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Merry Go Round
02:08
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Shut me up, and you shut me down.
Cut me up, and you cut me down.
Tie me up, and you tie me down.
Let me off the merry-go-round.
Well I’m confused by your sudden attitudes.
And I don’t think I wanna know the truth.
You’ll wanna come back because
that’s how this story goes.
That’s it. I’m done. My door is closed.
Well I don’t think I can take it anymore.
I don’t think I wanna be your fool.
I’m sick and tired of looking
back and wanting more.
That’s It. I’m done. Sayonara.
Attitudes give you fake control.
Attitudes hide you from the world.
Face the facts and leave your attitudes behind.
Time to change your state of mind.
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Postcard
01:47
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Found a postcard from you
from New Orleans today.
It was from a long long time ago.
You said you’d see me soon.
And if I knew you, I’d still know you.
And you would send me a postcard to say;
What’s up, what’s on my mind.
What’s old, what things are new.
I hope I get one someday from you.
In that postcard from you,
you said you found a place
where you could stay and really belong.
I guess it was true.
I’ve seen you since then
seen you come and go.
How long will you stay in town
this time around?
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Radio Lied To Me
02:46
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Radio used to be my only friend.
I was too young to understand the corporate trend.
Then I heard it. I just couldn't believe it was real.
I was missing something.
Play it loud and play it fast.
Play it over and over.
Play it one more time for me.
Radio, you lied to me, you kept me in the dark.
Radio, I trusted you to not lead me astray.
Radio, you lied to me.
Now I know that radio's a masquerade.
And I'd be crazy to carry on with the charade.
I forgot you. Cause the vinyl was telling the truth.
The music made a difference.
Play the pops and play the cracks.
Play it over and over.
Play it one more time for me.
Radio, you lied to me, you kept me in the dark.
Radio, I trusted you to not lead me astray.
Radio, you lied to me.
Radio, you're not the only one.
45s opened my eyes.
I tried to give you another chance.
Your still trapped in your trendy lies.
Play it once and play it twice.
Play it over and over.
Play it one more time for me.
Radio, you lied to me, you kept me in the dark.
Radio, I trusted you to not lead me astray.
Radio, you lied to me.
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She's Sorry
02:09
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I see your face but, I don't like what I don't see.
Your eyes are here with me, your eyes are looking through me.
I feel so cold, I feel so lost, I feel so empty.
The world I tried to save was ours until you said:
"You're a hard man to love, but a harder man to live with.
You've changed so much, yet so much changed inside of me."
It started long ago, the cliff that's our life crumbling.
Apologies won't cool the sting that came from being human.
I feel so cold, I feel so lost, I feel so empty.
The world I tried to save was ours until you said:
"You're a hard man to love, but a harder man to live with.
You've changed so much, yet so much changed inside of me."
I can not take back the wrong words already said.
They came from anger as they shot right through your head.
The picture faded and came crashing from the wall.
She's sorry. She said she's sorry.
Didn't see the look, didn't look to see my heart was dead.
The world I tried to save was ours until you said:
"You're a hard man to love, but a harder man to live with.
You've changed so much, yet so much changed inside of me."
"You're a hard man to love, but a harder man to live with.
You've changed so much, yet so much changed inside of me."
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Do You Know That Girl?
02:18
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Sat down with a friend of mine, he had something on his mind.
Staring blankly as the coffee came, saying things won't be the same.
Can I trust you? Can I trust you?
Can I trust you to keep my secret?
Can I trust you? Can I trust you?
I need someone.
Do You know that girl?
Well she's not supposed to come back.
Do You know that girl?
Well she finally found her way back.
He said they were doin fine, but then she walked in and she blew his mind.
He didn't think he was still in the game, but now he really just can't complain.
Can I trust you? Can I trust you?
Can I trust you to keep my secret.
Can I trust you? Can I trust you?
I need someone.
Do You know that girl?
Well she's not supposed to come back.
Do You know that girl?
Well she finally found her way back.
He came to me and then he said;
I'm so screwed up I've lost my head
I don't know what to do
I don't know what to do with that girl
Do You know that girl?
Well she's not supposed to come back.
Do You know that girl?
Well she finally found her way back.
Finally found her way back.
Finally found her way back.
Finally found her way back.
Finally found her way back.
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Picture This (About You)
02:22
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They say a picture can say a thousand words.
And this one says a million things you've never heard.
If I picture this, as a black and white analysis of you.
I know I can't miss, in my analysis of you and everything,
About you that I never knew.
About you that I never knew.
About you that I never imagined.
They say a picture can say a thousand words.
And this one says a million things you've never heard.
If I picture this as a black and white analysis of you.
I know I can't miss, in my analysis of you and everything,
About you that I never knew.
About you that I never knew.
About you that I never imagined.
A thousand words, about you.
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Little Green Shirt
02:14
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I see you at the supermarket,
so cute in your thrifty jeans.
All my friends see you at the punk shows,
and no one even knows your name.
And if I met you, what would I say?
I'd say why do you wear that t-shirt everyday.
Hey you! Green girl! Do you even notice me?
You always wear your green shirt.
Oh how I love your green curves.
Your so intimidating, so sweet in your ponytails.
Down the next aisle, I'll be waiting.
Watching you is my game.
Oh how I envy that green shirt.
That's why I call you my green girl!
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Teenage Dream
02:45
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Well you looked so shy standing alone at the HI-FI against the wall.
I didn't think you'd walk my way.
So I didn't know what to say.
Should've known, should've seen, shouldv'e been a little less naive.
When I asked you, you wouldn't give me a clue.
When you told me, I couldn't believe it was true.
You know you gotta come clean.
I think your 17.
This isn't what it seems.
You're my teenage dream.
We went to the Cedar Lee.
We wanted to see Rocky Horror at midnight.
I didn't think I'd have to be the adult in this party.
Should've known, should've seen, should've been a little less naive.
When I asked you, you wouldn't give me a clue.
When you told me, I couldn't believe it was true.
You know you gotta come clean.
I think your 17.
This isn't what it seems.
You're my teenage dream.
When I asked you, you wouldn't give me a clue.
When you told me, I couldn't believe it was true.
You know you gotta come clean.
I think your 17.
This isn't what it seems.
You're my teenage dream.
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Two Weeks
02:36
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Do you remember when we'd disappear for days?
We used to sit around and talk about the ways.
That we would never grow up.
That we would never grow old.
That we would never stop and never loose control.
Do you remember when we'd meet up after school?
To skate all day and night was our first daily rule.
Rule two: See rule one.
Rule three: Have some fun.
Rules four and five were all we needed to be alive.
(What now?) Where do we go from here?
(What now?) That time is gone.
The future used to look so bright, but now it's all unclear.
Do you remember when two weeks felt like two years?
Do you remember when we'd see ALL every night?
We'd sleep all day and never see the daylight.
That time is gone for now.
That time is gone for good.
That time was when we had nothing to do at all.
(What now?) Where do we go from here?
(What now?) That time is gone.
The future used to look so bright but, now it's all unclear.
Do you remember when two weeks felt like two years?
I remember, I remember. I remember, I remember.
I remember when time stood still.
I remember how we we always used to carry on.
(What now?) Where do we go from here?
(What now?) That time is gone.
The future used to look so bright, but now it's all unclear.
Do you remember when two weeks felt like two years?
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Seven
01:57
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If you were real, I'd meet you down in the cargo bay.
If you were real, we'd go on a holideck holiday.
You want perfection, and you won't settle for less.
You find I'm inferior, but I will do my best.
We can go to astrometrics and gaze out at the Unknown stars.
You can chart a path to your heart.
Then we'll know just where we are.
All that I want is for you to be for real.
All that I want is for you to energize for me.
All I want is for you to be for real.
That's all I want.
You're all i want.
If you were real, I'd save you, in the next episode.
And I know, you have implants, but i wont make you overload.
You want perfection and you won't settle for less.
You find I'm inferior, but I will do my best.
We can go to astrometrics and gaze out at the Unknown stars.
You can chart a path to your heart.
Then we'll know just where we are.
All that I want is for you to be for real.
All that I want is for you to energize for me.
All I want is for you to be for real.
That's all I want.
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11. |
Things In Life
01:19
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You're old enough to handle your own dreams
Work hard make them come true
Thing aren't what they seem
Things can be better for you
I want a lot of things in life,
So don't make it hard for me
Worry about your future
And leave mine to me
People try to change your mind,
But who are they?
If you listen you may find.
They mean what they say.
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12. |
Say Goodbye
02:49
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Seventeen was the start of this routine.
I wont forget what I was thinking when we met.
I didn't think that it would last as long this.
I never thought that I'd be standing here in front of you today.
Let me tell you something.
I don't think you understand what this means to my life.
Can't let it get away
It's been keeping me alive.
I don't ever want to say goodbye.
I can't even think about goodbye.
Don't ever want to say goodbye.
Now 29, goin on twenty-one again.
Still a kid stuck in this neverending gig.
I got no regrets about the road of cigarettes,
Smokey lights and sleepless nights that made me what I am today.
Let me tell you something.
I don't think you understand what this means to my life.
Can't let it get away.
It's been keeping me alive.
I don't ever want to say goodbye.
I can't even think about goodbye.
Don't ever want to say goodbye.
Like a sickness, a disease without a cure.
It will be with me when the memory's a blur.
I'm not ready to give up, I'm not ready to give up.
It's been keeping me alive.
I don't ever want to say goodbye.
I can't even think about goodbye.
Don't ever want to say goodbye.
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The Unknown Cleveland, Ohio
The Unknown is a band from Cleveland, Ohio that has been playing its blend of punked out pop rock 'n roll since 1989. Why should you buy their CDs? Because they rock and they rock out hard. Think what would happen if ALL, Big Drill Car and all that is cool about 80s pop were thrown into a blender and then whipped to a fine sugary fix. Sugary sweet pop-punk to the Nth degree. Check it out. ... more
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