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it starts the way it always seems to do
conclusions have their own beginnings too
some silence for the victims kindness killed
and left their old positions to be filled
now accepting applications,
retractions, and explanations
you can just tell this will end well
let's hope so, 'cause God knows it's gonna end
all at once the old light was relit
some scattered pieces threatening to fit
not finding, so inventing a downside
that's what they mean by overqualified
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everybody's trying to be my villain
and i was unaware of the vacancy
some people predict bad news and hope it never happens
and others are content to assume authority
and maybe someday i will not be destitute
and i will be kicked by a better brand of boot
everybody's trying to be my villain
the line keeps getting longer and that cannot be good
i guess i should be grateful for all of the attention
i guess i should be bitter that i'm never understood
i asked them for a hand and they lifted a finger
due to some concerns about losing their grip
i understood completely and thanked them for the effort
but i'm not one for breaking bottles on a sinking ship
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Know What I Think
03:31
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oh honey, please, will you take pity on a poor boy
with more money now than sense
don't want to hear all about the way the world works
I don't want time or distance
I had a nickel for every time I heard that
and to no one's great surprise
I wasted every dime on food and shelter
and was roundly criticized
even even though I might stop
I know what I think and I've been thinking a lot
it may be time now to consider other offers
cause it's later than you think
you have seen me all surrounded by those bright lights
don't it make my blue eyes blink
I haven't always known why
but I got the general idea
obvious and unknown
at the end of the year
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Genius
02:41
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I’m only worth
my weight in earth
but I’ve learned the fact
an arm in every arm means two knives in every back
and I might be a genius
But a clever bastard’s
still a bastard
still a big drag
I recommend you start
to mend and wave
your old white flags
‘cause everyone’s a genius
Where I go, I know there’s nothing for me,
but you have told lies and called too late to warn me
I know, yeah, I know
I tried for laughs but
came in last,
I’ll have to try harder
they’re sending out
the clowns to make room
for the martyrs
but I might be a genius
To be or not to be or
not to care either way
you might be right,
it’s worth the fight,
but I can’t work that way
when everyone’s a genius
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All Your Life
05:16
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Another wasted afternoon
spent blocking someone's view
for all I know how you could do without
what I'm doing without you
The ancient boy was singing songs
that he wrote just for her
but she's not feeling anything
but out of character
All your life
with your majorettes
all your life
with your building bricks
The kicker was the china plates
the queen broke on the floor
and all the kids were begging her
please to break some more
The ancient boy was singing songs
that he wrote just for her
but she's not feeling anything
but out of character
All your life
with your majorettes
all your life
with your building bricks
I'll take my time to find
I'm losing your mind
and it's all my own fault
'Til you get tired
and I'm inspired to find
it's all my own fault
The ancient boy was singing songs
that he wrote just for her
but she's not feeling anything
but out of character
All your life
with your majorettes
all your life
with your building bricks
all your life
with your majorettes
all your life
with your building bricks
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Golden Shoulders Nevada City, California
Golden Shoulders is a band from Nevada City, California.
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It's weird when the best singer is also the best songwriter, but it happened, folks, and we just have to deal with that.
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Album of the year, 2021. Do yourself a kindness and get in.
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