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Hello Stranger
05:03
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I've seen the glitter, I've seen the features
I've seen the laughter die down in the theater
Maybe I'm just getting old
I just can't wait until we're alone
Don't get me wrong man I do love the show
It's just these days I think I'm better built for
Gathering ya up into my arms
Gettin away from the crowd and growing stronger
I just think that we've destroyed so much
Of that useless talk and the boring walls around us
So however much further we go
I'll always be your sensitive one
I'll always be your faithful apostle
You took my arm in Ronan Park
We watched a great bird perch on a rock
I was thinking how special you were
You're such an over-sensitive girl
Though I may not always be the best for you
You have to trust that I do understand you
So however much further we go
I'll always be your follower
I'll always be your faithful apostle
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The Bitter Refrain
05:58
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Time slippin back says “I still need you”, wandering sweetly
still there’s a feeling in your heart that’s lonely
Don’t look back
Don’t lose sight of the bitter word
Time looks back through a double glass
And she’s drinkin the room up
Don’t pick apart the meaning
Dont break with the obvious rules
Please don’t disappoint me with this bitter refrain
Cause this was her song
Somebody’s got that new record on again, I’m digging the tuba
Lately, I’ve been looking lunar for my confidant
Don’t you love when the new moon just sends you starways?
I think I’m gonna pull the plug on this flooded daydream baby
Somebody’s broken the glass
I always knew this couldn’t last
Please don’t destroy me with this beggar’s romance
This was my song
Somebody’s prisoner took the book again, it’s a misdirection
But people need no reason to sow the seed of disruption into each other
Maybe next season, we’ll plant those peaches in a slit of earth
Cause nothing good ever hangs in these strange gardens
Don’t paralyze my rage
I found you all limp and deranged
Please don’t destroy me with this bitter refrain
Cuz this is your song
I’m steppin out with my gothic bat, she loves to wear black
Gazes at her feet and drinks me under the table every time we meet
got the devil’s fortune, she’s artistically shy with a swollen eye
I’m gonna try to understand her deep confidence man
Don’t pick apart the meaning
Or break with the obvious rules
Please don’t destroy me with this bitter refrain
Cause this was her song
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