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Yes, that’s right, I have arrived
Your star is playing here tonight
My ever growing league of fans
We’re gonna show you where you stand
Telephone, she steals the day
And all you listen to what I say
I’m climbing up, I’m rising fast
And I deserve it, you know that I am
Jessica is great
Jessica is fine
Jessica is ready
To rip out all your spines
Jessica is here
And she's gonna blow your mind
Oh yeah
She’s the killer for the Pies
Oo-oo-oo-oooh
The killer for the Pies
Oo-oo-oo-oooh
The killer for the
(Jessica, can I’ve your autograph?)
If you can catch me, (laughing) I move so fast
(Jessica, how do you hit those home runs?)
I’m not even trying! I’m just having fun!
(Jessica, please! How do you do it?)
When they put you down, you just have to say “screw it!”
And when you’re standing on the mound
Look them in the eyes, then take them down
Jessica is awesome
Jessica is quick
Jessica’s so good
It will make you sick
Jessica can end you
And you won’t even know why
Oh yeah
She’s the killer for the Pies
Oo-oo-oo-oooh
The killer for the Pies
Oo-oo-oo-oooh
Jessica is sweet
She has so many fans
Jessica has skills
That you couldn’t understand
Even though she’s vicious,
She’s gracious and she’s kind
But watch your back!
She’s the killer for the Pies
Oo-oo-oo-oooh
The killer for the Pies
Oo-oo-oo-oooh
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of course, you think you can just come back home
bring your bags, packed like they were when you left
and in two days, i bet you'll be freakin out
and wherever you go you know you'll bring your storm with you
and now you’re flooding my basement
and the water’s so cold, with the level rising
and i’m just wishing you’d be swept elsewhere
and now it’s flooding the kitchen
with a downpour so steady
i don’t know when it starts or when it ends
if you don’t fix it, i’ll be drowning
of course, you think it all gets forgotten
it’s all fine, but you cannot crack a smile
and you’re angry, when the energy rises to meet you
like the liferafts are disrespectful to the sea
but now you’re flooding my basement
and the water’s so cold, with the level rising
and i’m just wishing you’d be swept elsewhere
and now it’s flooding the kitchen
with a downpour so steady
i don’t know when it starts or when it ends
if you don’t fix it, i’ll be drowning
if you don’t fix it, i’ll be drowning
we kept it, your jersey, don’t care if it’s murder
i’d forgive you if it were something you regret
we missed you, and still you, are part of the family
but it’s not going to be easy to forget
that everything you say is made to make me doubt myself
that everything you say makes me doubt myself
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A thousand miles down and a thousand to go
In this place that she now calls a home
Ripped away from her friends when she was meant to ascend
With her lungs full of ash and just burnmarks to show
Taking one for the team
Has never cut so deep
But now she's back on the field
Sparks dance round her eyes
She's ready to pay the price
Making the most of her borrowed time
There she goes again, with that flickering smile
The unstable ace, steady toeing the line
Now she's back with her friends, bound to them til the end
With Mikeyboy in her heart and pitches to throw
She's checking her pulse for the last time tonight
Walks up to the mound, sees the fear in their eyes
Spins the ball in her hand, ready to make this right
The debt must be paid, for her team and for Mike
Taking one for the team
Has never cut so deep
But now she's back on the field
Sparks dance round her eyes
She's ready to pay the price
Making the most of her borrowed time
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parker macmillan 4.2
02:50
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I'm glad I spent the week with you
I think I did a good job too
and then I even got to play
there's not a whole lot else to say
but goodbye, best friends
I hardly knew you
goodbye, best friends
I hope it meant something to you
goodbye
best friends
looks like the hour's getting late
please continue to participate
and I hope that you'll remember me
as I go out in a blaze of glory
or at least in a cup of coffee
so goodbye, best friends
I hardly knew you
goodbye, best friends
I hope it meant something to you
goodbye, goodbye
goodbye, best friends
I hardly knew you
goodbye, best friends
I hope it meant something to you
goodbye, best friends
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relief pitcher (ben mix)
03:20
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i don’t do it for glory or women or pay
i throw out of spite for the triple a
i throw for the soul of the USA
and i’ll throw till i’m put in the ground
two outs
bottom of twelve
runner on second
lefty from hell
so send me up
so sound the alarm
a ball in my glove
and hate in my arm
grip my weapon between the seams
i don’t have long left on this team
never yield
leave it on the field
i’m playing angry
let fly like a gun
they don’t move a muscle
ump calls ball one
if this were five years ago
i’d be up there in his face
i grind my heel into the dirt
he knows i know my place
every face in the dugout a mask of death
i curse them all with my dying breath
never yield
leave it on the field
ball two ball three
and my shoulder starts to crack
fire down my arm
vision fades to black
in the dark i am a rookie
all limber and strong
good god above
where did i go wrong
wind up for my final stand
hear something pop as it leaves my hand
never yield
leave it on the field
like a sinker my heart breaks fast and low
she strides to first and down i go
never yield
leave it on the field
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"godspeed, you beautiful bastards
send me a postcard whilst you're up there
godspeed, without you we're disasters
if it were up to me, i wouldn't let you go
i cant say
i thought that this would ever happen
why cant we
just continue to be happy
ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
godspeed, you beautiful bastards
send me a postcard whilst you're up there
godspeed, without you we're disasters
if it were up to me, i wouldn't let you go
i'm lost, in this black hole you sent us to
i'm lost, without all our fans to view
i'm lost, it's dark in here and i know
i've lost, that they'll never let us go
without you
you
you
you
godspeed, you beautiful bastards
send me a postcard whilst you're up there
godspeed, without you we're disasters
if it were up to me, i wouldn't let you go
wouldn't let you go
(godspeed, you beautiful bastards
send me a postcard whilst you're up there)
wouldn't let you go
(godspeed, without you we're disasters
if it were up to me, i wouldn't let you go)"
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lang and ollie on first and second and i’m feeling quite upset
‘cause kichiro just messaged me and she’s playing hard to get
i’ve got a bad hangover and bloodshot eyes
and so i strike out looking under pitch-dark skies
know we need a hit, but i can’t deal with it
with my bad vibes, my bad vibes,
my bad bad bad bad bad
now i’m in the outfield and i’m looking quite perplexed
‘cause avila’s in miami and she doesn’t even text
it’s like we had a breakup and i’m feeling the fatigue
and suddenly my team is ranked the lowest in the league
and if we had the playoffs, i’d tell the gods to [REDACTED]
with my bad, my bad bad bad bad bad bad vibes
good night seattle
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blessings aren't what they seem
just like every time before
you could party with a losing team
but I bet you're wanting more and more and more
does it bring you joy to min-max?
learn the excel syntax?
i think you lost yourself in all those spreadsheets
from each as we are able
no guillotines at the table
though we may eat you every week
the 99 just want to speak
the more you have, the less it's worth
win or lose, it's all the same
you get richer and you just feel worse
this isn't how to play the game
aren't you sick of trying to control
an endless string of dice rolls?
don’t let the coin decide the way that you feel
from each as we are able
no guillotines at the table
though we may eat you every week
the 99 just want to speak
cause if we sow the seed
we can harvest all we need
but we could feed everyone today
from your all-i-can-eat buffet
and I know you've got a good heart
it's not too late to restart
and find the passion that you can't remember
from each as we are able
no guillotines at the table
though we may eat you every week
the 99 just want to speak
cause if we sow the seed
we can harvest all we need
but we could feed everyone today
from your all-i-can-eat buffet
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i cant say
i thought that this would ever happen
why cant we
just continue to be happy
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
godspeed, you beautiful bastards
send me a postcard while you're up there
godspeed, without you we're disasters
if it were up to me, i wouldn't let you go
i'm lost
i'm lost
i'm lost
i'm lost
without you
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
godspeed, you beautiful bastards
send me a postcard while you're up there
godspeed, without you we're disasters
if it were up to me, i wouldn't let you go
i wouldn't let you go
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HELLO WORLD (RAIN MIX)
falling through an endless void of ones and zeroes
why do i feel alone in this world
flesh and bone just cant replace
these bits and bytes feel like home
and i see faces faces human faces
trying to put out the blazes
that are raging on inside my CPU
and i scream hello world but nobody answers
the data i need was lost in the transfer
i never told you how i cared
but now i try and you're not there
and i ask you why cant we
just continue to be happy
cause godspeed
without you i'd be a disaster
and if it were up to me
i wouldn't let you go
but i see faces faces human faces
trying to put out the blazes
that are raging on inside my CPU
and i scream hello world but nobody answers
the data i need was lost in the transfer
i never told you how i cared
but now i try and you're not there
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I’ve spent ten years sitting on this floor
Staring at my note filled door
Looking for some way to flip you off
And I find that every year
“Nothing wrong, all happy here”
So why’d you say that our fates are sealed
So give us some way of finding out
What we can do, what it’s all about
Cos I’ve heard whispers on the wind
That this ain’t real, it’s for our sins
Remember those who died in flame
If it’s me next, don’t forget my name
Remember those who are washed away
Just please make sure it’s not in vain
It’s funny how it all goes wrong
When nothing’s up, the threat is gone
The evil god has had its day
Unless of course it’s not that fair
Say what are you doing there?
Look at how they have their fun
So give us some way of finding out
What we can do, what it’s all about
Cos I’ve heard whispers on the wind
That this ain’t real, it’s for our sins
Remember those who died in flame
If it’s me next, don’t forget my name
Remember those who are washed away
Just please make sure it’s not in vain
Why are we still burning? Why are we still drowning? (x6)
So give us some way of finding out
What we can do, what it’s all about
Cos I’ve heard whispers on the wind
That this ain’t real, it’s for our sins
So give us some way of finding out
What we can do, what it’s all about
Cos I’ve heard whispers on the wind
That this ain’t real, it’s for our sins
Remember those who died in flame
If it’s me next, don’t forget my name
Remember those who are washed away
Just please make sure it’s not in vain
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you know i'm humbled
for what you see in me
but there's nothing much to see
beneath the stars
you might think that i
have so much potential
but your expectations
will not be met
maybe sometimes
if i got good vibes
maybe can hit the ball
between the stars
but we all know
i'll strike out swinging
i'll strike out singing
like when we met
i'm just a name
and some numbers
though i try my best
i knuckle under
i'm just a burden
you are encumbered
but you still cheer
why do you still cheer?
because i know
the forbidden knowledge
of who i am
and what i can do
and if you revealed
the forbidden knowledge
of who i am
you'd wanna leave me too
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i need to email god, i have some issues
and i'm placing my bets, cause i know who will lose
and i am checking my phone to see who's next batting
and i am tapping the button to accept all tracking
and i'm waiting in line for a ticket to heaven
and i am getting the slush at the seven-eleven
and i am manifesting the world that i would like to create
and i am checking my smart watch, because my uber is late
no gods
yeah, we're killing all gods
and don't tell me the odds
cause we're killing all gods
no gods
yeah, we're killing all gods
and don't tell me the odds
cause we're killing all gods
and i stay up all night so i can fight the sun
and i am buying the tickets so i can get more thumbs
and i am waiting in line for a ticket to heaven
i am getting the slush at the seven-eleven
and i'm going to engage in rational discourse
but god will not listen to my rational discourse
so now i'm punching god, and i'm punching him with force
cause he will not listen to my rational discourse
no gods
yeah, we're killing all gods
and don't tell me the odds
cause we're killing all gods
no gods
yeah, we're killing all gods
and don't tell me the odds
cause we're killing all gods
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season 12, we emerged
from the same locker rooms, to the same damn fields
got on the same uniform as a decade ago
and on the way home, tot and i, we grab coffee
and i look out at seattle, how much is different
how much is the same
there’s a dog barking in the neighbour’s yard
that’s been barking for the last ten years
nothing has changed, and i want to get over
all the nights i spent in houston
when i went to the bay and threw in a penny
and wished that we could bring her back
nothing has changed, and i want to get over
all the nights we spent in houston
when we went to the top of the bleachers and yelled
“tiana, you were gone too soon”
my room-mate has this poster up
“come to the show, 23rd of July, 1994”
no-one remembers that year
and i’m trying to remember if i ever enjoyed this
my arm’s getting tired, and my back’s getting sore
from travelling cross-country a hundred days in a row
there’s a dog barking in the neighbour’s yard
that’s been barking for the last ten years
nothing has changed, and i want to get over
all the nights i spent in houston
when i went to the bay and threw in a penny
and wished that we could bring her back
nothing has changed, and i want to get over
all the nights we spent in houston
when we went to the top of the bleachers and yelled
“tiana, you were gone too soon”
nothing has changed, and i want to get over
all the nights i spent in houston
we laid down a bunch of flowers
and flew out the following day
nothing has changed, and i want to get over
all the nights we spent in houston
you were trying to pass it off by sayin’
“tiana, you were gone too soon”
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When we left the void
I must admit I was overjoyed
Jaylen had returned with us
We just assumed it was worth the fuss
But as I looked on
A funny feeling began to dawn
Maybe she had come back wrong
And maybe this isn't where I belong
Forever in her shadow
I guess it's my time to go
I mean, What else can you do
When all your best friends look right through you
Forever in her shadow
I guess it's my time to go
I mean, What else can you do
When all your best friends look through you
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And down they came
They served us all our heads
On a spike
We burnt in flame
With nothing left to do
Except to die
That’s when we realised
We had an unfair deal
Seeing us struggle there
She sent her lackey squid
Put up a friendly front
And shake their tentacles,
we did
We were alone and scared
We signed an unfair deal
Break away from the lies
They are as bad as he was
We said we’d fight the gods
And we meant all the gods
Punch squids up in the face
Tear up the unfair deal
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smiley boy
catching balls out in the outfield
like a toy
holding a bat too big for you to wield
hit your first home run that day in the park
tiny boy
hand in the air begloved and ready to catch
you look of joy
as the ball lands in your mitt and ends the match
we played blaseball for the first time in that park
and i'll admit
you didn't see too much of me as you grew up
i asked for it
watched your games and hoped that you would not burn up
you saw it coming, oh, i think you saw it coming that day
with your precognition
you saw it coming, oh, i think you saw it coming that day
with your unstable condition
i didn't see it coming
a father should never outlive his sons
a father should never outlive his sons
you shone brighter than i ever would
you burned brighter than i ever could
you burned brighter than a thousand suns
we were a family and then it was just you
i hope before you died you knew how much i missed you
how much i still miss you
we were a family and now it's just me
i saw you fighting gods, i can't help but worry
that's what i'm here to do
i'll never get to tell you that i love you
and i'm so so proud of you
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[Conner]
The sun is setting, there’s a golden glow
Sebastian’s here, and he’s ready to go
With as much energy as he had
When we started this game, five hours ago
And he’s got a little sweaty, and his hair’s slicked back
With the evening sun, and the swinging bat
And he’s got that half smile
That half smile that I like
And I hope he noticed, I hope he noticed
When I brushed his hand when I handed the glove
And I brushed his hand when I passed him the water
And I brushed his hand while waiting on the bus
And I said sorry, but I wasn’t sorry
When I brushed his hand when I passed him his bat
And he laughed a little bit while I straightened his hat
And I put my head on his shoulder while we napped through the
7-hour flight from Seattle to Dallas
[Sebastian]
The game’s over, getting ready to leave
I ask him if he wants to stick around here with me
And we lie around on the bleachers
Listening to Sidney Gish through my bad phone speakers
And he breathes a little heavy from the exercise
And the sunset catches a glow in his eyes
And he’s got that half smile
That half smile that I like
And I hope he noticed, I hope he noticed
When I brushed his hand when I passed him his bag
And I brushed back his hair from in front of his eyes
[BOTH]
And I brushed his hand while waiting on the bus
And I said sorry, but I wasn’t sorry
[Sebastian]
And I held out my hand, to help him down from the bleachers
And I went to tie his lace, before he tripped on his sneakers
[BOTH]
And I put my head on his shoulder while we napped through the
7-hour flight from Seattle to Dallas
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ashes (midnight)
05:48
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I thought I heard your laughter
drifting wild on the wind
When I turned around to find you
you were gone
I thought it would be us forever
Together against the world
But here I am standing alone
Where did you go? I'm cold
As the sun sets on the dream we shared
Memories are all I have left
And all our regrets, all we left unsaid
and ashes are all that remains
are ashes are all that remains
As I walked the halls you used to call home
the void you left aches
I read your words high in starry constellations:
Please, don't leave me behind
As the sun sets on the dream we shared
Memories are all I have left
And all our regrets, all we left unsaid
and ashes are all that remains
You got swept away on the storm
Only memories remain
Now my heart beats for both of us
and ashes are all that remains
As the sun sets on the dream we shared
memories are all I have left
And all our regrets, all we left unsaid
and names are all that remains
and names are all that remains
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(expressed instrumentally)
i'm watching the sky as it starts to go dark
and i hear a hush falling over the park
i don't know what changes a decade can bring
but i know an eclipse can mean only one thing
oooooooooh
it's just a game and these are just sounds
but it's hard when the umpires are staring us down
every day is the same it just goes round and round
but how can i think when the thoughts are so loud
we are all love this game that we've found
but how can we play
when the sun has gone out
oooooooooh
we just keep on, keep on, keep on running
we just keep on, keep on, keep on fighting
we just keep on, keep on, keep on loving
when the world is wrong you've still gotta keep on
we just keep on, keep on, keep on winning
we just keep on, keep on, keep on swinging
we just keep on, keep on, keep on living
i know it feels wrong but you've gotta keep on
oooooooooh
i know that the gods don't respond to petitions
but we do our jobs in the worst of conditions
the moon hides the sun and we all hold our breath
and we pitch and we bat and we stare into death
i'm tired of wondering how i can manage
if my life's just acceptable collateral damage
don't want to be forgotten, don't want to forgive
is it so bad that i just want to live?
we are all love this game that we've found
but how can we play
when the sun has gone out
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in the stands shouting loud
i'm so proud of my girl
in the outfield
i'm here shine or rain
or blood drain
can't complain
how does she feel?
she steps up to bat
knocks em flat
another massacre
cheering her on
she's the one
my favourite brassica
she's one with the bat
as she sends the ball skyward
life's never dull
when you're dating a dryad
i am rooting for you
are you rooting for me?
say what's it gonna be
p-p-paula
are you rooting for me
like i'm rooting for you?
what are you gonna do
p-p-paula
i can feel to my core
this green energy's raw
please believe me
does she feel this way
who can say
hope she'll stay
never leaf me
let me in, let's begin
we can win
yeah i can taste it
stealing my heart
like you're stealing the bases
gotta know will this grow
is it just a flirtation
cause you're all i want
vegetation sensation
i am rooting for you
are you rooting for me?
say what's it gonna be
p-p-paula
are you rooting for me
like i'm rooting for you?
what are you gonna do
p-p-paula
(clapping rhythm) turn up! [x4]
p-p-paula
p-p-paula
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if i don’t kill you the first time, I will kill you the second time
if you don’t kill me the first time, I will kill you the second time
‘cause I’ve been burned many times before
now i’ve learned not to take any more
of your love
do you remember the day that we met
it’s a day i tried so hard to forget
it was a fire that you set in my heart with a single look
is it your ire i regret, or that i opened the book
i swore that i’d get even with you
no matter chances it took
if i don’t kill you the first time, I will kill you the second time
if you don’t kill me the first time, I will kill you the second time
‘cause I’ve been burned many times before
now i’ve learned not to take any more
of your love
i remember the lessons i learned
do you forget all the ways that i burned for you
in the seasons that turned from the summer of my fall
i sent legions to burn where i suffered in the hall
i swore that i’d get even with you
no matter who i struck with the ball
you ask for worship like you think we cannot tell
everyone you take in your arms you leave a hollow shell
if i don’t kill you the first time, I will kill you the second time
after you killed me the first time, after you killed me the second time
‘cause I’ve been burned many times before
now i’ve learned not to take any more
of your love
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garages, an anarcho-syndicalist blaseball band from the fictional location of seattle. we make songs about being gay, the apocalypse, and fighting the gods.
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