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Kirkland
04:38
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It was all so dramatic, the headlines said not to panic
But wash your hands and face, and clean up everything
And you, you’re stuck in there, A home that isn’t really a home
God, I gotta get you out of this place
It was a leap year,
I didn’t know what to do with these fears
The hospital smelled, you’re not cleared
We had to play it by ear,
The comfort of these so small beers
It’s all so weird, without you here
There was a run on Kirkland signature products,
And that was ironic
But clearly I am not laughing now
I want you to be here
I want you to feel the feels that I feel
The hospital smelled, you’re not cleared
We had to play it by ear,
The comfort of these so small beers
It’s all so weird, without you here
The blue hair and cruise ship memes didn’t make me feel better
Nor were they clever
God I gotta get you out of this place
A high gear, that’s where I go to when you can’t hear
Crying for help, just waiting there
I want you to be here
I want you to feel the feels that I feel
The hospital smelled, you’re not cleared
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Purdie Dumb
01:38
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Took the ferry to your old estate
I still wonder about your Studer 48
And what went wrong
You said, “It’s not real if it’s not on wax.”
I took the bait and then I ran with that
And now it’s gone
Always liked his little sister,
Curly hair and those big brown eyes
But it’s wrong
I wanted to be smart and tell you those big words
I wanted to demo every studio trick I learned
When I tried to find you, you’d moved to Anahiem
Now I think that you’re just really are worth my time
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The Youngster
02:35
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One last tour stop in Tucson before we wrap this whole thing up
Chase went on the bus to get him, but he would not wake up
Why must you always play with guns?
Why must you always do those hard drugs?
The feds were waiting for the Gulfstream to touch down
What’s the point in flying private when the pilot rats you out?
Take some codeine with this Percocet, and wash it down
Why must you always play with guns?
Why must you always do those hard drugs?
The black Dodge Journey followed him as he left the bank
Those ugly orange sandals all over the security tape
The voice of this new genre taken out for less than 50k
Why do you always play with guns?
Why do you always join those bad clubs?
Why do you always do those hard drugs?
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4. |
Selling Guitar Picks
02:38
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Sometimes
Sometimes
If you, don’t like your job
Just quit, and get a new one
Sometimes, I wanna die
Sometimes, grass is greener
If you don’t like your life, then change it
It’s hard, they say, I wouldn’t know
Sometimes, I wanna die
Sometimes, I wanna die
If you don’t like your job
Then quit, so smug behind that counter selling those guitar picks
Sometimes, I wanna die
Sometimes, the grass is greener
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Crackle and Hiss
03:57
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Crackle, hiss watch it burn
History goes up while we mourn
Crackle, hiss watch it burn
History goes up in the morning
Watch the flames, watch the flames
Watch the flames, watch the flames
The twisted, yellow flames
Twisted, yellow flames
Crackle, hiss watch it burn
History goes up in the morning
Crackle, hiss watch it burn
Everyone in the country’s mourning
Watch the flames, watch the flames
The world is watching twisted, yellow flames
Watching twisted yellow flames
Crackle, hiss watch it burn the president’s crying,
And you are too
Crackle, hiss watch it burn Notre Dame Cathedral,
We will miss you
Crackle, hiss watch it burn
Crackle, hiss watch it burn
Watch the flames, watch the flames
The world watches the flames
Watch the flames, watch the flames
The world watches those twisted yellow flames
Crackle, hiss watch it burn
Crackle, hiss watch it burn
Twelve hundred years of history, is history now
Crackle, hiss watch it burn
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Moose Bone
02:19
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Giving baby a bone, giving her a moose bone
On our way home
Giving baby a bone, gave her a moose bone
Giving baby a bone, it was a moose bone
Can’t let her go, though my actions don’t show
Gave my baby a bone
We can’t let her go, she is all we know
Giving baby a bone
I gave her a moose bone
Giving baby a bone, it was a moose bone
We can’t let her go,
She’s our oldest girl, in the world
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Shit Leopard
02:21
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Mailbox empty, those decisions left me
Feeling so damn weak, stupid, hopeless, dumb, and poor
But she loves me, yeah she loves me, “irregardless” if,
This shit leopard can’t change its spots
The shit leopard can’t change its spots
Put me in a zoo, but keep me quarantined
But on the cover of every Psychic magazine
Just for knowing, nay predicting,
That this shit leopard can’t change its spots
This shit leopard can’t change its spots
A shit leopard can’t change its spots
This shit leopard can’t change its spots
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March of the Pangolins
03:32
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It all got real when the boss he got on the intercom
He said to pack up our stuff and leave the plant must close by law
This is our time, this is our moment
Shut in for the win
What a weird time, what a weird moment
To only have to do what I always did
I gotta stay woke and open up their third eye
You think Tom Hanks and this thing is real?
It’s all just a disguise
This is our time, this is our moment
Shut in for the win
What a weird time, what a weird moment
To only have to do what I always did
I finally got the dreaded call, two weeks later on
The deep state thugs had finally found a way to take our jobs
This is our time, this is our moment
Shut in for the win
What a weird time, what a weird moment
To only have to do what I always did
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Parker Longbough Anchorage, Alaska
While Longbough has proven capable of mining genres all over the indie spectrum in search of the perfect pop hook, Off Front Street finds Longbough mostly back in his wheelhouse, that is, playing a style of 90’s indie rock that you could find on an album by Pavement, Guided by Voices, or Dinosaur Jr. ... more
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