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THE FUN
04:56
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time is always on your side
is a lie that you've told a million times
uncomfortable though it may be
it's time to destroy all of your dreams
boyfriends come and girlfriends go
husbands and wives you've barely known
it feels like months but it's been years
the troubles in finding willing peers
already there
hair so full and luxurious
no grey or white no thinning bits
body fit so lean and tanned
no flabby parts no wrinkled hands
energy that lasts for days
no breath to catch and full of praise
all positive thoughts in your brain
no second guessing everything
already there
there's another way, if you force it all away
it gets easier each day, never telling anyone
you could feel so young, destroy your feelings one by one
you could feel so young, giving up on all the fun
huddled deep in massive debt
convince yourself you're not there yet
drink it away with expensive stout
you have to help local breweries out
and what kind of person would you be
if you didn't eat out three days a week
restaurants don't pay themselves
you gotta support with all your wealth
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2. |
WORKER BEE
03:10
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got sticks, got stones, got broken bones and a bed to sleep
and pills to eat
got plans, to break, no time to make up for lost time
while bidding mine
got to, bite my, tongue before it slips once again
not if but when
do you have that nagging feeling
that you're missing out on being
a quality human being
or a sight to see
or a worker bee
i'll shake, my head, forget what's said and pay no mind
as thoughts unwind
try to, regress, it's not that hard i must confess
must i get dressed
or can, i stay, got government loans and a bed to lay
in and waste away
no time to make up for lost time
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3. |
HOUSE AFTER HOUSE
04:52
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new shingles and a fresh coat of paint
first impressions of todays little date
gotta look at who the neighbours would be
slumlord rentals or ornate and tidy
galley kitchen how i've always liked that
maple hardwood for you from front to the back
and an alcove, veranda, archways
this is the nicest one that we've seen today
but we've got more on the way
do you feel bad about the lies that we use
do you feel bad of the fact we abuse
the realtors trust they put into us as we view
house after house but we'll never chose
to put down an offer because we're just looky-loos
some are shambles the state that they're in
but still unique with something interesting
some are too pretty not in a good way
too brand new with no sashe
cathedral and perogie flats
all the close to downtown ave's
gladmer park and al ritchie
and lakeview we'll all see
or we're enamoured by the delicate hues
the light tough and finesse that they used
on the shutters on the mantel on the trim
it's even better if crown mouldings within
and it's complimenting
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lying for miracles
i've heard that they come to those
that run away, so i run away
and quote fallacies just because
i danced with the fire when the night began
and now i think i'm gonna flirt with a terrible end
habitual coquetry
eye contact suggestively
if i say i'm right, then i know i'm right
i'm lying between my teeth
dark honey for killer bees
dark honey for killer bees
and i can hear the night, i'm here tonight
i'm hunting for killer bees
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5. |
CLAWS
04:32
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you looked at me and stared
as i ran my fingers through your short black hair
love was in the air
i was suddenly in awe
you were beautiful in my eyes
i did not know it was a disguise
and before i had realized
you had dug in your claws
you had dug in your claws deep
while i was sound asleep
then you howled to the night and it seemed
that this nightmare was not a dream
it was not supposed to get
physical not just yet
but you bit and scratched and leapt
and tumbled all over me
i grabbed you by the scruff
and screamed out loud enough is enough
was about to chuck you but you called my bluff
and set you down on the sheets
you tumbled all over me and cried
with famished starving whines
like i had not fed you for weeks
incessant and hounding shrieks
then you dug in your claws deep
while i was sound asleep
then you howled to the night and it seemed
that this nightmare was not a dream
so sweet gentle and calm
when the leo is held by its virgo mom
an angel in her arms
while your side-eyeing me
to sleep
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6. |
SWALLOW AND REPEAT
03:12
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almonds deep in sanded skin
it sounded neat soaking in
a myriad of spice and oats
raisined in the milk of goats
i can't bear it
hearing drips and drops and sips
of the red wine that my lips missed
that trickled down from chin to chest
and mingled round a bubbled breast
i can't bear it
i can't stand it
so i will swallow and repeat
i will swallow and repeat
i will swallow and repeat
but it isn't cheap
my pockets aren't deep
the boxed wine adding up in a heap
the crinkle crack and crunch of cans
was full now empty lips to hands
the fire leapt roared and licked
i don't know what time is it
am i being too loud
i think that i will drink to that
a cheers to down a stem and cap
with cigarettes impaling lips
that cash that my pockets have missed
i am not proud
am i being too loud
i will someday find
the courage to stand on my
own two feet then i
will make my own red wine
i will, i will
i will swallow and repeat
i will swallow and repeat
i will swallow and repeat
it'll be cheap
with pockets so deep
rinse the bottles refill and repeat
refill and repeat
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some days i refuse to count my lucky stars shooting up
instead become recluse and hermit like a selfish fuck
some days i relax and feel like nothing will infringe
crack my toes crack my back
and crack the curtains maybe an inch
crack the curtains maybe an inch
trust fall staircase
spiralling round and round
until i fall back
down and down and down
who will she adore, is a question that i often ask
myself when i am bored, and it's a question that i often ask
i hope she'll love them more, then she has ever loved before
i hope she'll love them more, then she has ever loved before
then she has ever loved before
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slow down nobody is out there
calm down stop your heavy breathing
listen patiently to hear
try to fall back asleep my dear
relax i'll double check the doors are locked
easy there's no need to worry
with a devil-may-care attitude
i walked into the living room
darling i love you too
hope i can say it to you
every night
each and every night of life
and i really hope for many more
is bartering out of the question
maybe a favour or two will lessen
the hostile unease glassy stare
and an intense boozy smell in the air
how about i make a pot of coffee
biscuits ham and eggs all to go
how does that sound to you sir
will that get you out of here
now i'm cleaning up the kitchen
thankfully alone not with him
as i watch him
stumble and saunter down the darkened alleyway
i hope this doesn't
become routine me making him takeaway
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mercy is had or have i guess is how it's said
from the tip of her toes to the touch and the taste of her neck
i'm destroyed, cut it out
oh my god, i said out loud
why am i not surprised your fuck is patient and your fuck is kind
how rude of me to say do you like it in a sacred way
carnal sin, said oh please
watch the hair, but please me
heavenly dirty bird hosanna
caused to blush and exalt oh mylanta
twins of a gazelle divine like two fawns
clusters of fruit sachets of myrrh resting in my palms
your mouth like wine with peccable lips would you tell me
something i don't know in whispered ear secretly
you're in big trouble miss
or mister, depends on where you kiss
i'm destroyed, cut it out
oh my god, i said out loud
heavenly dirty bird hosanna
caused to blush and exalt oh mylanta
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the Lambta Da's regina, Saskatchewan
The music's expression is paradoxically less solar and extraverted than the character of the seasons would lead us to believe. More than strength or richness there is an intensity, a sensation replete with freshness and firmness, which is remarkable. This deep and confident presence that persists over time becomes the memory of the music, possibly for always. ... more
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