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Schoolgirl Crush
05:01
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So you got all dolled up for the party
Saying "I didn't want to go but they made me!"
You feel like you've done nothing with your life
And you don't want to advertise that
You walk in
She's there with her nametag on
As beautiful as ever even thirty years on
She smiles as she says "You Got Old!"
She still knows how to cut you where you live
And there he is at the end of the bar
The boy who used to worship you from afar
Though you never gave him the time of day
If you spoke to him now what would he say?
Does he still hold a candle for you?
Does he ever think about what you're up to?
When he's home alone at night do you ever cross his mind?
Does he still hold a candle for you?
And Over there is Marcus, your first schoolgirl crush
Back then he seemed cool, aloof and dangerous
You used to dream of seeing him undressed
Now he's older and rounder and receding at best
But his confidence is still intact
And his grin when he sees you shows the unpleasant fact
That he was the first of all your bad choices
Sleaze before you knew what sleaze was
Still there he is in his dark blue suit
The boy Sue told you had a crush on you
You laughed it off casually
But what kind of man has he grown up to be?
Does he still hold a candle for you?
Does he ever think about what you're up to?
When he's home alone at night do you ever cross his mind?
Does he still hold a candle for you?
A little while later while talking to Sue
He stands up from the bar and looks straight at you
You panic inside but give nothing away
As he says
Does he still hold a candle for you?
Does he ever think about what you're up to?
And you wonder "Should he have been the one?
If he had been the one
Would we be happy?"
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2. |
Contribute A Verse
04:31
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I was born
I was bored
I watched the skies goes grey
I was born
I had fun
I saw the party decay
I am good
I am kind
I am not worth talking to
I have tried
I have failed
There is nothing in this world that's new
How obscene is boredom?
I just want to contribute a verse
I am sound
I am fury
I signify nothing
I am fire
I'm a candle
I burn the hands that are reaching
I'm a waste
I am scum
I'm a fortunate son
Just fooling
I keep telling myself that
I am not scared of Nothing
How obscene is boredom?
I just want to contribute a verse
Everything is beautiful
Everything is terrible
Everything is going to be just fine
The beginning is always today
Everything is beautiful
Everything is terrible
Everything has been figured out
Except how to live
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3. |
The Optimist
07:00
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I can tell that you don't like it when there's trouble
I always see you turn your head
You try to see the good so hard it's almost stubborn
So I'll never buy what they have said
We used to do everything but you never thought less of us
Such a cliched character trait
Always looking on the bright side of everything
Always such an Optimist
Close your eyes and hope everything's okay
You just close your eyes and hope for the best
This whole town knew you and this whole town loved you
A smile when we would see your face
This whole town has been rocked by the news of you
Could we have missed something?
We could have done anything but you'd never think less of us
We were so sure of this
You always looked on the bright side of everything
Ever The Optimist
Close your eyes and hope everything's okay
You just close your eyes and hope for the best
And there's nothing you can say that'll make us change
Our minds already made
There's not a chance, you see, not a chance
I don't care which way your investigation sways
My mind's already made
There's not a chance, you hear, not a chance
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4. |
Little Deaths
02:55
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I'm not going back
This room fades to back
I cannot face that
So I'm not going back
I know now what i should have said
Back up the stairs
I know you are there
Back down this path
Is backwards
I'm not going back
Not this time
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Idle Gene Wirral, UK
Gigantic Idiot from the Wirral making music.
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