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Dandelion Wine
03:32
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We got drunk on dandelion wine
We got drunk on dandelion wine one more time
We were at the bottom of the mountain, at the bottom at the bottle of wine
Want to get to the top of the mountain that's quite a bottle to climb
Chorus:
All in all it was a pleasant memory,
and I wouldn't take it back even if I had a time machine
I would never spill one drop of you
I would save the last sip for you
Out there in the scrublands collecting rusty treasures
Old bottles and cans, rocks and gems, skulls and feathers
Out there in the scrublands past Kimberly Spray
Or is she in Dayville now, or was it Johnny?
Chorus:
Dandelion wine----repeated
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I can't take it
I won't make it
I'm lying naked on a blanket of human tongues
My eyes are burning
My nose is dry
Ive been deserted by the tears I cried
and every one is you
salt on my tongue
All the women
you could have had
but you settled
like your dear old dad
for a human tongue
Could have been something
Instead you're nothing
just a string bean
controlled by a daemon
who's ears are ringing until there numb
She said the bank called
their taking your house
the woman on the otherline
said your last check bounced
and whats it worth it?
for a pile of dirt
repeat first verse.
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Cool burn in the sagebrush
Our hearts were in a rush
a crush is terrible thing
darkling thrush on the wing
Chorus:
Oh well bye bye
see you on the other side
Where the shadows run and hide
when the sun explodes and dies
You're not a snake, You're and Eel
That slipped on a banana peel
Spin and writhe there in the mud
those aren't gills they are your crutch
Chorus X2
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4. |
Three Brains
04:30
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Wish I would have told you sooner
That I'm a two headed snake
Who doesn't learn for my mistakes
But judges you by the ones you make
Bends with you until you break
Chorus:
Wish I would have told you sooner
Instead of rooting for you to loose her
Instead of pretending I was there to soothe her
Wish I would have told you sooner (said nothing at all)
That I'm a nasty rabid rat
And I got caught in my own trap
I went after all the cheese
Spreading piss and shit and fleas
Chorus
I like to think it's all your fault
and you're only sad that you got caught
But how can I know your pain
What's it like to have three brains.
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5. |
Beautiful from afar
02:10
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And a kiss is like a shooting star
They both look beautiful from afar
Up close its just a pair of lips
Is that really all that makes a kiss
What is love without miss trust?
What is polish without rust?
What is the dawn without the dusk
Who am I with out us?
And the Moon is just a floating orb
Like the Earth, but without a molten core
Heaven's Gate is just a pair of doors
And you are just my paramour
What is love without miss trust?
What is polish without rust?
What is the dawn without the dusk
Who am I with out us?
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6. |
The Dancing Bird
03:50
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There's a bird I seen
and its got webbed feet
flys out to the ocean
in the day to eat
flys back to the forest
at night to sleep
flys back to the forest
with the tall tall trees
Chorus:
And they're all gunna die
but what do you care
there's a look in your eyes
like you're not even there
and you're gunna die
if you call that living
and there aint to way you'll be forgiven
Theres a spotted little owl
too afraid to hoot
cause its throats being crushed
by the timber mans boot
you believe their lies
regurgitate them as truth
that the owl needs to die
if you want a house with a roof
Chorus
Theres the dancing bird
of the Sagebrush-Sea
if its gunna survive
it needs forbs to eat
and you can live just fine
never eating beef
and there aint no way you'll be forgiven
Chorus
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7. |
I love my clown
04:48
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The thing about a clown, is they'll let you down
When they can't turn your frown upside-down.
A clown might be rude and clown might be broke,
But there love for you isn't a joke.
I love my clown.
I love my clown.
Hanging with the clones makes me feel alone.
Makes me feel sound like a puppy hound.
They are mean to you if your not like them.
But they pretend to be your friend.
They want to assimilate you with them.
They won't stop till every one is a clone.
But I love the clowns.
Yeah I love the clowns.
I love the clowns.
Yeah, I love the clowns.
When a clown is down'
It's the saddest thing around
You want to find out what made it sad
and beat it into the ground.
When that thing is you,
you can't pout.
You gotta stand up for the clown.
Gotta stand up and shout.
I love my clown.
Yeah I love my clown
I love my clown
Yeah I love my clown
Clowns are sensitive
Thats why thats where that makeup
thats why there shoes don't fit
Clowns are sensitive kids.
Clowns are tough to be friends with
but when a clown messes up you gotta forgive.
Gotta forgive the clowns
If you want um around
Maybe its ok to take a break
'cause a clown is a clown an clown's not a snake
but a clown snake would be scary to see.
I think I saw one one on tv
Clowns can be raunchy clowns can be gross
but don't punch them in their big red nose.
Cause I love my Clown
I love my clown
I love my clown
Yeah, I love my clown
Might be tempting to throw a clown under a bus
But then the clones say "You're one of us"
to sacrifice a clown in cold blood,
That's the opposite of true love.
True love is a clown (Love my clown) ----Repeated.
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8. |
The Ember
02:38
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Do you have dreams you are flying
Are you falling are you dying
it's alright to be afraid
with out fear (with out fear) with out fear we can't be brave
What's it like to be no one
with no idea where your going
not all those that wander are lost
hold on to yourself, hold on to your self at any cost.
Push my face into the ember
sometimes the pain helps us remember
what it's like, what it's like to be alive
hold my head under water
We knew her once
but I forgot her
and I wonder what it was like
when she was alive.
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Sammy the Pig
03:01
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You could be my Sammy the pig
I could cook you breakfast and
make you get up and eat your breakfast
Sammy the pig
you could be my Sammy the pig.
Maybe you're not familiar with Sammy the Pig
Sammy the Pig is a pig that's owned by a lady,
And she has a cat that's named princess too.
But mostly she seems to love Sammy the most
and you could be my Sammy the Pig!
She's got a whole bunch of pets.
But you know she loves Sammy the best.
She lets him sleep in her bed.
Thats pretty nice for a pig
thats pretty nice if you're just a pig.
Sammy's life is full of pain,
His eyelashes into his eyes
He's allergic to the sun,
A vietnamese pot belly pig.
He looks like the only thing he likes
is throwing a temper tantrum
when his mom tries to wake him up in the morning.
And she just wants to make Sammy a breakfast,
and he does'nt seem to mind sharing his breakfast
with Buttons the parrot
Sammy the Pig
Sewwwwww-WEEEEE
oh Sammy the Pig what is like to be loved so much it hurts.
(I know you want to die)
You don't want to wake up,
Sammy the Pig.
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The Sewer Rat
02:36
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Something about the pouring rain
And I'm missing you again
And I wish something would wash you down the drain X2
Sewer rat I can't complain
everything I need washes down the drain
And I wish something would wash you down the drain X2
Got a thirst I can't explain
and it can't be quenched even by the rain
I wish something would wash the pain away
Sometimes life is like a maze
and you can't crawl out the way you came
and that is when I get afraid
like I forgot I went insane
I need something to wash me down the drain.
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How does it feel to give it all up?
To live in a shell.
A turtle or a snail which do you prefer?
Either way you live in the bottom of my pail.
Out one day on a hike,
Found him in the mud.
He's not coming home.
He's not coming home.
He's totally fine.
Went out walking on a beach,
What did I find?
A worn out shell as white as bleach,
a perfect place to hide.
In your bucket I feel safe
As safe as you think I should.
Oh please master give me a treat,
tell me that I'm good.
Almost made it.
I'm on a maiden voyage out of my mind.
Along came a fly and opened up a portal,
got trapped in the snail slime.
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