1. |
O We
00:47
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O we o we o we
O we o we o we
O we o we o we
O we o we o we
O-we-o
O we o we o we
O we o we o we
O we o-we
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2. |
Authenticity Trip
02:23
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Yeah!
I'm losin' my English accent
Think of all the changes you put me through, girl
Back against the pit boss again
And now I'm fencin' with him
With just a fountain pen
See I'm dead as a dog
On these one-night stands
And now I'm in these classes
Just to be your man
I just wanted my big toe
In the soft, soft sand
Now I'm neck deep in the quick, quick
So tell me are you ready
For the bitter truth?
Authenticity Trip
Yes, 200-proof
But I keep it in the cupboard
By your baby tooth
That your mom saved
I think your mommy's nice
So tonight we're takin' a jet-plane 'round
To somebody's house
Out in the Hollywood Hills
I said the Hollywood Hills
Like I've been there before
But I haven't in a while
Or really at all
Go!
Someday I'll win
I'm not Ichabod Crane
And though dark my days
I'll say until then
Someday I'll win
I'm not Ichabod Crane
So mark it down
While I say it again
I'm stuck here
In Bubble's of Teaneck
Since you kicked me out
It just seems like a good place to be
Gonna get my head straight again
With some guys with some time
And some clothes that get cleaned
We're dancin' in the window
Like we like to dance
Get a full head of steam
In our waggled-up stance
Cause tonight Sleepy Hollow's
Just a few miles away
With dramatic re-enactments
And an overnight stay
Go!
Someday I'll win
I'm not Ichabod Crane
And though dark my days
I'll say until then
Someday I'll win
I'm not Ichabod Crane
So mark it down
While I say it again
Someday I'll win
I'm not Ichabod Crane
And though dark my days
I'll say until then
Someday I'll win
I'm not Ichabod Crane
So mark it down
While I say it again
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Girl, girl, girl, girl (do)
(Do) You mind? (girl...)
(Girl...) (do...) (you mind?...)
Do you mind? Excuse me
I saw you over there
Can I just tell you
Although there are millions of
Cephalophores that wander through this world
You've got something extra going on
I think you probably know
You probably get that a lot
I'll bet that people say that a lot to you, girl
The way you swing your head
While strolling fancy free
Or melting down some army guys
To make green tea
Though there are millions of
Cephalophores that wander through this world
You've got something extra going on
I think you probably know
You probably already know
You act like I am stating the obvious
It's the way you swing your head
While strolling fancy free
Or melting down some army guys
To make green tea
As the headless horseman said to his associate
The bodiless baboonsman cradled in his arms
Although millions of cephalophores
Are marching past my door
They're invisible to me
Except for one cephalophore
You probably get that a lot
I'll bet that people say that a lot while you
Are sarcastically lip-syncing along
To words they felt were spoken spontaneously
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4. |
Marty Beller Mask
02:00
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I'm steaming up the inside
Of my Marty Beller mask
'Cause I'm really Whitney Houston
On the drums
It's been 15 long years
Since I put on the Marty mask
You're the only person
That I've ever told
Don't walk away from me
I will always love you
But how will I know?
Trick or treat?
I can see you through the eye holes
Of my Marty Beller mask
But I'm really Whitney Houston
On the drums
I was disenchanted
Stardom was so fake
That's when I got back
Into the drums
Marty was convenient
A vessel for my dream
I knew exactly
How to fill his shoes
Don't walk away from me
I will always love you
But how will I know?
Trick or treat?
I can see you through the eye holes
Of my Marty Beller mask
But I'm really Whitney Houston
On the drums
Marty gets the mansion
And I get his skins
Don't walk away from me
I will always love you
But how will I know?
Trick or treat?
I am steaming up the inside
Of my Marty Beller mask
'Cause I'm really Whitney Houston
On the drums
Look again, this isn't Marty
On the drums
I am really Whitney Houston
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5. |
Now I Know
01:35
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Now I know
Why they said not to cut the blue wire
Now I know
I know that I only wish I could reach my hand
Into the past
Prevent the die from being cast
That made it so
Now I know
If there's one thing I can't stand
It's when I stand corrected, hat in hand
But that's untrue, for there are two
There's one more thing that I can't stand
That the amount of things is wrong
And it will have to be revised
Now I'm wise
It's the red wire, I see that now
Because I'm wise
I only wish that there weren't any wires
Left to cut at all
Then I'd be set
It takes a tall man to admit
He once was small
But now I know
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6. |
How Now Dark Cloud?
02:07
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I have been poisoned by lead
And from this one pencil it's spread
And now it's seeped into the thread
Of all my black clothes
Get back in the white panel van
Reshuffle the old master plan
For we are the Flying Dutchmen
And that's all we know
This is the end of the half-written tale
Of a man and the cake and the rain
How now dark cloud?
I got a lazy eye
Attached to a lazy mind
Attached to a lazy guy
Adrift on the sea
And these are the dispatches
No sequence, all mismatches
All tied up in small batches
Left under a tree
You had your fun and had love put aside
Been crushed by the tumblin' tide
How now dark cloud?
Wake up Miss Mysterious
And the slideshow projectionist
And we will all swing from the truss
Until the dawn
So this is the end of the half-written tale
Of a man and the cake and the rain
How now dark cloud?
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7. |
The Fellowship of Hell
02:10
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All your friends are kleptomaniacs
They steal your concentration
And they never give it back again
(Shoot.)
Rock had a baby and they called it "Aaaah"
The baby had a baby, got no calls at all
Ain't no loathin'
Like self-loathin'
Prison guards ain't free
The fellowship of hell
Can't help you now
The fellowship of hell
(Sweet.)
This hunk of junk keeps rolling down the road
Careening off the guardrail for the epilogue
No delusion
Like self-delusion
Who will use it now?
The fellowship of hell
Can't help you now
The fellowship of hell
The fellowship of hell
Can't help you now
The fellowship of hell
Can't help you now
The fellowship of hell
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8. |
Mountain Flowers
01:11
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Do you notice something different?
Look at all the mountain flowers
They are spelling out a message
But are too far away to read
Yell
I know, I know
I know, I know
All I'm saying, it's suspicious
There's no way it's accidental
Like as if those cloud formations
Got that way all by themselves
Yell
I know, I know
I know, I know
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9. |
Doom Doom
01:12
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Lore Lore
There's a weapon at your door
And it's pointed at your eyesocket
(Doppelgängers of They)
Drone Drone
It's a missile to your home
And the missile's got your name on it
(Doppelgängers of They)
"Park the car, and hitch a star to the Doppelgängers of They."
Doom Doom
It's a rocket from the tomb
And the rocket's got your name on it
(Doppelgängers of They)
Doom Doom
There's a bucket in your room
And the bucket's got your vibe in it
(Doppelgängers of They)
"Bring your buckets, Doom.
You think you're sick, but we're sick.
We threw a bomb in your hair,
So quit shaking it out."
Bang Bang
Is the leader of the gang
With a cap for your brain pocket
(Doppelgängers of They)
Bang Bang
And the leader of the gang
Put your thumb in the wall socket
(Doppelgängers of They)
"Wake up, (fruity??). They gonna get you."
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10. |
Money for Dope
02:39
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Walking stick
Lobster shell
Cellophane
Acid bath
Legal pad
Nitrogen
Avocado
Sleeping bag
Rope
Money for dope
Russian hat
Safety glass
Jumping beans
Hand grenade
Almanac
Butcher block
Finger cymbals
Liquid soap
Money for dope
Opera glasses
Letter of introduction
Rubber gloves
Chewing gum
Antenna
Magic marker
Edna Ferber novel
Baking soda
Cobra venom
Poker caddy
Money for dope (Check!)
Banjolin (Check!)
A dozen oysters on the half-shell (Check!)
Wooden leg (Check!)
Galvanized tub (Check!)
Money for dope
Aw (oh)
Ice cube tray (Check!)
Gasoline (Check!)
Savings bond (Check!)
Laughing gas (Check!)
Butter churn (Check!)
Pesticide (Check!)
Autograph from Julian Cope (Check! Check!)
Money for dope
Whipping cream (Check!)
Table salt (Check!)
Butter wedge (Check!)
Chafing dish (Check!)
Backing track (Check!)
Slot machine (Check!)
Hockey mask (Check!)
Isotope (Check!)
Money for dope
Swimming goggles
Penicillin
Needle-nose pliers
Lighter fluid
Sarsaparilla
Magnet
Axe
Woolen blanket
1997 calendar
Potato peeler
Money for dope (Check!)
Water skis (Check!)
Preserved barn owl skeleton (Check!)
Fake mustache (Check!)
Bucket of lye (Check!)
Money for dope
Money for dope
Aw
Aw
Money for dope (Check!)
Banjolin (Check!)
A dozen oysters on the half-shell (Check!)
Wooden leg (Check!)
Galvanized tub (Check!)
Money for dope
Money for dope
Money for dope
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11. |
Read a Book
01:04
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How fast is the speed of light?
I don't know, did it say in the book?
How fast is the speed of light?
I don't know, did it say?
I'll ask John
How could you ask me that?
How could I know?
How could you ask me that?
How could I know?
How fast is the speed of light?
I don't know, did it say in the book?
How fast is the speed of light?
I don't know, did it say?
I'll ask John
I'll ask John
I'll ask John
I'll ask John
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12. |
Havalina
02:36
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Havalina, havalina
Havalina, havalina
Walking in the breeze
On the plains of old Sedona
(Arizona)
Among the trees
Havalina, havalina
Havalina, havalina
Havalina, havalina
Havalina, havalina
Havalina, havalina
Havalina, havalina
Havalina, havalina
Havalina, havalina
Havalina, havalina
Havalina, havalina
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13. |
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We'll be singin'
When we're winnin'
We'll be singin'
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
Oh, pissin' the night away
Pissin' the night away
He takes a whiskey drink
He drinks a lager drink
He takes a cider drink
He drinks a soda drink
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
He sings the songs that remind him of the better times
Don't cry for me
Next door neighbor
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
Pissin' the night away
Pissin' the night away
He takes a soda drink
He takes a coffee drink
He takes a lager drink
He takes a cider drink
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
He sings the songs that remind him of the better times
Oh, Danny Boy
Danny Boy
Danny Boy
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down (Oh, Danny Boy)
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down (Danny Boy)
I get knocked down
But I get up again (Danny Boy)
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down (Don't cry for me)
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down (Next door neighbor)
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down (Oh, Danny Boy)
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down (Danny Boy)
I get knocked down (Danny Boy)
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down (Don't cry for me)
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down (Next door neighbor)
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
"Never gonna forget this"
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Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul
Even old New York
Was once New Amsterdam
So take me back to Constantinople (yikes)
No, you can't go back to Constantinople (yikes)
Been a long time gone, Constantinople (yikes)
Why did Constantinople get the works? (yikes)
That's nobody's business but the Turks' (Shall we play?)
Even old New York
Was once New Amsterdam
Yikes
Yikes
Yikes
Yikes
Ahhhhh Ahhh
Ahhhhh Ahhh
Ahhhhh Ahhh
Ahhhhh
Ahhhhh Ahhh
Ahhhhh Ahhh
Ahhhhh Ahhh
Ahhhhh
Even old New York
Was once New Amsterdam
So take me back to Constantinople (yikes)
No, you can't go back to Constantinople (yikes)
Been a long time gone, Constantinople (yikes)
Why did Constantinople get the works? (yikes)
That's nobody's business but the Turks'
Even old New York
Was once New Amsterdam
So take me back to Constantinople (yikes)
No, you can't go back to Constantinople (yikes)
Been a long time gone, Constantinople (yikes)
Why did Constantinople get the works? (yikes)
That's nobody's business but the Turks'
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15. |
Cloisonné (live)
02:46
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One, two, three, four
Mind your business
Mind your business
Mind your never-shut, Quonset hut business
My craft is exploding
It's like I'm making cloisonné
Choking on my dust
With my three blind cats
You have a friend in law enforcement
Don't go calling law enforcement
Business
Mind your business
Got too busy explaining
Now it's just raining pain
Pain in the form of a rain drop
Yes, a rain drop made of pain
Tell 'em the story, rain drop
"I don't want to tell 'em, mister!"
Tell 'em the story, rain drop
"I don't want to tell 'em!"
Keep your voice down
Keep your voice down
Keep your window-shaking, godforsaken voice down
I'm sick of this beeswax
I'm sick of these second-story Sleestaks
Breathing on my dice
Giving me back rubs
When I'm deep in concentration
You start getting all conversatin'
Sleestak
What's a Sleestak?
That's your heart attack
Towel rack
Fallback
You got no doctors
All your doctors have gone home
What's a Sleestak?
What's a Sleestak?
You have a friend in law enforcement
Don't go calling law enforcement
Cloisonné
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16. |
200 Sbemails
00:44
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200 SBemails
Exhausting just to think about
How can we face 200 SBemails?
The thought of all those SBemails makes me weak
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"Daddy sang bass"
"Daddy sang bass"
I took my boat for a car
I took that car for a ride
I was trying to get somewhere
But now I'm following
The traces of your fingernails
That run along the windows
On the boat of car
"Daddy sang bass"
Traces of your fingernails
That run along the windows
On the boat of car
On the boat of car
On the boat of car
On the boat of car
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Once a boy named Mister Me bemoaned a great regret
I've floundered in the misty sea, but can't abide its mystery
I wound up sad, you bet
So onward go and Edward Ho into the bounding main
Enjoy the show look out below but mind the misty sea
Or end up sad like Mister Me
He ended up sad
He ended up sad
He ended up really, really, really sad
He ended up sad
He ended up sad
He ended up really, really, really sad
So take the hand of Mister Me and mister, make him glad
To swim the Mister Misty Sea and cease the Mister Mystery
That, mister, made him sad
He ended up sad
He ended up sad
He ended up really, really, really sad
He ended up sad
He ended up sad
He ended up really, really, really sad
He ended up sad
He ended up sad
He ended up really, really, really sad
He ended up sad
He ended up sad
He ended up really, really, really sad
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Here comes the dirt bike
Beware of the dirt bike
'Cause I hear they're coming to our town
They've got plans for everyone
And now I hear they're over their sophomore jinx
So you had better check it out
All hail the dirt bike
Philosopher dirt bike
Silence as we gathered round
We saw the word and we're on our way
Now it's brain-washing dirt bike
Ground-shaking dirt bike
Now it's mind-bending dirt bike
In control
Soul-crushing dirt bike
Self-propelled dirt bike
You see I never thought I'd understand
Till that bike took me by the hand
Now I ride
Ride
Ride
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Particle Man, Particle Man
Doing the things a particle can
What's he like? It's not important
Particle Man
Is he a dot, or is he a speck?
When he's underwater does he get wet?
Or does the water get him instead?
Nobody knows, Particle Man
Triangle Man, Triangle Man
Triangle Man hates Particle Man
They have a fight, Triangle wins
Triangle Man
Universe Man, Universe Man
Size of the entire universe, man
Usually kind to smaller man
Universe Man
He's got a watch with a minute hand
Millennium hand and an eon hand
And when they meet it's a happy land
Powerful man, Universe Man
Person Man, Person Man
Hit on the head with a frying pan
Lives his life in a garbage can
Person Man
Is he depressed or is he a mess?
Does he feel totally worthless?
Who came up with Person Man?
Degraded man, Person Man
Triangle Man, Triangle Man
Triangle Man hates Person Man
They have a fight, Triangle wins
Triangle Man
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