1. |
The Woods
02:12
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in the old house, things are clean
you wake each day and listen to the birds sing
but don't stray from the path
the woods are mean, you might not come back
you made plans and god laughed
now you're stuck in the trap
I wanna fantasize but I can't afford it
I wanna get out but I don't know where
things will never be the same
you can't go back the way you came
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2. |
Cub Scout
03:02
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when we were kids
we moved in pockets
lives smothered and fed
eyes straight ahead
behind the couch, I flashed a pocket knife
and everyone cheered:
"cub scout!"
it's a big world, I wanna see where the other things hide
running in the yard, I tripped on a rock
and hit the dirt
under the porch light
bugs zoom around
and up above
bats sharpen their knives
it's a big world, I wanna see where the other things hide
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3. |
The Cut
02:56
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you drove to the cut
I'm still here trying to make the nut
nobody talks about you anymore
it's been too long
the diner where we used to sit
is under new management
young waitresses pop up
like ballerinas in a music box
they call me honey
they want my money
the things you put away
might come back
to haunt you anyway
I wish you'd haunt me
I'm still setting traps
these days you gotta watch your own back
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4. |
I Saw the Light
02:16
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I saw the light
and I kept it to myself
no one deserves it
anymore than anyone else
I saw the sign
and I knew what it meant
so fuck the plan
I heard the sirens
they were singing loud
but on my pirate ship
nobody gets pushed around
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5. |
House by the Sea
03:12
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from the cliff, see the boys catching fish
water moves, makes grooves, and never quits
with hair as long as a witch
I do the dishes and laundry
there's dignity in work
and sanctuary in upkeep
in our house by the sea
tonight, the spirits party
and fly all over the place
big moon looks good with the sun on its face
come home and spin me like a wave
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6. |
Circling the Drain
02:06
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greasy hair can't stop the rain
the year chewed me up, shit me out
now I'm circling the drain
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7. |
Video Game
02:42
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I'm in the video game and I'm winning
it's been a long time since the beginning
I have sword and I have a shield
I climbed a mountain and crossed a field
I don't want it to end
fell in love in the video game
I'm just like anyone else
she's got the kind of things I like
in the video game, it's always daytime
it doesn't have to end
I'm in the video game and I'm winning
there's no end in sight
watching myself in every frame
eyes of god in the video game
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8. |
Damien
04:28
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Damien, the oppressor
punched the space
next to my head
put a dent in the locker
chipped the baby blue paint
I heard from some kid
your mom had cancer
Mrs. M says you're a monster
Damien walks the cafeteria
like a cop on the beat
takes the milk out of Tommy's hand
throws it back, calls him a fag
you pushed a rich kid down a flight of stairs
you laughed while he was bleeding
we all were pretty scared
he got plastic surgery
you got a year in juvie
he went to graduation
you work at the gas station
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Geese
02:49
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first a crater, then a lake
and a road from town to find it
the mechanic's kid is drunk with his buddies
telling stories and getting wrecked
up above, the angels sit
against the window
to see the grid
the geese in the valley
crane their necks like dragons
at the diner, the waitress sags
first a coffee, then a check
out the door, into the seat
buckled in like a baby
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10. |
Bent
05:22
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when you decided to die
I didn't know who to blame:
you or us
three friends, together 'til the end
three bent necks
I drove to Canada, saw the lilacs
on the side of the road stretching
out toward the ocean
then I broke down.
and there were three mechanics,
necks bent, looking down at my engine
now every time I step on the train, I frown
like there's two hands pulling my face down
two hands closed the metal door
and rolled the bottles across the floor
I wanna run after the engine's gone
I wanna stand in the ocean
grow taller than anyone
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11. |
Daughter of the Pines
03:12
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this house: daughter of the pines
and me: inside, cooking food
flipping the lights
when I hear the fisher cats cry
they left the bodies out
in place for the ritual
blue smoke climbed up the hill
like water in reverse
it scared me shitless
I saw the devil's wings stretch over America
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Tuxis Giant Boston, New York
sometimes quiet
sometimes loud
Boston + NYC
Matt, El, James, Fenn
booking: tuxisgiant@gmail.com
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