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Pedal to the metal and away we go
Last minute trip to Mexico
Found me a town I don't ever plan to leave
With this senorita lying next to me
Let's hear it for the kid
They're doing it
Asleep on the beach, they caught up with me
Assholes wouldn't let me finish my drink
The sentence was long and the punishment harsh
Got a jailhouse tat of her name on my arm
Let's hear it for the kid
They're doing it
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Breads on Oak
04:07
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Hold it up under the glow
Show me what the future holds
I see it too! Yeah, I see it, too
Night drive on the scenic road
Wrap it 'round a telephone pole
I need you to, yeah, I need you to
It's not fair!
And I know when I'm not needed
It's not right!
But that's how it goes
It's not theirs!
So at least we won't be stealing
It's not mine!
So I let it go
Paint it red to let them know
Peril lies behind this door
They'll believe it, too
I might die but I'm not scared
They can never take what is not theirs
I'll bleed the proof
It's not fair!
And I know when I'm not needed
It's not right!
But that's how it goes
It's not theirs!
So at least we won't be stealing
It's not mine!
So I let it go
Cheer me up, been feeling low
Force a smile with a very bad joke
I needed you, oh, I needed you
Take a shower and change my clothes
Dinner with a friend who may not know
They rescued me from myself
It's not fair!
And I know when I'm not needed
It's not right!
But that's how it goes
It's not theirs!
So at least we won't be stealing
It's not mine!
So I let it go
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The Bridge
05:12
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First time, I just justified my disappointment
With a pair of arguments – one made the other stick
Next time I'll make a fist – come give your lover a kiss
Let's see you talk that shit with a pair of bloody lips
You're like water under the bridge I jumped off of
Don't let the light go out again
Don't let the praise go to your head
Don't let my mood ruin all the fun
Sometimes I'm quiet ... it's nothing personal
Ghost came took me again to where I started this
To show me something I missed
Most nights I can resist that northern river nymph
Tonight I'm powerless
You're like water under the bridge I jumped off of
Don't let the light go out again
Don't let the praise go to your head
Don't let my mood ruin all the fun
Sometimes I'm quiet ... it's nothing personal
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4. |
Obvious States
03:29
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The radio plays the radio
The TV shows notes what you should own
It's hard to make friends as you get old
The obvious states the obvious
It's hard to say when I lost my hope
It's not like I chose to let it go
It's hard to make plans when I don't know
If we have a future
The followers join the follower
The animals cage the animal
You shouldn't mix pills with alcohol
The obvious states the obvious
It's hard to say when I lost my hope
It's not like I chose to let it go
It's hard to make plans when I don't know
If we have a future
And vanity writes itself an ode
Jealousy digs a jealous hole
True love is never unconditional
The obvious states the obvious
It's hard to say when I lost my hope
It's not like I chose to let it go
It's hard to make plans when I don't know
If we have a future
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5. |
Cold Shoulder
05:08
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It's not like you'll recognize me
It's not like you'll kiss my cheek
It's not like you'll give a cold shoulder
But it's not like you gonna sing
So I'll find the dog in the corner
"Say, aren't you a precious thing?"
Then I'll make my way out the back door
Without saying goodbye to my friends
Might find a place for a hot meal
If I can find somewhere to sleep
Relying on kindness from strangers
Has never been easy for me
Choosing between shame and hunger
While I wash my clothes in the sink
I hear the voice of my father
Say "What would your mother think?"
What would your mother think?
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Married myself to the sound, never slowed down
Never had a doubt
Carried myself like a star, seven feet tall
Turn everything to gold
Threw myself into the sound, committed to the loud
The rock the fuck out
I bled and broke strings and broke hearts, reveled in the dark
A creature of the art
Saw you make a run for the corner booth
Now I'm singing my songs to an empty room
Thought you'd wanna hear what I wrote for you
But I'm singing my songs to an empty room
Buried myself in the songs, never built a life
Couldn't keep a job
My melodies helped me with the hurt, brush off all the dirt
Get up and carry on
So why would I bother showing up for work? A paycheck and a shirt?
"How may I help you, sir? No.
You can't fire me, I quit!
The system is rigged to keep the rich rich."
Saw you make a run for the corner booth
Now I'm singing my songs to an empty room
Thought you'd wanna hear what I wrote for you
But I'm singing my songs to an empty room
Wrote it all down from the heart
Little bit of anger, lotta fucking love
Never had a clue where to start
Just put the thing to paper, let it fall apart
Pipe dreams, fantasies all, don't tell me about the odds
This thing is catching on or I'll sleep out on the streets with my guitar
Money in a jar playing music for the lost
Saw you make a run for the corner booth
Now I'm singing my songs to an empty room
Thought you'd wanna hear what I wrote for you
But I'm singing my songs to an empty room
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XOXO
03:50
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People, get in line, make it tight
Let's get organized
Clear your mind, close your eyes
Now visualize amber line burning from inside
Feel it climb up your spine
Don't fight it
Patience for a time, put your pain aside
Universal cry: shouldn't wanna die
Take a picture of the sky
Keep this memory alive
Put his portrait in the fire
Let the healing come tonight
Let the healing come
It's not complicated
I like the way you wrote
I like the little x and o
It's funny how you know
Somebody by their x and o
Maybe you were right
Maybe we should fight our penchant to decline RSVPs
Should I expect your invite?
I'll bring some flowers and some wine
We can talk about old times
Let the healing come tonight
Let's not complicate it
I like the way you wrote
I like the little x and o
It's funny how you know
Somebody by their x and o
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Canary
06:07
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Yellow bird dropped in the earth
Tell me – is it safe to breathe?
Piper plays his song for us
We lemmings led into the sea
Fable read to help me sleep
Put my fragile mind at ease
Pacify the striped beast
Place the child inside its teeth
Skin so vibrant in this light
Braided hair and purple eyes
Built a nest of bones and wire
Safe now from the world outside
And I tried to find my way back home
The river led me further down
And I meant to tell you how I felt
But the window closed when I was out
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Inner Monologue
02:11
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Talking at myself into the mirror
Oh, God I want to die
I made it this far, I made it this far
Talking myself into going out
Oh, God I want to die
I'll see you at the show
Kinda shit we say to ourselves
Fucking critic is way too loud
I'd love to be a fan, but still ...
I wanna kill myself
Talking at myself like I'm a child
Oh, God you're just a boy
Don't ever grow up; you'll never grow up
Talking to my drink like I'm a lush
Oh, God it's last call
We're never going home!
Kinda shit we say to ourselves
Fucking critic is way too loud
I'd love to be a fan, but still ...
I wanna kill myself
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10. |
Werewolf Girl!
05:04
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She was a mean girl looking for some trouble
So the wild inside had somewhere to go
Because her teeth get sharp when the moon gets full
Her claws come out and she's coming for you
Werewolf girl
I don't think I ever had a chance with you
Werewolf girl
I don't think I'll ever understand
She got a killer bad side and the keys to my heart
Got a mood swing coming and she'll tear me apart
It's a blue moon month, so I gotta think twice
Silver dollar in my pocket, it should keep me alive
Werewolf girl
I don't think I ever had a chance with you
Werewolf girl
I don't think I'll ever understand
And she's always taking my sweaters
And bringing 'em back in shreds
She never knows whose blood is on these clothes
My lycanthrope just doing what she does
My werewolf girl in love
Werewolf girl
I don't think I ever had a chance with you
Werewolf girl
I don't think I'll ever understand
Werewolf girl
I don't think we make sense
I don't think they'll understand
I don't think we have a chance
Werewolf girl!
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LONE KODIAK Los Angeles, California
Lone Kodiak is an LA-based, unhinged rock band consisting of Daniel Alden (bass), Josh Harris (drums), Ben Palmer (guitar), and Dainéal Parker (vocals/guitar), and is following up their 2020 EP "Demo Tape" with their debut album "If We Have a Future" in 2024, which is on sale now. ... more
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