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Forty Two
06:57
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Forty Two
42 pictures of you
each one a different shade of blue.
I know it seems that sometimes I don't care
but 42 blue ribbons in your hair:
each one for the days I'm not there.
42 pictures of me
all while I watching tv.
I know I'm gonna leave you high and dry.
Cross your heart - stick a needle in your eye.
And these might be things I cling to by and by.
Black Ship Sail On Back Again
Hard, Too Hard - Three Gold Hearts
42 shades of you
each one an excuse you used
I know you wanna hold them while you stand
but you can't 42 in your hand
and you can't smoke these because they're not your
brand
streetlights spark out spotlights, airplanes land.
42 Radio And Shore!
86 Liquid Lock And Door!
27 Always Runs To Stay
like 42 pictures did today.
And it seems like I have run out of things to say
so I sit and watch the pictures fade away.
So I sit and watch the pictures fade away.
Black Ship Sail On Back Again!
Hard, Too Hard- Three Gold Hearts.
Nothing seems to work for me these days.
It's Alright. It's Alright.
Black Ship Sail On Back Again!
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2. |
She's A Butterfly
04:21
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She's A Butterfly
She was a butterfly
so delicate and dangerous.
The perfect alibi: Too pretty to seem poisonous.
With the straightest face she'd say, 'I don't want to
be famous.
I know about guilded cages.'
Well life is just a tour bus baby and I just wanna be
loved.
Well, don't you just wanna be loved?
And I said:
Ooh, are you talking to me babe?
I'm not so blind I can't see babe.
Spreading your wings while you're sharpening your
nails.
Ooh, you're such a beautiful thing girl.
With such Gossamer wings girl.
What do you do when those pretty wings fail?
She was the monarch of the flower power scene.
With a brand new set of wings for each day of the
week.
One night at a party well she met a butterfly
collector
who said he'd really like to produce her.
He got her drunk on nectar and he pinned her in his
book.
And I said:
Ooh, it's over now baby.
Shot down in the clover now baby.
Well butterflies come and butterflies go.
Ooh, you should've thought it out girl
before you threw it out girl.
When you're flying so high it's so hard to come down.
She's a butterfly and she's rising.
She's a butterfly and she's rising.
She's a butterfly and she's rising now.
She's a butterfly and she's rising.
She's a butterfly and she's rising.
She's a butterfly, she's not coming down.
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3. |
Carpenter Ghost
04:54
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Carpenter Ghost
I'm just a carpenter ghost.
I don't mean you no harm.
Can you take me to my house?
The house that I built with my hands.
And honestly if you asked me
I wouldn?t know why your brought me here.
Swear to god I'm lost in awe
I just don't know what to do no more.
So how is my wife these days?
Has she stayed faithful to me?
Did she leave with another man
with another life?
Well, he's got more life than me.
And honestly if you asked me
I wouldn't know why your brought me here.
Swear to god I'm lost in awe
I just don't know what to do no more.
so what are waiting for?
is there is something that I should see?
And honestly if you asked me
I wouldn't know why your brought me here.
Swear to god I'm lost in awe
I just don't know what to do no more.
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4. |
I Am An Exit
05:33
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I Am An Exit
Take a picture of me sleeping.
Give the picture to the little man.
Put the man upon a bicycle.
Place my pictures on the wall and windows.
What is this strange fascination?
Why do you try so hard to open me?
Well perhaps I am a door
through which you are leaving.
So I should be on my guard
and watch out when you take my picture.
Cuz everywhere it hangs
is just another incrimination.
And maybe that's alright.
If you wanna go then you should go.
Just don't take the little man.
And kiss me once before you leave this time.
You- always on my mind.
You're so nice and kind.
Although I know you only use me as an exit.
You- breaking hearts and minds.
Wasting precious time.
Not too shy to lie or use me as an exit.
Do you recall the old piano?
The song we used to play at night?
It was my favorite melody.
But we don't play it anymore.
Now we just run around the house
as I try to hide from your camera.
And you're breaking all my locks
and send the little man to trip me up and
you remind me of the west
the way you ride your cowboys east and
why do you play so rough?
There are no bad guys in this town no more.
You- always on my mind.
you're so nice and kind.
Although I know you only use me as an exit.
You- breaking hearts and minds.
Wasting precious time.
Not too shy to lie or use me as an exit.
All alone late at night on the phone and you're
crying.
Set it free, out to sea, let it be - say it's fine.
Yeah, it's fine.
Yeah, it's fine.
Nothing's fine.
I hope that you someday find a way out.
Until then you can use me as an exit.
Hey look there's a silver ball on a hook in the wall.
Oh, you're gonna be fine.
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5. |
Most Valuable Pop
05:45
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Most Valuable Pop
Take a look at the world around you
(it's a wonderland, a wonderland).
Empty out your dirty draw of diaries
(they're a losing hand, a losing hand).
What you got for the mail man today?
(it's a letter man, a letter man)
Don't attempt to try this at your house
(we're a buisness band, a business band)
When are you going to realize you know what you wanted
all along?
Collecting and Refining
and almost always trying his
Most Valuable Pop.
Inventing and destroying
and often filling joy in with his
Most Valuable Pop.
Try and find a nun who can hear you
(she's a sister there, a sister there).
Don't forget to include all mentions of the
(mystery man, the mystery man).
He's a got a new chord that he just learned today
(he's a minor man, a minor man).
Don't include it in your song till you
(understand, you understand).
All of your little worries will add up to a broken
head
but you found out too early that the only way to get
out of bed.
Collecting and Refining
and almost always trying his
Most Valuable Pop.
Inventing and destroying
and often filling joy in with his
Most Valuable Pop.
Tormenting and fermenting
and secretly venting his
Most Valuable Pop.
Expanding and explaining
and even when it's raining his
Most Valuable Pop.
Oh why oh why do you feel the need
to push my heart around the room though you say you're
busy
and trouble me with secret words you know can make me
dizzy?
I tried it all and still you fall and go into a hissy
fit of rage,
you've set the stage for
another page.
Collecting and Refining
and almost always trying his
Most Valuable Pop.
Inventing and destroying
and often filling joy in with his
Most Valuable Pop.
Tormenting and fermenting
and secretly venting his
Most Valuable Pop.
Expanding and explaining
and even when it's raining his
Most Valuable Pop.
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6. |
Iodine Bible
01:40
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Iodine Bible
ABCDEFG
HIJKLMONP
QRSTUVWXYZ
Call out the whispering devil - he calls you out.
Call out the whispering devil - he calls you out.
Call out the whispering devil - he calls you out.
Call out the whispering devil - he calls you out.
The Daylight Don't Know You. The Evening Believes You.
My Iodine Bible compels you to film on this.
My Iodine Bible compels you to film on this.
My Iodine Bible compels you to film on this.
My Iodine Bible compels you to film on this.
The Daylight Don't Know You. The Evening Believes You.
The sidewalks arrest you as you stop to call me out.
The sidewalks arrest you as you stop to call me out.
The sidewalks arrest you as you stop to call me out.
The sidewalks arrest you as you stop to call me out.
The Daylight Don't Know You. The Evening Believes You.
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7. |
Car
04:23
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CAR
crying like it's the end of the world but it's not
burning postcards that she used to send from Milan
it's just a stupid thing that happened to me today
it's just a little ripple under grand arches that sway
but you can always get into your car and drive away
i told her the truth and she told me to take a hike
she told me the names of some doctors i might like
well what can you do? what can you say?
i don't really care anyways
but you can always get into your car and drive away
there's nothing 'round here but broken hearts and bars
and awful situations made known by the light of the
stars
and everywhere- all over land
you can start by sitting just to make a stand
you can always get into your car and drive away
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8. |
Under A Moon Of Twine
04:35
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Under A Moon Of Twine
Living, it ain't hard.
Living it ain't hard.
Just take a walk around the block
lift your arms up high.
See the future in the work.
Sing out to the sky.
And fly - don't you wanna fly?
And fly - don't you wanna fly?
Under a moon of twine.
Living, it ain't hard.
Living it ain't hard.
Just open the window babe,
take a look outside,
talking hands with microphones
and ice cream cones that cry.
And fly - don't you wanna fly?
And fly - don't you wanna fly?
Under a moon of twine.
Tonight.
Tonight.
Tonight.
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9. |
Queen Of Mixed Signals
05:21
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Queen Of Mixed Signals
Ray, face the music today
and measure do not weigh
reverie - dispensed for free.
Fold and shift shapes without haste
but always stop to taste
the sweeter side- diagonal lines.
we'll find you
and we'll hold you
and we'll tell you
and repel you.
won't you greet her?
the queen of mixed signals
Trashed, on sidewalks we are mashed
but you are staring blank
forget me nots - all forgot.
Twist, shout, roll, rock and dance
one hour and a final chance
pretty eyes and party lies.
forever meet never
you're bound to be friends for awhile.
disappointment, missed appointment
and growing old in style takes longer than awhile
Verbs, the anchors of these words
are no match for her sword
axioms - all plain and dumb.
Wind, a road you left behind
under a moon of twine
planet earth - about to burst.
And we'll find you
and we'll hold you
and we'll tell you
and repel you
won't you greet her?
the queen of mixed signals
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10. |
Rain Falls On Sabrina
04:15
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Rain Falls On Sabrina
Rain falls on Sabrina
washing her much cleaner
than any words of love could ever do.
And it's the rain, it isn't you,
who frees her.
She believes in mysteries
that glimmer in the rain
her pain is washed away -
the spring made new.
Or is it?
Outside rain is falling.
She smiles and she's calling
you to join her in the downpour
of her joy you foolish boy
who thought that love could keep her.
she's beyond your words and kisses now
out where the storm clouds beckons.
She knows, Sabrina knows. She knows.
Or does she?
I'm not crazy baby
but then I might be maybe.
Please, don't take your love away from me
Sabrina.
The answer's coming slowly
over where the hill are rolling
come back to the sun and stay with me
Sabrina.
Oh but it's dark and I'm vacant.
Oh but it's cold and I'm naked.
Oh but it's hot but I like it.
And Sabrina says she knows
that's why she don't wear no clothes
in the rain.
Rain falls on Sabrina.
Rain falls on Sabrina.
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The Day Is Unfolding As It Should
Find the mousetrap
Since those wheels have broken
Fake cigarettes for the candy girls
And the objects that your praise
Are my throw away memories of
Wednesday, no Thursday
The Day Is Unfolding As It Should
If you could - if you would - if you could.
And The Day Is Unfolding As It Should
if you could, if you would.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
In The Mousetrap.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
In The Mousetrap.
In The Mousetrap.
In This World.
In The Mousetrap.
In This World.
In The Mousetrap.
Miraculous Happens in this world, in the mousetrap.
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12. |
Directly Out Of The Blue
06:11
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Directly Out Of The Blue
you're looking
into the
face of crazy
you're looking
directly
at me
and it's a wonderful world that you live in
and it's a wonderful world that you'll die into
you're looking directly out of the blue
you're looking
into the
face of sadness
you're looking
directly
at me
and it's a wonderful world that you live in
and it's a wonderful world that you'll die into
you're looking directly out of the blue
and you call me for a piece of advice
well don't think twice
you know that
you know that
you're looking
into the
face of crazy
you're looking
directly
at me
you're a fool for being in love
you're a fool for leaving the house at all
winter
summer
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13. |
Quiet Girl
04:38
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Quiet Girl
Call the kids and get the car
Draw the line so we know which is what and who we are
No muss, no fuss, no fighting in the back
Summer is loaded and ready to attack
Evolution Get The Gun
The ocean opens wide to swallow everyone
Cauterize the nerve, the delinquent frequencies
When she rides the waves she does just as she please
The Captain's on the shore, the boys are all on board
the captain's on the shore
he's on the shore, he's on the shore
Hey Girl, Quiet Girl
Hey Girl, Quiet Girl
All hail the blue brigade
let us set the stars and greatest game
jump start a new and grateful life
Get Naked and climb up on the hydro-plane
The Captain's on the shore, the boys are all on board
the captain's on the shore
he's on the shore, he's on the shore
Hey Girl, Quiet Girl
Hey Girl, Quiet Girl
Come and see the great charade
He sits upon the dunes and cries his lazy eyes away
we'll make him sing, we'll make him belly laugh
we'll stay and wallow in the golden aftermath
You know me and I know you
At least I know the kinds of things you like to do
Mermaid Prom Queen, beautiful and free
Ride the tide awhile and tell me what you see
The Captain's on the shore, the boys are all on board
the captain's on the shore
he's on the shore, he's on the shore
Hey Girl, Quiet Girl
Hey Girl, Quiet Girl
Quiet Girl
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14. |
Eleven
05:58
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Eleven
For every questions there's an answer
You can find it when you look deep within
Problems blow back in your face
When you toss them to the wind
Life is a cycle of pleasure
Life is a cycle of pain
And life the four seasons
They all come around again
Where you are I?ve been
Where I am you?ve yet to go
Trust the voices in your head
And the visions of your soul
Battles are won
When there's courage to fight
When there's war in the day
Find the peace at night.
i am on top of a tricky situation
balancing terrors on the head of a pin
the only breeze i get is that from the papers
pushed around my desk, trying to win
you are so sad like a lonely zero
there's nothing to fear but being yourself
loosen up the bad days without a Miranda
keeping all your keys worn, helping yourself
i am at war with the doors in my building
look the other way and they all disappear
but in the other room there's a candle flicking
spitting our flames in the shape of a tear
i think a museum is a medicine cabinet
valium prescribed by some guy named monet
guardsmen say step away from the aspirin
pill covered tiled floor, capsule array
you are like one of those sunday drivers
whenever I'm speeding you get in the way
if i could only stop with all these high fives
maybe we'd almost have something to stay
but in a tiny room there's a candle flicking
spitting out flames that beg you to stay
and in a tiny room there's a room that's smaller
confined and awkward sends you away
but i am on top of a tricky situation
balancing terrors on the head of a pin
the only breeze i get is that from the papers
pushed around my desk, trying to win
Chorus
I feel something big is happening
I feel something big is going to be
on the street there's never a stranger
run from smoke clouds, die by yourself
and if this moment?s truly in danger
I will abandon all prospects of health
sing me a rag tag army of saviors
everyone knows i need some relief
and you're so set with your tiny new paint brush
how can you tell if i'll ever be beat?
telephone calls are not a disaster
unless you're running from a telephoneman
sidekicks surface as the story's hero
holding some ransom on the man with the plan
but i am on top of a tricky situation
balancing terrors on the head of a pin
the only breeze i get is that from the papers
pushed around my desk, trying to win
Chorus
I feel something big is happening
I feel something big is going to be
confused and cold and they tell you to hang on
this science will make test tubes of us all
dog ear deadly pages of a higher asterisk
sip softer coffee, watch giants fall
orange and yellow are a box of matches
outlaw lawyers in a faker's parade
telecast lightning with a proper reverb
42 pictures, slow watery fade
i know that these old battles are won
when sometime somewhere there's courage to fight
and if this war is wrecking your daytime
take heart darling find peace at night
but i am on top of my urge to ponder
checking my watch to see if I'm sane
but in a tiny room there's a lyric yonder
kissing like lover's in the pouring rain
Chorus
I feel something big is happening
I feel something big is going to be
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven
eight, nine, ten.....eleven
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven
eight, nine, ten.....eleven
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15. |
Let Me Sleep
07:22
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Let Me Sleep
when you wake up
let me sleep
you'll go to work
and i'll dream of you
when you come home to me
at quarter past three
then we'll go out
and we'll have fun
till the day is done
then we'll go to sleep
perhaps we'll dream the sea
skylines and trees
will you be mine?
when the clock strikes nine?
and the rooster crows
all the seasons home?
you may have work to do
but my job is you
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The Stairs Dedham, Massachusetts
In 2001 three friends from Dedham, Massachusetts were awarded a cultural grant. They decided to record an album that included everyone in their town that wanted to participate. The finished album was released under the name The Stairs. This is what they made. ... more
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