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Everybody gather ‘round to hear
The untold story of a calendar year
The Russian ninjas drank Mexican beer
And the roundhouse missed its mark
The tempest winds threw our backs to the wall
Summer galloped and tripped into Fall
The Winter went on forever
And all those dry leaves set the spark
But in between each shifting season
There’s a span of time defined by the second hand
A grain of sand!
A lesson plan!
God bless this land!
The Western world puts the rest under glass
History books don’t consider the past
The future fit with a crutch and a cast is limping toward the door
A single knock means ‘you’re gonna be fine’
A double knock is a matter of time
Shave and a haircut, the stars and the stripes
Prepare yourselves for war
The flags of nations flying high
Their colors scream
“What will our children’s children see?”
A stitch in a seam
A thick smokescreen
A color scheme
Now, don’t you ever make those same mistakes we made
No cuz you surely won’t be saved
Don’t you ever take the path we stumbled down
Nah, just stick to what you know, kids
You’re sure to make it good with…
God helps us when we’re leaking faith from tired eyes
And now I’m staring at the light
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Look at the battle that is currently occurring in my head
A cobra spits its venom
Seconds later nothing's left
I'm a walking allegory but what i represent
Could be anything at this point
'Cause we don't know nothing yet
God? God, won't you help me now?
Because therapy and Xanax ain't helping out
You're the soldier in the weeds
I'm the moss growing on the trees
You're the pilot
I'm just the wings
God? God, won't you help me now?
The day, the day is fading
The yellow sun is bleeding red and slowly passing out
Using the skyline for a bed
And the moon, as it settles into the throne the sun kept warm all day
We realize that this shit's useless
You can never run away
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They'll be watching at you're window
You'll be just getting into bed
They might scare you
They might prepare you for death
But they're not real
Though they look real
They're simply figures in your head
Never mind them
They will be gone by the sunset
But if the themes of your dreams start creeping in graveyards
Don't let it shift your perspective while you're awake
Sunset...
It's hard to believe in an old sunset
Keep your eyes closed
Keep your clothes on
Forget those secrets
you left them for dead
They are sponsored
By the monsters under your bed
Neither tempt them nor resent them
To keep them happy is to keep them fed
When they're hungry
they will arise when you least expect
Roaming the landscapes of your brain
they'll run amok
Floating on rivers made of blood
they'll self-destruct
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The fact you live about a thousand miles away makes it seem like it never even happened
And I could practice all the words I've got to say but not a word would be to your satisfaction
You see I've recently become a real believer in dejection and I could use another downer like a hole in my head
So please proceed with caution when breaking me the news
'Cause I'm sick of being used
You've been preoccupied and I have been drunk so I guess that you and I can call it even
You used to even find it funny when we talked about the differences that we have between us
But you have recently become really concerned with your appearance
And not the things that make us happy
Or the common ground we tread
So I don't wanna see you
Get it through your head
Because what's easy for you is fucking torture for me
Plain and simple
I watched you changed into a skeleton key
Shining brass but made to open any lock that you please
Call me crazy but we both know the kind
You didn't have to intrude
I opened myself up to you
All for nothing
Just think of all the money I spent on you
Now I'm broke and alone
Fuckin' deja vu
I hate you
(How come nothing good ever happens to me?)
Because you try too hard
You don't use what you got
You've gotta forget about the things you can't change
Nobody believes the things your ego makes you think
So relax...
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The change of the seasons is reason enough to feel down
But the green of your eyes is the brightest that I've ever found
Don't let them lose their brilliant hue
Like a fallen leaf from a naked tree
Won't you please lay them on me?
The time that we spent was shorter than I would've liked
And I must admit I'd never fallen in love at first sight
Until I saw you down the hall
You we're mixing drinks by the kitchen
Won't you please pour one for me?
I felt the world and all its weight as the sun began to settle on the interstate
And in the car the mouths were loud
Everyone reminiscing 'bout the friends they made
I couldn't hear a word they were saying
My eyes were following the falling rain
I tried to memorize your face
The little lines are your eyes
My trembling hands around your waist
I don't wanna go but this place ain't my home
At home summer boiled my memories 'til they were fog
We fell out of touch but I guess it was nobody's fault
And I sometimes think of how my life would be if you came out west or I moved back east
But at least I met you and you met me
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What lies in your chest ain't a heart but a red, beating pocketbook
Pumping cash through your veins like blood
Ain't it worth taking a second look?
I'm not as depressed as the rest of you all wanna think I am
I've broken free from samsara
Found moksha
And now I'm a brand new man
So go ahead and run your mouth off
It ain't no surprise
How can any of you see the landscape
with no eyes?
Go on and let the river take you
We can float for miles and miles and miles and miles
We can float for miles and miles and miles and miles
What horrible standards we've set for our precious lives recently
How can we defeat our enemies when we hurt ourselves so frequently?
But what do you expect from this culture of instant gratification?
We stuff our faces with stimuli and at the same time destroy the virtue in patience
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I fell off of my bike
I swear I heard the word "goodbye"
But it was spoken in a language I had never heard before
I woke up on the ground
I was hearing visions, seeing sounds
And all at once I felt so young but vowed to settle down
But it was worth it for the weekend while your folks were out of town
If you're around tomorrow night I think I might stop by your house
So I can help you entertain all those ideas that are bored in your brain
I think we're really getting somewhere
Now that I've spilled my blood for you
What's left to prove?
They gave vows in a church
The nervous bride recited first and I have never believed in any speech that wasn't well-rehearsed
The groom stopped
He'd forgot
I heard the booming laugh of God
It's force I reveled in so devilish
I couldn't help but curse
"Goddamn these liars!"
I'm growing tired of reaping benefits from doubt
Why leave your love in someone's trust before you have it all spelled out?
You should be stocking up on vowels
Instead you're buying matching "his" and "her" towels
I hope your children learn to love your lies
'Cause sometimes at night when they're asleep
You sneak out to drink
Go find some dive where we can meet and save me a seat
'Cause lover, I'd like to believe in you and me
But we didn't quite make it
No, we couldn't quite take it
We couldn't quietly fake it
We couldn't quietly take it
When I woke up on the ground
A baby grand piano had fallen down from the clouds
And it's music brought me back to life before I knew that I had died
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I already know
You're already shaking
My god, you're so guilty
I'm anxious as shit
Can't wait for the brilliant excuse you've come up with
I already know
And it's funny how overtime you've become a common joke of mine
You're already in your thickest skin, babe
How's it in there?
You've got God on your mind but you try to hide inside your convictions
I already know
And it's funny how overtime you've become a common joke of mine
But I can never deliver the punchline...
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I kinda like havin’ her around
Her gravity is dragging me down town
She’s making life too easy on me
I’d swim up a river to get her and stop when I got to see
So where has she been all my life?
Apparently somewhere I just couldn’t find
But now that were together, I’m scared
Are we in it to win it
or is it a temporary affair?
(So I says to her, I says…)
I’ll put my hand out but you gotta promise you won’t let it hang
I’ll let my guard down just as long as you don’t plan a sneak attack
Now is that too much to ask?
I gave up counting chicks in their shells
A tally mark for every egg white holding cell
And as for ones denied their parole
Fuckers skewed my data, I had to eat my words
The lesson learned is ‘never let go’
You press enough you’re bound to discover gold
Yea, but what you do from that point is key
You could go out and pawn it
or have it melted down to a ring
(I told her once, she wants me to tell her again…)
I’ll set my sights high but you gotta help me climb the mountainside
I’ll leave my lights low cuz I know you like to pretend that your shy sometimes
And I can’t imagine why
Maybe this is it
‘Cause baby you’re the shit
Save me from this empty live I’ve lived
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The answer key is buried deep beneath the ground
The spiral is the oldest shape I've found
Twilight eyelids winking
Masking every truth
A crescent moon is caressing a precious few
Nocturnal
We only come out at night
Nocturnal
You won't find us anywhere
So don't waste your time
The ocean winds pull the blanket to the mountain's feet
The raven clouds pull it up and over the peak
The fireflies
Night lights for the sleepy riverbed
The galaxies are screeching overhead
Nocturnal
We only come out at night
Nocturnal
You won't find us anywhere
So don't even try
As the sun peaks over the horizon
Eyelids opening
A violent urge to stay asleep rolls over me
Nocturnal
We only come out at night
Nocturnal
You won't find us anywhere, anywhere...
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Rub your hands together, smiling
Be excited like you should
All the rules have been broken just for us
A world of understanding people couldn't ever feel this way
I been saying it a long time but not a soul's listened to me
Are you feeling a breeze?
Because I wanna feel it, too
All the ways to end a scene and you walk away like that
No dramatic pause or rousing applause
Just a suitcase and a cab
Pissed away all of your freedoms for a little extra coin
And that little scheme you dreamed up
It's got me asking, What's the point?
Are you feeling a breeze?
Because I wanna feel it, too
I can't believe that after all you've done to me
You think that I'd wanna bail you out
Helping in any capacity would be against what I'm about
And after all you've done to me you think that I'd still be your friend
Well friends don't fuck each other over in the beginning or the end
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released October 6, 2009
