1. |
Nameless #2
03:31
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twenty dollars in the gas tank
of my 323 and i ran
put a suitcase full of old clothes
in the backseat of my sedan
Don't come looking for me
I made a plan and i'm stickin to it
no one else knows about this
my useless friends can't keep a secret
secret
secret
secret
thirty dollars in the bank
cut up my mother's credit card
I pulled my comics out the closet
buried them all in the backyard
Don't come looking for me
I made a plan and i'm stickin to it
no one else knows about this
my useless friends can't keep a secret
secret
secret
secret
I took a drive
but i turned around
headed home
so don't worry now
i wound up safe
in a city that i despised
and if anybody asks
i'm doing fine
i'm doing fine
i'm doing fine
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2. |
The Pink Motel
02:29
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walking home from the pink motel
everybody i know's got a story they tell
to the asphalt
to the asphalt
walking home in my ruined shoes
everybody's trying to kick these dixie blues
and that's my fault
and that's my fault
divided line
it's on my side
divided line
it's on my side
divided line
it's on my side
over you.
divided line
it's on my side
divided line
it's on my side
divided line
it's on my side
over you
walking home from the pink motel
everybody i know's got a story they tell
to the asphalt
to the asphalt
walking home in my ruined scene
everybody's gonna check these hand-made 'zines
i'm an asshole
i'm an asshole
divided line
it's on my side
divided line
it's on my side
divided line
it's on my side
over you.
divided line
it's on my side
divided line
it's on my side
divided line
it's on my side
over you
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3. |
Haunted Head
04:46
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one blue morning
down in the kitchen
face down in a sink of dirty dishes
(i'm still alive)
one red night
driving on the highway
head-on collision going my way
(i'm still alive)
haunted head but i survived
(all my hopes are still alive)
haunted head but i survived
(all my hopes are still alive)
haunted head but i'm just fine
(all my hopes are still alive)
they're still alive
One grey night out of the window
Wrong step right off the roof I go
(I’m still alive)
One green morning walking in the city
Jumped the curb in a town without pity
(I’m still alive)
haunted head but i survived
(all my hopes are still alive)
haunted head but i survived
(all my hopes are still alive)
haunted head but i'm just fine
(all my hopes are still alive)
they're still alive
haunted head but i survived
(all my hopes are still alive)
haunted head but i survived
(all my hopes are still alive)
haunted head but i'm just fine
(all my hopes are still alive)
they're still alive
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4. |
Permanent Wave
03:17
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we took our
oxygen tanks to the riverbanks
filled a
kiddie pool up with astroglide
yeah we
buried ourselves up to our necks
turned the river des peres into a slip n slide
i'm on a permanent wave
i'm on a permanent wave
we took our
record players to the rooftops
filled a
camper van with old speakers
yeah we
drank ourselves to a low hum
turned Cherokee to an ampitheatre
i'm on a permanent wave
i'm on a permanent wave
we buried ourselves
in the back yard
filled a
grave with all of our lost hopes
yeah we
dragged ourselves back from hell
turned the whole damned city to a tightrope
i'm on a permanent wave
i'm on a permanent wave
yeah we knew right then
there was no way in hell we'd go back
again
not to live real lives
not to get real jobs
yeah we'd move and we'd break but we'd never bend
i'm on a permanent wave
i'm on a permanent wave
i'm on a permanent wave
i'm on a permanent wave
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5. |
A Dog Named Snuggles
01:34
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1234
we could have ourselves
a dog day afternoon
get stupid high and rob a bank or two
lead the FBI on a high speed chase
let every TV newsman know my face
and we'd be together
and we'd be together
and we'd be together now
we could have ourselves
a dog day afternoon
get stupid drunk and rob a hotel room
order up room service for a bottle of wine
let the front desk handle check out time
and we'll be together
and we'll be together
and we'll be together now
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6. |
Fauxtown
04:00
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I
I don't know what i'm doing
i don't know what i'm saying
anymore
that's what i'm telling you
I
I don't know what I'm doing
I don't know what I'm saying
anymore
I was born in a super market
right there by the magazines
momma gave me a purple heart
daddy worked on a submarine
i was born in a northern town
right there by the old oak tree
stayed there for several decades
till the city was calling me
i said
I
I don't know what i'm doing
i don't know what i'm saying
anymore
that's what i'm telling you
I
I don't know what I'm doing
I don't know what I'm saying
anymore
i was born in the murder room
waited years to see the light
i was born in the downstairs bathroom
waylaid in the middle of the night
i was born in a northern town yeah
cut me down and count my rings
stayed there for several decades
till the city was calling me
I
I don't know what i'm doing
i don't know what i'm saying
anymore
that's what i'm telling you
I
I don't know what I'm doing
I don't know what I'm saying
anymore
I
I don't know what i'm doing
i don't know what i'm saying
anymore
that's what i'm telling you
I
I don't know what I'm doing
I don't know what I'm saying
anymore
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7. |
Cherokee Beach
02:35
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going down to the beach now
gonna hope my fears all drown
going down to the supermarket
stare at the things that i can't buy
and i'm going down to the high school
gonna burn out with all my friends
going down for real this time
this summer is the one that's gotta end
i spend my days
sucking like a leech
gonna waste my time down cherokee beach
i spend my days
sucking like a leech
gonna waste my time down cherokee beach
i spend my days
sucking like a leech
gonna waste my time down cherokee beach
going down to the basement
gonna hope my fears all drown
doing exactly nothing
and i'm cursing at the name of this town
going out for a long drive
gonna put some miles on these shoes
going down for sure this time
this time there's nothing left to lose
i spend my days
sucking like a leech
gonna waste my time down cherokee beach
i spend my days
sucking like a leech
gonna waste my time down cherokee beach
i spend my days
sucking like a leech
gonna waste my time down cherokee beach
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8. |
Something's Afoot
04:12
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joe he takes drugs
he can't help it
kidney's on loan
so he's gotta stay strong
lifting his weights and doing his crossfit
i'm glad he's ok but who knows for how long?
i don't wanna bury and more of my friends
if i can help it somehow
i know that we're gonna die in the end
but does it have to be right now?
suzie got shot
on cherokee street
hanging outside with her friends
the very next day she was up on the stage
don't let those good times come to an end
i don't wanna bury and more of my friends
if i can help it somehow
i know that we're gonna die in the end
but does it have to be right now?
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9. |
Naked Twister
02:54
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this one goes out to the metal dudes
riding their Vespas to the bar
this one goes out to the denim vests
and getting high in your best friends' car
this one goes out to the Cherokee punks
riding their fixies to the bar
this one goes out to the punk t-shirts
comparing self-inflected scars
nobody told us how it's supposed to go
making it up as we go along
nobody told us what we're supposed to know
pretty sure we're gonna get it wrong
this one goes out to the downtown drunks
riding their Ubers to the bar
this one goes out to the popped collars
throwing up on your neighbor's lawn
nobody told us how it's supposed to go
making it up as we go along
nobody told us what we're supposed to know
pretty sure we're gonna get it wrong
nobody told us how it's supposed to go
making it up as we go along
nobody told us what we're supposed to know
pretty sure we're gonna get it wrong
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10. |
I-800-I-FEEL-OK
04:57
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1-800-I-Feel-OK
now they're closing your clubs down
destroying your downtowns
one by one
and they burned down the disco
now where will the kids go
to have fun
and now Ellen and Stephen
they’re saying they’re leavin’
it’s no fun
and they let all the neighbors
read it in the papers
that they’re done
when they say that rock is dead
they're probably right
when they say that rock is dead
oh no no not tonight
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Shark Dad St. Louis, Missouri
Somewhere between indie/alt rock and skate punk, Shark Dad are right at home wearing their granite hearts on their flannel sleeves. RIP Shark Dad
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Steven, your record is gorgeous. Thank you
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Morgan and Jason make punky pop songs that will stick in your brain. SUGAR HIIGH!!
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Jeremy of Shark Dad's other band, a savage 90s-era rockfest. Highly recommend : "Static Hearts" and "Submitted"
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