1. |
Ok
02:11
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You said you had a dream
Where I couldn’t speak
On the bed we’d lay
You said you heard me say
“It will never be ok
It will never be ok
It will never be ok
It will never be ok”
(inaudible)
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2. |
Dead Things Talk
04:17
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3. |
Limited Edition
03:26
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Sell to me
A pretty dream
Whisper in my ear when I’m asleep
Lock me in
Forge my trust
Don’t forget to charge me when I’m dust
It’s all a ruse
Held up by cardboard and paper
It’s all mass produced
But not you and not me
Limited edition beings
I want for nothing
I never have
I want for nothing
And I never will again
It’s all a ruse
Held up by cardboard and paper
It’s all mass produced
But not you and not me
It’s all a game
I live for your entertainment
Put me to shame
Block your face to shield you from viewing
So you don’t have to see what you’re doing
Do you feel better now?
Dressed up like an actor, your conscience will factor me out
Do you feel better now?
Dressed up like an actor, your conscience will factor me out
Do you feel better now?
Dressed up like an actor, your conscience will factor me out
Do you feel better now?
Dressed up like an actor, your conscience will factor me out
Do you feel better?
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4. |
Inside Out
02:47
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Last night I had a dream
I had a seat at the movies
Turned away from the screen
I have no idea
What the movie’s about
All the inside jokes turn me inside out
I want to take up less of this space take up less take up less
(I want to take up)
I want to take up less of this space take up less take up less
(Less of this room)
Just because I thought it
(Just because)
Just because I thought it
(I thought it)
Just because I thought it
(Does not make it true)
Does not make it
Does not make it true
Last night I had a dream
That I had entered a contest
Knowing I can’t compete
You said:
“Please be careful
And watch your feet
But don’t try too hard
Cause I have you beat”
I want to take up less of this space take up less take up less
(I want to take up)
I want to take up less of this space take up less take up less
(Less of this room)
Just because I thought it
(Just because)
Just because I thought it
(I thought it)
Just because I thought it
(Does not make it true)
Does not make it
Does not make it true
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5. |
You Can't Do It All
02:15
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When the street is a fragment
It will be hard to adjust
I’ll have wished I had worked harder
To make my transition to dust
When the world is a remnant
Of a bright human home
I’ll be gone and my name will be the one thing I leave set in stone
You can do anything you want
You can do anything you want
But you can’t do it all
You can do anything you want
You can do anything you want
But you can’t do it all
You can do anything you want
You can do anything you want
But you can’t do it all
You can do anything you want
You can do anything you want
But you can’t do it all
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6. |
Win
02:42
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Your mind control
Obsessed with bodies
I want to hold it in my hand
You need to help me understand
White truck
Raised bed
Hideout
You’re running to the alley
No justice in the valley
No hiding from the shadow
Could you tell the grass
Not to grow?
Bet you’d try to burn the soil
If warmed you up to know
Someone else would go without
Could you stop an empty train
Hurtling into the station?
Bet you’d try to wrack your brain
Looking for a way to fill
Somebody wins
They can’t beat death
You’re just like me
We all lose in the end
Somebody wins
They can’t beat death
You’re just like me
We all lose in the end
Somebody wins
They can’t beat death
You’re just like me
We all lose in the end
Somebody wins
They can’t beat death
You’re just like me
We all lose in the end
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7. |
My Two Cents
03:13
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8. |
It's Not My Job
06:06
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You are helpless
Free as a feather
You fell from a bird
No longer are tethered
I had an attachment
I hurtled to catch it
I opened the door
I opted to latch it
Your innocence kills me
It quickens my breath
My breathing is shallow
I’m out of my depth
You’re running from something
You’re running for fun
I’ll never forget you
Drenched in the sun
You were all laughing
I stopped and I let you
I promised myself
I’d never forget you
As long as I live
I won’t understand
It comes around once
And never again
I forget
I can control the way that I see
The event
Forgive me to forget
I recall
The way the words would stay in my mouth
No chance for a true word
To come out
I wish I could freeze you
Thaw you
Steel you from terror
Hide you, tell you
It’s all a lie
I wish I could help you
Save you
Keep you in sunshine
It’s someone’s job
But it’s not mine
It’s not mine
It’s not mine
It’s not mine to do
It’s not mine
It’s not mine
It’s not mine to do
I know in a decade
I won’t have existed
You might have a memory
But maybe it’s twisted
I sat in the front
Or was it the back
I sang you a song
It slipped through the cracks
We counted to ten
We did it again
We counted to ten
We did it again
And now you are crying
Gasping for air
Choking on something
But nothing is there
I had a reaction
But I was just scared
I thought of your sister
With clips in her hair
I thought of your parents
Looking to me
We’re all here to help you
We’re all on your team
And I forget
I can control the way that I see
The event
Forgive me to forget
I recall the way
The words would stay in my mouth
No chance for a true word
To come out
I wish I could freeze you
Thaw you
Steel you from terror
Hide you, tell you
It’s all a lie
I wish I could help you
Save you
Keep you in sunshine
It’s someone’s job
But it’s not mine
It’s not mine
It’s not mine
It’s not mine to do
It’s not mine
It’s not mine
It’s not mine to do
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9. |
What Does It Mean?
02:36
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I felt it once in a swimming pool
When the sun broke the water
It was bright in the deafening quiet
I was curious
I felt it once in the hallway
Pressed against the radiator
It was warm, I was alive, and I asked myself
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Is this for real right now?
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Better to be unseen
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Is this for real right now?
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Better to be unseen
I felt it once in a pharmacy
Standing next to the toothpaste
I said, “Jenny, don’t you forget you were here today!”
I felt it once as a child
Pressed my forehead to the TV
I was nothing, now i’m here, and I asked myself
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Is this for real right now?
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Better to be unseen
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Is this for real right now?
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Better to be unseen
I’m still here waiting
I’ll wait forever
I felt it once
Now I’ll feel it never
I missed the movie
I caught the screening
I missed the story
But I got the meaning
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10. |
The Hum
03:33
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Goodness
Gracious
I don't have any patience
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
The valley
Is humming
I swear I hear it coming
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
I think it’s getting louder
They don’t believe me when I say
That something terrible is coming
That I can’t write off
Bullfrogs, blackbirds
The house is aging backwards
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Field mice and hornets
They’re not my friends they’re not my pets
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Ii think it’s getting louder
They don’t believe me when I say
That something terrible is coming
That I can’t write off or write away
Sunrise, sunset
You haven’t heard it yet
It’s all around, it’s everywhere it's everywhere
Sunrise, sunset
You haven’t heard it yet
Sunrise, sunset
You haven’t heard it yet
Somebody wins
It might be you
I’ll be your friend
Even when you lose
Somebody wins
It might be you
I’ll be your friend
Even when you lose
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Cusp Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, IL
'What I Want Doesn't Want Me Back' - out on Exploding In Sound Records on
10/17
Jen
Gaelen
Matt
Tessa
Tommy
Photo by Kim Christoffel
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