1. |
Ugly Actors
04:09
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look at all of the ugly
actors waiting
think of all of the encores
movie trailers
i'll wake up one day
i'll try hard one day
think of all of the hard shit
played it off cuz
think of all of the mornings
worn down school bus
i'll wake up one day
i'll try hard one day
pressure's on
don't make it complicated
you called your mom, you said
i'm giving up for good
don't feel wrong
just to try
you'll always be a failure in somebody's eyes
look at all of the long shots
late night pacing
combing thru all your contacts
commercial placement
i'll wake up one day
i'll be there one day
pressure's on
you made it complicated
you called your mom, you said
i'm giving up for good
don't seem wrong
just to try
you'll always be a failure in somebody's eyes
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2. |
TV Tray
04:11
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fading scenes
from the back seat of your car
holding on to cigarettes
while you make sure we're not lost
& i find you confusing
& i don't know to say
while you're microwaving dinner
on a midwest tv tray
well you said you tried your hardest
but i'm not so sure myself
when the sun collects the evening
the morning air i felt
& it's old habits
could ya look past it
& it's old habits
in the way
does it really get you down?
i'm not surprised at all
everyone wants to get out
loser talk
back away
you felt so out of place
in my arms, but you stayed
Kansas kept me thinking
with all these average outcomes
and roadside honey stands
the overflowing ashtray
with plans to quit again
cuz it's old habits
could ya look past it
& it's old habits
in the way
does it really get you down?
i'm not surprised at all
everyone wants to get out
loser talk
back away
you felt so out of place
in my arms, but you stayed
Kansas kept me thinking
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3. |
Honeybee
02:17
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is everyone getting along here
is everyone on their best behavior
in the cars whizzing by the outfield
i uncovered your past
& thought to ask
is it really all connected?
honeybee on a blade of grass
and i laughed and realized
you're my best friend
but nothing really lasts
just like that
well out in the field
seems like we spent a lifetime
together
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4. |
Locust
04:14
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street named for the plague that it brought
a backyard exam
a locust in hand
draw your name on the drying sidewalk
we'll all disappear
'least you knew you were here
for a little while
cold concrete smile
walk hand in hand with yourself
the voice you can't miss
been friends since you were kids &
most people don't get around to
staying up watching the news
your whole life looking out for it
can't look out for this
so call
it out by it's name
your sun-drenched, loveless, vacant day
i tried
but it stayed the same
your sun-drenched, loveless, vacant day
i saw in the checkout line
someone reminded me of you
cast off the dock in your line
sinking near mine
the cool April night
most people don't get around to
watch the sky fade to blue
with old light looking down on us
& it's hard to trust
so call
it out by it's name
your sun-drenched, loveless, vacant day
i tried
but it stayed the same
your sun-drenched, loveless, vacant day
i saw in the checkout line
someone reminded
me
of
you
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5. |
Passenger Flight
03:17
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passenger flight
loosen your tie
try to sleep
while you're racing through the sky
buried alive
the show on tv
you said
i don't know who does that sort of thing
skyline at night
everyone's just an ant
on an anthill
moving some sand
spending a few bills
–
ocean breezes
but this is a lake
and it's tryin'
it's my mistake
seagulls flyin'
hear the loons call
alphabetize
everything you see
Actors
Breaking
Character
Don't
Eat
missin' pieces
but it's an old game
flipped a sorry
in a few days
hike with Ronnie
–
dugout
homeplate
well just paddle straight
to the sandbar out on the lake
towards the north star
heard the loons call
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6. |
Kung Fu Movies
03:06
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i'm not complaining
all jokes aside
as the ambulance goes by
on windy nights
i thought you might
come home
i wonder what yr plans are
for later
wonder if they include me
at all
heard you talking to the neighbors
ankle biting dogs out in the yard
unspoken feelings
like a rule of thumb
you can plant the garden
you still need the sun
the mighty coastline
smoothing out beach glass
as the moon lifts itself
from the underpass
i thought you'd ask for more
i wonder if the cat has other family
who takes him in and loves him like their own
stayed up late just watching kung fu movies
roamed around the neighborhood alone
unspoken feelings
like a rule of thumb
you can plant the garden
you still need the sun
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7. |
Boxes
05:21
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pictures left in boxes
the trucks will be here soon
you're sitting on the floor
you said bye to every room
& i wonder if we're fixing
what ain't been broke before
& when start to answer
they're knocking at the front door
_
oh well, we tried
–
your mother's intuition
the brake light's scarlet glow
you're miles from your old shit
but it follows like a shadow
& i'm blocking out the moon
with the corner of my thumb
& i wonder if he wishes
he was bright just like the sun
_
heaven knows he tries
_
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