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Falling in Love
03:21
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you can run fast
the tiger will bite
its fangs will find their way to your skin
there are things you cannot escape
falling in love
you can fly higher than the highest of clouds
you can sink deep below
you will always try to find a turtle shell to crawl in
and avoid happiness when it's here
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2. |
Jupiter
04:51
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your first wife left you for no one
you tried to help it but she's gone
you thought she'd left you for someone
smarter, younger and much more fun
and for a while you could make it square
stop running in circles
try to live a better life
with a new wife and your old car
it stopped feeling like home
when you were left in the north alone
you never tried to tell him that
you ended up feeling pretty bad
and you leave him
let him have the house
the children
and the car
your older son hated you
and you didn't have anything left to lose
should have tried to make it beautiful
should have tried to make it work out
your breaths are tired, beat and lonely sighs
oh you're my mom
you're my dad
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3. |
A Jump
03:48
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i try to smile, it's not working
i try to cry, nothing happens
i drive to the highest building
swallow stairs like a man worth feeding
i feel wind on my cheeks
and the fat in my belly
the light in my eyes has gone
my mind is boiling
it's a jump and i'm going up
i'm going up
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4. |
An Awkward Position
02:45
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you should stop complaining
you're the one to be blamed for this
for what you did to him
when he was not looking
i could pretend nothing wrong happened
or i could tell the truth
it's all about acting friendly
behaving like you should
i could pretend nothing wrong happened
or i could tell the truth
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5. |
A Weak Heart
03:02
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your boyfriend just died
you go back to greece
to try to find someone with a stronger heart
your best friend just died
you spend your nights alone
you need someone around
you need someone around
your brother just died
you need a wall to punch on
or a face like your dad
something to rely on
your last son just died
you need someone to protect you
from the punches and the kicks
you need something to hold on to
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6. |
Fishers
03:47
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Bianca
02:44
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i was in the alps in world war one
with a bullet in my thigh
when i saw your eyes
you smiled a big broad smile
and you cured me
brought me back to life
bianca
i will shout your name
my heart filled with italian pride
when the war ended i kissed you
and when i told you i would miss you you said "i'll miss you too"
i went back to new york city
in brooklyn i found my family and i thought of my heart in italy
a few weeks later i decided to go back where i started to see if you'd still want me
i found you married to tall dark-haired blue-eyed boy
i didn't make a sound for you to notice me
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8. |
Your Friend
02:26
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you got it last night
when i spoke to you
the way i speak to strangers
told you about my next show
my new record
didn't listen when you spoke
you thought i was your friend
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9. |
Phone Me Tonight
03:48
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phone me tonight when you're pissed
just to tell me that i'm missed
tell me you want me in your cunt
tell me you're not sure what you want
i tried to tell you
i tried to say
i never wanted it to
end this way
phone me tomorrow when you're sober
just to tell me it's over
tell me i'm not wanted in your bed
remember one thing you haven't said
i tried to tell you
i thought i'd made it clear
nothing could
make me not want you here
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10. |
Mireille
04:07
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you met him during wartime
he was an italian builder
with a soft spot for the bad guys
and he was shot by your brother
you had a child with him
named mireille
with a soft spot for fathers
and a talent for reverie
when she was sixteen
you chased her away
she was found dead in her twenties
on a road in italy
your mind has left you alone to try to find her
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