1. |
Simon Says
02:42
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Simon says, “Let's all go get guns.”
It was all for all, now it's one for one
Simon points to the screen & says, “Look: Armageddon's begun.”
But it looks to me like another goddamn rerun
And I see through, I see through what Simon says
I see through, but I stayed silent
Which is worse? Running my mouth?
Or keeping my thoughts to myself?
Simon says, “It's another attack.”
Simon says to keep fighting back
They're taking over the order, overthrowing the king
But it looks to me like just fearmongering
And I see through, I see through what Simon says
I see through, but I stayed silent
Which is worse? Running my mouth?
Or keeping my thoughts to myself?
Simon says, “Don't read in between the lines.”
Simon says, “Do not use your useless minds.”
Simon says, “Put your hands on the back of your head.”
& Simon pulls the trigger, now you're dead
And I see through, I see through what Simon says
I see through, but I stayed silent
Which is worse? Running my mouth?
Or keeping my thoughts to myself?
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2. |
Old Friend
03:43
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Sometimes people don't grow together
I think I relearn every year
And it doesn't sit easy with me
But I try to appear like I'm just sitting pretty here
We got nothing to talk about
The silence is uncomfortable
So I fling my words carelessly out of my mouth
And hope they take hold
Ah, old friend
Ah, old friend
I don't think we'd be friends if I met you now
Ah, old friend
Ah, old friend
Ah, we were always more than friends anyhow
Why do people says it's funny when they really mean it's weird?
It's not funny we haven't spoken in years
What you've been up to? What gets you up in the morning?
You're giving me nothing here
You bought a new house, you show me a picture
You tell me all about its whereabouts
You're gonna build your life out there
But to me just another picture of another house
Ah, old friend
Ah, old friend
I don't think we'd be friends if I met you now
Ah, old friend
Ah, old friend
Ah, we were always more than friends anyhow
Think of the history between you & me
Diving bell & the deep sea
We were fifteen fathoms below
I can't fathom who you've grown into
Ah, old friend
Ah, old friend
I don't think we'd be friends if I met you now
Ah, old friend
Ah, old friend
Ah, we were always more than friends anyhow
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3. |
Get Naive
03:17
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Fly to Vancouver
Take a walk around Stanley Park
Talk about everything
But the things we do in the dark
Try to maneuver
Between debate and argument
Take another swing at my chosen words
And my line of descent
You stop short
You always was the restless sort
Damn these planes, damn these airports
Remember to breathe again
Left turn on Haro
Staggered by the verdant greenery
Painted houses for sparrows
Instead of urban machinery
Eighteen flights of stairs
Eleven point five years apart
Cloaks & daggers
Drag across my skin like a needle
And I head your way
But you already got a head start
And I fall short
I always was the reckless sort
Damn these planes, damn these airports
Making you leave again
What if this plane goes down?
Ride the wings, then go underground
Build caverns & tunnels
With your pitchforks and shovels
Or go build your burial mound
I am going down with it
I am going down with you
I am going down, whether you like it or not
And I'm positive we'll pull through
Make a long story short
We are the relentless sort
Damn these planes, damn these airports
Get naive again
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4. |
Jericho
05:37
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It's after midnight
That's much too late for this little town
& you walk home alone
There's not a soul around
No sound but your footsteps on the ground
& the rain chasing you towards
St. Clements, Cowley Road, Jericho
These are the streets you walked not so long ago
But the quiet always made you so uneasy
I'm sorry, princess, that this town can't please thee
You say you're happy
But it's like you're trying to convince yourself
It's the end of England all over again
& it's the start of everything else
Inspired by the city of spires
You fancied yourself as one of them
You don the gown, you don the robe
You're a scholar, but you ain't no gentleman
You say you're happy
But it's like you're trying to convince yourself
It's the end of England all over again
& it's the start of, it’s the start of
It’s the start of everything else
It's afternoon
That's still too early for you both
& you stroll down fifth avenue
Coffee tables, coffee shops
Hot coffee in a takeaway cup
You walk through the village to the venue
You say you're happy
& you don't have to convince yourself
It's the end of England all over again
& it's the start of, it's the start of
It's the start of everything else
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5. |
Here We Go Again
03:09
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I know that I can't go on like this longer
But I know I just can't make it go away the way I wanna
So I'll keep lying, I'll keep lying in his bed
You would know I was a liar
If you listened to any of the words I just said
Did you think you could get away with it?
Do you think you not fuck it up this time around?
Around we go again, here we go again
I'm pretty good at keeping secrets
But I don't think that's a skill to brag about
Guess I was right about you
Maybe I'm right about that too
But I don't know my rights from wrongs
My track record should be good enough evidence
Despite how I try to cover it up
Did you think you could get away with it?
Do you think you could not fuck it up this time around?
Around we go again, here we go again
Oh, I cringe about the things I did last night
But I grinning at the time
Burned these bridges, relish in the destruction
Trying to make my belongings not mine
Did you think you could get away with it?
Do you think you could not fuck it up this time around?
Around we go again, here we go again
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Frankly Benjamin Brooklyn, New York
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