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Be Strange
05:46
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You begin, you only listen.
You begin, you haven’t missed it.
You begin, you’ll be ok.
Without expectations, you won’t go astray.
You be young, you have some fun now.
You be young, you have no trouble.
You be young, you live all day.
Wade in the moment and you’ll pave the way.
And there’s no more dismay.
And you can’t find too late.
It’s fortune and it’s fate
That you negotiate.
What if they’re the same?
You walk away.
You can be strange.
You be fine, you always make it.
You be fine, you never breaking.
You be fine, you can be strange.
No time for normal, and it’s not today.
You be wise, you sell your castle.
You be wise, you use my shadow.
You be wise, you walk away.
You’re following your heart, so your head won’t sway.
And there’s no more dismay.
And you can’t find too late.
It’s fortune and it’s fate
That you negotiate.
What if they’re the same?
You walk away.
You can be strange.
You be fine, you always make it.
You be fine, you never breaking.
You be fine, you can be strange.
No time for normal, and it’s not today.
You be wise, you sell your castle.
You be wise, you use my shadow.
You be wise, you walk away.
You’re following your heart, so your head won’t sway.
And there’s no more dismay.
And you can’t find too late.
It’s fortune and it’s fate
That you negotiate.
What if they’re the same?
You walk away.
You can be strange.
You can be strange,
you walk away.
You can be strange,
you live all day.
You can be strange.
I think we’re the same.
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Comfortable
05:15
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It’s flesh in front of black and white.
The one you think of every night.
The sting of a spring, floating away.
The one with whom you know you’re safe.
So, you make yourselves comfortable.
Morning, lift you through the window.
Locked it up and forgot the code.
Sleeping, dream next to you.
Sunday, drinking the life that we’ve brewed.
And we will make ourselves comfortable.
Puzzle pieces, together, apart.
Either way it’s just the start.
Dreaming of those chairs on a beach,
with all the lessons time will teach.
We miss signs and somehow make it.
State line, moonlight, and we’ll make it.
State line, morning drive, and we’ll make it
I’ll warm the engine and then we’ll go.
Somewhere, anywhere, I don’t know.
Sing old songs next to me at night.
‘I know I caught your eye.’
So make yourself comfortable.
It’s heart in front of shine and gold,
the ones you’re with as you grow old.
You’ve always seemed to know the way.
We’ll mark the ‘X’ and bury the safe,
then we’ll make ourselves comfortable.
Puzzle pieces, together, apart.
Either way it’s just the start.
Dreaming of those chairs on a beach,
with all the lessons time will teach.
We miss signs and somehow make it.
State line, moonlight, and we’ll make it.
State line, morning drive, and we’ll make it
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Doghouse
03:09
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Calling all known associates,
Help this man!
An empty hallway fills with echoes,
Too much space on inside his head.
She wants to see it,
Wants to make it clear.
A shallow pool reflects the memories,
A single drop is pouring in.
The mail came with a message,
Delivered to his hands.
Heartbeat racing through the building,
Flooding out in to the streets.
Got to keep it moving,
Got to make amends.
A clever worm is somewhere dreaming
Oh the joys of sleeping in.
Crawling back, calling out into the darkness.
A hand is reaching up
To clear a path beneath the weight.
Tuning in, approaching perfect clarity.
The air is deep, the rivers running wide.
Calling all know associates,
Help this man!
And empty hallway filled with echoes
Like the space inside his head.
She needs to see it,
She wants it to be near.
The pool runs over with reflections,
A single drop is pouring in.
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Smooth, Relax, Down
04:49
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Pretty Mama
04:31
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Hey pretty mama, don’t you be so sad.
Tell me all about, it can’t be that bad.
To bring your sunset eyes to tears and frighten you to run from here.
You can’t hide your eyes from me little lady, I’m the one you left back home.
Looking on the rearview, what do you see?
Do the polaroids burn you like the memories?
A thousand words on the tip of your knife, restless hearts won’t sleep tonight.
Even if only in your dreams little lady, I’m the one you left back home.
Hey pretty mama, don’t you be so sad.
Tell me all about, it can’t be that and.
Let’s brighten sunset eyes from tears,
You don’t have to run from here.
You can’t hide your eyes from me little lady, I’m the one you left back home.
Even if only in your dreams, I’m the one you left back home.
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