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Emperor's New Clothes
03:51
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Hey, rocks are guns
Haven't you heard?
Children are thugs
Cage them like birds
Pay no mind to the things you see
Heed the words of the Coral King
I think he's naked...looks like he's naked
though he says he's clothed
in the finest of linens from far away
And only those who know
the complexities of modern times
can see the elegant design
invisible to skeptical eyes
A righteous man
can womanize
as long as we
don't communize
Shall we be quiet
while they admire the Emperor's new clothes?
Hey while they're quiet
let's start a riot, everyone who knows
It's time to believe the spectacle seen
He has no clothes
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Tricky
03:31
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Maybe I pushed too hard when I should have pulled
Funny how the vacancy I wanted has left me feeling cold
Echoes in the breach tell me you are out of reach
My heart is a tricky thing
You know it's a fickle thing
You've seen it time and again
And if I could kiss you
I would tell you that I miss you
and I'd catch what might have been
Won't you come find me in the cavern I've contrived
Funny how before I wished I could find a place to run and hide
Echoes in the breach tell me you are out of reach
There go the spirits in the graveyard of us
I thought I'd turned them loose, but I'd burned them all to dust
Watch them fly away in a great big giant gust
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Wisteria
03:44
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When the backdrop lifts up off of the stage
Stories are revealed in vacant little frames
How my eyes bore into yours, begging you to stay
But you turned on your heel and floated away
Beautiful Wisteria, wrapped around your feet
Pulled you as you climbed and tore away from me
The smell of you hangs in the air
with a taunting lilt of her perfume
I bend like a tree
Wisteria is breaking me
Beautiful Wisteria, wrapped around your feet
Pulled you as you climbed and tore away from me
Beautiful Wisteria, wrapped around your heart
Pulled you as you climbed and tore us both apart
The picture show is over
The villain gets the hero
The hero leaves the girl to lie awake
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4. |
Madcap Parade
05:05
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I hope you don't mind
I knocked back a few before you got here
I have an excuse, you know
It's been a hell of a year
I don't have my face on yet
so wait there for a minute
Don't look at me like that
The night is young, my dear
Ha ha don't worry
I'm picking up the pieces
the only way I know how
Hey, what's the hurry?
You think you know my secrets?
You wanna kick the door down now
You're gonna find me in my Mad Cap Parade
You can talk all you want
I'm not gonna hear a word you say
Don't mind if I do engage in some silly escapades
You might as well join me in my Mad Cap Parade
You think I don't know I always sound a little funny
It's nothing to do with what I have behind my back
I'm just restless and I'm running out of money
Another sip or two and then I can relax
I'm so dizzy, I can't tell the top from the bottom
When I reach the end I'll let you know
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5. |
Only Love
04:35
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She examines the purple and blue
fuzzy stars round a crescent moon
Her cheekbone feels like crackling bacon
sizzling beneath her skin and she's shaken
He waits behind the door
promises he's never gonna hurt her anymore
She thinks it's never been this bad before
Maybe now he'll do better
Only love can make a man go crazy
enough to double up his fists
Wrap me up and rock me gently then
top it off with a tender kiss
She clings to the fire in her belly
as she lay crumbled beside the bed
He tearfully strokes her hair and
presses an ice pack to her head as
He kneels beside her on the floor
promises he's never gonna hurt her anymore
She thinks it's never been this bad before
Maybe now he'll do better
Maybe she'll fly away
and make a bold escape
to an alternate universe
where she gets to stay
A pool in the shape of a heart
collects beneath her wedding band
Her eyes are fixed on the ceiling
as he holds her lifeless hand
He weeps beside her on the floor
Promises he'll never hurt nobody anymore
He knows it's never been this bad before
Maybe now she's better
Only love can make a man go crazy
enough to double up his fist
Wrap her up and rock her gently and
top it off with a tender kiss
Only love can make me so damn crazy
Enough to bleed her lovely wrist
Wrap her neck and squeeze so tightly
Then say 'goodbye' with a tender kiss
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Melissa Sandullo Indianapolis, Indiana
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