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I
01:05
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James
05:17
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he’s tossing back test tubes of Red Bull & Bombay gin / he’s shaving with disposable razors again / he’s a lo-fi hip hop Buddhist / Chef likes his bread / he’d rocket ship from New Zealand if it meant he’d get some head
he’s playing pool at the RSA / he’s looking cool / getting so tossed in those waves / he’s that guy from James, James, James / he’s that guy from James, James, James
m-m-m-Marmite toast / he’s feeling like a ghost who wants to burn his virginity alive / he’s a long, long way from Kansas and Weezer is covering Toto / he’s a low blow punk rock Christian / who might try some weed / he’s already watched Scott Pilgrim three times this week
he’s playing pool at the RSA / he’s looking cool / getting so tossed in those waves / he’s that guy from James, James, James / he’s that guy from James, James, James
Break it down now, James…
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Midsommar
04:04
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the hotel had a view of a Montessori school / there was blood on the condom / there were tissue paper giraffes / for the kids we shouldn’t have / how i want to be a dad— but not yet! / & you kind of hate your dad / & it shows
you manipulated me / i manipulated you / it was a short Swedish summer / in a garden full of grass / scattered with those jelly beans / that you eat incessantly / & the bullshit on one knee / with a gummy ring
they say i asked you three times / blacked out on orange wine & two Michelin stars / which weren’t aligning / don’t tell me that i drive too fast / or we’ll break up in the Kid’s Museum / then make up in ABBA The Museum / we’re in Stockholm & we’re getting stuck here / like, really stuck
the hotel has a view, though / of a Montessori school / & there is blood on the condom / & now i’m never gonna see you again //// but i hope you like your long weekend / baking cookies with your Irish boyfriend / far from Stockholm/ hey, please don’t regret that / Stockholm... / i’m still kinda stuck back / in Stockholm, Stockholm / like, really stuck / you fucked me up / tack så mycket
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Hereditary
05:54
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potato sack racer / Ray Ban noir / hopping drug to drug / in your sleeping bag / & you see your mother’s back / when you’re stoned & on a walk / when you’re missing all the cracks / you’re missing your mom / but carry on / carry on / carry on to tenderness
pierogi for dinner / with your dancing queen/ who’s drunk off one tequila/ & getting kinda mean / & she asks about the cat / & calls you all those names / & you’re reminded of the demon / with your mama is his cage / that one time / that one time when you hurt your knee / & she just let you bleed / that one time
now ABBA is my mariachi band / haunting me with their heartbreaking glam / & their boots / their boots / i no longer trust chicks in mary janes
i keep kicking your cat / & she keeps coming back
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II
00:24
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Fight Club
02:15
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it could’ve been me / i could’ve been Mark Anthony Conditt / it could’ve been me / i could’ve been Kyle Rittenhouse / it could’ve been me / i could’ve been Edgar M. Welch / one of the many little boy bombers / American churches churn out
killing commies for the Lord, man / killing femme Dems for the Lord, man / killing pedos who make pizza for a living / all because our kids can’t live with seeing trans men / in the bathroom at Target
it could’ve been me / i could’ve been Mark Anthony Conditt / it could’ve been me / i could’ve been Kyle Rittenhouse / it could’ve been me / i could’ve been Edgar M. Welch / one of the many little boy bombers / American churches churn out
killing commies for the Lord, man / killing queers for the Lord, man / killing minorities just ‘cause they don’t have land / & their own special gaslighting president / in the bathroom at Target
call it evangelism / call it nationalism / liberty & justice / is just survival of the fittest / in America
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Mrs. Plaid Pants
04:02
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once you seemed much older / you were once my style / now you’re stomping around your parents’ town / & acting like a child
why the situations? / why the carousel? / i’m trying to take your order / while you’re trying to reconcile / with deep eye contact that wasn’t appropriate for the situation
stop asking me to be someone else / i gotta stop asking you to be someone else too
“isn’t he ironic?” / darling, you’re my mirror / i only wax laconic when I feel my bluff is near
why the expectations? / why the cinephiles? / i’m just trying to dance with open hands / you’re tryna get inside my pants
stop asking me to be someone else / i gotta stop asking you to be someone else new
can’t we bounce this seesaw without burning down the town? / one moment we’re mad / next moment we’re sad / at least we’re wearing matching plaid pants
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Escape from LA
04:36
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just me / there’ve been / no more airplanes around / it’s all over town / back porch / you’ll see / no more airplanes around / they say it’s not over / it’s all over town / they say it’s not over
just me / twin toes / Utah / no shows, no towns / i’ve been all over / Jerry Lee Rover / (1 2 3 4)
look up to the sky & tell me / what happened to all of the airplanes / the 4th of July & i see / my sister is escaping now / she’s going to town
red rover red rover / come over come over
sister / you’ll be / throw food at me / abound / c’mon, abound / sister / you’ll be / u-haul / go free / abound / you’re out of the bounds / (1 2 3 4)
look up to the sky & tell me / Mama threw an airplane at me / the 4th of July & i see / my town completely exploding / they think that it’s over / they think that it’s over / they think that it’s over / they think that it’s over / but it’s all over town
go, babe
red rover / come on over / it’s not over / come on over / red rover / come on over / it’s not over / it’s not over
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Swimming Sweden
04:19
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Basia, baby / beware (of) strawberries / & don’t drown yourself in me
go swim across the lake now / swim across the lake / all by yourself
Basia, baby / beware (of) Americans like me / & don’t drown yourself in him / in him
go swim across the lake now / swim across the lake / with someone else
go
i can swim across the lake now / swim across the lake / i can swim across the lake now / swim across the lake / i can swim across the lake now / swim across the lake / swim across the lake / swim across the lake / swim across the lake / swim across the lake / all by myself
forget me not / forget me too / forget-me-not tattoo
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Little Boy Bomber
05:57
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maybe you were at that New Year’s Eve bash / when the local youth groups came & trashed the gym with popcorn & hymns / maybe you got saved that night / i tried getting saved for the fourth time / but they only called my name for the door prize / a red KJV / & i had an anxiety attack & Mom had to come get me / early
maybe you were at that Boy’s Day camp out / when lightsabers were a thing & Sam cracked my nose in the creek / & our dads built model rockets with us / before Mr. Jerry set them free & detonated them / a little early
& maybe you were in Mr. Paul’s class at homeschool co-op / the one where he taught us how to dismantle a two-stroke engine / adding more knowledge to our arsenals / i already knew how to make bombs / i already carried pen springs & 9-volt batteries in my pockets / to the orthodontist / just in case they pissed me off
& maybe you were on my mission’s trip / invading the streets with John 3:16 painted on your AR-15 / you’re only 17 / clean-cut condemning like it’s your calling
maybe you intend your bombs for gays / (that’s Fred’s opinion anyways) / i heard the same sermons that you heard / but i was busy picturing the worship leader’s wife in bed / i still read the Bible though / enough to know that if you’re gonna kill gays / you gotta shoot the praise band too / because liars & perverts & murderers & idolaters / are all mentioned in the same verses used to crucify gays
but if God Fed Exes judgment / would you let me know? / ‘cause then i’ll be the next to blow / the doorbell ringing / a little early
little boy bomber / little boy bomber / little boy bomber / little boy bomber
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11. |
III
01:00
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Rosanna
05:52
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i’ve seen your doorways be painted by blood / six people riding in the car when only five of them should / let them go swimming / hide the wine inside the bread if we get caught / if we get caught
with Rosanna / let your people go / Rosanna / take it nice & slow / when you go down
hey, i’ve seen your doorways get wasted on the blood / drop some magic mushrooms just to watch the deer / flying by your hood / as shit goes sailing, “never failing” / is the promise any way / it’s the promise, anyway
for Rosanna / take it nice and slow / Rosanna / will your people go / when you go down / when you go down / when you go down / when you go down
who’s the deer? / is it you or me, my dear? / who’s the deer? / is it me or you, my dear? / who’s the deer? / is you or me, my dear / or is it maybe just your fear? / if it’s your fear, then what are you afraid of? / babe, just live & love & die / then come back & then / let’s do it all tomorrow / oh sweet Jesus, i’m too high
on Rosanna / you’re not a deer / you’re just a rose / Rosanna / Rose, don’t keep your doors closed / Rose, don’t keep your doors closed / Rose, don’t keep your doors closed
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crown shyness / we never touch / just smoke this joint & go home / i was here / i was here & it meant something
ptsd/ everybody stomps up the street now / sorry she came home smelling like patchouli / we never touch / it’s too dangerous / just get a vaccine & i’ll take off my mask for you
crown shyness / we’ll never touch / the kids in the apple tree / i am here / i’m right here / now stay away from me
ptsd / break a window for me / sorry i sing with strings attached / i’m the player of the week / we never touch / it’s too dangerous / just get a vaccine & i’ll take off my mask for you
take off my mask for you / take off my mask for you / take off my mask for you / take off my mask for you
i’ll take off my mask / i’ll take off my mask / since you asked so nicely / banging on my door / in the middle of the winter / i’ll take off my mask / like you asked / do you like what you see now? / i have been a bear to you
i have been a bear to you / & i’m embarrassed about that / i have been a bear to you / i have been a bear to you
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