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betsy trombone
02:25
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im gonna be
your hero
if you let me
im gonna take
this team home
i have a way
of striking out
the batters
call it "the betsy trombone"
washington state
has got a good thing
coming now
we've sat around
waiting to play
and i've got a plan
a pitch you can't see coming
leave it to me
i'm your man
if you're around
lemme show you how
seattle steps up
game after game
to the mound
and i'm gonna be
your hero, if you let me
i'm gonna make
this team proud
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sundae
04:06
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(Ok go)
Verse 1:
You’re always at the concessions
You’ve got a sweet tooth and you know
Dessert’s the best way to increase the payroll
Just one slot for soft serve
You don’t need anymore
Just sell the rest and double what you earn
So pull up and take a seat
The rest of us can’t watch you eat
While lightning strikes and the players scream
You keep on pushing fake tears
Drip down into an empty bowl
And then you’re up again to go get more
Chorus:
I hope you, choke
On the ashes that are sprinkled on your sundae
Give us what, you owe
You’re just waiting for another Ruby Tuesday
Verse 2:
You’ve never cheered for any teams
Just smile when the umpire deems
It’s time to burn up the ones we love
And that’s the cherry on top
The feasting will never stop
You’ll be making coins till blaseball’s gone
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Your Icecream is melting
While the players are burning
Your Icecream is melting
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Chorus:
I hope you, choke
On the ashes that are sprinkled on your sundae
Give us what, you owe
You’re just waiting for another Ruby Tuesday
Bridge:
You're a parasite, you’re just evil, hoping people die so money comes your way
You’ve got an angry mob tearing at your clothes they’ll throw you off the stands to incinerate
Chorus:
I hope you, choke
On the ashes that are sprinkled on your sundae
Give us what, you owe
You’re just waiting for another Ruby Tuesday
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the higher you go
the further you fall
the table’s been turned
thought your throne was so tall
we’ll spit at the gods
and tear off our chains
we’re no longer players
in your pitiful game
fall from your tower
and taste our swords
we don’t need your
empire anymore
death’s in our favor
the moon is full
sun’s in our sights now
won’t pay your toll
coffers are empty
so are your malls
tell me again
who’s losing it all
when your greed destroys
all those underneath
what world will be left
for you to bequeath
fall from your tower
and taste our swords
we don’t need your
empire anymore
death’s in our favor
the moon is full
sun’s in our sights now
won’t pay your toll
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4. |
trust fall
04:00
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Turn the tables
I watch turntables go round
And make assumptions
Make assumptions based on nothin now
Winning is losing and losing is winning
is losing is winning is losing
Come on and trust me now
Trust me now
I read you the fates of all you know
And watch as you collapse under the power of a soul
And I make predicitons that come true to pass
And you shall heed my words, this too, shall pass
Losing is winning and winning is losing
is winning is losing is winning
Come on and trust me now
Trust me now
You think you’ve seen my face
You think you know how I feel
You see a mask of eyes and darkess
And the color of those tears
And I say winning is losing, and losing is winning
And losing is losing and winning is
Trust me now
Trust me now
Trust me
Trust
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5. |
overseas/underwater
05:36
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i've been left alone, broken and scattered
some of us are sinking, some of us are sinking faster
i can't feel my body, the current is pushing me down
an unfair deal, a string of fate so tightly wound
i've been left alone, broken and scattered
the ratings are high, but we're plummeting faster
i can't hear my thoughts, the current is simply too loud
an unfair deal, a string of fate so tightly wound
i can't see the sun
but i can see
over the seas
from under
the water
a card
drawn
for me
i am floating now, the sharks no longer gather
the polarity shifts as i turn to antimatter
i will free myself, the undertow carries me now
an unfair deal, a string of fate to be unwound
the tides are shifting, i am pulled away from the ground
and as i fall
i can see
over the seas
from under
the water
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alaynabella hollywood
03:22
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Grew up with the sunbeams, dreamt a lot of pipe dreams
Wanna be a big star, never got too far
Can I live up to my namesake or am I just a mistake?
Alaynabella Hollywood never did no one no good
Oooooh
I’ll show you
I am an entity fueled by chaos
But I won’t help you get to the playoffs
I’m just here for your entertainment
So peel another star off Hollywood Boulevard
Lost in my writing, never do the right thing
Kissin’ my girlfriend, caught up in the whirlwind
Baby I’m a hellhound I know I got you spellbound
Alaynabella Hollywood, overlooked, misunderstood
Oooooh
I’ll show you
I am an entity fueled by chaos
But I won’t help you get to the playoffs
I’m just here for your entertainment
So peel another star off Hollywood Boulevard
Peel another star off Hollywood Boulevard
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7. |
a leap of faith
01:59
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what goes down must come up
will we float instead of flood?
turn the tables, change the odds
will we be free?
or are we playing into the hands of a malevolent god?
the enemy of your enemy is your friend (trust, trust, trust fall)
arturo's gone negative
and swept to the elsewhere
if we win the playoffs this time
will we win it fair and square?
we're at the top of our game
the weakest link in the chain
we won't follow your rules
and we won't rest until the coin is slain
the enemy of your enemy is your friend (trust, trust, trust, fall)
it's just a leap of faith
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8. |
haunted
03:33
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my body is a temple
for the gods of other men
wielded as a weapon by foes
i swore i'd never be again
i feel the iron on the back of my neck
and i know it's gonna begin
i have no windows, i have no doors
but something's coming in
and if we are all animals
this is another kind of beast
this soft body is donned like a mask
by a predator ready to feast
oh, maybe there's a cure for this
maybe i oughta call a priest
what used to be sacred ground
has been otherwise leased
i recall sort of dimly
something 'bout the wages of sin
but what if death has already come
and it's crawling beneath my skin
there is a power i don't want to have
when the devil’s in my bones
when all i feel's my two small feet
pounding their way right home
(dreadful wailing and groaning)
i can feel their desires
taking over who i am
tied to the pyre as the flame burns high
around a sacrificial lamb
i have heard there is joy to be found
in becoming someone new
but that must not apply
to someone becoming you
i don't wanna be just like them
oh, but i can't go on
why fear fire when i can't lose
what's already gone
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another awful day
04:45
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I swear I meant to stay this time.
I put down roots, I thought I was doing fine.
Apparently you can't outrun a fax machine.
Survived gods, but still don't get technology.
You know it's kind of funny? I just made a downpayment on a second hand Vespa.
Whoops: I guess I'm a bad investor.
How can I make repayments in a different reality?
I've lost the script, the phase is flipped, and I'm ruined financially.
I'm a credit to my team but my credit rating is lower than a submarine.
A shadow conscript, the phase is flipped, and I'm ruined financially.
While I'm gone I know I'll be mist.
Bye (to) half The Garage, my landlord and maybe my optometrist.
I want off this merry-go-round, it stopped being fun.
But until then it's another awful day for Mike Townsend: prodigal son.
How can I make repayments in a different reality?
I've lost the script, the phase is flipped, and I'm ruined financially.
I'm a credit to my team but my credit rating is lower than a submarine.
A shadow conscript, the phase is flipped, and I'm ruined...
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fading
04:24
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the wind crawls through
my hollow chest
the tide falls over
a life i almost dreamt
grace lost in the swirling flood
dust to dust and blood to blood
waning memories
of a life of lives half lived
fading into the sound
lost in between the waves
falling through a starless sky
now i cant find my way back home
a replica of the dead
a faint shadow cast overhead
who would you be if you weren't afraid
of the light
looking through the eyes
of another life
hoping to find grace
hidden in a faint reflection
fading into the sound
lost in between the waves
falling through a starless sky
now i cant find my way back home
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when I first walked through the door
you were all I saw
whilst they were giving me the tour
you showed what for
“who’s she?”
“she’s our best” they replied
now she’s dead
and we’re someone else
though we’ll never forget it, the way she made us feel
“we’re down but not out”
then “I never cared anyway”
she’s dead
long live us
i say
yes it’s been dark here alone
and we miss your tones
forgive us if we have a moan
because you’re all we’ve known
we defined
ourselves in you
now she’s dead
and we’re someone else
though we’ll never forget it, the way she made us feel
“we’re down but not out”
then “I never cared anyway”
she’s dead
long live us
i say
she’s dead
long live us
i say
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