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No Substitute
01:17
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Even as the sun inside
Bleaches out your hair
Still you wouldn’t care how much I crumble
But all my absolutes
And words of kind to spare
Never mistake a true love for a trifle
‘Cause there’s no substitute (for you)
The way you are could have no rival
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Goodnight Persephone
02:01
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Fallow fields, December
Stars come out at six
The winter solstice party
Speedin’ down in the old wreck
Featureless streets and roadways
Harvest vehicle tracks
I can’t afford to stop now
Past the cul-de-sac
Goodnight, Persephone
Worn out jeans, December
Scaves around the neck
The winter solstice party
Congregation haystack
Uncover the streets and roadways
Unemployed with debts
I can’t afford to stop now
Past the cul-de-sac
Goodnight, Persephone
I hear the mill is closing down
I feel it all around
I see the gas light burn out
Persephone
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Boeselagerstraße
02:39
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Strangers litter the front lawn
Sawn off stumps and window shades all drawn
Hiding out from the Thursday sun
Revved up bodies if you want one
Footsteps on the gravel rooftop
Smoke and fire and you’re beside the phone
So far away from home
It’s not quite
Not quite
Not quite a love song
Caught your sideways glance on the train
Just enough to kill me again
I know that you don’t feel so fine
So lets get wild and steal some wine
Midnight black in your pinned-back hair
Softer shadows, you wouldn’t dare
Counting down the summer hours
Staring at Brazilian flowers
Knuckles white
Sonderbar’s open late tonight
It’s not quite
Almost
But not quite
A love song
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Girl with Curious Hair
02:08
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Salted rims and frosted mugs
Curious hair and looks of love
I caught a glimpse of your other side
You know I dreamed of you
As the sun did rise
Gun in hand, a duel at dawn (bang, bang)
A child-faced killer could live so long
Until you crossed the track
On your train of thought
You strike a match
On my half-lit heart
Wear me out sometimes you
Wear me with pride
I’m stickin’ with your heart, baby,
If you’re stickin’ with mine, oh mine
A little push here, a little push there
Samurai Records and laissez-faire
Either call me, love
Or call me a cab
Snuff the candle out
On your one night stand
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Reelin' in the Years
01:40
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At the waterfront
You can see them teeming
Waiting for a glimpse of
Collegiate dreaming
And you’re so set against it
I hope you never let it
Spoil the feeling when you’d much rather be reelin’
At the tennis court
You can see them beaming
Waiting for a chance to
Give the tikes a beating
And it’s so easy when you think that
All could have been avoided so
Don’t spoil the feelin’ when you’d much rather be
The feelin’ when you’d much rather be
The feelin’ when you’d much rather be reelin’
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Note to Self
03:21
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Glad greeting to you, sincerely,
From your one remaining friend
It's all down to you in the end
First indirectly telling
Soon becoming clear
You can make things disappear
Glad greeting to you, sincerely,
From your one remaining friend
It all comes back to you in the end
Sleight of hand, twist of logic
Solemn and severe
A revealing fear
You can make things disappear
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I'll Be Your Vanity
01:50
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I'll be your vanity
I'll be your antique chest of drawers
I'll be your English garden
With a rosebush and a pond
I'll be your gardener
I'll keep your house and cut your lawn
I'll be your diamond necklace
Your gleaming hunk of bronze
We may not have a lot of worldly things
But with your love, it's like eternal spring
I'll be your monument
I'll be your Cezanne and Vermeer
I'll be your personal chauffeur
Okay, maybe you should drive instead
We may not have a lot of worldly things
But with your love, it’s like eternal spring
I’ll be your vanity
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Top of My Heart
02:48
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What can I say
Without understanding a little bit more
Things I didn't realize before?
It's two o'clock and
I'm painting you a postcard on the wall
Telling you I'm not involved
It's from the top of my heart
But I still can't wait to make it back
To wherever you are
There's no one on the line
Please don't leave my out to dry (yeah)
Meanwhile
You were getting seashell eyes
From staring at the silver lines
You didn't notice
You didn't even wonder where I'd been
I'm begging you to let me in
It's from the top of my heart
But I still can't wait to make it back
To wherever you are
There's no one on the phone
I never want to be alone
Sometimes it gets a little rough
Picking all the above
There's nothing left to do
Feelin' like I've come unglued
Taking way too long to cool
I'm broken like a bitter fool for you
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Tetherball
01:27
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Take my hand and wrap my fingers
Back around the leather seams
And watch me wind myself up once again
Only got myself to blame
But Kara says the sweetest things
To ease this feeling catching in my neck
A wrecking crew
Cut loose in my head
Stumbling, resolved to get up
Spinning for a second but
I catch my breath and carry on
Simmer down and won't forget this time
To make amends
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Bloody Knuckles
02:28
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When one door closes
Another shuts
Got bloody knuckles throwin’ upper cuts
Lookin’ for a sign
To ease my addled mind
Again
Waitin’ for an opportunity
So you don’t need to keep that company
Make sure this time
To say what’s on your mind
My friend
Don’t need to explain
It’ll be okay
Take care of the pain before it
Hurts you like they did
When we were just kids
Hey!
Don’t dignify
A sinister disguise
Put it on the line
The way you wanna try
It’s alright
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We're All Dead!!
01:08
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So misinformed, getting carried away
Don't you believe a single word that they say
They're gonna get to you
Yeah, they're gonna get to you, too
I've been trying to reach you all afternoon
But there's nothing I can do
When you won't speak to me, it's true
It's gonna be a cold, cold Pacific night
With the ruin of the world in sight
When the lights over Seattle ignite
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Daphne
02:46
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I was sitting all alone in the kitchen on a weekday evening
Tuning the receiver, when I caught her voice floating in
Got a feeling that I can't explain
The first time I ever heard her name
Daphne
Don't speak for all but she speaks to me
She's a radio talk show queen
On the AM dial
I'm a first time caller, but a long time admirer, Daphne
She's a prophetess, a seer, and she made me a believer, alright
She's a mystery that I want to solve
Now I want my life to revolve around
Daphne
Don't speak for all but she speaks to me
She's a radio talk show queen
On the AM dial
Asked the engineer if I could see her sometime after the show
He looked back at me, a little strange like there was something I needed to know
I was falling for her sight unseen
Behind the veil and behind the screen
Daphne
Don't speak for all but she speaks to me
She's a radio talk show queen
On the AM dial
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Bluebell
03:21
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All of the notes collide
Whenever I match your stride
Though my tongue stays tied
Open your heart and let me inside
It seems
Strong and swift we fell
It means
Petals and paper exchange
And nothing feels the same
Covered in bluebell
When I hear you fall asleep
It doubles my heartbeat
I love the scent of your hair
Draw me close, I've got dreams that only you can share
It seems
Strong and swift we fell
It means
Petals and paper exchange
And nothing feels the same
Covered in bluebell
Suddenly open eyes
Teach me to realize
Every tomorrow flows
Into forever, never let her go
It seems
Strong and swift we fell
It means
Petals and paper exchange
And nothing feels the same
Covered in bluebell
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Suddenly
01:46
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You say your patience knows no bounds
Broken silence without vows
Secret longing kept untold
Hurry now before my hands are folded
If your sweetness stays with me
Lets live suddenly
All these years we did without
Didn't know you were around
Now your light shines out so clear
Among the crowded faces hidden here
As we dance ourselves away
Let your sweetness stay
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The Sylvia Platters Vancouver, British Columbia
Alex Kerc-Murchison, Stephen Carl O'Shea, Nick Ubels, & Tim Ubels.
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