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Cold War High School
04:21
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I want to live in a cold war high school
there'd be a fallout shelter there
and a generator system when the power goes out
i want to live in a cold war high school
the teachers lounge would be mid-century modern
with cigarette burns and a cabinet for alcohol
think of all the things we could learn
think of all the things we could learn
reading all the books that weren't burned
i think of all the things we should learn
i want to live in a cold war high school
it might as well be a big empty mansion
and there's so much left in side
so much left inside
we'll see if the dried up paint is still usable
i'll carve out your name with an old band saw
and you'll see if the geiger counter is still ticking
think of all the things we could learn
think of all the things we could learn
i think of all the things we should learn
i think of all the things we should learn
think of all the things we could learn
think of all the things we could learn
i think of all the things we should learn
i think of all the things we should learn
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Maux's Ballad
03:17
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you wake up at night
the middle of the night
we don't sleep anymore like we used to do
pray for the living
pray for the dead
hoping this time it works instead
and there's nothing here
that looks quite the same to me
everything's different
and everyone changes and
what's on the news keeps up tossing and turning
is it aging or raging, in a world that's so hopeless?
when a madman confuses which way to point the bombs
fight for the living, resistance is coming
right now
we wake up at night
the middle of the night
we don't sleep anymore like we used to do
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Hedonism
05:21
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this will be our apology
at the end of our hedonistic year
no more excuses, time for regrets
time to seek jesus's hand
and i'm sorry that you didn't understand
sorry that you didn't understand
sorry that you didn't understand
this will be our apology
at the end of our hedonistic world
simple things, a beautiful city
another thing to slip through our hands
and i'm sorry that you didn't understand
sorry that you didn't understand
sorry that you didn't understand
there is no unfamiliar bed
like the one that we sleep in now
when the waters rise, run or be swallowed
it was certainly fun while it lasted
sorry that you didn't understand
sorry that you didn't understand
sorry that you didn't understand
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Dave's Secret Song
03:38
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and this is where your cynicism dies
this is where your cynicism dies
and this is where your cynicism dies
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Goodnight, Memphis
04:57
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goodnight, memphis
goodnight, austin
goodnight, mystic
goodnight, london
time to sleep
when i'm dreaming
i'm dreaming like dreaming is real
dreaming like there's something there
dreaming like there's someone there
time to sleep
time to sleep
time to sleep
time to sleep
resting your head down
on me
so goodnight, memphis
goodnight, austin
goodnight, mystic
goodnight, london
time to sleep
time to sleep
resting your head down
on me
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The Lonesome While Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford CT indie rock with punk and post-rock influences.
Dave - guitar
Kevin - guitar, vox
Laura - bass
Steve - drums, vox
Nate - guitar, vox
Maureen - drums, vox, emerita
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