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I am an American aquarium drinker
I assassin down the avenue
I'm hiding out in the big city blinking
What was I thinking when I let go of you?
Let's forget about the tongue-tied lightning
Let's undress just like cross-eyed strangers
This is not a joke, so please stop smiling
What was I thinking when I said it didn't hurt?
I want to glide through those brown eyes dreaming
Take it from the inside, baby hold on tight
You were so right when you said that I've been drinking
What was I thinking when I said good night?
I want to hold you in the Bible-black predawn
You're quite a quiet domino, bury me now
Take off your Band-Aid because I don't believe in touchdowns
What was I thinking when I said hello?
I'd always thought that if I held you tightly
You'd always love me like you did back then
Then I fell asleep and the city kept blinking
What was I thinking when I let you back in?
I am trying to break your heart
I am trying to break your heart
But still I'd be lying if I said it wasn't easy
I am trying to break your heart
Disposable Dixie-cup drinking
I assassin down the avenue
I'm hiding out in the big city blinking
What was I thinking when I let go of you?
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Forgotten Tuareg
01:45
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Ocean Emotions
02:16
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Why'd you throw away the dreams?
You took me to the streams
Led me on horseback off a cliff
Oceans of emotions now stiff
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Thumper doesn't speak
He knows the hurt it can bring
For if he can't say something nice
He won't say anything
Try including everyone
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Never Wanted
00:52
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Our conversations were confrontations
Celebrated if inebriated
Otherwise more minimal than Martin
We were her White Stones
You never wanted
Nothing but my bones
You never wanted
Never wanted
Never wanted
No no no never wanted
You never wanted
To be changed to "Jones"
No!
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Mind Empty
01:59
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You kept my mind empty
And my stomach full
I'd be lying if I said
I's never comfortable
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Beast of Babylon / ADHD
01:23
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I was the Beast of Babylon
as you played the crucified
Still your pitchfork tongue
chased me 'til I died
My sunken eyes
have seen enough
but go ahead
blame my ADHD
and I'll call your fucking bluff
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Communist Daughter
01:46
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Sweet communist
The communist daughter
Standing on the sea-weed water
Semen stains the mountain tops
Semen stains the mountain tops
With cocoa leaves along the border
Sweetness sings from every corner
Cars careening from the clouds
The bridges burst and twist around
And wanting something warm and moving
Bends towards herself the soothing
Proves that she must still exist
She moves herself about her fist
Sweet communist
The communist daughter
Standing on the sea-weed water
Semen stains the mountain tops
Semen stains the mountain tops
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No Throwing
01:50
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We both lost
in this zero sum game
Starting as friends
There's no use to throw blame
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Sorry
01:13
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In moments of meditation
I'd have to say I'm sorry
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I want you to know I'm glad you're not dead
All the hate in my heart has gone out of my head
It took me some time but I understand
That I made enemies where I should have stayed friends
'Cause it's way too much work to hate your old friends
I want you to know that I'll be alright
If you feel like I do and you're over the fight
Sure, there are times when I can't get by
But show me a person who always feels fine
And I'll show you a lying sack of shit
But oh, I know
I wouldn't think about me too
But the smallest things make me remember you
And it's hard when I know we were such good friends
And it's hard when I know that we can never be friends
There are nights when I miss my friends
When I look through old pictures
Think about you again
And I hope that you're happy that I'm not dead
And we both ended up kinda okay in the end
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Happiness Jones Raleigh, North Carolina
Queer genredeath collective from everywhere
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