1. |
Sister Wives Strike Back
02:43
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You think you met our demands?
You think you’re our man?
We want it all!
STRIKE BACK!
You think you know us?
You don’t know us.
You don’t know anything!
STRIKE BACK!
You’ve got to get yourself out there
Live your own life
It’s out new demand
A third sister wife
STRIKE BACK!
STRIKE BACK!
You think you own me?
You think you own me?
We are free women!
STRIKE BACK!
Our marriages are going well
But we’ve found another
It’s our next demand
We get to marry each other
STRIKE BACK!
STRIKE BACK!
STRIKE BACK!
Our hearts are full of love
But our wombs are barren
You need to adopt a kid
We’ve proven we’re good at sharing
STRIKE BACK!
STRIKE BACK!
STRIKE BACK!
Our sex life is just fine
But we’re gonna stop now
It’s our final demand
We’re the top now
STRIKE BACK!
STRIKE BACK!
STRIKE BACK!
STRIKE BACK!
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2. |
Horse
02:00
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I knew a horse
I watered him everyday
We got divorced
Then everything changed
And then I left
In pursuit of Scottish showers
Hope the horses there know how to sprout flowers
There was a bird
Who showed me her ways
I did my best
And practiced everyday
But did not learn
How to make horses grow
Now I’ve packed my bags and hit the road
I still find the soil of our love
In my teeth and in my dreams
But I know it was a fruitless affair
And I’ll leave that to the bird and her bees
You may hear this tale
And think I don’t know a thing
But I swear
I’ve heard that horse sing
And I know
What I am talking about
He just kept spitting all my water out
I still see him tucking his tail
In my thoughts and in my dreams
When the snails are decomposing me
I hope he’s pollinated by the bees
I once knew how to plant good seeds
Somehow now the skill escapes me
Shut myself in and I forgot
I’m grown now
But I’m only a moth
I still see him tucking his tail
When I’m falling off to sleep
When the snails are decomposing me
I hope he’s with the bird
And her bees
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3. |
Simply Nothing
03:16
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I don’t wanna live tomorrow, I’m too busy living for today
I’ll save my money when there’s nothing left for me to give away
And I’ll stop singing when there’s nothing left to say
In these two chords, everything’s okay
I went to school and cut my teeth on all the lies
That they told did what they said was right
And found out that my morals had been sold
To the bidder who was better at the game
Gotta find a way to keep on feeding this flame
I went downstairs and heard my family sing
I found out there that I’m no more than nothing
My breath is smelling worse these days, I think my teeth are rotting out my skull
Pick them out one by one, pack letters I won’t write into the holes
Then when I’m wetter and unfettered by the pain
I’ll bite down hard, preserve what’s left of my brain
Salt and water mixed together is a mode of preservation
But I’ve found anger and gasoline a better remedy for starvation
Our protestations, no threat to our great nation
But cogs in machines still might cause cessation
I went upstairs and heard the angels sing
I looked away but I’m still trembling
Scars surround us in our landscapes in our seascapes in our dreamscapes
Is filling them with concrete the smartest and the fastest way to escape
From this hellscape? Is there another route we can take?
To restore the ways we’ve never known unerased
I went outside and heard my G*d sing
These were the words my G*d sang to me
One day the dams will burst, the salmon will run freely to their homes
The roads will crack and shudder, buried underground with the bones of industry
That’s been reaping what we’ve sown
Go out there and build the world I’ve shown
I looked inside and heard my G*d growing
I looked away but I’m still trembling
I looked inside and saw my G*d growing
And I found out there that I am simply nothing
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4. |
Starry Skies
04:10
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Do you see yourself when you look into the starry skies?
Do you know your life’s true purpose?
Can you tell wrong from right?
Do you hear from God when you pray or are you telling lies?
Do you see yourself when you look into the starry skies?
Do you want to start a business where we scam and steal?
Do you want to control the masses with a tale we know ain’t real?
Do you want to be called ‘pastor’ or do you prefer ‘priest?’
Do you want to be the master of those who have the least?
We could fill the world with wonder
Or we could make a buck
We could care for one another
Or we could stop giving a fuck
Do you see yourself when you look into the starry skies?
Do you know your life’s true purpose?
Can you tell wrong from right?
Do you hear from God when you pray or are you telling lies?
Do you see yourself when you look into the starry skies?
Do you want to build a castle as tribute to the Lord?
Do you want to start a battle between pen and sword?
Would you like an Inquisition where every head will roll?
Do you want to force a decision to sell or save your soul?
We could fill the world with wonder
Or we could make a buck
We could care for one another
Or we could stop giving a fuck
I’m hearing voices in my head and I worry it’s the Lord
I’m hearing voices in my head and I worry it’s the Lord
I’m hearing voices in my head and I worry it’s the Lord
I’m hearing voices in my head and I worry it’s the Lord
I’m hearing voices in my head and I worry it’s the Lord
I’m hearing voices in my head and I worry it’s the Lord
I’m hearing voices in my head and I worry it’s the Lord
I’m hearing voices in my head and I worry it’s the Lord
Do you see yourself when you look into the starry skies?
Do you know your life’s true purpose?
Can you tell wrong from right?
Do you hear from God when you pray or are you telling lies?
Do you see yourself when you look into the starry skies?
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5. |
Barefoot Dirty & Free
03:17
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I’ve got a great life
I live in a house, my health insurance is nice
I pay my bills on time
At least 60 percent of the time
Went to a university
Worked really hard for two useless degrees
I try to keep my room clean
At least when my parents visit me
But if I wanted to live in a box, I would build me a coffin
And if I wanted to stay in one place, I’d dig the hole myself
I would throw it all away if it meant I had to be anything
But barefoot, dirty, and free
Sometimes, I think I’ll settle down
Do my 40 hours, keep my head underground
Invite my bosses ‘round to my house
To run them right out of town
Maybe it’s time for me to hear
The things they’ve been saying about doing my share
I might even vote next year
Vote for another round of beers
But if I wanted to live in a box, I would build me a coffin
And if I wanted to stay in one place, I’d dig the hole myself
I would throw it all away if it meant I had to be anything
But barefoot, dirty, and free
You might think that I’m just a grown up teenage anarchist
Could learn some moderation and let go of my idealist streak
Maybe you’re on to me, a shower is all that I need
But I remember eventually a shower could wait another week
But if I wanted to live in a box, I would build me a coffin
And if I wanted to stay in one place, I’d dig the hole myself
I would throw it all away if it meant I had to be anything
But barefoot, dirty, and free
I would throw it all away if it meant I had to be anything
But barefoot, dirty, and free
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6. |
Gentleness
03:16
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You’re gentleness, I’m opportunity
But I can’t understand what you do to me
Do you want me to go?
I’m the opening and you’re what’s filling it
I’m the beans but you’re not spilling it
One day everyone will know
Gentleness
What the hell is this?
It doesn’t make much sense
It makes so much sense
Gentleness
Can we go to a new place?
Gentleness
Slapping me in the face
You’re the fire but I’m deflecting it
I’m a liar and you’re protecting it
You’re not making a sound
You’re the thunder tossing me in the sky
I’m taller but you’re a lovely guy
Please give me one more round
Gentleness
What the hell is this?
It doesn’t make much sense
It makes so much sense
Gentleness
Can we go to a new place?
Gentleness
Slapping me in the face
Gentleness
What the hell is this?
It doesn’t make much sense
It makes so much sense
Gentleness
Can we go to a new place?
Gentleness
Slapping me in the face
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7. |
Deprogramming Blues
02:19
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I can’t fall asleep without someone else’s thoughts
I can’t stay asleep with my own
I can’t stopping checking on a world I’ll never know
I can’t feel my brain through my phone
I didn’t ever ask to be an outlaw
But I just can’t see any other way
‘Cause, darling, once you’ve seen what I saw
You can’t stay at home or run away
So I know what I’ve gotta do
But I can’t bring myself to
This life is killing me and you
I’ve got the deprogramming blues
I can see my problem clearly
But I can’t escape
Haven’t slept in far too long
But I sure ain’t awake
Could be the Unabomber
Mail bombs to Bill Gates
But I’d rather be Ted
In a world I create
I didn’t ever ask to be an outlaw
But I just can’t see any other way
‘Cause, darling, once you’ve seen what I saw
You can’t stay at home or run away
So I know what I’ve gotta do
But I can’t bring myself to
This life is killing me and you
I’ve got the deprogramming blues
This life is killing me and you
This life is killing me and you
This life is killing me and you
I’ve got the deprogramming blues
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Stare directly into the sun
Don’t care about anyone
Live your life on the run
Because everything you’ve ever been taught is wrong
Rub some salt in your wounds
Lock yourself in a room
Everyone is staring at you
And you should never play the fool
Keep that thought to yourself
Pull those teeth out your mouth
Subsist on only meat and booze
Because everything you’ve ever been taught is true
There is only one path
It’s the one you find yourself
So cover yourself in trash
As long as you’re doing what you want
There is only one life
It’s the one you make for yourself
So be a light
And share your self-love with someone else
Pick an apple from a tree
Then go inside and drink some bleach
This world has all you need
Haven’t you heard?
This life is for you and me
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9. |
All Roads Lead to Rome
03:32
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You know I haven’t heard my own thoughts since 2013
And these days being still is more a threat than a luxury
I asked my mother how to live, she told me grow some teeth
And I’m trying, mom but most days I can’t remember to breathe
And I thought I could choose my way today
But I didn’t pave the roads, the tracks have been laid
I thought I could choose my way someday
But all roads lead to Rome, so they say
I thought that at least I could be a giant ball of meat
But bees won’t buzz me and they’re too hungry to eat
Spiders crawl inside my bones and live inside my eyes
And the magic’s wearing off but I’m too far gone now to cry
Sealed inside an airtight cage that doesn’t even lock
The children underground, they learn to cry before they walk
Glass houses underestimate the power of a rock
So tomorrow hand in hand away from Omelas, we’ll walk
And I think we’ll find our way someday
We’ll unpave the roads and have our say
I think we’ll find our way today
‘Cause our roads lead back home ‘round the long way
You know I haven’t heard my own thoughts since 2013
And these days being still is more a threat than a luxury
I asked my mother how to live, she told me grow some teeth
And I’m trying, mom but most days I can’t remember to breathe
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10. |
Growing Trees
04:47
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Children, gather ‘round me and my story I will tell to you
It was 1963, it was summer and the sky and I were blue
I went to the bar to toast to my beloved
Barkeep took pity and bought me a bottle of red
I drank every drop then I stumbled into the dark
Last thing I recall was watching a falling star
Into sleep, I fell and onto that star I wished
Never to love another and nevermore to be kissed
Now even the driest wine is never left completely free of sugars
When the final product leaves the factory
Up to 200 grams per liter, see?
And those sugars when left unchecked beget ecology
Glucose, fructose, xylose, and arabinose
In my mouth became food for growing cellulose
Between my teeth and in my throat
and sprouting out through my nose
Roots take hold and flowers bloom
And something wild grows
When I open up my mouth
A forest comes pouring out
I prune and pluck the flowers out
And I give them to our children so my love they will not doubt
I vow to keep up the drought
Of this poison that brought this fate about
But when I recall my love I think
Poor me, poor me, pour me another drink
When I open up my mouth
A forest comes pouring out
I prune and pluck the flowers out
And I give them to you children so my love you will not doubt
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11. |
Angst
03:22
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The wound keeps getting deeper
People sleeping on the street
Why pay taxes or vote
In imperial monstrosity?
I read the news today
The people are broken and bleeding
But the mayor has a plan to clean up all of the graffiti
Now my friends can’t pay their rent
All the money’s already spent
On flora and fauna that no one could ever own
I’m fighting for the day
Where no one ever has to pay
For food or drugs or a place to call home
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooooh
If I don’t wake up
If I never see the sun again
Don’t shed a tear
This life was made to end in pain
I didn’t wanna play the game
In the first place
I never wanted to run
In the human race
I’ve already been paid
No more money left to be made
I’m already on fire
I’ve already been accused of being a thief and a liar
Everyday’s the same
Every single one of us in pain
Yet we remain
Stuck to this fragile plane
Our beliefs are so fucked up
Because our hope has all dried up
So what if we’re mad?
And what if we had anything that resembled a good path?
What if we stopped?
Did everything we could to kill our overlords off
We’re all we have
The only way to take it is if we smash and grab!
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Oooooh
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12. |
Reincarnation
02:24
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The thing that I fear most is that
I’ll die and come right back
Watch concrete choke this planet
Watch our murderous leaders attack it
And if it’s the end times now
Then I don’t like the sound of what comes next
But I guess I’ll take it
And I’ll see you the next time around
Can’t take another round of this stiff drink
You should cut me off at the neck, I think
Burn all the crops and salt the ground
Pray for me I don’t come back
I don’t want another go around
I hope I never live to see the 22nd century
I don’t have much hope for our so-called “society”
I’ll take what I can get today
Live as close to the land as I can
And if I die today and I’m reincarnated
Maybe next time I’ll make us a plan
Maybe next time I’ll make a goddamn fucking difference
DieBy living in a tree or
At the hands of the policeman
If I’m coming right back around
Why should I even care about
My bank account or credit score?
‘Cause I’ll get it the next time, I swear
Can’t take another round of this stiff drink
You should cut me off at the neck, I think
Burn all the crops and salt the ground
Pray for me I don’t come back
I don’t want another go around
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13. |
Glad to be Home
05:18
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I fell asleep with a loaded gun in my hand
I know it looks bad but I didn’t make a plan
I just wanted to feel as though I had control
Over what the State and God do with my soul
In my dreams I saw a light in the sky
It felt as familiar as that night
When I popped the screen out of my window
Hopped in a car and left my home
They say it takes a long time to get to that place
But the gun is quicker, has a warmer embrace
The light in the clouds told me to make up my mind
So I’m changing how I’m spending and saving my time
Come to the graveyard and eat some dirt
Come see the hole we dug into the earth
Come to the graveyard and eat some dirt
Come see your life strewn out and judged for it’s worth
When I woke in the morning the gun was gone
It must’ve got stuck somewhere far beyond
But thank God I’m back now in a place where I feel
Like everything that I say and do is real
My alarm plays a song I’ve heard thousands of times
Echoing the voice of a man who’s died
I rolled out of bed and I grabbed my phone
That’s when I knew I was glad to be home
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14. |
The Lottery
03:23
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Ladies and gentlemen
I regret to inform you
That I did not win the lottery last night
I know this may come as a shock
And I'd love a redo
But I've got to move on with my life
I wish there was a way
To change my fate
Or at least let go of my regrets
I'm not greedy
Or particularly needy
There's just nothing but receipts in my wallet
Ladies and gentlemen
I bought too many cigarettes
Why are they never on sale?
That goddamn convenience store
Hasn't seen nothing yet
Just wait for me to exhale
All they ever sell me
Is stuff to kill my body
And my mind has grown fucking sick of it
I don't need any new problems
But that place could really solve some
If they just sold me a winning ticket
Or I could burn the bitch to the ground
If money is time and time's all that we have
Then maybe some cash would make all this less bad
If I had a dime for every time I've cried
Maybe then I could pay my rent on time
If God is a lie or he's already dead
Then why do I still hear his voice in my head?
He tells to me drink and he tells me these lies
Like all that I need is more money in my life
If I actually win, I promise to do good
Unlike the rich who never actually would
I'd make some changes and improve the lives
Of people who have diseases like mine
Or I'd find a cave where I could truly live free
Burn all of my winnings and learn on my own
What it means to be happy
A girl was looking for something to eat
So she sat and asked for help
A man in a suit passed her on the street
Gave her a dollar and told her
"Go buy something nice for yourself"
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My love, my love, don't lie to me
Tell me, where did you sleep last night?
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun never shines
I shivered the whole night through
My husband was a railroad man
He was killed a mile from here
His head was found in a driver's wheel
But his body has never been found
I am a poor, wayfaring stranger
Traveling through this world of woe
But there's no sickness, toll, nor danger
In that bright land to which I go
I'm going there to see my father
I'm going there no more to roam
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home
The longest train I ever saw went down the Georgia line
The engines passed at six o'clock and the cab went by at nine
My love, my love, where will you go?
I'm going where the cold wind blows
I'm going there to see my mother
She said she'd meet me when I come
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home
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16. |
Daffodil
04:38
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Daffodil has a dick and it's bigger than you
She stands at eight feet tall
You can call her a bitch and she'll like it, too
Won't take any offense at all
Daffodil likes to meet her lovers at night
At the local homo bar
Her conversational skills are just alright
But her appearance gets her far
She's just a normal girl
But she lives in a fucked up world
It's hard to be a normal girl
When your hair is so perfectly curled
She's just living her life
Barely staying alive
She doesn't ask for much
Just some company at night
Daffodil likes to vote for Karl Marx
In every election write-in
But in 2020 she was a little scared
So she voted for Joe Biden
Daffodil didn't tell a soul what she did
It's a secret that won't ever slip
But at night she worries she's getting old
Tosses and turns with regret
She's just a normal girl
But she lives in a fucked up world
It's hard to be a normal girl
But she's gonna give it a whirl
She's just living her life
Barely staying alive
It's hard to keep going
When you feel so evil inside
Daffodil hasn't given her mother a call
Since 2017
But when she sees those unanswered texts
She doesn't feel as mean
Daffodil doesn't talk about her dad
Until you get her wasted
She'll tell you then he's not all bad
He just still likes Ronald Reagan
She's just a normal girl
But she lives in a fucked up world
It's hard to feel like a normal girl
When you constantly want to hurl
She's just living her life
Barely staying alive
It's hard to keep going
When your parents don't want you to thrive
Now you may be wondering
Why I'm telling you this tale
And frankly I wonder why as well
We all know our own Daffodils
Even if it's just casually
But I must confess I've begun to suspect
There's a Daffodil inside me
I'm just a normal girl
But I live in a fucked up world
It's hard to be a normal girl
It's hard to be a normal girl
It's hard to be a normal girl
It's hard to be a normal girl
It's hard to be a normal girl
It's hard to be a normal girl
It's hard to be a normal girl
It's hard to be a normal girl
It's hard to be a normal girl
It's hard to be a normal girl
It's hard to be a normal girl
It's hard to be a normal girl
It's hard to be a normal girl
Living in a fucked up world
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17. |
Let's Get Drunk
02:26
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Let's get drunk forget this whole world exists remember dead presidents won't ever rise from the ground
Let's get drunk and keep on drinking
til we don't know what we're saying
til we say something we won't regret
Let's get drunk and toast to our fallen friends
and those who ain't fallen yet
and those we wish we'd forget
And we'll find them round the dark side of the moon say we'll be together soon
in this world or the next
On that day maybe we'll forgive each other
learn to love one another
despite all our fucked up ways
Let's get drunk forget what you said to me
remember dead memories
won't ever be recalled
Let's get drunk pretend we're family
in spite of the dna
that's shared between us
Let's get drunk say to each other i love you
even though we know it aint true
but maybe it will be then
I'll find you round the dark side of the sun
tell you that i am your son show you all that you missed
On that day i think I'll forgive you
maybe you'll forgive me too
or maybe you will be gone
So lets get drunk one more time 'fore I go
I'll tell you all that you know
and maybe you'll listen this time
Let's get drunk one more time 'fore you go
Please tell me all that you know
I promise I'll listen this time
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18. |
Electricity
02:04
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Electricity is killing me and I can hardly sleep
I look into my phone, feel so alone and can’t even see
A future where anything is working out for me
So before they plug me into machines, I might as well have a drink
I’m addicted to content and alcohol
But I still can’t feel anything at all
I hope one day I see the fall of electricity
Please don’t resuscitate me
Just leave me fucking be
Why is it always the ones you care for who hurt you the most?
Why is it so important to watch TV or be able to make toast?
Most days I feel like I am living as a ghost
But they’re not scared of me because I make such a good host
For the future they’re crafting: the end of free will
If I had my way everyone of us would still
Be foraging for berries and focused on our next kill
But we’re living in end times and it’s such a thrill
To be addicted to content and alcohol
But still unable to feel anything at all
One day we’ll see the fall of electricity
Please, God, don’t reincarnate me
Just let me fucking leave
Or fill me with electricity
Maybe then I’ll finally be free
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