1.North Hollywood
North Hollywood, North Hollywood
That's my neighborhood
Hollywood, Holly North Hollywood
Girl, you got me hooked
I know you wish you could
Live in my neighborhood
Home of low and high-life crooks
So misunderstood
Not in death valley
But in the valley of death
There sits an oasis of concentrated goodness
Where i disappear and the next sound you hear
Is a melody over a vicious beat
North Hollywood, North Hollywood
That's my neighborhood
She was taken in a Mexican raid
Girl, you got me hooked
I know you wish you could
Live in my neighborhood
First stop on the subway train
So misunderstood
There are no more secrets
After you've been evicted
Your story sits on abandoned couches
Politics of the kids in the low-level bounce houses
Mark the world as just a skate park
North Hollywood, North Hollywood
That's my neighborhood
For the glamour of her sister's fame
Her name was changed
I know you wish you could
Live in my neighborhood
Holly is just as she always was
A complicated love child
She shook the American dreamer
And she stole my heart
Emerging starlets
Dressed virgin-esque
Know the fastest way to a man's pocket
Is on his rocket
Hot red schemes
To steal the scene in the dreams
Of the men who make the movies
North Hollywood, North Hollywood
That's my neighborhood
She may not win your heart with just one look
But girl, you got me hooked
I know you wish you could
Live in my neighborhood
The crown jewel of saboteurs
Holly remains pure
2.Watching You Go Crazy Is Driving Me Insane
I'm singing in my sleep again. It makes you laugh So hard you
cannot stop after the moment's passed My orchestra helps you
flee from the pressure 'Cause the money's dried up and it's the
first of the month
Watching you go crazy is driving me insane I hope you don't
think I'm lazy Baby, I'm working overtime Watching you go crazy
is making me lose my mind
I went to my priest to ask the church for relief He said they
had bigger problems to address than me I pressed my luck asked
for a cup of Jesus' blood 'Cause it tastes just like grape juice
He said, Go home, funny man. Enjoy while you can, 'cause we're
coming to save you.
Baby, let my music drive you mad
Let it be your punching bag
On delicate feet let's move out to the margins Let's corral a
garden full of life for our cells
My sweet lil' thang made of candy cane
I hope you can hear this
If not, you're more prepared for his return than those so-called
believers For now you should rest One day we'll make baby
foxes
Those of us short on loot are short on friends and lovers, too
We have no dollar bills to pay our water bill But we're still
sexy; and who are they?
They are much less attractive when the money is subtracted Hey
3.Designer Jeans
We need more room to breathe
Inside of our designer jeans
Would love to go rushing the banks
With an oxygen tank
But there's no movement on our own
Without a movement to push us along
Black presidents and immigrants
And green movements and hybrid engines
Oh, baby I know we feel more comfortable
In our status symbols
And the places we hold on the totem pole
Our political views, our tattoos and our hair-doos
Don't need no strategy
To get us out in our designer jeans
Message me on the bathroom wall
Original network social
People with nothing on their minds
Need only press a button to share online
Religion, atheism
Mass production and consumption of opinions
Baby, I know we feel more comfortable
In our status symbols
And the places we hold on the totem pole
Our political views, our tattoos and our heirlooms
Why can't we be who we are
Without selling it on a billboard
Sexuality, racial ID we wear them like designer jeans
And when we lose the middle class
And we all move up from the back
Black is the new the new white trash
The proof is written on our ass, baby
4.Plum
It talks to me when you're not looking
It says, hello. And I say
Hi, cutie.
You turn to leave
You're feelin' moody
But, she shakes when she waves bye to me
I beg you to come back by tuesday
You say, okif you buy me a ruby.
As you stare at your new jewelry
I stand behind you and I say, Hi, booty.
Lord, why'd you give that girl a Gorilla bump
And make it the shape of a plum
Don't tell me how to hold my nuclear bomb
'Til you've resisted the urge to love one
Plum Tree Vocal:
What have you done to her
She was once a lady
Now she's unmanageable
I took her for a walk down gettysburg
Once engineered for love, now she's a rebel
Return to Chorus:
Lord, why'd you give that girl an aquarium
Now she's easy to see hard to touch
I can only look through my camera
Like a tourist, I'm star struck
I reach for you every day
Walk with you as you sway to the shower
I'm addicted to you
you're too pretty to abuse your pretty powers
'Woods & Lollipops'
The fortunate woodsman steadied his scope
Just as she emerged from the hot shower
He thought of a wet lollipop
The sun had to squeeze around her her silhouette was cropped
Her body whether in clothes or naked looks like a sculpture
ready for war
Does this point to some instability? That he wants to give
character to every part of her?
5.Falls (Violet)
Another legend falls
No, it won't hurt forever
One day you'll make them sad with your own changes
Give 'em what they want and all they want is more
No matter what you say it all falls short
You asked me to be here so i'm herebut i had to get high
Just to stand by your side
Another young boy calls
A legend in the making
You put all your thoughts on the ones you can't believe in
Give 'em what they want and all they want is more
I guess it's TOO hard to taste when i'm SOOO close and i'm so
warm
You asked me to come over and bring you back to life
While i'm dying on the inside
So i'll say what you wanna hear
But for me there are no promises here
I'm standing under the falls
Washing all but the secrets i can live with
I won't wash them off nor the kisses i dream you do give
Give 'em what they want and all they want is more
Read between the lines and you'll miss the point
You asked me to be here so i swallowed my pride
Now i'm Violet on the inside
6.Moving Targets
Fractured but not broken
Still moving well out in the open
I lower my gun and keep my questions to a minimum
While you run and run around them
Moving Targets
Are so hard to hit
But tonight I've got you in my sights
And I can't miss
Moving Targets
Quick as a shooting star is
But the minute you slow down that's when I'll let off a round
And I can't miss
Wounded but not through yet
Still determined not to lose it
Such a sorry thing to prove
And it won't save you from the truth
Moving Targets
Are so hard to hit
But tonight I've got you in my sights
And I can't miss
Moving Targets
Quick as a shooting star is
But the minute you slow down that's when my love let off a
round
And I can't miss
You are bound to give me all you have to give
7.Eyes Like Pearls
With loaded eyes she grabbed my arm
Her body was warm as we walked in through the church doors
With loaded eyes she looked in mine
Told me I was the guy. It was what a man does dream for
With eyes like pearls
She's crying precious tears on my shoulder
After I promised her my best
She turned to our guests and blinded them with her high beams
With eyes like pearls
She's crying precious tears as I hold her
As I thanked the preacher I heard
My new brides wheels brush the curb. She slid over and let me
drive
Two miles from the church she shook like California dirt
As I slid my hand along her thighs
With eyes like pearls
She's crying precious tears on my shoulder
With eyes like pearls
She's crying precious tears as I hold her
As she looks into the sea with a distant longing
Her eyes like pearls
She's crying precious tears as I hold her
8.A Time Machine Is My New Girlfriend
I found a reason for magic
Quiet nights need to have it
Now I'm fresh as a daisy
Ready for your love to take meagain and again
The future was made for me
As a favor by my new girlfriend
She came to me and brought the living
And now I'm back into the swing of things
The youth carry a sense of drifitng
Soaring, roaring like the 20?s
Time is a plaything
When a time machine is your new girlfriend
I found a reason for magic
That's where all the smiles live
Now I'm fresh as a baby
Ever since your love saved mefrom the end
I paid all my late fees. No more rented entertainment
I'm so glad you're stayin'
21st century is 10 years old
Mystery still lurks beyond the globe
We board the train rubbing elbows
With withered beings from the fall of Rome
Time is a plaything
When a time machine is your new girlfriend
Ooh, I was on a downward slope
With no one to control the speed of my roller coaster
Love was cheaper than money
Happiness came at the cost of being with you
Then an angel heard me yell
She put on her bells before she fell through the gale
And brought me to my feetshe brought me to my feet
We lie in perfect position
To witness the birth of the ocean
I'm warm and next to my woman when it hits
I'm ageless as emotion
Time is a plaything
When a time machine is your new girlfriend
It's just a world for me to stretch out in
9.What Were You Hoping For?
it's the end of white flight
can't afford to keep moving north
money tight
and you're begging door to door
end of white flight
can't afford to live around the people you like
money tight
and you're hating your life
but maybe that's the mechanism
to bring me closer to you
tell me what were you hoping for
maybe that's the algorithm
to bring me closer to you
tell me what were you hoping for
it's the end of white flight
even tycoons are licking their wounds
economic blight
got the neighborhood looking gap-toothed
end of white flight
maybe now you see something you like
listen, baby i'm your type
and you're hating your life
but maybe that's the mechanism
to bring me closer to you
tell me what were you hoping for
maybe that's the algorithm
to bring me closer to you
tell me what were you hoping for
10.Cross Dresser
People aren't as kool as the things they leave behind I'm not
broken-hearted. Sometimes I wear her scarves on my head
Impressions improve with the passing of time I don't really miss
her. Sometimes I wear her mink furs
Cross Dresser
I was just a fool in love
And sparked a counter culture
Donned the make-up after the break up
Cross Dresser
Wanted to disguise the hurt
Wound up blending gender
But I got to know her better
Through her high heels and her skirts
I can't re-invent those magic moments
But I can make believe
Like the babies who dress up as ghosts on Halloween Drag
Queen, they ask me, is it for shock or comedy?
Or, are you expressing your sexual preference?
Cross Dresser
I was just a fool in love
And sparked a counter culture
Now I'm covered in wigs and motives
Cross Dresser
Maybe I can be a woman saint
She'll kneel to me and pray
I'll reveal to her that her true healer is a Cross Dresser
Notre separation me rend triste, mais je suis heureux de t'avoir
connu et d'avoir pu apprecier ton elegance
Notre amour n'eut-il d'autre fin que de me sauvegarder de
l'horrible mode actuelle
11.It's A Mysterious Hustle
It's A Mysterious Hustle
The world's no place to raise a child
You've been dropped into the wild
You're here now and the clock is winding down. Let me show you
how to work your way Through the crowd
It's a mysterious hustle
You got to figure out this hustle
To overcome the place where you come from
It's a mysterious hustle
Born in the middle of a puzzle
Just a step in front of fire breathing dragons
The world's a blur of twisting limbs
why the hurry with so much in front of them?
The old man, he makes no such attempts
Creeping slowly chasing the golden dim of the nights behind
him
It's a mysterious hustle
Born in the middle of a struggle
A 100 yard sprint from the beginning and from the end
It's a mysterious hustle
Sociopathic bubblebath
It's no place to raise a child
It's a race to the bottom of the pile
Where all the junkies collide and bend
In a field of equal-sized tents
Entertaining lies in small print
Where you'll find what was said
And what was really meant
(background vocal):
Stay close to me
(lead vocal):
Now, I'm faced with the very real task of saving you
But, the best thing I'll ever do is protect you
Remember: they're all lonely
Even though they're cheek to cheek
(spoken):
If you follow the beaten path it will keep you tied to the past
And you'll live and die with the anguish of never getting it
back
These are the rules and they are always changing
(Stay close to me)
As hard as this life is it could be just the playoffs
Some people put their lives in the hands of God..
Bet on yourself just in case your life is in the hands of the
odds
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