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Rocket Ship
04:00
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I got a little bit of a problem
with the way things been going on
if I had a rocket ship
honey we'd be fucking gone
we'd go have a lot of drinks
with the only people left in the universe
that hadn't lost their minds
because honey it gets worse
I don't have the time
I need to build my rocket ship
the gold in my head
has been burning me
burning for a very, very, very long time
I notice the trick there
don't be down for their nickel dime
that is flawed to the very core
I don't need to hear their words no more
if I listened to what is said
I'll be a chalk line on the floor
I don't have the time
I need to build my rocket ship
in the center ring
won't you please welcome
the strangest organism
to ever roam these lands
we'll call it human
Well I got no words words words
that'll do you any good
the only thing I got
if I did everything I could
But I still got a problem with the way
the way things been going on
if I had a rocket ship
honey we'd be gone
I don't have the time
I need to build my rocket ship
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Karma Is Contagious
05:00
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well I saved all the good stuff
and they sold the garbage to you
I'm happy with the way things turned out
after what they put me through
and this karma is contagious
I'm first in line for the vaccine
I explained the poison in the water
while they're drinking gasoline
I'm happy floating above the clouds
one of the joys of being nocturnal
they had it all but they just needed a little more
looking forward to their funeral
well the marks had tricked the grifters with what to do
and the grifters really thought they had it made
and the marks just went about their business
as the debt to karma was repaid
because this karma is contagious
I'm first in line for the vaccine
I explained the poison in the water
while they're drinking gasoline
I'm happy floating above the clouds
one of the joys of being nocturnal
they had it all but they just needed a little more
looking forward to their funeral
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3. |
Rust
06:55
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well I grabbed the moon
with my left hand
and stuffed it in a bowl
and lit it carefully
there's lunar dust
she thought she could taste
some of planet earth
but that's just not possible
because it's all just dust
just dust and rust
it was discussed
I made it very clear
if it ain't dust honey
it's rust
so I looked at my
reel to reel
that I scavenged before the end
and the shelves of tapes
with the glued on rust
the rust contained
the best of the human race
art based on time
in the fourth dimension
she thought she could taste
some of planet earth
but that's not possible
because it's all just rust
it was discussed
I made it very clear
if it ain't dust
it's rust
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4. |
Speed of Sound
05:36
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well I bought a preowned spaceship
and headed for the stars
in my mind
and I was headed toward light speed
but the speed of sound was
all I could find
the civilians think I'm crazy
but the astronauts
all understand
we're born
chained to the land
so when I dream
if I'm not busy
I head out to the stars
in my mind
the civilians think I'm crazy
but the spacemen
all understand
we're born
chained to the land
chained to the land
chained to this land
and the civilians think I'm crazy
but the astronauts
all understand
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All The Better Days
05:31
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all the better days
have been taken by the folks
who buy the weapons
and ignore the poor
because they like to blow shit up
because that's the only thing
they know how to do
very well
because where would we be
without a military budget
to design explosions
for the art of war
all the better wars
have been taken
all the better days
have been taken
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Stars and Satellites
05:07
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I see the stars
I see satellites
I don't see the sun as much
not sleeping well at night
I'm good with astronomy
I'm good with tracking all the stars
when I can't sleep
my photographs can see nebula
if I give them long enough
they can see the milky way
if I give them long enough
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Little Bit of Space
05:17
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topped off on my rocket fuel until the guage said full
to move planets with my mind was my initial goal
she said that sure don't look like the ride she knows
probably thinkin' of the last little starship that I had stole
just a little bit of space please
a little bit of space debris
when they said see the stars they didn't mean to see me
and I'll pay for the fuel but I get my rides for free
and I will part this out the very next chance I get
I get a ride to a port from a fine space cadet
just a little bit of space please
a little bit of space debris
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Distance
07:18
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measure my emotional distance
measure it by the mile
after all the heartbreak I have known
it turns out that's my style
because when that reaper
knocks at the door
there 's never any point
no point at all
of asking for a little more
we tried our best
to nurse them back
the door opens
as they fade away
they fade away
forgive my emotional distance
not much heart left to protect
after all the heartbreak I have known
it turns out that's my style
because when that reaper
knocks at the door
there 's never any point
no point at all
of asking for a little more
we tried our best
to nurse them back
the door opens
as they fade away
they fade away
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Stepping Stones
06:53
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well I thought I saw you
in outer space
And I wondered if you'd even
say it to my face
when I tripped my ass off
burning down the bridges
of your disciples
we're just stepping stones
to where you want to be
well step on this
I don't think you're ready
for outer space
but if you free your mind
I'll give you a little taste
when I tripped my ass off
burning down the bridges
of your disciples
we're just stepping stones
to where you want to be
well step on this
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Ten Thousand Nights
06:40
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this transmission to my homeworld
goes unanswered once again
so much darkness in the longest starry night
is the reason for the mood I'm in
and I plan our escape
for the thousandth time this week
the starry night had never left
and I'm so broken I can't even sleep
it's the year
of ten thousand nights
what I would give
for just one day
it's the year
of ten thousand nights
what I would give
for just one day
I see the satellites in orbit
and I dream they'd take me home
but they're just in it for communications
so I call 'em on the phone
it's the year
of ten thousand nights
what I would give
for just one day
it's the year
of ten thousand nights
what I would give
for just one day
I ask again if they got my signal
through my broadcast transmission
but they saw me coming a light year away
which destroys their reputation
it's the year of ten thousand nights
and what I would give for just one day
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Jeff Michaels Austin, Texas
beautifully explosive electricity for the discerning psychopath
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