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The "B" Word
02:50
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A little birdie told me
mommy's got a baby in her belly.
Elliot, don't you know what that means?
You're gonna be a big brother.
Grow up with a best friend, take care of each other.
You'll never find another quite like this.
And you'll teach him how to walk and talk,
how to laugh out loud and draw with chalk,
to color, count, and spell and read.
Talk to him when he's feeling down. And if he cries hold him when he scrapes his knee.
Your brother or sister is patiently waiting.
A few more months and you'll be holding that baby
singing a lullaby with a soft kiss on the cheek.
Cuz Elliot, that baby needs caring to go with the smile he'll soon be wearing
when you'll be shooting hoops and playing tag on the playground.
And you'll tell him how to be cool,
share your favorite songs and sing them too,
how to raise your hand, do well in school.
Teach him to be kind, let him know it's never good to be cruel.
A little birdie told me
mommy's gotta baby in her belly.
Elliot, now you know what that means.
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Pinwheel
04:44
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Your first breath - Funny feeling like it came from my own chest.
Your five fingers 'round one of mine. Who needs wings when time flies?
The first few years when I closed my eyes,
it was like time was all around and I could see it swirl by.
Now as I recollect my imagery...of homework and backpacks and school plays,
of early mornings, fashion, tennis - I am caught inside the haze
as I hope my eyes
to the watercolor that continues to blur my life.
I'm not sure what to feel when autumn comes around.
Got this pinwheel of emotions that the wind blows.
Yeah, it goes round and round.
The pride I feel for you overpowers everything
but then the sadness creeps in, dread weights me down -
It hurts, it burns, it stings.
I'm nostalgic at best.
Yet, I'm so happy and excited for you and I could never be less.
A flashback to the attack.
You can never just forget something like that.
From the mattress on the floor of the apartment -
That year we learned that home is where the heart is.
Your innocence spared - didn't go running
when the sky fell down and left nothing
but tidal waves of smoke that sucked people up and made them scream and choke.
Thought it would all just be some nightmare I could forget when I awoke.
It all seems strange - Anticipating feeling upside-down and rearranged.
But if you'll let me be honest, change is the only constant.
We all gotta walk gotta take that first step
and when the four years pass you'll be so proud and impressed...
Know that she will always come back to you...
And this doesn't mean goodbye forever...
It is a necessary step, it is a milestone. Just take a breath and you'll see -
That watercolor painting was just a canvas in the making.
When you step back it will all make sense.
The puzzle pieces will fit perfectly and intricate.
See, it all happens for a reason like transition of the seasons.
The good and bad, the give and take,
what makes our hearts swell and our hearts break.
And when you think there's only so much more than you can take...
So any day
you see the sun go down and blue skies turn a gloomy grey,
just whisper, "Hey, hey, hey, hey. It's all gonna be okay"
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3. |
Time Machine
03:06
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If I had a time machine, I'd travel to the days of 15 Holmes St.
If I had a time machine, I'd travel back to 15 Holmes St.
It's the only thing I'm sure about after sleepless nights
and flipping through my doubts
like pages in a book, the story never ends.
But that house means so much to me and at
that house things were simple and carefree at
that house - at 15 Holmes St.
I can't help, can't help thinking when it
comes down to it I'll never find the right person but that's
all I want - A family, the house with the picket fence...
Is that so impossible to find?
Cuz in my head it makes so much sense.
If I had a time machine, I'd travel to the future to see what it holds for me.
The thought is getting me by, I'll have found the right guy and he'll have found me.
And I won't want the story to end.
Maybe I won't be at 15 Holmes St but I'll
have my guy and we'll have our family and we'll be doing fine.
We'll be so happy.
Dad will be healthy and well, just one glance and you'll be able to tell.
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4. |
Apocalypse Now
04:24
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Apocalypse now -
It's raining hell, the earth is shaking beneath my feet.
Waves 90 feet tall. My phone will not call.
I see chaos around me.
Where are my friends? Are they alright?
Will this be my last chance to bid my family good night?
You're talking to me - Words I can't make out.
I hear death and destruction while you're moving you mouth.
But I can't stay here. Think I better run.
Get my bucket list handy
before I die and the smoke blocks out the sun
I'm running naked through the streets
Skipping around, moving upstream
How do you like me now?
I got nothing else to worry about.
It's madness in the morning but music in the nighttime
If this is how it ends, I"ll take it.
I feel fine.
Apocalypse how?
I'll try to figure it out. Did we do this to ourselves?
Or is the Earth naturally retaliating?
Volcanoes erupt. I might get fucked up
Enjoying life for the last time.
Because I may be dead at any moment.
Might as well do whatever I want.
No stress, no future.
Cross my fingers, hope I did all I wanted to!
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5. |
Tomorrow
03:33
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Short end of the stick,
this life I'm livin' in
and nothing fucking fits right.
Not my clothes, not my hair, not my body, my insides
And I am a girl but not to you -
maybe not to me too...
Feel like a victim of the fucking system.
forced to give head to The Man.
But I don't wanna do this anymore.
How 'bout you take me as I am?
Won't that settle the score?
Another parking ticket and I'm broke again.
Try to pay my bills but it all depends
if I can take the shit my asshole bosses give.
Well, haha. I hide my laughter.
I never knew a happy ever after.
Walk in my shoes, Cinderella. You'll trip and fall.
How can you understand what you know nothing about at all?
Looking for a job is a full time job.
Welcome to my catch 22.
My Civic and apartment are all I got and
the only thing that rings true are my friends
who haven't abandoned me yet.
They're my friends and they are the best.
But which one will be the Judas who will betray me?
Should I expect someone else who's gonna up and leave me?
Cuz every night with Peanut and TV gets old.
So I thank the god that don't exist I got someone to hold.
Another parking ticket and I'm drunk again.
Try to pay my bills but it all depends
if I can take the shit my asshole bosses give.
Well, haha. I hide my laughter.
I never knew a happy ever after.
Walk in my shoes, Cinderella. You'll trip and fall.
How can you understand what you know nothing about at all?
My dad says he's moving away from here, my aunt's there half the time.
Oh yeah, my mother was taken way too soon, my brother's past the New Jersey state line.
But I gotta believe in tomorrow. Tomorrow's all I have.
If it worked for little orphan Annie then tomorrow can't be all that bad.
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6. |
Munchies
02:08
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I have five senses:
Sight, touch, hearing, smell, and taste.
I will put down al my defenses
just for something scrumptious on my plate.
It could be -
Bacon, egg, and cheese on a bagel or hey!
Pizza, burger, hot dog, or a yogurt parfait.
Burrito, tacos, nachos. Guac and roll all the way.
I'm so hungry, pass it over this way.
We could use utensils,
wooden chopsticks or our hands.
Menus are overwhelming.
Feel like I got the world of food in my hands.
I'll order -
Pork fried rice, some lo mein, and an egg roll to go.
Tell me you have boneless wings. Please don't tell me no!
Pierogies, apple pie with some ice cream for show.
Donuts and cheesecake and a cup of Joe.
and Chinese is different from Japanese is different from Mexican.
Just like French cuisine ain't the same as American.
Brazilian, Cuban, Indian, Spanish, and Italian.
Some use different spices. Some use different cooking devices.
Everyone has a preferred taste and hey, I think that's great.
I could eat food in a million ways.
Could list off my favorite dishes all day
but we'd be here til my hair turns grey...
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7. |
A New Kind of Normal
02:31
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I never feel important enough.
I feel like your expectations do not match the best of my abilities.
And I'm trying, yes I'm trying. 110% everyday.
And it's with everything I do and say
and my mouth stays shut cuz I can't
talk, talk, talk, talk, talk about it.
But then again you get to live without
this time bomb ticking inside taking minutes off my life.
Everyone has something going on. So I'll
keep quiet tonight, keep quiet tonight.
And this is normal.
I know you say you love me, say you care
but sometimes you act like I'm not even there.
And it's the same with my friends.
I don't wanna let get you down or stressed out!
But how am I supposed to help you too if I'm worried about me?
One day I gotta ask for help. I gotta ask for help so I can figure out myself.
One day I'm gonna tell you how I feel about everything.
And sometimes I find myself sad at the end of the day.
I'm not as happy-go-lucky as I seem to be.
If I knew I was this good at acting I'd
make it a career.
But not today.
Do you even know me at all?
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8. |
Roundabout
03:14
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Positive dreamer.
Truth seeker.
Believer.
Believe me.
Bottled laughter.
Can't see past the
sadness
around me.
You are vicious and immoral,
self-centered and deplorable.
Superstitious and ridiculous -
Is this what human really is?
Where's your positivity?
Rose-colored glasses won't help you see
when your ignorance is fueled by selective memory.
Reality junk TV -
The sickly myth we common see.
Misinformation runs rampant in the societal sea
where frightened sheep cling to religion and claim everything their given
is a God given right.
And they won't let it go without a fight.
Life is going its roundabout way.
Society follows the same.
Kids grow up to be adults based on the values they're told and taught.
Sometimes the future's bright and other times it's not.
It's the seesaw interchange effect no country is immune.
And fate will overcome all notions of doom.
We gotta have faith to just stay alive
whether it's outside or in our minds.
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You play guitar in a punk rock band
while I'm across the Hudson with my heart in my hand.
Hiding it away so no one can see
what I wish I meant to you and just how much you mean to me.
Cuz keeping secret's like Pandora's Box
so pinky promise, keep it honest it'll never unlock.
Oh if we changed the game or I was dealt a different hand,
but you just play guitar in a punk rock band.
Another reason why my resolve is running out:
You're a notion in my ocean that'll never burn out.
Better look me in the eye, pull me into next week...
A need that feeds - I'm dreaming
and I can't even say a thing.
Probably never hear your songs on the radio.
As for as anyone's concerned you're just a person I know,
but I wanna put my hands in the pockets of your jeans.
Hair smells so good
Can't I just take you home with me?
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