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I saw you at the park girl I was down there playin' ball
You were flying high up on that set you were the swingingest girl of all
Your presence made the sun come out and split the clouds apart
That was when I knew girl what I wanted was your heart
Oh baby all I want is just one try
Together I know that there is no mountain we can't climb
Oh honey lets get together you and I
All I know is that I want you for the very first time
I want you for the first time
I want you for the first time
I want you for the first time
Yes this is the first time we've ever met and that's a fact
So I haven't done anything wrong yet to have to win you back
Your smile is like a rainbow and your ass is like one too
I know that's wrong girl I'm sorry for objectifying you
Oh baby all I want is just one try
Together I know that there is no mountain we can't climb
Oh honey lets get together you and I
All I know is that I want you for the very first time
I want you for the first time
I want you for the first time
I've never seen you before
Baby I want you I want you for the very first time
Oh baby all I want is just one try
Together I know that there is no mountain we can't climb
Oh honey lets get together you and I
All I know is that I want you for the very first time
I want you for the first time
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[Verse 1]
I can feel your eyes
I can’t tell you no
If our love can change
I think you know we can't go on
You can never know
How wrong we can be
It’s too late for holding on
Say goodbye to what we knew
[Chorus]
When will I give you up
When will you need someone new
When will I give you up
Don’t want to live without you
[Verse 2]
Things just went so wrong
Every night I couldn't sleep
I will feel so blind
But if you ask I will say
Now your life can go on
We shouldn't keep holding on
Just ask and I will say
It’s too late to try
[Chorus]
[Verse 1]
[Chorus repeat to fade]
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Come on over girl, she’s not home
Come on over girl, you knowwe can be alone
Come on over girl, she’s got no clue
And even if she knew that I’ve been untrue,
Come on, what would she do?
‘Cause you know about me
And she knows about me
Every woman in this town must know about me
I’m irresistible
Just so damn kissable
Every memory of me is unerasable
It just goes to show, no matter how far I go
She’s gonna take me back, just like that, ‘cause girl you know
I’m irreplaceable
Hop on in girl, let’s take a ride
Hop on in girl, you know we’ll be looking fine
Don’t worry about whose name’s on the registration, it’s me behind the wheel
Don’t think about any promises I’ve made, just how I make you feel
‘Cause you know about me
And she knows about me
Every woman in this town must know about me
I’m untameable
Which makes me unblameable
Can’t help if I get chased, ‘cause I’m so chaseable
It just goes to show, no matter how far I go
She’s gonna take me back, just like that, ‘cause girl you know
I’m irreplaceable
And this is our place to the right
I’ll pull in, park to the right
Head on in, turn to the right
That’s all my stuff to the right
And she treats me right
And girl I’ll treat you right
And no one’s getting left
And you know why, you know why
‘Cause you know about me
She knows about me
Every woman in this town must know about me
She lets me run free
‘Cause she knows there’s just one me
She’s gonna take me back just like that, it’s not even funny
‘Cause I’m irreplaceable
I’m irreplaceable
You know about me
I’m irreplaceable
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4. |
Temnere - Eschelon
04:10
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Lyrics:
stalking my prey
altering worlds to your name
i control what you see
ill control what you'll be
day after day
ive seen all your patterns at play
and i know where youll be
and i know what youll think
mesmerizing
tantalizing
cant take my eyes away
analyzing
all my findings
data for another day
my ambrosia
your erosion
breaking down your mind
information
my elation
everything thats you is mine
/everything thats you is mine/
theres no escape
from a history
you cant erase
and i know
how to use all the secrets i find
try and behave
or run foul
of my dark conclave
do you know
that were watching your life pass on by
still haunting you
surveilance to put to review
used to tighten my scheme
and enrich my regime
doubt what you knew
beginning to question whats true
seeing cracks in the seams
seeping into your dreams
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I’m in trouble
Anyone can see
The mockingbird that you’ve made of me
Stuck on my own repeat
I never could resist
Someone to save
Do I know broken
From misbehaving
Or digging a shallow grave
You loosen my screws
Bruises blooming
Kept underneath
I don’t know the use
No one can give you anything
That you don’t want
No matter if you need
I’ve been stricken
With a sickening blindness
Don’t sight a wicked deed
From cruel kindness
What we believe defines us
You loosen my screws
Bruises blooming
Kept underneath
Ooh I don’t know the use
No one can give you anything
That you don’t want
No matter if you need
To open me up
And see what makes me tick
Should have seen it coming
I fell in love with your tricks
Someday you’re gonna get what you ask for
Someday you’re gonna break under your own
Certainty that there’s nothing more to be
Than a robber on the run without a friend or a home
You loosen my screws
Exploding apart at car crash speed
Ooh I don’t know the use
No one can give you anything
That you don’t want
No matter if you need
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6. |
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Lyric:
You people are
So.
Not.
Original.
Here we go . . .
First up? You mostly text about coffee:
"I'm getting coffee"
"u want sum coffee?"
"how do u want ur coffee?"
Then you text while you're drivin' into work:
"Stuck in traffic"
"Push the meeting back"
"B there in 5"
Then all the texts from the students in class:
"3 is b"
"Hamlet sux"
"Mr. rattabee hates me"
Then you text to coordinate lunch:
"Meet @ chiptole?"
"Who wants subway?"
'Course, right now, work is ending
And so I suspect
That all these texts
That you're sending now
Are prob'ly 'bout
How you might be spending
Your evenings:
What movies you'll see
Or what dinners you'll get
If you get
Your better halves to agree.
And later still we'll get to booty calls.
We'll get to hook-up requests
(And all those eggplants),
Then wrap it up with some drunk texts
And pick-up requests.
(We gotta get you home
To do this all again tomorrow!)
Like I said,
You guys are SO not original,
But that's what it's like
To be me --
Your local SMSC.
Yeah --
This isn't the prose
That the pros
Save on their Google Drives
Or e-mails you compose
With more attention and care.
It's not even posts
Like you post
Over at Facebook.
It's just throwaway thoughts.
A morass of the mundane.
So much abbreviated bullshit
It could drive you insane.
(And those ridiculous emojis
Only add to the pain...)
(But at least we don't have Twitter trolls . . .)
All right --
Let's see what's goin' on . . .
A text to Bob
To pick up the kids
From his wife,
Who's running late at the gym.
A lunch invite
To "Chad-who-hasn't-turned-on-his-phone."
Sorry, Benjamin --
Guess you won't be seeing him.
This must be
An auto-correct.
Either that,
Or you got "a penis in shoe." (A penicillin shot.)
Emojis.
Oh my god, Felicia,
NO!
Let it go.
He is SO not into you!
"r we going 2 c
u at the bbbq?"
(Yeah --
See what I mean?)
An eggplant.
4 h4x0r 5p34k1n6 1337
DUDE! SHE'S ONLY SEVENTEEN!!
Yeah -- Kim's been kind of quiet
Since she sent that
Final text from her car . . .
Jamie's home now.
What the . . . hell?
But . . . Jackie. What??
"Love How's it going? I'm and cheese b a the the the name of seed and cheese b a the the the the name of series ur watchmen scary that the the name of series is that by side of seed and cheese b a the the name of seed in my car"?!?
Okay. That's just . . . too much.
Okay. Just . . .
Okay --
Ev'rybody shut up!
(Segue to Weird Al Yankovic's "Word Crimes.")
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Verse1
You always let people push you around
you never save your face.
You’ve been used all over town
You feel like a disgrace.
It's about time you get even
Just go out and settle the score
All you need is a little vengeance
That's what all your rage is for
Chorus
Try it once, what could go wrong?
Take a chance, don’t you want to belong
To the living
You look like a fool so clean
Working is getting dirty
Verse 2
You’ve been bored with all the nice girls,
You need more of an adventure
You meet a girl that's out of this world
She's starts tripping all your sensors
You should see if she can fulfill
All the dreams of your prescription
You won't have to buy a cheap thrill
If she's living in your fiction
Chorus
Verse 3
You should get up out of Salt Lake
Take a trip to the sin city
You've avoided any heartache
By avoiding any whimsy
Play some games of chance and risk
Stay somewhere that's way too fancy
Find the muse and steal a kiss
Lady Luck might join your dancing
Chorus
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8. |
Boy on the Wall - Today
03:31
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Today is today, it’s the day I’ve been hopin and prayin for
Wow, the here and now, I got sunshine all over this heart of mine
It was only last week, that we said “I do”
Our friends were all there, and the family too
But it’s important to me
For the whole wide world to see
We had a big old party, but it’s not the same
So I signed us up for the Newlywed Game
And today is the day
we’re gonna play on live TV
Today is today, it’s the day I’ve been hopin and prayin for
Right, the spotlight, is shining down, excitement all around
First question: “What color are her eyes?”
I write down “blue,” but she looks surprised
I wonder what could she mean
And her glare is a bright green
Second question: “Which one of her friends
would you wanna date if you had the chance?”
And I say, “Obviously
I’ve got a crush on Emilyyyy”
Today is today, it’s the day I’ve been hopin and prayin for
Man, just like I planned, I’m a superstar, twice the man you are
And now that I’m living all my dreams out this stage
It’s time to make a small confession
I know that today will end, we’ll turn the calendar page
So I’m bothered by one simple question:
How will it feel tomorrow?
How will it feel tomorrow?
The lights come down, I can hear the applause
So we didn’t win the prize, that don’t matter because
Today is today,
All my troubles are miles away
Walk out to the car with a spring in my step
But somebody tells me, yo, she already left
I’m sure she just can’t wait
To get home and celebrate
Today is today, if only for a couple hours,
Whoa, gotta know, can it be this good tomorrow?
Tomorrow?
How will it feel tomorrow?
How will it feel tomorrow?
How will it feel?
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We made a home on Yellow Brick Road
Received our burdens and we carried the load
We put in the miles; we lived 'em in style
We rested on our laurels for quite awhile
The kids are all grown; the flock has all flown
The nest is empty and our time is our own
So might it be time for partners in crime
To change the scenery, to make it sublime?
Don't you think that it's time we go for a ride"
See things from the other side, try the things we never tried
Hand in hand, eyes open wide
We can go soon as we decide
We'll pack our supplies; no need for goodbyes
We're the only ones in charge of our lives
I know it's still dark, but there's gas in the car
And on the road we'll be wherever we are
As soon as we're gone we'll turn the radio on
Create a soundtrack for this great denouement
If we're so inclined and sick of feeling confined
Then let's take off, no destination in mind
Don't you think that it's time we went on a drive?
See things from the other side, try the things we never tried
Whatever journey inspiration finds
It's high time we made up our minds
Ain't it time we made up our minds?
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10. |
ShyFox - Miss Sunshine
02:44
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Verse 1
You are the star for which I burn
A lesson that I wish I learned
Before you walked away from me
I guess I never thought you’d leave
You’re warmth is gone my dear
what happened to our love I fear
I’ve done you wrong, it’s all my fault
You've put These bars around my heart
Chorus
Yeah I think you’re a killer
But you’re full of sunlight
You may think I’m a sinner
But I still call you mine
Love I’m not a quitter
I’ll sit here through winter
Cause you’re my miss sunshine
Verse 2
You won’t meet my eyes, no
Can’t see the truth past my lies
But our love means more to me
This must be some kind of bad dream
She was a mistake I wish I could take back
I’ll regret it all my life
I’ve done you wrong, it’s all my fault
I’ll break These bars around my heart
Chorus
Yeah I think you’re a killer
But you’re full of sunlight
You may think I’m a sinner
But I still call you mine
Love I’m not a quitter
I’ll sit here through winter
Cause you’re my miss sunshine
I miss your sunshine
My miss sunshine
Outro
Trapped my heart behind these bars
I wanna break free
and now I’m Trapped behind these bars
I wanna break out break out break out break out
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11. |
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I've been seeing this new girl,
It's not official yet, but she rocks my world.
I can see it in her eyes,
It doesn't mean a thing when she talks to other guys.
She digs my music and she loves my friendas,
but she's been hanging out with Jessie and I'm making sure it ends.
I'm gonna make her choose.
My plan is well rehearsed.
I'm not gonna lose,
'Cause I saw her first
It's me or Jessie,
It's Jessie or me.
It's me or Jessie,
It's Jessie or me.
I'm not one for playing games,
Jessie's growing a big head, and it's a crying shame.
U hope she lets him down with grace,
And if she doesn't, at least that'll put him back in his place.
As long as I've got her, everything will be alright,
she'll be lovin' me with that body by the end of the night
Jessie will understand
because we're in love
I've got the upper hand
'Cause I saw her first.
It's me or Jessie,
It's Jessie or me.
I don't wanna hurt his feelings, but I gotta make amends,
I just hope that when it's over, Me and Jessie can be friends.
It's me or Jessie,
It's Jessie or me.
Been using my best lines, and playing it cool.
I know she only has eyes for me.
I know that Jessie will play byn the rules,
I just hope she lets him down easily.
Gonna lay it out in stone.
I'll bring it up as soon as the three of us are along
This is how it's gotta be.
She's gotta make a decision, and she's gonna choose me.
I wouldn't put her in this position if there was another way
but it's gotta be her decision, and I know what she'll say.
I hope he takes it well
I know she's wanting me
Why can't he tell
That I saw her first.
It's me or Jessie,
It's Jessie or me.
I don't wanna hurt his feelings, but I gotta make amends,
I just hope that when it's over, Me and Jessie can be friends.
It's me or Jessie,
It's Jessie or me.
It's me or Jessie,
It's Jessie or me.
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hi
what’s your name
where do you live
have I seen you before?
yes, nice apartments
kitchens built-in
wide view from the window
but the walls are so thin
sometimes I hear shouting
sometimes I hear fighting
and I wonder
should I interfere
I take a glass
and listen through the wall
I hear the silly arguments
the drunken brawl
are you OK?
is that a black eye
some bruises are showing
you look you want to cry
you look so unhappy
with no confidence
full of shame
who’s to blame
my door is always open
if you need to get away
if you want to talk
there is so much to say
I heard you crying
didn’t dare to do something
is that good or bad
would you like to get a drink
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Lyrics:
You'd have heard I'm the most
I came a long long way here from another coast
But I got into a bit of a jam with a man named Jim
He's big; he's a beast
Everyone here likes him the least
But he's huge and he's tough and he's strong
So I guess I'm asking
Do you mess around with Jim? (Do you?)
Roll a die, turn a card
Pick up a cue ball and hit it real hard
You may find when you reel in a fish
You weren't even casting
In fights, I know the game
I've been a little bit everywhere
With everything the same
But there are some beef you don't want to start
And that's why I'm asking
Do you mess around with Jim? (Do you?)
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This is the hard life
No hint of luxury
Learning to survive
In a fixed society
Turning diamonds into coal
Papa, go back to sleep
Let the covers keep you warm
You don’t need to greet this dawn
Papa, want to prove to you
I may be young, but now the day has come to fill your shoes
Papa, oooo, trying not to be too loud
Just lay back down and stay at home with Mama
be at peace, be at peace
It’s your son’s burden now
Sundown, my work is done
Bloody blisters on my hands
Muscles aching like a man
Earned the coins in my pocket
In my papa’s way
It isn’t much, but it’s enough to eat for another day
Papa, oooo, I just want to make you proud
Sometimes don’t know if I could ever do enough
Kid: Wander through the market, looking for some supper
Merchants: Beware, the lad in rags, he can’t be trusted
Kid: See, I have the means to pay, you need not be afraid of me
Merchants: He’s causing trouble, rousing rabble, he is too young to know his place
Kid: What does the world around me see?
My caste is not a part of me
Where can I turn, I’ll just keep getting burned
And my heart getting hungry, growling at all the faces
That turn me away
Till I break
And find that the key to survival
is to learn how to take
So I’m buying a gun to get by
It’s your son’s burden now
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49 Ways
Verse to Sara
“Your issue is you think too much” I said to her
You must go into action for anything to occur
I can guide you to a happy place, as it were
There’s like 49 ways to land a dude
You got wits and looks and smarts taboot
I’ll help you with your new pursuit
Just a little nerve to get this seed to fruit
There’s like 49 ways to land a dude
Jump on the ___ Maude
Suck on the ___ Vicky
Touch his _____ Venus
Just show him your ____ Brits
Caress his _____ Gilly
Let’m grab your ____ Cass
Give’m a taste of ____ Bunny
It’s all about ___ Becks
Verse to Bruce
“You have the same issue as your roomate” I told him
You have to be bold, you can’t just go to the gym
Be a little crazy , do something on a whim
There’s like 49 ways to land a dude
You’re stylish and fit with exquisite taste
You’ve got the body you’ve got the face
Your success has given you time to waste
There’s like 49 ways to land a dude
Jump on his ____ Jaque
Touch his _____ Rick
Suck on the _______ _______ at the truck’n dock
Caress his _______ Rahls
Just show him your _______ Genius
Let him grab your _______ Mork
Give him a taste of ______ Sherm
It's all about a good _______ Chuck
Caress his _____ Gilly
Give him a taste of ______ Sherm
Let’m grab your ____ Cass
It's all about a good _______ Chuck
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Never thought I need someone,
Thought that I was fine all alone
Never wanted to seem needy
I could stand, a man on my own
Then I noticed you each morning
Trying hard to not show you hurt
Acting like your life was ok
And your dreams were not in the dirt
And I saw you, really saw you,
Just like looking in a mirror,
Seeing empty in your eyes
And I want you, really want to
Find a way to fill them
So that you realize
There is more that you could be and you could give
I need you so that we both can learn to live.
Come here, friend, there is forgiveness.
In the end, all is atoned.
Let your past be no one’s business
These are the days when I take you home
Every tear, a graceful prism.
Look around, I lift you in height.
Free your fears, be still and listen;
I’ll be your path
And you’ll be my light
And I saw you, really saw you,
Just like looking in a mirror,
Seeing empty in your eyes
And I want you, really want to
Find a way to fill them
So that you realize
There is more that you could be and you could give
I need you so that we both can learn to live.
And I need you, really need to
See you raised up high and happy
See the light within your eyes
So when you look at me
Mine will be
Just as alive
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It’s our first date and we’re both trying
But sparks aren’t flying
You dropped your fork, I spilled my drink
And now I don’t know what to think
There’s nothing wrong with you
You’re pretty and you’re smart
But nothing’s coming through
To set this date apart.
You’re looking at your phone
And when you look away I check my own.
I think you’re okay
I think you’re alright
I don’t believe in love at first sight
Especially tonight
I think you’re okay
I think you’re alright
I’m not the type to fall in love like right away
And now I’m thinking that you’re only just okay
I think you’re okay
I think you’re okay
I think you’re okay
On our first date the clock is ticking
And we aren’t clicking
I find it hard to talk to you
And now I don’t know what to do
I hesitate to try to
Talk to you because
Every exchange leads to
Another awkward pause
You check your phone again
And I wait for the evening to end
I think you’re okay
I think you’re alright
I don’t believe in love at first sight
Especially tonight
I think you’re okay
I think you’re alright
I’m not the type to fall in love like right away
And now I’m thinking that you’re only just okay
I think you’re okay
I think you’re okay
I think you’re okay
BRIDGE
I don’t know why I’m on the fence
I don’t know why we’re going out
I’m not sure what to talk about
HEY HEY
I think you’re okay
Yeah you’re alright
I don’t believe in love at first sight
It’s dumb; it isn’t true
I guess that I might
I might change my mind
It might convince me if tonight I dream of you
If somehow I wake up and I’m in love with you
It’s inconceivable today:
‘Cause I think that you’re only just okay.
I think you’re okay.
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18. |
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The moon, like a tear-drop
Is falling from the sky
And the stars become detached
Then settle in my eyes
And the words, they've no idea
They're still supposed to rhyme
So now I'm finally thinking
That this may be the time...
To get out...
Of this empty room
Already too long abandoned
This empty room
Spinning me at random
Now a flavorless expression
In a world we cannot question
Just a song without a tune
This dark and empty room
So we divvy up the props
That made this stage a home
And the laughter from the wings
Still echoes, then it's gone
From this empty room
This empty room
Already too long abandoned
This empty room
Spinning me at random
Now a flavorless expression
In a world we cannot question
Just a song without a tune
This dark and empty room
This dark and empty room
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The Lion Eats Today
Or
The Other White Meat. And Dark Meat. And White Meat
Purida, Purida Kijinga, Purida
Purida, Purida Kijinga, Purida
See the Zebra, the foolish zebra, who’s wandered from the herd
See the Zebra, the tasty zebra, who’s wandered from the herd
Zamu, Zamu Ya Kitanmu no one hears him scream
Zamu, Zamu Ya Kitanmu no one hears him scream
Simba, Simba N’jaa , Simba
Simba, Simba hupiga, Simba
Lion running, lion pouncing, the lion makes his kill
Lion running, lion pouncing, the lion eats his fill
Simba, Simba N’jaa, Hungry belly cat
Simba, Simba hupiga , happy belly cat
Furaha, furaha ya simba , furaha
Furaha, furaha ya simba , furaha
Time for Leo to hit the bushes and then go take a nap
Time for Leo to hit the bushes and then go take a nap
Furaha, furaha ya simba the lion sleeps tonight
Furaha, furaha ya simba the lion sleeps tonight
Simba, Simba hulala (repeats)
Purida Kijinga- Foolish zebra
Zamu Ya Kitanmu- Tasty zebra
Simba N’jaa- Lion hungry
Simba hupiga- lion pounces
Furaha ya simba- Happy lion
Simba hulala- The lion sleeps tonight
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