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Darling
03:05
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I said a prayer for you
My darling one
Picked out the dress and the shoes
Stood out in front
Ripped my heart wide open
Though I wanted to run
Just two words softly spoken
We came crumbling down
Please don’t leave me
Please don’t leave me
Please don’t leave me hanging… on
Darling my baby
How could you be so cold
And be so dishonest
Stabbing my heart with hope
To think you might need me
Filled my eyes with stars
Why’d you do me so dirty
The whole world could be ours?
Please don’t leave me
Please don’t leave me
Please don’t leave me hanging… on
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2. |
PH Balance
04:26
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Unhinged Summer
And I tend to tend the flowers
As you check the PH balance
Undress mother
And lie then take a shower
As you wash away the sweat and pageant
Why do you lie?
(Why) Do you lie?
(Why) Do you lie?
Induce pleasure
And buy myself an hour
To fantasize of blood and power
Why do you lie?
(Why) Do you lie?
(Why) Do you lie?
Why do you lie?
(Why) Do you lie?
(Why) Do you lie?
Why do you lie?
(Why) Do you lie?
(Why) Do you lie?
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3. |
Monstera
03:16
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Why do we fight
Why do I cry?
Been staring out the window for hours
How did it seem
We once lived in a dream?
Now I cover bruises with blouses
I tear and I ache
Though monstera departs
He’ll never stop breaking my heart
When did I break?
And what can I make?
With fruit that is spoiled and sour?
Where do I go
When my cage is my home
On display with Red roses in vases
I tear and I ache
Though monstera departs
He’ll never stop breaking my heart
What can I say?
Am I destined to fade?
A fair lily cast aside in the gravel
All that I need
Is for someone to see
I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe
I tear and I ache, and I scream, and I break
‘Cause I’m nothing without your sweet
Nothing without your sweet
Nothing without your sweet… love
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4. |
Believe Me
03:24
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You better not leave me
Hanging on you
And you best believe
I’ll make your life a living hell if you do
You better not play me
For a fool
And you best believe
I’ll burn the whole damn house down if you do
You better believe me
I never thought it’d end this way
We said our vows, You swore you’d stay — forever
But you left for her
I’ve never known this kind of pain
We built a life, but now I wait –– for a letter
You’ll soon wed her
This isn’t how the story ends
You don’t just get to hop the fence
I’ll be sure to make you understand
You better not leave me
Hanging on you
And you best believe
I’ll make your life a living hell if you do
You better not play me
For a fool
And you best believe
I’ll burn the whole damn house down if you do
You better believe me
Love is not a game to play
A sport to win, a card to trade
A heart of gold is what I gave
You let it rust, threw me away
Love is not a game to play
A sport to win, a card to trade
A heart of gold is what I gave
You broke my trust, and now you’ll pay
You better not leave me
Hanging on you
And you best believe
I’ll make your life a living hell if you do
You better not play me
For a fool
And you best believe
I’ll burn the whole damn house down if you do
You better believe me
I never thought it’d end this way
We said our vows, til’ death we’ll stay — together
Forever
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5. |
Cherry Red
02:58
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Big green eyes, short red hair
Coyly standing over there
Don’t know what’s come over me
But I think my heart just skipped a beat
Long black boots, cigarette
Locket dangling from your neck
You lean over touch my hand
Good God, your lips are cherry red
What is this palpitation?
I’ve got some kind of strange fixation
Am I falling? Heaven knows!
The room is spinning and now we’re on the floor
Ahhhhh Ahhhhh Ahhhhh
Uh oh, oh no!
Now that I know your kiss
I cannot go back to his
Baby give me your sweet loving
You’re all I never knew I needed honey
What is this palpitation?
I’ve got some kind of strange fixation
Am I falling? heaven knows!
Lady what did ya do with all of your clothes
Back lace, cigarette
Locket dangling from your neck
You lean over, kiss my head
Good God, your lips are cherry red
Now that I know your kiss
I cannot go back to his
Baby give me your sweet loving
Man he’s never gonna see this coming
Ahhhhh Ahhhhh Ahhhhh
Uh oh, oh no!
Big green eyes, short red hair
Holds my heart and holds my stare
You lean over kiss my head
And say you won’t know joy until your man is dead
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6. |
Psycho Tropics
04:26
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Wade into the waters of my love
Tell me I’ll always be your one
Fade away – in my arms
Float into the sunset, take my heart
Hold me in the moonlight kiss me soft
Tell me I’ll always be your one
Don’t be scared of the dark
The golden light of dawn will soon be ours
Fade away in my arms
Float into the sunrise, take my heart
Here in the tropics, we can be whoever we want
Here in the water we can drown away our sorrow
Here, we will stay
Fade away
In the haze
Of our love
Don’t be scared of the fall
The golden light of dawn will soon be ours
Fade away - in my arms
Float into the sunrise take my heart
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Sundew
04:31
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You play husband, I’ll play wife
Bait and switch the sacrifice
Crush you with a carmine kiss
Murderous marital bliss
Beguiled by a feline guise
The more you fight, The more I smile
Slick my lashes up with spit
Prepare for my greatest trick
My baby
Sweet sundew
I smirk and
I catch you
You play like
A stray fly
Lured to my
Paradise
See my magic, watch my form
Morph from prey to carnivore
Wet you up on green chartreuse
Stun you with one ten proof
Climb out of your armoire
You’ll beg, I’ll say au revoir
Darling choose –– your favorite suit
Hang you with a velvet noose
My baby
Sweet sundew
I smirk and
I catch you
You play like
A stray fly
Lured to my
Paradise
Grin behind a long black veil
Satin gloves, face so pale
Grieving widows tend to cry
Crocodile alibis
Let everyone come and see
Fatal infidelity
Crystalized in tailored suits
Laid to rest in gilded tombs
Victim? Victor? Vigilante?
I claim no identity
I live to taste la joie de vivre
Indulge my vain frivolity
My baby
Sweet sundew
I smirk and
I catch you
You play like
A stray fly
Lured to my
Paradise
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8. |
The Good Wife
03:33
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I did it for t he fun
I like the feeling of a warm gun
And the way your body sways (sways)
I did it just to misbehave
So tired of being the good wife
I like the feeling of a sharp knife
And the way your breathing slows (slows)
The fading echo of your choke
Dawn my dear
Is drawing near
It’s time to meet
The God you claim to fear
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9. |
Valentina
03:24
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I don’t know why, I’m saying these words
I left the bread in the oven to burn
And it’s fine, so fine
The bar dimly lit, Low murmur of sin
Cigarette ashes, Whiskey and gin
It’s fine, So fine
Like a kaleidoscope my vision turns
Your green eyes a forest of chaos that churns
Am I the apple that’s lost in your eyes?
A gaze filled with madness a heart full of lies
And it’s fine, so fine
I don’t know why, I’m making you mad
Guess I’d rather bleed than admit that I’m sad
And it’s fine, so fine
Chasing a high from the first day we met
With every quarrel I’m filled with regret
But It’s fine, so fine
Everyone’s laughing at me ‘cause they know
I’m just a mirage and my life is a joke
Cursed and abandoned, forbidden to want
Cavernous grins twisted upwards they taunt
Valentina
Valentina
Valentina
Valentina
Everyone’s laughing at me til they learn
I’m playing with fire, don’t care who I burn
Left on the altar to die for their cause
Cavernous grins upside down now they want
Valentina
Did you mean it?
Valentina
Was it love?
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Island floating in the sky
Flamingos and dragonflies
Blinded by the sunlight in your eyes
Startled by a quiet dance
Violins and soft romance
Who are you? Making me feel new
Why am I so afraid of heights?
Is this Heaven or a daydream?
Don’t wake me, baby
Sway me gently, into dawn
Island floating in the sky
Paper boats and lullabies
Childhood dreams shimmer in our eyes
I’m so afraid to love again
Darling will you hold my hand?
I never knew a deeper shade of blue
I’ve never known a kinder love than you
Is this Heaven or a daydream?
Don’t wake me, baby
Sway me gently, into dawn
Put a flower in my hair
Sway me in the seaside air
In your arms
All the world seems small
Am I home
Or should I brace my fall?
Is this Heaven or a daydream?
Don’t wake me, baby
Sway me gently, into dawn
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