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The Path
03:10
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Walk along the path
If you stray there's no looking back
Take her back
Take the other by the hand, or you may
Make a break for it and run the other way
It's okay
You're really, really lost but it's okay
Maybe you'll stay among the trees or find something new
Is there someone there who's looking for you?
How did you lose your way?
The simplest path is the easiest one to ignore
Take heed of what they say!
Straight and true
Safety is easy
Your grandma is waiting for you
Take another breath
Take a breather, get a little rest
Lay in a
Field of flowers so immense that you get
Dizzy when you see you're not done yet
And every turn you take
Seems to lead you back by mistake
Misty Lake
Clouding up your mind until you can see
The size of his incisors
Bigger than me
When is it going to end?
I thought I saw something shiny
You'd better investigate
But not til you find a friend
And maybe he'll make for good company
Back at your
Grandma's house
Where are you going to now?
Now that you've thrown yourself willingly off of the path
Hanging your head in shame
Shame on you, making us worry!
Your grandma's still waiting for you
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Not a dream, but a memory, memory
And it makes me sick
In my head, many enemies, enemies
But I catch on quick
Snicker-snack, I'll collect your teeth
Dollface ruin, have some tea
Trapped in a past that I can't forget
But you can't help me now
I've got to find my own way out
Teetering is my sanity, sanity
On the thinnest wire
Now this train's going off the rails, off the rails
And into the fire
And from the ashes I will rise
Hundreds of little butterflies
Needles and leeches and pills oh my
But they can't help me now
I've got to find my own way out
I spy a leash for a brand new pet
I will not be your marionette
Just when you think that it’s too late
I can devise my own escape
Wearing the skin of a soul who cares
I can detect what’s under there
Keep piling on all your thoughts and prayers
But they can't help me now
I've got to find my own way out
I've got to find my own way out
I've got to find my own way out
Who can I trust
Where is my home
What is the truth
What have I done
Who can I trust
Where is my home
What is the truth
What have I done
Who can I trust
Where is my home
What is the truth
What have I done
Who can I trust
Where is my home
What is the truth
What have I done
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I reached up for the surface
I got dashed up on the rocks
And I felt something new was starting
But I didn't know quite what
I left a life behind me that was everything and nothing
So I braced myself against whatever nightmare might be coming
This newfound freedom's painful
It's like knives in every step
And I was scared of what just happened and what
Hadn't happened yet
Thank my lucky stars my friends were there
We washed up on the shore
Together, joking about the swimmers' ear
We won't get anymore
I knew I'd find you here
I hoped I'd find you
I knew I'd find you here
I hoped I'd find you
I knew I'd find you here
I hoped I'd find you
This world is so new and
I almost feel human
She's got legs
She's got legs
This world above the one beneath
Is bright and loud and full of people
Step one is to take one step
Despite my many doubts
I can do this
I can do this
Oh my god, what am I doing?
For the first time on my own I find
I'm breathing in and out
I knew I'd find you here
I hoped I'd find you
I knew I'd find you here
I hoped I'd find you
I knew I'd find you here
I hoped I'd find you
This world is so new and
I almost feel human
She's got legs
She's got legs
She's got legs
She's got legs
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4. |
We're All Mad Here
03:06
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Heart shaped apple tarts
Four and twenty pence
We're all mad here
And it all makes perfect sense
Cock shaped macarons
Plated for the guests
We're all mad here
And it all makes perfect sense
Heart shaped apple tarts
Four and twenty pence
We're all mad here
And it all makes perfect sense
Cock shaped macarons
Plated for the guests
We're all mad here
And it all makes perfect sense
It's not my hometown,
But I'm homesick all the same
'Cause every time I leave
It's like I'm making a mistake
The fog rolls in
Like old caterpillar's smoke
I'm not sure if anyone misses me
But I'm sure that this is my home
Through the looking glass
A golden gate
I'm on the wrong side of it now
But my heart remained
All unbirthdays are
A cause to celebrate
And when I come back,
I’m bringing all the cake, singing
Heart shaped apple tarts
Four and twenty pence
We're all mad here
And it all makes perfect sense
Cock shaped macarons
Plated for the guests
We're all mad here
And it all makes perfect sense
Last night I dreamt about Frank Chu
He was holding a sign
9 billion galaxies
12 trillion timelines
Which one is the one where I finally
End up in a life
Where I'm blocks from Dolores Park
In the city I call mine?
Last night I dreamt about Frank Chu
He was holding a sign
9 billion galaxies
12 trillion timelines
Which one is the one where I finally
End up in a life
Where I'm blocks from Dolores Park
In the city I call mine?
And it all makes perfect sense
And it all makes perfect sense
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Muscle Memory
04:28
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I remember when I was younger
Me and my sister, we used to speedrun
Super Mario World and Aladdin
All the moves ingrained in our fingers
Sitting with a bowl of chips,
And an issue of Nintendo Power
Now 20-something odd years later
We still beat it in half an hour
It comes back to me
Like
Muscle memory
I can feel it
Coming back to me
Muscle memory
Now that I’m older, I find I’ve lost
The taste for things that I just say I’m over
Like emotions, or attachments,
Or like anything I can’t control
Of course that means that you would come
And suddenly I can remember feeling
Hold down Y and then you run
I still got it, yeah, it’s in my fingers
It comes back to me
Like
Muscle memory
I can feel it
Coming back to me
Muscle memory
It comes back to me
Like
Muscle memory
I can feel it
Coming back to me
Muscle memory
It comes back to me
Like
Muscle memory
I can feel it
Coming back to me
Muscle memory
It comes back to me
Muscle memory
I can feel it
Coming back to me
Muscle memory
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6. |
Martha Wayne
04:30
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We got a hotel room
We got reservations, table for two
The city glitters with cash and litter and dust
Everybody wanna have their dinner with us
We’re strong ‘cause we’re stable
We keep our hand
On the wheel
And bring it all to the table
If there is work to be done
We are willing and able
To pick it up, til it’s gone
We take care of our people
It’ll be you and me, oh
We are gonna change the world
Even if we lose it all one day
We will make the best of what we got
You'll be Thomas, I'll be Martha Wayne
We are gonna own this town
Then we're gonna watch it fall away
Everything they see, a gift we built
You'll be Thomas, I'll be Martha Wayne
I tell myself I got things to do
But still I’m sitting here talking to you
I wouldn’t miss this conversation for the world
That stare got me clutchin my pearls
Now we’re strong cuz we’re stable
We keep our hand
On the wheel
And bring it all to the table
If there is work to be done
We are willing and able
To pick it up, til it’s gone
We take care of our people
It’ll be you and me, oh
We are gonna change the world
Even if we lose it all one day
We will make the best of what we got
You'll be Thomas, I'll be Martha Wayne
We are gonna own this town
Then we're gonna watch it fall away
Everything they see, a gift we built
You'll be Thomas, I'll be Martha Wayne
We are gonna change the world
Even if we lose it all one day
We will make the best of what we got
You'll be Thomas, I'll be Martha Wayne
We are gonna own this town
Then we're gonna watch it fall away
Everything they see, a gift we built
You'll be Thomas, I'll be Martha Wayne
May they remember the love we left behind
May the shape of the future be our design
May everything that we’ve worked for be not in vain
And may you keep me, your very own Martha Wayne
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Walk in the Forest
00:32
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Alice Knows Karate San Francisco, California
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