1. |
Nothing But Yours
03:19
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Listen, my honey
I don’t love you for your
Credit or money
We can buy used
And I’ll love you more
In spite of the luxuries
We can’t afford
Even in poverty
You are adored
You are my bright consonant
Major chord
Honey, I’m nothing but yours
All the other children
They seem quite nice but I’d
Leave them swimming
Drowning in ice
If we’re overboard
Darling, I’ll swim you to
Distant shores
Cheerfully struggling
Through the chore
Of battling currents
And thunderstorms
Paddling south til you’re warm
And down in the tropics
We’ll live like queens
No, it ain’t quixotic
You’re all I need
And I’ll love you more
In spite of the luxuries
We can’t afford
Even in poverty
You are adored
Baby, you’re my consonant
Major chord
Honey, I’m nothing but yours
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2. |
Just a Moment
03:27
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Mother Mary tell me you are watching
All my babies
They are crying
Serenade the maker of my melodies
I am waiting
I am waiting
Lonely souls are hungry for the bright lines of a moment
Dirty water is bitter going down
If we are young enough to know
The heartaches of the ages
Are we old enough to let it go?
Tell me once again how much you love me
From the evening
To the morning
Understand me
I ain’t planning centuries
Just a moment
Just a moment
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3. |
Long Gone (#2)
03:35
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Last night I was woken up
By the sound of nothing
In particular
You were there
But you didn’t really exist
I told you my dreams
They never make much sense anyway
You rolled over and faded into the mist
Long, long gone
I’m alone with a certain thought
In a world that is indifferent
I am gone
Morning light was late
I’ve been lying here for hours
I started the coffee and made enough for two
But no one asked about my day
Or asked me what time I’d be home
And so I drank the coffee poured for you
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4. |
Anthem
03:41
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5. |
I Give Up
02:25
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When Moses talked to Pharaoh
His brother spoke the words
But I ain’t got no family here
And so I’ll go unheard
Do anarchists in revolutions
Thrive on conversations?
Where every turn that’s taken rests
On unknown expectations?
Well, I give up!
This is useless!
I ain’t making no excuses
This is failure, plain and simple
So chat amongst yourselves and mingle
Speak with all your nonchalance
You socialites, you debutants
Talk about the weather or
Prattle on forever more
Am I jealous?
Maybe so
My goofiness is plainly shown
I’ve got nothing left to say
No further comment
Good day!
It’s quiet here amidst the crowd
So many voices all around
But there’s no rule to pick and choose
Which words come out and sound confused
Fortune favors boldness, true
Heroic acts of derring-do
I’m sure I’d be in paradise
If I could only break the ice
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6. |
Daydream Lover
03:08
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I tried to love you at your center
But your just too damned erratic
I loved you in USCS
But your heart’s written metric
Blood has breached the sutures
Honey, there’s no future for us
I tried to love you like a daydream
Starry eyes filled up with saline
But dreams are best left to the night
With slower hearts and heavy eyes
Where all the rooms we entered
By morning aren’t remembered
I tried to love you like a mailman
Whose happiness was your reaction
Every time I bring you hope
In packages and envelopes
But Uncle Sam can’t save us
With benefits and living wages
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7. |
Drifting Away From Me
02:44
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Oh, sweet child, I’ve walked a mile
Got there as I changed my mind
I turned around on the dirty ground
Never saw her look surprised
But she does
She’s drifting away
She’s drifting away
She’s drifting away from me
Woke up cold and all alone
Waiting for some great unknown
Soon enough I’ll take her guff
Drink until I feel atoned
In my mind
She’s drifting away
She’s drifting away
She’s drifting away from me
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8. |
Highway Motel Blues
04:12
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Sleeping at the highway motel
There’s no telling when I’m coming home
But it won’t be soon enough
Hold out a little bit longer
I’m much stronger than I look
But that ain’t saying much
Sunlight finds me waking up too soon
Fumbling to lace up dirty shoes
Moonlight finds me desperate for hope
Dragging cigarettes until I choke
I just gotta wait it out
I’ve been going ‘round enough
To know it passes all the same
Just can’t seem to let it go
I’m no fool
Light another cigarette and pray
Sunlight finds me waking up too soon
Fumbling to lace up dirty shoes
Moonlight finds me desperate for hope
Dragging cigarettes until I choke
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9. |
Don't Wait for Me
03:13
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Don’t wait for me now
I wasn’t listening
It’s all over anyhow
And barely worth mentioning
You get out the knives
Rage in your eyes
You come after me
And I wait for you
Age comes before beauty
Please, mind your manners
I’m only lost in my
Endless interior
At your wits end
Let’s not pretend
That I’m innocent
But I’ll wait
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10. |
untitled old time jam
00:37
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11. |
Dirty Rat
02:43
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You’re a dirty rat
I don’t know what’s wrong with that
Wait a minute now
I wasn’t listening anyhow
To what you said
Or what I said to you
Under normal weights
The ceiling might evaporate
But we’re much lighter now
Make no mention of the creaking
Bows and beams
The struts and seams are fine
Call along with me
I’ll teach you all the words to sing
We’ll fix up every little thing
And every note will clearly ring
We’ll one-up all the enemies
And kick them in their yellow teeth
I swear to god it’s gonna be
Like nothing you have ever seen before
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12. |
145 BPM
03:33
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Eat it all up, boy
Gonna get sick in your teeth
Guzzle it down
Don’t want any memories
Try to think fast
They’re coming for you one more time
This too shall pass
Even if you’re riding into the night
If you’re feeling so confused
Like you’ve woken up to
Somebody new
It’s a lonesome, long goodbye
It’s an ocean deeper than the night
It’s a bitter, cold embrace
It’s a long lost love in a very dark place
It’s a feeling we all know
One by one
Gonna line’m up and knock’m down
Don’t be afraid
Only mean girls feel so sour
Everybody out
I’m tired of telling you
Once more with feeling
I’m reeling and seeing anew
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13. |
Crime Bill Democrat
03:51
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Save it all for later
You’ll be sorry if you don’t let it go
Ask me in an hour
And I’ll tell you even if I don’t know
Everyone is hanging on the edge of their seats for a show
All of the anxiety is never gonna leave us alone
Mommas and their babies in their cradles in the big city homes
Living with the terror of the crack in the streets where we roam
If I told you to go would you run
If I told you that you needed to stay would you wait
For a little bit longer
Just a little bit longer
Yeah yeah
Demographic changes and the races
And the wheels on the bus
All the middle classes get their asses to ex and the subs
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Johnny Crimes Salt Lake City, Utah
Johnny Crimes are a punk/post punk rock trio located in Salt Lake City, UT. Current members include Johnny, Mike, and Will.
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