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Let me be your personality
You don't like these people anyway
If you leave the talking up to me
You won't have to think of a superficial thing to say
You didn't want to be here
Now everyone knows
You didn't even bother
To iron your clothes
Your contempt for me plainly shows
For this last party I propose
Let me be your personality
You don't like these people anyway
If you leave the talking up to me
You won't have to think of a superficial thing to say
Was this ever fun?
Learning names and saying, "hi."
Now we're almost done
with our parting hugs and saying, "goodbye"
I remember all the heat
Then the circuitry froze
In spite of my socks
I can't feel my toes
Your contempt for me playing shows
And I have earned this, I suppose
Let me be your personality
You don't like these people anyway
If you leave the talking up to me
You won't have to think of a superficial thing to say
Is this ever tense,
This party for two and a cat
I guess this makes some sense
Auf Wiedersehen, let's leave it at that
You keep the cat
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I'm That Guy
02:09
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I know I’m a gossip
I talk a lot of shit
Well, what about it
I’m that guy
I wear 40s
But squeeze in 36
A safety pin will fix
This open fly
I’m that guy
Then I see him at the party alone
Just scrolling through his phone
Just scrolling through his phone
I crouch perfectly still
Leap and make my kill
I know what you want to hear
Let me hold this to your ear
It’s a song I wrote last year
I’ll be that guy
I like Fellini,
Pedro Almodovar
Truffaut and Goddard
I’m that guy
I will mention songs
And artists you don’t know
On and one I go
Who knows why?
Then I see you at the diner alone
Just spreading jam on your scone
Just spreading jam on your scone
I crouch perfectly still
Leap and make my kill
I know what you want to hear
Let me hold this to your ear
It’s my podcast about craft beer
I’ll be that guy
I prefer tube amps
And vintage mic techniques
When the drum pedal squeaks
I’m that guy
Remember to subscribe
And leave some nice reviews
If you’re streaming please use Spotify
I’m that guy
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I'll Be That Guy
01:16
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Words and Music - Elliott Marx
Vocals - Dying Seed
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In the days of the quarantine
I hoarded all the food I could
while they starved in my neighborhood
look at my pantry
it's really quite obscene
in the days of the quarantine
In the days of the quarantine
I thought I saw my self clearer
but hot water fogged the mirror
the hot water was on
to keep my hands clean
in the days of the quarantine
I organized my shelves
got some writing done
I grew a mustache
and painted my nails
Jumping jack, jumping jack, jumping jack, jumping jack
I found a missing sock
I watched the news and
stopped watching the news
I learned about mollusks
and listened to the rain
I made a quiche Lorraine, another quiche Lorraine
I made a quiche Florentine
In the days of the quarantine
In the days of the quarantine
bonded bourbon on my lips
sweatpants on my hips
I felt at home
like a pimple on a teen
in the days of the quarantine
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5. |
Friend to Me
02:36
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I thought I'd go dancing
but I was prone to gout
I thought I'd fond God, which was odd,
because I'm prone to doubt
You were a friend to me throughout
My hygiene's a bit sketchy
what kind of adult gets lice? (Twice!)
that's a rhetorical question (don't answer)
it's just a literary device
You were a friend to me, how nice
You were a friend who never mentions lice
You were a friend to me, how nice
I took up fermentation
and made tap-water stout
my breath stank for months and months
like kimchi and sauerkraut
You were a friend to me throughout
I wear ironic T-shirts
with colors frayed by age
I brush a bush of gray,
largely unafraid of age
You were a friend to me throughout
You were a friend to me in spite the grays
You were a friend to me always
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Carpenter Ants
01:12
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The First and the Last
03:12
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The first time I used your last name
the clerk gave us a queen sized bed
we enjoyed being newly wed
the first time I used your last name
The first time you used my last name
our friends thought it was kind of odd
they didn't know about the welfare fraud
the first time you used my last name
By any measure we're rotten
all of our pleasure; ill-begotten
please write this down, please write this down
I don't want a single word forgotten
The first time I used your last name
the clerk gave us a queen sized bed
we enjoyed being newly wed
the first time I used your last name
The next time he used my last name
we ran a diploma mill
scamming kids was our thrill
the next time he used my last name
Some couples like sunset walks
some couples like shorting stocks
underline this, please highlight this
we were never orthodox
The first time I used your last name
the clerk gave us a queen sized bed
we enjoyed being newly wed
the first time I used your last name
The last time he used my first name
he told me to get out of town
he said, "shit's going down"
the last time he used my first name
You come to me, it's about time. At last.
You come to me with your true crime podcast
I want the mentions, I want the fame
I want attention, just please change my name
the first and the last
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Why should we bail you out
When you got yourself in trouble again
Why should we bail you out
When you got yourself in trouble again
The board wants this understood
We will be very good
We will pay our workers fairly
In the past we paid them...barely
We’ll make this seem hard to admit
Yes, we will be full of shit
Just a PR stunt
Why should we bail you out
When you got yourself in trouble again
Why should we bail you out
When you got yourself in trouble again
We’re loyal to our junior staff
So we cut our bonuses in half
Stock buybacks and sketchy payoffs
And down the line, massive layoffs
We will vow to invest next door
Don't look now, we’re banking offshore
Thank you for the front
Why should we bail you out
When you got yourself in trouble again
Why should we bail you out
When you got yourself in trouble again
We are calling for oversight
We can corrupt overnight
And we will wait until the watchdog relaxes
Because we hate paying corporate taxes
Could we be more blunt?
Why should we bail you out
When you got yourself in trouble again
Why should we bail you out
Why should we bail you out?
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9. |
She Served Me Papers
02:38
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She served me papers and it served me right
I like to argue, lecture and fight
I hold a grudge and am full of spite
I wet the bed and snore at night
she served me papers and it served me right
I told her all the reasons why
I suck
and I didn't leave out any
I've never been an easy guy
I suck
I don't get along with many
All the shrinks did the same shit
they just tried to name it
you helped me reframe it
and for a moment we could tame it
thank you
I understand why
She served me papers and it served me right
I like to argue, lecture and fight
I hold a grudge and am full of spite
I wet the bed and snore at night
she served me papers and it served me right
I told her that I suck
I told her that I suck
I told her I would try hard
so I tried hard and failed
she tried hard, she tried hard and bailed
I understand why
She served me papers and it served me right
I like to argue, lecture and fight
I hold a grudge and am full of spite
I wet the bed and snore at night
she served me papers
All the shrinks did the same shit
they just tried to name it
you helped me reframe it
and for a moment we could tame it
thank you
I understand why you left
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10. |
Gets Any Better
02:28
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I lost control of my bladder
I'm a flood of drips and drops
I drift from quite sad to sadder
as the dopamine stops
You vacation in wine control
I'll invest in disinfectant and mops
I lost control of my freewill
replaced by obsessions
Did he check the box marked refill?
I can't bare more sessions
And another copay fee still,
I'll invest in making small confessions
I don't think it gets any better
I won't complain any more
Who needs that?
I won't xcomplain anymore'You just said that!
I've said it all before
I'd like to end with a touch of hope
for those about to sink
take a look through your periscope
and try not to blink
You may find that the shoreline
is closer than you think
I don't think it gets any better
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