1. |
The Knife
02:02
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Thank you for coming here tonight
Might have to die to get it right
I hope that someone brought the knife
Well, I think that that went alright
Now, let's all stay and clean the site
And don't forget to wash the knife
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2. |
The Menagerie
02:26
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All lined up at the gate
Check your watch, we're running late
See the animals, two-by-two
Now, you know what what to do
Please, please, mind the menagerie
Please, please, mind the menagerie
Guide them safely home
Please, please, lead them carefully
Please, please, lead them carefully
Keep them safe from harm
Keep the path free of enemies
It's a reasonable strategy
Swing a broom to clear the way
Keep those predators at bay
The only path that's free to use goes through the alpaca pool
Cleared away two out of three. Mr Humps will have some company
Please, please, mind the menagerie
Please, please, mind the menagerie
Guide them safely home
Please, please, lead them carefully
Please, please, lead them carefully
Keep them safe from harm
Keep the path free of enemies
It's a reasonable strategy
Swing a broom to clear the way
Keep those predators at bay
And when the day is done
And the beasts have had their fun
What adventure waits
Tomorrow at the gate
Dogs and ponies waking in a row
The kittens know which way to go
The day is coming to an end
For all our fuzzy friends
Goose and gander heading off to bed
To rest their tiny feathered heads
They sleep, but they can hardly wait
To come together at the gate
Please, please, mind the menagerie
Please, please, mind the menagerie
Please, please, mind the menagerie
Please, please, mind the menagerie
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3. |
The Actor
02:05
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The actor's signing autographs
His shaky hands can barely make a line
The punters taking photographs
Can't read his scribbled note: "I'm running out of time"
The reception line is thinning out
The actor racks his brain for secrets to confide
If he can keep them talking along enough
They might see the gun that's pressed against his side
They're walking him outside
And to a waiting ride
There's nothing left to say
As the limo pulls away
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4. |
The Boss Charade
02:36
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5. |
The Lottery
02:20
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40 days adrift at sea
Your business gone to seed
One last chance to succeed
One fateful lottery
Wait by your telephone
Don't step outside your home
You won't know . . . You won't know . . .
You'll want to be alone
It ain't easy
It ain't easy
It ain't easy
It ain't that hard to wait and . . .
Your stake is bought and sold
Joints stiff and feeling old
In the office, you were told
And in the parking lot, you got rolled
Livin' is easy when your record's hot
But now they've got you on the spot
You won't know . . . You won't know . . .
You won't get another shot
It ain't easy
It ain't easy
It ain't easy
It ain't that hard to wait and see
Sit by the phone and wait for me
Sit by the phone and wait for me
Sit by the phone and wait for me
Sit by the phone and wait for me
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6. |
The Register
02:13
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In registers long forgotten
You sing a homesick song
It won't be home for long
"Cacophony's our new order"
But you're reminded of
A thing we once called love
Recalling a tape recording
The listeners are enthralled
Disassembled, misremembered
Roll our windows down
Broadway at magic hour
"Absenter" too loud
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7. |
The Beat
02:34
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Walking backwards in the street
A mute show of solidarity
Honk and wave to show them your support
Park your car, get on your feet
La la la la la la Objection!
La la la la la la Obfuscation!
La la la la la la Obstruction!
La la la la la la Obviation!
The resistance was slow to show
With truncheons wrapped in upholstery foam
Lean into the surge and feel the beat
Find your car, drive back home
La la la la la la Objection!
La la la la la la Obfuscation!
La la la la la la Obstruction!
La la la la la la Obviation!
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8. |
The Trap
02:09
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The look you saw on faces was vanity
Your youth reflected
You failed to apprehend the disparity
It's not what you expected
The laurels laid at your feet
A trap to ensnare you
Already missed your last opportunity
It's best you're prepared for . . .
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9. |
The Correction
02:12
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At close of business the numbers posted
And they did nothing to deflect suspicion
A review was ordered and it landed on your desk
So, uncap your magic marker and let's forget
Redact! Redact!
You sow, and sow, and sow, and sow
React! React!
The less you know, the more we grow
The telex springs to life and sprouts missives
Obscured by rows of exes on every line
The hacks are huddled with puzzled glances
Slouch off to payphones and start pumping dimes
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10. |
The Believer
02:56
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He wasn't cynical
He believed the things he read
He wasn't critical
He kept it all straight in his head
He had a willingness
To take matter in his hands
He had a certainty
A sense of urgency
Wake up
A new morning begins
Wake up
A new fire to cleanse
She was a city girl
She liked to keep an open mind
She saw him standing there
He looked gentle and kind
But there beneath his smile
A detonator in his hand
She had a certainty
A sense of urgency
And in the place of cleansing fire
A bundle of wires
Clutched in her trembling fist
A knowing look across his face
"We're in the right place
"A story to tell our kids"
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Tower Defense Nashville, Tennessee
Four old friends with eight bands and one marriage shared between them get comfortable and make music they
love.
Current/former members of Apollo Up, Gentleman Divers, The Prudish Few, Short Ropes, and Take The Power Back.
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