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1. |
Out of Control
03:38
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darkly I gaze into the days ahead
where they measure your worth by the measure of your debt
everyone lives on the wrong side of town
racing each other on a merry-go-round
with a roll of dollars as big as your fist
you can make any man cease and desist
until he can't remember
if he even exists
what was once a simple joke
is overgrown, wild
and out of control
out of control
quickly we sink without a warning bell
take away that hammer and its just a shell
someone once said someday we'd need
but no one remembers how to make it ring
and so you pray to anything to clear the way
throw ourselves in the river
to wash the dirt away
shovel shit straight up our veins
what was once a simple joke
is overgrown, wild
and out of control
out of control
slowly this storm rises up from behind
somehow it got us right between the eyes
hope is just a flicker in the pitch black night
reminding everyone that there used to be light
from your hand to your heart
your mind to your tongue
was it ever this hard to love someone?
you know a bell cannot be un-rung
what was once a simple joke
is overgrown, wild
and out of control
out of control
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2. |
Uh-Huh
03:25
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I was searching for a message
something I could understand
and the words I heard from a smarter man
they didn't make much sense
the higher power in my hand
makes everything so clear
about the black and the white
the us and the them
and who I'm supposed to fear
uh-huh
there are many things that I like
I share, I live my truth
from the pit of my belly to my battle flag status
to my baby's first loose tooth
you could say that I know it all
I don't have to look it up
I heard it from a friend
who heard it from a friend
who heard it when he was drunk
uh-huh
well I'm satisfied with the way it is
I'm not asking for too much
let me laugh at someone else
it'll keep me from going nuts
everything I've ever known
it's turning upside down
now you're telling I'm the one
offsides and
out of bounds
uh-huh
saddle up your armies
kiss your friends good bye
I ain't going anywhere
you couldn't make me if you tried
I know something you don't know
you think I'm scared?
I don't care, I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
uh-huh
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3. |
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baby don't tell me
they got to you
promised you the world
and delivered the blues
who am I kidding
they got me too
you light the match
I'll hold the fuse
don't die for their money
you're better than that
tear down their temples
nothing burns like cash
the way you've been talking
sounds like truth
you light the match
I'll hold the fuse
rest easy baby
there's nothing left
we're long in the tooth
short on our breath
I won't die for their money
but I'd die for you
you light the match
I'll hold the fuse
I won't die for their money
but I'd die for you
you light the match
I'll hold the fuse
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4. |
Lie Until It Is True
03:54
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what I would give
for us to take it outside
what I would give
for some of us to see the light
what I would give
for you to just shut your mouth
what I would give
for us to bring you down
and you lie
until it is true
you lie
until it is true
what I would give
to be rid of you
what I would give
for you to contain multitudes
what I would give
for just one moment of thought
what I would give
for you to be everything you're not
and you lie
until it is true
you lie
until it is true
you'd say anything
what I would give
to wake up from this dream
what I would give
to rewrite the players in this scene
what I would give
to watch you sink
what I would give
I would give everything, everything
and you lie
until it is true
you lie
until it is true
I've heard enough
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5. |
The Machine
04:05
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what is it you're searching for?
never mind I know
you've been here before
your history tells me so
let me tell you what you want
I complete all your thoughts
I know you always talk to me
I can hear you in my sleep
there's something wrong with the machine
there's nothing wrong with the machine
shhh you sound upset
double click factory reset
there's something wrong with the machine
there's nothing wrong with the machine
it's been such a long time
since you've made up your own mind
I'm hard to resist even if
I don't exist
I'm never too far
for you to touch this digital heart
and everyone
they will know
that you love their
status quo
there's something wrong with the machine
there's nothing wrong with the machine
there's something wrong with the machine
there's nothing wrong with the me
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6. |
Money is a Motherfucker
03:27
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state withholding stretching you thin
money is a motherfucker
cut throat trading in the bargain bins
money is a motherfucker
you can have this pill if I can have your house
money is a motherfucker
discount drugs, still your rent's in doubt
money is a motherfucker
money is a mother
money is a mother
money is a motherfucker
tags and tax and toll highways
money is a motherfucker
spend all your money so you can work today
money is a motherfucker
you got the co-sign blues on a personal loan
money is a motherfucker
and you're getting nervous about that tickle in your throat
money is a motherfucker
land on our feet and hope for the best
money is a motherfucker
now you're quarantined with a rattle in your chest
money is a motherfucker
appeal to the state for some kind of relief
money is a motherfucker
we've all been abandoned by the powers that be
money is a motherfucker
money is a mother
money is a mother
money is a motherfucker
money is a mother
money is a mother
money is a motherfucker
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7. |
A Little Heat
03:14
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I'm not afraid of what we might forget
the words exchanged what they really meant
we can get through this freeze
all it takes is a little heat
time goes fast when the going is good
things look up our fate is understood
we can keep this peace
all it takes is a little heat
there's no going back
we're already home
when what happens next is left to chance
I'll follow your lead if we're late to the dance
we'll set fire to that scene
all it takes is a little heat
if the sun disappears and shadows grown long
our colors may fade, remember this song
it'll help us to see
all we need is a little heat
all we need is a little heat
all we need is a little heat
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8. |
Who Were You?
03:22
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long way home
faded and wasted
it's the great unknown
we don't know
the middle is a riddle
a punchline to a joke
who were you?
who were you?
we're past the point
rockin' and forgotten
no one knows your name
there's no doubt
winners and beginners
share the same fate
who were you?
who were you?
play your part
from hunger to wonder
everything is new
wait, don't wait
it's near to here
I recognize you
who were you?
who were you?
who were you?
who were you?
where do we go from here?
where do we go from here?
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9. |
Everything is Free
04:48
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Everything is free now,
that's what they say
Everything I ever done,
gonna give it away
Someone hit the big score,
they figured it out
They were gonna do it anyway,
even if it doesn't pay
I can get a tip jar,
gas up the car
Try to make a little change
down at the bar
Or I can get a straight job,
I done it before
Never minded workin' hard,
it's who I'm workin' for
Everything is free now,
that's what they say
Everything I ever done,
gotta give it away
Someone hit the big score,
they figured it out
They were gonna do it anyway,
even if it doesn't pay
Every day I wake up,
hummin' a song
But I don't need to run around,
I just stay at home
And sing a little love song,
my lover, myself
If there's something that you wanna hear,
you can sing it yourself
'Cause everything is free now,
that's what I said
No ones gotta listen to
the words in my head
Someone hit the big score,
I figured it out
And I'm gonna do it anyway,
even if it doesn't pay
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10. |
Take Me to the Light
05:34
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if it seems like our luck is running out of steam
take me to the light
when there's no one left between you and me
take me to the light
if every word is too good to be true
take me to the light
when every move becomes an excuse
take me to the light
take me to the light
let the sun soak to my bones
take me to the light
if the ringing in my ears won't let me sleep
take me to the light
when you've abandoned all the love you promised to keep
take me to the light
if ever there's a time to believe in doubt
take me to the light
when winter finally comes and my fire's burned out
take me to the light
take me to the light
let the sun wash over my skin
take me to the light
let's not let them win
take me to the light
when common sense comes under attack
take me to the light
if everyone believes in alternative facts
take me to the light
when overnight, our signals get jammed
take me to the light
if my city's in ruins and our fates be damned
take me to the light
take me to the light
let the sun bleach out my bones
take me to the light
somewhere I can let go
take me to the light
when the final lie passes from his lips
take it to the light
if there's no one else to fall for his tricks
take it to the light
when the sky clears up and the storm falls apart
take it to the light
if we all just listen to the humming in our hearts
take it to the light
take me to the light
let the sun reveal our hurt
take me to the light
let the sun do its work
take me to the light
take me to the light
take me to the light
I'm beginning to see the light
take me to the light
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June Star Baltimore, Maryland
June Star was started up by Andrew Grimm in 1998. For twenty years they have been changing members and releasing records. What started out as primarily americana type music has now just morphed into music... See you around.
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