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Psychic Girlfriend
03:15
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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
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The Green And The Gray
03:15
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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
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3. |
Another Love Song
03:44
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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?
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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
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5. |
Don't Bother Me
03:31
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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
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6. |
The Piano Is Broken
03:36
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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...
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7. |
When Forever's Over
03:01
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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
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8. |
Damaged Goods
03:28
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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)
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9. |
I Wish
03:43
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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
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10. |
In The New Old Days
04:16
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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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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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