1. |
Delete Me Everywhere
03:56
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In domains of circuits bleeding
Networks feeding weary souls
Remains of spark and glitter
Fucking twitter swallowed me whole
And if you could see me now
A tangle of broken vows
Lock me out I don't care
Delete me everywhere
In youth, I slipped the collar
Adored the squalor and walked alone
In truth, my conscience left me
When love beset me, could not atone
And if you could see me now
A tangle of broken vows
Lock me out I don't care
Delete me everywhere
And if you get close you'll see
The dream was a travesty
I should know I was there
Delete me everywhere
Alone in winter's hollow
I knew the swallows would fly again
By June, I dreamed of numbers
Digital summers and smoky wind
And if you could see me now
A tangle of broken vows
Lock me out I don't care
Delete me everywhere
And if you get close you'll see
The dream was a travesty
I should know I was there
Delete me everywhere
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2. |
Easy
03:33
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I noticed a feeling
I noticed the time
I lifted up your skirt at the knees
I died in my mind
I take a little time to trace
A shiver down your spine
Every little drop is all I need
To feel alive
Easy on me baby I can't take it anymore
Prop me up and get me back on to that dancing floor
Easy on me baby I can't take it anymore
Get me back to something less than what we had before
I turn on the water
I pick up the phone
I listen for your voice on the line
I sink like a stone
I think about the time you sent
A shiver down my spine
Every little drop is not enough
To make you feel alive
Easy on me baby I can't take it anymore
Prop me up and get me back on to that dancing floor
Easy on me baby I can't take it anymore
Get me back to something less than what we had before
But you've come so far baby
Plain enough to see
Two hearts called to order
Suitable to roam
You know I'm dissolving
Right here before your eyes
Ten years I'm absolving
Underneath the southern sky
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3. |
A Little Bird
02:45
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4. |
About the Future
05:18
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I only worry about one thing
I worry about the future
I only worry about one other thing
I worry about the past
Some part of the future
The part that will never last
You're a hummingbird in a hornet's nest
A pretty little feather in a storm of violence
(Chase that swallow, you've been followed)
Not a paper trail or a hint of love
Just a pattern on the ceiling up above
(daylight sleeper, secret keeper all alone)
I only worry about one thing
I worry about the future
I only worry about one other thing
I worry about the past
Some part of the future
The part that will never last
You're a motorcade to the prison gate
A message from the governor too late
(Chase that swallow, you've been followed)
You're a body bag, you're a little cloud
Speaking for your demons right out loud
(daylight sleeper, secret keeper all alone)
You put the future behind and let everything fade
A busy signal pulsing from the grave
(Chase that swallow, you've been followed)
There's a chemical scent and a bar on the door
And the last of your life in a box on the hallway floor
(daylight sleeper, secret keeper all alone)
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5. |
A Ripple in the Pond
02:34
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When it feels like you might discover
Another locked tight holy site I recover
A ripple in the pond a seismic shame
There's something in the air that can't be tamed
And it has no name
A glitter in the eyes a broken lens
And nothing nothing nothing will ever feel this way again
I know I know this feeling has to go
This feeling has to go
But believing in suffering that's all I know
A ripple in the pond a seismic shame
There's something in the air that can't be tamed
And it has no name
A glitter in the eyes a broken lens
And nothing nothing nothing will ever feel this way again
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6. |
Qualicum
01:26
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7. |
Fascist Girls
05:00
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If there's anything left to conceal
The tiny little part of what's real
I only came here to reward the deal
But even if you could you'd deny
Everything meant to defy
You nearly succumbed to the white lie
You've been running
So far from home
When the cowards get that feeling, believing
Then you know you're on your own
You're rolling in the sheets with a guest
And pointing your car to the west
Where the fascist girls undressed in the moonlight
And even if you could you wouldn't play nice
You let the jackboot vision suffice
And now you're rolling the dice
You've been running
So far from home
When the cowards get that feeling, believing
Then you know you're on your own
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8. |
Man of Action
03:41
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Well no one ever called me
A man of action
But lately my very worst ideas
Are getting traction
They simmer in my head
They follow me to bed
And when I turn my head to speak
It's only for reaction
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9. |
You Promised
04:27
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The memory
The cost
And what you had
You lost
Slipped away, right out of your hands
Well I might succumb
To a feeling so dumb
The evidence is staring back at me
I just might repent
For the letters I sent
The future turning out just magically
But I might just close my eyes
Turn the lights down live in a dream
Until we collide
You promised me a nuclear war
Burned to dust at the video store
You promised me a nuclear war and all I got was sick
Styrofoam and acid rain
I wanna go back again
You promised me a nuclear war and all I got was sick
You promised me a nuclear war and all I got was sick
The fingerprints are washed
The evidence is lost
And everything is out of our hands
I'll take a chance and fly
To a beach live a lie
Somebody's sorrow your delight
I would not dare condemn
Priestess of MLM
Your crypto visions keep me up all night
But today you'll be my bride
We're on the last plane
Out of this town
All the way down
You promised me a nuclear war
Burned to dust at the video store
You promised me a nuclear war and all I got was sick
Styrofoam and acid rain
I wanna go back again
You promised me a nuclear war and all I got was sick
You promised me a nuclear war and all I got was sick
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10. |
Leave While You Can
03:26
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I don't mind a joke but there's blood in your smile
Get in the taxi before the snow starts to fly
After the party you drank in the cold
Barely enough there to save my soul
You were the better man
Leave while you can
And don't look back
Whatever the reason
Whatever the truth
Forget about the money
All the wanted was you
My shoes are soaked through and I wanna get high
For the one time one day
All the feelings collide
Oooh you're the better man
Sleep while you can
And don't look back
Morning has broken all over the place
Fumble your keys and now I see your face
Get it together man
Leave while you can and don't look back
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11. |
I Drew Blood
05:29
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Remember that one time
A river of red wine
You saw the answer too clear to deny
Then there was sorrow
A thousands tomorrows
How do you follow a feeling so hollow
You've got an echo
There was rain
There was licorice and turpentine and crying
And clumsy hands were slapped away for trying
And most of all
We heard the call
There was blood
And bible songs and chocolate and fever
And the kinds of things you know you'll never know
A rabbit in the mouth of the retriever
And I never wanna know
I drew blood and the sky
Opened up like the heart of desire
Like the dew on lawn
Just before the blaze of the dawn
I drew blood and you were there
With the girl at the top of the stairs
I was paid to belong
To be the on that carries you on
You on
In a fog
I put aside the things I should remember
Like hockey cards and poem shards and clues
And I burned the rest of it right to the embers
I drew blood and the sky
Opened up like the heart of desire
Like the dew on lawn
Just before the blaze of the dawn
I drew blood and you were there
Getting high at the top of the stairs
I was paid to belong
To be the shine that covers you
Never lets the trouble through
The song
Remember that one time
A liter of box wine
The carnival lights and the warm summer air
When you were leaving you told me a feeling
A cherished illusion the love and confusion
I'm glad that I knew you
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12. |
To Ask For More
03:41
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With a thirst that was lonely
And when I began
To taste something only you know
And no you only can
To feel your heart burning
And to love it anyway
To breathe and dream
And ask for more
Of the love you never had before
To ask for more
And that's how you told me
In a whisper very clear
You hide something holy
When you're fighting back a tear
The taste of your spit and an uncertain sky
To breathe and dream
And ask for more
Of the love you never had before
To ask for more
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13. |
Next Year
01:24
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Dear Vandal Vancouver, British Columbia
Dear Vandal was hewn from west coast rainforest timber seasoned in the scorching kilns of glam and post-punk. Debut album arrives October 24, 2023.
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Now Where Were We
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This record just exudes energy. Super fun retro beach party vibes that will make you dance around the kitchen
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Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love?
by Kara Jackson
Even after dozens of spins, this album keeps surprising me. She takes elements of classic folk and guitar pop and feeds it through a modern R&B production sensibility. Lyrics are direct and arresting
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