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Flesh and Bone
01:23
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Pumpkin head
Flower bed
Just a gourd in a garden
What I’d give
For my own
Flesh and bone
For a day
Silly dreams, are they not?
In the end we all decay and rot
Still I wish to live outside
This hollowed head of mine
Did I exist if I was only ever thoughts?
Time is fleeting, seasons change
I’m a fool, but still I pray
For my own flesh and bone for one day
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Kleptomaniacrow
03:39
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Kleptomaniacrow
Following me wherever I go
Hoping I’ll drop something so
He can add to his collection
He likes the shiniest things
Dangling trinkets
Coins and beads
Offered up some crumbs to eat
But he didn’t seem interested
Kleptomaniacrow
Why follow I?
I’ve not much stowed away
In my pockets today
You have an eye on my necklace
You start a strange charade, a dance,
A’beckon me to follow
So like you always do I follow you this time
You lead me far away
Didn’t take you for a tour guide
You and I, parading by,
Deep into the wood
Oh Kleptomaniacrow
Leading me somewhere I don’t know
And to my horror you led
Me to a body at rest and
There I stood shocked by your side
For to my surprise the body was mine
Did that mean I was a ghost?
I don’t remember dying
And as I stood there crying
Over my own lifeless body
You felt the time was right to snatch
The locket you'd been eyeing
To my demise I realized too late
And with the pull
The corpse had disappeared
And off you flew holding my soul
“Finders Keepers"
Written in chicken scratch
On my tombstone
Nice touch, thanks for that
Guess that grim reaper
Knew I’d never grow old
Awful funny sendin’ birds to do your work though
“Finders Keepers"
Well you finally have my soul
But little do you know
That necklace is
That necklace is
“Finders Keepers"
Written in chicken scratch
On my tombstone
Gonna pay for that
Couldn't know better
Who knew death would come
With feathers
Who knew he'd send a greedy beak
A’peckin at my feet, oh
“Finders Keepers"
Well you finally have my soul
But, word to your crow, though
That necklace is fools gold
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3. |
Sheep in Wolf's Clothing
03:51
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I must be a sheep in wolf’s clothing
I wanna be mean
Haven’t found my growl
If you follow me I wont know what to do
Planned on following you
Planned on following you
I’ll blow your house down
If that’s what all the other wolves do
And I try I try I try I try I try
To fake my way
To become brave
To howl at the moon
To be just like you
I think I’m a sheep in wolf’s clothing
Only thought I think I’ve thought for myself
One day my whole brain had fallen out of my pocket
Now it collects dust on a shelf
I’ll blow your house down
If that’s what all the other wolves do
And I try I try I try I try I try
To prove my place
To change my face
To do what you do
I’ll blow your house down
If that’s what all the other wolves do
And I lie I lie I lie I lie awake at night
Counting all my old friends as I try to fall asleep
Forgot what they, what they, what they, what they look like
I hope that they have not forgotten me
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4. |
Partner in Crime
03:00
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When you’re gone I feel alone again
The voices cannot hold my hand
They keep me company at very best
Distract me from my loneliness
Maybe I’m just an anomaly
Even my demons have their families
Truly something must be wrong with me
To need you as much as I do
I was never meant to win
I was never meant to win
I was never meant to win
Shut up!
Here’s the reigns
Take ahold of me
Please don’t let me go
You do the talking
Sew up my mouth if I can’t keep it closed
There’s a dog barking right around the block
And a big ol’ whistle blow
Run for it
I’ll keep em occupied for you
Cause I love you, I love you so
Left me hangin at the station
But you’ll be back for me soon
I’m ‘bout to die
Yet the only thing i find i'm worried about is you
Something tells me you aren’t coming
Guess that I’m truly doomed
I’m 'bout to die
Yet the only thing I find I’m worried about is you
I’m 'bout to die
Yet the thing on my mind seems to nearly be nothing but you
I overhear your brain when it’s close to mine
Oh, I know that we’re not the same
My heart’s on the line
I’m just a pawn in your game
Not your partner in crime
And you’re slowly killing me
Taking your time
You’re slowly killing me
Taking your time
You’re slowly killing me
Taking your- (I was never meant to win)
You’re slowly killing me
Taking your- (I was never meant to win)
You’re slowly killing me
And yet I don’t mind (You were never meant to win)
You’re slowly killing me
But please take your time
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5. |
Cryptid
05:04
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Nice to meet you
I’m a cryptid
I don’t scare off many children
They just laugh it makes me livid
I’m not scary
Like I should be
Play with dolls when
No one’s looking
Dad is Bigfoot
Mom is Nessie
Can’t just say “I tried my best,” see
They're expecting so much more I
Couldn’t care less, but I still try
I’ll go hairless
Grow some more eyes
Nice to meet you
Nice to meet you
They see right through me
Can I blame them?
Till I scare ‘em, I stay nameless
Movies set the bar too high
I need a win before I die
I can’t begin to want to try
Yet I still do
Nice to meet you
Nice to meet you
Nice to meet you
At the naming ceremony
Everyone else, their lives were all forming
But maybe I’ll earn it
At the naming ceremony
(I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m…)
What if my parents loathe me? Disown me?
(Who am I? Oh, who do I think I am? Think I am?)
If I don't earn it
At the naming ceremony
(I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m…)
Should've been gifted, should've been perfect
(What’s my name?)
But I couldn't even learn it
At the naming ceremony
Nobody told me congratulations
I didn’t earn it
I don’t deserve it
Nice to meet you
I’m a cryptid
Chose my own name
Now I’m Mildred
It’s no “Mothman”
“Chupacabra”
But it’s mine and
I deserve it
It’s my name and
I deserve it
It's my own and
I deserve it
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Met you at the cemetery
We caught frogs and moths and beetles
We discussed our deepest fears
Yours are ghosts, mine is people
If I had a heart it’d beat right out my chest
Right now I think I
Have something to tell you
Just promise me one thing
I have something to tell you
Promise you won't scream
But would you be my friend
If I told you that I died years ago?
Would you be my friend if I never told a lie?
Some things hard to hear though
Would it be better if we didn’t?
If you never knew the truth of my existence?
Would you ever be friends with a ghost?
Saw you sitting on a gravestone
Crossing through on my way home
I said “hi” and you looked shocked
“Wait, you can see me?"
“Ah so it talks!"
Catching bugs and chasing toads
“They were frogs"
"What's the difference?"
I said I’m afraid of ghosts
You're afraid of our existence
Would you be my friend
If I told you that I died years ago?
Would you be my friend if I
Never told a lie?
Some things hard to hear though
Would it be better if we didn’t?
If you never knew the truth of my existence?
Would you ever be friends with a ghost?
I don't want you to know a single thing about me
But I wanna know all there's to know about you
I don't want you to know a single thing about me
But I wanna know all there's to know about you
Met you at the cemetery
We caught bugs and frogs and feelings
“Wait did i just say that? Sorry!”
“Yeah you should be!
We caught bugs and toads and feelings!”
I would be your friend
No matter dead or alive
Losing my mind going mad
I'll be around
Til the day that I die
You and I can’t forget
Don’t regret what we had
Would it be better if we never
Met each other, never stayed together?
Would you stick around with all that you know?
(Nice to meet you
Taking your time
I think I’m a sheep in wolf’s clothing
Time is fleeting
Knew I’d never grow old
Seasons change)
I don't want you to know a single thing about me
But I wanna know all there's to know about you
I don't want you to know a single thing about me
But I wanna know all there's to know about you
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