1. |
I Wanna Be Your Disease
03:30
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I want to be your disease
force you down hard to your knees
to pray to a God you thought you’d never need
and never took seriously
there’ll be no technology
no cure you can buy to defeat me
I want to be your disease
lighten and disrupt your sleep
pull bitter tears from your arrogant eyes
salty like humility
I want you to listen to me
I want to make you sorry
sorry for all of the people you hurt
cheated and lied to and worse
I want to be your disease
a catalyst for reckoning
with all of the harm you have done to the earth
and all of your vile and hateful words
you had every advantage
and took it all for granted
silencing anyone who questioned your worth
maybe now you will listen
I want to be your disease
draw it out painfully
plenty of time for the truth to sink in
that this is one deal you can’t win
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2. |
Impossible Song
04:34
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you think you’re right
i think you’re wrong
can we find some little thing in common to agree on
maybe we could try harder
maybe it would be smarter
to recognize our shared humanity
what if we tried to get along
sing an impossible song
figure it out later on
i believe it’s true
you’re convinced it’s false
what the evidence is pointing toward
i wanna blow my top
these contentious times bring out the very worst in me
i don’t like what i’m becoming
what if we tried to get along
sing an impossible song na na na na
figure it out later on
because you might need my help someday
as i might need you to be kind
i could go deaf
and you could go blind
what if we tried to get along
sing an impossible song
figure it out later on
what if we tried to get along
just for a four-minute song
it’ll be all right
if we harmonize
on this line
what if we tried to get along
na na na na na na na
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3. |
You're Breaking My Heart
03:27
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in another world
on another plane
i might have believed
what happened to you
how did everything get so ugly
you’re breaking my heart
you’re breaking my heart
i slept so well
down my quiet street
knowing we all cared about the same things
now there’s a line
like a climbing wall
high and rising
it’s clearly drawn
and it cuts across and through everything
through right and wrong
pride and pity
through truth and lies
and now you and me
you’re breaking my heart
you’re breaking my heart
there are no more heroes
and no limit to how low we go
now you’ve shut all your doors
without a reason
you’ve been taken in
it’s a collusion
you’re breaking my heart
sadly you’re taken away
you’re breaking my heart
sorry to hear what you say
you’re breaking my heart
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4. |
When You're A Star
02:16
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you can have any girl
come up to your room
and if she won’t lie still
just slip her a quaalude
she won’t remember a thing
and even if she did
the law is on your side
they never prosecute your kind
do what you want
whatever you want to do
when you’re a star they let you
it’s so much more fun
under the gun
it’s a challenge for you
to be done before she comes to
there’s never any backlash
you make a face and everyone laughs
you’re still america’s dad
whatever you want to do
when you’re a star they let you
do what you want
whatever the fuck you want to do
when you’re a star they let you
do what you want
whatever the fuck you want to do
when you’re a star they let you
do what you want
buy the silence of your many tragic victims
do what you want
you’re protected by your sycophants and hench men
so grab another girl
against her will
maybe she will be the one you kill
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5. |
Good Enough For Me
03:14
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he takes medicine from the ill
and he can’t spell very well
but he knows how to read
and he has never killed anybody personally
he exaggerates and whines
but hey i’m no prize
i’m no genius
i tend to believe his lies
he’s good enough for me
why would i reach for the sky
when the sky is so far away
the shelf’s the limit
and the plates don’t complain when they break
now i’m set up on this hill
once in a while he’ll pay a bill
and on some sundays i pray
i really can’t complain
it’s good enough for me
he’s not a psychopath
he’s just a little mad
the standard is set
i’ll take what i can get
it’s good enough for me
he’s good enough for me
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he’s sweating heavily
but she can’t feel the heat
no electricity
his ego’s so deflated
his manhood’s so D-rated
she’s so bored she falls asleep
short-fingered man
can’t get her off
short-fingered man
best give it up
he claims he’s all the way in
but she can’t feel anything
he must be lying
and with the business end
it feels like nothing
is he even trying
short-fingered man
can’t get her off
short-fingered man
best give it up
he’s easily hurt
he’s very insecure
you have to talk gently to him
like a little girl
in a long dress shirt
you can’t find his hands
now they’re lost in the pockets of his pants
short-fingered man
can’t get her off
short-fingered man
best give it up
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7. |
Touch You Again
02:53
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he’s never gonna make you afraid
he’s never gonna call you names
you’re never gonna be accused of things you didn’t do
you’ll never be a victim of jealous delusions
never put into bad positions
he’s never gonna touch you again
he’s never gonna touch you again
he’s never gonna own you
never gonna show you off like a shiny object that he bought
you’ll never be subject to insane projections
never reduced to defending any truth
he’s never gonna touch you again
he’s never gonna touch you again
under your clothes and inside your head
that information is privileged
yeah
you can give it away if you ever want to
but it’s not something he can take from you
yeah
he’s never gonna touch you
never prey on you
never gonna paw you like a dog
never gonna make you afraid
he’s never gonna make you ashamed
you’re never gonna be accused of anything you didn’t do
he’s never gonna touch you again
never gonna touch you again
what’s under your clothes and inside your head
that information is privileged
yeah
you can give it away if you ever want to
but it’s not something he can take from you
yeah
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8. |
Sex Machine
03:08
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i’m gonna build you a sex machine
to satisfy every single need
any time of day or night
you can turn it on and have a good time
it’s all for you
i’ll make it do
all of the things
you want a girl to
put your hands on the sex machine
put your lips on the sex machine
put your dick in the sex machine
it’s got countless functions and multiple speeds
it’s all for you
you can make it do
all of the things
you want a girl to
love it hate it
demean and debase it
sober or wasted
control and manipulate it
pound it berate it
if you’re frustrated
kick it break it
you can replace it
and finally
i’ll be free
left alone
to sleep in peace
through the night
with my dreams
left alone
unbothered and free
yeah
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9. |
Wonder Why
03:02
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the living room
and the curly sheepskin rug we called “the furry”
and sometimes i wonder why the plastic clock,
the macrame owl, and the butcher block couch are on my mind
i wonder why my parents chose a brown and orange scheme
and why that seemed okay to me
i wonder why the kitchen was an avocado green
and the upstairs bathroom was peach
the northern lights
we saw them in vermont one night from the car
but only once
i wonder why the aliens who landed on the roof left me there
and didn’t take me to the sky
i’ve escaped into my childhood memories tonight
i wonder why my corduroys were always light blue
and i never had a TV in my bedroom
just a flame from an electric candle on my windowsill
and i dreamed of my melodies touching you
i wonder why the marimekko fabric on the wall was ever taken down
i wonder how a transistor radio held up to my ear
brought me to heaven
and it’s still leading me here
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10. |
Sunny Somewhere
03:12
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there is a dark grey cloud
over this whole damn town
it’s gotta be sunny somewhere
i’m in a toxic fog
and i think it’s worse than i thought
i wanna be sunny somewhere
where the air is clear
will there be any people there
it feels like i’m breathing smoke
but a thought gives me hope
it’s probably sunny somewhere
but here it’s still cold and bleak
i need some vitamin D
isn’t it sunny somewhere
i can’t look
and i can’t breathe
crosses are burning dirty
i’ll find my way to the maldives
or the great barrier reef
the seychelles or the island of capri
corfu or somewhere in bali
it’s so scary to see
all of the darkness reflecting
but it’s gotta be sunny somewhere
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11. |
Kellyanne
03:45
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kellyanne
i don’t understand
the way you make me feel
the way you turn me upside down
the way my heart sinks when you come around
like suddenly i don’t know who i am
kellyanne
the effect you have
you make me feel like animal
all my good sense goes out the window
and it tears me up to see you so composed
kellyanne
you make me mad
you’re so hard like a rock in my shoe
like every bitch in high school
do you love
do you feel
did you used to be real
is there any blood underneath your steely mask
kellyanne
you‘re on fire in my dreams
your straw hair catches instantly
your painted plastic face is melting
and you end up in a puddle at my feet
kellyanne
you’re a telegraph of vicious grace and pride
turning truth into lies
kellyanne
are you ever sad
i wanna be the first one to make you cry
i wanna make you cry
wanna make you cry
i can’t take it anymore
kellyanne
i light the match in my dreams
you burn
i watch you burn but you don’t even squirm
imperturbable until the end
you’re smiling as your face is melting
and sliding off your skull down to the ground
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12. |
Heartless
02:20
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how can you care if you have no empathy
how can you judge if you have no authority
how can you tell the truth without honesty
and how can you apologize if you’re not sorry
how can you see if you’re not looking
how can you hear if you’re not listening
how can you preach without believing
and how can you teach if you haven’t learned anything
you’re so heartless
you’re so heartless
you’re so heartless
how do you forgive if there’s no mercy
and how do you fix if nothing’s working
and how can you choose without first thinking
and how can you grieve without remembering
how can you give with no generosity
how can you lead with no ideology
ho can you be real without sincerity
and how can you be fair without any decency
you’re so heartless
you’re so heartless
you’re so heartless
how do you expect
to win the respect
of anyone with a conscience
how can you cheat without misgivings
and how can you love if you have no feelings
and how can you know without understanding
that only a fool can take you seriously
you’re so heartless
you’re so heartless
you’re so heartless
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13. |
Rhinoceros
03:36
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he climbs on top in the dark
and pushes your legs apart
you grit your teeth try not to breathe
because he reeks of rotting meat
he’s crushing you, he’s fucking huge
his thick tongue slobbers across your face
you wouldn’t call it a warm embrace
it’s like being on a waterboard
sometimes you feel like such a whore
just close your eyes, try not to cry
give it up for the rhinoceros
guess who’s getting fucked by the rhinoceros
her name’s melania
she’s from slovenia
an illegal immigrant
he paid to sneak her in
he likes them young, and compliant
he rolls over and off of you
and he lumbers across the room
you go to the gilded bidet
to wash the shit away
just close your eyes, honey, and try not to cry
gve it up for the rhinoceros
guess who’s getting fucked by the rhinoceros
this is a golden age
when anyone can get away with almost anything
but be careful what you say
everyone is watching you
and nobody cares about the truth
give it up
for the rhinoceros
guess who’s getting fucked by the rhinoceros
america
give it up for the rhinoceros, america
guess who’s getting fucked
by the rhinoceros
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14. |
Everything Is Forgiven
02:36
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this is what happens when you let the people speak
he’s a fucking animal
and i’m a piece of meat
god will forgive me for the things in my head
that’s what they said
that i can get away with anything
if i just repent
i told him everything
but it wasn’t enough
so then i started to make shit up
god will forgive me for the things in my head
that’s what they said
that i can get away with anything
all i gotta do is repent
god will forgive me for my anger and hatred and bloody, vengeful violence
god, forgive me please
for all the things i’m gonna do to him
‘cause i’m not gonna die a victim
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Juliana Hatfield Boston, Massachusetts
singer/guitarist/songwriter; co-founder of Blake Babies, Juliana Hatfield Three, Some Girls; ½ of Minor Alps, ½ of the I Don't Cares; quasi Lemonhead
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