1. |
Hanging by the Roots
03:14
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His hands were both tied
He smiled at his daughter
They all knew it would come to this day
They asked for his last words
He didn’t even bother
Just thought about what his father always said
Son in this business you’ll never find a place
For favors, forgiveness or grace
Are you bound to find hope
Or just become a victim of the rope
Sammy had a mind, so bright and full of wonder
She always had a story to tell
It all began to change
When she found the holy spirit
And soon became the story herself
Her mother cried in the kitchen
As they carried her out the door
A legacy baptized in a liquor store
If we only lose hope
We’re bound to be the victim of a rope
The sycamore keeps growing
As we water it with blood
And holds all the secrets that we bury in the mud
We can burn it to the ground
Or climb up the branches to decorate a house on fire
No matter what we choose in the end, we’re hanging by the roots.
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2. |
It's All Gone
02:41
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Does the hammer hit harder with a purpose?
Is it driven by the fear of the nail?
And the only death that’s ever really worthless
Is a life without a story to tell
And all the jewels, all the gold, all the shame
Even your name
It’s all gone
You see, the Commodore and the cannibal
Are starving and they both need to eat
But a civilized man will judge what he can
Until the ship drowns and men become meat
On the island where you’ll find him
Deserted and bare to the bone
He finally understands why the cannibals hands
Have the same blood as his own
When everything you knew
Has a new point of view
And suddenly the savage is you
It’s all gone
Well the river only moves in one direction
And the mountain will always sit still
But if one is made to cut through the other
It’s only water at the bottom of the hill
When the only life that’s ever really worthless
Is a death without a story to sell
When everyone’s opinion is wrong to someone else
When empathy has all gone to hell
Oh it’s all gone
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3. |
I'm Going to Heaven
04:57
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I got time and I’m full of hate
Loaded on ketamine and heartbreak
Nothing has been the same since you’ve been gone
And every night’s a little bit longer
And every drink is a little bit stronger
My peace of mind ain’t peaceful at all
By the time they got to the scene of the crime
My love was dead and the killer was crying
He put a pistol up to his temple and smiled
Oh I was born to serve the savior
To make sure Jephtha’s promise is paid for
Now that my job here is done…”
I’m going to heaven
That’s a fact
Oh I’m going to heaven
And I won’t come back
I’m gonna laugh and I’ll praise my way to heaven
And then he blew out his brains
I went home and spent that night
Trying to grieve that love of mine
All I could think was how to get to that bastard
You see, blood and bones are easy to hurt
But that son a bitch left both on earth
So I’ll find a way come hell or holy water
So I took some pills and went down to hell
Brought some wine for the devil himself
He said “that prick isn’t here, he’s up in the kingdom”
So I made a deal if I spent some time
Pouring bleach in a couple sinners’ eyes
He’d send me on a bullet train to the lord
And I can’t wait to knock knock knock down heaven’s door
Cause I’m going to heaven
No matter what they say
Oh I’m going to heaven
Even God won’t get in my way
He can scream and he can pray but I’m not leaving
Till the pearly gates are crimson
Well like a bat out of hell I shot up the stairs
From a song that we won’t mention
With a gift that my buddy Lucy gave me, a polished 1911
St. Petey was shaking and cried “Excuse me sir you can’t cut the line”
I said “Cute little bark, I guess all dogs do go to heaven”
A laugh was shaking the gate from the other side
The big man himself was standing there approximately 4 foot 5
He said “good to see you son, why’d you come to Kingdom Come?”
I snapped “Hey Giggles, you know exactly what he’s done”
Well as a business man you should understand handling business
So just step aside or I’ll fill these clouds with blood, I promise
I’m not here for you so move or I’m gonna make you
And you know a kingdom without the king is just dumb
He said “No. You see son, you’re just confused with a capital K”
Yeah your day will come but right now this is all just a big mistake
They say much dreaming and many words are meaningless, so fear me.
I said what?
He said “I don’t know… let’s get you out of this hole.”
I’m not going to heaven
As far as I can tell
I’m not going to heaven
And I was never in hell
When I opened my eyes that love of mine was laughing
She said you’re having one hell of a dream
Goddamn ketamine…
Who put the mean in ketamine
I hate ketamine
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4. |
The Mechanic
04:00
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I promise, I promise I’ll fix what you need
Just give me some time and you’ll see
I know it’s been years since the first time you heard this
This time I promise it’s real
Like a dog that keeps whining but you love how it sounds
So you let it go hungry to hear it
Your shirts are all stained with the blood dripping out
And the problem gets harder to hide
Did we only let go to know we’d have something to find?
Darling, Darling, we’ve always been much more than this
I knew you weren’t broken
I just needed something to fix
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I know what I said
Now I have to live with it too
But I had no idea what the words really meant
Until the day that I said them to you
Hard times were never bad times
I know we’re trying to find that again
But maybe where we’re headed doesn’t include where we’ve been
Like a house that’s on fire but you love how it feels
So you throw in the memories to feed it
The more you let go, the harder it is to leave
Darling, are we saying this is finally done
I used to be happy, now used to be is all I’ve become
We used to be happy, now used to be is all we’ve become
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5. |
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We were sitting at the party drinking heavy
Yelling believe in life after love
We were so damn drunk and doing our best impressions of Cher that we all could
Until someone said I’d kill for more tequila
Another voice said fuck man, we’re out of drugs
In a moment of silence, I had an idea
And slowly started standing up
Oh, just let me use your car and I’ll go
I didn’t have money, but I knew that my friend
Always kept a pistol in the car
So I parked down the street, where no one would see me
And walked into the gas station store
Yelling
La la da die
Don’t start to cry
Just give me what I want and I’ll go
La da da die
Put the money inside
Cause no one wants to die in a Texaco
I was staring at the man behind the counter
The customers were laying on the floor
I said we’re gonna sing a song, it’s called the sound of silence
And you, just open the fucking drawer
But he pulled out a gun like a magician
Well, I’ve also learned some magic through the years
My bullet hocus pocus’d through the back of his head and
Made the side of his jaw disappear.
Goddamnit
La la da die
I told you not to try
Look at what you made me do
La la da die
Now you’re gonna die
The only one to blame here is you
I’m guessing that you all feel like a hostage
But I’m sure it feels nice to be held
Though comedy and tragedy historically are linked
The joke didn’t go over too well
Oh, please let us go, I promise that we won’t say a thing
I said the next thing you do decides the version of you
Your family will see again
I had no idea where I was going
I just knew I had to get out of this town
Just give me your keys, you’re coming with me
A few minutes later we were nowhere to be found
La la da die
Enjoy the ride
Keep your eyes on the road
La la da die
There was the sign
120 miles from Mexico
And then it hit me
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6. |
Barrel and Staghorn
02:33
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7. |
Agnes
01:53
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I’m yours in the evening
I’m yours while you’re dreaming
I’m yours in the neon sun
I’m yours when we ramble
With a ring made of bramble
I’m yours till the war is done
I’m yours till the morning
The same likely story
When you wake up
You know I’ll be gone
I’m yours completely
Until yesterday meets me
I’m yours till the war is done
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8. |
Cannibal Within
03:48
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I didn’t know I’m neurotic
I never thought I was scared of dying at all
I always thought my biggest fear would somehow be love related, not fentanyl
I can blame the addiction for that
With the additional countdown to a heart attack
When the beating comes from the irregular drum
I swear to every single God I’m done, it’s the last time
Everyone knows it’s a lie
By the time I’m feeling fine again
It’s just another line
And another line
And all the parts we hate start adding up
Until we find ourselves with more regret than blood
And the moment we can’t recognize the person inside our skin
We’re losing the fight, eaten alive by the cannibal within
In a major turn of events
It turns out I’m depressed
They say I use jokes and joy to avoid the realization
I can think of solutions for that
Just turn on the radio and cock it back
I just don’t wanna blow my brains out to Hotel California
And all the parts we hate start adding up
Until we find ourselves with more regret than blood
And the moment we can’t recognize the body we’re living in
We’re losing the fight, eaten alive by the cannibal within
And that overwhelming feeling
Oh the pressure in my chest
To swim against the sinking feeling
That today might be my last
But everything looks bigger
In the mirror of the sea
Come see how lonely of a hunter
The heart tends to be
And all the parts we hate start adding up
Until we find ourselves with more regret than blood
And the moment we can’t recognize the person inside our skin
We’re losing the fight, eaten alive by the cannibal within
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9. |
Garden of Leaving
03:17
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I saw the beautify of the harbor
And the stillness of the water
I wondered if our daughter could also see it
You were howling in the corner
While the doctor asked us questions
The name we chose is all you kept repeating
The drive home was unbearable
The baby seat held nothing but a feeling
Our greatest joy had come into the world
The same day she would leave it
My eyes became a window
You were looking through for comfort
Like an animal in winter seeking shelter
When we pulled into the driveway
Of the home we built together
It felt so far away from the plans that we conceived
The door cried when it opened
And every wall sounded like it was grieving
An echo in the darkness said you’re home
In the garden of leaving
As the lights began to flicker
Only briefly apparent
The time between each flash became a mirror
And standing in the kitchen
With a hundred miles between us
Wondering if we’d ever try again
Will I ever lose this part of me
Is it circumstance or irony repeating
Knowing we were born and forced to stay
In the garden of leaving
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10. |
Virtue and Vitriol
03:33
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My hands are are all hardened and callused
From the only way we know to live
So they reach out to let you keep biting
When there’s nothing they have left to give
My heart has accepted its beating
This tongue only knows to forgive
When these feet only dance to the rhythm you’ve chosen
The mind can’t remember what it is
But maybe, this is how the world made me
The night comes to save me
With the mercy of a dream
Cause I can’t only be
A hand that needs you
The blade never cares for the handle
The lie doesn’t understand truth
It’s less of the morals and more of the lessons
That keep me coming back to you
In every book that’s ever been written
Even if I learned every tongue
There aren’t enough words to explain all the damage you’ve done
With your virtue and vitriol
But maybe, there’s another world that’s waiting
And the night will come take me
With the mercy of a dream
Cause I have to believe I’m more than a hand to feed you
My hands are all hardened and callused
There isn’t much I have left to give
When the gravedigger reaches to bury my body
There’s nothing you’ve left to put in
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11. |
One Day at a Time
03:03
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Well I’m burning down this mansion where I’m the only one living
Cause nothing feels like home without you in it
And I’ll bankrupt all my businesses till everything is gone
Cause what’s the point of money without you to spend it on
They say to find the thing you love and let it kill you (that’s what they say)
I’ve heard that good things come to those who wait
Well I waited so much time to find a reason I should die
When you walked into the room it finally came
So I asked you to dance although I can’t
I tried impressing you with things I barely know
And I laughed at every stupid joke you made
When you asked me to come in
I pretended to say no
But everything that’s holy turns to hell
And only heaven rings that final bell
So while you’re floating in a cloud
I’m at Applebees blacking out
Falling apart one day at a time
I’ve come to terms on someone’s chest of all the things we’ll never be
But nothing feels fun when it’s just I, myself and me
Crashed into the wall and I don’t need a car at all
Cause without you there’s nowhere I wanna go
And I’d cover up the stars if I could reach them
But I’m too afraid of heights to even try
So when time is all that’s left
Cause I’ve destroyed all the rest
I’ll throw away one day at a time
So when time is all that’s left
Cause I’ve destroyed all the rest
I’ll throw away one day at a time
I’ll throw away one day at a time (fuck)
(Time)
Who can say where the wind blows
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12. |
Stray Dog
04:10
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Oh you treat me like a stray dog
Trying to find its way home
Oh you feed me like an animal too wounded
To eat on its own
You touch my body like it’s dressed in disease
And you’re the only savior I need
But you don’t know that while I watch you
Try to fix me, I let you
Cause I’m only trying to give you the purpose you need
But someday you’ll see that I’m the one who’s free
And maybe you’ll be a stray dog with me
Then we can run around the country
And chase the postal trucks down
We can look at the sky and wonder what it’s like
To be up there instead of the ground
At the end of the day a bird can fly away
But I’d rather have a reason I should stay
And you don’t know that while I watch you
Try to fix me, I let you
Cause I’m only trying to show you the good that I see
We both know it's true, my dog days aren’t through
But I’d rather be a stray dog with you
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13. |
Closer
04:23
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Come here, closer
It never ends, even when it does
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