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Stars from Scars
07:28
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Look at the world now, it looks like a bitch.
I guess it's still big, but with uglier, tiny bits.
And Great Scott, I say, "I'm learnin' every day."
Yeah, Great Scott, I think, "I'm learnin' every day."
I went skinny dipping, I dove right in the sky.
Forgot I can't swim, I drowned so high.
And Great Scott, I say, "I'm learnin' every day."
Yeah, Great Scott, I think, "I'm learnin' every day."
Since you up and left us, this is your song.
Why'd you up and leave me? You know I'm not strong.
And Great Scott, I say, "I'm learnin' every day."
Yeah, Great Scott, I think, "I'm learnin' every day."
Look at the sky now, I wanna help it unfold.
Produce black mold in the pretty household.
And Great Scott, I say, "I'm learnin' every day."
Yeah, Great Scott, I think, "I'm learnin' every day."
As we pour into the tube, we begin to look like cubes.
Then we end up in a room, perhaps our final resting tomb.
When suddenly, we're dropped in into a glass, where we start to release our mass.
We become all our carbonaceous surroundings,
but we water away the bubbles, but that's alright, who was counting?!
Now impossibly, we're two square spheres, shooting bolts back and forth!
One hundred, thirty two million years later, a stray bolt hits off to the north.
And suddenly, a rip in the blue; well it was kinda black, but now it's kinda blue.
We become all our strange new surroundings,
and like geysers, bubbles reform; that's right, now we're counting!
But I've still got the scars from the last time.
From the last time.
From the last time.
So I've still got the stars from the last time!
... x many
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2. |
Tidepool
05:37
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Remember when this puddle was deep and no way the ends could meet?
How we got here I am not sure, come up with something, it's your turn
Somebody tell me a way I can end this now, somebody tell me how
(Bum by the water, a bum by the water
There's a bum by the water, a bum by the water
There's a bum by the water, a bum by the water
There's a bum by the water, a bum by the water)
Seemed we traveled all the way from Florida, all the way to California
The whole time telling yourself you should be happy to be so free
Somebody tell me a way I can end this now; somebody tell me how
Hey where'd the water go, hey where'd the water go?
I've never seen it get so low before
Hey where'd the water go, hey where'd the water go?
I've never seen it get so low before
(Bum by the water, bum by the water
There's a bum by the water, bum by the water
There's a bum by the water, bum by the water
There's a bum by the water, a bum by the water)
Remember when we used to have faith; wait did we ever have faith?
The whole time telling yourself you should be happy to be so free
Long past the point of caring, gonna end this now; goodbye little portable town
Hey where'd the water go, hey where'd the water go?
I've never seen it get so low before
Hey where'd the water go, hey where'd the water go?
I've never seen it get so low before
It's so shallow, it's very shallow, oh
It's so shallow, it's very shallow, oh
It's so shallow, it's very shallow, oh
It's so shallow, it's very shallow, oh
It's so shallow, it's very shallow, oh
It's so shallow, it's very shallow, oh
It's so shallow, it's very shallow, oh
Hey where'd the water go, hey where'd the water go?
I've never seen it get so low before
Hey where'd the water go, hey where'd the water go?
I've never seen it get so low before
Hey where'd the water go, hey where'd the water go?
I've never seen it get so low before
Hey where'd the water go, hey where'd the water go?
I've never seen it get so low before
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3. |
Past Shit
05:30
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Is it true we don't know what we got til it's gone?
We lose alotta stuff, constantly shedding mass.
Or are we blinded by nostalgia, romanticizing the past, maybe not fully enjoying the present cast?
Well you can miss it all you want, but all did you was whine your routine didn't treat you kind enough.
But you had more money, you were called funny. Was it simpler back then?
Well, your emotions never had it so tough.
And I'm still far off, but, I'm getting pretty close to who i thought i was.
I'm still far off, but, I'm getting pretty close to who i thought i was.
Playing in the parking lot, squishing all the bugs you'd caught; days were longer, but you were yelled at a lot.
You were newly formed, still amazed by your big bang, but the stars you formed only pulled and fought.
I just remembered the hallway I walked everyday, the crooked sign I drove by, the really cute guy and his old phone number.
I wonder if the hallway has the same smell, if the sign ever fell, if the guy ever moved like he said he would that September…
And I'm still far off, but, I'm getting pretty close to who i thought i was.
I'm still far off, but, I'm getting pretty close to who i thought i was.
I miss the way that you were, I miss the way that you were, I miss the way that you were, or maybe just the idea of her!
I miss the way that I was, the wish the way that i was, the fish that fell from above, oh wait a minute, I'm confused, fuck!
And I'm still far off, but, I'm getting pretty close to who i thought i was.
I'm still far off, but, I'm getting pretty close to who i thought i was. (x lots)
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4. |
See What I See
03:41
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Do you see what I see?
Can you see what I see?
Do you see what I see?
Can you see what I see?
I don’t see myself the way I’ll be
I can’t see myself the way I’ll be
(Why don’t you just give up, you’re a failure?
Why don’t you just give up, you’re a failure?)
I don’t see myself the way I’ll be
I can’t see myself the way I’ll be
I don’t see myself the way I’ll be
I don’t see myself, nor do I even see me
Nor can I see see anyone or me
Nor can I see see anyone or me
Do you see what I see?
Can you be what I be?
Do you do what I do?
You’re at the right church, but on the wrong pew
(Why don’t you just give up, you’re a failure?
Why don’t you just give up, you’re a failure?)
You can’t see yourself the way that I can’t
I can’t see myself the way that you can
(Why don’t you just give up, you’re a failure?
Why don’t you just give up, you’re a failure?)
You can be yourself the way the I can’t
I can’t be myself the way that you can
You can be yourself the way the I can’t
I can’t be myself the way that you can
I don’t know myself, nor do I even know me
I don’t know how everyone sees me
No one knows me, so I can’t be me
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5. |
Figure Out
02:44
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Well I could never figure out what it is you wanted this to be
Guess I could never figure out what it really needed to be, oh
Something I shoulda realized is I guess I don't have real eyes, oh
What I see, What I see
My eyes could never figure out
What I think, What I think
I'm never going to figure out; Figure out
On the porch, mornings hanging out, like clockwork you'd always be there, no doubt
I'd do my thing and leave and you would try and join me so I'd believe
Something that was a little moment, took for granted 'til I saw you on the roadside, planted
What I see, What I see
My eyes could never figure out
What I think, What I think
I'm never going to figure out; Figure out
I wish you would come back once more, it won't be awkward like before
No one will ever see you again, no one saw you much before I guess
Something I realize, I wish I could've loved you, you loved me, oh
What I see, What I see
My eyes could never figure out
What I think, What I think
I'm never going to figure out; Figure out
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6. |
Diver City
03:54
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Welcome to Diver City, cleverly located wherever you sit pretty, comfortably.
You don't have to dive right in, you can float on in, open up a drive-in, watch contently.
Welcome to Diver City, welcome to Diver City, were you aware…
Welcome Diver City, please don't be alarmed, not everyone's armed, and we're easily charmed,
There are no intervention intentions, does this mention get your attention at all?
Welcome to Diver City, welcome to Diver City, welcome to Diver City were you aware…
We've got the hostess with the mostest, delivering narcosis, with a Hostess on the side...
Welcome to Diver City, welcome to Diver City, welcome to Diver City were you aware…
That you can see with everything!
That you can see with everything!
That you can see with everything! (x lots)
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7. |
Hero
03:52
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Did you ever notice, I kiss the toilet seat you shit on?
Have you ever realized, I don’t have a reason to live, now I’m turned on?
Surrounded by isolation, in your very own little matrix, you could get what you want
I wish it were true, I wish I were you
And then I would have all these responsibilities to flaunt
But are you the real deal, what about the dickless lies in our corporate sea called, Life?
What about, what about, what about, what about, what about, what about…
Somethin’ I gotta tell ya
Somethin’ I gotta tell ya, somethin’ about you, somethin’ about me, here it goes now
Never could get it out, get it out, get it out of me before
Something you should know before you go about me
No, I can’t say it, no, I can’t say it
Never could get it out, get it out, get it out, get it out of me, oh
Here it goes, you’ll have to excuse me, I’m not the best with my words
Fuck it, here it goes!
Ever since I met you, I feel I’ve been besmirched
I don’t really have a reason anymore to be on this earth
You’re naive to your failed experiment
And if it were up to you, it would be no accident
Ohh, ohh, ohh
Here it goes..
Only thing I could tell ya, one thing I could tell ya
Ohh, hoh, hohh, you’re my hero, hero!
Whoa, hoh, whoa
You’re my hero, hero
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa
You’re my hero
Somethin’ I gotta tell ya, somethin’ I gotta tell ya
You’re my hero, hero
Somethin’ you should know before you go
You’re my hero, hero, hero
Oh, whoa, whoa
You’re my hero, my hero
Did you ever notice, I kiss the toilet seat you shit on?
Have you ever realized, I don’t have a reason to live, even though I’m turned on?
Surrounded by isolation, in your very own little matrix, you could get what you want
I wish it were true, I wish I were you
And then I’d have all these responsibilities to flaunt
But are you really real, what about the gutless lies, our corporate sea called, Life?
What about, what about, what about, what about…
You’re my hero
Ah, hoh, hoh, whoa
You’re my hero
Hero, no, ohh
You’re my hero, my hero, my hero, my hero, my ohh
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Just another one of those days I shoulda stayed in bed
The cops are watchin' me, they say someone's in the creek, dead
If you're lookin' for me, please, leave me be
I'm in my head tryin' to get ahead
I had to quit school, I scared my date
I just can't seem to keep it straight
And now they tryin'a take my boy away from me
And now the're tryin' to take my boy away from me
So, boys, keep it right, keep it white, keep it white, brothas
Boys, keep it right, keep it white, keep it white, brothas
And I just wanna kill somethin'
'Cause I just gotta feel somethin'
Uh, uh, ah ahh...
I've been up and down this entire country
Six degrees, I'm sure somehow I've sold some dope to your friends
If you're lookin' for me, please, leave me be
I'm in my head tryin' to get ahead
I'm gonna hop on the Amtrack with four friends
We're gonna see how far it takes us 'til it ends
Wish it would take me somewhere else, like Greece
Wish it would take me somewhere else, like Greece
So, boys, keep it right, keep it white, keep it white, brothas
Boys, keep it right, keep it white, keep it white, brothas
And I just wanna kill somethin'
'Cause I just gotta feel somethin'
Uh, uh, ah ahh...
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I don't know why I mistreated you the way i did
Always been one to be abused, it's a wonder you didn't die
I hit you when you screamed, and all you did was hid
And you left, now you've gone; all I say is, "my; I'm still crazy"
You'd be cute and tell a joke, together starry-eyed, we'd soak
Things got worse and worse I guess, so you'd tell me, I'd digress
How I'd laugh at you and scoff, you'd just sit there, cry and cough
Then you left, you're all gone; all I say is, "my; I'm still crazy"
But what if you die alone, all by your...self
What if you die with no one by your...side
Know I'm gonna die alone, all by my...self
Who else are you gonna find, I'm not kind, but what a mind
People usually don't change, I'll never rearrange
You know you shouldn't come on back, common sense you seem to lack
I'm a mess, you're still gone; all I say is, "my..."
Now wait just a god damn minute, you're a sentimental mess!
If you make me wait and wait, I won't miss you less and less
Latitude can only grade forward thinking attitude
You've come home, now you're back; and of course you say, "my; you're still crazy"
But what if you die alone, all by your...self
What if you die with no one by your...side
Know I'm gonna die alone, all by my...self
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10. |
There's Gotta Be
03:49
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She licks another envelope to deliver another letter he’ll never read
So many words left unsaid, could you really say you blame her?
Every night she visits him, umbrella in hand, yeah she never sleeps
Sick of laying next to air, could you really say you blame her?
And so she screams, there’s gotta be (gotta be, gotta be)
And so she screams, there’s gotta be (gotta be, oh, there’s gotta be, gotta be)
He still runs the flower shop, 63 years, every day
Hoping she’ll once return, waiting nearly 32 years
Contemplating retirement, he still keeps his faith
Azaleas were her favorite, but every one he sells, he’ll shed a tear
And so he screams, there’s gotta be (gotta be, oh there’s gotta be, gotta be)
And so he screams, there’s gotta be (gotta be, oh there’s gotta be, gotta be)
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11. |
I'm So Sorry
06:48
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Me and my black hole, we did it again.
You got too close, and we sucked you right in.
And me and my black hole, we'll do it again.
Come a little closer, we'll suck you in … uh oh.
I had a blue star, he was way too big;
I told him he would blow, and of course he sure did.
He left behind him a such beautiful mess,
But at the center, a sad hole is all that's left.
I can't help but think how we coulda went far,
he was my star… uh oh.
And I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry 'bout that!
I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry 'bout that!
I apologize deeply for that.
Me and my black hole, we did it again.
You got too close, and we sucked you right in.
And me and my black hole, we'll do it again.
Come a little closer, we'll suck you in … uh oh.
I try to keep my cool as much as he was blue,
but when you get too close, i forget to close the flue.
Every time I swear I'm getting wiser,
'Til you disappear past the event horizon.
Just can't help but think how we coulda went far,
he was my star… uh oh.
He was such a pretty, pretty, pretty star
He was such a pretty, pretty, pretty little star...
(x lots)
And I miss him.
I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry 'bout that!
I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry 'bout that!
(x lots)
And the Mexicans go,
"Ay yi yi, ay yi yi yi yi"...
(x lots)
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12. |
Only One
04:58
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I've fallen for you, it; feels like I'm dreamin'
Butterflies explode within me
Wherever you go, I want to follow you
And do all the things you like to do with you
I want you here, to express these things I'm feelin'
You're the only one, I wish you were near me
Oh, I've been without you too long
Oh, It's hard to keep goin' strong, for too long
Oh, and what am I going to do?
I'm alone again and I fucking miss you
I'm along again and I fucking crave you
I'll clutch you here by my side, like I told you
You're the only one - x5
You're the only one, you're my moon and my sun, the only one
One who's captured my soul, the only one
With I wanna have have fun, the only one
With I wanna be old
You're the only one, you're my moon and my sun, the only one
One who's captured my soul, the only one
With I wanna have fun, the only one
Who with I want to be old
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duffle band California
Since 2003, one man Duffle Band plays and records kind of quirky, kind of dark, kind of silly, kind of stark, often poppy, seldom cocky, very rock-y songs. Sometimes he does so very often, other times not so often (with a gap of 6 years between his 2nd & 3rd albums!). Sometimes he uses just an acoustic guitar and a tape recorder, other times he layers on piles of sound with a MacBook Pro yo. Yee. ... more
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