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Esther's Other Song
00:43
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esther moves aside the blinds
so she can move into the light
esther moves like crawling vines
so she can move another night
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Soap Behind The Ears
02:18
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well if youre staying out too late
wont you come back to my place
well if youre staying out in vain
wont you let me ease that pain
is it so wrong? lets build up to that first
come on too strong? haul it in on the hearse
its not so bad
its just a face i think i recognize id be remiss to be surprised (oh lord!)
wash the soap behind your ears
youve got to polish off the sick you feel about it
with some lips to be unkind with waiting
tell him that you want him badly lately
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Babble On, Babylon
04:17
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let's not fret over what we can't buy
because
let's stop, thread a pin for we can die
because
pill won't let you sleep but hills you've left to keep on
nothing seems to linger wrapped around your finger
babylon and on and break the newborn fawn in
lips to say what matters feet to pitter patter
pull your teeth apart again, come back to the start again (x2)
i just can't sleep
there's too much outside leaking in
there's too much talk and clacking teeth
and smoke outside from arms too thin
again again again again again
jitterbug stretches out like 10,000 ears of corn across the kansas
(jezebel catches another whiff of jitterbugs perfume
she reeks of piss and apple blossom and vomit and patchouli and musk)
she has never felt this free
she has never felt this free
she has never felt this free
she has never felt this free
she has never felt this free
she has never felt this free
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im lookin at a full flush in my hands
you know wanna wave to all tha fans
so if you could be the boy for me
then let me know your plans
sitting on the phone while everybody's callin
send another message knowing im just stallin
lookin for an answer baby you aint gettin one
playing all the games but no ones really having fun
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5. |
Shapeshifting Girl
03:22
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father of the man
he'll come and take me by the hand
to watch as painters pattern thoughts
and listless scrawls across the lots
watching, waiting, by the train tracks
keep some score on tenderness
and find someone you can caress
and leave the door unlocked and open
baby, if you want it just go out and get it
shapeshifter
spread your arms wide open
weightlifter
here's to all your hopin' baby
spread your arms wide open
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Try it out
See how it fits you!
Ya do what ya want to
Or never mind
Leave no doubt
Let it eclipse you
Out from your thumb, soon
But undermine
And she combs her woolsop hair
and gives her sickle cell smile
she wont be long out there
but she wont be home for awhile
I won't hear you calling out to me
I won’t feel you coming after me
I won’t hear you calling out to me
I don’t see you coming back to me
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7. |
Play It Safe
01:06
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play it safe i never really cared to find a way
to tell you that youre all the rage
boy you put my heart inside a cage
and baby
i cant find a reason why we cant be friends
i know it in my heart that we can make amends
so give me just another try to prove my love to you (ooh wee ooh wee ooh)
feel the weight everyday it makes me go insane
im telling you im not the same
im trying hard to make a bigger (better) change
and baby
i cant find a reason why we cant be friends
i know it in my heart that we can make amends
so give me just another try to prove my love to you (ooh wee ooh wee ooh)
feel the weight everyday it makes me go insane
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8. |
Gone 2 Sleep
02:41
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now that you're off and gone to sleep
you dream and often dream of me
you toss and turn
so self concerned
she'll wipe your brow and sing too sweet
the things you love the things you keep
you toss and turn
what have we learned
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9. |
Two More Days
02:51
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two more days if they dont notice you at all
two more days youll feel your heartbeat start to stall
and i know i know its all too hard
im sick of wasting time
sick of wanting mine
cant you see im overcome inside [xtc reference]
im sick of starting out
sick with all this doubt
sickness seems to take up every line
and i know i know its all too hard
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i just cant sleep
there's too much outside leaking in
there's too much talk and clacking teeth
and smoke outside from arms too thin
you're not just anyone (sorry, come again?)
you're not just anyone (crease them at the ends)
"no more curtain calls for me"
she candy lilts and takes a drag
you and i think talk is cheap
and she misses little pad
you're not just anyone (crawl into my bed)
you're not just anyone (i'll be sick and sooner wed)
you're not just anyone (repeat)
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11. |
Sabbatical: A Romance
03:03
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i wont follow you down anymore
i wont keep you around anymore
the words too tough to say
the fickle games i play
i know i've done you wrong
call the commandante to arms
the bones between us break
for a softness i can't take
i'll spread you out too thin and
feel the sweat upon the linens
want you like a nation bleeding oil
so take your fists and break apart the soil
want you like a nation bleeding oil
so take your fists and break apart the soil
blam! blooey!
the storm beats on the mast
turning firsts into our lasts
scram! shooey!
if roaring seas could speak
id be laughing id be weak
i won't follow you down
i won't swallow you down
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12. |
That's All (For Now!)
00:41
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thats all for now and
all for one and
one for all and
its no fun
to move about
not knowing where youre goin
skipping stones
why dont you dip a toe in?
its all too much its
such a rush its
easy said its
beaten dead its
english breakfast
take care of the dishes
wash my clothes
theyre sleeping with the fishes
that's all for now!
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i just cant sleep
there's too much outside leaking in
there's too much talk and clacking teeth
and smoke outside from arms too thin
you're not just anyone (sorry, come again?)
you're not just anyone (crease them at the ends)
"no more curtain calls for me"
she candy lilts and takes a drag
you and i think talk is cheap
and she misses little pad
you're not just anyone (crawl into my bed)
you're not just anyone (i'll be sick and sooner wed)
you're not just anyone (repeat)
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Naomi Halisca Baltimore, Maryland
naomi halisca is the twee pop project of flannery james de baltimore city
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