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SPRiNG
01:07
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CHRiSTENED
04:05
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Many rooms were christened this way:
Smoke settling over everything, joints
Being passed around. A sort of circle
Protecting like salts from evil spirits, evil spirits
Jenny shotguns her hit of the joint to Jessie
Without using her hand as the barrel
A two-in-one heartstring tug:
Not only are they in love, they smoke together
We get in Jessie’s ride
Her car stereo is heavy on my body
The bass bumps up against my backside
I close my eyes, pass the time
I can’t even tell we’re moving
And these city streets have holes
You can’t believe the toll, oh
The car takes, like, oh, my heart takes
Jessie parks just outside the door
Convenience sold in every store
We all get out the car; it’s nothing special,
But I would like a painting of this scene, this sacred routine
Aisles of snacks, coolers in the back
I touch everything like I want some
I fool no one
Only a coffee for me—black—we pay separately
We get in Jessie’s ride
Her car stereo on my body
We can’t help but sing along
Our harmonies are strong
Whose tunes are we listening to?
I’ve got next song. (What?!) I do!
And it’s a good one, too, oh
The car brakes, like, oh, my heart breaks
Sayin’
Let’s not go inside, let’s go for a longer ride
Always be in transit, start a brand new life
I’m just playing! Don’t forget your cherry pie
Listen to my song when we get back inside
When we get inside, don’t forget your cherry pie
When we get inside, don’t forget your cherry pie
When we get inside
Many rooms were christened this way
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3. |
LOViN' YOU
04:19
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I can feel you walking ‘round my house
Like you own the place; so damn unpronounced
Yeah, you're feeling yourself, I can tell
Yeah you like it, and I like it
So I’ll let you, won’t say a word
Some things left unsaid are better heard
So I let you, don’t say a word
No movements, sudden movements
But then I catch myself smiling
I know you’re aware that
You, you got me loving you, you, you (x4)
You, you, you
We sit in silence, it’s late at night
It’s apparent that we both on a high
And I don't think you got far as you tried
Flipping pages, chancing glances
And I let you, go on and look
Maybe you’ll wise up, put down your book
And I let you, go on and look
I won’t give in though I’m shook
But, damn!, I catch myself smiling
I know you’re aware that
You, you got me loving you, you, you (x4)
You, you, you
Come on baby, let’s climb into my bed
Hold me close, whisper softly on my head
Come on baby, let’s climb into my bed
Hold me close till we sleep
Oh, my heavy head, heavy head (x2)
Close till we sleep
Oh, my heavy head, heavy head
You, you got me loving, you, you, you (x4)
You, you, you
Come on baby
Come on baby
Don’t you want to get into my bed?
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4. |
DOVE
02:49
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Waiting, watching, listening
All of the above
Stay up late just wishing
For the sight of a dove
Sing my babe to sleep with song
Instead of counting sheep
Of my longing, wishing
For the sight of a dove (x2)
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5. |
COFFEE & ANXiETY
03:27
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What should happen if my soul melts?
Should I drink it with mixers or pour it out?
Should I fill up the bathtub and just float
Or save it for later when the tank’s low?
‘Cause the Sandman stays away and
She don’t listen to the words I pray
You can see how I’m confused
What is a body to do?
Coffee and anxiety, can you tell me how I’m supposed to sleep?
I can pill my way down but then I can’t get up
So I brew some good life pour it into my cup
Coffee and anxiety, can we play nice all of us three?
Let me be sleepy or let me not fry
Let me be free like the doves of the sky
Muddy details of the day-to-day
Blame the secrets in strands of my DNA
Maybe fix it with nonsense and self expression
Maybe fix it with Rx and hour sessions
‘Cause the balance is delicate
I’ve got a yin yang soul with no zen in it
You can see how I’m confused
What is a body to do?
Coffee and anxiety, can you tell me how I’m supposed to sleep?
I can pill my way down but then I can’t get up
So I brew some good life pour it into my cup
Coffee and anxiety, can we play nice all of us three?
Let me be sleepy or let me not fry
let me be free like the doves of the sky
Something sits in my chest
Stretches out down to my toes
Circles round my head
Burns like a smell in my nose
I feel everything and nothing at all
I feel manic in the veins of my skull
I feel sloth in the rest of my veins
Manic thoughts but a sloth I remain
And anxiety, can you tell me how I’m supposed to sleep?
I can pill my way down but then I can’t get up
So I brew some good life pour it into my cup
Coffee and anxiety, can we play nice all of us three?
Let me be sleepy or let me not fry
Let me be free like the doves of the sky
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6. |
SOBER
02:27
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I don’t ever want to be sober
And if I am please come over
Help me get high on endorphins
Turn me on till my world spins, oh, baby
I don’t ever want to be sober
And if I am please come over
Help me get high
I just wanna stay in bed
Smoke a bowl, watch a movie or make love instead
When you are thirsty get you water, wet your cottonmouth
You-don’t-deserve-me jokes before you figure out
Let you speak what’s in your head
Watch you open up, unravel until you’re just thread
Help you rid your soul of any darkness caused by doubt
Help you take control and know what you’re about
And as for me, oh
I don’t ever want to be sober
And if I am please come over
Help me get high on endorphins
Turn me on till my world spins, oh, baby
I don’t ever want to be sober
And if I am please come over
Help me get high (x2)
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7. |
FOUND FAMiLY
03:38
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We found rooms accordingly: thrown together by whether
We followed a philosophy and worked for it
In times when I'm in need, I am never untethered
Y'all hold me down and set me free from something with
Late night poetry, tokin' in my bedroom
Laugh ourselves to sleep; smiles with the sunrise, too
We stay on movie screens and play music in the backyard
You can come around for dinner anytime after dark
Oh man, we love each other. Complex beings with feelings,
We speak our minds and find our strides, unsynchronized
We can’t get along 100% of the time. But most times it’s fine,
‘Cause when I just can’t take it or y’all just can’t take it,
Oh, we air our grievances like we should
We may say those things today but tomorrow we all know it’s all good
All good, ‘cause even when it’s not and the words left our heads hot,
I chose you for this spot. You’re in my plot, paired up or not
Charlie Classical across the way and
Jenny and Jess up the stairs, down the hall, but just call up to them they’ll be down in a few
Xan’s never around but she’s a laugh when she is
She is the funniest person I’ve ever met
And she’s not gonna put up with your shit
You can’t get better friends than these
We’re rascals through and through, beauties
And please, don’t stare; you’re unaware of yourself
We’ll bring you back to earth, hit the trampoline in our yard
Or just come around for dinner anytime after dark
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8. |
TAKE THE BLAME
05:47
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Maybe you could ask me today how I’m doing
Maybe you could take the blame for once
Maybe you could tell me what’s on your mind so I don’t have to guess
Since I always seem to guess wrong
And if I’m made to choose
Between the three, well
You’re the one who’ll lose
Take the blame
For always getting on my back
Take the blame
For making me pick up the slack
Take the blame
You cannot claim you’ve done no wrong
Maybe you could listen up when I am speaking
Instead of shooting me down every time
Just pretend you actually like the sound of my voice
That only talks you up from where you’ve pulled yourself down
Even though I know
You love yourself more
Than you think shows
So, take the blame
For making me use up my words
Take the blame
Even though I go unheard
Take the blame
You cannot claim that I am wrong
You won’t give me the love
That has brought us here
How can it be love
That’s left me feeling defeated?
I am feeling defeated by your love
So, take the blame
For thinking that I’d always fold
Take the blame
For thinking I’d do as I’m told
Take the blame
You cannot claim that this is right
That this is healthy
That this is everything I wanted
So, take the blame
You cannot claim you’ve done no wrong
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9. |
WHAT WORDS
05:29
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You make it so damn difficult for me
To trust anyone else like you, like I trusted you
And when I think of all the things you took away from me
My love, my Love, my love is one thing you can’t keep
You wanna leave, I don’t want you to stay
But there’s one fear that I can’t shake away
If you won’t stay and love me, who else will?
‘Cause I am stubborn in my ways
And so guilty of what I want
And I worry about my pride
And my hot head
But I am endless like an ocean
At least that’s what you told me once
You said that I was beauty, you said that I was poetry
Lying in your arms and I, I, I, I died and went to heaven right then
Your hands on me, the feeling so divine, your skin so soft
Lying naked next to mine. These memories hurt me now,
just like you
‘Cause you were stubborn in your ways
And you got everything you wanted out of me
And you’ve got enough pride for the both of us
But we were endless like an ocean
At least that’s what you told me once
You promised me that you would never, never, never stop loving me
You promised me that you would never
What words?
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10. |
AFTERTASTE
02:36
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I have seen your energy
No, I won’t share how your mind is unclean
And how you think all kinds of things
When you think you’re alone
Wicked things you think all day
It’s your poison and you pour me a glass
And I don’t ask or think twice
I ignore all sound advice
‘Cause I don’t want you to go to waste
But I’m worried about the aftertaste
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11. |
DANCiNG iN THE KiTCHEN
04:50
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I don't want another lie from ya
I know all your tells, don’t even try
Please, not tonight
It’s been easier to hide from ya
You don’t look for me, we sleep on our sides
Don’t say goodnight
I just want you to dance with me
Like you used to do
I just want you to dance with me
Like you used to do
We’d come home from work
First me, then you
Felt like nothing was missing
Dancing in the kitchen
When you first wanted to kiss me I was too drunk
And I told you that, and you handed me a glass of water
Kept checking back, refilling my cup
till I sobered up
This morning when I woke you were already gone
Your radio still playing those classical songs
A sad piano staying high in the keys
I fall back to sleep
Just wanting you to dance with me
Like you used to do
Dance with me
Like you used to do
We’d come home from work
First me, then you
Felt like nothing was missing
Dancing in the kitchen
To no music
My hand fit in the small of your back
And your head under my chin like we were made for it
Dancing, but now we’re so off track
Retracing our steps couldn't bring us back
We got so far from where we started
In a direction unknown
And I don't know when I started
Wishing I was alone (x2)
So, just dance with me
Like you used to do
Dance with me
Don’t you feel it, too?
It’s the last thing that we’ll ever do
This is what I’ll be missing
Dancing in the kitchen
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