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03:27
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Between the lines I’m always caught on something else
Between the blinds I always feel like I’m hiding out
Read it in the paper like it’s gospel
Might as well wear the newsprint as a hat
Asterisk, asterisk
Read the fine print
Asterisk, asterisk
Read it all again
Climb up my spine now just to get back inside my head
Close down my eyelids just to get back inside my bed
Reading every magazine in the hospital
Might as well wear the newsprint as a hat
Asterisk, asterisk
Read the fine print
Asterisk, asterisk
Read it all again
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Good Luck
03:12
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I may never seen you again
But in my heart I know we were friends
I may never write you again
But in my head we can pretend
I’ll be here for you when you come out this way
You know where to find me if you ever make it out here again
Good luck
God’s speed
With the wind at your back now
Good luck
God’s speed
And don’t look back now
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I wouldn’t put it past you
Whatever it is
I wouldn’t put it past you
Is that what this is?
I wouldn’t put it past you
Is that what you think?
I wouldn’t put it past you
Sign invisible ink
You gotta clean your eyeballs
With your forked tongue
Your skin is twisting round and round
And coming undone
Your suit it getting bigger
With shoulder pads
But your head is getting smaller
Your brain’s in your chest
I saw you lick your eye
As you walked by
With a reptile smile, like your body’s been snatched
Until the baby lizards hatch
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4. |
Twist and Convulse
03:29
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Oh, check for a pulse
I twist and convulse this way
Oh, writhing in pain
And cringing the night away
I couldn’t wait for the sunrise
In my mind
I need to sharpen my fingernails
Just to stay alive
Oh, my eyes dilate
To the tick of the clock on the wall
Oh, my blood pumping through
My veins to the beat of the drum
I couldn’t wait for the sunset
I’m feeling dumb
I need to sharpen my teeth with
Opposable thumbs
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02:37
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Are you going anywhere tonight?
In your mind
What will you find?
Is this going anywhere tonight?
Behind your eyes
Is it by design?
I’ve seen a thousand eyes all blinking in the mirror
And the back of my head has never seen so clear
They sell the gaping maw that devours all our souls
And with thunderous applause we all ask where it is sold
Exclamation
I think your point is taken
Exclamation
I think your point is taken
With explanation
I think your point is taken
You think you have nothing to lose
Is that true?
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6. |
?
03:40
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The sunlight makes
The wicked run away
You stand by your old standbys
They make the same old wrongs feel okay
You had a change of heart
In the same old broken heart
That’s supposed to fade
But never fades
It’s all ooh ooh
It’s all ooh ooh ooh
A shot in the dark
A question mark
Take one step backward to the end, ah
And one step forward to begin, ah
The sky is falling down
Is this the end?
It’s just a shadow on the sun
Let’s start again
The sunlight makes
The wicked run away
You stand by your old standbys
They make the same old wrongs feel okay
It’s all ooh ooh
It’s all ooh ooh ooh
A shot in the dark
A question mark
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7. |
The Islands
02:29
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Oh my love is in the islands
All my love is in the islands
Oh my love let’s hop on a jet plane
We’re leaving tomorrow morning first thing
Oh my love is in the islands
I left my heart back in the islands
Aloha mahalo aloha
Today and tomorrow aloha
It’s so hard to say goodbye to you
But soon I will come back to you
When I’m gone you’re always on my mind
Until I’m back here on island time
So let’s slow down and relax
Take a look around then lay on our backs
I’m in an island mood out in the blue waves
From the Islands to you maybe someday
Oh my love is in the islands
I left my heart back in the islands
Aloha mahalo aloha
Today and tomorrow aloha
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Sail off the Edge
03:02
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Cinnamon Girl it’s a crowded world
You sail to the edge then sail off the ledge
Nothing is free but it grows on the trees
Until the ice cream melts and flows downstream
Licorice whip in a spiral maze
Always the bitter have a caramel glaze
The salt water burns your candy dream eyes
The well has been poisoned and it’s no surprise
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Humuhumunukunukuapua'a
03:18
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Waterfall
Waterfall in paradise
Step out onto the black sand beach
And roll the dice
Wonderful
Under full swaying palms
Welcome back to the Aloha State
Of mind
Humuhumunukunukuapua'a
Waterfall
Waterfall in paradise
Step out onto the black sand beach
And roll the dice
Humuhumunukunukuapua'a
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You Don't Need a Haircut
03:02
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You don’t need a raincoat
A little water never hurt
But then again, you don’t need a shower
There’s nothing wrong with a little dirt
You don’t need a haircut
Your head looks just fine
You don’t need to smile
Your mouth looks good as a straight line
You don’t need to fix your teeth
They make all kinds of great shapes
You also don’t need glasses
You’re not missing much anyway
You don’t need a new car
What’s the hurry, take your time
And empty out your wallet
There’s nothing you need that you can buy
I never wanted to look away
You got me caught up in your head full of snakes
Just one look will turn me into stone
But I know we’ll be together, never be alone
I know that you won’t hear it
But I’ll keep giving you advice
You’re perfect just the way you are
And don’t ever think twice
So put down your scissors honey
And put down your clippers too
You don’t need a haircut
Your head looks good on you
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