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Coming Around
04:52
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There are two kinds of people in the world
Who knows what they are, though
And it's not like I have time to think about that stuff these days
The leaves are skipping town in force
I guess I should join them
But I find myself fixated by the threat of coming snows
Oh
There are two kinds of people in the world
No, let's try again now
The only difference between them and me is one more drink at most
What do I have to show for it?
Just sweat on the steel strings
My voice is wrecked, if art's constructive I have yet to see the proof
He said I'll rue the day
Well, the joke's on him, I rue every day
But that excuse is wearing thin
Is this not common here?
Is it seasonal? Or is it done for the year?
What is this state that I am in?
I'm living on silver linings now
When I should be learning how to take things in stride
There's only so many nighttime walks
You can take before you lock yourself outside
Saturday, seven o'clock
The sun was still shining
And the humid air had finally drawn us out into the street
To be part of a greater whole
Down there on the sidewalk
I'd just remembered that old feeling when the sun began to sink
Low
You wonder what I'll do?
Well, the joke's on you, I've been wondering too
But you will be the first to know
And things could be so good
If I didn't think nothing ever would
I'm only reaping what I sow
Those ripples within the greater arc
Sidelong glances, strange remarks
Don't need to count
So force me to cheer up now and then
Please ignore my shaking head
I'll come around
Yeah
I'll come around
I'll come around
One of these days
One of these days
I'll come around
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2. |
Jane Dare
03:16
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Jane Dare
Makes birthday lists months in advance
Is happy to change all her plans
'Cause she is at the eye of the storm
Jane Dare
Writes stories she shows no one else
And memories clutter her shelf
She holds a part of everyone she knows
There's no past
There's no future
There's no past
There's no future
Jane Dare
Has made me rethink my life goals
I've lost track of how much I owe
But Jane would tell me I don't owe a thing
Jane Dare
The whole world collapsed into her
And I stared into space for an hour
And couldn't find the energy to blink
There's no past
There's no future
It's down to her
And up to the mirror
There's no past
There's no future
It's down to her
And up to the mirror
There's no past
There's no future
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3. |
Where Your Eyes Go
04:07
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I stayed inside the other day
Blamed it on the icy pavement
I didn't need another fall
Saw her on the bus the other day
And I could tell what she was thinking
"Glad I didn't kill him after all"
I know you know
Where your eyes go
Almost went to ask if we could talk
Almost forgot it would defeat the purpose
What have my old habits died for?
To my surprise, she came to me
Said "I've been waiting to catch up with you"
I asked if she could wait some more
Yes, I know you know
Where your eyes go
I know you know
Where your eyes-
(I loved you twice over
And you loved me once, was that enough?
I always was honest
And you always knew to call my bluff)
She said "what's going on between us?"
I said in theory, we're still friends
Clean closure's all I'd ever wanted
I guess I got it in the end
I'm not too thrilled about this either
You're not the only one, you know
But if we were to do it over
Would you remember where your eyes go?
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4. |
Decay
02:01
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There's upsides everywhere I look
I shouldn't complain, I've ended up with such great stories I can tell
I think we need a TV show
I think I need at least one episode about somebody else
We had a mutually beneficial bond
Yeah, you got the spoils, I got the songs
Just let yourself be whisked away (be whisked away, be whisked away)
That's what it said -- I had to turn the page to stop from being sick
I know great art's uncompromising (no compromise, no compromise)
But I would have compromised a lot to never read a word of this!
A one-in-seven-billion chance that we would meet
Sifting through the wreckage at our feet
Two passing boats, two hoods, two cloaks, and not a clue
That these threads would cross and then undo
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5. |
Chaos/Cosmos
05:59
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CHAOS
It was when I paid for traffic school with every dime I had
That I realized that something had gone wrong
Meaner than I'd like to be and slower on the draw
An unseelie aura cloaks me
And it's driven me to hammer out these songs
I run in different circles but in circles nonetheless
Yeah, it really threw me for a year-long loop
Imagine my surprise when a change in scenery
Didn't fix all of my problems in one hell of a great week
But these things aren't so quick to pass, I've learned
'Cause I'm still thinking in terms of "deserve"
What good is "In Memoriam" if you're not there to see it?
And what good is doing good? You're not the one who will receive it
Oh, unspeakable name
Counting the days till the ship finds solid ground
I have a hunch I might be out here for a while
Feelings and circumstances are totally divorced
It's all up to God and his spinning dartboard
I want to push you from the tracks but not jump clear in time
So they'll write some nice things on the stone beneath which I reside
If we have to go, God, make it worth our time
But how can someone know without a sign?
Oh, what good is "In Memoriam" if I'm not there to see it?
And what good is doing good? I'm not the one who will receive it
Oh, unthinkable shame
Wasting away till the ship finds solid ground
I have a hunch I might be out here for a while
And I've begun to fear there is no distant isle!
COSMOS
Grooves riven by the streams of "what-if"s on the surface of my mind
I'd better watch my head or else I might use it
And I can't find a way to lose this thing, it's snapping at my heels
Surging up like pitch when I least expect it
And not to get too personal
But if the universe originated with a bang, that makes this the echo
Which means that you can map it out
Actions, reactions accounted for, no random chance, no swift shift in fortunes
You can find some comfort in the fact that it's a certainty
And you can find some solace in the fact that this is destiny
And you can find some comfort in the fact that it's a certainty
And you can find some solace in the fact that this is destiny
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6. |
Now What
00:39
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(synthy noises)
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7. |
Hedgehog
06:07
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Stuck here on this hill
You're depressed and I'm in need of a haircut
I'll walk into town to get one
Would you like to join me on the way down?
You should try to get away sometime
It clears the mind, I recommend it
If you stay up here for too long
When you die you'll be assigned to haunt it
And I would die for you
Why can't we live in a world apart from everybody I don't care about?
Why does this social circle look a lot more like a spiderweb than anything?
I want to say I'm sorry, I keep leaving pins and needles where you'll prick yourselves
Nobody told me that living with people was way trickier than living alone
But I would die for you
Yeah, I would die for you
Oh, everything means something now
I'm overstimulated and I'm worn out
And I'm missing being home
I want to look you in the eye
And tell you it'll be alright
But in the meantime things are gonna suck
So I won't look at you
I'll just look out of the window
I can't look at you
I'll just look out at the snow
I can't look at you
I'll just wait here for the spring
I would die for you
I would die for almost anything
Oh, there's always something with me
The thoughts uncollected, the tears untaxed
The steely eyes piercing through the back
Of my head late every night
I face the wall so I don't have to meet that gaze
And here's the reason why:
When you've spent all your days alone
And been enclosed in a big glass dome
You can't get close to someone else
And never realize you're covered in sharp quills
Life is living with people
Life is becoming people
Life is living with people
Life is becoming people
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8. |
Love & Squalor
03:56
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Our train sped south along the Hudson
Cloaked with fog that Sunday morning
The hills gave way to houses and the houses to high-rises
In the dawn
The rain came pouring down in Brooklyn
And we paid too much for breakfast
But I was slowly learning I would happily go bankrupt
For this town
So long, small fears
Rendered meaningless down here
In the throngs, in the shade
The world at large is here to stay
"I know this great falafel shop
It's down on Waverly and Perry"
That's what my friend said to us, and he led us past the brownstones
And the snow
Dirty ice lay in the gutter
It called back memories of winter
But then my gaze rose upwards, and I saw we'd reached the archway
In the park
So long, small fears
Rendered meaningless down here
In the throngs, in the shade
The world at large is here to stay
So long, small fears
Rendered meaningless down here
In the throngs, in the shade
Love and squalor fade away
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9. |
No Sleep Till Boston
04:23
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The only memories I have of faces
Are not being able to see them well
A probable smile
The outline of a tilted head under dim red lights at dusk
Stranded, separated at the airport
Through tangled earbuds saying goodbye
I hate phone calls
But at least what you hear is what you get, no nuance, no false hope
So it's all fine by me
I'll take any ending
This portion of my life is fully excavated
There's nothing to save out here
It's crazy how location's such a factor
I still get pangs when I look north
But other than that
It's only been a week or two and I've already forgot so much
Like why I thought it was worth freaking out for
And why I freaked out for so long
Don't know 'bout the right path
But I know the wrong one was the one that I was on
So let me make this clear:
This all stays in last year
And you don't even know
How done I am with the whole godforsaken affair
I used to wish that I could change the present state
And then I wished I could return to halcyon days
And now I wish to quit the wishing thing entirely
Cut me out, cut me out!
We both had flights departing out of Boston
I usually can't sleep on planes
But there I was
Making up for all the restless nights I lay awake
And as we landed all the phones were buzzing
But your name didn't flash on my screen
The promise was kept
And I just smiled 'cause I know I can count on you
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10. |
Pro-Drinking Song
03:48
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There are times I think this isn't such a bad gig
But I can't quite put my finger on why not
Yeah, I know that kind of thinking is what leads people to drinking
But a little drinking now could do a lot
I think it's time I eased up on these fraying heartstrings
Though it means leaving all the weaving to unwind
So this ain't a plea or a prayer, it's an order, it's my right
Oh, itinerant specter, leave me be tonight
And we took to Main Street, walking the divider
And divided we went way down to the end
And while casting dreams in words and themes won't alter history
What we emphasize and not we can amend
I guess I had some fun in spite of all my protests
If it's happening again I might come by
Sometimes one hell of a great week's all you get, and that's alright
Oh, ephemeral savior, lay with me tonight
When you can count who you can count on on one finger
You saddle up for the next leg of this long ride
But it's a warm and hopeful longing as I'm turning out the light
Oh, wandering stranger, won't you stay with me tonight?
Oh, wandering stranger, stay with me tonight
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Renouncer Seattle, Washington
Born on an artichoke farm in Iowa, Renouncer's love of music began at a young age when he saw Philip Glass trip and fall while entering a Costco. Picking up his grandfather's PRS Silver Sky at the tender age of 26, his passion for punk rock led him to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where he networked for 7 years before growing tired of Manhattan's humdrum parochiality. He now lives in Seattle. ... more
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