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FM.era
01:12
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Tell me what I want to hear
Before the phone line goes and cuts us off again
Let me make it good and clear
No distance is gonna come between us now
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Gemini
02:42
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I'm tired of being polite and holding back all that I need
I'm tired of bending myself to the shape of the lover you want me to be
If you've got another then I've gotta know
If the things that you're saying to me
Are gonna last more than a night
Gemini mind, can I make you see that
I don't think I want it that way
No matter how much you say you love me
I need more than words and a little faith
If I'm gonna let you in
And maybe you believe in
All that you think I want you to say
But I don't think I want it that way
I'm fine with having good times but this isn't like anything past
And you swore that nothing before ever meant quite as much this has
Maybe it's just for the night
Or maybe you felt it would last forever
But you're always changing your mind
One minute you want me and then you're gone
I don't think I want it that way
No matter how much you say you love me
I need more than words and a little faith
If I'm gonna let you in
And maybe you believe in
All that you think I want you to say
But I don't think I want it that way
I'm a mess but I'm holding it back
I'm holding it back
I'm holding it back
I'm a mess but I'm holding it back
I'm holding it back
I'm holding it back
I don't think I want it that way
No matter how much you say you love me
I need more than words and a little faith
If I'm gonna let you in
And maybe you believe in
All that you think I want you to say
But I don't think I want it that way
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Huh.
02:01
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I'm sorry
But I wasn't paying attention
If you could repeat the last question
I promise to focus this time
It feels like
I've spent my whole adult life
Waiting
For somebody wiser
And patient
To point out the road signs for me
La da da
If there's no such thing as miracles
A universe explained away by particles
Then why does the president pray?
La da da
I stay up staring into rabbit holes
The Kevin Bacon separation of the animals
Satisfaction of my lizard brain is critical
Sorry, I'm no good at this
Sorry, I'm no good at this
Sorry, I'm no good at this
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Quarterback
03:05
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You were the high school quarterback
But you can't run like you used to
You've got the kids and your job
Selling cars at the lot
That your father-in-law gave you
You gave me head in the locker room
And said you'd kill me if I said so
Think of how it could have been
If you'd opened up back then
Who was ever gonna stop you?
You were the king of the shitty teens
You called me faggot in the courtyard
Pushed me down so they all could see
You gotta show them that you're so hard
Well your best years are far behind
And no one treats you like they used to
But now you're calling me your friend
Asking to meet up again
I hate that I can't refuse you
How do I do it right
Show me yours
Show you mine
Kiss you where I left the bruise
You know I've got their eyes
Watching for any sign
Anything that they can use
So don't hold back
Hit me as hard as you can
Don't hold back
Hit me as hard as you can
You were the high school quarterback
High school quarterback
High school quarterback
High school quarterback
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Bottle Rocket
02:27
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How come the people that I fall in love with never want me?
I've held my tongue so many times it's coming back to bite me
I've always been polite, head over heels but I never ever let on
I hate to say it but I tend to find most people boring
But then you came along and I lost all my self control and you made a fool of me
Can't get my foot from my teeth
I'm hopelessly into you
If I'm a sparkler you're a bottle rocket
And there's no chance of lifting off with you
I wanna hold on, but you're slipping through my fingers
And I'm not ready to let go of you
I won't admit it but I don't know what it is I'm after
I'm like a dog that's chasing cars
I don't know what I'd do if I ever caught up to you
You're a shape in the water and you're slipping out of view
If I'm a sparkler you're a bottle rocket
And there's no chance of lifting off with you
I wanna hold on, but you're slipping through my fingers
And I'm not ready to let go of you
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Widescreen (ft. Prado)
03:21
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Baby says that I'm like Leo, you my Rose
Save the world, I drive the boat
I ain't playing when I say we in the bedroom acting roles
Patrick Swayze in the Ghost
I can be a heartbreaker honey but I've met my match
Baby can you stay up by my side?
I want you more than anything I've wanted before
I never know, I never know when to stop
I'm in love with you
I want you on the widescreen, hi-def
Surround me like a 90's IMAX
I wanna do
Things that no man has ever satisfied in you
I can be a heartbreaker honey
But I met my match
Wondering what you do behind my back
I want you more than anything I wanted more
I never know, I never know when to stop
I'm in love with you
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Tearaways
02:23
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I wish that anything could touch
The feeling of your fingers going through my tearaways
I know it wasn't love
We were just a couple of kids
Playing around in the closet
Besides
It was no secret that you weren't quite as open about it
I didn't mind
Then we both went and grew up
Kept it going on and off
Then you got a girl and we kinda drifted away
You started acting kinda tough
Learned to fight and muscled up
And I never really questioned it all
(I thought it could be tough love
Had to prove something to yourself but)
Then one night you got fucked up
Called to tell me you were taught how to make a man feel good
When we were young
And that changed everything
How could I blame you for anything?
All I could say was
I'm so fucking sorry
I wish I'd known about it
Wish I could have told somebody
Wish you hadn't been alone
I'm so fucking sorry
If I could kill him with my own two hands
I would
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HOO-AH
01:30
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You can be my lover
But I don't want to think about you as the only one
I don't need no other
But keeping one eye open is half of the fun
Dont u see: it's not about commitment
Anyone can fall in love
You're a part of me
And we're living in the moment
Isn't that enough?
What more could you want from me?
HOO-AH
If you want me
HOO-AH
Then you gotta give me time
HOO-AH
I believe in you and I
And you know I'm gonna give it to ya
HOO-AH
If you need me
HOO-AH
To lay it out on the line
HOO-AH
I can change but
I believe in you and I
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Chatroulette
03:44
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He's got the TOR browser running
For when his porn habit gets out of hand
The only way he can come is
Showing off for the girls on the cam
He's not so bad, not so bad
Just don't skip past him, don't skip past
She's in the chatroom on weekends
Or when her boyfriend won't pick up the phone
She'll show her tits just to feel that
Someone wants her when she's all alone
She's never had him in her bed
But he's the best she's ever had
And they hit the ground running
When he gets her over the edge
Hit the ground running, hit the ground running
Again and again and again
If it's wrong well I don't think I ever would care to be right
So I'll click and I'll click and I'll click til I find you tonight
He's just a face on a screen but
Somehow she knows that he would understand
And with her eyes closed she feels him
Reaching out through the tips of her hands
And it can be enough
To log on and log off from love
One click away from fantasy
Is that so wrong anyway?
And they hit the ground running
When he gets her over the edge
Hit the ground running, hit the ground running
Again and again and again
If it's wrong well I don't think I ever would care to be right
So I'll click and I'll click and I'll click til I find you tonight
Let's get down on it
Just get your pants down
Show me that you got it
How much you want it from me
Don't think about it
Just push the cam down
Show me how your body wants my body wants my body
Hit the ground running
Hit the ground running
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It's not love
It's not love
Not love
To me
It's not love
It's not love
Not love
To me
Don't call it love if you're not sure
Don't go breaking her heart again
Don't call it love if you're not sure
Don't go breaking her heart again
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Viral, idol, teenage dream online
You can't scroll past - they'll find you
Skincare routine, vibe out
Sad boys, e-girls: stay in your lane
Glorified adspace, marketed pain
Pop pills, stay chill, question nothing
Cuz the quiet don't riot the american dream
Inside out, round by round
Pushed up just to fall back down but
They don't own you like that
Get a one, two step and throw it right back
Chasing cheese, round and round
Found a job in lost and found
Baby cheek, honey glazed skin
Looking at the mirror to find the happiness
Never gonna dream
Just stay awake
Vegetarian - get that steak away
Cuz I want no beef with no one
I don't wanna fight
Pacifism is the real one
Inside out, round by round
Pushed up just to fall back down but
They don't own you like that
Get a one, two step and throw it right back
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Smoothbrain.wav
00:37
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Promising Boy
05:25
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Tommy grew up comfortable and middle class
He had a loving mum and a loving dad
Never wanted for nothing,
They gave him all they had
Saved up to pay for his college,
Braces and summer camp
He never gave them much trouble
He never tried to talk back
He said his prayers every evening
He had it all in the bag
He had the right look
Right school
Luck on his side
He'd get a shot at the title
He'd live a comfortable life
He's such a promising boy
Guitars!
Tommy got a job after 22
He bought a new corolla
He bought a brand name suit
He got a bachelor apartment
In the right part of town
And kept a quarter of his salary
In savings for now
But sometimes when he was lying alone in bed at night
A quiet voice suggested that this wasn't quite right
He played the part he'd been given
He wore the shape of a man
He'd put his faith in the system
And it was going to plan
He's such a promising boy
What can you say when it's all going your way?
And the map of success is charted out on the page?
You spent your whole adolescence feeding a hunger for praise
You kept your nose to the grinder to get an annual raise
You never learned how to ask yourself if this is the dream
In the end, does it matter when you're surpassing your means?
You'll get approved for a mortgage
Get married by 29
You'll take the kids on vacation
What more could you want from life?
You're such a promising boy
I
You can't stop me now
I
You can't stop me now
I
You can't stop me now
I
You can't stop me now
Alright, one more time with feeling then
And this is where it picks up
You've never done nothing daring
You've never felt more alive
Than when you stood in the mirror
Tucking your dick in your thighs
And daddy said you were different
Told you to keep it inside
But you took mamas mascara
When you went out for the night
Not everyone is cut out
To be caught up in the race
And you can guarantee someone's ready to stand in your place
But if you're stuck in a rut
Or if you're down on your luck
Well let me ask you something:
Have you tried not giving a fuck?
Just give up!
On being a promising boy
Hey man, just give up
You're not a promising boy
You can't stop me now
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Never Really Gone
04:13
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I hope you know, wherever you are
I'm always going to call you home
The years go by and I'm getting on
But I'm never gonna let you go
I'm sorry that I couldn't find
The words to put you into song
Somehow it just didn't feel right
But I know you'd have me carry on
You'd say
It's alright if you're too tired
We don't have to talk about it
We can just pick it up some other time
Don't cry just keep me in mind
And if you think about it
I am sure that you'll find that I am
Never really gone
I guess I was always afraid
If I put you in song I would give you away
Like you'd slip through my fingers
From the pen to the page
To become just one more tragedy
Sung from the stage
But you'd say
It's alright, you know I'd like
To be more than some memory you keep inside
So if you just write what comes to my mind
Think about it, I'm sure that you'll find that I am
Never really gone
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