1. |
Slow Bird
03:01
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Everybody knows about the early bird
By the crack of dawn he's filling up his daily reserves
But there's a bird who still is yet to wake
He's still sleeping off of yesterday's intake
CHORUS:
He's no state symbol
He loves rock and roll
And he dips his beak
Most of the week
The nocturnal beast
Preps again for the feast
Of the flight of the slow bird once more tonight
Sleeping in and relaxin' all day
Waitin' for the ringing head to go away
Spends the afternoon in the mess hall
Unlike some birds he don't like worms at all
CHORUS
Through tempests and trials he fights for survival
The maddening sensations will conquer the nation
oooOoOoooOoOoooOoOoooOoOoooOoOoooOoOoooOoOoooOoOoooOoOoo
All the attempts at destroying him
Have only led to more glorying hymns
So then succumb to the stimuli
And through him you'll learn to fly
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2. |
Get What's Mine
04:55
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Drivin' through the Bay on the way to LA
Not a soul on the 101
The new virgin day will allay all the gray
Of the night with the light of the sun
Visions of life still rife with the scythe
Fill a landscape that's set to stun
Of men and of mice is the price of the strife
When your worth is put forth in tons
CHORUS:
Somewhere out there, Somewhere out there, I gotta get what's mine (X4)
I drive and I drive as we dive down the five
Get me out now, my mind is stale
I hope to arrive as I strive to survive
The boredom these hours entail
Check for a stop, or a cop in the crop
The scenery's still devoid
Gas and shop, Fill it up to the top
300 miles destroyed
CHORUS
Telegraph wines all in line on the vine
As the valley recedes from view
The incline is fine, though my speed will decline
Till the crest comes up anew
At last we get fast as I lay on the gas
In SoCal the limit's high
Six hours of past have amassed on our path
And fulfillment's getting nigh.
CHORUS
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3. |
Intermission #1
00:31
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:^)
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4. |
Teddy Bear In Chains
04:22
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Flip a coin, could've happened to you or me
Check the facts, it's a pattern in history
Thomas Jefferson, Suleiman, and Pompey
The wrong kind of girl can cause some misery
You remind me of the villain in Toy Story
Not Sid or Big Al, but the one from 3
The bear who was voiced by Ned Beatty
You're like him but your heart's behind a lock and key.
CHORUS:
Your mind says run away
But your body says stay
When did you become this
Teddy Bear in Chains?
Your freedom slips away
With every passing day
It's what you've always wanted
Teddy Bear in Chains
At first we assumed a devilish ploy
Just to get a rise, get your friends annoyed.
But her kind exterior's a decoy
One dirty look from her can destroy
She turned you from a man into a boy
Tucks you in reads a story like corduroy
She's got too much pride and it feeds on joy
She loves you deeply. You're her favorite toy
CHORUS
And someday
You will see.
She's made you into her giving tree.
Why can't you
Be like me?
Waiting patiently for a good dream.
CHORUS
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5. |
Rhiannon Herman
03:45
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Chased by Vietnamese
I hide in a house obscured by trees
And we meet
"I don't know you and you don't know me
But I swear to God that you look familiar
Are we lovers in another life?"
She said, "You must be mistaken
For as you can see, I am
Rhiannon Herman" (x4)
"I'm not your family" (x4)
[combination of the two] (x4)
I scream but I am unheard
Attacked by my father's doppelgänger
And I find the pictures hanging up on your wall
That were never taken in another universe
Friends and family that I can't recall
I guess now I'm a stranger
For when I'm asleep you are
Rhiannon Herman (x4)
I'm not your family (x4)
Get out of my house now (x4)
Is this the real world or am I in Hell?
How can I trust you and how can I tell?
Your family's my family but they're not the same
Rhiannon Herman you know that you love me
This isn't your maiden name
Your brother's my cousin so stop all your fussin'
And look for me when I'm awake
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6. |
Intermission #2
00:04
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7. |
And We Danced
04:37
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Your love is a summer break
But in between we cannot be
A vision hard to shake
Often just a memory
But time to time we get to close
The several hundred mile gap
And sometimes I like to suppose
I could fully your heart entrap
CHORUS:
And we danced (X4)
Your love is a winter break
Colder now than it was before
Jackets stand 'twixt us and flakes
But still we share our good rapport
It's getting harder now to close
The several thousand mile gap
When I dream, I still suppose
I could yet your heart entrap
CHORUS
Graduation has now since warned me
In ways I guess you'll never know
Let your distant heart run free
Your face is just a glow
CHORUS
[Miscellaneous scatting]
CHORUS
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Greetings motherfuckers
Let's take a journey
I know a place
Where the grass is really greener
Warm, wet, and wild
There must be somethin' in the water
Sippin' gin and juice
Layin' underneath the palm trees
(Undone)
The boys break their necks
Tryin' to creep a little sneak peek
(At us)
You could travel the world
But nothing comes close to the golden coast
Once you party with us
You'll be fallin' in love
CHORUS:
California girls, we're unforgettable
Daisy dukes, bikinis on top
Sun-kissed skin, so hot
We'll melt your popsicle
California girls, we're undeniable
Fine, fresh, fierce, we got it one lock
West-coast represent
Now put your hands up
Sex on the beach
We've got white sand in our stilettos
We freak in my jeep
Snoop Doggy Dogg on the stereo
You could travel the world
But nothing comes close to the golden coast
Once you party with us
You'll be fallin' in love
(CHORUS)
Toned, tanned, fit, and ready
Turn it up 'cause it's gettin' heavy
Wild, wild west-coast
These are the girls I love the most
I mean the ones, I mean like she's the one
Kiss her, touch her, squeeze her buns
The girl's a freak, she drive a Jeep
And live on the Beach
I'm okay, I won't play, I love the bay
Just like I love L.A.
Venice Beach and Palm Springs
Summertime is everyday
Homeboys bangin' out
All that ass hangin' out
Bikinis, zochinis, martinis, no weenies
Just a king and a queenie
Kyle, my lady? (Yeah?)
Looky here, baby (Uh-huh)
I'm all up on ya
'Cause your representin' California
(CHORUS)
California, California girls
(California girls, man)
California, California girls
(I really wish you all could be California girls)
California
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9. |
Big Red Dream
00:47
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10. |
My Leg
00:41
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11. |
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(none yet at that point)
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12. |
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Your love is a summer break
But in between we cannot
A vision that's hard to shake
Often just a memory
But time to time we get to close
The several hundred mile gap
And sometimes I like to suppose
I could fully your heart entrap
CHORUS:
And we danced (x4)
Your love is a winter break
Colder now then it was before
Jackets stand 'twixt us and flakes
But still we share our good rapport
It's getting harder now to close
The several thousand mile gap
But when I dream I still suppose
That I could yet your heart entrap
CHORUS
Graduation has now since warned me
In ways I guess you'll never
A screen is the only thing that lets me see
Your face is just a glow
CHORUS
[miscellaneous scatting]
CHORUS
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13. |
El Dorado (2011 Demo)
03:39
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It's 105 and I feel so alive as I'm racing down these suburban hills
With a flyer in hand that indicates my plan, in its paragraphs of businessman shill
I slam on the brakes, my scooter starts to shake, til I fly back up a driveway ramp
Slip a note in the door, hoping for a score, and back down the hill I scamp
CHORUS:
In the hills of El Dorado like my ancestors of yore
I've done my own prospectin' but I've never looked for ore
It's the painting business that keeps me on my own two feet
For fifteen bucks I'l put your address on the curb of that there street
Just like in the mines, well I've come to find you'll have good days and bad
In recession or depression I consider it obsession I'll keep at it 'til it drives me mad
I've been told it's too expensive which puts me on the defensive I think it's good for rich and poor
I can see the point of view but I hope you see it's true that an ambulance can't find the door
CHORUS
[shaky horn interlude]
CHORUS
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14. |
Vestigial
00:59
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Tiger Castle Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Music that makes you wanna play Tony Hawk's Pro Skater."
Power pop but dumber, pop punk without
the baggage. If you like harmonized guitar leads, fast dense songs, sometimes being really dreamy, air-guitaring at the back of the basement show crowd, Jeff Rosenstock, Rozwell Kid, Diarrhea Planet, or PUP, you'll probably like us. Go Birds.
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