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It’s an accident waiting to happen
going straight where we need to turn
no map or captain to guide us
soon we'll crash and burn
this clash we'll never win
we'll all go down
you've got to learn to swim
if you don't want to drown
like the dance band on the Titanic
we just go on on on on on
like the dance band on the Titanic
the future is gone
we're dancing and we're singing
we're playing and we're grinning
but it is a mess
playing dumb
won't be a success
this clash we'll never win
we'll all go down
you've got to learn to swim
if you don't want to drown
like the dance band on the Titanic
we just go on on on on on
like the dance band on the Titanic
the future is gone
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2. |
Sit In My Garden
01:36
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The phone is ringing day in day out
People blabbing in my ear
Babies are crying out loud
Newspapers filled with fear
It is raining all day long
I am soaking wet
They say do this do that
My boss my wife the president
I just wanna sit in my garden
Enjoying a cold beer
I just wanna sit in my garden
In the sun
Grocery shopping cooking cleaning
Mailing typing meeting speaking
Driving running yelling cursing
Watching walking waiting wishing
I just wanna sit in my garden
Reading a book
I just wanna sit in my garden
In the sun
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3. |
Everything Is A Sign
01:08
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You better believe
It is a serious gift
It can save your life
Don't mess with it
Planets align
Bad poetry rhyme
The sour wine
Everything is a sign
To the true believer
Everything is a sign
Be the receiver
Of a gift divine
Planets align
Bad poetry rhyme
Your hairline
Everything is a sign
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4. |
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the managers say
you must succeed
they imprint the
infallible doctrine
success is what you need
every game a win
every battle a success
losing is a sin
always someone to impress
but listen to what I say
Failure is always an option
Failure is always an option
Failure is always an option
Failure is always an option
Failure is always an option
don't believe all the
dumheads you meet
don't believe the
bastards on tv
don't listen when they speak
just believe in you and me
Failure is always an option
Failure is always an option
Failure is always an option
Failure is always an option
Failure is always an option
so think about this
the next time
you feel down
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5. |
Move Forward
01:57
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make your own choices
never complain again
remove all the noises
the white noise in your head
move forward
that's what you gotta do
move forward
nothing can stop you
stop being a cartographer
(cartographer)
and become an explorer
(explorer)
lead a fearless and shameless life
(shameless life)
tell yourself life is worth the price
(worth the price)
move forward
that's what you gotta do
move forward
nothing can stop you
you can do it!
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Waiting, waiting, waiting
Waiting and anticipating
Some much time spend
On waiting
Plants wait for rain
The newborn for a name
The wound for the pain
Waiting, waiting, waiting
Waiting and anticipating
Some much time spend
For the waiting
To end
The player waits for a game
A scapegoat for the blame
The match for a flame
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7. |
(I'm A) Lawn Mower Man
01:37
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Hee
I'm a Lawn Mower man
I'm a Lawn Mower man
I like to decapitate
Those useless green blades
Everyday I take another route
Nobody tells me what to do
Hee
I'm a Lawn Mower man
I'm a Lawn Mower man
And I do what I can
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8. |
I Want You (Now)
01:28
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From the fields of Elysium
To the gardens of Babylon
From the halls of Valhalla
To the remains of the Parthenon
I want you
I want you
I want you
NOW
If this is a chore
You will be contracted
If this is a war
You will be drafted
I want you
I want you
I want you
NOW
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9. |
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lyrics by thedustcollector
Smile shadow tree shadow teeth shadow dark-under-bed
Come out to play for the cupboards and creaks in my head
Come out to crawl on the carpet and die in my hair
Mornings have monsters and someday I’ll dance with you there
Someday I’ll dance with you there
Someday I’ll die with you there
Where
Nowhere
Here
I’ll eat you up, I love you so
I’ll eat you up, I love you so
I've never learned to grow
I never could let go
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10. |
Message From Above
01:44
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What you need
Is a message from above
When you're in need
Of spiritual guidance
You may expect
To be bombed
(In your face)
What you need
Is a message from above
The far away gods
May send you a message
Or the messiah
Or a tapestry of bombs
(In your face)
What you need
Is a message from above
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11. |
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You need no ignition
Our relationship is a collision
I need my freedom, just like you
I need to swing around
So many fish
in the sea
I made the decision
We need a half time intermission
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12. |
A New Beginning
01:05
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The first glimpse
Of the sun
The breaking
Of the dawn
Step out of bed
The shower is hot
Everyday is a new beginning
Forget what happened in the past
Everyday a new beginning
To do something that will last
Everyday is a new beginning
Forget what happened in the past
Everyday a new beginning
Create something
That will last
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13. |
Please Hold Me
01:41
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in the inevitable situation
I need some consolation
my moodswings are down the floor
for an unknown duration
of pain and stagnation
I need you more and more
please hold me
I'm going down
please hold me now
I'm going down
like lemmings on a cliff
I feel like i have slipped
please hold me
I'm going down
please hold me now
I'm going down
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14. |
You're So Special
02:07
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I think you’re so special
With your little smile
You’re a new level
Of sophistication and style
But your head is in the clouds
You never express doubts
Of your worries and your fears
And the hidden tears
You’re so smart
Always two steps ahead
Libraries can be filled
With all the books you’ve read
And now you are so sad
Suicidal sad
Standing on the edge
Ready to be dead
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15. |
I Don't Like It Here
01:38
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The walls are empty
The bed is cold
The plants are dead
The couch has been sold
People are bullying
Fighting and arguing
They’re never satisfied
Always looking
For a reason
To fight
I … don’t like it here
I … don’t like it here
I don’t wanna be here anymore
I’m gone
The endless rains
The dreadful games
Never being a part of the winning team
Nothing is what it seems
I … don’t like it here
I … don’t like it here
I don’t wanna be here anymore
I’m gone
I’m so gone
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16. |
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You're my trophy wife
Beautiful and full of life
But although you're my honey
You cost me a lot of money
Why do I buy these things
Golden necklace diamond rings
I just need more bling blings
You're to one I adore
I can't tell you i am poor
You will leave me I am sure
Baby, you're high maintenance
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17. |
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You don't have to listen
If you don't want to
You don't have to listen
If you don't want to
You don't have to listen
If you don't want to
I
Don't
Mind
In the morning
Or in the evening
In the kitchen
Or in bed
In the car
On the plain
Or the train
You don't have to listen
If you don't want to
You don't have to listen
If you don't want to
You don't have to listen
If you don't want to
I
Don't
Mind
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18. |
Stop Complaining
01:10
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that's not what we asked for
that's not what we asked for
the weather is too hot or too cold
your partner too young or too old
you eat too little or too much
the music is loud dumb trivial and such
that's not what we asked for
that's not what we asked for
stop complaining!
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19. |
Dip In My Dip
01:21
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I watched a long movie
Till the very end
The music was groovy
But I lost the plot again
I've got a dip
In my dip
A serious dip
In my dip
Dip dip dip
This coffee machine
Is out of beans
This automobile
Has only three wheels
I've got a dip
In my dip
A serious dip
In my dip
Dip dip dip
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20. |
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21. |
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Why do you treat me so bad
Why do you treat me so bad
Now I feel so sad
Why do you treat me so bad
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Rob From Amersfoort Amersfoort, The Netherlands
Post-Retro Indie-Pop
Influences: Beatles, Prince, Fiona Apple, Roxy Music, Elliott Smith, Bowie, Harry Nilsson, Michael Penn, Suzanne Vega, Neil Finn, Wilco, Liz Phair.
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