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Legal High (Album Mix)
03:59
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Well, the hippies don't want to buy on the street
They’re gonna get their fix from dispensaries
They need a doctor's note to say it's OK
To waste away another day
Everyone’s a kid in this candy store
It’s a Brave New World, it’s 1984.
Eat me, drink me, vaporize
You got nothing to lose
You’ve got nothing but time
It's a legal high
It's not a crime
Sane by design
It's a legal high
Chilling on the couch with Mom and Dad
They got the best damn shit you ever had
And your straight A sister amped on Adderall
Is going to prep that SAT all night long
Well Grandma's got her bottomless glass of wine
And Grandpa microdoses to unwind
Your cat’s got a stash of diazepam
The dog's always good for some ketamine
It’s a legal high
Don't ask why
It’s not a crime
It’s a legal high
Well I’m no Nancy I’ve done it all
But it seems to me there’s something wrong
When everyone needs to self-medicate
Maybe it’s our world that’s gotta change
I tell you what we're all going to do tonight
We're going to get dressed up and go outside
That's it
Go outside
It’s a natural high
Give it a try!
You’re gonna be alright
It’s a natural high
Hey, check out the sky
It’s a natural high
Give it a try!
It’s a natural high
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Disco 13 (Album Mix)
03:21
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Offline (Album Mix)
04:13
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It's OK, I understand
Our conversation has come to an end
It's getting late, It's been a lot of fun
It's been real but now you've got to run
Take me offline
See the signals
Read the signs
We had our moments
We had our time
Take me offline
So many secrets I hold inside
They're safe with me, they'll never see the light
Memories we shared become corrupt
Free up some space erase the ghost of love
I feel used you seem so tired
You know where I sleep, check in once and awhile
What was once new has fallen out of style
Time to upgrade to the latest model
Thinner, faster, smarter, smaller
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Fievel (Album Mix)
03:25
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Call in sick
Steal away
Make up some great excuse
Take the time
We have lost
Back from this broken clock
Come with me on a one day vacation
I love your heart I love your hands
Find a place
To escape
Where we can be alone
Isolate and
Reacquaint ourselves
To each other's touch
Dance with me on top of the world
I love your heart I love your hands
In a room
Blinding white
Lit only by the sun
Getting out
Of our minds
From the dawn until the dusk
Sing with me at the top of your lungs
I love your heart I love your hands
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Foresight (Album Mix)
04:41
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Sleeping on the fire escape
Waiting for the heat to break
The fever shaking us awake
Swimming in euphoria
Drowning in the glorious
Moments before the overdose
Summer's come undone
We flew too close to the sun
And fell under her spell
Summer’s tearing us apart
What used to feel so right
Now feels so very wrong
Twice the light in half the time
We have shone so very bright
And now the aura begins to fade
Remember when the seasons changed?
We’ve lost ourselves along the way
Obsession turns into the fall
Summer’s come undone
What's happening to us?
This fantasy's too much
Summer’s never going to end
And we can't go back again
Our heaven's turned to hell
Summer’s come for us
I think she’s had enough
We take and never give
Summer's never going to stop
Until she's burned us out
The goddess is not amused
Summer’s come undone
We used up all her love
Our summer’s come undone
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Don't Be Shy (Album Mix)
03:55
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Looking for love in the marketplace
Buying some time with the human race
Paying with hearts and hieroglyphs
Browsing the aisles, anonymous
How does it feel to be petrified?
Watching the post parade pass by
How does it feel to be out of sight?
Losing your place in the pantomime
Please don't deny who you are
Look inside
See what I see in you
Don't be shy
Why do you think you're all alone?
When you are loved by everyone?
Why do you run away and hide?
When you're surrounded on all sides?
Don't be afraid of yourself
Or be ashamed
There’s no need to explain
Or justify
It's easy to be overdrawn
Step outside
Open up to the world
Don't be shy
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Safehouse (Album Mix)
03:42
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I was told there's no escape
The wall’s too high
The risk too great
Just make the best of where you are
But now I'm out and on the run
Lost in the woods
Deep underground
A hundred miles of twisted root
There are rumors of a place
Where destiny can be exchanged
For hope and chance to rest
When you arrive at the gate
The key to opening your fate is trust
A luxury I've never had
A doorway filled with blinding light
A silhouette stands undefined
Welcomed in with open arms
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Slacktivist (Album Mix)
04:18
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A post-apocalyptic roach
I don’t know when to quit
Outlived my scene
And the junkies, punks and skids
I'm always skating on the edge
Living breath to breath
Giving up the ghosts
They're never coming back
It's been a long, long time
Comparing ink revealing scars
Hanging out in bars
Trading stories
Of the wars we never fought
You know my memory is shot
I just can’t place the face
Were we enemies
Or friends
In another life
It’s been a long, long time
Put out to pasture, put on ice
Wouldn't that be nice?
But I’ll never know
The meaning of the word retire
And while our heads were in the cloud
The whole world went to hell
And all we got was
This lousy abandoned mall
It's been a long, long time
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Skiing in the land of make believe
The ice and snow melts beneath your feet
Extracting gold from your mother's teeth
With no soul to trade, you always need to cheat
A father’s legacy set in stone
You will make such a beautiful ruin
Selling everything to save your face
You’ve gotta break some lives if you want to win the race
What makes you tick?
What makes you sick?
Hollowed out behind the mask
A headlong rush into the past
Keep running or you’ll lose your place
Look out for number one
In my heart I know that it’s a sin
To wish ill will on any living thing
But you make it so hard for me to be a saint
I can’t wait to see you burning at the stake
What lies inside?
What might we find?
Keep on flying through the fog
Keep on denying who you are
Keep running or we’ll take you down
Look out for number one
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Thoughts Detecting Machines Normal, Illinois
Rick Valentin spent a good part of the past 30 years touring and recording with the indie guitar group Poster Children. He also spent the '90s playing synthesizers with the instrumental electronic combo Salaryman. Thoughts Detecting Machines is Rick armed with only a guitar and laptop, building loops into songs that are simultaneously emotional and mechanical. ... more
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