1. |
When Romans Fall
02:17
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WHEN ROMANS FALL
and i go walking tall
when the romans fall
in the market place
such an angry face
and the demagogs
and the wheels and the cogs
in a strange embrace
In the state of main
hanging with the kids that want to tear it down
where leather's only leather if its wearing a frown
we ain't seen pretty in the history books
so we only take pictures of our dumbest looks
and I go walking east
collecting shit from steves
in the locker rooms
full of whistled tunes
and i know she's out there
following strangers somewhere
with the strings on her coat
playing two different notes
hanging with the kids that want to tear it down
where leather's only leather if its wearing a frown
we ain't seen pretty in the history books
so we only take pictures of our dumbest looks
and i go walking tall
when the romans fall
with the strings on my coat
playing two different notes
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2. |
Body Counts
02:30
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BODY COUNTS
nobody count the body counts
of the intellectual freaks
being alone never counts when
you’re falling asleep
close the door and set the clock
take your tie and jacket off
in to the deep
in to the deep
in to the deep
in to the deep
you’re the problem
from up above said with love
and you’re the problem
how deep in the hole do you want to go
when you’re the problem?
what are the warning signs when the water rises
above our heads
will we be able to see ourselves when
we are dead?
close the door and touch the clock
take your tie and jacket off
in to the deep
in to the deep
in to the deep
in to the deep
you’re the problem
from up above said with love
and you’re the problem
how deep in the hole do you want to go
when you’re the problem?
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3. |
Don't Get Excited
02:18
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DON'T GET EXCITED
don't get excited
the men behind the curtain strings
are still attached to everything
they can see, they can see
nowhere is safe
but nowhere is as nowhere does
and silence sits with wine and rugs
feeling good, feeling good
here's a place to take a stand
here's a place to take a stand
here's a place to take a stand
talking Michelangelo
when it's gone not coming back
when it's gone not coming back
when it's gone not coming back
talking Michelangelo
don't get excited
the lowercase cases are
taking over near and far
for a while, for a while
the king of these times
is taking mirror pictures with
his fear of never looking big
in his head, in his head
in his head, in his head
here's a place to take a stand
here's a place to take a stand
here's a place to take a stand
talking Michelangelo
when it's gone not coming back
when it's gone not coming back
when it's gone not coming back
talking Michelangelo
don't get excited
there's nothing new for thoughts to think
of handsome starlets hovering
looking good, looking good
looking good, looking good
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4. |
Staten Island Girl
02:10
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STATEN ISLAND GIRL
fell in love with the world
Staten Island Girl
once or twice a week
always wore her pearls
bloody hands and knees
from the weight we carry
bloody hands and knees...
fell in love with a girl
not Staten Island Girl
what a thing to befall
Electric Bass Playing Girl
bloody hands and knees
from the weight we carry
bloody hands and knees...
why'd you have to leave
with someone who's so hairy?
why'd you have to leave
with someone who's so hairy?
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5. |
Talk About the Lawn
01:19
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TALK ABOUT THE LAWN
the ground never really thawed
as boring as it felt
when the snow began to melt
there were smells and there were tastes
but nothing really changed
we made it perfectly round
as boring as it sounds
we're talking about the ground
its all we talk about now
where our bodies will be found
i'd rather be alone
i'd rather be alone
i'd rather be alone
i'd rather be alone
i'll send a postcard
for important events
i’ll send a postcard
but not send regrets
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6. |
Tornados
03:06
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TORNADOS
close the windowsill
my feet are my wind chimes
they're telling us
tornados are coming
this house will be gone soon
call it the end times
say what you will
say we've been
living in the past
close the textbooks
the road maps, the reasons
they've led us to
tornados, the dust's up
this house will be gone soon
how can we be saved?
if we don't ever sin?
how can we be saved?
if we don't ever sin?
close the windowsill
the paint's dry, the sun's down
you've packed your
tomorrows, your fresh starts
this house will be gone soon
call it the end times
say what you will
say we've been
sleeves in our own heads
how can we be saved?
if we don't ever sin?
how can we be saved?
if we don't ever sin?
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7. |
Earthworm Problems
02:07
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EARTHWORM PROBLEMS
these earthworm problems
they're out to get you
don't let them let you
don't let them let you
pull your sleeves up
and hide them better
just like your mother
just like your mother
fingers are pointing
to a sky that's falling
its finally here
its finally here
and fate it has seen
that we've been sucked clean
by words and powers
words and powers
there's no better
time to never
understand the
point of trying to live a long time
these earthworm problems
they're out to get you
don't let them let you
don't let them let you
pull your sleeves up
and hide them better
just like your mother
like your mother
there's no better
time to never
understand the
point of trying to live a long time
there's no better
time to never
understand the
point of trying to live a long time
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8. |
Chess Match
02:26
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CHESS MATCH
never cared for the holidays
only went for the creme brulee
and now he's hiding out back behind the pines
waiting for delivery
being the man is a dream, you see
follow the rules and they'll set you free
so keep the dresses buried in the closet seams
and wait for delivery
hiding places, ill got faces
chromosomes
lucky breaks for lucky fakes
oh, not to blame, they're all the same
and honored daughters for their father's
photographs
lucky breaks for lucky backs
oh, not so fast, a chess match
never cared for the polished sounds
its where the good go to settle down
and now they're in the center drowning out those around
by paying for delivery
being the man is the dream, you see
follow the rules and you'll fall asleep
so keep on wearing those dresses in the local scene
and forget about delivery
hiding places, ill got faces
chromosomes
lucky breaks for lucky fakes
oh, not to blame, they're all the same
and honored daughters for their father's
photographs
lucky breaks for lucky backs
oh, not so fast, a chess match
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9. |
Straight Lines
02:33
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STRAIGHT LINES
alcohol comes from cans
makes it hard for me to stand
get in fights with my friend ben
cause I do not want to be a brand
and I can feel the dreamer's disease
catching the heart, in the factory needs
wrapped up in the afternoon
when we met, we met much too soon
i hear him talking
the other side of the wall
his mouth was born tall
and i can not get enough
alcohol comes from cans
makes me hard to understand
tried to invade Canada land
but its never gone according to plan
but I can feel the dreamer's disease
infect the heart, in the bloody streams
hanging by the threads of fate
when we met, we met much too late
i hear her talking
the other side of the wall
her mouth was born tall
and i can not, can not get enough
i am a straight line
walls are straight lines
roads are straight lines
ropes are straight lines
words are straight lines
looks are straight lines
thoughts are straight lines
regrets are straight lines
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10. |
June is Gone
02:05
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11. |
King's Armies
02:42
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