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hey there all you lonely kids put your hands in the air
hey there all you lonely kids go crazy
it's winter it's okay to be sad
sometimes the days are just bad
hey there all you lonely kids say hoooooo
hey there all you lonely kids read a book
hey there all you lonely kids ask yourself
how's it gonna be okay when it's already awesome
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you bring your girls I'll bring my boys
stay up all night and make some noise
the world is dark but I'll rejoice
let's pretend we have a choice
we all just feel alone and life is overblown
my mind can't wrap itself around the why and what of now
you bring some music and I'll bring mine
we act awkward around each other all the time
we communicate in silence just fine
hang a cross or cross a line
has it really come to this I really like you miss
my mind can't wrap itself around the why and what of now
while you and I are still aboard let's dance cause it's going down
darling, as the world draws to an end
just know you've got a friend
to turn to
when the skin starts pealing off
darling, as the end draws near
no need to fear
we can have one last kiss before we kiss our ass goodbye
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be a politician
02:31
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give the job and the security
be a politician and lie to me
give me a lover I want all the honey
be a politician and lie to me
say yeah
give me no wants and leave me with no needs
be a politician and lie to me
give me some children so I can set em' free
be a politician and lie to me
say yea
throw your hands up!
throw your hands up!
throw your hands up!
this is a stick up mofo!
give me the money, be a politician and lie to me
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mr. almonds obituary
01:52
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after the disaster there'll be laughter
mixed with grief and joy
and then all our friends
will commence
to pick up what is left behind
and move on like they always do
it's preposterously trivial to save something
that's meant to fall
dear friends
please commence
to pick up what is left behind
and move on like you always do
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it's scary
you think you might marry
this one who talks down and pushes and cheats and lies
caught up in fake lights that blur
everything you're after
it's pointless to say
but where you see heaven I see disaster
is lonely
the way you'd feel
if you took all the things you wish you could say
and you took him as well and then tossed them all away
caught up in fake lights that blur
everything you're after
it's pointless to say
but where you see heaven I see disaster
you've convinced yourself you don't need much
sacrifice your laughter
don't ask me what I think
cause where you see a white knight I see disaster
this just goes
on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and
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tonight
03:29
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while the color of your hair may change
do you ever find it strange
that you can't sweeten your tongue
that you can't hide what you've become
as the darkness steals the day
you left me bitter and astray
may I never feel the way I do
tonight
while you come up with another excuse
do you wonder if you'll find use
for this way to manipulate the truth
you've got such and effective set of tools
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our day at the pet store
02:50
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think I'm kind of bored
don't know what to do
maybe we should go
over to the zoo
screw that I don't have money
how about you?
let's go to the pet store
picked up a ferret seemed like an asshole
our day at the pet store
looked at the dog food god that stuffs expensive
our day at the pet store
took a couple cats, put em' in a fishbowl
our day at the pet store
picked up a hamster, shoved it in a dachshund
our day at the pet store
put a little kids head, in an electric eel tank
our day at the pet store
then the store clerk asked us what we were doing
didn't know what to say
so I stabbed her
then we forced the rabbits to have sex with the lizards
our day at the pet store
then we both decided to burn this fucker down
our day at the pet store
tied up all the employees, put spiders in their pants
our day at the pet store
tested out the animals found out that cats are flammable
our day at the pet store
as we watched it burn down, we heard a sweet sound
our day at the pet store
we did a good thing today
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time makes it so
it's easier to fake it
revisit your history and remake it
you might get lucky and forget
everything that we did was just a
waste
you've got alcohol and body parts
you can do things you later regret
oh my sad is about as happy as you'll get
(I know what you said
I know what you did)
fake it
if you want something
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trip trip
03:16
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I know I know
you don't you don't
I hear I see
you walk from me
but then the magnetism
starts to kick in
pull the hair back off your forehead try to fake it
trip trip on your tongue
do whatever it takes but when you just can't take it
trip trip on your tongue
I can't relate
to your escape
I kind of like the trap
when the lights are
out and ghosts surround
do they keep you warm?
the calm before the storm
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this is all the work of Cameron Jones and it's all Hell yeah.
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will you go to the olive garden with me?
(opera singer noises)
something about bread sticks
go to sleep so I can kill you
go to sleep so I can kill you
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I'm thinking about getting me
some new guitar strings
my hands can only take so much
callousness
kind of like you
just like bubblegum
our love had run
out of the sweetness
we hoped would stay strong
we tried to hold it out
till passion left and we were just making due
I lost you when you said
(I kind of like you)
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cut the titties off
05:38
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I'm not going to write out all the lyrics to this song. Suffice it to say, Cameron and I were talking about how we had to come up with the next rap phrase like "throw your back out". It was decided on that "cutting titties off" would be a great/horrible phrase that could take the clubs over by storm. The song quickly became... about cutting off breasts, cannibalism and of course, a very important political statement.
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get hitched get dumped
get lost get some
good friends to save
get crazy get lonely
get everything you want
then get in the grave
get this we all know how to win
we all know what we're here to do
could be that we're all here to play
cause it's just more fun to lose
I swear to god bassist if you mess up I'll fire you from the band
I swear to god and awful
and I think he understands
he gets that we're all here to win
and we all know what we're here to do
could be that we're all here to play
cause it's just more fun to lose
what's in your way
what's stopping you
is it for real or just an excuse
I think you know
you know the truth
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joshua jesty Cleveland
Joshua Jesty is a professional starving artist based out of Cleveland Ohio. He has been making music that people have been
getting eargasms from since 1998.
now a days he dances salsa, kicks doctors, and makes tons of pop and un-pop music.
His latest release is "...you will be forgotten". he lives with no regrets but many tacos in a physical house.
"songs about death disguised as love songs"
... more
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one of my favorite rock records in a long time, recorded by Steve Alibini. Hell Yeahs all around.
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amazing hard rock from Cleveland that is super underated.... not that I'd know anything about that.
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