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Perfect Disguise
03:51
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you pulled the blinkers right over my eyes
i couldn’t move from the second you lied
i didn’t understand that was how it was
and I’m still not laughing
you make it up as you’re going along
i didn’t guess i’m too clever to be wrong
i’ve got the perfect disguise
i’ve got these memories inside
and i’m not coming round again
i lost it on the inside
i lost it on the underground
i couldn’t get it back again
but i know I’ll get you soon
with my perfect disguise
you pulled my world apart
you made an art of screwing up everything
i’ve never seen you notice what you do
what you’re doing to yourself every time
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2. |
Short Term Memory
03:03
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there's another thing coming
in your motives when you cry
there are too many letters in the bags under your eyes
you know it's all over like a short term memory
there's a memory waiting
in a picture in a book
and i remember watching thinking you don't know where to look
you know it's all over like a short term memory
how to get away
how to get away
how to get away with what's inside
a short term memory
there's a memory waiting
and i think that it is true
and when i memorised your number
then i knew it was all over
you know it's all over like a short term memory loss
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3. |
57
03:35
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breaking up in the morning
i know I always will
paint my windows black and white
this time I’ve had my fill
sitting down the purple bar
blowing up my best friends car
i’m trying to figure out things so far
i’ve been drowning in my beer
it’s been 57 hours since I lost you
killed some time with people I don’t like and they don’t like me
i’d love you ‘till the cows come home
and by the way did you notice I’ve gone
i’m losing all my favourite things
forgetting how to sing
maybe I should have tied you up with stronger string
i’m drowning in my fear
it’s been 57 hours since I lost you
right now I miss you so much
my head will explode
i’m falling off my chair
i’d call you but I’m too scared
to hear what you’re gonna tell me
to hear what you’re doing without me
maybe I’ll just kill another beer
it’s been 57 hours since I lost you
it feels like 57 years since I lost you
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4. |
She's Been Here Before
02:28
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she's been counting all the stars
hiding her megaphone inside her deepest scars
holding on to all her fears
thinking she's been here before
she can't remember how to write
got a sinking feeling everything's black and white
she's been here before
tomorrow when she goes outside
she's afraid she won't remember how to hide
forgetting all the times with the drawn on smile
as if she's been here before
she can't remember if she she smokes
and she couldn't hang better
if you gave her any more rope
she's been here before
no one moves in the eyes in the pictures
there's a dangerous time
and it's coming to get her
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5. |
You Never Listen
02:32
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don't say another single word
take a deep breath and hold it
and come outside
i'm falling over in the sun
it's a dangerous feeling when you lose your turn
you never listen
tell me why hey hey hey hey
don't say anything at all
we can make it out of here
if we hit a brick wall
i'll hold you and i won't let go
it's a dangerous feeling when you're out of control
don't give me any of your shit
we can dream we can win if we don't give in
and tell me why you're not listening
tell me why before you start to cry
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6. |
Mystery #1
02:58
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it’s a mystery today when it’s over
where you gonna go when you fade out
you didn’t tell me why
i know i didn’t ask
i could tell there was something wrong
i heard it in your voice
i saw it in your eyes
turn the contrast down
you’re on TV again you’re in my window
i don’t think i can tell which one’s the real you
i drew you on my wall and now you are here
you didn’t answer back and that’s no different
i heard it in your voice
i saw it in your eyes
turn the contrast down
i crushed my own mistakes
they’re here in writing
i hope it’s not too late
i’m coming over
you’re on TV again you’re in my window
i don’t think i can tell which one’s the real you
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7. |
Mad Professor
03:38
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i'm the mad professor of love and death
all my dreams are logged on compact disc
and i know i'm laughing
by now i've forgotten why
i'm the mad professor of bad ideas
and i know all the right and wrong things to say
and i know i say the wrong things
right things come out wrong anyway
i'm the mad professor
and i hope you get the joke this time
i'm the mad professor of late night bars
all my wasted time is in a can of beer
half melted on the fire and it's too warm in here
i'm the mad professor of losing it
my major line of work is screwing up
and i know i don't make snese i'm too educated to try
sometimes i set fire to cigarettes
sometimes i wake up in my own bed
sometimes i just walk around all night
i know you know this mad professor isn't very bright
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8. |
Falldown
03:37
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i saw you out by the stormguard
screwing up in knots
i've never seen you look that way
i hope you've not forgotten
so tell me about sunday
i'll try to hear your voice
don't give me that coded shit
even though you're good at it
better stop this hiding wasting time
you should be riding out of town
you said you forgot to call
hey baby you're so small now
better stop this waiting
for the things you should be changing
don't look back
you'll fall down
i saw you out by the radio
down behind the clock
you said you were leaving
i guess you forgot
if things are really that bad
you better turn around
i think you may be crazy
but it takes one to know one
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9. |
Independance
04:52
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the radio turns north
the radio turns south
nothing ever tunes in
the radio turns red
the radio melts to the side of my head
nothing ever turns on
all the static noise begins to sound like music
made from static noise
you've got to tune your guitar on the radio
here comes all the independance
the radio gets loud
pretends to think and drink and get drunk
but the radio doesn't have a mouth
the radio's alive
melting down your wall
over active and shorting out
all your bad press ever reads
is all your bad press from last week
you've got to tune your guitar on the radio
here comes all the independent bands
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10. |
Turn Off The Sun
02:47
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turn off the sun
i don't want to see the weather
turn off the sun
i don't want to see the sky
'cause there's nothing that i care about
nothing that makes me cry
but i've got a crazy feeling i've been lying to myself
all along
turn off the sun
i don't want to see you picture
turn off the sun
i don't want to know you're around
i don't even want to talk to you
you can turn off all the sound
but i've got a crazy feeling
i'm not feeling like i say i am
i've been painting all my windows black
i'm not inviting anyone back
to my placer a long time
hiding from myself
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11. |
Publicity Stunts
04:19
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we could buy a memory lane
about the size of this house
we could buy an air raid
and justify the time when we leave town
i remember watching when the memories left your eyes forever
i remember i had to hold you
you were coming apart so quickly
all the wasted time
all the seconds we had
all the wasted time
walking out your door
all the wasted pictures
all the holes in your head
unexploded bombs and good publicity stunts
i forgot to tell you
something strange is happening
i didn't exactly forget
but i couldn't find the right words
i didn't want you thinking you were letting us down
i forgot to tell you
tomorrow it's time to hit the road
i believe in daylight
but i've never seen this before
when we got to the top of the cliff i forgot to stop the car
i forgot to tell you
exactly what i know
i forgot to tell you
i don't think i can ever let go now
all the best publicity stunts
are coming down the wall to get you
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12. |
Bad Dreams
02:59
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i was living in the dark
outside in belsize park
i couldn't find my way home
i don't remember if i had one
i didn't have anything to say
bad dreams come true
bad dreams come true
oh i think they do
i know i forgot to write
i hope you're doing fine
i thought i better let you know
bad dreams come true
i was driving off the pier
brighton's dead this time of year
it took me twenty pints of beer
but now i'm not feeling scared
i didn't have anything to say
bad dreams come true
bad dreams come true
oh i think they do
i know i forgot to write
i hit the ground but i'm alright
i think the scars look pretty good
i hope you do too
i know i didn't call you up
i hope you don't think i'm a fool
remember i just didn't know
bad dreams come true
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13. |
Remember
03:51
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i know how it hurts
when you say goodbye
a kick in the face
i close my eyes
i'm breaking my heart
i'm stitching your skin
i'm walking away
i'll see you
walking back from your place
you know i can't remember
walking back from your place late
you know i can't remember
all these times i loved you for myself
i didn't spot the difference
i believed your words your name
i don't think i ever knew you
the blink of an eye
the heat of your lips
the red in your hair
your tendency to lisp
i've forgotten that
i've forgotten this
i'm driving away
i'll see you
call you on the telephone
make you think that i'm not home
lose my grip and smile hello
make a face and wear it out again
stick carpet tape on my eyes
we had cheap red wine and french fries
coming out of here on my radio
i don't think i can ever let you go
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14. |
Friend For a Day
02:44
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i dropped a match
you said there's something in your eye
i let it drop
i didn't want to embarrass you
don't be sad we still have paris
like they say don't be sad
you'll always be my friend for a day
i dropped a glass
you said you don't show up in mirrors
i didn't find that hard to believe
and i know
you'll be ok
don't be sad we still have paris
like they say don't be sad
you'll always be my friend for a day
i drew a picture
remember you laughed
and then you hit me
and we watched the sunset
then we faded out
and cut to the next scene
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The Contrast’s sleek, edgy, chiming guitar pop embraces influences spanning genres, wrapped up into irresistible 3-minute pop songs.
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