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Guess By Now
03:08
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Here I am washing dishes again
Remember when we both had some money to spend
Remember when we both had a vision in mind
We were gonna make something we hadn't been able to find
I wish I could write the words that would bridge the gap
But I don't know if my tongue would speak them
I guess by now I should know better than that
They always seem to tumble out so uneven
Remember shaking like a leaf while the sun went down
Words twisting as they fell upon uneven ground
Now you have a room where you can sit with your grief
Turn on the radio for news of disaster relief
And it's with a grim lack of surprise we see the friends we've made
go from bad situations to worse
I know you harbour that old predilection
to call any misfortune a curse
You know mine is to call every calamity
hideously absurd
Sometimes I think it could all be brought into focus
in just two or three simple words
I wish I could write the words that would bridge the gap
But I don't know if my tongue would speak them
I guess by now I should know better than that
They always seem to tumble out so uneven
Maybe it's okay you drove away that day
Maybe it's alright to be alone tonight
Maybe it'll rain down in the bay some day
Maybe I can wait for a rose to be exposed when the snow all blows away
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2. |
Whenever We Reach
04:08
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Dear daddy of mine,
I won't pretend that i've been diligent at finding the time
But i've been crossing out lines and tossing aside
The crumpled scraps of 6 months unsatisfied
With what passed between us
What passed between us
Is there something i'm supposed to say here
Some sign we're both awaiting to appear
Some way to crawl across the fear
But it's all uncharted here
And whenever we reach
Whenever we reach for each other
I feel there's a gulf leaps up between us
Whenever we reach
I woke up angry again
From dreams of abandonment
I tried to put all that back inside me
I tried to put all that back inside me
I didn't want to have to tell you
And i didn't want you to have to ask
And i knew you wouldn't dare
Even though we want so gently to remove that mask
I heard things that I never thought i'd hear from you
I put my head between my legs and i started spinning out
Dogs tore at my flesh in the battle to find fault
Straps bound my chest down upon your bed
And your ceiling opened up onto the starry vault
Of what passed between us
And whenever we reach
Whenever we reach for each other
I feel a gulf leaps up between us
Whenever we reach
Oh is there something i'm supposed to say here
Some sign we're both awaiting will appear
Some way to crawl across the fear
But it's all uncharted here
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3. |
Platform Shoes
03:59
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My baby wears platform shoes
My baby has bad tattoos
My baby doesn't have to choose
My baby's black leather clad
The best driver i've ever had
We've got a roof when the weather's bad
And when the sun glances off the most perfect hairs they have growing on the top of their lip
Through a hairline crack in the cap that sheltered us all the way from here to hell and then back
And they lean back in the bed of the truck, and then crack a tall can smile with a full headed look and a sidelong sip
Something in me cracks and then swells and I know there's no words that could tell them that
I saw that picture of you
Your new hair matches
That shirt
My baby wears platform shoes
My baby has bad tattoos
My baby doesn't have to choose
Betwen me and another
My baby's black leather clad
The best driver i've ever had
We've got a roof when the weather's bad
Between the two of our mothers
I was thinking bout my baby when i crossed the state line
Thinking it doesn't matter much if they were thinking bout me at the same time
But i can't stop feeling like someone cut my brakelines
Like i can't wait but then again its the best when it takes time
I saw that picture of you
Your new hair matches
That shirt that we bought
I'd like to say i hope you're doing well
But i can tell
that you're not
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I remember when you first came out here
I said 'Why the hell would you do that to yourself'
You and that magnificent crazy bitch
Who we've all had our share of falling outs with
Hit another rough patch last spring
And me I wasn't there
I'm not much use at times like these
But here I sit, painting my eyes on, you don't have to wait for me
But hey, put on that song
Put on that song that we both used to like
A couple more times before we go downtown
Because I
Need you both to make it out of this valley alive
I need you both to make it out of this valley alive
Seeing the two of you together
With everything on hold
Fills me with a tender uneasiness
That's good enough for now
Riding in the back of that rattletrap
Going to hit a spot on the overpass
I'll be back in the city tomorrow
I guess I'll see you when you come downtown
Because I
Need you both to make it out of this valley alive
I need you both to make it out of this valley alive
Remember when you stayed in bed all day
While I went out to the war
Texted you 'I wish you were here and I wish this was Brooklyn'
Only the latter doesn't hold anymore
'Cause with you two taking turns
Sleeping under the stairs
Easy Island's harder than it sounds
But when is it ever to find a bed and some shelter
when they're selling off the last patch of ground
I remember when you first came down here
I said why the hell would you do that to yourself
But here I am I'm coming down
Seeing the two of you together
with everything on hold
fills me with a tender uneasiness
That's good enough for now
Because I
Need you both to make it out of this valley alive
I need you both to make it out of this valley alive
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5. |
Lucky 2
04:08
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Oh how I used to hate nostalgia,
Now look what you done to me
I watched that video you posted,
And it looked like fun to me
Drummer clothed in just a trashbag
Puked withonce missing a beat
People standing in the sink and
spilling out into the heat
I watched that video you posted,
And it looked like fun to me
Oh how I used to hate nostalgia,
Now look what you done to me
Poaching moments from the far back of the fridge
Appraising what's left with a shudder
At least I still have him though
At least you two have each other
At least we both have windows
To watch the condos going up
And the driest sense of humour that we keep,
Just to keep ourselves from throwing up
I watched that video you posted,
And it looked like fun to me
Oh how I used to hate nostalgia,
Now look what you done to me
And I know I'm lucky too
'Cause this time I'm stuck with you
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