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Accidents
Alligator Mine
Asleep At The Wheel
Born on A Train [Magnetic Fields cover]
Brazil
Broken Window
Burning Bridges, Breaking Hearts
Cars and Telephones
Cold Wind
Goodnight Boy
Intervention (Early Version)
Milk and Honey
Sonata
Surf City Eastern Block
The Great Arcade Fire
The Year Is
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - [Talking Heads cover]
Virgin Mary Highway
When Lenin Was Little
William Pierce

Accidents

An old man has a heart attack in the movie theater
While my friend calls an ambulance
Buster Keaton's dancing
I wait for the punchline
But it never comes

Two blind kids in wheelchairs are crossing the street
And they get hit by the ambulance
Because the light was green
And I wait for the punchline
But it never comes

Promised you that I'd be true
And now chandeliers are crashing down to the ground
Waitresses drop their trays
Trains derail with passengers
While mother snakes eat their young
The water pipes in this town
Burst and flood the living room
The firetrucks lose their way home
And crash into the hospitals

We're causing accidents
Me and you
We're causing accidents
Me and you

Where does a promise go
When you pretend it isn't there?
Do we really think that it could just disappear?

Alligator Mine

Run run run run run run run away
Run run run run run run run away from me from me

You breath like airs a tourist in your heart babe
When colder weather comes you just suffocate

You kiss like love's a tourist in your heart babe
When colder weather comes you just disappear from me
But I cant wait to have your sweet love again before you

Run run run run run run run away

You're cold blooded, stealin my sunlight
You're cold blooded alligator mine

You're cold blooded, stealin my sunlight

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Asleep At The Wheel

Somewhere in north Texas
My father is driving fast
Sleeping through the rumble strip
While mom's at home taking a bath

He's asleep at the wheel

In my backyard in north Texas
On the hottest summer night
Hummingbirds fall all around us
Their hearts stopped beating in mid-flight

He's asleep at the wheel

You want to hear the funny part?
My father knows these old rooms
Twice as well as any one of us

He's asleep at the wheel

Born on a Train [Magnetic Fields cover]

I know that you were never young
And I know you probably won't get old
But honey, nobody's going to hurt you anymore
And nobody's going to make you want to die

But I've been making promises I know I'll never keep
One of these days I'm going to leave you in your sleep
I have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my name
Baby, I was born on a train

Some roads you only seen at night
Ghost roads, nothing but neon signs
But some nights the neon gas gets free
And turns into walking dead like me

But I've been making promises I know I'll never keep
One of these days I'm going to leave you in your sleep
I have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my name
Baby, I was born on a train

I called one morning cold and grey
You won't remember anything
Some of us don't believe in time
And some of us don't believe in life

But I've been making promises I know I'll never keep
One of these days I'm going to leave you in your sleep
I'll have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my name
Baby, I was born on a train
Baby, I was born on a train
Baby, I was born on a train
Baby, I was born on a train
Baby, I was born on a train

Brazil

Brazil, where hearts were entertaining June
We stood beneath an amber moon
And softly whispered, "Someday soon"
We kissed and clung together

Then - tomorrow was another day
The morning found us miles away
With still a million things to say
And now, the twilight moves the skies above
Recalling thrills of our love
There's one thing I'm certain of
Return, I will, to old Brazil

Brazil, where hearts were entertaining June
We stood beneath an amber moon
And softly whispered, "Someday soon"
We kissed and clung together

Then - tomorrow was another day
The morning found us miles away
With still a million things to say
And now when twilight moves the skies above
Recalling thrills of our love
There's one thing I'm certain of
Return, I will, to old Brazil

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Burning Bridges, Breaking Hearts

Burning bridges, breaking hearts
Everything you taught us to do
We’re burning bridges, and breaking hearts
No home to come home to
We’re burning bridges, and breaking hearts
I won’t look you in the eye
And burning bridges, breaking hearts
Caught you in a friendship lie

Took a visit, to your old house
The windows were all boarded up
Try to hold these, memories
The ocean in a paper cup
There’s no future in this town
They barricade the buildings there
To the lion, you’ve been cast
Only bones are gonna last

There’s a city, underground
There’s a city made of glass
There’s a city, (there’s a city) underground
Hurry cause it’s breaking fast

And burning bridges, and breaking hearts
Everything you taught us to do
We’re burning bridges and breaking hearts
No home to come home to

We’re burning bridges
(and breaking hearts)
We’re burning bridges
(and breaking hearts)
Burning bridges, breaking hearts
(breaking hearts)

Burning bridges, breaking hearts
Everything you taught us to do
We’re burning bridges and breaking hearts
No home to come home to

We’re burning bridges and breaking hearts
Everything you taught us to do
We’re burning bridges and breaking hearts
No home to come home to

We’re burning bridges and breaking hearts
Everything you taught us to do
We’re burning bridges and breaking hearts
No home to come home to…

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Cars and Telephones

I read the pages about me
In her autobiography
They were brief and to the point
A flash, while you are getting dressed
A memory that needs to be repressed
I'll just wait until it's over

Since you've gone away
I never know just what to say
Since you've gone away
I never know just what to say

Cause I like cars more than telephones
Your voice in my ear makes me feel so alone
Tonight I'm gonna drive
The silver moon is shining bright
Over the interstate
God saying hurry don't be late
Soon the sun will rise
That's when the romance dies
And I'm just tired of running around

I walked
To get the mail today
I guess
Your letter never came
I'll just
Check again tomorrow

A flash while you are getting dressed
A Memory that needs to be repressed
I'll just wait without saying a word

Since you've gone away
I never know just what to say
Since you've gone away
I never know just what to say

Cause I like cars more than telephones
Your voice in my head makes me feel so alone
Tonight I'm gonna drive
The silver moon is shining bright
Over the interstate
God saying hurry don't be late
Soon the sun will rise
That's when the romance dies
And I'm just tired of running around

But fuck it I love you even if
I'm gonna feel like shit
By the time I get to you
Now the sky is turning blue
The stars they disappear
One by one as the daylights nears
And yes you're in my head
But that doesn't make you here
And I've lost all my friends
But you're the one I miss the most
And now I'm almost there
Yeah I'm almost to the coast
And if I had any notion
Of how I'm gonna drive my car across
the Atlantic Ocean,
I'd be fucking set.

Cold Wind

In the middle of the summer
I’m not sleeping, cold wind blowing
In the middle of the night
They try to find me but I’m still driving
If you’re going to San Francisco
Lay some flowers on the gravestone
There’s music on the station
And I’m just listening to cold wind whistling
And if they ever find me
Tell the papers
Cold wind, cold wind, cold, cold wind blowing
Cold wind blowing

Hey, hey, hey

Something ain’t right
Something ain’t right
And if they ever find me
Tell the papers
Cold wind, cold wind, cold, cold wind blowing
Cold wind blowing
Cold wind blowing
Cold wind blowing
Cold wind blowing

Goodnight Boy

The story I wrote as a kid
So, yeah, I felt so scared
Watching the flames crayon red

This kid hung on me too
So I had to hide in a church
Just me and the town mayor
And his son who was handicapped
Who wouldn't be quiet
Unless his dad would sing him a song
So, yeah, it wasn't long
Before they found out just where we were
But I wasn't mad at that kid at all
I just felt sort of sad when his dad said

"Goodnight, boy
Go to sleep, boy
Shut up, boy, for me"

Then the troops rush in

Intervention (Early Version)

King's taking back the throne
The people, they all grow
And choose what they want written on the stone
All quiet and alone

You can taste the fear
Lift me up and take me out of here
I know I want to fight, I want to die
Just tell me what to say

Working for the church while your family dies
Little baby sister going to lose her mind
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a hope

Hear the soldiers groan
All quiet and alone

Something in the air
The people they all sit and stare
And tell me what they point to tell me where
And tell me

Who's going to throw the very first stone?
Whose going to reset the bone?
Sitting with his head in a sling
I hear the soldier sing

Working for the church while your family dies
Little baby sister going to lose her mind
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a hope

Hear the soldiers groan
All quiet and alone

Sun, shine a light
Someone take me, teach me how to fly
And onto something for which I would die
But I just don't know what
And know I can taste the fear
Lift me up and take me out of hear
You make it all concise and clear
You know I'm going to fade

Working for the church while your family dies
Little baby sister going to lose her mind
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a hope
Hear the soldiers groan
All quiet and alone

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Milk and Honey

Sunlight loves me, feeds me milk and honey
DAYTIME misses me, feeds me milk and honey
can’t stop thinkin, bout my own breathin
eyerytime i wake up i feel

home sick, sea sick, love sick, car sick
come home, come home quick
jack jump over the candle stick

sunlight loves me, feeds me milk and honey
Daytime misses me, feeds me milk and honey
can’t stop thinkin, bout my own breathin
eyerytime i wake up i feel

home sick, sea sick, love sick, car sick

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Sonata
She is the one who plays the piano
He is the one who wants to learn
She is the one who touched his heart
He made too much of this of course

I guess that's all
They feel so small
He is the one who wants the crowd to disappear
She is the one who draws them near
He is asleep deep and cynical
She stays awake to sing sonata.

I guess that's all
They feel so small
His dreams are a boat he’s sailing away
She’s just a wreck at the end of the day
He mails her a letter
He should’ve burned
He mails her a letter
He should’ve burned


He fell in love with a photograph
If he told her the story shed have to laugh
She feels a distance like a feather
He’s just a fool for stormy weather

I guess that's all
They feel so small
His dreams are a boat he’s sailing away
She’s just a wreck at the end of the day
He mails her a letter
He should’ve burned
He mails her a letter
He should’ve burned

Surf City Eastern Block

It's a shame about the roadblock,
we're afraid that we'll get caught or stopped
Let's go right now, surf city eastern block
I'm in the trunk my surf board on top

The eighties ain't been kind to anyone,
I just wanna find myself some sun
It's 1984, we're on the run,
goodbye Berlin, hello Autobahn

It's a shame about the roadblock
If they catch us, we won't ever talk
Let's go right now surf city eastern block

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The Great Arcade Fire

One hot summer's day
I was playing in the arcade
I never thought I'd see flames
Rising out of my favorite games

Great arcade fire
Great arcade fire
Great arcade fire
Great arcade fire

I'm looking at our stage
The lion in our cage
They lit the cage on fire
It was supposed to disappear
Oh no, the lion's on fire
The lion's on fire
The lion's on fire
The lion's on fire
My god, the lion's on fire
My good god, the lion's on fire

When I was a little kid
I was sleeping in my bed
My mom said, "Wake up, sleepyhead
The house is on fire, follow me"
We ran downstairs past the burning Christmas tree
Christmas on fire
Christmas on fire
Christmas on fire
Christmas on fire
Christmas on fire
My god, Christmas on fire
My good god, Christmas on fire
Tonight

This happens every time
This happens every time
This happens every time
This happens every time

The Year Is

I see the lightning almost every day
I’ve stopped pretending its a bird of prey

my little brother’s got a strange disease
he gives a name to everything he sees

ABC, Do re MI, KKK, NAACP
USA, DOA, NYC, RIP

We heard the thunder on your daddy’s farm
your momma said it was a fire alarm
the neighbors heard it and they started to run
we were deciding what to name our son

lets call that son of a bitch

ABC, Do re MI, KKK, NAACP
USA, DOA, NYC, RIP

The years is…(shout out any year that comes into your head, its all the dark ages)

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This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - [Talking Heads cover]

Home is where I want to be
Pick me up and turn me around
I feel numb - burn with a weak heart
(So I) Guess I must be having fun
The less we say about it, the better
Make it up as we go along
Feet on the ground
Head in the sky
It's ok, I know nothing's wrong
Nothing

Hi-yo, I got plenty of time
Hi-yo, you got light in your eyes
And you're standing here beside me
I love the passing of time
Never for money
Always for love
Cover up and say goodnight
Say goodnight

Home is where I want to be
But I guess I'm already there
I come home - she lifted up her wings
Guess that this must be the place
I can't tell one from another
Did I find you, or you find me?
There was a time before we were born
If someone asks, this where I'll be, where I'll be

Hi-yo, we drift in and out
Hi-yo, sing into my mouth
Out of all those kinds of people
You got a face with a view
I'm just an animal looking for a home
Share the same space for a minute or two
And you love me until my heart stops
Love me until I'm dead
Eyes that light up, eyes look through you
Cover up the blank spots
Hit me on the head
Ah, ooh

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Virgin Mary Highway

I lay on my back in the lake at night
in the summer time trying to remember
every last second, every last breath that I spent with you
the yellow dotted line, reflected in your eyes
you scream as the crickets fly in the open window
please don’t cry love

come on babe, we both know that I’ll stay
the virigin may lives beside the highway
let’s go and see her todaY

We've both felt love before even if we deny it
that familiar feeling of believing that we’ll die without it
be we never do, well not completely

come on babe, we both know that I’ll stay
the virigin may lives beside the highway
let’s go and see her lets ask her blessing today
bless us
bless us
bless us

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When Lenin Was Little

When Lenin was little
All the birds in the forest were singin’ “Man, this is it!”
But now that he’s older
All the sailors in the heaver are screamin’ “Abandon Ship!”

I know it can’t be right
I know it can’t be right
But I just smile instead
of repeating what I said
In my head

When Lenin was little
dressed up like a vampire on All-Hallow’s Eve
All the saints up in heaven
Were look down at the leaves fallin’ from the trees
I know it can’t be right…

Daddy, Daddy, please save the world from the government
Daddy, Daddy, please save my sould from my own judgement
Daddy, Daddy, please send me a heart that isn’t made of cement
‘cause the money’s all been spent
the money’s all been spent

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William Pierce