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Ice Cubes
00:49
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Gather around children, I've a story to tell
All about a boy you know so well
His chance of success is an ice cube's in hell
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Holes
03:04
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skin is a wonderful, durable thing
and that's why it's hard to let anything from underneath
it burrows and festers, multiplies beneath
'till i burst from the pressure and all that is left of me is holes
holes
i've been bitting my tongue for the last couple weeks
now there's blood in my mouth and it's drowning my teeth
but if i could just spit out the words that i think
i'd keep myself safer from filling my tongue and cheeks with holes
hole
well i tried, oh how i've tried
just to keep it all inside
but i'll do anything, everything
just to feel alive tonight
lord i feel alive tonight
so just take a step back sir, i need space to breath
i've got a fire in my lungs and a will to unleash
but my words are like weapons, cut ties when i preach
so i swallow the ocean just in hopes of filling these holes
holes
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Ticket Stub
03:43
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I am reckless, when restless. I am
Paper folded when nervous. I am
I am fine
I am
Worn out, so thin. Useless, I am
Paper folded when nervous. I am
I am fine
I am
I am reckless, when restless. I am
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4. |
Let's Start A Fire
04:19
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Let's start a fire, let's start a war
We'll burn down the house, we'll destroy the world
Let's make amends or let's call it off
So I can pretend that it's not my fault
I can't explain how it's come to this
when all that remains is just pettiness
we throw our words around
Plowed into the ground
But we don't quit
Let's put up a fence, let's build a wall
To keep my thoughts in, and keep your words out
And all that remains, since the wrecking ball
Is careful and plain, and after all
I know a word so small
Can make mountains fall
And burry me
So let's start a fire
Let's destroy the world
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5. |
Nothing Nice To Say
03:09
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They tell you "all you need is love"
And "aint no mountain high enough"
"The sun shines on a cloudy day",
But i've got nothing nice to say
They tell you, "you should know your worth"
And "heaven is a place on earth"
But if that's true than I can't say
I can't find it either way with
Nothing nice to say
Would you listen anyway
The world goes 'round and we don't ever change
Still got nothing nice to say
They sing that "loves an open door"
You can't "fight this feeling anymore"
But "love is not a game to play"
when you've got nothing nice to say
Sing "you're always on my mind"
And your love is "sweeter than wine"
I prefer whiskey with mine
So leave me here and I'll be fine with
Nothing nice to say
Would you listen anyway
The world goes 'round and we don't ever change
Still got nothing nice to say
They're singing "girl you know it's true"
and "oh my darlin', I love you"
But they're just churnin' out the hits
"What's love got to do with it"
So I get mad and turn away
Been closed off for several days
But I guess that's the price you pay
When you've got nothing left and I've got
Nothing nice to say
Would you listen anyway
The world goes 'round and we don't ever change
Still got nothing nice to say
You've got nothing nice to say
We've got nothing nice to say
I've got nothing nice to say
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6. |
Sing To Me
03:02
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Sing, sing to me
Lay me down, down to sleep
All of the world melts away
And all of the world melts away
When you sing
Sing to me
Lift your voice and be free
All of the world melts away
And all of the world melts away
When you sing
Sing, sing to me
You're not alone, there's harmony
All of the world melts away
And all of the world melts away
When you sing
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7. |
Mr. Millers Opus
04:46
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I wear the same clothes for days at a time
I've got the weight of a washing machine on my mind
with the whole world bouncing around inside of it
And as I talk about doomsday and bands
Letting this chance of a lifetime slip through my hands
and land on the floor by the bed that I'm lying in
I'm having trouble with sleeping again
I turn to the stack of books that all my friends recommend
But I can't even focus on the lines let alone what's between them
So I surrender and watch some tv
And just feel ashamed of myself for giving in to complacency
breaking the three packs a day mark, days ago
And I finally paid off the van then i got
A new car with better gas mileage than the van got
Cause I know I'm financing a war fought for greed and bravado
I know where my taxes go
While my taxes know nothing about me
My roommate's boyfriend's a nice enough guy
But still I dread when he's here and I have to say hi
Even though our conversation never goes on much beyond that
I don't know when I first got this way
Seems like I used to be someone with something to say
But for the first time in my life I feel more lonely than anything
Cause I know people my age with children
And I know people my age with husbands and wives
Even more people my age with high paying jobs
Even more people my age with miserable lives
So its they that I take shelter under
And not let laundry nor loan payments ever put me under
And help me be happy inside of these four smoke stained walls
Waiting for someone to call
As I'm waiting to just disappear
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