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Early Bird
04:08
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Take the worm from the early bird
Even if your might is
Even if your right is left behind
Take the candy from the baby girl
Even if the tooth is sweeter than the juice squeezed from the rind
Offspring, wouldn’t it be such a strange coincidence
With respect, you’ve earned way less than you spend
Take the worm from the early bird
Even if you’re right or
Even if you might have left before
Take the candy from the baby girl
Even if the juice is sweeter than the tooth you clench and grind
Hey you, wouldn’t you say it’s the strangest coincidence
When you sit on the fence i hoped to mend
I even stood in the pouring rain
And tried to pilot a paper plane
It seems these measures all were made in vain
If I had druthers, I’d have done the same
Hey you, I wouldn’t say it’s of no significance
Mind you, this is no story of Sisyphus
With my luck, this story will never end
Take the worm from the early bird
Even if your might is
Even if your right is left behind
Take the candy from the baby girl
Even if the tooth is sweeter than the juice squeezed from the rind
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I met you in the fall
Before I fell of the balance beam
I was feeling eight feet tall
It felt like a lucid dream
Until I lost the Midas touch
And I grew out a burro’s lobe
Tore off the Royal robe
Prince and pauper made a trade
Fire extinguished by wind and rain
Stoked desire, quenching your buds for taste
low hanging fruit picked on the branch you’ll break
Point at and shoot, successor in the regime
I took a stroll down memory lane; and now I feel like a dinosaur
Read through established lore
The orange cone lined up and posturing
dividing and conquering behind the stonewall
Slept through the roll call
I took a stroll down memory lane; and now I feel like a dinosaur
Read through established lore
And bookmarked the page
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This will only take a second
Even if
If it’s easy to make beds, it’s easy to neglect
Your mind is an omelette with a side of toast
If it’s easy to forget until you meet your ghost
You’re off to the race as you stare at the sun
You’re now middle aged, just a dad telling puns
Sending regards from a post office box
You laughed and you prayed as you ate humble pie and ate high off the hog
Rely on your conscience
Even if
You don’t understand the concept of breaking bread
It’s still a lie if you practice for self defense
If it’s easy to forget the future tense
You’re off to the race as you stare at the sun
You’re now middle aged, just a dad telling puns
Sending regards from a post office box
You laughed and you prayed as you were humbled by an almighty God
Are you neutral or alkaline Or soaking in brine?
You’re old enough to know
the oldest story ever told
Your time cannot be sold
You’ve cloned your flesh and bone
Are you bold enough to love someone when reciprocation’s gone ?
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The Mackeral
04:23
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Taken to Task
03:02
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Warm up the car, your mind is made up
Won’t somebody come and take you to task
Security caught you and put you in handcuffs
Shouldve known somebody would stop you dead in your tracks
Traded the devil for an angel
Must be getting old or growing tired of the deed
Don’t be alarmed, it’s your graduation
Your grade point average was just enough to pass
Maturity took you right out of the sandbox
Shouldn’t known someday, you’d go and clean up your act
Traded the sadist for a Savior
You watched the paper fold, put on the glasses to learn the Creed
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Eye Sore
04:48
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Wait for me here little darling
It’s time for you to open your eyes
Wait for the day little darling
When it’s time to unveil the surprise
Sleep well and heal little darling
You were created to learn from mistakes
Lay down and prepare for the morning
The first to the worms wins the race
Take the clothes from the laundry and pack up your suitcase
The decree I had to recite was a mouthful
Finally you can be the head of the household
It’s my way or the highway
Eat well and peel back the sunset
You can shield your eyes with the hat’s brim
The people you meet are reflections made in the image of Him
Please Lord, grant me the diligence to get through this test
I’m freed, Lord I’ve read through the syllabus. I can truly say that I feel blessed.
Take the rose from the flowerbed and read me my last rites
Absentee, in the roll call shattered perfect attendance
Judas Tree was a stage for bankrupt repentance
You’re now a suspect of foul play
In a rainstorm with the lights off
The foundling in the nest falls
Your brainstorm was an eyesore
You’re mainstream in a fringe world
In a rainstorm with the lights on
You found me in the night fall
You’re open like a barn door
You’re lukewarm in a Cold War
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Into the Night
03:52
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Into the fire without giving a drop
Into the night where the sun stops
Untangle the wire without losing a beat or your cool
Sell to the buyer without being a fake
Into the light where the sun bakes
Strangle the vice that is turning you into a fool
Confess all your lies and mold them to truths
Face all your demons headfirst
(Make a) Future design without expecting the worst from the youth
Into the fire without giving a drop
Into the night where the sun stops
Untangle the wire without losing a beat or your cool
It’s been a while since I’ve seen your face
It’s been all smiles since you’ve returned
Dangle the prize, and continue to yearn for your grace
Confess all your truths bc it’d be wise
Face all your seasons headfirst
(Make a) future design while you make a return from your rebirth
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Sigmund Fraud Revisited
03:10
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I feel so much like a fraud
Your anger steals your heart
You inherited the bug
Why don't handles make you fly?
Did you ever wonder why?
Yeah so do I
Your anger is a crutch
You are leaning on too much
There are other ways to walk
You are waiting on the call
And walking on the coal
That's been baking in the sun
There's more than getting strong
by stepping on a skull
There's more than paying credit cards
by sacrificing souls
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Child of the Sun
03:22
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I’ll reach out my hand for a binding pledge
When I meet you some day
The butterfly lands on a dusty ledge
And makes it okay
A child of the sun
A child of the son this time
With the mouths fed, the empty stomachs abated
You’ve bridled the wayward
Lost your street cred, the empty vessels speak bluntly
And the house has been raided
But my child of the sun
The child of the son is unborn
Oh child of the sun
My heart is worn
My loving Father, have you forsaken me?
I’m a suffering servant in a time of need
In the ninth hour
At the work of your hands molded from clay
We are beholden
But like a goldfish brain, we become brazen
Our egos emboldened
The child of the son is back in His prime
But the child of the son will win this time
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Half a Mind
03:30
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Isn’t it a game of wait-and-see?
demand and supply
Tried everything but the kitchen sink
To the rhythm of a nursery rhyme
I’ve got half a mind to unload
Rolling down the ramp with full hands
Trying to retrieve debris in the road
And fill the hourglass with sand
Isn’t it the flame that makes you breathe?
Oxygen, heat and fuel
Tried to cancel out the doublethink
Taught in elementary school
I’ve got half a mind to unload
Rolling down the ramp with full hands
The canvas in the hall’s devoid and Unclothed
Dryer than the desert sands
Used to do this with exposed eyelids
But I’ve seemed to have lost the touch
And it happens quite too much
Until you come through in the clutch
I’ve got half a mind to unload
Rolling down the ramp with full hands
Trying to retrieve debris in the road
And fill the hourglass with sand
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Little Big Toe Dallas, Texas
Led by Jimmy James Cutrera who has been playing some music in some form for a while. LBT likes to incorporate all their influences (which include Radiohead, Andrew Bird, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, the Flaming Lips, Soundgarden, Tool, Silverchair, Jim Croce, Cat Stevens, Nick Drake, and Mahavishnu Orchestra) in their sound while trying not to be too much of a jerk about it. Thanks for listening. ... more
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