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Manifest Destiny
02:00
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Well I heard we dropped the bomb, I promise not to tell anyone.
All my life I’ve been pent up, and now I’m one sick fuck.
My Lord, he guides me through the grey, that’s how I know I’m okay.
I’m gonna pump them full of lead, and feel like a real man today.
I am a real man today.
This is it men, this is war, it’s what we’ve all been waiting for.
I’m the God you pray to hon, when you’re at the barrel of my gun.
It’s patriotic it’s a shame, if you don’t feel the same.
My father is smiling in his tomb. So’s my wife and so’s her womb today.
I am a real man today.
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2. |
American Dream
03:19
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Born on the banks of the great Red River, suburbian son of a gun,
hide inside from 7 to 5, it’s been weeks since I’ve seen the sun,
It took about a month to get through march, I’m feeling parched, I’m feeling played.
Give me pills to make me docile it’s the good old American way, yes sir
Joe and Jim and Johnny Rocket, refuse to do the deed,
map your thoughts out in an atlas, then I might give them a read,
I’ll go to work and watch my sports, live life within the green,
losing conscience, losing blood, I’m just a pixel on the screen, yes ma’am
The Dream (x2)
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So far out of my league,
a thousand leagues below the sea,
did you spot the mark,
of the great white,
Sharks will eat us up,
add spices to their sup,
it’s a feeding frenzy,
why won’t you dine with
(chorus)
It Chills to the Bone,
when you’re out on your own,
and the hills are covered in thieves,
In my twisted reality,
my eyes were blind to see,
that your heart had gone,
before it even came a-
along a dusty road,
and through its cracks it showed
that you won’t be mine,
now I’m lost in
chorus
I may have no belief but I believe in you, to see it through,
there is no relief in hearing the word no, that I must go,
If I could be a different man in a distant land,
I’d try to make you understand
chorus
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4. |
Rock n Roll Interlude
00:21
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5. |
Ol' County Line
04:42
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(Verse 1)
Darkness please don’t let this night end,
I’d drown the sun had I a way,
Maybe we could just pretend,
That all’s a dream save for today
You took my arm out in the cold,
The world melted and I lost my breath,
To stay out is what I’ve always been told,
But what’s sin next to this living death?
(Chorus 1)
Well I don’t wanna live, I don’t wanna live, I can’t live with myself
But I don’t wanna die, I don’t wanna die, die alone
And I don’t wanna think, I don’t wanna think, I don’t wanna think about your stupid boyfriend
And I don’t wanna go, I don’t wanna go, Oana, go home!
(Post-Chorus)
It wasn’t right, but I turned off the light, and I shut the door,
We were both tucked in, and I’d never been, been tucked in before
I swear I heard her ask for more
(Verse 2)
If only I’d a reason to hate him,
My reservations would disappear,
It’s wrong for me to make you feel murky,
It’s wrong for me to feel so clear,
But you’re as strong as the Carpathians,
And you’re as deep as the Black Sea,
And your smiles as wide as the skies over the St. Croix at night,
I wanna see it again, Oh Oana, let me be
(Chorus 2)
Wouldn’t it be nice if when we die we go to a garden?
And wouldn’t it be sweet if everyone we ever meet were there?
And wouldn’t it be great, we could look down on future generations?
And wouldn't it be swell if you were there as well, we could hold hands.
(Post-Chorus)
(Outro)
~Owwoo
And now I'll never see you again
~Owwoo
Now I know I'm gonna descend
~Owwoo
Right into hell and out of time
~Owwoo
To Washington and Ramsey we'll go
~Owwoo
And soon enough be distanced by snow
~Owwoo
I guess I'll see you...
Past the Ol' County Line
Oh No
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6. |
Ocean Rend
05:06
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It’s rather silly at its core,
Because love to me it’s now a chore,
the stars I thought that were aligned,
I’m out of breath, they’re out of time.
I’ve not the strength to let you go,
I’ve just the selfishness to know,
that our elation is in the past,
and our crooked hearts weren’t built to last
(Chorus)
Please, please let the ocean rend,
because I ain’t coming back again.
I’ve made a fool of everyone,
Daddy, look what I’ve done.
And I’ll pretend this hurts a bunch,
if I see your mom, I’ll lose my lunch.
The second time I broke my vow,
If only I could end it now.
This ship is taking water swift,
I need a slap, I need a lift.
And as we sink into the sea,
this my one request will be
(Chorus)
By this guise, it’s your grey eyes fixated on time,
Circum-sideways, circumcisions, got me left behind
(Chorus) x2
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7. |
Scott Has My Back
03:54
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I saw you
Standing on the corner
I saw you
Talking to the coroner
And I heard you
Sayin you was in a funk
Well sprechen sie deutsch?
Let's get drunk
I saw you
Climbing weeping willows
And I heard you
Weeping into pillows
And I heard you
Sayin we was all gonna die
Well parlez-vous francais?
Let's get high
I know you sleep alone
Chewin on your doggy's daddy's bone
And I know you're not alright
Sleepin with your Vader nighty-light
So I won't scrape your knees
I won't ask much from you 'cept to please
I say you've got shit luck
¿Hablas español?
Let's go fuck
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8. |
Crossing the Red
05:16
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There’s paranoia in the streets.
There stands Marie, her tears are mingling with the rain
with a futile sandbag at her feet.
Sprint for the badlands,
sprint through the mud,
our dike is never gonna stop the flood.
The trees all stand resigned
to watch our city drown.
The sky is clementine,
The water is murky brown
Who said that we deserve this fate?
Where’s our trial, where’s our referendum vote?
The river runs without debate.
Now beg forgiveness,
now on one knee,
the second coming of Lake Agassiz
The valley is washed away.
All hail the cold, cruel Red
that gave the soil its clay,
and now leaves the poor plain dead
Pictures and photo books all pool in a dreg
The war is won here now it’s North to Winnipeg
Capricious cumulous my pleas were all for naught.
Now my defiance lies in an empty parking lot.
The trees all stand resigned to watch our city drown.
The sky is clementine, the water is murky brown.
If evil had a face we’d surely give it hell.
I’ve lost the human race, now I’ve lost you as well.
Do you believe me now? Do you believe my words?
Can you hear my voice over the din of birds
that flew in tandem here. That flew for miles away.
That don’t have to see the world from amidst the spray.
Do you believe me now? The walls are caving in.
The roof is giving way. We’ve just been sealed in.
Do you believe me now? Please believe me now.
Do you believe me now? Please believe me.
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9. |
VIgorous PHantasy
03:09
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Two nights ago, you set me up
Two nights ago, I was a sappy pup
But mornings come, once again
And I'm still mistaking you for a friend
Now forget the pretense of nighttime allegiance
When I'm high I'm a fucking mess.
Chorus:
You're my favourite.
Entertainment.
When the boys come crawlin up the walls,
You give them a kick to the jowls.
Swift and sweet,
You do it complete,
No one can compare.
Take my glasses, I need a light,
Flickering sunrise, a compromise
History's contagious and I think I'm sick
Of putting up with this bullshit
I'm finally stirring at half past noon
I won't be OK anytime soon
But I'm OK with that
Chorus
I can't see us for the time
Being alone is terrific fright
Don't you forget me, don't you forgive
Living in reverse is no way to live
You've got nothing to think of
And less to say
Why can't we continue through the day?
Who do we think we are?
Chorus
Settle me down, I'm tired of settling
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11. |
Seafoam Grey
04:51
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Rumor is, surf’s up on the Pacific.
Could you be a little more specific?
I’m about 2000 miles out! Ahhh!
And if we dye our hair, pretend we’re Daphne and Fred,
Where would the clues have led
Instead?
In the abyss
I don’t exist
(Chorus 1) Let’s do a toast, and then take a drink.
My gut’s full of lead, so I’m gonna sink
To Mariana.
To jarred desires that litter the beach,
If I read them all, do you think I could reach
Nirvana?
Topher’s got, the 1950s in his pocket,
His suit conceals a bottle rocket
Go on, man, rock out! Ahhhh!
And if I invoke the name of the one true God
Can I improve my odds
Of a nod?
I would not bet
Your silhouette
(Chorus 2) All of the kids, are out on the Cape,
Try as they may, they’ll never escape
That floater.
And couples they kiss, ‘neath the wax of the moon
If I lean in close, I’ll knock over and ruin
Your grape soda
Had I not seen
Your submarine
(chorus 1)
(chorus 2)
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12. |
Jane the Engineer
04:20
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Austin is the capital of Texas,
Austin is the capital of Texas,
But to you it’s something more, to you it’s something else,
It’s the boy that you adore, and he keeps you on the shelf,
Well, well, well, well,
Alright.
I heard you sailed in South Minneapolis,
I heard you sailed in South Minneapolis,
And you climbed to the top of the mount, and thought that you saw God,
I said “no, that’s just a cloud,” but my opinions can be bought,
So why, why, why not,
See the light?
This girl’s a manic dream,
A convoluted chorale scheme,
So bash me with a steel beam,
Upside my head.
(chorus):
And I’ll still grope, because I’m a dope,
With no salvation but a narcissistic hope,
The great, Grain Belt, stares in from my window,
Cherry and Spoon and a rotten tomato,
And the streets are frozen stiff, my poor car cannot steer,
It must be a God-given gift, that you’re an engineer,
So please, please, please, dear,
Fix this road.
Well now the jig is up,
Drown my dues with another cup,
Perhaps this time I won’t spit up,
Into a sewer grate.
(Chorus)
(Verse 1)
Shelf, well, well, well, well,
I said why, why why not try?
You said cuz, cuz cuz cuz cuz I’m in love.
I said fine, but maybe one time.
You said please, you’re just you’re just 19,
I said yeah yeah yeah yeah but, I can still get it up,
You said okay, but it’s not that way!
So bye Jane bye
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Genetic Drift Minneapolis, Minnesota
Garage-Pop
Ski-Rock
Mpls Boy Band
My Dad Thinks We're Punk
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