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Elated
02:05
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Oh yeah, yeah it’s so strange I didn’t think this could ever happen
Oh yeah, yeah it’s so strange I didn’t think I’d ever feel this way
I don’t want it I don’t want you
I don’t need it I don’t need you
I don’t want it I don’t want you
I don’t need it I don’t need you
This time I know I’m right, because every time I am right
And this little love story is straining to end and you’re still so messed up and we’re not even friends
I’m not coming, I won’t come down
I’m not coming I won’t come down
I’m not coming I won’t come down
I’m not coming down til I’ve calmed down
Oh yeah, yeah it’s so strange, I didn’t think this could ever happen
Oh yeah, yeah it’s so strange to wake up alone, wake up so elated
Cuz I don’t want it I don’t want you
I don’t need it I don’t need you
I don’t want it I don’t want you
I don’t need it I don’t need you
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Gonna write a song for you
Gonna write a song for you my love
Gonna write a song for you
Gonna write a song for you my love
And I know it won’t take too long
I know it won’t be so long
'Cause if I wrote about every nice thing I know about you
This song would already be through
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Who’s gonna shoe your pretty little foot
Who’s gonna glove your hand
Who’s gonna kiss your ruby red lips
Who’s gonna be your man
Papa’s gonna shoe my pretty little foot
Mama’s gonna glove my hand
Sister can kiss my ruby red lips
I don’t need no man
I don’t need no man oh boy
No I don’t need no man
Sister can kiss my ruby red lips
I don’t need no man
The longest day I ever knew
was the day we said goodbye
You asked me if I loved you more than this rambling life
and I just could not lie
Tell me who’s gonna shoe your pretty little foot
Who’s gonna glove your hand
Who’s gonna kiss your ruby red lips
Who’s gonna be your man
I can shoe my pretty little foot
And I can glove my hand
My sister can kiss my ruby red lips
I don’t need no man
I don't need no man oh boy
I don't need no man
My sister can kiss my ruby red lips
I don't need no...
Who’s gonna shoe your pretty little foot
Who’s gonna glove your hand
Who’s gonna kiss your ruby red lips
Who’s gonna be your man
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4. |
Better Off
01:20
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When you’re gone I know I’m better off
When you’re gone I know I’m better off alone
'Cause I go crazy just at the thought of you
Maybe it’s just because I’m too damn lazy
To properly get over you
Look at me I’m such an awful mess
Oh don’t you worry, yeah I like it this way best
I write more songs when I’m depressed
When you’re gone I know I’m better off
When you’re gone I know I’m better off alone
But I want you here
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5. |
Too Much TV
03:08
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I’m heading north now
'Cause I need a reason to be so cold
I’m heading home now
Don’t believe everything you’re told
I never loved you
I never loved you
I didn’t
I didn’t
Isn’t it always, isn’t al----ways
Always this way
I had a dream last night I built a time machine
And I went back to when I was eighteen
I thought I’d listen, I thought I’d see
I think I’m watching too much TV
I tried to save myself
I tried to save myself
But I wouldn’t listen
You know I never listen
Isn’t it always, isn’t al----ways
Always this way
And I bet you’re so confused
Because I said I was so over you
But last night I called you crying and diffused
I said you can’t believe a word I said to you
Because I still love you
I said I still love you
You said you didn’t
You didn’t
Isn’t it always, isn’t al----ways
Always this way
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6. |
Warranty
02:41
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I’m not living, but I breath
And I might just up and disappear
Would anybody miss me
Would anybody miss me
If I were not, were not here
I’m not happy with this song
And I wish you wouldn’t sing along
'Cause I’m not happy
Is anybody happy
Happy here
'Cause I found your old love letters
In a box
In a box
Right next to the coffeemaker warranty
And that’s how I feel
That’s how I feel
Is anybody happy
Is anybody happy
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7. |
Go Back to Sleep
02:53
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I’m bleeding
The universe pulls me
Out of my skin
I’m out of my skin
And I think oh shit yeah
This is it
And I think oh shit yeah
This is it
'Cause I want you so badly
I want you so badly
So badly
I do
And I’m so there
It just isn’t fair
I’m staining my jeans
And I think oh shit yeah
This is it
And I think oh shit yeah
This is it
'Cause I want you so badly
I want you so badly
So badly
I do
Don’t you say it
I don’t want to say it
Just go back to sleep
Go back to sleep
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8. |
Conspiracy Theory
02:38
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The aliens came
I paid them to take my brain
So I’d forget everything that we ever said
I guess I should have known
It wouldn’t work out
'Cause they misunderstood the plan
And they ripped out my heart instead
Either way I wish you were here
'Cause you’re so good at misery
And I’d love company
I would
Thanks to my plan
Oh so carefully planned
I can’t feel anything
But I remember feeling everything
Now the CIA is slipping something into my tea
Or maybe all the stars have aligned evilly against me
Either way I wish you were here
'Cause you’re so good at misery
And I’d love company
I would
My sewing machine, it can fix my jeans
But I know nothing will ever fix me
So I’ll blame it all on the mercury in my head
Or on the TV screen putting off all of that bad energy
Either way I wish you were here
'Cause you’re so good at misery
And I’d love company
I would
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9. |
So in Love
01:12
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I say I wanna to be in love
But I don’t like what love does to me
Yeah I feel like shit
And I look like shit
And I can’t even take a shit
Yeah I’m that messed up
Yeah I’m that messed up
Yeah I’m so in love
Look what love can do for you
Look what love has done for me
Look what love can do for you
Yeah I feel like shit
And I look like shit
And I can’t even take a shit
Yeah I’m that messed up
Yeah I’m that messed up
Yeah I’m so in love
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10. |
Need
02:41
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I wish the capitalist machine
Hadn’t already, already, already
Co-opted the country music scene
'Cause I need
Yeah I need
I need
I need
I want my dragon that was slain
By some arrogant, arrogant, arrogant naïve
In shiny apathy
'Cause I need
Yeah I need
I need
I need
This place is tinier than me
It’s so suffo… so suffo… so suffocating
Oh suffer me
'Cause I need
Yeah I need
I need
I need
Do—do do do do
The ice is heaving in the heat
And the darkness finally, finally, finally
Finally retreats
And I need
Yeah I need
I need
I need
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Sylvia Plath
01:35
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I could have been your housewife baby
I could have been your cheerleader
And you could have been a rock star baby
You could have owned this world
But the ghost of Elvis came to save us in your dreams
Said I want to teach you something I learned while I was king
Don’t mistake what you want for what the universe needs
And he said I’d ruin your life you’d ruin my life that’s all we could ever be
He said I’d ruin your life you’d ruin my life that’s all we could hope to be
I could have had your rockstar babies
I could have drown them in the bath
I could have been your muse
I could have been your Sylvia Plath
But the ghost of Elvis came to save us in your dreams
Said I want to teach you something I learned while I was king
Don’t mistake what you want for what the universe needs
And he said I’d ruin your life you’d ruin my life that’s all we could ever be
He said I’d ruin your life you’d ruin my life that’s all we could hope to be
Now I’m a rockstar not a stupid housewife
Not a stupid cheerleader
And I want to thank you
I want to thank you
I want to thank you for leaving me
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12. |
A Good Day
01:25
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Yeah I got out of bed today
So I guess that makes this a good day
Yeah I got out of bed today
So I guess that makes this a good day
I saw my grandmother
And she gave me a birthday card
And she said I’m sorry I won’t see you on your birthday
I’m sorry this card is early
And I said oh no grandma it’s not early
'Cause I had my birthday last week
She just looked at me like I was crazy or maybe I’d lost my memory
So I said oh no grandma I think that you’re right
I’m gonna have a birthday next week
And she smiled
And I said I love you very much
Thanks for the card so much
I’m sorry I won’t see you on my birthday
Yeah I love you
Yeah I got out of bed today
So I guess that makes this a good day
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13. |
Die Hipster Die
01:49
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Why are there so many hipsters in my town
Everyone used to be an artist or a cowboy or a lumberjack
Why are there so many hipsters in my town
Won’t someone tell me how do I get rid of them
How do I get rid of them all?
I was having a real good time with this British girl I know
She’s really cool, 'cause she doesn’t think she’s really cool
And she took off her shirt so I could see what was underneath
It was another one
With a black machine gun
It was a black machine gun
And it read
It read
It read
Die hipster die
Die hipster die
Die hipster die
Die hipster die
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Prophesy
01:50
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I can see the future in my dreams
I have nocturnal prophesies
I can see the future in my dreams
I dreamed when I was 18
My boyfriend was a vampire
And he ate me
So when he came over I asked why do you sleep all day
And I spent all my days studying symbols and karate
I didn’t want to take it literally but I was ready to
I dreamed when I was 18
My boyfriend was a vampire
And he ate me
Then I remembered in that dream I was not afraid
And I took that as a sign that everything would be ok
Oh I was so naïve and he just wanted me for a meal
I dreamed when I was 18
My boyfriend was a vampire
And he ate me
I can see the future in my dreams
Shiny little warning signs for me
So in the revised prophesy
I dreamed when I was 18
My boyfriend was a vampire
So I staked him
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15. |
So Long
00:32
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Got nothing good to say today
I guess I’m just gonna say it anyway
The day was so long
So long
The day was so long
So long
So long my love
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So Gone
04:10
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I’m taking my time I think for once you’ve got the right
There’s nothing good wine and a bad girl couldn’t teach you
Nothing good wine and a bad girl couldn’t teach me too
Oh oo oh
I’ve been thinking I’ve been thinking I’m so gone
I’ve been thinking I’ve been thinking what the hell is wrong
'Cause I’m so pretty and strong
I’m so witty and brave
I’m so courageous and clever
Oh yeah man whatever
Sometimes I tower oh with strength and with ease
Ignore all the theorizing expert fairytale priests I so love to please
Oh let down your hair
Fall into a deep deep sleep
I’ll let down my hair
So you can come here and rescue me
I’ve been thinking I’ve been thinking I’m so gone
I’ve been thinking I’ve been thinking what the hell is wrong
'Cause I’m so pretty and strong
I’m so witty and brave
I’m so courageous and clever
Oh yeah man whatever
I’m taking my time I think for once I’ll get this right
I’m just gonna cut my hair and climb down from this tower
Yeah I’m taking back my power
Take back the power
Oh ooo yeah
I’ve been thinking I’ve been thinking I’m so gone
I’ve been thinking I’ve been thinking what the hell is wrong
'Cause I’m so pretty and strong
I’m so witty and brave
I’m so courageous and clever
Oh yeah man whatever
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17. |
The Train Song
01:30
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I’m leaving in the morning by train
Leaving in the morning by train
I’m leaving in the morning by train
And I know there won’t be time to explain
There’s no one else I’d rather hold
No one else I’d rather hold
There’s no one else I’d rather hold
I just thought you’d like to know
Love can be so simple and sweet
Love can be so simple and sweet
Love can be so simple and sweet
Oh but right now you’re just selfish and mean
'Cause you don’t want my love oh no
You don’t want my love oh no
You don’t want my love oh no
You don’t want anything you can’t control
I’m leaving in the morning by train
Leaving in the morning by train
I’m leaving in the morning by train
And I know there won’t be time to explain
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18. |
What No Means
01:36
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When you go out at night
how do you look so proud
How do you stand so tall
How do you?
'Cause I had a friend but she had to go away
She couldn’t take it anymore looking at your face
When you go out at night
how do you look so proud
How do you stand so tall
How do you?
She was a saint yeah she’d forgive anyone anything
But I am different, I am different you see
I am no angel yeah I have my own fantasies
Of tying you up to a dumpster in some dark alley
I’ll teach you what no means
I’ll teach you what no mean
When you go out at night
how do you look so proud
How do you stand so tall
How do you?
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I know this might sound
profoundly pessimistic
but how can things be so fucked up
and so many people just miss it
won't you send me a letter downstream
something I could touch something I could feel
won't you send me a letter downstream
something I could touch something I could feel
everyday now seems our future
just gets dimmer and dimmer somebody shout “amen”
I swear if one more asshole calls my mother
demanding money I swear
won't you send me a letter downstream
something I could touch something I could feel
won't you send me a letter downstream
something I could touch something I could feel
I don't want to be here I don't want to be here
I just want to be home you see
it's not that bad trading your dreams for minimum wage slavery
it runs in the family
won't you send me a letter downstream
something I could touch something I could feel
won't you send me a letter downstream
something I could touch something I could feel
all this singing can't support me hell
I can't even support myself
and I feel so selfish, so ashamed that
I can't think of anything else to say but
won't you send me a letter downstream
something I could touch something I could feel
won't you send me a letter downstream
send me your fears
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20. |
The Garden Song
03:28
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'd like to plant a garden, and stick around to watch it grow.
I'd like to hold your hand and just see where this could go
oh, but you know I'm leaving I'm as good as gone
yeah I'm leaving this is the last song
and wishes are just horses I am too afraid to ride
I wish I could just open my mouth and say what I know is true
Like I wish there was time to do everything I want to do to you
but you know I'm leaving I'm as good as gone
yeah I'm leaving this is the last song
and wishes are just horses I am too afraid to ride
Your smile
your hair a mess
in that white white summer dress
in the cool winter heat of New Orleans
And if I saw you
saw you again I just might take your hand
and take you down and buy us pockets full of seed
but you know wishes are just horses I am too afraid to ride
you know wishes are just horses and I am too afraid to ride
I'd like to plant a garden, and stick around to watch it grow.
I'd like to hold your hand and just see where this could go
oh, but you know I'm leaving I'm as good as gone
yeah I'm leaving this is the last song
and wishes are just horses I am too afraid to ride
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Shannon Murray Bemidji, Minnesota
Shannon Murray is a folk/punk singer-songwriter. Tackling guitar playing, and songcraft like it’s a contact sport, their music is intensely political, and deeply personal. Shocking and delighting audiences everywhere with their quirky stories, passionate songs, quick wit, and contagious energy, Shannon has been making folk a threat again since 2001, and is proud to call Bemidji, MN home. ... more
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