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Rideshare
04:19
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the sun's a yellow sniper
shining raw
leaning full
on the dazzling architecture
of the uninhabitable
and across the crowded tundra
pegs us right in the face
as we sleepdrive to a screenlit hive
to exalt the flat plane
walk among the dead and dying
in crystal city
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it was supposed to be
moving sidewalks, jet packs, and hover crafts
mostly it's the feeling of moving
into a house where the last tenant was a suicide
and the landlord looks at you nervously
check out the cigarette girl from the future
she's just as bored as you are
the cigarette girl from the future
is even more bored than you are
discos don't look pretty
from an anthropological perspective
watch us rattle in the haze
of the listless proxy for a pulse
but what i need, need to know
is how much strychnine was in that ecstasy
you gave me an hour ago?
check out the cigarette girl from the future
she's just as bored as you are
the cigarette girl from the future
is even more bored than you are
'cause she knows where all of this is heading
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3. |
The Idiot Heart
04:51
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the devil won't green light your project
until he's seen the treatment
so try to show some flare for presentation
everybody loves a little "there, but for the grace of god..."
so don't forget the lurid fascination
strike sure, strike sharp, strike cold, aim smart
strike deep into the idiot heart
pray on every palsied fear
that dances just inside their skulls
and the secret lusts are twice as tender
the bad news is there is no hope
the good news is there never was
so it's not a question of surrender
strike sure, strike sharp, strike cold, aim smart
strike deep into the idiot heart
the devil won't green light your project
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the cops around here are like sharks!
watch out!
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5. |
Here Lies Rachel Wallace
05:14
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i started with the costume
and i worked from there
i don't know
the tunnels and the tendrils
buffet you along
and you just go
a course of cancelation
easy certainties
and undertow
here lies Rachel Wallace
b.66 d.99
overfed and undernourished
she supported herself fine
an apian way of cash machines
scattering rose petals at your feet
and singing sotto voce
"don't forsake me bitch
I got your number
I brought you in
I'll take you out
it's not dignified
to speculate about the inner lives
of celebrities
I do it anyway
a drooling hagiographer
in a proud nation of drooling hagiographers
fill that hole with prurience
united in loneliness
the line is stretching up the street
and just like you
they learned to
dress their wounds in perfume
here lies Rachel wallace
b.66 d.99
too soon old too late whole
she supported herself fine
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6. |
Undisclosed Location
00:14
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there are no words
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7. |
Rubber Ring
04:36
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a sad fact widely known
the most passionate song to a lonely
is so easily outgrown
but don't forget the songs that made you smile
and the songs that made you cry
when you lay in awe on your bedroom floor
and said "oh, smother me, mother..."
the passing of time and all of its crimes
the passing of time and all it sickening crimes
but don't forget the songs that made you smile
and the songs that saved your life
yeah you're older now
and you're a clever swine
but they were the only ones that ever stood by you
the passing of time leaves empty lives
waiting to be filled
the passing of time leaves empty lives
waiting to be filled
I'm here with the cause
I'm holding the torch
in the corner of your room
can you hear me?
and when you're dancing and laughing
and finally living
hear my voice in your head and think of me kindly
la di da
rubber ring
do you love me like you used to?
you do not want to believe you are sleeping...
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8. |
Mom's Greatest Hits
04:08
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guilt and shame and all that shit
you're soaking in it
mom's greatest hits
the life you've chosen scares her so
and 'cause she loves you
she wants you to know
and there's no exit to be had
it's kind of sad
she misses your dad
but she'll never talk to him again
not even in the singles bar in heaven
she's really happy you stopped by
she's been so lonely
can you tell her why
you never call her anymore?
knives and forks scraping
glancing at the door
the "love you, but don't touch me" bit
you're hanging on it
your dad's greatest hit
he's a well-meaning guy
but pain deferred is pain amplified
and yes, he's happy you'd stopped by
he'd never say it
that's just not his style
he holds the world at arm's length
something your mom found out the hard way...
guilt and shame and all that shit
you're soaking in it
and so will your kids
long after your folks are gone
if they're not in the driver's seat
they're riding shotgun
you watch it happen
know it's true
and still it feels like nothing you can do
her love of fear
his fear of love
you will inherit all of the above
why don't you sit down?
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9. |
This Is The Hidden Track
02:29
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10. |
Rachel Wallace Overture
01:45
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Beauty Pill Washington, D.C.
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