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The house burns down, it falls apart
The waters rise, the lights go dark
And everything just fades away
And you might have to live like a refugee
Yeah, you might have to live like a refugee
The earth it shakes, and opens wide
The lightning strikes and cars collide
And everything someday decays
And you might have to live like a refugee
Yeah, you might have to live like a refugee
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Electric Blue
02:28
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I sipped shaved ice, soaked in sweet sugar syrup
So blue, more blue than nature could know
It dripped down my fingers, so smooth and sticky
Through the crushed ice the texture and temperature of snow
I saw the hazy moonlight early this morning
Like a sapphire run through a washing machine
The cloud cover diffused the light all around me
Everything looked brand-new and real clean
Then God sent down a bolt of lightning
I did not know what to do
That flash of fire was the color of your eyes
Electric blue
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Decoder Ring
03:13
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I found a letter yesterday
But it was not addressed to me
Symbols scattered across the page
In a language I couldn't read
You write him these letters
You tell him everything
You think that you're clever
With your decoder ring
I figured out the code
Now I know what it means
It was not so difficult
I found your decoder ring
You write him these letters
You tell him everything
You think that you're clever
With your decoder ring
You write him these letters
You tell him everything
You think that you're clever
(But you're not so fucking clever)
With your decoder ring
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Heartbreaking News
03:53
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I was watching the TV the other night
'Cause I couldn't find nothing to do
You said you had plans with all of your friends
I was alone with the 10 o'clock news
And there was a story of a motel fire
The guests gathered outside to see
You were there standing with some other guy
Somebody who wasn't me
Somebody who wasn't me
Heartbreaking news, heartbreaking news
As I stare right at the TV
Heartbreaking news, heartbreaking news
I just can't believe what I see
Then the reporter aimed her microphone at the crowd
For some live interviews
You were barely dressed and your hair was a mess
And the camera, it zoomed in on you
And from my TV, you looked out at me
And you said you were there with your man
You were in bed when you heard the alarm
So you threw on some clothes and you ran
You threw on some clothes and you ran
Heartbreaking news, heartbreaking news
As I stare right at the TV
Heartbreaking news, heartbreaking news
I just can't believe what I see
So I turned off the TV and I went to bed
Though I didn't sleep more than an hour
I thought I knew you, now what can I do
Since my feelings for you have gone sour
Seeing you there, I found myself wishing
You hadn't escaped quite so fast
And seeing that building going up in flames
Was like watching my heart turn to ash
Watching my heart turn to ash
Heartbreaking news, heartbreaking news
As I stare right at the TV
Heartbreaking news, heartbreaking news
I just can't believe what I see
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I'll Let You Go
02:46
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Can you hear me now through all these wires and sound waves in the air?
Particles collide and bounce around to ask if you still care
Did I tell you why I called?
Are you listening at all?
I just called to say I love you more than you could ever know
But I won't keep you
I'll let you go
Am I ringing through a battered box that's plugged into your wall?
Or have you silenced me inside your purse so you won't hear me call?
I'll leave a message at the tone
Then I'll leave you alone
I just called to say in spite of everything I love you so
But I won't keep you
I'll let you go
Operator, can you let me hear her voice on her machine?
So she never knows I called, so she won't suspect a thing?
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It's the third week of October
And the leaves are still bright green
There are no Autumn colors up above my head
I don't know what that means
When you left me in September
I thought nothing would stay the same
But everything 'round here is just how you left it
Now the leaves won't even change
I miss that swirl of red and orange
It always reminds me of your hair
But now the summer-green won't go away, it's mocking me
'Cause unlike you, it's always there
When you left me in September
I thought nothing would stay the same
But everything 'round here is just how you left it
Now the leaves won't even change
I find your hair-ties all over the house
You left shampoo under the sink
There's a sack of flour in the kitchen that I know I'll never use
And champaign I'll never drink
When you left me in September
I swore nothing would stay the same
But everything 'round here is just how you left it
Now the leaves won't even change
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Constant Reader Clarksville, Indiana
Constant Reader makes sad goth folk music in Midwestern bedrooms.
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