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PLANET EARTH
First assume a human form
Determine if you can blend in
If that don’t work, be a dog
They love them
Remember to take your time
Report everything you see
Listen to what they say
Watch close how they behave
You’ll clear our way
When we invade planet earth
It needs to be a big surprise
We’ll spook the natives make ‘em run and hide
When we invade planet earth
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Somaland
02:25
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Start Pretending
02:22
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START PRETENDING
Hey ya better start pretending
'Cause we still got time to waste
Before the demons of destruction
Hold you in their slack embrace
The times they are pretending
That the world is still sane
While all those crazy angels
Are off on their holiday
Everybody's now pretending
That Caesar's wearing clothes
Better grab up your diamonds, your rubies,
Tusks and bitter cloves
Nobody seeks forgiveness
For thoughts they can't control
We all need a handy witness
For the dream cheaply sold
When ya finally stop pretending
And the scales fall from your eyes
When that day comes, it might serve some
Remembrance you'll recognize
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EXILED IN THE IMPERIAL PALACE
Alice bleached her hair
My head got shaved
Sure had us running scared
Avoiding our graves
We caught just the slightest glance
So we went on the lam
Exiled in the Imperial Palace
Do not disturb under threat of malice
Exiled in the Imperial Palace
We shot out, heading west from
Kalamazoo, need a new zip code
Helter-Skelter’s blasting
My car’s radio
We were sunset bound
Drained our bank accounts
Exiled in the Imperial Palace
Do not disturb under threat of malice
Exiled in the Imperial Palace
Everyone here looks like someone else
Marilyn’s slinging drinks, the blackjack dealer’s Elvis
Living here is camouflage
Shrouded in one more scotch
Twenty five years ago
That shit went down
Alice moved to Cairo
While chasin’ some clown
Now I spin Roulette
Why don’t you place a bet
Exiled in the Imperial Palace
Do not disturb under threat of malice
Exiled in the Imperial Palace
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Detached Retina
01:45
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DETACHED RETINA
In your pocket rests a tiny screen
And a big one hangs on your wall
Scattered ‘round lurk in-betweens
A plugged-in world at your beck and call
All your desires they caress
A banquet of sight and sound
Obscure topics where you obsess
Answers wait there to be found
The detached retina
Never lets ya
Cut through that crap
No escape hatch
Endless reflections
Demand attention
But you can’t
So connected yet
So detached
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The Big Nothing
03:31
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THE BIG NOTHING
A black limo slips into midnight
A man steps out, his collar starched and white
The air hangs heavy waiting on the storm
No tears on her face
No remorse for what takes place
The big nothing observes the protocols
The big nothing bends the line of fate
The big nothing harbors secret calls
Take the bait, take the bait
Soft scratching at the door, passwords engaged
Cash exchanges hands when the timing’s set
The smell of danger drifts pungent in the night
No reason to react
No deception to extract
The big nothing observes the protocols
The big nothing bends the line of fate
The big nothing harbors secret calls
Take the bait, take the bait
Inflicting unjust deserts with a savage rage
Betraying duplicity for a callous wage
The skipper greets his mistress with a misplaced kiss
While distant foghorns bark and growl
A muted splash disrupts the frigid moon lit bay
No anger in the voice
No regrets about the choice
The big nothing observes the protocols
The big nothing bends the line of fate
The big nothing harbors secret calls
Take the bait, take the bait
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8. |
The Death Of Neon
04:40
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THE DEATH OF NEON
Everyone remembers where they first heard the news
At least those of a certain age on that wet winter night
It seemed like the whole world knew Neon's name
But each saw a different man, none the same
A luminescent reflection of our thoughts
The life of Neon it could tug at the heart
Or beg in horror for the visions to depart
The life of Neon exposed hidden contrasts
Blinding, searing, crystal white memories recast
To some he was a Judas, to others another Christ
A scheming money lender or a beggar brutalized
He hustled sex on street corners, he enforced the blue laws
He lived in a silver penthouse where his servants called him son
And everyone saw Neon as the nexus in the flux
The life of Neon it could tug at your heart
Or beg in horror for the visions just to start
The life of Neon exposed hidden contrasts
Blinding, searing, crystal white memories recast
Then time stopped for an instant to catch its breath
After that it bolted across a zig-zagging path
Rumors swept around the globe on fragile bits of light
A gunman or a heart attack, some punk with a rusty knife
Rampant speculation of the most capricious type
Fueled by fear, raw joy and pain that mirrored uncommon grief
But in the end no cause was found for his demise
The death of Neon weighed down every heart
And our vision became black, white and stark
The death of Neon exposed unknown bonds
A clotting fusion of regrets at memories recast
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9. |
No Respect
02:51
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NO RESPECT
The Queen won't give you any respect
No respect, no, no, no respect
Mr. Redding ain't ready to
Rise from his tomb to offer you respect
Even our founding fathers could not be bothered
Rolling, rolling, spinning rolling, spinning rolling in their graves
All you ever wanted was your daddy's affection
He never even noticed you, no respect
Those socialites you paid for sex with promises got no respect
Your trophy wives must regret that first moment when you met
You can spread around some cash but it won't buy respect
They'll just lie to your face then cut you down when you walk away
You crave to be accepted and yearn to be a star
Still a vulgar petty conman is all you really are
New money, gaudy taste, so in love with your own face
Mirrors crack at your gaze you're an inverse Dorian Grey
And in your tiny heart you know one thing is true
Anyone with any class can see right through you
You're the riff without the raff
High on grift and telling gaffes
Reality's a bitch
You're in over your head this time
And there's no way to make it alright
No respect, no, no, no respect
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Stranded In LA
04:47
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STRANDED IN LA
I heard you were hot, blazing – hot in Montana
But in this town, well – you’re just so-so
Those Penthouse dreams, they – linger in absentia
Lost in fervor, only – one year ago
There is no freeway escape
You’re trapped on the surface roads
The canyon sirens call your name
When you’re stranded in LA
And you’re stranded in LA
Brian’s spec script kept – his hopes afloat
While cleaning pools, it pays the – rent
His dialog sang, but in the – wrong key for Burbank
Those 15 minutes, well they – left before they came
There is no freeway escape
You’re trapped on the surface roads
The canyon sirens call your name
When you’re stranded in LA
And you’re stranded in LA
So who am I to interrupt this situation?
And who are you trying to impress?
I don’t believe we’re gonna get no explanations
They say this is a city of angels
But I only need a warm friend tonight
…Won’t you be my angel?
Audrey always – waits on my table
But she’s really a – singer in some band
She’s bored with gigs like that – punk Bar Mitzvah
She’ll never stumble onto the Whisky’s stage
There are no freeway escapes
We’re trapped on the surface roads
The canyon sirens calls my name
And I’m stranded in LA
Yeah we’re stranded in LA
Stranded, stranded in LA. Stranded, stranded in LA
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11. |
Wistful Dreams
00:53
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12. |
Wildebeest (NSFW)
02:27
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WILDEBEEST
Your old fever burns
The blood starts stirring flesh
Down low nocturnal
The revenge of fear v. loathing
We’re all animals, just animals
I’m gonna fuck you like a wildebeest
We’re all animals, ruttin’ humpin’ animals
I am gonna fuck the wildebeest
This ain’t no feral sideshow
So don’t you spank the wombat
And risk your jolt control
Hookin’ up with the lap lick
We’re all animals, just animals
I’m gonna fuck you like a wildebeest
We’re all animals, ruttin’ humpin’ animals
I am gonna fuck the wildebeest
Last night I'm finishing my drink when
Gina Tindervalve & Audrey Slander
Stumble into this joint, Arm in Arm
Followed by a clutch of rumors & their own photographer
They're hanging over by the bar
Star power
Holding Court
A billion watts of excitement
Then this guy at the table next to me
Looks kinda like ET
He leans over, taps me on the shoulder and says...
Take a sip of Campari
So, over cocktails at the Abbey
Adorned in risky chic
Bath house firemen say,
“Monica, she is no saint”
We’re all animals, just animals
I’m gonna fuck you like a wildebeest
We’re all animals, ruttin’ humpin’ animals
I am gonna fuck the wildebeest
Animals, all animals
I’m gonna fuck you like a wildebeest
We’re all animals, ruttin’ humpin’ animals
I am gonna fuck that wildebeest
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13. |
Miss Lindsey Struts
01:58
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MISS LINDSEY STRUTS
Oh Miss Lindsey
Oh Miss Lindsey
Strut Miss Lindsey
Oh Miss Lindsey
Strut, strut, strut
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