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Empty Room
02:41
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EMPTY ROOM (lyrics Leppla)
I wanna wake up in an empty room.
Her apparition starts to loom.
I map it out against my wall,
I hear it laughing down my hall.
But then I'm out with the gloaming on,
I tuck it in till the rising dawn.
I wanna wake up with an empty head,
Rise shine and eat my Polish bread.
But her memory is like a vise,
The daylight keeps my thoughts on ice.
(chorus)
But then I'm out with the gloaming on,
I tuck it in till the rising dawn.
I walk tall, a sophisticate manque,
To make others look at me That Way.
(bridge)
I don't know what you think about that,
You offer hope, let me tip my hat
You don't know what I think about that
You offer hope, let me tip my hat
Ooooh!
But then I'm out with the gloaming on,
I tuck it in till the rising dawn.
I walk tall, a sophisticate manque,
To make others look at me That Way.
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IS LOVE ENOUGH (lyrics Leppla)
You wouldn't like the way I look at the world,
It takes in a bit more than boy-meets-girl,
What's a laid-off father care for the heart,
With 5 mouths to feed and a brand new start
Love, love, is that enough?
A weapon against, or that opiate bluff
Love, love, is that enough?
She grabs my mouth and stops me rough with:
(Chorus)
I don't like anything but you
I don't want anything but you
I don't need anything but you!
And I don't have anything from you.
She said,
You might think I see some pie up in the sky,
But well do I know that ours is but to do and die,
So leave your neuroses back in the West,
Your liberal guilt won't get me undressed,
I don't like anything bout you
I don't need anything from you
I don't want anything from you
But I don't have anything from...
(bridge)
You
So we push and pull, but out of the sack
Keep ourselves hid in a fusillade of this'n'that
We prove to be true what we seek to deny
Action is all and words are a lie, sayin'
Love, love is that enough?
A weapon against or that opiate bluff
Love, love is that enough?
She climbs in my mind and stops me rough with
I don't like anything but you
I don't need anything from you
I don't want anything but you
I don't get anything from,
nothing from...
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3. |
Pace Yourself
03:25
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PACE YOURSELF (lyrics Leppla)
Jody's working at the dollar store,
The place she bought Tearjerkers back in '94, hey-ay-ay
Hard times brought the sack to her man,
So he'll go back - another tour of Afghanistan, hey-ay-ay
Ain't that a shame, I say, hey-ay-ay
What's new today, we'll see hey-ay-ay
She planned to study psychotherapy,
instead of lifting medications from the pharmacy, hey-ay-ay
She drops the baby with her Aunt Collette,
Drives down to the Dam, pops a Percocet, hey-ay-ay!
Week's gone by, hey-ay-ay!
Pace yourself,
It's a day short of forever,
But it's all we got.
Just dream of the 12th of never
Strapped and mired,
Underwhelmed and wired,
Her senses reel,
Her body takes a flyer, hey-ay-ay!
She grabs down a case of Genessee,
Points the car south, down to Tennessee, hey-ay-aaaay!
(coda)
It's time for change, she's been told.
We look for change, but feel cold.
But just take it a day, a day, a day,
A day at a time, so they say...
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4. |
Talk About It
02:56
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TALK ABOUT IT (lyrics Leppla)
They say I got the gift of gab,
One of several assets that I have.
It ain't just a way of killing time,
'Cause when they look so fine,
She go like, Ohhh-ahhh talk about it
Yeah I don't drive or take the tram,
This ain't because I'm on the lam
My words hit home with languid ease
Let's take a stroll, then, if you please
(Chorus)
She go like, Ohhhh-ahhh talk about it!
Like you ain't seen me before,
Ohhhh come now talk about it!
It's such a crushing blow, baby
When we are in the throes, baby,
You find my tongue's gone dry,
You ask the reason why, but I...
You rest your head on all this talk
I hang my hat, your name I chalk
I'm just an empty kinda threat
All surface with no depth, it go like
Ohhh-ahhh Talk about it!
Like you ain't seen me before
Ohhh come now talk about it
It's such a crushing blow, baby
When we are in the throes, baby
You find my tongue's gone dry
You ask the reason why, I...
Ohh-ahhh Talk about it
Like you ain't seen me before
Ohhhh come now Talk about it
And please mind that back door
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5. |
Mr Man
04:22
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MR MAN (lyrics Bailey/Leppla)
You'd think that it wouldn't matter
But you know I don't know how to behave.
You've seen me before and after,
But I'm too far gone to be ashamed
So take it and run, faster and faster
Won't be the only one to have escaped.
And after it's over, we're completely sober,
Go tell Mister Man he's got it made.
But they took my platform shoes away, she said,
They took my platform shoes away
And that still hurts me to this day,
(chorus)
But don't don't, don't baby take the train!
I come back with the same old refrain,
Don't dont, don't baby take the train,
Oh come back to me!
Looks like you got one over on me,
Don't even know where to begin.
Just going through the motions, something
You've always been an expert in
So take it and run, faster and faster,
Won't be the only one to have escaped.
You've pieced it together, surprisingly clever,
Mister Man I've got you to thank
Liking He-Man that don't make me gay, she said,
Liking He-Man that don't make me gay,
But that still hurts me till this day.
Chorus X 2
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6. |
Train Song
02:56
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TRAIN SONG (lyrics Leppla)
Train keep rolling past blue skies that I once knew
Take twice as long on PKP to get myself back home to you.
I know you're down and I'd pick you up if time would spring me from this cage.
But the air is sweet and cool and blows each heavy thought right off my page.
'Cause it's a stage
Lord, it's a stage.
The smell of junipers and cut grass coos to me just like a dove,
And I don't remember to forget the things the things that I was thinking of,
It's just a stage,
Lord, it's a stage.
But then a cloud obscures the sun.
The train keeps clambering up rust-red tracks,
Not fast enough to leave behind my past.
The time it takes to catch me up ain't my concern,
Just hugging windows as we move on down the line.
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7. |
Try it Out
02:42
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TRY IT OUT (lyrics Herzyk)
Try it out, see how it feels,
Nothing wrong, or dangerous,
Try it out, try all your skills,
With baby steps we're building this.
Try it out, see how it feels,
Nothing wrong or dangerous.
You gotta run through this weird trip,
Knowledge ain't much but I'm diggin' it.
Exploring all the gifts around,
The beauty and the ugly parts,
Whatever that I come across.
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8. |
Cake or Death
02:31
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CAKE OR DEATH (lyrics Leppla)
Back before I caved in,
I was a free-wheelin' man
Now I take the bad with the good
'Cuz what's the difference
And not the kind to knock on wood
'Cuz what's the difference
No we can't talk talk talk about it
I'm quite content to live live live without it
You see inside of me,
You see inside of me,
I can't...
I'm up against it either way and
It don't make sense
I'll say it's say and pay my way
It don't make sense
(coda absurdum)
You call the thunder down
You make my bedside
I'm out against all
You keep my slice of CAAAAAAAAKE
OR DEAAAAAATHHH!!!!
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9. |
Shoot the Moon
03:26
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SHOOT THE MOON (lyrics Leppla)
She plays what suits, her game is spry
I show too much and her trump is high.
I Chase the Lady, but as I do,
I take the tricks of others too.
Black Maria, body blows,
A discard, easily disposed.
To lose to win, I eat the hearts,
My conscience comes in movable parts,
(chorus)
I'll shoot the moon and plunge back in,
Wrap myself in a blanket made of skin.
Eveline, you make life hard to find,
Can't seem to get you off my mind.
A rush a push, the land is yours,
I cede my stake in these holy wars.
But my retreat it never ends,
I sink into the unpromised lands.
To late to rid me of her yoke,
Bend enough you're already broke.
But my repose was meant for two,
As I draw breath, I'll take others too!
I'll shoot the moon and plunge back in,
Wrap myself in a blanket made of skin.
Eveline, you make life hard to find,
Can't seem to get you off my mind.
(Guitar solo)
I'll shoot the moon and plunge back in,
Wrap myself in a blanket made of skin.
Eveline, you make life hard to find,
Can't seem to fuck you off my mind.
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10. |
Cleanliness
03:15
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CLEANLINESS (lyrics, Bailey/Leppla)
She asked the time, but strangely as if
She were waiting on some kind of surprise.
"What's wrong with your eyes, they're kinda twitchy,
You're lookin' a little bit shifty, are you feeling alright?"
She said, "I'm feelin' fine but I got to meet a friend at
A quarter past ten, I haven't seen in awhile."
"Ain't that the guy with the crooked smile and
The burnt fingertips, looks like he's done some time."
So why would you even ask if you already know?
I know I said I was done but it's so hard to control.
The last time's never the last,
Don't take a genius to understand.
Why would you even ask if you already know?
Yeah that's the guy, Jaime Sunset.
Met him on 8th street outside of the Arms.
It's been awhile but I, I known him for years.
Sez I'm like a sister, and he's always been there.
"That's such a lie! I know Sunset.
That hard-case mug ain't worth a good goddamn."
She just sneered masking desperation,
"He's got what I want, and you know what I need."
So why would you even ask if you already know?
I know I said I was done but it's so hard to control.
The last time's never the last,
Don't take a genius to understand.
Why would you even ask if you already know?
I never seen the other side before,
I never seen the other side before,
And I won't see it anymore,
I won't see it evermore.
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11. |
Cellar Sound
03:24
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CELLAR SOUND (lyrics Leppla)
Pogoda barowa
But it don't rain on you it pours.
When I ain't around to stem the tide,
You walk home on all fours.
It used to make sense,
To write this off as a temporary bent,
But dreams get pushed so far away,
You'd need a telephoto lens
(chorus)
You're always down,
You dig that cellar sound
Underground
Which means Let's have another round
And you've got your reasons why,
But they do nothing for your fate.
It's just a flag you like to fly,
You see experience as bait.
You crack wise,
Yeah you're "beginning to see the light."
But deep inside you still believe
They see it in your pale blue eyes.
Always down,
You dig that cellar sound
Underground
Which means Let's have another round
And we go, La da da da
Yeah we sing La da da da
Don't want to spoil the final act
Of your walking cautionary tale
But dramatic arc your story lacks:
You've never tried, how could you fail?
I don't know why I even care
'cept that I see you in myself
30 knockin' at the door
And kindly put a ne'er-do-well
Underground
Let's have another round
Always down
You dig that cellar sound
And it go, la da da da
Yeah we sing, la da da da
Always down
You dig that cellar sound
Underground
Let's have another round
Always down
Cellar sound
Cellar sound
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