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You’re short on time

The clock face is saying hey make up your mind

It’s sliding by

The hand you are gripping’s a quarter to five

You’re terrified

Of what will come after you run out of time

Don’t you ever wait until it’s safe to celebrate

And your days have gone to waste

Celebrate my love

Inundate with trust

Celebrate my love

Ooh

You’re right on time

Let go of the wheel and then close your eyes

It’s sliding by

The lights of the highway won’t hear you cry

It’s no surprise

You’re closing in softly on your demise

Don’t you ever wait until it’s safe to celebrate

And your days have gone to waste

Celebrate my love

Inundate with trust

Celebrate my love

Ooh

Celebrate my love

Inundate with trust

Celebrate my love

Ooh

Celebrate my love

Inundate with trust

Celebrate my love

Ooh

Celebrate my love

Inundate with trust

Celebrate my love

Ooh

OUR FIRST DATE

Try to guess your age

Bedroom eyes backstage

Hold your stare and count to ten

One… two…

Said goodbye that night

Though I knew that I’d

See you soon, It’d be alright

Three… four…

Our first date

In a dreamlike state

flashbulb rain

in a trance for days, yeah

Our first date

In a dreamlike state

Got me lost in your eyes

Got me lost in your eyes, I say

You are so right

But I’ll never see the light

Cause you’ll always be

One step, two step

Three step towards the door at night

Now you’re waiting for

Another man so raw

To take you close by the hand

And then dance, dance, dance

I’ve been wandrin’ ’bout

The streets of Brooklyn south

But all my friends moved away

The ones I talked to day to day

Our first date

In a dreamlike state

Flashbulb rain

In a trance for days, yeah

Our first date

In a dreamlike state

Got me lost in your eyes

Got me lost in your eyes, I say

You are so right

But I’ll never see the light

Cause you’ll always be

One step, two step

Three step towards the door at night

You are so right

But I’ll never see the light

Cause you’ll always be

One step, two step

Three step towards the door at night

Our first date

In a dreamlike state

Flashbulb rain

In a trance for days, yeah

Our first date

In a dreamlike state

Got me lost in your eyes

Got me lost in your eyes, I say

You are so right

But I’ll never see the light

Cause you’ll always be

One step, two step

Three step towards the door at night

SLOW DANCE

I’ll hold back my tears

Your arms slung round my neck

Sweet breath of your words in my ear

Sending ripples down my spine

I’m closing the door

But you’re breaking it down with your smile

When I move closer, I beg

When I won’t stay, there’s nothing left to say

Oh babe…

It’s the final song

I’ve done something far too wrong

You’re shaking, I’m tasting

The salt of your tears on my tongue

When I move closer, I beg

When I pull ‘way, there’s nothing left to say

When I move closer, I beg

When I won’t stay, you leave me anyway

Oh babe…

Left foot first

Then right, I’m cursed

Constantly dancing with you in my mind

To this song every time

Right foot back

Then all goes black

Forgetting the steps in the order to break down

The wall in my mind

When I move closer, I beg

When I pull ‘way, there’s nothing left to say

When I move closer, I beg

When I won’t stay, you leave me anyway

Oh babe…

SELF INDULGENT

Don’t tell me I’m worthless

Tell me I’m worth it

Tell me I’m a self indulgent good for nothing

Motherfucker with a pretty face

Don’t tell me I’m worthless

Tell me I’m worth it 

Tell me that the only way you’d see me in

New York is just to put me in my place 

Tell me that i’m gonna change

My mind to your hard-wired brain

We’ll see, tonight I’ll be the

Same as every other guy

I’ll sleep around in broad daylight

And tell you that I care about them too

But not as much as you

Don’t tell me I’m worthless

Tell me I’m worth it

Tell me I’m a self indulgent good for nothing

Motherfucker with a pretty face

Tell me I’m worth it

Don’t tell me I’m worthless

Tell me that the only way you’d see me in

New York is just to put me in my place

Tell me I should feel the shame

Of stranger’s eyes on naked skin

I’ll feel alive, I’m getting 

Boozed up in a crowded party

People staring at our bodies

We’re both fucked up and getting fuckd-er up

Don’t tell me I’m worthless

Tell me I’m worth it

Tell me I’m a self indulgent good for nothing

Motherfucker with a pretty face

Tell me I’m worth it

Don’t tell me I’m worthless

Tell me that the only way you’d see me in

New York is just to put me in my place

Don’t think I really wanna change

My ways, I’m good, I think I’ll stay this way

The other guys are asking who’s that 

Lucky bastard dancing with those chicks?

Ass naked, their costumes have been ripped

Three bodies, their limbs are all entwined

Held tight to whatever they can find

Torn to shreds, yeah we ruined Chris’ blinds

Warm touch and their tongues are all aligned

These freaks made the girls ask if they wanna join

“Dude, my blinds! My blinds!” 

NEVER KNEW YA

Swear I never knew ya

Swear I never knew ya at all

Though I tried to do ya

You took me for a man who takes all

When I fall for your 

Blue eyes baby, I am taken

For a fool who sticks around

You know I’m right here baby

When you bite my bottom lip

And tell me I’m yours

Babe you’re a liar

You’re a liar

Now I pass right through ya

Chill me like a ghost in the hall

Break right through my window

A burning where your footsteps fall

When I fall for your 

Blue eyes baby, I am taken

For a fool who sticks around

You know I’m right here baby

When you bite my bottom lip

And tell me I’m yours

Babe you’re a liar

You’re a liar

When I fall for your 

Blue eyes baby, I am taken

For a fool who sticks around

You know I’m right here baby

When you bite my bottom lip

And tell me I’m yours

Babe you’re a liar

You’re a liar

LAURA

Oh Laura stay with me a while

Look at me and smile

I don’t know what

I would do with you around

Helpless for the fire inside

Embers spring to life

I won’t fight back

Not against this swelling sound

Of music ringing in my ears

Bringing me to tears

A beating drum

Is my heart when you’re around

Oh Laura stay with me a while

Look at me and smile

I don’t know what

I would do with you around

ROLLING TRAIN

I’m flying in from JFK to Burbank

You’re singing in my ear 

‘bout pretty boys

I’m taking in each word, each breath, each heart breaking

It’s hard for me to hear through all the noise

Now I’m stripping every item from your body

Exposing old birthmarks, tan lines, and scars

Let’s get weird, obscene, uncouth and naughty

Let’s expose the freak we didn’t know you are

I’ve done nothing wrong writing all these songs

‘bout these girls I knew yesterday

Bye bye today, you’ve gone away when I wanted you to stay

Well I guess it’s a rolling train

Though we stand apart on separate coastlines

I’ll hold you close no matter where you are

Let’s be real when measured as the crow flies

Los Angeles is still real fuckin’ far

Yeah I’ve done nothing wrong writing all these songs

‘bout these girls I knew yesterday

Bye bye today, you’ve gone away when I wanted you to stay

Well I guess it’s a rolling train

I’ve done nothing wrong writing all these songs

‘bout these girls I knew yesterday

Bye bye today, you’ve gone away when I wanted you to stay

Well I guess it’s a rolling train

Way back when it all fell through 

And the bottle knew that I wanted you

You were whippin’ me around and around

We go, we go, we go

Way back when it all fell through 

And we both knew you didn’t want it to

You were whippin’ me around and around

We go, we go, we go

Yeah I’ve done nothing wrong writing all these songs

‘bout these girls I knew yesterday

Bye bye today, you’ve gone away when I wanted you to stay

Well I guess it’s a rolling train

I’ve done nothing wrong writing all these songs

‘bout these girls I knew yesterday

Bye bye today, you’ve gone away when I wanted you to stay

Well I guess it’s a rolling train

Yeah I guess it’s a rolling train

Yeah I guess it’s a rolling train

PULL THE RUG

Move along quit stallin’ me

I gotta lotta obligations, got places to be, you won’t

Buy yourself no time

Feel alive now that I can breathe

I gotta pull the rug from under you so I can see that I’m

Guilty of no crime

Pull the rug from ‘neath your stance

Dig in hard so that I cannot pass

Won’t be long ‘fore I’m gone at last

Good God at last

Just waiting for this to pass

Don’t wreck my set, now why the heck

You gotta go ahead and wring me by the neck, I’m just

Try’na get some rest

I’ll lock the wall, I’ll block your calls

I’ll make sure I’ve no stock at all in your

Restraint from blind assault

Pull the rug from ‘neath your stance

Dig in hard so that I cannot pass

Won’t be long ‘fore I’m gone at last

Good God at last

Just waiting for this to pass

Pull the rug from ‘neath your stance

Dig in hard so that I cannot pass

Won’t be long ‘fore I’m gone at last

Good God at last

Just waiting for this to pass

Pull the rug from ‘neath your stance

Dig in hard so that I cannot pass

Won’t be long ‘fore I’m gone at last

Good God at last

Just waiting for this to pass

Just waiting for this to pass

Just waiting for this to pass

THE BENDS

Cross my arms

Shake my head

As I let you come back again

All alarms

Flashing red

I should be turning ‘round instead

Here we are

At the end

Of a rope that’s thin as thread

At the start

Of the mend

Your love is giving me the bends

And my spine is filling

Up with mal-intent

And my lungs are spilling

Out my final breath

My precious breath

Break apart

My intent

Dissect the meaning that I meant

Who we are

What I said

When my face was burning red

Forging on

No regret

At least that’s what I’ll pretend

Write a song

Streaked with pen

Now my face is soaking wet

And my spine is filling

Up with mal-intent

And my lungs are spilling

Out my final breath

My precious breath

And my spine is filling

Up with mal-intent

And my lungs are spilling

Out my final breath

My precious breath

Ooh ooh, oh no

Ooh ooh, oh I’ll pretend

Ooh ooh, oh no

Ooh ooh, oh I’ll pretend it all

And my spine is all wrong

But I’ll pretend

And my lungs are not strong

But I’ll pretend it all

And my spine is filling

Up with mal-intent

And my lungs are spilling

Out my final breath

My precious breath

And my spine is filling

Up with mal-intent

And my lungs are spilling

Out my final breath

My precious breath

LIVE OR DIE

Dark meets light under strobe white

I feel your fingers trace my neck 

Under the city night and it feels right

Oh I feel oh so alive

Hyde creeps in as I grab your waist

I don’t know why you need a name 

With such a lovely face, it don’t seem fake

No it feels just the same

Eyes look alive

My heart is paralyzed

By your poor disguise

I might just live or die

Live or die

Take me back, now we’re up in your flat

Your heavy breathing in my ear is like a 

Heart attack and it’s all black

No going back

Next I know I’m lying down on your floor

You have a gun against my temple 

I’m not asking for more

It don’t feel right, feel right, feel right

I’m froze to my core

Eyes look alive

My heart is paralyzed

By your poor disguise

I might just live or die

Eyes look alive

My heart is paralyzed

By your poor disguise

I might just live or die

Live or die

Now I wake in a blackened state

The drugs are wearing off enough 

For me to feel the pain

And I’m afraid

It seems too late

TWINE

You wrap me up

And press me to your neck

Close my eyes into your skin

As time moves on

My mind has come to rest

All of its burden again

You held me up

Suspended by a wire

A deliberate length of twine

If you move on

Then I will still remember

The brush of your cheek upon mine