1. |
Pink Oil
02:45
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PINK OIL
She's been awake for a decade
and she's out of control again
soliciting the swarm
keeping us informed
she warms everyone
who treads outside the norm
flash transmissions
screech to a halt
all hot signals
travel through walls
she's comforting the beasts
from a stellar yellow solar flare again
in such a rare form
her body's adorned
with brilliant sapphire,
seaweed, raw meat,
and bones.
CHORUS
I'm checking up on you
keeping track of what you do
everybody wants to be your number one
He's been on a 2 year bender
and he's out of control again
eliciting the horde
tripping every cord
wailing away
while flailing on the floor
media pawns and suckers
split down the middle
watch the actor shatter
at curtain call
update
don't wait
pardon my dementia
blind spot
blood clot
on the precipice
buy out
sell out
take a holiday or quit
sex tape
activate
elevate the debate
CHORUS
I'm checking up on you
keeping track of what you do
everybody wants to be your number one
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2. |
Sweet Chrissy
03:34
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SWEET CHRISSY
BYOB
bad Chrissy
we've been banned from
The Loving Touch
who gave me DMT,
sweet Chrissy?
under a pear tree
I lost my car keys
CHORUS
I get kicked out cuz I don't care so much
I get kicked out cuz I just care too much
yo, AT&T
don't drop me
T-mobile
don't f*** me
update my status
rethink my status
re-Tweet my static
and just punch me
I'm afraid of
my dendrites
I've been drowning
since Day 1
wet my matrix
call me a sissy
I'm in The Clown Box
with Whitney
CHORUS
I get kicked out cuz I don't care so much
I get kicked out cuz I just care too much
Whitney: “I will always love you.”
CHORUS
I get kicked out cuz I don't care so much
I get kicked out cuz I just care too much
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3. |
Saint Fina
02:41
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SAINT FINA
quick pics
exhibit my belligerence
click the vid
I need one more hit
our test site's
glowing in the aftermath
I can see a flash from Vegas
get down low
speak into my stethoscope
to avoid harsh interference
I got married
and had some children
after 10 years
of casual cheating and decadence
CHORUS
Saint Fina watches from the sky
never failing me
she finds me tangled
up in vines
drifting with the leaves
she keeps me company
on solitary streets.
"I will hook you up!"
that's all she says
T-shirt
showing off those sweet breasts
release your skin into the darkness
hello
baby, get your feet wet
the palace is flooding with peasants
warm bliss
kissing every fingertip
just rest your head upon my stomach
God bless
these fools for turning madness
into first-rate entertainment
CHORUS
Saint Fina watches from the sky
never failing me
she finds me tangled
up in vines
drifting with the leaves
she keeps me company
on solitary streets.
"I will hook you up!"
that's all she says
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4. |
Olga's Salon
03:47
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OLGA'S SALON
the doors are locked
and the salon is dour
I'm looking in at rows
of mannequin eyes
flickering under the neon sign
I pick the lock
notice there's no alarm
entering through the silent foyer
my mind is racing
as I empty the drawers
CHORUS
oh, something struck me on the head
am I alive
or am I dead?
my hands are tied as
I'm pulled into
my weekend nightmare
in the back room
she gave me discipline
fed me pills
to keep the blood within
she never said one word
or looked me in the eyes
said nothing
never looked me in the eyes
on the second day
I ran out of tears
this twisted torture
felt like 50 years
the radio played Aelyn
as I passed out again
I never felt humiliation before
f***ed senseless on a cold tile floor
I wonder if I'm gonna
make it out of here
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5. |
The Only Witness
04:01
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THE ONLY WITNESS
an elliptical surge of light
obscured by pallid clouds
broke patterns of normal flight
beyond the barrier of sound
hovering at the slightest arc
in our exploited gravity
a hush entered Lakeshore Park
hypnotizing the evergreens
CHORUS
I was the only witness
out here tonight
I was the only witness
as you flew by
take me with you
my darling
I'm not quite like them
I swear I'm not like them
I've been expecting you
through the doldrums of each day
anxious for a signal
sent down by gamma ray
from a black hole event horizon
telepathic voices call
with my single suitcase packed
I'm ready for the long haul
CHORUS
I was the only witness
out here tonight
I was the only witness
as you flew by
take me with you
my darling
I'm not quite like them
I swear I'm not like them
Here we go…
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6. |
Blue Valley Fog
05:28
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BLUE VALLEY FOG
we came upon
the Will-o’-the-Wisp
as morning lifted
blue valley fog
and I'll admit
I've never witnessed
such a curious scene
in never-ending
pumpkin patches
your figure lit up with
kaleidoscopic sparks
and I'll admit
I could not resist
each exceptional sting
CHORUS
swallowed up in
love and violence
every day I fall apart
diving through the
loudest silence
landing in your open arms
conceding to all
stock temptations
slurring and blurring
nodding in-and-out
I knew the moment I tasted your lips
that you were flush with extremes
we'll climb the buildings
alter perspectives
slip off the grid
on a peculiar sound
and I will never
ever forget
such a beautiful thing
CHORUS
swallowed up in
love and violence
every day I fall apart
diving through the
loudest silence
landing in your open arms
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7. |
I Can Tell
03:23
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I CAN TELL
I can tell that you're my perfect type
despite passion for pocket knives
babe, my head is on a swivel
torso split right down the middle
Well, I'm sorry for the hassle
but I get uptight
I can tell that you're my perfect type
frequently late
moderately high
all those handsome guys you're after
stir the bright stars of bar culture
haute to death in classic couture
oh, very nice
CHORUS
patterns and routines
fill the space between
dusk and dawn's mood-swings
with supplemental love
supplemental love
supplemental love
I can tell that we've found common ground
you're not amused when I'm falling down
we're compelled to keep on searching
even though it's rarely working
the accolades are surely waiting in heaven
I can tell that you're my perfect type
despite your thirst for epic fights
I'll return the pleasure sweetly
feed the beast with sun and seedlings
work my fingers oh so gently
'cuz you're too uptight
CHORUS
patterns and routines
fill the space between
dusk and dawn's mood-swings
with supplemental love
supplemental love
supplemental love
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8. |
Grimsby's Silver Circus
02:38
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GRIMSBY'S SILVER CIRCUS
You have entered
Grimsby's Silver Circus
Billy Blur begins to swirl
just like a tilter whirl
leaving blue vapor behind
Cheetah Chelsea
whips up cotton candy
sips her glass of brandy
keeps a blow torch handy
to caramelize your wildest desires
CHORUS
“Ladies and gentlemen, step right up!
Hurry Hurry Hurry!
Come see Ramshackled Ricky
relinquish his grip on reality!
Witness The Salacious Sassafrass
salivate before your very eyes!
Get your hot dogs and your soft drinks
and join our world of magical splendor
and unfathomable chaos!
Hurry hurry hurry!”
up above a bottomless inferno
Baldwin walks the tight rope
balancing between hope
and a guaranteed demise
the skeletons of harlequins sing off-key:
"Gee, but I'd give the world to see
that old gang of mine...
lost in the depths of pantomime"
CHORUS
“Ladies and gentlemen, step right up!
Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!
Up next, we'll have The Pixelated Peter
from Pennsylvania
pull another pin from his pelvis!
Observe Dazzling Deanna daringly dance
with the dandelions of death!
Fair-weather friends, grab a balloon!
The nitrous tank is full.
This buzz will never fade.
Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!”
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9. |
Mr. Sketch
02:53
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MR. SKETCH
I've been bouncing
between positions
through ad agency malaise
when I’m 40
they'll replace me
with a younger man
at a bargain rate
paint my face up
you only live once
jump into the
touchscreen glow
I get so faded
so stimulated
when my disposition
implodes
CHORUS
I could be the same
I could be the same
but I do to want to
end up like you
my party got busted
by the police
and now i'm driving around
looking for some
modern catharsis
in a sketchy part of town
my phone never stops
beeping
never stops
ringing
never stops
texting
never stops
my phone never stops
beeping
never stops
ringing
never stops
calling
never stops
CHORUS
I could be the same
I could be the same
but I do to want to
end up like you
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10. |
Derelict Debonair
02:55
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DERELICT DEBONAIR
the 80s queens have soiled
luxury bathrooms
at the Chateau Marmont
all autopsy reports
proved that the last two decades
held no sympathy
CHORUS
derelict debonair
fill out the questionnaire
crash up the room and get down
derelict debonair
body in disrepair
sweep up the room and get blown
old fruit turns golden brown
in the corner of a purgatory void
seek out direct support
extinguish comfort of
commercial custody
CHORUS
derelict debonair
fill out the questionnaire
crash up the room and get down
derelict debonair
body in disrepair
sweep up the room and get blown
a healthy baby was born
in the middle of an empty parking lot
each bone came fully-formed
with a full charge of
galvanic chromosomes
CHORUS
derelict debonair
fill out the questionnaire
crash up the room and get down
derelict debonair
body in disrepair
sweep up the room and get blown
I can't cope
with anything that is happening
I won't know
'til I get to the beginning
CHORUS
derelict debonair
fill out the questionnaire
crash up the room and get down
derelict debonair
body in disrepair
sweep up the room and get blown
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11. |
The Coda Begins
03:50
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THE CODA BEGINS
the coda begins
with a gasp
as candle light burns
beyond the black
comfort me
when my grip
disconnects
and I leave the bed
the faintest hum
of conversations
fragment like dreams
deep within my head
pray with me
when the phantom breeze
presents its sweet
eternal caress
CHORUS
and finally
there is nothing left for me here
what a relief
I'm looking down
onto the scene
observing the nurse
as she covers me
drifting through time
past suburban streets
towards electric cities
I'll see you again
CHORUS
and finally
there is nothing left for me here
what a relief
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12. |
Making The Rounds
07:42
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MAKING THE ROUNDS
walking home through
godforsaken streets
got no money
just a couple receipts
I hail the moonlight
my pretend taxi
I'm making the rounds
up and down
through this once glamorous town
I can still hear the rich harmony
rolling between milkweed and debris
50 years of rust paint each marquee
I'm making the rounds
up and down
through this once glamorous town
CHORUS
basement
black out
dancing 'til the break of dawn
party
freak out
meet me at the after hours
alleyway
make out
innocence burns like a car
night falls on the city below
strange days for dreaming
lights out on the city below
strange days to live in
we met in the parking lot
at the market place
with one headlight
you'd swerved into my lane.
despite the wreck
I knew we'd be ok
I don't care
I don't mind
collisions happen sometimes
At 23, I skipped town in disgrace
I knew I'd wake up dead in a puddle
with a little plastic bag
wrapped around my bald head
upon my return in 2008
I turned the page
changed my ways
and started to come back around
CHORUS
basement
black out
dancing 'til the break of dawn
party
freak out
meet me at the after hours
alleyway
make out
innocence burns like a car
night falls on the city below
strange days for dreaming
lights out on the city below
strange days to live in
innocence burns with the stars
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Scott Masson Ferndale, Michigan
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