1. |
Lemon Drop
03:15
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One day I'll wake up far behind
The clouds that made me lose my mind
The lemon drop that took those things
Removed them of their stings
I think about it like
I don't know that much
But you don't know it
You try to make it on your own
A man can't live on rice alone
A woman can't grow every grain
A child can't complain
That everything's too hard
That nothing's fair enough
When nothing's happened
Returning to a former home
Well, some things change and some things don't
You'll settle into what you know
Try to let it go
Well, maybe just this once
And let the path show up
And let it happen
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2. |
Crossing The Threshold
02:50
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I woke up and saw the world brand new
I woke up to feel my legs go slack
Do you really want to fight this war
Knowing that you can't go back?
You take two steps toward the door
Sick of always keeping score
You walk away from the bed
Tripping on the mounting dead
You reach and turn on the light
Handed a weapon when you didn't want to fight it
Putting mortar in the smallest crack
Never noticed how the spaces grew
Do you really want to make that call
Knowing that you won't get through?
You put your hands on the wheel
Terrified of what you feel
You're slowly learning to deal
Tell me that this can't be real
Your change of heart starts to take
Handed a weapon when you don't know how to use it
You didn't leave empty-handed
Cuz you said you had a lot to lose
A mild agitation at the upstiars sound
Silence and muffle
It barely makes a sound
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3. |
Even If
03:21
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Are you the kind that needs precision
Or tries to write a draft without revision
And aches to know
The feeling of untapped power
That never seems to hang on past the hour
And where it goes?
Even if it never gets better in time
Or I could never break that code
Frankly it's a blessing that someone you know
Knows you better than you do
Baby, I can see you laughing
Like something in you knew that this would happen
Or you planned on betting low
Even if it never gets better in time
Or I could never take it back
Cut me off a piece of whatever it takes
To get through
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4. |
Adam's No-Stir Creamy
03:10
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Adam's No-Stir Creamy
I got the Nintendo but I don't have the TV
Got the double bed but I don't have the baby
Got it pretty good, oh sure, yeah, ok, maybe
Adam's Nostradamus
Who made a prediction with a riddle involved
He made us all admit that nobody could solve it
But now I understand why I needed a wallet
Hey
Friend
What would it take to see the end
As something you know but can't conceive
When the record makes it hard to believe in?
Spiders in my sweatshirt
Trying to remember if we already met
Weren't you the one who died trying not to get hurt?
Remind me again, now how did that work out?
Spiders in my pocket
Can't get 'em to leave but we can get 'em to talk if
We offer up a gift then prepare to respond with
Whatever it takes to get those fuckers gone with
Hey
Dude
What did they ever do to you
To make you so damn scared when no one's watching?
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5. |
20/20
04:52
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This place and everything here
And all the waning evidence of yesteryear
The more I think about it
The more it sounds true
I think this might be best for you
It felt the only way through
Was constantly repeating what you told me to
It's never that important
Whatever it may be
I think this might be best for me too
Figure it out on the back of a napkin one night
Having a better time thinking than getting it right
When even men smarter still
They won't know better who they are
Oh baby I'm state-of-the-art
Until the new one gets in
No hurry
It's fine
And anyway there's nobody behind us
I'm just a little bit worried 'bout time
So sorry
Can't help
And anyway I'm so busy right now
You ask me like there's something I could ever do about it?
Buckle your seatbelt and try to prepare for the drive
Get in a head-on collision and hope to survive
When even men stronger still
Don't stand no chance against a moving car
I'm waiting to start
Until the light's green again
(Guitar 1 says something as Guitar 2 says something similar but slightly different)
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6. |
Floating Away
03:33
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No more waiting around
For a ticket to the water park
Now that I finally have a weekend off
I'll be packing the car with everything the family needs
Bottled water
Socks and shoes
All of that junk we never use
If we don't take it
That's when we'll need it
I try to beat you to what you always say
I tie my feet down to keep from floating away
No more waiting around
For the stop on the private road
Sometimes it's better that they don't know
Tripped a camera too hard to hide
Gave everyone a private show
Agent Tucker showed up first
Officer Green just made it worse
From my kitchen
I see them sleeping
I seem to think only things I already know
Tap the ash out the second-story window
No more waiting around
For a signal in from out-of-town
I've got a lighter and spraypaint can
I'll just make something up
If no one's got a better plan
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