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Megachurch
04:52
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Megachurch
From a girl to a woman
Then a goddess in my loving eyes
I raised you so high
Where jets never meet a cloud
But you can’t fly, can you babe?
Yet you’re glowing with the stars on my ceiling
And the stains in my bed
Once a prayer now a player
I’ve been sinning in the devil’s car
Forever a loser
I’ve been singing in the same old bar
89 songs about you
Now the drunk man in the back
Is requesting something new
Something that sounds like this
It’s not easy to forget
Says the poet with the deranged faith
I was born to be chased
Says the witch with the holy grace
Why is love just a one way road
Is it too much to ask
For my feelings to be towed
I believed in the prophet
When she parted my heart like the sea
I worshipped my pain
When she stopped believing in me
There’s no quick way out of this
I’m addicted to the feel of these handcuffs around my wrists
And to the sound of it
I was dreaming about freedom
While swimming to the opposite shore
But my body’s been in prison
For the past three years or more
Your Honour, I’m such a wreck!
I’m both the sheriff and the convict
And the fool who’s got the keys on the desk
And I sound like this
Who the hell’s gonna judge me
For not leaving my cell
I’ve been scheming to
I’ve been dying to
Live right under her spell
Who the hell’s gonna sue me
For writing the bible in bed
She’s been telling me
And God, did I agree
To highlight her first name in red
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2. |
What Is love
05:27
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What is love
Something meant to be
Or is love
Just what we wanna see
The romance I had was as strong as it looked on screen
I’ve been craving love
All my life
I made my whole world
Revolve around you
I would have died for this girl
Not only one time but two
Is it love
Or just idiocy
Now I’m driving through continents
Mountains and seas
Fucking cis girls and trans
To try and cure my disease
Is it love
Or do I need therapy
It’s insanity
Therefore you need therapy
What is love
Something meant to heal
Or is love
A license to kill
The heartbreak I had was as graphic as it looked in the scene
Will I be fearing love
All my life
The memory of her
Is what keeps me from rising
The memory of her
Is what keeps me from falling
Is it love
Or just gravity
My mom has been calling
Just to see how I’m doing
Cause my hope is long gone
And my hair has been thinning
Is it love
Or just agony
It’s just agony
Therefore no need for therapy
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3. |
One Day
04:08
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On Monday
I got a text from my wife
She wrote « I need to talk to you »
On the same day
I texted back « what about? »
Even though I already knew
That one day
My life changed for the better
Though it was hard to tell
One day
You’ll be going up to Heaven
If you are patient in Hell
On Tuesday
My brother sat next to me
And gently tried to lift up my mood
He said
One day
You’ll be dancing in the moonlight
You’ll be over her for good
On Wednesday
A minute felt like seven
And I thought time would tell
If on Thursday
I’d be going up to heaven
I’ve been so patient in Hell
You believe or you don’t
That all the things that you love
They can be gone in just
One day
On Friday
I met a girl named Bambi
She was cool and hazy
Made me feel so lazy
On a workday
So we kissed and we kissed
And I tried to write a list of all the things
I’ll do to Bambi
On the next day
60 minutes felt like seven
And there was no way to tell
Why this one day
I went straight up to heaven
And it was hotter than hell
You believe or you don’t
That all the sorrow you drag
It might be dead and gone
One day
What if on Sunday
You get tired of my dreams
And of all the times I seem
To be crazy and say things to you like
« One day I’ll become a firefighter »
Then, maybe we’ll be fighting too?
That one day
All the birds will look like ravens
Will you be able to tell
That it’s doomsday
And I’ll be falling down from Heaven
All the way back to Hell
You live or you die
You grieve or you lie
You believe or you don’t
But all the things that you love
They can be gone in just
One day
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Bambi
04:02
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Bambi you carry all my sorrow
That I’ve been chasing with a gun
Bambi you’re white and I’m yellow
If you’re my moon then I’m your sun
Bambi they say that you’re a widow
Whose tears never made it to the sea
What better man could draw a rainbow
Out of the sadness that I see
Bambi
You’re the one for me
As long as you say so
For love will never let me know
But if you’re the one that bleeds
Hang on before you go
It’s only for the show
Bambi
Bambi I stopped right at your window
I swear I was just passing by
I saw you changing into snow
It made me smile
And it made you cry
I drank your tears cause I’m a weirdo
A ball of fire darker than the night
They saw me dancing with your shadow
A shadow brighter than the light
Bambi
You’re the one for me
As long as you say so
For love will never let me know
But if you’re the one that bleeds
Hang on before you go
It’s only for the show
Bambi
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5. |
Queen of the Rodeo
04:16
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The bravest woman
That I got to know
Was a six foot cowgirl
Queen of the rodeo
I was a hostile bull
In a plastic cage
I was a handful
But she held my gaze
She could have said yes
She could have said no
Instead she said hey
I don’t know
The event was going down
In Mexico
She said « Holy cow!»
I’ve always wanted to go
She booked a flight
With her pocket dinero
She might earn it back
If she wins this rodeo
She could have just bailed
And never left the meadow
Instead she said hey
Come on let’s go
I should have been stressed
But I kept it mellow
This wasn’t my first
Rodeo
She took a chance
And stepped right in the fire
She rode my pride
Like she’d never ride again
And instead of twirling
And throwing her over
For a sec
I let her sit there
And I asked for her name
The crowd was booing
In a Mexican slang
The riders were protesting
With an American twang
I could have been me
End it in a wiggle
Instead I broke free
And solved the riddle
I took off like a bird
And the sky was getting closer
The crowd was speechless
Riders kneeled and prayed
My baby leaned forward
and yelled « will you be my lover? »
« I don’t think I can answer
I’m a bull in a cage »
But I felt so high
As we kept on flying higher
From a bull to an eagle
She’d freed me from my rage
So I spread my wings and yelled
« I wanna be your lover »
And I swooped down to the arena
Like a metal paper plane
And my lover
She leaned further
And stroked my courage with her hand
We landed in the dust
And the bulls looked jealous
My lover looked stunning
And the riders looked vicious
The crowd was cheering
And reporters took her photo
Cause she was the queen
Of the rodeo
She got on my back
And we headed to the meadow
We lived on love alone
And on her rodeo dinero
She ended up on TV
And on the radio
Cause she was the queen
Of the rodeo
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6. |
Eloïse
04:29
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Sad girl at the station
Straight out of a fiction
She tastes like a wild cherry
Dipped in melancholy
She comes a little closer
Blows out my lighter
And says
Love burns like a cigarette, baby
Don’t smoke it so quickly
What if I choose
To buy you brand new shoes
Boots that go up to your knees
Eloise
What if I learn
How to file a tax return
And how to speak Japanese
For you Eloise
What if I long
To put you in a song
Along with roses and lilies
Eloise
If you’re my addiction
You’ll become my frustration
I drank just a sip or two
It’s enough to be falling for you
Your tooth gap controls me
Your lips they won’t let me be
I’m crooning all around your neck
To Martin Rev and Beck
What if I choose
To buy you brand new shoes
Boots that go up to your knees
Eloise
What if I learn
How to file a tax return
And how to speak Vietnamese
For you Eloise
What if I long
To put you in a song
Along with poppies and daisies
Eloise
What if you stayed
For two more days?
And keep a copy of my keys
Eloise
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7. |
The Pool
03:52
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Loving you is easy
But telling you is not
I was on quite a journey
I’ve been through a lot
Love’s not only a word
You know it’s not only a word
But I’m a fool
For not jumping in the pool
My clothes are soaking wet
My hair is dripping down my face
You’re so cool
You’re just swimming in the pool
The water’s clear
You say come here
There’s nothing to fear
Yet I’m shivering
Yeah I’m trembling
By the pool
My love’s a secret party
That no one’s heard about
My heart’s beating so loud
The cops came by
You’re the only guest
Pressed against my chest
Cause I’m a fool
For not jumping in the pool
My clothes are soaking wet
My hair is dripping down my face
You’re so cool
You’re just swimming in the pool
The water’s clear
You say come here
There’s nothing to fear
Yet I’m shivering
Yeah I’m trembling
By the pool
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8. |
Double Red 69
03:32
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I panic
And I wish I’d look
Like no other
I aim for the flames and the gutter
I feel like a man
When there’s no one around
I drew a new life
Where they all call me Ryder
I have to be a victim
And a martyr
I bite like a dog
When there’s nowhere to hide
I try
To lose control
And to shake this feeling
When the moon looks bright
The angst comes back
Couples keep cheating
And the pain ain’t right
Fools feel fine
Drunks drink wine
You and I just hold onto
The Double Red 69
You fear
And you cry
But you try
Like no other
Deep down you know
The question and the answer
You fill out the blanks
When there’s no one around
You hold it tight
Then burst like fire
You shut down the lights
Cut the wire
You bite like a dog
When there’s nowhere to hide
You try
To lose control
And to shake this feeling
When the moon looks bright
The angst comes back
Couples keep cheating
And the pain ain’t right
Fools feel fine
Drunks drink wine
You and I just hold onto
The Double Red 69
We better look down
On shams and liars
Burn down the church of rulers
We have our own truth
And somewhere to hide
We’ll take what’s needed in the land of deserters
A compass and a pair of plyers
I’ll fix up your heart
And you’ll naviguate mine
We’ll try
To lose control
And to shake this feeling
When the moon looks bright
The angst comes back
Couples keep cheating
And the pain ain’t right
Fools feel fine
Drunks drink wine
You and I just hold onto
The Double Red 69
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Our passion’s playing by the rule
Chastity is the new cool
Count the days
Then lay by my side
I want to watch you
Walk around
And let you be
Without a sound
Read my mind
Then let it run wild
Hold my horses
At your gate
Tie up my love
With your western belt
Fold my heart
Between your legs
Please lock the door
Unlock my chains
When I can’t take it anymore
You leave me waiting at your door
I hear you sigh
And whisper my name
Tell me that you want me now
I’ll tell you that you’re not allowed
To touch me
Until later tonight
Hold my horses
At your gate
Tie up my love
With your western belt
Fold my heart
Between your legs
Please lock the door
Unlock my chains
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Ryder The Eagle Mexico City, Mexico
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