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Amor Vincit Omnia
04:12
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Hangin' Around
02:56
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turn off the lights, rest your eyes
long is the night of which you will dream
turn off your mind, it's moving too fast
it's brilliant & kind, but you need the rest
& oh darling no, let me show you how
i've been hanging around.
such a peculiar girl, living in her own world
butterflies & lizard eyes show me where your sweetness lies
cause all i feel is venom in my heel
another strange gypsy's potency
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Delicate
01:23
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Promise?
03:10
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i'm sorry neighbor if i freaked you out
with my moms SUV parked in front of your house
& i apologize lover if i made you blue o
i meant nothing other than to get close to you
not these delicate ballets that we oft' tried to dance
& the trouble wasn't with my asking but perhaps when you said yes
cause then there was a guarantee, some kind of promise
& you know how those can be when you're people like us
cause me, myself, & i, we're about four dollars shy
of breaking a few promises of mine
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Social Engineerin' Rag
02:51
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Janet
03:05
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used to smoke one at a time
now i smoke two
used to be easy on the eyes
now i'm feeling blue
& halloween, my precious queen, you're on the stage
all dolled up to play some slut, a role you'd soon portray
used to think about it but now
i score when i get paid
there used to be other ways out
but thats it it seems these days
when alls i need is a hand outreached
before i'm blown away
it all cant be this out of reach
or else i'll do it today
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Last Night
02:12
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last night i made this awful mistake
lost my virginity to this girl that i hate
& the only reason i let her hang around
she's got good drugs that never bring me down, yea
i know my mother would not be proud
last night i made this awful mistake
put bruises on my ribs & flowers on your grave
& i hope whoever finds me dead drags me to the ocean
& puts flowers on my bed, yea
i know my father would not be proud
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Gypsy Left
01:33
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Sweet Southern Serpent
03:26
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exhausted & aimless
the children are senseless
everybody knows, everybody knows
while i'm stuck holding a pool stick
she stands with her cigarette
taking off her clothes, taking off her clothes
sweet southern serpent toss me an apple
& roam these halls with me
you're dressed all in white
i'm drenched in purple
we're haunting memories
but i can't talk to you the way i've wanted you
i'm lost now i'm gone now
so jest & make it yer best, kid
i'd like to go, i'd like to go
h'es got a death grip onto that pool stick
i can taste the rain in my cigarette
wait til you get home, wait til you get home
sweet southern serpent toss me an apple
& roam these halls with me
you're dressed all in white
i'm drenched in purple we're haunting memories
i can't talk to you the way ive wanted to
i'm lost now
i'm gone now
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Apartment Home
03:34
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whimpering like a dog in her apartment home
said "boy come inside, it's getting cold"
she offers a drink i can't say no
she asks me to stay how could i go
i've got a sylvia plath to hold me through the night
by the morning i will laugh cause she's never with me by light
she came with the dusk & left with the dawn
so i gathered my things, put my wedding ring on
picked up my blankets from the floor
& all of my paintings by the door
no longer easy on the eyes
& now i'm feelin blue
it's just an old & aged disguise of the youthful boy you once knew
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Mother's Youngest Kid
02:27
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you're your mother's youngest kid
how i love you to death
i was special in september
but now i'm afraid that she's grown weary of me
ooo its easy
last summer i had nothing, i was bugging
but you were a lady & you saved me
like grace in that hymn, most things are bad
ooo all the drugs ive had, not you though
i've said too much but it's not enough
your love breaks my bones & i laugh
what a time it is
ooo to exist
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Nice to Meet You
04:54
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St. Mark
04:06
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st. mark is on your shoulder
the lower east side is down in your eyes
if just for a spell, you walk with me
pockets crammed with camus in alphabet city..
don't talk too much or you'll get crucified
if you're out of touch, i'm on your side
heaven's blush on new years eve
i'm not in a rush
to speak
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