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The Bane of My Existence Is My Heart
I should have left when she took off her wedding ring
I had no right to be there from the start
But her ring was just the first thing she removed
And the bane of my existence is my heart
She's the latest star in my grand drama
My friends don't know quite why I gave her the part
Now I wonder what the hell I was thinking
And the bane of my existence is my heart
There's fewer of us here each passing year
And the ones that are still here have grown apart
And every single breath is a gift from God
And the bane of my existence is my heart
Some get old and tired of the world
Others learn to make a brand new start
Some are young forever in the grave
And the bane of my existence is my heart
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Quiver
02:54
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Quiver
Am I your man or am I just your friend?
You decide how this is going to end
In the end
You’ve got your life and baby I’ve got mine
We’re so careful not to cross the line
Cross the line
The day is gone
The shadows are long
The moon is a sliver in the skies
If we cross the line
Tonight would be the time
Because the moon is a quiver in your eyes
Are you out or are you all alone?
No response I’m texting to your phone
I'm all alone
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Honey Venom Wings
02:30
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Honey Venom Wings
I lay me down on the body machine
Hear the voices ascend around me
Higher and higher and higher and higher
You're shape-shifting like a swarm of bees
Honey and venom your wings on a breeze go
Higher and higher and higher and higher
Oh take precautions when you visit me
This fever follows one trajectory
Higher and higher and higher and higher
I close my eyes and it always returns
A face among interference patterns
Higher and higher and higher and higher
Honey venom wings, are you high? I hear you hum
I'm craving your sting, such a warm little buzz
Honey venom wings, when are you gonna give me some?
Natal sensations but it's all reversed
I see distant mountains the curve of the earth
Higher and higher and higher and higher
Back in the day it was all mystery
Now I see clearly - it's too late to see
Higher and higher and higher and higher
Honey venom wings, are you high? I hear you hum
I'm craving your sting, such a warm little buzz
Honey venom wings, when are you gonna give me some?
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On the Ground
03:16
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On the Ground
I’m on the ground and I’m gonna rise up higher
I hear the sound and I feel like I’m on fire
I’m not so sure I understand it all
It’s the hand I was dealt but I chose it all along
Now I’m just a voice in a rising song
I’m on the ground and I’m gonna rise up higher
I hear the sound and I feel like I’m on fire
I’m through pretending that fools aren’t in my way
Waste another minute - just wasted another day
Chasing monopoly money as it blows across the stage
I’m on the ground and I’m gonna rise up higher
I hear the sound and I feel like I’m on fire
When are we going to get higher?
When are we going to get higher?
I closed my mind and watched the years just run
Tried to close my heart - as if that could be done
Now I’m wide open to everything that’s coming
I’m on the ground and I’m gonna rise up higher
I hear the sound and I feel like I’m on fire
I’m on the ground and I’m gonna rise up higher
I hear the sound and I feel like I’m on fire
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Cloud King
02:58
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Cloud King
Cloud King - your shadow moves across the hills and on me
Birds go silent I get chills
Remind me
Why I should acquiesce to your reign (rain)
Cloud King - All God's children hide on your arriving
Pencils down it's not a drill
Remind me
Why I should acquiesce to your reign (rain)
Cloud King - Your cumulonimbus palace floats above me
Throwing down your lighting bolts to
Taunt me
No I won't acquiesce to your reign (rain)
Pick it a pocket a fool
King or a pauper it's all the same
Something you don't learn in school
You'll never get back to the garden again
Cloud King - This is a disaster of your making
You hide yourself from all the hearts
You're breaking
No I won't acquiesce to your reign (rain)
No I won't acquiesce to your reign (rain)
No I won't acquiesce to your reign (rain)
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Freezer Burned
03:23
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Drinking Wine Straight From the Bottle
What does it mean when you've gone and lost touch
With the people who shaped you in your formative years
You finally get together got nothing to say
Plenty of laughter but you need some tears
Well you were the one who had to get on that train
I saw you wave goodbye in the pouring rain
But that's all in the past now you've got no one to blame
When you're drinking wine straight from the bottle
drinking wine straight from the bottle
drinking wine straight from the bottle
Why does it seem like the weight of the world
Is pushing against you just like a knife?
You finally thought you could lay back a while
but now you find you're in the fight of your life
Well you took your best shot at fortune and fame
I saw you hit rock bottom when you lost the game
But take a look around now you've got no one to blame
When you're drinking wine straight from the bottle
drinking wine straight from the bottle
drinking wine straight from the bottle
Why does it seem like you used to care more
About whittling away at the things you don't know?
You kind of gave up on the universe
Found yourself a corner just hoe your row
Well you can tell maple from pine by the grain
I saw you save a spider before he went down the drain
But being good and smart means you've got no one to blame
When you're drinking wine straight from the bottle
drinking wine straight from the bottle
drinking wine straight from the bottle
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The Chaser
03:04
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The Chaser
You haven't walked in my shoes
You don't know where I came from
heard the poison noise of the blues
In the well and I drank some
Sticks in my throat to this day
Like a word I can't say
And the beer in front of me today
Is just a chaser that won't chase nothing away
The beer in front of me today Is just a chaser that won't chase nothing away
She was what she said she would be
She was true till the end
All that time I never could see
She's my only true friend
She'll never walk through that door I don't know why I pretend.
And the beer in front of me today Is just a chaser that won't chase nothing away
The beer in front of me today Is just a chaser that won't chase nothing away
nothing away
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Vegetarian Blues
02:30
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Vegetarian Blues
I won't eat anything with a face
It won't pass my lips if there's even a trace
I ate my last burger about two years ago
I don't even miss it, it just goes to show
That I've only begun to pay my dues
So I can sing the Vegetarian Blues
I feel better than I did before
I stopped being a carnivore
I feel really good and I'm resting well
I've reached the pinnacle of intestinal health
You can too, if you choose
You can sing the Vegetarian Blues
Well I'm the same as you, I still use a fork
So pass the beans but just hold the pork
We all bleed and we all bruise
And that's why it's called the Vegetarian Blues
Everywhere I go there's people serving me meat
So it's just the side dishes that I eat
I can't trust soup in restaurants
Cause even the vegetable's got beef broth
Well I read the ingredients to get my clues
That's why I sing the Vegetarian Blues
I can't eat jello cause I've seen the proof
That gelatin's made out of animal hoofs
All of life's questions come down to this:
Do I or don't I want to eat fish?
Well I'm a hypocrite with my leather shoes
That's why I sing the Vegetarian Blues
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I Made a Circle (and I don't know why)
I made a circle and I don't know why
A circle of stone, you can see it from the sky
You can ask my how, but don't ask why
I made a circle and I don't know why
Sit on the throne in the middle for a while
A throne made of stone, you're the queen of the wild
Hold court with your friends just like a child
Sit on the throne in the middle for a while
You can come from the North, the South, West or the East
There's four ways in that I know of at least
I've got my ideas, but I don't know what it means
You can come from the North, the South, West or the East
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Chris Pellnat New York
Can't really sing but I do it anyway.
In addition to solo work, I also play electric guitar in the band, The Warp/The Weft and am 1/2 of the duo, Teeniest.
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