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Liftoff

by Crosstalk Club

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1.
Well, I find myself in trouble of a very different kind I got a problem with my girlfriend, 'cause she can read my mind She wants to know just how I fee about everything in this world Do I like her friends? The clothes she wears? Do I look at other girls? Well I try to clear my thoughts, and I try to stay sincere She thinks she wants the truth, but that's not what she wants to hear 'Cause love survives on little lies that we use every day But what do you do when those little lies go away? If you believe in honesty, I'll show you living proof 'Cause a Psychic Girlfriend always knows the truth I gave up on conversation, 'cause she's already heard Everything I have to say, before I say a word I know she knows what's going on when she looks at me that way She already knows all the things I didn't want to say 'Cause love survives on little lies that we use every day But what do you do when those little lies go away? If you believe in honesty, I'll show you living proof 'Cause a Psychic Girlfriend always knows the truth If she predicts we have a future I've got to make her see She can have my heart but my mind belongs to me 'Cause love survives on little lies that we use every day But what do you do when those little lies go away? If you believe in honesty, I'll show you living proof 'Cause a Psychic Girlfriend always knows the truth
2.
In my life, there's a point on my path where I find I can see the road ahead is shorter than the road behind It's too late to be young, it's too soon to be old So what the hell am I gonna do Too late to rock n' roll, too soon to start singing the blues Well it's a strange strange situation How did it ever get this way? I'm here in the mean -- between the extremes I'm caught somewhere between the Green and the Gray Still young enough to care that I'm too old to ever be cool Too young to know it all, but too old to still think that I do I could put away my songs, quit this young man's game But I still got more music to play My voice has started fading, but I still got something to say Well it's a strange strange situation How did it ever get this way? I'm here in the mean -- between the extremes I'm caught somewhere between the Green and the Gray Yeah, my journey is long And the mileage is starting to show But don't write me out of the race just yet I still got lots of miles to go Well it's a strange strange situation How did it ever get this way? I'm here in the mean -- between the extremes I'm caught somewhere between the Green and the Gray I'm caught somewhere between the Green and the Gray How did we ever get here -- between the Green and the Gray
3.
So, let's begin, we're all here And I've got three minutes left to bend your ear I got your attention with my song But my time will disappear before too long Should we talk about the politicians? The newest news or old religion? Anything you want, just one condition please... Don't make this song another love song That's all I hear the DJ play I need a break for just one day Please don't make this song another love song So many things that we can say Why do we have so many love songs anyway? Now, here we go, we're on our way But we're still looking for some things to say We could take a stand for peace and prosperity Or some social cause to help society We could make a mark on history? Make art or new philosophy? There's just one thing that matters most to me... Don't make this song another love song That's all I hear the DJ play I need a break for just one day Please don't make this song another love song So many things that we can say Why do we have so many love songs anyway? It's not that I'm against them I think I just don't get them If love brings so much pain and doubt Why hasn't anybody ever figured it out? It seems so complicated There's no right way to state it But lovers will still try to find a way Maybe that's why we have love songs anyway. So, here we are once again We're almost finished now, we're near the end I thank you for your time, I hope you smiled To get away from love songs for a little while Maybe I could find a change on mind Some other day, another time But that's another song, we've reached the final line... Don't make this song another love song That's all I hear the DJ play I need a break for just one day Please don't make this song another love song So many things that we can say Why do we have so many love songs anyway?
4.
Pack your bags aboard the ship, prepare yourself to take a trip To a hidden land far across the sea We'll sail along the ocean miles, until we reach that fabled isle The finest shrine to modern industry The wind and waves deliver new additions: Collected things that others threw away It journeys here to make a home in this unnatural wonder: The perfect place to take our holiday Come on now let's go to Plastic Island The greatest tropic hideaway that you will ever see Captain, set a course for Plastic Island A floating paradise made by you and me And when it's time to come ashore, we'll venture out to explore The treasure trove of wonders all around Each new debris discovery, a plastic piece of history It's like a pirate's cove, a worldwide lost and found The animals might look a little funny As they walk the beach to catch the cathode rays But when the day is done the toxic fumes make rainbows in the sunset It's guaranteed to take your breath away Come on now let's go to Plastic Island The greatest tropic hideaway that you will ever see Captain, set a course for Plastic Island Bring a piece back home, the souvenirs are free It's getting bigger and better than before Every day it grows, so there's always room for more And if it keeps on going, one day you know it might be true That Plastic Island might come and visit you So come on now let's go to Plastic Island The greatest tropic hideaway that you will ever see Captain, set a course for Plastic Island A floating paradise made by you and me
5.
It don't bother me when you say you're leaving me Take all your books, take all your clothes, Make sure you give back your key. I've had enough, it's high time I finally agree Don't bother me, get on out, I'm gonna be free Two hundred fifty thousand times before You swore you were walking away And I'd beg and plead to keep you at my door Do anything to make you stay But now it occurs to me To see things differently Now we both know someone's got to go And I know that it isn't me It don't bother me when you say you're leaving me Take all your cats, and your TV shows, There's nothing there I want to see I've had enough, it's time that I finally agree Don't bother me, get on out, I'm gonna be free We've had too many nights, too many fights I always ended up giving in You never cared about who was wrong or right You only knew that you had to win It's time to play a different game 'Cause the score always ends the same Now you've got no one else Go and play by yourself You know where you can put the blame It don't bother me when you say you're leaving me Take all your friends, the places they go I never liked their company I've had enough, be glad that I finally agree Don't bother me, get on out, I'm gonna be free You try to change my mind, and not leave behind The memories of all that we had But a lifetime lived in loneliness Could never have been this bad Sorry if it hurts your pride But someone had to decide Let me show you the door -- You don't live here no more Your things are in the street outside It don't bother me when you say you're leaving me Take all your books, take all your clothes, Make sure you give back your key. I've had enough, 'cause you just ain't worth it to me Don't bother me, get on out, I'm gonna be free Don't bother me, get on out, I'm gonna be free
6.
The piano is broken, you might not have noticed And I can't find the problem, it's a grand mystery 'Cause each time that I touch it, try to make some new music All I hear are those old songs coming right back at me The piano is broken, you say you don't hear it But I can't get the sounds the way they should be I play all the keys, and search for ideas What I get are clichés, and used melodies It was not long ago, how the music would flow From my head to my hands, to the keys to the air Now I try a new song, but it comes out all wrong Gonna find out the answer, I swear 'Cause something is broken somewhere The piano is broken, I know you don't believe it But I know that it's something that no one can see Don't think that I'm crazy, or call me a liar But I swear I can hear it just laughing at me It seems so long ago, how the music would flow From my head to my hands, to the keys to the air Try to write a new song, it still comes out all wrong Gonna find out the answer, I swear 'Cause something is broken somewhere So I got me a hammer to fix my piano Had to teach it a lesson, had to bring back the sound But the last thing I heard from that evil piano Was the noise that it made as it crashed to the ground The piano's still broken, I just couldn't save it It held on to its secrets, now it never will tell So it's time to move on, other things to attend to, 'Cause I think the guitar could be broken as well...
7.
How you could you be happy with someone else? You say that it's forever, I doubt it myself I've heard you say "forever" many times before And every fall you landed standing here at my door You feel that strong-pull energy The vibe that flows between you and me You can try denying, but you will see I know we'll be together...eventually When forever's over, you know where to find me When forever's over, you'll know you were wrong You don't have to worry, you won't keep me waiting Forever never lasts too long Your Forever never lasts too long How can you be thinking that you need to leave? You're running off again, I just can't believe You say that we should never be more than friends But you'll be back again when your new love ends You know I've always been there for you Put your pieces back together when it all falls through And someday when you figure what you need to do The time is gonna be right for me and you, yeah So when forever's over, you'll know you were wrong You don't have to worry, you won't keep me waiting Forever never lasts too long Your Forever never lasts too long So I'll just sit here patiently Until the day you finally come back to me And maybe then you'll see That I'm the one you need
8.
You friends are telling me not to bother with you They say you're not ready for someone new You're through with love, that's what they say But I'm not ready to just walk away When lovers go through all the hell you've been Nobody wants to travel there again You think you're alone, but I say no I'll tell you some things I think you should know: Some people have issues – and some have subscriptions But we're all the same, we share a condition We always think we're the only one But one thing's true for everyone Nobody loves a heart brand-new ‘Cause it’s somebody else’s damaged goods Every lover abandoned or been misused Now is somebody else’s damaged goods. ...Everybody’s somebody’s damaged goods. (uh-huh) You're telling me you'd rather spend your nights alone Than searching for another love to call your own Your heart is bruised and barely alive But bruises are badges to show we survived Our heartaches are different, but it all ends the same We patch up our wounds and get back in the game So don't you tell me we're a waste of time Show me your scars, I will show you mine 'Cause nobody loves a heart brand-new ‘Cause it’s somebody else’s damaged goods Every lover abandoned or been misused Now is somebody else’s damaged goods. ...Everybody’s somebody’s damaged goods. (uh-huh) So here is my heart and so much more Ignore the carbon scoring, it’s been burned before. But it’s in pretty good shape so if you don’t mind I think our matching baggage makes us two of a kind Just look and you'll find... That nobody loves a heart brand-new ‘Cause it’s somebody else’s damaged goods Every lover abandoned or been misused Now is somebody else’s damaged goods. Everybody’s somebody’s damaged goods. You and I are somebody’s damaged goods. (uh-huh)
9.
I Wish 03:43
I wish I had an evil twin I'd stir up trouble, and blame it all on him And he'd be happy taking credit for my sin I wish I had an evil twin I wish I could make myself a list And send it back in time with warnings to resist Every bad mistake and wrong girl that I kissed I wish I could make myself a list If you could have your wish, what would it be? Love, power, money, fame -- that's not for me If you could have your wish, that may be fine for you But there are so many other things that I would do I wish I had a telephone That called out to the Afterlife, to friends who felt alone And we could talk a while, til the Devil called them home I wish I had a telephone If you could have your wish, what would it be? Love, power, money, fame -- that's not for me If you could have your wish, that may be fine for you But there are so many other things that I would do I wish that I could cast a play Make all the world the stage, direct it all my way And those who've done me wrong, I'd erase their parts away I wish that I could write a play I wish I had a telephone I wish I had an evil twin
10.
I heard a faded message from a future time Coming to me along the broadcast line I heard a voice from fifty years away (and he said) "Remember how it was back in 2010, I'd give anything to go there again When life was simple, better than it is today We never knew / the good we had Until we saw / it all go bad How did we ever / let it get this way? 'Cause in the new old days, it was simple then In the new old days, way back when In the new old days, I wanna go back again "We've had another dozen Wars Fought to End All War The losers always coming back to settle the score 'Cause both sides knew that God was on their side. With grand solutions, corporations came The lenders and the lawyers gave us more of the same Taking all they could grab, but never satisfied. If only our leaders had reconsidered Selling pieces of the planet to the highest bidder Before they knew the price we'd have to pay But in the new old days, it was simple then In the new old days, way back when In the new old days, I wanna go back again "As both the poles sank into the sea They knew the end was coming, anybody could see They planned their escape, they knew they had to try. So the rockets were built, treasures were boarded And tickets were sold to those who'd afford it And we watched the ships climb into the sky ... high "Now the cities are empty, the people gone The movers and the makers have all moved on Building kingdoms and riches on new worlds far away And those of us who were left behind Are wondering how we ever got so blind To stand aside and watch the world decay If we could travel through history Remake everything the way it should be Imagine how the world would be today Like in the new old days, it was simple then In the new old days, way back when In the new old days, I wanna go back again

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released June 25, 2021

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Crosstalk Club Brick Township, New Jersey

Indie rock band with guitars, pianos, hooks, and oddball lyrics about paranormal dating, plastic oceans, piano sledgehammers, schadenfreude, emotional baggage, and floating garbage, among other things. NEW ALBUM "LIFTOFF" OUT NOW.

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