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Growing Up
03:57
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I burned my tongue today
Too hot but I drank it anyway
I should have known better
Yes I can accept that
But I had to wake up some how
What are you doing up anyhow
You could have slept in late
And it's too damn early
I thought I could handle it
But I really can't handle it now
I guess what I'm trying to say
Is that I'm still learning
Each and every day
Your parents didn't have it figured out Although it looked that way
I thought that I'd get it
I hate to admit it
But I'm still growing up
I got these bills to pay
But you want a video game
And I'm not going to lie
I kinda want it too
The foundation has a crack
And How do I fix a flat
The basement's going to flood
Have you seen my hammer
Maybe I'll just tape it up
Can it wait until tomorrow
What I'm trying to say
Is that I'm still learning
Each and every day
Your parents didn't have it figured out Although it looked that way
I thought that I'd get it
I hate to admit it
But I'm still growing up
Every day is played for time
If you want me get in line
I've only got so many hands
I need more like ten
There's got to be some secret
Some hidden minute aspect
That makes it all make sense
If you know please tell me
I'm keeping my eyes open
Maybe one day I'll figure it out
Cuz what I'm trying to say
Is that I'm still learning
Each and every day
Your parents didn't have it figured out Although it looked that way
I thought that I'd get it
I hate to admit it
But I'm still growing up
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Synthetic Man
03:38
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Hello it's very nice to meet you
Please tell me If I scare you
I'm new to this kind of thing
This is my first time above ground
And im learning my way around
The place you humans made
I'm a synthetic man
With a synthetic heart
And synthetic hands
Hear me now and understand
I want to be more than
The grand sum of all my parts
Dear me I think I have a question
What an unfamiliar function
To not know something
Lately I've been having failings
Or maybe these are feelings
Do humans get those too
I'm a synthetic man
With a synthetic heart
And synthetic hands
Hear me now and understand
I want to be more than
The grand sum of all my parts
I'm thinking maybe
You all might find this
Strange and confusing
Please I'm not here to hurt you
I only want to watch you
And learn from what you do
At night my circuits are a disco
I dream in ones and zeroes
Of becoming one of you
I'm a synthetic man
With a synthetic heart
And synthetic hands
Hear me now and understand
I want to be more than
The grand sum of all my parts
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I forgot
I lost my psychic powers
And I dropped my crystal ball setting up your flowers
Ready or not
I'm fixing up our little home
I'll put
something funny on the door
So it will remind you just who I do this for
Come check it out
And maybe try and stay awhile
Well I think I'm kinda knowing what I really should be doing
Despite what I hear from you
And if you're saying to leave
Please take no mind of me
As I'm knocking shoulders out the door
So I'm lost
I can't find where I'm going
Maybe throw me a line if you're so goddamn all knowing
Reel me in
I promise I won't give you a fight
Your family
Won't say that I am kind
You ask me for water and I bring you turpentine
Your mother don't like me
And your daddy he won't talk to me
Maybe I
Should have seen this coming
Always jumping the gun when my heart gets a racing
I'm disqualified
With my foot over the starting line
Well I think I'm kinda knowing what I really should be doing
Or I like to say I do
Cuz I'm counting by the dozen on your sisters brothers cousins
Before I end up finding you
Well I think I'm kinda knowing what I really should be doing
Or I like to say I do
Cuz I'm counting by the dozen on your sisters brothers cousins
Before I end up finding you
Well I think I'm kinda knowing what I really should be doing
Despite what I hear from you
Cuz I'm counting by the dozen on your sisters brothers cousins
Before I end up finding you
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Panic Alterations
02:51
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I know a lot of people and they change their clothes every day
You know that it's quite common and normal in just every way
But no one said you're normal I certainly didn't say
You're really a whole new breed
You pick the latest fashion and turn it on its head
When someone even looks at you funny
Your personality drops like it's made out of lead
And you pick a new one up in a hurry
It's so hard to pin you down and you don't cut me any slack
If you were younger I'd say it's only a phase
But the orbit of your moon is way out of whack
It's giving me tidal waves
I gotta wear kid gloves to even attempt to try and handle you
I got the scars to show your words have bite
And to think you want someone to share everything you do
It won't happen try as hard as you might
Your panic alterations are killing me
Killing me killing me
Day in and out I hope for some progression
You'd think I'd learn my lesson
You were happy when I knew you long ago
Long ago long ago
Maybe one day we will see you again
I'll stick around until then
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Thinking Blues
02:28
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The Real Michael Lee Des Moines, Iowa
Hailing from the creamy center of the United States (AKA Iowa), The Real Michael Lee writes songs with a largely genre-agnostic approach that jumps from fingerpicking folk to garage rock to a type of electronic dance sound.
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