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F Natural
02:19
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“Natural is true,” they say. “Natural is good
Natural’s how everybody should be
Mother Nature knows just how to bloom and grow
Learn to love what nature has in store
Guided by what came before”
But nature doesn’t care if you’re OK
Whether you get out of bed and face the day
It’s natural to be dying of disease
Sometimes what’s natural isn’t always for the best. I really have to disagree!
Often times you can’t get your medicine from plants
It doesn’t mean the medicine can’t help you
Nature’s not your mom; the gods are dead and gone
Silly humans sometimes get things right
Like music and electric lights
Your body’s there for you, not a temple or taboo
Go ahead and change the things you want to
They may say it’s a facade, or that you are playing god
You’ll live inside their heads and pay no rent
But nature’s just an accident!
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2. |
Easy
02:16
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Easy humming
You’ve got a tune for every night and day
Voice at the ready when you work out what you’re gonna say
You hear the drumming
The bass anticipating every bar
Some slippery figures ringing out on a lead guitar
It feels good when things come easy, like a breezy day in the yard
Does it feel better when the things you really want come hard?
Lazy strumming
You’re feeling glum, ‘cause the words won’t come — your mind feels numb
Thoughts scattershot; no cookies, only crumbs
Ringing your own doorbell
But there’s no answer from the sonneteer
No help is coming, so you’ve just gotta persevere
It feels good when things come easy, but sometimes you’ve got to push on through
Whether there’s a happy ending might be up to you
Or maybe that is just untrue
Depending on your point of view
[instrumental]
It feels good when things come easy, like a breezy day in the yard
Does it feel better when the things you really want come
It might feel better when the things you really need come
Feels even better when the things you really want come hard
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3. |
Fountain Of Truth
02:12
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Two-hundred and fifty reasons for speaking your mind
You’ve felt it in every season that you have left behind
You wanna protect their feelings, you wanna be kind
They’re frazzled enough just making it through the daily grind
Some people are single-minded, but you end up resigned
Keep quiet and play the character that you were assigned
Each one of those other people deserves to be free
Don’t need to be anybody that they don’t wanna be
And if their foundations crumble, you’d search the debris
When they say that they’re a burden, you’re there to disagree
But maybe you’ll make some changes, too, eventually
If nobody minds or if there’s no other path you see
If you run
Where could you even go?
Nobody wants to know, no!
Baby, if you’re bound to seem a little uncouth,
Would you still jump into the fountain of truth?
You feel like a spectacle for harsh, judgmental eyes
But everyone else has got it all wrong, and you’re alive
If you run
Where could you even go?
Nobody wants to know, no!
Baby, if you’re bound to seem a little uncouth,
Would you still jump into the fountain of truth?
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4. |
The Bad Old Days
03:11
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When I was young, some older people seemed so cruel
The games they played had such infuriating rules
But the youth would make things better when we came of age
I overestimated rage
Don’t get me wrong, our rights have overall increased
But growing, too, has been a retrogressive beast
And the monster’s made of ordinary folks who long
For those old rules that did us wrong
I hear their praise for the bad old days
They long to be free of you and me while the world decays
Their perfect future’s a homogenous display
It only works if the exceptions go away
So if being who you are is likely to disrupt
Get ready to be rounded up
I hear their praise for the bad old days
They long to be free of you and me while the world decays
I’m with you and I hope that you’re with me
Small fish in need of solidarity
The fash are out there getting jacked
I hope some of my allies are inclined to punch back!
They say their enemies are weak, but also strong
They say it’s obvious which people should belong
And the rest of us can serve them if we just behave
And thank them for the crumbs they gave
But if being who you are is likely to disrupt
Get ready to be rounded up
We hear their praise for the bad old days
They long to be free of you and me while the world decays
We hear their praise for the bad old days
‘Cause you and me are accursed anomalies to be erased
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5. |
Let’s Be Lonely
03:35
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We heard all about Sabrina’s latest crush
And we took a walk with Quinn and Lou
Had tea with my sister, then we played a game of twister
I wish I could be alone with you
It was nice to catch up with Kate and Jennifer
And talk about last week’s book review
But being alone is how I build up all my power
Can we go home together now?
It’s getting late, so come on, let’s be lonely
Oh I can’t wait, so come on, let’s be lonely
It’s alright, our friends are great; but tonight, let’s hibernate
Tomorrow we’ll be sleeping in, the outside world keeps creeping in
You’re the glow of a lantern light; pull me close, like a moth at night
I’m always overdue to spend some lonely time with you
It’s good to get out in solidarity
It’s lovely to savor solitude
But I will forever choose to be alone together
We speak our own language now
It’s getting late, so come on, let’s be lonely
Oh I can’t wait, so come on, let’s be lonely
It’s alright, our friends are great; but tonight, let’s hibernate
You’re the glow; pull me close
Tonight we’re both free, so let’s be lonely
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6. |
Brain Drain
02:17
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My brain has a faulty drain
Doesn’t seem to know which stuff to retain
When? Where? I am unprepared!
Please don’t think it means that I don’t really care
Beep, ring! Guess I’ve got to do a thing.
Better do it quick or my focus will swing (swing)
My mind hates to wait in line
But when I’m lost in time it works just fine
Just a couple minutes ‘til I’m through
Sorry, didn’t set a timer; it’s been 22 already
What was it that I was gonna do?
Glad I’m not a social climber; I’d tumble!
My brain has a faulty drain
Doesn’t seem to know which thoughts are germane
If I could drop some data weight
Would I have the space to keep things straight?
When my curiosity is piqued
I can hold my breath for hours, diving super deep into it
What about if I just make one tweak?
Then I make another, and another, always staying fluid
Just a couple minutes ‘til I’m through (Spend my days)
Sorry, didn’t set a timer; it’s been 22 already (Saying sorry, feeling starry)
What was it that I was gonna do? (Focus strays)
Glad I’m not a social climber; I’d tumble! (On safari)
My brain has a faulty drain
Doesn’t seem to know which stuff to retain
When I was a little child
Everybody thought that my memory was wild
No chance I’d remember any plans, but I
Learned the order of the Presidents from a trash can
My mind has trouble keeping time
But swimming in the brine it works just fine!
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7. |
Make That Go
02:40
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Feeling out of my comfort zone
Always looking for another reason to postpone
Get your habits away from me, yeah,
You know I’ve got my own
Falling into a fantasy, but
Wake up to a sad trombone
Catch and tear, patch and sew
Can’t imagine how I’m ever gonna make that go
Sick of wishing I’d fade away, now
I wanna let it glow
Inhibition’s begun to fray and
It’s time to make that go
Hey, I would agree that I am my own worst enemy
Got me wow, got me whoa
They say it’s better just to fake it ‘til you make that go
I don’t wanna pretend that I’m
Not afraid to grow
But I’m ready to take my time,
And push through the vertigo
Sick of wishing I’d fade away
It’s time to make that go!
Hey, I would agree that I am my own worst enemy
Hey, I would agree that I am my own worst enemy
Free… fall, free for
All… ways, yeah, and
Hey, I would agree that I am my own worst enemy
Free… fall, free for
All… ways, yeah, and
Hey
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8. |
Lady Beetle
03:53
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I saw a lady beetle fly
High!
From my left hand up to the sky
Bye bye!
Guess it wasn’t scared of a hairless little bear like I
But why?
Could it even tell if I’m a rock or if I’m alive?
Did it even try?
I dreamed a beetle sang to me
Wings buzzing like a bee
Elytra played the harmony
Wandering into C
Shiny little beetles eating aphids on the cherry tree
They’ve answered our silent plea
Little red dots with little black spots I see
So twee and free
Lady beetles fly from the cabbage to the cucumber vine
Looking for some little juicy green creepy-crawlers
Yeah, they look cute on a preschooler’s boots
But they’re vicious little predators among the collards
A lady beetle on my shoe
Damp from the morning dew
Six spots and one that splits in two
Ooh, what a lovely view
Shiny little beetle took a moment to relax, then flew
Into the blue
People say it’s lucky but I really don’t believe that’s true
Do you?
Lady beetles fly from the cabbage to the cucumber vine
Looking for some little juicy green creepy-crawlers
Yeah, they look cute on a preschooler’s boots
But they’re vicious little predators among the collards
Beetle fly up to the sky
Has no fear of me, but I don’t know why
Making people smile with that ladybug style
But it’s killing all the while, eating 50 aphids every day!
‘Til some hungry crow eats at the ladybug cafe
I saw a lady beetle fly
High!
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9. |
Present Tension
02:29
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Time it is my enemy, it only leads one place
Wish I could get off this ride and melt into your face
Sometimes I really try to pack things in
But then I get the feeling I can’t win, and I’m frozen
I know action does it, but some action has no use
Goals have taught me what it’s like to chase a wild goose
Sometimes I just pretend that time is fake
‘Cause here and now is all that I can make any sense of
On hold, in waiting mode
Future plans make present tense erode
Thoughts cast into the past
Push aside what’s real with something old
Time time time time time, you are my enemy for sure
Watch my body crumble and then see me to the door
Maybe the problem isn’t time, per se
Just that I can only feel it move one way with my senses
On hold, in waiting mode
Future plans make present tense erode
Thoughts cast into the past
Shading out what’s real with something old
Try to do something new. Not everything’s been done already! (Everything’s been done)
Try to see who we can be. Not in our final forms already! (We are who we are)
Try to go where we’ll outgrow the ways we’ve come up short already (We’re bound to come up short)
Can’t wait until another day, because there’s only ever one long day (There is no other day)
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10. |
There’s a Light
02:57
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Every night, when I was just five,
I would fight to keep conscious thoughts alive
As I drifted toward the sea of dreams
Kept my focus on the search for seams
Where’s the line that we somehow cross?
At the time, can we feel the loss
Of our senses as we sink into
Our own inside world that’s always new
Two lives that hit pause and play
One at night, another one in the day
When I wake, why can’t I just recall
What’s it’s like the moment I finally fall
Asleep? These days I comprehend
There’s no switch to signal the start or the end
And the space that’s in between the pair
Is a place where magic feels almost really there
As I start to doze
There’s a light I see though my eyes are closed
It may pulse or it might flicker fast
And illuminate a world so vast
Two lives that hit pause and play
One at night, another one in the day
When I wake, why can’t I just recall
What’s it’s like the moment I finally fall
Asleep? Asleep.
Feel at home on a movie set
Share a life with people I’ve never met
And it’s different almost every time
While the waking world is well-defined
Two lives that hit pause and play
One at night, another one in the day
When I wake, why can’t I just recall
What’s it’s like the moment I finally fall
Asleep? These days I comprehend
There’s no switch to signal the start or the end
And the space that’s in between the pair
Is a place where magic feels almost really there
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