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Plane Crash Dream
04:36
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well i guess that i'm in heaven/'cos all the cars have alarms
but i didn't those signs/yours said 'exit' and i was crossing blind
and i keep the porch lights on/but you only get the part that's home
trade away the life you gave/the one that just might be your own
and it keeps on twisting in/like the tales that you spin
•let the picture fade from view/i just couldn't take it without you
let the picture fade from view/i just couldn't take it without you•
plane crash dream last night/subconscious waking up the line
you make marks that don't erase/now there's only space
and it stings when i get the urge/and i'm at a loss for words
parting gifts and parting shots/tell the haves from have-nots
•chorus 2x•
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2. |
Apollo High
04:10
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peeling out on your gravel road/leaving dust under your eyes
around the bend from where you live/making out under the stars
would we have seen the space in between/ your thousand points of light
would we have dreamed this dream
i was always left behind/from the moment you arrived/you were always on my mind
walking down the path out back/feel the mud between our toes
summer storms have soaked us to the bone/all alone out in the sky
would we have known how the blooms have grown/ from the seeds that we had sown/would we have dreamed this dream
i was always left behind/from the moment you arrived/you were always on my mind
•i can see you now/so alone tonight/and you're caught in the scenes/of your bible belt dreams/so lost tonight•
•i can see you now/so alone tonight/and you're caught in the scenes/of your bible belt dreams/as they fill your sleep tonight•
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3. |
Dial Tones
04:21
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you gave it your best dial tone/now you want to go it alone/and you say it's because of me/that you're living perilously
but i can't fix you inside/i can't fix you inside
who's to blame for this crime
you've been missing now for days/you set up quite a warped little game/with just one missing piece/bent on never finding any peace
but i remember a time when your mind wasn't blown/and you didn't come to mind when i hear dial tones
but i can't fix you inside/i can't fix you inside
who's to blame for this crime
and i remember a time when your mind wasn't blown/and you didn't come to mind when i hear dial tones
but i can't fix you inside/i can't fix you inside
who's to blame for this crime
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4. |
Carry You Away
04:17
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so hey, how have you been/ it's been a while since you've come around/i'm still searching for a meaning/so deep it can't be found
•so who's gonna call you baby/what will you wear on your wedding day/what will you name your little baby/who's gonna carry you away•
i've flown around the world/and across the universe/with a $13 haircut/ and a plain old white t-shirt
•chorus•
so who's gonna call me baby/what will I wear on my wedding day/what will I name my little baby/who's gonna carry me away
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5. |
Minors
05:36
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where were you in '72/I was just a kid/how was I to know how I'd get hit
and I waited all this time/for the blow that would knock me/out/of my mind
just like a girl/yeah you're just a girl/aw, you're such a girl
•but you still owe me a favor/consider this a reminder/convince me it's nothing major/that you sent me down to the minors•
got a picture of you at 5/button nose baby black eyes/big brown bear is at your side/and today you're still a doll/while I'm feeling like a rag/wadded up and going stag
I'm just a boy/yeah I'm just a boy/I'm just a boy
•chorus•
all I'm counting on is counting up the cost
but I find myself when you tell me "get lost"
well I made you what you are/and I wonder if you'll ever get very far/'cos you're standing on the brink/maybe it's late/maybe I've had a couple of drinks
what does that change/yeah what does that change/oh what does that change
•chorus•
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6. |
Mileage
04:39
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do you feel good/do you feel better now
wish I could/wish I could remember how
plodding through another day/plotting some kind of means to escape
now I get mileage/out of things you cannot use
empty stomach/drinking on nothing to choose
all it takes is grain, water, and time/next thing i know you're on my mind
you only knew one thing worth knowing
and that was when the bomb would blow
•i can see your hands working/and i'm taking it on the chin/roll me over, roll me under/roll the credits at the end•
then you gave me one to grow on/yeah you gave me one to go
and i only know one thing worth knowing/
and that's how it feels when the bomb blows
•chorus•
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7. |
Cinema Star
03:34
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you are a cinema star/with your flashy smile and your motorcar
you're shining like a diamond tonight
you are a movie queen/with a rock 'n' roll boyfriend on each sleeve
you'll fake the quake and lie awake tonight
•and you'll never miss a chance/for a second-rate romance/and you'll use another line/on a subject less-refined/and you'll never understand/in the arms of a vacant man/so i guess there's something to be said for the one who's been mislead•
you are a cinema star/with a head and a bed full of cinema charm
you're crying like a fountain tonight
you are a drama queen/living life in the wake of your wrecking machine
a death-rock moll in a starring role tonight
•chorus 2x•
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8. |
Subject to Change
05:40
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how can you say i never think of you/everytime i do/i do
how can you say it's not a crime/burst my bubble now the trouble's all mine
you were my favorite/must it be worn out yet/where are you now
never made it to new orleans/won't be starring in any more love scenes/with you/now that you've made your choice/i'm saving boxes for/all my toys
•we're all subject to change/ain't it strange/how you can look but still not see/man i need the subject to change/'cos we're estranged/from where i want to be•
don't rummage through old sentiments/or contemplate how cards go from sender/to resent/she said i really ought to read this book/such a sweet face issuing such a dirty look
she said it's alright/just build a new kite/fly it farther from the trees
•chorus•
the stain is already set/your regards are my regret/given to the terse demand
•chorus 2x•
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9. |
Occupied
04:02
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things end before you know it/dearly departed before you're through
it's kind of perfect/it's so pathetic/everything ends at you
letting go is harder than you are to fathom/and your junk drawer tells the truth
•occupied/not satisfied/oh occupied•
stare at the bricks until i sleep/the morning will be something to live for
innocence today/in a cell tomorrow/gorging on the crumbs i score
catch myself on another fading station/stationary for now
•chorus•
it's a shame to pull the plug on a star so bright/wastin' time is never a waste of time/it's experience as long as we're alive
it's a process it's a pain/but it's nothing a good "whatever" can't solve
•chorus•
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10. |
Goddamned Shame
04:47
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ever since you were born/you waited for this, wait forlorn
unexpected as you were it's undeniable/glass is empty, ashtray full
count me in on your side/I watch from afar what you cannot hide
all those frightening and criticizing eyes chastise what you've become
all that matters to you is just a matter of fact/all that matters to you is shit you can't get back
•and it's a goddamn shame/a goddamn shame•
so take your stance, defensive kind/take a swig to undermine/you waited for this/you waited for this/you waited for this/oh you waited for this
as you're suspended, upended and overdue/what will become of you
all that matters to you is just a matter of fact/all that matters to you is shit you can't get back
•chorus out•
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A. Michael Collins Los Angeles, California
LA-based Drummer, Guitarist, Singer-Songwriter.
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