1. |
I Already Know
03:34
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What the hell is happening in 4?
Everyone is yelling, it smells like cigarettes
As you’re handing me your key
And I’m face down on the floor
Wondering could I ever resurrect
What you ever saw in me
You don’t have to tell me
We’ve hit the end
You don’t have to tell me
I comprehend
You don’t have to tell me
You’re gonna go
You don’t have to tell me
I already know
No no I never saw it
Coming at me like a comet from above
And I’m not ready for the pain as
She walks out into the rain
And out of love
And what has happened to my world
Mooring cracked, foundation crumbling
As you reach to shake my hand
And all around me is a swirl
All my pretty words just mumbling
And you hope I understand
You don’t have to tell me
This is goodbye
You don’t have to tell me
Or even imply
You don’t have to tell me
You’ve canceled the show
You don’t have to tell me
I already know
No no I’ll never know why
She got tired of my plot line so sublime
And I don’t know how I’ll survive
As she steps into other lives
And out of mine
No no I never saw it
Coming at me like a comet from above
And I’m not ready for the pain as
She walks out into the rain
And out of love
No no no I never saw it
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2. |
Awake in Tokyo
03:40
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Beacons red atop the towers
Shining in the night
And blinking in the rain
Warning all the planes
I’ve been up for hours and hours
Transpacific flight
And through the window pane
They tell me it’s today
I’m on my way from yesterday
And I’m the only one
The only one awake in Tokyo
I’m the only one
The only one awake in Tokyo
City bright with signs and stoplights
No one there to see
It’s midday in disguise
It’s wrong before my eyes
Nothing here that I can put right
And it’s only me
I’m counterclockwise
I’ll photosensitize
But in the sky no sign of sign of sunrise
And I’m the only one
The only one awake in Tokyo
I’m the only one
The only one awake in Tokyo
And I’m the only one
The only one awake in Tokyo
I’m the only one
The only one awake in Tokyo
And can you see my nighttime daydream?
And I’m the only one
The only one awake in Tokyo
I’m the only one
The only one awake in Tokyo
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3. |
Absurd
03:30
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Polly asked
Is that all that you have to say
And I must admit
It doesn’t sound that good today
By way of explanation
But certainly not excuse
I wasn’t in a good place
I couldn’t call a truce
What we have isn’t precious
I don’t mean to sound malicious
You’re my favorite person in the world
Just a speck in the universe
And some may find it quite a curse
I think it beautifully absurd
I asked myself
Why does the sky seem always grey
Even when it’s sunny
And I hear kids somewhere far away
If that’s enough for me and you
And the little things that make us proud
It’s should be so bad
To say these words aloud
What we have isn’t precious
I don’t mean to sound malicious
you’re my favorite person in the world
Just a speck in the universe
And some may find it quite a curse
I think it beautifully absurd
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4. |
Metropolitan Building
03:32
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I see the moon and stars and river
From the rooftop garden
Twelve tall stories high into the 1890 sky
We placed it all by hand, just as we planned it
Houghton sandstone
Tuscan marble
New Hampshire granite
By day the place is swimming in light
Down from the height, the atrium glowing
And everyone is with us tonight
As we invite tomorrow, unknowing
I hear the songs and laughter
In the wind above the rafters
Waiters pouring wine, iron twisting like a vine
The ball and chain will come in 1961, dear
What’s to fear?
We won’t see it
We won’t be here
By day the place is swimming in light
Down from the height, the atrium glowing
And everyone is with us tonight
As we invite the future, unknowing
From here we see a city alight
With line of sight to where we are going
From here we know we’re doing all right
Future in flight, world overflowing
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5. |
That's Where I'll Be
01:56
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In the spare junk drawer
In the corner store
That's where I'll be
That's where I'll be
In the grocery
At the DMV
That's where I'll be
That's where I'll be
601 Deluxe
In the grocery
At the DMV
That's where I'll be
That's where I'll be
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He busted ass
For Amalgamated Gas
Repping tanks, valves, and nozzles
‘cross the Tri-State area
She did the the books
At Coca-Cola Kinderhook
Saying no to every Joe who said
“I’d really like to marry ya”
When it came time
In April ‘59
Everybody in the biz
Headed in to the city
To meet about trade
And get some deals made
And eat and drink and smoke and play
And talk all witty
He took the subway
And she took the train
They walked the last bit
Through cold Manhattan rain
They caught each other’s view
In the registration queue
And she noted on his left hand
The absence of a ring
He liked her expression
In the general session
But her table number was
Too far from his for his liking
For breakouts one and two
She was in the other room
Distracted from the lecture on
Batch fermentation
And as he quoted gaskets
To a buyer from Manhasset
His thoughts were far off
As the tracks at Penn Station
And later from afar
He saw her at the bar
She said “Hey Mac,
Eill ya pour me somethin’ fizzy?”
And after a while
She gave a little smile
His pamphlets hit the floor
And he got a little dizzy
And they danced at the 37th Annual Convention of the New York State Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages
They took a chance at the 37th Annual Convention of the New York State Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages
‘Twas happenstance at the 37th Annual Convention of the New York State Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages
And they danced at the 37th Annual Convention of the New York State Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages
As business adjourned
They plotted their return
Over glasses of a ‘47 Perrier-Jouët
Intending to see whether
What the bubbles brought together
Would stay effervescent or just fall flat
And they danced
Oh, they took a chance
(Repeat chorus)
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7. |
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Instrumental
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8. |
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Way back In college I had a good friend
Who was a little older with a young kid.
We were music buddies
In all the things we did
Had a daughter, dropped out of the scene and out of view .
Came back a year later
Said let’s go to an another show
At First Avenue
Opening band was okay
But he had come to rock
With fists pumping away
and he just would not stop
It’s time to rock
I guess it’s time to rock
It’s time to rock
I guess it’s time to rock
Had some kids myself
And got myself a job
Got myself cleaned up and had no more time
For the mosh pit
But still love all the music
Strummed guitar got an amp and learned to play a bit
Called up my old friend and reminisced
And that’s when he mentioned
He‘d just bought a drum kit
Now we’re the opening band
And we’ve come to rock
It’s cheaper than our therapy
I guess we’ll never stop
It’s time to rock
I guess it’s time to rock
It’s time to rock (rock rock)
I guess it’s time to rock
(Rock song worthy instrumental parts)
It’s time to rock
I guess it’s time to rock
It’s time to rock (rock rock)
I guess it’s time to rock
It’s time to rock
I guess it’s time to rock
It’s time to rock (rock rock)
I guess it’s time to rock
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9. |
Seems
03:18
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I don’t know if this weather will clear
I don’t know if when it does I’ll be here
I don’t know if I’ll make it through the stack
I don’t know if they’ll be calling me back
That’s how it seems
I don’t know if it’s two or it’s four
I don’t know if I deadbolted the door
I don’t know if I should approach the poet
I don’t know if I’m gonna ever know it
But that’s how it seems
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10. |
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The universe is always raining
Right on my parade
I reject it waiting to hear something
Else that you've made
I loved many aspects of it
But I always like songs
that end in la la la
la la la
The playlist that you made for me
It makes me uneasy, so
la la la
la la la
I'm a thesaurus of feelings
A person could have
Let's romanticize the past
And dream of what we never had
I'm just not vibing with this song
But I always like songs that end in
la la la
The song that you sent to me
Just doesn't fit my playlist so
la la la
la la la
la la la
la la la
la la la
la la la
(end)
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11. |
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[Human]
You know it's me
But I can't read it
It's all right between the lines
I want to be free
To run away
Til the end of time
And no one can tell me that I'm wrong
No, no one can tell me that I'm wrong
[The Universe]
The Sea watches with indifference
The Sea watches with indifference
The Sea watches with indifference
The Sea watches with indifference
[Human]
And no one can tell me that I'm wrong
No, no one can tell me that I'm wrong
[Duet]
No one can tell me that I'm wrong
The Sea watches with indifference
No one can tell me that I'm wrong
The Sea watches with indifference
No one can tell me that I'm wrong
The Sea watches with indifference
No one can tell me that I'm wrong
The Sea watches with indifference
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12. |
Snowstorm
04:28
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The constellations know that I’m a novice
The going’s slow but practice makes progress
I put the song where it belongs
And I can’t get it back
It’s bottled ink and an unlit candle
He won’t give you more than you can handle
Cover my eyes, get me outside
Before it all goes to black
And I want Adam Ant
To be the one demanding Chips Ahoy
And I want Robert Plant
To meet me in a bar in Illinois
A sleeping dog and box of cosmetics
A pile of books is good if you can get it
3:35, we’re all alive
And sunlight paints the floor
The scissors cut my problems into two
It’s fine by me, I don’t know about you
But it says on my phone, she’s leaving home
Headed out the door
And I want John Prine
To help me plant a tree in my backyard
And I want Patsy Cline
To tell me, Why is everything so hard?
La da da da da dah…
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13. |
Frivolous Diversion
03:18
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I tried to learn the trends
Bought a Mercedes Benz
Pretended to like your friends
To please you
I jumped at your command
Listened to your boring bands
And played into your hands
To appease you
They say that love is give and take
But I met you much more than halfway
You were cool and you were kind
But you kept your heart in reserve
And left behind I came to find
That I was just your frivolous diversion
I went and joined a gym
Switched from whole to skim
Indulged your every whim
I tried and tried
But didn’t got the clue
Never read the room
And that’s on me, not you
And so I
Guess I’ll try it all again
Just sadder, wiser until then
You were cool and you were kind but
You kept your heart in reserve
And left behind I came to find
That I was just your frivolous diversion
(Repeat chorus)
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14. |
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It is known the world over
It is known the world over
There’s a reason
There’s a reason
It is known the world over
It is known the world over
There’s a reason
There’s a reason
It is known the world over
It is known the world over
There’s a reason
There’s a reason
There’s a reason
There’s a reason
There’s a reason
There’s a reason
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Trademark Issues
NC/MN. A two-person, long-distance band whose members have spoken directly only twice. Fourth full-length album 601 DELUXE releasing July 28, 2023.
Twitter: @TrademarkIssues
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