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Bad Idea
03:24
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Bad Idea
I know you, I’ve seen your kind before
Whisky talking, laughing, dancing out on the floor
Everybody hears you, everybody knows your name
You look my way and I look back
I’m frozen in your headlights and I know it’s a trap
Head says, “Get the hell out,” body says, “I wanna dance”
Baby this might be a bad idea
But I got a good feeling in my arms
When you hold me
When you hold me mm hm
When you uh huh
When you uh huh like that
You got a reputation like the ace of spades
You play that deadly smile and it’s the end of the game
I’m no good at bluffing, I know I’m an easy tell
Your hands play me like a royal flush
You fold me in your arms and it’s so hot that I blush
I keep coming back to your door
I can’t help coming back for more
When you hold me
When you hold me mm hm
When you uh huh
When you uh huh like that
Baby this might be a bad idea
But I got a good feeling in my arms
When you hold me
When you hold me mm hm
When you uh huh
When you uh huh like that
‘Cause I got a good feeling in my arms
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2. |
Run Like Hell
04:01
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Run Like Hell
Honey you got a violent streak
Red slash across your cheek
You think that drink is gonna make
You come alive
That when you throw yourself
Onto the funeral pyre
They’re gonna clap their hands
And say it changed their lives
Don’t listen to the hungry ghosts,
Don’t listen to the hungry ghosts
Meet me in the alley in the middle of the night
I’ve got an idea that I think you’ll like
Baby slip away and don’t tell ‘em why
And let’s run like hell, let’s run like hell for our lives
Honey, you’ve got a vicious kick
And you’ll fight until you’re sick
You think your battle’s gonna prove
Your love is real
You got to throw your towel
And tell ‘em shut their mouths
You got to save yourself
From the burning house
Give up your hungry ghosts
Give up your hungry ghosts
Meet me in the alley in the middle of the night
I’ve got an idea that I think you’ll like
Baby slip away and don’t tell ‘em why
And let’s run like hell
You gotta run if you’re gonna make
The gold that’s spinning inside your soul
You gotta run if you’re gonna shake
The ghosts that howl to take your life away
Meet me in the alley in the middle of the night
I’ve got an idea that I think you’ll like
Baby slip away and don’t tell ‘em why
And let’s run like hell, let’s run like hell for our lives
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3. |
SEER
03:30
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SEER
He lies on a cold narrow bed in a blanket of sweat
He’s blind in the night, struck dumb in his tongue
He can’t say a word til the damage is done
What does a prophet believe? When he’s cut, does he bleed?
Does he pray for revenge, on his enemy’s head?
Does he trust that the father will give him his bread?
My son, it was necessary
We must suffer to see the glory
I’m commanded to go, so I must, to wander in dust
I feast on the dirt, in a desert of thirst
With spit in my eye, I see curse after curse
My son, it was necessary
We must suffer to see the glory
What do you have to regret? Live blameless, and yet,
Never know the silk of her skin, and the heat of a sin
Not knowing the light in the eyes of your kin
My son, it was necessary
We must suffer to see the glory
And could you choose the lesser of two? Could you live without love
Or be subject to whims that come from above?
Well, you don’t get to choose, ‘cause what’s done is done.
My son, it was necessary
We must suffer to see the glory
My son, it was necessary
We must suffer to see the glory
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
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4. |
Sh
03:44
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Speak of the devil and he
Comes to my window and he
Softly sings his song he
Softly sings, so I don’t
Speak of the devil I don’t
Want him singing to me
Thoughts unnecessary
Of how love used to be So
Eloquently he sings
Gently to me he cries
Softly, softly he weeps
Over you and me, he’s
Trying to persuade me
Lying to delay me
From making this clean break
Away from my next mistake
Hush now, don’t mention it
Out loud, don’t even think about it
‘Cause your thoughts are loud
Enough to hear
Chut! maintenant, ne le dit pas,
ne le pense même pas parce que
j’entends vos pensées
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5. |
Shirt
04:16
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Shirt
I like it when you wear that shirt on
You can roll your sleeves and get your work done
Mmm mm mm
Mmm mm mm
There’s a little twitch in your jawbone
I can tell you see me when I leave my hair down
Mmm mm mm
Mmm mm mm
Love is a look
Across a crowded room
I hear no noise
But the beat and the boom
Of my heart
Of your heart
Of my heart
Of your heart
I’m pulling on a thread off your shirtsleeve
You’re leaning in close to hear me speak
Mmm mm mm
Mmm mm mm
I see you catch my meaning in your glance
You lead me by the elbow to the floor to dance
Mmm mm mm
Mmm mm mm
Love is a look
Across a crowded room
I hear no noise
But the beat and the boom
Of my heart
Of your heart
Of my heart
Of your heart
And we dance shirt to shirt
And we dance with our hair down
And we dance shirt to shirt
And we dance with our eyes on the ground
Mmm mm mm
Mmm mm mm
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6. |
The Spider
04:24
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The Spider
Something’s moving fast and close
I gotta know, I gotta know
It won’t help to lock your doors
We all feel alone, we all feel alone
I feel it coming
There’s a reason for my fear
The spider knows I’m lonesome
It’s not safe in here
He just wants your face to hold
I told him no, I told him no
I’ll ask the questions and take it slow
Don’t lose control, don’t lose control
I feel it coming
There’s a reason for my fear
The spider knows I’m lonesome
It’s not safe in here
I followed my father
How did I end up here
I tried my hardest
To hunt down my fears
When the lights go out
Where’s the spider now
What’s this blood on my mouth
Who’s the spider now
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7. |
Fast & Close
01:05
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8. |
Whippo'wil
03:47
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Whippo’wil
You don’t know me anymore than I know myself
And what’s to know about anyone
Except we all feel on our own
I get lonesome in the night
Hearing the owl cry
He’s calling out for someone gone
She’s buried in the ground
Who hoo Who hoo
Life would be more easy
If you’d just let me be
We both could live
In ignorant bliss
Not knowing what we’re missing
I get lonesome I don’t know why
I’m happy the way I am
Don’t wanna form no ties
Don’t wanna let nobody in
Who hoo Who hoo
Somewhere in the dark
I can hear the lid of the casket
Keeping my heart safe
No way it can break
Oh Lord please don’t let them get it
I get lonesome in the night
Hearing the owl cry
He’s calling out for someone gone
She’s buried in the ground
I get lonesome I don’t know why
I’m happy the way I am
Don’t wanna form no ties
Don’t wanna let nobody in
Who hoo Who hoo
Who hoo Who hoo
You can’t pray a lie
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9. |
I'm 100 Years Old
05:05
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I'm 100 Years Old
You are young and fast
So you know everything
Flash your guns and you run
Your mouth; yeah you’ve got guts
Baby you’re bothering me
I’ve never been good at lying
And it’s hard to pretend
When you start talking louder
That I believe all of your bullshitting
Cause Baby you’re boring
Baby you’re bothering me
I want to sit here and enjoy my drink
I’m a lot older than you think
What the hell do you know?
Where the hell have you been?
Where I haven’t been
I know who I am
Maybe you think that I’m easy
That I’ve never seen blood
The only mind here that’s weak
Is the one who won’t shut up
This hill is not the one
I’m gonna lay down and die on
So you keep rubbing your guns
And I’ll keep holding my tongue
Cause Baby, you’re boring
Baby, you’re bothering me
I want to sit here and enjoy my drink
I’m a lot older than you think
What the hell do you know?
Where the hell have you been?
Where I haven’t been
I know who I am
You’re probably feeling brave and new
You think the place belongs to you
Maybe it does, maybe you’re the last hope
But Baby, someday, you, too are gonna be
100 years old
I want to sit here and enjoy my drink
I’m a lot older than you think
What the hell do you know?
Where the hell have you been?
Where I haven’t been
I know who I am
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10. |
Sugar Water
03:00
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Sugar Water
Youngest blush, the youngest blush
When your sweetheart plants a tree
A tree to mark his lasting love
A love that grows as roots grow deep
Reckless love, oh reckless love
You sang your song, you saw your man
Did you hear your conscience’s pluck,
Or see the fiery ring to come?
Left alone, left all alone
With babes a’cryin’ for food to eat
Well’s gone dry and the wind blows cold
While he roams the distant valleys
He don’t know, he don’t know
I’ve fall’n in love with a handsome thief
The handsome thief a’stole my heart
We’ll meet again when I dream
Now I am low, I’m very low
My heart is sinking ‘neath my feet
My husband gave me Doctor’s tonic
Said take it daily, take and drink
Drink it down, I drink it down
While he still wanders chasing dreams
I wander, too, towards my thief
My family knows not what to think
Sugar water sure is sweet
But Sugar Water don’t cure me
I’ll drink my comfort ‘til I die
For my heart is tied to the family tree
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Amanda Winterhalter Seattle, Washington
amandawinterhalter dot com
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