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Species Closeout
03:47
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Black rhinos, Indian elephants, orangutans, and chimpanzees
Your brothers, your sisters are calling out in agony
Panthers and tigers, bats and crocodiles
Monkeys and kangaroos at a discount price
Species closeout, species closeout, go, get 'em while they last, species closeout
Human expansion and greed, breeding like rabbits, just can't have two or three
Bear gall bladder, tiger aphrodisiac, as if we really needed help to breed
Rhinos and elephants, black bears and orangutans
Jaguars and leopard skins at a discount price
Species closeout, species closeout, go, going, going fast, species closeout
Get 'em while they last, bargain prices, going, going fast, species closeout
Clear-cutting for the U.S., ivory from Africa, whale hunts for the Japanese
Silt in rivers, oil in oceans, factory trawlers strip-mining seas
Lions and manatees, wolves and chimpanzees
Pandas and lemurs at a discount price
Species closeout, species closeout, go, get 'em while they last
Species closeout, going, going fast, at a bargain price
You can get 'em, get 'em while they last, we make money fast
Species closeout, get 'em while they last
Species closeout, going, going fast
Species closeout, species closeout!
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Unwanted Child
05:04
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Stood up got slapped in the face again
Now that hole in your chest won’t mend
Like an animal in a cruel experiment
Pressed the levers to get feed but all they gave was agony
Now belief in no way out only lets you descend
You can’t remember the good times
When your body resembled something living
You can’t stand your own company
Eaten away from the inside
You want to drown your cries as an unwanted child
Kill its’ will, it won’t reveal your denial
You weigh all you say or do
You can’t try not to fall
It’s not what happens
It’s your attitude
With your spirit liquid dinner
As your blood grows thinner
You can’t feel what’s known in your mind
No connection to the outside
You want to drown your cries as an unwanted child
Kill its’ will, it won’t reveal your denial
You weigh all you say or do
You can’t try not to fall
It’s not what happens
It’s your attitude
Spit it out and drink it again
The poison tastes bad in your mouth
But it’s better than the misery
You’ve no hope to defeat
You want to drown your cries as an unwanted child
Kill its’ will, it won’t reveal your denial
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Faces In The Shower
03:39
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I see faces in the wood
Knots look like eyes and the curves like lips
Most only see tacky linoleum from the 60's
But I see a world of personality
They're everywhere I go, Everywhere, Everywhere I go
They're everywhere I go, Everywhere, Everywhere I go
Faces appear on the shower walls
These faces follow me out into the hall
One even looks like your old aunt Maybelle
And one looks like the French Chef from La Table
I see faces in the shower
Patterns look like ears and the shadows like a nose
Most only see fake marble from Formica
But I see a different reality
They're everywhere I go, Everywhere, Everywhere I go
They're everywhere I go, Everywhere, Everywhere I go
Faces appear on the shower walls
One looks like Nixon after his fall
One even looks like your old aunt Maybelle
One looks like the French Chef from La Table
They're everywhere I go, Everywhere, Everywhere I go
They're everywhere I go, Everywhere, Everywhere I go
Faces appear on the shower walls
These faces follow me out into the hall
One even looks like your old aunt Maybelle
One looks like the French Chef from La Table
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Melted Wax
03:17
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Why do we have to eat and seek shelter chained to solid earth like slaves
Looking for crutches stuck on survival, clinging to all things that pass
Heal it up, Seal it up like melted wax
Close the circle, on your way to infinity
Won't live in this box, a house of fear where obsession rules with an iron hand
Want to fly in night skies, sparkling embers,speaking to me with peace of mind
Heal it up, Seal it up like melted wax
Close the circle, on your way to infinity
Heal it up, Seal it up like melted wax
Close the circle, on your way to infinity
Life is a circle an energy circle, close it up so that you can pass
Out of this body into the future, out of this body to things that last
Fear flows out and sticks like gum to people and objects of oppression
Starting leaks where energy flows out and sinks you to the bottom
Heal it up, Seal it up like melted wax
Close the circle, on your way to infinity
Heal it up, Seal it up like melted wax
Close the circle, on your way to infinity
On your way to infinity
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Marion
04:52
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I saw you on your way to work one cold day, in your black fishnets and haughty attitude
If your snooty nose was any higher, it would be upside down
You've set your standards so high, no world can obtain
Hey Marion, do you have an itch?
Hey Marion, I've become your snitch
You think you're too good for everything
You're above living in anything, but your needle
Marion darling, you know, you turn every man into your pet
You have no patience for the latest one, you're not good enough for yourself
If you’re so damn smart, why are your arms and legs black and blue?
Hey Marion, do you have an itch?
Hey Marion, I've become your snitch
You think you're too good for everyone,
You're above giving to anyone, and you're lying
Don't tell your mother that you answer phones at a role-play parlor
Making appointments for beating grown men in diapers
They help you make it snow on sunny weekends
Hey Marion, do you have an itch?
Hey Marion, I've become your snitch
You think you're too good for everything
You're above living in anything, but your needle
I know how the ice can make you numb, but you can get more sugar with a smile
Until you can understand this, you'll keep driving the warmth away
All you'll be left with is another snowy day
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My Imago
03:45
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Lavender lilacs and wisteria, so beautiful they smell so sweet
But like these flowers, what makes them special is,
That like you they die, they only last for one week.
Stay with me for one night. Let me pretend that you’ll save me.
In the dark for one night, tell me you won’t make it right.
My imago. I won’t let go
Of my imago, I won’t let go
In the morning, I know I’ll have to lick your ashes.
Say goodbye but the pain can’t compare to the void inside.
My imago. I won’t let go
Of my imago, I won’t let go
No reason can control this desperation, fantasy stings like an acid in my hands.
But reality is no cure. If I could only be a robot, is all this pain worth a moment of joy?
My imago. I won’t let go
Of my imago, I won’t let go
I’m looking for someone that can torment me — fill me with passion and misery.
Nothing’s new, why am I surprised when they leave again?
Two halves to make a whole, Let me heal your wounds.
My imago. I won’t let go
Of my imago, I won’t let go
My imago. I won’t let go
Of my imago, I won’t let go
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Fun House
03:21
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Anger's growing and spreading like a flame.
I want to kill you but then they'll be no one left to blame.
I'm like a house to store your revenge inside.
All your longing fantasies were sweet-talking lies.
Dream when you’re sleeping
Scream when you know
I'm not your fun house
This ain't no fun house
I'm not your fun house
This ain't no fun house
How can you understand what it's like inside? (Always on the outside)
You don't have to protect your unborn child. (You're just made to order)
You won’t have a house to store your revenge inside.
All my longing fantasies were sweet-talking lies.
Dream when you’re sleeping
Scream when you know
I'm not your fun house
This ain't no fun house
I'm not your fun house
This ain't no fun house
Dream when you’re sleeping
Scream when you know
I'm not your fun house
This ain't no fun house
I'm not your fun house
This ain't no fun house
You won't shed a single tear until your hour of death is near.
Rage I feel is not for you, it’s me, to be the accomplice in your schemes.
You speak myth cause what you’ve got’s not only what you came here with.
You won't shed a single tear until your hour of death is near.
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Thirty Dollars An Ounce
04:25
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I saw a man eating his dinner from a garbage can
But the cocoa on your decaf latte was stale
I saw a man with a bloated leg twenty inches wide.
But the shoes you wanted, they didn’t have in your size
Such a rough life, rough life, How I feel for you
Rough life, rough life, How I feel for you
At thirty dollars an ounce
At thirty dollars an ounce
She bought a fifteen dollar black mascara
While a ten year old boy was being shot on the corner
But what would she do without her special hydrating
eye make-up remover at
thirty dollars an ounce
I Saw a woman couldn’t have been more than three feet tall
But they were out of your gourmet brand at the mall
I saw a man with metal claws for hands and a fire scarred face
But your stomach ached from your fourth frozen margarita
Such a rough life, rough life, How I feel for you
Rough life, rough life, How I feel for you
At thirty dollars an ounce
At thirty dollars an ounce
Such a rough life, rough life, How I feel for you
Rough life, rough life, How I feel for you
Such a rough life, rough life, How I feel for you
Rough life, rough life, How I feel for you
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Face The Fear
04:33
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Is there a soul in your body?
Is there a spirit that survives?
When you die, you die, that's a fact
Face the fear, maybe you ain’t coming back
Live a lie or learn to cry, face the fear before you die
Live a lie or learn to cry, face the fear before you die
Face the fear before you
Face the fear before you
Is there a savior to spare you?
Are there medicine men to heal you?
When you pray, you pray that's a fact
Face the fear, is anyone listening back?
Live a lie or learn to cry, face the fear before you die
Live a lie or learn to cry, face the fear before you die
Face the fear before you
Face the fear before you
Are these still primitive times with thunder gods and spirit chimes?
When tragedy strikes we're looking for an answer 'cause science can't explain the unfairness of cancer. In the jungle it's the balance of nature for the tiger to kill. Living in the now, it's just common sense to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Practice the Golden Rule.
Live a lie or learn to cry, face the fear before you die
Live a lie or learn to cry, face the fear before you die
Face the fear before you
Face the fear before you
If there's no angels to save you
If there's no Jesus to bleed for you
No shamans to guide you
No saints to free you from your sins
No medicine man’s gonna save your soul!
Face the fear before you
Live a lie or learn to cry
Face the fear before you
Live a lie or learn to cry
Face the fear before you
Live a lie or learn to cry
Face the fear before you
Live a lie or learn to cry
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Damaged Goods
04:16
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As I look into your eyes
I see the black that sits inside
It's cold as stone, the light is damage
Broken lines that stand alone…
I want to lie in the desert
‘Til my body is parched dry
Roll in sand ‘til I forget how to cry
Want to look into the sun
In the center of the sky
Stare ‘til I see the blood that's stained your mind
Why can't you tell me?
How long are you gonna pass on the pain?
How long are you gonna pass on the pain?
These damaged goods can't be for sale, the price is too high.
I want to drag my legs in sand
‘Til my knees are scraped and raw
The pain is anesthesia compared to the hurt inside
Want to give you everything
My heart's still open wide
But you’ve made up your mind, play it safe and hide
Why can't you tell me?
How long are you gonna pass on the pain?
How long are you gonna pass on the pain?
These damaged goods can't be for sale, the price is too high.
No those damaged goods they’re not for sale, the price is too high.
Play it safe, don't feel again, until you've had enough revenge
Play it safe, don't feel again, until you've had enough revenge
How long are you gonna pass on the pain?
How long are you gonna pass on the pain?
These damaged goods can't be for sale, the price is too high.
No those damaged goods they’re not for sale, the price is too high.
Play it safe, don't feel again, until you've had enough revenge
Play it safe, don't feel again, until you've had enough revenge
Play it safe, don't feel again
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Homogenized
04:29
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She wears her corporate look like a cheap facade
The death of different cultures
I watch with my strained eyes
Globes on fire twitching in small sockets
When can we be proud of our diversity?
Abundance in the gourmet grocery store
Fresh meat, bread and pastries
A man on the corner begging for change
A homeless guy reads a book about Princess Di
Eating white bread, getting fat, and under read
Her dyed blonde hair speaks her denial
She can pretend if she wants to, if she wants to
Her beautiful lips covered in pale pink lipstick
Slowly dying in her pressed gray suit
Here comes another one sitting right down to the next one
In her nice wool coat she’ll meet The Man
But he won’t be fooled
Oh he’s so civilized
But he might as well shoot her, twice
Just an appeasement from years of domination
Her dyed blonde hair speaks her denial
She can pretend if she wants to, if she wants to
Her beautiful lips covered in pale pink lipstick
Slowly dying in her pressed gray suit
Why can’t she be proud of who she really is?
Why can't I? Why?
Why can't I? Why?
Why?
Still starving shell of a former self
Plastic surgery knows no end
A snakebite for a nose
Shorten your name; make it sound like Kaye or Jones
Then we’ll all be homogenized and paralyzed
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Thea Kearney (Thea K) New Jersey
Thea Kearney (Thea K) - singer, songwriter, guitarist, and visual artist - her songs have been described as urban stories of
sociopolitical angst and unrequited love.
Cerebral songs with a post-punk 90's sound and catchy lyrics about timeless and topical themes. Recently, Thea's also been branching out into other genres of music including house/dance music!
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