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by The Jones

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1.
Carpet Made Of Hair see how often we lose our step these bruises won't let us forget a healthy contempt ends the sores think about the bathroom floor she said the words that made me think we could crash in comfort 'round the sink take the time to understand stroll across the golden strands watch your step and have a care keep walking on a carpet made of hair walking on a carpet made of hair walking on a carpet made of hair three lovely ladies have their wits we all agreed we were the pits my shield of plastic wrap is dead think of the bathroom floor instead me I'm a boy who learnt a trick see me falling where the floor is think take the time to understand stroll across the golden strands watch your step and have a care keep walking on a carpet made of hair walking on a carpet made of hair walking on a carpet made of watch out 'cause he might just throw you off the deep end be careful 'cause she might drop you off around the next bend a healthy contempt ends the sores think about the bathroom floor she said the words that made me think we could crash in comfort 'round the sink take the time to understand stroll across the golden strands watch your step and have a care keep walking on a carpet made of hair walking on a carpet made of hair walking on a carpet made of hair keep keep keep keep on walking on a carpet made of hair because I'm walking on and walking on c.a.r.p.e.t.o.f.h.a.i.r. carpet made of hair walking on a carpet made of hair
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i spend my time wondering what you'd think of situations i encounter everyday one more decision based on you alone the facts are there for all to see i know just who i wanna be it's strange how i spend my time pretending to be you one little step behind imaginary you you know i do i know it's true i've been pretending to be you i've been pretending to be you it's not as bad as it may sound it's not like worship or kissin' trodden ground i just like your style and so i'm you awhile the facts are there for all to see i know just who i wanna be it's strange how i spend my time pretending to be you one little step behind imaginary you you know i do i know it's true i've been pretending to be you i've been pretending to be you one thousand faces when one is not enough to each and every person i'm acting different the world is not a stage it's a role playing maze facts are there for all to see i know just who i want to be strange how i spend my time pretending to be you one little step behind imaginary you you know i do i know it's true i've been pretending to be you i've been pretending to be you i've been pretending to be you pretending to be you i've been pretending to be you pretending to be you i've been pretending to be you i've been pretending to be you so sue me i do what i want to i'll walk a mile in your shoes pretending to be you i've been pretending to be you
3.
over the hills and far away i go contentment is something that i'll never know watching the faces as the erase any doubt just like the rest wanting what i'm not allowed and it seems like everybody's on vacation while i'm alone again with my imagination the dreams i possessed they weren't as deep as it seemed but the eye of the storm is here inside of me and though the waters may seem calm to some deceiving nothing raging waves shall come and i know everybody's on vacation sending postcards to the battle station the words in my head can't say what i really mean but i just wanna say that i believe there's a way to find a place called home so i can go away and be like everybody on vacation all hail the leisure congregation yeah everybody is on vacation i'm holding on to my reservation
4.
if it ain't ain't got that disco beat you're not gonna dance you'll turn off your radio 'cause your the one that's making all those hits and if it's anything else then ya just don't wanna know because you don't want to hear about it you don't want to know a gosh darn thing about music without numbers if it's not on a heavy rotation with a video and all that other hype if you can tell the difference from the commercials then it's just not your type because you don't want to hear about it you don't want to know a gosh darn thing about music without numbers listen every time you walk into that record store you buy the most blatant product that your ears can find when you spend your money in that record store you kiss some record sleaze-ball on his fat behind but you don't want to hear about that you don't want to know a gosh darn thing about music without numbers if it's not considered cool at skating rinks and it doesn't sound just exactly like all the rest then you will, yes you will quickly turn that dial god forbid that you should give it any chance because you don't want to hear about it you don't want to know a gosh darn thing about music without numbers no no no no no no you don't want to hear about it you don't want to know a gosh darn thing about music without numbers if it ain't ain't got that disco beat you're not gonna dance you'll turn off your radio radio radio radio
5.
Mary No 02:33
and when I wanna ride the bus and when I wanna take the ferry you always seem to make a fuss things don't always have to be so bloody mary no, no that's not control that's not control no. no that's not control that's not control mary no don't let me down don't push me under don't hold me back just because you wonder why now when I wanna fly my kite and when the clouds seem to control me you scratch and scream and kick and bite and then pretend to be so holy mary no, no that's not control that's not control no. no that's not control that's not control mary no don't let me down don't push me under don't hold me back just because you wonder why that's not control that's not control no. no that's not control that's not control mary no don't let me down don't push me under don't hold me back just because you wonder why it's a pain reaction that's not control that's not control no. no that's not control that's not control mary no
6.
How To Get What She Wants practicing poses in a mirror she's got a devilish mind she has that much proffered power of the flirting kind she walks with a purposeful gait she walks that gleam in her eye just like a tiger in a jungle the scent she always finds they're fifteen men in her throwaway chest she yo ho's and blows the men down she knows what men know she knows what men know she knows how to get what she wants she lusts for money and power they lust for her attributes she gets their money and power they get refused she teases them 'til they're bled dry then their motive she sets to flame and in the end they get nothing and she everything they're eighteen men in her broken heart chest she yo ho's and blows the men down she knows what men know she knows what men know she knows how to get what she wants somewhere sometime someone must've torn her little heart in two but she didn't let it get to her she knew exactly what to do someday someway some man might hit her with a love that's true but she'll never let him get to her she'll know exactly what to do sorry boy, your heart will have to break she's got a job to do practicing poses in a mirror she knows someday she'll be old but by then she'll have made enough off of trading souls for gold they're thirty three men in her idiot chest she yo ho's and blows the men down she knows what men know she knows what men know she knows how to get what she wants how to get what she wants she's got a job to do how to get what she wants she's got a job to do how to get what she wants she's got a job to do how to get what she wants she's got a job to do how to get what she wants and when there's fifty men in her creepy jerk chest she'll stop her yo ho's that blew 'em all down she'll have used what she knew to have paid the first guy back she'll be alone and her heart will be black
7.
Wordless Industry it's a long way to actual chaos but the symptoms are visible now i settle for the easier answers (this is the wordless industry) and articulate as best I know how i'm a less than enthusiastic participant in this ritualistic prose bicker, banter, through this ballyhoo (this is the wordless industry) while solutions flow under my nose this is the wordless industry take everything you see for granted it's a fine line i keep crossing over but it's great to be on the other side but i know how it feels to be spinning my wheels (this is the wordless industry) in the middle and i can't decide the notion that i may be crazy has crept into the maze once or twice before and i'm not really scared but i would never dare (this is the wordless industry) to make this battle into a war this is a delicate tragedy all that we are is what we demanded this is a planned catastrophe the something dreams that we've been handed every fantasy is reality just as we are what we've been branded this is the wordless industry take everything you see for granted this is a delicate tragedy all that we are is what we demanded
8.
Smell The Coffee i don't know why you get sentimental sitting thinking 'bout the other lovers that you once had i don't know why you'd wanna tie your guts in knots keep poking at the tender spots of love that's gone bad if you want it you got it i could never argue i could never do a thing about it if you want to you can stay with me you fill your mouth with those sweetly sour memories and all you'll get is gum disease and ego decay your kiss is twisted with sorrow from a garbage can and anger for some other man both are away if you want it you got it i could never argue i could never do a thing about it if you want to you can stay with me and if your lonely life can't find some kind of solace here's a tender promise things won't get better if your past can't ever be forgotten love will slowly rotten though you won't see if you want it you got it i could never argue i could never do a thing about it if you want to you can stay with me you woke last night, through a hole in your bedroom wall saw him there twelve feet tall the lizard jimmy i can see that the dangers of misery to you are normality smell the coffee if you want it you got it i could never argue i could never do a thing about it if you want to you can stay with me stay with me if you want to you can stay with me
9.
Precious Little Head try to tie a string around your brain crack your skull apart and leave it open try to tie a string around my brain crack my skull apart and leave it open for years my cranium has never changed now let the air rush in like storming ocean i can see why you might think i'm mad for things i wanna do unto my head my precious little head my precious little head my precious little head if you never question your beliefs then everything in life is total fiction embrace some concepts that you don't believe there is a god but she don't love religion i can see why you might think i'm mad for things i wanna put into my head your precious little head your precious little head your precious little head my mind is dropping never stopping in determination my mind is sorting for consortiums with information it's like this there is no difference between black and white the only difference is tween light and darkness question everything you learn in life to be alive is to adapt to chaos i can see that you might say i'm mad for things i wanna put inside your head your precious little head your precious little head your precious little head your precious little head your precious little head your precious little head well that' precious little head try to tie a string around your brain crack your skull apart and leave it open
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Bingo On My Breath instead of taking the time to find which of the crimes i've committed she lumps it all into one big ball and says you did it the occupational hazard with her is whether the job is to dazzle or disturb don't eat don't sleep don't dare make a peep i've been convicted and sentenced to death 'cause i got bingo on my breath it makes me shudder to think that what began as a weekend of brews is now a struggle for position and know i'm asking for permission to lose there's a temporal existence over the hill but her inquisitive persistence has broken my will i'm a sinner i'm a freak and she'll create if she can't peek in my mind i'm always placing bets and i got bingo on my breath she's on a mission to keep me under suspicion i could gamble or cheat either way this is bittersweet x-ray vision eyes exposing my darker side and i think she knows she ain't seen nothing yet 'cause i got bingo on my breath i said b-i-n-g-o b-i-n-g-o b-i-n-g-o b-i-n-g-o
11.
You're Gonna Die Soon you're gonna die soon, i know how the party won't be over 'til you're six feet underground you're gonna die soon, i know why if they claim it as an accident i'll know it as a lie anywhere, anytime, any place anything, anyway, anyhow anywhere, anytime, any place anything, anyway, anyhow you're gonna die soon, i know how the party won't be over 'til you're six feet underground you're gonna die soon, i know why if they claim it as an accident i'll know it as a lie if they claim it as an accident i'll know it as a lie if they claim it as an accident i'll know it as a lie
12.
Never Melissa melissa has to look in the mirror to conquer the fear melissa never fights the depression of her near perfection she's got a new romance but she'll always save a dance for you she's a mother, a lover, and a sister but never melissa she's never melissa melissa doesn't need any makeup to cover her face up melissa blames identity crisis on being a pisces and there's a look on her face when she knows you gotta case for her you know you can't resist her but you've already missed her it isn't melissa the dust may clear from time to time just enough for her to catch a glimpse of the reason and the rhymes and the nickels and the dimes that life wouldn't giver her never melissa melissa hasn't any idea about a career melissa isn't really worried she's just really hurried and with a wink of an eye and a dirty little lie she'll marry you but she'll never ever let you kiss her never melissa, never melissa
13.
Gern Blanston: Marine Biologist gern went out with a smile on his face he is no puppet, he is real gern walked out with a gun in his coat writing notes to emma peel he's a marine biologist he's a marine biologist he's a marine biologist why gern walked down to a local cafe where he detected something wrong gern ordered out and avoided world war three his waitress was an atom bomb he's a marine biologist he's a marine biologist he's a marine biologist why communist love affair communist love affair communist love affair communist love affair gern went down to his lab in chinatown someone else was waiting there gern walked out with no holes in his head he was wearing special hair he's a marine biologist he's a marine biologist he's a marine biologist why why communist love affair communist love affair communist love affair communist love affair communist love affair he's a marine biologist he's a marine biologist he's a marine biologist he's a marine biologist he's a marine biologist
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Pretty Albatross it's pretty albatross could go on and on about it now it's pretty albatross that's the best thing to say and theres no doubt about it now the tables just won't turn and i can't take the fact that at anytime even though you bring me down your flying away would leave me with a heart with a hole in it my pretty albatross it's pretty albatross why do you keep hanging on me my pretty albatross wish that i could just tell you to leave the tables just won't turn and i can't take the fact that at anytime even though you bring me down your flying away would leave me with a heart with a hole in it my pretty albatross pretty albatross pretty albatross how did you get me under your wing my pretty albatross let you get away with everything the tables just won't turn and i can't take the fact that at anytime even though you bring me down your flying away would leave me with a heart with a hole in it my pretty albatross pretty albatross pretty albatross
15.
The Natural Beauty Of Wood As Seen Through Plastic Eyes i could never tell you what i mean it's nothing that matters i could never tell you what i need is a new life i could never tell you what i mean my thoughts are so shattered i could never tell you what i mean paper box hold paper moon won't let go enough for you to take a guess at what i am boxcars turning overland killing dreams and planting seeds take us down to watch tv to keep us soft and ignorant 'cause satisfaction never wants i could never tell you what i mean it's nothing that matters i could never tell you what i need is a new life i could never tell you what i mean my thoughts are so shattered i could never tell you what i mean color does not enter here boundaries are never clear mobs of people all alone images on radio speak to me in silent screams muffin man is mixing tea humans made of tar and glue always know sometimes it's you i could never tell you what i mean it's nothing that matters i could never tell you what i need is to get out i could never tell you what i mean my tongue is in tatters i could never tell you what i mean facing the darkness that's inside our own minds daily anguish is all life can be if you were all mad, who would be normal? beauty wood doesn't cut through plastic screen i sometimes think my masters feel that all in here is super real checkered jet streams bop the glow capture some on video do we share a common past? is reality real enough to last? all my words are never seen communication's greek to me i could never tell you what i mean it's nothing that matters i could never tell you what i need is a new life or something i could never tell you what i mean my tongue is in tatters i could never tell you what i mean
16.
To See The World faraway a voice is calling strange companion with no face on the wings of twisted fables pagan worlds and lives misplaced the white of the eye is the alibi its above and beyond its like waving a magic wand abracadabra blink your eyes to see the world is that what you really wanna do abracadabra blink your eyes hearts collide like haze in sunlight nightmares lay their savage web the mystic eyes you spy on everyone rumors rolling around your bed the white of the eye is the alibi its above and beyond its like waving a magic wand abracadabra blink your eyes to see the world is that what you really wanna do abracadabra blink your eyes abracadabra blink your eyes to see the world is that what you really wanna do abracadabra blink your eyes abracadabra blink your eyes to see the world is that what you really wanna do abracadabra blink your eyes
17.
Congratulations you hit the big time, you’re on the tippy top you own the building where you used to sling a mop you bought the doughnut shop and ran off all the cops congratulations you made the cover of your favorite magazine when you’re out in public, your fans all cause a scene you lost 300 pounds, you’re looking fit and lean congratulations but as for me i get nothing ever, all my chances shatter i’ll be here forever, living in my failures but let me offer you, all of best, congratulations congratulations you solved the mystery, you really saved the day all your lovers beg for you to stay you lived on welfare, but now you pay your way congratulations you won the sweepstakes, you’re an instant billionaire your teeth are perfect, likewise is your hair you got the body that makes folk stop and stare congratulations but as for me i get nothing ever, all my chances shatter i’ll be here forever, living in my failures but let me offer you, all of best, congratulations congratulations i’m living here in my private hell you’re living up on cloud 9 hands and feet bound you swam the english channel i’m going down for the third time you wrote a novel, that topped the bs list you found a life form they said did not exist any shot you take will never ever miss congratulations all of my best, congratulations all of my best, congratulations all of my best, congratulations all of my best, congratulations
18.
what is the frequency kenneth? pardon me do you know? i can never tell just tell me as you go i can never tell what is the frequency kenneth? what is the frequency kenneth? why aren't you answering? i can never tell don't hold back anything i can never tell speak clear and distinctly i know that you know how tell me how it will reach me i can never tell what is the frequency kenneth? what is the frequency kenneth? you shouldn't hesitate no one ever makes me wait and so i put it up to you what is the frequency? you'd better spit it out i can never tell what is this all about? i can never tell this is your last chance tell me what i need to know or with this sidewalk you'll slam dance i can never tell what is the frequency kenneth? what is the frequency kenneth? you shouldn't hesitate no one ever makes me wait and so i put it up to you what is the frequency? what is the frequency? what is the frequency? what is the frequency? what is the frequency? what is the frequency? what is the frequency? courage
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Nowhere 03:33
Nowhere well it's a red hot day in the land of the blue bloods and there's a poison seeping from the thirty dollar bath suds you gotta take a blue suit if you're going to paris young man 'cause it's survival of the fittest and it helps to have a game plan a worldly man standing tall in nowhere nothing nobody nowhere well there's a pink carnation for the new trainee it's not often that you fight such a rosy opportunity and every step up the ladder is another wall around her and this superior knowledge is beginning to confound her a lonely heart in the valley of nowhere nothing nobody nowhere vanished without a trace nowhere is safe nowhere nothing nobody nowhere
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You Can't Break Steel Anchors he gets lots of publicity cathode ray tube brings to me mother reached for that static kiss here i am and that's the way it is walter cronkite is my dad (he is my dad) walter cronkite is my dad (i call him pop) walter cronkite is my dad, oh mom he looked at mom with that icy stare she was impressed by his facial hair that magic night back in 66 here i am and that's the way it is walter cronkite is my dad (he is my dad) walter cronkite is my dad (i call him pop) walter cronkite is my dad, oh mom i can't guess the possibilities how from a tv my mom could conceive after the new she would light up a cig goodnight from new york that's the way it is walter cronkite is my dad (he is my dad) walter cronkite is my dad (i call him pop) walter cronkite is my daddy, oh mom how could you? i can't guess the possibilities how from a tv my mom could conceive after the new she would light up a cig goodnight from new york that's the way it is walter cronkite is my dad (he is my dad) walter cronkite might be your dad (he is my dad) walter cronkite is our dad, oh mom
21.
Supply and Demand i never know what kinda shirt to wear 'cause my heart always sticks to the sleeve and though i know the importance of a proper attire appearance can deceive, believe me i can rattle and roll got an ace in the hole you don't need to understand 'cause there ain't no thrill like moving in for the kill without having a master plan the supply never meets the demand curiosity killed the cat you better keep your nose outta that the supply never meets the demand your world is the only world that fits in your hand so no matter where you go keep your weight on your toes be ready for the hat to drop and whatever situation you find yourself facing act like you're at the hop dance i can rattle and roll got an ace in the hole you don't need to understand 'cause there ain't no thrill like moving in for the kill without having a master plan the supply never meets the demand the supply never meets the demand the supply never meets the demand
22.
This One Could Be The One and as she turned around i said to myself now there is something special not sure exactly what i've found this one could be the one as i went to talk to her i saw in her smile a betrayal of hidden pleasure blowing all her composure this one could be the one everybody tells me that theres one out there for everybody but you'll be misled and you're bound to be sidetracked theres thousands you're in love with just the one will love ya back there was moonlight in her hair and a light in her eyes that came from somewhere inside her when i held her as we danced i thought this could be the one everybody tells me that theres one out there for everybody but you'll be misled and you're bound to be sidetracked theres thousands you're in love with just the one will love ya back as i kissed her sweetened lips i felt in my heart the tempo of her attraction told my heat to take it slow but this one could be the one this one could be the one this one could be the one
23.
All I Want 03:06
All I Want pretty faces petty details daily entry in the carnival chronicle all i want is the rest of my life all i want is the truth all i want is a day in the light all i want is confusion contemplation desperation heaving hopes in the face of the debacle breathing ashes treading water handsome hands on the ultimate other all i want is the rest of my life all i want is the truth all i want is a day in the light all i want is confusion there's a space in the mirror mum can you taste the delirium all i want all i want all i want all i want pretty faces petty details daily entry in the carnival chronicle swollen river empty spirit heavy hearted in this tunnel of broken dreams all i want is the rest of my life all i want is the truth all i want is a day in the light all i want is confusion i can be what i wanna be i believe in eternity
24.
Wait For Me On The Moon i dreamed about the evening sun i dreamed about another time completely and everything i dreamed about came true in time i dream in a straight line the windows weren't for looking through the rain and every little thing was shinning and in my head a feeling formed almost so close and yet, so what, i suppose once in a while after every couple of my miles you surrender surrender i want to ride a ufo i want to tell you all that's in there blinking and if you can't come on along for the ride i'll pick you up soon wait for me on the moon
25.
Its Alright 01:23
Its Alright i don't know where ya gonna be tonight i don't care tell ya girl its alright 'cause its alright alright now i look at you and its alright alright now i don't care whatcha tryin' to do to me i don't care tell ya honey honestly that its alright alright now i look at you and its alright alright now when a love gets too dutiful i stop to wonder why when theres something so beautiful chain it up and it dies that's why i say that its alright alright now i look at you and its alright its alright, its alright, its alright now
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Kiss Me Kate 03:11
Kiss Me Kate kiss me kate you're so uninteresting find a way to come alive if you miss you're missing everything kiss me kate its worth a try kate you live in this world you know what its like you know its no good and so you keep your distance hurt, heartache, and pain is all it contains when your soul cries out for love you will never listen but you don't know you haven't tried kiss me kate you're so uninteresting find a way to come alive if you miss you're missing everything kiss me kate its worth a try kate you know what is true the world it isn't fair day to day life is a constant battle but your sad loneliness you must confess is a cop out by you trying to make it better you just don't know you have not tried kiss me kate you're so uninteresting find a way to come alive if you miss you're missing everything kiss me kate its worth a try isn't there a soft spot in your heart or is it hard and black as coal don't you feel there's something missing in your life have you also lost your soul kiss me kate prove to me that you're human kiss me kate let's see some fire in your eyes kiss me kate i'm asking i'm not pushing kiss me kate you gotta be the one that tries kiss me kate you gotta be the one that tries kiss me kate kiss me kate you're so uninteresting find a way to come alive if you miss you're missing everything kiss me kate its worth a try kiss me kate its worth a try kiss me kate its worth a try

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released November 23, 2015

Chris Church: guitars and vocals
Mike Church: drums
John Green: bass and vocals

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