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perpetual nostalgia machine

by remember whales

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1.
runaway 03:20
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I had to keep on moving There was no fooling No disguise Early morning before the light Not another car in sight Riding down the dotted line and I wondered What if I runaway? I knew I could not stay I just had to get away, runaway I left the place in flames I just had to get away, runaway I left the place in ruins I'm only human And it's no crime To change my number and name online Cash the money I set aside And sell my things to see if I really mean it If I would runaway I could not bear to fade I just had to get away, runaway I wrecked the plans I made I just had to get away, runaway I think that I was dreaming But barely breathing Paralyzed I'm holding out for something that I haven't found I'm turning up the dial so I can hear it loud I'm pressing on the pedal just to feel the sound of the wind blow Just like a runaway I was so damn afraid I just had to get away, runaway I knew I could not change I just had to get away, runaway
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one way or another 03:34
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If we make it out alive From the corners of this night From the embers of the fire Under helicopter skies In formation Gemini We're caught behind rival lines One way or another, I'm holding on We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it We're gonna make our way back home One way or another, I won't let go We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it We're gonna make it on our own One way or another, I'm holding on If we do somehow survive Through the chaos and the quiet Through the incense and desire If you take our vital signs Don't pronounce it if you find We are close enough to dying One way or another, I'm holding on We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it We're gonna make our way back home One way or another, I won't let go We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it We're gonna make it on our own One way or another, I'm holding on And we will wonder what we're here for And we will wonder what we're here for We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it We're gonna make it, we're gonna, we're gonna We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it We're gonna make it, we're gonna, we're gonna We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it We're gonna make it on our own One way or another, I'm holding on We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it We're gonna make it on our own One way or another, I'm holding on
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all my friends 03:29
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I know you from before Somewhere in another life A dream or something more A face so goddamn pretty With eyes that I adore I never wanna wake up Turned away the moment I saw you dancing Tried to smile and then they all started laughing All my friends think If I spoke to you Made a joke or two You might like me too All my instincts Know that I like you But don't want me to Even talk to you All my friends say I'm just overthinking All my instincts Know that I like you But don't want me to Even talk to you Am I wasting my time waiting till the moment's right? Would you notice me more if I was somebody else? Wish I didn't always give in under pressure Turned away the moment I saw you Tried to smile but then I tried not to This is what I always default to When you're close, whenever you're near Turned away the moment I saw you dancing All my friends think If I spoke to you Made a joke or two You might like me too All my instincts Know that I like you But don't want me to Even talk to you All my friends say I'm self-sabotaging All my instincts Know that I like you But don't want me to Even talk to you Turned away the moment I saw you Tried to smile but then I tried not to Know that I like you But don't want me to Even talk to you Turned away the moment I saw you Tried to smile but then I tried not to Know that I like you But don't want me to Even talk to you Don't want me to Even talk to you Don't want me to Even talk to you Don't want me to Even talk to you
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perpetual nostalgia machine 01:55
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Don't wanna find my way in the crowd Don't wanna pull my face from the ground Don't wanna save myself as I drown Don't wanna leave this place This perfect town This perfect town This perfect town
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modern man 02:54
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Quite a surprise when passers-by Found her still and stoney-eyed The cops implied it was suicide They bought the husband's alibi There was a Remington revolver In the cup of her hand He likes to think he's a modern man A complication taken into his own hands He did what most don't think they can He executed everything according to plan They say she died on Summerside But no-one heard the gunshot fly And only I saw him go by In a car with no headlights The medical examination Removed any doubt He likes to think he's a modern man A complication suddenly got out of hand He did what most don't think they can Guess it's a shame it didn't go according to plan He's a modern man (he took it into his own hands) He's a modern man (it didn't go according to plan) Sirens ablaze, the police raced From the station to his place Kicked down the door, searched every floor But he wasn't at home anymore I like to think I'm a modern man (I took it into my own hands) I like to think I'm a modern man (I'm driving as fast as I can) I'm a modern man (I took it into my own hands) I'm a modern man (he's in the back of my van)
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lie 03:56
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Doing all that you can do Doing all that you can but you can't do it all But you can't do it all Doing all that you can do Doing all that you can but you can't do it all But you can't do it all Lie like you do Lie like you do Lie like you do Lie like you do Lie humble, forgotten Faded at the bottom Wild, wanton desire Softened like cotton All that was wanted Dead as the autumn I think you've said enough I think you've said enough I think you've said enough I think you've said enough Lie like you do Lie like you do Lie like you do Lie like you do Lie like you do Doing all that you can do Doing all that you can but you can't do it all But you can't do it all Lie like you do Lie like you do Lie like you do But you can't Lie like you do But you can't Lie, humble, forgotten Faded at the bottom Wild, wanton desire Softened like cotton Lie, humble, forgotten Shaded at the dawning Warm, wanton desire Gone with the pollen All that was wanted Dead as the autumn I think you've said enough I think you've said enough I think you've said enough I think you've said enough I think you've said enough I think you've said enough I think you've said enough I think you've said enough
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surrounded 03:20
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I took the night train leaving twelve forty-five I stayed awake and watched passing suburban lights I got so bloody lost in it I didn't notice I had missed your call I've been thinking round and round I guess I gotta a lot of shit Now I'm reliving every mistake gone I'm completely surrounded Out with these thoughts, I am surrounded Am I ever gonna get them out? Am I every gonna get them off my mind? I've been thinking that if I want to I could make this end but I don't want it to I've been thinking that if I want to I could make this end but I don't want it to I've been thinking that if I want to I could make this end but I don't want it to I've been thinking that if I want to I could make this end but I don't want it to I'm on the night train, can't seem to rest my eyes Listening to your song to try and calm my mind I'm completely surrounded Out with these thoughts, I am drowning Am I ever gonna get them out Am I every gonna get them off my mind? I've been thinking that Thinking, think, thinking that If, if I want If, if I want I could make this end Make this, make, make this end End, end, end, end But I don't want it to I've been thinking that if I want to I could make this end but I don't want it to I've been thinking that if I want to I could make this end but I don't want it to I've been thinking that if I want to I could make this end but I don't want it to I've been thinking that if I want to I could make this end but I don't want it to
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good chocolate 03:11
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If it ends tonight I'll never get you, get you out of my sleep If it ends tonight I won't forget you and what you said to me If it ends tonight with that sweet taste in my mouth I'll never get you, get you out of my sleep If it ends tonight I won't forget you and what you said to me If it ends tonight you'll leave that sweet taste in my mouth Just like good chocolate It almost melts in my mouth And I need the rest of it I simply can't go without Just like good chocolate I'll never get you, get you out of my dreams If we're just friends tonight I will regret it, respectfully disagree If we're just friends tonight I'll sleep just to dream of you around Just like good chocolate It almost melts in my mouth And I need the rest of it I need the best of it now Every last droplet Of every piece I'm allowed Now that I've tasted it I simply can't go without Just like good chocolate I hate it, I hate it when you leave So I savour, I savour every piece Just like good chocolate It almost melts in my mouth And I need the rest of it I need the best of it now Every last droplet Of every piece I'm allowed Now that I've tasted it I simply can't go without Just like good chocolate (I simply can't go without) Just like good chocolate (I simply can't go without) Just like good chocolate
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pieces 03:14
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I'm wanting to go but can't leave I'm caught in a web that I have weaved I wanted to hope, to believe I don't anymore, what a relief my heart, my heart, my heart, my heart, my— If you're lonely why don't you come over No, we don't need to tell anyone While the planet is going to pieces Nobody will have noticed we're gone You do as you're told but can't breathe I wanted to laugh, came out like a scream my heart, my heart, my heart, my heart, my— If you're lonely why don't you come over No, we don't need to tell anyone I'm so sick of pretending I'm sober I'm not scared anymore to have fun While the planet is going to pieces Nobody will have noticed we're gone We can dance as our heart rate decreases And go cold as you lie in my arms If you're lonely why don't you come over No, we don't need to tell anyone I'm so sick of pretending I'm sober I'm not scared anymore to have fun While the planet is going to pieces Nobody will have noticed we're gone We can dance as our heart rate decreases And go cold as you lie in my arms
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melancholic antagonists (a sarcastic ballad for miserable youth) 03:23
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I felt second to no-one I couldn't wait but I had to keep it cool I took you out on the weekend I told my friends all about it back at school I'm so, so, so Later on in the basement Playing video games the whole night through There was a rumour about you Something to do with your picture by the pool It's so, so, so But I'd never say a word to hurt you, baby You know, we're just boys after all We just joke around and it's not criminal You know, they're just words in the hall We don't cry about them, we're not twelve anymore I got too drunk at the party It hit me hard like a Monday afternoon I saw you dancing with Robbie Nice to see that you're moving on so soon You're so, so, so I had to go see a doctor They told my friends to get out the waiting room They said you shouldn't be fighting I said tell that to the walls of my bedroom They're so so so But I'd never lay a hand on them, baby You know, we're just boys after all We just mess around, it can get physical You know, we still get aches in the heart But don't talk to solve things when we're miserable Like melancholic antagonists Like melancholic antagonists We're melancholic antagonists (we're just boys after all) We're melancholic antagonists (we're just boys after all)
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wake you up 03:03
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You can't, can't stand if your knees are shaking You can't, can't run if you can't breathe You can't, can't swim if your heart is sinking You can't, can't dream if I wake you up Wake you up If I wake you up Wake you up Do you still remember the drive to California? The sky in embers Watching from the highway station where we stayed the night You can't, can't speak if your voice is fading You can't, can't see if your eyes are closed You can't, can't fall if I'm there behind you You can't, can't dream if I wake you up Wake you up If I wake you up Wake you up In the heat of summer We should have known better The saddest colour The sunset drowning in smoke over the forty-five You can't, can't move if your limbs are heavy You can't, can't touch if your hands are bound You can't, can't feel if you're medicated You can't, can't dream if I wake you up (Can't, can't dream) Wake you up (Can't, can't dream) If I wake you up (Can't, can't dream) Wake you up (Can't, can't dream)
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always on your side 03:04
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I'm always on your side Don't you dare forget it I always count our blessings Don't you fret, I'm on it And i know that things don't last forever Come on now, I'm honest I'm always on your side Don't you forget We can ride out on the tide Humming songs from our heads And when all is said and done We'll be gone with the wind When the world has come undone I'm always on your side Better not forget it I always count our blessings So we don't have to regret And I know that nothing lasts forever But forever hasn't come yet I'm always on your side Don't you forget We can ride out on the tide Humming songs from our heads And when all is said and done We'll be gone with the wind When the world has come undone I'm always on your side I'm always on your side I'm always on your side I'm always on your side

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