1. |
Fruits and Nuts
05:15
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do I look good to gravity
will I ever touch the ground
will I ever hear the sound
I hear in my head
do I look good to monster number 7
are my insides sugar coated
like my mother said they were
when I was 11
do I look good to gravity
will I ever touch the ground
will I ever hear the sound
I hear in my head
am I a fruit or just a nut
when will I finally trust my gut
won't you say that you love me
just one more time
am i a fruit or just a nut
these punches pull right through to my gut
won't you say that you love me
before I go
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2. |
Mania on the 57
03:23
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there he goes
they're all chanting my name
blaring down the road with the sugar cane
like a new savior
ready to fill them up
I never know the words
I'll just make it
up and I'm going as fast as I can
but I'm not really getting anywhere
but does anybody care
did you hear when the raindrops fell
I'm on the 91 going straight to hell
licking my lips as I pull to the left
another cheer from the crowd
as I proceed
with the theft of their hearts and minds
and now I'm really getting somewhere
and it was there all along
on the 57 gone
anything is mindless
that's what the man told me
sometimes it pays to be spineless
my secret recipe
gonna get me a drink
to make the world not hurt
and I better not blink
so I can take a look at my work
gonna get me a drink
to make this shit not hurt
and I can't even speak
I seem to have lost my nerve
gonna get me a drink
and let it all hurt me
my life is in a kink
one great big mystery
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3. |
Like it Here
02:44
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I miss thunderstorms
I miss riding my bike
through the frozen corn
do whatever I like
I eat like a bird
so I waiting to fly
my morals are blurred
but there's hope in the sky
she says "I'm pretty but I'm pretty broken
please know I'm really not joking"
and the man says
"you're gonna like it here"
the man says
"you're gonna like it here"
well I tell you what
I hate it all
the cars the dust the rust no stars
it's a growing market
of quicksand hearts
a dull parade
of garbage arts
but don't take me back
it's alright
straight against the sun I'lll fight no fuss
honey this place is killing us
and the man says
"you're gonna like it here"
the man says
"you're gonna like it here"
the man says
"you're gonna like it here"
the man says
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4. |
Mr. Hero
02:39
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Mr. Hero what are you waiting for
stop being so selfish
we need your help
right now, more than ever
Mr. Hero please don't try to deny
get on your feet
today is the day
to put this fire out
out for good
we are helpless and waiting for you
we are homeless and begging for food
we need your grace
we need your face
to guide us to the place
we are helpless and waiting for you
we are homeless and begging for food
we need your grace
we need your face
to put us in our place
so what are we s'posed to do
we've given all we got
yeah what are we s'posed to do
so what are we s'posed to do
we've given all we got
yeah what are we s'posed to do
Mr. Hero please come home
Mr. Hero please come home
Mr. Hero please come home
Mr. Hero please come home
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5. |
Grown Up
03:07
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I'm not grown up enough
to be a grown up
I can't handle responsibility
I've got habits I can break for a price
I've got answers for your questions, ask nice
I don't want to be okay
I just want to hear you say
I miss you and how was your day
I'm not old enough
to be an old man
I can barely take care of myself
you can lock me up
and throw away the key
I can smile as you laugh at me
I don't want to be okay
I just need to hear you say
I miss you and how was your day
I'm not grown up enough
to be a jackass
I won't let you into my lane
I want to take care of your pain
cause it hurts me just the same
I don't want to be okay
I need to hear you say
I love you and
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6. |
Midwestern Boys
03:18
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midwestern boys will always call Chicago home
in Minnesota the rust still eats right through the chrome
of the car we left behind
for the bus that took us west
to the place with the sun
where I can't get no rest
I'll tell you what I want if you promise to say no
I didn't mean to get so angry
just happened to be so
and the thing is
that the air here is poison
and all I wanna do is go home and see the boys and
midwestern boys
and midwestern girls
the stars all shining
through their curls
and we are home
if just for now
until we can find a new one
somehow
someday we'll head up north just to
see just what they know
cause down here all the kids have got
gravel in their throats
and although I kinda need it
you can't leave me alone tonight
in the land of mittens and great lakes
your heart won't be forsaken
and sometimes we would be bored
but I couldn't ask for more
and though the sands of time they change
and our lives they rearrange
these broken city blocks remind me of what I used to be
midwestern boys
and midwestern girls
the stars all shining
through their curls
and we are home
if just for now
until we can find a new one
somehow
midwestern boys
and midwestern girls
the stars all shining
through their curls
and we are home
if just for now
until we can find a new one
somehow
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7. |
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the world is a dangerous place
I don't know if I can make it
a crocodile bit my face
now I'm just trying to fake it
things are falling from the sky
the sun's turned a bloody red
and I'm like a walking bullseye
I guess I shoulda stayed in bed
there was an accident
late last night
I saw it on the news
I couldn't believe my eyes
and I prayed it wasn't true
the world is a dangerous place
I'm looking for a way out
I'm looking for a way to erase
this confusion and doubt
it seems so cruel
this luck based life
that makes me the fool
throwing up the knife
there was an accident
late last night
I saw it on the news
I couldn't believe my eyes
and I cursed away the truth
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8. |
Waste Away
02:29
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you gotta be smart to make it through winter
you gotta be tough to make it at all
they're gonna try to force you to splinter
they're gonna play dumb and let you fall
you gotta be cool to make it through summer
turn around see I am true
if they catch us now then it's a bummer
if they catch us they're in trouble too
and if you wait for me
I will wait for you
and if you pray for me
I will waste away for you
you can't grow if there's no struggle
you can't know what it's like to be wrong
help me get out of this bubble
cause I won't be here for long
you gotta take care of yourself
you gotta help take care of me
they won't do anything for us
let's go into the forest and scream
and if you wait for me
I will wait for you
and if you pray for me
I will waste away for you
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9. |
Shrinking
02:37
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it feels like I'm shrinking from the weight of the world on my back
don't know where I'm going but I'm holding the map
don't feel too good and I'm getting the shakes
guess I'm giving up cause that's what it takes
and you don't have to run
but I'm out of time
and we are the sun
but I don't have to run
from the second gun
pointed at me
well I'm going to bed right now
but I won't ever fall asleep
and if you read me a bedtime story
I will join your flock of sheep
I forgot my brain at work
I gotta go and get it back
and I'm fighting for my sanity
but what's the use in that
the dogs are sleeping gently
and they're running in their dreams
are they pursuing something or
are we all just chasing dreams
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10. |
Aim
00:38
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they said "aim for the stars, kid
and you will get so far away"
and so I aimed for the stars, still
I never got so far, oh well, oh hell
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11. |
Happiness
06:22
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12. |
Anaheim Sun
04:58
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I'm gonna live forever
or die trying
I'm gonna fry in the Anaheim Sun
I'm not one of you
I won't ever be
I'm not a fruit or nut I'm just a memory
we gotta stick together
I know you know what I mean
we're gonna melt into the edge of the sea
I'm stuck in traffic again
maybe it's all in my head
sometimes I hope that it is all in my head
until we fade away
I'm peeling like a snake
this really takes the cake
I'm gonna live forever
or die trying
I'm gonna fry in the Anaheim Sun
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