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Low No. 2
06:24
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do you love me want me gone?
a different kind of home run
did you stutter in your ways?
did you make it to the old days?
if you commit to be there just be there
don't say things that don't mean
what you say that they mean
that's a low blow
did you see me put my kickstand up & leave...
could you believe it was me?
the sun came down like a million pounds
i would go twelve rounds to put the weapon away
& put the shades down
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Gleam
03:53
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you were my friend
you were my only defense
when i was hollow you put the light back in
but now you see
i'm just a haunted machine that gleams & glistens
but it is not what it seems
if it takes all day
i'll make you throw me away
i won't be cradled by what i create
but now you smile
you're with your own kind
you're not imprisoned & you are not mine
weekday barricade
okay what now?
let's steal everything that's not tied down
you cut your hand
i put the bandage back in place & you smiled
you cut your hand: an accident
i loved you then & i love you now
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Heartthrob
01:51
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it's a cycle, baby
stuck in it like the stars
maybe a sign i'm crazy
maybe a sign you are
& in the dark months
with the short days & the low pay
i'll come alive once for a quick job
with the heartthrob man
you're my last chance, oh no
how did i fall so far?
if you ascend i'll follow
& if you blow i'll start
what a short fuse
on a big room that i built you
i'll come alive once for a quick talk
with the heartthrob (kill me off)
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4. |
Blow
02:25
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gonna blow the big one for a laugh
bet no one else expected that
it's my mistake my little game
my little way to stay insane
no one else can see me
when i'm feeling how i'm feeling
no one else believes me
when i'm feeling how i'm feeling
gotta love a place that feels like home
it's the only comfort that i know
it's my move next
don't lead me on
don't get attached cause i'll be gone
no one else can see me
when i'm feeling how i'm feeling
no one else can be me
when i'm feeling how i'm feeling
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5. |
Cult Song
01:29
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i had a sister
i really miss her
she moved to michigan
& let somebody kiss her
i had a father
he didn't bother
took all the money
yeah he made out like a robber
i have a teacher
but i can't reach her
she taught me
separate your friends from nonbelievers
i have a mother
i really love her
she isn't well
but teacher says that she'll recover
oh no: i'm not alone
when people leave they just make room for more to go
we'll make our home when they know what i know
we'll make our home when they know what i know
oh they'll know when they know what i know
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6. |
No Such One
03:05
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you said the fix was in
& he went down like a storm cloud onstage
when they called me to him
he saw starlight & a big fight that never came
& he died just as if he'd won
you want a world with the guts & the glory
but there is no such one
he had the mercury fist
clean convection the best said he never missed
killed by a poison kiss
a crying ringside bride who married up again
& he died just as if he'd won
you want a world with the guts & the glory
but there is no such one
& he wrapped his hands in her hair
something living to keep them together
but there's no such man there
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7. |
Kansas Isn't Much
05:21
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shield your drunken eyes
i'm your dying guy
startled by the sound
of hellfire underground
& horsemen on the sky
you've got that money look
the fishnets and the hooks
the dagger & the gown
hey look who's back in town
guess what's in the bag
he's not coming back
patrol cars & their lights
children & their kites
tied behind their hands
in the morning's mist
where sunlight never hits
we can make our home:
a family of our tombstones
maybe we can be together
but you've already been together
maybe we can be together too
maybe we can be together
but you've already been together
maybe we can be together too
...
company's a must
show you've got some guuts
a bullet in the hand
ain't worth shit out here in this no man's land
kansas isn't much
like we would have thought
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8. |
Broken Bone
01:36
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you know they say you've got a broken bone
new arrival inside your home
you want to talk to the big girls first
no one told you how the real world works
all the love in the world is inside me
it just might be
you know they say you've got a history
2 AM up-again drunken defeat
you want to skip to the good parts first
nobody told you that the real world hurts
you know they say you've got a broken bone
& that you break it every time you find yourself alone
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Rust
03:32
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suck up the dust
in the background of your hometown
wriggle & rust
as you back down from a soft sound
this is just one fight
it could take all night
suck up the blood
outta your fat lip from the bad kids
sputter & cut
through the bullshit that you undid
this is just one night
to have such a big fight
rusted like old bones
broken right by home
scattered & circled
happy & hurtful
you run yourself into rust
you run yourself into rust
you run yourself into rust
you run yourself into rust
you run yourself into rust
you run yourself into rust
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10. |
Good Boy
03:08
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i'll be a good boy
i'll be a good boy
sing with a clear voice
try to make the right choice
i'm not hurting
if you're not hurting
i'll be a good boy
just you watch
every goodnight
had a good morning
without warning
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Joplin Rice Lexington, Kentucky
Joplin Rice is a songwriter living in Richmond, Kentucky.
He has released numerous other albums both under his own name and as Ezra Triste.
Every band he forms dies.
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