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I'll Tell You
04:08
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I’m done choking you down
And I’m done crawling I’m done crawling
When you call me when you call me
And that’s enough
Once you’ve touched
That emptiness
Inside
And that’s enough
It’s enough
That’s enough
Once you’ve felt something
And I learned at a very young age
That to want is to reject to reject to reject
And I learned at a very young age
That to need is to infect to infect to in-
Chorus
Someday I’ll tell you
Someday I’ll tell you
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2. |
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You flew in
From Ireland
I picked you up
I took you home
The thinnest bone
I drank too much
And then you said it seems to be obvious
You’re not doing it for me anymore
And if you were a girl who knew your place
You’d get a smile on your face
Fuck you all
Crawl down the hall
I do insist
It is your fault
You can’t assault
A masochist
Chorus
Say your lines like you mean it
You know I’m not quite convinced
But you are lucky I’m so empathetic
I might just give you one more chance
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3. |
The Break
05:48
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I admired
The insides
Of your coat
And you did mine
We found some coins
Played heroin
Then laughed out loud
As the gloom sunk in
And suddenly the night began to shift
And what was given began to take
We rigged your sheets as our sails
We pulled up our line
And headed for the break
We chased the lights
Down the back alley
Your every word
Was poetry
We met those kids
We smiled for the flash
Then made our way
Down the railroad tracks
Suddenly the night began to shift
You can’t control what you crave
You’ve gotta take me or I’ll get sick
I pulled up our line
and headed for the waves
And I know damn well I’m not beautiful
And I don’t find solace in the stars
And I know damn well I’m not what you want
And what you want is what you are
Untie my legs
Untie my wrists
I grabbed your hand
Caught my balance
But that is a thing
You must not do
Or I might fall
In love with you
-Chorus-
You grabbed me by my hair
And pulled me low down low down so low
You grabbed me by my hair
And pulled me low down so low
Then suddenly the night began to slip
And you were bitter where you weren’t before
Go on home to your husband and kids
I pulled up my line and stumbled to the shore
-Chorus-
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4. |
Bad News
04:41
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It was raining
As it always seemed to be
I was waiting
For you to summon me
No talking
Leave your clothing at the door
You know where you belong
Get down on the fucking floor
He said don’t struggle he said he said
Your pursuit of pleasure disgusts me
So don’t touch me anymore
Do you like it?
I knew what I was to say
Yes daddy with my mouth full
While you spit on my face
We were riding with the devil
We were blacking out the sun
And if oblivion was on offer
Well then damnit I wanted some
Chorus
Talk to me if you’ll submit
Talk to me if you’re a feminist
But that’s a fucking lie
Chorus
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5. |
Birds
04:00
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Everything with meaning
Everything that matters
Wears red wears red
It had different faces
It can split into two
Sometimes it was her
Sometimes it was you
And all I could see
Were those birds in those black cages
Calling out to me
We’re giving in
I was led out
Against my will
In front of the audience
In my underwear
I could not stay there
I could hear you laughing
I could hear you laugh
When I was alone
Except for your cameras
And all I could see
Were those birds in those black cages
Calling out to me
We’re giving in we’re giving in
Our humanity
We’re giving in we’re giving in
Now we’re just machines
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Chords Are Dead California
guitars/vocals- amelia
drums- various
guitars- michael
bass- no one
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