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There's nothing happening
It's so quiet
It should be peaceful
But there's a stillness
In the air
That I find threatening
I open up the window
To try and air it out
I hear some birds
And some cars
But they all sound very far
In the distance
Yeah, I've got neighbors
But they're putting up trump signs
So I don't say much
When I see them
I feel so lonely
Even when I shouldn't
I keep on cleaning
Up the same messes
Not the ones in my house
But the ones in my head
They keep repeating
Oh well, oh well, oh well
There's nothing happening
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2. |
Thinking Bad
04:02
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I heard a sound to the south
And I drove down to the gulf
I stared out at the ocean
As the sky looked like a anchor
The clouds were getting heavy
And the waves were getting ready
To take away the houses
That sat there like a burning wick
On a firework underwater
I'm thinking bad bad things
I'm thinking bad bad things
When the clouds had parted apart
My mind snapped back to open
And I spent the money I could spend
On things that made me happy
I got a bag of chips
And a can of spoiled fizz
I drank it like elixer
And I coughed up all the fresh air
I'm thinking bad bad things
I'm thinking bad bad things
There's a show on on the TV
There's a album on the speakers
There's a child screaming loudly
There's a baseball flying at me
There's a preacher on the TV
There's a sinner in the hallway
I've been eyeing up somebody
And wishing that I wasn't me
And the stimulation's growing
And the simulation's slowing
My hands are in my pockets
Looking for some kind of trinket
Or forgotten note folded
Or a watch that I can unwind
Until I stop the time
So nobody gets older
I'm thinking bad bad things
I'm thinking bad bad things
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3. |
Under a Tree
02:58
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If you let me
I'd sit under a tree all day
I'd watch the clouds come
Then go away
I'd sit under a tree all day
If you let me
I'd bring some food
I'd bring some friends
I'd eat some pizza
I'd play some card games
I'd bring my guitar
I'd bring some snacks
I'd write down words
With crumbs all over my hands
If you let me
I'd sit under a tree all day
I'd watch the clouds come
Then go away
I'd sit under a tree all day
If you let me
If there was a word
That explained the feeling
Id tell it to you
But there isn't
so I'm quiet
Sitting, thinking
Eating, drinking
I've got no goals
And I'm feeling good about it
Yeah I'm feeling good about it
And I'm feeling good about it
Yeah I'm feeling good about it
If you let me
I'd sit under a tree all day
I'd watch the clouds come
Then go away
I'd sit under a tree all day
If you let me
If you let me
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4. |
When I'm Done
02:24
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When I have to
I do the dishes
When I have to
I clean the living
When I have to
I take a shower
When I have to
I remember to eat a salad
When I'm done
With all the things I have to do
I'm not sure what happens
But the clock resets
And my batteries die
And my mind fills up
Like an hourglass timer, yeah
And my mind fills up
Like an hourglass timer every time
When I have to
I try to go to bed
When I have to
I call the doctor
When I have to
I face my inner demons
When I have to
I take a picture to remember
When I'm done
With all the things I have to do
I'm not sure what happens
But the clock resets
And my batteries die
And my mind fills up
Like an hourglass timer, yeah
And my mind fills up
Like an hourglass timer every time
When I'm done
With all the things I have to do
I'm not sure what happens
But the clock resets
And my batteries die
And my mind fills up
Like an hourglass timer, yeah
And my mind fills up
Like an hourglass timer every time
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5. |
Levity
03:58
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I've been drinking coffee like it's medicine
Taking anti-depressants like they're vitamins
I feel okay most of the time
But even when I don't I still survive
Oh, Levity
What have I done to me
I used to pick up rocks and sticks
Oh, well I actually still do this
But with more anxiety and stress
Do I seem together
'Cause I'm a mess
Oh, Levity
What have I done to me
I've been thinking empty thoughts
Like a skeleton
You say that I'm like talking to gelatin
When I'm in need
You're a friend indeed
You make me laugh and you always have a bag of
Oh, Levity
What have I done to me
Oh, Levity
What have I done to me
Smiles and laugher than belie
Those thoughts too morbid to deny
So when the worst of it begins
I lock the doors and shut me in
Oh, Levity
What have I done to me
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6. |
Coffee Song
03:14
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It's the middle of the day
And everything is quiet
So I'll make some coffee
So I'll make some coffee
Everyone is asleep
Except for me so
I'll make some coffee
So I'll make some coffee
It's snowing outside
And I can't decide
What to do
So I'll make some coffee
So I'll make some coffee
I've got bills I need to pay
And things I've gotta clean
So I'll make some coffee
So I'll make some coffee
I just drank a whole pot
And my jaw is clenching up
I still need some coffee
I still need some coffee
I've been tired for six years
But just one cup is all
I need
I am gonna wake up
I am gonna wake up
I said "this cup will give me
Strength and energy"
So I made some coffee
So I made some coffee
But I still haven't done
The things I need to do
But I've got my coffee
But I've got my coffee
The days are flying by
But I, I am standing still
So I'll make some coffee
So I'll make some coffee
Some things will never be okay
And some you will forget
I'm just staring Out the window
I'm just staring Out the window
Just thinking snowy thoughts
About things and friends that I have lost
I'm Just drinking coffee
I'm just drinking coffee
I guess there comes an end
To every single cup I will ever drink
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7. |
Air Raid Siren Intro
00:59
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Sounds like a air raid siren
Went off in an echo chamber
A little train
Drove down to the center
Of a riot shaped like
Off brand letters.
There's a cult with a new flair, baby
With an idea so subtle
That a feather weighs more
Than the truth in here.
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8. |
Air Raid Siren
04:26
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I heard a rumor that a rumor
Isn't a rumor at all
I heard my old best friend
Got a job at the mall
I heard my good ideas
About how to live longer
Will just prolong
The ways I suffer
Sounds like a big tree fell
In the center of an empty highway
The screech of melting tires
Coming from the inside of my brain
A riot shaped like an
Off brand letter
Took the minds and brains
Of people that used to explain
Ways that I could feel better
And all natural now means
All naturally wrong
I heard a rumor that a rumor
Isn't a rumor at all
I heard my old best friend
Got a job at the mall
I heard my good ideas
About how to live longer
Will just prolong
The ways I suffer
I took a picture of a sign
At the end of a driveway
Misspelled and scrawled
On the side of the highway
I wanted to remember the
Way that I felt
When it was easier to laugh
Than to be afraid
I want to remember
The way that it felt
When it was easier to laugh
Than to be afraid
I heard a rumor that a rumor
Isn't a rumor at all
I heard my old beat friend
Got a job at the mall
I heard my good ideas
About how to live longer
Will just prolong
The ways I suffer
I heard a rumor that a rumor
Isn't a rumor at all.
I heard my old beat friend
Got a job at the mall.
I heard my good ideas
About how to live longer
Will just prolong
The ways I suffer.
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9. |
Boat Ride
02:38
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We're going somewhere new
If we go by ourselves
You will be sad and want to come
So come with us
We're going somewhere new
We're going somewhere new
If we go by ourselves
You will be sad and want to come
So come with us
We're going somewhere new
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10. |
The Memory Song
04:37
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On a train
Riding along
Inside of my brain
A memory finds its way
To a place where it can stay
It makes itself a home
Settles down and then grows old
It disintegrates and can change
And it becomes difficult to explain
A happy memory
But a hug in the rain is sad
A hug in the rain is sad
Nostalgic for a hospital trip in Texas
But dreading calling up your best friend
Your best friend
The brain is a shaken soda can
Try to be careful or don't, whatever
It doesn't really matter
It doesn't really matter
Open up your mind
And it's bound to explode
It's bound to explode
Oh well, oh well, so what
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11. |
Somethings
01:58
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The last time that we said goodbye
I thought I would see you again
The last time that I looked in your eyes
I thought I would see you again
The last time that I thought of your songs
I thought I would see you again in
But somethings you get wrong
Somethings you forget
But somethings you get wrong
Somethings you forget
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Billy Mack Collector Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Happy songs about being uncomfortable
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