1. |
Rosenhan
03:54
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don't hold me back, I want to know how far he goes
in giving me just what I ask, not what I need
is it my mind you want?
secrets of rosenhan
I've got a hand, a royal flush of anomalies
arrest me now, we live in fear of eccentricities
is it my mind you want?
secrets of rosenhan
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2. |
If You Were a Fish
03:44
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if you were a fish I would throw you back
without a moment's hesitation
but if you were a fly I would cast a net and bug your eyes
that's right
if you were a fish I would put away the knife
it ain't worth the frustration
but to the fly
I would set a trap and watch it die
and butterflies won't fly again
if you insist on clipping their wings again
and spiders won't last a day
there's nothing like just spinning away
if you were a fish
I would pose for polaroids and hang you by the tail
but if you were a fly I would swat you out of the sky
that's right
and butterflies won't fly again
if you insist on clipping their wings again
and spiders won't last a day
there's nothing like just spinning away
if you were a fish
if you were a fish I would throw you back
without a moment's hesitation
but if you were a fly I would cast a net and bug your eyes
and butterflies won't fly again
if you insist on clipping their wings again
and spiders won't last a day
there's nothing like just spinning away
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3. |
Levels
03:00
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level four, we don't know what
will happen next, but we're ready for it
level three, ahead of the world
with minimal death, and minimal loss
level two, it's hard to rewind
out of our houses, out of our minds
ahead of the world
you don't have a clue
people let down by idiots like you
level one, nobody dies
a simple secret that nobody tried
we were ahead of the world
it don't mean a thing
people let down by idiots like you
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4. |
Miscast
01:48
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walking into the nest
it’s easy to look your best
but we’re not made of stone or chrome alone
our perfect asymmetry
tells on us, exposes us
that we’re not meant to be among the free
we can’t shed our real skins
but we can try to blend in
but this can’t go on forever
in the meantime we play a part
we’re miscast as robots
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5. |
The Deep End
10:47
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I wish I had learned how to swim
I bet I could do anything
I don’t even need to be the best
in the world
I wish I had gone overseas
you never know what you’re gonna see
I’m bored of the world on the screen
in your eyes
I wish I had learned how to drive
then I would know how to be alive
I played it too safe for my age
I don’t believe in American dreams
I wish I had learned how to swim
I bet I could do anything
I don’t even need to be the best
in the world
I wish I had gone to boarding school
but I was just ten and such a fool
and there’s no way I’d go there now
they ruin young life
I wish I had played less guitar
and spent more time with the calculator
but I couldn’t resist very long
you don’t win friends with maths
they got in there first long ago
they didn’t leave a thing
they stole it away
long ago
they didn’t leave a thing
they plundered it all long ago
and left us all behind
and they won’t give up
and just die off
they’ll take us to their grave
I wish I was born a wealthy man
with nothing to do but sit on my hands
then I wouldn’t be so unsure
about this
I wish I had learned how to swim
I bet I could do anything
I don’t even need to be the best
they ruin young life
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6. |
A Little Mistake
02:56
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this isn't what I want to say
but it's all i can say till you're here
this isn't what I want to do
it's such a problem now you're here
I've got to catch this butterfly
before I touch its wings and it dies
a soft touch can be a straw, just a little too much
you can't hear a twig break in a forest
a little mistake I can't help but make
when you're perfect and I'm fake
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7. |
Kill Everyone
03:00
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i didn't have to be so cruel
i never meant to be that way
so it seems i just can't run away
it took a long time to get here
i can't afford to be so blunt
'cause it's not like I can run
when i'm under your sick thumb
it wasn't meant to end this way
the stars were never so arranged
but the will of what may be is made
and it's not like you can hear
when you're part of the machine
black out the sun
we are the ones who tried to lower the moon
we are the ones who tried to kill everyone
and see how far they got
so kill everyone
it's not like i would care
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8. |
When I'm With You
02:39
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when i'm with you i don't get nervous or cold
when i'm with you i can't be frightened or mad
when i'm with you you're not all i ever think of
when i'm with you i am in love
when i'm with you i care for nothing else in the world
when i'm with you i see to suffer oppositely
when i'm with you i know there is nothing i cannot be
when i'm with you i am in love
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9. |
In Your Bliss
05:03
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do we need more time to kill more
all of mine is spent
short supplies of melatonin
medical second choice
don't close your eyes
it's all for you
don't say it's lies
in your bliss i hear the news
i fear it might be true
in your words i can't describe
the world i see outside
do we need more time to kill more
all of mine is spent
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10. |
Miscast (demo)
01:42
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11. |
Levels (demo)
01:32
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13. |
Rosenhan (demo)
03:24
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