1. |
Mean
03:26
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I've been beat and broken lately
I'm the sole survivor now
I've been treated terribly, baby
been kicked 'till I bled on the ground
but I'm coming back, coming back around
The one thing I learned from the fallout
is you don't make it far if you're sweet
a tendency for aggression
is the only way that you'll eat
so I'm learning how, learning how
To be mean like the wildfire
that rips over the mountain
turpentine and kerosene
to wipe away the lies I've been told
and light that fire mean
I'm gonna light it mean
I've always been the rogue beast
this lone wolf is learning how
to get everything that she wanted
now that I'm out on the prowl
so I'm gonna howl, you know I'm gonna howl
And be mean like the wildfire
that rips over the mountain
turpentine and kerosene
to wipe away the lies I've been told
and light that fire mean
I'm gonna light it mean
I've been kicked too, too, too many times
thrown by the wayside, wayside
to let this all slide
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2. |
Fair Weather Friend
04:52
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I've got no room for a fair weather friend
I'm a winter storm with my engine revved
and I'm moving, moving, moving with the wind
I've got no time for this hello-goodbye game
if I played my cards right, this might just last the night
but that's not what I want, I want for life
I said one, two, three, and four
I've got a fair weather friend
he's knocking at my door
I said no more, no more
no more, no more, no more , no more, no more
I've got no patience for all this lateness
this, "I was waiting for the right time," but you just wasted mine
and I'm leaving, leaving, leaving town, goodbye
I've got no need for a part-time companion
I stuck it out right by my side when you just ran to hide
and that's the last time you ever got a goddamn ounce of mine
I said one, two, three, and four
I've got a fair weather friend
he's knocking at my door
I said no more, no more
no more, no more, no more , no more, no more
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3. |
Hound
05:02
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Why can't I open my mouth
man, I'm thinking too loud
is it 'cause I'm too proud
just say it out loud
I've been losing sleep
mixed Melatonin and keef
just to feel some relief
set me wild, set me free
We've been breaking ground
subtle moves I have found
but you're riding me 'round
hunt me like a hound
The rabbit and the hound
the rabbit and the hound
where can I go when I can't hide under ground
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4. |
Burgundy
05:50
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I've been told that I'm a china doll
with a porcelain face
if I was ever dropped, if I fall
that I would break
no parts could replace
so I kept my own space
to keep safe
But I'm no good at following rules
got a little bruised
took some chances too
and one day I fell for you
now I don't know what to do
I've been dying to tell you about me
how my heart beats burgundy
and its need a release
from all the tension and locks I have left
from the very last breath
I took before we met
My lips are poised to say what's on my mind
but I'll save it for another time, another time
wrap it in a bow 'cause you know it's all for show
it's just that I'm terrified
can you see it in my eyes
I've been dying to tell you about me
how my heart beats burgundy
and its need a release
from all the tension and locks I have left
from the very last breath
I took before we met
I know, you know all about this
and I want to tell you
but I'm terrified
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