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The Anarchy One
02:29
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The gears are broken, fuck your revolutions
I want resolve for the sake of evolution, cause
Resolution means we’re finally done here
But if you’re lacking motivation
Don’t give up on anarchy it’s liberation, I find
Salvation doesn’t come from the sky, but from your own mind
And Jesus Christ ain’t an alibi, I think he’d be surprised
By the way the terrorize their neighbors
And their family, and their home
No Jesus Christ ain’t an alibi, I think he’d be surprised
By the way the terrorize their neighbors
And their families, and this one home
But when I close my eyes I can understand why
I see so many friends with a shovel in hand
Cigarette in their mouth, and intention in their hearts
Cause resolution doesn’t come from blaming
A fire never lights when you’re frozen and complaining about
How the government is like a bad landlord
Well I’m skinny and cold, and fucking hungry
I might be broke as hell, but it don’t cost me no money
To go out and take back what belongs to no one
So a pox on your groceries and hail to the shit
Let the beasts of the anthropocene inherit this planet
We’re leaving broken and barren because soon
It will be covered in food
When the humans step off we can once again
Eat our own food
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What you call empathy, I call distress
What you call apathy, I call death
What you call socializin, now I'm realizin
It's certainly not what this motherfucker needs
Whoa, if the mind is an ocean, well, I get the notion I’m drowning
Whoa, and if God isn’t real, then how come I feel like a bird?
What you call progress, I call a waste of space
What you call madness, I call my friends
If you want justice, well, you can’t just hold your breath
You gotta make vulnerable the things you think you've already found
City of vultures in a country, a country of crows
Vultures and crows
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3. |
Scrambled Eggs
02:46
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(random vocals)
Where’s the fun in believing that the sky’s the limit
Infinity is hard to swallow I’ll be the first to admit it
The thought of mortality is awful boring
But if I’m alive tomorrow I’ll get up in the morning
And scramble some eggs
Scramble my brain
Scrambled eggs
Scrambled brains
And if my friends ask me why I quit smoking
It’s cuz I got other hobbies, particularly drinking
There’s something enticing about functional alcoholism
Cuz even at the bottom of the bottle I still find I’m living
Another round on the house
The grocery store never seems to run out
But that bottle right up to my mouth
Purse my lips and wash all of the bad feelings down
And so I find that these words are problematic
When definitions are at the root of every conflict
My best ideas make me sound idiotic
When you play by these rules in this game this day and age you’ve already lost it
Political correctness is for love not for TV
I’ll get off my high horse as long as I can stand on my feet
Put my soapbox in the middle of the street
Run it over and claim my defeat
Political correctness is for love not for TV
I’ll get off my high horse as long as I can stand on my feet
Put my soapbox in the middle of the street
Run it over and claim my defeat
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4. |
Triple Single
05:55
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He knows that he’s a man, but his mommy and his daddy claim that she’s our pretty princess
He explains it the best that he can, but his grammy and his pappy say he doesn’t have a penis anyway
He kisses boys and girls, doesn’t matter
What junk they might or might not have
Picky bout personality
Someone who likes camping and would climb a mountain with him
For 20 years he’s been confused and conflicted
Stood up, turned down. Refused and contradicted
Checked himself in to rehab therapy to
Escape the pain and the methamphetamines, whoa
Cause meth ain’t for men, whoa
No meth ain’t for men, whoa
Meth ain’t for men whoa
Whoa
Don’t need the kiss of a princess, you were never a frog
Don’t need the kiss of a princess, you was never a frog
Don’t need no kiss from no princess, you weren’t ever a frog
Don’t need a kiss from a princess, you’ve always been a prince
Something appealing tonight about the Vista Bridge
Don’t wanna dangle my legs, can’t quite go for a swim
When contemplating suicide gravity is your friend
I’ll meet ya on the other side of the Vista Bridge
It’s a peculiar thought
Blind faith when all bets are off
Had to be Portland all along
Where the blood would leave the body and guilt turns to God, yeaaaahhh
Something appealing tonight about the Vista Bridge
Don’t wanna dangle my legs, can’t quite go for a swim
When contemplating suicide gravity is your friend
I’ll meet ya on the other side of the Vista Bridge
This ain’t your ordinary bridge
Serves the world of the mortals and that of the ghostly
I know we all die alone
But the ghosts of the Vista Bridge won’t let you die lonely
We all die alone, but don’t have to die lonely
We all die alone, but don’t have to die lonely
I know we all die alone, but you don’t gotta die lonely
We all die alone, and we become ghosts
Of the Vista Bridge
Ghosts of the Vista Bridge
Ghosts of the Vista Bridge
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeaaaaah
Something appealing tonight about the Vista Bridge
Don’t wanna dangle my legs, can’t quite go for a swim
When contemplating suicide gravity is your friend
I’ll meet ya on the other side, I’ll meet ya on the other side
Something appealing tonight about the Vista Bridge
Don’t wanna dangle, dangle too long on the edge
When contemplating suicide gravity is your friend
I’ll meet ya on the other, if I don’t meet you on the ledge
Of the Vista Bridge
G-g-g-ghosts of the Vista Bridge
Ghosts of the Vista Bridge
I doubt they’d do it all again
Whoo!
Hwah!
Hoo!
WOOHOO!
Whoo!
Huh!
Ha!
A mother is a martyr and a father is a motherfucker
WHOOOOO!
Whoo!
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5. |
Chiken Scraps
02:43
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I got this feeling that I don't have words for
It's not self pity, it's not quite boredom
It's something in between strength and apathy
laced with passion and anxiety
but not regret, no never regret
at least not yet, ain't got that feeling yet
I laugh to myself alone
sometimes longer than I would care to admit
I eat my chiken scraps with sides of spinach and TV
hang out with Lindsey Weir, Hawkeye Pierce and Mr. Lehey
Sometimes I look for work but where's the thrill when I had three
I'll still try other shit, mandolin's my therapy
What have I got to fear, other than the rising cost of beer?
It's not quite clear, what I'm still doing sitting here
Laugh to myself alone
drink by myself alone
sing to myself alone
in the comfort of my home
Laugh to myself alone
drink by myself alone
sing to myself alone
in the comfort of my home
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6. |
Genuinely Happy
02:24
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I’m thinkin that Ethan’s drinking gin and tonic
We can’t all agree what goes in our stomach
He still drinks a lot more than me
But I won’t complain because it makes him happy
I hope he’s genuinely happy
Nico ain’t concerned about what he’s drinkin
He’s more occupied with what their feedin
Though he wants tobacco when he’s snappin
Cuz it’s the sinkin feeling that makes him happy
I hope he’s genuinely happy
Chaya just got started but she’s workin hard now
Walkin with her tackle box makin art now
I know this schools is kinda crappy
But it’s the adventure that makes her happy
I hope she’s genuinely happy
Ian wants to travel all across the globe
Nothing in particular he’s lookin for
Doesn’t matter if it’s cool or tacky
It’s just the experience makin him happy
I hope he’s genuinely happy
Alec is the one makin other folks food
But he won’t go to work if he don’t want to
Stay at home with a gram or two
He’s happier off with the fake flu
I hope he’s genuinely happy
Morgan’s still workin at the bed and breakfast
Getting drinks from bartenders, actin helpless
In front of a camera she tends to get naked
I guess happiness is what you make it
I hope she’s genuinely happy
Eden’s in the bay for her education
Apparently the debt is worth the information
This time the product ain’t the concentration
What makes her happy is the conversation
I hope she’s genuinely happy
But up north around Tualatin
Is where I find my older friends
Workin retail, smokin and drinkin
Makin out with their new girlfriends
I hope we can be genuinely happy
Genuinely happy
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7. |
August 2nd, 2014
02:10
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These days, there's just a hint of madness to all of my methods and
These days, I'm getting kind of homesick living with my parents
These days, I tend to fall asleep watching Airbender
These days, I wish that Toph was real so i could befriend her
These days, I sleep with a little whit dog
These days, I apply to jobs I don't really want
These days, when I get lonely, I borrow my mom's car
These days, everywhere worth driving is still too damn far
Some days, I think about moving to San Francisco and
Other days, I freak out too much about my loans
Some days, I remember every little detail about my dreams
Some days, I wish I didn't mean that quite so literally
Most days, I'm just happy I know these few chords
Most days, I feel so lucky my friends listen to my words
Most days, I think I understand the reasons why my heart is hurting cause
Most days, I still get to talk to my favorite person
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8. |
Parasites in Paradise
02:49
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There’s this certain notion
That Americans lack devotion
But I forget what I was sayin
Cuz no one watching was payin attention
With parasites in paradise
Sayin Portland’s pretty and Ashland’s nice
But my mind is somewhere west of I-5
As I said on some other album
Escapism’s only one of my problems
I know where my home is
Just hope she ain’t getting lonely
In the city of San Francisco
Is where my heart’s at, is where the wind blows
But with parasites, darling, I just can’t go
And yet this town is getting mighty small
Can’t stretch my legs, at 6’ 4” I’m too damn tall
Raccoon Venom written on the wall
Heed these words
Don’t speak at all
Well I’ve been on the radio
And I still get fucked up at punk rock shows
In a city of hipsters who drive to slow
With part time jobs and nowhere to go
I don’t drink coffee but I like my beer hoppy
And I like it all the more when drinkin alone
I’d get too attached if I let that chiken hatch
If I ever did, maybe I could eat that
I might get sober if I ever got hungover
but I don’t so I’ll buy another round
So won’t you book us at the local bar
We’re not that drunk, we’re just bizarre
600 miles when you’re broke is awful far
But Rooster’s here, and he’s got a guitar
Though the girl in San Francisco alsoplays guitar
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At the best job I ever had
I’m pretty sure I accidentally pissed on a rattlesnake
And I’d wake up every day, freezin’ and sneezin’
And thinkin life just don’t get much better than this
Trust in the sun to tell you when you need some sleep
And if I’m hungry, it’s only out of pure instinct
Water takes the easy route, life lessons from a creek
If the body isn’t moving, how are we supposed to think?
And before long you realize
Ya don’t need toilet paper, Old Man’s Beard does just fine
Stretch my spine, and speak my mind
Slowly I start to notice they listen cuz they’re in in just the same
You can dig too long, but you can never dig too deep
So sing along, it’s the number one way to get dishes clean
Toothpaste is for squares, no one cares if you stink
OSHA’s got their spies, but we’re sportin PPG
Trust in your feet to tell you when it gets too steep
Keep drinking water, friends, to combat 100 degrees
PB and J, some days it’s just so damn sweet
Got hearts of gold, got PMA, because we got Jyoti
At the best job I ever had
I’m pretty sure I accidentally fell madly into love
And I’d wake up every day excited ‘bout deciding
That this was how I chose to live my life
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I’ve got 25 thousand in federal loans
And another 10 thousand from Wells Fargo
With interest on top that’s a whole lot of debt
And I am only an undergraduate
There’s a lot of folks out there in the same boat as me
But I thought I'd try paying off my debt creatively
I wrote this song to someone kind and generous
Did I mention I think you’re cute, Ellen Degeneres?
Ellen I need need need need need need you help
Cuz I got 35 thousand things to do by myself
Would you please please throw this undergrad a bone
And help me pay off some of my student loans
There’s no time to be subtle, I got no right to hint this
Maybe you could just help me with the interest
Do you see the desperate look in my eyes
My education wasn’t all subsidized
Well I got hard working parents and a loving home
But I worked three jobs my senior year alone
I took a lot of cool classes and met really smart folks
But now I’m singing to you, Ellen, to pay off my student loans
Ellen I need need need need need need you help
Cuz I got 35 thousand things to do by myself
Would you please please throw this undergrad a bone
And help me pay off some of my student loans
I don’t want to start complaining about the job market
Cuz my 4 year degree might land me a sweet gig at Target
I don’t like quitting and I’ve never been fired
If you don’t want to pay for nothing, I’m always for hire
I just want to find a job that’s interesting to me
And you could bring me some peace and security
You gotta I'm not looking for a fortune
But I would much rather cat-sit for you and Portia
Ellen I need need need need need need you help
Cuz I got 35 thousand things to do by myself
Would you please please throw this undergrad a bone
And help me pay off some of my student loans
Ellen I need need need need need need you help
Cuz I got 35 thousand things to do by myself
Would you please please throw this undergrad a bone
And help me pay off some of my student loans
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11. |
Muted ManDeLorean
01:58
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Let me tell you a story bout a muted mandolin
Never got played cause it’s strings were too thin
No wood outside, worn out within
It’ll probably end up in a garbage bin
Played around the world by a million hands
It’s got blue grass folk and punk rock fans
In America, Germany, UK, and Japan
Bouncing with the band in a mini-van
Let me tell you a story bout a muted mandolin
Never got played cause it’s strings were fuckin broken
No wood outside, worn out within
It’ll probably end up in a garbage bin
Muted mandolin sure got passed around
But got lost somewhere in some muted town
Now it’s just dying to be found
Dying to play a sound for a dying crowd
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On the corner of Lit Way and Harmony
There’s a couple of annoying kids, I really hope they lose a motherfucking frisbee
And their parents are vacuuming their mini-van
I just want to get drunk tonight, smoke the free cancer in my hand
In my hand
Waitin in line for coffee, go get a life
Waitin in line to watch TV, go get a life
Waitin in line to go pee, better get a life
Waitin in line just cause it’s free, I really need a life
On the corner of Jit Way and Sodomy
It’s about a minute walk to the local Dollar Tree
And I’m gonna kill my landlord with a cigarette
Hope you don’t mind watching him burn to death, right!
Burn to death
Waitin in line for coffee, go get a life
Waitin in line to watch TV, go get a life
Waitin in line to go pee, better get a life (go fuck yourself phil)
Waitin in line just cause it’s free, I really need a life (go fuck yourself phil)
Waitin in line for coffee, go fuck yourself phil
Waitin in line to watch a fuckin movie, go fuck yourself phil
Waitin in line to go pee, go fuck yourself phil
Waitin in line just cause it’s free, go fuck yourself phil
On the corner of Lit Way and Harmony, I said
Call the coroner to Lit Way and Harmony
The bandits lived on Lit Way and Harmony
Tenants to the worst landlord in history
(fuck)
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