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Every Girl Is An Apple
03:01
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Could you read my mind? ‘Cause I won’t say a word
I hide myself inside this ruby-tinted world
If you’d look behind these colored glasses, you would find
Darling, it’s not love, it’s just one trick of the eye
Every girl is an apple
When I dream of Jean, prior to the Goblin Queen
It’s the thought that counts on me to cheat
You will find me in this White Hot Room for three
Frost and fire waiting, willing on their knees
Every girl is an apple
Every girl is an apple
Every girl is an apple
In my one red eye
You’re a marvel, girl
If you come inside, I’ll show you mine
But I keep one foot out the door and in my mind
In a fantasy, I lose control and then escape
Once you’re gone I tell myself that it’s too late
Every girl is an apple
Every girl is an apple
Every girl is an apple
In my one red eye
If looks could kill, this would be love
Lovely to see you again
In life, or in death
If looks could kill, this would be love
Lovely to see you again
In life, or ’til death do us part
Every girl is an apple
Every girl is an apple
Every girl is an apple
In my one red eye
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Real Villains
03:23
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There’s bad blood brewing on these streets
You gotta stand for something
Are we the Jets and Greasers
Or will we let it slide
We didn’t start this fight
We’re damn sure gonna win it
We’re gonna stain this white
We’ll make this right a wrong
Chris and I cased the neighborhood
We found out that everybody sleeps in the middle of the night
And whether you’re doing good well
If something’s worth doing then you’d better do it right
A gallon of gasoline
A pallet of paper goods
If we didn’t do it then, we never would
Real villains are alive in the schoolyard
Well we’re running now
Like water under
The bridges we burned down
They were always in our way
Chris and I cased the countryside
We found out that everybody dreams in the middle of the night
And it’s a bumpy ride
But life is worth living so you’d better live it right
A gallon of gasoline
A highway to Hollywood
If we didn’t do it then, we never would
Real villains are alive in the schoolyard
Cold-blooded, killing time but it’s so hard
Fighting fires and building up rust, yeah
Spinning tires and kicking up dust, well
Real villains are alive in the schoolyard
Sticky fingers stealing kisses but the girls are
Bad medicine for boyish lust, yeah
This world is destroying us, well
Chris and I lived a little while
We found out that everybody dreams in the middle of the night
And if you live in style
You get a little better but you never get it right
So thanks for the memories
And thanks for the firewood
We didn't slow down, we never could
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No One In Brooklyn
03:05
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There’s no one in Brooklyn
No one but you
All these people passing by me
They don’t know me like you do
A sea of empty faces I am swimming through
No, there’s no one in Brooklyn
Got nothing to tell you
Nothing to say
If I open my mouth
It would give my heart away
But I can’t belong to you
'Cause I’m in love with yesterday
When there was no one in Brooklyn
No one in Brooklyn’s wondering when I’m coming home
No one’s asking where I’m going
It took a crowd to teach me how it feels to be alone
But I guess there’s strength in knowing
There’s no one in Brooklyn
No one but me
On an empty street at midnight
Wondering where you want to be
It’s anywhere but here
But I don’t know how to leave
‘Cause then there’d be
No one
In Brooklyn
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This town ain’t big enough for both of our sadness
Grab your things, ‘cause we’re going away
I know you believed we could follow our dreams but
Baby, there’s only thieves, so it’s time to leave
A lonely green ocean away
From all the plans we’d made
And I can’t see the horizon
‘Cause everybody’s hanging around
To set you up and knock you down
And there’s no life beyond them
They say that it’s great
And a safe place to raise up the kids
But there’s no escape
From the wandering space that we miss
This town ain’t big enough for both of our sadness
Grab your things, ‘cause we’re going away
I know you believed we could follow our dreams but
Baby, there’s only thieves, so it’s time to leave
All their words are running around
Faster than the speed of sound
And there’s no one to turn to
Except for me and you
So please, I can’t breathe
In the trees that have grown over me
And you know it’s true
What they do to you in reverie
And I know when we go
We’ll look back and see things we could miss
So please, can we leave
And get on with that reminisce
This town ain’t big enough for both of our sadness
Close the door and the future is free
You know I believe what you want it to be, but
If we're going to be this team
Then it’s here, or it’s me
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My Life As A Weapon
03:08
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This looks bad
You can blame that on my dear old deadbeat dad
But I’m not mad
Until the arrow that I’ve notched becomes my last
One more shot to break this carny from his cage
Even a low-life like me can break free and save the day
So I’ll stay on target
Cuz that’s all I know how to do
As long as I’m next to you
This looks bad
But the quivering is all I’ve ever had
Like some nomad
Or a ronin dressed in black to hide the past
It never lasts
So I’m giving it the only shot I have
Draw the bow back, breathe, a moment of control
Once it flies, you never know
So I’ll stay on target
Cuz that’s all I know how to do
Stay on target
While I’m fighting my way through
Stay on target
Cuz that’s all I know how to do
As long as I’m next to you
As long as I'm next to you
Not like this
When the silence sings, my sight’s my only bliss
I won’t miss
Because I’m going out in style with my greatest hits
I’m no Giant Man, but I won’t give up the fight
Until my violet violence takes flight
So I’ll stay on target
Cuz that’s all I know how to do
Stay on target
While I’m fighting my way through
Stay on target
Cuz that’s all I know how to do
As long as I’m next to you
As long as I'm next to you
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The Roland High Life Boston, Massachusetts
Earnest indie power pop punk americana nerd folk emo rock from Boston. Basically we play coffee shop songs that go to 11.
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