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Eating Toothpaste
02:26
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Once upon a time there were two little girls
And they said, "How are we gonna make it in this world?"
We're eating toothpaste and blue Play-Doh
We got a dress up box with no place to go
Alright, now it's your turn
It's alright, and we're taking that turn
You're telling everyone I had too many shoes
A paradise with parents that we never got to choose
Well you never knew about the life I had
Worst of all you'll see someday
Is the things in life that get taken away
But you can't feel how hard this is
You don't know what it's like to be me
You just know what it's like to be mean
Don't come to my shows no more, no
Don't come near me, no no no
Alright, now it's low tide
It's alright, and I'm surfing that tide
It's nothing glamorous to you
Fighting and throwing up, a gun for two
Silence and shame, no one to blame
We grew up all-girl somehow
If feels like men crawling over me now
My body, my brain, my fingernails
We don't like you anymore
And we don't care now what's the score
We can see you hiding there
In sold-out shows, but I don't care
Alright, now it's your turn
It's alright and we're taking that turn
Alright, now it's low tide
It's alright, and we're surfing that tide
You don't know what it’s like to be me
You just know what it's like to be mean
Don't come to my shows no more, no
Don't come near me, no
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2. |
Gimme Brains
02:16
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I want you to go
I want you to know that I hate you so
And all the fucking boys in the fucking bands
Just shut up and get outta my car
Nothing you know won't get you
Far enough the hell away from me, oh no
All the girls can see what you really are
So don't mind me
Now that little boy genius thinks he's a star
You think you're so cool, breaking every rule
A boy that drools
And they all say that I knew better than this
Well hell, of course I did
Gimme brains for breakfast, baby
And gimme more for lunch
Throw me a bone for dinner, yeah yeah
A girl could starve on a boy like you
With nothing left to offer so that means that we're through
And yeah so that also means that we're not friends, alright?
Call call call call call
You don't know me at all
So don't try to talk
About how old is Fitz and that your daddy's sick
A boy is good for nothing, can't give you nothing
I'm sick of nothing
And all the girls that sing along go, "Yeah yeah yeah''
Don't call me for charity you lack
Just watch your back
You got all the girls with fangs, now it's a shark attack
You think you're so cool, breaking every rule
A boy that drools
And all they say is that I knew better than this
Well hell, of course I did
Gimme brains for breakfast, baby
And gimme more for lunch— yum!
Throw me a bone for dinner, yeah yeah
A girl could starve on a boy like you
With nothing left to offer, so that means that we're through
And yeah so that also means that we're not friends, alright
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3. |
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So the word on the street is that I'm fucking with you
But did you ever think I don't think about you?
Could it be love? Now could it be true?
Or did you think I don't got nothing better to do?
I work all day and I think of you
I dream all night and you're there too
I'll wipe your ass and do your dishes too
You know it's all I ever wanted to do
I can say you lied
And you could tell me that you tried
You can say you tried
And I could say I know you lied
There's just one thing that I want you to know
If you think something, don't let it show
There's nothing to say, and there's nothing to know
I can go where you stay, and you can stay where I go
I know that you're saying it's common
And I know what you're saying, but we don't talk about it
Now you're saying all the things you did, that I did to you
But it ain't what you say, no, it's what you do
You say you wanna know? Well yes it's true
I don't like your boyfriend and I can't stand you
There's just one thing that I want you to know
If you feel something, don't let it show
There's nothing to say, and there's nothing to know
I can go where you stay, and you can stay where I go
I can say you lied
And you could tell me that you tried
You can say you tried
And I could say I know you lied
I work all day and I think of you
I dream all night and you're there too
I'll wipe your ass and do your dishes too
You know it's all I ever wanted to do
I know that you're saying it's common
And I know what you're saying, but we don't talk about it
It's common, but we don't talk about it
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4. |
Not in Dog Years
01:53
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Oh oh oh, so you're the new boy in town?
I've been putting up with you while you're putting me down
I'll tell you one thing, this is my fucking town
You can do what you want, but I'll shut you down
A boy and his guitar
How dare you dis me for that fucking girl
A boy and his guitar
What the hell were you crying for?
I hate you more than I did before
You're trying so hard, and it makes me hurl
With nothing out of place, not even a curl
Now who fucken bites in your teenage world?
Who's gonna kick your ass? I think it's a girl
Now you say you're bored
When you're bored, it's 'cause you're boring
How you say you're bored
If you're bored, it's 'cause you're boring
You're the fucken one that made me snore
Now we got the honest ass running for mayor
You're working your way up, but I beat you there
All you worry about is your hair and what you wear
Well no one likes your band, and see how much I care
I won't say a thing
Don't worry what they think of you
I won't say nothing
Don't worry what they say of you
Everybody knows why I hate you
I don't want you
And I don't need you
Everyone knows why I hate you
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5. |
You're Fired
02:51
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They say the Silicon Valley boys are lonely, and so are you
But I don't care, 'cause no one cares about girls who are lonely too
So now you know how to make a deal
You wanna girl band with sex appeal
But you can't even bring your wallet on a date
You pretend to care, but it's too late
Alright, ok, “You're fired,” so yeah you win
The things you said, you can't take it back again
Alright, ok, “You're fired,” now I want out
"What the hell do you think you're talking about?"
A heartbreak of records is what you said
And all the girl bands have gone to your head
So what do you think we're trying to do?
Now it's about us, it's not about you
You're scared of girls just taking things
In their own hands and making things
All for themselves and not for you
Yeah we're aggressive, but so are you
Alright, ok, “You're fired,” so yeah you win
The things you said, you can't take it back again
Alright, ok, “You're fired,” now I want out
"What the hell do you think you're talking about?"
You knew we could hardly pay the rent
When you could hardly pay a compliment
To the girls who started it all for you
Why should we care what happens to you?
You use the girls how you see fit
Then claim success for all of it
But what if it doesn’t work out for you?
Just lay the blame and say you knew
Alright, ok, “You're fired,” so yeah you win
The things you said, you can't take it back again
"What the hell do you think you're talking about?"
Alright, ok, “You're fired,” now I want out
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6. |
Cheap Trick Record
01:40
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You say that no one likes you
We know it's just a song
It's just that no one thinks about you or your stupid song
I saw the things you wrote about me
I didn't even know you still have my Cheap Trick record
I'm sure you have much more
Don't write a song about it…
Just gimme back my Cheap Trick record
You keep your guilty conscience
I read it word for word
You'll never see the price I paid
There's no justice in this world
Drive your car into a bus and blame the other girl
I don't want it, I don't want it
Keep walking with that girl
Yeah it's Stiff Competition
And I work hard every day
And I don't get flown around the world
With the girls hanging on me like that
You say that no one likes you
We know it's just a song
It's just that no one thinks about you or your stupid song
I saw the things you wrote about me
I didn't even know that you still have my Cheap Trick record
Give it to me now
Don't write a song about it
Just gimme back my Cheap Trick record
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Even though I was here in August
I will never see you well again
Time is priceless and being wasted
And taken for granted, I should've known
Someone told me to be strong
But look at me, how can I be?
Of any use to anyone
I am silent and scared and in the way
I needed you to tell me what to do
But this time you were not in charge
The right thing lies within your eyes
So maybe I'll start tomorrow
I don't want to forget you
But it's painful to remember
You told me that you want to die
But that you didn't know how
I saw you in so much pain
I had no idea how to relieve it
You were strong, and I was wrong
It's so hard to see you fall
Every moment that I'm not with you
Is a torture more than I can bear
Every morning I wake to miss you
And every night despair
I told you I would let you go
I want you to come back to me
I didn't think it would end like this
I never thought it would be you
I know that it's not my fault
I know that it's not yours either
I can't eat and I can't sleep
No one comes over anymore
Throwing up all day and night
I am giving up on everything
If they only knew what I've been through
They would know that it broke my heart
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8. |
90's Nomad
02:10
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1-2-3 It's been going great guns this fiscal year but I still haven't made it
Anywhere I go, I see your face and I hear your name all over the place
How "capitalism sucks." Oh really? Oh yeah?
Well how you gonna treat your friends in apartment number—what the fuck?
Fuck you. There was so much more than this meaningless shit
You made us bored
I won't tell you where not to go, so you won't see me there
I won't tell you just how to be, so you can pretend you care
I'll see you there in the late '90s. I didn't know that you'd be there
Trying, yeah, to make the most of a mediocre
Boast-ing millions more than it could ever be worth
Now you're crying about too many fans
And trying to tell me that it wasn't your plan
Oh well. I can never feel sorry for you
In times like this, it's always you
Hey Baby Driver, she's a bad driver, I don't know what to do
Behave Baby Driver, still a bad driver, we know it's all about you
1-2-3 It's been going great guns this fiscal year but I still haven't made it
Anywhere I go, I see your face and I hear your name all over the place
How "capitalism sucks." Oh really? Oh yeah?
Well how you gonna treat your friends in apartment number—what the fuck?
Fuck you. There was so much more than this meaningless shit
You made us bored
Hey Baby Driver, she's a bad driver, I don't know what to do
Behave Baby Driver, still a bad driver, we know it's all about you
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Oh no! She hates me again, but it's alright
'Cause we're so much alike, you know
Oh yeah, you are such a coward
But it's alright 'cause you hide it so well
You cannot feel anything
I care, so you win again
Oh no, no it's never your fault
But you say it don't matter what you do
Oh yeah, 'cause I'll always hate you
Well you wanna know what? Well now I do
I woke up with fever dreams
I know it was not my fault
So you're the tough girl, think you been through it all
But you don't know this and you can't feel that
And you didn't even try, you have no idea
What I'm going through now, and you wouldn't want to
After all that's happened to me, still you're thinking
Of yourself and your fans and those who tell you
Everything that you want, but nothing that you need
I have nothing left to hide, it's your problem I see
Oh no! She hates me again, but it's alright
'Cause we're so much alike, you know
Oh yeah, you are such a coward
But it's alright 'cause you hide it so well
You cannot feel anything
I care, so you win again
Oh no, no it's never your fault
But you say it don't matter what you do
Oh yeah, 'cause I'll always hate you
Well you wanna know what? Well now I do
I woke up with fever dreams
I know it was not my fault
I will stand tall and I will stand proud
'Cause I know that my only crime was to stand up to
Your years of lies and your absentees
I saw who my friends were in my time of need
Where were you were nowhere to be found
Even in death you couldn't lay your ego down
I know your answer is I got you all wrong
But I don't think so, so I'm singing this song
Oh no, no it's never your fault
But you say it don't matter what you do
Oh yeah, 'cause I'll always hate you
Well you wanna know what? Well now I do
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10. |
Flavor of the Month Club
02:35
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You got your new clothes and your new friends to match
And too many dishes and a boyfriend, what a catch
Ladies doing nothing, that's your claim to fame
Oh yeah, uh huh, yeah, you're all the same
I wish I still had nothing better to do
Than to cry about my clothes and my new hairdo
No one saying nothing, just stand in line
To what do we owe these fabulous times? Oh oh oh
Gimme gimme gimme more things, more things
Does it really make you happy? Is that really what you mean?
"The Boy Is Mine," Oh oh oh oh oh
Do you wanna own someone? Do you wanna own something?
At least all the guys know if they fuck with me
That I'll fuck them up indefinitely
I don't know who you think you're trying to impress
But when you try too hard, then you get much less
You're saying there's a fight, but there's no contest
You can say you're better, but you know I'm the best. Oh oh oh
Tell me tell me tell me one thing, one thing
It's my scene and things. Do you know what I mean?
"The Boy Is Mine," Oh oh oh oh oh
Do you wanna own someone? Do you wanna own something?
I know that all you try to do is put me down
But no one really cares about your hanging around
You're acting fucken stupid; we can all see that
But I ain't telling no one 'cause a fact is a fact
I'm glad I could provide you with something to do
Like someone new to hate. Well I hate you too. Oh oh oh
Gimme gimme gimme more things, more things
Does it really make you happy? Is it really what you mean?
"The Boy Is Mine," Oh oh oh oh oh
Do you wanna own someone? Do you wanna own something?
Tell me tell me tell me one thing, one thing
It's my scene and things. Do you know what I mean?
"The Boy Is Mine," Oh oh oh oh oh
Gimme gimme gimme one thing
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11. |
Affection Training
01:56
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This is daytime TV, yeah yeah
There's a seat reserved just for you
I can never sleep, and I'm brain-dead
Branded with a piece of you
Oh no! There's no way
True love at the price of your soul
Insatiable—I can't get me no no
I don't like you any more
Than the other boys sold in this store
What if I were honest with you?
Would that make you like me like you?
I don't
I don't know
I don't know what to do
I stopped using my ears, so I watch you
He still asks about my job
I think that it fascinates him
We all need affection training
So how can I get you out of here?
He. She
“He's a she”
He's a she that “don't exist”
Well, what do you mean “You knew about it?”
I learned somewhere that living with dudes
Means you pick up their wet towels
Dirty underwear and find their
Ignorance cute somehow
I ain't
I ain't done
"I ain't never done nothing"
See Mr. Whatever describe himself
It's frightening to feel worthless
In the eyes of worthlessness
My fear has nowhere left to go
Impossible— I can't get me no no
All the girls are fighting over
The dumbest boys who run this town
I watch myself get watched like TV
But I'd rather run you down
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I got a story about D.C. to tell
And I don't think you're going to like it very well
It's about boys and girls and the rich and the poor
But what if no one can afford to live here anymore?
Well I guess you can, 'cause you got a trust fund
You're so comfortable, but you're the only one
I'm gonna turn it up and shake you down
'Cause your past is too clean, gonna throw it all around
You were brought up well, but your daddy never taught you
To keep your mouth shut
Well omigod
We don't do that here
Well now we do
You'll see what we're gonna do about you
You're taking one thing that one girl does
And making it represent all of us
What do you know about the catty girls?
The only thing you know is your rich boy world
You're talking politics on your pedestal
And your half-baked idea of what it means to be a girl
But you can't feel how we suffer or we bleed
You can't give us what we want, much less what we need
Well omigod
Well I know what you said
Yeah, you can't run
You say the girls are dumb, but not this one
You narrow your world to the safest girl
And up your nose with all the rest
Well we do exist and we do insist
That a life that's boring is the life without risk
You don't know what it's like to be harassed all day
Then to be told that you're only in the way
Living in fear, trying not to disappear
So yeah, we're kinda weird, not normal, no way
Well omigod
We don't say that here
Well that's not cool
You say the boys are too, but why not you?
So I got a story about D.C. to tell
But I don't think you're gonna like it very well
It's about "nice guys" and the girls who let them
Be “innocent as rain and about as thoughtless”
You can bring the keg and I'll bake the cake
And we'll raise our glass to another mistake
So what if us girls try to tear ourselves apart?
We're here to tell you that it's time to get smart
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13. |
Come Hither
02:28
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Alright, yeah, uh huh. Well, I know what you need...
Everyone said that when you got a girlfriend
That you'd disappear. Well, I want you here
Writing me in between 9 to 5 and your next date
Your back burner don't suit me, oh no
So what's it gonna be this time?
Mmmm... I don't know...
You think I ain't got no self-respect?
You think that I don't got nothing better to do
Well I do
I got an all-girl band. I got nails to file
I got a thing for you. I'll only wait a little while
Everyone says I should leave you alone
But you call me on the phone. Still, you're never home
I want out. Leave me outta your clock
I want in, but only in the way I want you
I don't need your sloppy seconds
Or a sob story to win me back
I can't see you feel
I see fear dressed as a man
Well you confess to understand, but I'm not convinced
You'd better keep it together, 'cause you let one stray
To the East Bay, but you don't go there
Yeah, well it's a good thing
'Cause I'm turning up the heat, and I'll set it on fire
Don't flatter yourself; don't flatter yourself
Come hither; come hither; come hither, yeah
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14. |
Girlfriends Don't Keep
01:15
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Cleaning and learning can wait till tomorrow
‘Cause girlfriends don’t stay. I’ve learned too much sorrow
So quiet down cobwebs. Just go to sleep
I'm with my girlfriend
But girlfriends don't keep
No, girlfriends don't keep
With my girlfriend
But girlfriends don't keep
She'll leave me and hurt me and make me cry
And just when I think I'm gonna die
I'll find another who can make me smile
But I know it's only gonna last a little while
‘Cause girlfriends don't keep
No, girlfriends don't keep
I know it's only gonna last a little while
‘Cause girlfriends don't keep
Now that I thought I was myself again
She loves another. She just wants to be friends
And she's showing the usual heartbreak ways
I know she's gonna be mine one of these days
Girlfriends don't keep
No, girlfriends don't keep
I know she's gonna break my heart these days
Girlfriends don't keep
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