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Misunderstanding
02:13
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Before I left you were just ok
Now there's a hole where I used to stay
If that's all there was its another day
I'll find another place and build it up again
No ceremony, no acrimony
Its another day I can find my way
I don't mean to get romantic or even sycophantic
I just thought we'd stay a little more restrained
Whoa ooo o
Whoa ooo ooo ooo
Woo woo
Whoa ooo o
Whoa ooo ooo ooo
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2. |
As Long as You're There
04:50
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Oh no down on your luck again
Maybe you'll have it made in your next life
You've been blessed with a family
Who loves you best when you need it the worst
I know its not a fantasy but you're still healthy and get around fine
Meet me at quarter to nine
Long as you're there I'll be fine
Meet me at quarter to nine
Oh no hers come hard luck again
Maybe you'll catch a break in your next life
And you can count all your blessings
They kept you alive and you still have your wife
I know its not a fantasy but we're all here
And at least we have that
Meet me at quarter to nine
Long as you're there I'll be fine
Meet me at quarter to nine
You don't want to pay for your freedom
And it don't stop your hating and ceaseless complaining
You don't want to pay for your freedom
And it don't stop your hating and ceaseless complaining
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3. |
Burned Out Fanzine
04:06
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All caught up in your burned out fanzine
Thats not even typed and no one reads
All alone for the rest of your miserable life
And you don't care
You don't care
Don't tell me you liked something way before its cool
In truth you only like things because they are obscure
All laid up in your filthy apt
Thats not even yours and no ones cleans
All alone for the sake of your tenuous street cred
That means you don't care
You don't care
Don't tell me you want something the world it owes you one
In truth you only want things that aren't available to you
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4. |
Serpentine Belt
03:17
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Serpentine belt wrapped around my heart like nothing I've seen before or ever since
Spanner in the works I fixed your car but you broke me
And no amount of labor's gonna fix my heart
What will you do when the luster starts to fade
And will you like whats underneath this old dull paint?
You can pick your car up any time after three
Cause I won't be here and I won't let you ruin me
I suppose you could come by a little early
I don't have much time but its always good to see you
What will you do when the luster starts to fade
And will you like whats underneath this old dull paint?
And do you want a mechanic or do you want a lover?
I could be both but I need to know if I'm undercover
And do you want a mechanic or do you want a lover?
I could be both but I need to know if I'm undercover
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5. |
Calling All Planes
04:12
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Whatever happened to the promise I thought we made?
If we weren't married by the age of 25
We'd wed in a small church in Spain
As rice fell like rain
But as it is I find myself here waiting in vain
The planets were aligned to pave our astral plane
Calling all planes skywriting your name
Knowing that you're never coming back
Calling your name, can't stand the pain
Knowing that you're never coming back
What ever happened to the girl I thought I knew
Was she pure imagination or simply ideals I'd placed on you?
And if I had to do it over I'd do the same
The planets would align and pave our astral plane, no longer in vain
Calling all planes skywriting your name
Knowing that you're never coming back
Calling your name, can't stand the pain
Knowing that you're never coming back
Calling all planes skywriting your name
Knowing that you're never coming back
Calling your name, can't stand the pain
Knowing that you're never coming back
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6. |
The Next One
04:08
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Your friends are all nudging you from the back of the room
You're dressed to the nines and you look well-groomed
You think she looks pretty but you can just tell
She doesn't care for herself and she never will
Thats all part of the plan and your strategy
Get the ones who won't put up a fight
There's no point in the drama or the ceremony
Cut the shit you don't have time for this
She makes an easy target just a simple kill
Don't wait she'll be leaving soon
Just set your sights and fire she'll be good to go
Then its on to the next one
Her friends are all telling her it'll be ok
She's done nothing wrong and shouldn't be ashamed
The pain goes away but the scars never do
You're leaving your mark like a prison tattoo
Thats all part of the plan and your strategy
Get the ones who won't put up a fight
There's no point in the drama or the ceremony
Cut the shit you don't have time for this
She makes an easy target just a simple kill
Don't wait she'll be leaving soon
Just set your sights and fire she'll be good to go
Then its on to the next one
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7. |
All My Mistakes
03:04
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all my mistakes are merely lessons
poorly disguised as failed attempts
what I lack in constitution
I make up for in blind faith
willing to bleed the whole thing dry
trying to keep up eye for an eye
why do you have to be wired so cynically
like a detective on a trail of clues
right off into outer space
I don't even have to ask you
I just know we've lost the race
willing to bleed the whole thing dry
trying to keep up eye for an eye
why do you have to be wired so cynically
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Charles Allison Portland, Oregon
Charles Allison grew up as the son of an Army chaplain, moving every three years to places all over the world. He found his first musical loves listening to his brother’s new wave records and found punk rock in his teens. Throughout the years, Charles has gone on to expand his musical proclivities beyond any prescribed genre or style. ... more
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