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Address Unknown
05:12
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ADDRESS UNKNOWN
Hello! Are you there?
Are you back there? Are you scared?
Come on up with us
Where indecision meets the dust
Here we go
On our own
Chasing different days
On our way
To a new home
Address Unknown
Windows all come down
So we can see the lines, the signs, the sounds
Whoever built this road
It started as an ode
Here we go
On our own
Chasing brand new days
On our way
To a new home
Address Unknown
This car goes all the way
From the backlot to the stage
And if there is no end
There must be more around the bend
Here we go
On our own
Chasing different days
On our way
Here we go
On our own
Chasing brand new days
On our way
To a new home
Address Unknown
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2. |
Overcoat And Skis
02:37
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OVERCOAT & SKIS
I’m traveling
With an overcoat and skis
Cause it snowed and it’s cold
And I’m in a hurry
It’s all downhill from here
I can see it clear
So there’s no need to worry
O herringbone
Tracks in the sky
And a kick with the pole
For a long glide
Following the Dog Star
Can only get you so far
Luckily I know the way by heart
All quiet now
And I’m moving forward somehow
Like a determined sparrow
Like a frozen arrow
As I come out of the drift
There’s a kind a seismic shift
And up ahead the veil begins to lift
O herringbone
Tracks in the sky
And a kick with the pole
For a long glide
Following the Dog Star
Can only get you so far
Luckily I know the way by heart
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3. |
In The Lines
02:49
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IN THE LINES
Real big moon
On the move
But I've made up my mind
Sudden twist
I just can't resist
Push back over time
Every day
Every way
But I can't stay in the lines
My colors sway
Standing tall
On the wall
Never worked for me
If one is right
Then two just might
I'm happier with three
Every day
Every way
I can't stay in the lines
My colors sway
Fringe and frame
Proper name
Model maxim fine
But I've made up my mind
Every day
Every way
I can't stay in the lines
My colors sway
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4. |
Different Animal
03:46
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DIFFERENT ANIMAL
We shared a cigarette
She said “you wanna make a gentleman’s bet?
There’s someone who you can’t forget
A world away”
As our hands touched
I said “I don’t think about it much”
Truth be told, it was just a crutch
For me anyway
Our home was destroyed
In Nero’s fire
While I was balancing
On a piano wire
I let it alone to disappear
To suck itself off a broken mirror
You can talk to me now
The coast is clear
Our love will be a different animal
Both of us had]ve others by our side
Who broke our hearts but never mind
Here’s a chance to leave that shit behind
On that riverboat…
(That I didn’t think would float,
Given the weight of the sour notes
On my mind)
…That night she told me of a dream
About someone who looked like me
Who picked from the cored-out apple tree
For the last time
Our home was destroyed
In Nero’s fire
While I was balancing
On a piano wire
I let it alone to disappear
To suck itself off a broken mirror
You can talk to me now
The coast is clear
Our love will be a different animal
Both of us had others by our side
Who broke our hearts but never mind
Here’s a chance to leave that shit behind
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5. |
Telescope
03:44
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TELESCOPE
Every night
I look into the big dark sky
Full of hope
Me and my telescope
Maybe I’ll see
Something that looks like me
In freefall
Feeling just as small
And the stars know where we are
Maybe they’re made of bone
And every night I tell myself
“You are not alone”
All those constellations in the sky
Keep the story I suspect alive
All those constellations in my head
Forget the dots, connect the thoughts instead
And the stars know where we are
Maybe they’re made of bone
Every night I tell myself
“You are not alone”
My hometown
Thinks that I’m a total clown
They can’t cope
With me and my telescope
But I don’t care
I sit in my foldout chair
With my coffee cup
As I’m looking up
And every night I tell myself
“You are not alone”
Every night I tell myself
“You are not alone”
“You are not alone”
“You are not alone”
“You are not alone”
“You are not alone”
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6. |
Northern Pygmy Owl
04:40
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NORTHERN PYGMY OWL
I found an abandoned cabin
At the center of the maze
My senses shatter
My memories change
I’m not doing any harm
I’m not mailing any bombs
I just focus on the song
Of the northern pygmy owl ‘til it fades away
What strange potion
Have I drunk of siren tears?
What endless turns
Have I taken down halls of mirrors?
All those comforts now are gone
But my will is strong
I just focus on the song
Of the northern pygmy owl ‘til it disappears
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7. |
So Lonely
03:36
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SO LONELY
Feeling so lonely
Feeling so off-key
All wrong
So lonely
So far away
Feeling at-sea and strange
All wrong
So lonely
Feeling so lonely
Feeling so off-key
All wrong
So lonely
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8. |
Yr Brother
04:17
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YR BROTHER
Don’t neglect your brother
And you’ll never see him denied
Safe passage through those awkward years
As crooked as the high crow flies
Now, I’m trying to get a seat where my brother sits
Before I fall back down
And how I sway at the things he’s saying
All through the town
What I wouldn’t give or do
To hear it from the horse’s mouth that we’re cool
And that everything will be made right
And make our way out in the overwhelming night
My freewheeling brother
Stand so I can see you there
You know you look like you could use a drink or something
To loosen that thousand-yard stare
Tell me again about the cannibal mountain
Where you eat to win, not to run up the score
Tell me all about it on the elevator down
May we never reach the ground floor
What I wouldn’t do or say
To get it directly from the source we’re okay
And that everything will be made right
And make our way out in the overwhelming night
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9. |
Lazy Days
02:57
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LAZY DAYS
Sounds like there’s a lot going on
Everyone’s into something
But something’s wrong
Me, I don’t hear the crack of dawn
Reading by the window
Where the drapes are drawn
Lazy days
Lazy days
Lazy days
For some
Even a monk’s got to come up for air
So I put on my one coat
And head out there
Right away it’s a circus song
A little overwhelming
But I won’t stay long
Lazy days
Lazy days
Lazy days
For some
Maybe I just need a friend
Someone who’s been where I’ve been
If that friend can find a way
Maybe we can learn to share these
Lazy days
Lazy days
Lazy days
For some
Sounds like there’s a lot going on
Everyone’s into something
And nothing’s wrong
Lazy days
Lazy days
Lazy days
For some
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10. |
Basement Lear
03:32
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BASEMENT LEAR
Ringing in my ear
Basement King Lear
That’s where I stay
With an amp up all the way
Banging on a single note
Got a memory man by the throat
And I'm ratcheting up the delay
With an amp up all the way
La la la
La la la la
No posters on the wall
No one to slow me down at all
The rhythm’s neither here nor there
But the groove is everywhere
That’s where I stay
With an amp up all the way
In an electrical storm
Man, I hope I hit record
On my knees
Getting closer to the ground
Getting closer
To the sound
There’s no more ringing in my ear
I’m on some other plane
Following the humming buzzing gear
Along the daisy chain
From the heartbeat echoplex
To the full tilt tremolo
From the modulation fuzz effects
To the overdrive oh overdrive
I’m on another level
I’m one with the pedal
La la la la
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11. |
Run It Back
03:36
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RUN IT BACK
Last night’s rum
A constant hum
The lights are too bright
I’m no fighter
But I feel
Like I’ve been in a fight
I wanna wake up feeling good
Like any normal person would
There’s one full dependable way that I could…
Hey ho
Run it back
Hey ho
Run it back
Hey ho
Just one hair of the dog
I wanna wake up feeling good
Like any man or woman would
I feel bad for the sober man
His job is safe, life is clean
Sticks to the plan
He wants to wake up feeling good
As he believes a real man should
There’s one free guaranteed way that he could…
Hey ho
Run it back
Hey ho
Run it back
Hey ho
Run it back
Just one hair of the dog
Gets me back into the fog
Brings me back where I belong
Hey ho
Run it back
Hey ho
Run it back
Hey ho
Run it back
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12. |
The Bomb
02:55
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THE BOMB
Six minds
All eyes upon
The open door
I ask
Myself
“Is this the bomb I’m waiting for?”
The whole affair
Moved by the air
That sneaks up every shore
Delivered then
Suddenly
The bomb I’m waiting for
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The High Strung Detroit
Address Unknown. Songs of psychological mazes, individuals setting out on identity quests, and even optimism as an option in
a wild world. While maintaining the thrust of “The Luck You Got”, the theme song for Showtime’s show “Shameless.” The pair trade off lead vocal duties throughout, delivering an element of a late-night artistic showdown.
Malerman’s book Bird Box was a hit movie for Netflix.
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