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Thank God I'm Damned
03:29
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Thank God I’m damned
Thank God for this mystery
I thank him for all the mess He’s made
From here to eternity
Thank God I’m damned
And though I do not believe
If I had not been bound I would never have been freed
One day you were one day old
With two eyes and little feet
And all the expectations
That your parents couldn’t ever meet
You will climb the playground slide
With two hands along the floor
If you don't like it they won’t see you anymore
Thank God I’m damned
Thank God for this mystery
I thank him for all the mess He’s made
From here to eternity
Thank God I’m damned
And though I do not believe
If I had not been bound I would never have been freed
Cut it up in little pieces
Leave it in the grass
Lacking explanations
For everything that has come to pass
It’s a lot to explain
But I’ll try to anyway
And in the empty space
I might get rearranged
Thank God I’m trans
Thank God I’m gay
Thank God for love
And thank God for hate
Thank God I’m damned
And though I do not believe
If I had not been bound, I would never have been freed
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Jenny Rambling
03:43
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I don’t know where I belong
And I don’t know where I’m going
I can feel it coming on
But it comes too fast
Yeah it comes too fast
And if you kick it down the road
It’ll come right back
I thought I knew it all
But I didn’t know anything
I think about it all the time
As I watch Jenny rambling
Meet me in the parking lot
And I’ll meet you in the bathroom
I don’t know what’s going on
But it must be fun
If we drink too much
We’ll get a forty at the party
And all throw up
I thought I knew it all
But I didn’t know anything
I think about it all the time
As I watch Jenny rambling
Try as I may try
I cannot ramble on
Try as I may try
I cannot ramble on
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The Car That Kills Me
03:40
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The car that kills me will have safety features
It’ll break for creatures
And hit me anyway
The car that kills me will get decent mileage
And look pretty stylish
As I hit the paint
In heaven
The streets are filled with children
There’s cyclists by the billions
And miles of lanes
In heaven
Oh, every lane is full width
No plastic bollard bullshit
It’s hard to explain
The dad who kills me will be extra charming
When the traffic cops come calling
He’ll only get a fine
The car that kills me will have a sleepy driver
Who will be the lone survivor
He won’t get to work on time
In heaven
You’ll greet your friends and family
Whose lives were cut down early
With smiles and tears
In heaven
The traffic lights don’t go out
Your tubes will never blow out
I think you’ll like it here
The car that kills me will be eco-friendly
Will be mostly empty
When it pins me to the ground
The guy that kills me will be less than perfect
He’ll pretend to think I’m worthless
But he won’t live it down
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Big Backyard
03:24
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It was a big backyard
With room to play
But we’d have to drive so far
Oh, what a shame
She was a local mom
She had a lot to say
And that’s where she usually parked
So it was D.O.A.
They said that if I tried I could stick around
But at fifteen bucks an hour it didn’t pencil out
It was a fancy home
With room to hide
But it wasn’t up to code
So we slept outside
We drove for fifty miles
Just to stay awake
I think if we really try
I know we’ll find a place
They said that we could stay here if we want
Just another vacant home for us to haunt
I’m going to live where my grandma lived if it kills me
I’m going to live where my parents lived if it kills me
We’ll build on your big backyard
Right on your room to play
And we’ll build it so damn tall
That even you can stay
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5. |
Thank You, Anni
03:47
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Thank you, Anni
For all that you will be
Oh, I can’t wait to tell you
Things you won’t believe
All about the past
The way it was before
When everything was nothing
And then you joined the world
In all its pain and glory
The place that we call home
The people and their worries
It’s really quite a show
We run around in circles
Then someday we all die
But right now we can sit down here
And look up at the sky
Tell me, Anni
What is it all for?
I’ve spent a long time wondering
And searching for the door
I’m not sure where we’re going
Or when this all will end
But one thing is for certain
I’m glad that we’ll be friends
We’ll find the little moments
That make it all feel new
The bison on the prairie
And the wildflowers in bloom
Everything around us
Is in a state of change
It all turns over quickly
And yet somehow stays the same
Tell me, Anni
What it’s like to grow
You see things as they are
Not knowing where they go
I see a subtle flicker
Behind your little eyes
It’s something I once had
Then lost, I don’t know why
The cardinal keeps on singing
The blue jay finds it tree
They spend their lives not knowing
All that weighs on you and me
But somehow they know more
Than we both ever will
They know what makes the wind blow
And what grows the daffodil
Thank you, Anni
For all you will achieve
I hope that you will tell me
Things I won’t believe
All about the future
The lands on distant shores
It might seem kind of scary
But all of it is yours
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Hard Femme Chicago, Illinois
Soft queer pop with a hint of existential crisis
Band photo by Liz Barr www.instagram.com/lizbarrrr/
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