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Listen with your Whole Face (2020)

by The Shattucks

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1.
Born to Please 03:44
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If you believe everything that you’ve been told There’s nothing much to live for Just waiting to get old Too old to say what you mean Too old to give a damn Will you hear the train again The whistle wrapped in fog My hearts beating too fast Can’t stay here for too long The train’ll take me away You can beg I’ll never stay Ain’t it something, ain’t swell I’m all alone, and its just as well I’m homeward bound I’m just waiting for a sound Aint’ it something, ain’t it fine Cus you were so wrong And you ain’t on my mind I’m just an animal And I wasn’t born to please Walkin slow, walking fast, My feet don’t mind Running fast running slow, My body’s fine But I can’t lie to you Cus I can see through you To your ribs & guts & teeth & brains & bones & tongue & toes I’m far from home Suppose I’m just born to roam
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Slop Joy 04:48
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Finally it’s happened to me The fame, the money, and the bloody deeds So come on, don’t be long Finally it’s happened to me You said that it could never be But the devil’s strong He won’t be long You and I will run away We could never possibly stay You and I will run away We could never possibly stay Between the ferns and the grove Busted up flat and alone Squeezing blood from a stone Grew up small, tough as nails slinging beer to make dad’s bail Turning tricks, made ‘em sing Watch the dawn see what-it brings You and I will run away We could never possibly stay You and I will run away We could never possibly stay Mother cried and slammed the door She’d never left the town before Quietly the rain fell down Spring had sprung and we left town You gave it to the world But they didn’t understand You gave it to the world From the bottom of your heart You gave it to the world But they didn’t understand You gave it to the world From the bottom of your heart But you’re not to blame — Birds might laugh oh and talk about it Girls might sing oh and gawk about it Lies may stroll oh and glint in silver Your smile creeps unfamiliar You and I will run away No, my darling this will not be our fate No, my darling, it’s not too late Spit on the graves of your shadows Spit in the faces of those Who don’t know, don’t know, don’t know Without the love and sweetness Without the strangers in this land Without a warning shot fired The war will go as planned
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Scrapbook of Lies 03:40
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You said, he said, I want you dead The night winds begin to howl With yellow eyes, a stench so foul I bite my tongue to bleed You said, she said, I want you dead When your heart clutches mine It’s a beat so sublime I’d kill and steal just one last time As though we pore over pages in your scrapbook of lies (I want to believe I want to believe I want to believe in you) You said, he said, I want you dead The others, they came again I can’t tell you when I lost my sense of time They warped my mind You said, she said, I want you dead When the lights dropped below Over the fields of Mexico The farmers wife, she lost control As though we pore over pages in your scrapbook of lies (I want to believe I want to believe I want to believe in you)
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Space Team 04:47
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Fire and the Flood 03:30
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And the fire had just begun My eyes were set on a forgotten sun Everything but your heart was blackened flames And while I might have laughed The girl you love is a fool at best I’d still lick your boots clean anyhow For the fire and the flood For the broken glass and all that blood Promise me you’ll be back again I was on my hands and knees You were waving white flags sayin’ baby please We were walking a line so close to fine I said sorry till my throat was raw It might have been my fault But you’re waging a private war For the fire and the flood For the broken glass and all that blood Promise me you’ll be back again aaaaaand I might be cursed but I’m good for you And the least that you could do Is change my state if mind An example of the love that we can save I said sorry til my throat was raw It might have been my fault But you’re waging a private war I was on my hands and knees You were waving white flags sayin’ baby please We were walking a line so close to fine For the fire and the flood For the broken glass and all that blood Promise me you’ll be back again I might be cursed but I’m good for you And the least that you could do Is change my state if mind An example of the love that we can save
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666 02:23
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Took two bus one train one cab Cus I got to get home It ain’t the nicest place But it’s the only one I’ve ever known There’s no solution to our society But grandpa’s on the porch, he’s serving me some tea. 666 the number of the beast Been wandering long and hard Momma’s cooking up quiet a feast 666 the number of the beast I ain’t staying long I drowned a priest The night gets blacker now, and The body was never found The path to school with the big old elms Was all cut down We ain’t cryin Oh, we ain’t cryin Guess I told you so Big long black cars, pick us up to take us down Oh its empty quiet now, there ain’t a sound We walk into church and the eaves are filled with crows The rain starts pouring down, momma’s dress as white as snow 666 the number of the beast Been wandering long and hard Momma’s cooking up quiet a feast 666 the number of the beast I ain’t staying long I drowned a priest …. I’ve casted quiet a spell and Yeah its just as well The Leaves all scatter now Something wicked this ways coming down
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Dire Future 03:55
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When we were young we made a pact, Said we’d always sail but we’d always come back, but… …..children tend to lie. And if I died, you’d say why God why, we never even had a chance. Between the lines where I always hide, still you look for answers, what do you wanna find? ….animals they rarely bite. And if I lied, the truth hard to spy, I never took your side of the bed DIRE FUTURE, homosapiens. DIRE FUTURE, we’ll all be here again. DIRE FUTURE. You say, it’s all the same. And if you were running. You might catch a glimpse of it! The stars burn out but there’s still light. Don’t say you didn’t know! Sick but certain, the time had finally come, my Body reeled to see how far we’d run …..hips swing left to right And when we sigh, we’ll say our goodbyes, you never even asked me to dance My mother she drinks, my father’s golden tongue, I searched high and low, they’re still where I belong …..Death is a source of light And when we die, we’ll say why God why, we never even had a chance. DIRE FUTURE, homosapiens. DIRE FUTURE. We’ll all be here again. DIRE FUTURE. You say it’s all the same. And if you were running. You might catch a glimpse of it! The stars burn out but there’s still light. Don’t say you didn’t know! Don’t say you didn’t know! And then there was youuu And though we talked about it and thought we fought about it I knew we’d never tell the truth DIRE FUTURE……

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released June 6, 2020

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