1. |
Experimental Film
02:56
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The color of infinity
Inside an empty glass
I'm squinting my eye and turning off
And on and on and off the light
It's for this experimental film
Which nobody knows about
And which I'm still figuring out
What's going to go in my experimental film
Yeah, you're all gonna be in this experimental film
And even though I can't explain it
I already know how great it's
I already know the ending it's
The part that makes your face implode
I don't know what makes your face implode
But that's the way the movie ends
And in my experimental film
Which nobody knows about
But which I'm still figuring out
Your face implodes at my experimental film
Yeah, you're all gonna be in this experimental film
And even though I can't explain it
I already know how great it's
Even though I can't explain it
I already know how great it's
The color of infinity
Inside an empty glass
It's for this experimental film
Which nobody knows about
And which I'm still figuring out
What's going to go in my experimental film
Yeah, you're all gonna be in this experimental film
And even though I can't explain it
I already know how great it's gonna
Yeah, you're gonna be in this experimental film
And even though I can't explain it
I already know how great it's
Even though I can't explain it
I already know how great it's
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2. |
Spine
00:33
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I've been draggin' my feet across my back
And I've been rubbin' my head against my neck
And I've been walkin' my fingers through my mind
And I've been feelin' this feelin' in my spine
And I believe I'll be leavin' it behind
When I don't need a spine
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3. |
Memo To Human Resources
02:02
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I'll be in the back, and I don't need the help
I'm good here in the back
I'm good all by myself
I'm busy taking stock of all the things that I've forgot (5 4 3 2)
And making mental notes of just exactly where I lost the plot (2 2 2 2)
I stuck around too long feeling sorry for myself
A disinvited guest rifles through the bathroom shelf
I'm searching for some disbelief that I can still suspend (5 4 3 2)
But never mind the furthermore; the plea is self-defense again (2 2 2 2)
Then the people came to talk me down
And I got some advice
Then the people came to talk me down
But I don't need advice; I'm down
Later in my car I considered what you said
I'm good here in my car
I'm good with what you said
And I'd be shouting out to you but I was mighty hoarse
Talk you through the finer points and issues much too small to force
Then the people came to talk me down
And I got some advice
Then the people came to talk me down
But I don't need advice; I'm down
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4. |
Wearing A Raincoat
03:10
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Wearing a raincoat is flying around
In a plane made of a raincoat
But when you think of that you hurt your mind
And you'll need a friend to talk you down
Needing a friend to talk you down
Is food that comes from a pipe
But when you hate the food that comes from a pipe
You will turn to drugs to help you sleep
Turning to drugs to help you sleep
Will only lead to sleep
And sleeping is a gateway drug to being awake
Being awake, being awake again
Being awake is swimming around
In a lake of the undead
And the undead are like a bunch of friends
That demand constant attention
Demanding constant attention
Will only lead to attention
And once they have your attention
They use it to ask for attention
And once they have that attention
They use it to ask for attention
Wearing a raincoat is flying around
In a yellow rubber airplane made out of a raincoat
Yes, but when you think of that, you hurt your mind
And you'll need your mind for later on
Needing a mind for later on
Is a friend that comes at a price
But when you hate the friend that comes at a price
You will play the drums to help you sleep
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5. |
Prevenge
02:44
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Can you tell that I'm planning prevenge?
Read my mind, yes, I'm planning prevenge
At the freak show
In the front row
Mi amigo
Lost in the sound
Now you know that the girls are just making it up
Now you know that the boys are just pushing their luck
Now you know that my ride doesn't really exist
And my name's not really on that list
Can you tell that I'm planning prevenge?
Read my mind, yes, I'm planning prevenge
Fully moto
On the headfo
Rock the info
The micro-type king
Calling Mr. Pupkin
To join us at the love-in
'Cause Pupkin comes alive
When prevenge is the plan
See Pupkin take the stand
Tired of waiting
Tired of watching
Negotiating
Parading around
Now you know that the girls are just making it up
Now you know that the boys are just pushing their luck
Now you know that my ride doesn't really exist
And my name's not really on that list
Can you tell that I'm planning prevenge?
Read my mind, yes, I'm planning prevenge
At the freak show
In the front row
Mi amigo
Lost in the sound
Can you tell that I'm planning prevenge?
Read my mind, yes, I'm planning prevenge
Can you tell that I'm planning prevenge?
Read my mind, yes, I'm planning prevenge
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6. |
Thunderbird
02:38
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I know, I know, I said that I would quit
All right, I promise, no more after this
You don't know how I've tried
To forget what it was like
I remember now
I remember now
Why they called it Thunderbird
Why they called it Thunderbird
Man, oh man, my throat is dry
Man, are you thinking what I
Am? Well what about it then?
Before you fall, you have to learn to crawl
You can't see heaven when you're standing tall
To get the whole sky
On the ground you have to lie
I remember now
I remember now
Why they called it Thunderbird
Why they called it Thunderbird
We like fun, me and my girl
We'll have fun fun fun until
T-bird takes her dad away
I know, I know, I said that I'd desist
All right, I promise, no more after this
Not to be what I was like
Not to soar across the sky
Spread my thunder wings and fly
Spread my thunder wings and fly
I remember now
I remember now
Why they called it Thunderbird
Why they called it Thunderbird
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7. |
Bastard Wants To Hit Me
02:14
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He says he knows me
But I don't know that guy
He's waving at me
But he looks kind of mad
Some crazy bastard wants to hit me
He's waving me over so he can hit me
But I don't know that guy
And I'm not going over there
Some crazy bastard wants to hit me
How has it come to this pass?
How can I get to my car?
Climb in, turn the ignition
Pull onto the highway
Where I am free
Some crazy bastard wants to hit me
He's waving me over so he can hit me
And who the hell is he?
I can't believe this is happening
That crazy bastard wants to hit me
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I'm trapped in a world before later on
I'm trapped in a world before later on
Where's my hovercraft?
Where's my jet pack?
Where's the font of acquired wisdom that eludes me now?
We're trapped in a world before later on
We're trapped in a world before later on
Where's our telray?
Where's our space face?
Where are all the complications we won't see around?
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9. |
Museum of Idiots
03:02
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They built this whole neighborhood
Out of wood, out of wood
I guess I'll still be around
When they burn, burn it down
I will be standing around
When they burn it down
Here in the museum of idiots
Honey, I'm there when you need me
Please believe me, please believe me
I'll still be right where you left me
If you manage to forget me
Where we met
Is where you may forget
Here in the museum of idiots
If you and I had any brains
We wouldn't be in this place
Chop me up into pieces
If it pleases, if it pleases
And when the chopping is through
Every piece will say "I love you"
Every piece of me
Will say "I love you"
Here in the museum of idiots
Every piece of me
Will say "I love you, you, you"
Here in the museum of idiots
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10. |
It's Kickin' In
02:01
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It's kickin' in, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Shocked awake in the middle of the day
In a fight over shadows of the night
And you wonder why the talk is so bold
When it's boring and the story's so old
Panicked call to her best friend on the phone
Won't sit down but she just can't sit alone
Hard to justify a party band
To somebody with no party plans
Stop to appreciate it
Let's hear the boyfriend say it
It's kickin' in, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Going good up until we shut 'em down
Bum a ride to the other side of town
In a restaurant with so much class
If we'd stop laughing we could almost pass
Some disaffected waitress
In some fake foreign accent
Joo si de lo ti fah no
Foo hahs po foo luh se
(I can't understand your accent)
Stop to appreciate it
Let's hear the boyfriend say it
It's kickin' in, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
It's kickin' in, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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11. |
Spines
00:30
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Spines
They're gonna make you cry
They're gonna make you crawl
They're gonna make you fall in love again
Spines
They're gonna make you beg
They're gonna make you scream
They're gonna make you fall in love with spines
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12. |
Au Contraire
02:26
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David Bowie came to town
Flying overhead
"Don't you dig my chops?" he cried
This is what they said
Au contraire, Dave
Quite the opposite, in fact
As it happens, au contraire
Au contraire, mon frère
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Knew not what to do
"This tie clashes with my hat," he cried
"Don't you think that's true?"
Au contraire, Delano
Hate to rain on your parade
As it happens, au contraire
Au contraire, mon frère
Jodie Foster held two pair
Bach had three of a kind
Gandhi said, "With my full house,
I will blow your mind!"
Au contraire, Mahatma
Hate to contradict you, but
As it happens, au contraire
Au contraire, yes au contraire
And au contraire, you square
Wash that notion from your hair
If you're still there, I must declare
Au contraire, mon très
Bon frère
Right on! Right on! Right on! Right on! Right on! Right on! Right on!
Right on! Right on!
Right on. Right on.
Right on!
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13. |
Damn Good Times
02:38
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I'm not much of a natural dancer
But I've got a friend who's a natural dancer
You could call her a jumpin' bean
She's got ants in her pants and she's gonna dance
I know a girl who's a jumpin' bean
She's got keys and a token when she hits the scene
Yeah I know a girl who's got a record machine
She acts like David Lee Roth when he turned 21
I know a girl who's a natural dancer
With a cape and a hat she's a natural dancer
She coughs and she laughs and she makes a lot of calls
And all of the people applaud
As she leaves the store
As she leaves the store (damn good times)
All of the people applaud (damn good times)
As she leaves the store
As she leaves the store (damn good times)
All of the people applaud (damn good times)
Can she do the karaoke? Yes she can, but she won't
'Cause she's highly qualified and she's not a joke
When it comes to opera, she is ossified
So all of you operas better step aside
When my friend got amnesia
She can't remember the show she saw
Like the one with the guy with amnesia
Who got off of the island on a helicopter
I know a girl who's a natural dancer
With a cape and a hat she's a natural dancer
She coughs and she laughs and she makes a lot of calls
And all of the people applaud
As she leaves the store
As she leaves the store (damn good times)
All of the people applaud (damn good times)
As she leaves the store
As she leaves the store (damn good times)
All of the people applaud (damn good times)
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14. |
Broke In Two
02:59
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You said something before you left
Something I was not to forget
Then
Is when I maybe should have wrote it down
But when I looked around to find a pen
And then I tried to think of what you said
We broke in two
Busted through
Broke in two
I would go back to the top of the day from scratch
If I thought this thing could be fixed
Though sadly I'd do exactly the same thing as when
We broke in two
Busted through (Broke in two)
Broke in two
You said "I'm gonna run you down"
I heard "I'm an orangutan"
Then
Is when I maybe should have wrote it down
But when I looked around to find a pen
And then I tried to think of what you said
We broke in two
Busted through
Broke in two
I would go back to the top of the day from scratch
If I thought this thing could be fixed
Though sadly I'd do exactly the same thing as when
We broke in two (Broke in two)
Busted through (Broke in two)
Broke in two (Broke in two)
I'm an orangutan (Broke in two)
Busted through (Broke in two)
Broke in two (Broke in two)
I'm an orangutan (Broke in two)
Busted through
Broke in two
I'm an orangutan
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15. |
Stalk Of Wheat
01:27
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I went for a walk (on a stalk)
On a stalk of wheat
And it felt like a trillion feet
I was looking for a friend (at the end)
At the end of the line
And it took me 'till the end of time
I was all out of luck (like a duck)
Like a duck that died
I was all out of juice (like a moose)
Like a moose denied
I was all out of money
Like a bunny that's broke
I was all out of work
Like a jerk who's a joke
And I was out of ideas
Like I is, like I is
Like I is, like I is
I was out of ideas
Of ideas
I once had a dream (of a gleam)
Of a gleam in my eye
And I'll have it till the day I die
I had a thought bubble (of trouble)
Of trouble and strife
And I'll have it for the rest of my life
I was all out of luck (like a duck)
Like a duck that died
I was all out of juice (like a moose)
Like a moose denied
I was all out of money
Like a bunny that's broke
I was all out of work
Like a jerk who's a joke
And I was out of ideas
Like I is, like I is
Like I is, like I is
I was out of ideas
Of ideas
Of ideas
Of ideas
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16. |
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I've got my house surrounded
I know I'm in there
Come out with both my hands up
And don't make me come in and get me
Don't make me come in and get me
I can't hide from my mind
Though I try, try, try
I can't hide from my mind
And you know why
Running against the traffic
To find where I lost you
I'm catching up to the echoes
And I hear your voice from the buildings
I hear your voice from the buildings
I can't hide from my mind
Though I try, try, try
I can't hide from my mind
And you know why
The bars are in my eyes
And kisses make you cry
Smiles turned out misleading
And memory's a lie
I've got my house surrounded
I know I'm in there
Come out with both my hands up
And don't make me come in and get me
Don't make me come in and get me
Don't make me come in and get me
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17. |
Renew My Subscription
02:17
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Though I don't write a whole lot of letters
I figured I'd better say something now
I saw the thing about the heartsick shut-in
Thought that I should cut in
And tell you 'bout how
It woke me from a life-long daydream
While I'd been aging you wrote it all down
And though I recognized the words when I read them
I know I never said them to people out loud
Renew my subscription
To Desperate Bellowing Magazine
It sure does have a familiar ring
You might say I fit the description
Renew my subscription
To Miserable Freak Show Quarterly
Every back-number I saw spoke to me
Acknowledging it's my addiction
Renew my subscription
I wanna be a much better person
Instead I worsen with every day
But there's a drug whose name I'm not sure of
Which I need more of to feel okay
They told me exercise and diet
If I would try it, would cure my ills
But though I'm already past my quota
I want another load o' those magic pills
Refill my prescription
To whatever that thing is
That makes the carpet stop turning into snakes
In lieu of my coming conniption
Refill my prescription
And free me from where I don't want to be
Standing outside the unopened pharmacy
Before I confirm your prediction
Refill my prescription
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