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Maw
04:27
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I waited so long for your love to find me
So, so long for your spell to bind me
Couldn’t believe you’d ever stoop so low as me
But then I’m not the only creep you’ve ever loved
Been alive for a while - It’s fine, I guess
For a “miracle of creation,” I’ve never been too impressed
But since you’ve come around, I’ve been trying my best
and now I guess I kind of like it here just fine
Pray for me, if you must pray for me
But I’ve got all I need
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Black Moon
03:06
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Night transforms the block below
To incandescent dream
A glaze of rain turns avenue
From street to mirrored stream
Blinking red lights swing above
Reflecting in its sheen
Like bioluminescent fish
Bravely surfacing
Black moon is coming down
Black moon has got you open
Act like you want it, the black moon coming down
Always lost and never found
Dawn is for the working man
And bus stop cigarettes
Squares, they rule the daytime hours
Then go home to their pets
Evening brings the diners
Dropping wallets in their wake
And after hours, it’s finally ours
Until that morning breaks
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Pray For Me
03:44
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I waited so long for your love to find me
So, so long for your spell to bind me
Couldn’t believe you’d ever stoop so low as me
But then I’m not the only creep you’ve ever loved
Been alive for a while - It’s fine, I guess
For a “miracle of creation,” I’ve never been too impressed
But since you’ve come around, I’ve been trying my best
and now I guess I kind of like it here just fine
Pray for me, if you must pray for me
But I’ve got all I need
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4. |
Inexorcisable
04:38
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I go downtown when I’m down and out
Then go uptown until my body sweats it out
If I could find some peace of mind, I hate to say
I’d go downtown, anyway
I’d bang my head against the wall
Until it opens
Then rip my brain right from the skull
To make me a new man
I only get high so I don’t get low
Could check myself in, but it would only be for show
If I could find some peace of mind, it’s safe to say
I’d go downtown, anyway
I’d bang my head against the wall
Until it opens
Then rip my brain right from the skull
To make me a new man
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Young Drugs
03:07
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I’ve got that comfort that she seeks, see?
I am a vast and endless sea
And when she tells you that she loves you
You’ll know she’s talking about me
When it’s down to the wire
We’ll see which one of us she needs
Mine are the arms that hold her tight, see?
Ours is a fire that never dies
And when she tells you that she loves you
You’ll know she’s only telling lies
When it’s down to the wire
We’ll see which one of us she needs
Who will appease her desires?
Whose call will she heed?
Whose call will she heed?
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Always On Fire
03:44
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Fresh hells, new horizons
You can shake or face the lions
The city’s cold, feeds on desire
The city’s cold, but always on fire
Always on fire
You’re afraid but you cannot go home
They still think you’re dead, don’t ever let them know
That town was too small, too quiet for gunfire
So you burned down the house that was always on fire
Always on fire
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Fin Dom
03:44
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There’s a tan line on your finger
Where your ring’s supposed to be
But you agreed you wouldn’t wear it anymore
Now you’re drinking like you’re supposed to
Hanging with your friends
But you were always so much happier as a bore
It’s been too many years
You’re the oldest person here
And the DJ’s playing all her favorite songs
You wonder if she’s out there
Also failing in the night
But don’t you wonder too long
Where will she go, and when?
The shelves you hung together
The room you meant to paint
The flights you booked, but never got insured
Reminders of the life you loved
But burned down to the ground
By handing over money that was hers
This girl from the ad
You gave her everything you had
Beneath her heels, you signed it all away
And that high that you could only get
By giving it all up, well
It’s unsustainable today
Where will she go, and when?
Where will she sleep until then?
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Gentleman Thief
04:03
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Oh, there’s a lot to regret in a six by eight
A lot to wish you’d never done
But the thing that sent you to this place
Is sure as hell not one
She was in your house
She was on your man
You did the only thing one can
You heard someone in your room that night
Someone enjoying your mister
And before you could hit that light
You had already shot your sister
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You call and he’ll answer
That old faithful cancer, Love
Destroyer, romancer
Your favorite disaster, Love
Sinking, soaring
Thrilling, boring, Love
You burn in the light of
The bounty and blight of Love
The anchor, propeller
The penthouse, the cellar, Love
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