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Foothills/Moontrap
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in san jose, we walked through the rain.
up to the ramparts that time had claimed.
the end of the trail, there was the ghost and the sun
now I walk with you my golden one.
oh-oh-oh life goes on. oh-oh-oh, I'm uptight.
we climbed until our toes touched the sky,
looking over stars and the cars at night,
young explorers, trapped on the moon,
pushing tides aside and making truth.
oh-oh-oh life goes on, oh-oh-oh I'm uptight
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crawling through the black earth, oh-wha-ha
i was sent to break rocks, oh-wha-ha
i used to walk in peace, now i walk in chains
oh, i gotta give my life, put on the bright lights.
going slow, going slow, breaking stones.
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Space Ice
02:15
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space ice, it smells like old spice. its cold outside.
in my glass, millions of years. its cold outside, in the winter...
waiting for the bus, danville, indiana.
walk by the IGA, the catholic church and the girls in their skirts.
walking home from school, the miles in the snow.
stop by the video store and rent hackers again.
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Letter from Nursing Home
02:40
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its the same body, different cells.
its the same brain, different thoughts.
i could no longer die young, i can no longer die young, i could no longer
don't want the time machine, just some air conditioning.
i don't wanna go to space, just my own space.
i would want that for anybody.
i would only want that for everybody.
i would only want that for everyone.
I know I can no longer die young.
don't go away, into the trees or the coulds.
don't go away, into the city or the ground.
I want you by me, all the time.
I need you here, all the time
don't go away, all the time
I can no longer...
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Shabby Hunter
01:24
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it is more dangerous, it is not a rock, spear, sword, gun.
its far more dangerous, then aircraft carrier, nuclear missile.
you can hunt for love, but not with love.
big dreams are criminal,
win the money, house, sex.
big dreams are criminal,
when you're looking for it and you're obsessed.
you can hunt for love, but not with love.
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you lost your mind on the basement floor
you rocked and rolled into a black hole
you played those strings and beat on things
but it never really saved your soul.
you let your heart do you wrong.
locked away and writing songs,
you're justin unknown man,
you better get a better plan.
you saw your good friends band,
and told yourself you could do it better than.
no one plays you on the radio,
but you think your shit is gold
you let your motive shine through,
lost the reason for what you do.
you're justin unknown man.
you better start to understand.
'cause you know you've done wrong.
its not about who writes the better song.
you gotta love in motion
you gotta love your life like a fish in the ocean.
unknown man, you better humble yourself man!
unknown man, you better humble yourself man!
you let your heart do you wrong
locked away and writing songs
you're just an unknown man,
you better get a better plan.
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Under the Flora
02:36
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why, you gotta repeat repeat repeat yourself over and over?
why, you gotta look back and back yourself into psychedelic pants?
why, you gotta watch that documentary over and over?
why you gonna repeat repeat repeat
why, you gotta think back and back yourself into a corner?
why, you gonna repeat the thoughts of some older brother?
why, you gonna back yourself into a corner?
you can never just think and think under the floor.
the boys under the floor, hitting chords used a million times before.
the boys under the floor. WHOO!
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Candy Brain
02:52
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candied or pickled. your brain in a jar.
flipping through channels beamed in from a star.
memories all washed in gummy worm slime.
caramels and popcorn, the kernels of time.
observe and report the shows we will choose.
there's not much there in the bubblegum ooze
the body is gone, the tinfoil thin,
station in orbit we watch on our screen.
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Working Life
03:29
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well I can smell the garbage coming down the hall from the dock.
and I'm sitting at my desk, staring at the clock.
Going to the bathroom just to get up and walk.
rebelling in my own way by the color of my socks.
We can't afford a new car, 'cause we're paying down the rent,
and I got a bike that I don't ride just sitting in the basement.
Waiting for the weekend just to mow the green lawn.
We're going to the market to get toilet paper and Dawn.
'Cause its the working life for me.
talking on the phone and typing on the "keys,"
its the working life for me.
picking up at daycare and the cats got fleas.
well, we are watching shows at night on the computer screen.
and I'm eating peanut butter on vanilla ice cream.
tomorrow I quit smoking and start to get lean.
Next year I swear to God I'm going to fit in these jeans.
and there is little time for sex 'cause the kids gotta eat.
but its kinda just as good to take the shoes off my feet.
talk about our day to the sound of cooking meat.
I look into your eyes, oh I know I'm complete.
Its the working life for me.
coming home to you makes everything so sweet.
its the working life for me.
thinking about my wife and kids as I make this spreadsheet.
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Pearly Bean
02:42
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I planted a bean in the garden,
and I prayed the whole night through.
In the night, the moonlight did shine upon.
In the morning there was a Pearl.
a Pearl, a Pearl, the sweetest Pearl...
I planted a bean in the garden, in the morning there was a Pearl.
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Justin North Louisville, Kentucky
Justin North began writing and recording in the Midwest around 1996.
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