1. |
prairie schooner
01:06
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well worth taking the time left to get away
to safety
highways breaking on the line of yesterday
frustrate me
where do i get my sense of humor
it fell off of a prairie schooner
haunted basil in a can of valuables
that bolsters
vaulted claims about a band of handguns
in holsters
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2. |
zoe's room
01:03
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i'm in zoe's room
i can't let the dogs in here
they will bark real loud
in case anyone comes near
ooh
i'm in zoe's room
cause right now zoe is at work
i wouldn't ever make a mess in here
or i would be a jerk
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3. |
piles to wade
00:58
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if there had never been piles to wade thru
there would never be people to come and do it
but there are
and they do
they don't see themselves
they look on
and see thru
i caught tiny baby rabbit on my off day
i wouldn't let him be excited for the party
he always loved me and would never leave my body
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4. |
tonsil teeth
00:43
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head look down as i walk
never looking sideways
slippery when i talk
breathing soapy bubbles
bowling diamonds in space
leave them splitting sideways
bad design w/ good taste
meeting checklist format
pittering constantly
dunno what's wrong with me
little democracy
eating my tonsil teeth
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5. |
stuck in a tree
00:35
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separately
pulling rinds
don't wanna be
left behind
i was with me
every time
stuck in a tree
way too high
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6. |
purple place
00:32
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once a different
climbing hazard
caught our eye
we saw it coming
wondering a-
bout a quiet
purple place
where nothing's hiding
but
is it all
disappeared
where
will we find
it from here
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7. |
coffee
00:29
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coffee
makes me awake
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8. |
smaller celeries
00:53
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ready to become a slightly
taller little person
gonna rig a booby trap
to kill the criminals in the act
chopping up a celery
into smaller celeries
they split up just like little couples
saying see ya to each other
gingersnap arrangement
blocking windows from the sun
no one ever looks inside
but i bet that some have tried
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9. |
tweezers rotten
00:20
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people walking
on their hands
tweezers rotten
foreign lands
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10. |
scary face
00:30
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you had made a scary face at me in the hallway
everything was just like i had figured anyway
lots of posters let me know that i was a ways away
from the room i decorate myself and draw pictures in
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11. |
barnacles freeze
00:30
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bro, know what you talk about don't
figure it out as you go
barnacles freeze in the deep
frigid and cold there
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12. |
more listerine
00:37
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i was told there'd be more listerine
on the table for me
i could hear the managers bickering
while the lights were warming
i've seen sailboats floating lazily
by the balcony seat
there's a chase ensuing near to me
but it won't be complete
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13. |
from a cannon
00:40
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it could happen
anytime
from a cannon
or a mine
like a shadow
in the dark
or a speedbump
in the park
be a bully
mean to me
out in public
i can see
spill my soda
in the sand
make a steeple
with my hands
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14. |
snowing
00:37
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snowing
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15. |
it was snow
00:29
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it was snow
that i saw
on the sidewalk
it was snow
from the roof
of the chimney
it was snow
on my birthday
in the summer
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16. |
snow is white
00:36
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i know something
snow is white
stop at nothing
look at the white snow
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17. |
heavenly servings
01:02
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quick as a day goes by
digging up worms to say hi
heavenly servings and more
bought at the wallpaper store
take it for a spin
dribbling on your chin
burning our father clones
into a pile of bones
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18. |
zillionth time
00:27
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it's flying slow
and going nearer to something's glow
and like a hawk
it drops in steady silence before it
makes up its mind
for now the zillionth time as it
rears up in time
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19. |
treble on the airwaves
00:42
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i saw a message on the corner
i read the words it had inside it
it warned me not to speak a sentence
it told me how to not divide it
i saw a treble on the airwaves
i watched it run into the glass
it made an imprint where it landed
its crumpled body in the grass
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20. |
blow hard tangerines
00:38
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cyclists blow hard tangerines
vertical boombox with memories
flippers on talk shows by the water
furniture batman on the collar
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21. |
flesh-covered tidbit
00:21
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flesh-colored tidbit
don't even miss it
born w/ disorder
feet on the border
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22. |
color capsule
00:56
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found a color capsule on my rocker
round with solid edges, ridges and a
word written out in capital letters
"WORD" written out in capital letters
when i think about it too hard
i can't make out the fuzzy details
wow it's so amazing to think that i was once a
child and know that i grew up
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23. |
splitting hairs
01:04
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I tasted my own blood today
came down too heavy with the blade
was it on purpose? I don't care
no sense in finely splitting hairs
still slicing carrots through the sting
frying pan oil bubbling
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24. |
flames on fire
00:44
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be what you'd rather break
see what you haven't saved
dreaming about a day
far from flames on fire
going
gone
having a rotten time
willing to work online
images can't be mine
far from flames on fire
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25. |
ball of knotted ends
00:28
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very tightly wound
in a ball of knotted ends
dirty loaves of bread
in a ball of knotted ends
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26. |
box of flies
00:33
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box of flies in the nestled collection
starry eyes in the present direction
loaded cup on the syllable surface
monster truck on the billable turfage
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27. |
two left feet
00:30
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i know it won't go too far
my brain is fast as a car
i bottled my two left feet
they settled in piles of meat
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28. |
sidle up next
00:43
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sidle up next to me slow, don't go
optimize all of the seeds, don't read
wearing your heart on your head, you're dead
carry a bucket of charm, no harm
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29. |
made of ceramic
00:40
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it was gone when we found it
honestly it was
i could have to surround it
like it was in love
it was made of ceramic
honestly it was
we could cover it in fabric
and it would fit like a glove
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30. |
someone's behind you
00:48
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it was rolling down a big one at me
i could see it reach the start line badly
someone asked if they could borrow my standing
it was bad enough without the botched landing
come when i call you
run to the bayou
fun always finds you
someone's behind you
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31. |
shrinking shroud
00:39
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i know what you must be thinking
i see it all over your winking brow
you reason that i'm not blinking
i counter with a type of shrinking shroud
the edges of the sky are melting
the signals that they call are belting out
in numbers just as far as water
they're spotted by an eager water scout
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32. |
kites will fly
00:47
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settle into a formal chair
send a message to dig for oil
witness light from a burning flare
find a treasure under the soil
i can hear all the whispering
kites will fly if you hold their hand
i believe in the industry
i think animals understand
surely there will be a time that flies
it will make the noise that we despise
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33. |
we had fun
00:42
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i've got ice on my forehead guard
everything is just a trapped little treasure
i saw a double-wide tornado in the kitchen
just sitting there
waiting for someone to cook some grub
there are volkswagens full of caterpillars
on my way to the airport
there are millionaires sleepwalking on eggshells
there are carbon copies of all my best friends
and they look just like i remember
we played hopscotch in the street
and traded flowers for cigarettes
that we planted in our garden
we had fun!
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34. |
final tally
00:39
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say what you've been talking about
don't let it slip out
meet me where the tiles are cracked
don't make me turn back
we made all our enemies glad
they never were bad
our final tally furthered the mark
but now it's past dark
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