1. |
Bellwether
03:25
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"Hello, brilliant diamond," he said,
"I've had the time I never thought I could
and if I could let it,
you know I would let it go on and on and on.
But I've got to break it to you, honey,
here's some news that you might not like . . ."
"Why wait?" she says, now, impatiently, now,
"Tell me here and now; I'm all ears anyhow."
"Gorgeous creature," he replies,
"with the kobold eyes, I wish that I could take you home tonight..
but the truth is: I'm a hired killer, a loaded gun brought in to bring you down."
"You've gone friends and foes alike," he says,
"Don't joke like that," she says.
"It's not a joke, my love, I've got the gun, the bag, the plan, but listen:
I've also got love for you and I can feel it too: that you also have love for me.
So please, sit and have a drink, listen to my plan and tell me what you think."
"Tell me what you think . . .
Don't play by the rules . . .
Tell me what you want . . ."
("I want to shoot him, shoot him down now…")
She shoot the dead man down!
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2. |
Dime
04:28
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I've spent so many afternoons
Wondering whose face is on the moon
I'll be the one to make you swoon
I've got to roll you like a dime
I bet that you would wonder too
If I teased you about the truth
‘Cause once you know you can't comply
I've got to roll you like a dime
Chorus:
I've got to roll you like a dime, dime, dime
I'll snap you up like loose change
‘Cause once you know you cannot lie, lie, lie
I've got to roll you like a dime
So now you've found somebody new
Who's strong enough to carry you
My sticky thoughts have come unglued
I've got to roll you like a dime
I met the daughter of your nurse
And she suggested one last verse
You hurt yourself when you deny
I've got to roll you like a dime
(Chorus)
Roll, roll roll you like a dime
Tick tick to the ticking time
Roll roll roll you on the floor
You roll me to the door
(Chorus)
I've got to roll you like a dime
(Repeat)
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3. |
Got to Get You
04:53
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Like a sparrow at rest
While the wind sweeps your nest
It's easy to close your eyes
And with a snow-covered kiss
And the dawn's rising breast
I can't help but let you lie
Black boots by the door
The busted seams watch from the floor
And my coffee cup near
It's the best rainy day of the year
Like black sands with glass polished blue
I've got to get you
See the night's neon sign
In the town's wrinkled lines
The street's got so many eyes
And the pitchers have ears
When the strangers so near
Sit and spit words and lies
Stories cycle along
The jukebox plays all the same songs
And the conversation's vein
Predicts this night will turn out the same
But I can't help but pick up a cue
I've got to get you
Rippling dreams of the smoke-crowded room
And birds spilling out into flight
And I'll make no excuse to the black starry sky on the roof
For a sparrow that sings to the moon
I've got to get you
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4. |
Glad
03:56
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Does she smile as I ride
As she lies upon her side
Knowing I will come again another day
Or is she worried is she sad
That I'm never coming back
And with a wicked whisper I can hear her say
Chorus:
Yeah, yeah, can you make me glad, glad, glad, glad
Yeah, yeah, can you make me glad
Can you stay and hold me tight
Every day and every night
With a danger all around I can't abide
There's a fire burning bright
And I'm staying up at night
‘Cause the long arm of the law is rheumatized
Use your breath to clear the ash
And I'll be there in a flash
When you hear the thunder rolling in the sky
(Chorus)
Now there's a-bombs falling down
And there's chaos all around
But I've shacked it up with seven years of food
And I'd be the only man
Keep the lonesome women glad
But the one for me is never in the mood
(Chorus)
From the cannonball of time
In the blinking of an eye
We have taught ourselves to keep these feelings hid
Let's forget the worried ways
Of a people gone away
Hit the road as life unfolds for the sorry
And just quit:
Make me glad
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5. |
Valentine
04:11
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There you are you tried to be polite
And as usual I'm putting up a fight
It's trying so you say to be with me
So tomorrow I will have to cut you free
Chorus:
Goodbye, Valentine
A million times I called your name
But I'll never play the game
My valentine is sweet as cherry pie
My valentine is gentle as a sigh
Lit by pretty southern city lights
I found a note left on my stoop tonight
(Chorus)
There you are you tried to be polite
And as usual I'm putting up a fight
It's trying so you say to be with me
So tomorrow I will have to cut you free
(Chorus)
Sweet valentine
(repeat)
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6. |
Screens
04:52
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Frosted screens like candy apple poison
A sweet bite a slumber so deep
I have to laugh when I walk out at night
And see the flickering blue light
I can't see you now
But I can hear you still
A cup labeled with love
that screens can never fill
Walks down paths of pasty trees
While snow falls I taste you on the breeze
Blue winds, our fingers intertwine
While pinpricks stream into your open eyes
I can't hear you now
But I can feel you still
A cup labeled with love
That screens can never fill
Push me like a weight as I try to say something
That I would like to say
Do I do as I would like to do
Do I do or do screens do tell what's on your mind
I can't feel you now
But I can move you still
A cup labeled with love
That screens can never fill
Never
(repeat)
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7. |
Nightfall
05:14
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Who are you to turn away after all the wrong you cause
I won't let you have a say for pickin’ out my flaws
And I won't let you get away with sinkin’ in your claws
Into anymore that I adore and also that means me
But I won't shoot you down
Pretty bird, pretty lady
Just to lay you down
Pretty bird, pretty lady
Cause I've got to got to know I've got it got it right
Who are you to shoot the moon after cutting in on me
I won't let you pull that chain and pretend that I am free
And I won't let it sit around a beast inside a dove
You glut yourself while I blink my eyes
And you run away from love
But I won't shoot you down
Pretty bird, pretty lady
Just to lay you down
Pretty bird, pretty lady
Cause I've got to got to know I've got it got it right
I've been searching through the night
In blankets under candle lights
As in the heavens stars shine down
On midnight boxcars leaving town
But I won't shoot you down
Sunday's sunsets burning red
And rising moons like pumpkin's heads
And as you slip into your dreams
I'm flippin’ through a magazine
But I won't shoot you down
Just to tune you out
Just to make a sound
Just to say goodnight
Just to win a fight
I've been staying up at night
And listenin’ to the neighbors fight
Reminding me of your disguise
They cover up your innocent eyes
But I won't shoot you down
Just to bring you down
‘Cause I've got to got to know I've got it got it right
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Radio Mystery San Francisco, California
Radio Mystery plays new music with an old soul. Led by songwriter Willie Rusert, the group crafts original songs that set stories of lowbrow love and wanderlust against backdrops of harmonic intricacy. Rusert writes, sings, and plays guitar and keyboards. His musical counterpart is guitarist Alex Nitta. Nitta provides tasteful support to Rusert’s lyrics through inventive guitar playing. ... more
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