1. |
John Conquest
03:15
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I wanna know why you talk so loud
Why you seem so proud
Like you won the crowd
I wanna know why you walk like that
Just to crawl right back
Just to crawl right back
I wanna know why you suck so hard
Like a vampire brat
On a drunken rant
I wanna know why you try so hard
Just to fall so far
Just to fall so far
If I stop the world from spinning around
Then I never see you coming around
And if I stop the world from spinning around
Don’t you call my name
Don’t you call my name
If you call my name
Don’t you call my name
If you call my name
I will change my name
If you call my name
Don’t you call my name
What do you see when you look back at you
Who will follow you
If you spread more gloom
If I made me and you made you
What I made is true
Can’t say that for you
I wanna know why you talk so loud
Why you seem so proud
Like you won the crowd
I wanna know why you walk like that
Just to crawl right back
Just to crawl right back
If I stop the world from spinning around
Then I never see you coming around
And if I stop the world from spinning around
Don’t you call my name
Don’t you call my name
Don’t you call my name
Or I’ll change my name
Don’t you call my name
If you call my name
Don’t you call my name
I will change my name
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2. |
Sacramento & Polk
05:17
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The moon is brighter than the sun
My shadow is long as night and it follows me
As I drive your way
The tree hangs from the branches
The moon hangs from the sky
Water lies flat in the gutter
While a rose climbs up the staircase
And falls upon the landing
And falls upon the landing
And as I wonder where you are
I'm so lonesome, yeah, I could cry
Sometimes I come home at night, I'm glad that you are sleeping
So I don't have to pretend that you are thinking of me
Or something like that, in the middle of the night
She really is breathtaking as she lies there softly sleeping
Undisturbed, and I wish my breath, my voice, my touch
Could awaken her
Yeah, awaken her again
I'm under a spell, her name
Yeah, I spell her name
I'm under a spell, her name
Yeah, I spell her name
There really is no reason for the way that I am feeling
It could've been the weather
Or something less than that
I need to shed this old skin for something that's much lighter
Maybe different colors
Maybe not so tight
Maybe not so tight
I'm under a spell, her name
Yeah, I spell her name
I'm under a spell, her name
Yeah, I spell her name
It singes and it burns like a delicate veil
The pressure of her kiss
Feels like it's all over now
I never could jump from high enough
I never could jump from high enough
Third story jump ain't high enough
It's just a mess on Market Street
I'm under a spell, her name
Yeah, I spell her name
I'm under a spell, her name
Yeah, I spell her name
Palo Alto Hotel at Sacramento and Polk
The neighbors spend their days washing their socks
And staring out the window in a Thorazine haze
They don't know what to do with their hands
They vaguely remember some plans
But that was so long
That was so long ago
I'm under a spell, her name
Yeah, I spell her name
I'm under a spell, her name
Yeah, I spell her name
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3. |
Bury Me
04:46
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If I should die ‘fore I turn 43
Bury me beneath the justice tree
Bury me with the lies I told
Bury me with a rusted sword
If I should die ‘fore I turn 46
Lay me next to old Saint Chris
Dress me in my suit of blue
And my favorite picture of you
If I should die ‘fore I turn 49
Bury me with my last silver dime
You might get a long distance call
Might tell a lie, might tell it all
If I should die ‘fore I turn 51
Bury me with a loaded gun
So I might lose my misery
Please erase my memory
If I should not make my way up there
If I should find myself somewhere
Where it's always cold inside
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4. |
Everybody Loves Me
03:43
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Well, I walk, I crawl, but I never run
Sometimes I fall away like the setting sun
Well, I swim, I surf, but I never drown
Everybody says they love me but I don't know why
Yeah, I don’t know why
I don’t know why
Well, I watch you walk like a rhythm train
I love the way you kiss, I just can't stand the pain
Well, I believe in truth, but sometimes I’ve lied
Everybody says they love me but I don't know why
Whoa, I don't know why
Yeah, I don't know why
Well, I walk, I crawl, but I never run
Sometimes I fall away like the sun
I believe, I believe in truth, sometimes I’ve lied
Everybody says they love me but I don't know why
I don't, I don’t, I don’t know why
Don't know why
I don’t know why
Don’t know why
No, I don’t know why
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5. |
Too Many Tears
04:45
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Well, the sun comes up
Just like a lollipop
Then the sun goes down
Like a golden crown
I need your hungry kiss
It's all I miss
I need your hungry touch
Just a little too much
There's too many tears
There’s too many tears
There’s too many tears
For a night like this
I don't need your attention
But I'll take it
You're like a habit
I don't want to break it
Put on some red lipstick
Just don't fake it
Let's light up the cake
Yeah, let's light up the cake
There's too many tears
Yeah, too many tears
Oh, too many tears
For a night like this
Blinded by the camera flash
We dance on broken glass
The band plays out of tune
But the rhythm is true
So let the band keep playing
Keep the dancer swaying
Break out another flask
Our love will always last
There's too many tears
There’s too many tears
Too many tears
For a night like this
For a night like this
For a night like this
For a night like this
For a night like this
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6. |
Castañuelas
04:01
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Yeah, she plays castanets, without a net
Toca castañuelas
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Toca castañuelas
Move, move like a rhythm train
Toca castañuelas
Love the way, way she dances
Moves, moves like a rhythm train
Toca castañuelas
Love the way, love the way she walks away
Toca castañuelas
Love the sun, love the sun silhouettes
Love her hair, love her hair in a tangled mess
Toca castañuelas
Turns me on like a pickup truck
Toca castañuelas
Turns me on, turns me on and I can’t get up
Toca castañuelas
I love the sun, love the sun shining through that pretty dress
Love her hair, love her hair in a tangled mess
Toca castañuelas
Toca castañuelas
Toca castañuelas
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Toca castañuelas
Plays castanets, works without a net
Toca castañuelas
Love the way she walks away
I love the sun, it silhouettes
Toca castañuelas
Hair, hair in a tangled mess
Toca castañuelas
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7. |
Outside Your Door
04:31
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Outside your door
A strange thing happened
An angel fell to the floor
To see what she could see
It’s the same old song
That I just keep singing
I know I got it wrong
What it used to be
And I know that you are sleeping
And I know we’re always one
Inside the night, somewhere you’re sleeping
All by yourself
Something I said
You’re the only one left
I awoke alone in bed
A dream wrapped in memory
There’s a record spinning
Smokey sings to me
As I dance alone
Wrapped in reverie
And I know that you are sleeping
I know we are always one
Those jewels that you are keeping
I’ll place them in your crown
Outside your door
A strange thing happened
An angel fell to the floor
To see what she could see
It’s the same old song
That we just keep singing
I know I got it wrong
What it used to be
What it used to be
What it used to be
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8. |
Sensitive Boys
06:20
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Sensitive boys
In sensitive clothes
Sensitive words
Wrapped up in sensitive poems
Big dreamy eyes
Long French sleeves
Shivering in the cold light
Of this New York City heat
Sensitive boys
Here they come
Nothing's ever what it seems
Too much just ain't enough
Yeah, we wore it like an open wound
We always felt too much
Faded posters
Peeling off the walls
Sensitive boys want all your love
Or they want no love at all
Sensitive boys
Don't let ‘em get you down
Sensitive boys
Turn your amps up loud
Yeah, go ahead and run us off
Make your baby proud
The road to nowhere
They'll rub it back in your face
But I'm still out here somewhere
And no one can take your place
Sensitive boys
The world needs you now
Sensitive boys
I need you more than ever now
Sensitive boys
I need you more than ever now
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9. |
Thought I'd Let You Know
07:13
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Thought I’d let you know
Party’s over
There’s no more furniture to break
Glasses left to smash
Children stare into the window
They all have pretty hair
And pretty voices
And sing like their mothers
We’re not alone
We are all alone
We’re not alone
We are all alone
Now the leaves fall down
Leaves are always falling down
These bones are brittle bones
These bones are noisy
We’re not alone
We are all alone
We’re not alone
We are all alone
We’re not alone
We are all alone
Just thought I’d let you know
Party’s over
There’s no more furniture to break
Glasses left to smash
Children stare into the window
They all have pretty hair
And pretty voices
And sing like their mothers
We’re not alone
We are all alone
We’re not alone
We are all alone
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10. |
Swallows of San Juan
03:56
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Gonna crawl upon the shore
Roll in the mud and the clay
Like the swallows of San Juan
Gonna get back someday
A thousand steps to the water
A thousand steps you must take
There's a thousand worlds on the head of a pin
A thousand rules to break
Next time you see me
I'm gonna smile for the camera
Like some wild man from Pompei
Take my word, go down to the sea
It's breaking bigger than anything, anything I’ve ever seen
I'm gonna crawl upon the shore
Roll in the mud and the clay
Like the swallows of San Juan
I'm gonna get back someday
Had a blonde TV special
And an English halfstack
I lost ‘em both in a deal
But someday, someday I'll get ‘em back
Next time you see me
I'm gonna smile for the camera
Like some wild man from Pompei
Take my word, go down to the sea
It's breaking bigger than anything, anything we’ve ever seen
I'm gonna crawl upon the shore
Roll in the mud and the clay
Like the swallows of San Juan
I'm gonna get back someday
Gonna get back someday
Get back someday
I’m gonna get back
Get back someday
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11. |
Last to Know
06:48
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The last to know
Party's over and we won't go
No one to laugh at our jokes anymore
There's the door, don't forget your hat
The stores are all closed
Couldn't buy a break anyway
Saint Jude, he couldn't save you or me, I suppose
More miles than money
Look at our lives and it's so funny
More miles than money
We fall in love and it's never funny
We're the last
The very last to know
The last to know
We play the jokers in this minstrel show
‘Cause no one cares in this showbiz crowd anymore
Got another cigarette
I'm not quite through with this story yet
There’s nothing here that we should fear, I suppose
More miles than money
Look at our lives and it's so funny
More miles than money
We fall in love and it's never funny
We're the last
The very last to know
More miles than money
Look at our lives and it's so funny
More miles than money
We fall in love and it's never funny
We're the last
The very last to know
From the cradle to the grave
All the memories never saved
There’s nothing here that we should fear, so I'm told
As the night slips away
And we stumble towards another day
There's nothing more that we can say, I suppose
More miles than money
Look at our lives and it's so funny
More miles than money
We fall in love and it's never funny
We're the last
Very last to know
Yes, we’re the last
Very last to know
Yes, we’re the last
Just the last
The last to know
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12. |
MC Overload
04:44
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Hip hop, I wanna make your love drop
Nothing on the radio makes me wanna breakdown
Turn it up, turn it up
Wanna watch the cones dance
You’re looking so good
Wanna make your love quake
I’m feeling overloaded
Feeling overloaded
My Italian shoes
Gonna take the bandstand
My feedback rage
Gonna make my last stand
Take my hand, take my hand
I wanna love you
In my snakeskin pants
We’re gonna dance the last dance
I’m feeling overloaded
I’m feeling overloaded
Up against the wall
They used the kerchief that you gave me
One long kiss
Mary Jane gave me a last smoke
No one smiled
No one crossed their fingers
I’m not a guilty man
I just made some mistakes
I’m feeling overloaded
I’m feeling overloaded
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13. |
Inside This Dance
05:30
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This moment will last forever
And nothing is everything
Inside this dance
Inside this dance
Your whispers and echo dancing
Against the emptiness of everything
Inside your glance
Inside your glance
Forever dance with me, my love
Forever dance with me, my love
The stars will shine forever
The sun will come to pass
We'll have this dance
We'll have this dance
Your eyes forever linger
Our kiss will never fade
Inside this dance
Inside this dance
Forever dance with me, my love
Forever dance with me, my love
This moment can last forever
And nothing is everything
Inside this dance
Inside this dance
Your whispers and echo dancing
Against the emptiness of everything
Inside your glance
Inside your glance
Forever dance with me, my love
Forever dance with me, my love
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14. |
Wave
04:56
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Wave goodbye
Everybody waves goodbye
Climb aboard the train
Turn and wave goodbye again
Some go north, some go south
Maybe east, some left out
Some are rich, some are poor
But everybody's got to wave
Wave goodbye
They’ve headed for the other side
The sun shines brighter there
And everyone's got golden hair
They went north, they went south
Maybe east, some left out
Some are rich, some are poor
But everybody's got to wave
My cousin said
We're gonna find the ones that left
A boy climbs aboard the train
Never to wave bye again
He went north, he went south
Maybe east, some left out
Some are rich, some are poor
But everybody's got to wave
Don't you cry
I made it to the other side
The sun’s not brighter here
It only shines on golden hair
I went north, south
Maybe east, some left out
Some are rich, poor
But everybody's got to wave
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Alejandro Escovedo Austin, Texas
The 21st century has been a time of widely successful excursion through music that only a few American musicians get to create. Between adventurous solo albums, continuing collaborations with other musicians and an ever-growing sense of boundary-pushing, Alejandro Escovedo has created his own definition of what a modern rock artist can accomplish. ... more
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