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The Code
02:28
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Your'e feeling lost in the shuffle
And I know how hard that can be
Once upon a time you thought you were special
At least you thought so, but now you see
We're all basically the same
But it's no reason to complain
Just a few changes here or there
The color of your hair
Your tendency to share
Whatever's on your mind
Can a robot be a friend?
If you tell em to that's fine
It's all in the Code
Right now you might be feeling lonely
Just look around you'll see a different story
Every little thing has it's own perfect part to play
Who are we to say that there's a better way?
Be a part of the machine
Sounds so mechanical and slightly mean
Maybe it's more of a shared dream
A people powered pyramid scheme
I guess you don't need to believe
In any particular thing
When it's all in the Code
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Midsummer
02:46
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The course to true love never runs smooth
There'll be a bump in the road or a skip on the record groove
So quit acting like you got so much to prove
When the course to true love never runs smooth
I ask you a question you return 99
Why are the answers so hard to find?
So quit acting like you have so much to lose
When all that you have is a handful of clues
Some birds out my window are singing along
But your'e not the kind to ask for my song
This makes me think on the music we choose
And why is my soundtrack always the blues?
The course to true love never runs smooth
There'll be a bump in the road or a skip on the record groove
So quit acting like we got so much to prove
When the course to true love never runs smooth
never runs smooth
never runs smooth
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Crime of the Century
03:32
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Well I know you
You need something to do
A thought came to my mind
I really think it's time
It's time to plan a crime
Of the century
I don't know much about it
I hear it's highly touted
I'm really starting to doubt it
Well, how hard can it be?
An unsolved mystery
Has it all been done before?
Can we stomach anymore?
Can we do it one more time?
Commit another a crime?
Of the century
They stole the Mona Lisa
Your neighbor's tryin to eat ya
If the glove don't fit acquit ya
Well boredom tends to be
the source of a disease
that makes us want to please our hippo-campuses
Oh the century
They stole the pilot's baby
That apeman is a phony
Let's not go too crazy
I hear it's highly touted
I don't know much about it
I'm really starting to doubt it
Oh the century - yeah
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Almanac
03:41
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I'll make a prediction
Based on facts.
More than speculation
It's like an almanac.
I can tell when you'll be well.
I can tell when you'll feel, well, a little bit different.
Tides roll in, tides roll out.
When your ships coming, there's never any doubt
Says right here on this table
That all is fine.
No it isn't a fable,
It's a cosmic design.
The stars give a sign when they align,
And your heavenly body is almost touching mine.
Tides roll in, tides roll out
When your ships coming there's never any doubt
Over and over and over again
Over and over and over again
Over and over and over again
Will something be different, before it ends?
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If it Ain't Broke
03:28
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If it ain't broke
Don't fix it
It's an easy rule
leave it alone or forget it
It's what you better do
I know you went to school
Don't be fooled and feel you need to improve
On the marxist views of our past
Just deconstruct the path
Of point a to point b, we better see, or just let it be
I know you want to make better
Everything you see
But the road to ruin is a line
Between what it is and what it could be
If it ain't broke
Don't fix it
It's an easy rule
leave it alone or forget it
Before it's too late to
Just one more chip at the bust
It will bust - send the rest to dust
I know you feel it's a must
not to trust in the tried and true
Oh, and maybe your'e right
After all, you never know what you can do
I know you want to make better
Everything you see
And I wanna resist ya
Maybe that's the balance that we need
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I know your'e mad
So am I - it's even
Oh there's a code
Eye for an eye - called Steven
What good does it do if we both know the truth
And neither side has much to lose?
Let's just sit down
And have a talk - about it
Let's clear the air
While we still care - and mean it
Two little words, that's all that it takes
There's still time to pump the brakes
It takes two to end a war
Do we even know what we're fighting for?
What good does it do if your'e as mad as can be
And I've already turned the other cheek?
It's gettin plain to see if there's a war at sea
You could easily sink my fleet
But in this fantasy, is it just a fallacy?
Does it even matter what I think?
Let's come to terms
Let's use our words - OK
We both were wrong
Let's move along - shall we?
Oh what's the use - let's call it a truce
Keep it the same score as before
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7. |
Stellar Jay
03:14
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Stellar Jay - out my window
Hard to say, which way the wind blows
Setting on a stone for a second
Everything so pleasant
But oh, way up high
you seem to have caught its eye - but not for long
All your life is like an echo
Every day, oh its the same show
Just a pretty kind of rerun
every episode a season
But oh, way up high
the space between us multiplies - it's no surprise
Nature has a grand design
But up close may not recognize
Oh how the stars they do align
And the river flows from way up high
yes the river flows from way up high
So catch the wind, baby one more ride
I enjoy the breeze almost every time
Resting on a stone for a second
Everything so pleasant
But oh, way up high
It's almost time to say goodbye - but not for long
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8. |
I'm Done
04:02
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Pain isn't a virtue in and of itself
But to tolerate a moment for someone else
Can raise the bar
Elevate who you are
Another shooting star
But I'm done
I just can't take anymore
Isla
Not trying to even the score
I'm done with Isla
Before you go and accuse me,
Take a look at yourself
When was the last time that you
Thought of someone else before yourself?
There's no one else
There's no one else
So Isla
Why be annoyed anymore?
I'm done
Paul said to run for the door
I'm done with Isla
But then I stumble when I
Try to go
My brain says "yes", but my heart says "no"
But who am I to judge this
Anti-talent show?
Nobody's perfect after all and I should know.
So I'm done
I'll grin and bear all the brunt
Isla
I guess it was all just a front
I'm done - Isla
No one
Else really does it for me
So what?
The roots gotta stay with the tree
I'm done
Our love (Isla)
Our love (Isla)
Ain't done
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9. |
My Kind of Carpentry
02:35
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I remember when you were the one I pined for.
Then we took that wood and turned it into something more.
It's a family
How can it be?
Miraculously
It's my kind of carpentry
Sometimes I look at you when you don't see.
Gotta check my eyes because sometimes I can't believe.
How this family
Oh it came to be
So tenderly
It's my kind of disbelief
Didn't know where we were going
Barely knew where we were
All we had was a notion that we could make it work
Didn't know where we were going
Barely knew where we were
Oh and now that we made it we just aren't sure
Always remember
Always for sure
Always remember
...
It's a family
How can it be?
Miraculously
It's my kind of memory
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