1. |
Mr. C
03:17
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Mr. C,
We regret to inform you of your complete utter lack of direction. We all know you had hoped to be far along by the age presently. It's not meant to be. We've got a question, who listens to your self-deprecation? You're just another lonely boy with a guitar. You've said it a thousand times before. Don't you think it's pedantic seeming hopeless and frantic, how getting sentiment comes back as void? We still think you have proven given time you will ruin any chance of long-lasting happiness. Don't you hate to undermine? As we force you, you may find that we're never ever going to let this go.
To conclude with effect we remind you that we will be monitoring every move you make just in case you forget who you're dealing with.
All the best,
Sincerely,
The Voices In Your Head
Mr. C
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2. |
Black
03:10
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I'm drinking my coffee black for it matches my heart
and I'm tasting the flavor of the weak
drink in slowly, magnifying lonely
and I'm longing for something better
This is how I like it black: become completely senseless
taking a pill for some focus
I can hear Jesus calling from a distance
but I'm drowning within the white noise
A cinematic fade to black
You're turning out the lights
how I'm craving attention from breathing bodies
In my delusion she's screaming for more
I can hear sirens tempting me further
for one more kiss, just one more touch
I'm falling to the floor, bruises turning blue to black
the mess runs deep
this is how bodies burn, conclusion to end it all
finding it hard to breath i'm grasping at sunken cheeks
fade to black
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3. |
Monster
03:56
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Monster, failure of youth
calls out alone inside his room
broken bottles on the floor
from some fantastic night ,from some fantastic night
the party's in your head but you went home instead
Fractured, burdened by the guilt
praying for someone to pick up
memories of what is right and wrong
you brought it on yourself, there is no one else
the picture leaves the frame, you fumble for a name
you think of her as you stare through the rain
There are no words of consolation
only conclusion as you play the scene
over and over and over and over again
it's like a daydream
you see her face and every crying eye
you know the cause
it doesn't get much easier, no it doesn't get much easier
Monster you don't have a clue
losing control of what you do
repeating the actions every day
then you spiral down, you're buried in the ground
You never let them near, you're living with the fear
the fear of wanting those forbidden things
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Mutual attraction and a fear to move
losing every thought out breath I have for you
words that leave a paper trail into my heart
you spoke and filled me
my mind lingered and wondered if yours did too
Are you aware how it could be?
welling within, escape to save
just dive to drown
purposeful emotion, denying reason just to wake
in a beautiful morning with you
To know the presence, to feel that weight
in dented pillows and crumpled sheets
the knotted vines intertwine
the unity in one diving to drown
dying to wake to a beautiful morning with you
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5. |
Two Beautiful Things
03:49
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At this very exact moment
Someone’s pressing the right buttons
Flicking switches, snatching lovers
Rhythmic breathing and white knuckles
It’s synchronous
Each time they touch
The stars are aligning
And Venus is coming
Two beautiful things
Classical and neo-modern
Text-book taboo into statue
Curving angles wrapped in linen
Sexy silken scene surround you
It’s synchronous
Each time they touch
The stars are aligning
And Venus is coming
Two beautiful things
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6. |
See You Again
03:28
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I can't change circumstance and would i try?
Don't let the distance get you down
Memories are locked inside my heart
of your precious face and tender smile
each loving embrace
Don't let the moment pass
There is an ache inside my heart when you're not there
but I will see you again
I know I will see you again
I will see you again
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7. |
Genuinely Happy
03:26
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As I recall…or some cliche
That’s how it always starts
when you go back again
Or with a drink
Go hand in hand
Or something harder
just to tranquilize the brain
It’s not the same as it should be
It’s not the same
In previous lives, in previous times
The carefree days, no bills to pay
and sans regret
One day of birth, passage of rite
The rules had changed
or seemed like they had overnight
I’m moving on while standing still
Enjoyed the time that you were here
I find it hard, but I never was genuinely happy
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8. |
So Long
03:44
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Someone has touched my darker heart
so long, so long
Now that it’s out she turns away
so long, so long
Try to contain it all
you don’t know what to do with it
You think you’re above me
you’re nothing but a hypocrite
Only as close as you should be
so long, so long
To reach out so far, your mouth well-shut
so long, so long
I read in the papers for an old man’s autograph
You could be the putty on the newsprint of my heart
I’d take you with me if you were bold to start
but you’re content to play the fool
I’m quite content to let you
so long
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9. |
It Is What It Is
03:18
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It's what it is and life goes on and on
every single day you're clinging to
make a simple choice to let it go, let go
I built a bridge since you don't give a damn at all
the ebb and flow is inevitable
you didn't think that it would be like this
you left your friends without a goodbye kiss
now you're lonely, riddled with regret
it is what it is
it is what it is
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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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