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Worm's Work
02:27
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Worms Work
So you’ve decided to crawl inside it
And let the worms work through your brain
Who can blame you it’s such a shame though
We’ll never see you again
And in the morning it’s all so boring
You separate your head from your body
Cataclysm some slight contrition
But no words or apology
The way the mesh messed with your nerves
And all the drugs that it took to endure
If I wasn’t an atheist I’d pray you found your Heaven
You always said God was a deception
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2. |
Bubble Gum Portraits
01:03
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Bubble Gum Portraits
Sorry I threw away
Your collection of bubble gum portraits
Of all of your ex-lovers
You kept beside the bed
When you went to work I fell back asleep
And when I woke up they were staring right at me
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Stars are Misrepresenting
Watched your thin lips and the words they were forming
You said it was a kind of love which wasn’t very comforting
There was a squirrel scratching at the window screen
You said think about it you know what I mean
I could sure use some sleep
Smoke detector went off in the neighbor’s house
You snatched up the sleeping cat and we all ran out
In the rain under a tree you lit up a cigarette
The cat scratched you got free what would you expect
Stars are misrepresenting
Your obvious intentions
Walking through the wet woods with the flashlight light
Formulating some words that were bound to incite
Stepping softly calling kitty in a quiet voice
Somehow in the distance I can hear the highway noise
I could sure use some sleep
You said there were always all of these impediments
The time you cut up my copy of the Little Prince
In a lot of ways I think that you’re probably right
There’s a certain way I see the world in a particular light
Stars are misrepresenting
Your obvious intentions
I try and confuse one emotion with another
But if there’s anything in this last year I’ve discovered
No matter how I twist and obfuscate the facts
There only ever one righteous path
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4. |
Lying
00:22
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Lying
I asked you to say you loved me just this one last time
But I was always the one good at lying
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5. |
Corn Nuts
02:44
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Corn Nuts
Pretend playing saxaphone
On your parents unmade made bed
I was shouting Sabbath songs
With underwear on my head
Jiffy pop popcorn burning
Downstairs in the kitchen
And we were spinning wildly
Like a whirling competition
Fresca and licorice
Coursing through our blood
All this muscle memory
Has atrophied into mud
Climbing that ropey ladder
To the tree fort in the tree
Standing on the metal roof
To see all we could see
Out there in the distance
The city’s curious glow
Yelling and pissing on
The world so far below
Corn nuts and jelly beans
Rushing through our veins
Laying flat on our backs
Shooting up at the planes
Laughing about our parents fucked up lives
Wishing the world could be what we decide
I fell asleep and dreamed I was underground
When I woke up you weren’t around
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6. |
Conceived
01:41
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Conceived
I saw a hummingbird perched on a rock
I didn’t know that they ever stopped
When it saw me it flew to the sky
Like she’d been caught in a terrible lie
I rode my bike down to the factory gate
I shouldn’t have been so afraid
Slid myself between the cold bars
And climbed though a window it wasn’t that hard
Fifth floor on the east wing
The room with a heart on the ceiling
The spot where I was conceived
If my crazy aunt can be believed
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7. |
Undermining
01:41
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Unermining
I saw your childhood room in a dream
There were colored wigs scattered everywhere
And a picture of a pony on the wall
I watched you as your played solitaire
You hadn’t realized I was there
I was nervous to open up my mouth
Sunlight scattered like a puzzle on the floor
A sound I’d never heard before rang all through the house
Is there something wrong with everything I say
Does my ego always get in the way
Do I undermine the bridge that’s underfoot
Do I warrant such a skeptical look
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8. |
Table
01:23
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Table
We never did it in the bathtub
I said you were a little hung up
You called my proclivities too bizarre
I shouldn’t be living in my car
We never did it on the table
You said you were afraid to
If your mother came in
It’d be a predicament
And who likes that
We never did it in the bathtub
I said you were a little hung up
Called my appetite bizarre
I shouldn’t be living in my car
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Discreet
02:24
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Discreet
Was it you I saw last week
In a bear suit walking down the street
I thought I saw your eyes
Through the eye holes looking surprised
Hadn’t thought about you in years
And I know things ended so weird
But sometimes distance and space
Eclipse the lingering haze
The ring set on your ring finger
Made your paw look much bigger
Was your face slightly aglow
Is there something that I should know
I’ll look for your name in the paper
Though everything’s fallen from favor
In disguise in the church so discreet
I’ll drink till I can’t even speak
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10. |
Mary
01:49
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Mary
Mary are you sleeping Mary are you home
Someone said they saw you on the 12st bridge alone
Mary when I left you I know some things were said
Sorry there were pictures of your lovely sleeping head
Mary I’ve been looking Mary you’re a ghost
You’re the only woman on which I lay these hopes
Mary I’m conceding for you I’ll change my ways
If only I could see you and kiss your blushing face
Mary are you breathing this toxic city air
I’ve been looking Mary are you anywhere
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Mine Shaft
00:53
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Mine Shaft
You turned your mind into a mine shaft
Things fall and never seem to come back
Stuck in a void
But never destroyed
You built your heart into a cornfield
People enter then it all turns weird
But there’s always a chance
They’ll meet your demands
There’s always a chance
Always a chance
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12. |
My Ally
01:17
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My Ally
It’s the feathers on your back that make me think that you’re a bird
Though I’ve never seen you fly that would be absurd
It’s the way you wear your hair like your head has caught on fire
Even your own mother hasn’t witnessed you perspire
And you hands should be licensed by the fucking FBI
Whenever you touch me I feel like I could cry
You’re the only ally that I’ve ever even needed
Sure I’m knocking wood but we’ll never be defeated
We’ll never be defeated
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13. |
Ceiling
00:38
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Ceiling
Watching shadows walk across the ceiling
Lying here feeling what I’m feeling
Remembering the house hid in the forest
How you slowly got yourself undressed
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14. |
Cheers
02:39
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Cheers
Here’s to all the people with birthdays
I’m so glad you were born
Except for those I hate
And wish you’d move along
Here’s to every astronaut
Who flew themselves through space
What a freaky phenomenon
Unless it was all faked
Cheers cheers
Here to all the beautiful Sarahs
I’ve know throughout my days
I started on a list
Then quickly walked away
Here’s to you dead generals
Who fought so gallantly
Me I am a pacifist
I don’t eat fish or meat
Cheers cheers
Here’s to all my mothers
I know that sounds confused
But there have been a lot of them
Who’ve suffered my abuse
Here’s to all transcendentalists
I’m hesitant to try it
When I see you meditate
I wish I had your quiet
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15. |
Sweet Mirage
00:59
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Sweet Mirage
I read your poetry
Got so drunk I couldn’t see
Fell asleep in the old garage
You walked in like a sweet mirage
I was shivering in a heap
You laid down by me to sleep
Warmed my body wicked fast
I wished that I’d thought to ask
Though the chance was slim to none
But I’d never see you again
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16. |
Unbecoming
02:19
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Unbecoming
You took my breath away
But lately I’ve been out of shape
People always let me down
I guess I overestimate
There was this harbor seal
Seemed to always follow me
As he swam by my canoe
I regretted actuality
Skirting along the margins is unbecoming
I’m tired of this always ever running
Lately I’ve been feeling way less steady
I should have transcended already
I want to leave my body
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