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Reacquaint
02:55
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don't call it a comeback, don't step on a thumbtack
don't you step in something indiscrete
not that I'm complaining when the rain is reigning
but we have to keep it clean and neat
we plan a crime for a predetermined time
to happen in an unfamiliar place
logistics through, let me get a look at you
and let me reacquaint you with my face
don't call it a sequel 'cos I'm hardly equal
to the man I was so long ago
but there's conversation, genuine elation
moments with someone I really know
never felt so wanted, never felt so haunted
never saw it coming 'round the bend
now we share our stories, revel in our glories
make believe there never was an end
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2. |
Headstrong
03:13
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straight-up statisticians gonna compromise positions
just to ask you why you do the things you do
seeking facts & figures, asking why they aren’t bigger
and providing lots of free advice to you
headstrong, I’ve been feeling it so long
I’ve been singing my own song
I’ve been singing for you
call me a cult hero when I’m feeling like a zero
and I’ll tell you that my cult was never found
call me well-respected when I feel I’ve been rejected
and I’ll say it’s like I never made a sound
I’m going out in the woods again
I’m walking out of your sight
I’m getting into a time machine
it’s alright, it’s alright
but through some persistance, I have moved a tiny distance
and I’m grateful for the few who really care
for they’ll tell the story of a shabby kind of glory
and a shabby man who had a shabby flair
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Let It Flow
03:53
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wait for it, have some self control
yeah I know time is slow
but let it go, let it flow
patience, my friend
all too soon it ends
yeah I know time is slow
but let it go, let it flow
Mr. Big Shot, you weren't well-taught
give me time to breathe
'cos you're only gonna make me leave
Mr. Big Shot, you turned red hot
but I'm cooling down
I don't really feel like hangin' 'round
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4. |
See Me Sweat
03:12
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have we progressed, or are we still a mess?
we must continue what we’re doing
hold down the fort while I make my report
this is the day that I’ve been ruing
must avoid detection at my next inspection
I won’t let ‘em see me sweat
are you in doubt that we can work it out?
are you always so pessimistic?
I must believe or I will have to leave
or end up just one more statistic
I foresee defection to another section
I won’t let ‘em see me sweat
have we been blessed or have we been oppressed
held in these pens, denied the daylight
we’ve seen the rich who scratch at every itch
while here we are, denied the same right
I’ll run for election to the resurrection
I won’t let ‘em see me sweat
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5. |
With a Heart
02:30
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there is often danger
in the kindness of a stranger
so keep your head
and keep your body smart
take a lickin', keep on tickin'
be the thing by which they're stricken
don't forget you're vibing with a heart
you don't need permission
to go on a secret mission
and you'll be gone
before they even start
looking for the supervillain
who's been preying on the willin'
don't forget you're vibing with a heart
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6. |
Parlour Games
02:58
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I test my faith and don’t believe
I go to work but never leave
no relaxation comes from
knowing everything I know
and when my working hours are through
I’m playing parlour games with you
I’m listening to the Victrola and the radio
thinking that I ought to go
knowing that you’ll just say no
the clock that doesn’t seem to move
has knocked my needle from the groove
I’m hearing all this white noise
chatter from a year ago
everybody's moving, it’s just some of them are slow
everyone's unhappy 'cos they've got nowhere to go
it's hard to focus on the task
to have a question I can’t ask
when there’s a million other
hassles that disrupt my flow
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were you so blinded by all the flash
you dropped the subject and grabbed the cash?
were you there for a bright, shiny thing?
were you there for a glimpse of the king?
did you make any friends who would stand by you?
did you make any friends that you know will always be true?
were you corrupted by the corrupt?
was your volcano due to erupt?
were you there just to take what you get?
were you there just to earn your regret?
you could be completely free
if you would just choose to be
have all your follies been this absurd?
so needy/greedy, no dream deferred
were you there for a taste of the past?
were you there knowing it wouldn't last?
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Unenlightened
02:55
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with your schoolboy smile and your elevator neck
you're looking like someone I've already met
mind your way if you wanna stay
there's a bagful of dues that you gotta pay
writing another wayward page
stuck at an unenlightened age
well, it's not surprising that you're traumatized
your eyes are glazing over like you're hypnotized
mind your way when you're walking home
'cos you're only inches from the fallout zone
writing another wayward page
stuck in an unenlightened age
when we met down by the river
in your voice I heard a quiver
like you know you can't deliver
that which you had sold
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Weakened Warriors
03:01
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they bring such sensitivity
to all their works
they move in perfect sympathy
with all the quirks
here come the weakened warriors to sing and play
here come the weekend worriers to save the day
they bring their quiet dignity
to every word
they know there is no certainty
of being heard
living for the living, giving for the giving
joining in a brand new dance
hoping for redemption, wishing for exemption
praying for another chance
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10. |
Take Anything
03:16
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my mind's adrift, debunking myths
what Hell is this?
then all too soon, retire to my room
to lick my wounds
I'm consumed by doubt
and my luck is running out
help connect the dots
all I need's another shot
everything I've got
I give to you, you take from me
take anything you see
my mind's alert 'cos I've been hurt
treated like dirt
and so I hide somewhere inside
unsatisfied
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think fast, go slow, I know you know
big boom go bust, paint peel, steel rust
here in the land of the ampersand
where all bad things go hand in hand
here in the land of the ampersand
where things don't go the way you'd planned
here in the land of the ampersand
you'll always find someone demanding more
live fast, die young, well-heeled, well-hung
big bust go boom in the bedroom
my master says faster
why won't he give it a rest
I'm aching, I'm breaking
he knows I'm doing my best
live young, die fast, your tense is past
can't have no fun, your race is run
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12. |
Sparkle Room
02:38
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soon I'll find the sparkle room
the sandalwood perfume
will surely set my spirit free
I need a spot of tea
and just the right LP
to really get me back there
I'll ride a highway into the sky
it's a vision I will never retain
I'm in a box washed up on the rocks again
soon I'll find the sparkle room
'cos all this modern gloom
will surely chase me back to it
a space I always fit
it doesn't hurt a bit
I gotta find my way there
I'm in a box washed up on the rocks
it's a vision I will never retain
I'll ride a highway into the sky again
I know it's all complete make believe
that doesn't make it easy to leave
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13. |
That's It
02:34
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that's it, I quit, I've grown so sick of it
that's it, I quit, before I throw a fit
that's it, I quit, that's it
so long, I'm gone, this place is such a yawn
so long, I'm gone to find a great beyond
so long, I'm gone, so long
yes I'm leaving, dodging, weaving
jumping on that bus
yes I'm going, never knowing
what could come of us
no doubt I'm out, it makes me wanna shout
no doubt I'm out, I know what it's about
no doubt I'm out, no doubt
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14. |
Dead Again
06:06
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darkness is the home of bad decisions
that never live to see the light of day
darkness is the place of my asylum
when indiscretion gives the game away
dead again
find yourself a seat out in the foyer
and while you're skimming through the magazines
take some time to think of how you got here
and wonder what your guilty conscience means
dead again
better shrink yourself down to a subatomic size
or mutilate your features for the ultimate disguise
or hide yourself away inside a hole
'til you are old and wise
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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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