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TTW
00:27
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The Kinks
02:14
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I’m stuck in a trap
I’m too stoned to leave my bed
If I were to get out, I probably wouldn’t make it til midnight
I’m losing my shit to the kinks in a cab
I spent all my money, trying to earn it back
I’ll fight it, but I won’t hide it well
I know you’ll never let me
I know I’m a drag
Car in the left lane that just won’t pass
You always bail me out
But fuck the arts, it’s the last thing I’ve committed to
I’ll fight it, but I won't hide it well
I took your drugs and I didn’t even like them
I’ll fight it, but I won’t hide it well
I know you’ll never let me
When you call I never pick up
I know I’m gonna see you tomorrow
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3. |
Creamsicle
02:37
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I can’t explain the way the world is when I don’t know what I’m doing half the time
I wake up and start reciting my lines
I throw up and put on a Russian disguise
Why didn't anyone ever tell me I'm doing it all wrong?
I’ll climb out of an abandoned speaker when I’m feeling insignificant
I’ll swear I’m strong even when I’m not
I’ll pretend I’m on top until I’m happy again
Until I’m happy again
I know you’re ready
I know you’re ready to go
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4. |
Claw
02:03
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I tried it once or twice
That shit just don’t feel right
I’ll waste my breath another way
I’ll try to sleep it off
I’ve tried it off the cuff
But my objective’s never met
My whole body descends just like an avalanche, consuming every thought that I produce
You’re like holy water resurrecting me back to a life I might regret
It’s never enough, never enough
Never enough, so I’ll just claw my way to you
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5. |
Nothing Excites You
02:24
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How did I get I get so dumb?
Why do I keep hanging around?
I was flying just a little but didn’t mean to pick you apart
Nothing excites you now that you have nothing to complain about
I tried to relax but if I’m being honest
I stayed curious while you were bottling up the large bodies of water that freak me out
Nothing excites you now that you have nothing to complain about
Don’t stare at the water, it will swallow you up
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6. |
Elaine
01:57
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How long did it take?
I’ll stay distracted and anxious waiting for it to break
Did you get close to something but don’t know the phrase?
We were only good at things that would send us straight to hell
Elaine, tell me how you got so brave
Yeah, we were only good at things that would send us straight to hell.
So why did you come to the park in the rain?
Rethinking it now, why you asked for the pain
Elaine, tell me how you got so brave
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7. |
Fashionably Late
02:22
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I've got money on the table that says I’ll be ready to leave before the guest of honor shows up to the bar late, fashionably
With anyone but me
You left the Fireside on New Year’s Eve with anyone but me
Cause I think you’re in love
I think you’re in love with everyone but me.
I’ve got a million no-good reasons
Okay, maybe just two or three
For why I can’t stop making plans
To be where I don’t wanna be
With anyone but me
We left your mother’s house on New Year’s Eve
With anyone but me
Cause I think you’re in love
I think you’re in love with everyone but me
Nah nah nah
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8. |
Planets
02:44
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Wake up, I’m stressin
Can’t have a repeat of 2016
Guess I’ll try my best
To keep my head on straight
And not to occupy too much space
I don’t know what planet we’re on
I can see it crashing into the sun
Then we’ll all throw the cake and celebrate
Cause all you motherfuckers are wrong
I’ve been oppressing my lowly thoughts of rage
Could never justify someone else’s pain
I don’t know what planet we’re on
I can see it crashing into the sun
Then we’ll all throw the cake and celebrate
Cause all you motherfuckers are wrong
You should get used to being sad
You should get used to being lonely
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9. |
Supernatural
02:28
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You’ve got it put into writing
What to do with your body
You said it’s your last experiment
You’ll say that you want them back
All the days that you lived too fast
But they could never offer enough to buy you
The things that you were never willing to sell
Why does it feel like I’m dying?
Or enclosed in a room?
I try to think what could or couldn’t have been true —
You think you’re supernatural, and I might too
Yeah, I might too
I know I’m too late for your birthday
But I painted you a portrait of Frieda Kahlo
My apologies for fucking it up
You say all your plans are made, and you know everything you’re gonna do with all the things in your life that you are going through.
And all you’re thinkin’ is that you want it back.
(It’s) bizarre how we all think of life
and then mortality transpires through.
“Well am I dyin’ right now?”
“…cause we’re all going to.”
And all I hope is that,
I’m not just fuckin’ it up.
“Yeah…am I fuckin’ it up?”
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10. |
Fire Alarm
03:30
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You’re always late by about 15 minutes
You think that traffic doesn’t exist, until you’re caught up in it
My cubicle walls remind me of time committed
But I see the trouble we’re in when you don’t
You’ll be the loudest in the room when I won’t
You never wanted more
Momma always said that money isn’t everything
Cause you could always pull the fire alarm,
You could always flip your Claddagh ring
We could always slip into the side of a mountain
Planting daisies on our hill, completely off the grid
And we’ll never look backwards
I see the trouble we’re in when you don’t
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11. |
Time Pass
01:58
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Feels like I’m in a sitcom on mute
Elvis in a space suit, passing out edibles
I feel fuckin’ incredible
How can you stand the sound of my voice?
Have I become that skipping record you can’t bear to throw away?
Cause what would I do if I couldn’t find you?
If I vanished into thin air and didn’t have the chance to tell you
If you’re wild and I’m dangerous, then it never had a chance to fail
It never had a chance, never had a chance
Never had a chance to fail
I’m always on time, just like the clouds know the ins and the outs of the weather
But that was a lie, cause you figured out that I don’t always know better
It never had a chance, never had a chance
Never had a chance to fail
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12. |
Serotonin
03:33
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It’s such a strange time to be alive
I’ve got a feeling we’re all gonna die
My screen keeps loading, brain decoding
Serotonin won’t be here til the morning
My mind does stage-dives at inappropriate times, all without any warning
Impulsive brake lights with poor reaction time… All collide into view
I need proof that I need you
Cause how can I sleep without closing my eyes?
What's keeping me warm in my digital life?
I need proof
I took the red line back to the west side
Rapid, help me forget what happened last night
I heard that same guy singing Rock the Casbah
Had me rewinding to a past life
Well he won’t listen to me, but I could’ve bet on his prime
What does it feel like to keep on wasting your time?
I need you to talk me through
How I went from gazing stares to deflating highs
Or how holding me breath won't keep me alive
I need you
I need you to walk me through
How can I sleep without closing my eyes?
I’ll quit holding my breath if you keep me alive
I need you
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