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Fire in Every Lightbulb
02:52
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The sun rose again today
Somehow, it hasn't gotten tired of us
In every lightbulb a stolen flame
Burns ancient leaves
A dove and a faint light
Us and everyone else
I saw you dancing in the night
A world in love with itself
Looking for something you'd already found
Burning fallen trees
And smoking weed at the campground
Forgive me if I'm nervous
I'm just a kid with no purpose
And I always worry
But you always know what to say
Someday
The earth will be a lightbulb
Burning our bodies like brittle leaves
The bodies of thieves
Us and everyone else
A world in love with itself
Us and everyone else
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2. |
Changing Hands
03:47
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Some girls in the park today
Were turning cartwheels
Laughing like babies
And eating with their hands
I sat with the anxious ants
And thought of that winter day
It must have been second grade
We played in the frozen rain
Careless and satisfied
Our jackets still inside
Our fingertips all numb
I fell from my memory
Back in the park
Suddenly in the dark
The moon was a spotlight
A picture book set the scene
With little girls listening
Some busy ants following
The trail they'd left behind
I sat up then stood to leave
Thinking of what I'd seen
And how easy it used to be
We're a mess of changing plans
Lonesome hearts
In changing hands
I walked home in bitterness
We're running out of time
To remember to live our lives
We hardly stop to breathe
Now when it's cold out there
We hide in our jackets
So stuck in our habits
That we forget to think
Scared of the world outside
Working and worrying
Bored of our lucky lives
We're a mess of changing plans
Lonesome hearts
In changing hands
It's not so hard to be happy
To laugh like a baby
And know that you're alive
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3. |
Nothing Like Anything
03:53
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I found a few tiny bones
In the yard back at home
I asked you on the phone
What had died
What had grown
You said you didn't know
Then you paused
The memory shone
He once skinned a squirrel
By the rosemary bush
Discarded the bloody meat
Made his hands clean
Love is an end to a means
The taste of blood
I bit my tongue
And you seemed overcome
Now he's crazy
Another prophet, maybe
My last baby tooth
Was loose for weeks
Until it fell between the sheets
In my sleep
I'm not supposed to be afraid
Of the dark masquerade
We could lay on the street
With the candy wrappers
After Halloween
You said you wouldn't mind
If you died in your sleep
After all, what is a dream?
I don't recognize me
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4. |
All You Need
03:31
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I answered your question
Now leave me alone
'Cause babe, all my problems
Are my own
I'm through with regret
It's what I've come to expect
So leave me alone
It's for the best
You kept me on a leash
And led me through the fog
But honey, here's the thing
I'm not your goddamn dog
Maybe I'm not high enough
I may be running out of luck
But I answered your question
So leave me alone
Sure, you keep me around
When you want to cry
But when my shit hits the fan
You act like I've died
And when you asked
"Are we okay"
I think you knew I would lie
But babe, you asked anyway
'Cause lies are all you need
Lately I don't cry enough
I may be running out of luck
But I answered your question
So leave me alone
It's easy to lay blame
To be played by my own game
Easy to write a song
That leaves out your name
Maybe I don't try enough
I just write songs that clear my tongue
But never fix the problem
Maybe songs are all I need
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Sheldon and Gabriel Tucson, Arizona
Previously known as "Birkat Spot", vocalist Sheldon Donenberg and guitarist Gabriel Lehrer met at summer camp two years ago, and have been writing and recording music together ever since.
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