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1. |
Groundhog Day
03:43
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the cameras are all pointing inside a hole
about 15 minutes till the creature will show
we got an anchorman preening and a-combin his hair
interviewin' some farmer bout the history there
he's sayin
if a groundhog comes and his shadow's there
we've got six more weeks of winter to bear
but if he sees no shadow he sees a spring
he's a remarkable creature for the weather he brings
it's been around in cultures for long
in fact, some would even sing this song
If Groundhog Day be fair and bright,
Come, Winter, have another flight;
If Groundhog Day brings clouds and rain,
Go Winter, and come not again.
the farmer finished all of his interviews
and we went back to you with the action news
and the director said that's a wrap over here
let's take 5 before that groundhog appears
they finished all their bagels and shakes
a-waiting for that groundhog to wake
If Groundhog Day be fair and bright,
Come, Winter, have another flight;
If Groundhog Day brings clouds and rain,
Go Winter, and come not again.
and so the lights and the cameras and the news teams are there
about 15 seconds till we're going to air
but when the groundhog came the lights were way too bright
he saw his shadow on the ground and he said goodnight
they tried to broadcast nature's peaks
and gave our winter 6 extra weeks
If Groundhog Day be fair and bright,
Come, Winter, have another flight;
If Groundhog Day brings clouds and rain,
Go Winter, and come not again.
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2. |
Our Song
03:05
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when you are around
i always hear a sound on the radio
i do not know its name
and you know that it's a shame i don't know it cuz
we've gotta find a melody
that's only good for you and me
a song that can be our first dance
a song that captures our romance
we need to listen some tunes
and think about me and you while we hear them
though debating isn't fun
we both know there can only be one and so
we'll listen for some time
and then we'll wrack our minds
but every song we've heard
has a couple misplaced words
we have to pick our song tonight
it has to be completely right
it cannot be obscure or trite or sappy
we have to pick it before dawn
and all the ones we've tried are wrong
we've got to find which one song makes us happy
it's so hard to decide
when nothing that is written describes what i feel for you
with just a glance at your face
i'll stumble and i'll lose my place when i'm talking
so i do apologize
sincerely looking in your eyes
but i think that any mortal's pen
couldn't contemplate where we have been
we have to pick our song tonight
it has to be completely right
it cannot be obscure or trite or sappy
we have to pick it before dawn
and all the ones we've tried are wrong
we've got to find which one song makes us happy
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3. |
These Colours Don't Run
03:21
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i saw a commercial while watching the news
my eyes were almost blinded by the red white and blues
i don't remember but i think they were selling easy chairs
so i went to the market and i had to pause
all they sold were ribbons for this week's cause
your car could use another sticker there
so you can cut someone off and show them that you care
these colours don't run
long as we have fun
we can forget the fight
these colours don't run
just look at our one
it's printed in black and white
we'll complain about the country's swing
but when the chance comes we won't change anything
we shouldn't change our horses in mid-death
we say we shouldn't outstretch our reach
how can we practice if we can't even preach
with every protest you're wasting your breath
let's just stand back until there's nothing left
these colours don't run
ask our machine gun
we'll put you in your place
these colours don't run
look at this foam one
i can point in your face
there's no need to worry, there's no need to fear
because protesting isn't the rage this year
we'll just shrug and say liberty's a drag
so i guess we'll go back to our fuel-safe cars
we'll laugh at politicians and we'll listen to stars
and we'll all keep on wearing american flags
printed on the cloth of a doorag
these colours don't run
terror has not won
and i'm sure we'll drink to that
these colours don't run
we've only begun
we'll prove this world is flat
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4. |
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i was lookin' at the sky today
it really brought me down
the sun never seems to shine round here
it's always in some other town
it was feelin' so slow today
a listless reverie
i almost climbed on an old boxcar
just to see where it would take me
i got as far as the station
when i was stopped in my tracks
and i felt a certain hesitation
and decided to head back
i was searching for a clue
i was searching for something to do
searching for a catalyst or some advancer
searching for questions and finding damn good answers
i was talkin' to a friend today
and i asked him to explain
he said everybody gets bored once in a while
even god on the seventh day
well i know this world is cryptic
and that nothing's as it seems
some say it's post apocolyptic
but i think that's a little extreme
i was searching for a clue
i was searching for something to do
searching for a catalyst or some advancer
searching for questions and finding damn good answers
so i went up to a clergyman
and asked him to give his take
he just compared me to adam and eve
and said ennui was my snake
idle hands are the devil's tool
you've gotta occupy your time
get some exercise out of the way
before you find you're past your prime
i tried to take his words in earnest
though i'm not a religious man
but i don't think the lord would burn us
maybe boredom's part of his plan
i was searching for a clue
i was searching for something to do
searching for a catalyst or some advancer
searching for questions and finding damn good answers
so i went back to my house to stay
and see what was on tv
but all i saw was so frivolous
nothing there could enlighten me
it was then when a voice of reason
suddenly became clear to me
i forgot about the seasons
and i smiled for i was free
i was searching for a clue
i was searching for something to do
searching for a catalyst or some advancer
searching for questions and finding damn good answers
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5. |
Dinner / Show
03:17
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Let's hit the town again tonight
you look so good in neon lights
breathing the city's frigid air
letting it blow across your hair
take your seat
for dinner and a show
take your seat
dinner and a show
there's a place i know
don't you wanna go and have good times?
i'll hold your door and reserve seats
and recommend which meal to eat
it's gonna be a special night
i hope that it works out alright
take your seat
for dinner and a show
take your seat
dinner and a show
there's a place i know
don't you wanna go and have good times?
let's hit the town again tonight
not gonna leave until midnight
it seems we are a perfect blend
and i don't want this night to end
take your seat
for dinner and a show
take your seat
dinner and a show
there's a place i know
don't you wanna go and have good times?
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6. |
Splitting Hairs
03:45
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the words the lies the fallen years
i never thought would end but then they did pass
the ones who cried the bitter tears
that poured like holy water in a shot glass
well now that seems so far away from me
i'll breathe the winter air because i'm free to see what i can be
and there'll
come a day
when you'll get to this place
with nothing to say
to the wide empty space
and then
look around
and you'll see me sitting there
when
we have found
there's no need for splitting hairs
there's no need for splitting hairs
it's flooding in my memory
the photos hanging on the clothesline wet and soaked
the mirrors hung strategically
the candles lit to hide the cigarette smoke
well you've got to take the bitter with the sweet
there's nothing that you've done you can delete or people that you meet
and there'll come a day
when you'll get to this place
with nothing to say
to the wide empty space
and then look around
and you'll see me sitting there
when we have found
there's no need for splitting hairs
there's no need for splitting hairs
this world can show us all a lot
you've got to take the wise ones with the loud fools
the ones who don't know what they've got
complaining like a workman blaming his tools
let's kick down every door along the way
although it seems like it is a cliche it's what i want to say
for there'll come a day
when you'll get to this place
with nothing to say
to the wide empty space
and then look around
and you'll see me sitting there
when we have found
there's no need for splitting hairs
there's no need for splitting hairs
there's no need for splitting hairs
(the words the lies the fallen years)
there's no need for splitting hairs
(the ones who cried the bitter tears)
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7. |
Call Girl
03:25
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there are days when i'll search my memory
and ask whatever happened to suzie v
she always said she'd call me or she'd write
maybe she's working for the epa
or reading poetry in a nice cafe
my search led me to this town and its red lights
in the night
where do you get off
being such a call girl
where did you get off tonight?
one of these days
you know you're gonna fall girl
where did you get off tonight?
you seemed to have it all when we said goodbye
an ivy league school in the corner of your eye
and graduating at the top of your class
you had the brains and right credentials
how did you achieve such lost potential
i thought that all your qualities would last
but alas
where do you get off
being such a call girl
where did you get off tonight?
you used to be proud
you used to be a tall girl
where did you get off tonight?
i still have the letters that you sent to me
but ever since you lost your integrity
i know when i read them they'll never be the same
remember when we talked about literature
your thoughts back then seemed so mature
i wonder if you know you're playing a dangerous game
what's to blame?
where do you get off
being such a call girl
where did you get off tonight?
one of these days
you know you're gonna fall girl
where did you get off tonight?
where do you get off
being such a call girl
where did you get off tonight?
you used to stand proud
you used to be a tall girl
where did you get off tonight?
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8. |
Disarmed
03:23
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i wish i knew why that whenever i'm near her
the things i mean to tell her evaporate
can things left unsaid or implied be made clearer
or can there really be no other way?
as she walks away, i barely remember
the weight of her body in my arms
all i wished to say, it seems to transcend her
and i myself am rendered disarmed
the speeches i planned and the thoughts that i had
all dissolve into a glance and a kiss
it's all very sad and i know that it's bad
cause it tears me apart just like this
and now i wish only to see her alone
and hope it will not be quite as strange
telling myself that i'll be in the zone
somehow deluded next time things will change
as she walks away, i barely remember
the weight of her body in my arms
all i wished to say, it seems to transcend her
and i myself am rendered disarmed
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9. |
Royal Shyness
03:53
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i met a girl by a pinball game
she blushes when you say her name
and she was dressed from head to toe in grey
i thought i'd try and catch her eye
but she just avoids my glance and sighs
you know it's hard to court someone so shy
a girl so fine and fair
face covered by her hair
i have plans of being loyal
i do believe she's royal
oh my good lady
i bow down on one knee for you
don't think i'm crazy
your subject now is being true
your royal shyness
i boldly bow before your grace
your humble servant
wants you to come back to his place
i'll sit by her and i'll make small talk
i'll watch her but try not to stalk
hope my sudden attention will not shock
i'll be polite, oh i'll be so kind
i'll drop a hint that i've taken a shine
god save the queen repeating in my mind
a girl pale and demure
i think i've found a cure
i think her purity
can beat insecurity
oh my good lady
i bow down on one knee for you
don't think i'm crazy
your subject now is being true
your royal shyness
i boldly bow before your grace
your humble servant
wants you to come back to his place
she doesn't want to dance
she doesn't want to walk
and now that i've come up to her
she doesn't want to talk
and so i must break through her shell
and i can not back down
i'll honor and present her with a crown
oh my good lady
i bow down on one knee for you
don't think i'm crazy
your subject now is being true
your royal shyness
i boldly bow before your grace
your humble servant
wants you to come back to his place
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10. |
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i'm gonna start a revolution
once i decide what i should wear
i've seen no problems or solutions
but my shirt proves we're halfway there
i'm gonna be the second gunman
i'll prove the warren commission wrong
i think the fight has just begun man
the rapture will happen before long
i'm che guevara's biggest fan
shoot, coward, you're only going to kill a man
i think i'll go up to the president
do a nasty on the white house lawn
although i might get a little hesitant
i'll smoke some pot to calm me down
i know the government is after you
i read it in a magazine
outlawing sex and peace and laughter too
control your mind through their caffeine
i'm che guevara's biggest fan
shoot, coward, you're only going to kill a man
i'll have a grande cafe latte
can't start a war when your throat's dry
i'll make a powerpoint to display
the arguments and reasons why
so i'm gonna buy some memorabilia
and wear my heart upon my sleeve
companies profit off necrophilia
nostalgia that we have achieved
i'm che guevara's biggest fan
shoot, coward, you're only going to kill a man
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11. |
Grasping At Straws
04:12
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she always thought of me
as her enemy
even when the elevator was playing our song
she never wanted to be
the better half of me
she always thought that love would take too long
she can't control her rage
if all the world's a stage
and she's the writer i would be a write-out
cuz i can be replaced
or seemingly erased
i'd be traced over with a dose of white out
if you cannot fix it, don't admit that it's broke
go ahead and laugh, if you think love is a joke
every time she sees me now she'll still wish me well
she's grasping at straws and hoping i cannot tell
i always seemed so nice
she thought i'd break the ice
she thought she'd melt my heart by playing with fire
you know sometimes she thought
i was a lancelot
but reality can't change to suit her desires
i'll get it off my chest
but apathy is best
cuz i know it'd be too easy to hate her
she's running from the truth
searching for a fountain of youth
it's like she's running up the down escalator
if you cannot fix it, don't admit that it's broke
go ahead and laugh, if you think love is a joke
every time she sees me now she'll still wish me well
she's grasping at straws and hoping i cannot tell
and so i guess it's through
there's nothing she can do
and now the both of us can do as we please
and so i'll jump for joy
she'll find another boy
next time she wants someone to feed her disease
and pay all her fees
and bless when she'll sneeze
and laugh when she'll tease
she'll find him with ease
my baby's a picasso with the things that she'll say
they only make sense from a safe distance away
every time she sees me now she'll still wish me well
she's grasping at straws and hoping i cannot tell
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12. |
Diary
04:28
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lying is a dangerous crime
cuz you get caught every time
oh it's a dangerous crime
trying to forgive and explain
won't make it go away
oh it's always in vain
that's why we should try to be true
knowing what we can't do
oh we should try to be true
but sometimes my curiosity
gets the better of me
oh-oh it must be appeased
i know it's not right for me to want to read
i know it's not right
i know it's not right to read your diary
i hope i'll keep my hands off tonight
lying on the carpeted ground
when there is no one around
a-and it's all leather-bound
maybe i should just read a page
there would not be much rage
if i just read a page
but what if there was something i'd see
that i couldn't unread
something you couldn't tell me
i could not look you in the eye
because it would be a lie
oh what a dangerous crime
i know it's not right for me to want to read
i know it's not right
i know it's not right to read your diary
maybe a peek would be alright
i know it's not right for me to want to read
i know it's not right
i know it's not right to read your diary
i think i'll keep my hands off tonight
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13. |
Propaganda Boogie
02:54
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we've got all our war bonds and american flags on
it's time to join your country on our silver bandwagon
we've gotta weed out the patriots from all the criminals
and there ain't no better way then to use some subliminals
now
with everywhere you bow
another poster 'nother sign a little propaganda now
there isn't any shelter and there is no real escape
you'll always see a billboard in our cluttered landscape
and when i try to drive alone i don't get very far
there's a silhouette of hitler just a-chillin' in my car
now
with every herr and frau
there's another poster 'nother sign a piece of propaganda now
they load me full of symbols and of fighting hawks and doves
they tell me who to hate before they tell me who to love
they let me know the people it's alright to slander
because they know that every goose has its propa gander
now
there's sweat upon my brow
there's another poster 'nother sign a little propaganda now
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14. |
Fini / Alle / End
02:49
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bonjour
c'est fini
il est temps pour dormi
merci
grüss dich
das ist alle
es ist zeit für schlaufen
danke
hello
it has ended
it is time for sleeping
thank you
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