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Simple Things

by Invocal

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1.
I've got a little axe 02:05
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Up the pole What the hell Out to lunch and supper Back in time to read into some tragedy and gum disease I am infused Need to consume Keep a little hip flask full of toothpaste Riddle me sweet Never be clean Every answer begs a similar question. It all comes out of plastic bags And envelopes with my initials the wrong way round The impersonal reading junk Impersonally speaking I sould really tell Every single day coming down like an idiot Searching for a steep hill 24 ways to stand still I keep my money in my trainers Can't keep hold of it dear I keep one hand fast on my bra strap And one hand Clenched behind my back I keep my secrets Hidden in a rock pool I keep my house keys pressed against my thigh I keep my freedom Well away from the front door I keep my bad skin covered in daylight I lie under my table Eating out of a cup dear Wash with peroxide When I'm shopping I pray dear I've got a little time dear, I've got a little thought dear, I've got a little fear, dear And I've got a little axe, dear.
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Vodka and claustrophobia 04:05
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Got another clue that I prised from you clenched fist It didn't take me by surprise 'Til I saw you weren't sleeping. Found another part of the map in you kitchen They sellotaped it to the walls When they fastened the bolts to you you cupboards The first and last thing that you see everyday Are the people on the walls Make you hate every bone in your body Betcha love the girls don'tcha Betcha love the gear don'tcha Betcha love the feeling of anyone touching you. I said you were a kind man You said I was stupid I said you were a deaf man You said I was part of the problem So tell me another story I've heard it before But I won't let you know 'Til you've proved to yourself that you're Boring So tell me you think you love me I've known all along It's the unsatisfactory needing you'll prove to yourself that you're Useless Don't try to tell me you don't care what anybody says I've seen the words tied together Right around your neck Draw some parallels Euthinasia And conclusions Preparation Inspiration I'll come round shall I? To your insomnia Saw it on the TV Saw it in the vodka And your claustaphobia I said you were a kind man You said I was stupid I said you were a deaf man You said I was part of the problem.
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Never landing 03:47
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Skip to the song That's too easy Slip to the wrong Kind of reason We all know you We all feel the same Kind of lame Satisfaction Re-curring stain In a world of Instant pleasure Temporory peace You can't hear me The words I'm saying don't belong to this person They just float around (and never land) Like the woman Torn and twisted by a lifetime of people She can run down Every street she knows and screams at the strangers She'll just float around and never land These are people passing through, They're dead now (we all know you) If you want them to be. Floating out of lives and into bottles Forgotten. I can't hear you - the words you're saying sound so damn incidental I'll just hear the noise that the voice makes It sounds so desperate when the streets are so empty Somebody should take you home It won't be me I'll always let you down. She can run... Don't look down and Don't look kind And don't look for words And don't look for her Floating out of lives and into bottles Forgotten. Don't look angry Tired or crazy I can't hear you For the sound of floating words in the street. Somebody should take you home - it wont be me I'll always let you down.
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About you 03:29
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Some day You will Regret All the things you've taught yourself About you Some day You will Agree All the things I know I love About you I don't know I don't know when you'll see the things I see We'll still do each others heads in but you will. Some day we'll wake without my fears About you Some day you'll know and understand About you I think one thousand thoughts a minute And that's how I know how reall it is. Some day You will Agree All the things I know I love About you.
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Guide to survival 03:58
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I see myself in a healthy kind of way I can balance serotonin with an 8 pack and a blade There's a gun at my Dad's house that I think I can mend And a tingling in my fingers which just won't go away I'm gonna find myself a lover And treat her really well I'm gonna take her to the river And give her .....silly things Having fun are we? Having none. I read my book it tought me everything I know You know I wrote that book it taught me everything I know: Always keep your feeling in your fists, And always check for breathing when you've gone too far again. My my, my mother told me not to worry My my, my other half concerns the neighbours My my, stick and stones will break my bones and My my, words'll never hurt when I'm out cold. I read my book... My my, my dress was new on just this morning My my, my balance isn't what it could be My my, sticks and stones will break my bones and My my, my life will never hurt when I'm out cold Keep to well lit streets and don't repeat what you have seen of me Try to understand - this wasn't planned - this wasn't planned I see myself... I feel nothing. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. My my, my other half is sleeping soundly My my, survial guide was missing pages My my I never knew not to cook with nightshade Oh my! accidents will happen all the time.
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Give back my brain 05:10
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This is strange, I think I like it though- If I had to make a choice I think I'd make it so And I want to Believe me I want to It feels funny when you talk that way But if the conversation ends I'll be a wreck all day And I want to Believe me I want to It feels funny to be in this room With a dozen people wondering Just what we do But I want to Believe me I want to You're a strange girl But I like you though And if I had to make a choice I think I'd make it so And I want to, Believe me I want to These days make no sense thanks to you- The sun is out And I'm confused Give back my brain You're just so pretty - I'm so scared We get so drunk We'll end up dead Give back my brain. You're an angel But I think you're weird If I tell you what I'm thinking will you drop your shield 'cos I want to Believe me I want to You're an angel But you're awkward though - How am I supposed to understand your secret code And I want to Believe me I want to I think the things I'd like to say would make some people stare I think the things I'd like to do could get us killed out there But I want to Believe me I want to You're an angel But I think it's weird People calling me by your name makes me run with fear And I want to Believe me I want to You're an angel If you whine much more Then I'll have to put your head through the bathroom door And I want to Believe me I want to So here we are standing all nervous and on edge again Here we are not knowing who should speak first again Here we are wanting things uneasy to obtain Here we are - who are you again? So here we are standing all nervous and on edge again Here we are not knowing who should speak first again Here we are here we are since we're here should we start all over again? You're a strange girl But I like you though And if I had to mare a choice I think I'd make it so And I want to Believe me I want to.
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We simple things 00:34
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Speak in whispers Paste and paper Simple things - My body wants to be unconcious Now. Padlocked doors and Dreamless sleep are All I need - Take these images out of my head I don't need changing They like to speak in unison and Don't remember why I like to see the sinking sun This calm oblivion Quietly standing on a bridge above the motor way It's colder here than anywhere - All I'll ever notice are the things that I can't see. I don't remember why we're kicking cars and smashing up each other All the time I'll notice real fear - of what I'll think of next - I could be gratified or crippled by an easy answer Any explanation you can give - we don't believe you I was killing time when all the sand slipped through my fingers I was freaking out and ageing fast while I was sleeping There comes a time you know I can't do this any more If only you could see me now I really think I'd like to kick the bullshit out of you And I won't feel anything If you screw me down Then I won't go anywhere Uh -huh - that's right Well up until this moment honey Say slowly Stay home I don't remember how we ever felt the strength to keep on running - all the time I'll notice real fear - I never understood I could be gratified of crippled by an easy answer Any explanation you can give - we don't believe you. We'll tie our hands and our feet just to prove It wasn't anything other than circles in my head in my houe, in my room, and the types of people I always seem to meet. (I was killing time....) So when I'm running through the streets in nothing but a vest When I'm breaking both my hands in a Nightclub fight When I'm falling in love When I'm learning something new When I'm spending all my money When I'm laughing uncontrollably All I'll ever notice is You'll try to stop me.

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A glimpse of how the band became what they are - a rough and ready live recording before Helen (cellist) joined, and ex-Invocal member Lucy Townsend on vocals.

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released December 10, 2002

Music & lyrics by R. Swayne

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