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1. |
The Clown Was Dancing
02:56
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I had some stuff to do
But I forgot my bags
I needed to walk there
But I forgot my legs
I tasted trouble too
And you were unaware
I told your sister true
She didn’t seem to care
The clown, the clown
The clown, the clown
Was dancing
I raised my lover's gun
Right just outside his shed
I told him you’re the one
He said goodbye instead
So I turned to walk back home
Then he said he’d changed his mind
I was no longer sad
But I would be in time
As the clown started dancing
We started to romancing the clown
And though we stole his cigarettes
The clown would never know it yet somehow
As the clown started dancing
We started to romancing the clown
And though we stole his cigarettes
The clown would never know it yet somehow
When it was time to leave
I left and came back home
Although I knew that I
I would be all alone
Someday maybe I’ll plan
To fall in love again
But if I die instead
I guess that’ll be the end
The clown, the clown
The clown, the clown
Was dancing
The clown, the clown
The clown, the clown
Was dancing
I raised my lover's gun
Right just outside his shed
I told him you’re the one
He said goodbye instead
The clown, the clown
The clown, the clown
Was dancing
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2. |
Red Lit Cigarette
02:05
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She had a bright red lit
Cigarette in her hand
It would be twice more lit
And then thrown in the sand
She never could be
All that she wanted
Her home situation made it so
Sha da bo da
Sha da bo da
Sha da bo da da da da
She was alright with it
What she kept in her head
Even though it robbed her
Of sleep in her bed
She never could be
All that she wanted
Her home situation made it so
She never did see how to
Reach her potential oh yeah
She never found any of
The dreams she’d been chasin’
Her home situation made it so
She never lived up to
Her life’s expectations oh my
Sha da bo da
Sha da bo da
Sha da bo da da da da
Sha da bo da
Sha da bo da
Sha da bo da da da da
Now will she just
Give up on her dreams (Only time will tell)
Or will she become
So much stronger than you (Only time will tell)
She had a bright red lit
Cigarette in her hand
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3. |
She Always Could
03:48
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Jenny would work from nine until seven
When Jenny worked at the all-night grocery store
Jennys got a beautiful voice
She could run she could walk
She could jump she could talk
Or she could just stand still
But please don’t you go
Asking too much of her
Please you don’t go yeah
You might wanna think about it
Yeah some more
Ever since the grocery store closed
Jenny knew she always could
I’m happy to get down
Riding the subway
Hoping to God Jenny comes home
Having a fit now
Trying to find her there
She could dance if her legs
Would just let her
She could scream when she cried
If she’s really scared
She could dance if her legs
Would just let her
She could scream when she cried
If she really cares
But don’t ask her no
Don’t ask her no
If the weather (don’t ask her if the weather)
If it bothers her bones
If it bothers her bones when it rains
Does it bother your bones?
Does it bother your bones?
But don’t ask her no
Don’t ask her no
If you let her (don’t ask her if you let her)
Is she just gonna dance on her own
Anyways all the same?
She might be the one you love
Yeah the one you thought you knew
Yeah but you’ll never, never, never
Never, never, never, never
Never know for sure
It won’t matter what she’s thinking of
You’ll be hoping that it’s you
And it won’t really matter what is on her mind
She might be all that remains
Of her mother’s maiden name
But there’s nothing you can do to change that
Jenny would work from nine until seven
Somedays you know she’d be there til eleven
Jenny would work from nine until seven
When Jenny worked at the all-night grocery store
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I thought I would need you
But now I don’t see you
And there’s no need to lie
To you anymore
Your heart it was broken
Cause the truth had been spoken
But at least I don’t have
To lie to you anymore
There’s crickets in the woods
And now you think that I’m no good
Even though I just told you everything
My brain it is on fire
Just from the things that it needs
So baby how can you blame it
All on me?
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
Do you need me to protect you?
Or just leave you alone?
Yeah maybe I should just go away
And leave you alone
I do regret the things that happened
Believe me, baby that is true
In front of and behind your back and face
Yeah maybe I should stay away
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
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5. |
Sandalwind
02:34
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Sandalwind who are
The people in this room?
Sandalwind were all
These people meant to be?
Oh Sandalwind, oh Sandalwind
In light of rude discussion
On the edge of her mother’s mind
She turned out to be rushing
Though she did have loads of time
Daybreak was but a memory
And her memory was fine
The lines had lost production
Breaking bones up to refine
Sandalwind, Sandalwind
Sandalwind we need
A new way to produce
Oh Sandalwind unlock your fears
And shake them loose
Oh Sandalwind, oh Sandalwind
In spite of our reduction
We still tried to make the sales
To float or fly away
Just as the hammer kissed the nails
In light of all the revenue
That’s streaming for your eyes
We know we came before you
We have been your demise
Sandalwind, Sandalwind
Sandalwind, Sandalwind
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6. |
I Wanna Rocket
04:58
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I wanna rocket
I wanna jet full of fuel
I wanna talk it
I wanna talk it over with you
I wanna clean it
Real good and make it shine
I wanna do all these things
Before I die
Alright, listen I don’t know
What you want me to do about it
Dude your sister is sitting
Right there have some respect
She needs some space
She’s been through a lot lately
Wouldn’t you say?
Your mother would be
So disappointed if she were here
Right now get outta here
Space!
Okay, everyone
Space!
Push backward push backward
Fill up the fuel, fill up the fuel, fill up the fuel
Space!
Alright, pull it backward push forward
Fill up the fuel, fill up the fuel, fill up the fuel
Yeah
Yeah?
She said she’s not coming home
She said she’s not coming home?
I don’t know where she is
What do you mean you don’t know where she is?
I didn’t ask
You didn’t ask?
What am I supposed to do?
What are you supposed to do?
I’ll never see her again
You’ll never see her again?
Never?
Never!
There is never anyone
Sleeping at my own back door
There is never anyone
Sleeping at my own back door
There is never anyone
Sleeping at my own back door
There is never anyone
Sleeping at my own back door
I wanna rocket
I wanna run from this place
I wanna rocket
Into the darkness of space
I wanna rocket
So I can fly far away from you
I wanna rocket
I wanna run from this place
I wanna rocket
Into the darkness of space
I wanna rocket
So I can fly far away from you
Listen that’s totally fine
I feel like that sometimes
We all feel like we
Just wanna get away
From our problems
From our lives
It’s, it’s not a big deal
Just let it out
That’s the important thing
Get it out of your system
Don’t keep it all bottled up
It’s not gonna do you any good
I wanna rocket
Ahh! Ooo! Ooo! Ooo!
I wanna rocket
Ahh! Ooo! Ooo! Ooo!
Yeah, as time goes by
You’re gonna feel
More and more that you
Really wanna rocket
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Bring it down, son
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Bring it down, son
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Bring it down son to me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Bring it down, son
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Bring it down, son
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Bring it down son to me
If you really wanna rocket
You gotta build the rocket ship
If you wanna taste of upper space
Then bite your upper lip
If you really mean those things you say
Then record your records down
Don’t take the bite of freedom
Then just spit it on the ground
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Bring it down, son
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Bring it down, son
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Bring it down son to me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Bring it down, son
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Bring it down, son
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Bring it down son to me
I wanna rocket
I wanna rocket
I wanna rocket
I wanna rocket
I wanna rocket
I wanna rocket
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Where Is Your Sister
Where is your sister?
She could be bleeding alone in the dark
And you wouldn’t even care
It’s not like she don’t need you
And it’s not like she really knows
What’s going on
She made an excuse
For forgetting to love you
Hmm seems fair to me
And she watched over you
And all you could do was leave her
What’s wrong with you?
Where is your sister?
Yeah, she could be freezing alone in a park
And you wouldn’t even care
And it’s not like she don’t need you
No it’s not like she don’t need you
And it’s not like she really knows what’s going on
Doom sha kick-a-boom ba
Doom sha kick-a-boom ba
Doom sha kick-a-boom ba
Doom sha kick-a-boom ba
Ahh listen oh I don’t wanna keep you
Here any longer than I need to
You just need to tell me where she is
Yeah now you need
Yeah you just need to tell me
Tell me where is my sister
Oh tell me where is she
The excuse that she gave
Wasn’t made up of reasons
But she didn’t live in reality
No the truth is she’s lost
In a forever dream in your head
Oh where is your sister
She could be bleeding alone in the dark
And you won’t even care
Ah it ’s not like she don’t need you
Yeah It’s not like she don’t need you
And it’s not like she really knows
What’s going on
Doom sha kick-a-boom ba
Doom sha kick-a-boom ba
Doom sha kick-a-boom ba
Doom sha kick-a-boom ba
She made an excuse
For forgetting to love you
But that seems fair to me
Cause she watched over you
And all you could do was leave her
What’s wrong with you?
Where is your sister?
She could be dreaming alone in the dark
And you wouldn’t even care
Doom sha kick-a-boom ba
Doom sha kick-a-boom ba
Doom sha kick-a-boom ba
Doom sha kick-a-boom ba
Where is your sister?
Where is your sister?
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8. |
Nevermind
04:23
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Never mind I can’t feel you
I wasted all my time moving around
Well you had to flee
Far away from your troubles
Oh, you had to be
Much lighter than it all
My mind lives in a heavy place
You know only satisfied with ceilings
But there’s a dampness
Leaning in my basement
And it’s affecting how I’m feeling
It’s okay though it really is
While the dark is still outside
And my glue is sticking still
What comes unstuck and
Keeps my mind inside
It changes quick though
And there’s a range of shit so
You better be ready
You feel your lips fall
As you turn to bricks
All of your friends and life
Seem to disappear
Cause in the end
Does the way you think or
Feel about it really change anything?
So why do you keep trying?
Why don’t you just give up
And never mind
Never mind
Well the rain now
Well it came down
Right on the same clown
Yeah that he is
Well the rain now
Well it came down
Right on the same clown
Yeah that he is
Never mind cause I can’t hear you
And he’s chased away mostly all of your sounds
But anyway I knew this would happen
Cause I spent my life looking down
Down, down, down, down
Down, down, down, down
Now I don’t know why
But I keep believing I’ll wake up
And tomorrow will be better
I do my best every day but fail
Because every tomorrow is like today
Down to the letter
And have I really given up?
Tell me who is it that keeps on asking
Cause I know that I have
I’m just over this complex routine
Like a tired ballerina who tries to keep on dancing
Oh, and don’t remind me that I slept fine
So I don’t know why
I feel like a fucking bag of shit this morning
My whole body trembles
My legs and arms ache
Was it all just for me to get an idea for these lyrics?
That’s funny but Jesus Christ really?
For fuck sakes
Why don’t you just give up and never mind
Yeah, ahh, ahh, ahh
Yeah, ahh, ahh, ahh
Yeah, ahh, ahh, ahh
Yeah, ahh, ahh, ahh
Yeah!
Half of what you need
It will be gone in a day
Half of what you see
It will be blurry someday
Half of what you had yeah
Will be having half a laugh
At what you see until it’s
Gas and it is floating away
Until I can see you
I won’t know what to say
Until I can be you
I won’t live in that way
Scattering the ashes of the
Already burned matches
Is all that I can do
Just to get out of the way
Half of what you need
It will be gone in a day
Half of what you see
It will be blurry someday
Half of what you had yeah
Will be having half a laugh
At what you see until it’s
Gas and it is floating away
Never mind these feelings
That I’m having today
Never mind the ceilings
They just get in the way
Never mind the reasons
That I give myself to feel
How will I ever fucking make it
Until the end of the day?
Yeah!
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9. |
Several Robots
02:44
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There are several robots in this room
More than one yes more than two
There are several robots in this room
They are not made as you or I
They will not feel and cannot die
They maybe might manipulate
But it’s not for sure no we’ll have to wait
Humans, friends? Robots?
The robot makes a metal sound
When metal feet clang with the ground
They have no use for falling love
No other they are thinking of
Robots do as they are told
And will not die and can’t grow old
They always will fall into place
No soul to lose or misplace
Yeah, there are several robots in this room
Humans, friends? Robots?
Yeah, there are several robots in this room
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10. |
Seven Yesterdays
04:31
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I knew that I’d fall
The moment that I met you
And you knew that I needed
To be able to dream
Shy I whispered to you
Softly into your ear
So sad, so sad
You’ll be dead in a year
And where will my heart go
Will it go when you’re gone?
Who will I look to
For comfort and love?
When will this hurt disappear?
Or will it ever disappear?
It’s already been more than a year
And where will my heart go
Will it go when you’re gone?
Who will I look to
For comfort and love?
When will this hurt disappear?
Or will it ever disappear?
It’s already been more than a year
The loss of a kingdom
The loss of a kingdom
The loss of a kingdom
Get outta here
How many?
Seven
Yesterdays?
Yes
How many are there?
There’s seven yesterdays
Oh yeah
You gotta come and get it
Yeah you gotta come and get it
Yeah you gotta come and get it
Yeah you gotta really get it
It’s been seven yesterdays
You gotta come and get it
Yeah you gotta come and get it
Yeah you gotta come and get it
Yeah you gotta really get it
It’s been seven yesterdays
I’ll miss you when you’re gone
When you are no longer here
In seven yesterday’s
Is when I’ll be missing you, my dear
I’ll miss you when you’re gone
When you are gone and no longer here
In seven yesterdays
Is when I’ll be missing you, my dear
Ahh, ahh, ahh, chicka coo ka
Ahh, ahh, ahh, chicka coo ka
Ahh, ahh, ahh, chicka coo ka
Ahh, ahh, ahh, chicka coo ka
It’s been seven yesterdays
Oh
It’s been seven yesterdays
Oh, oh, oh
It’s been seven yesterdays
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11. |
Doctor Show-Off
02:58
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You can leave me here
If you really want to
You can leave me here
Until my light goes dim
Cause you know that I
Never could leave you
Yeah cause you know how much
That I need you Doctor Show-off
And you’ll know when
If I can find you
If you forget I will remind you
Doctor Show-off
Driving around in the rain
With my brain in a puddle
My mind is a mix of a mess
And confusion
And you’ll know when
If I can find you
If you forget I will remind you
Doctor Show-off
Yeah you will know when
If I can find you
If you forget I will remind you
Doctor Show-off
If you have grace you will leave now
If you have faith you will see how
Doctor Show-off
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Robbie Tucker Miramichi, New Brunswick
Robbie Tucker - singer, songwriter and producer from Miramichi, New Brunswick, continues to pump out true art rife with fantastical imagery. His musical heroes include Roy Orbison, Paul McCartney, and Elvis Presley.
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