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The Steam
04:38
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She’s never gonna dance again
Her feet were her only friends
But now, “I don’t know
I can’t bear it at all”
She dwells on what they used to say
“Few are ever gonna shine this way”
But now, “I don’t know
I can’t bear it at all”
CHORUS:
She knows what she wants to be
Elevated in the steam
She’s never gonna dance again
She’s never gonna dance again
But she knows what she’s bound to say
Every day is yesterday
She’s never gonna dance again
She’s never gonna dance again
How entrancing it had always seemed
Rising regally upon the steam
No one else could do
What she would do someday
But a decade is a nasty pest
When there’s other needs you must address
Now you don’t know
You can’t bear it at all
CHORUS
The lights would all be bright and the crowd would squeal
Your name, it would be plastered on their automobiles
Your neighbors would faint and all that newspaper paint
Would be filled with love and joy and praise
You say, “I don’t wanna know how far I didn’t go
Everybody’s late to their one-man show
No, I don’t know
I can’t bear it at all”
CHORUS
© 2014 Johnsongs, Ltd./The Clydes
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2. |
Hiding From The Summer
04:33
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See MaryAnn
She caught the train
Knows where I am
It’s not the same
PRE-CHORUS:
Sleeping on the job
Working really hard
Marry what you must know
You can’t forget
She’s not yours yet
Seeping out like dust
Where we’ll just rust like rust
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS:
I know you’re fading
Slipping out the bedroom when the bedroom’s calling
I know you don’t — you hate it
Slipping out and fading
She smacked a kiss
Across my lips
If summer’s here
I’m not really feeling it
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
Last night I felt
My heart just melt
Maybe you will stay
And I will fade away
© 2014 Johnsongs, Ltd./The Clydes
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© 2015 Johnsongs, Ltd./The Clydes
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4. |
Savvy Row
02:51
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Sally G and the Cavalry
Down the street again
We got debts that we cannot pay
And the rent again
CHORUS:
I know, you know
Selling gifts at the corner store
I can’t be brave
Seven times, now I can’t behave
Again
Sally G, what you wanna be?
On the radio?
You got notes that you cannot sing
And a way to go
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
You don’t know where to go
Your face lines in the snow
You don’t know where to go
Sally G and Jesus walk with me
Like a cabinet
I’ve got debts that I cannot pay
And a cigarette
CHORUS
BRIDGE
© 2014 Johnsongs, Ltd./The Clydes
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Afternoon Sweat
03:03
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Joan, she waits
Pontificates
Standing on the ledge
As if she’s lost her edge
And I know wrong
Singing different songs
So another tomb
Annihilates the groom
CHORUS:
Lying on the easy bed
As if she’s gone and lost her head
It’s so gone
Lying on the easy chair
As if she’s standing over there
You’re so gone
So gone
In the afternoon
In the afternoon
Joan, she smiles
Like a little child
So the mantle breaks
With everything she takes
And I know wrong
Singing different songs
So another groom
Annihilates the tomb
CHORUS
© 2014 Johnsongs, Ltd./The Clydes
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6. |
Nerve Damage
02:52
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Hello you, I can’t be sure
If you’ll play along, or hit the door
Come on down to my town, or chez le amore
She’s an itty, bitty girl in a messed up world
With her teeth on fire and her flag unfurled
Hello you, I’m sure you’ll say
“Hey, baby doll, life’s a cabaret”
You see the black girls that you drive insane
She’s an itty, bitty girl in a messed up world
With her teeth on fire and her flag unfurled
CHORUS:
Hello you, I’m waiting there
Through the fog and for nowhere
And if she’s gone, I can’t compare
Hello, goodbye
Goodbye, hello
Hello you, why can’t you see?
We’ve got a good thing, baby, but you go and get away from me
I know what you’re gonna say, but I’ll never where you’ll be
She’s an itty, bitty girl in a messed up world
With her teeth on fire and her flag unfurled
CHORUS
I was happy in a haze of a drunken hour
And heaven knows, I’m happy now
I’m happy now
© 2012 Johnsongs, Ltd./The Clydes
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7. |
Kick My Love Around
03:10
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You and me
What a way to be
We tie the knots
So perfectly
And the holy dove
We drag around
Never makes a sound
You make me bleed
And I lug the pail
I make you laugh
You make me flail
And every chance
That’s handed down
You kick my love around
Every wound
We’ve dug it twice
Running fast and loose
Oh but let’s play nice
We’ll build a home
And burn it down
And kick our love around
She kicks my love around
She kicks my love around
Kick my love around
Kick my love around
© 2014 Johnsongs, Ltd./The Clydes
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8. |
One-Eyed City
03:15
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Come on down to the one-eyed city
I'm on my way
Where the moon and the grass are gritty
Every day
I'm on my way
There'll be hell to pay
Come on down to the one-eyed city
CHORUS:
There's ghosts sleeping on my toes
You know what I mean
There's ghosts sleeping on my toes
You know what I mean
I'm on my way
There'll be hell to pay
Come on down to the one-eyed city
Come on down to the one-eyed city
I'm on my way
CHORUS
© 2014 Johnsongs, Ltd./The Clydes
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9. |
Few
03:12
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We met on the bench
Like the closest of friends
Sitting out on the edge
With my heart in my hands
That night in the park, babe
Lingers on in the dark, babe
Babe …
CHORUS:
Few are like you — I know that
Few are like you — that’s old hat
Few are like you — ever still
Well, I will
Move on the years
Other benches appear
But I walk on
None could do what you’ve done
It wasn’t the trees, babe
Or the rustling leaves, babe
Babe …
CHORUS
© 2014 Johnsongs, Ltd./The Clydes
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The Rhythm Method
04:30
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Another morning like an anvil
Sitting squarely on her chest
Another afternoon to mangle
But she’s not doing that again
CHORUS:
And she’ll play
“How To Be Her”
Playing games
No serene
No serene
Pretty soon, she’s feeling lighter
Running forward, not in place
So there’s a little room to squander
And a couple paces to erase
CHORUS
Falling down into the fabric
Turning back into a stone
This time, she really thought she had it
Staring at the telephone
CHORUS
She cannot see ...
© 2014 Johnsongs, Ltd./The Clydes
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11. |
Kick The Stone
03:07
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There’s a house
By the lake
Where lives a man
Who is dressed in grey
CHORUS 1:
Kick the stone
Kick the stone
Kick the stone
At his face
He never speaks
But to say
“Good morning, dear
Life’s a brilliant parade”
CHORUS 1
You better run
Get away
He’s lying there
And scarlet drips away
CHORUS 2:
Kick the stone
Kick the stone
Kick the stone
Now he’s dead
© 2014 Johnsongs, Ltd./The Clydes
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12. |
The Lie Escape
04:17
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Evening falls
On the dark night, dear
I hear that voice become very clear
I pace around
My cell at night
I hear that voice turn into fright
When evening calls
When evening calls
To the lie, lie, lie escape
To the lie, lie, lie escape
To the lie, lie, lie escape
I can see the cars
I can taste the heat
I can feel the music at my feet
The stock exchange
Lights up at night
But I hear that voice, and refuse to rise
When evening falls
When evening falls
When evening falls
On the lie, lie, lie escape
On the lie, lie, lie escape
On the lie, lie, lie escape
You know where, and I know where
And everything is fine
You know where, and I know where
And everything is fine
You know where, and I know where
And everything is fine
To the lie, lie, lie escape
To the lie, lie, lie escape
To the lie, lie, lie escape
© 2014 Johnsongs, Ltd./The Clydes
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When the streets are aligned
With the factory kind
You wait in a line
Screaming your heart downtown
And you’re life is a mess
But you think you know best
So you lay ‘em to rest
Screaming your heart downtown
CHORUS:
Caught in the mystery rain
Dressed up like cellophane
Even your heart knows pain
You think you’re alive
You think you’re alive
You think you’re alive
You think you’re alive
CHORUS
We think you’re a lie
We think you’re a lie
We think you’re a lie
We think you’re a lie
© 2014 Johnsongs, Ltd./The Clydes
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The Clydes New Brunswick, New Jersey
Not just a band. Also a lifestyle.
Brent Johnson: vocals, rhythm guitar,
keyboards
Brian Johnson: lead guitar, effects, keyboards, vocals
Andrew Lord Chandler: bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
MadMardigan: drums, vocals
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