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1.
Never Coming Back 02:43
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The lights they shine but not for long too soon we wind up underground The best laid plans of mice and men will fall and crumble in the end Never coming back One cannot know how soon the end remember your own death my friend You either go before your time or watch your friends and family die So soon we will unconscious lie yet in strange eons even death may die
2.
Christmas In America 02:28
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Cobwebs hanging off the tree the kids are all on drugs freezing snow records too slow no one cares because It's Christmas in America Cats on film and bones on strings set the house ablaze wave the flag and fan the flames no one left who cares? It's Christmas in America Meaningless friendships, dead end love stare into the void empty skulls, digging holes no one goes outside It's Christmas in America
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Beauty Sleep 02:26
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Short couch to a stiff neck little sleep to headache while the flies circle round the face it just gets harder to rest these days these days Wretched dreams you cannot wake restless scenes you cant escape wrestle demons in my mind a brush with fate can leave you blind Familiar ghosts you can't evade troubled nights and weary days loneliness you can't avoid wake up tired not unscathed not a ghost of a chance Want the keys - you'll get a lock want a ride? - you'll have to walk when you're full - it's time to mow down if you're thirsty - you're gonna drown The weight of life is always pushing down crushed cans cannot ferret out what's wrong way of life is always grinding down breaking bottles won't get you a job
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The Rake's Progress 01:34
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Maybe you just lose some teeth Maybe your life to drugs Drink your health to the wind Waste away for love The rake's progress Maybe you can get rich quick On a gambling roll Lose your car your house your ring No more driving home The rake's progress Collect failed schemes and broken dreams Dragged forever lower Lay your body in the Field Spiteful stars above The rake's progress
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Scales 01:36
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An open mind the less we hide the more we share in The more wide eyed the less we're blind don't mind the staring Fists balled up and jaws clenched shut cramps dialoguing Wielding a knife can take a life or carve a violin Fall away fall away fall away scales from our eyes Stories told spinning tales around the fire Keep in mind the line not crossed no one likes liars Tear away tear away tear away the scales from our eyes
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Plastic Wasteland 01:18
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There's not so much to see, there's nothing left to do, I'd give you anything There's not so much to see, there's nothing left to do, couldn't give you anything A flashy caravan, an empty tin can, hell is other people The person that you are, how much of it's been bought, new or second hand? Elastic waistband, plastic wasteland Shiny and new, is all that interests you; toys to be broken Glinting like a metal tooth, wealth to be accrued I'd give you something, if only I could
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My Ways 00:45
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Learning To Lose 01:31
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The Sledgehammer And The Needle 02:47
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Don't forget what you are made of Don't forget where you are from Don't forget the tools that built you Don't forget the working hands The sledgehammer and the needle The egg is wiser than the hen The privation curses But the hunger comes straightly All the garments and the trappings All men's coats and ladies clothes The needle stitches for the masses Be they kings or threadbare poor The sledgehammer and the needle The egg is wiser than the hen The privation curses But the hunger comes again The ax, the hatchet, tongs, & poker And hoes, sickles, scythes, & plows Every house and all the churches Ships and guns were hammered all The sledgehammer and the needle The egg is wiser than the hen The privation curses And the hunger comes again
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Decorative Handle 01:29
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Makes as much sense as a decorative handle With which no one should lift A sight more pleasing as a scented candle A candle in the wind If you want more reasons to blow it Life will surely give If you look too hard at beauty Grime will surface swift For the night shift Be careful not to scratch the surface Before the fog should lift Or you might be the one to get scratched As the iceberg hits Sunken ships Low blows bloody nose Grazed knuckles skinned elbows
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Escape 02:10
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We can walk for many days We can talk about escape We can hear the human pain We can watch the children play We can run to run away We can kick a ball to play We can dig a hole to see If it can be dug too deep We can learn a couple things We can try our best to sing Hold the whole weight of the world While we work to make our due
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The Tenth Trade 03:07
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The cruelest lies blamed on necessity The hardest truths the ones too close too see If kindness really counts who can even say Giving all you have will kill you anyway Do a lousy job still better than none Get it done yourself let fate guide your hand Banging pots and pans for a medal on the chest All things can be fixed but a broken heart Jack of all trades master of none Jack of nine trades the tenth is famine Cold handshake like a pocketful of mold forced to eat a mealy apple so withered and old Bucket full of rye, bitter handful of dust sew seeds of unease and mistrust Gather wealth like a rodent down a hole fatten flesh to hide from bones Mouth of lye cold hearth of rust harvest dismay and disgust
13.
Take No Steps 03:00
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No stress, take no steps. No obstructions in my way. No ambition, no fucking friction. Nothing threatening, nothing left. Cause the days are sick. And the games are fucking fixed. When the days are sick, I turn inward, I turn away. No form man, forget the flesh. I am the ether, not the eyes. Forget the senses, no frame of reference. I can hide, inside my mind.
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Still Born 02:34
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Shaking hands yeah and dying minds, are taking to the streets. They have anchors in their eyes. All my friends have vacant smiles, and lipstick on their cheeks. Skin transparent, form unglued. They say take a leap of faith, You'll be in a better place. Soaking rags in gasoline, decaying books on shelves. You're working your machine. Negative space, this is hell. Swimming in the dark A modern labyrinth.
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Cold Hands 02:08
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Broken Lines 02:00
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Break Up 02:44
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The Rake's Progress 01:41
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Maybe you just lose some teeth Maybe your life to drugs Drink your health to the wind Waste away for love The rake's progress Maybe you can get rich quick On a gambling roll Lose your car your house your ring No more driving home The rake's progress Collect failed schemes and broken dreams Dragged forever lower Lay your body in the Field Spiteful stars above The rake's progress
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Broken Lines 02:10
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20.
Christmas In America 02:23
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Cobwebs hanging off the tree the kids are all on drugs freezing snow records too slow no one cares because It's Christmas in America Cats on film and bones on strings set the house ablaze wave the flag and fan the flames no one left who cares? It's Christmas in America Meaningless friendships, dead end love stare into the void empty skulls, digging holes no one goes outside It's Christmas in America
21.
Take No Steps 03:02
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No stress, take no steps. No obstructions in my way. No ambition, no fucking friction. Nothing threatening, nothing left. Cause the days are sick. And the games are fucking fixed. When the days are sick, I turn inward, I turn away. No form man, forget the flesh. I am the ether, not the eyes. Forget the senses, no frame of reference. I can hide, inside my mind.
22.
Beauty Sleep 02:10
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Short couch to a stiff neck little sleep to headache while the flies circle round the face it just gets harder to rest these days these days Wretched dreams you cannot wake restless scenes you cant escape wrestle demons in my mind a brush with fate can leave you blind Familiar ghosts you can't evade troubled nights and weary days loneliness you can't avoid wake up tired not unscathed not a ghost of a chance Want the keys - you'll get a lock want a ride? - you'll have to walk when you're full - it's time to mow down if you're thirsty - you're gonna drown The weight of life is always pushing down crushed cans cannot ferret out what's wrong way of life is always grinding down breaking bottles won't get you a job
23.
Escape 01:55
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We can walk for many days We can talk about escape We can hear the human pain We can watch the children play We can run to run away We can kick a ball to play We can dig a hole to see If it can be dug too deep We can learn a couple things We can try our best to sing Hold the whole weight of the world While we work to make our due
24.
Still Born 01:52
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Shaking hands yeah and dying minds, are taking to the streets. They have anchors in their eyes. All my friends have vacant smiles, and lipstick on their cheeks. Skin transparent, form unglued. They say take a leap of faith, You'll be in a better place. Soaking rags in gasoline, decaying books on shelves. You're working your machine. Negative space, this is hell. Swimming in the dark A modern labyrinth.
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That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate 01:48
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26.
The Tenth Trade 02:42
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The cruelest lies blamed on necessity The hardest truths the ones too close too see If kindness really counts who can even say Giving all you have will kill you anyway Do a lousy job still better than none Get it done yourself let fate guide your hand Banging pots and pans for a medal on the chest All things can be fixed but a broken heart Jack of all trades master of none Jack of nine trades the tenth is famine Cold handshake like a pocketful of mold forced to eat a mealy apple so withered and old Bucket full of rye, bitter handful of dust sew seeds of unease and mistrust Gather wealth like a rodent down a hole fatten flesh to hide from bones Mouth of lye cold hearth of rust harvest dismay and disgust
27.
Never Coming Back 02:40
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The lights they shine but not for long too soon we wind up underground The best laid plans of mice and men will fall and crumble in the end Never coming back One cannot know how soon the end remember your own death my friend You either go before your time or watch your friends and family die So soon we will unconscious lie yet in strange eons even death may die
28.
Decorative Handle 01:37
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29.
The Sledgehammer And The Needle 02:54
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Don't forget what you are made of Don't forget where you are from Don't forget the tools that built you Don't forget the working hands The sledgehammer and the needle The egg is wiser than the hen The privation curses But the hunger comes straightly All the garments and the trappings All men's coats and ladies clothes The needle stitches for the masses Be they kings or threadbare poor The sledgehammer and the needle The egg is wiser than the hen The privation curses But the hunger comes again The ax, the hatchet, tongs, & poker And hoes, sickles, scythes, & plows Every house and all the churches Ships and guns were hammered all The sledgehammer and the needle The egg is wiser than the hen The privation curses And the hunger comes again
30.
Cold Hands 02:10
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31.
Break Up 02:52
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32.
Sfinții Veți Mânca 02:21
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Sacramental Saturns children To a meal they're left abandoned Blood for wine live flesh for wafer With holy teeth they are devoured Înainte de a ajunge la dumnezeu sfinții veți mânca You were finished when you started Dig a grave to plant a garden Accomplishments earn enemies And a jailor gets more keys Tigers cannot wear more stripes Paper isn't worth a life Sirens sing at dinner time We are all guilty of crime Before you get to heaven the saints will eat you
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Suit 02:05
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Got a brand new suit back from the cleaners with shiny shoes didn't fit me worn old soles sorely missing cheap polyester split at the seams Someones splashing puddles in my grandfather's boots reading the paper in his shirt and necktie too someones walking round in his funeral suit the genes we inherit, don't make 'em like they used to Dirty sheets strung out on the clothesline flown at half mast for the tragedy dusty box of old memories echoes of shadow boxing Someones splashing puddles in a great man's boots watching both the news in his shirt and necktie too someones on the town in his funeral shoes the dreams of our parents grown faded from use Who will shake the money tree who will head the library who will save the rubber bands and win at cards in foreign lands Brand new suit
34.
Plea 01:13
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Tempting Fate 01:07
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Tempting fate Walking under cranes Drinking in the rain Locking out the brain Nursery rhymes Famous crimes Lullabies Most popular lies
36.
Current Events 00:52
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National debts Bank profits Current events Homeless vets Moderate threats Current events Starving kids We all need to be scared Current events Celebrity guests Assassination attempts Current events How to invest Commercial jets Current events Routine fitness Vacation or death Current events
37.
Steal Away The Day 01:28
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The clock goes ticking ticking ticking time is running out The sand is sinking swiftly to the bottom of the hourglass Dire urges desperation living underground Booze and coffee liquid courage just enough to go around Steal away the day again
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River Song 01:19
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There was a man who lived by the river he was a fisherman Cast a net and made a living and there were still fish in the sea Then they came and built a dam he didn't give a damn for power And the farmers drained the water till there were fewer fish swimming free Some nights his kids had to go hungry they left for the big city In his dreams he's still mending nets instead of at the factory Would have sold the watch from his retirement if he could go back home Sure it beats some other ways things could have gone still hard concrete's not water
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It's Saturday Somewhere 01:21
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released February 3, 2014

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