1. |
Awake
03:20
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we are awake
we are not asleep now
it's time to work
it's time to get to work
on this thing we love to do now
i left my job
i'm 33 and i'm so happy
today
the company values and ideology
did not align with my beliefs
in getting some half decent sleep
the boss was a bigot
all the energy was wasted on muscle work
no ground work
no time to think
what's all that about?
i'm 33
and i'm so desperate
but i'm happy
today
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2. |
The Few
03:53
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here's to the ones
the ones that care
about the other side (outside)
about the outside (the other side)
i'm glad there are a few out there
a few free souls oh yeah
another day another style
another way another day
changing minds day to day
rearranging brains
always looking for a new way
i'm glad there are a few out there
a few out here
a few oh yeah
always looking for a new way
a fresh look and a snappy act to boot
liken this to a snake that sheds it skin all about the place
leaving its own self behind
for others to find
i'm glad there are a few out there
oh yeah
always looking for a new way
a fresh look and a snappy act to boot
liken this to a snake that sheds its skin about the place
leaving it's own self behind for others to find
woo
i'm glad there are a few free out there
oh yeah
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3. |
Fire Work
02:22
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i cleaned someones house today for work
there had been a fire and everything was covered in soot and smoke
the homeowner; this woman pushing 60, was quite pretty in a haggard sort of way
she was drinking vodka from a glass at 10am, and had explained to me the fire and the whole chain of events by 10:05
the husband had cheated on her with the next door neighbour
and in an act of drunken confused sabotage, she tried to burn her own house down
a week later the husband died of a cardiac arrest
she worked cpr on him for 30 minutes, but knew the whole time, he was dead
she offered me a drink after spilling her guts on the story
i refused and told her; it was my first day of work and couldn't afford to lose the job
a little while later, she offered me what she called 'her services'
it was my first and last day of fire work
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4. |
From a Window
03:48
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i am a dog
and you are a rare and spectacular bird
gliding through the night
through the harsh and unforgiving terrain of life
gliding through the flames
unfazed
and so effortlessly
you make it look easy
how do you do that?
i can only watch in awe
from a window
way below
because when you're living on a shoestring
you notice these things
and if you're down and out
in Paris and London
you notice these things
or up in the country
or where ever u may be
you can notice these things
from a window
way below
and I was so lucky to see
your style and class
such grace and poise
from a window
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5. |
Brotherhood of the Vine
03:24
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they have aspiration
like young aspiring actors
with their aspiration
they dance so carelessly over the grass
and across the fields
basking in the sunshine
and the sweetness of being
amidst the warm glow of youth
we sit and watch
from the other side
the outside
the other side
in the shade of the vines
as we drink all their wine
without any concern
for their concerns
The brotherhood of the vine
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6. |
Mucking
03:22
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there are cars driving and people walking
and i'm just mucking around in the cbd
there are people driving cars and cars driving people
it's driving them nuts
it's driving me nuts
i just muck around
it's exactly what it means
what does it mean?
cars are driving (driving the economy)
people are walking (driving the economy)
it's driving me nuts (it's driving the economy)
it's driving them nuts
it's driving the economy mate
mucking around in the cbd
people are shopping (driving the economy)
window shopping (it's driving the economy)
real shopping (it's driving the economy)
online shopping
it's ah driving the economy mate
i'm driving the economy
you're driving the economy
we're driving the economy
mucking around in the cbd
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7. |
Box Cutter
04:15
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(he is a box cutter he cuts up boxes)
(she is a box cutter she cuts up boxes)
i am a box cutter i cut up boxes
i am a box cutter i cut the boxes up
i was a hairdresser till he got on the train
he asked me; well what do you do?
i felt i had to lie
i guess you could say i was a little scared
i don't know why sometimes i get frightened
show her the door and she'll kick it down
show me the door and i'll kick it down
show her a box and she'll break it down
show me the box and i'll break it down
break it down
show them a box they'll break it down
show them the door they'll kick it down
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8. |
Bogged!
04:08
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bogged!
don't get bogged!
bogged on the land
bogged in your mind
trapped in a cycle
curb the accepted
throw away the old way
throw away the new way
it does not matter
terra incognita
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9. |
Lost in Transit
03:25
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la la la la la la la
like a hat on the highway
i got lost in transit from a to b
oh yeah you know me
and now i'm out here
middle of fucken nowhere
just looking for a way forward
and sometimes it's like love is as desert
and you are a mirage
i've been looking so hard
i met someone that said there's a steak house out here
i'm gonna steak it out
maybe i'll see ya there?
i've seen you on a horse
i've seen you on the shelf between carver and frame
through ten dollar blinds at night
and helping out at the nursing home
come to think of it
i see ya everywhere
i got lost in transit
i got found in transit
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10. |
Jingle Jangles
03:50
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I am still awake
at 5 am
man i'm dreaming
of quitting this thing
i got sore guts
from all the wine
there really ain't so much
weighing in on my neck
but still
i got shaken up
how u gonna make it?
living like this
there ain't so much to be earned
in doing not much
but there is so much to be learned
in screwing up
i wish i could help
it's all i want now
but ya don't know how
don't got the know how
made a few jingles today
jingle jangles
bangles
shmangles!
made a few jingles today
and i read the news
while waiting for the train
a man threw in the towel
i hope it won't be you
made a few jingles today
and the sun
is coming up
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