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everybodies fool
04:28
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If you wanna be like jesus let the world tear you to pieces
you can walk on water if you wait until it freezes
You don’t have to fight if someone’s treating you cruel
But if you let them hurt you well it isn’t a virtue
(come on) True, blue, Everybody’s fool
Always trying to play by the rules
Nobody owes you anything
And everyone you know will forget your name
Sitting on the fence without any defense
Chaffing at the wires of your own suspense
They’ll tear you down if you don’t make up your mind
You can’t hold out forever so you’ll have to pick a side
True, blue, Everybody’s fool
Always trying to play by the rules
Nobody owes you anything
They’ll run you over if you don’t get out of the way
You say your hearts so tame
But you’re not the one to blame
It’s just a matter with the way you raised
You say ya wanna change
But you feel like you’re chained
But it’s just a symptom
Of a sickness of shame
True, blue, Everybody’s fool
Always trying to play by the rules
Nobody owes you anything
They’ll cut you’re throat if you ain’t playing the game
If you wanna be like jesus let the world tear you to pieces
you can walk on water if you wait until it freezes
You don’t have to fight if someone’s treating you cruel
But if you let them hurt you well it isn’t a virtue
(come on) True, blue, Everybody’s fool
Always trying to play by the rules
Nobody owes you anything
And everyone you know will forget your name
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2. |
living on loan
03:57
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The rain can’t dampen my sunshine
The wind can’t blow my mind
And the cold hard ground in the morning light
Sure feels good sometimes
Winter don’t worry my summer
Spring don’t hurry my fall
And I won’t shudder at the call
That beckons all to all
And when you finally stop to listen
And you don’t want what you’ve been missing
You get by without dismissing
All the bitter parts of living
Living on loan and grasping to hold
Something to call your very own
Stepping on heads and making your bed
Sooner or later you’ll join the dead
But the rain can’t dampen my sunshine
The wind can’t blow my mind
And the cold hard ground neath the full moonlight
Sure feels good sometimes
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3. |
from misery with love
06:19
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Ain’t no vows upon my lips
I’m blessed with a grace that helps me forget
Everything I seek to claim
I hold in vain by its very name
ain’t no fractions of the hour
Just worried whims and a hope that devours
Every moment turning in on itself
Like a broken clock on a crooked shelf
And after years of dreamless sleep
this bodies member'n how it used to think
guided by a gut belief
driven by an old instinct
I am just an animal
That learned how to talk
and forgot how to walk on the ground
With my head bowed down beneath the sun
As we go round and round
ain’t no thoughts of suicide
Hampering my will to thrive
That doesn’t mean I’m happy being alive
But I’m holding out till the end of the ride
ain’t no idealistic dreams
Clouding up the way things seem
out in the desert there’s a castle of sand
I built it up with the palm of my hand
But I ain’t chasing no mirages
I dug a well underneath the stars
And you can share this cup with me
It’s filled with love from misery
I am just an animal
That learned how to talk
and forgot how to walk on the ground
With my head bowed down beneath the sun
As we go round and round
Maybe god is dead and life is decay
And we are the worms that are feasting away
On the earthly body of a heavenly host
That haunts my dreams like a holy ghost
Well I wake up in the morning with a burning shame
An indigested anxious pain
I taste the blood dried beneath my teeth
I feel the hollow underneath my feet
But I ain’t holding no regrets now
I said my penance and I paid my respects
There ain’t no priest or therapist
to absolve me of my ravenousness
For I am just an animal
That learned how to talk
and forgot how to walk on the ground
With my head bowed down beneath the sun
As we go round and round
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4. |
portrait of a redneck
05:29
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Well, I voted for Donald Trump
I put his sticker on the bumper of my pick-up truck
Next to the image of a rebel rag that says heritage not hate
People say I’m racist and I take it to heart
But there ain’t no colored folks in these parts
It’s just miles and miles of corn fields
All along the interstate
And there’s an old ghost of a railroad town
That haunts this trailer park
I used to go down on the weekends
And break bottles in the parking lot
Of the old abandoned shopping mall
With the quarter slot arcade
Back where I used to hang In the good old days
Well, the GOP party held a big parade
So I went to the rally and I waved my flag
I heard the mantra and I sang along
Saying how we oughta build the wall
There was a bunch of libtards hanging round outside
Hoot’n and a holler’n and a carrying signs
I walked up to their picket line
And looked em all dead in the eyes
I said there ain’t no screen between you
And this big bad redneck now
Me and my friends are gonna meet you
In the parking lot downtown
And now hey snowflake
No your facts ain’t straight
I ain’t trust the man since watergate
I don’t believe your propaganda
No all your news is fake
Well the last four years things been going great
I made a bunch of new friends at the tail-gate
We slap backs and wear our hats
And talk about the democrats
How Bernie Sanders and AOC
Are tryna undermine our liberty
Poisoning the kids and universities
With their socialist philosophy
But freedom ain’t free and it don’t come cheap
Just try to tell the wolves not to eat the sheep
yeah if you don’t like the fences
Then you can be the one to leave
But all these young thugs wanna burn it down
Loot’n stores all over town
If there ain’t no law and order
There ain’t no common ground
Well I logged on to Qanon
Everyone agrees so we can’t be wrong
The democrats and the communist
Had committed an election fraud
So I flew out to Warshington
Met up with all my friends on the courthouse lawn
We stormed the gates and took the capitol stairs
And milled about inside the hall
But though we tried it was all for naught
The government been sold and bought
So if I’m slandered when I’m caught
Don’t let my story be forgot
Cause I did it for my country
And I gave her everything I got
Well 2024 he’s gonna come once more
Busting out the hinges of the devil’s door
Until then my flags still flying
Black and blue forever more
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5. |
doubled down
05:30
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Crucified on Andrew’s cross
Try’na resurrect the cause
Saying heritage not hate
But not saying what you celebrate
Is it your succotash and sweet tea
Or your hospitality
Your simple sensibilities
Or humble poverty
But never mind the blood-stained banner
Or the cotton tycoon’s manor
The elephant inside the room
Is dancing round the answer
(cause you’re)
Doubled down on southern pride
When dixie has already died
And no one’s waiting on the other side
Don’t let the dead bury me alive
Hey now bonnie blue
Are your daughters being true
Raising up the effigies
Down antebellum avenue
No Robert e lee
He can’t forgive your sins
He’s hollow inside
And he’s made out of tin
Fool me once
You can’t fool me again
So bless your hearts
And damn your kin
(cause you’re)
Doubled down on southern pride
When dixie has already died
And no one’s waiting on the other side
Don’t let the dead bury me alive
I am not my ancestors
And they are not my fault
But there is still a wound that festers
In wanton need of salt
If all that I am
Is the end of a branch
Of a crooked tree
Rooted deep in the past
Then cut me down
And plant me new
Wake me up
when springs in bloom
(so I’m not)
Doubled down on southern pride
When dixie has already died
And no one’s waiting on the other side
Don’t let the dead bury me alive
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6. |
ignorance and innocence
05:25
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Don’t you wanna go back to the days of bliss
Of ignorance and innocence
Drifting cross the deep abyss
With no regards or hesitance
When the sun was shining and the sky was blue
And everything was new
when you were living laughing loving
In the flowers of your youth
But now you’re older and you work so hard
Cause if you ain’t got money then you won’t get far
Nobody told you it would be like this
Selling your soul just to pay to exist
Well you get back home after ending your shift
And you feel a little stiff
So you smoke a little cannabis
And drift off for a bit
Cause you wanna go back to the days of bliss
Of ignorance and innocence
Well don’t mind me I’m tryna reminisce
Blasting off on a chemical trip
You and I ain’t going nowhere except into the easy chair
Trade out my eyes for a camera lens and we can dream out an eternal binge
I love nobody and nobody loves me but I got me a subscription and a big TV
And we can rewatch every season of your favorite show -there isn’t anywhere we need to go
Cause we’re going nowhere, going nowhere, going nowhere, going nowhere
going nowhere, going nowhere, going nowhere, going nowhere
Well now satisfactions hit or miss
and it hardly ever sticks
So you find yourself a searching
For a longer lasting fix
And when you feel your life is meaningless
You can get yourself a therapist
To diagnose your restlessness
And guide you through the mist
nobody told you it would be like this
Running from your shadow, hiding in its midst
Rolling and a tumbling in an anxious fit
Come on tell me tell me now ain’t desire a bitch
Don’t you wanna go back to the days of bliss
Of ignorance and innocence
Drifting cross the deep abyss
With no regards or hesitance
Well I’ve been to the edge and I’ve looked over the side
And I’ve seen what’s down there way down deep inside
And I’m afraid that if you looked me in the eye
You might see what I have spied
No I didn’t come to testify
But I cannot tell you no lies
yet for someone so eager to seek It
I struggle it seems to speak It
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7. |
if you already know
06:36
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I didn’t sign up for this tour I didn’t plan to take this trip
Like everyone aboard I was born upon the ship
It’s the only home we’ve ever known as long as we have roamed
As far as we can tell, we’re all alone
We’ve been drifting about, far back as we recall
all we’ve seen is more of what we saw
it’s an infinite expanse of unbroken horizon
across the deepest void you’ve ever laid your eyes on
so if you already know where the road ends
then why bother with rounding that next bend
when the twist and the turns don’t keep me wanting more
I’m going up on top and bailing overboard
Well the passengers are loud and there’s always a crowd
And half of them are liars and thieves
But the company I keep yeah they’re simple and they’re sweet
But this god damn kid won’t stop kicking at my seat
there’s a party going on down in the lower deck
And you can go down anytime you wanna deflect
The pain of introspection and the certainty of death
To wreck our minds and help us all to forget
That if you already know where the road ends
then why bother with rounding that next bend
when the twist and the turns don’t keep me wanting more
I’m going up on top and bailing overboard
Well, the captain and the crew, they tell us what to do
Saying buckle up so you don’t drown
If we all keep calm there’s no need for alarm
Everything’s gonna be alright but the ships going down
There’s a big black whirlpool in the center of the sea
It will swallow everything eventually
So I stood up on my seat, said I think I’ll take my leave
And I’ll race you to the bottom of everything
If you already know where the road ends
then why bother with rounding that next bend
when the twist and the turns don’t keep me wanting more
I’m going up on top and bailing overboard
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8. |
trolley problems
05:31
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I’ve seen the rain come down on a sunny day
I’ve watched the light drip down the drain
And I was hoping for a touch of madness
To explain away my sadness
and I’ve watched the world pass by my window
So many stories down below
Blowing smoke rings to the clouds
Scattering ashes to the ground
If I had what I wanted, I wouldn’t know what to do
If I saw what was coming, I’d watch it all the way through
I’ll be standing on the tracks with the switch at my side
Waiting for that trolley to take me away for a ride
One more time, I wanna run down that tunnel and into the light
Just like a desperate man from Tokyo Japan
All my bags are packed but I don’t have a plan
To splatter the windshield or die neath the wheels
I’ll just pick up my heels and tell my heart to yield
But it’s hard to say goodbye
When someone’s holding your hand on the platform
And leading you through an open door
And I’ve seen the rain come down on a sunny day
and I’ve watched the light drip down the drain
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9. |
singing in the rain
04:36
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I’m singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain
What a wonderful feeling
I’m happy again
I’m laughing at the clouds So dark up above
The suns in my heart and I’m ready for love
Let the stormy clouds chase
Everyone from this place
Come on with the rain I’ve got a smile on my face
I’m walking down the lane with a happy refrain
And I’m singing I’m just singing in the rain
And I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain
And I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain
Coming down on a sunny day
Coming down on a sunny day
Rain drops keep falling on my head
But that doesn’t mean my eyes will soon be turning red
Cryings not for me
Cause I’m never gonna stop the rain by complaining
Because I’m free
Nothings worrying me
Nothings worrying me
Nothings worrying me
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10. |
coffee and pot
06:29
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Give me coffee and pot in the morning, sugar and starch at noon,
Alcohol in the evening when there’s nothing left to do
When I’m feeling out my loneliness underneath the moon
I stand outside myself and sing a song for two
Well I’ve been here once before, Laying on the floor
Staring at the ceiling, Wanting something more
But I don’t believe my chemicals Are solely left to blame
There’s something deeper lacking That nothing can sustain
So I’m starting a new religion for my own mental relief
It’s a pragmatic decision for the benefit of belief
That god has not abandoned us, they’re simply fast asleep
Living out our lives in the visions of a dream
And no one’s keeping score, There’s no need to perform
But that monkey in the mirror Keeps wanting more and more
And I know it won’t be easy But it’s best to let it starve
To let my mind be empty and find a slower heart
When I was a little child well I used to talk to god
I would sit in silent meditations and listen for a sign
But I deconstructed my beliefs and found my faith was fraud
And that still small voice inside my head was only ever mine
And I’m learning how to trust it: my own internal voice
to guide me straight and narrow on pure unconscious choice
and if ever I should falter or fall off in a rut
then I’ll forgive myself cause it’s only a social construct
Give me coffee and pot in the morning, sugar and starch at noon,
Alcohol in the evening or sometimes after two
When I’m feeling out my loneliness underneath the moon
I stand outside myself and sing a song for two
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-k Hurdland, Missouri
i sing songs that pop in my head.
I record them so i can forget them.
Here they are.
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