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hi, I’m exactly the same as you
I want to get high exactly the same as you
we're not so different, us two
one remembers, one knew
I get uncomfortable
when you say, “make yourself comfortable”
I missed my cue
took my eyes away from you
I wasn’t feeling like myself
I make assumptions every day
I let the sunshine in
I feel alone
but I know I’m not alone in that
I also let the darkness out
hi, I’m exactly the same as you
I want to get high exactly the same as you
we're not so different, us two
one remembers, one knew
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that's a yes
03:25
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bloom where you’re planted
assume no second chances
do you know where romance lives?
between the moon and the branches
just move with the light
I’ll meet you there all right
seems like I got it right on the first guess
I guess that’s a yes
don’t have to say a word when your eyes confess
oh yes, that’s a yes
for every time you say no
there’s another way it could go
for every fear of missing out
there’s regret and self-doubt
what’s it all about?
let down your defenses
you can’t always trust your senses
change your appearance
then stage your disappearance
seems like I got it right on the first guess
I guess that’s a yes
don’t have to say a word when your eyes confess
oh yes, that’s a yes
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throwaway
01:53
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it’s just a throwaway
it goes away after it’s played
a glowing ray of sunshine on a rainy day
you might think it’s a strange place to take it
I might have to agree
but soon it’s honey to bees
and honeys-to-be
it’s just a throwaway
it goes away after it’s played
it’s just a throwaway
it’s got a way to make your day
it’s just a conversation we didn’t need to have
just breath on the breeze
but soon it’s honey to bees
and honeys-to-be
it’s just a throwaway
it goes away after it’s played
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old fast
03:03
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I was young and I needed the money
was insulting when I meant to be funny
we blew up stuff just to have a blast
but it got old fast
as far as we knew we knew it all
as close as we were with certain chemicals
we always thought our youth would last
but it got old fast
and in another space in time
I could love you best
you occupy a place in my mind
but my heart’s not accepting guests
I felt more like myself when I was with you
there wasn’t much more of myself I could give you
first time love doesn’t have a past
its fire burns with no thought of the ash
it just gets old fast
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don't you wish
02:47
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it may come as no surprise
that I have augured my demise
that’s why I’ve got to get this message to you
we spend all our lives working or hours asleep
the dream life is the real one when the real one gets beat
listen to the wisdom as it whispers through the trees
you’ve got to know some war to appreciate peace
a lot has been forgiven but still more remains unsaid
it’s not the thing you’re thinking of, it’s something else instead
and don’t you wish it all away?
don’t you wish it all would stay?
the whole community is out tonight
with flashlights and boots
trying to delay the truth
there might not be a next life or return to this one
but if you don’t know what you’re missing then you’re missing half the fun
and don’t you wish it all away?
don’t you wish it all would stay?
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6. |
back to the back street
03:15
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back to the back street
I don’t want to go
back to the back street
we shouldn’t go
everyone get ready for a firestorm
there are devils in three-piece suits, devils in uniform
they’re sneaking up behind us now to steal what’s sold
because they want to hold the lives that they don’t have the right to hold
back to the back street
I don’t want to go
back to the back street
we shouldn’t go
I could be your baby now; you could be mine
we could exchange hearts and flowers, we could kiss our little valentine
but if we have to cheapen it to a law of love
then we’ll all have our hands in our pockets
wearing rubber gloves
somewhere there’s a butcher with his fingers crossed
he’s been kicking down the years since his job was lost
so, hang up your coats now if you’d like, pro-life
but the butcher will steal your hangers while you sleep
if not your self-pride
back to the back street
we know better now
we know it’s true
they can change the law, but they can’t change you
they would just throw you back in the blood
of the back street
back to the back street
I don’t want to go
back to the back street
we shouldn’t go
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future air
02:21
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well, I’m not here to tell you about the good old days
I’m breathing future air
how can you get to where you’re going if you’re stuck in your ways?
you should be breathing future air
your heart beats in calypso
and your kiss is a mystery to me
I want to tell you what I’m doing
when I’m not doing it
somewhere in future air
I can undo the things I’ve done
I can atone and hope for someone
to challenge me to a dare
embrace the unknown future air
aren’t we on first name basis now?
me and the future me
aren’t we on first name basis now?
me and the future me
what if you and I are in stasis and our replacements are out there in the future air?
all I know is I can feel it just the same
if experience is just the senses
who am I to complain?
well, I’m not here to tell you about the good old days
I’m breathing future air
we might have had something once but now it’s lost in the haze
of future air
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zapped of sexuality
02:29
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zapped of sexuality
zapped of sexuality
zapped of sexuality
sapped of vitality
in fact, in actuality
zapped of sexuality
it slowly fades
so you don’t notice the decay
until you wake up one day
and realize you don’t have a dog in the fight
or any fight left at all
zapped of sexuality
zapped of sexuality
zapped of sexuality
sapped of vitality
in fact, in actuality
zapped of sexuality
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gimme shelter-in-place
02:47
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stay at home is here to stay
might as well get used to it
know you’re not alone
we’re all in the same boat
six feet away
nobody chooses this on their own
at least we’ve got our health we say
but sometimes it seems like we might be
losing it
give me love
give me connection
gimme shelter-in-place
but no infection
with all our friends at a distance
we’ll rely on memory’s assistance
we’ll keep up our resistance
and fight
give me love
give me connection
gimme shelter-in-place
but no infection
give me love
give me protection
gimme shelter-in-place
but no infection
we’ll do what it takes to stay alive
with no place to go
we’re always arriving
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the stolen picassos Chicago, Illinois
members of the stolen picassos, dave martin and david richardson, live in two distant and remote
lands.
they stay connected through an elaborate series of 1's and 0's sent over digital airwaves.
occasionally dave makes the trap-laden trek to david's home studio where they musically joust, cast spells and conjure new sounds.
they don't want to die. they want to record more music.
... more
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A Simple Set Of Circumstances
by My Famous Mistake
Dave Richardson and Glen Wadie bring it on two Ep's. Check 'em out!
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ghost atlas
by the staring contest
an online archive of dave martin's past work. features multiple release from the staring contest, the precursor band to the stolen picassos.
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heavy favorites
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dave martin and shane taylor parlay their "write and a record an album in the month of February" into a full on dazzling sensation for the ears.
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