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Omega Incipiens
03:38
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You said you hate your coffee black
But that's the only way that you take it
The sugar's just a mask
To hide the bitterness beneath
It's a metaphor for life you said
I think you're full of shit
Life is sweet and it is bitter
And your coffee doesn't fucking matter
I gave some money to a homeless man
Playing guitar on the street
you said that he'll spend it all on drugs
Well I think he needs them more than me
You took out a cigarette
Lit it up as we were walking
I said those things'll kill you
You just laughed and said stop talking
Sitting in a coffee shop
A little off the square
You've got your black coffee
I've got something mixed with liquor
Asking each other questions
You said tell me everything that you know
I said I'm always leaving
You said you're always about to go
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2. |
Nerve Damage
01:21
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You crashed into me
Like a drunk driver
I got up without a scratch
Cause I'm a goddamn survivor
You said you love me
And kissed me on the cheek
Then you said that you're leaving
Ordered another drink
I asked you why
You said you've got big, big plans
That don't involve
Drinking til you can't feel your hands
You hope I get out some day
But you should know I'm changing every day
You're not the only one who won't die alone and dumb
Seizing, shaking and slowly going numb
And I've said the same thing
About a half a million times
You know we're the same
And will be til we die
You hope I get out some day
But you should know I'm changing every day
You're not the only one who won't die alone and dumb
Seizing, shaking and slowly going numb
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3. |
Seared in Chalk
02:53
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Your face broke out
Into that great big grin
And I want to say I love you
And I want to knock your teeth in
And I hate you so much
It could start a fire
And we'll both burn away
Consumed by our own desire
Are we enemies
Or lovers
I want to tell you in the morning
But you're getting on a plane tonight
And I won't let that be
The end of this story
A thousand miles
And a mountain range
That won't stop me
That won't keep me away
You think I'm unfocused
You think I'll drop out
But I won't lose track
I won't be damned by your doubt
Are we enemies
Or lovers
I want to tell you in the morning
But you're getting on a plane tonight
And I won't let that be
The end of this story
And I will hit this town
Like a goddamn plague
No one can stop me
Not even god
Not today
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4. |
Cash Out at Mile One
02:24
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I'm crossing over the state line
I'm out of Missouri and coming for you
At this point, it doesn't even matter
If you really want me too
I wish that I was a writer
And I wish that you loved me
But I can write all of these words
And it won't change who we are
It feels like life
Is calling my bluff
I've got a pair
He's got a royal flush
Well you might think I'm joking
But I'm being completely serious
Just wait until the shit hits the fan
I can't wait to hear what your theory is
I'm sick of feeling like a great white
Who's somehow forgotten how to swim
But deep down I know I'm not a shark
I'm just another shrimp
So serve me up, buttered with beer
In some dirty cheap restaurant
They say seafood is expensive these days
But you can have whatever you want
It feels like life
Is calling my bluff
I've got a pair
He's got a royal flush
Well you might think I'm joking
But I'm being completely serious
Just wait until the shit hits the fan
I can't wait to hear what your theory is
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5. |
Bitterness Beneath
03:38
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I was drunk last night
What a surprise
And you weren't happy
When you saw my bloodshot eyes
You said you wanted to come home
But you couldn't go back
I said that things will be different
And you just laughed
There's a new moon rising tonight
You won't look at me tonight
I'm driving sober tonight
It's silent here tonight
I made you laugh tonight
And I saw your smile tonight
But you won't look at me tonight
It's dark outside tonight
I'm drinking a plain black coffee
I'm wandering around the square
I'm feverish and dreaming
I don't want you to see me here
All I want is whiskey
Vodka, gin, or beer
Something to help me forget
But I still need you to care
There's a full moon rising tonight
People are staring at me tonight
The world is alive tonight
There's shouting downtown tonight
I'm being followed tonight
I'm sweating and shaking tonight
I'm screaming in his face tonight
These lights are too bright tonight
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6. |
Delirium Tremens
06:32
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I wanted to quit
But I can't stop shaking
The tremors take hold
And my vision goes black
The next thing I know
He is flat on his back
There is blood on my hands
I don't know what to do
I bought a handle of vodka
Then ran home to you
I wanted to quit
But I can't stop shaking
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7. |
Dark Corners
03:28
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Well Mister Smith is watching
I swear I'm not lying
He's coming after me
I'm sure he'll know if I'm hiding
I made you a pot of coffee
Left you out some cream
Left a note out on the table
Fresh pack of spirits underneath
Well Mister Smith is watching
He's coming after me
But he won't get to bring me in
I go when and where I please
Left your dime somewhere you'd find it
Left the cat some food to eat
Took two hundred, left eight more
Hope it gets you through the week
The gas tanks full
My stomach is empty
Driving ninety
West towards Berkley
Thirty hours of no sleep
Come and find me if you can
But make sure that you're not followed
And make sure you've got a plan
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8. |
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I'm driving west on the interstate
I'm getting the fuck out of this place
Bad things ahead and worse things behind
I guess I've made some mistakes
In a diner eating breakfast
Thinking about what I've left behind
I don't feel any regret
But there is some guilt in my eyes
I'm not saying there's something in California
But there's sure as hell nothing here
If you're looking, there's some change in the sofa
But that's all that's left for you there
In a diner eating breakfast
Thinking about what I've left behind
I don't feel any regret
But there is some guilt in my eyes
I'm not running away
I don't want you to see me like this
Things are improving every day
But if you let me then I'll ruin all of this
I'm not saying that I'm coming back
Because I don't want to lie to you
But I should tell you I was starting to crack
Before you decide to start watching the news
Now I might be starting to halfheartedly miss
All those cracks that I could never seem to fix
But that won't get me away from the goddamn shrieking
Of a man halfway across the river Styx
In a diner eating breakfast
Thinking about what I've left behind
I don't feel any regret
But there is some guilt in my eyes
I'm not running away
I don't want you to see me like this
Things are improving every day
But if you let me then I'll ruin all of this
Just don't let me fuck up what's left
I'm not running away
I don't want you to see me like this
Things are improving every day
But if you let me then I'll ruin all of this
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9. |
Toxic Sun
03:01
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He looks me in the eyes
Asks me to believe his lies
But one day
I'll make him see the light
He tells me it's all right
The sun's still in the sky
But one day
He'll get burned alive
They're watching me, I can feel it
On the back of my neck
Always just out of sight
I'm not crazy
But I'm not alright
And the sun crashed down
At the edge of town
One day
In the middle of May
I watched the fire build
From the top of the hill
One day
As it all burned away
I know you want answers
But until this smoke clears away
I won't say a goddamn thing
I remember sitting here
As the snow reappeared
That day
You said that I should stay
It looked like smoke from my breath
And then from your cigarette
That day
The one where I said ok
They're watching me, I can feel it
On the back of my neck
Always just out of sight
I'm not crazy
But I'm not alright
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10. |
The Western Front
04:27
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I have to mend your wounds
Before I subject you to torture
Our love is like a war zone
And the shells are getting closer
We're at Verdun in 1916
On the 16th of December
One of us might live through this
But there won't be a winner
There's lights and sounds coming for me
And I can't tell them from god
I should have left you out here
The desert could use another dog
I'm driving one-fifteen
Down interstate 40 west
I'll be there by morning
Looking for the man without a head
I wrote you a hundred letters
That never left my pen
They all started, Dear John
and ended, see you in hell
But as the headlights pointed
Right into my eyes
I shouted, Dear God
I am not afraid to die
All's quiet on the western front
For moment after moment
I'm way out in no man's land
Right when the shooting starts
I wish that I could hate you
And I hate you more and more
Just remember that I love you
But I can't love you anymore
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11. |
Small Victories
04:20
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I wrote you a letter yesterday
Then I burned a hole where I wrote your name
There's no point in wishing and hoping
Nothing gets fixed by taking blame
I put the letter in a box under my bed
With cigarettes, liquor, and rat poison
All the things that make me a better man
The things I use to swallow my sin
Now my sisters coming to pick me up
She's gonna take me out and fix me up
Sure right now I need a crutch
But that's just how we learn to stand back up
I've spent too long lying down
I'm getting sick of these same old sounds
I'm just so tired of feeling pinned to the ground
Now nothing in this world's going to keep me down
There's sweat dripping down my temple
There's a fire in my blood
There's smoke clinging to every wall
And there's nothing outside but mud
This whole house is a goddamn mess
But that's not your fault and it never was
It's not like you were some kind of succubus
I just loved you but didn't know who I was
Now my sisters coming to pick me up
She's gonna take me out and fix me up
Sure right now I need a crutch
But that's just how we learn to stand back up
I've spent too long lying down
I'm getting sick of these same old sounds
I'm just so tired of feeling pinned to the ground
Now nothing in this world's going to keep me down
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