1. |
How It Be
01:21
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All the good ones wanna be bad
And the bad ones wanna be badder
All the sad ones wanna be glad
And the glad ones wanna be gladder
But in the end it doesn't matter
Whether we sparkles or we shatter
The words roll out from pen to paper
And the water recycles back in to vapor
And that's how it be in this life
That's how it be
I'm not a drunk but the drunk kids like me
I'm not a punk but the punks don't fight me
When I go to bed the bedbugs don't bite me
I'm always tired cause I don't like sleeping
And I don't care if you don't care what I gotta say
Cause I listen to you everyday
I'm honest to a fault
Go ask my mother
She's the one who taught me
But she didn't teach my brother
And that's how it be in my house
In my house, that's how it be
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2. |
Mr. Parkinson
02:30
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Somebody's pickin the lock
On Mr. Parkinson's blue door
Somebody's shakin the leaves
From the trees in the courtyard
Somebody's singin a song
From a far away place
Somebody's turnin the smile
To a frown on your face
Is that you
Standing in the doorway?
Is that you
Sleepin underneath the causeway?
Is that you
Wreaking havoc on the ones around you?
Somebody's pickin the lock
On Mr. Parkinson's blue door
Someone found a knife in their pocket
But forgot what for
Can people still hear you comin
If you got no soul?
We can't unlock the answers
Because cause somebody
Has swallowed the key whole
Is that you
Standing in the doorway?
Is that you
Sleepin underneath the causeway?
Is that you
Wreaking havoc on the ones around you?
When the air is still
And the leaves hang toward the ground
The vibrations in the earth hum louder
When no one's around
Thought you can't quite place it
Something doesn't feel the same
It's the winds of change
Calling your name
Is that you
Standing in the doorway?
Is that you
Sleepin underneath the causeway?
Is that you
Wreaking havoc on the ones around you?
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3. |
Beautiful Scum
02:40
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Hold on for salvation
You're gonna keep hangin
On to me until I let you drop
Cause
You know what I'm singin
I'm bringin you
Back to life with me
Until you let me drop cause
What ever happened?
We love without discretion
Until we learn our lesson
We fall in love
What ever happened?
Without discretion
We fall in love
With beautiful scum
You leave me barely breathin
Hot blood from ho and heavin'
Don't let go, no
Heave and ho
Does it mean nothing to you?
I swear that I knew you
Once or twice at minimum
But I fell in love with beautiful scum
What ever happened?
We love without discretion
Until we learn our lesson
We fall in love
What ever happened?
Without discretion
We fall in love
With beautiful scum
Still I got no regret
Not even that we met
Cause before you
I never knew this love
What ever happened?
We love without discretion
Until we learn our lesson
We fall in love...
What ever happened?
We love without discretion
Until we learn our lesson
We fall in love
What ever happened?
Without discretion
We fall in love
With beautiful scum
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4. |
Carbon Based
02:27
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God is good
God is great
We rob the banks
We copulate
Thou shalt steal
Thou shalt not kill
But if thou wants to
Then thou will
As long as you know the error of your ways
Father forgives you too
For you know not what you do
Let's not be silly, you know full well
But don't worry cause there's no hell
But if there is, sorry about that!
Tell the devil I said hi
What if there's only one god?
What if there's none?
What if it's all just a game
And we're livin here for the fun?
Well I'm not one to say
Because I know nothing
But that doesn't seem to stop anyone else
You're terrified
Because you coveted your neighbor's wife
You closed your eyes
And pretended she was yours
To your surprise
She came over
To inspect your garden hose
You left it on
And it had flooded her petunias
Need I say more?
But father forgives you too
For you know not what you do
But if you do, that's alright too
Just go to confession
Wait... what?
What if there's only one god?
What if there's none?
What if it's all just a game
And we're livin here for the fun?
Well I'm not one to say
Because I know nothing
But that doesn't seem to stop anyone else
And father forgives me too
Because nobody knows the truth
Maybe I'm just a carbon based mistake
Made up mostly of atoms
And if I've offended you
There's really nothing I can do
I guess that I fall somewhere between magic & science
Bum-ba-dum
I guess that I fall
Somewhere between
Magic & science
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5. |
Odd Bird
02:30
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The early bird catches the worm
And the late one's got a lesson to learn but
Luckily I'm just the odd bird
I know not of the opposing groups
Of the loud or the silent
The peaceful or the violent
The small or the great
The early or the late
Cause I
I'm sick of bein' lonely
Maybe we could be alone together for a change
And you
I know you're sick of bein' tired
Let me open up your eyes
To the brand new life I've found, here in the middle
Oh, people say you're flyin' too high
Well I say there's an alternate sky
Where some of us like to vacation
When the earth gets chilly and morbid we sing a brand new tune
About the loud and the silent
The peaceful and the violent
The small and the great
The early and late the late
Cause I
I'm sick of bein' lonely
Maybe we could be alone together for a change
And you
I know you're sick of bein' tired
Let me open up your eyes
Shake off the lies
Break from the ties
Wing in new skies
The life of the odd bird
Stuck in the middle
Neither here nor there but we don't care
About the loud or the silent
The peaceful or the violent
The small or the great
The early or the late
Cause— [whistling]
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6. |
Body Maserati
02:40
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You're a prude, you're a slut
What were you wearing when he touched your butt?
I've got a feelin' in my gut they're asking the wrong questions
You're a scoundrel, you're a mutt
You don't fit in, you won't shut up
I've got a feelin' in my gut they're gonna call corrections
And I know why
You don't buy the lies
But I know you're not the only one who's
Here in this body
Just a souped up Maserati made of flesh and bone
Until you go back where you started from
You're a bride, you're a groom
Is it destiny is it doom?
Well if there's no answer soon, you don't have to worry
Cause even if somebody told you
Who you are and where you'll go to, with certainty
You wouldn't believe 'em anyway
So don't even try
Just dry your eyes
Cause I know you're not the only one who's
Here in this body
Just a souped up Maserati made of flesh and bone
Until you go back where you started from
Got a tortured soul
With a big empty hole
Where there should be a home
But instead there's ribosomes
Cause you're here in this body
Just a souped up Maserati made of flesh and bone
Until you go back home
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7. |
My Glasses
02:57
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Playing with the questions in the back of my mind
Sleeping with a demon, waking up in the night
Wondering if I will ever make my escape from the land of the living
From the land of the fake
I caught your nightmare, lost your dream
Cut my losses, swam upstream
Now I'm in the in between
And where'd I put my compass?
Following a figure with its hands in the air
Walking toward the sun with a halo made of hair
Wondering if anybody ever walks alone
And if you really need a house to have a place to call your home
There's more than you think, I think
More than you think, I think
Houses full of memories, houses full of pain
Houses full of heartbeats, rotting in the rain
A child with a round face peering out the window
Sitting in a small chair, finger on the spindle
Weave another widower, paint another shadow
Listen for the footsteps coming from the meadow
Stepping on the fallen leaves and snapping all the twigs
But walks in to a bear trap before they get their digs
There's more than you think, I think
More than you think, I think
Oh, how much is it to spend your time?
Is it less expensive on my dime?
Don't talk to me, I'm fine
Just lost those rosy glasses
Can't see the forest through all these trees
Keep fallin' I scarred my knees
There's more to see here, there's gotta be
Now, where'd I put those glasses?
Playing with the questions in the back of my mind
Sleeping with a demon, waking up in the night
Wondering if I will ever make my escape from the land of the living
From the land of the fake
I caught your nightmare, lost your dream
Cut my losses, swam upstream
And ow I'm in the in between
And where'd I put my compass?
My glasses, my glasses
Where'd I put my compass?
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8. |
The Mammal Song
02:55
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Sometimes you might get drunk before the sun goes down
Worse yet, drunk off somebody else's beer
Or maybe you forgot that lady had a boyfriend
And you asked her out to dinner without fear
You can't always say the right thing
And you can't always do it either
Often times I think you'll find that you do neither
Cause a mammal's a mammal
A human's an animal even if we can wear hats
An ache is an ache, in the heart or the face
And you can't fill the space with your cats
It's hard to get by when you try and you try
And they're lockin' you up in a cell
But the thought means the most, even when you're a ghost
Someone will remember you well
Oh, everybody wants a piece of the corporate pie
Everybody wants to feel love before they die
But nobody knows what's out there beyond the sky
No, not even Apple
Though heaven knows they try
On TV it's great if you can do it when you're 60
But it's better if you can do it when you're 6
Good for you if you can do it when you're healthy
But it's a miracle if you can do it when you're sick
Oh the world can be such a cruel place
For someone who's just opening their eyes
But they say that with time it gets better
So go ahead and give it a few more good tries
Cause a mammal's a mammal
A human's an animal even if we can wear hats
An ache is an ache, in the heart or the face
And you can't fill the space with your cats
It's hard to get by when you try and you try
And they're lockin' you up in a cell
But the thought means the most, even when you're a ghost
Someone will remember you well
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9. |
Something Wicked
03:20
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There's something moving in my bed
There's something pulling on the thread
Too many words were left unsaid
Now I'm living with the dread
Of what'll happen next
All of the thoughts swim in my head
Bob up and down until their dead
But then I close my eyes for seconds
Only seconds, now I tell you
And they come alive again
But you can't turn your back on the moment
You mustn't only speak, no, you must show it
I'm terrified I'll lose my mind or blow it
That I'll miss it and I'll never even know it
I can't stand up but won't sit down
So I'll just lay here on the ground
And contemplate the universe
Of the blessing and the curse that is the human condition
Fool me once or fool me twice
I'll free the cats and hide the mice
I'm digging with a butter knife to reach the meaning in this life
But all I'm finding is jelly
But you can't turn your back on the moment
You mustn't only speak, no, you must show it
I'm terrified I'll lose my mind or blow it
That I'll miss it and I'll never even know it
Don't lose me now
Unfurl your brow
Some way some how
You've gotta hear the words I'm sayin'
Sewing hopes that sit decayin'
Open up and let me in
Little pig, I see your grin!
I'll huff and I'll puff until I win your trust
And I won't even blow your house down
No
But you can't turn your back on the moment
You mustn't only speak, no, you must show it
I'm terrified I'll lose my mind or blow it
That I'll miss it and I'll never even know it
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10. |
Blind Man
03:32
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Go and ask the poor man 'bout the revolution
Ask 'em if he's ready to fight
Go and ask the blind man standing on the corner
What's his definition of sight?
It's all in who you ask
But judging by the past
People want what they want
And they do what they have to, to get by
Go and ask the hustler tryin' to make a dollar
What did bein' nice ever do?
Go and ask the homeless 'bout the next election
Ask 'em if they're voting for you
It's all in who you ask
But judging by the past
People want what they want
And they do what they have to, to get by
From the US to Iraq
It doesn't matter who you ask
People want what they want
And they do what they have to, to get by
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11. |
Summer & Sally
02:34
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Summer caught Sally singing prayers in the alley
Running frantic from the rally on the main drag
Whispering in melodies and languages unknown to me
She said that God is up there keeping tallies
When Summer dies and Sally cries
She'll open up her lilly'd eyes
And realize there's ugliness in beauty
That there's as* much of good as bad
Not every fist is iron clad
But roses called by other names aren't roses, truly
As the winter reaches up from down below to swallow us
Sally will get on her knees again
And sing about when Summer left
Of all the days she sat and wept for days that past
And days that haven't yet
Up in the sky, oh my oh my
The stars should all be fireflies
The moon is so much larger than my hand
And how is it that I am small
So very small compared to it
Still smaller and more mighty is the sand?
Oh, Sally, so inquisitive
Is there more than one life to live?
The answer doesn't come quite easily
The trees are tall and talking down
And Sally listens to the sound
As she watches fear outside her window
She'll never have the answers to the questions in her mind
But she'll remember Summer when she hears the wind blow
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12. |
Make It Hard
02:22
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Love don't come so easy
For people who don't have a heart
For those of us who still got 'em
Heartless, thanks for makin' it hard
I suppose it ain't your fault
You go around all walled up
Before you, I had 'em too
Thanks for tearin' me apart
Oh, thanks for makin' it hard
I hate songs about love
And songs about lack thereof
So I especially don't like you right now
Cause you've got me singin' and croonin'
Oh, thanks for makin' it hard
Love might come more easy
Now that I know what it's like
To go around loving some one
Who can't love without spite
Oh, thanks for makin' it easy
To let you go
To let you go
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13. |
Big Mistake
01:45
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I made a really really really big mistake
I made a really really really big mistake
There was a chance I wouldn't make it
And the chance I had to take it
Turns out it was a really big mistake
I made a really really really big mistake
I made a really really really big mistake
There was a chance I wouldn't make it
And the chance I had to take it
Turns out it was the worst kind of mistake
I made a really really really big mistake
I made a really really really big mistake
There was a chance I wouldn't make it
And the chance I had to take it
Turns out it was a really big mistake
But I guess there's one good thing about mistakes
Is that there's still a million more I'm gonna make
There will be chances and I'll take em
Those mistakes I'm gonna make em
And hopefully I learn from my mistakes
But sometimes
Oh, man!
I'm gonna make a million more real bad mistakes
Yeah there's still a million more I'm gonna make
Sometimes the only thing I learn is that it sucks to crash and burn
There was a good luck spell that I just had to break
I made a really really really big mistake
I made a really really really big mistake
There was a chance I wouldn't make it
And the chance I had to take it
Turns out it was the worst kind of mistake
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Carmel Liburdi Detroit, Michigan
Alt/indie /singer-songwriter from Detroit, MI.
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