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Creepy Crawlin'
02:33
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VERSE 1
C5 Cmaj7 Fadd9
I've started to see bugs that aren't there
They might be creepy-crawling in my tea
They might be creepy-crawling in my hair
(Ahh, Ahh, Ahh) I hope it's not a corneal ulcer
INTERVAL
C5 Cmaj7 x2
VERSE 2
They've all got six little legs
Their bodies are sometimes slimy (Ew!)
Their bodies are always tiny
(Ahh, Ahh, Ahh) I don't envy them
CHORUS
Dm Am
I can spot them if I open my eyes quickly enough
It doesn't have to be dark in the room but it certainly helps
C5 Cmaj7
I refuse to account for a hallucination
My schedule simply won't allow for sanity complications
C5 Cmaj7 Fadd9
(Ahh, Ahh, Ahh) Ahh, Ahh
(Ahh)
VERSE 3
These dudes are fearless (Why?)
I've threatened them with an old olive jar
I've threatened them with a magnifying glass
(Ahh, Ahh, Ahh) They're scared of nothing!
INTERVAL
CHORUS
INTERVAL
Dm Am
Oh, they're creepy
Oh, they're crawly
Oh, they're creepy
Oh, they're crawly
Overlay
[They're gonna lay eggs in my earsI can hear them buzzing They're gonna sleep under my nails]
(Ahh, Ahh, Ahh) they're scared of nothing!
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G G7 Em
I'd like to go, go out of here
I'm not alone, no, no-one wants to hear
That their deeply ingenuous plans are commonplace
INTERVAL
G G7 Em
VERSE 2
Catch a train, then a bus
The officer causes a fuss
Because my youth transport card is out of date
CHORUS
I need an adult one, now that I'm of age
Like everything else, I'll leave growing up too late
INTERVAL
G G7 Em x4
VERSE 3
I'm trying to be interested in things
things indicative of my personality, things cohesive with your personality
My deeply held beliefs are commonplace
Cast a spell then a rock
Out my window, no good luckwhen the glass shatters in my brain
CHORUS
The thing is I'm not rotting at a rate
Faster than anyone else, tis the nature of the race
Demons consider the possession of my body,
and consider it a waste
INSTRUMENTAL
G G7 Em x2
G G7 Em x7
VERSE 5 - SPOKEN WORD
I've heard there's a way around this
Age as a process nowadays is pretty useless
But I do what I think and I think what I do
This seems to work for a few
Two dollars extra to board the light rail
Seems excessive when I take up the same space
Physically at least I haven't changed a bit
Since I was twelve…ish
So how would I go on not changing
For as long as I live until I die?
The way around these transport fines
Is to become a vampire
VERSE 7
Turns out you can get a transport card
It's one step above concession
Just threaten possession you'll be okay
VERSE 8
I need an underworld one, now that I've turned
That girl at the turnstile looked at me strangely I'm sure
OUTRO
G G7 Em
Go, go out of here (Go, go out of here)
Go, go out of here (Go, go out of here)
Through the atmosphere (Go, go out of here)
Down to the night-o-sphere (Go, go out of here)
Go, go out of here (Go, go out of here)
Go, go out of here
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3. |
Macbeth (Shoo-Wop)
04:25
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VERSE 1
Dark, not blue, but navy All hazy, like I used to be
Half of my possessions are cursedHas it been transferred to me?
INTERVALShoo-wopShoo-wopShoo-wop, Ahh
CHORUS And I think it's something that's creeping I sure do love isolating myself I think it's something that's been Put in a memory box on the highest shelf Containing old polaroids and things I thought were cool when I got them
INTERVAL
CHORUS II
And I think it's something that's creeping I sure do love reminding myself Just when it's begun the process of decaying In the memory box on the highest shelf Containing old polaroids of boys I thought were cool when I got them
INTERVAL x2
BRIDGE (Verse chords x4)
Eye of newt, and toe of frog Wool of bat & tongue of dog Adder's fork, blind worms stingLizard's leg & howlet's wing
Fair is foul & foul is fairHover through the fog and filthy air For a charm of powerful trouble Like a hell-broth, boil & bubble
CHORUS III And I think it's something that's creeping I sure do love giving bad dreams to myself Just when I'm done washing my hands clean Out, damned, locked in the box on the shelf Containing things I don't want to think about anymore Containing things you don't think about anymore You don't think about me Anymore
VERSE 2
Space, I take up too much Like a giantess contortionist Stars, I see them when I stand up I'm not the only one but I never am
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Kindred Spirits
04:34
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VERSE 1Personally, I prefer the kind that wraps and winds And alters states like my antlers break
When I end up on a stranger's bonnet
VERSE 2
How could this happen? I'll hear them say("This'll only scuff up the paint")My loose change can't pay the mechanic
Have you checked my pockets?
CHORUS
2, 3
Sinking into the dirt and grime of kindred spirits I owe them for all their time and empathetics
Sinking into the dirt and grime of kindred spirits
I owe them for all their time(Time)
VERSE 3
Those who planted the tree a hundred years ago must've seen the seedAs a minor inconsequential, I wonder what self-esteem it must have had
VERSE 4
I just really, really think this might be the end for me You aren't supposed to mix kindred spirits with these But I'd hate to go to waste Bury me up to the waist I'll pretend to be a tree I swear I'll grow leaves
Now, I'm evergreen
CHORUS
Sinking into the dirt and grime with kindred spiritsAm I wasting my time on sympathetics?
Sinking into the dirt and grime with kindred spiritsAm I wasting my time?
(Time, time, time)
INSTRUENTAL: 1, 2, 3 x12, 3 x4
Fade out
("Sinking into the dirt")
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Kandi Necklace (Demo)
03:56
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Finding sustenance in carbonation I want to clarify the nature of my perspective Roll my windows down I wanna see the outside it turns out they're tinted on both sidesI should've expected
I know myself better than this
Give me effervescence, give me a candy necklace, As long as it's sugar-freeI know she doesn't notice my hesitance, my tendernessWhy would she?
Emaj7 dm c
Give me effervescence, a candy necklace Both a collar and a treat I don't see why it should be so hard to be sweet
It makes me feel pretty
Give me artificial, let me turn around the label It comes naturally
One thing that doesn't is that my head goes to hell When I go to sleepBut that's between you and me, yeah?
It makes me feel pretty
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