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Hard to Be Me
03:03
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HARD TO BE ME
I think I’m addicted to my TV set
600 channels ain’t watched nothing yet
I got a 52 Tele in my living room
I ain’t touched it
Every time I turn on the radio
Nothing on there I want to know
Too much information
I got my heart on
I got my heart set
From the outset
Got my heart set on you.
This world never asked very much of me
Thought I’d see what adventure would be
Pills powders booze and sex
Seemed like a good idea … at the time
But all I wanted was more
So I never got enough
I got my heart on
I got my heart set
From the outset
Got my heart set on you.
I got my heart on
I got my heart set
From the outset
DON’T YOU KNOW THAT
It’s hard to be me (wish I was better in bed)
It’s hard to be me (wish I was better in bed)
It’s hard to be me (wish I was better in bed)
It’s hard to be me (wish I was better in bed)
WISH I WAS BETTER IN BED
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2. |
Squeaky Clean
03:27
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I got pictures of me in the bathtub
I was a very cute kid
Playing with my rubber ducky
And flexing just like Superman did
I used to be a child
Innocent and free
I used to be a child
Now I’m a shadow of me
I walk down the road to your place
By the subway at 102 & Lex
Down by dumpsters where the junkies hang out
Waiting for their methadone treats
I used to be a child
Innocent and free
I used to be a child
Now I’m a shadow of me
I know I’ll come back to you someday
Innocent and squeaky clean someway
But beside me there’s shadow always
There’s always a darker side of me
Tell myself I’m a better version of me
Am I’m a better version of me
Am I’m a better version of me
Tell myself I’m a better version of me
Tell myself I’m a better version of me
Am I’m a better version of me
Bahh bah bah bah bahh bahh
Bahh bah bah bah bahh bahh
Bahh bah bah bah bahh bahh
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3. |
Billionaire Bankers
02:29
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I wanna hang with Leo and the billionaire bankers.
Hop on private jets and go to Dubai for the night.
Wake up in a hotel rooms
Dressed up like a Nazi.
Go outside get in fights paparazzi.
I wanna be just like the cool kids
There all in their 50s
but they know how to shwing
I wanna be just like the cool kids
Party like rock stars
Living like kings
Verse 2
I want to hang with the cool kids doing oxy
Get caught in the bathroom
Doing lines with Kate Mossie
Bust open bottles of Cristal with Leo’s posse
Bang supermodels
Do hits of moly
I’m a viral sensation
All the kids wanna be me.
I wish all my high school friends
Could see me
I wanna be just like the cool kids
There all in their 50s
but they know how to shwing
I wanna be just like the cool kids
Party like rock stars
Living like kings
I want to hang with Leo
and the billionaire bankers
If I did, everything would be all right.
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4. |
Fertile Fields
03:20
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Will you allow me
To be a plough
In the fertile
fields of your heart
I’ll come to you
You come to me
And everything we touch
Will turn to gold
Will you allow me
To be a sieve
I’ll let all your
Feelings live through me
And I’ll rain down love upon ya
I’ll take your tears my way
I’ll find out what feels good
and give it to you
Long distance information
Give me the number to your heart
I’ll be there with you when you wake up
I’ll lay my head right across your heart
Wherever you go
I’ll be there too
Right beside you
Will you allow me
To be a plough
In the fertile of your loving heart
I’ll find a way
I’ll be there every damn day
Will you allow me to come home
To you.
Long distance information
Give me the number to your heart
I’ll be there with you when you wake up
I’ll lay my head right across your heart
Wherever you go
I’ll be there too
Right beside you
I’ll come to you
You come to me
And everything we touch
Will be felt so much
We’ll come alive
In each other’s arms
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5. |
7:55 to Athens
02:53
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Woke up in the middle of the night
Wanting to get clear of the storm
Some problems just keep repeating
Misbehavior becomes the norm
He’s on the seven fifty five to Athens
No shot at containing the day
And you can hear him
Softly pray
oh oh yeah yeah yeah
oh oh yeah yeah yeah
oh oh yeah yeah yeah
Glass horizon out the window
Blanket of soft white cotton
False support he’d fall like a rock
If he dared to let go
He’s on the 7:55 to Athens
No shot containing the day
And you can hear him softly pray
Oh take my fear away
So I can focus my mind
Maybe I’d be of use to somebody
I could save you some time
A prayer of hope and survival
A prayer of hope and survival
Keep getting down on money
Ain’t solving nothing honey
Sold my soul so many times
I don’t know what’s left
All the money in the world
Ain’t gonna fix it
All the money in the world
Ain’t gonna fix it
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6. |
Willingness
02:58
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7. |
Itch
03:47
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I was walking down the street the other day
When I saw you coming my way
Thigh high patent leather boots
And a haircut that said
I’m cruel
I couldn’t look away
I almost walked out into traffic
I knew right then
I was into something stupid
Cause you’re my queen
I’m your bitch
Something about us
Is gonna scratch my itch
I was walking down the avenue the other day
When I saw you walking my way
Thigh high black platform boots
And a haircut that said
Fuck you
I couldn’t look away
I almost walked out into traffic
I knew right then
I was gonna do something
I shouldn’t do
Cause you’re my queen
I’m your bitch
Something about us
Is gonna scratch my itch
You’re walking around without a soul
You got a heart black as coal
I don’t even wanna be your friend
But I’m going to love you
To the bitter end
I was walking down the avenue the other day
When I saw you coming my way
Those thigh high black stiletto boots
And a haircut that said
I’m screwed
My girlfriend said
You look at her I’m gonna kill you
But I couldn’t look away
Man I was gonna do
what I was gonna do.
Cause you’re my queen
I’m your bitch
Something about us
Is gonna scratch my itch
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8. |
No Time To Worry
02:42
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Dream the dream
See the seas
Go about your full embrace
Say you’re sorry when you’re wrong
Try to make it all right
Then leave it for them
To decide
I used to worry
Now I don’t have the time
Now I don’t have the time
I used to carry
The weight of the world
In my mind
In my mind
Walk to the east walk to the west
Take whichever road
You think would be best
Caught between
What’s real and the web
Now I cannot connect
I sit and wonder
What’s become of me
I sit and wonder
Where I will be
I sit and wonder all the time
Wasting space in my mind
I used to worry
Now I don’t have the time
Now I don’t have the time
I used to carry
The weight of the world
In my mind
In my mind
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9. |
She Shines Electric
03:19
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There’ love and there’s like
And they’re equally important
I love you more than oxygen
And oh I like you so
You make my head spin
Make my head spin to and fro
She shines electric
Sparks shooting off her thighs
She shines electric
Like a crazy summer sky
Always hold me dear my heart
We do the do
We always do
We linger on into the light
Always attached always bound
She Shines Electric
Sparks shooting from her thighs
She shines electric
Like a crazy summer sky
She Shines Electric
Sparks shooting from her thighs
She shines electric
Like a crazy summer ride
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10. |
So I'm Told
02:58
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I’ve lost love
I’ve found love
Once in a while
I don’t feel love
Never made me smile
I know what it’s like
To walk around pretending
Playing at life
Never has a happy ending
It’s not safe
I feel low
Or so I’m told
Oh when you showed me your heart
I wanted to run
Not cause I don’t want you
I just became undone
So I’m sorry I can’t match you
It’s a hard part of my soul
Damaged and battered
Deep in a hole
I know what it’s like
To walk around pretending
Playing at love
Never has a happy ending
I gotta trust
It’s worth gold
Or so I’m told
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ROWSIE London, UK
A London alt-rock band on Ivy RecRods
@RowsieBand
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