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I'll Grow On You
04:27
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I’LL GROW ON YOU
Shy and awkward bile
Shaped like shapeless life
An uninteresting, quiet guy
Don’t worry, I’ll grow on you
Witless and humourless bore
A ghost of an intelligence gone
A contemptful, apologetic chore
Don’t worry, I’ll grow on you
Believe me, I’ll grow on you
Feeling weak and sad ‘cause they’re beautiful
Sorely visible in their unpleasant stare
A body full of shame, so I run
Vengeful and mad
As wounded as I can be
Just you watch what’s growing out of me
Permeable to other people’s thoughts
An eternal, persecuted whine
Look at them laughing and having fun
Don’t worry, I’ll grow on you
A mind that isn’t fast but it’s furious
A jealous angry beat of a drum
Should have shed this teenage skin by now
Could I ever grow on you
Believe me, I’ll grow on you
I’ll make my life’s work to grow on you
Just you wait and see, I’ll grow on you
I’ll grow on you
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2. |
Conceptual Life
04:16
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CONCEPTUAL LIFE
Fragile little thing, aren’t you?
A cuddly little creature, aren’t you?
Not so much anymore
Wounded and entitled, aren’t you?
A pool of cold blood, aren’t you?
Oh there you are with no mask on
Chorus:
Conceptual life, perpetual dream
Mommy and daddy are not what they seem
So travel a little more, darling
A shallow muddy grave, are you
A great big cry for help, are you
Beware of those who’ll expose the truth
There is no safe place, is there?
You’re alone and afraid, right babe?
Well you’re no pic-nic either!
Chorus
Love a little more, darling
Think a little more, darling
Let go a little more
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3. |
Dirt of the Land
03:36
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DIRT OF THE LAND
Whore you come with me
I got your back
Their torches will guide us out
Bruised and battered
You looked for joy in the dirt of the land
You threw your pillow and spilled your dreams
All over their cumbersome minds
They dragged you out naked and trembling
Broken and shattered
They buried your soul in the dirt of the land
Whore, your hair covered mountains
While your hands move the sky
The flight of birds made me free you
From the gallows, so ugly and dark
Feeding on the dirt of the land
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4. |
Mouth on Trees
05:28
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MOUTH ON TREES
He takes pride
In his loneliness
He breathes as he echoes
Naked feet in the desert
Wide awake in his sleep
Probing your eyes
For a deafening soul
But when you’re a dealer
A heart wrenching gambler It all falls apart
Chorus:
But he found a way through all of it
His hands are his roof over his head
He holds on to himself
And curses at the ocean
His hands are his roof over his head
Why, why, why, why, why is he a king
Wiping his mouth on trees
Washing his body in the dirt
Remembering his mother
When it all falls apart
Chorus
What are you when you cry?
What are you when you feel?
What are you when you’re nothing
When you can’t be?
Why oh why are you a dream?
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5. |
Shooting Buddies
03:40
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SHOOTING BUDDIES
Oh the swamp is such a silent witness
As they scavenge for a good place to hang
“You can’t run, boy”, they said
“Our flames are like restless eyes”
The great dragon hides behind the dark
With it’s pointy white masks
Taking you from your bed at night
But they are all buddies
Looking out for one another
Companions, hiding their crimes
Oh the blistering sun can’t warm
The cold swaying body
No
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6. |
Long Armed Boy
07:36
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LONG ARMED BOY
Not designed for their pleasure
Out of the cosmic assembly line he comes
Not created for their approval
But a curiosity
A kaleidoscope of oddities multiply in his eyes
His fingers are like rakes on the floor
Scanning, feeling his way through the stares
He feels tentacular
An exaggeration born out of his bones
The time has come for him to know
He will always be new to the world
And I tell you my arms drag too
But this is about you
What choice do you have?
Can you truly be brave
Is there a star that guides?
Should you think about everything
And go on a complexity rampage
Obsessing, obsessing
A slow climb even in descent
Can you be safe from a self-righteous strike?
Of all the predators
Who will hunt the most
Will there be enough ground for you to run?
Or will your arms get in the way?
And sometimes I can’t run too
But this is about you
Sometimes he’s a tree reaching out
Tickling clouds
Will the world laugh, will the world change
He’s reaching out
He feels tentacular
But means you no harm
Yet it’s shocking to them
All the goodness is shocking to them
But they are phantom worshipers
They wear their deception with pride
And sometimes I’m a phantom too
I regret to inform you
Not articulated for their movements
Not queer for their amusement
Keep on dragging, dear
They’ll soon be soaring
You could have been mean and twisted like a thorny fist
But you’re a tree
At least you get to breathe
You can reach out and touch
At least you can feel
Tickling clouds
Making them laugh
Yes, you might be a contraption to them
But to me you’re joy
And sometimes I wish I was joy too
Just like you
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7. |
Rush of Feathers
03:01
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RUSH OF FEATHERS
Primrose blossoms
Sweeping leaves
Forgot the reasons
Why you swept me
Under the black raven
Who’s got your back you poor man
Chorus:
Is it really all that you have to say
The river runs it’s course, you’ll never see me again
A rush of feathers nearly choked me half to death
Wings of uncertainty have always flown me away
Hazel trees wither
Dancing toes
My tormentors are backstreet whores
Weary old sheep will come home
Former beliefs return
Chorus:
These 2000 years will not take their toll on me
The midnight sun has begrudgingly brought me here
Wolves surround and charge in a flash of teeth
I clear the skies with an aching piercing scream
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8. |
Vicious Queen
03:19
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VICIOUS QUEEN
You choose your words carefully
Make your move suspiciously
You pick apart and zoom right in
On anyone’s weaknesses
Chorus:
It’s fascinating to me how you can always be a
Vicious queen
So transparent but they don’t see
How you perform your tricks so perfectly
You’re not afraid to invade right in
With a playful destructive grin
Chorus
You are witty, obviously
But your thoughts cut bitter deep
Your heart pounds in little earthquakes, see
But my rage is zooming in on your ruthless sneer
You choose your words carefully
Make your move suspiciously
It’s fascinating to me how you can always be
It’s fascinating to me where you find all the energy
It’s fascinating to me the way you choose to be a
Vicious queen
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