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Down
02:13
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Don't you look down on me
Don't you look down on me
Don't you look down on me
You're the problem
You're looking down on me
You're looking down on me
You're looking down on me
Hit the bottom
I don't sing the truth as much as I don't sing the truth as much as I...
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Pittsburgh to Chicago
02:08
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On the train to Chicago
On the train
Sitting on my couch in Pittsburgh
The life I live is such a bore
Quarantine has struck again
Need to last a little more
Life outside is dark and drab
Nobody is hailing cabs
This life I live is not a life
Leave this prison, leave this strife
This is a break
A virtue mistake
Sitting on my couch in Pittsburgh
I'd like to live for so much more
The outside world is back again
Want to live just like before
Passing landscape on the train
I'd like to feel the cleansing rain
This world has come to pass me by
Hope I can achieve some pride
On the train to Chicago
On the train
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Floating
02:34
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My voice flows through the years
The blood and tears
The atmosphere
And I don't mind... I don't mind...
My life is out of gears
I've faced my fears
Ran out of here
I did my time... I did my time...
I'm floating...
I've floated through to you
I've seen the truth
I fought for you
I'll make it by... I'll make it by...
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No Mularkey
02:32
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This ain't funny so don't you dare laugh
I'm better than a party that's vanished in half
Sip it down with a bottle of gin
I'll cure your hangover with acetaminophen
This is known around the whole world
Slicing and dicing with a shogun swirl
Ginsu knife, chopping down the sticks
Chillin' in bed watching new Netflix
I don't really care what the critics say
I'm from Atlanta, not from LA
Maybe a newbie but I'm learning more
Clever Transient from ship to shore
Ain't no mularkey, gonna find us a party
Gonna steal like we're Gotti, we're original bodies
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Joe went to Ikea
He didn't have a clue what he was looking for
He unlocked the door to find it
In between the aisles
The store would go for miles in foreign languages
And that's when he finally gave in
Wasn't quite fulfilling
The bookends and the linens overwhelming him
But she came around and smiled
Joe went to Ikea
On Tuesday he ate meatballs at the restaurant
And she helped him buy a sofa
Malm
Ektorp
Latt
Billy
Joe went to Ikea
The parking lot was packed with high end vehicles
He felt shame about his Kia
Shopping lasted hours
He met a few employees that were nice to him
But he wanted to see Sara
She went on her work break
They left and had some coffee at the donut place
It was better than the Starbucks
Joe went home for dinner
He thought about the day and the good time he had
Then he skipped his daily Xanax
Falling in love at Ikea
It's not the best place to meet
Falling in love at Ikea
Hey you forgot your receipt
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[Instrumental]
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7. |
Tired Wings/Hypocrisy
03:34
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Once I was lost
And could not see
The forest oak, the running stream
If I can't fly
On tired wings
I'll run away from everything
If I don't build
Entirely
I still won't be a tragedy
The fire's blaze
Cannot contain
A time that's not trapped in flame
The fire's falling out of the sky today
It's turning out just like was yesterday
It's turning out to be
Living hipocrisy
Finding the rest of me
Inside it
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IDK
03:45
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I don't know what I would do
without you here
I have a fear
It's the atmosphere
Reaching to the edge of time
It's very clear
It's not cavalier
That the end is near
I don't know what I would do
in spite of me
It's philosophy
That I cannot see
Calculations do not speak
Inside of me
The geography
Of topology
I don't know how you can't see
The meaning now
It's deserving how?
It's political
I don't know...
I don't know....
I don't know...
Each morning I, go to work and I feel fine.
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Chemical Supplements
03:53
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Yesterday I went driving around
Lost my head and I couldn't found again
Went to the beach with a chemical supplement
Hard to find my way out from the government
Yesterday I was up in the clouds
Shout my name and it wasn't allowed I said
Where's the belief that I'm finally on top again
Shine the light on the one that I might have been
It's the way that I've always been told
Do what they say and don't ever be bold, my son
Follow the rules and don't act like a malconent
Then one day you'll grow up to be president
(You won't be president)
(You're just a malcontent)
Yesterday I came back in to town
It's okay that you left with a frown again
Back to the store for some cinnamon cereal
Looked some more for that antibacterial
It's the day I can finally be found
Dropped away like a brick on the ground again
Rush to the streets with your chemical supplements
Bide your time and reach up from the disconent
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A Monster
01:47
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I've got a monster who lives inside me
He has problem with turning degrees
If I don't go there, I'm not gonna see
Another possibility, gee!
Tied to the middle with glee.
I've got a monster, another like me
It's like a tribute to pain and disease
Why don't I free him? He can't really be
Living with or without me
Underneath the stars and sea.
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Findaway
01:59
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Find a way to leave it on your own
Find a way to do it all alone
I don't really know
I don't really know I can do
I don't really know
I won't leave you on your own
But the waves
The waves keep crashing down
You and I
You and I can go together
Find a way to leave it on your own
Find a way to do it all alone
Negative belief
It's not the latest fashion
See what you can see
I'll help you make it through
And the rains
The rains can cleanse your soul now
You will see
You will see what you can do
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12. |
12 Seed
02:07
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I don't know what I would say
If I met you yesterday
Riding bikes here in the park
We would stay till it got dark
If I had to bet on you
I would take the 12 seed too
It's okay if I am wrong
At least I got to sing this song
Every day I spend with you
Feels just like the first it's true
Perfect days are hard to find
And you are always on my mind
Taking risks is nothing new
It just proves my love for you
I'm sure that they'll say its trite
But you can sing with me tonight
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The Bright Shack
02:19
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There was a bright room and all around was darkness
Moments of shadow creeped across the floor
But around him was all aglow with beauty
It's not truly inspirational if you can't find the meaning
But when darkness arrived in the form of the man, it was gone completely
I once was told a story about a young girl who left her home
She wandered by the train tracks and couldn't find her way
And she came across the lonely shack
In that shack was the man
The man said she could have anything she wanted
If only she'd give up the one thing most precious to her
She looked through her belongs but couldn't find anything of value
I'm sorry, she said, I have nothing to give
Oh but you do, said the man, you have your soul
My soul, she asked?
If you give me your soul, you can have everything in return
But you have to stay here forever
The girl agreed
And the bright shack still stands
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Clever Transient Atlanta, Georgia
Like many people in their late-40s facing a global pandemic, Michael D Friedman, a.k.a. Clever Transient, decided one day that he wanted to write and record music. So he bought himself a little MIDI keyboard, a cheap guitar and some software and eventually learned how to play (mostly). From there, Clever Transient was born. It was either that, or bake bread. ... more
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