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1. |
Hey Sister
03:48
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Hey sister, I got something to say
Because you're leading me on
With all the games that you play
It was cool when we were just hanging out
But when we're out and about
You cause me serious doubt
Well I play, too
I can play with you
If you show me what not to do
Let's just be cool
This is not high school
Quit taking me seriously
I don't want to be your lover forever
But I never say never so let's see what goes on
Stop treating me like Little Jack Horner
Yeah, he sat in his corner
With his thumb in his pie-ie-
I play, too
I can play with you
If you show me what not to do
Let's just be cool
This is not high school
Quit taking me seriously
Did you really think that I would try
To hold you back at all?
That wouldn't be right
And now it feels odd that you feel it, too
And if the sun and moon should ever collide and we're the only ones
left on Earth
I've got a feeling that I'd be quite popular with you.
Now you've got me all worked up in a lather
'Cause I'd really much rather
Be holding your hand
I bet you'd think that I was some kind of god
And I'd be catching your eye
If I was in a rock band.
But I play, too
I can play with you
If you show me what not to do
Yeah, let's just be cool
This is not high school
Quit taking me seriously
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2. |
Drowning
03:48
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I lost control, I lost my soul
Perish the thought, savor the sin
I tried to take it all in, afraid of losing you
Before I could find you
Before I found myself,
Now I’ve lost something else
The Coffins on the floor
And the bones are everywhere
And I don’t think you know
I don’t think you care
I have to embrace this sin
That we are drowning in
Receiving me/you with reckless abandon
So sweet and innocent
I tried to make you more than a
Noble hypocrite with good intentions
Well who can you believe in now?
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3. |
Happy
03:07
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Saying things I shouldn’t say
Doing things I shouldn’t do
Going where I shouldn’t go
Knowing what I shouldn’t know
And it’s all ok, in some strange way
And we call this happy
And we know that we’re happy
And the river flows………………
Changing it direction with respect to the earth
Coming in through air we breathe
Going out with friends we leave
A heart, what’s heart but mortal flesh
Machinery like gears that mesh
And I wish that you’d stay
In some strange way
And we call this happy
Yeah, we know that we’re happy
And the river flows
Changing its direction with respect to the earth
They say that life is making sense of it all
A great big picture in a tiny frame
This familiar dissection, this illusion of perfection
As we wait, and we wait
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Love Robot
03:14
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Am I ever in your dreams confessing sins or making scenes
All consumed with becoming great once convinced you were my fate
Not sure how we got this far, you’re forgetting how lonely you are
This silence is wearing thin as your sentiment comes crashing in
Lovable robot with a mechanical heart
Come cry with me we’ll make a new start
I’ll make you real, show you how to feel
Give me your tears, I’ll make them sincere
I’ve lost interest in prudence, remorse and redemption
Don’t know why your passionless lies can make me feel high
In your arms and in your eyes such illusions come to life
To my chagrin your conscience of convenience has struck again
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5. |
What is Real
03:50
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What is real?
Was there a moment of love?
Was there a moment of fear?
In the happiness that we steal
Wanting the answers not the truth
What is, is what’s meant to be
Well our feelings aren’t hurt
I wonder why we cannot see
What is real? What is on your mind?
Where is the joy and pain?
The feelings that we cannot find?
It’s a strange day we all agree
We’re in a fog and can’t find
Our way back to reality
Where will I be when it all hits me
What is real, what is on your mind?
Where is the joy and pain?
The feelings that we cannot find?
So what happens here
Stays here……………….
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6. |
Lover
03:36
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I’m lying next to you and I wanna make a move
I don’t want to beg too much but my body craves your touch
I wanna hold your hand and you have to understand
There’s a need inside of me that only you can please
You make me kinda weak, you’re the one I want to keep
I don’t want to get out of line, I’m f-feel’n all your signs
Show me what to do and I’ll come through
There’s a dream inside of you that I wanna make come true
What are you doing swimming through my mind
What are you doing coming into my life
When we spooned, I swooned
But it was all over far too soon
Lover Lover Lover
Lover touch me
Lover kiss me
Lover grab me
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7. |
Score
02:53
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Your body used to know mine so well
If we were together in the dark now, could you still tell
Now put your hand in mine and just close your eyes
I never meant to make you cry
Well the drinks we take and the games we play
Only lead to the promise at the end of the day
Well the drinks we take and the games we play
Only lead to the promise at the end of the day
You’re not here anymore,
You showed yourself to the door
I spent so many nights with tears on the floor
I learned to quit keeping score
Your body used to know mine so well
If we were together in the dark now, could you still tell
Now put your hand in mine and just close your eyes
I never meant to make you cry
Well the drinks we take and the games we play
Only lead to the promise at the end of the day
Well the drinks we take and the games we play
Only lead to the promise at the end of the day
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8. |
Turning Off
03:47
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I might like the torture
of uncertainty
anticipating something
turning up nothing
you left me high and dry before
I liked it better when we both left sore
protect my heart from disillusion
a process callous evolution
I sold myself ambivalence
the cost was my own innocence
I’m drowning in pretense
surrounded by walls
I’m sitting on fences
afraid to fall
I have become numb to pain
trying to keep myself sane
do you think that its all real
or is this my part of the deal
Is there someone else to blame
are you feeling just the same?
I’m drowning in pretense
surrounded by walls
I’m sitting on fences
afraid to fall
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9. |
Wake Me
02:21
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Heaven has eyes
When you tell lies
I wanna go with you
A knee in the back
A kick in the sack
It’s all the same
I’m not here at all
The party doesn’t start until the needle falls
I’ve no fear at all
Wake me in the morning when the devil calls
Don’t stop
Give it up
Tell me what you want now
I’m not going away soon
Wrong, right
Not tonight
Set me up another one
I’ll be fine
Don’t whine
Or worry about me at all
Tender sunny moments
Are really just a thing of the past
You’re carrying a weight upon your shoulders that you never thought would ever be an issue at all
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Before Dawn Appleton, Wisconsin
“A hook and synth-laden wall of sound decorated with memorabilia from 70s punk rock, 80s new wave, 90s club music and, well, just about anything else you can think of! With a timeless showmanship and knack for comedic timing, this two-person outfit is guaranteed to start a full-on dance party with or without you.” – Shawn Petsche, Sled Island Music Festival Promoter ... more
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