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3 Kings
03:53
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3 Kings
I went up to the first floor
The first floor was quite a drop
They made me be things I was not
So I went up to the next floor
And I was told I was on top
Of all the things I am this thing I am not
She don't hold that card anymore
Even if I was to say to you
Even if I share the wealth
Even if I was with someone else
Would it be the first? Would it be the last?
I believe in letting nothing pass
It's the hardest trick but try to trust yourself
She don't hold that card anymore
I'm going back to the Bay Road area
And I am taking out my camera
I take a picture of everything that I see
I said "I live my life in emergencies
I live my life in emergency
I live my life in emergency"
But I live my life
She don't hold that card anymore
(Some people live like this)
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2. |
Backyard
03:02
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Backyard
In my mind you were a doll
I built a house above your head
Woke up inches from the ground
Then I knew I was going down
In my basement is a box
Filled with books that have your name
On the bottom was a ring
Would you believe it didn't mean a thing?
Sitting in my backyard I see the sun beat down on you
And if you wait you'll see that that will go down too
You're perfect: you played my favorite song
And showed me where I was going wrong
But inside dinner is getting cold
And I ate the greatest story ever told
Sitting in my backyard I see the sun beat down on you
But if you wait you'll see that that will go down too
Lying in my backyard I feel the sun beating down on me
And you - you got nothing that I can't see
In my mind you were a doll
I built a house above your head
I woke up inches from the ground
Then I knew that I was going down
Sitting in my backyard I see the sun beat down on you
But if you wait you'll see that that will go down too
Lying in my backyard I feel the sun beating down on me
And you - you got nothing that I can't see
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3. |
Drill Sergeant
02:56
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Drill Sergeant
CITGO - CITGO : blinking light in her heart
A heart full of ammo she saved up from the start
A drill sergeant of the soul - she gets finally used
In street after street she knows good things they come in two by twos
Don't leave me up in the air
Please pretend there's something there
Heard about you - I believe that it's true
One lesson I learned about you
One lesson that grew and grew and grew
Don't leave me up in the air
Please pretend there's something there
Caught you painting this old picture of me
But I'm different - it doesn't look like me
Am I crazy?
Did I hear you say...?
C - I - T - G - O : blinking light in her head
The drill sergeant of the soul
Met the soldier made of lead
Don't leave me up in the air
Please pretend there's something there
Don't leave me up in the air
Please pretend there's something there
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4. |
First
03:05
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First
I heard a story about what you're up to now
And it stuck with me. It reminded me of how
We made our choices and wound just ignoring each others' voices
I drifted away
And I saw a picture: the gray and rainy beach
North Carolina - that time the camera said it all
You were walking away with your best friend by your side
And there's no one beside her
And I snapped away
First you were my best friend
First you were my very best friend
I sent you a picture of the gray and rainy beach
North Carolina - I'm watching the waves go up and down
You were walking away with your best friend by your side
And there's no one beside her
I'm snapping away
At first you were my best friend
First you were my very best friend
I remember the walls going up going down
And when little girls start to swim they drown
And when little boys start to smile they just frown
I remember the waves going up going down
And when little boys start to swim they drown
And when little girls start to smile they just frown
I believe - I believe - I believe
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5. |
The Plastic Hassle
00:46
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6. |
Walk Around the Block
03:26
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Walk Around the Block
Go take your walk around the block
Try to put yourself in someone else
Then you can blame them for
Just what you lack
Go ahead and fill the closet
Fill it full of bricks
You can burn ten books with just one match
Then you can blame them all for
Just what you lack
Tell me when are you coming back?
Tell me when are you coming back?
Tell me when are you coming back to the one who needs you?
She just lay around after I left
She figured out just how - how many were her friends
Now I blame her for
Just what I lack
Tell me when are you coming back?
Tell me when are you coming back?
Tell me when are you coming back to the one who needs you?
Please don't ever go back to the one who needs you
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7. |
Greener
02:43
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Greener
We're in this house - I'm in this fantasy
There's only one for me
One turned to three
Keep playing keep away - the cat won't stay
There's nothing bothering me
We while away and while we while away
A message came today - it had nothing to say
And green grows everything - green grows the stories
Growing up inside your mind
Stop keeping time
Keep playing keep away - why don't you stay?
There's someone waiting for me
We while away and while we while away
A message came today - it had nothing to say
And green was the color of my true love lies
Don't push me - don't pull me aside
Green grows everything...
We're in this house - I'm in this fantasy
There's only one for me
One turned to three
And I'm feeling better now (and redder now)
There's no one greener than me
We while away and while we while away
A message came today - it had nothing to say
And green was the color of my true love lies
Don't push me - don't pull me aside
Green was the color of my true love lies
Don't push me - don't pull me aside
I'm greener
I am greener
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8. |
Visionary
02:58
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Visionary
She put on her best dress
Will she wear it at forty?
She thinks about her old friends
She comes down to the party
She says I tell stories
And I'm a visionary
Visionary let me down
Down from on top of the world
Visionary let me down
I was asked if I talked to her
I'm afraid I had the chance
And all she wanted to give to me
Was a California glance
She says things have changed
And they will change again
Visionary let me down
Down from on top of the world
Visionary let me down
Beneath her best dress
Beneath her vision
I lack just a little hart
And I lack a mission - she rang!
Once again when she came to the end
The verses start coming true
In quatrain after quatrain
Of no one else but you
I too tell stories
And I'm a visionary
Visionary let me down
I live on top of the world
Visionary let me down
Down from on top of the world
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9. |
Jennifer Cup
02:30
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Jennifer Cup
My Jennifer cup, I keep her filled up
She came so cheap but she sticks her nose up
The next thing you know she's all over your bed
I did my best to just pass her test
My Jennifer cup, I can't put her down
She kicked my crown all over my town
And then she left just as quick she'd come
She filled up your memory with all the shit that she said
She said you better enjoy your life
My Jennifer cup, I keep her filled up
She came so cheap but she sticks her nose up
And then she left just as quick she'd come
But I did my best to just pass her test
She said you better enjoy your life
You better enjoy your life
You better enjoy your life while you've got time - time - time
Yes you better enjoy your life while you've got time
Time.
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10. |
Oldsmobile
02:31
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Oldsmobile
I built this house from zero
I built it up from scratch
I put it up on a firm foundation
I couldn't keep it when I packed
I was afraid when I first saw you
I didn't know what I'm supposed to do
Let me fix your TV set for you
Let me know when the program's through
I turn up the music when I hear you coming
It's been so long - no, it's been too long
The radio's off and the stereo's humming
I thought that song would go on and on and on
I built this house from zero
I could not keep it when I packed
Standing up on my firm foundation
But in my mind I am going back
I turn up the music when I hear you coming
It's been so long - no, it's been too long
The radio's off and the stereo is humming
I thought that song would go on and on and on
I know it's time.
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11. |
The Rage
03:49
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The Rage
On a freeway, in a parking lot
In my driveway, my dead end
Make it end - make the whole thing end
Little boys who play Prince Charming
Get it in the end
Make it end - make the whole thing end
But make it end like something strange
Make it end like something special
But make it over in my mind forever
I see myself a different person
Moved on to a better life
I said make it end - make the whole thing end
The furniture it moved around some
Moved right back again
I said make it end - make the whole thing end
But make it end like something strange
Make it end like something special
But make it over in my mind forever
I'm telling you this small boy has got a lot together
I promise you this small boy will have a lot to offer
Talk about "freedom" - freedom from each other and
Free of fear of having to call it the end
Make the whole thing end
I see myself - my same old self
Wrapped up in my same old bed
I said make it end - make the whole thing end
But make it end like something strange
Make it end like something special
But make it over in my mind forever
Make it end like something strange
Make it end like something special
Make it over in my mind forever
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12. |
Bookmark
03:10
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Bookmark
When she wrote the words she was finishing college
She took such a long time
Her parents were worried about what she was up to
I thought that she seemed fine
Why don't they just leave you alone?
And let's see what you become
She tore out the page
And she lost the page number
She said she'd never want it back
And she said, "Pardon me please this once
A very tired image
I think I just jumped the track
And I don't want to go back from here
No I don't want to run out of fear
Why don't they just leave me alone?
Let's see what I become"
Three years later I gave her a bookmark
I didn't mean it as a joke
But that's how she took it
She didn't even get it
She put it away and she spoke:
"Are you really having fun these days?
And do you still love guitars?"
I feel alright to me these days
I feel alright to me these days
And I feel alright to me
I feel alright to me
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13. |
Natural Boy
03:12
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Natural Boy
Snow falls at 33 degrees and the cars start to go real slow
I went down into the street and I slipped on the bottom stair
Your apartment and your coat, both fit you very well
Not enough room to lose your mind but enough to lose yourself
I find
Every time
That what you want
You better get it yourself
It's high time
Don't waste my time
That's not the way it goes
And it's the hardest way
To feel this way
And everybody's getting in my way
I was raised, I did not climb
But at the time I was happy
Please let's not go to the roof, there's only trouble up there
She always minimized the things for which I care
I find
Every time
That what you want
You better get it yourself
It's high time
Don't waste my time
That's not the way it goes
And it's the hardest way
To feel this way
And everybody's getting in my way
I was raised, I did not climb
But at the time I was happy
It's the natural way
To feel that way
And everybody's getting in my way
I was raised, I did not climb
But at the time I was happy
Snow falls at 33 degrees and everyone slows down
Don't let it get you down: it's natural
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14. |
Salena
02:31
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Salena
Salena calls me up, I'm one of her friends
She whips off letters that never seem to end
Believe me, you say it's bad but you've got it so good
You know I'd follow you if I could
But you're always on the inside
Everyone else can just stay outside
They're always after what you want to hide
Salena, call me back when you get it right
And don't sing me "whatever will get you through the night"
You're just one thing on my mind
Do you still love California?
Or are you just wasting your time?
You know that if you ask me, I feel fine
But you're always on the inside
Everyone else can just stay outside
I was only asking but you always want to hide
You're just one thing on my mind
Do you still love California?
Or are you just wasting your time?
You know that if you ask me, I feel fine
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15. |
Chris' Vision
01:29
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16. |
Her World
03:23
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Her World
I see what you mean now shut off the ignition
This house is my own for a while
And when they come back just remember ambition
I'm all alone for a while
Believe her when she says that she loves this song
It leaves her with him in her mind
Someday may we be just left to ourselves
Someday may her world be mine
We pack up our bags and we fly off together
We never had any doubts
And when we look back we see that no time was wasted
We never had any doubts
Believe her when she says that she loves this song
It leaves her with him in her mind
Someday may we be just left to ourselves
Someday may her world be mine
She's all mine... she's all mine...
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17. |
Separation
03:41
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Separation
Oh no don't change your mind
I wanna hear about it
Just one drop from those mahogany eyes
And the world stops to see
To hear about it
Just trying to live for the day
Imminent separation
"You've got to roll with the punches," I say
And it's a surprise, it's a surprise
My inspiration: separation
It's been a year since you saved me from that boring border town
Now separation... now separation this year
Well excuse me for being alive
Am I just transportation?
I'll just shut up, look forward and drive
It's temporary... temporary: my alienation
It's been a year since you saved me from that boring border town
Now separation... now separation this year
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18. |
Box of Pictures
05:31
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Box of Pictures
A cat on grass, a chance is passed
I hear the garbage truck roll past
Police cars come - it's 6:00am
When you got back it was only 10
We lit the fire up the trail
And sold it all in a big tag sale
The wood is gone (let's steal some more)
I still hear someone at the door
Some colors will turn to gray
My box of pictures will never fade away
I'm hearing music through the walls
And smashing bottles in the hall
The kitchen light is glowing green
You asked me to show you where I've been
Some colors will turn to gray
My box of pictures will never fade away
My Ruby Ranch, I remember you
And all the things we put you through
Forgive me if I turn around
But you help me when I'm going down
Some colors will turn to gray
My box of pictures will never fade away
I see faces and places in my mind
My box of pictures will keep them over time
So let's give thanks for the good times and the bad
My box of pictures holds everything I had (goodnight)
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The Vestrymen Amherst, Massachusetts
Beginning in 1986 in Amherst, MA, The Vestrymen brought a folkier, psychedelic hue to the "Western Mass" sound forged by
Dinosaur Jr, Buffalo Tom, etc.
Starting out with local cassette releases, the band found a national audience for their brand of jangle pop on two independent releases: THE VESTRYMEN in 1990 and RUBY RANCH in 1993. After much touring and hi jinx, the group disbanded in 1994.
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