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Love On My Sleeve
05:57
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LOVE ON MY SLEEVE (Brooks, Taylor, Hoaglin)
SOMEBODY MIGHT HERE YOU SAY THERE’S NO WEAPONS IN WORDS YOU DON’T MEAN THESE HARD THINGS THAT WE KNOW WE’RE SITTING HERE AND LETTING THEM GO AN ARMOR PIERCING RUSH INTO YOUR SOUL GOT ME OPEN AND WIDE LIKE A BULLET HOLE THE KING OF PROVIDENCE NEEDS A RIDE DON’T GET IN THAT CAR UNLESS YOU DRIVE
LIARS ARE BLAZING THE TRUTH IN THEIR GLORY BUT I GOT YOUR LOVE ON MY SLEEVE STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW OR COCKED AT THE BARREL BUT I GOT YOUR LOVE ON MY SLEEVE FOLD AND FRAGMENT YOUR PARLOR TRICKS
TRICKS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN A RAPTURE DOESN’T KNOW WHICH SIDE TO CHOOSE CHOOSE YOUR POISON APPLE WELL
COME ON COME ON CAUSE I WILL FOLLOW YOU WHICH GOD RULES IN HEAVEN I DON’T REALLY KNOW
BUT I GOT YOUR LOVE ON MY SLEEVE CALL ME AN INFIDEL CALL ME A WHORE BABY I GOT YOUR LOVE ON MY SLEEVE
LIARS ARE BLAZING THE TRUTH IN THEIR GLORY BUT I GOT YOUR LOVE ON MY SLEEVE
STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW OR COCKED AT THE BARREL
DAY ALL IN A DAY ALL IN A DAY ALL IN A (3X) LIARS ARE BLAZING THE TRUTH BUT I GOT YOUR LOVE ON MY SLEEVE
CALL ME AN INFIDEL CALL ME A WHORE ARCHERS SLING FROM WAY UP ABOVE I THOUGHT WE COULD SPILL COLLATERAL LOVE A BIRD IN THE HAND IS MORE THAN JUST A GLOVE I THOUGHT WE COULD SPILL COLLATERAL LOVE
SPILL COLLATERAL LOVE WHICH GOD RULES IN HEAVEN I DON’T REALLY KNOW BUT I GOT YOUR LOVE ON MY SLEEVE
STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW OR COCKED AT THE BARREL BUT I GOT YOUR LOVE ON MY SLEEVE LIARS ARE BLAZING THE TRUTH IN THEIR GLORY BUT I GOT YOUR LOVE ON MY SLEEVE CALL ME AN INFIDEL CALL ME A WHORE BABY
I GOT YOUR LOVE ON MY SLEEVE WHICH GOD RULES IN HEAVEN I DON’T REALLY KNOW BUT I GOT YOUR LOVE ON MY SLEEVE CALL ME AN INFIDEL CALL ME A WHORE BABY I GOT YOUR LOVE ON MY SLEEVE
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Lathered In Cream
02:56
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LATHERED IN CREAM (Brooks)
COVERED ALL SMOTHERED AND LATHERED IN CREAM ARE YOU FRESH AS A DAISY OR A PORNO QUEEN THOUGHT YOU WERE A ROLLER BUT YOU’RE REALLY A SCREAM AN ARMY OF DOMINATION IN A PRE-MAGNETIC WORLD
A SPECIMEN OF THE UNCIVILIZED IN A POST TRAUMATIC SWIRL COVERED ALL SMOTHERED AND LATHERED IN CREAM
LOOSE EYES ARE DREAMING BUT NEVER DO THEY SLEEP GOT SOME EXPLAINING TO DO WHEN YOU CAN SPEAK
BUT YOUR MOUTH IS DEVASTATED AND YOU’RE STUTTERIN ON YOUR AUDIO IS SATURATED WITH THE SOUND OF BEIN ALONE GONNA COME AND SEE YOU YOUR GONNA BLEED ALL OVER ME WE’RE GONNA MAKE IT
LIKE OUR LIVES DEPENDED ON NOWHERE TO BE WITH ME WITH ME LET’S GO BUT YOUR MOUTH IS DEVASTATED AND YOU’RE STUTTERIN ON YOUR AUDIO IS SATURATED WITH THE SOUND OF BEIN SOUND OF BEIN ALONE OH YEA
COVERED ALL SMOTHERED AND LATHERED IN CREAM COVERED ALL SMOTHERED AND LATHERED IN CREAM
COVERED SMOTHERED COVERED SMOTHERED IN CREAM
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Ex-Stripper Librarian
05:31
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EX STRIPPER LIBRARIAN (Brooks, Scott, Hoaglin)
IN THE SUGAR OF THE MORNING LIGHT I CAN STILL TASTE THE SALT OF LAST NIGHT THIS TOWN IS CRAZY A PLAY GROUND OF LOST DAISIES ARE CHAINING AND HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES PIDGINS ARE THE FIRST TO COLLECT AND ACCUMULATE WHAT’S LEFT BEHIND CIVIC PRIDE GETS YOU BALLERINA VODKA ALL DAY OR A COLT 45
HER GO-GO GRACE HAD A LOVE FOR DOSTOYEVSKY AND A PRETTY LITTLE EYE FOR RIMBAUD BUT I, I CAN’T FIND YOU
EX-STRIPPER LIBRARIAN CAN’T FIND YOU ON THE STAGE TURN A PAGE DOWN ON MY LUCKY STARS BUT UP ON MY MEDICATION IV’E SEEN MORE OF THE WORLD IN BARS THROUGH THE EYES OF A MAN WHO’S PAID FOR THE TIME OF HIS LIFE BUT OH MY CREDIT IS GOOD BUT I’M OVER THE LIMIT THIS TIME I’VE RESOLVED I CAN USE THAT POLAROID ON YOU I SWEAR THERE’S AN AVENUE FOR THAT SHE’S AN ENTREPRENEUR AND I’M A LONELY PHILANTHROPIST CURMUDGEON
(CHORUS) SO SKIP TO MY LOO AND GOODBYE THE SIMPLE TRUTH IS TO TELL LONGER LIES I’LL RETURN TO MY BUTTERFLY COLLECTION RIGHT NOW THE FUTURE IS PASSING ME BY YOU DON’T KNOW ME BUT I’M GONNA KNOW YOU
MUCH MORE THAN YOU’LL EVER CARE TOO (CHORUS) SO I’M AFRAID THAT I’VE WASTED MY WHOLE LIFE ON A LIE ….. OH I’M SO INSANE HOW CAN I FIND ANYONE SO I’LL JUST GO ON BACK HOME
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Manic Tourist
05:26
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MANIC TOURIST IN SWAY (Brooks)
SHE CRIES AT THE FEAR OF HEIGHTS SINKS HER TEETH INTO MY ARM BUT SHE LIKES THE SPEED OF SOUND UNDERNEATH THE RADAR I’M THE MANIC TOURIST DRESSED IN ALL HER SWAY SHE’S BECOME MY DETOX AND I BECOME HER PREY
MY PET PROJECT IS PRIORITIZING PAIN THE UNREQUITED LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS I WOULDN’T DO AGAIN WASHING OUT MY MEMORIES WITH WORDS I THOUGHT I’D NEVER SAY SHE’S BECOME MY DETOX AND I’M HER NEEDLE EXCHANGE AND IT’S BEST WHEN I’M ALONE AND IT’S WORSE WHEN I’M ALONE AND I KISS THE EVER UNKNOWN DESIGN HAS SEEN ITS DAY I TRY TO FIND A WAY SHE WANTS A METAPHOR PARADOX A LUNCH BOX LOOKING FOR A SIMILE A PARAPHRASE A SYMPHONY I’M THE MANIC TOURIST DRESSED IN ALL DISMAYED NEVER BEEN MUCH OF A PURIST BUT I BECOME ONE ANYWAY SHE’S BECOME MY CLOROX AND I’M HER NEEDLE EXCHANGE AND IT’S BEST WHEN I’M ALONE AND IT’S WORSE
WHEN I’M ALONE AND I KISS THE EVER UNKNOWN DESIGN HAS SEEN ITS DAY I TRY TO FIND A WAY DESIGN HAS SEEN ITS DAY I TRY TO FIND A WAY DESIGN HAS SEEN ITS DAY SHE CRIES AT THE FEAR OF HEIGHTS
SINKS HER TEETH INTO MY ARM SHE LIKES THE SPEED OF SOUND UNDERNEATH THE RADAR
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The Loon Of Altitude
06:15
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THE LOON OF ALTITUDE (Brooks, Hoaglin, Scott)
A SLIP STREAM STREAM OF INCONSEQUENTIAL CHATTER A MADE UP LINE ABOUT THE USELESS THINGS THAT MATTER THERE’S LOVE IN THE AIR BUT IT DON’T STICK LIGHT AS AN IDEA HEAVY AS A KICK AND WE’LL BE SHOOTIN LIKE A ROCKET IN OUR OWN PARADE WITH OUR GOLDEN DREAMS OF AVARICE AT THE FLICK OF OUR BLADE AND YOU’RE THE QUEEN OF KARAOKE IN YOUR CAVALCADE WITH THE LOON OF ALTITUDE THE LOON OF ALTITUDE THE LOON OF ALTITUDE WE LOVE OUR DRUGS SO SHUT THE ---- UP WE DON’T WANNA HEAR ABOUT HOW YOU DIDN’T TAKE WHAT YOU TOOK NO LONGER OF USE BUT OH SO READY THE TASTE OF IT NOW MY FRIENDS IS GOOD AND PLENTY AND WE’LL BE SHOOTIN LIKE A ROCKET IN OUR OWN PARADE WITH THE DUST OF OUR IRREVERENCE TO BLOW YOU AWAY AND IF YOU JOIN THE REVOLUTION YOU’LL SKIPPIN A DAY WITH (CHORUS) TAKE ME TO THE …TAKE ME TO THE SKY.. SHOOTIN LIKE A ROCKET IN A ROSE PARADE WITH OUR NAME ON THE LIPS OF EVERYONE WHO’D BLEED AND YOU’RE THE QUEEN OF CAPITULATION IN YOUR REPARTEE WITH YOUR LIPSTICK YOU’LL ALWAYS GET LATER WITH (CHORUS) STUTTERING UNDER SUBSTANCE BASKING IN IRRELEVANCE SING A SONG OF SIX PENCE STUTTERING UNDER SUBSTANCE REVELING IN IRRELEVANCE BASKING IN ELOQUENCE STUTTERING UNDER SUBSTANCE SING A SONG OF SIX PENCE REVELING IN IRRELEVANCE
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Hit Me Like A Smile
05:07
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HIT ME LIKE A SMILE (Brooks, Scott)
WELL I CAN’T GET INSIDE YOUR HEAD AND I DON’T KNOW WHERE YOU THROW YOUR BED BUT THE GREYHOUND BUS IS LEAVING YOUR LUCKY CARD IS THE QUEEN OF CUPS ALL PATRON SAINTS NOW FILL IT UP BUT YOU’RE SHUFFLING WHILE THE WORLD IS DEALING EVERY RING YOU OWN IS ON YOUR HAND AND EVERY WISH YOU WANT IS ON LOAN FROM THE MAN CAN WE GET THERE IF WE TRY A LITTLE HARDER AND THEN IT HIT ME I’M ALONE AND I’VE ALWAYS FELT THAT WAY IT HIT ME LIKE A SMILE IT HIT ME LIKE A SMILE I’M A MIRACLE AWAY FROM WHO I THOUGHT I COULD BE
SOMETIMES PEOPLE CHANGE WHEN THE WORLDS UNDRESSED A SOLAR BURST OF MAGNETIC DISTRESS SPECTACULAR PERCEPTIONS OF POINTLESSNESS CAN RIP YOU OFF AND KILL ALL THE BESTOF EVERYTHING THAT MAKES YOU LOVELY
AND THEN IT HIT ME I’M A FOOL AND I’VE ALWAYS FELT THAT WAY IT HIT ME LIKE A SMILE IT HIT ME LIKE A SMILE
I’M A SOFT KISS AWAY FROM WHO I THOUGHT I COULD BE IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT ALL ADD UP LIKE DROPLETS IN YOUR MEMORIES CUP AND THE WORDS OF THOSE WHO NO LONGER LIVE WILL SING TO YOU IN THE MEMORIES THAT YOU GIVE THAT YOU GIVE THAT YOU GIVE CAUSE THE MORE YOU KNOW THE LESS YOU WANNA SEE AND THE MORE YOU FIND
THE LESS YOU WANNA BELIEVE AND THE PAY OFF MIGHT NEVER BE RECEIVED BUT YOU KNOW I’M GONNA PAY FOR IT ANYWAY YEAH YOU KNOW I ALWAYS PAY FOR IT ANYWAY AND THEN IT HIT ME THEN IT HIT ME THEN IT HIT ME
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Katrina Is A Bitch
05:06
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KATRINA IS A BITCH (Brooks)
SHE LIED HER WAY THROUGH LIKE NEVER BEFORE TOLD ME SHE WAS COMIN BLEW OUT THE DOOR HOW COULD SHE BLEED SUCH A BITTER TASTE BLACK WATER KNOWS OF NO GRACE IT’S A LONG WAY HOME WE’RE GONNA GET THERE
IT’S A LONG WAY HOME GONNA MEET YOU SOMEWHERE HER LEEVEE BOWLED YOU DOWN BROKE YOU OUT OF PHASE
MADE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WERE LUCKY IF YOU LIVED TO SEE HER FACE HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A BAD WORK OF ART
WHEN YOUR BODY TURNED COLD I HELD YOUR HEART (Chorus) THERE’S A KIND OF LIGHT IT STAYS WITH YOU NOW
THERE’S A KIND OF LIGHT GOT TO STAY WITH YOU NOW THERE’S A KIND OF LIGHT THAT’S GOT TO STAY WITH YOU NOW
STAY WITH YOU NOW STAY WITH YOU NOW STAY…. KATRINA IS A BITCH IN THE SUMMER (AUTUMN) SKY
EVEN WHEN SHE SMILES SHE LIES KATRINA IS A BITCH LEFT A CRUMBLED CRESCENT CROWN TOOK IT ON THE CHIN BUT NEVER LEFT TOWN TOOK IT ON THE CHIN BUT NEVER LEFT TOWN
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Francis Of Alaska
02:36
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FRANCIS OF ALASKA (Brooks)
FRANCIS OF ALASKA SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO WITH YOU SHE’LL NEVER LEAVE YOU
SHE JUST WANTS TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOU AND SHE WILL BIND HER TIES AND LET THE DARKNESS CHARM THE STARLIGHT FROM YOUR EYES FRANCIS OF ALASKA SHE JUST WANTS TO MAKE YOU A LAMP SHADE
HER BIG SPECIALTY IS STITCHING AND SEWING WHEN YOU’VE GONE AWAY AND THE CURIOUS WERE SCORNED
THEIR CONSEQUENCES MOURNED BUT SKIN SO PRECIOUSLY SKIN SO PRECIOUSLY WELL ADORNED THERE’LL BE TIMES YOU’LL WANT TO LEAVE THERE’LL BE TIMES YOU’LL HAVE TO STAY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE AND BLEED………
FRANCIS OF ALASKA SHE DON’T WANNA STAY SHE WANNA PLAY FOR YOU SHE’LL PRAY FOR YOU
SO PLEASE DON’T RUN AWAY
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The Sonic Twins
03:14
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The Sonic Twins (Brooks)
The sonic twins of dsytopia are mingling about haphazardly in ribald revelry lacquered grin and supersonic in a subterfuge of Bushmills and e and wormwood maladies sculpting lessons of leisure and ease in glorious crescendos of emerald green melting minds in technicolor debris on this absinthe afternoon skipped a day out of the crosshairs crawled away into the short hairs of bloom distraction is a plea but what makes their soul run is screaming bastards of young while they teeth on ragged harmony (chorus) they been mucking and flitting and --and -- themselves for all the world to see (chorus) the soundtrack to a fall is ringing Van Gogh’s ear
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Pleading Amnesia
04:34
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PLEADING AMNESIA (Brooks)
THERE WAS SOMETHING IN HIS HEAD HE COULDN’T KILL PLEADING AMNESIA AUTISTIC LEISURE SLEEPING PILLS OUT IN THE SUNSHINE HE COULD ALMOST SEE THE LIGHT LEFT TO DEVICES THE ONLY SOMEONE LEFT TO FIGHT HOW CAN YOU FEEL WHEN YOU NEVER REALLY FELT WHAT’S TO REVEAL WHEN THERE’S NO ONE LEFT TO TELL I’LL DARE TAKE CARE AH BUY THE BYE OH TO BE JOYFUL BUY THE BYE FAMILY TRADITIONS FAITHLESS AMBITIONS THAT WERE SOLD SHOES ON THE WIRE TO CONSPIRE OR GROW OLD EVERYTIME THAT YOU THOUGHT IT WAS REAL EVERYTIME THAT YOUR LOVE WAS CONCEALED (CHORUS) OH TO BE JOYFUL BUY THE BYE OH TO BE JOYFUL BUY THE BYE OH TO BE JOYFUL
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Tiradito
04:23
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TIRADITO (Brooks)
THE SUN CAME UP ACROSS THE MISSION AT SAN XAVIER DEL BAC LIKE THE WHITIEST DOVE OF AVALON YOU DON’T HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT TEMPTATION TO KNOW THAT THERE’S A LOT OF GHOSTLY MEMORIES BLOWIN THROUGH
LIKE DUST AND YOU LIKE DUST AND YOU AND I CAN SMELL THE CREOSOTE AND RAIN TILL THE DAY I DIE NOTHING EVER SUITED YOU MORE BEAUTIFULLY THAN A BAD OLE SUN IN THE SKY A ROSE COLORED SERENADE OF WHAT WAS TRUE
YOU DON’T EVER WANNA LEAVE NO EVIDENCE NOTHING THAT THEY CAN USE NOTHING THEY CAN USE IS THERE NOTHING YOU CAN USE NOW YOU WANNA COLD STEEL REDEMPTION BUT THERE’S NONE WANNA HOT RAY OF RETRIBUTION FROM EVERYONE NOW YOU WANNA TRY TO FIND YOUR SAVIOR BUT I DON’T KNOW I DON’T KNOW
THE MOON PLAYS UPON EL TIRADITO LIKE A WAX GIFT FROM GOD HOW WERE YOU TO KNOW IT’D BE THE ONLY ONE
YOU’D SEE FROM THE OUTSIDE SEE FROM THE OUTSIDE WHAT BECAME OF YOUR LIFE (CHORUS) BUT I DON’T KNOW WHAT WAS SAID DON’T REMEMBER BLOOD ON THE BED I DON’T KNOW. IS THERE NOTHING YOU COULD DO
WAS THERE NOTHING I COULD TOO WHAT BECAME OF YOUR LIFE (CHORUS) BUT I DON’T KNOW WHAT WAS SAID
DON’T REMEMBER BLOOD ON THE BED I DON’T KNOW WHAT WAS SAID DON’T REMEMBER GUN ON THE BED
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PRAY FOR A WAY (Brooks)
WHEN IT’S ALL WRONG YOU’LL DO ANYTHING TO LEAVE BETRAY UPON THE STARS TO SAY PRAY FOR A WAY TO SAY GOODBYE EARLY REVENGE IS STILL BORNE IN A HOUSE THAT’S NOW FOR SALE IN A ROOM WITHOUT LIGHT THERE’S A FEELING YOU WON’T FIND TRADE YOUR GOLD FOR A NAIL EVEN IF YOU’RE RIGHT AS RAIN IT WILL COME TO YOU ON HIGH LIKE A FROZEN FALL FROM SPACE IN ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME TOUCH TILL THERE’S NOTHING LEFT TO SAY PRAY FOR A WAY TO SAY GOODBYE PRAY FOR A WAY TO SAY GOODBYE HOLLOW A SOLDIER SWALLOW A SIN YOU’LL SELL YOUR SOUL TO HIM IN YOUR MOMENT OF LIGHT YOU’LL LOSE FOREVER TONIGHT THE HOLY BUTCHER WILL WIN EVEN IF YOU’RE RIGHT AS RAIN IT WILL COME TO YOU ON HIGH LIKE A FROZEN FALL FROM SPACE IN ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME TOUCH TILL THERE’S NOTHING LEFT TO SAY (CHORUS)
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Luxurious Latitude
02:09
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LUXURIOUS LATITUDE (Brooks, Scott, Hoaglin)
WHEN THE WORLD COMES IN TO VIEW LUXURIOUS LATITUDE YOU’LL FALL UNDER THE HARMONIC MOON GRAVITATIONS NOT TOO FAR AND ALCHEMY WILL BUILD A STAR FOR YOU WHEN THE WORLD COMES INTO VIEW WHEN THE WORLD COMES INTO VIEW AND YOU SEEN IT ALL BUT NOT LIKE YOU EVER REALLY KNEW ILLUMINATED IN THE WAY THAT WE HAVE GOT A LIFETIME TO PLAY WHEN THE WORLD COMES INTO VIEW WHEN THE WORLD COMES INTO VIEW
WHEN THE WORLD IS LOVE
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Brad Brooks Oakland, California
Brad Brooks is that rare quadruple threat of writer, player, singer, and performer.
His songs combine the melodic
sensibility of Elvis Costello, the best instincts of Wilco and Brian Wilson, the orchestral sophistication of Queen, along w/the Stonesy/Bowie gritty edges of rock/soul.
"If you're anything like me, you need some good news. Brad Brooks' music is that good news”……….Wayne Kramer
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