1. |
Hidden Friends
02:37
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Hidden friends clutch your hands
you are assured
by whisperers in corners
we are not pure
this is how you'll get to know them now
this is how
you'll get to know them
now
snake handlers, charlatans
know when you're nigh
like little sleeping daggers
rise to the eye
this is how you'll get to know them now
this is how
you'll get to know them
now
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2. |
Rose-Patterned Walls
02:54
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Rose, rose-patterned walls,
Someone said you're not all
Rose, rose-patterned walls,
Someone told, you're not all.
Someone said you are not right.
Rose, rose-patterned walls,
Vines and green things grow
Closed from any sun
Under glass
While you're gone.
Someone said you are not right.
You seemed very sweet
As you put marks on me
Vines that twine around
Ankles invisibly
Someone said you are not right.
Rose, rose-patterned walls...
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3. |
I Am Not Nice
02:29
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I am not nice
I am an awful dream
I will not lie
I am an awful dream
I will not lie
I am not nice
but i am true
What the world does
I won't do.
a steady noise
useless electric lights
a steady noise
useless electric lights
the barkers' cries
convincing you to try
the barkers' cries
convincing you to try
I am not nice
but i am true
What the world does
I won't do.
and all along
as if they're in the room
and all along
as if they're in the room
a ruined square
where vendors never cease
a ruined square
where vendors never cease
I am not nice
but i am true
What the world does
I won't do.
I am not nice.
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4. |
Blank Alphabet
03:00
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It's getting automatic,
This losing all we know
We're going automatic,
We're losing all we know
Go back before you learn
This was not made for you
Go back before you learn
This was not made for you
Blank out the alphabet,
Blank out the alphabet,
Dangerous neighborhoods
Created overnight.
Blank out the alphabet
A letter at a time
Go back before you learn
This was not made for you
The dolly shoes that lie in
The wreckage all unreal
Go back before you look
Treacherous images
Go back before you look
You were not made for this
Blank out the alphabet,
Blank out the alphabet,
Dangerous neighborhoods
Created overnight.
Blank out the alphabet
A letter at a time
Ruins in sillouette
All grown up overnight
We're going automatic
we're losing all we know
We're going automatic
we're losing all we know
I heard it in the alarm
Treacherous images
I heard it in the alarm
We were not made for this
Blank out the alphabet,
Blank out the alphabet,
Dangerous neighborhoods
Created overnight.
Blank out the alphabet
A letter at a time
Ruins in sillouette
All grown up overnight
All grown up overnight
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5. |
Ribbons
01:09
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Ribbons in your horse's hair
you play at being here
separated from the world
untethered, unaware
Scratches shoulders bare
nothing holds you here
nothing to hold you you you here here
Kitten with the cloudy eye
lit as if from nowhere
perfume pouring on the sand
maybe you'll disappear
Scratches shoulders bare
nothing holds you here
nothing to hold you you you here here
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6. |
The Party
03:26
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The people will sparkle as much as the ice
reflecting like crystal their teeth and their eyes
their glasses refilled, their talk flashing so
there's nothing to scare me so why don't i go?
Oh decorations they all will be out
and there will be delicate food for all mouths
in the back hall hang their beautiful coats
there's nothing to scare me so why don't i go?
why don't I go?
The people will sparkle as much as the ice
reflecting like crystal their teeth and their eyes
their glasses refilled, their talk flashing so
there's nothing to scare me so why don't i go?
why don't I go?
why don't I go?
. . . the party. . .
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7. |
Gone
02:12
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Although you're still the one
although you're still
Although you're still the one
you're gone
you're gone
you're gone
and this is how it is
time stretches out
and you are growing small
you're gone
keeled over by the wall
all light and sparse
the temperature is still
the faces watch
you're gone
you're gone
you're gone
You glow out of the gloom
your teeth in plums
your gorgeous ruff of fur is gone
and this is how it is
time tightens in
so sharp and scarce it always wins
you're gone
you're gone
you're gone, gone, gone
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8. |
Carnival Wearing Thin
01:59
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Carnival Wearing Thin
Kitten with cloudy eyes,
lit as if from nowhere,
perfume poured on the sand
maybe you'll disappear
Carnival wearing thin,
Carnival wearing thin,
Carnival wearing thin,
maybe you'll disappear
tea set charms
in the cogs
of the rollercoaster
tea set charms
in the cogs
of the rollercoaster
Carnival wearing thin,
Carnival wearing thin,
Carnival wearing thin,
maybe you'll disappear
slot machine, all the time,
spilling out disasters
slot machine all the time
you never think it matters
Carnival wearing thin,
Carnival wearing thin,
Carnival wearing thin,
of the rollercoaster
of the rollercoaster
of the rollercoaster.
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9. |
The Bee Ride
02:00
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We girls ride the Bee Ride
above the facade,
dolled up, mesmerizing,
gold sparkles, curled up snails
From here we see
the ferris wheel
turned on its side
turned on its side
Princess, bring me your jewelled eyes.
Princess, bring me your jewelled eyes.
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10. |
Lucky/Unlucky
02:59
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We have lingered long enough
in the war we made
we have lingered long enough
in the war we made
Lucky and unlucky ones, lucky and unlucky ones
lucky and unlucky wait
lucky and unlucky ones, lucky and unlucky ones
lucky and unlucky stay
Desperate lists of happy things
cover certain crimes
Desperate lists of happy things
cover certain crimes
Lucky and unlucky ones, lucky and unlucky ones
lucky and unlucky wait
lucky and unlucky ones, lucky and unlucky ones
lucky and unlucky stay
We have lingered long enough.
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11. |
The Switch
01:53
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birds fall all over me with wings outspread
and I will never see your face again
i cried for little flies when they were dead,
but i will never be that way again
now that i know what all children dread
i wish i was in the dark again
i wish that i was in the dark again.
when you flip the switch by the bed
and all the light comes pouring on again,
you can see clearly the things that you dread
and you will never be the same again
now that i know what all children dread
i wish i was in the dark again
i wish that i was in the dark again.
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12. |
Zero Years
02:49
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We are living in the zero years
plenty to prove, plenty to fear
we are living in a blank in time
no one knowing what they will be named
We are living in a blank in time
no one knowing what they will be named
You can't help it you are seeing signs
that we're living in the end of times
then the only thing that can go wrong
is if the end doesn't come along
then the only thing that can go wrong
is if the end doesn't come along
We are living in the zero years
plenty to prove, plenty to fear
It's the same in every town I'm in
Zeros stretching over everything
It's the same in every town I'm in
Zeros stretching over everything
we are living in a blank in time
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13. |
Kassandra
02:14
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the fortune that no one believes
stays always a surprise.
the future no one can believe
stays always a surprise.
there is nothing under your feet
there is nothing under your feet
close your eyes and disappear.
under all this
the very place
loose coins in floorboards shine
under all this
the very place
loose coins in floorboards shine
there is nothing under your feet
there is nothing under your feet
close your eyes and disappear.
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14. |
Albatross
02:16
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