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If we make it to Miami
Will you promise you’ll get clean?
I hid the oxy in the kitchen
I hid the booze in tubes of sunscreen.
If we drive down from Philly
We can drive the Overseas
Bet there’s a mansion by the water
Bet there’s a poison on the breeze
But I’m ready if you’re ready
If you’re tired of playing steady
I’m ready if you’re ready
If we make it to the New Year
Can you promise we'll stay in?
Those parties always end in darkness
The mornings takes like gin
Tell your sister I still love her
And I wish her all the best
Remember when she picked my tie?
Remember she held your dress?
Yeah, I’m ready if you’re ready
If you’re feeling that unsteady
I’m ready if you’re ready
I'm ready if you're ready
If I’m holding on to phantoms
If it’s just a quid pro quo
I’m ready if you’re ready
Take my hand
Then let it go
When you found this I knew it was something you'd never leave
I know you need to know how deep the rabbit hole goes
You wear you dissatisfaction with me
On your sleeve
So I’m ready if you’re ready
I’m ready if you’re ready
I’m ready if you’re ready
I'm ready if you're ready
I'm ready if you're ready
I'm ready if you're ready
I'm ready if you're ready to leave
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2. |
Dallas
03:03
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Been following a man from Federal Way
He reads the numbers, tells us what they say
And they say, “Tonight, we’re going to Dallas.”
And they say “Tonight, it’s going down in Dallas.”
They’re all gonna drown in the flood from the storm
By the grace of Jesus Christ 174
But first, tonight, the storms starts in Dallas
But first, tonight, we thunder in Dallas
The Rolling Stones in the Cotton Bowl
Elvis in a mask on the keys
Michael Jackson macking at the microphone
It’s everything I want, it never leaves
And my husband’s right here beside me
And my children call every night
They all say “I’m sorry,” they all say, “You’re right”
It starts tonight
Thought they’d cut off the bloodline in a fiery crash
Now he’ll rise like a phoenix through the smoke and the ash
Yeah tonight, he’ll cast off his ballast
It goes down tonight, but first we take Dallas
And I can’t turn back, I can’t turn back
I believe enough, he’s coming back
I can’t turn back, I can’t turn back
I believe too much, he’s coming back
The Clintons starved of their adrenochrome
Obama going wobbly in the knees
All the jackboots marching to my megaphone
It’s everything I want, it’s what I need
And my husband’s right here beside me
And my children call me every night
They all say, “I’m sorry,” they all say, “You were right”
In Dallas, it all starts tonight
Yeah in Dallas, they’ll all see the light
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3. |
Voicemail From Dad
03:11
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I know it’s getting harder to take her calls
I understand if you can’t answer
Remember back when you were young?
I’d break out the acoustic, and you’d dance to “Tiny Dancer”
From Madman Across the Water
There’s madmen in your mother’s ear
I know it’s getting harder to take her calls
I love you, son. Happy New Year.
It's tough when your love’s so far away
I think your mom's just going through a phase
And you gotta protect yourself
Don’t let her daydreams become your hell
Still figuring out just who you are
To some extent, I am too
She might not make it out for Easter this year
But I hope you know she’s proud of you.
And you’ll never be alone
You’ll always have a home
I’ve watched you grow
Conquer your fears
You are always welcome here
How was your weekend on the mountain?
Did Knute ever find his keys?
I can help with out rent
Or if there’s anything else you might need
When you’re superman for making dinner
When you’re little man’s stuck to you like glue
It’s a lot easier, in a way.
I’ve always tried to do right by you.
And remember what I said
Traverse each road to each road’s end
And you’ll never be alone
You’ll always have a home
I’ve watched you grow
Conquer your fears
You are always welcome here
I love you son. Happy new year.
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4. |
Just Let Me Know
03:42
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If I told you I believed you
Would it snap you out of this?
Would a memory of who I was
Chase away your darkness?
If I promised that it’d be okay
Would you take me at my word?
Or are you too lost in the place you found
To unhear what you’ve heard?
Because I’ve been a little tangled up in the vines
You were always out of reach, I was never on your mind
But you know
I loved you with all my soul
Are we young? Is there still time?
Or are we standing on a mine?
Just let me know
Then let me go
If I wrote a song for you
Would it change how you hear my voice?
Would my words whisper you softly
Into making a different choice?
If I took your heart and held it again
At the center of my own
Would it change what you believe right now?
Would you know what I've always known?
Because I see the darkness set on your mind
You were always searching out for something you’d never find
But you know
I loved you with all my soul
Are we young? Is there still time?
Or are we standing on a mine?
Just let me know
Then let me go
Maybe I never gave you all of me
Maybe you never gave me all of you
But the parts of me that’d leave with you
They're true
Maybe I never gave you all of me
Maybe you never gave me all of you
But the parts of me that’d leave with you
They're true
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5. |
Pink Concrete
03:09
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Florida stinks like cigs and flowers
Casino dwellers and aimless hours
It’s rarely sweet, it's never sour…
It’s been a while since I’ve been home
Confront me in the hotel room
Step outside to take a smoke
You thought coming here would change my mind?
Is that supposed to be a joke?
Confront me in the hotel room
Try to tell me what to believe
This is going to end in tears tonight
Storm clouds on the pink concrete
Because I...
I’ve done the research
I see what’s coming
You got a couple little links?
Think you’re better than me?
You’ve got nothing.
So take the kids, but leave the mouse
Leave the modem, take the house
There’s so much you’ll just never know
Handed straight down from God’s throne
Tunnels under Central Park
Spirit cooking for oligarchs
What I’ve seen will come to pass
Till then, we’re through the looking glass
From Palm Beach to the MCC
From Travelgate to 2016
From the South Side to guillotine
Soon we’ll all be free
Because I’ve seen…
The documents
I know the rituals
I know what they do to kids
So this is unconditional
Because it’s all a big web
And you’d never believe who’s right at the nexus
So you can go to hell
I’m going to Texas
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6. |
Qanon Mom
03:28
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Left home a few months ago
Bought a camper and car, headed out on the road
Might go to school, might try to get a job
I just don’t wanna end up another working slob
I can’t sleep, something’s wrong
Going through life with a Qanon Mom
I can’t sleep, it’s a time bomb
Just going through my life with a Qanon Mom
Go to the mountain, we do some drugs
Hanging out with Knute, yeah, I'm pounding mugs
Chatting up the chicks from Manayunk
I hear her ringing in my pocket, I just can’t pick up
“Is that right?” “Sounds wrong.”
Give it everything I got to ground my Qanon Mom
Memories of Elton John
Now I’m trying to get by with a Qanon Mom
“Is that right?” “Sounds wrong.”
Give it everything I got to ground my Qanon Mom
Memories of Elton John
Now I’m trying to get by with a Qanon Mom
Bloodsoaked daydreams, she sends me links
I try to tell her, but she doesn’t care what I think
There’s a terror when lay my head down at night
Oh god, oh god, what if she’s right?
I can’t sleep, something’s wrong
Going through life with a Qanon Mom
“Is that right?” “Sounds wrong.”
Give it everything I got to ground my Qanon Mom
I can’t sleep, something’s wrong
Going through life with a Qanon Mom
“Is that right?” “Sounds wrong.”
Give it everything I got…
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7. |
Whatever's Left
04:01
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I’ve tried it all
Modeling better behavior
Pleading with our lord and savior
Being sweet to try to curry favor
Talking all the good things God gave her
I’ve tried outright confrontation
Quiet, gentle conversation
Hostile negotiation
Now just I avoid the entire situation
Hey Dad, I hope you’re taking care of yourself
That’s a lot for one man
I’d be there if I could
I hope you understand
Been thinking about you almost every night
Heard you’re taking a trip
I might come back when your back
Think I’d like to visit
But until then, just keep running
Do what you do
And be the man who you are
Keep the stars in your sky
I’ll keep your heart in my heart
Don’t ever ask yourself
“Is this all my fault?”
You want my advice?
Just try to ride the wave
And don’t waste yourself saving
Whatever’s left to save
Some people just go their own ways
And you can’t love them back
Told me she might go to Dallas after Miami
Say’s she’s following some guy she trusts, but I don’t know
When you see pedophiles in every shadow
Satanists at every turn
It’s a dark place to be
But I think you gotta let her go
Cause I love her too
But she’s just gonna do
Whatever she wants to do
When I think of you, Dad
You’re an acoustic guitar
You’re a campfire song
You’re a night full of stars
Don’t ever let me hear you ask yourself
“Is this all my fault?”
You want my advice?
Don’t take this to your grave
And don’t waste yourself saving
Whatever’s left to save
Some people just go their own ways
And you can’t love them back
You just hope they come back
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Waking up alone again
There’s a full cup of water on the table by your side of the bed
Keeping it out of my head
The few minutes I get before it invades again
And I wait for the morning to pass
And I wait for the nighttime to settle
Then I think about you, lost down rabbit holes
And I think of the kids, how I lost all control
And I’m holding back every tear
Like the dams in Potter County
I’d give anything to bring you here
But I know that you’re gone
Called your sister on the phone the other day
It was good to hear her voice, don’t know what I hoped she’d say
I know it’s not just a phase
Just wish I understood how everything got this way
I wait for the sun to go down
And I wait for the night to burn holes in the sky
Then I think about you, and the journey you’re on
If I could’ve stopped it when it started coming on
And I’m holding back every tear
Like the South Fork Dam
I’d give anything to bring you here
But I know you’re gone
Tonight I'm going for a ride
Out past the ridge
Gonna walk in the starlight
At the Johnson Covered Bridge
I’ll tell myself you’ll remember
What you love the most
That you’ll come home from Dallas
And give up the ghost
There’s a full cup of water
By your side of the bed
It just sits there, collecting dust
It just sits there, collecting dust
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9. |
Patriots
03:40
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The FBI and the CIA
The MSM and JFK
I caught a cab down to DC
Gonna show this country what it needs to see
Felt them calling my name when I read thread
“The patriots are ready to die” it said
“The patriots are not gonna take this shit”
“We’re draining the swamp of these hypocrites.”
We ripped off the dome, said “Can you hear us now?”
We thundered in Dallas, but he didn’t come out
We were sleeping in tents, not making a sound
Heard it in my soul when the shots rang out
You know, I found the oxys after the car crash
I found a bottle of booze under our son’s bed
The kids left and after it was all a disaster
I pointed them both at my head
I told my husband I found something special
Told him to get the fuck ready for rock and roll
He shuddered and after it all was a disaster
But now patriots are in control
Yeah, the patriots are in control
Oh, I just wanna feel somebody, something
Oh, I just want feel your heart beating next to mine
Oh, I just want to feel somebody, something
I’m so tired of feeling this darkness inside all the time
So tired of waiting for God to turn the lights
Night after night
Always dreamed there’d be more to life
Always thought it'd be a little easier to try
But it's starting to feel…
It's starting to feel…
Yeah, it's starting to feel like I might not be right
And now the patriots are ready to die
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10. |
Coming Home
04:16
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Soon, we’ll scatter like the ashes of a burning flag
Wait for the bus with a duffle bag
No parents want their hatchlings to fly the nest
No child knows to number the ways they’re blessed
We forgive with silence and avert our eyes
Keep getting up, we try and try
Does the future sculpt you into someone new?
Or sand you down to the real you?
What you chase, will chase you until your last lights dim
Until it's got you in the palm of its hand
She makes the bed, and she keeps the peace
She mops the floor and cleans the sheets
Turned the world from dark to light
With bedtime stories, and a dinosaur night light
The house smells like cinnamon in December
We get older, it’s harder to remember
Are we building something that'll last forever?
Or just walking a little while together?
What you chase, will chase you till your last night falls
Til it’s got you all on it’s own
Mom, are you coming home?
Mom, are you coming home?
Making coffee
Singing songs
Building Legos
Elton John
Soccer practice
Fresh cut lawns
Birthday dinners
Stashing bongs
Ice cream cake
Drag down fights
Sandy towels
Sleepless nights
Unwrapped presents
Dads advice
Counting stars
Summer skies
“Ask your mother”
“Watch your tone”
“You’ll understand
When you have kids of your own”
Live together
Die alone
Chasing rabbits
Coming home
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