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The first thing that comes out of your mouth, well just scream it out it doesn't make any sense but thanks anyway. I don't love you, so sorry. I heard this song and it felt pretty good it reminds me of someone we'd do drugs and drink until the sun came up. That was enough for us, so much.
Well I knew a girl, she couldn't sing but she loved to anyway. She kissed me once in a motel room, then she ran away. I never felt so lonely or so free. When I wake up I love every girl I see.
I saw this girl and she called my name, I don't know her she met me when I was still someone else. I remember how it felt to be so numb. I know you think that I'm arrogant when you condescend like my ego is draining my common sense. You'd be right again. I just don't care about you.
Well I knew a girl, she couldn't sing but she loved to anyway. She kissed me once in a police car, then she moved away. I never thought that I could be so lonely or so free. When I wake up I love everything I see.
I hear that you don't like me anymore, but it's just rock 'n roll.
It's just rock 'n roll.
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Bellamy
03:34
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In the dusk city lights look alright from where we are (I'm not going home). All my friends in the bar they can't see very far I know this is obscene. But it's all I know.
Sometimes it's the best thing that I ever knew. She says baby, "It's killing you." I don't know what else to do if love doesn't save me.
Broken guitar strings and the night will sing its white lightning. What no one else has found this is holy ground, a beautiful sound of coming twice as long to your favourite song, we'll burn all the memories and watch them melt together with the lights above this city. We're all ashes of the sun.
Sometimes it's the best thing that I ever knew. She says baby, "It's killing you." I don't know what else to do if love doesn't save me.
If love doesn't save me.
In the dusk city lights look alright from where we are.
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The Queen is Dead
02:08
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I like skinny girls--the ones that look like they've been throwing up or taking drugs with cute tattoos always smell like booze, they can't wait on the first date, when they smile you know that they are lying, but taste so good.
I like pretty girls--the ones that always brush their hair in their underwear and get upset at your cigarette, make you wait until the second date before you get a kiss, no touching it drives me wild.
I like the saddest girls--the ones that never cry or say goodbye with eyes so blue her smile is too, puts on 'The Queen is Dead' and stays in bed for weeks, but she never sleeps. Best lover too.
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Blackout
02:39
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We caught a greyhound bus, we felt like going out. We were so high I was scared that I might die. Then a thunderstorm the sky was bright and warm. The driver had to stop and that's where we got off. The bar was full of people I was scared we looked out of place. I found a table and bought a drink, at least I think that's what we did.
Some girls asked for a ride, I said that's suicide. Did you see the rain? It's fucking insane. Well hey, what do you say, we didn't drive here anyway if you've got a place we can pick up a case. They said no that they're busy but down the street there's a cheap motel. Hey by the way boys, see these rings? Well that don't mean a thing to me.
I can't tell the difference between dusk and early dawn. You can't figure out which way your shoes go on. Hey man that's two lefts. And then that's when I blacked out.
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Summer Song
03:26
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Summer stained us, summer made us believe in anything like all the songs we sing came true. Travel at nighttime, floating on white lines in the foggy mist all the things we missed were ours. Dreams come true too like tragedy these days don't belong to you. Feel the sunshine if it makes you cry well love can do that too. Lover don't leave me lover believe me the road to happiness, the sign's easy to miss--it's in French. Wake up, wake up we're in the ditch, wake up wake up we can't die like this, in that moment's when you realize you lived. Take a rest now there's time to stop and try to catch our breath. Don't wait too long because we can't be sure how much time we have left.
Something sacred like a friendship worn, or the sky in a low tide storm. I can still feel the ocean floor and the moment she was born.
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Good Luck Goodbyes
03:26
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I couldn't help myself to save my lies, you're so famous for good luck goodbyes. I'll pretend I'm half a world away so when I call you it's another day. When you're on the road you miss your girl, when you're on your girl you miss the road. It's the kind of life you won't ever win, so close to god when you're down in sin. So hold me close I know it's bad, you're the best girl I ever had. I call the girl who had my kid hope she never finds out what her daddy did. I remember when I was 16, hope she doesn't want that kind of dream. I'm sorry baby I can get so high, but when I'm down I just make you cry. I'm sorry baby when I get so low I'm not the guy you used to know. Time goes by and we're all the same, different houses, different last names. Just remember when he holds you close, I'm the guy that loved you the most. Don't worry now I understand, one day I won't be your man. But you're the girl I'll always know, that kid just won't let us go.
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Leave
03:12
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Sometimes this city makes me feel so alone, if I could see the ocean I don't need a place to call my home. Now all I have to do is leave.
Fake my death in the underground, call me on Monday I won't be around. I speak another language inside my mind, I'll see the whole world one girl at a time, but she's the only one that can stay. Runaway.
Time can erase anything at all.
Float downstream to the delta of Venus between her legs I climb up so far up inside her soul.
This life is my religion.
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Million Years Ago
03:13
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Do you think of me anymore it's ok if you don't. There are stars out there could have died a million years ago but we'll never know. We're still young but they ask, "what are you gonna be?" If you know what's best then why bother asking me? You can live vicariously through some university.
Well I know I'm lost but I heard you're giving up. You say that life's a drag and you don't believe in love. Maybe that's because you never had enough.
Maybe this is a great disaster
will you chase what your heart is after
growing up we had these dreams we believed when we were free.
We were free.
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Bankrupt in the Soul
01:42
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My Best Plaid
03:38
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Tonight I'm wearing my best plaid, she said, "baby I'm glad you came."
We had lots of fun last time. Oh look it's Saturday again. I can be an asshole when I drink, throw up in your kitchen sink, you still glad I came? I'm glad I came. Baby your eyes make me wild oh no it's Saturday, it's Saturday again. I've got some problems well I think that's obvious enough. Too many nights like this I'm sure I'm running out of luck. So hold my heart inside your hands, it still beats when I can't stand and I can't sleep I shake so much my soul's been restless for your touch. Tonight I'm wearing my best plaid she says baby I'm glad you came. Let's not talk about birthday's I turned 20 last Saturday. It's Saturday again. You're killing me I want inside you realize we all will die and every kiss could be our last kiss I mean is anything sweeter than this?
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Whisky and Pills
04:03
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Whisky and pills. I'm sorry mom, I don't want to die young. Grew up and now I'm in love with the world, I'm not really sure what I do all this for. It's hard to make sense of chaos when you're part of it all, there's things I can't remember, some things I wish I could forget. A voice says: waiting to hop on some train where are you gonna go kid, your soul's gonna follow you there. Gave up on your idols you haven't suffered enough yet, you're not an artist just because you write songs. Would I write this all down if there was no one around, would it mean anything if nobody could hear what I sing? I'm careless I know you come to all of the shows I just ask for a drink and then hit on your girl. Yeah but that doesn't mean I wouldn't buy you one too, I'm just kind of broke well what else is new? I don't feel guilty about things I probably should but I don't do anything really all that bad. She gets mad, only for a little while. Hurry up, because there's so much to do tonight.
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Darkest Star
02:43
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I don't even know anymore, if you're a myth or you're a girl. I miss your face I miss the world of chaos and sadness that you bring. I had a dream of you last night I was in disguise in some dingy club, you're the darkest star I was still in love, I picked you up and you didn't know who I was.
Can love die at all? It's like I carry it all around.
Remember when you dropped me home, the night you left those years ago. You had my songs and you're still alone. You broke my heart and I smashed my phone so I couldn't call you begging for you to stay.
Can love die at all? It's like I carry it all around.
People pass through other lives, mean everything then say goodbye, well you sure made a mess of mine, you just won't leave my heart god knows I've tried. Can love die at all? I guess you'll always be somewhere.
I still hear from you sometimes late at night when you get the Fear, you say that you want out of here, back to that place where you whispered three words in my ear.
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Walk Alone
03:41
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You're leaving for what reason, tonight is not the season for falling out of love, so stay together your friends won't ever leave you behind. You talk to her so often but you don't want to wreck it by saying how you really feel. You heard that beauty lies in failure but if you never turn to kiss her, you'll never get to fail. Loyalty means nothing when she's calling out your name. I guess your friends don't mean a thing. If you follow a code of conduct then your life becomes your conscience so to hell with righteousness. Friendship shouldn't be codependency. if you want to be free you have to walk alone.
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War of Heart
03:56
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When she smiles it's like pain and desire got high and blacked out on the weekend. I can't see but the fear is just laughing at me, I can't hide from the call up. A war of heart. She cries in the dark.
If you could have a quick death would you get it over with tonight?
If you could be reborn would you wear her crown of thorns again?
Some gas station crying on the curb trying to a live a life from a song that you heard these poets aren't your friends they're lost and poor they kill for peace or die for war she didn't leave or fall apart so you can't blame this on a broken heart you can't stay here it's cold outside so call her up and ask for a ride.
If we could live without fear, maybe then we'd be even more alone. Why are you working so hard, these jobs don't mean anything.
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These Things Happen
08:14
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The girl she didn't bleed, how's that one for you? Don't think about the bad times there were good ones too, and baby I loved you but now we're through. So cold and sad like she's giving up hope. She puts up her coat and drives home alone, watches TV alone and thinks about me sometimes. On the answering machine she cries, "I need you here." I see her on the street and her eyes ask me are you miserable too? I shrug and say, "hey you know me, I fall in love so easily." And I guess these things happen.
Time can't erase anything at all.
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The City Streets Edmonton, Alberta
Rick Reid, Matt Leddy, Mark Chmilar. 2005-2013. Edmonton/Montreal.
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