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The Summer
02:35
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Children can be so cruel in the summer sun
when they deny the fun, participation
Gather round a body blue and chemical
Curricular sabbatical, oh
I’m not self-conscious taking off my shirt
but they don’t understand
I never learned
The summer’s going to be a disappointment
‘cause I can’t swim
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2. |
When Things Sour
04:02
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If you asked me to I don’t think I could pinpoint the moment
when it changed between us
In retrospect, there’s common courtesy
and I apologize for not carrying myself better
For all we’ve been through, it’s just so painful
I needed something, I had to let go
When things sour
When things sour
When I left there were far too many things that were going on
and I know I didn’t put much effort in relationships
But when did you lose complete control and utter self respect?
There’s so much more, still you don’t apply
All the fruits you tasted, you prefer the one that gets you wasted
But who am I to talk as I have my own vice and virtue?
So much bitterness and a cyclical self-loathing
Is there anything I can do to make it better?
Maybe time apart can bring us back together
When things sour
When things sour
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3. |
Compare/Contrast
03:48
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The Enigmatic Foe Knoxville, Tennessee
With sharp lyrics, the playful pop bite of the best of the 70s and 80s, and the kind of self-deprecation usually reserved
for a Woody Allen movie, Jared Colinger's lyrics run the gamut from the joy of new love to disillusionment with the old, from wanting to like yourself to being afraid of what we have in our minds.
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