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Grayscale
05:21
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Grayscale
I don’t need to take it with me
I don’t need to bring it along
I don’t need to have reminders
How everything that could have gone wrong went wrong
I don’t need this inhibition
I don’t need to freeze in my tracks
Living with my own suspicions
There’s no need in bringing it back, in fact
That’s how they’ll all record it
Looking at my pay scale
Look at it through grayscale
That’s how I self-distort it
Looking at my pay scale
Look at it through grayscale
I don’t really need to suffer
To make me feel I’ve earned what I have
And I don’t need a social buffer
I’m really much more charming than that
And I don’t need someone’s approval
To step right up and have a good time
My inner critic’s far too brutal
And I’ve got far too much on the line this time
That’s how they’ll all record it
Looking at my pay scale
Look at it through grayscale
That’s how I self-distort it
Looking at my pay scale
Look at it through grayscale
You got one down, over the other one
One down, over the other one
One down, over the other one
One down. (Repeat 4x)
That’s how they’ll all record it
Looking at my pay scale
Look at it through grayscale
That’s how I self-distort it
Looking at my pay scale
Look at it through grayscale
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2. |
Rice Belly
03:25
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Rice Belly
I've got bad eyesight
And I wear it like a pro
But if somebody asks me why
I really have no reply
My hair is thinning
Due to years of constant stress
But if somebody tells me so
I'll tell them where they can go
I know from what I have seen
That I'm no glamorous queen
On the cover of your magazine
There's no point to being this mean
I've got a rice belly
You can call it what you want, it don't matter what you got!
I've got a rice belly
Run another lap, girl, all that rice is getting to you!
I've got a rice belly
You can call it what you want, it don't matter what you got!
I've got a rice belly
I'm not proud of it, but I'll make do
Thank you
You've got a mirror?
It turns out, I have one too!
If there's a flaw that you want to show
Don't you think I already know?
I am not perfect, but I do the best I can
And I do it all on my own
So leave me the hell alone
My clothes look like they could rot
In my shoes you wouldn't get caught
Now as you sit and you scoff
Let me tell you what else I've got
I've got a rice belly
You can call it what you want, it don't matter what you got!
I've got a rice belly
Run another lap, girl, all that rice is getting to you!
I've got a rice belly
You can call it what you want, it don't matter what you got!
I've got a rice belly
I'm not proud of it, but I'll make do
Thank you
Get yourself out of here with all your hate
I'd run a marathon if you'd go away
Get yourself out of here with all your hate
I'd join a gym now if you'd just -
GO! GO! GO!
I've got a rice belly
Osuki na you ni yobaretemo ii yo!
I've got a rice belly
Debu debu kobuta, chotto undou sureba?
I've got a rice belly
You can call it what you want, it don't matter what you got!
I've got a rice belly
I'm not proud of it, but I'll make do
Thank you
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3. |
Hang On
04:54
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Hang On
Don’t expect me to understand
It isn’t worth it to get upset if I
Don’t seem to comprehend the workings of a broken doll
Tell me what you want
And I’ll do my best to make it happen for you, dear
But if you keep this up,
There’ll be nothing left of me at all
You know we can make it if we keep trying
You have to help me help you out
I’m not gonna take it, so doll, stop crying
He’s the only thing I have to keep me hanging on
Let’s make a compromise
I’m willing if nothing else to sacrifice and do
Whatever it takes to make things right
Between us all again
Maybe I am too naïve
Just as you say – I’m blind to what is there
But is it unreasonable to
Want this all to fucking end?
You know we can make it if we keep trying
You have to help me help you out
I’m not gonna take it, so doll, stop crying
He’s the only thing I have
It’s the caffeine and the lack of sleep
It’s the want for him and the hate for me
The asphyxiation that makes you sane
Take some time, unwind, sit down, explain (x2)
You know we can make it if we keep trying
You have to help me help you out
I’m not gonna take it, so doll, stop crying
He’s the only thing I have (x2)
To keep me hanging on…
So hang on…
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4. |
Spillin Out The Sides
03:03
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I am intangible
And I am magical
And if you like them apples
I have a basketful (repeat 1x)
And oh, I'm spilling out the sides
Oh, I'm spilling out the sides
I am remarkable
And I'm unstoppable
And all my melodies
Are rock-and-poppable (Repeat 1x)
And oh, I'm spilling out the sides
Oh, I'm spilling out the sides
Oh, I'm spilling out the sides
Oh, I'm spilling out, spilling out, spilling out the sides
I am intangible
And I am magical
And if you like them apples
I have a basketful (repeat 1x)
And oh, I'm spilling out the sides
Oh, I'm spilling out the sides
Oh, I'm spilling out the sides
Oh, I'm spilling out the sides...
When you're gone you leave me heartbroken
When you come and see me, I overflow again
I am intangible
And I am magical
And if you like them apples
I have a basketful (repeat 1x)
And oh, I'm spilling out the sides
Oh, I'm spilling out the sides
Oh, I'm spilling out the sides
Oh, I'm spilling out, spilling out, spilling out the sides
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Double Bypass
03:43
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I heard your band in a record store
I got so mad, wanna do it all
And it tears my heart out
I heard your band in a record store
I got so mad, wanna do it all
And it tears my heart out to see
It tears my heart out from me
I give you trust, but then you tell me
It’s not your problem, not responsible
And it tears my heart out
I give you trust, but then you tell me
It’s not your problem, not responsible
And it tears my heart out to see
It tears my heart out from me
And if you believe we can make it better
You and me, we’ll make it better
You and me, we’ll make it better
You and me, we’ll make it better
You fill your head with a grand design
I hate to tell you it’s impossible
‘Cause it tears my heart out
You fill your head with a grand design
I hate to tell you it’s impossible
‘Cause it tears my heart out to see
It tears my heart out from me
And if you believe we can make it better
You and me, we’ll make it better
You and me, we’ll make it better
You and me, we’ll make it better
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