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The Actors New Year
04:41
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The Actors New Year
going to verano in the time before sleep
made a week feel like a way out of the day that i keep
as much as i rave about the smell of the ocean air
i can't do it justice
the story you told me about when you and sam got together
and burned all the pictures we had in common was better
when we got back together
don't wait for anyone and maybe the perfect man will be entertaining
i am an actor playing the perfect man role
and i'm believable
i lived by eyes like yours
so don't be surprised
i remember the night before the first
nineteen-ninety three still hurts
got your trust and threw it in reverse
i like to think we handled high school days the same way
by ducking into doorways and hiding behind our attitudes
and it was just that
so don't wait for anyone and maybe the perfect man will be entertaining
i'm not a union actor and this is a disaster
couldn't get up the nerve
didn't know how to say
i would not show the emotion or back it up
get it out of my system when i sing today
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2. |
Not As Orange A County
03:03
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Not As Orange A County
when the art seemed less important
the fuse meant everything
seventeen, it came and went and i'm a bastard
but who's responsible
it's in a memory of a trip to san diego
i know my writing always improves with travel
wish so hard
i'll get it down, i just need more time
we all come down that road with dreams at eye line
and just because i can laugh at it now you think i'm taken for granted
i learned how to drive faster to stay behind
when the art became the only thing that mattered
the dating game made it all
working out and having sex with her could always slip by
they're easy to justify
with a memory of a trip to corona del mar, yeah
and he could never say enough
wish so hard
i'll get it down, i just need more time
we all come down that road with dreams at eye line
and just because i can laugh at it now you think i'm taken for granted
i learned how to drive faster to stay behind
coming out of the age of action
i'll be comfortable
the bigger the leap
the sooner i'd learn the water tastes the same, yeah
and never waste a thing
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3. |
Maple
06:49
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-Maple-
from trees
leaves like
from trees
leaves like reasons
from trees (looking down and)
leaves like (reading in between)
from trees (looking down always)
leaves like reasons (reading in between them)
when maple leaves she’s always missed
but our parade goes on
from trees we look down at
leaves like were reading in between
from trees (look outside ourselves)
leaves like reasons
when maple leaves she’s always missed
but our parade goes on
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-Newest Excuse For Use (In Conversation)-
thirteen months to find out
I was evil
i gave her everything
but who wants everything
thirteen months ago
i gave her everything that i know
i tried to make her happy
so much for lucky numbers
being in the moment is so explosive
it’s so
like the invertebrate that you are
sit and wait for impact
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5. |
Love Of Broken Bones
04:06
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-Love Of Broken Bones-
it’s open season on everyone
and the only one that stands to lose
stands in front of you
i like breaking bones
i’m not tired and moderately inspired
so here we go
the habit you made of walking with your eyes closed
opened you up to my first fantasy
i’ll wrap my hands around your neck and squeeze
until i feel nothing
so sweet and simple
but i can never tell
what you’re thinking and there’s not enough time for open minds
(i found your number so let’s try again today)
i’ve got reason to scream
stop fighting and everything
i know it’s hard to but trust me
i’m always on my way
i can never tell what you’re thinking, yeah, yeah
(i found your number so let’s try again today)
it’s open season on everything
stop fighting and everyone will be waiting
i know how hard it can be
please just trust me, yeah
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On First Exposure To Admiral Eyes
when we're up at dawn
and the lack of sleep says what we mean
i'll always make a scene with a promise
the smoke rings in with the killer moves at a pitch i can't ignore
you don't need to say anything,
got all the proof i needed the night before
it's a well known plan
take away the pride to take a stand
turn it on in an instant when i seem resistant
when we're up at dawn
and the lack of sleep says what we mean
i'll always make a scene with a promise
this is a loop, this is not what you want
can't miss in three dimensions
don't forget to mention me at the door
this is my line, honest as a short term policy
christmas in an instant
but you seem so distant
performer to performance
such a small difference
but it means so much
the former was my only chance
a last performance
she's made and gone
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7. |
Keep Spain Away
04:09
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Keep Spain Away
didn't draw the line until i waited
and all the reasons i broke my back mean nothing now
so i won't take the chance it's recreated, because it often is
just sit and wait it out
the end seemed so, seemed so easy
cough it up and leave three weeks alone
call out of work and stay home
my chops aren't as good in the afternoon
to feel as stupid is another chance to learn my lines
and it isn't a coincidence i'm up on screen
with pen and paper i can't go wrong
my long time girlfriend is leaving
the end seemed so, seemed so easy
cough it up and leave three weeks alone
call out of work and stay home
to be with a girl that means so much more
the way i act is ugly but it'll be over soon
so don't roll over again tonight
keep spain at arms length
what people say is one thing
but time always makes a difference
time always makes a weak man
keep spain away
the end seemed so, seemed so easy
cough it up and leave three weeks alone
call out of work and stay home
my chops aren't as good in the afternoon
the end seemed so, seemed so easy
cough it up and leave three weeks alone
call out of work and stay home
to be with a girl that means so much more
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-Proud To Be A Heartbreaker-
let me start this with a theory
everyone hits the finish line
and with that in mind it’s easier
to please even her
i’d call it quits right now
i’d call and quite now
caught in the act of killing time with masturbation
waste sleep on infatuation
i won’t die happy
i wish i could tell you that i’d never broken hearts
that i won’t break you in half and
you won’t limp away
you won’t limp away
if an extrovert at heart gets in
if i’m beaten down what will it take to get back
i’ll always give away the ending without depending on
my friends and my family
my friends and my family
if it meant the win
i’d drop it all
if she’d ask me in
i’d drop it, i’d drop it all and wait there
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9. |
As Scary As Exciting
04:05
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-As Scary As Exciting-
this is my last excuse
to open is to let you know
that i’m not done yet
that first good cry
i knew i had it in me
and i can’t pantomime my way out
at last a tie
feel both the bark and the bite
and it’s as scary as exciting
she made everything i am feel meant to be
with an explanation of my cancer moon
she made my taurus sun seem so romantic
i can feel my virgo rising when she’s in the room
there was something in that first late night exchange
what it takes to fill a page takes god out of me
to feel that empty’s always so relieving
to feel that sorry for my self’s so god damn disgusting
there’s no generic term for fucking at get-togethers
there’s no specific place for fucking your friends alone
we take a walk and i resist but she says, quote, i must insist
you treat me with the disrespect you give all your other girlfriends
i gave her what she wanted
i gave her all the hate i had in me
she made everything i am feel meant to be
with an explanation of my cancer moon
she made my taurus sun seem so romantic
i can feel my virgo rising when she’s in the room
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