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bloody mary
04:05
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i’m so shaky
can you help me
get back on my feet again
the world is spinning
all around me
can you help me stop it
all so hazy
was i a scene
vaseline on the lens
all was madness
record backwards
finding my way in
chanting bloody mary in the bathroom mirror
at the party in the basement
saw you kissing my best friend
i’m chewing bubble gum on the bean bag
proving i’m no fun
black cat she stroke me
feels so lonely
not getting enough hands
seventh heaven
light as a feather
very life or death
chanting bloody mary in the bathroom mirror
at the party in the basement
saw you kissing my best friend
i’m chewing bubble gum on the bean bag
proving i’m no fun
that red balloon in the corner
running out of helium
i don’t play truth or dare
alotta danger there
i’m just dj’n
chanting bloody mary
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big kidz
03:00
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hanging out at the record store
talking to the guys at the counter
they’ll help you find what you’re looking for
rarities and posters
all the people standing in the stacks
thumbing through the albums
little jazz band in the back
you can shop while you listen
you don’t have to buy anything
you can come and just hang out
finger the 45s and talk about the show
that changed your life 20 years ago
i’m a big kid now hanging with the big kidz
the lady in the cool pink jumpsuit
swaying to the music
you could be her friend she’s a friend to everyone
a smile comes on her beatific
if you find some thing used you like
put it on the turntable
stand with the cans over your ears
check for scratches in the vinyl
it’s only five bucks and you like the cover
i’m a big kid now hanging with the big kidz
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inside the blue
the sleek bold bright jet
slips through clouds
i stare at my phone
its face blank
no answer is not an answer
rocks are hard
and can do many things
even to other rocks
the one in my hand
heavy as a head
why don’t you tell me what’s going on
why do say you’re not at home
when i can see all your lights are on
a cloud moves across the sky
self-involved as a continent
given time most things
would still need more time
i’m not going to follow
you around anymore
or wait to see what kind of mood you’re in
i guess we can just be facebook friends
why don’t you tell me what’s going on
why do say you’re not at home
when i can see all your lights are on?
the head of a crow severed at the neck
the sun makes a jewel of his one open eye
his beak closed tight like a bible
i don’t know what killed him
the cut is so clean
he looks kinda famous
like elvis, circa 1970
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my fill
03:05
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i did what i wanted to
it did not cure me of my want to do
i did what you told me to
it did not cure me of my want to be told what to do
can i go lower still
i have not had my fill
i saw what i came to see
it did not blind me completely
i said what i came to say
but it didn't come out the right way
can i go lower still
i have not had my fill
i was drunk all day
i woke up in a tent ta da
can i go lower still
i have not had my fill
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riding bikes
free in the wind
skirts drumming our legs
i feel just like a weekend
had a bomb pop
in the parking lot
held hands pet a dog
took our shoes off
and i never wanna feel like that again
i’m never gonna feel like that again
at the party
by the record player
you sing something in the way
yeah
i kiss you
you kiss me back
we almost miss
so we laugh
and i never wanna feel like that again
i’m never gonna feel like that again
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6. |
alright alright
03:21
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i got high in the bathroom
with my friends from the opening band
we made our way to the front of the stage
and there unzipped our skin
auditioning for the rapture
getting lit from within
singer sips the microphone
dancing mad serene
jesus is a superstar
she’s my friend and drinks for free
body still works but the heart it hurts
do you wanna come dance with me
i’m feeling alright
arms up here all night
alright alright
i knew i would find you
getting trashed at the basement show
you and your bum tooth
drinking a fireball like a pro
i hear you yelling
to the dude on the microphone
you and that dog in the back your throat
just want to sing along
superstars in bars are us
all my friends got in for free
body still works but the heart it hurts
do you wanna come dance with me
cause i’m feeling alright
arms up here all night alright alright
i hide in the back bar
leaning up against my fake boyfriend
watch you eyeball the betties
with black bangs and vintage barrettes
someone is yelling between my ear
and the back of my head
what a long string of mondays
this fucking year has been
i’m feeling alright
arms up here all night
alright alright
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making plans
04:27
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that junkyard neighbor
with the lights on in his shed
reminds you of that one
dirty-blond girl’s dad
too many things happened there
so i don’t go in
it was dark around the edges
being curious was bad
uncle spanked you
at your birthday party
in front of your friends
you never wanted
to have a birthday again
you and your 24 hour girlfriend
holding hands
dog gets yanked back by his yard chain
just as his teeth reach the fence
no one has a sense of humor here
but everyone laughs
you and your 24 hour girlfriend
making plans
don’t go in your parents’ bedroom
when they’re not around
you go looking for something
it might be found
you and your 24 hour girlfriend
making plans
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king of bad ideas
02:42
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you hardly ever fall apart
so it’s pretty special when you do
running barefoot through the town
looking for your shoes
you’re the king of bad ideas
i’ll follow you anywhere
you say "i’m happy"
so that probly means i am dying
everybody wanna to get their minds blown
everybody just needs another moment
everybody wanna to get down
everybody wanna lift their hands up
wax poetic under the porch light
bout how you used to be a real sledgehammer
i love it when you run at the mouth
your cheekbones like suitcase handles
everybody wanna to get their minds blown
everybody just needs another moment
everybody wanna get down
everybody wanna lift their hands up
you know how to rev things up
in a way that really gets me going
i’ll do anything you say
your mouth is a dilemma
i’m the king of bad ideas
i’ll follow you anywhere
you say "i’m happy so
that probly means i am dying"
everybody wanna to get their minds blown
everybody just needs another moment
everybody wanna get down
everybody wanna lift their hands up hands up
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american pop fever dream
02:18
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american pop fever dream
let you see inside of me
my heart a laser light show
you know me, go man, go
futon in the basement
candle on the bookshelf
you turn up the radio
gonna find out what we don’t know
you said to take it slow
fell so fast now i’m feeling low
all the things that you said
like a pinball rolling through my head
futon in the basement
candle on the bookshelf
you turn up the radio
gonna find out what we don’t know
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am 70s gold
03:10
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i’m gonna walk this here thought around
go look for the moon in this old farming town
dark side of the dirt road, warehouse in silhouette
i can’t see the moon but all the clouds are lit
you and your apocalyptic thinking
you accidentally blow up everything
i’m sorry for that one time i turned the station
when your favorite song came on
it can get a little lonely being a person
i have a rare disease, fingers everywhere
i have to feel to get to the end of feeling
i’m sorry for that one time i made you do
something you definitely didn’t want to
it can get a little lonely being a person
i’m gonna walk this here thought around
go look for the moon in this old farming town
dark side of the dirt road, warehouse in silhouette
all the clouds are glowing as i turn around and walk back
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11. |
sidwinder
04:23
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10/4 good buddy
i’ll catch you on the flip-side
so long sinatra
good ride
if you drew my picture
do me a favor
erase it
i’m new
sometimes you gotta feel good
gettin’ trouble like that
all the big deals
keep small problem small
another mantra
you used to call me sidewinder
i called out to you
i called you that too
sometimes you gotta feel good
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Annie and the Bang Bang Minneapolis, Minnesota
Annie and the Bang Bang is a Minneapolis rock band that genre hop from dreamy folkpop to late sixties rock to swampy blues. Guitarist and songwriter, Annie Enneking tells stories about being a person in a world full of complicated people, and relies on the thick invention of the Bang Bang: John Riedlinger (guitar), Kare Tweiten (bass), Mike Kittel (drums). Top pic Tom Smouse. ... more
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