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Another Way To Be
04:11
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I feel so alive
Not just saying that to make you feel bad
I know what’s been going on
Sit in silence and hope nobody asks you what is wrong
We can’t afford it anyway
And there’s the time that it will take
Besides we want a different thing
Then we’ll be happier than them
I had quite the time
Now the photos are better than I see it in my mind
I know I don’t want to change
I’ve got this book and it swears not to sweat the small things
We can’t afford it anyway
And there’s the time that it will take
Besides we want a different thing
Then we’ll be happier than them
Lead me, breed me, another way to be
I’m supposed to give a shit about what’s hip
Leave it at yours and mine, other than that I’m doing fine
I’m tired of hearing of your past
Can we please talk about me
While you nod and look impressed
If you watch me close enough
You might see what it takes
To ignore the right stuff
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2. |
Moonlight
03:04
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I stayed away just as long I could
Didn’t mean to cause you any harm
If you come back and let me inside
You’ll see how good I think we are
Hold your face by moonlight
Turn to me and sigh and say
“Who do you think you are?”
I seem to be tongue tied
By your smoke filled eyes
No one has to cry
I ran away just as fast as I could
I’ll be so damn far away from here
It’s so hard to go it alone
It’s a shame that you had to disappear
Hold your face by moonlight
Turn to me and sigh and say
“Who do you think you are?”
You seem to be tongue tied
And I sympathize
No one had to die.
I need some time to sit and unwind
It’s been so damn crazy up to here
I still remember the smell of your hair
And your voice is ringing in my ear.
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3. |
So Small
06:33
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You’ve got a way of making me feel so small
And every now and then parade me around
Memorize the dates and let them pass by
I sit and calculate can’t read a face had to learn how to cry
Yesterday I couldn’t get to sleep at all
Replay the tape again laughing with the walls
Practice what to say and aim it at the floor
I sit and isolate and rearrange all the words until they form
I don’t want to play let me stand to the side
It’s fine to be scared but I’m hurting your pride
I can hear you telling them that I’m not right
The part of me I hide
You’ve got a way of making me feel so small
And turn your back and then pin me to the ground
Take me in your arms and walk me through the door
And tell me how to love and what to say as you hold onto this war.
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4. |
Two Drinks Behind
04:22
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Well heaven knows
And I suppose
It’s not the first time this
Has ever happened but I need to know
Where we go from here
I’ve never heard
That story told
Quite like that
No it’s not getting old and now I lean myself
Against an asshole’s truck
Seems I’ve shown the kids the other side of me
Shallow graves dig deeper holes in front of me
This time I’m gonna put up a fight
I can’t stand myself for a whole night
This time you’ll find me losing a fight
Roll around the shadow crowd
Picking up
Putting down
Well heaven knows
And I suppose
It’s not the first time you’re
Two drinks behind me and I think you know
How it goes from here.
Seems I’ve shown the kids the other side of me
Daylight and routine will be the death of me
Count the ones left dead and lie, “It wasn’t me.”
Shallow graves dig deeper holes in spite of me.
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5. |
Made Up
02:06
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My mind can’t be this made up
Your heart will not become unstuck
I’m not sure who I’m selling to
All the things I’ve backed into
Leave a note, swear I’ll pay
If I need one, I’ll take two
Use my thumb push you away
It’s all been done for you
Watched my mother split in two
Try to justify the things I say
They raise a hand “Here’s what it comes down to,
some people like to complain.”
It’s all been passed down to you.
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6. |
Show Me (Hand To Mouth)
03:50
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I’ve been working too hard
For what they want to pay me
force me out
Everyone I know has something
I don’t want to struggle hand to mouth
Ok?
And I’m feeling like an overachiever
Keeping both my nostrils clean
Dancing with that asshole fever
Am I the only one not lost inside a dream
Singing “I’ll be okay. You won’t feel a thing.”
Show me where I’ve gone wrong
My father’s had enough of my shit
“When I was your age I had you.”
Everyone is reaching too high and they fall
back to their parents living room
And I’m hoping that he really did mean it
Cutting back on boyhood dreams
Making all my Lotto Max payments
Am I the only one not lost inside a dream
Singing “I’ll be okay. You won’t feel a thing.”
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7. |
You Don't Like It
04:00
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Wrote a song for the one I love
But you don’t like it do you
Spent all night trying to write it down
But there’s no useful way to
Hard to believe it’s been 29 years
Then who’s asking you to
I want to believe all the shit I read
But you can’t prove it can you
Feel I’ve seen it already
Feel I’ve heard it already
Feel I’ve had it all already
The hardest part of my day
Wrote a song for the one I love
But you don’t like it do you
Wrote it down with the tip of my tongue
But it’s too honest for you.
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8. |
Flying Home
03:40
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Flying home
Walk into my bar and feel
So goddamn old
“I think I knew that guy back when.”
And I know I left and I went away
Does that mean I’m fading away?
Too rural to fit in where I need to be
Too city to sit down and be
So I play along
The road back home‘s just long enough
To make you catch a ride
If you’d ask I’d change my mind
So let’s face forward and drive
My head, my heart and my soul.
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9. |
Have Not Town
05:29
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I don’t feel that bad for you
It’s been this way for years
Take this pill to calm you down
Driving through our have not town
There’s nothing I suggest to do
But find somewhere to hide
Purpose keeps a man alive
But often leaves too soon
Staring at a screen all day
Dripping pain relief
Through the veins of once strong arms
That held a love so deep
Reaching for the ceiling
Breathing through a hose
Guilt ridden in an aisle seat on a plane
I have to help him up
Get him changed
I find it hard to stand by you
But I’ll sit the whole night through
When you decide to let it end
I won’t say that man’s name again.
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10. |
Pull Over
04:22
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It’s been a long time finding
temporary housing for one
I’ve got eyes of steel
Staring at the castle you’ve won
I’ll pull over take your time
The last guy tried to end his life
The grinds have reached their filter stage
And mixed with people half their age
I don’t really need to know the way I brought us here
Just for once I’d like to feel I’m all you need dear
Spend all night fighting
Work a second job to stay poor
Through the eyes of strangers
See the sins you’ll never afford
I can’t be your alibi
Or stand behind the reasons why
The kids have hit their awkward stage
And celebrate the mess we made
I don’t really need to know the things that kept you here
Just for once I’d like to feel you’re all I need dear
I don’t really need to know the way he brought you here
Just for once I’d like to feel the way you do dear.
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Kill Chicago Fredericton, New Brunswick
Kill Chicago have a careful knack for weaving heartfelt messages through boisterous rock’n’roll. Natural storytellers with a political core, this New Brunswick-based quartet amplifies their dissent with relatable working class anthems, breaking the fever dream of societal expectations. ... more
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