1. |
that dog head
01:11
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2. |
robot boy
03:53
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he seems so in control
but i would really like to know
is he worried?
cuz it sure as hell doesn't show
does he love or does he hate?
does he just coldly calculate?
i know he knows emotions can be convincingly faked
so his friends
just get what they can take
it doesn't matter in the end because he doesn't need a mate
and robot boy
doesn't worry about mistakes
he'll learn
he won't burn
he doesn't have a heart to break
don't deny it or refuse
to accept what the accused
cannot be excused for
and the door
which they continue to abuse
can no longer be used
no matter how amused they are
they've gone too far
but not him
he's perfect
or he's learning how to be
and he's still sucking information
from your head when you're asleep
and when he's through
he'll no longer need you
he'll be better than you
at all the things you used to do
don't worry he'll never be annoyed
by all your fears and all your tears
and all the simple things that you enjoy
why should he care?
logic works
there's nothing broken
so there's nothing to repair
he doesn't feel confused
he's got no choice to choose
will logic win or lose this time?
and he feels fine
but less than perfect just won't do
he's gonna blow a fuse
his metal skin has a brand new shine
so he looks fine
his perfection has to be complete
no one can compete
they know he's just to hard to beat
so they take a seat
and learn to cope with their defeat
robot boy repeats
this is my kitchen and you can't take the heat
so they retreat
and robot boy is left alone
with his skills perfectly honed
and the answer to every question
ever known
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3. |
preying mantis
03:28
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i dreamed i was a racist
but of course i don't believe it
if my head was on the body of a donkey
it wouldn't have to mean i'd be it
i don't know where i'm going to
but paint my eyeballs and hold on to this shoe
i drop my brain into the snow
whoops
skin is so colorful
juicy orfices squirm inside
woman so weary
pop goes my heart at the stroke of midnight
i walked outside
and the sky was like a glass of beer
all the bubbles flew straight through the yellow air
and gathered at a white foamy sun
i took a deep swaller
under swirling clouds of muffins from space
just like mom used to make only silver
leave me alone
leave me alone
i dreamed i was christ
but of course i don't believe it
if i told you that i could fly
would you demand i let you see it?
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4. |
the arrival of time
02:11
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i've got the feeling this has happened before
at the same time
it's become something
that i would never do
and it hurts to be real
and this time i'll remember the deal
and time is something
that i am watching unwind
before my very eye
always wanted time
now i've got mine
and it's lost
and it's found
and it's only there when you are around
and it's waiting to be seen
and it's shattered in the wake of a dream
and it's here
and it's me
and it's coming
and it's far away from
i've got the feeling this has happened before
i've got the feeling this has happened before
i've got the feeling this has happened before
i've got the feeling this has happened before
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5. |
the show
01:57
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there never was a place where i felt i belonged
there never was a face
that i could look at for very long
i never owned a thing
that i couldn't let go
so can you tell me why i'm here
cuz i don't
(k)no(w) matter how i try
it always works out wrong
i feel like i'm singing out of tune
in someone else's song
there must be some mistake
can you tell me where to go?
i'm not sure that i can take
another minute here alone
the number of times and places grow
like the lines on people's faces show
and time erases traces of what's
behind you as you go
things keep moving out of place
like my chances to realize the dreams i've chased
and something's gotta change
before it starts to show
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6. |
train station
01:01
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at the train station
everyone's got somewhere to go
something
someone
somewhere
something
someone
somewhere
and you're lost
and you've lost yourself
and you're losing
victims are people too
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7. |
have a heart
03:02
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you gotta have a heart
you oughta have a heart
you gotta have a heart
before you fall apart
so now i've got a fresh new start
and i try
and i try
and i try
and i try with all my heart
but it's no use if i'm lling apart
they say you've gotta suffer for your art
and you can't have a piece
until you've done your part
and you can't cut it
if you aren't sharp
but there's a knife in your back if you haven't got a heart
falling down
appalling frowns
on their faces as they see
getting up
they don't applaud enough
and their laughter doesn't encourage me
they should've had a heart
they could've had a heart
but they didn't have a heart
and so i fell apart
so now i've got another fresh new start
how am i supposed to see
when it's so dark?
hark the herald angels bark
but you'll never find your way
if you don't listen to your heart
listen people
what i say
love is all we need
to love
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8. |
until the day
02:28
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we'll meet again
don't know where
don't know when
but i'll see you again
some sunny day
the weight of the world
may show just a little bit
in the way i hang my head
and drag my feet
but i won't let go
because i know what to do for it
i've got words
in my head
that i can say
all alone in my bed
until the day
when my life once again is complete
i'll repeat
we'll meet again
don't know where
don't know when
but i'll see you again
some sunny day
don't forget
and don't try not to think of it
i'm sure it'll all be o.k.
you shouldn't cry
i shouldn't feel like i'm ready to die
when the both of us
can hear me say
we'll meet again
don't know where
don't know when
but i'll see you again
some sunny day
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9. |
waiting for you
04:29
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i stood on your steps tonight
i layed in your green grass
in the blue moonlight
waiting for you
waiting for you
hoping you'd look out your window
wishing you'd open your door
looking for me and knowing i'd be
waiting for you
waiting for you
occupied mind soul and body
with a force that isn't even aware
dreams are in sleep and so
secrets have to keep
waiting for you
waiting for you
i stood on your porch tonight
i swung on your swing and i rode your bike
hoping you'd join me walking
laughing and playing all night
loving with me and knowing i'd be
waiting for you
waiting for you
soon the police came and took me away
but you came and found me the very next day
waiting for you
waiting for you
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10. |
fragile
02:11
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i'm probing my mind
for the safest answer
as you're asking me the most dangerous question
and i can't afford to lose
because there's no room for another bruise
and pain is such a nasty thing
we are so fragile
we are so fragile
there's a space in my mind
where i don't let anybody in
cuz everything is breakable
and some things aren't replaceable
and oh i might let someone see
if they'd promise to treat things carefully
sometimes we play so rough
we weren't made to take that stuff
we are so fragile
we are so fragile
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11. |
i ain't got a clue
02:00
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i'm always a little bit confused
i'm always a little bit confused
and the logical choice is not to choose
i don't know what day it is
and i probably don't need to
and don't expect me to remember my name
and i forget how old i am
and i don't know where i'm going
and i don't understand
so don't explain
i'm always a little bit confused
i'm always a little bit confused
and most of my brain just remains unused
i ain't got a clue
what i thought when i knew
and i don't know if i wanted to
i get wet in the rain
and i leave my zipper down
and i don't know how to tie my own shoes
and if you want me to navigate
i'm totally worthless
and most of my brain just remains unused
i'm always a little bit confused
i'm always a little bit confused
and i don't compete
so i won't lose
i ain't got a clue
what i thought when i knew
and i don't know if i wanted to
huh?
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12. |
i still feel
03:07
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i wanna cry
but i won't
cuz i'm strong enough to take this pain
for the rest of my life
ohh
build me up and let me down
ohh
open up your arms and turn around
ohh
will i be lost
will i be found
ohh
ring the bell for another round
i'm just a rag doll
i keep telling myself
that these feelings are only instinctive
but i still feel them
i wanna die
but i won't
cuz i'm strong enough to take this shame
for the rest of my life
ohh
a thread breaks with every year
ohh
some stuffing's gone but i'm still here
ohh
to be unwanted is my only fear
ohh
i'm so confused
but it's so clear
i'm just a rag doll
and i keep telling myself
that the next time
it's gonna be perfect
i wanna fly away from here
but where ever i go
i'm sure that i'll still be there
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13. |
a bird in the hand
02:12
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a bird in the hand
was the eagle to the man
he was flying
he'd better hang on
he thought
"i'm a lucky guy,
though i'm sure to die"
but now
flying
through the eagle's sky
over canyons that echo
the eagle's cry
it didn't take that eagle long
to right this evil wrong
he shred his fleshy hands
it was more than he could stand
and now he's just a man
at the bottom of that canyon
dieing
in his own selfish way
trying
for an end to this great day
he wondered what to say
as the eagle flew away
he said
"i was wrong,
but so long.
i still don't know what it means to fly.
a dream is just a dream, and i
thank you
i hate you
i thank you, and i'll hate you until the day i die"
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14. |
redemption
03:29
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i thought redemption
lied in patience
now it seems
that that's my only crime
just one small burden remains
i just can't believe
that i've waste my time
fall on my morals
use everything that you need to get by
if you can fake it
you're good enough to make it
to hell
don't believe in yourself
you're not much better
than everyone else
and you're alone
so how good could you be?
don't believe in yourself
you're not much better
than everyone else
and you're alone
so how good could you be?
far from me
we've all been where we are
are we so far?
shut up
you're driving me crazy
i've got the puppet
so why don't you fuck it
and let me drive the car
don't believe in yourself
don't believe in yourself
i thought redemption
lied in patience
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