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Higher
04:38
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A door opens wide
Into world I've never known
I step on through
Like entering a Twilight Zone
Nothing seems real
Nothing is familiar to me
All that I was
Is now a pile of debris
And I am higher
Higher than I've been
And I am higher
Jumping right out of my skin
Don't know who I am
Don't recognize my own face
The light here is strange
It occupies different space
Don't got no friends
Don't got no family
It's like all that I was
Has been washed out to sea
The world has changed
But into what I can't say
People greet with how-de-do
Not have a nice day
I'm a castaway
I'm a castaway
So hear I am
In the middle of God knows where
I feel excited
And I feel fear
Will it be better
Or will it be worse
Will I be reborn
In this brave new universe
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Safe in Here
03:38
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Here is the house I have built for you
With my sweat and imagination
Enter anytime you like
When you need a strong foundation
It's safe in here
Here is a spot I have picked for you
Sorry if it's not ideal
I found it while searching high and low
I believe it has a certain appeal
It's safe in here
I may not be the best dad in the world
But I did try to do the right thing
This is my way of showing you
What can be done on a shoe string
Here is the house I have built for you
Hope it meets your expectations
Think of it as the best of me
Above of my obvious limitations
It's safe in here
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From where I stand
People look like tiny specks
Worker ants working on an ant hill
They buzz about
They do their jobs
And they do it at someone else's will
They toil away
They turn the wheels
And together they fill up the company till
I am so high
I can't come down
No one can touch me here
I am so high
I can't come down
One day I may disappear
From where I live
All is at peace
As I sit quietly upon my cloud
No one can hurt me
No one can steal my stuff
I am so far from the maddening crowd
I drink my chamomile
I take a toke on my sacred herb
Here there are no bad vibes allowed
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Sui Generis
04:06
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Never felt nothing like the way
Like the way I feel when I feel what I feel about you
‘Cause what I feel is not like nothing
No, not like nothing that I’ve ever known
Ever known to be true
What it is is sui generis, sui generis, sui generis
What it is is sui generis, in a class alone
What it is is sui generis, sui generis, sui generis
What it is is sui generis, full blown
How does it feel
To be all alone
Like a rolling stone
Never been quite so looney
Quite so looney and looney toony
Over some dumb girl’s slender fingers
There’s something 'bout the way
About the way she holds ‘em
In that way she holds ‘em
That makes ‘em lingers
Never felt so quite so out
So quite so out, so way, way out
So way, way out of my mind
When I think about the pain
About the pain I feel
It's oh so real
It leaves me purblind
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Room With a View
04:09
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I been down more than I can count
And when I'm down it's the lowest of lows
So I rise up and I climb out
Head to the heights were nobody goes
I clear out my head
And my wings they spread
The view from here is pretty grand
The view from here is out of sight
The view from here will take your breath away
Body and soul in full flight
I been hurt a million times over
Been a victim of people and circumstance
Done my best to turn it all around
But in the end it plays like a gothic romance
That's how the story goes
When I'm caught in the throes
The view from here it is terrifying
The view from here it can't be denied
I been wrecked on the shores of oblivion
I know how it feels to been down and out
I find my footing and I raise myself high
Blow myself up like a waterspout
It's then I make my stand
In this strange and wretched land
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Nobody's Home
04:28
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You can hide behind masks
And put on a brave face
But you can't conceal who and what you are
You can dance around the truth
But it remains unfazed
Like the constancy of the Northern Star
You can flee from your past
But it will seek you out
And pounce on you like a jaguar
Come along with me, come along with me
Follow me wherever I roam
Rattle all the locks and smash out all the windows
Nobody's home
You can have a calling
That keeps you up at night
You can feel compelled to get up and feed it
You can tell a juicy tale
And write it all down
But no one will read it
The may say that it's great
They may say that it's brilliant
But in the end they just don't need it
Knock, knock
Who's there
Nobody's home
You can build yourself a house
On the dark side of the moon
In the hope that no one will find you
You can toss out all your journals
And erase your hard drives
So there will be nothing to remind you
You can stare into the sun
Till your eyes are scorched
But it's the truth that will blind you
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Lucky Star
04:39
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I like your face and I like your style
I like the way you make me smile
You raise me up, you keep me going
You get my juices flowing
When we connect it’s kinetic
When I’m without ya I’m pathetic
I'm so grateful you are mine
My little shot of adrenaline
You are my north and south
You are my east and west
You are the thing that makes me best
Whatever I am, whatever we are
You are my lucky star
I like your laugh and I like your wit
We get each other lickety split
I like your smell, it’s like spring rain
Makes me act in ways I can’t explain
When we connect it’s electric
Yeah I guess we’re a bit eccentric
But I don’t care what people say
You bring sun to a rainy day
I like your brain and I like your smarts
I’m glad I’m one of your counterparts
You give me hope, a reason to be
A reason to go on living endlessly
I was nothing when you came along
You put the ding in my dong
Never have I known someone so true
Can’t imagine me without you
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My Fantasy
04:06
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To the ends of the world
I would travel for you
No there is nothing, nothing I would not do
I would commit high crimes
I would ravage the land
Etch your name on the sky like a tattoo
This is my fantasy
This is my dream
Take you into my heart
And into my bloodstream
This is my fantasy, my fantasy of you
I would hold you in my arms
And squeeze you to death
Until every ounce of air is wrung out
It may seem extreme
But seem is all there is
From a soul scorched by a lifelong drought
Don’t be alarmed
Don’t be afraid
Just come along with me
On this strange escapade
I would crawl inside you
Burrow deep into your belly
Until I am born again like a wonder child
And all my hopes and wishes
Will come into the light
For someone for whom
Tthe gods have finally smiled
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High Hopes
04:10
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Don't be so down
Don't be so blue
It's just amazing
What you can do
Wear a smile
Yeah wear a grin
Being happy
Well it ain't no sin
Hey, I said, Hey
I got high hopes
Don't be morose
Don't be so glum
Things are looking up
My good chum
Why the long face
Why the downturned smile
Shake off your blues
Spit out your bile
Keep your chin up
Keep your grin up
Don't let nothing bum you out
If you lose hope
It's a sliding slope
Just you stay strong and stout
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From the Very Start
05:03
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The clues were there when you think about it
As plain as the nose your face
But I refused to believe it was true
I had only hoped it was the worst case
I let you in when I knew I shouldn't
But you were quite persuasive in that way
You always said what I wanted to hear
Like a dutiful child I would obey
We came together and we fell apart
We knew that would happen
From the very start
I was dumb and you were smart
Should've known it would happen
From the very start
Should've seen it coming
Should've read the signs
You're as subtle as a flying ax
If knew then what I now now
I would've stopped you dead in your tracks
When I called you out on all your lies
You acted like I was out of my mind
You said I misunderstood what you had said
You said you didn't like being maligned
Now when I look back I could kick myself
You really took me for a ride
I'm sure you know how to sleep at night
But some things can't be denied
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Got My Picture Taken
04:35
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Everywhere I go and everyone I see
Wants to be famous for the weirdest thing
Like taking their pants off over their heads
Or pretending to be Xi Jinping
Me, I got my picture taken
Me, I got my picture taken
You and me in a pas de deux
Me, I got my picture taken
Me, I got my picture taken
Me and you in a field of view
Everyone I know has got to be a star
With people hanging on their every word
Just wanna famous for being famous
Yeah it's all so completely absurd
Here we are on our very first date
Standing high atop the Empire State
You, you got your brow slightly furled
But me, I'm on top of the world
I don't care for what other people do
It all seems like so much desperation
All I want is to be with you
You're the only one in this whole nation
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On the Bottom of the Sea
07:10
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Bring me down to the bottom
Hold my breath and watch the bubbles
I am gulping for air
This apparatus gives me troubles
How long can I stay down
Before I give up and drown
I swim with the fishes
I live out all my wishes
On the bottom of the sea
Feeling stoned intoxicated
Must be the rapture of the deep
Nitrogen narcosis
Just want to drift off to sleep
I can hear a mermaid singing
And a gentle sonar pinging
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