine city slippin' dues, down to see that
We don't even care, as restless as we are
We feel the pull in the land of a thousand guilts
And poured cement, lamented and assured
To the lights and towns below
Faster than the speed of sound
Faster than we thought we'd go, beneath the sound of hope
Justine never knew the rules
Hung down with the freaks and the ghouls
No apologies ever need be made
I know you better than you fake it, to see
And I don't even care to shake these zipper blues
And we don't know just where our bones will rest, to dust I guess
Forgotten and absorbed into the earth below
The street heats the urgency of sound
As you can see there's no one around
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8. |
How
02:37
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How did you know my location
Just based on a few texts
That's really concerning
You know I don't like
When it seems like you're stalking
You know that I hate it but you're okay
Maybe you should realize that the
Context of your actions may seem worse to others when
You don't say a word I know that's not your intention
I know social interaction isn't what you're the best in
But we can work on that
Rest assured you're not a creep we gotta work on presentation
That's the first step
We're not reinventing the wheel, just your outer shell
Let's cut to the chase
I can't talk to your face
Can you even hear the words
That I'm saying
If you could just listen
When you had a problem
I'm trying to talk but you
Just stare
Maybe you should realize that the
Context of your actions may seem worse to others when
You don't say a word I know that's not your intention
I know social interaction isn't what you're the best in
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Are you listening?
Are you listening?
You can be fixed
I hope that you're working on it
Are you listening?
I know that you can see me
You can be fixed
I hope that you're working on it
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