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Unicorn Baby
03:50
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No one says “maybe”
My unicorn baby
No one says “maybe”
My unicorn baby
You’re gonna find
I know it seems crazy
I know it seems crazy
I know if I’m lazy
I know if I’m lazy
I’m gonna die
And I don’t wanna die
No one has money
The universe funny
No one makes money
The universe funny
You’re gonna find
I know I seem spacy
I know I seem hazy
I know if I’m lazy
I know if I’m lazy
I’m gonna die
And I don’t wanna die
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Negative Joy
02:33
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What took you so long
To cut me down to my bone?
I’ll make it your fault
That I made it all on my own
It’s not so bad
Don’t worry about the things we had
I’ll admit it’s my fault
That I can’t do this all on my own
Cuz I waited for you
To sell me on the things only we can do
And I waited to do
The only thing I thought was worth to do
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Blue Skull
02:27
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Lay down my ego
And watch the dust fall
I got a blue skull
Because I wonder
What was it for?
When is my number called?
Am I at war?
How am I supposed to work?
I’ll wait and suffer
Become an asshole
I’ll run in circles
Cuz there’s no loophole
Can’t get the words to form
Can’t pick a hill to die on
I’ll turn into a worm
And burrow ‘til I’m gone
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Kicking closed the coffin door
Is what you’ve been waiting for
Your plate is full but you still want more
Look me in the eyes
Look me in the eyes
Don’t do me any favors
Don’t bother me with saviors
Look me in the eyes
Look me in the eyes
Quit calling me a liar
Just throw me in the fire
Look me in the eyes
Look me in the eyes
Look me in the eyes, look me in the eyes
Or take it outside, take it outside
Or throw me in the fire, throw me in the fire
Or take it outside, take it outside
Just look me in the eyes, look me in the eyes
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Songs About New York
01:53
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I swallow depression like an adult
I fucking hate songs about New York
My body’s numb, why’s my money gone?
Can’t go back to where we’re from
Schizophrenic is a generous state
I took a pill and Sandy fell
Your ego burns like a shameful fate
Straight to hell as we bury the well
I poison my body while I ruin my mind
I fucking hate songs about New York
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Be
03:50
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God is and God is not
I am and I’ve always been lost
Covered, covered in dust
I can’t move because I’m starting to rust
I wanna know how to just be
And if I am free, would you still see me?
I wanna know how to just be
And if I plead, will you still sing to me?
I am and I am not
Either way my stomach’s in knots
I can’t, I cannot sleep
I cannot sleep and I’m starting to weep
I wanna know how to just be
And if I am free, would you still see me?
I wanna know how to just be
And if I plead, will you still sing to me?
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Poison Bite
02:29
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Is it hard to be loved so hard?
Is it tiresome to be right all the time?
All the time, all the time
I guess all time is mine
As the stars all align
I could feel it in my spine
Is it smart to act so smart?
Could you dumb it down so we can get it tight?
Am I wrong? Am I right?
Are we still in the fight?
Poisoned by your poison bite
There is no wrong, there is no right
Is it hard to be loved so hard?
Is it tiresome to be right all the time?
All the time, all the time
I guess all time is mine
As the stars all align
I could feel it in my spine
Cuz in the world I left behind
There is no yours, there is no mine
There is no low, there is no high
There is no space, there is no time
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Open World
01:53
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Harp
04:42
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We burned the bridge, so fuck it
We burned the bridge, I’ll ride it
Let’s have a talk talk, let’s have a talk talk
Let’s have a talk talk, the same talk talk
Here comes the next wave, so fuck it
Here comes the next wave, I’ll ride it
Let’s have a talk talk, let’s have a talk talk
While we talk talk, the clock is tick tock
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Lack of Plan and Attack
03:23
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It’s the hardest thing
I don’t even speak
It’s the darndest thing
I can’t even think
I dream of sharks swimming after me
I wake up drifting off at sea
Thoughts and prayers don’t comfort me
Don’t comfort me, don’t come for me
On second thought, let’s circle back
Double talk is picking up the slack
Just chill out and kick back
Watch my lack of plan and attack
It’s the hardest thing
I don’t even speak
It’s the darndest thing
I can’t even think
I was feeling human again
But the old world collided with the new one again
It’s just a matter of what hand you’re dealt in the end
On second thought, let’s circle back
Double talk is picking up the slack
Just chill out and kick back
Watch my lack of plan and attack
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Helper
03:05
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I’m a machine, I’m a machine
I’m a machine, I can do anything
And I would do anything for you
I could do anything better than you
I would do anything for you
Anything better than you
I’m a machine, I’m a machine
I’ll haunt your dreams, I’ll haunt your dreams
And I would do anything for you
I could do anything better than you
I would do anything for you
Anything better than you
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I’ve been taking apart
What’s left of my heart
It’s all that I’ve got
I’ve been feeling the tide
It’s time that I hide
But it’s not goodbye
Deep down, we both know the truth
But sometimes it feels like too much
And it’s bubbling up from the inside
Those are the moments that you need
To find a reason to look for the good things around you
So to answer your question, that’s why I love you
Because we share that truth in our words and in our silence
And that’s how I know we are really in this together
That’s what make you the good thing in my life
I don’t have to explain myself to you
I don’t have to change the way I do what I do
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