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Used Gum
03:46
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Following the thread, starting but never completing
Time to lay in bed, energy is oh-so fleeting
When I can't swim, it's my lifeboat
When life is poison, it's my antidote
It makes it bearable to emote
It never tries to sugarcoat
Racing in my head, every task feels so defeating
Struggling just to tread, waves of mistakes I'm repeating
When I can't swim, it's my lifeboat
When life is poison, it's my antidote
It stuffs the pockets of my coat
So comforting, stuck in my throat
When doubting what I'm working towards, used gum in my drive and reward
When I can't swim, it's my lifeboat
When life is poison, it's my antidote
It makes it bearable to emote
It's dried and caked on the remote
When doubting what I'm working towards, used gum in my drive and reward
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Easy to Do
02:53
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There's something that just keeps me crawling back to you again
There's something that just keeps me held under your sway
Maybe not of the highest rung, I cling to you the same
There's something about you that calms me in midst of mayhem
There's something about you that keeps me somewhat sane
I concede, this fervid need is fulfilled every day
Cus even though you use my sleeves like tissues, I still find a way to say I love you, it's easy to say but it's not easy to do
And even though you're always flushing my shoes, I still find a way to say I love you, it's easy to say but it's not easy to do
There's something that just keeps me crawling back to you again
There's something that just keeps me held under your sway
Maybe not the most polished tongue, I'm still tuned in each day
There's something about you that calms me in midst of mayhem
There's something about you that keeps me somewhat sane
I think we can both agree that things will be ok
And even though your left and rights are confused, I still find a way to say I love you, it's easy to say but it's not easy to do
And even though your toes are webbed and infused, I still find a way to say I love you, it's easy to say but it's not easy to do
I swear that I'm not trying to go for the throat
But sometimes I wonder how well you'd float
And even though you do everything in two's, I still find a way to say I love you, it's easy to say but it's not easy to do
And even though you leave a thick residue, I still find a way to say I love you, it's easy to say but it's not easy to do
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Those Pesky Hypnic Jerks
03:27
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Just as I start to nod and rest my weary head
I endure something odd that fills me full of dread
Nerves give an awful quake
Jolting me fast awake
I'll never get to sleep well again
Just as I start to drool and snore while counting sheep
A happening so cruel I swore I thought I'd weep
My pulse began to race
Kicked the dog in the face
I'll never get to sleep well again
Nothing ever seems to work
If I don't find relief, I'll go berserk
Curse these pesky hypnic jerks
Just as I start to nod and rest my weary head
I endure something odd that fills me full of dread
Quick sudden shock of pain
Once relaxed, now insane
I'll never get to sleep well again
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4. |
The Trypohpobe
02:30
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There's something strange in your medial lobe
You turn blue at the sight of a honeycomb
So calm-down sugar, calm-down now, there's no need to be irrational
So calm-down sugar, calm-down now, there's nothing lurking inside those holes
You're just a
Trypophobe
You gave a shriek at the craters on my nose
It's not the pores, but the pattern you find gross
So calm-down sugar, calm-down now, there's no need to be irrational
So calm-down sugar, calm-down now, there's nothing lurking inside those holes
You're just a
Trypophobe
So calm-down sugar, calm-down now, there's no need to be irrational
So calm-down sugar, calm-down now, there's nothing lurking inside all those tiny holes
Trypophobe
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5. |
Waste of Breath
03:09
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Lost in all my thoughts as you run through my mind, never maligned
Lost in all my thoughts it's true, seems as if time stops on a dime
As I sleepwalk and let life go by
You then cease talk, I snap back with no reply
Caught up in my thoughts of you, hard to disguise unfocused eyes
Caught up in my thoughts it's true, please don't chastise, only reprise
As I sleepwalk and let life go by
You then cease talk, I snap back with no reply
I'm retaining not a single thing that you've said
Can you say it again?
Only feigning that there's anything in my head
I've been periodically nodding my head yes, a bad habit, I confess
I'm afraid that every single syllable you've said has all been a waste of breath
Lost in all my thoughts as you run through my mind, never maligned
I'm retaining not a single thing that you've said
Can you say it again?
Only feigning that there's anything in my head
I've been periodically nodding my head yes, a bad habit, I confess
I'm afraid that every single syllable you've said has all been a waste of breath
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6. |
Tip of My Tongue
04:08
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Bundles and sheltered from frostbite, from sparks a flame did soon ignite
Just disregard we're still in the backyard
She's offering me some insight, I nod to not seem impolite
Beneath the parch, we sit and dine on starch
As all those little thoughts in my head just fade away, I feel it in each fiber that I must say her name
I ask her, trying not to bite, isn't the moon beautiful tonight
With grace and charm to that of a smoke alarm
Her face and smile gleaming bright, she says there's no moon within sight
And that so far she seeing only stars
As all those little thoughts in my head just fade away, I feel it in each fiber that I must say her name
She's in every breath I draw, from lips to each lung
And even as time marches on, she's always on the tip of my tongue
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Aroma Coma
03:24
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Used like a cheap lab rat, they dumped me into a foaming vat
What should have been pheromones turned me into a permanent insult to the nose
God knows that there ain't no cure
For an odor so impure
Don't come close lest you endure
Aroma Coma
I begged them to operate, they told me that stench ain't something you can amputate
Oh, how I wish for stink lines just to give strangers a warning sign
God knows that there ain't no cure
For an odor so impure
Don't come close lest you endure
Aroma Coma
God knows that there ain't no cure
For an odor so impure
Oh, I'm sure only flies I'll lure, yea now
Don't come close lest you endure
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Om Nom Nom
03:05
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Silently smolder as this cursed bus trip reaches hour three
Chip on my shoulder spewed from that cretin sat right behind me
Grinding teeth over just how loud they insist to chew
Maybe fill their spoon with superglue
Anything to stop that constant raucous crunch
I think a lesson's overdue
Damned if that don't sound fun
Gave him a scare when he caught a glimpse of me doodling my schemes
I swear that to this day that foul nibbling haunts me in my dreams
Disbelief over just how long they persist to chew
Maybe lace their food with rusty screws
Anything to swiftly end that roaring munch
I think a lesson's overdue
Damned if that don't sound fun
Grinding teeth over just how loud they insist to chew
Maybe fling my pocket brown recluse
Anything to stop that constant raucous crunch
To bring a swift end to that roaring munch
To snuff out their most awful blaring brunch
I think a lesson's overdue
Damned if that don't sound fun
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9. |
Invisible Flame
03:15
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Excuse my ignorance, could this feeling be limerence
I think I'd faint if you showed any indifference
Pardon if I seem dense, I'm tired of pride at love's expense
I just don't want you to take anything in offense
If I ever act the clown
If I seem too tightly wound
And if I just stare at the ground
Or have a small nervous breakdown
Just please know that I'm not insane
My heart is in a fiery pain
Forgive if I forget your name
I'm burning in invisible flame
Working with methanol, paying no attention at all
This spark within me seems to ignite my own downfall
If I ever act the clown
If I suddenly strip down
And if I start to roll around
Frantically upon the ground
Just please know that I'm not insane
My skin is in a fiery pain
Please help me if I call your name
I'm burning in invisible flame
If I ever act the clown
If I suddenly strip down
And if I start to roll around
Frantically upon the ground
Just please know that I'm not insane
My skin is in a fiery pain
Don't think I'll ever look the same
I'm burning in invisible flame
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10. |
Impetus
03:54
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You can have it all go as you planned
You can have it all get out of hand
I just need an impetus
You can have the crowds at your command
You can have your jokes that never land
I just need an impetus
Something without facade
Something to chase
Somebody to applaud
Somebody to embrace
You can have your many sterling kin
You can have your dwindling has-beens
I just need an impetus
You can be a subdued stool pidgeon
You can be a glaring omission
I just need an impetus
Something without facade
Something to chase
Somebody to applaud
Somebody to embrace
You can be the head that holds its own
You can be your coterie's whetstone
I just need an impetus
You can be trembling atop your throne
You can be snug under your tombstone
I just need an impetus
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Mysterious Stains Jacksonville, Florida
Just a guy making music to slip in the shower to.
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