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full disclosure, i am a monster
a creature of despair, not that that should be a cause for concern
if there's one thing i've learned in all my years here
it's that despair is less abundant in those who understand
how to plant their hearts in community gardens
you'll be fine you honeycomb
who could ever hurt you? who could be so cold?
you'll be fine oh honeypie
who could ever hurt you? who could be so unkind?
the culmination of man's mistakes
came the day the sun ran so hot, it turned the desert to glass
if there's something to be learned from all these LOSERS...
it's that the price that you pay
for arrogance and a false sense of immunity
is to face the wrath of a dying star
you'll be fine you honeycomb
who could ever hurt you? who could be so cold?
you'll be fine oh honeypie
who could ever hurt you? who could be so unkind?
the years have been hard on this lonely heart
if you want to know the truth
there's no more community gardens
so i guess i'll have to settle for you
(this is dolly parton, singing "jolene"
yep!
we should cover that.
we should.
1 2 3 4!)
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Death, Thrice Drawn
02:59
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hotshot, have you got a clue how long i've been pining for you?
spent so many sleepless nights in unbaptized decline
but in our parallel minds, we were just killing time
til our collision catalyst
the awful truth has eluded you for too long
uh oh, everything you know is all wrong
there is no substance left for the wyrm to eat itself
such callow uncertainty in these pantomime end times
sucks to be an optimist in this listless dissolution
it's just a triptych in decay
the awful truth has eluded you for too long
uh oh, everything you know is all wrong
i hope you know
that you can trust me, baby it's just me
i hope you know
that you don't owe me, oh girl you own me
i hope you know
you're really special, you're so next-level
i hope you know
how much i believe in you
it's quiet now, i doubt if any thoughts will ever come again
but there's a sense of some lone consequence, wheezing down my neck
it's fine, we're fine, i'm doing everything i'm supposed to do
i'd burn it all, i'd set the world on fire
just to be with you
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Do You Believe Me
02:15
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my internal compass is all askew
i know it's got nothing to do with us
right?
never felt so messed up over anyone
i know it's got nothing to do with us
nothing to do with you
but things will calm down soon
i'll drink up every second i have with you
do you believe me when i tell you
your light outshines every person i know?
do you want to go to the party?
i want to show you off to every person i know
don't hide yourself
don't hide yourself from me
are you coming to my show?
no, you don't have to go
do you believe me?
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Jeanine
04:28
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jeanine, you're being followed by the ghost of what i can't absolve
say you wanna go somewhere?
so do i
by now we're often saying our closing thoughts
but tonight... something's hanging off of your tongue
do you find yourselve at the edge of my ocean?
tip-toeing 'round the broken glass in the sand?
when you're feeling well
maybe we can do something together
jeanine you're giving off these psychic waves
have you heard the news? no one's doing that these days
let's not play these games
(jeanine)
love is just a name
(why don't you ever say what you mean)
for you to call me by
(are you frightened of me? or the person you're leaving behind)
i milked a fable from your eye
the rawness of it made me cry too
but to be honest i would like it if you would cry more than you do
i'm just barely keeping up with my constant unraveling
you're so together, it embarrasses me
but your grace in the face of my apex terror
makes me feel so secure
guess it doesn't really matter if you're open or not
i'm verbose enough for the both of us
and we can't all be open floodgates after all
but you don't have to be a dam for me
just like the smote cedars in the yard
i've fallen so hard for you
don't you know i'm obsessed with you too?
when i told you i get crushed by my own ambitions
you said "girl, ain't you ever happy?"
(no)
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Pygmalion
04:39
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stealing a part of pygmalion's heart
isn't so hard if you play your part
and you're not afraid to disengage
you stab at your prize, chiseling fear in her eyes
you know it sounds bad, but you love seeing her sad
you love someone you can shape
who has no will to escape
but you know she's not selfish
like everyone else is
she won't leave you lonely
she's gonna make you whole
but how do you know she won't seize control?
she ain't worth a goddamn
in anyone else's hands
you've got real potential
but you lack the essentials
you're just a monster with a BFA
she wants to claw your eyes open
so you can see, she's not a plaything
you covet her warmth, like a wolf at a corpse
so it's fair to assume, your intent's to consume her
and she lets you feed cause her love's in need
and you don't even panic when her flesh turns to granite
'cause girls of her kind are so easy to find
you think that you're such a star. ha!
what a fraud you are.
the only gift you possess is your viciousness
you've got real potential
but you lack the essentials
you're just a monster with a BFA
she wants to claw your eyes open
so you can see, she's not a plaything
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Starstruck
03:56
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sylvia, you are a fugitive on the run
not sure from what
every day, you're like a different girl
who are you trying to fool?
sylvia it's such a pleasure to know the real you
i still get a little starstruck
baby you shine so bright
and you still give me butterflies
oh baby you shine so bright
sylvia, do i measure up
to the monolith of celebrity?
though i do feel rather leviathan
as a faithful shadow in your burning glow
sylvia, please tell me the rumors aren't true
sylvia, it'd be such an honor to meet the real you
i still get a little starstruck
baby you shine so bright
and you still give me butterflies
oh baby you shine so bright
bright enough to light me up
oh, you are my one true believer
i am your timid ambassador
i'll talk you up baby
then they'll all know you're the real thing
i'm gonna find you looming
turning the fog silver and alive
oh, i could die under your sightless glow
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Your Vicious Kin
02:06
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you promised me you'd never be my torturer
for such a nice girl you sure do talk like a freak
i started out as estelle, now i see myself as more of an inez
honey you've really brought out my inner sadist
we've got hearts of children
but children can be so malicious
your vicious kin are infecting me
now i'm becoming one of them
caught in the grip of the icy fingers of malaise
"honey you should've known better than to trust her"
it follows me like a second self, a malignant shadow
honey it couldn't be better than it is with you
we've got hearts of children
but children can be so malicious
your vicious kin are infecting me
now i'm becoming one of them
one of you
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Admire the Architecture
01:35
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meanwhile, on the roof
jeannie considers the vastness of the countryside
the darkness of the mountains
jeannie's accustomed to bright lights and people
she finds the quiet emptiness unnerving and impervious
she's only staying her cause sylvia asked her to
now that she's gone away, what's she supposed to do?
tend to the garden and admire the architecture...
while her personality pills like a worn-out t-shirt
she was a journalist - wrote for the sunday pages
'til a young starlet captured her fascination
still caught up in the whirlwind, the past months are a blur
she tries to trace the lines... they tangle in her mind
she only loves her 'cause she's beautiful and sweet
complex and mysterious, and mildly delirious
she's also something of an exhibitionist
but jeannie loves her and that's all that matters to her now
hey there superstar, don't forget you made you what you are
who put you on their radar?
sweet talk on the phone
ugly doubts that won't leave me alone
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when your walls go up, i hope that they're mirrored
so you can serve your sentence with somebody sympathetic
darlin you're a hack, but it's charming when you crack yourself up
but everybody knows what you go to to keep yourself together
alone at the end of the day
sync your thoughts with the highway song
fall asleep with the TV on
sylvia, you know, i just want to stay close to you
oh no, there you go again
sylvia, my love, there is just so much i can do for you
after all, i'm just a friend
it's a shame, nowadays all your friends have become such a drag
they make you feel like a running gag
sylvia's just a dying fad
your mind's at a fever pitch, temperature's rising
those ghosts in the rearview are so tantalizing
sylvia, you say that the moon is your only friend
but she's a bitch and she don't listen when you cry
sylvia, my love, there is just so much i can do for you
after all, i'm just a friend
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what's up with you, girl?
yeah, i know, you're such a superstar
does it make you feel like you really made it
when you leave me hanging like this?
well, i'm not gonna make the first move
if you don't even give a goddamn
god DAMN, what's happened to our friendship?
like, i miss you all the time, but
girl, don't you do me wrong
girl, don't you do me harm
girl, don't you do me wrong
girl, you do you
don't do me wrong, girl
shit, i can't even score an RSVP
to the balls you throw for charity
say i'll "distract from all the tragedies"
don't do me wrong girl
why do you crop me out of all of our pics?
you make me call you through your publicist!
it breaks my heart
i don't mean to be bitter
i just feel a little insecure
but when you send me love from your podiums
it does help to reassure
i know my survival is like, so boring
but i've got nothing else to give
and if you came calling, honey
oh, i'd come running back
every time, although...
girl, don't you do me wrong
girl, don't you do me harm
girl, don't you do me wrong
girl, you do you
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Emotional Vagrant
04:02
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i hear you're still living as an emotional vagrant
with bright red vacancy signs blaring in your eyes
well my heart might be shot, but at least i've still got one
maybe you should try meditating on your wrongs
i do it all the time and it really helps me calm the urge
to desert my woes
cause if i did, who knows
what awaits behind the gates of this limbo
it must be hard to stay ahead of such deadly apathy
when you become bored so easily
and every new fixation feels like it'll fix everything
but you're always finding new ways to feel defective
is your failure to connect just your way of protecting yourself?
when your attention starts to wear
you just can't bring yourself to care
but in time you're gonna find yourself
ensnared by your own self-absorption
can't seem to hang onto a decent mood
they pass right through you and then fade like a dream
leaving only hypnopompic howls
to follow you around all day
and they don't go away, they just gnaw at you
until the next soft-hearted sucker comes your way
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Sleepyhead
02:29
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some days life's gonna wear you down, gonna wear you down
some days life's gonna wear you down, gonna wear you down
there's dust upon the stairs, the mansion has the air of a tomb
she hardly leaves her room some days
i have never been the type to go to church
and i have never prayed for anyone but her
but i pray for her each night, dreaming that it might catch her ear
i hope, my dear, life doesn't wear you down
the wind is rising
the sun is shining
the dawn is breaking
the world is waking
the church bells ring
the choir sings
the people pray their sins away
and you feel so odd, so far from god
the days are dark
the nights are long
your heart is tired
of being strung along
get out of bed
you sleepyhead
it's another chance to start again
please don't forget that i'm your friend
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oh no
looks like it's coming round again
your vengeful parasite rearing its head
come to tear us from our high
how long has it been since you held it close?
seems like six blissful lifetimes ago
ah, but that's just how it goes
it burns me to the core
but i don't wanna think about it anymore
it'll render us so precarious
termites inside our walls
goddamn! i always hate to let down a fan
and this is really messing with my head
i keep zoning out on set
how long will this follow you?
it's so bitter that it's lost control of you
and it thirsts for your destruction
yeah, it disgusts me to the core
but you don't have to think about it anymore
'cause it renders us so precarious
termites inside our walls
do you think people are kindness wells to suck dry?
i hope you shrivel up and die
you can't touch us here, we're ethereal
you're just immaterial
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i know you really must feel sorry for me
'cause i just can't have a normal heart
and i get so deeply poisoned by love
so please don't go away and leave me with nothing
i have no leverage, so i feel no pleasure
if i can't have you to myself, how can i be happy?
so please give me kisses, i won't break my promises
i can be a person if you give me the chance
yes, i am ascending to a new low
yes, i feel it spiraling out into everyone
can you feel me gnawing away at your heart
and can you hear me when i scream
i love you
oh, can you see, you took over me
you hijacked my mind, not that i want it back
i want you so bad, i know that it's sad
it's just how i deal, i can't help how i feel
look i have no doors, i've torn through the walls
i've ripped up the floors, laid waste to it all
i burned up my body, now i have nobody
can i have you? and can you be everything i need?
yes, i am ascending to a new love
yes i feel it spiraling out into everyone
can you feel me gnawing away at your heart
and can you hear me when i scream
i love you
i need you
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i tried just burning the whole thing to the ground today
but decisiveness is such a foreign tenant to my psyche
it violently and immediately began to reject it
so i had no choice but to salvage the ravaged remains of our history
i danced with you in a nightmare
i was dragging you across the floor
the radio disrupted by some voyeuristic spirit
i could hardly stand under the weight of my little crush on you
and you, so limp in my arms, hardly helped
so, all that i could do was collapse under you
you called my bluff, i love you too much
would you please stay with me?
cause after all is said and done
i want you here, stay with me
i showed my hand and i don't give a damn
shut the door, stay with me
cause after all is said and done
i need you here
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Bets Against the Void
03:19
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these days, your light beams penetrate
the sorrowed skin that i've been living in
but still i wait for the piercing pain
i'll feel when your feelings fade
i feel so good today
the sun is just a copper coin
i flip in bets against the void
imitating choice
til i feel good again, i'll keep them in a tin can
then i'll have copper coins to spare
will you remember me when our spirits scatter off?
i know i'm an artist cause i just can't stand the thought
that a love as beautiful as ours could be
forgotten
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