1. |
skirt
02:36
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stupid girl road block
curse the guitar shop
fuckers feign caring
between sets, I'm scaring
Nancy says, "no remorse–take back what's yours"
purity poachers
crush your devotion
Nancy says, "don't be bound–spit your ugly sound"
light as a feather
does he play better?
question the owner
Helen turns over
Nancy says, "make them pay–they'll regret, one day"
milk thistle nectar
snake bite protector
Nancy says, "write your shit–get your head out of it"
I will play better
I will play better
please just stop your crying now
please just drop that lying
please just stop your crying now
please just drop that lying
stupid boy roadblock
choke on your shit talk
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2. |
honeydew
02:07
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pale green (so sweet)
fleshy (now kill me)
you're too bitter (wait for me)
(please!)
don't spit me out again,
on your plate, pool of phlegm
you're too bitter
rip my stem
fuzzy rind (could be nice)
why the haste (just one taste)
i'm not hungry (soon you'll be)
way too bland (just give me a chance)
you're too bitter (no i'm not)
(please!)
don't spit me out again,
on your plate, pool of phlegm
(please!)
don't spit me out again,
on your plate, pool of phlegm
you're too bitter
just give me back the knife i used
to cut into you, cut you up into cubes
just give me back the knife i used
to cut into you, cut you up into cubes
just give me back the knife i used
to cut into you, cut you up into cubes
just give me back the knife i used
to cut into you, cut you up into cubes
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3. |
never wanna
03:00
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bile formin’
saying nothin’
bile foamin’
still say nothing
never wanna see you again
bury it and sever its head
shedding all the weight of your skin, I don’t, I
never wanna see you again
porcelain roman
curl my toes in
angel floatin’
hold your noses
never wanna see you again
bury it and sever its head
shedding all the weight of your skin, I don’t, I
never wanna see you again
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4. |
moonshoes
02:04
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moonshoes on TV
crying into my closet
pining for more time
wanna rewind and pause it
painted star walls and famous ghosts in the basement
choking online
knowing all my time's wasted
I am waiting here
I am waiting here
I am waiting here
for how you used to be
I am waiting here
I am waiting here
I am waiting here
for how you used to be
you're just one of them
you're just like them
you're just like them
and they love you
be that way and
you'll be loved it's true
you'll be loved it's true
I am waiting here
I am waiting here
I am waiting here
for how you used to be
I am waiting here
I am waiting here
I am waiting here
for how you used to be
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5. |
be better
02:07
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be a better man for you
i don’t know how I can
be a better man for you
i don’t know how I can
be a better man for you
be a better man for you
I’ll sit in my room winding twine and ribbon ‘round my picture–I’ll float through my window to visit you and 300 moons and we’ll walk together just like we used to
be a better man for you
i don’t know how I can
be a better man for you
i don’t know how I can
be a better man for you
be a better man for you
I’ll look in my mirror porcelain blue eyes look at how I fissure under the stare of your blinding headlight beamers fossilizing me under tar over and over
be a better man for you
i don’t know how I can
be a better man for you
i don’t know how I can
be a better man for you
be a better man for you
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6. |
work it
02:36
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dream in other people’s bodies
waking up, feel disembodied
work until my head feels naughty
work until I’m disembodied
I can’t feel anything, I can’t
I can’t feel anything, I can’t
I can’t feel anything, I can’t
I can’t feel anything, I
I don’t really like you with a t-shirt on, with a t-shirt on, with a t-shirt on
I don’t really like you with a t-shirt on, take your t-shirt off, take your
I don’t really like you with a t-shirt on, with a t-shirt on, with a t-shirt on
I don’t really like you with a t-shirt on, take your t-shirt off, take your
I don’t really like you with a t-shirt on, with a t-shirt on
work from home
work from my phone
work it for you
work it for you
work from home
work from my phone
work it for you
work it for you
work from home
work from my phone
work it for you
work it for you
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7. |
crash
04:22
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please don't look at the skyline
just look into my eyes
as I sit in the passenger seat
willing to crash long as I have your heat
know I always want too much
losing track of your two-sided clutch
pining into the carseat
pound of flesh 'tween you and me
I can't stop, time is only passing by
why settle when you're so unanchored?
I can't love you, I can only foster
my thoughts, cuddle when the day is over—I
don't you think the street lights
would change to green
if you craned your neck back
and you turned to me
know I always want too much
holding out for a shallow touch
pining into the carseat
hold my breath 'til you look at me
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8. |
gasp (live)
02:45
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god you were so pretty
berry colored smile
sucking sour cherries
haven't felt you in a while
so take all of your hurt inside
your tiny little fist
promise I will carry it
promise it will fit
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9. |
venus
03:45
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Venus hurts in the sidelines
press her toe in my soft side
she puts my heart in my bladder
she puts my heart in my bladder
and I can't explain
how you hurt
how you hurt in my brain
Venus cries in the sidelines
chew tapioca, avoid eyes
bite my nails 'til I feel right
she bites my cheeks 'til I turn bright
you peel the orange and throw the rind
you look good in this blue light
you throw glances beside mine
you brush my side and it feels nice
and I can't explain
how you hurt
how you hurt in my brain
and I can't contain
I don't wanna wait around for you
and I can't tell you how much I have grown for you
I'll take you to the show if you let me to
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10. |
noise
02:16
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Soft and Dumb Chicago, Illinois
Splaying dissonant chords against pop melodies, Soft and Dumb explore gendered expectations, disembodiment, tenderness, and hardness. The duo met at college in Urbana, Illinois, where they gathered a dedicated following in the eclectic diy house show scene. ... more
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