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Realpolitik
02:38
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two hard-nosed heroes
stalwart and stubborn
hot as an oven
standing brow to brow
one smaller than the other
tough as a mother
how’s it gonna be
when you can’t back down
can’t show weakness
can’t forget it
you’re in the deep end
now you gotta sink or swim
now you gotta hit him or he’ll hit you first
now you done yourself in
you won’t get out of this without getting hurt
bloody and bruised
you lose your shirt
you scorch the earth
take what you can
show them you’re a man
don’t let another man punk you
it’s the neighborhood rules
somebody has to lose
it’s your move
now you gotta sink or swim
now you gotta hit him or he’ll hit you first
now you done yourself in
you won’t get out of this without getting hurt
it's the neighborhood rules
somebody has to lose
it's your move
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Polyamory
03:50
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i’m just a cisgendered white male
so afraid to fail
i am tripping on my own feet
crawling in the street
she’s a free soul rebel
white college female
she’s kind, open minded
i’m smitten but i’m stale
i ask her if she’d marry me
you want to start a family?
i didn’t think to ask
if she’s into polyamory
i feel so confused
am i insecure or obsolete?
i’m trying i’m trying
but i can’t fall asleep
i do all i can for her
but don’t open doors for her
though i was raised to
say please and thank you
i don’t want to be a patriarchal bore
and i know now much more than i knew before
i don’t say smile anymore
she’s so attractive
she has turned my whole world backwards
still my normative upbringing
is bound to shape my thinking
i have so much anxiety
some things just don’t seem right to me
is that bias? can i try this?
have i ever been free?
i want to say our love is strong
i want to know i still belong
i need to move beyond my fear of falling
and just jump
i do all i can for her
but don’t open doors for her
though i was raised to
say please and thank you
to sit with one’s discomfort and desire
to love and let love on a plane that’s higher
to rid one’s self of angst and jealousy
to trust in someone else so completely
isn’t that what love could be?
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Chanson Francaise
03:57
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so many ways to feel sorry
grey as the days hang over me
i’m tired
but i’m wired
all fired up for the morning
thanks for the chanson francaise
thanks for the champagne and oj
you can’t say
that we don’t play
even when we gotta work in the morning
this little incident will unfold
to expose all the dissonance in our souls
you can’t fall in love with an obstacle
and we’re impossible
and we know but let’s keep pretending
come on baby don’t be cruel now
don’t you play me for a fool oh no
you’re lovely
i’m ugly
see i need you to pretty up my gene pool
your first mistake was to listen
cause i’m a prison and my words are bars
that you can’t break
so don’t engage in the first place
am i the worst case?
this little incident will unfold
to expose all the dissonance in our souls
you can’t fall in love with an obstacle
and i’m impossible
and i know you’re not satisfied
with the lies
oh when we break promises to ourselves
it’s giving you hell
i can’t stand by anymore
i won’t come by anymore
so take care of yourself
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4. |
Simple Man
04:06
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when i was injured in my pride
by the one i slept beside
i didn’t know if i could carry on
i felt compelled to explain
all the anger and the pain
but it’s become too late to write that song
cause i know i’m not perfect
and i think it had to be worth it
we got so close
we scratched our bones
but there’s no reason to regret it
now that the flood is rolling back
and i’m breathing on my own again
because i learned so many things
i learned to listen and stay calm
i learned not to trust one so untrusting
but i know i’m not perfect
and i think it had to be worth it
we got so close
we scratched our bones
and i hope i find my purpose
and i hope she finds hers
i was sundered then i grew
i was younger than i knew
and i know i’m not perfect
but i think it had to be worth it
we got so close
we scratched our bones
and i hope i find my purpose
and i hope she finds hers
i was sundered then i grew
i was younger than i knew
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