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Temnere - Domesticity
04:53
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i see him there
in the bask of the afternoon glow
staring for hours
outside though he's nowhere to go
wandering aimlessly
seeking for purpose in life
with all his needs catered
he's lost his instinctual drive
freedom eternally seek
kept under lock a-and key
trapped in the prison of this neighborhood
but all i can say is its /for your own good/
trapped inside
locked away
living fascimile
of his intended day
his wild instinct
lost like smoke caught in the wind
in domesticity
a new life can begin
a man of the wild
once roaming the country alone
now living suburban
a roommate forced into my home
a silent companion
a friend not a hunter no more
but wanderlust strikes
i see him making eyes for the door
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I hear her scratching the door
I hear her climbing the stairs
She’ll never give me a moment’s rest
Unless I brush all her hair
It’s only six in the morning
and she ain’t gonna wait
Honestly I gotta do everything
For my tiny roommate
Oh my Amelia, what are you thinkin?
Amelia, Amelia
I gotta pay all the bills
Cuz she don’t have a job
Sits by the window and sleeps all day
In a cute little blob
She walks around on all fours
Like it’s nothing at all
Still, I never knew I could feel so big
For someone so small
That’s my Amelia, wonder what is she thinkin?
Amelia, Amelia
Look after me, Mealie, if you might
I will too and I think that we might be alright
Time to turn out the lights
It’s another day gone
Tomorrow she’ll do the same old thing
She’ll help me hold on
Oh my Amelia, I wonder what are you thinkin?
Amelia
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she begins her day
in the darkest dead of night
3am
gotta get that cardio in, amirite
and my needy, pathetic roommate
sprawls before my bedroom door
singing the song of her people
as if I've never heard it before
it is ignored...
and she is such excite
as I go through my morning paces
she never learned it's not polite
to put your butt in people's faces
and while I'm off to corporate humdrum
she's patrolling through the house
protecting us from evil
so long as it's not an evil mouse
(those freak her out)
ooh-ooh-oooooh...
what do you do
when you're God's perfect hunter
but you do not see the threat rodents pose
how can you live
when you're the world's eighth wonder
but your roommate won't stop booping your nose
And at dinner
She's crying out for tuna
(Or chicken. That's also good)
I'm a slow study
She's instructively cuddly
Until I start acting the way
She thinks I should
what do you do
when you're God's perfect hunter
but you do not see the threat rodents pose
how can you live
when you're the world's eighth wonder
but your roommate won't stop booping your nose
you take a 16 hour nap on his clean clothes.
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I can't tell if your life is awesome or cruel
You're all alone all day but you've got your own pool
And your castle fort is pretty damn cool
But then again you've got no friends
Just another day floating by
Nothing much to say about the fray between you and I
Just a couple flakes and you'll survive
Still you're the only one for me
With you I don't even have to try
We share a roof but you've never been heard
you make me smile sometimes because you look so absurd
but when you die i wont mutter one sad word
I'll just frown then flush you down
Just another day floating by
Nothing much to say about the fray between you and I
Just a couple flakes and you'll survive
Still you're the only one for me
With you I don't even have to try
Your life to me
seems so boring and sad
Sadder still you'll see is me
for many years now you've been my only comrade
Just another day floating by
Nothing much to say about the fray between you and I
Just a couple flakes and you'll survive
Still you're the only one for me
With you I don't even have to try
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Marco Polo
Where are you, I don’t know
I am trying to find you
Where did you go
I didn’t mean to fly off the handle,
didn’t mean to drive you away
But to live with you hasn’t been easy,
The things that you put me through every day
But it don’t mean I want you to go
Marco Polo
Every morning you wake up before me
And come in and sit on my bed
Then you stare at me until I get up
And bug me until you get fed
Then you throw up on the kitchen floor
Marco, I’m sorry for losing my cool
I just want to see you come through the door
You sleep on the couch all day
Don’t listen to what I say
Then prowl around at night
Looking to pick a fight
Then you throw up on the bedroom floor
You follow on my heels
And you cry and you wail, but for what?
It’s really too much
Didn’t mean to take you for granted
Didn’t mean the repeated neglect
You were just trying to send me a message,
every time you were leaving your shit on my bed
Then I finally snapped
And you never came back
Marco, I’m sorry for doing you wrong
I just want to see you come home again
I shouldn’t have attitude
When you’re pacing from room to room
I could have been more at ease
With your idiosyncrasies
And I’m calling your name
And awaiting your answer
Marco Polo
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6. |
Edric Haleen - Bitch
02:36
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How'd I get a roommate
Who's so selfish and unfair?
You always take for granted
The amenities I share.
You disobey the rules
And leave our house in disrepair . . .
You're so high-maintenance,
But you don't even care.
You don't pay rent.
Don't pay the bills.
It's always me who pays the money
For your pills.
You've never paid for dinner once,
Although you've never missed a meal.
And that's just . . . super.
You think you're cute,
So you connive.
You've got your license,
But you never,
Ever drive.
It's like my car's your limousine
With your chauffeur behind the wheel.
And that's just . . . awesome.
(For you.)
Whenever we walk around the block,
You wanna walk fifteen feet ahead.
And rather than snuggle on the couch,
You'd rather strew trash around instead.
But any time you decide it's time,
You want me to stop and rub your head.
It's all about you!
YOU!!!
You never clean.
You merely grin.
Won't even think to wipe your feet
When you come in.
You're often awful to your sister
And you always steal her food.
And you ignore me when I call you
If you aren't in the mood.
But given all the things I give you?
You could show some frickin' gratitude!
But no . . .
No!
Why do I still love you
When this deal is so unfair?
Do I just let you stay
Because I want somebody there?
Or is there something deeper
To explain how much I care?
(Hang on. I have to go and
Vacuum up your hair . . .)
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My roommate has adapted to the bathroom
She likes the way it spins
She’s unreasonably noisy when I try to sleep in
She curls up on a sofa to hide from all our fears
I’ll sit a while beside her and rub behind the ears
I see her here and there -
You never really know how much you care
Until they’re gone and you’ve moved on
My roommate’s every movement tells a story
A monument to grace
I’ve studied every angle, the contours of her face
My roommate has the heart of an explorer
She pokes at this and that
Then hides in tiny spaces, the essence of...
I see her here and there -
You never really know how much you care
Until they’re gone and you’ve moved on
I hum a little tune
She appears indifferent
Chasing shadows on the wall
She looks into my eyes without expression
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Friend, we need to talk
About your contribution to this household
Let’s take a walk
I know you get cooped up when you’re inside
It’s true, you’ve been known to poop
On our neighbor’s drive, which isn’t great, but we can deal
No, here’s the scoop
You know I don’t charge you rent because you help out with the meals
Every morning I come into your room to find the gift you left in the night
I take it into the kitchen, crack it open, fry it up, and it starts my day out right
But now my friends say you must be getting old
Or else it may be that the weather’s getting cold
But either way
When I looked today
To my dismay, there was nothing there for me
You’re going back on our arrangement
You’re not holding up your end of the deal
I wish that I knew what this change meant
I wish that you knew how this made me feel
To have a deadbeat roommate who only lays around
It’s enough to make anybody sicken
When I looked on your pillow, there was nothing to be found
And you best believe my pulse began to quicken
Do you have something going on that I should know about
Is there some way that the plot’s about to thicken?
Of course you won’t confront me, you’re afraid to talk it out
‘Cause you’re nothing but a big old clucking scaredy-cat
And you’re going back on our arrangement
You’re not holding up your end of the deal
I wish that I knew what this change meant
I wish that you knew how this made me feel
You’re going back on our arrangement
Can’t do the one thing I asked you to do
And if this leads to our estrangement
It’s gonna be a whole lot worse for you
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Verse1
You lift your lid like it was made of lead
Moving mist around deliberate steps
You eat your fill picking off a raw strawberry
Nothing on your plate today
Don’t be shy it’s time to take the plunge
(Just) be yourself and come out of your shell
Here with me may not be the galapagos islands
But we have UVTV
Chorus
It’s dignified leisure everyday
No one can seize your peace away
Your otium is my lifelong goal
But I can’t rest today
Verse 2
Take your time, just like your hero Oogway
Slow and steady won’t win you every race
Pacifists don’t rule the internet
You throw it all in your mock soup
Please be kind; you may not wash a dish
But please rewind the clock in just-November
Dig your ditch and bury deep inside
I’ll see you again in just-spring
Chorus
It’s dignified leisure everyday
No one can seize your peace away
Your otium is my lifelong goal
But I can’t rest today
It’s dignified
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10. |
ShyFox - My Homie
02:19
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Hey yo this is my homie
And For those who don’t know he
Is super duper cute and like totally adorbs in fact
His favorite candy is a kit Kat
And he’ll break you off a piece of that
Yeah
He’s A
Really cool dude
When
He’s
Not eating my food
Yea
sometimes
He makes a mess
But that
don’t mean
He isn’t the best
No
I guess
He never his pays rent
He’s
Got
No money to spend
But he’s Bendable, dependable
And he always makes you laugh
when he uses his tongue to take a bath
He’s
got
Tons of fur on his back
Did I mention he has a tail
Oh well
Chorus
Hey yo this is my homie
And For those who don’t know he
Is super duper cute and like totally adorbs in fact
He likes it when you scratch his back
If you don’t know him
Come and say hi
Just don’t mind if he walks on by
My Little homie
Gives me a ride
But he ain’t a ponY
He wakes me up at 4 in the morning
When all I wanna do is keep on snoring
It
Sounds
Worse then it is
Un
Less
He’s taking a whiz
On the carpet again
NOOOO
DUDE
You’re not even drunk
No excuse
They’res like two bathrooms
And there’s the whole backyard man
PAWS
Start again
Bridge/breakdown
He lives down the hall
And he’s kinda small
Man he loves his ball
And he comes when you call
Kinda scared by the talls
So he might withdrawal
Just stick out yer paw
And scritch his jaw
Outro
Hey yo that was my homie
And For those who heard now you know he
Is super duper cute and like totally adorbs in fact
He still likes it when you scratch his back
And if you give him a kit Kat
Yeah he’ll break you off a piece of that
Just because he is a...
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Silent and Statuesque,
Unblinking eyes, the perfect mask.
But they're not real.
It's all a show.
I know you feel
Because I've seen you grow.
But you don't do anything but drink
Maybe I'm an enabler, but I don't care what the neighbors think
You just sit still,
and I'll refill,
I'll keep you from the Brink.
You don't do anything but drink.
Every day, you're even more
unkempt than the day before
You're seated seated (seeded) now,
and there you'll stay
without a bow (bough)
it's just your way
You don't do anything but drink
Maybe I'm an enabler, but I don't care what the neighbors think
You just sit still,
and I'll refill,
I'll keep you from the Brink.
You don't do anything but drink.
If it weren't for your drinking,
I wouldn't know you were alive.
Drink it in, start thinking
is this what it means to thrive?
I don't know what you're trying to prove
I've never even seen you move
completely still
or very slow
I've got the will
your way to grow
But you don't do anything but drink
Maybe I'm an enabler, but I don't care what the neighbors think
You just sit still,
and I'll refill,
I'll keep you from the Brink.
You don't do anything but drink.
You don't do anything but drink.
You don't do anything but drink.
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My hands are shaking
Can't keep up the pace
So many things to do
While you sleep through the day
My head is spinning
Can't keep up the pace
While you have your fun
I'll try to run the place
You just lay down wherever you want
Or eat from the ground
Playing silly ball games
With your filthy mouth
My legs are tired
Can't keep up the pace
Clearing your mess
Please try to drool less
You ask for food all the time
And when I refuse you start to whine
On the couch
With your head in my lap
I forget all the troubles
You're so fab
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Riker's Island - Amy
03:19
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Amy yawned and left the bed
Ran around to clear her head
No breakfast, killed a bird instead
Walked the fence to change her point of view
Then what did she do?
She found a sunny patch of ground
Took a sniff, laid gently down
Watched the squirrels dart around
Closed her eyes to take a nap or two
Then what did she do?
And dreamt about food
Up again to stalk some prey
Maybe catch that dog someday
But for now she'll walk away
To find a smaller critter to pursue
Then what did she do?
She used the faucet for a drink
Left so much hair in the sink
Might be crazy, but I think
It's her mud prints in the shower too
Then what did she do?
She puked in my shoe
She's always cutting corners
Making messes I clean for her
She's ditzy, she's a hoarder
And so bad at taking orders
And I adore her
She's fine if I ignore her
And she might have a disorder
But I love her like a daughter
I hope she knows if she needs anything
I'll do it for her
Spent a long day counting sheep
Groomed intently, dug in deep
Watched us all drift off to sleep
She'll menace us before the night is through
It's how she says "I love you"
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Jordan Carroll - Unloved
03:26
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Lyrics
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[Verse 1]
Today I waited
Today I cried
Today you left me
And now I’ll die
Alone
And all my memories
Begin to fade
Was it an hour
Was it a day
ago
[Chorus]
You walked away
And here you left me
All alone
To die
Unloved
[Verse 2]
This is my home here
Inside these walls
I know
I pass the time by
Watching the door
For you
Forsaken by the
Hand that feeds
I’ll soon forget you
It’s what I need
To do
[Verse 3]
I see the handle
I hear the key
Familiar voices
Call out to me
It’s you
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She wakes to the alarm and I cuddle in close
Don't know what the day brings, don't know where she goes
She's a weekend lover, or weekdays after 5
6 years living with her, damn, feels like my whole life
So, I watch her getting ready, like she can't wait to leave
Tells me, "Not to worry, baby, go back to sleep"
I don't know what to do as she walks out that door
I'm helpless and lonely, curled up on the floor
Then I sit in the window, watching birds fly by
Know she's somewhere out there, under sunny skies
Sitting in the window, wishing for the sun
But there ain't no sunshine when she's gone
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5 am, you’re up again
And once again you woke me. Honestly!
I wish you were a bit more quiet
Your noise is like a riot
I’d rather sleep until 8 or later
Please get away from my refrigerator!
*deep sigh*
Just because we’re roomies it doesn’t mean I want to
Wake before the birds and spend each moment with you
Oh! And that reminds me- when I’m in the bathroom
Kindly stay out!
Yeah we’ve been together for sixteen years
And yes you know I like you very much my dear
But you REALLY do not need to be in here
Let’s leave a little myst’ry
To help keep things polite
So let’s not fight
We can put things right
If I can sleep all night
Since I’m up, and all wound up
Let’s talk about your hygiene- it’s the pits
A bath won’t kill you don’t avoid it
If you stank less I’d enjoy it
I’m tired of the crap on the floor as well, Bud
And you marking up the floors with all that damn mud
You mooch the foods I’m eating, acting like you’re starving
Staring at me with those big brown eyes so charming
I say I won’t give in but you are so disarming
I cannot resist
Why am I complaining? You’re my best friend ever
Always here beside me, would I leave you? Never!
Even though I bitch I want you here forever
I can’t imagine living, with anyone but you
And that’s all right
Even if it’s night
Guess I’ll turn on the light
And crawl out of bed and sigh
*yawns*
(spoken) I need the exercise anyway
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Is it true, you can sleep, on a day like this?
The sun is out and there's things to see.
I gotta play with you.
What would I do, without my friend?
My famous roomate till the end.
It's you. It's you. Hey-ey it's you.
As you go to work, you know, I go to bed!
The food tastes better inside my head.
I dream of things which'll never be.
Hey hey are you thinking of me?
My buddy the mailman, comes to see me.
We chat for a while till it's time to leave me.
I give him a nod, and go on my way.
Hey Hey it's time to play!
Is it true, you can sleep, on a day like this?
The sun is out and there's things to see.
I gotta play with you.
What would I do, without my friend?
My famous roomate till the end.
It's you. It's you. Hey-ey it's you.
Darkness descends as I make my way.
Across the jungle and through the fray.
What's this I smeel, upon the wind?
Hooray Hooray It's garbage day!
Is it true, you can sleep, on a day like this?
The sun is out and there's things to see.
I gotta play with you.
What would I do, without my friend?
My famous roomate till the end.
It's you. It's you. Hey-ey it's you.
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One of these days
He’s gonna take control
One of these days
He’s gonna turn it all ‘round
One of these days
He’s gonna crack that code
Yeah one of these days
He’s gonna break that door down
Kill the mailman, kill the mailman
kill the mailman
Oh, kill that mailman
He’s gonna kill that mailman
The passion is real
It wouldn’t do… to assume
Anything different
Or anything less
He feels what he feels
His temper is true… I presume
Genuine interest
But nonetheless
Fuck the mailman, fuck the mailman
fuck the mailman
Oh, kill that mailman
He’s gonna kill that mailman
In his whole life
He’s only ever known love
So why why why does he wanna murder this guy?
Why why why does he wanna murder this guy?
why oh why does he wanna murder this guy now?
Kill the mailman, fuck the mailman
kill the mailman
Oh, kill the mailman
He’s gonna kill that mailman
Kill the mailman, kill the mailman
kill the mailman
Or the mail woman
‘Cause he’s not sexist.
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Well, Clyde is a lazy bitch
She just lies around all damn day
She acts like she can't hear a word I ever say
Clyde won't ever clean her room
She won't sweep the floors or wash a dish
She'll just lie around like a bump on a stick
I swear she wouldn't blink an eye
With a cricket sitting on her head
But she might wink and take a nap instead
She's always lying underneath that lamp
But she never gets a shade darker tan
She'll never look me straight in the eyes
Hell, I don't even think she can
Yeah, Clyde is a lazy bitch
She just lies around all damn day
She acts like she can't hear a word I say
Clyde can give you the silent treatment
She won't even dare to complain
Sh won't even answer when you call her name
I don't care what you think about her
She'll always be a friend of mine
But it'd be nice if she would pay the rent just one time
Clyde is a lazy bitch....
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