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Owls
03:44
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Suspicions deflect with her charm and emotional depth
Gin was a poison you'd never quite smell on her breath
And I
Skip through the apple orchard hand in hand
Follow the serpent's path with contraband
She'll let me in once again
I try, I try
In groves where the wormwood owls call she'd have me observe
She'd wring at her cloth as to wring at the necks of the birds
They'd die
Ferociously yelping out a horrid sound
Ancestors in my mind calling "let her out"
But she'll keep me in once again
I try, I try
Seething with hard love and hatred I'd lay in my bed
She'd call me upstairs to recite all the thoughts in my head
I cried
She was a lure of which I was ensnared
From birth she could read my mind and kept me there
But I'll let her in once again
Or I'll try, or I'll try
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Only You Knew
02:19
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Basking in the light of the waning moon
Your arms are outstretched, you can reach for it soon
A threshold
As you start to laugh in a solitary thrill
A pair of nervous eyes leans against the windowsill
It'll catch you off guard when he holds you close
You can never really tell if it's him or his ghost
Has he fooled you?
The curtain ties are loose
They billow just beyond his view
A solemn, chilly breeze
A life nobody ever knew
Only you knew
You can never remember why you cry when he laughs
Or the feelings of pride when you've got what he lacks
Has he cared for you?
Bathed in shadow in the dead of the night
One woman's fault is yet another man's delight
You better run for your momma when he comes with a knife
You better run for your momma when he threatens your life
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Blood
03:39
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Glaze and fire
A fine ceramist's scene
Pound the earth into the shape you like
While you fulfill your every dream
Wrestle with a wrinkle and
Show your teeth at any doubt
The lump that spins around the world
Is what it's all about
No matter how much we change
We're one with what we despise
No matter how much we change
We'll never break the ties
Some plant flowers as they leave graves in the mud
They'll never know, I can't let go
What carries in my blood?
A simple mind's desire
For a lover that'll make them swoon
Another with an urge for spirits
Face down in an empty room
A cold blooded killer
Downed in a fighter jet route
The disengaged, the mentally deranged
The prideful and devout
All it takes is one painful life
To alter the course of the others
All it takes is a hand held out
To heal a crumbling path for another
Some climb all the floors to reach rooftops when it floods
A tidal wave couldn't wash away
What carries in my blood?
All it takes is one painful life
To alter the course of the others
All it takes is a hand held out
To heal a crumbling path for another
Some climb all the floors to reach rooftops when it floods
A tidal wave couldn't wash away
What carries in my blood?
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4. |
...And I'll Play
04:19
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If I could just tell you a few words about how I'm feeling this time
This isn't a normal obsession, this isn't your average bind
I'm in need
And you could be the remedy
If I could just spill it in two words I don't think that you'd understand
The way that I'm pulling my hair out, the way that I dance on demand
I'm in need
Of satisfaction guaranteed
So I will smile
Sing my song and stay a while
Keep the beat while my patience draws thin
At the spotlit stool in the corner cafe
While I nurse my beer
Let me bend your ear
And I'll play
It's time to consult the lengthy list of lovers I've had to dismiss
You've been the luckiest stand in, you've seen what nobody could miss
I'm in need
And you have been my remedy
Well I've got a new name for the books and I'll need an erasable pen
In case of it written in margins, so I can start over again
I'm in need
So I will smile
Sing my song and stay a while
Keep the beat while my patience draws thin
At the spotlit stool in the corner cafe
While I nurse my beer
Let me bend your ear
And I'll play
If I could just sing you this tune would you sing the lines back to me
All in a perfect succession without even knowing what they mean
I'm in need
So I will smile
Sing my song and stay a while
Keep the beat while my patience draws thin
At the spotlit stool in the corner cafe
While I nurse my beer
Let me bend your ear
And I'll play
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5. |
Regret
02:39
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6. |
Put it Off
06:33
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Whenever you reach out to me
It's as if you bring my problems on
Tiny envelopes, transfer blindly, thin air
We're on thin ice
I can't pretend to be real nice for much longer
I won't return the message
I'll put it off
It doesn't matter who you are
Or what you have to say
Your three dot cloud bubble
Will bounce off of me today
I'll slam the lid shut and I'll exit the game
Once I disconnect, at the bars I'll be read lame
Not that I care to be a para-social bore
I'm done with the method, I can't take it anymore
I'm through
I didn't know better than to throw my arms down
I will lump all my breaks together
What's been on my mind are things that I'd much rather do
It doesn't matter what you sell
Or who breathes down your neck
Your endless commotion
Births the nervous wreck
I'm closing up shop and I'm shutting the gates
The lights are turned dim 'cuz I'm out of this place
Papers are stacking the slat in the door
This too shall not pass, I can't take it anymore
I'm through
I didn't know better than to throw my arms down
I will lump all my breaks together
What's been on my mind are things that I'd much rather do
Whenever you reach out to me
It's as if you bring my problems on
Tiny paper boats, floating forward, thin air
We're on thin ice
I can't pretend to be real nice for much longer
I won't return the favor
I'll put it off
I'm through
I didn't know better than to throw my arms down
I will lump all my breaks together
What's been on my mind
I'm through
I didn't know better than to throw my arms down
I will lump all my breaks together
What's been on my mind
Be it middle management
Or Nigerian prince
Or the Holy Roman Empire
Or a warranty to fix
Be it ma, be it pa
Or a coupon to a spa
Or a pair of sexy legs
Or a Pepper discount bra
Be it ad-sense promotion
Fame folly potion
Trustworthy advice
Makes you smell real nice
Through the screen, mild mosey
Nancy Pelosi
Be it happy, Be it sad
It don't matter 'cuz I'll gladly
Put it off (Put it off (Put it off (Put it off (Put it off))))
Put it off (Put it off (Put it off (Put it off (Put it off))))
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7. |
F☆lk Stars
02:39
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You freaky folk stars
Freaky freaky folk stars
In from LA with new advice on guitars
I said folk stars
I'll elaborate on the sort
Just a trust fund kid with their eyes on the sport
I say hey! It is what it seems
You're living the American dream
Never wake up
You're digging a hole for yourself
Freaky fuck stars
Sneaky self starters
If it wasn't for the net you might be locked behind bars
I said gold miners
A Buchananite mix
Just put your credit info here to get rich quick
I say hey! It is what it seems
You live as a maniacal fiend
Never wake up
You're digging a hole for yourself
I say hey! It is what it seems
You're living by the Koch Brothers' means
Never wake up
You're digging a hole
You freaky folk stars
Freaky freaky folk stars
You kidnapped Ziggy and his Spiders from Mars
Folk stars
Sneaky folk stars
Suck the soul of the artists to store inside jars
I said fuck stars!
(My pretty pretty here's a penny)
Fuck stars!
(My pretty pretty here's a penny)
I say hey! It is what it seems
You're living the American dream
Never wake up, Never wake up
Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!
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Marlow Shields Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Songwriter and Producer based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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