1. |
One More Kiss
03:09
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there’s a car parked down your street
that never fails to make you dawdle
‘cos it brings to mind a girl
who drove that very make and model
though you know it isn’t hers
‘cos its production year is newer
you keep thinking of the girl
and wondering what happened to her
and you didn’t think you’d ever show a soft spot
and you didn’t think she’s someone you would miss
and you didn’t think you’d ever wish for one more kiss
there’s a sappy old time love song
playing on the oldies station
she had sung it in the rental car
while you were on vacation
though you’d heard that song your first time
many years before you’d met her
it’s become one more reminder
of the fact you can’t forget her
you’ve been picturing her smile
it’ll be a while ‘til you are free
you’ve been dreaming of her face
you just can’t erase her memory
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2. |
Bad
02:32
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you’d like to think that you’re the victim of this game
you’d like to think that you’ve been had
you’d like to think that I’m a villain with no shame
you’d like to think that I’m all bad
but I’m only as bad as you want me to be
I’m only as bad as you want me to be
you’d like to think your happiness is in my hands
you’d like to think I made you sad
you’d like to think that my requests are all demands
you’d like to think that I’m all bad
but I’m only as bad as you want me to be
I’m only as bad as you want me to be
and every time we meet
it ends the same
you take all that I have
I only take the blame
you’d like to think that you’re the victim of this game
you’d like to think that you’ve been had
you’d like to think that I’m a villain with no shame
you’d like to think that I’m all bad
but I’m only as bad as you want me to be
I’m only as bad as you want me to be
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I've read what you wrote and I've heard what you said
and I'm told you've been calling me names
so why do grown women like you always end up
resorting to little girl games
you're telling your friends what to think about me
just in case they can't really decide
you star as the victim with me as the villain
in stories with only one side
you'd have to love me to hate me that much
you know it's only a crutch
tell me you're sick at the thought of my touch
you'd have to love me to hate me that much
I've read what you wrote and I've heard what you said
and I'm sorry I caused so much pain
but why do grown women like you always end up
becoming a little insane
if you search my eyes for the roots of a rift
you will always find what you expect
if you try to trick me or push me or test me
you'll always prove what you suspect
you'd have to love me to hate me that much
you know it's only a crutch
tell me that I'm just an old such-and-such
you'd have to love me to hate me that much
you'd have to love me to hate me that much
you know it's only a crutch
tell me I didn't come through in the clutch
you'd have to love me to hate me that much
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4. |
Laughing Boy
02:30
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beware the laughing boy
whose heart is cold as ice
beware the laughing boy
the living plot device
you know there's something tragic
underneath that grinning greasepaint mask
so don't even ask
beware the laughing boy
who fell out of the groove
beware the laughing boy
the sovereign of remove
you know there's something tragic
underneath the blinding spotlight glare
that he can't repair
he's always on
he's always gone
he's always somewhere you can't reach him
he's just a tool
he's just a fool
he thinks there's nothing you can teach him
beware the laughing boy
who disappears in smoke
beware the laughing boy
punch line to his own joke
you know there's something tragic
underneath that rapid fire jive
how does he survive
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5. |
If You're of the Mind
02:24
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if you're of the mind that life is but a dance
if you don't know the moves then you don't stand a chance
and if you're of the mind that life is but a joke
you'd better hope they laugh when you go up in smoke
but I can't shake the feeling that when all is said and done
there's something fundamentally good, pure and right about this life
if you're of the mind that life is just to die
you'd better not expect an explanation why
and if you're of the mind that life is far too short
then reach the other side and send me a report
but I can't shake the feeling that when all is said and done
there's something fundamentally good, pure and right about this life
if you're of the mind that life is but a dance
if you don't know the moves then you don't stand a chance
and if you're of the mind that life is but a joke
you'd better hope they laugh when you go up in smoke
if you're of the mind
if you're of the mind
if you're of the mind
if you're of the mind
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6. |
Portland Morning
01:58
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7. |
Poison Pen
02:40
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once again burned by a friend
this freeway has become a dead end
faith was blind, no papers signed
got no recourse, my counsel resigned
just said to put it out of my mind
but it’s okay
‘cos I will never have to see you again
and since that day
you’re just a blot of ink
that fuels my poison pen
hide your eyes, wear your disguise
regular Joe, plain spoken but wise
in your wake, promises break
how does it feel to know you’re a fake
my trust in you was my first mistake
I hope one day you’ll learn the meaning of regret
‘cos I cannot forgive what I cannot forget
how about easing my doubt
try to explain why you sold me out
something died deep down inside
when it occurred to me that you’d lied
saying you’d always be on my side
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8. |
Bloodless Love
04:57
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there ain’t no use
when every crime has an excuse
I don’t need your bloodless love
I kill the time
I lose myself in bitter rhyme
I don’t need your bloodless love
you’ve gone and done a very wicked thing
you’ve turned my heaven into hell
you’ve sucked the juice and pulp and spit the seeds
and offered me an empty shell
the waiver’s signed
you’re out of sight, not out of mind
I don’t need your bloodless love
I can’t forget
a thousand feelings of regret
I don’t need your bloodless love
why must we speak when there is nothing left to talk about
what benefit exists in calling you a friend
why must you tell me that you love me after walking out
why am I, some months later, waiting for the end
is this my fate
a weak alternative to hate
I don’t need your bloodless love
I’ll stick with spite
don’t want you thinking you were right
I don’t need your bloodless love
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9. |
All Alone
02:18
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had the world upon a string
until that string was cut
must’ve reaped something I’d sown
but I just don’t know what
I’m all alone, yeah yeah yeah
I could use a real friend
who’ll stay through thick and thin
I just have acquaintances
that line up as I win
I’m all alone, yeah yeah yeah
but then again, it’s nothing new
‘cos I’ve been lonely my life through
gotta keep on moving and I
gotta stay on track
I don’t know what lies ahead
just know I can’t turn back
I’m all alone, yeah yeah yeah
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10. |
Sleeping in the Sunshine
03:00
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I see a little bit of me in you
a little bit of you in me
I see a little bit of me in you
I hope that you’ll agree
woah, sleeping in the sunshine
I’ve been thinking ‘bout you every day
and dreaming ‘bout you every night
I’ve been thinking ‘bout you every day
I hope that that’s alright
woah, sleeping in the sunshine
I’d like to spend a little time with you
so spend a little time with me
I’d like to spend a little time with you
I hope that you’ll be free
woah, sleeping in the sunshine
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11. |
A Lion in the Sun
01:03
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12. |
Wish I Wasn't Lying
03:16
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if a friend is someone that is guaranteed to stay
what should I call all those people who have turned away
wish I wasn't lying when I said I didn't care
wish I didn't have to be aware
even written down the accusations seem to shout
could I be the monster that I've read so much about
wish I wasn't lying when I said I don't believe
wish someone would grant me a reprieve
but my stiff upper lip is just about to slip
they've hit me where I live and something's got to give
loyalties can redefine the meaning of a word
strangers tend to fall in with whichever side they've heard
wish I wasn't lying when I said it's no big deal
wish sometimes I didn't have to feel
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13. |
Blood on the Tiles
04:13
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I wouldn't want to wear the shoes
you wore the day I lit your fuse
and turned your reasons to remains
I wouldn't want to wear the shirt
you wore as you discovered hurt
how could I bear to see the stains
my sickly smiles won't save the day
blood on the tiles will never wash away
you didn't make it very far
the day you crashed your mother's car
I drove six blocks to take you home
I parked the car and walked inside
and fell asleep with you beside
but woke up terribly alone
and this apartment's far too small
I cannot find a place to hide
I could've sworn I saw your ghost
but they tell me you haven't died
and so I find you in this place
reflecting on a life's mistakes
because there's nothing else to do
this has to be some kind of test
'cos when I look at all the rest
I see they're not at all like you
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14. |
When You Sweat
02:31
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when you sweat
your sweet pheromones speak to me
when you sweat
I’m a slave to your chemistry
you don’t smell like a product, no
you don’t smell like a product, no
you don’t smell like nobody but you
when you sweat
your musk simply intoxicates
when you sweat
all my powers rejuvenate
you don’t smell like a product, no
you don’t smell like a product, no
you don’t smell like nobody but you
it only confirms what I’d always known
there’s proof of our love in bouquet alone
when you sweat
how I feel has no precedent
when you sweat
there’s no time to be hesitant
you don’t smell like a product, no
you don’t smell like a product, no
you don’t smell like nobody but you
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15. |
Ten Seventeen Oh Two
04:47
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ten seventeen oh two at 8 am
I was a little too awake
I’d banged my head against her wall again
but her foundation wouldn’t break
an ashtray buried under cigarettes
tomato sauce encrusted bowl
no more sweet music on my stereo
no more sweet music in my soul
the darkness will destroy you if you let it
and I’m just glad that I lived to regret it
so “sorry” if I ain’t already said it
there’ll be no repeat performance
ten seventeen oh two at 9 am
the world was just a bit too grey
so many ears I could have spoken to
but I had nothing left to say
a lone bare bulb that strained to cut the gloom
a bottle of my baby’s wine
sat waiting for a glimpse of something good
sat waiting for some kind of sign
the darkness will destroy you if you let it
and I’m just glad that I lived to regret it
so “sorry” if I ain’t already said it
there’ll be no repeat performance
ten seventeen oh two at 10 am
I was a little too alive
drove off to buy myself a remedy
a cure I hoped not to survive
cold sheets, cold blanket and a freezing bed
blinds drawn to keep the morning out
deliver me from all my failures, Lord
deliver me from all my doubt
the darkness will destroy you if you let it
and I’m just glad that I lived to regret it
so “sorry” if I ain’t already said it
there’ll be no repeat performance
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16. |
Little Darling
05:03
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little darling, trust in fate to treat you like a friend
little darling, this is the beginning, not the end
I’m certain me and you
are going to see this through
the way we always do
little darling, you think that your head’s going to explode
little darling, this is just a rough spot in the road
I don’t doubt you and I
might share a little cry
but somehow we’ll get by
you told me that you’d never known such love before
but you ain’t seen nothing ‘til you’ve seen it grow
you told me that you’d never known such love before
so you’d have to be a fool to let it go
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Rubberstamp Records is a DIY indie record label based in the Saint Louis, MO area and helmed by local music scene veteran Brian Andrew Marek.
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