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This is not a disco
But you just can’t forget the rhythm
It’s okay to be crying
No one said you had to act tough, my love
Do you wanna dance?
No one needs to know
Sorry, tonight let’s stay home
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I spent last year in cemeteries
Lost and hoping that this would be easy afternoons
But you cried and I cried
Oh, stop. Stop hating yourself
You’ll only make it hurt more
What if we could bury everything?
What would it be:
Today? Or the past? Or the thing that’s haunting you?
Raise your shovels
Burn your wounds
Turn your head, scream out a new
This is not a disco
You still can’t lose that rhythm
This is not a disco
Don’t you lose that rhythm
We can dance, and sing
There’s no more haunting anything
What about you, how are you doing?
Have you been taking your meds?
I say “try to be happy”
I regret it immediately
You can’t just forget your traumas
I can’t just right your wrongs
Sometimes you say that I’m your savior
But there are no heroes here
Trust me, I’ve asked
No heroes, no heroes, no heroes, no heroes
There’s no heroes around here
We should’ve moved to someplace nicer
This is not a disco
You still can’t lose that rhythm
This is not a disco
Don’t you lose that rhythm
This is not a disco
But you are loved
We can dance, and sing
There’s no more haunting anything
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Blowing Wishes
03:49
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Every May we would blow wishes
Find the bushes and the trees
floating white dust dandelions
Jump and catch them in the breeze
Last May you packed me wishes
“Safe travels, take these with you”
I drove to the big city
blew wishes when I missed you
Do you wanna say goodbye now?
It’s almost time to leave
Do you wanna say goodbye now?
Let’s take our time let’s breath
Pack up everything we’ve found
Now we’re blowing wishes on the way out of town
It’s August now, wishes are gone
I’m sure that they’ll be back next year
We’re leaving now, soon we’ll be gone
but someday we’ll be back through here
Do you wanna say goodbye now?
It’s almost time to leave
Do you wanna say goodbye now?
Let’s take our time let’s breath
Pack up everything we’ve found
Now we’re blowing wishes on the way out of town
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4. |
It's a New Job
02:37
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That Is Not Your Dirt
02:24
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You, who once felt so alive and well
You, who once was a sunflower, welcoming death
But now, now are a wet rag, begging not to be stepped
On, with silent screams from empty pages, screams from empty pages
You, you wrote yourself in bones
That gave away with ease
Only because you held nothing together
Like open space would let you grow
That is not your dirt
Don’t bury yourself yet
Don’t bury yourself yet
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Oh, What an Awful Way
03:13
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Don't Worry
02:47
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Dog Videos
01:21
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Nobody’s crying now
at least not in this house
We’re just making baked goods
and kissing soft on the mouth
Well if you wanna see me cry
that's too bad
I still have emotions
they're just only for dogs
I still have emotions
they're just only for dogs
Well if you wanna see me cry
just play a video where someone’s dog dies
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9. |
What Have I Become?
01:55
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What Have I become?
I am aching
You gave me a notebook
I will fill it up for you
What have I become?
I am whatever you need from me
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I made myself a secret
No one can see
I woke up early
As breath beat next to me
I just can’t feel the rhythm
Dim light, not sang
You should still be asleep
Told no one
If I am quiet no one sees
Hold my hand in this hallway
Don’t you understand?
I haven’t said anything else all year
I just can’t feel your rhythm or mine
I made myself a secret
I don’t see
Whisper nothing
Just keep quiet
I just can’t feel the rhythm
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Paint the Walls Yellow
03:34
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You told me when we first met
That yellow was your favorite
We ate the pokeweed for six months
And then found out it was poisonous
But I could only see the pinks and greens
Swallow the last one today
Just one more week of headaches
Not much more sleeping to do
I’m gonna wake up soon
wake up soon, wake up soon
And I don’t think that you noticed
But I made the bed today
And I wore your favorite shirt
With the sleeves rolled up the way you like them
I’ve been trying to make change in the little things
Swallow the last one today
Just one more week of headaches
Not much more sleeping to do
I’m gonna wake up soon
wake up soon, wake up soon
If yellow is your favorite
Then yellow is what you will get
I’ve been trying to make change
In the little things
So let’s do it
Let’s paint the walls yellow
Paint the whole house yellow
Paint the walls yellow
Paint the walls yellow
Paint the walls yellow
Paint the whole house
I am a bright light yellow and warm
I am a bright light yellow and warm
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12. |
If I Don't Get a Job
01:46
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If I don’t get a job
Would you still live with me?
Would you let me buy your groceries?
I swear I’ll vacuum at least twice a week
If I don’t get a job
Can I water your plants?
Run your errands, find your favorite bands?
On the shelves that you can’t reach I’ll put away the pans
And if I get a job
And start to get boring
Would you sing with me, keep me going?
That’s all I want, my bub
And if I get a job
Would you stay up with me?
Tolerate long nights and extended working week?
And when the checks are not enough
Could you learn to love my rice and beans
And all of that cheap stuff, my love?
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13. |
I Still Love You
00:51
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I still love you don’t you hear me?
I still love you, I
I want you to know how loved you are
Don’t tell me you’re not good enough
You’re wrong
That’s it.
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You just can’t lose the rhythm
No, I won’t let you lose the rhythm
Darkness will come every night
Just let me be by your side
No, I won’t let that beast get to you
When time ends we’ll lay down as two
But till then you just can’t lose the rhythm
Don’t you lose the rhythm
No don’t lose the rhythm
You just can’t lose the rhythm
No, I won’t let you lose the rhythm
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15. |
Last Chance to Disco
00:44
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[Listen closely: This is not a disco, but you just can’t forget that rhythm]
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