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All of my ex boyfriends love The Front Bottoms
And if you want a funny story they've got 'em
'Cause they're always going on adventures
And coming back with gorgeous pictures
But all of my ex boyfriends love The Front Bottoms, and I can't blame them
But a twin sized mattress suits me fine,
And they curse my name, but I don't mind
Sleeping on my back or on my side
And I left in sickness and in flames,
But I miss them dearly all the same
Even though I shoulder all the blame,
I still really like The Front Bottoms
All of my ex boyfriends miss Modern Baseball
And if you ring their line they'll tell you
You're gonna miss it all
'Cause they're always living life to the fullest
And leaving me a little jealous
But all of my ex boyfriends miss Modern Baseball, and so do I.
But I can't remember the last time I spent my weekend outside the apartment
And I can't remember the last time I lived a life without regret
And I can't remember the last time I saw my exes' faces with discontent
Even though I wish I could forget, I also miss Modern Baseball
All of my ex boyfriends love Midwest emo
And every time I write them songs it feels like it's all I know
'Cause all the memories we share make me sad but I don't care
And all of my ex boyfriends love Midwest emo, and I do too
So why am I stuck living in the past?
I just want a relationship to last
'Cause everything is temporary
and dating can be so God damn scary
I wish all of my exes all the best
They all love Midwest emo
All of my ex boyfriends love the Front Bottoms, and so do I
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Chorus:
Put Your Hands Up
Reach for the sky
Put your hands up
I know you know why
Verse DJ:
Feel the rhythm, feel the beat
Everybody, get on the floor
Are you with me, Everybody?
Very quickly, get on the floor!
I’m your DJ
I am what I play
Let your feet feel the beat you adore
Dance yourself clean,
If you know what I mean
We’ll go forever
and still want some more
Chorus:
Put Your Hands Up!
Reach for the sky!
Put your hands up!
I know you know why!
Verse Preacher:
Everybody, thank you for coming
I am your preacher today.
I know it may sound funny
But we’re going to need you to
reach down into your heart
and liberate your wallet.
We’re going to need you to
Give me your money
Everybody, are you with me?
Give me your money.
Chorus:
Put Your Hands Up!
Reach for the sky!
Put your hands up!
I know you know why!
Verse: Bank Robber
Ladies and gentlemen
this is a bank robbery
Do what we say
And you’ll have a great story
Everybody get on the floor
We have too little and we need some more
Don’t be a hero, don’t be funny
You won't get hurt, give me your money
Don’t be a hero, don’t be funny
You won't get hurt, give me your money
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3. |
Ironbark - Insignificant
02:54
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[A intro]
[B]
this afternoon as i was lying in the supermarket
a jar of pesto in my hand
overwhelmed and underwhelmed by all the little things
demanding my understanding
it occurred to me that
[A]
i'm insignificant, i'm insignificant
completely insignificant
it's quite magnificent how insignificant
just deeply insignificant
[C]
and so i screamed: none of this will matter
fear not, my fellow customers in woolies aisle five!
it's not the end, it's only the beginning
embrace your insignificance and you will come alive
[A]
i'm insignificant, you're insignificant
we're all insignificant
it's quite magnificent how insignificant
three cheers for insignificance
[D]
when we are young we hunger for meaning
when we are old we settle for tea
and for those brief blessed years in-betweening
we're too tired and busy to see
that we are
[A]
so insignificant, we're insignificant
deeply insignificant
there's no need to understand
just give someone else a hand
who cares if you're significant?
[bridge, still basically A]
so here's the deal, they try to make you feel
you're the centre of the world and utterly worthless
you're neither of these, you're a leaf on the breeze
just spinning, spinning...
[A]
we're all insignificant
why get wrapped up in yourself?
be kind to someone else
you're a half-price jar of pesto
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No need to charge into the darkness
Cause we got this and it isn't
Just some trick of the light
Slow breaths and even steps ahead
I know everything is gonna be
Everything, everything
Everything, everything all of the time
A beautiful mess of intersecting lines
A tapestry I'd be a fool to try and unwind
Everything, everything all of the time
<Episode 1>
So turn it up and drown it out
I’m not afraid to go a few rounds
With that voice in your head
That creeps in after 10pm
It keeps coming, keeps coming for you
Could you reconsider?
Just look in my eyes and center
Don’t know what comes next, love
But ain’t that the best part of it?
No need to charge into the darkness
Cause we got this and it isn't
Just some trick of the light
Slow breaths and even steps ahead
I know everything is gonna be
Everything is gonna be
Everything, everything all of the time
A beautiful mess of intersecting lines
A tapestry I'd be a fool to try and unwind
Everything, everything all of the time
<Episode 2>
And we say that we're fine, it’s a false alarm
Everything’s fine, please return to your seats
Yeah we're fine, just a minor scar
It’s fine, God himself could not sink this ship
Yeah I know, I know ain’t it rich
Drownin', tellin' you stick with it
But if the tides are gonna chance, I don't want you to miss it
No need to charge into the darkness
We got this, we got this
Slow breaths, even steps
We got this
Everything is gonna be
Everything, everything all of the time
A beautiful mess of intersecting lines
A tapestry I'd be a fool to try and unwind
Everything, everything all of the time
<Episode 3>
I've been wasting the good times
Wondering if the good times can ever last
It strikes just like a lightning bolt
And vanishes as fast
Treating my misgivings
As an anchor I can't lift
That's what I get when I try to earn
What always was a gift
Everything (16x)
Everything, everything all of the time
A beautiful mess of intersecting lines
A tapestry I'd be a fool to try and unwind
Everything is gonna be
Everything is gonna be
All right (alllllllll)
All right
Everything, everything, everything, everything!
(ROBIN: Can you stop singing loud?)
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This can’t be love no
There’s no choir singing
This can’t be love no,
The bells aren’t ringing
And all I hear is a language I don’t speak
I’m trying to make sense of it but it’s got me beat
How am I meant to fit into this role
I’m sitting in the driver’s seat but I’m not in control
This can’t be love no
The earth’s not movin’
This can’t be love no
It’s a delusion
I’m not afraid to listen to my heart
But it’s always kept me in the dark
This can’t be love no
There’s no fanfare
This can’t be love no
So why do I care?
Suddenly the truth is clearer now, clearer now
And where I want to be is nearer now, nearer now
This can’t be love, no?
I think I got it
This can’t be love, no?
There is no logic
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I always envied your hairstyle
the way you carried your fringe
I wish I had the vision you had
I wish that I had your strength
I tried to mimic your shadow
to catch the way that you move
the way you guided the ball to a racquet
just wanted you to approve
but now we're both stuck spinning
‘round the same black hole
orbit’s wide
we didn't know that it would slide
we'd take a trip every summer
hang at the beach for a while
I'm waist deep, I’m counting our kids
and I'm watching you flying a kite
I knew you needed those moments
turns out I needed some too
but instead, I’d hide behind wine
and ignore all the fear that accrued
and now we both start slipping
into the same black hole
no light
slowly giving up the fight
aaaaah
you've settled in to the round house
you finally found your new home
I celebrate the choices you made
and the growth from the seeds you have sown
I'll come to visit you brother
and your magnificent view
we watch the sun set behind the mountain
and speak of the things left to do
and now we're both stuck spinning
in the same black hole
no light
and nothing left to fight
yeah we’re both stuck spinning
in the same black hole
no light
and nothing left
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We are more than one
There are multitudes contained
The legions within
The triumph and the pain
All new under the sun
Wholly greater than the sum
Every year it seems
Far back as I recall
I been finding ways to trip myself
And stumble into walls
But every time around
I stop and I reflect
Maybe change up who I am to
Something I ain’t been yet
Well I’ve flown with the Navy
I’ve played bars in Baton Rouge
Seen how love can turn to bitterness
Faced my own abuse
I have seen the muddy waters rise
Wished that it was me who died
Tried chemicals that ruin lives
And come back out the other side
And as I now can feel the years
And see the road that took me here
Hindsight seems so clear
She was a child, but given to love
Now the girl would be mother until she was old
She took in the others and made them her own
Some cursed her, some scattered, and now she’s alone
Could you imagine how funny she can be
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When you said that I
Had that look, I thought you might
Be the kind of girl who thinks that I’m your kind of guy
So I turn around again
So I turn around again
But even after sixteen times
My insufficient charm could find
No hook upon which I might hang the thought that you were mine
So I turn around again
So I turn around again
Baby the lights are off but I can feel you dreaming
And lately the vibe is off but i can feel it creeping back again
And I say I little prayer that in the end
You’d rather have a lover than a friend
So I turn around again
(why did you never ask me to)
So I turn around again
(did you not know I want you too)
Is it because of how we started
We both feel so leaden hearted
You turn to me I turn to you we spin around and fall that’s what we do
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The sticks and stones they throw
They think they’re clever
The tricks and tunes they play
They think no-one’s ever done this before
It’s time to even the score
Let’s set the scene
It’s 69 (nice)
Don’t think too hard just type
(make em come twice)
But not too well or
We’ll put your words on ice
The sticks and stones they throw
They think they’re clever
The tricks and tunes they play
They think no-one’s ever done this before
It’s time to even the score
Hello pervert
I want to inform you
About a little game I like to play
You write a chapter!
I write a chapter!
They write a chapter!
And make it bad
You like to be bad, don’t you
Then we stick it all together
And ca-ching!
The sticks and stones they throw
They think they’re clever
The tricks and tunes they play
They think no-one’s ever done this before
It’s time to even the score
C’mon, let’s have some fun!
Uhhh, not that kind of fun…
My kind of fun!
FUN. FUN. FUN.
The kind of fun where me make fun
Of women having fun!
So fun!
The sticks and stones they throw
They think they’re clever
The tricks and tunes they play
They think no-one’s ever done this before
It’s time to even the score
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10. |
Temnere - Voyage Home
05:10
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faster than light
eternal flight
cased in steel we roam
plasma is burning
warp core is churning
breathing life to chrome
fates ours to write
future in sight
as galaxies unfold
the glorious story must be told
of our voyage home
maquis:
forge ahead
or we're as good as dead
under attack
there's no turning back
ditch the swarm
steer into the storm
displacement impacting in five
we survive
just half the crew alive
ship destroyed
cast into delta's void
eye to eye
a federation spy
will bring us to meet with his tribe
feds and maquis together?
what a disgrace
under the banner of starfleet?
a slap in the face
allies born of convenience
i guess theres no choice
follow the chain of command
and unite as one voice
[chorus]
voyager:
on a mission, thrown astray
seeking answers i am
on my way
caught in caretakers array
captive now but we must
all escape
seventy thousand light years
from all that we knew
united as one now
but what should we do
low on food, low supplies
how are we meant to survive
we will carry on
we are starfleet strong
[chorus]
janeway:
"We have no idea of the dangers we're going to face, but one thing is clear.
Both crews are going to have to work together if we're to survive.
That's why Commander Chakotay and I have agreed that this should be one crew.
A Starfleet crew.
And as the only Starfleet vessel assigned to the Delta Quadrant, we'll continue to follow our directive to seek out new worlds and explore space.
But our primary goal is clear.
Even at maximum speeds, it would take seventy five years to reach the Federation, but I'm not willing to settle for that.
There's another entity like the Caretaker out there somewhere who has the ability to get us there a lot faster. We'll be looking for her, and we'll be looking for wormholes, spatial rifts, or new technologies to help us. Somewhere along this journey, we'll find a way back. Mister Paris, set a course for home."
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bombs fell down
but i lost no sleep
the crust of the earth shook
but i stayed put
there's menace in the air
but i don't really mind
this don't concern me much at all
riot outside my window
soon turning to a war
morons fighting dimwits
don't feel like choosing sides, oh no
bombs fell down
but i lost no sleep
the crust of the earth shook
but i stayed put
there's menace in the air
but i don't really mind
this don't concern me much at all
you may call it indifference
you may call me jaded and cruel
but i'm just feeling kind of tired
and there's not much i can do
bombs fell down
but i lost no sleep
the crust of the earth shook
but i stayed put
there's menace in the air
but i don't really mind
this don't concern me much at all
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12. |
▷ - Found No One
03:09
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["verse" 1]
found no one.
i found no one. i.
found no- {HE TURNED TO HIS RIGHT. AND FOUNDNO ONE. AND HE DID NO-}
i found no one. {NOTHING ABOUT IT. HE DID NO-}
["chorus"]
i. i. {TURNED TO HIS-}
i. i.
i found no one. {TURNED- TURNED TO HIS RIGHT. AND FOUNDNO ONE.}
{AND THEN A LITTLE BIT LATER HE- HE FOUND, NO-}
["verse" 2]
found no one. {I I I ITS- IT- IT--- ITS- I-}
i found no one. {IT- ITS- ITS LIKE- ITS LIKE UM- I- ..... sorry i- i cant-}
found no- {YOU THEN TURN TO YOUR LEFT. AND YOU FINDNO ONE. AND YOU DID NO-}
everything is going weird. (and you did nothing) {NOTHING ABOUT IT. {YOU} DID NO-}
["chorus"]
i. i. {TURNED TO HIS-}
i. i.
i found no one. {TURNED- TURNED TO HIS RIGHT. AND FOUNDNO ONE. IT- ITS- ITS LIKE-}
{i dont even know what time it is. i dont even keep track of that stuff. its so wei-}
["verse" 3]
found no one. {HEH. AND REMEMBER! TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME FOR YOURSELF!}
i found no one. i. {HEH. AND REMEMBER! TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME FOR YOURSELF!}
{i think im... i think im i think im LOST.}
found no- {I TURN AROUND IN RANDOM DIRECTIONS AND I KEEP FINDINGNO ONE. NO-}
{HEH. AND REMEM-}
going weird... {HEH. AND REMEMBER! TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME FOR YOURSELF!}
{NOTHING ABOUT IT. I DI-}
["chorus"]
i. i. {TURNED TO HIS-}
i. i.
i found no one. {TURNED- TURNED TO HIS RIGHT. AND FOUNDNO ONE.}
{im lost. can we get- back to the-}
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Let me sleep in your aura
Get me out of this aching head
Let me breathe to adore ya
Press my lips to the ground you tread
Let me lose like I used to
Before the wounds were faded lines
Every bruise just made me stronger
I didn't feel the time passing by
You make it seem so easy
I know there's things I don't see
Under the silent surface
Is there a place you left to shine
Where I can
Sleep in your aura
Where I can leave this aching head
Where I only breathe to adore ya
Press my lips to the ground you tread
Where I can lose like I used to
Before the wounds were faded lines
Where every bruise would made me stronger
And I don't feel the time passing by
It would be unfair to deal out any blaming
If you said that you don't think you can save me
What's anyone want but a place that's safe inside
If you can't even ask can you say you even tried?
And if you don't chose me
I'm gonna leave you
With the fondest of goodbyes
So long and farewell
Smiling outward, sick inside
Held all my hopes out like like a dope
A desperate display
Made a dumb bet or have I skipped ahead
Assumed you aren't gonna say
That I can sleep in your aura
You'll get me out of this aching head
And let me breathe to adore ya
Press my lips to the ground you tread
Let me lose like I used to
Before the wounds were faded lines
Every bruise just made me stronger
I didn't feel the time passing by
Let me sleep
Let me sleep
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Chorus:
I no you no, you will not go away
The first time I met you I new you would stay
And on that night that our eyes
Met across the dance floor
I knew that you would be mine
For evermore
Chorus
We grew up together, we were
Childhood sweethearts
And I knew that this love for each other
Would never part
Chorus
As we go through life we raised a family
Three girls and a boy you see
Now that they have grown up and went away
My love will always be with you till my dying day
Chorus
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it was quite a rundown
quiet little town
that you found
coast to coast
through corridors
of unreserved seats
playground left overgrown
and covered in weeds
I wondered if I might
spot another human being
in this lost part of the world
that's been this since 1983
it was quite a rundown
quiet little town
that you found
they say that on a rainy day
it is not the place to be
it's washed away the life of party
floating out to sea
if only there were slot machines
or even a quaint café
I gladly spend all of my money
on prizes or coffee
it was quite a rundown
quiet little town
that you found
so nail another coffin
in this god damn town
it was quite a rundown
quiet little town
that you found
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Not all folks lift on rising tides, some are holed ’neath the waterline
The lucky ones float on the ebbing water most got grounded whatever they told you
A nice paint job just can’t disguise these rotting timbers and rusting lines
Leaking patches always show a lack of substance down below
Close the window to keep out the noise
The sound is internal, it barely subsides
Thump at my brain and scream out for my attention
Distractions are fake, I crossed the white line
If there’s been a mistake, it’s mine
Not all folks lift on rising tides some are holed ’neath the waterline
The lucky ones float on the ebbing water most got grounded whatever they told you
A nice paint job just can’t disguise these rotting timbers and rusting lines
Leaking patches always show a lack of substance down below
I’m a neat pastiche
A hollow man down to my feet
Don’t listen to me
No thought behind words that I speak
Not all folks lift on rising tides some are holed ’neath the waterline
The lucky ones float on the ebbing water most got grounded whatever they told you
A nice paint job just can’t disguise these rotting timbers and rusting lines
Leaking patches always show a lack of substance down below
Left turns jar and discombobulate
Take away my breath and seal my fate
There’s a line in here I think sounds just amazing
It’s all wrapped up in this interlude
I’ll avoid desecration as it breaks the mood
Not all folks lift on rising tides some are holed ’neath the waterline
The lucky ones float on the ebbing water most got grounded whatever they told you
A nice paint job just can’t disguise these rotting timbers and rusting lines
Leaking patches always show a lack of substance down below
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This is a good day, we all agree,
This is a good day, with Anthony
This is a good life, keep that in mind
Never a bad thought for him to find
Peaksville is now a quiet town
No traffic in our streets
Since there is no electric buzz
We’re never glued to screens
Still we have tv once a week
Anthonys shows are good
And we think happy thoughts of him
Just as we know we should
This is a good day, we all agree,
This is a good day, with Anthony
This is a good life, keep that in mind
Never a bad thought for him to find
Its getting harder to find basic items
Like canned goods and bars of soap
With so many people now out in the cornfield
I dont have any hope
The rest of the world went away
And we are all forced here to stay
Living in fear, year after year
Until we hear Anthony say
/spoken/ Youre a bad man! A very bad man!
This is a good day, we all agree,
This is a good day, with Anthony
This is a good life, keep that in mind
Never a bad thought for him to find
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