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Clonidine
02:57
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I received a letter last night in an envelope reminiscent of a Trans-Atlantic flight. Some dust puffed out and it coated my eyes, which turned to the heavens, left me feeling divine. But my eyes have been dry now for the longest time.
Help
I realized my mirror was a window straight into someone I couldn't bear to be, and not a moment too soon. The smell of kerosene was nearly filling up the room.
Help, sold at discount price
Help that gets you feeling nice
Help, finally sleep at night
Help, Clonidine
Consolation prize, you've got it made.
Is it better to burn out than to fade?
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Little Chicken
02:07
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The sky opened up before me,
my mind could not comprehend,
and like my mother before me,
I saw the world's end.
The sky is falling.
The fire, it nearly consumed me.
The shadows all twisted and changed.
And as the flames made their way through me,
I shed the gas man's chains.
The sky is falling, but don't we all.
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Money Talks
01:55
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Mr. Harris works at the fairground
Giving prizes out if people land a ball in a can
Nobody’s won since his wife ran off
Though he wears bright colours he’s a monochrome man
3 balls for 1 pound, 7 for 2
Don’t ask to play unless you’ve got cash on you
He leans against a box as he lights up his smoke
He says that money talks but he goes home broke
Mr. Harris, he works at the fairground
I heard if you pay him right, he’ll slip you some beer
I wouldn’t risk it, it’s a dangerous game
He’s been so hungry since his wife disappeared
3 balls for 2 pounds, 7 for 4
We don’t see Mr Harris around no more
He spent all his money on ladies and smokes
He said that money talks but he went home broke
Mr. Harris, he worked at the fairground
My dad sees him sometimes down outside of the bar
They shut down his booth, the whole thing was a scam
When you live your life bitter, you don’t get very far
3 balls for 5 pounds, 7 for 10
It’s not easy for those carnival men
If you live life conning children and smoking cigars
‘Money talks’ won’t get you far
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Rapid Eye Movement
03:39
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In the night time, gears moving fast as before.
In the church pews, writhing around on the floor.
In a dark back room, waiting for a whore.
Extortion.
I can’t sleep until I see you yawn.
I can’t sleep with cotton in my eyes.
In the sand dunes, waiting for the chance to be free.
As a lab rat, crawling for another slice of cheese.
On a drug trip, surfing on invisible sea.
The ocean.
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Letting
02:07
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Doc walks in and he's got a long beak
and the bedroom reeks
and the bed frame squeaks
As I pull away from my arm in pain.
Yes, my arm is in pain
Lord's name in vain
Doc leaves to confess and I sit in my mess
and the pain becomes less
and I start to regress.
Doc walks in and he's got a big bag
and I'm in the big bag
and he swings the big bag
Letting go
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The Blue Paint Factory
04:28
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You keep me up at night.
I’m at my wit’s end.
You keep me up at night.
But no more.
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