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I'd Like
02:37
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I’d like to know where I can go
to get this feeling out of my mind
and learn to be a little more kind
more refined
I’d like to be footloose and free
but that ain’t gonna last me too long
I always find a place to belong
right or wrong
I was just looking for a fun time
I found a different point of view
I laughed my way into the sunshine
and later, at sunset
found I had no regret
for doing what I want to do
I’d like to flee your tragedy
but that ain’t gonna help me at all
and that ain’t gonna cushion my fall
from the wall
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2. |
American Debris
03:11
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I want to be a keeper, it don't matter what I'm keeping
just an outpost to look after while the populace is sleeping
it may be just out by the tracks or somewhere in the woods
it might be just a shanty or a warehouse full of goods
look at me, I'm American debris
I want to be a member of a lazy man's profession
with nothing to distract me from my personal obsessions
I could even break a sweat if that kept my mind free
just give me some sounds to hear, just give me sight to see
look at me, I'm American debris
the train rolls on, I watch the scenery
rubbish and greenery
the train rolls on, I watch the scenery
the scenery looks back at me
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3. |
The "No" Show
02:27
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negative vibrations are turning into quakes
it's all going downhill and no one can find the brakes
pressure's building up, a volcano's gonna blow
may as well stay put and watch The "No" Show
folks are gettin' edgy, you can hear it in their breath
jumping from the shadows, to conclusions, to the death
does someone you care about, does someone you know
put on their own version of The "No" Show?
are you gonna wear a disguise
so the goon squad won't take you by surprise?
are you gonna keep up your lies
when they shine that light right into your eyes?
it's almost a given that somebody's gonna break
disagree to disagree and tell you that you're fake
we're the captive audience, not quite free to go
we're all just bit players in The "No" Show
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4. |
Lookin'
04:07
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lookin’ through my candid camera lens
lookin’ for a couple friends
lookin’ for assurance that this never ends
lookin’ for some time that I can kill
lookin’ for a brand new thrill
lookin’ for a good thing and I always will
I wring my hands, I gnash my teeth
but just how good is my good grief?
oh woe is me, oh woe is you
what can we do?
lookin’ for an end to being bored
lookin’ for an overlord
lookin’ for a thing I know I can’t afford
lookin’ for the signs of discontent
lookin’ into what you meant
lookin’ for approval that’s been heaven-sent
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Electric Womb
02:08
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pondered the firmament
wished I could fly
saw where my money went
never wondered why
living in these times is going to
send me to my doom
leave me here in my electric womb
this is no accident
no happenstance
only the penitent
can join in the dance
and carry on like
nothing at all is wrong
living in these times is going to
send me to my doom
leave me here in my electric womb
living in these times is going to
send me to my doom
leave me here in my electric womb
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I hold a candle for a girl from way back when
not as she is today but how she was back then
ain't that how it goes, I just say gee whiz
that's how it was, but this is how it is
I've been thinking of the things I used to
when I was young and dumb and didn't have a clue
when I had the spunk, when I had the fizz
that's how it was, but this is how it is
I've been from down to up, I've been from up to down
I've been coast to coast, town to town, all around
I've been from outer space to
twenty thousand miles beneath the ground
I have a memory from very long ago
back when I had no cares because I didn't know
that too much knowledge hurts, but baby, that's show biz
that's how it was, but this is how it is
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Stella Vista
04:48
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there in Stella Vista, we'll spend out days
pumping all pistons in reverse phase
drink from the fountain and throw in a dime
this is the mountain that you must climb, climb every time
in Stella Vista, we'll spend out nights
covered in blisters and neon lights
don't need a pastor, won't misbehave
won't be the master, ain't gonna slave, slave to the grave
there in Stella Vista, we'll spend our lives
shaming our sisters and swapping wives
drink from the fountain and throw in a dime
this is the mountain that you must climb, climb every time
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This Is Happening to Me
02:39
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this is happening to me, happening too quickly
this is making me feel, making me feel sickly
upside turnaround, call me glory bound
am I halfway there? do I even care at all?
I'm not gambling, just White Albuming
don't go telling me that there oughta be a law
there is love in all we do
there is love among us
we could live like superstars
we could be humongous
brand new day begins, fortune's wheel spins
if you wait for fate, you won't have to wait for long
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Maze
03:39
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well they speak in hushed tones ‘bout the way I drive
how I keep it on the road, keep myself alive
keep on keeping on
well there’s legends told ‘bout the way I walk
how I pound the pavement, how I beat the clock
how suddenly I’m gone
but I’m not looking for your praise
and I’m not looking for a raise
no, I’m just trying to escape from this maze
well they haven’t got the words for the things I say
how I phrase my phrases in a funny way
how I love wordplay
well they just aren’t ready for the way I dress
how it’s got me looking like a big success
like I’m here to stay
on and on, on and on
the days are the same
on and on, on and on
an unending game
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10. |
Caught in the Crossfire
02:31
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I’m caught in the crossfire with an ear-to-ear grin
they think I’m a loser until they see me win
I’m going to be myself and not who I have been
I’m a cannonball expert and I’m quick on the draw
they know I’m not flawless but they don’t know my flaw
I’m going back down south and waiting for a thaw
Mama, they’re talking and writing about me again
but I am older and wiser than I was back then
I live for adventure but I don’t see it here
wish me happy travels and choke back a tear
just close your eyes to me and I will disappear
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Madam Judge
02:46
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what is your ruling, Madam Judge?
you've got the answers, all of the answers
and you know just how all things should and shouldn't be
less than perfection earns your rejection
so don't mess around with me
once you were broken, but you've awoken
and now you just keep everybody else awake
dismiss that juror for one that's purer
pity me for pity's sake
your kind will never starve
because you eat your own
your kind always ends up alone
signal your virtue to those who hurt you
and anybody else that doesn't want to know
you led your neighbors into the chambers
but the trial's just for show
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playing with my own slot machine
I want the scenery, not a scene
I’ve got the situation well in hand
how many who have seen my face
mighta seen me some other place
I’ve got the situation well in hand
honing the art of telling lies
aliases and a disguise
I’ve got the situation well in hand
urban decay and rural green
plotting the spaces in between
I’ve got the situation well in hand
it’s easy when you say goodbye
it’s harder when you try to leave
it’s harder still when you return
and don’t know what you should believe
better shut operations down
there’s something catchy goin’ ‘round
I’ve got the situation well in hand
no longer gonna push my luck
ain’t gonna lie down in the muck
I’ve got the situation well in hand
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13. |
Waltz
05:07
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14. |
Nightcrawla Holla
04:05
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we will drink each other's wine and breathe each other's air
we will greet each other as we're passing on the stair
we'll invent a future that is better than the past
we'll invent a future that is guaranteed to last
is it gonna be good? is it gonna be fine?
are you into my scene? are you out of your mind?
do you have any fears? do you have any doubt
that it's gonna work out?
we might grab a piece of cheese and grab a hunk of bread
maybe we'll eat some dessert and trundle off to bed
we'll wake up tomorrow and we'll plan the perfect day
we'll wake up tomorrow and we might just run away
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Rubberstamp Records St Louis, Missouri
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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