1.Positive Jam
Woke up in the 20s. there were flappers and fruits in white
suits. it was right before the crash. we got thrashed throughout
the 30s. queuing up for soup in scabby sores. and they sent us
off to war. we came back in the 40s. there were wheelchairs,
guns and tickertape. we poured it on the floor and made love to
the interstates. we got shiftless in the 50s. holding hands and
going steady. twisting into dark parts of big midwestern cities.
tripped right through the 60s with some blissful little hippie.
some kennedys got shot while you were screwing san francisco.
the 70s got heavy we woke up on bloody carpets. got tangled up
in gaslines. i guess that's where it started. the 80s almost
killed me let's not recall them quite so fondly. some kennedy
o.d. while we watched on mtv. in the 90s we were wired and well
connected. put it all down on technology and lost everything we
invested.
We got to start it off with a positive jam.
All the sniffling indie kids. hold steady. all the clustered up
clever kids. hold steady. i got bored when i didn't have a band.
so i started a band. we're gonna start it with a positive jam.
hold steady.
2.Milkcrate Mosh
The gin was just like gideon. the kings were just like solomon.
the bashes were like babylon. the jester kept on jacking off.
nervous cough, nervous cough, nervous cough and now we're off.
went down on the denver slums and she woke up in the rocky
mountain dawn. felt all freed up from the fears that you can
never put your finger on. finger on finger on finger on and now
were gone.
We were smoking to the drinking songs off talking songs for
walking. waving marlboros like magic wands. listen up closely to
the lit tips of your cigarettes. can't you hear the serpent
hiss？ saying sweet baby suck on this. the white wine was the
nectar. the oldies made me feel like phil spector. is
charlemagne your main man or is he just your sad protector？
You know you look so good together. but sometimes i get a
feeling that you're a little bit restless. it's a small scene
already and it gets dirty on the fringes. you sucked through his
defenses.
She said i usually wouldn't do this. but i couldn't help but
notice. you had that text across your t-shirt. it said： what
would judas do？ he had those punching rings. he smoked the camel
filter kings. we went back behind the building. he did a brisk
little business. his party favors were party saviors. otherwise
we might have never made it. went down in the springfield slums
and woke up in the sugar mountain pines. only to find that what
you put into your mouth always gets into your mind.
3.Curves ＆ Nerves
The call came in on a princess phone on the patio. she said：hey
if that's jeppetto tell him I'm not here yet. tell him that i
ain't done with my beers yet. tell him that i'm up in
Massachussetts. if he wants to buy me some i'll be in the
kitchenette. making meals out of Marzipan. making love with the
black and tans. crushing butts in a coffee can. when the Crowd
went wild. we were under the stands. mouths and hands. hands and
mouths. so many shows where nobody comes out.
Where were you when the call came in？ i was on a rocky mountain
freedom binge. with All the living members of the cityscape
skins. you and me and gideon. holly went to Hollywood. it looked
nothing like she thought it would. she didn't get to the part
with the Studios. she went straight to video. she did a movie
called 'north dallas foursome'. there Was agony and ecstacy and
the cheerleaders got gruesome. she did a movie called 'revenge
of the pervs.' there were screams and jeans and curves and
nerves.
Charlemagne in a shallow grave. with a nazareth tape. and a
vodka ice and gatorade. he Didn't fit the plans she made. these
hoodrat chicks are like razor blades. they're pretty Cheap but
they'll cut you deep.
4.Modesto Is Not That Sweet
I can't believe I was worried about hurting you.
I should have kicked it with your cousin when I had the
opportunity.
I was at some party and she said she had to talk to me and then
she didn't say anything.
I can't believe I worried about hurting you while you were
banging around the bars trying to scratch up something new.
You left me fifty bucks and nothing much to do but think about
getting back at you.
I heard that you've been back around the neighborhood.
You might be still strung out but you still look pretty good.
I heard that kid from california turned out to be an asshole.
I think I could have told you.
You left with burning bridges but you never saw the beach.
You had stars in your eyes but modesto's not that sweet.
When you only know one guy and he disappears for days at time.
I can't believe I was worried about hurting you.
I should have kicked it with your cousin when I had the
opportunity.
I was at some party and she said she had to talk to me.
She didn't say much of anything.
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