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I Mean, You're Not Fired
00:50
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I don't want to feel lost at all
I don't want to go back to the hospital
I just want to feel all right
Going to work and coming home at night
My tan pants are covered with coffee
"Tiny Dancer" is playing softly
I just want to rip my hair out
And scream loud that I don't care about
Any of this
No, I don't give a shit
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2. |
The One I Want
03:39
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All I do is talk. My mouth keeps running.
I wanna shut up. But the words keep coming.
I'm not tough. and I'm not funny.
I don't make enough or any money.
You wouldn't want to be the one I want
I won't play dumb
Thst's not fun for anyone
So you van hang this over my head
Pretending you heard veery word I said
I tried to play it cool, but I'm a terrible actor
So I became the fool. Now there's nothing to clap for
I break the rules, but they run faster
You're calling 'em tools. But you join their laughter
You wouldn't want to be the one I want
I won't play dumb
Thsa's not fun for anyone
So I thought I'd let you know
I'll be waiting for you to let me go
Your engine starts when you hear me coming
Now I'm falling apart, cause you're off running
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5 West
01:45
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I'm gonna go to 5 West
'Cause it's the best
No matter what they say
I swear it's better than the rest
So kick back, have a snack
Take a nap or ten and just relax
'Cause you'll be fine; just give it time
Soon you'll see that this is all in your mind
So here we go now
We're taking it slow now
Going to group, gonna learn us some know-how
We'll get it straight, no time to wait
You might as well face it: there's no time wasted
Or that's what she said, and it stuck in my head
I think that she's right
'Cause I laid in my bed and thought it through all night
So keep doing what you're doing
You'll get there soon
I know no one's gonna feed me
With a silver spoon
So when I get out, there is no doubt
That I won't be missing it
But don't you be dissing 5 West
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So you'd like think that you wee right about everything
I guess you were right about you and me
But it feels like I'll never see you again
Yeah, that's right; that's the way it's been
Last night I saw your face. Yeah, it was nice. You made me dream
I feel weird today. I hope you're alright. I've been okay
But only since I saw you yesterday
And I'm afraid this feeling just won't stay
' Cause I know that I'm alive
But my life's a black hole without your space and time
And yeah, I realize that you're done with me
But I can't forget your eyes
So don't hold back anything
I'd kill to have you torture me
And I told you a million times
That I can't live without you by my side
Now I'm not so sure that you were right
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5. |
Call The Cops
02:31
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If your depression worsens,
Please notify your doctor right away
Unless you're too indifferent
Then it just might not seem worth it anyway
To use your phone and call for help
When you're alone and by yourself all day
You think I'd learn lesson
But I am tied to depression in every way.
Been thinking about moving
But it's all that keeps me going until I stop
I wonder what you're doing while I sit at home
You probably work two jobs
I've lead my life to ruin in a record time
I am king of the slobs
But if I do start doing
All the plots I have been brewing, call the cops.
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Looking for loopholes
Trying to get in
Swimming in circles
It seems like we spin
Where are we going?
And what does that mean?
Is our destination
A beautiful scene?
I don't know
But we're looking up
Serenity's sacred
We're never alone
Down in the basement
All on your own
Searching for placement
For a place to call home
Maybe we'll find it
Maybe we won't
I don't know
But we're looking up
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7. |
Stay Inside
03:06
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Stay inside and pace the hall
Without a chance to answer anybody's calls
I've drained my face of energy
My eyes are dying planets with heavy rings
But all this time that you have spent with me
Well, it means everything to me
So come out now
Or come in
Stay with me
Slipping back to touch and go
You're stacking up your totem pole
Trying hard to trim this tree
It's been reaching out to me
But time is running out, 'cause you're concerned about
Everything except yourself and your health
So come here
Please, don't fear
Stay with me
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Lyrics by Jeff Mangum
Crawl across towards your window
I'm calling softly from the street
Always a lonely widow
Half awake and sleeping on my feet
I'm of age but have no children
No quarter phone booth calls to home
Just late night television
Inside my bedroom all alone
There is no use in waiting
Offer up your steps so I can climb
Show me all your figure paintings
Etched in the middle of the night
Let me stretch upon your carpet
Let me hear the rain tap on your street
Knowing I am safe on the inside
Blankets wrapped and drifting off to sleep
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9. |
A Story, A Lie
03:39
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Mystical mantra, put me at peace
Magical potion, lay me to sleep
And I will dream
Surgical Symbols, show me a sign
A reminder to melt down
To make room for my manic state of mind
Tell me a story, tell me a lie
A great tale of glory to get me high
And I will wake up feeling fine
There is an earthquake shaking the ground
It's bringing in big waves to drown out the sound
Of my mania
You could be so wrong, or you could be write
I've waited so long, and I've already tried
But I'm a mosquito. I am a fly
A pestilent pigeon crowding your sky
So I should say goodbye
I'll leave you alone now, if that's what you want
You'll never admit it. I know that much
I may be a fool. But only for you.
I know when I'm used up
I know that we're through
But it's getting late now. I better be on
So when you come back here
I will be gone
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